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The Eternal Foundation

I will NEVER claim that I have arrived and are perfect in this life, because I am so far from it!

“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.” Philippians 3:12-16 NKJV.

I will NEVER claim that I have arrived and are perfect in this life, because I am so far from it!

On this side of Glory, there are always new things to learn and more room to grow, because my flesh will never be perfect, not until I have my new body.

“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, The LORD Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.” Philippians 3:20-21 NKJV.

Beloved let me be explicitly clear, with discernment, we are to judge EVERYTHING by The Spirit, and it must be confirmed by The Word of God, (The Bible) and that is our only standard we are to measure ourselves by and live by.

We must ask The Holy Ghost daily to open His Word so that we rightly understand His Purpose for each of us.

The Bible is a spiritual book, not a textbook, written by men who were anointed by God and moved by The Holy Ghost in revelational knowledge to those men, who were graced to write the Holy Scriptures.

That is why it is so especially important to spend quality time alone with God, so that His Spirit will teach us to know the scriptures for ourselves and to lead and guide us into all truth.

I do not mean to be redundant, but God will not leave me alone about this. We must get beyond this truth; “Never will we ever get to a place where we grow beyond our first love relationship ministry to HIM.”

We cannot rely on our personal corporate prayer team, and even those we trust. He longs for us! Individuality! Not even with spouse! He wants you!

The LORD has not left me alone in this. Our total focused personal one-on-one, fellowship time, is Him!

When we get desperate enough in our circumstances and it brings us to our knees, this is the precise time in prayer to get focused into the intimacy of learning how to stop talking and by making up our mind to be still, small, quiet, and listening to Him. (Bringing our thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ.)

As we come to the end of us and we seek God in our desperation, it is then when our visions, dreams, and purposes are conceived and those in motion that are in danger of being aborted energized!

Do you know that The LORD, The God of Heaven, The King of The Universe and Creator of everything and beyond — wants us to pray and petition Him?

But first, He wants us to make our flesh and our mind to be still and quiet so that when we are truly quiet and still before Him, He can share intimate things, yes, deep things, and secret things with us who are the trustworthy Bride and experience full fellowship with The Author and Finisher of our Faith!

To meet God’s Need is to fulfill that journey everyday, to present our bodies unto Him — holy and blameless, and going way beyond acceptable service going way beyond not only offering acceptable sacrifice which is a “reasonable service.”

I do not know about you, but I am tired of yo-yo Christianity. I want to be full service, full manifestation in that place of intimacy that he can do wonders through me for souls, and I claim this for The Body of Christ.

I asked, “Why LORD, do you want me to keep saying this over and over.”

He told me, “Because most of My People will not do it!”

It is scary, how many people do not have that personal one-on-one time with God. And I do not mean any harm here, but if we are not in intimacy with Christ, who are we intimate with?

Do not get me wrong, I love to pray corporately, but that will never take that intimate time with My Groom.

That is my personal intimate place of fulfillment, which is where He shares secrets only He and I know about, and He impregnates me with Vision and Dreams. For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

No matter where we go in Ministry, our first Ministry is always to Him and never deviate from that place. If I must shut everything down, I will do it.

I can do nothing without Him, and I refuse to minister in the flesh, and Lord forbid, a familiar spirit! If the Spirit is quenched, I will shut everything down in my life and ministry.

Everything comes from that place with him — yes, Prayers, Intercessions and Intimacy. No one can do that for you. You must fall head-over-heels in love with The LORD.

The Holy Bible It is Spiritual Book that must be spiritually discerned. The Bible is our Life Handbook to guide and direct our lives, and that is why we must feast upon it daily.

It is a Spiritual Book that must be spiritually discerned and digested by reason of use. That is why such emphasis is on reading The Bible, praying The Bible, study The Bible, memorize, and live it the best we know how.

As we get a greater spiritual understanding of the Scriptures, they will cause us to be Spiritually enlightened, led, and will guide us into all truth for it is about having a daily moment by moment relationship with Jesus Christ.

You cannot separate The LORD from The Word — for they are one! Never does God, one time, contradict the Scriptures!

“But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” Hebrews 5:14 NKJV.

It does not matter how spiritual an experience is, or how real a manifestation is, or how there are bits and pieces of The Word mingled through their messages, (mixture of truth and error) we are to rightly divide the word of truth by reason of use our senses are exercise to discern both good and evil.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but His Word will never pass away, and it is of no personal interpretation, so we must ask The Holy Ghost to teach us, for He will lead and guide us into all truth and in all sincerity, we must ask The Holy Ghost if we have believed a lie in darkness, that we ask The LORD to lead us in the way we should go.

We are to measure everything we live, breathe, and do by having an extremely close relationship with The LORD Jesus and not man, or if we lean on man, (1 Kings 18:21) it will pierce our hand and we will begin to lean more on people through our prayer meetings and other assemblies.

There is nothing wrong with assemblies, but we must be so careful to keep God first!

We must learn to lean totally, against that Word and there is nothing wrong with you in questioning things, which is extremely important and that is your right as a child of God and for your protection according to Scripture! You have that right to know; for that is how we learn.

My prayer personally, is that I want to be transparent and candid before The Body of Christ and especially to those I am intricately connected to in ministry.

I have no fear and nothing to hide from, so we should ask when we have questions about things.

I am not saying I am perfect in my flesh and know it all. I know very well that I do not know everything, but in all honesty, integrity, transparency, and loyalty, we must remain with the foundation of God’s Word, because our word is our bond, both in Scripture and it should be with each other. What you see is what you get with me.

