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What The 21 Mnemonic 3:16 "Three Sixteens" Of The New Testament Tell Us ~ Part Nine: James

12/27/2015

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you. No Jesus No Peace Know Jesus Know Peace

Part Nine: James 3:16
"For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing." (17-18 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.)

This disturbing verse of scripture sets the backdrop for recognizing the presence of the Lord and activity of the holy Spirit. The lower wisdom is no wisdom at all. It is the folly of sin and selfishness. In CommunionFire we recognize from glory to glory an ever clearer perception of the presence of the Lord. When we encounter the Lord He is first peaceable, gentle, reasonable and full of mercy. There is no hypocrisy, sarcasm, cynicism or sense of jealousy. Sometime Communion is confronted by spiritual or demonic distractions, Sometimes fleeting thoughts rise up to hinder our experience with the Lord but once the bread of life is eaten and swallowed the grey clouds of distraction burn away because the enemy flees when Jesus shows up. The fire of His glory (or clarity of His presence) is so dominant that darkness flees, oppression lifts, frustration subsides and any attack of distraction is swept away.

KEY to the understanding the Nature of Evil is that jealousy is at the heart of every evil work. Jealousy is what inflamed the persecution of Jesus and His Followers: They were “Filled with Jealousy" James 3:16

“Filled with Jealousy” was the toxic drink of those that caused the Christ followers to be placed in jail Acts 5:17. Led by the High Priest, the Sanhedrin was filled to the brim with volcanic jealousy. It was a seething jealousy that imprisoned their hearts and minds. It was a human induced communion of intoxicating self-righteousness, hatred, variance, anger and rebellion that flooded their ability to reason. This was a clear sign that persecution is rooted in the Satanic hatred for God’s glory.

John 11:40 “Only believe and you will see the glory of God!” When the glory of God shows up, believing eyes are opened to see Jesus and to hear His voice. That is what Lucifer rebelled against. He hates God and wants to rob Him of glory. A moment later Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. Some say that when Jesus said, “Lazarus, Come forth!” that He had to say ‘Lazarus’ or all the dead would have come forth! The power of God demonstrates the glory of God. His glory is the target of all persecution to this day and becomes the cause of evil to persecute to the death.

Jealousy is the root of the hatred, rebellious behavior, persecution and ultimately death of the martyrs. It was the reverse mirror image of passion and fire for sharing God’s love in the Gospel. The glory of God is the “fire” in CommunionFire. It is filled with the language and message of heaven. It reveals the eternal presence of Jesus and transforms lives from glory to glory. Jealousy is the exact and complete opposite – opposing and challenging God like Ananias & Sapphira.

In the Greek, the word is zḗlos (an omamopoeic term that mimics the sound of water bubbling over from heat and perhaps derived from 2204 /zéō, "to boil") – properly, burning emotion (inner feeling boiling over, "boiling from heat," J. Thayer); (figuratively) something very fervent ("red-hot") as with Spirit-fueled zeal to serve the Lord. This root (zē-) is used both negatively ("jealousy") and positively ("zeal") depending on the context. [The root (zē-, "zeal") literally means "hot enough to boil." It is metaphorically used of "burning anger, love, zeal" (A-S) – i.e. to burn (in spirit). It can refer to "boiling anger, love, zeal, for what is good or bad" (J. Thayer).]

James 3:16 clarifies the difference between the insidious manifestation of self-righteous, jealousy and the more dominant eternal righteousness of Christ's passion for us. One creates disorder and every evil thing and the other creates righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.

But the wisdom from above is pure;
Then peaceable and gentle
and reasonable,
full of mercy and good fruits,
unwavering, without hypocrisy.

Reference: http://www.communionfire.com/the-acts-of-jesus/the-communionfire-commentary-on-the-book-of-acts-chapter-five-part-two

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The Goodness of God Leads To A Very Merry Christmas

12/25/2015

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“God Gives Glorious Good Gifts” Part Four
The Continuation of Luke Chapters 1&2
How I Discovered The Treasures and Gifts the Lord Provides in Every Verse of Scripture!
A Gift or Treasure from each verse of Luke Chapters 1-2
At the end of each verse, a gift is revealed, introduced as:
"God Gives Glorious Good Gifts of ______" or GGGGG

Mary Visits Elizabeth

39 And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda.
GGGGG: Spirit Led Foot Steps

40 And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth.
GGGGG: The Embrace of Family

41 And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth Heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
GGGGG: The Presence of the Lord (Even The Unborn Leap When Jesus is Present yet not Seen)

