SUNDAY SERMON 7-14-19
The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
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Sunday sermon videos-
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fjLN7yeCTXMfc3aTF2GOzNMZFOVwJYVG/view?usp=sharing
https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhGp3cOcaS83DF9UY
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ku0cfw0jdr1xc35/12-31-17%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
Ecclesiastes 1:5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
ON VIDEO- [Real Life Corpus- Sunday Mass]
.Dietrich Bonhoeffer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Bonhoeffer
.Wealth building?
.Monopoly money
.Practical advice for living
.One Body
.He spoke in tongues
.King James bible and Billy Graham story
.Prophecies of Christ in Matthew 2
.Quick Understanding
.What is the local church [according to the bible]
.The globe’s
.Let your life count
OTHER VIDEOS- [Teaching below]
Kings 6 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/111268110
Acts 1 http://dai.ly/x6chcuo
No Nukes https://flic.kr/p/2349vY4
Revolution https://www.flickr.com/photos/ccoutreach87/shares/H58Ei1
Galatians 5 http://dai.ly/x6ciktz
Kingdom come https://flic.kr/p/JdqwAx
The seed https://youtu.be/Bx2bCUCqTxY
1-7-18 Sunday sermon https://youtu.be/LmKcV0XBaJY
Friends https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhA-omdt0H9iWaayZ
Mark 5 https://youtu.be/X-YGVitz194
Message to preachers https://dai.ly/x77qqk8
Samuel https://flic.kr/p/2gfyBjB
7-22-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ynzj9weidp2y0y/7-22-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
Kings 11 https://mega.nz/#!ja41nKqR!XSrZHNecgLWfVzXOdmoUqLnqlsUoxYR3mT239dDLRNc
God’s set time https://youtu.be/Aj-hlqmofpk
Acts 27 https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhA64Y7bm7McaV39S
12-2-18 Sunday sermon https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oXXh2begsu7UDczytjvJzp5rbmwL78T_/view?usp=sharing
Samuel 11 https://www.dropbox.com/s/2l7nzegfahgqgkj/7-27-16%20Samuel%2011%20%5BKings%20n%20Priests%5D.mp4?dl=0
The hornets nest https://dai.ly/x77nr2l
Henry https://flic.kr/p/2getMEZ
3-11-18 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMgW6974fH046AmG0i
Kings 10 https://mega.nz/#!2KJUQCpZ!Czm-pATKBLXE3k8BtqD48GVcJGvDs04097Kuymad4QI
In the image of God https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhBFVXHG9OK0z5iar
God- science- logic https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vC16P3aMQvifjmzcCbrKA3LepElJnV4m/view?usp=sharing
9-16-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vvmeh3rc5t0cys/9-16-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
John 19 https://flic.kr/p/2gdvGkJ
North Bergen https://www.instagram.com/tv/Bwt-7qkH39_/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet
5-19-19 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMiyU-nAigr5Ta8_-E
Kings 9 https://mega.nz/#!jLp0QKRD!Gl8VVESxd7qbZZlknkZOLdm937eNF3VL7UcJECbwhOY
Robert just died https://youtu.be/MfsSkgB9WIY
Homeless friends https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhAppe-fi4f8zi7o8
Prayer https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KhIcAzh2PRIiwwHAG1LTahZp1qZ6GzUE/view?usp=sharing
7-29-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/tbm03l75peg7fmq/7-29-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
4-8-18 Sunday sermon https://dai.ly/x77e5cy
Samuel 23-24 https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhBD4Rhq1Lmd_ZZ0i
Kings 8 https://mega.nz/#!6CBy1K5J!YiGssrwTTVaU4TkHExnM1OjWHVcTQsVlkJCWiXDt_ts
2nd Samuel 21- NYC view https://www.bitchute.com/video/Fxv7lVlWYWEr/
7-7-19 Sunday sermon https://youtu.be/lEt75PZgtkI
https://www.facebook.com/john.chiarello.5/videos/10205841519715379/
10-28-18 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhAmiIi_CNnIIiGKw
Teaching on the book of Enoch https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H2ZuQI6RgJk2knnYa72Qite6ABePYiY9/view?usp=sharing
NYC cruise https://www.dropbox.com/s/m66juavmm8wabvn/7-25-15%20NYC%20cruise.mp4?dl=0
Eyes like fire https://dai.ly/x77e5cz
Acts 3 https://flic.kr/p/2gcTBLp
Friends- cops- https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMiw8rV5N7nH2L9SMt
Kings 7 https://mega.nz/#!nPQ1UY6Y!NSlRSSMAwek7rVzklZeegZ7OTQDEnUqN6nBElZ97TZM
7-6-19 Friends- crow- Furman https://youtu.be/_wsdok9QWOQ
https://www.facebook.com/john.chiarello.5/videos/10205837155446275/
The paintings of the atheist https://youtu.be/sEsBnAIUxZs
Sartre https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhAcObSUR3Cr9mgis
Kings 6 https://mega.nz/#!HfYgmCaZ!nufu5H9iSMt5GspWfmOc9HFvkZTIthMFJ-umuTBNF28
The protestant problem https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FG5O2zRg4FRGAXwQzh7uAmVI9aY9Ga0c/view?usp=sharing
8-12-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/fn5osouuedocpco/8-12-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
Acts 8 https://dai.ly/x77ahci
2nd mile- North Bergen https://www.bitchute.com/video/Efh27sWhmhse/
John/Jonah https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhAiQq0_rg-5StieZ
Isaiah 11:3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
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This Sunday I went to Real Life Corpus- and talked about some of the verses that Pastor Micah spoke on as well as the verses from the Sunday Mass.