We will know when we are not balanced and in God’s order. When this happens to us, it is time to take a break and pull away from the internet and all ministries. Pull away and pay attention to those who matter most to you. God, family, and ministry.

As I close, I want to remind all that “we” must bring our flesh under subjection to the Spirit of God.

And now the ball is in your court! Begin to spend quality private and intimate time with The LORD in your Prayer Closet.

Then once we have properly ministered to The LORD’s needs, then there is the matter of family needs, and then the Ministry to The Body of Christ. That is God’s order.

It matters not how big or small the ministry or mountain may seem in your life; make sure you minister outwardly from that inward flow of The Holy Ghost that we spend in intimacy and fellowship with him.

Ministers make sure as there are those who need care, and for those who want and need Godly Leadership.

People of God, you must realize that there are those who are truly God’s men and women, who truly realize they really love and care for your soul as one that must give an account to God.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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The Balance Is In The LORD’s Hand!

There is a sounding out of the Trumpet…. to Fall In! For this is a time in history like none other.

Fall In!

There is a sounding out of the Trumpet…. to Fall In!

For this is a time in history like none other. There is nothing to measure it against except The Word of God.

For God’s Word is forever settled in Heaven. It was and is and forever will be, the same.

This is also the time of transitioning, and those of The Remnant are sensing and feeling a lot of things they cannot quite put their finger on, but soon clarity will come.

However, the manifestations of insanity, chaos, lawlessness, and disorder are all around and among those who cannot see, yet can sense something major is about to happen.

Those who hold to what was normal, are desperately hoping to hang on to what is perishing. Remember Lot’s wife, because her heart was rooted in Sodom, not in God.

So many fantasize even in The Church, that things will go back to normal. But there is nothing normal, nor will it ever go back to what was normal.

We cannot go back to something that is dead. Dead dry religious formality and traditions of men are shrines of a time gone by filled with dead men’s bones. When The Glory of God moved, many did not move with Him.

Those of us who hear and see, must remember that those who have a form of godliness, but deny the power, we must turn away.

Many denominations — and even some spirit filled organizations — started out right, but ended up wrong, by not moving on with The Glory Cloud. (2 Timothy 3:1-5)

We never arrive to a point in ministry where we ever lay down the foundational truth of relationship and intimacy with Christ through prayer and fasting.

Christ is the head of The Church, not the pastor, not the organization, and it is all about getting back to the foundation of what The Church is built on, and that is a relationship with Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

“And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 NKJV.

Christ’s Body

As Christ’s Body, we are supposed to be corporately and mutually submitted, one to the other, in The Fear of God.

We are accountable and responsible one to the other, and we are to prefer one another. And as we minister to one another, we minister to our self, as Christ’s Body.

We must learn to live in the new normal everyday, moving forward with Christ, keeping our hands on the plow and our focus straight ahead.

You have been created for such a time, and in the midst of turmoil, you will learn to live and thrive during all the pressures and upheavals. The more the pressure and afflictions, the more The Church will multiply and grow. (Exodus 1:9-11)

Many wonder what is happening. Everything in our lives as we have known it, has been tossed into the air, and there is a lot of dusty fog, disorder, and seemingly confusion.

But hang on tight — because soon the dust will settle, it will clear, and you will suddenly see where you are and how each part fits around you. You will be pleasantly surprised with whom you are surrounded by, and you will see God’s Wisdom.

The sound of the trumpet is for us to hear and unite us, to prepare us for what is coming. We must come into a much deeper realm for the times ahead.

“I hear the sound that no eye has seen, no ear has heard the things I have prepared for you! But I shall reveal it to you by My Spirit.”

The LORD is releasing great conviction, so that we will see the error of our ways and repent.

It begins with each of us, then The Church and then the Nation, in true repentance. The LORD wants to invest His Power in us, but it shall require a greater level of death to self, and a call to remain fixed on the commander of our faith. (Hebrews 12:2)

Transparency

Transparency is a major part of the new normal. The only way to live is in the fire of refinement. (Hebrews 1:7 & Psalms 104:4)

When we are transparent, we are like a fine crystal glass that is forged in the fire that can be seen through.

When we die to self, no part of our life can keep the light of The LORD from being seen. Being as a costly and rare crystal glass is pure, clean, without any spot that would taint the glass.

The LORD wants to pour into us, and He wants us to live this way and continuously let him fill our pure, clean, without spot vessel with the light of His Glory so that it overflows.

Once it overflows then we minister to others from that overflow. It is liberating to be transparent for there is nothing to hide.

However, we must be careful with whom we confide in and connect to. Those who are accountable and responsible must be trustworthy and proven to you.

God wants us to walk in humility, lowliness of mind, and meekness, and in our presentation, we are characterized by our manner.

How do we present ourselves? Our outward expression must project the fruits of The Spirit of God. Recognizing offices and gifts in others, is not something that is spoken, but something that is caught and recognized.

Trust and Humility

In absolute trust and humility, we must take the lowest seat without any outward or inward manipulation in trying to gain a position through the flesh or gain a title and position by control which borders on the activity of a Jezebel spirit and witchcraft.

God is the only One who promotes, and leaders in The Church will recognize the difference between the flesh and the demonic desire for position. Satan and his demons all seek positions of authority.

Humility, is the main mark in leadership in our circumstances with no self-promotion, or selfish ambition, you cannot talk or weasel your way into promotion, for promotion comes from The LORD.

We must trust God and let God make room for our gifts, no matter how long it takes.

When God promotes you, everyone will know it — especially those who know you personally — because it will be very evident!

