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Well not so long ago I decided to read the book of Ephesians, James, Colossians, 1st & 2nd Thessalonians, & 1st & 2nd Peter, 1st & 2nd Timothy, & the books of 1st, 2nd, & 3rd John without adding any commentary or narrative nor any chapter or verse references. I am not sure how far I will go in this direction as I also get other messages as well. I will try and mix them in between. 

I do think it is a good idea because you can get the entire book in just a few minutes. Front to back without interruption. Now I say that but just reading the bible is not sufficient for learning, so God gave us teachers as well. This is however one way of getting through the books of the bible. Your spirit, new man, inner man, the Holy Spirit, and your heart depend on your getting the word down inside of you. If your Christianity is a dead work, it is because of a lack of bible reading time as well as a lack of bible doing time.    

So this message is not about teaching by breaking down the Books Of Titus, Philemon, And Jude, but about allowing you to seek the nuggets for yourself. This message my friends is about listening. Listen to the words, to the sentences, hear in your very spirit what marvelous things are being said. 

So, I will read all three books. This would still be once church service. 

Hosea 6:3 – “…Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord…”

2nd Tim 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

1st Tim 5:17 - 17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.

Well, get your notepad ready and get ready to be astounded at what you are about to hear.

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Yes, this, out of 560 messages is my first message on money. What does that make me a nice guy? Nope, I definitely had some things to work through before I could do it, and well to be honest I still, as of today April, 25 2025, wasn’t inclined to talk about it. 

But in a discussion with a friend who runs the Men’s Resource Center in Chico Ca, we got to talking about it. You can find out more about this ministry by taking a look at their website: Chicomrc.com. 

By the way, as you grow in ministry your circle of friends will shrink. Don’t be alarmed as not all those who began with you will stay with you for a variety of reasons. Now before I get on into this message just know it is a bit of a message but if you stay with it then you will be blessed. Look at what happens to people when their motives for running for God are challenged with the truth. And but you should know this is not the core of the message but it does lay down the foundation which is the condition of your heart. How you feel after you hear such a message will help you to locate your own spirit with the things of God: 

John 6:22-69 - 22 On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone— 23 however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks— 24 when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?”

26 Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”

29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”

32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

41 The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” 42 And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

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It’s a three book day if you decide to stay. Ok so yes I said it that just because it rhymes. So but consider this that John wrote His gospel which is quite most powerful and one day I will record the entire gospel as I am doing with these other books. Of note he also wrote these three books along with being the scribe for Jesus as He revealed the book of Revelation to John. We can almost get spiritually inebriated at the thought that Paul wrote much of the new testament and why not as his level of revelation was as Peter stated, “hard to understand.”

2 Peter 3:16 - as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

Well but so if we were to consider the depth of the writings and revelation, John was right there with him in that some of the things John shared are also hard to understand. But also when you get the revelation of those things in spending time with God, it feels like otherworldly. And but I know it is spiritual and it has quite a bit to do with us and our position to God so I will stop jabbering so as to prove the point. 

So one day I decided to record me reading the book of Ephesians, James, Colossians, 1st & 2nd Thessalonians, 1st & 2nd Peter, & 1st & 2nd Timothy without adding any commentary or narrative nor any chapter or verse references. I noticed that these messages have been liked by quite a few listeners so I thought I would try to do so with a few more books of the bible. I am not sure how far I will go in this direction as I also get other messages as well. I will try and mix them in between. 

I do think it is a good idea because you can get the entire book in just a few minutes. Front to back without interruption. Now I say that but just reading the bible is not sufficient for learning, so God gave us teachers as well, but also told us that faith without works is dead (James 2:20). This is however one way of getting through the books of the bible. Your spirit, new man, inner man, the Holy Spirit, and your heart depend on your getting the word down inside of you. If your Christianity is a dead work, it is because of a lack of bible reading time as well as a lack of bible doing time.    

So this message is not about teaching or by breaking down the books of 1st, 2nd, & 3rd John, but simply providing you an opportunity to seek the nuggets for yourself. This message my friends is about listening. Listen to the words, to the sentences, hear in your very spirit what marvelous things are being said, and how they apply to you. 

So, I will read all three books. Consider that this could easily have been one church service. Yes, getting all that you are about to hear from just a little more than a few pages in just one church service. 

Hosea 6:3 – “…Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord…”

2nd Tim 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

1st Tim 5:17 - 17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.

Well, get your notepad ready and get ready to be astounded at what you are about to hear.