42 And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art you among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
GGGGG: The Anointing

43 And how is it that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?
GGGGG: the Visitation of the Mother of My Lord

44 As soon as I heard your voice of salutation sounding in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy!
GGGGG: The Sound of Mary's Salutation Quickens Life

45 And blessed are you that have believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.
GGGGG: Believe the Voice of the Lord

Mary's Song of Praise (1 Samuel 2:1-11)

46 And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord.
GGGGG: The Gift of Worship

47 And my spirit rejoiced in God my Savior.
GGGGG: Spiritual Joy

48 Because He has regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from now on all generations shall call me blessed.
GGGGG: The Call of God

49 Because He that is mighty, has done great things to me; and Holy is His Name.
GGGGG: Swept up in His Greatness

50 And His mercy is from generation unto generations, to all those that fear Him.
GGGGG: His Mercy

51 He has revealed might in His arm: He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their Heart.
GGGGG: The Revelation of His Embrace and Power

52 He has put down the mighty from their seat, and has exalted the humble.
GGGGG: You Raise Me Up To More Than I Can Be

53 He has filled the hungry with good things; and the rich He has sent empty away.
GGGGG: His Menu Is Goodness

54 He has received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:
GGGGG: He Loves First With Mercy

55 As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.
GGGGG: His Voice is Eternal and Personal

56 And Mary abode with her about three months; and she returned to Her own house.
GGGGG: Mary's Visitations

The Birth of John the Baptist

57 Now Elizabeth's full time of being delivered was come, and she brought forth a son.
GGGGG: The Fulness of Time - God's timing

58 And the neighbors and family heard that the Lord had shewed his great mercy towards her, and they shared her joy.
GGGGG: Sharing the Joy of Good News

59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father's name Zachary.
GGGGG: Good Intention in God's Hands

60 And his mother answering, said: Not so; but He shall be called John.
GGGGG: The Gift of Having God's Heart

61 And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
GGGGG: The Gift of Misunderstanding

62 And they made signs to his father, how He would have him called.
GGGGG: The Gift of Futility (a vacuum that draws us to call for answers beyond self)

63 And demanding a writing table, He wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.
GGGGG: Confidence of Faith (causes others to wonder and that's okay)

64 And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and He spoke, blessing God.
GGGGG: (Step of Faith) Releases Tangible Miracles and Worship

65 And fear came upon all their neighbors; and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea.
GGGGG: God's Miraculous Love (Grips the Hearts of Your Neighbor and Becomes Good News to Others)

66 And all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What do you think God’s calling is for this child? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
GGGGG: The Lord is With You (and others know it)

Zechariah's Song

67 And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and He prophesied, saying:
GGGGG: The Gift of the Holy Spirit & Prophecy

68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because He has visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
GGGGG: The Treasury of Redemption

69 And has raised up a horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant:
GGGGG: The Sound & Blessings of Salvation

70 As He spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning:
GGGGG: The Lord Speaks by the Mouths of His Holy Prophets (Jesus would call John the greatest of all the prophets)

71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us:
GGGGG: Freedom from Oppression

72 To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,
GGGGG: His Covenant of Mercy

73 That He would give us The Oath, which He swore to Abraham our father,
GGGGG: The Treasury of Faith's Inheritance

74 That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,
GGGGG: Freedom to Serve Him

75 In holiness and justice before him, all our days.
GGGGG: Abiding in His Holiness and Grace (not our own)

76 And you, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for you shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:
GGGGG: God's Calling (Prophesied by His Dad)

77 To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins:
GGGGG: Revelation Knowledge of Salvation (we understand he depths of His forgiveness)

78 Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the dayspring from on high has visited us:
GGGGG: His Mercy is New Every Morning

79 To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet into the way of peace.
GGGGG: The Revelation of the Way of Peace

80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation to Israel
GGGGG: "The Appointed Day of Our Manifestation" (to those the Lord Leads us to)

Luke 2 Each Verse a Gift or Treasure in The Birth of Jesus Christ
GGGGG = God Gives Glorious Good Gifts

1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
GGGGG: Seeing God's International Sovereignty (as in The Sovereignty of God in our lives (The decree of global leaders plays into God's plan)

2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
GGGGG: Seeing God's National Sovereignty as in The Principle of First Things (Created to lead Joseph to Bethlehem)