But let me be explicitly clear, let no doubt tell you to be silent when you recognize that office in others, but we must respect each other and honor the office and gifting.

In your personal life and ministerial life, we all must prefer one another in Love and walking in a manner that proves to those who critically appraise our words, that we are not building our own kingdom or organization, but we are all working for the same man, the Son of Man who is Jesus Christ and He is The Head of The Church.

“Do not be concerned with man and men’s opinions or criticisms! Your life has nothing to do with man’s opinions or their judgmental and critical spirit, but it has everything to do with My Truth, and My Will,” says The LORD.

“When you are cursed and accused, do not try to prove your life or your innocence, do not concern yourself with reputation!

As you learn to live, move, and have your being in this new way — which is My ancient way — I back up My Word and perform it through My Servants!

Abide as that delicate crystal vase, for they will be ashamed concerning you. Let them be ashamed and confounded by those who seek to curse you or destroy you!

They shall be driven back and put to shame that want evil to happen to you! Forgive them, release them and let them go!

Again, do not prove yourself or your innocence or try to make yourself known to others, for what has fire to do with water?

My signet of approval is stamped upon your forehead! Stand strong in humility and give place to My Hand,” says The LORD!

“And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 NKJV.

Let the power of God make room and confirm your ministry while you remain patient, humble, and quiet. You don’t need to announce or prove yourselves, but give God place, to make room for your gift.

There must be mutual accountability and responsibility one to another in The Fear of The LORD. We must remain approachable and respectful, yet not allow a flattering mouth to work ruin.

Balance and Rest

In a Vision, I saw a scale and it was out of balance. God was showing me that we all must be balanced in all areas including, ministry, taking time for family, and to rest because our bodies are not glorified, and we have limitations.

It is exhilarating to be in The Fire and The Glory! I love to remain in it, but if I get out of balance with my time — and especially not taking care of my body and resting — I usually end up getting sick or have nagging pain issues that do not lift until

I get quiet before The LORD. I will wait upon The LORD, so that he ministers and corrects me that brings me to Repentance and Peace. I know this about myself — because I am addicted to The LORD and His presence.

For example, as a Shepherd/ Pastor, my heart was always there for the needs and care of the people, but in my own personal life, I got into trouble.

I got really caught up in ministry, prayer meetings, and people’s needs so that I did not realize that I was “out of balance”.

I got so tired, but kept going, because I love The LORD and the people, but I would end up getting sick and then I had to rest.

God was trying to speak to me about His Divine Order and Balance in all things. However, I thought because of the gift and anointing that I would keep going. I became addicted to ministry and was very out of balance….. and I slipped out of God’s Divine Order.

The gift and anointing were there when we came together, because the gift or office was for The Body, not for me.

God continued to use me for the sake of His Sheep, but I became physically and emotionally depleted and drained from all the people sucking on the gift and my time.

God was trying to get me to listen, but then He stopped talking to me!

When that happened to me, I finally got quiet and still before The LORD and I sought Jim alone and He finally told me, “I will not talk to you — until you obey what I said!”

That was a shock and grievous to me!

Yes, He had been telling me over time about balance and rest, but I would not listen.

I was so grieved, and I repented and finally got into balance, but I had to pull away from everyone and everything — outside my immediate family.

I went back to my Prayer Closet, and found my first love relationship with my Groom. Once I began to seek Him in that place He told me, “You never get to a place in ministry where you neglect Me and our personal one-on-one time together.

You cannot invite people to come into your intimate time with me, for that is where your strength lies, and it is where I impregnate you with Vision and share secrets with you.

No one can come in that place between us, for I AM a jealous God.”

I left a message with the people that I was going to be on a Consecration with The LORD and that I was not available.

I also told them I did not know how long I would be on the Consecration, because it was true. The people did not like it, but I obeyed God.

There were other people in the ministry who were in leadership to help, and I shared with them what The LORD has said, but I told them, under no circumstances were they to depend on man, but depend on The LORD.

We Must Point People to Jesus — Not Man!

So, now I am very aware of balance in my own life.

When I am out of balance I back up and seek God, and let Him deal with me, because I can do nothing without Him!

I could not keep giving, when I was neglecting The LORD’s time and mine. There are always needs, but it does not automatically mean we are to meet all those needs.

To be hasty — is to miss the way. When the people would suck the life out of me, I was spread myself so thin I couldn’t even butter toast, and it took its toll on my health and physical body.

When we are running on a deficit, having spent virtue being pulled out of us, we must take time to seek The LORD in private and be refilled by The Holy Spirit.

We must study to be quiet and work with our own hands.

I will not run on by the flesh, or with sheer determination anymore.

LORD, bring balance and order into our lives so that we will be led by The Holy Ghost.

God has been very serious with me about this issue, and it can become very dangerous, because Jezebel spirits come in with witchery and religious soulish prayers, seeking to gain that place of authority for personal gain.

LORD, bring balance and order into our lives so that we are led by your precious Holy Spirit! In Jesus’ name!

Scriptures

“But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! “ 2 Timothy 3:1-5.

“And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we; come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.” Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh supply cities, Pithom and Raamses.” Exodus 1:9-11.

“looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2.

“Who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire” Hebrews 1:7.

“Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.” Psalm 104:4.

“I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not and have found them liars; and you have persevered and have patience and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary. Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place — unless you repent. But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.” Revelations 2:2-6 NKJV

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?” Matthew 7:21-22.

