decrees

FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING
"the law of The Lord is perfect"

Preaching is simply declaring or telling the decrees (instructions, laws, commands etc) of God.

God runs the kingdom by declaration not by debate.

The kingdoms of this world and laws of men evolve from discussion and debate about differences of acceptance and belief in the LAWS OF NATURE AND OF NATURES GOD.

Divisions come about when there is disagreement about acceptance of the LAW OF THE LORD. - "Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth" - 1 Timothy

Adam had an instruction from God.
Eve had a disagreement based on a discussion she had with "the serpent".

The disrupting pattern repeats itself through history • DECLARATION • DISCUSSION • DISAGREEMENT •

Gods intended pattern is
OBSERVATION
OBEDIENCE
ORDER

"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that (WE) they are without excuse".

IMHO, The current political debate in the US about legitimacy of leadership may hinge on our willingness to acknowledge the foundation of our system of government as based on LAWS OF NATURE AND OF NATURES GOD. - http://bit.ly/2iw6hnD

Rather than adamantly defending one side or the other I am inclined to go back to the bible to find answers.

It is my firm belief that preaching and preachers hold the key to all the political problems.

THEIR INSTRUCTION:
"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples . . .

OUR INSTRUCTION:
"Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief". . .

God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom • men that had understanding of the times •


THE PAAYER
Lord Jesus Christ,
watch over those who
are leaders in your Church.
Keep them faithful to their vocation
and to the proclamation of your message.

Teach them to recognize and interpret the signs of the times.
Strengthen them with the gifts of the Spirit, and help them to serve you people, especially the poor and lowly. Give them a vivid sense of your presence in the world
and a knowledge of how
to show it to others.

In Jesus Name
Amen.

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Whom

"to whom is the arm
of the Lord revealed?"

Dictated

HARDCORE - preaching is telling people how God wants things to be

Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

#gettingbusy
FOOLISH & IMPORTANT
### "it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe." ###

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

MANDATORY
"repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."

PREACHED
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils

PREACH
"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine".

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to

1. preach the gospel to the poor;
he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,

2. to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind,

3. to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.


PREACHING (what)
they went out, and preached
that men should repent.

this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

RESULTS
straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and

he preached the word unto them.

they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.


Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

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Tender

He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
#beyekind #tenderhearted
@EPHESIANS

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THE FARMER STORY

2017

THE GOOD FIGHT . . .
And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.

A WARRIORS MINDSET - expect the fight, accept the battle; attack !!

And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.

A WIMPISH ATTITUDE?
when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled

1 Samuel 28
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JESUS I HAVE PROMISED
to serve thee to the end;
be thou forever near me,
my Master and my friend.
I shall not fear the battle
if thou art by my side,
nor wander from the pathway
if thou wilt be my guide.

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