3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town.
GGGGG: Seeing God's Local Sovereignty as in bringing Jesus to His Birthplace to fulfill all things

4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
GGGGG: Seeing God's Sovereignty of Heaven for one line of scripture (Micah 5:2)

5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
GGGGG: Confirmation of Prophecy (Registered with Rome as members of the house of David (God documents His truth and fulfillment of His promise to King David) John 7:42

6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.
GGGGG: His Story (Time, Location and Events are all tied together in every aspect of Jesus Incarnation)

7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
GGGGG: Heavenly Royalty (When the King is born so is the office of the Queen. In one moment the royalty of the Eternal Kingdom is established. This earth has no room for them in their brick and mortar (even at the Inn built by Ruth and Boaz; their ancestors). In Israel the Mother of the King is Queen, not the wife. She wrapped The Bread of Heaven in His purpose - the swaddling clothes of His death and laid Him in the (stone carved manger, the grain trough) like the bed of His (destiny) in the tomb. God sent Him into the world to die for our sins that we might know God's love. He was "born of a virgin" but was first "sent by God". Heaven confirmed His Apostleship by sending the witness of heavenly miraculous events, Heaven's angels in the skies visible on earth singing glorious Hosannas, shepherds from nearby fields, animals from the barnyard, and kings from other countries.)

The Shepherds and the Angels

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
GGGGG: Shepherds in the field

9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.
GGGGG: Vision to see and recognize angels and God's Glory

10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
GGGGG: A Message of an Angel

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
GGGGG: The Birth of Jesus

12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
GGGGG: A Sign from God

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
GGGGG: The Miraculous Suddenlies of God

14 “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill to all!”
GGGGG: Good News from Heaven

15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
GGGGG: Heaven in your Feet

16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
GGGGG: Finding Eternal Treasure

17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
GGGGG: Evangelism Born from Discovery

18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
GGGGG: The Power of First Hand Witnesses

19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
GGGGG: Mary's Eternal Treasury

20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
GGGGG: Life Filled to Overflowing by Encounters

Jesus Presented at the Temple

21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
GGGGG: The Name of Jesus

22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
GGGGG: Jesus Satisfies all the Law for us

23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”)
GGGGG: Jesus Holy According to the Law

24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
GGGGG: Sacrificial Love of Parents

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
GGGGG: Spirit Led Living

26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
GGGGG: Promise by Revelation

27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law,
GGGGG: Led By The Spirit to Jesus

28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
GGGGG: Unto Us A Son is Born

29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace according to your word;
GGGGG: Faith is Always Satisfied

30 for my eyes have seen your salvation
GGGGG: Vision to See Salvation in the Face of Jesus

31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
GGGGG: Vision to See Jesus' Face Available to All People

32 light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
GGGGG: The Light of Revelation & Glory of Israel is Jesus

33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.
GGGGG: Sharing about Jesus (a blessing to all the Holy Family)

34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against
GGGGG: Seeing Things To Come

35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
GGGGG: Mother Mary, Intercessor with Her Son

36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin,
GGGGG: Role Models

37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
GGGGG: Lifetime Dedication

38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
GGGGG: Prophetic Confirmation

The Return to Nazareth

39 And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
GGGGG: Home Life with Jesus

40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
GGGGG: We Grow and become strong with Jesus

The Boy Jesus in the Temple

41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.
GGGGG: Daily Communion with Jesus (He is our Jerusalem)

42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.
GGGGG: Communion is for all ages

43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,
GGGGG: Jesus Stays when others leave the Table

44 but supposing him to be in the group they went a day’s journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances,
GGGGG: Remembrance

45 and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.
GGGGG: Returning to the Lord

46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
GGGGG: Finding Jesus

47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
GGGGG: Ears to Hear the Voice of the Lord

48 And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.”
GGGGG: Parental Concern

49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
GGGGG: Jesus is not hiding from us

50 And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.
GGGGG: We Always Find Him at His Table

51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
GGGGG: Eternal Treasure

52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
GGGGG: Transformation (In His Glory we are Transformed from Glory to Glory)

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Gifts, Treasures & Heavenly Riches Once Concealed Now Revealed

12/23/2015

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“God Gives Glorious Good Gifts” Part Three

Isaiah 45:3 "I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.”

What greater event in all of creation? The night baby Jesus came into the world.

God so loved the world that He gave (The Gift) his only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have (gift) of everlasting life. He is the giver of every good and perfect gift.

