Forever Changed: Our Family to Yours, By His Grace

Join us as we dig into scripture and the claims of this world that want to so much pull us away from the Lord. May we stand firm with our Heavenly Father, the One true God. The main goal is to help you spot new age practices so you do not fall suspect to its trickery, while drawing us closer to the Word of God so that we all can see the importance of the seeking God above the ways of this world. As Romans 16:19 reminds us, “For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.” I pray that after this, you would seek each and every scripture mentioned, and read the entirety of the text. Test everything back to the Word of God (1 John 4) that is mentioned and allow God to bring forth more growth in your time with Him. “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.” Hebrews‬ ‭4:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

I want to start with this grounding in our identity and how it is not to be found in this world, for the Lord does not give as this world does as the Lord tells us in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you, not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.”

Our identity is found in Christ, founded on our solid Rock, our Heavenly Father.

1. Psalms 139:13-14- “For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, and my should knows it very well.”

2. 1 Peter 2:9- “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;”

3. Ephesians 2:10- “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”

4. 1 Corinthians 3:16- “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”

5. Galatians 3:26- “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.”

6. Ephesians 1:5- “He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,”

7. Galatians 4:6- “Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”

8. Philippians 3:20-21- “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject al things to Himself.”

As Ephesians 4:11-16: “11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.” (‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭11-16‬ NASB1995)‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ (Purpose, protection, belonging)‬‬‬

Reading 1st and 2nd Peter; eradicating lies from the enemy and letting the truth be read in its entirety. (Published on July 23, 2021) (If you have any questions, send it in at https://anchor.fm/mcforeverchanged/message )

Let us dig through some scriptures together in the Word of God. (If you have any questions, send it in at https://anchor.fm/mcforeverchanged/message )

Truthful wisdom only comes from the Lord, not the opinions of man nor the attempt of the dark powers of this world trying to overthrow and tear down the foundations of the Lord. We must realize that the truth may not always be what we want to hear and that the “ear tickling” messages are only put forth from the enemy to tear us away from the truth. The reality, is that we all must face the truth, even if we may not feel ready to hear, but the Lord needs us to hear. [Should we refuse to hear the words of the Lord? I pray not. ]

The biggest question we should be asking ourselves is “Why do we find ourselves seeking wisdom and knowledge from anyone (or something) apart from than the Lord” and “are we willing to see and have our eyes opened by the Lord and not through the “enlightenment” of the world (that actually only opens us up to the dark powers of this world)?”

One thing we need to remember as we go through this, is the promise we have been given, stated in [1 John 1:1-10 NKJV] “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life-- the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us-- that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.”

We have a Mighty and Heavenly Father that seeks to arm His children, protecting us every step of the way. Our faithful Father, has always tried to give us the best, the Lord remind us that if we seek Him wholeheartedly and diligently, as [2 Timothy 4:18 NASB95] “The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom; to Him [be] the glory forever and ever. Amen.” (If you have any questions, send it in at https://anchor.fm/mcforeverchanged/message )

Today we go deep into His word, unpacking some truths hidden and discussing how it’s so important to see what God says above what man says so we are not led astray.

Cited references from:

https://www.patheos.com/library/new-age/origins/beginnings

NASB 1995 translation for scripture reading. (If you have any questions, send it in at https://anchor.fm/mcforeverchanged/message )

As we join together, we will be reflecting upon God’s Word and how He discusses even the hard things with us.

In this episode, we review Jeremiah 1 and then go to Ezekiel 24. We will pray Psalm 91 and reflect upon Isaiah 43:1-2 before we uncover a miracle in Daniel 3. In Daniel 3, we will discover God’s faithfulness and power beyond the comprehension of the minds in man.

I pray that you would reflect upon the questions asked throughout and read further into 1 Samuel 2:12-17 with the questions outlined. Do not forget however about Acts 5 reading from Strong Promises and Reminders. When the Lord determines, we will join together in Acts 5.

Lord, guide us to be more willing to follow You, instead of man, in the name of Christ Jesus, Amen. (If you have any questions, send it in at https://anchor.fm/mcforeverchanged/message )

Studying Jeremiah Chapters 1 and 2 1st scripture mentioned:

Psalm 145

Hebrews 12

Romans 12

Added study materiel:

Daniel 3:12-30

Acts 5:17-32

Extra:

Psalm 106:36-38

Zechariah 10:2

No matter our age or fears, when the Lord calls us to something, He intends to equip and instill us with exactly all we need.

The Lord thy God will always send forth messengers, one’s willing to trust Him above oneself and man.

God knew us before we even knew ourself. He appoints us in the womb, just as He reminded Jeremiah. He reminds us not to live in fear of man and to walk boldly in the Lord.

Always remember, the Lord is with us. The Lord provides all. May we not be found rejecting Him as many others before us have. 🙏 May we not be found thinking we know more than God. (Published April 24, 2021) (If you have any questions, send it in at https://anchor.fm/mcforeverchanged/message )

Join me as we dig into 1 Samuel 15-17 as we reflect upon how to obey is better than sacrifice, to heed than the fat of rams, and rebellion is as the sin of divination, and insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry.

As we dig through the Word of God, I pray that the Holy Spirit would make known to you the promises of our Great Lord.

We will get into Psalms 112-113; Prayer; then digging into 1 Samuel. Sometimes we don’t even realize how powerful God’s Word truly is. We oftentimes get distracted by the opinions of the world on the Word of God, which inevitably block us from gaining knowledge of Truth.

May we not reject the words of the Lord. May the Spirit of Truth reveal to you what the Lord has for you as we read His Words together. 🙏💗 (If you have any questions, send it in at https://anchor.fm/mcforeverchanged/message )