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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

The End Times

Truly I say unto you: this generation shall not pass until all of these things are fulfilled.

If you had only known, in this your day of salvation, that eternal peace was so near at hand! But now it is hidden from your eyes. The powers of the heavens will be shaken, and people’s hearts will fail them for fear, anticipating the calamities that are destined for this world.

Consider the fig tree, and learn from it. When its branches grow full of sap and produce new leaves, one knows that summer is drawing near. Even so, no one knows the exact day, or the precise hour of Messiah’s returning; not even the angels who are in heaven, but only my Father. Yet seeing all of these events beginning to come to pass, know in your heart that the day of completion draws near.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humble I only seek You and to serve You, through Jesus I hope to know You better, in Jesus I hope to know myself better, with the Spirit I know I am one with You, with the Spirit I hope to walk the remaining days under the sun in oneness with You through Jesus in the Spirit. This is my hope this is my prayer for I know that this is all one truly needs anything else is a blessing from You above. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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God has deemed it better to bring good out of evil than not to permit evil at all.

— St. Augustine

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1 Corinthians 4:9-13

9  For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men.  10  We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.  11  To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless,  12  and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;  13  when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things.  
Psalm 126:1-6

1  When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.  2  Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."  3  The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad.  4  Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like the watercourses in the Negeb!  5  May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy!  6  He that goes forth weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
Matthew 10:16-22

16  "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.  17  Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues,  18  and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles.  19  When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;  20  for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.  21  Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;  22  and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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This Generation

Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in these days of sin and non-belief of that person, the Son of Man will be ashamed when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Still non-believing, this obstinate generation clamours for a sign; but no sign will be granted other than the sign that was given to the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was in the great deep for three days and nights, so the Son of Man will be three days and nights entombed in the earth.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humble, I seek the heart of Jesus and His oneness with You to limit my joy of any moment from becoming another regret of the past due to disobedience or sin – that which is not according to Your ways and nature. I pray that in each moment of obedience somehow You will use me for some good and put me in that path of someone needed reassurance under the sun as You know I do too. In the name of the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen.

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No mother could snatch her child from a burning building more swiftly than God is constrained to succor a penitent soul.

— St. Henry Suso

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Hebrews 3:7-14

7  Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Today, when you hear his voice,  8  do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness,  9  where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.  10  Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, `They always go astray in their hearts; they have not known my ways.’  11  As I swore in my wrath, `They shall never enter my rest.’"  12  Take care, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.  13  But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today, " that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.  14  For we share in Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end, 
Psalm 95:6-11

6  O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!  7  For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O that today you would hearken to his voice!  8  Harden not your hearts, as at Mer’ibah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,  9  when your fathers tested me, and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.  10  For forty years I loathed that generation and said, "They are a people who err in heart, and they do not regard my ways."  11  Therefore I swore in my anger that they should not enter my rest.
Mark 1:40-45

40  And a leper came to him beseeching him, and kneeling said to him, "If you will, you can make me clean."  41  Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I will; be clean."  42  And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.  43  And he sternly charged him, and sent him away at once,  44  and said to him, "See that you say nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to the people."  45  But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in the country; and people came to him from every quarter. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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An Invitation to Life

Everyone who believes in the Son will have life everlasting.

A wealthy man planned a great banquet, and invited many guests. When the preparations were completed, he sent his servant to gather those who had been invited. "Come,” he said, “for all things are ready."

But all those who had been invited began to make excuses.

The first replied: "I have just purchased a piece of land, and I must go and look at it again. Please have me excused."

The second said: "I have just purchased a herd of cattle, and I must go and examine it. Please have me excused."

A third answered: "I have recently been married, and for this, I cannot attend."

Finally, the servant returned and reported what had happened. Hearing the disappointing news, the master commanded: "Go quickly into the streets of the city, and gather the poor, the lame, the ill, and the blind."

The servant hurried to do this and soon returned, saying: "Sir, I have done as you commanded, and still there is room at the table."

"Go then," the rich man replied, "along the highways and among the fields, and urge those you meet to come in, that my table might be filled. For I say to you: none of those that were originally invited will taste of the banquet that I had prepared for them."

Whoever hears my word and believes in the One who has sent me will find eternal life and not be condemned. Instead, they will pass from death unto life. Do not be amazed at this , for the time is coming when even the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear his voice shall live. In their graves, the dead will recognize his voice and be raised up; those that have done good will be raised to new life, and those who have lived wrongfully will be raised to condemnation.