“You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne. Mercy and truth go before Your face. Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance. In Your name they rejoice all day long, and in Your righteousness, they are exalted. For You are the glory of their strength, and in Your favor our horn is exalted. For our shield belongs to The LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel. Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one and said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. I have found My servant David; with My holy oil I have anointed him, with whom My hand shall be established; also, My arm shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him. But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, and in My name his horn shall be exalted. Also I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand over the rivers. He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation. Also I will make him My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. My mercy I will keep for him forever, and My covenant shall stand firm with him. His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.” Psalm 89:13-29 NKJV.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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He Is Bringing Us Full Circle

The LORD led me to remind all of us how extremely needful our personal outreach we all have been given in our lives.

I felt this morning The LORD wanted me to remind myself and those of you who know me and follow my ministry.

The LORD led me to remind all of us how extremely needful our personal outreach we all have been given in our lives.

God has used me mightily through the years, but never to the fervency I once had when I was baptized in The Holy Ghost and Fire.

That electrical Fire power surged all through me in such a way that my entire life was changed.

The Baptism of Fire I experienced, was literally heaven on earth and is hard to fully describe, but it forever changed my life. The scriptures say it best,

“His Kingdom come, His Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” Matthew 6:10.

I had no idea of His Power. I was only told that God still cast out demons and heals the sick and my friend would tell me stories for hours about her parents who were Assemblies of God ministers, things and stories of her own personal life as she got to watch as a child and she continued with God as an adult. How fascinating that God could still do this today.

I was totally ignorant of the Scriptures, but I believed in God, and I believed in Jesus, I was just so perplexed and wondered like a child about all I heard.

My friend was the one who told me about The Holy Ghost Baptism and that it was for me if I wanted it. I had never heard about this before, but I was very curious.

Over the years after being baptized by The Holy Ghost and Fire, I wondered if I had made a mistake in asking for it, since I knew nothing of it until my friend introduced me to the experience in Scripture.

My friend wasn’t pushy, but could tell I was interested and hungry.

At the time it was 1984, and it wasn’t long after the birth of my baby girl and I knew my husband was going TDY [Temporary Duty] to a remote base and would be gone for several days with the aircraft.

Our family had been going to Church on base faithfully and that is where we met my friend and her family. They invited us to a Church of God Christian Serviceman Center Mission, based out of Cleveland Tennessee.

I did not know God could be so real, nor did I know the raw Power of God. My friend encouraged me to ask God if this Baptism of Fire was something he wanted me to have, and she suggested that I give up a few meals and fast giving time to prayer as I always did with more fervency and more study of God’s Word concerning The Holy Ghost.

I had Bibles, dictionaries, Bible encyclopedias, and concordances out all around me and I was studying and seeking the truth about The Baptism of Fire.

My three children were young, and I was up early taking care of their needs. Every spare moment of time I had while my husband was gone TDY, I continued to feed on God’s Word.

I questioned God if this was literally something He wanted for me. Even though I was brand-new to learning Scriptures about The Baptism of Fire, I really did not understand what I was asking for.

I remember thinking to myself, “If this is something God has for me, it’s good, and I should ask for it!” and I found scriptural backing.

Not only was I reading the Bible, but I read a small book about the Baptism in The Holy Spirit written by John Osteen.

I have shared this testimony many times, but I especially felt led today to share it again, as I did not understand what the hefty price tag was attached to this gifting and blessing.

I took my friend’s instructions and I began to fast two meals a day, but I took what time I had that was free and dedicated that time to God in prayer and study.

Each day I continued seeking The Baptism of Fire, and on the third day, Friday night, after I got my children down to bed, I went to my living room and began to study and read again.

As God as my only witness, I felt a presence enter my house and I had never felt it before. I will try to describe it…..

Have you ever seen and felt a massive approaching storm coming towards you with great darkness of tempest, the clouds and the lightning and booming thunder coming towards you and then over your house and the feeling of the barometric pressure dropping, and you could feel the awesomeness of that raw power in the atmosphere?

That my dear reader is the same Presence that entered and was in my home!

As this presence entered my home, I was afraid, and I turned on every light in the house, but that presence did not leave.

So, I tried to sit on the couch and read but that feeling was so powerful and raw, that I finally got up and took the book I was reading on the Baptism of The Holy Ghost and Fire I went to my bedroom.

I was covered up and had the book in front of my face and I felt that same Power come into my bedroom, and I heard what an audible voice thunder to me and said, “It’s time!”

I sat straight up in my bed and said, “Time for what?”

As I looked up, and there was a white puffy Cloud in my room! I could see it with my natural eyes!

Because of not understanding what was happening to me, I got out of bed, and I called my friend and asked her if she could please come over.

I told her what happened, and that my heart felt like it was going to be out of my chest as I was going to die.

I kept my eyes closed, but finally opened them and the visible Cloud was gone but the Presence was still there! The Power of that massiveness of His Presence was still there!

I waited in the living room, looking up, trying to keep it together, but truly there was a fear. I do understand it now, for truly The Fear of The LORD is the beginning of Wisdom.

As I waited for my friend, the knock came at my door. I opened the door and my friend came in and she brought the associate pastor’s wife of the Church I went to at the Christian Serviceman Center the Mission.

They both said when they came on the property, they could feel the presence of God and they came in, speaking in tongues.

I sat and told them everything that happened. I kept looking up thinking that Cloud would show up again and we talked into the wee hours of the morning.

I decided I was going to stand up and put my arms up. I’d never done before, and I lifted up my arms to God and I asked him for The Baptism — and The Power touched the tip of my fingers.

I can’t say it was like a heat or oil, or peace feeling. It was more like an electrical current like holding a hot wire without the pain, but you can feel that electrical current inching down my arms and shaking me, and I asked The LORD to stop, and to fill me fully at Church on Sunday night at the Church of God.