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All scripture is powerful and needs to be spoken out-loud as a manner of warfare against the devil who roams around like a Lion:

1 Peter 5:8 - Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

He doesn’t have permission to bite you unless you stand idly by and allow him. Don’t give him free-be’s; warrior up Christian peeps and use the Word of God as your weapon of choice.

Scripture is your sword and your primary weapon:

Heb 4:12 - 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Eph 6:17 - 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

Get to doing some math and start dividing the truth from lies, lightness from darkness, holiness from unholiness, righteousness from unrighteousness, purity from impurity, spirit from natural and natural from spiritual, and so on and so forth.

2 Tim 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Listen and use His word as weapons as He declares Himself:

Is 55:11 - So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

Do we have any evidence that God is not lying or playing favorites? Let’s see:

1 Sam 3:19 - So Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.

Why did He do this with Samuel? He will do the same for you as He gave gifts to men:

          Eph 4:8 - 8 Therefore He says:

“When He ascended on high,
 He led captivity captive,
 And gave gifts to men.”

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Well not so long ago I decided to read the book of Ephesians, James, Colossians, 1st & 2nd Thessalonians, & 1st & 2nd Peter, & 1st Timothy without adding any commentary or narrative nor any chapter or verse references. The first thing you should know is how difficult it was to just read through those books without speaking to any of the revelation that they contain. But I did it and well they have been liked by quite a few listeners so I thought I would try to do so with a few more books of the bible. I am not sure how far I will go in this direction as I also get other messages as well. I will try and mix them in between. 

I do think it is a good idea because you can get the entire book in just a few minutes. Front to back without interruption. Now I say that but just reading the bible is not sufficient for learning, so God gave us teachers as well. This is however one way of getting through the books of the bible. Your spirit, new man, inner man, the Holy Spirit, and your heart depend on your getting the word down inside of you. If your Christianity is a dead work, it is because of a lack of bible reading time as well as a lack of bible doing time.    

So this message is not about teaching by breaking down the book of 2nd Timothy, but about allowing you to seek the nuggets for yourself. This message my friends is about listening. Listen to the words, to the sentences, hear in your very spirit what marvelous things are being said. 

So, I will read the entire book. which will make for a very satisfying spiritual meal. Consider that this could easily have been one church service. Yes, getting all that you are about to hear from just a little more than a few pages in just one church service. 

2nd Tim 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

1st Tim 5:17 - 17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.

Well, get your notepad ready and get ready to be astounded at what you are about to hear.

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Me, me, me, me…hum what? Doesn’t making melody require that we have melody? 

D-Com please:

Melody:

1.  musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement.
2. Music.
    
   1. the succession of single tones in musical compositions, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm.
3.  
   1. the principal part in a harmonic composition; the air.
4.  
   1. a rhythmical succession of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea.
5. a poem suitable for singing.
6. intonation, as of a segment of connected speech.

Hum well it seems so but lets look at what the bible says about this thing:

Ephesians 5:19 - 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

Ok so we should back up on this scripture for some context:

Eph 5:17-19 - 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

Ah, we should be filled with the spirit so that we do not get a Simon Cowel judgement. Ha. And so but when we are filled with the Spirit, and not just any ol spirit but the Holy Spirit, we can maybe should be able to talk in a singing voice. Like sing-talking right?  Now to be honest I have never heard anyone sing-talk but it states that if we are filled with the Spirit that we should be doing so. It feels like we are kind of missing out on something really cool right?

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Well not so long ago I decided to read the book of Ephesians, James, Colossians, 1st & 2nd Thessalonians, & 1st & 2nd Peter without adding any commentary or narrative nor any chapter or verse references. The first thing you should know is how difficult it was to just read through those books without speaking to any of the revelation that they contain. But I did it and well they have been liked by quite a few listeners so I thought I would try to do so with a few more books of the bible. I am not sure how far I will go in this direction as I also get other messages as well. I will try and mix them in between. 

I do think it is a good idea because you can get the entire book in just a few minutes. Front to back without interruption. Now I say that but just reading the bible is not sufficient for learning, so God gave us teachers as well. This is however one way of getting through the books of the bible. Your spirit, new man, heart, inner man, and the Holy Spirit depend on your getting the word down inside of you. If your Christianity is a dead work, it is because of a lack of bible reading time as well as a lack of bible doing time.     

So this message is not about teaching by breaking down the book of 1st Timothy, but about allowing you to seek the nuggets for yourself. This message my friends is about listening. Listen to the words, to the sentences, hear in your very spirit what marvelous things are being said, and then doing them. 

