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8-13-2021

THE APOSTLE PAUL – LESSON 43

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TAKEN FROM THE TEMPLE AND BEATEN

When the Asian Jews saw Paul in the temple at Jerusalem, it caused a tremendous uproar in all the city. Due to a false accusation, the crowd drew him from the temple and closed it. They then set about beating him unmercifully with the intent of killing him. (Acts 21:30-40.)

Word of it got to the captain of the Roman soldiers. He sent centurions with their soldiers who rescued him from the frenzied mob. They bound him in chains and demanded to know who he was and what he had done. The people continued to cry out against him as he was taken to the chief captain. He was surprised that this Jew, Paul, was fluent in Greek. The captain thought he was an Egyptian insurrectionist about whom he had heard.

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HELEN SANDERS

8-13-2021

PLEASANT TO THE EYES

There are so many different kinds of fruit that grow in Florida. Besides the grapefruit, oranges, lemons, limes there are many varieties of melons. I have grown watermelon and cantaloupe and they are so tasty.

When I first moved to Florida in the early 1970’s I would take rides and would see what appeared to be watermelons in cow pastures. I was surprised to see so many and wondered why they weren’t picked. Then I learned that even though they looked tempting to eat, they weren’t edible. They were the citron. They were what I would call pleasant to the eyes, but bitter fakes. No one including animals eat them.

Sin is like this. It looks pleasant to the eyes. Adam and Eve saw the fruit on the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and it looked “pleasant to their eyes” and rather than listening to God, they ate it, and we all know the bitter ending to that story.

This is the way sin is. It entices us, but when we take the bite there is always the bitter taste left. Without knowing it, we are seduced into taking that bite.

How can we know the real from the counterfeit? It may come by experience, but mainly it comes from those that have already learned the truth. This is why God has placed godly leadership in the church to teach and to equip the saints, so they won’t be fooled by the “fake things” that Satan tempts us with. The Bible is our rule book. We learn from it about all areas of our lives that we deal with. We learn what is good and what is not good.

The Israelites were tempted time and time again to go with “strange gods” that looked appealing, but their sin caused them to go into captivity. When we read what they went through we may often wonder why they didn’t learn their lesson the first time. The reason is that Satan will always put something that looked “pleasant to the eyes” on their path. He never quits. He does the same with us. If he can’t trap you one way, he will trap you another. This is the reason we are told to put on the armor of God. Ephesians 6: 11 says, “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles (tricks, cunning devices) of the devil.”

Without the armor, which is Jesus, who is the word of God made flesh, we don’t have a chance. We would pick the bitter citron and bite it thinking it was good. Holy Spirit speaks to our spirit and warns us of the traps. Even though many things look pleasant to the eyes, we must avoid these things at all costs if we are to walk in integrity and righteousness.

Don’t believe that everything you see is good for you, my friends. Ask God before taking that first bite.

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HELEN SANDERS

6-4-2021

PROPHETIC WORD

Just as Jesus stood at the graveside of Lazarus and wept he weeps over those that see their vision as having died and without hope. He would say unto you that unless a corn of wheat would fall into the ground and die that it remains alone, but in the dying process much life will come forth. He would say, Vision come forth, for this is your hour for it to rise up and come forth. He would say unloose the graveclothes from this vision and let the life flow from it, for this is the hour for those visions that have died to surely come forth and bring forth much fruit. You have labored hard, and it would seem that all you have put your hand to has gone through your fingers as sand in an hourglass, but the Lord would say that it is not the time to perceive it as being dead. It is not the hour to look at the vision and lose hope. It is not the hour to cast away your confidence. For this is the hour to let that which was dead burst forth from the grave and the grave clothes and have the light of my glory upon it. The Lord would say rise up and come forth vision and accomplish what I have called you to be in this hour. For surely the time is here for the resurrection power to come upon your vision and it shall not be held back. It shall not be held back. It shall come forth in newness of life. It shall come forth and be what I have purposed it to be. Do not look at the circumstances around you my children for they would delay the resurrection. Do not look at what is in your hand to bring forth the vision. For it is not by your hand that it would come forth. It is by my power and my life-giving breath that life will come forth from the grave of dead things. Surely this is the hour for your vision to be brought to life saith the Lord.

The Winds of Change are Here

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APOSTLE PAT MURRAY

8-12-2021

PROPHETIC WORD

PropheticWord….I hear the Lord saying…“My children I am calling you further in this your journey. You have been involved for much too long in doing what has caused your own personal triumph to escalate and to be made known. Now it’s time for you to move from your comfort zone and to help take the spoils of the battle that’s right before you. For surely you can see there’s much to be recovered. This process you've been going through has indeed been costly; So don’t waste the lessons learned from what I allowed you to be exposed to and at times to walk through. There are great rewards for the work you’ve already done and for all that is yet before you to be done. Let Me remind you to fully trust Me and to fear not...For I am with you and I will see to it that you will reap the greater rewards of this battle that’s even now at your door. From this moment, take the victors shield, hold it high and declare great triumph for My Kingdom as you enter into this season that’s now before you. As you go in My Name declaring great victory prepare yourself to receive all of what I’ve said is yours. For very soon you My children will see and experience the joy of total obedience to all that I’ve asked of you. Just know this will not be a time of silence for you; But rather it will be a time of great rejoicing and joyful recovery. This is the hour and you are the people, so go on in and take what I have said is yours for the taking. You must know there’s a great victory shout that’s been shut up deep within you that will send much fear reverberating throughout the regions of the enemies camp. Even now, that fear is beginning to arise within the demonic powers that have gathered themselves together for what’s just ahead. But they will soon scatter as your victory shout goes forth. As you begin to make a joyful noise when you’re taking the spoils; There will come a sound as the voice of many waters and that sound will resonate throughout the regions of the earth and the regions below. I tell you now that will be your sign to go on in with boldness and to plunder the territory with great authority all of that which the enemy has wrongfully gained. Walk in peace My children for I have conquered says the Lord; So go on and fully recover all the spoils of this battle you’ve found yourselves in. Take a look around you and you will see the spoils are many. So many in fact, that you will be laden down with the rewards of this battle and it will surely be told throughout the region says the Lord, your Victor and your soon coming King. So keep your eyes wide open and your ears fully in tune to hear My voice. For surely My children you must know there will soon come an even greater retaliation from the enemy’s camp. This will come for what they’ve seen thus far and for what they know as their time is soon to run out. I call to your remembrance their leader has heard in times past of what would take place in this season of the countdown to Armageddon that’s now at the door. Keep your hearts pure before Me as the days grow shorter and the battles increase as the dreaded day of the Lord will come for some but it will be a glorious catching away for those of you My blood bought children. Don’t look back and don’t look down...But look up My little ones for My soon return is near. Be ready for in such an hour as you think not, I the Son of the living Lord God is coming. So stay ready and be waiting for My glorious appearing; For I will come...Just as I said”.