To my amazement, that Power began to go out of my arms the way it came in. I was astonished and amazed and begged the women not to leave me — that I was afraid — because of The Presence in my house. They said they had to get home, so they left.

I was left in my home with my children, but the whole time that Power never left. I could not eat, drink, or sleep that whole weekend.

On Sunday, that night, I knew I was going to be baptized with The Holy Spirit and Fire! I was prepared, because that’s what I asked for.

When I got to Church, I went to the second row on the left and as soon as the music started, I began to praise The LORD and I asked Jesus to baptize me with The Holy Ghost and Fire and lifted my arms like I did at home.

The same thing happened, and the invisible Power started touching my fingertips and inched its way down to my shoulders, my head, all the way down, inching all the way down to the tip of my toes!

I shook under The Power of God and was literally like holding a live wire to the point where I could not stand and ended up falling back in my seat and I was gloriously filled with The Holy Spirit and Fire!

You may wonder why I would be afraid of this experience initially, especially in my own home, but everything was so new to me.

I didn’t understand the raw Power I experienced. I did not know what The Presence of The Cloud, thunder, and lightning represented in The Bible.

It wasn’t until a little later that God began to teach me in the Scriptures about the Shekinah Glory and about the Pillar of Fire by night in The Cloud by day, that led Israel out of Egypt.

“And The LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of Fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of Fire by night, from before the people.” Exodus 13:21-22 KJV emphasis added.

After this experience, I continued to seek God with all my heart with the new reality of who he is and a new hunger and thirst for him with the Fire in my bones that wouldn’t leave me alone!

I remember seeking him and He told me in a Vision that He called me as a Prophet to the Nations.

But because of my background being raised as Baptist, I said I can’t do that because I’m a woman! Little did I know, truly.

“And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I The LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.” Numbers 12:6 KJV

There are various levels of price tags attached to each gifting that he gives us by Grace. He Graces us to carry His Vision.

Little did I know what it would cost to serve and follow God all the days of my life.

We each have an area of outreach in our lives with our time, resources, and money and He Graces us to reach our areas of influence.

The LORD told us to go to the highways and byways and compel them to come into the Kingdom of God.

“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, when he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” Ephesians 4:7-8 KJV

Since my loss of my 25-year marriage and my divorce, my move to Virginia from Alaska nearly destroyed my mind and total life.

If you have never felt the loss of your own control over your own body or mind, you cannot possibly understand it, and you don’t want to go there, nor judge anyone that is in that place.

I do thank God for all of those who covered me in prayer during those trying times.

During the years following that time, I wondered if I would ever recover totally. I do believe we have scars that remain and remind us of where we came from to be able to identify with those who cross our path in need of what we carry.

For our deep branded cries and silent torments of our struggle to die to us, so that Christ can rise in us, and cause our heart to ooze out compassion and mercies that cover the anguished soul.

God is bringing us back full circle in every way.

I have always prayed even before I was Holy Ghost filled, I learned to pray.

I remember being invited to Evelyn Christiansen meeting on prayer it was a three-day event. I learned to apply everything that woman said.

I applied it to my life, and I began to get up way before dawn, before my husband and children got up, and I began to put God first in my life.

I began to give God time. I began to take 30 minutes and just talk with Him and intercede for others. Then after I prayed, I would read His Word and to my amazement, He began to talk with me trough His Word, into my spirit.

God is calling me back to the depths that I once had in my Prayer Closet. I believe reader, that you’re not reading this in vain.

Think back. Think back hard for the years and what has taken you away from that depth of spirit you once walked in.

There are so many things that keep us from the fullness of Him. The cares of this life, needs, entertainment, television and all sorts of things, and even people have taken away the depth you once walked in.

You’ve got by on mediocre prayer and praying with others. And there is nothing wrong with praying with others, there’s nothing wrong with prayer in any form, if it is in Jesus’ Name.

But I must warn you.

I want to say that this Word applies to me first. I am first partaker of the fruits, and without realizing it, I have gotten slack.

I have leaned too far on the staff of man, and I’ve learned how to slowly adapt to praying over a meal, praying and jest, praying with others also in Group Prayer, and slowly over time, I came out of the depth of prayer I once had.

I began to see ways to incorporate prayer into people, and not realize how I had come out of my own intimate prayer time on my face in my Prayer Closet.

Although our God is a jealous God, He is our heavenly husband first and foremost, always and forever!

In my beginnings I couldn’t wait to be in my Prayer Closet. I would close the door every chance I got!

Even though married with three children yes, I took care of my family and home. I took care of my husband yes, I did those things — but every smidgen of time I got I was in my Prayer Closet with my Bible.

At that time, I was a lot younger, so now it hurts for me to sit in that Closet, but I am determined I’m going to find that place that I had with God.

If I must find a beanbag…. I will pray in my Closet once again!

I remember hearing things in my Prayer Closet — Visions, Dreams, all sorts of things interpreted in that place where I was sitting there and literally, I got lost in time.

It would seem like mere moments would pass by, and it would be hours on in. I was continually tempted by my children, and tempted by my husband, as they wanted me in there to watch television.

They wanted me to do this and that, and I did my best for them, but you know something? God is first!

God is foremost he is our first husband; He is our first love! If we do not please Him first, everything else is in vain and everything else we make into an idol.

But I want to warn you of the danger when you venture out of your own Prayer Closet and become the status quo.

When you lean upon the staff of man — it will pierce your hand. I know what happened to me.

After I was filled with The Holy Spirit, prayer was something I did, it was my focus after taking care of my children and my husband.