I noticed the readings from the priest [on the radio] were a little different from what I read-
but I taught from both either way.
Pastor Micah spoke from James-
The brevity of our lives
James 4:13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Do we really live with this mindset?
The only lasting thing is the Word of the Lord- and the people who believe in the Word- the gospel- will live forever.
Yes- most of us ‘realize’ this- but do we live our lives with the conscious thought that the stuff around us doesn’t really count for much?
I had an ‘impression’ the other day- I thought what would happen if we died- and then ‘woke up’ and saw all the things we did in this life- the buying and selling and getting gain- what if our eyes were opened and in a moment of time we realized it was all Monopoly money.
Yes- the time spent in making it- teaching others how to make it- maybe an entire life focused around it- and then at the end- it was actually just Monopoly money.
In reality that's really about as lasting as the real stuff- those who plan their lives around living in this life only-
That's the context of the verses above-
A few verses down James says it like this-
James 5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
James 5:2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
James 5:3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
That's the context.
One of the verses from the mass was found in the writings of Paul-
Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
I actually tried to teach the entire chapter- the verses from the Mass focused more on the end of the chapter-
But the portion above fits in with today’s theme-
Our life here is a vapor- but our life with God- that's the one that counts.
And if we believe- then we are indeed joined to him now- we are ‘risen with him’ and united with him now.
If so- then we set our affection- our purpose- our mindset on things above, on things that have eternal value.
Paul goes on to contrast the works of the the flesh with the life of the Spirit-
Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Colossians 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him
I talked about community on the video- how if we really see our selves as members of each other- as a true brotherhood in the faith-
Then this will impact the way we see one another in the Christian community.
The ‘local Church’ are indeed the other Christians around you right now-
The believers in your city are part of the Christian community- these were the ‘churches’ Paul penned his letters to.
So we are committed to one another by virtue of the reality that you and I are part of the christian family-
He speaks of this concept in the above passage as well as his other writings-
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
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We are all the Bride of Christ- and as in natural marriage- we have become one flesh- so in this spiritual community we are one Body.
If we truly love one another- we will not harm the other-
Galatians 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
I talked more on community than I had planned- but it fit in with the theme of this day.
If we give priority to the kingdom of God- to seek first the kingdom of God-
Then we will live for others more than ourselves.
If we see our brothers and sisters as more important than ourselves- then we will truly fulfil the law of love- the ‘Golden rule’ -
The Golden Rule12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
English Standard Version (ESV)
Matt 7:12
Paul teaches this in many of his writings- having the mind of Christ-
4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Phil. 2
I’ll add my past teachings below that relate to this theme- and also the other verses that I mentioned today.
Real Life Corpus is one of the churches that I visit on these Sunday meetings- they are a good church- as well as the others you see me talk about on the Sunday Sermon posts-
I encourage all of you to get involved- whatever church you attend on Sunday-
See yourself as a vital member of the Body of Christ in your community-
Not just a church member who gives to the good causes your church is involved in-
But as a believer who plays an active role in the Kingdom of God-
Prioritizing your life around the Kingdom first mentality-
That's what we should be about- all of us. [More new notes below]
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Jesus-
OTHER NOTES
I also taught on the last part of Matthew chapter 2- and the 3 prophecies mentioned about Christ being fulfilled-
Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
One of these [above] is not a direct mention of the prophecy being fulfilled- yet it is often used as one of the fulfillment's-
Why?