The night Jesus was born, it was dark.

Then The Word became Flesh in a barn in Bethlehem. Heaven's light split the darkness. The light of a heavenly star was set in place by God for the occasion. Its light turned the night into day. It was all about The Greatest Gift of all He was sending to confirm His love to each one of us.

400 years of darkness since the glory of God had been seen in Israel when God added an angelic host bathed in the glory of the starry light. 400 years of silence was dispelled by the angels as they gave a command performance for the new baby King. The event was billed as "A Heavenly Symphony for the New Born King" featuring heaven's favorite, "Hosanna to God the Highest" and "On Earth Peace to Those of Good Will!"

God was revealing His hand for making the gift of eternal life possible for all who believe that Jesus, His only begotten Son, was given. The Bread of Life was laid in the feeding trough where the God's critters would come to feed on the grain.

Tonight, the King was born to give His life as the demonstration of God's great love for us. Jesus was born in a town whose name means "House of Bread and Wine". The Shepherd King was also born to become the Good Shepherd, like his father King David. The Son of God also became the Son of man on earth to all the sheep and lambs who would follow Him. From now on the Lord would lead us to His Table which He prepared to provide eternal sustenance to all who believe and receive and follow Him.

At the Communion Table we learn know the Shepherd's voice. We also learn how much He can't wait to share with us all He has prepared for us. Those who He calls by Name understand that darkness is simply our blindness. Communion is where the Lord opens our eyes to recognize Him. Darkness is our ignorance about places we don't know anything about. There are secret places where Jesus hides those things He wants to share with us, where He feeds us with hidden manna. When we come into the light of His presence we begin to see things clearly. In His light there are no shadows. Our stare into darkness becomes light when we partake of the bread and the wine and Jesus reveals Himself to us. Like the darkness of that quiet night in Bethlehem, when we come to the feeding trough of Jesus, Heaven's light shines on us and our ears open to hear the heavenly host singing "Hosanna in the Highest!"

John 15:13-15 "Greater love has no one than this that one lay down his life for his friends.” You are My friends if you do what I command you (Do this. Commune with me. Seen what I show you and listen to what I tell you. Let Me lead you into My Kingdom.). "No longer do I call you slaves/students or disciples, for the slave/student/disciple does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have revealed to you.”

John 16:19 "Jesus said to them, "Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, 'In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me'?"

John 10:2-5 The one who enters by the gate is the Shepherd (Jesus) of the sheep. The gatekeeper (Holy Spirit) opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”

Isaiah 49:1 Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my mother's womb he has spoken my name.

Exodus 33:17: And the LORD said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name."

How I Discovered The Treasures and Gifts the Lord Provides in Every Verse of Scripture!

A Gift or Treasure from each verse of Luke Chapters 1-2
At the end of each verse, a gift is revealed, introduced as:

"God Gives Glorious Good Gifts of ______"

My approach is to read each verse.
Then I look to the Lord to open up His gift or treasure in each verse.
Then I highlight the part of the verse the Holy Spirit highlights to me.
Then I describe the Gift or Treasure in a word or two.

Luke One: Each of 80 Verses, Reveals 80 Gifts & Treasures
The First 12 Verses as Unwrapped by the Holy Spirit to Me

1 "FORASMUCH as many have written in hand trying to properly tell the story of the things that have been accomplished among us;"
God Gives Glorious Good Gifts: The Gift "To Properly Tell The Story Of What the Lord Has Accomplished In The Midst"

Verse One Example:
The Gift Revealed applies to me/you personally.
The Lord reveals the gift of: Properly telling His Story.

The Holy Spirit is the Best Bible Teacher. He reveals the treasure within scriptures to us. When He does the scriptures breathe life into us and make us alive spiritually.

How? Because we learn every day in Communion you become a First-Hand Witness to what Communion with the Lord is like. In Communion's fire (His glory) He shares His life with you in a personal, intimate way as though it is only you and He in the universe. He shows us what He has prepared and speaks gently to us. He shares what is lovely to give us a good report. Having learned this in Communion with Him we are now prepared to experience how Communion is extended through the Scriptures.

2 According as they have delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word:

God Gives Glorious Good Gifts: The Treasury "of Eyewitness Accounts".

3 It seemed good to me, having diligently studied these things from the beginning, to write the story clearly, most excellent (believer) Theophilus,

God Gives Glorious Good Gifts: The Gift "to Write The Story Clearly"

4 "That you may know the verity/truth/reality of those words shared with you as instructed."