What time I had, I spent in my Closet with my Bible, talking to God and that went on for years. I served in three Churches, and I mean I ‘served’.

My Prayer Closet was my first place of each day, keeping Him first and foremost.

I was licensed and ordained February 1990 and I still had that Closet, that place with God where I always went to.

When we opened the Church that Friday, my Prayer Closet was my focus, that was where all my messages came from and all direction.

My God was always first and we started having services in our home and grew quick. I could no longer keep up with everything that had to be done.

I want you all to notice this danger — especially those of you that have ever been in leadership or who are in leadership at this moment.

Satan will use whomever to pull you away from your pure devotion to Christ and that intimacy with him and that Prayer Closet.

Well-meaning folks came in and helped me but soon, they needed me and instead of helping me, they needed me to be there when I was supposed to be in my Prayer Closet, so I began to lean upon man.

As I began to lean upon the staff of man and soon, I was depending on Group Prayers, Individual Prayers, and I wasn’t going before The LORD in intimacy like I was supposed to, first and foremost as His Bride as His Wife, as I am His first Love, He is my first love.

The danger — Listen!

The danger is in coming out of that place with you and Him.

You must stop now! You must stop and go back to the ancient paths and search for the King of Glory so that the King of Glory of will come in!

But God is warning me that even in success, the engaging and the heights of The Spirit, He wants to take us!

Will it all be in vain if we fail to keep God in that place of intimacy in our prayer life. He wants us and the devotion we once had.

Man, and cares of life, can cause us to fail and move away from our first love devotion in God.

God has had me literally in my Closet, praying, and a return to the Power and strength I once walked in.

He brought me all the way back to when I was called by God, and He baptized me in The Holy Ghost and electrical Fire when His Cloud was in my house!

I had no idea what it meant so it scared me but my only fear is not fulfilling my destiny. But I am returning to the diligence I once had in intimacy with God.

He has used me — limitedly — and blessed me despite me, but I want more. I want God to use me unlimitedly! Without measure!

Dear reader, please consider everything carefully and prayerfully…..

I don’t want Him to sit me down and continue the way it has been, just doing enough and ministering to people in all ways. Yet my own heart needed to come completely back to that first love prayer.

God has shown me where I missed it in my prayer life. It wasn’t that I didn’t pray, I did, but there wasn’t the consistency in being the lay down lover of Jesus is supposed to be in my prayer life.

I know you wouldn’t be reading this if The Spirit of God did not touch your heart, because it is His conviction and it’s painful.

It’s painful to face what we are, and what we had. It is painful, but He is giving us a chance. He is giving us a time in this season to return, and the time is now.

If you hear His Voice, hear what The Spirit is saying to the Churches!

Reader and believer, I know you want everything God has for you!

I want everything God has for me, and I will walk in my destiny, for I am returning to the love of my life!

I want that devotion and closeness I once had. I cannot lean upon others anymore. No, this is a call to come aside and pray and get back to the discipline it took to finally get into the flow of Glory!

I remember King Asa (1 Kings 15, 2 Chronicles 14–16) did good for a time and experienced greatness and victory. He was following in grandfathers’ path, but a prophet came to him and basically warned him not to trust in the good success he had!

There is a danger with success because we lay down our guard and fail to remember where we came from and how it originated.

Because so many things come to us to steal our time from The LORD, busyness for busyness’ sake isn’t God’s Will.

Busyness in Church activities and what we think is God’s will is not God’s Will. Never will God give us demands without having that close relationship with him.

Just because there is a need, doesn’t mean we are to fill it. With man we always have needs, but we need to pray and not be hasty and miss the way.

He has warned me to be aware and to remember how to say “No!” to people in all circumstances that we have no business being in.

God has used me, despite me. My desire is to be the woman He desires, and a woman after His Own Heart. That is, it!

I believe The LORD is preparing and restoring everything, all the way back to when I was Holy Ghost filled!

He is showing me how America — especially in many Churches — are dead.

We’ve got to stand against the current tide of things and go upstream. We’ve got a push against the current of religion. We’ve got a price to the passion of our love for Jesus Christ!

God has shown me that Prophets and other anointed vessels who come out of their Prayer Closets leaning on their lover, must first go to The House of God and raise the dead!

The procedure is an awakening, and can only come when the dead are raised and convicted of their sin and repent, and turn away from their sin and can read The Bible, remain, and stand.

God will use us, despite us!

But just because He uses us, doesn’t mean we are right with God! The scriptures support this fact, that there will be those who prophesy and do mighty works in His Name — who won’t know The LORD — and He will say to them “Depart from me, ye workers of iniquity!” (Matthew 7:23)

I do not ever want to prophecy, teach, preach, or do anything in His Name without having my personal one-on-one time with Him in intimacy, that He requires from me.

We’ve got the goods. We know the plan. We know God has done it before. Can you just imagine now what He will do if we are all grown and ready?

Well… as far as for me? I have no other desire in my life than to serve God, and I will obey.

When He makes things clear to me, I will obey.

I honor and support you. I challenge you, and I encourage you to go onward and upward. God has a mighty Plan, and you have a part!
 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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Motives, Motives, Motives!

I have discerned some very serious issues that need to be corrected in The Body of Christ today.

Biblical Word Study — “Motives”

I have discerned some very serious issues that need to be corrected in The Body.

The LORD led me to reveal some various ways that these issues surface in The Body of Christ.

Motives : The Bible has a lot to say about our motives. We can have good motives, or bad motives.