I explain that on the video.
And I talked more about the nature of the local church than I had planned- a subject I have taught extensively in the past-
The next teaching video should be Ephesians 3 [not made yet] and the letter to the Ephesians is somewhat like the letter to the Collosians- which I commented on in this post.
So hopefully these Sunday sermon posts will fit in with the other teaching I’m doing at this time.
I added more verses below that apply to the rest of the video- but on these ‘new’ sections I just hit on a few things-
NOTE- This past week- I spent time simply making the rounds. I have various friends I visit every week. Some are homeless- some have homes. You only catch a small glimpse of this part of the ministry when I do videos. When I visit these friends- some have told me ‘John- this is like counseling for me’ and they thank me. Now- I know we are not supposed to answer critics- but I felt I needed to mention this. Even Pops told me once that he had various organizations [VA- City- etc.] that provided people who were supposed to do this- and he said some of them hardly ever come around- and he thanked me for doing this. Ministry is indeed reaching out- it’s not always simply teaching the bible- which I also do. But it’s connection with people. And the reward is simply being used of God in some way. Hopefully I’ll still do videos every so often where you do see some of this- but I wanted to encourage all of you- those who are doing ministry- don’t forget this too is part of your calling.
John
PAST POSTS- [Past teaching that relates to this post]
https://ccoutreach87.com/protestant-reformation-luther/
https://ccoutreach87.com/james-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/house-of-prayer-or-den-of-thieves/
https://ccoutreach87.com/further-talks-on-church-and-ministry/
JAMES 3-5
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/james-3-5-cut-short-on-the-boat.zip
James 3:1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
James 3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
James 3:3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
James 3:4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
James 3:7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
James 3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
James 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
James 3:11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
James 3:12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
James 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
James 3:14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James 3:15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
James 3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
NOTES-
In the tradition of wisdom literature [Proverbs- etc.] James gives practical advice about what we say.
Proverbs says wise men spare their words- fools don’t.
James tells us not to seek after a big audience- or any for that matter.
Teachers will give an account- they hold special responsibility for what they teach.
James 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
James 4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
James 4:5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
James 4:9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
James 4:12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
James 4:13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
James 4:15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
James 4:16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
NOTES- War is never a noble thing- it comes from the heart of sinful men.
Life is short- like smoke- it’s here for a short time- then gone.
The Christian life is one of discipline ‘resist the devil- draw near to God’.
I mentioned Bonhoeffer on today’s post- Sunday Sermon- below are my past posts where I atlked about him-
JONAH 4 [And Jimmy- Crow]
Revelation 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Jonah 4:3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
https://youtu.be/qxe68bFwwEc Jonah 4
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/11-17-16-jonah-4.zip
https://youtu.be/_svQGIgBQMQ Jimmy n Crow
ON VIDEOS-
.Jimmy D and Crow talk
.Addiction recovery
.Flour Bluff
.Hooch still bites!
.Mayors out
.Trump and racism?
.History of slavery and politics
.Which party was pro slavery?
.Wiki leaks holding back- and why?
.The plant and the worm
.Prayer
.Martyrs
.The Cross
.Dietrich Bonhoeffer
.Maximillian Kolby
.Save the animals too
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JONAH 4
Jonah’s fear happened.
What was he afraid of?
That if he preached- the people would repent- and God would spare them.
Jonah 3:10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
Jonah 4:1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
Jonah 4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
The people of Nineveh were enemies to the people of God- and Jonah- like some of us- would have preferred God to have wiped them out.
After all- as we hear in our media a lot ‘evil exists in the world’-
But what those who tell you that fail to realize- is that evil exists in all of us- to a degree.
And when we in the Western world think the solution is for God to ‘wipe them out’- then we are like the self-righteous prophet- who spent 3 days in a fish!
So- God gives Jonah a lesson.
Jonah goes out and sits on the east side of the city- to see what will become of the Ninevites.
Jonah 4:5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
And he builds a little booth- yet the sun is still beating down on him.
God prepares a plant- over night- to give Jonah some shade.
Jonah 4:6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
He rejoices over the plant- it’s serving a purpose- and brings 'delight’ to the prophet.
Then God prepares a worm- and it kills the plant.
Jonah 4:7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
Jonah is grieved.
Jonah 4:8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Lesson?
God tells Jonah
‘You didn’t make the plant- yet you displayed grief over its destruction.
How much more do I delight in the people I created- even those from another culture that you deem ‘wicked’?
Jonah 4:9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
Jonah 4:10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
Jonah 4:11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more then sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle.
