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You know how sometimes you get the feeling that you need to hear something, say something, or do something?
This is one of those times.
I heard something, I need to do something, by saying something to you.
You came TO a place in your life that you kind of knew was potentially going to be a rasky thing to do but you went ahead and did it anyway without asking God what was going on.
 You went ahead and got yourself INTO that place... pretty deep.
The battle on the inside and the outside have been quite intense at times.
Now what?
It's not, now what, but,  now WHO?
Jesus is the WHO to help you with the what and pull you THROUGH.
The end of the battle is near and Jesus has come to help pull you THROUGH.
 You need to FOLLOW HIM... He the NEEDLE that will pull you (the thread) THROUGH.
Funny thing, God has actually orchestrated the whole thing (even though you thought it was all just you).
TO, INTO, & THROUGH!

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Co-operating with another Life Form?
What is that all about?
It's about us becoming spiritually mature people.
Becoming more and more like Jesus Christ/Yeshu'a Hamashiach.
Becoming like Jesus involves us co-operating with God, The Holy Spirit or Holy Spirit (as He often likes to be referred to as Being... Holy Spirit... I am not the David Huotari... I am David Huotari... He is Holy Spirit).
Fish can't yoddle.
It would take them becoming another species.
Human being can't be Christ-like.
It takes us becoming another species.
We need to be born-again spiritually supernatural in order to be Christ-like.
Just like a fish would need to be born-again into being human in order to yoddle.
Maturing involves us co-operating with Holy Spirit.
He teaches us what our identity and destiny are in Christ, The Holy and Anointed One.
We behold Him to Become like Him.
We get to do the things that He does as we learn how to co-operation with Holy Spirit Who makes His home in us and teaches us all things pertaining to life and god-likeness (godliness)!

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*** Editor's Note: 2 corrections: 1) The Scriptures in Ephesians David said we would be focusing on and reading were meant to be stated as Epheians 1:15 - 2:10, not  1:14 - 2:10, 2) Also, David said TPC for the Passion Translatation.  Instead, it's The Passion Translation TPT. (Whoever loves correction, loves knowledge. Pr 12:1). Selah ***
By the time I turned 16 years old I couldn't wait to DRIVE my own car!
I had READ about them all of my life (up to that point in time).
I wanted to do more than only READ about driving a car.
It was time for me to grow up and DRIVE my own car.
Reading about Jesus is meant to be an absolutely an ongoing powerful encounter with God.
And it can be.
Especially when we start to DO the things Jesus said we would DO in His Name.
DOINGand Reading.
Words and WORKS.
DOING actually is a natural process of growing up and becoming mature.
Much like actually DRIVING.
PRACTICING AND DOING GO HAND IN HAND (even making mistakes are part of growing up)!
We don't WORK for SALVATION but we most certainly DO STUFF in order to GROW UP and become MATURE!

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The Word and The Works...
Jesus both spoke about and demonstrated the reality of God's Eternal Kingdom Realm being here, in our midst, on Planet Earth, in conjunction with the physical realm of time and space that we experience with our natural senses.
Being a mature, whole person involves us being able to see, hear, say, and do a variety of things physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually... Be whole and holy!
Spiritual maturity is a naturally supernatural reality and process that is wonderfully designed to take place with all of us who are born-again.
Unfortunately many of us have been stifled and at times stunted in our spiritual development for a variety of reason.
We're not going to be spending much time focusing on the problems and the reasons why that is the case.
Our eyes are fixed on The Solution... The Words and the Works of Jesus...  Yeshu'a Hamashiach! We are set on seeking FIRST The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness knowing that everything else will fall into place.

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What you hear in these next podcast episodes will either cause something inside of you to have a hunger for more of God in your life and becoming able to express His love through your life or this will sound like nothing more than foolish gibberish.
For others, this will not only be like a breath of fresh air but it will serve as another sign of the times in which God is revealing to us more and more of His Kingdom and His Glory while increasing the awareness of His Presence all around the world.
Jesus Christ/Yeshua Hamashiach is returning to Planet Earth rather soon and He is returning to embrace a unified Body and Bride that is fully mature.
This series of podcast episodes are all about growing up spiritually... What that means, what that looks like, how it happens, and what our part is in becoming "Mature in our identity with Him and in Him."

