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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

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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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

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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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

The Promise of the Spirit

It is the Spirit that has the power to give life.

If you love me, then keep my commandments. And I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another comforter to be with you forever. His is the breath of truth. The world does not accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you will know him, for he will dwell with you, and in you.

I will not leave you comfortless. Now it is necessary for you that I go away; for if I do not leave, the Comforter, the very breath of God, will not come to dwell among you. If I depart, I will send him to you.

When he has come, he will reveal to the world what is sin, and what is righteousness and judgment. Sin, because you do not believe in me; righteousness, because I go to my Father, and you will not see me; judgment, because the oppressive power of the prince of this world has been broken.

I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot understand them just now. However, when the breath of God has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak of himself; but whatever he hears, that he will speak, showing you those things that are to come.

He will praise me and glorify me, by revealing my glory to you. All of the Father’s glory is mine as well. This is why I am able to make this promise to you: the Spirit will reveal my divine nature to you. If your child asked of you bread, would you offer a stone? If your child asked fish to eat, would you offer a snake? Would you serve a scorpion to the little ones who ask for an egg?

If you then, being of this earth, know how to provide good things for your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the breath of God to those who ask him?

When the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, whom I will send to you from the Father has come, he will testify of me. He will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I have told you.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humble I ask and pray that the Spirit continue to reveal Your truths to me through Jesus who sent and breathe the living presence of the Spirit into me. May the Your power in the Spirit, the power of truth be seen in me through the fruit of the Spirit which is produced in me because of the Spirit’s presence in me. I know the Spirit is truth because as the wind, though I cannot see it, I feel it. I know the divine nature of my Lord Jesus Christ because I feel the need for Him deep in my heart. I know the oneness of Spirit through Jesus in You because in conscious meditation feel the power of truth, the peace in the moment, as it is revealed to me over in over through understanding in all things past and present, the understanding of Your timing. O that all those souls in need and alone would be able to feel and know what I do, and that in your time and in Your way, You would use me to light the path if only for one soul. This I ask and pray in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.  

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The affairs of God are accomplished little by little and almost imperceptibly. The Spirit of God is neither violent nor hasty. He does all things in His time.

— St. Vincent de Paul

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1 John 5:5-13

5  Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?  6  This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood.  7  And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is the truth.  8  There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree.  9  If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to his Son.
Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20
Luke 5:12-16

12  While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and besought him, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."  13  And he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately the leprosy left him.  14  And he charged him to tell no one; but "go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to the people."  15  But so much the more the report went abroad concerning him; and great multitudes gathered to hear and to be healed of their infirmities.  16  But he withdrew to the wilderness and prayed. 

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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

The Kingdom of Heaven

Since the time of John the Baptiser until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and great is the number that eagerly, and in desperation, have seized hold of its truth.

Do not allow your worries to consume tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself. Surely there is enough to concern you each day without fretting about the future. Which of you by mental effort can add one inch to your height?

Consider the birds of the air. They are not consumed with worry. At night they sleep soundly, knowing that their heavenly Father cares for them. Do you not matter more than the birds?

Are not two sparrows sold in the marketplace for a few pennies? Still, one of them cannot fall to the ground without your heavenly Father’s knowledge. Cease being afraid. You are of greater value than many flocks of sparrows. Even the very hairs of your head are numbered.

Why then worry about what you will wear? Consider the lilies growing wild in the fields, blooming without effort. Even King Solomon in all of his glory was not arrayed as beautifully as one of these. If God has so cared for that which grows wild in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is cast into the fire, will he not care for you much more? How can you have such little faith?

Therefore, stop saying: “What will I eat? What will I drink? Will I ever have enough to clothe myself?” This is how the faithless think, anxious for everything. Be at peace! Your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all of these things, and more.

Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all of your needs will be provided.

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Lord God, Abba Father, I pray, thankful and humbly I pray, I pray for all those who do not know or want to know You, that they be awakened to You through Jesus in the Spirit; and that they learn listen to Him and never give up on trying to understand His teachings. I pray for all those less fortunate than I, in pain and suffering, alone and hopeless; that they know Your peace and that peace walk with them even in the valley of death. That they learn to never fear and as St. Francis de Sales tells us today trust in You in Jesus through the Spirit that lives in each of us and learn to stop walking in anxiety and with worry on our minds, yet realize the gifts both physical and spiritual that You have given us and put them to work in Your service. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.