And Jonah learns the lesson- that we as humans are quick to say ‘that people group- they are a lost cause- and the answer is for them to be wiped out’.
Yet God has another purpose- he wants redemption.
Jonah makes 2 more requests to die in this last chapter- and he wants God to do it!
that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
Like the prophet Elijah- he had a great victory- then was under great stress- and made the same request.
1Kings 19:4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
These prophets were indeed engaged in the purpose of God- and they are not only quick to see the death of others- they also jump the gun about themselves!
‘Yes Lord- I did what you said- preached the word- now go ahead- take me now’.
God has purposes for us- and yes- there will indeed come a time when he will ‘take us’.
But until that day comes- we will have to sit around and watch how he works-
If he will destroy those ‘wicked enemies’ or lead them to repentance.
Jesus said we are a city on a hill- that cannot be hid.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Matt. 5:14
We are a light to the lost world.
It’s better to shine like a beacon from the top of the hill-
Then to sit on the hill of Jonah- waiting to see God ‘wipe them out’.
THOSE WHO HAVE ‘DIED’
On today’s video I also comment on the verses below-
Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Revelation 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
In the history of the church- many have died for the faith.
In the New Testament we also read that those who believe have also ‘died’.
Huh?
There are many verses that speak about this ‘I am crucified with Christ- I don’t live- Christ lives in me’-
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
I could go on.
In the church world- and over my years of hearing- reading the teachings of many.
I always noticed that some teaching seems to come from a deeper perspective.
The stories of those who have physically died for the cause- as well as people who have gone thru what we call Cross experiences.
Maybe they seemed to suffer more than average- or struggled more thru life.
But these were the teachers that seemed to have a greater impact-
As I read the above verse the other day- I applied it in a way- sort of like ‘take a rest for a little while- my purpose is to bring others thru a death experience- they too will die for the testimony that is in them- but has not ‘come out’ of them yet- because they too need to ‘die’ for the Word of God’.
Now- we will read- even in Revelation- that those who have been slain- get authority.
Jesus himself is the lamb slain- as well as the Lion.
Revelation 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
He gained this authority thru obeying the will of God- and choosing to die- go to the Cross- for the sake of others.
The apostle John tells us this is great love
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
I’ll try and post some past teaching on the martyrs I mentioned on the video- Maximillian Kolbe and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
I have written on them before.
But I also wanted to ‘encourage’ you who are flowers of the Lamb.
The bible says they 'follow him wherever he goes’.
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. Rev. 14:4
Even to the Cross.
(1022)ECCLESIASTES Solomon said there was nothing new under the sun. During the 16th century reformation you had a number of ‘offshoot’ movements that sprouted. Some define these as the radical reformers. Groups like the Anabaptists [re-baptizers] and others. As you read the writings of many of these groups you find that they were definitely seeing truth for their day. George Fox, the founder of the Quakers, was hitting the nail on the head when it came to ‘church as the building’ he exposed the limited mindset that many believers embraced. He would refer to the churches as ‘steeple houses’. Many of these groups were deemed heretical for a myriad of reasons. The Quakers would embrace a belief that emphasizes the truth from the Spirit versus the letter of the law. Some would carry this to an extreme and associate all ‘head knowledge’ faith as wrong. Any doctrinal correction from the more reformed brothers was seen as ‘dead knowledge’ coming against Spirit truth. So they would get branded with the heretic title by some. The same goes for the Anabaptists and many others. The sad thing is many of these movements were partial ‘reformers’ in their own right. They had good things to add to the debate. If you read some of their writings you would think they were a few hundred years before their time. I have read scholarly works from Catholic theologians on the Ecclesia [church] and what she is. These works were right on! Even though the average Catholic might not be aware of them. So you find real treasure in many of these groups. Their really is ‘nothing new under the sun’. You should avoid a mindset that begins seeing ‘my group’ or ‘my way of seeing things’ as the true group, and the majority of other Christian groups as false. While it is easy to see whole mindsets of limited understanding that exist in the church at large, I feel it’s dangerous to grasp hold of an idea that says ‘90% of all Christianity is dead wrong, they have all been duped until now’. This is sort of like the teenager saying to dad ‘you’re so behind the times, my new way of seeing things is better than yours’. Most times the teenager later realizes that this was an overreaction. I think we all need to read the great writers of days gone by, Bonhoeffer wrote excellently on the communion of the saints. Our Church of Christ brothers had real truth on the church as the people. The Catholic mystics new that there was more to the Christian way than simple knowledge, they sought a real experience with God. As you enter into this glorious communion of the saints, there will be obvious blind spots that you can find in many of these writers, but maturity allows us to by pass the faults of others [love covers a multitude of sin] while receiving the valuable stuff. Avoid the strong ‘they are all wrong’ spirit, remember ‘there is nothing new under the sun’.