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*** Editor's Note: David mentioned that the Apostle Paul's letters traveled thoughout all of Asia. What he meant to say was the letters had traveled throughout all of "Asia", also known as "Asia Minor" or "Anatolia" which is modern-day "Turkey" (truth in advertising... LoL). We don't mind admitting and correcting ourselves whenever needed... We are all "becoming" mature as we "behold" Chrsit. Bo Yeshua Bo!***
I was having dinner with some friends a few years ago when Lucy, the wife of Carl, one of the folks at the table spoke up and said, "May I tell you something and I hope you don't take it the wrong way?"
Not my favorite type of question to be sure, but I said, "Sure."
She said, "It's been my observation for some time that there are a lot of grown men walking around but deep inside they are insecure little boys."
I was pinned to my chair by her astute observation and poignant, yet keenlyaccurate, comment.
She was absolutely right.
Now, of course, the same can be said concerning grown women who are walking around like insecure little girls.
Inner maturity is often a rare commodity.
Immaturity amongst adults is a Smorgasbord.
The apostle Paul is recorded in 1 Corinthian 4:15 as saying, "For though you might have 10,000 instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers".
Fathering is meant to indicating being a mature man.
Just like Mothering is meant to be a place for mature women.
Growing up before we grow old is a real challenge in cultures that worship "YOUTH".
The cult of youth worship is the undoing of spiritual maturity.
We are going to be focusing our attention on the solution to the problem of rampant immaturity.
However, we do need to pull the covers off of the problem and expose it's pathetic nakedness and inadequacies.
That will be what we minor on.
The World we are living in is crying out to be Fathered and Mothered by spiritually mature men and women.
Our major focus will be on the Solution... Jesus Christ/Yeshu'a Hamashiach!

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There's a difference between working twice as hard by doing something for God than allowing God To Be God and to do something to you, in you, and THEN through you.
David Wilkerson once said that God told him while he was praying one day, "David, I would rather win over all of you than you win all the world for Me."
God loves us and want us to grow up and mature.
But, He wants to show us the right way to Abide in Him and allow Him to Father us before we go out and try to do things om our own power.
God loves us and wants to include us in what He's doing.
Maturity is learning how to practice more by consciously walking with the awareness of His Presence and His Purposes.
That's where we are headed in these next 17 episodes (following this one) taken from all 155 verses and 6 chapters of the Book of Ephesians.

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To picture a burly, bearded, grown, man sitting on the floor pouting while sucking his thumb, like a baby is an uncomfotable and rather disgusing word picture.
Yet, far too often, that is the way of spiritual life for many people.
Stuck on drinking milk, like a baby, even though it's far more important to be eating things (like meat) that make you stronger and capable of growing up.
There is"spiritual milk" and there is also "spiritual meat" (teaching and living that is more than just rehearsing the elementary basics of spiritual life and living).
Growing upI could hardly wait to get my own car, money, and place to live and become an active adult in my small town of Hibbing, Mn... USA!
How much more so concerning growing up as citizens of the Kingdom of God!!!
I want to grow up before I grow old.
We will be teaching and following Yeshua/Jesus into a lifestyle of functioning, mature citizen of His Kingdom as we move forward.

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*** Editor's note: David mistakingly said there were 673 verses in the Gospel of Mark. There are actually 678 verses in the English translation of the Gospel of Mark... Woopsi (LoL)***
He came to reveal what God, our heavenly Father, is actually like.
He came to reveal what the Kingdom of Heaven is really like.
He shed His bloold so that we could be free from the condition of death and sinfulness.
He came to give us His Life, eternally.
He estabilished relationship with us to God, our Father, and made us into His children as citizens of His Kingdom.
He leads us and guides us by the Holy Spirit giving us His power.
He's coming back soon to wrap things up.
That's what happens when Jesus came, still comes, and is coming back soon to both be and do.
Praise God!

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Jesus Christ/Yeshua Hamashiach continues to reveal to us that He is alive and will be alive forever.
He once told a couple a men at Capernaum to "Come and see" when they asked Him where He lived.
He showed them his home.
He is saying the samething to us today except His home now and for eternity is in another realm in the Kingdom of God.
He is saying, "Come and see... Follow Me."
That also our purpose in life is to invite people to "Come and see the Living King Jesus".
Many things happened and are still happening when Jesus comes on the scene.
But, the major truth beyond all others is that He makes Himself known because He loves us and wants relationship with people like you and me throughout eternity .

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Shalom to you and your home.