— St. Francis de Sales

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1 John 4:19 — 5:4

19  We love, because he first loved us. 4  For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. 
Psalm 72:1-2, 14-15, 17
Luke 4:14-22

14  And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and a report concerning him went out through all the surrounding country.  15  And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.  16  And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and he went to the synagogue, as his custom was, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read;  17  and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written,  18  "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,  19  to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."  20  And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.  21  And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."  22  And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, "Is not this Joseph’s son?" 

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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

The Kingdom of Heaven

Since the time of John the Baptiser until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and great is the number that eagerly, and in desperation, have seized hold of its truth.

Do not allow your worries to consume tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself. Surely there is enough to concern you each day without fretting about the future. Which of you by mental effort can add one inch to your height?

Consider the birds of the air. They are not consumed with worry. At night they sleep soundly, knowing that their heavenly Father cares for them. Do you not matter more than the birds?

Are not two sparrows sold in the marketplace for a few pennies? Still, one of them cannot fall to the ground without your heavenly Father’s knowledge. Cease being afraid. You are of greater value than many flocks of sparrows. Even the very hairs of your head are numbered.

Why then worry about what you will wear? Consider the lilies growing wild in the fields, blooming without effort. Even King Solomon in all of his glory was not arrayed as beautifully as one of these. If God has so cared for that which grows wild in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is cast into the fire, will he not care for you much more? How can you have such little faith?

Therefore, stop saying: “What will I eat? What will I drink? Will I ever have enough to clothe myself?” This is how the faithless think, anxious for everything. Be at peace! Your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all of these things, and more.

Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all of your needs will be provided.

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Lord God, Abba Father, I pray, thankful and humbly I pray, I pray for all those who do not know or want to know You, that they be awakened to You through Jesus in the Spirit; and that they learn listen to Him and never give up on trying to understand His teachings. I pray for all those less fortunate than I, in pain and suffering, alone and hopeless; that they know Your peace and that peace walk with them even in the valley of death. That they learn to never fear and as St. Francis de Sales tells us today trust in You in Jesus through the Spirit that lives in each of us and learn to stop walking in anxiety and with worry on our minds, yet realize the gifts both physical and spiritual that You have given us and put them to work in Your service. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.

— St. Francis de Sales

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1 John 4:19 — 5:4

19  We love, because he first loved us. 4  For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. 
Psalm 72:1-2, 14-15, 17
Luke 4:14-22

14  And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and a report concerning him went out through all the surrounding country.  15  And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.  16  And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and he went to the synagogue, as his custom was, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read;  17  and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written,  18  "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,  19  to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."  20  And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.  21  And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."  22  And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, "Is not this Joseph’s son?" 

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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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Food for the Soul

Since childhood you have heard the story of how your ancestors ate manna in the desert, but that was long ago, and now they are ancient memories. In spite of those miracles, Moses was not able to provide the true bread of heaven, that which my Father is offering to you now. For the bread of God is embodied in the one who is speaking to you, who has come down from heaven, and offered his own life for the world.

If you understood this, you would beg me to give you living water as well; for whoever drinks natural water soon thirsts again, but whoever drinks of the water that I give will discover a well that springs up within, overflowing with eternal life.

Are you thirsting spiritually? Come to me and drink; for they that believe in me, as it has been written, "Out of their innermost being will flow rivers of living water." 

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Lord God, Abba Father, St. Columbanus reminds us of the peace and joy in ‘purity of soul – yet no one can bestow this on himself because it is properly the gift of Your grace.’ Therefore thankful, humble and for the sake of Jesus’ passion I ask and pray that You have mercy on us and on the whole world, and that Your grace rain down on all those not knowing where to look. Let their eyes find the Cross, and their hearts fall at the foot of the Cross where purity of soul awaits all that seek and ask. ‘Nothing is sweeter than the calm of conscience, nothing safer’. It is only at the Cross that we can find and be renewed again and again. That was His purpose, His gift; ours’ is but to open our hearts to Him. In that name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.  

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Nothing is sweeter than the calm of conscience, nothing safer than purity of soul – yet no one can bestow this on himself because it is properly the gift of God’s grace.

— St. Columbanus

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1 John 4:11-18

11  Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  12  No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.  13  By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his own Spirit.  14  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world.  15  Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  16  So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.  17  In this is love perfected with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so are we in this world.  18  There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love. 
Psalm 72:1-2, 10, 12-13

12  For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.  13  He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. 
Mark 6:45-52

45  Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Beth-sa’ida, while he dismissed the crowd.  46  And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray.  47  And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land.  48  And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them,  49  but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out;  50  for they all saw him, and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take heart, it is I; have no fear."  51  And he got into the boat with them and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded,  52  for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened. 

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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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