{1208} yesterday I went to my daughter’s ranch house to work on her A.C., it was over 100 degrees in the direct sun. I thought I threw my tee shirt in the car, but couldn’t find it. I worked in a long sleeve black shirt, wound up taking the whole darn thing apart [in direct sun at noon!] and felt like I got some heat exhaustion. So, it was in this environment that I finished [almost finished] the book ‘why we love the church’, boy do I have some major disagreements with Deyoung’s fundamental view of church. I think his view is very limited, I think it’s unbiblical and I almost don’t want to recommend the book at this stage [contrary to my earlier endorsement]. I was not sure if I should try and go thru some quotes and refute them, this mode often turns into a ‘he said, you say’ type of argument and usually does not convince either side. Let me simply hit a few things; page 110 ‘I do appreciate church as staged drama’ [quoting someone else] page 164 ‘the Body of Christ becomes visible to the world in the congregation gathered around word and sacrament’ [quoting the great martyr Bonhoeffer] 166 ‘you and your buddies who never ‘go to worship services’ are under no ecclesiastical authority’ 168 ‘the office itself [pastor] is not to blame’ then quotes Ephesians 4:11 to justify the modern office of ‘the pastor’, and on pages 132-135 his overall view of the crusades, well I simply wrote ‘unbelievable!’ on the margins. I always found it untenable when someone quotes the actual interaction between Paul and his first century ‘organic, communal, mystical, house churches’ in order to justify the institutional church against the ‘out of church’ church. Many learned scholars have looked at the term ‘pastor’ in Ephesians 4 and none of them [learned!] believe that this term defines the later development of pastor as the head of a local congregation who ‘administers the sacraments to the people in the building on Sunday, the Lords day’. Which reminds me of Deyoung's use of John ‘on the Lords day’ in the book of Revelation. He believes John was speaking of Sunday ‘the Lords day’, this term more than likely is speaking of the great dramatic view of revelation and of course Jesus future coming as well as the whole period of conflicting kingdoms and Jesus final great victory. ‘His day’ simply speaking of Jesus victorious time period. Some see a set period of wrath as ‘the Lords day,’ to see an early ‘Lords day’ as Sunday as church day from this verse is ridiculous. And the overall argument that Deyoung makes about Christians ‘leaving church’ and trying to be Christians ‘without church’ is simply a huge blind spot of Deyoung. He tries to say [or says] that because the word ‘church’ [ecclesia] means assembly [true enough] that those groups who practice community without ‘church building, liturgy, offices, etc..’ are trying to ‘be the church without the church’. Yet every single New Testament church in the bible, according to Deyoung’s view, would be ‘the church without the church’. Needless to say I disagree almost 100 percent with his view of what the Ecclesia is. This will probably be my last entry on the book [unless the last chapter has some major things that need to be addressed] Deyoung’s view of church is important for all to see [emergents, out of church believers, etc.] it is probably the basic view that most well meaning men would use to defend the traditional view. I believe this view to be very limited and fundamentally disconnected from scripture and the first century churches described in the bible. For the record, in a few hours I will be ‘attending church’ at the mega church I attend here in Corpus. I also appreciate the historic church tremendously, I agree with Deyoung [and Kluck] on the bad attitude that many in the ‘out of church’ movement have towards the historic church. I just think Deyoung went way over board in trying to say that ‘the Sunday church meeting, in the church building, with the liturgical sacraments being administered by the ecclesiastical authorities’ is what church really is. I see this view to be extremely limited and disconnected from the Ecclesia’s spoken about in scripture. I simply believe Deyoung has got it wrong. [If you think this review was too tough, just imagine if I wrote it yesterday with the heat exhaustion!] Note- To be fair Deyoung does say that you can ‘have church’ without the building, as long as you have the offices, liturgy, etc. Sort of like saying if you move the entire Sunday liturgical drama into the basement, then yes you can ‘have church’ without the building. I simply disagree with his entire view of ‘having church’.