So, I will read the entire book. which will make for a very satisfying spiritual meal. Consider that this could easily have been one church service. Yes, getting all that you are about to hear from just a little more than a few pages in just one church service. 

2nd Tim 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

1st Tim 5:17 - 17 Let the elders who rule well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.

Get your notepad ready and get ready to be astounded at what you are about to hear.

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Well not so long ago I decided to read the book of Ephesians, James, Colossians, 1st & 2nd Thessalonians, & 1st Peter without adding any commentary or narrative nor any chapter or verse references. The first thing you should know is how difficult it was to just read through those books without speaking to any of the revelation that they contain. But I did it and well they have been liked by quite a few listeners so I thought I would try to do so with a few more books of the bible. I am not sure how far I will go in this direction as I also get other messages as well. I will try and mix them in between. 

I do think it is a good idea because you can get the entire book in just a few minutes. Front to back without interruption. Now I say that but just reading the bible is not sufficient for learning, so God gave us teachers as well. This is however one way of getting through the books of the bible. Your spirit, new man, inner man, and the Holy Spirit depend on your getting the word down inside of you. If your Christianity is a dead work, it is because of a lack of bible reading time as well as a lack of bible doing time.     

So this message is not about teaching by breaking down the book of 2nd Peter, but about allowing you to seek the nuggets for yourself. This message my friends is about listening. Listen to the words, to the sentences, hear in your very spirit what marvelous things are being said. 

So, I will read the entire book. which will make for a very satisfying spiritual meal. Consider that this could easily have been one church service. Yes, getting all that you are about to hear from just a little more than a few pages in just one church service. 

2nd Tim 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

1st Tim 5:17 - 17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.

Get your notepad ready and get ready to be astounded at what you are about to hear.

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Well not so long ago I decided to read the book of Ephesians, James, Colossians, 1st & 2nd Thessalonians without adding any commentary or narrative nor any chapter or verse references. The first thing you should know is how difficult it was to just read through those books without speaking to any of the revelation that they contain. But I did it and well they have been liked by quite a few listeners so I thought I would try to do so with a few more books of the bible. I am not sure how far I will go in this direction as I also get other messages as well. I will try and mix them in between. 

I do think it is a good idea because you can get the entire book in just a few minutes. Front to back without interruption. Now I say that but just reading the bible is not sufficient for learning, so God gave us teachers as well. This is however one way of getting through the books of the bible. Your spirit, new man, inner man, and the Holy Spirit depend on your getting the word down inside of you. If your Christianity is a dead work, it is because of a lack of bible reading time and applying what you hear in faith.    

So this message is not about teaching by breaking down the book of 1st Peter, but about allowing you to seek the nuggets for yourself. This message my friends is about listening. Listen to the words, to the sentences, hear it in your very spirit what marvelous things are being said. 

So, I will read the entire book. which will make for a very satisfying spiritual meal. Consider that this could easily have been one church service. Yes, getting all that you are about to hear from just a little more than a few pages in just one church service. 

2nd Tim 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

1st Tim 5:17 - 17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.

Get your notepad ready and get ready to be astounded at what you are about to hear.

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We could also call this message “The well and river Attributes of the Holy Spirit.”

The primary scripture for the significance of wells is below. The full story can be found in John 4:1-42. I am just including the well-relevant portion so we can stay topic centered. Ha let’s go:

John 4:13-14 “…13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

Ok so with that beginning I will let you in on the topic. Basically, you have a well within you, and a river within you. The various scriptures will prove that out but so that I make the point I will reference the scriptures and then get to why we are listening to this message. 

And so but I am doing this message in part because I have done many, many messages on why we all should be operating in Spiritual miracles, signs, and wonders, and some of us in the spiritual offices in Eph chapter 4 as well. 

So you could say that I have overly emphasized the spiritual gifts given in part because they are missing in the majority of todays churches. It’s like if the churches represented hospitals, they would be almost absent of any doctors. The church in part is a spiritual hospital as well as a training center for Christians. 

Now having said that, the absent of training, equipping the saints for the work of ministry and making disciples is one of the key reasons why we do not have the gifts in operation. That has been my drum beat thus far. 

And but well in this reading season of which I am in right now, I have discovered some new things. Important things in terms of what a complete Christian looks like. That is how we function as authentically born-again believers able to do all that Jesus did and more. The manifestation of the gifts is only one part.

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