God Gives Glorious Good Gifts: Knowing 1st Hand "The New Reality"!

The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
(Matthew 11:7-19; Luke 7:24-35; Luke 16:14-17)

5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, in the order of Abijah [Abba + yah = God is my Father, founder of the 8th order of Hebrew Priesthood] (the priesthood of Israel) and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth (Her mother was sister of Anna who gave birth to the holy Virgin, Jesus’ Mother Mary.)

God Gives Glorious Good Gifts: Our Priestly Heritage

6 And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame.
God Gives Glorious Good Gifts of: Justification (Just as though we never sinned)

7 And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
God Gives Glorious Good Gifts of: Miracles at Any Age

8 And it came to pass, when He (Zachary) executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,
God Gives Glorious Good Gifts of: Priestly Activity

9 According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.
God Gives Glorious Good Gifts of: Purpose & Participation in the House of God (You are His Temple)

10 And all the multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.
God Gives Glorious Good Gifts of: Prayer Support

11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the Altar of incense.
God Gives Glorious Good Gifts of: Revelation to See The Appearance of an Angel

12 And Zachary seeing him, was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
God Gives Glorious Good Gifts of: Humility in the face of Heaven's Visitation

13 But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for your prayer is Heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and you shalt call his name John:
GGGGG: Assurance from Heaven

14 And you shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity.
GGGGG: The Nativity Gives Us Gifts that fill us with Joy & Gladness

15 For He shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and He shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
GGGGG: The Call of the Lord and His Supply

16 And He shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
GGGGG: Reconciliation Possible with God

17 And He shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias; that He may turn the Hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.
GGGGG: The Good News of Transformation

18 And Zachary said to the angel: How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.
GGGGG: Speaking with Angels

19 And the angel answering, said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God: and am sent to speak to thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.
GGGGG: Good News from Heaven

20 And behold, you shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak until the day wherein these things shall come to pass, because you hast not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
GGGGG: Dumbstruck (dumb tongue made a gift) to Witness God’s Faithfulness (Be still and know that I am God. In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.)

21 And the people were waiting for Zachary; and they wondered that He tarried so long in the temple.
GGGGG: Wonder is a treasure chest filled with good things

22 And when He came out, He could not speak to them: and they understood that He had seen a vision in the temple. And He made signs to them, and remained dumb.
GGGGG: (Stone on the mouth of the well Genesis 39) Revelation Opens the Understanding

23 And it came to pass, after the days of his office were accomplished, He departed to his own house.
GGGGG: After Work the gift of Home Sweet Home

24 And after those days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself five months, saying:
GGGGG: Miraculous Conception by God’s Promises

25 Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein He has had regard to take away my reproach among men.
GGGGG: Miracles remove Reproach

The Birth of Jesus Foretold

26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
GGGGG: Eternal God Works within Our Time & Space

27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
GGGGG: Realizing He Knows You by Name and Profile

28 And the angel came in and said unto her: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art you among women.
GGGGG: Gabriel Introduces God’s Adoration of Heaven’s Queen

29 Who having Heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought within herself what manner of salutation this should be.
GGGGG: Humbled by God’s Recognition & Sovereignty

30 And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for you have found grace with God.
GGGGG: His Grace Meets us where we are, as we are, for who we are.

31 Behold you shall conceive in thy womb, and shall bring forth a son; and you shall call his name Jesus.
GGGGG: Conception of The Word Become Flesh, a Son whose name is Jesus (Savior)
(As in 'in travail until Christ be formed in you' Galatians 4:19) Note: Mary was the first "to accept Christ" He lived in her and then with her for the first 30 years of His life.

32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and He shall reign in the house of Jacob forever.
GGGGG: The Gift of The Eternal King (The Son of God and David Shall Reign as King Forever)

33 And of his kingdom there shall be no end.
GGGGG: The Gift of His Eternal Kingdom

34 And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man?
GGGGG: (What is Impossible with man is Possible with God) Trusting The Lord (The super natural love of God is greater than natural law.)