Herein lies the way to eternal life: know the only true God and Jesus Christ, the one sent to you by God. Take my words to heart. For God so loved the world that he offered his only Son a living sacrifice, that whoever believes in him will not perish, but be redeemed and have everlasting life. This good news of the kingdom shall be preached to the entire world as a witness to all nations; and then shall the end come.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and grateful I come to You calling upon Your power and praying for all those in need of Your grace and mercy. Enlighten those that seek or walk in darkness to hide their weakness and nature and awaken them to the Spirit open their hearts to Jesus. Show them the freedom in Jesus and that in a world where we may feel helpless and hopeless we are not alone; we are free to chose and we must chose Jesus! For He holds the truths that breed faith and faith creates hope and hope shows itself in love and love overcomes through understanding and unconditional acceptance. We must love the Spirit; we must love of Jesus Christ; and love of You! And in and through that love commit to know and understand with the innocence of a child; for it is only when try to understand and know  with  all that we have become under the sun that we will fall short and can only hope that we land at the foot of the Cross. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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The Devil never runs upon a man to seize him with his claws until he sees him on the ground, already having fallen by his own will.

— St. Thomas More

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Hebrews 2:14-18

14  Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,  15  and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage.  16  For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham.  17  Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make expiation for the sins of the people.  18  For because he himself has suffered and been tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. 
Psalm 105:1-4, 6-9

4  Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his presence continually! 
Mark 1:29-39

29  And immediately he left the synagogue, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.  30  Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him of her.  31  And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her; and she served them.  32  That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons.  33  And the whole city was gathered together about the door.  34  And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.  35  And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed.  36  And Simon and those who were with him pursued him,  37  and they found him and said to him, "Every one is searching for you."  38  And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also; for that is why I came out."  39  And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

Following the Resurrection

Oh fools, so slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Should not Christ have suffered all of these things and then enter into his glory? Be faithless no longer, but believe.

This is what I have told you from the beginning, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the law of Moses, and by the prophets, and by the Psalm-writers, concerning me! Christ must suffer, and then rise from the dead on the third day; that repentance and forgiveness of sins might be preached in his name among all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

I know from where I have come, and where I will go. You cannot tell from where I have come, or where I am going. You are from the earth. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.

No one has ascended up to heaven, except he that has come down from heaven, the Son of God who is in heaven. Go, tell my brothers that I will ascend to my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

Why are you troubled, allowing doubt to fill your minds? Be in peace. Witness my hands and my feet. Touch me, and verify my resurrected body; for a ghost does not appear having flesh and bones. Because you have seen me, you believe. More blessed are those who come after you, who having not seen me, believe.

In a little while, the world will see me no more; but my presence will remain with you; and because I live, you will live also.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humbly I ask and pray for guidance, perseverance and Your hand in helping me walk in the Spirit, producing the fruit of the Spirit with all those You place in my path. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Sometimes hatred is charming, while love must show itself severe.

— St. Augustine

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Hebrews 2:5-12

5  For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking.  6  It has been testified somewhere, "What is man that thou art mindful of him, or the son of man, that thou carest for him?  7  Thou didst make him for a little while lower than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honor,  8  putting everything in subjection under his feet."Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.  9  But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one.  10  For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.  11  For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren,  12  saying, "I will proclaim thy name to my brethren, in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." 
Psalm 8:2, 5-9
Mark 1:21-28

21  And they went into Caper’na-um; and immediately on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught.  22  And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.  23  And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit;  24  and he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God."  25  But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"  26  And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.  27  And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."  28  And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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The Betrayal

All things that were written by the prophets concerning the Messiah shall be fulfilled. He will be delivered into the custody of the heathen, mocked, treated spitefully, and misused. They will beat him and put him to death; but on the third day he will rise again.

Soon I must leave this earth. For a time you cannot join me in the place where I am going, so let us celebrate one last Passover together. The time approaches when I must suffer; for I tell you in truth: I will not eat of the Passover again until all that it signifies is fulfilled in the kingdom of God ; nor will I drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God has come.

This bread of the Passover represents my body, which is given for you. Eat it in remembrance of me. The wine represents God’s new covenant of salvation, sealed by my blood, which I do shed on your behalf.

I must give my life, as was foretold by the prophets. What sorrow awaits the one who betrays the Son of Man. It would have been better if he had not been born. I am not saying this of you, for I know very well those whom I have chosen; but it has been written: "One who shares my bread will betray me." I tell you this before it comes to pass, so that afterwards you will believe in me.

You boast that you are willing to lay down your life for my sake! Sadly, you will all desert me on the night of my betrayal, as the prophets have written: "I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered."

Oh! Father! Hear my prayer! If it is possible, let this ordeal pass from me! Nevertheless not my will, but your will be finished.

Behold, the hour has come for the Son of Man to be abandoned into the hands of evildoers. Beware! Those who live by the sword will die by the sword.

How can it be that you betray the Son of Man with a kiss, arresting me like a common thief, carrying swords and clubs? Daily I was among you in the temple, and you never laid a hand on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness is at work.