A motive is an underlying reason for any action. These motives are given place in our thoughts and are communicated then once communicated, activated.

This can happen physically, spiritually, and emotionally, as these can be written or spoken words; however, they reside and all begin in the battlefield of our mind.

Since motives can be good or bad, we must realize that we must discern properly there origin before we speak them, once they are out there, they are really out there!

“All the ways of a man are clean and innocent in his own eyes [and he may see nothing wrong with his actions], but The LORD weighs and examines the motives and intents [of the heart and knows the truth).” Proverbs 16:2 AMP.

“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3 AMP.

“Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, but The LORD weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].” Proverbs 21:2 AMP

“Let everything you do be done in love [motivated and inspired by God’s love for us]” 1 Corinthians 16:14 AMP.

“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3 AMP.

God wants to Admonish YOU!

Admonish : To teach, warn or notify of a fault; to reprove with mildness (According to KJV Dictionary)

Compete : Contend, contest, to strive, to outdo, or excel. Compete implies having a sense of rivalry and of striving to do one’s best as well as to outdo another to compete for a prize . To Contend suggests opposition or disputing, as well as rivalry. (Dictionary.com)

The Curtain Unveiled

Competition is a vice. It’s something that the cares of this life embrace; It’s selfish and degenerating.

It’s like a dog eat dog world, or I must top him before he tops me. Or it’s stepping and stomping over people in grinding their mark in dung heaps to attain a lofty place, by trampling their goals, dreams, and visions to death; and treating them like they are worthless trash, having no regard or care for what it does to them.

Or the granddaddy of them all, the ultimate! …I’m In Charge! I am selfish and self-absorbed and full of Pride and I get there by any means necessary!

Even witchery and manipulative silence, degrading the undercurrents of the soul! It doesn’t matter what cost are involved — because, I’m in control! I will allow nothing to top me, for I control the throne of my life!

Boastfully then, how do you expect to conquer me when I am already there! (Church?)

You can’t play King of the Mountain when I own the mountain!

Pride, stubbornness and idolatry are the foundations of my throne! And Self can conquer with no humility or care; for Self, rejected them, before they rejected me! Don’t you see? it’s all about ME!

Competition has no place in the life of a blood bought child of the living God.

A person who seeks to ‘compete’ against a man or woman in The Kingdom of God has not learned humility, brokenness, or servanthood.

All these are lessons we must learn first before we ever lead or do anything in ministry. We must conquer Self!

I remember a very vivid event that happened to me in 1984 after I was baptized in The Holy Ghost by Fire!

The Spirit of God consumed me and I was like a Fire storm spewing all over. After I moved to San Antonio, Texas, I had this Fire and sought God for where He wanted me to plant myself in a Church.

After fasting and praying for three days, I suddenly heard a phone call. To my amazement, it came from a woman who introduced herself letting me know she lived close by and wanted to invite us to Church.

When she said the name of the Church I marveled as it was the one I thought we were to attend.

She further spoke letting me know when the Services were and women’s Meetings and such. She was one of the pastors’ wives a the Church.

Well after that, I was beside myself and just knew I had so much to share and say about my conversion and Baptism of Fire!

So, I planned to attend a fairly large Wednesday women’s group. I packed up my briefcase with Bibles and my Concordance and I just knew I had to help these poor people know what happened to me and get them straight!

Here I came into a meeting with all my materials and I moved around towards the middle of the meeting. As I was about to say something, The Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, “Sit down and learn! You don’t know as much as you think you do!”

After that rebuke from The Holy Spirit it took me three days to get over that rebuke!

But guess what? I got over the rebuke and repented and began to learn the lessons that I thank God for to this day! I learned by experience, what humility and brokenness were.

And to this day I continue learning over and over, and I learn with eagerness. In secret, The LORD Jesus and I developed a very deep, deep, personal, intimate relationship with The LORD.

I served in Women’s Ministry and was groomed by the Founding Pastor’s wife whom I love dearly. I was called on to teach a lot.

Also, it was there that a vision given to me a few years back, began to unfold. I touched the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.

And what God told me years back in private began to surface. I still struggled with God’s choosing, because I am a woman, and it took years for me to fully accept His choosing and office.

When the Gift of Prophecy began to manifest in Services (1 Corinthians12:10) she recognized it and helped and encouraged me to yield to the Anointing.

Then not long after that, The LORD moved on me extremely strong to prophesy to the congregation! I was scared, but I feared God more than man, but it was so strong but intimidating with over 3,000 members!

But I yielded to The Holy Spirit as it rose up from my belly into my throat and mouth and I quaked and shake like I was holding a live electrical wire! (I still feel HOT fire and like electricity today often).

To my amazement it was received and confirmed as I shook when I fell back!

All I could say was, “WOW God! This *OJT is something else!”

This was a ministry of over 3,000 members and I learned to serve in many ways, especially in conjunction with menial tasks. Like cleaning toilets, kitchen *KP duty and other needs that were met. I was learning humility in menial tasks.

I learned to submit to authority as unto The LORD. I did each task equally as important; from the toilet to the pulpit! In all that I did, I did it all as unto The LORD as service to Him.

Coming under Authority was truly a blessing of servanthood and a true blessing to have that coverage. I learned and I followed the lead as I was led.

I learned that God is a God of order in every capacity. As I served, the desire to learn more increased along with deeper prayer and fasting, and greater humility and submission. I learned how God promoted people into greater service of authority and divine order.

I was groomed in teaching ministry to women, home ministry, led prayer teams, citywide street evangelism outreach ministry, prayer rallies, conferences, and then I served the eight sets of pastors as the liaison by keeping up with all new converts and new members that were assigned to their various zip codes. I learned so much and was planted there for three years.