35 And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy one born of you shall be called the Son of God.
GGGGG: The Power and Presence of the Holy Spirit

36 And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:
GGGGG: God's Promise Stronger than Natural Conditions

37 Because no word shall be impossible with God.
GGGGG: With God all things ARE possible. The Gift of Supernatural Possibilities

38 And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
GGGGG: Grace Given to Respond to God's Plan

Tomorrow: Each Sentence of His Story contains More Gifts and Treasures - He doesn't transform us by our strength, effort, commitment and discipline but in His glory He fills and floods the 'empty handed lives who sit down with Him with eternal goodness and mercy. By receiving all He has prepared for us by virtue of His grace and gifts we are transformed from one level of glory to another. "Every good and perfect gift comes down to us from the Father of lights."

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Every Good & Perfect Gift Comes With Your Name On It

12/23/2015

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For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Lets see... Is this a hard choice? Work for the Paycheck of Sin and Death or... Open my hands to receive The Gift of Eternal Life

“God Gives Glorious Good Gifts” Part Two

Receiving Gifts & Treasures in Communion
with Him and from Him Every Day

You've begun the relationship and He invites us to "Do This" to continue what He started when you first heard Him knocking at your door. Born again you need to feed to grow. As a new creation in Him you need to know Him to grow in Him like a branch grafted into Him as the Vine of Life. Baptized in the Spirit and His Fire you are prepared to move from the temporary life into the eternal life; the prison of sin and death into the freedom of forgiveness; the old natural life into the super natural life and from want, need and dependency on others to total peace in the arms of Jesus.

Jesus says to all of us "Come To Me. Come and See."

The bread of His Flesh + The wine of His Blood at His Table = The Gift of Communion to all who will hear His voice and follow Him to the Table He has prepared for you. Communion reveals the CommunionFire or the Glory of Jesus and His presence.

It is the fire like clarity of a diamond, where ours eyes are opened and we recognize Him. It is a new window where the Holy Spirit pulls back the curtains to reveal Jesus and His Kingdom. It is the curtain torn in half from top to bottom in the Temple to allow anyone who want to come into His presence. It is the curtain on the stage of the Testimony/Story of Jesus that is pulled back to show the next Act of our new creation. It is the veil of the Law that blinds us that is removed to share the magnificent glories of grace that rain down like hidden Manna and pours out like the river of life.

It is to be hidden in Jesus and Jesus residing in us that produces the hope of continuing, ongoing encounters with His Glory (the light and fire of His presence). This glory is where He appears. It is where we see Him and recognize Him. It is where we dine with Him. It is where He shares his, life, love, gifts, treasures and wealth with us. In His glory we are transformed from glory to glory. We become one with Him and by virtue of our oneness with Him we encounter communion with one another in Him.

The word of the Spirit is the Pneumatic Rhema Word. The Word of Life is Jesus. Jesus, the Logos Word of Life became flesh and was named Jesus.

His Holy Name is above every name and once The Word became Jesus, anyone who says His Name with a believing heart is saved from the penalty of death by sin, delivered from the grip of the temporary life of this world and set free to live eternal life with Jesus.

Then there are the Scriptures of the Old Covenant and New Covenant a miraculously written set of Books that make one book for all who read to discover the story of God. All scripture is called the Graphe Word (pen and ink). From Genesis to Revelation all Scripture is given to do one thing: Reveal Jesus. There is no other reason for scripture. Every verse points in some way to Jesus revealing His Story, nature, character, relationship with and within God and every aspect of natural and spiritual creation. One is temporary and one is eternal. Jesus is eternity. He is love. He is indivisible and is worthy of all thanksgiving, praise, worship and adoration. Only in Him do we find life.

In the scriptures you think you have life but only the Holy Spirit can instruct you and lead you into and through the Scriptures. He is the ink God used to write in the hands of those given the gift of the journey and journal of Jesus.

So this series is to address the Miracle of revealing the gifts, treasures, wealth and riches of Jesus and how you too can discover His gifts when you encounter Communion with Jesus at the Table of His Word.

The Table of the Lord is our everyday destination after the first three gifts of Salvation, Water Baptism and encountering Jesus as the only one who can, will and wants to Baptize you in His Holy Spirit and Fire.

Those are quick, single, life-changing moments in your personal salvation history. This is how Jess threads the needle to weave you into His story to have daily, ongoing, first-hand experiences by spending a few minute with Him each day. In your personal time and space with mustard seed belief you receive His primary gifts that empowers you new life in Him. Jesus always supplies and equips us with all we will ever need to live in His reality by feeding on His presence receiving the presence of His peace.