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https://ccoutreach87.com/acts/
https://ccoutreach87.com/house-of-prayer-or-den-of-thieves/
JONAH [links included]
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/jonah-1/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2016/11/09/jonah-2-3/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2016/11/16/jonah-revelation-samuel/
https://ccoutreach87.com/christian-recovery-from-addiction-long-version/
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His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
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And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
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Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
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His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
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Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Colossians 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry
Colossians 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience
Colossians 3:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Colossians 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him
Colossians 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free but Christ is all, and in all.
Colossians 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Colossians 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Colossians 3:21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Colossians 3:22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God
Colossians 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Colossians 3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done and there is no respect of persons.
Matthew 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Matthew 2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
Matthew 2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Matthew 2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
Matthew 2:18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Matthew 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Matthew 2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
Matthew 2:21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Matthew 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
Matthew 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Isaiah 11:3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.Ecclesiastes 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Ecclesiastes 1:5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
Ecclesiastes 1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Ecclesiastes 1:8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 1:10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
Ecclesiastes 1:11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
Ecclesiastes 1:12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
Ecclesiastes 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 1:15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Ecclesiastes 1:16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
December 31, 2017
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The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and JosephLectionary: 17 Reading 1SIR 3:2-6, 12-14
God sets a father in honor over his children;
a mother's authority he confirms over her sons.
Whoever honors his father atones for sins,
and preserves himself from them.
When he prays, he is heard;
he stores up riches who reveres his mother.
Whoever honors his father is gladdened by children,
and, when he prays, is heard.
Whoever reveres his father will live a long life;
he who obeys his father brings comfort to his mother.
My son, take care of your father when he is old;
grieve him not as long as he lives.
Even if his mind fail, be considerate of him;
revile him not all the days of his life;
kindness to a father will not be forgotten,
firmly planted against the debt of your sins
—a house raised in justice to you.
The word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying:
"Fear not, Abram!
I am your shield;
I will make your reward very great."
But Abram said,
"O Lord GOD, what good will your gifts be,
if I keep on being childless
and have as my heir the steward of my house, Eliezer?"
Abram continued,
"See, you have given me no offspring,
and so one of my servants will be my heir."
Then the word of the LORD came to him:
"No, that one shall not be your heir;
your own issue shall be your heir."
The Lord took Abram outside and said,
"Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can.
Just so," he added, "shall your descendants be."
Abram put his faith in the LORD,
who credited it to him as an act of righteousness.
The LORD took note of Sarah as he had said he would;
he did for her as he had promised.
Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age,
at the set time that God had stated.
Abraham gave the name Isaac to this son of his
whom Sarah bore him.
R. (cf. 1) Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.
Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD,
who walks in his ways!
For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
blessed shall you be, and favored.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
in the recesses of your home;
your children like olive plants
around your table.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.
Behold, thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.
The LORD bless you from Zion:
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.
R. (7a , 8a) The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name;
make known among the nations his deeds.
Sing to him, sing his praise,
proclaim all his wondrous deeds.
R. The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
Glory in his holy name;
rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
Look to the LORD in his strength;
constantly seek his face.
R. The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
You descendants of Abraham, his servants,
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
He, the LORD, is our God;
throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
R. The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
He remembers forever his covenant
which he made binding for a thousand generations
which he entered into with Abraham
and by his oath to Isaac.
R. The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
Brothers and sisters:
Put on, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved,
heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
bearing with one another and forgiving one another,
if one has a grievance against another;
as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.
And over all these put on love,
that is, the bond of perfection.
And let the peace of Christ control your hearts,
the peace into which you were also called in one body.
And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly,
as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another,
singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs
with gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, in word or in deed,
do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Wives, be subordinate to your husbands,
as is proper in the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives,
and avoid any bitterness toward them.
Children, obey your parents in everything,
for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Fathers, do not provoke your children,
so they may not become discouraged.
Brothers and sisters:
Put on, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved,
heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
bearing with one another and forgiving one another,
if one has a grievance against another;
as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.
And over all these put on love,
that is, the bond of perfection.
And let the peace of Christ control your hearts,
the peace into which you were also called in one body.
And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly,
as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another,
singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs
with gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, in word or in deed,
do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Brothers and sisters:
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place
that he was to receive as an inheritance;
he went out, not knowing where he was to go.
By faith he received power to generate,
even though he was past the normal age
—and Sarah herself was sterile—
for he thought that the one who had made the promise was trustworthy.
So it was that there came forth from one man,
himself as good as dead,
descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky
and as countless as the sands on the seashore.
By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac,
and he who had received the promises was ready to offer
his only son,
of whom it was said,
"Through Isaac descendants shall bear your name."
