Building your house on the word from God

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

Things can change very rapidly in this present world.  In the Bible, the apostle Paul warns us to put our trust in God rather than in "uncertain riches."  (I Timothy 6)

Can you trust in the unseen, instead of in the seen? 

In the end, everything we can see with our natural eyes will be destroyed.  

If we trust in any human or in a government of men, we put ourselves in great risk.  Some are trusting in their church group and think they are trusting in God.  Usually those who are trusting in their church group tell other people about that church group.  When we speak with other people are we telling them about the living God and what God has done?  Or are we speaking about a minister or a church group?

There is still time to make an adjustment, at least I think so, although unexpected things are happening rather rapidly.

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Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

During the Coronavirus news information of early March, 2020, a report came on CNN concerning closings of schools, businesses, museums, and church buildings.  The news announcer said, "So you will just have to pray "at home".

I laughed ... for to me, you pray to God wherever you are.

Later I recalled a time, before I was born again, when one of my friends was diagnosed with terminal cancer.  I must have thought I had to go to a church building to pray for Betty because I went to a chapel at First Methodist Church in Dallas.  Betty died.

I suspect many people, before they are born again, think they must go to a specific place to seek God or to pray.

Consider what Jesus said in the Bible.

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Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

It is not a matter of starting the race.  We have to endure to the end.  Jesus says: Matthew 24 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.  But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

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Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

In the United States today, there are millions of people who identify themselves as Christians. But who are the really godly people?  Are you one of them?  If so this Podcast is for you, to help you.

People in churches today often think nothing will happen to them because they attend church.

They should learn from the examples in the Old Testament where God raised up destroyers against the children of Israel because they refused HIS word and set up idols to worship instead of worshipping the Word of God.

This time when the judgments come from God, it will be the end of this present world and terrible sights.  (Revelation 8-16)

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Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

As the wickedness of the world and the churches increases, we know we draw nearer to the return of Jesus. If you work at a secular job, you will be exposed to many concepts contrary to Bible. This world loves to be wise in it's own eyes. You have to uproot those spots that come from worldly sayings of men and bring spiritual contamination. We also encounter such on our television programs. We must be alert and cleanse ourselves from these spots of this world. 

The apostle Peter told us to do the following as we wait for Jesus.

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.  II Peter 3:14

If we do this, we should be ready for Jesus when HE returns.

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Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

Making choices ... as a Christian.

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Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

Coronavirus does not fit the woes brought upon this world in the great tribulation described in Revelation 8-16,  But this plague might be part of "the beginning of sorrows".

Jesus said:  Matthew 24:6-8  And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

For nation shall rise against nation (perhaps WWII), and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

We have to consider time in the sight of God is different from time in the humans concepts.

II Peter 3:8   But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

This explains how WWII could have fit into this "beginning of sorrows" that was to come before the great tribulation, for in God's sight it has been a "blink of the eye" in time between WWII and now.

The apostle Paul said Jesus could not return until the apostasy came into the New Testament churches.  (II Thessalonians 2   NASB)  We are seeing that now!    

The KJV says same thing but refers to the apostasy as "the falling away".  Churches would fall away from scripture.

This sets the stage for the return of Jesus.

Also the increase of wickedness is a sign preceding the wrath of God that is to come upon the whole world in the great tribulation.

We often think, "It can't get worse," only to see an increase in vileness of humans on this present earth.

All this points to the coming of Jesus as HE will gather HIS church and take the godly to the New Jerusalem which God has prepared for them who love HIM.

But all who do wrong will be judged by God for the wrong they are doing, even when that person says he is a Christian.  So beware!

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

Dead to sin and alive to God, after we are born again.  We are created as new creatures by the Spirit of God after we believe the Word of God.  Nothing equals this.  Nothing we can obtain or attain to on this earth can equal being born again and having the Spirit of God in us.  All Christians are sealed with the Spirit of God after they believe, according to Ephesians 1.  This Podcasts shows moments in life with the Spirit of God.

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Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

The New Testament church began with the resurrection of Jesus.  Jesus called HIS ministers: "apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers."   

Paul is an example of one of the first of these New Testament church ministers appointed to the church after Jesus arose.  (Ephesians 4:11-12)

Idols were added to the churches as something for the people to use in worship, much as the golden calves were used as idols in the Old Testament for the people to worship.

So ministers were set up by men to be worshipped and they were called, "Reverend", priests, pope, archbishop, cardinal, and such, none of which were in the New Testament Bible.

("Priest" is Old Testament.  No minister in New Testament church in the NT Bible is called "priest.")

People were also taught many things to do at church which were not in the New Testament Bible.

And we have what we see today in churches.  All manner of idols.

God will strongly deal with these idols when Jesus returns.  In the meantime, we who are of God, must turn from idols in today's New Testament churches.

First, we have to learn to recognize these idols.

Please listen to this Podcast.

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

The Internet went off a few days ago and it was like life as I know it ended.  What would I do all day?  Then I remembered to pray, "Lord, please fill my day!"  I thought of how terrible it will be in the days of the great tribulation when these things that run our lives disappear.  Those on this earth will be frantic.

A few days later, I awoke and was praying, "God, please fill my day with joy."  And I heard, "The joy of the Lord is your strength!"  

The Lord is The Word.  When the Holy Spirit brings us a word, that "Word"  is joy and strength and comfort and peace.

Examples of the Joy of the Lord.

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