Now, each day, we spend our new eternity waking up to His mercy new every morning. He crowns us each day with His loving kindness. He awakens us to a new day that He created to fill our hearts with gladness, thanksgiving and praise. Then we come to His Table to share a 5 minute, life-changing meal where Jesus wants to share His gifts and treasures every time we sit down with Him.

In His Presence are Daily Presents
With His Life He Paid so Every Gift is FREE!

Are You Ready to Receive ALL That Jesus Has Prepared for You?
You Accepted Jesus and Now Jesus Accepted You

The Second You Believed and Received The FREE GIFT of His Total Acceptance, You Were Given to Jesus by His Father. When Life unwrapped you, Jesus said, "Thank you Father!" and He began to love you, call your name and knock on your door! The moment you believed and said His Name He came into your life.

His Gifts & Treasures are what Transform us!
Jesus Accepts Us Where We Are with no Demands
He Loves Us For Who We Are Right Now
And He Accepts Us As We Are And Shares All He Has With Us

To live out that new life from that moment on we come to the Lord’s Table to be nourished with His Body and Blood as a means to encounter the clarity/fire/heat/glory of His presence. There He shares by showing and by speaking. He reveals Himself and communes/shares/fellowships with us in a brief moment and that moment fills our day with ‘daily bread’ of life. Sometimes that bread is found within the verses of the Scriptures that the Holy Spirit breathes on. He brings the scriptures to life to reveal Jesus:

Personally by causing what we read to instantly plant something meaningful in our heart.
One-on-One, it is intimate and He knows who you are, by name and how to speak in such a way that you know that you know that you know it is Him. His sheep know His voice and they will not follow another.
First Hand: faith is a first-hand experience. Your faith grows from faith to faith. It is ever-increasing faith that is like seeds of His Word (Who He is as we encounter Him) watered and warmed by ongoing encounters with Jesus and experiences with the Holy Spirit.
Where we are: It doesn’t matter where you are geographically, mentally, spiritually – Jesus will be found everywhere. He pursues you with precision mercy and ongoing never-ending love.
As we are at that moment in our life. There is no departure from Jesus once you have been in His embrace. He makes you one with Him. You cannot be divided from Him because you have become a part of Him. How much you experience His love is found at His Table and how much you are found in the Spirit is your eyes, ears and heart being directed by Him.

The Gifts, Treasuries, Wealth and Riches of the Kingdom of Heaven are ALL to be found in His presence when spending time with Him at His Table.

The Scriptures open up to us to give us an eternal point of reference about what He has prepared for those that love Him.

Ephesians 2:4-9 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses and sin, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Gifts and Treasures from Heaven is how the Lord generously shares His life and love with us, transforms us and floods us with so much mercy and goodness we can't help but share his with others.

Tomorrow: How to find a Treasure or Gift from the Lord in every verse of Scripture!

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CommunionFire Reveals A Gift or Treasure in Every Encounter

12/22/2015

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God never changes his mind when he freely gives gifts or when he calls someone.

“God Gives Glorious Good Gifts” Part One

In CommunionFire we encounter greater and greater heavenly landscape, waterscape, peoplescape and heartscape. Greater and greater wonders and signs that Jesus brings from darkness into the light of our day and treasures are every day occurrences. His ocean of love becomes more and more relevant and the waves of grace constantly washing into the shorelines of our hearts wash us with newness and freshness. Faith to faith His flesh and blood in us make us stronger and stronger. The present love and life of Jesus opens our eyes to how much He wants to share with us. His glory opens our ears to hear His voice as His blood courses into ours to transform us with heaven's transfusion. He speaks to us of what is good, true, just, honorable and good report. If their is any virtue or any praise we feed on these things when we are with him.

In His Glory Jesus Gives Good Gifts of Eternal Grace

In this series I want to share with you about a principle that has evolved in our recent CommunionFire Experiences with the Lord. The Lord Jesus is in every scripture and in every verse of scripture there is a gift or treasure He wants us to see and recognize. When we find it and open it with Him, He will also unwrap its wonders and mysteries to us. Those who have communion daily or at least four times a week will understand this. If you don't, then try it and soon you will understand that in Communion, the veil is pulled back to encounter the Fire Jesus wants to share with us.

Sit down with Jesus. He has so much He wants to share with you.

Introduction
Be Prepared to Experience Christmas Every Day!
In His Presence are Daily Presents

With His Life He Paid so Every Gift is FREE!