He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead,
and he received Isaac back as a symbol.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Let the peace of Christ control your hearts;
let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets;
in these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
When the days were completed for their purification
according to the law of Moses,
They took him up to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord,
just as it is written in the law of the Lord,
Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,
and to offer the sacrifice of
a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,
in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon.
This man was righteous and devout,
awaiting the consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit
that he should not see death
before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.
He came in the Spirit into the temple;
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus
to perform the custom of the law in regard to him,
He took him into his arms and blessed God, saying:
"Now, Master, you may let your servant go
in peace, according to your word,
for my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you prepared in sight of all the peoples,
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and glory for your people Israel."
The child's father and mother were amazed at what was said about him;
and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother,
"Behold, this child is destined
for the fall and rise of many in Israel,
and to be a sign that will be contradicted
—and you yourself a sword will pierce—
so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
There was also a prophetess, Anna,
the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.
She was advanced in years,
having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage,
and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.
She never left the temple,
but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.
And coming forward at that very time,
she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child
to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.
When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions
of the law of the Lord,
they returned to Galilee,
to their own town of Nazareth.
The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom;
and the favor of God was upon him.
When the days were completed for their purification
according to the law of Moses,
they took him up to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord.
When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions
of the law of the Lord,
they returned to Galilee,
to their own town of Nazareth.
The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom;
and the favor of God was upon him.
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxWXKfaFDZrfNUzloSqg8Kg?view_as=subscriber beta
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYlLmUkKiB6VoWE9CB1UQew?view_as=subscriber ccoutreach87
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4GsqTEVWRm0HxQTLsifvg?view_as=subscriber classic
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ccoutreach87/
https://vimeo.com/user85764413
https://www.dailymotion.com/ccoutreach87/videos
https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jsS961GkXUSn/
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QJ3MSF6ZqJpYS9Vzeg9ni5dP-yMcj3A7?usp=sharing
https://1drv.ms/f/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMg0G_aInmCi8XUC-C
https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=kZ1sXP7ZardKGRUxFByiFYi667jeup7MD1Sy
https://mega.nz/#F!7WQCSIJR!-4v9-zUQRq4MIQbBfI2n4A
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d43nhtrgysqg493/AAAlCszxZXJoRtk8UudtuR9ma?dl=0
https://ln.sync.com/dl/3e1f4c5e0/tcnm9p32-xiwe4nbu-zjbkitqj-4fvemf6m
https://1drv.ms/f/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMg0MwmUCJ1XM3q9ui [Upload- unzipped- all teaching videos to 12-18 here]
https://www.facebook.com/john.chiarello.5/videos?lst=1779330793%3A1779330793%3A1546906912 [My Facebook videos]
https://www.instagram.com/john.chiarello/channel/
https://icedrive.net/dashboard/#/cloud
https://www.brighteon.com/channel/ccoutreach87
I no longer upload videos to this site- but there are many links to download here as well-
Cloud sites- https://ccoutreach87.com/cloud-links-12-2018/
Note- Please do me a favor, those who read/like the posts- re-post them on other sites as well as the site you read them on- Copy text- download video links- make complete copies of my books/studies and posts- everything is copyrighted by me- I give permission for all to copy and share as much as you like- I just ask that nothing be sold. We live in an online world- yet- there is only one internet- meaning if it ever goes down- the only access to the teachings are what others have copied or downloaded- so feel free to copy and download as much as you want- it’s all free-
Note- I have many web sites- at times some question whether I’m a ‘bot’ because I do post a lot.
I am not a ‘bot’- I’m John- so please- if you are on the verge of deleting something- my contact email is ccoutreach87@gmail.com - contact me first- thank you- John
SUNDAY SERMON 7-14-19
The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Blog- https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/
The blog is my main site- on some sites if you click the link it gives a ‘warning’- if that happens- simply type the address in or search on google- the site is safe- the most up to date posts are on the Blog.
Site- https://ccoutreach87.com/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/john.chiarello.5?ref=bookmarks
Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4GsqTEVWRm0HxQTLsifvg?view_as=subscriber
Other sites- https://ccoutreach87.com/links-to-my-sites-updated-10-2018/
Cloud links- https://ccoutreach87.com/cloud-links-12-2018/
Youtube Playlist- https://ccoutreach87.com/youtube-playlist/
[Links to all my sites at the bottom of this post]
NOTE- Every so often some of my sites think I am Spam- or a Bot- I am not. My name is John Chiarello and I post original content [all videos and text are by me]. I do share my past posts from my other sites- but it is not spam- Thank you- John.