Do you not realize that I could pray to my Father, and he could send down twelve legions of angels for my defense? How then could the scriptures be fulfilled that predict it must happen this way? Now the Son of Man will be glorified, and God will be magnified in him.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humbly I ask and pray for all those who close their heart to the Spirit within, and their ears to the Words of Jesus, and eyes work which only He performs. O that You would use me to open one heart, an ear or one eye to the works You have done in me. That out of pain I help find joy, out of suffering hope, out of loneliness comfort and peace through Jesus in You with the Spirit as I do. Not that I have in any way perfected my faith in hope with love, but this one thing I do believe; that for the rest of my days under the sun, I will seek You, opening my heart and mind to Your will, my ears to Your Words, and in everything see and give thanks. In the name if the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Anxiety is the soul’s greatest enemy, sin only excepted. When the heart is anxious and disquieted within itself, it loses the power to preserve those virtues which are already acquired, and also the means of resisting the temptations of Satan, who does not fail to test the strength of that rope.

— St. Francis DeSales

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Hebrews 1:1-6

1  In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets;  2  but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.  3  He reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature, upholding the universe by his word of power. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,  4  having become as much superior to angels as the name he has obtained is more excellent than theirs.  5  For to what angel did God ever say, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"? Or again, "I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son"?  6  And again, when he brings the first-born into the world, he says, "Let all God’s angels worship him." 
Psalm 97:1-2, 6-7, 9

7  All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; all gods bow down before him. 
Mark 1:14-20

14  and wherever he enters, say to the householder, `The Teacher says, Where is my guest room, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?’  15  And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us."  16  And the disciples set out and went to the city, and found it as he had told them; and they prepared the passover.  17  And when it was evening he came with the twelve.  18  And as they were at table eating, Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me."  19  They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one after another, "Is it I?"  20  He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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Always

As my Father has sent me, so I send you.

Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Go into the world, and proclaim this good news to all people. Those that believe and are baptized will discover salvation; but those that believe not will be lost.

Attend the promise of the Father, which you have heard from me. John, called the Baptizer, cleansed his followers by immersing them in water, but you will be made new by the very breath of God.

You will receive new power when the breath of God has come among you; and you will be my witnesses, beginning here in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria , to the uttermost parts of the earth.

Breathe deep the breath of God. Teach, even as I have taught you. And remember that I am with you always, even to the end of the world.

Receive the Holy Spirit!

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humble, I ask for discernment as well as wisdom and judgment in what I do. Help me liken my heart to Jesus’, tune my ear to Your truths, and help me to see Your hand in all things under the sun. I know I will or can never be deserving or ready, but I do not need to, for You know best how and when and where to use me, mine is to be open and always seeking to serve. And for this I need only stand at the foot of the Cross. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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If you embrace all things in this life as coming from the hands of God, and even embrace death to fulfill His holy will, assuredly you will die a saint.

— St. Alphonsus Liguori

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Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7

1  Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations.  2  He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street;  3  a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice.  4  He will not fail or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.  6  "I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations,  7  to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. 
Psalm 29:1-4, 3, 9-10
Acts 10: 34-38

34  And Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality,  35  but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.  36  You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),  37  the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:  38  how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 
Mark 1:7-11

7  And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.  8  I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."  9  In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.  10  And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove;  11  and a voice came from heaven, "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased."

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

Disciples and Servants

You cannot allow two masters to rule your life. Either you will disregard one and love the other; or else cling to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and remain enslaved to the gods of this world.

Which one of you, planning to build a tower, would not first carefully estimate the cost, making sure there was enough money to complete the construction? Otherwise, having laid the foundation, you may be forced to abandon the work. Those looking on would laugh and say: "You began to build, but now you are ruined."

A king who plans to wage war must first consult his military advisors to determine whether his army of ten thousand is capable of defeating the enemy’s force of thirty thousand. If his advisors can find no hope of victory, he must send forth his ambassadors to meet the enemy and negotiate peace before the battle begins.

Consider that which you possess in this life: family, money, and earthly possessions. Unless you are willing to make a total commitment, even of what you cherish, you cannot truly follow me.

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Lord God, Abba Father, O that You would bless me and mine, enlarge my territory for You, that You would keep us from evil and causing pain. That You would open our hearts to Jesus’ true teachings, and that You would put our hurt, pain, sins, mistakes, and regrets behind, separating them from today, as far as the east is from the west. And in this moment help feel Your forgiving touch that has the power of forgiveness and healing if we forgive ourselves. Grant me a discerning mind that is led by the heart likened to Jesus. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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You don’t love in your enemies what they are, but what you would have them become by your prayers.

— St. Augustine

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1 John 5:14-21

14  And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.  15  And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. 
Psalm 149:1-6, 9
John 3:22-30

22  After this Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea; there he remained with them and baptized.  23  John also was baptizing at Ae’non near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were baptized.  24  For John had not yet been put in prison.  25  Now a discussion arose between John’s disciples and a Jew over purifying.  26  And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, here he is, baptizing, and all are going to him."  27  John answered, "No one can receive anything except what is given him from heaven.  28  You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.  29  He who has the bride is the bridegroom; the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice; therefore this joy of mine is now full.  30  He must increase, but I must decrease." 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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