The First Three Gifts
At Your Door: The Gift of Salvation
In Waters of Baptism: The Gift of the New Creation
Ask & Receive: The Gift of the Holy Ghost & Fire

Led by the Holy Spirit in Communion the Lord showed me there is at least one gift in each verse of scripture. So, at this time of year I chose to embark on a new journey in Luke 1-2 where we ‘see’ the Word made flesh, or the Celebration of Christmas or first Coming of Christ. As I read each verse I leaned on the Holy Spirit to reveal what is otherwise concealed to me. Watching the scriptures coming to life is because the Holy Spirit unwraps the gift or treasure within. It is spiritual behavior of the Holy Spirit I have learned by being in Communion with the Lord every day for the past three years. As you experience constant communion your life becomes Communion-centric on morsal and one sip at a time. Every time we come to the Table He opens our eyes to recognize something Jesus has prepared for us through the broken veil of the Bread of His Flesh. Each sip quietly unfurls a message. We learn to recognize His whisper. It is the voice of the Lord. He doesn't shout he speaks like the whisper of the wind or the babble of a brook. Every moment is saturated with the reality of His presence and in His presence there are daily presents!

This principle is supported throughout scripture. As in Communion and CommunionFire – we come empty handed to His Table to receive what the Lord has prepared for us. What He reveals and says to us always comes as gifts/treasures/riches and from His storehouse of promises. They are for signs and wonders to direct our heart, head, hands and feet into His glory and grace.

What is hidden is revealed. What is invisible is made visible. What is under cover is uncovered. What is given as a gift is unwrapped by the Lord and whatever He gives to us is enabled and powered by Him. What He promises He fulfills. By these we become partakers of His divine nature – His nature.

When the Waves of Grace sent by His Ocean of Love recede, they leave countless objects of his love for us.

Gifts on the shoreline. Packages from heaven beautifully wrapped waiting on the beach to be discovered, opened and received. On the beach, in the land of promise, in the green pastures of restoration and any place on the map in the Kingdom of Heaven, the landscape is filled with beautiful gifts waiting to be opened. There are treasures hidden the Lord wants to reveal. There are people, places and things awaiting us. There are not a few hundred angels and saints in heaven, there are billions! There are not a few gifts, treasures and riches ready for you to receive, they are countless.

If you don’t want them, there are others who do. Eternal life is about Jesus sharing everything He has with us. By sharing with Him we collapse ever more deeply into His eternal embrace. It begins with believing. At that moment He gives you His Gift of Eternal Life starting right now! Then with the other believers we are buried with Him in the watery grave of baptism only to rise up a new creation in Him.

Then Jesus offers all who want all He has His power to baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire with the miraculous ability to immediately speak heaven’s language. The tongues of angels is the language of heaven, the saints and all the angels. It is the New Covenant language that allows us to pray perfectly. It is the language of praise and worship that is expressed without limit. Deep groaning to the unleashing of the gifts of the Holy Spirit to expressing intercession that is in symphony with the ongoing intercession of Jesus at the right hand of the Father.

Believe and Receive:

The Gift of Salvation;

The Gift of following Jesus into the Waters of Baptism
to Die with Jesus and be Raised up with Him
to Begin the New Creation;

The Gift of being Baptized by Jesus in His Holy Ghost and Fire

Now what?

What’s Next? (Stop by tomorrow!)

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Believe.
The Mission
Communion With Jesus
The Ministry
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What The 21 Mnemonic 3:16 "Three Sixteens" Of The New Testament Tell Us ~ Part Nine: James

The Goodness of God Leads To A Very Merry Christmas

Gifts, Treasures & Heavenly Riches Once Concealed Now Revealed

Every Good & Perfect Gift Comes With Your Name On It

CommunionFire Reveals A Gift or Treasure in Every Encounter

Bob Bonnell Communion Pastor

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The MessageBelieve.The MissionCommunion With JesusThe MinistrySharing His Invitation​You are invited toclick the book cover now

What The 21 Mnemonic 3:16 "Three Sixteens" Of The New Testament Tell Us ~ Part Nine: James

The Goodness of God Leads To A Very Merry Christmas

Gifts, Treasures & Heavenly Riches Once Concealed Now Revealed

Every Good & Perfect Gift Comes With Your Name On It

CommunionFire Reveals A Gift or Treasure in Every Encounter

Bob Bonnell Communion Pastor

Archives

The Message
Believe.
The Mission
Communion With Jesus
The Ministry
Sharing His Invitation

You are invited to
click the book cover now