Ecclesiastes 1:5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
ON VIDEO- [Real Life Corpus- Sunday Mass]
.Dietrich Bonhoeffer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Bonhoeffer
.Wealth building?
.Monopoly money
.Practical advice for living
.One Body
.He spoke in tongues
.King James bible and Billy Graham story
.Prophecies of Christ in Matthew 2
.Quick Understanding
.What is the local church [according to the bible]
.The globe’s
.Let your life count
OTHER VIDEOS- [Teaching below]
Kings 6 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/111268110
Acts 1 http://dai.ly/x6chcuo
No Nukes https://flic.kr/p/2349vY4
Revolution https://www.flickr.com/photos/ccoutreach87/shares/H58Ei1
Galatians 5 http://dai.ly/x6ciktz
Kingdom come https://flic.kr/p/JdqwAx
The seed https://youtu.be/Bx2bCUCqTxY
1-7-18 Sunday sermon https://youtu.be/LmKcV0XBaJY
Friends https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhA-omdt0H9iWaayZ
Mark 5 https://youtu.be/X-YGVitz194
Message to preachers https://dai.ly/x77qqk8
Samuel https://flic.kr/p/2gfyBjB
7-22-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ynzj9weidp2y0y/7-22-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
Kings 11 https://mega.nz/#!ja41nKqR!XSrZHNecgLWfVzXOdmoUqLnqlsUoxYR3mT239dDLRNc
God’s set time https://youtu.be/Aj-hlqmofpk
Acts 27 https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhA64Y7bm7McaV39S
12-2-18 Sunday sermon https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oXXh2begsu7UDczytjvJzp5rbmwL78T_/view?usp=sharing
Samuel 11 https://www.dropbox.com/s/2l7nzegfahgqgkj/7-27-16%20Samuel%2011%20%5BKings%20n%20Priests%5D.mp4?dl=0
The hornets nest https://dai.ly/x77nr2l
Henry https://flic.kr/p/2getMEZ
3-11-18 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMgW6974fH046AmG0i
Kings 10 https://mega.nz/#!2KJUQCpZ!Czm-pATKBLXE3k8BtqD48GVcJGvDs04097Kuymad4QI
In the image of God https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhBFVXHG9OK0z5iar
God- science- logic https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vC16P3aMQvifjmzcCbrKA3LepElJnV4m/view?usp=sharing
9-16-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vvmeh3rc5t0cys/9-16-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
John 19 https://flic.kr/p/2gdvGkJ
North Bergen https://www.instagram.com/tv/Bwt-7qkH39_/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet
5-19-19 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMiyU-nAigr5Ta8_-E
Kings 9 https://mega.nz/#!jLp0QKRD!Gl8VVESxd7qbZZlknkZOLdm937eNF3VL7UcJECbwhOY
Robert just died https://youtu.be/MfsSkgB9WIY
Homeless friends https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhAppe-fi4f8zi7o8
Prayer https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KhIcAzh2PRIiwwHAG1LTahZp1qZ6GzUE/view?usp=sharing
7-29-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/tbm03l75peg7fmq/7-29-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
4-8-18 Sunday sermon https://dai.ly/x77e5cy
Samuel 23-24 https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhBD4Rhq1Lmd_ZZ0i
Kings 8 https://mega.nz/#!6CBy1K5J!YiGssrwTTVaU4TkHExnM1OjWHVcTQsVlkJCWiXDt_ts
2nd Samuel 21- NYC view https://www.bitchute.com/video/Fxv7lVlWYWEr/
7-7-19 Sunday sermon https://youtu.be/lEt75PZgtkI
https://www.facebook.com/john.chiarello.5/videos/10205841519715379/
10-28-18 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhAmiIi_CNnIIiGKw
Teaching on the book of Enoch https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H2ZuQI6RgJk2knnYa72Qite6ABePYiY9/view?usp=sharing
NYC cruise https://www.dropbox.com/s/m66juavmm8wabvn/7-25-15%20NYC%20cruise.mp4?dl=0
Eyes like fire https://dai.ly/x77e5cz
Acts 3 https://flic.kr/p/2gcTBLp
Friends- cops- https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMiw8rV5N7nH2L9SMt
Kings 7 https://mega.nz/#!nPQ1UY6Y!NSlRSSMAwek7rVzklZeegZ7OTQDEnUqN6nBElZ97TZM
7-6-19 Friends- crow- Furman https://youtu.be/_wsdok9QWOQ
https://www.facebook.com/john.chiarello.5/videos/10205837155446275/