I was so grateful and humbled that God taught me so much, but little did I know at that time how that foundation of service, humility, and brokenness would carry me through every part and pain of my life, 37 years later today.

“For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, are comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.” 2 Corinthians 10:12 NKJV.

Competition biblically, isn’t good behavior, as it pertains to gifts, talents, ability, and or position.

When we have one heart, one mind, and one accord makes for a powerful weapon against division and disunity.

Another aspect of competition is to see ourselves as independent one from another and independent from the will and mind of God. (Study 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 (below))

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run [their very best to win], but only one receives the prize? Run [your race] in such a way that you may seize the prize and make it yours! Now every athlete who [goes into training and] competes in the games is disciplined and exercises self-control in all things. They do it to win a crown that withers, but we [do it to receive] an imperishable crown.” 1 Corinthians 9:24 AMP.

Division and competition in The Body of believers are a stench in God’s nostrils. He sees competition as motivated by self and pride blinding his body.

When there is unity there will be power. Jesus prayed that all might be one, as the Father and He are one.

“That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us so that the world may believe that You have sent Me.” John 17:21 KJV.

When Christ’s love is in action, we have a common mission. The independent competitive spirit is broken. Satan’s accusations are silenced.

Our love for each other is manifest, and the lost will see our love in action and it will be overwhelming! For with HIS lovingkindness HE leads us to repentance!

How can they not fall head over heels in love with Jesus when HE is unveiled and made manifest in us! It is Christ in us the hope of glory! HIS Kingdom come, HIS will be done on earth as it is in heaven!

When you focus on serving others, your need will often be met through God’s Law of Serving, Sowing and Reaping. (2 Corinthians 9:6-9)

When God calls me to give and serve with my time, finances, and other resources, God always measures resources back from all different sources.

We don’t serve others to get, we serve in obedience to give unto The LORD. However, when you do serve others, there is a Kingdom Principle that works on your behalf as fruit of your service.

Like a real old song,

“You cant beat Gods giving, no matter how you try.
And just as sure as you are living
and the Lord is in heaven on high.
The more you give, the more He give to you,
but keep on giving because its really true
that you cant beat Gods giving, no matter how you try.”
(Written by Doris Akers)

Have you given heed to being an independent spirit within The Body of Christ?

God is calling us to a higher Kingdom Purpose that has no competition. He instructs us to serve others. When He leads us to serve we must realize, we are literally serving Him!

“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves. Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus [look to Him as your example in selfless humility]. ” Philippians 2:3-5 AMP.

Are you seeking to help break down walls of competition among other Christians? Do you want to break the competitive spirit in you and your ministry? Begin to do something for others which you get no benefit.

Do ALL things as unto The LORD! That means no matter what you do, do it as if Jesus Christ Himself is standing in front of you in the flesh! That will help to break down a competitive independent spirit.

God will test you. He will ask you to do something, it may provide provision, benefit, or not. You may think you received less than you deserve, but whatever He asked of you, should always be done in obedience to The LORD.

What Are Your Motives?

If you start measuring yourself against others in The Body, you will try to form control and manipulate that measurement, thus falling into sin.

When we fail to trust God for the outcome of our destiny, it is pride. Satan’s mission is to destroy your effectiveness by creating disunity and competition among His body. ( 2 Corinthians 10:12 )

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Psalm 133:1 KJV.

We must let God make room for our Gifts instead of us pushing, driving, or plowing ourselves in.

“A man’s gift (given in love or courtesy) makes room for him, and brings him before great men.” Proverbs 18:16 AMP.

It is the Gift within you that God himself keeps the key to bring your success!

Learn to serve, learn to be content in the back, and learn to be quiet and work with your own hands, learn to bow out of flattery quickly.

Learn to be patient allowing God to reveal you in His time. We can’t make anything happen so give room for God to make your place sure.

When God promotes everyone will know it! God has the only handbook that comes with your gift! Let God reveal your gift in His season and timing.

“But when you are invited, go and sit down [to eat] at the last place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; and then you will be honored in the presence of all who are at the table with you.” Luke 14:10 AMP.

If you are frustrated and discouraged feeling like a fish floundering in shallow water gasping for air, being almost beached, there’s an answer.

Repent and swim, swim and swim back into the deeper places with God! Stay true to The LORD for the rest of your life and find a fellowship and gain strength from one another.

If you are trying to climb a religious tower to fit in, there’s an answer. You will never fit in. Religion is a return to bondage, return to the lover of your soul and don’t settle for religious spirits lists of do and don’ts.

They have a form of Church but have not the power. From such turn away. Make the Word of God your only standard to live by and reject all others.

The Holy Bible is our map, our guide, it is our handbook for life and knowing it will keep you safe. Make the Word of God your standard, may the Word become flesh in you!

You were made to house the presence of God in your inner man, and nothing else will satisfy your needs. But you must ask him to rule and reign in you as you obey and as he sits on the throne of your heart

If you are climbing a so-called latter of success and trying very hard to please the elite ministries or ministers, there’s a answer.

Flee the hirelings, they come with a false anointing. To know God’s Anointing is to know His Word and know Him intimately in Prayer.

Let no man deceive you, if it doesn’t line up with God’s Word, run, run, run and don’t look back!

If you are trying to be around and rub shoulders with supposed anointed ones, in hopes it will rub off on you, there is an answer.

There are NO short cuts to God ordained Ministry. There are no short cuts to maturity, and especially no short cuts to Ministry.

There is a danger in these type of Ministries and there is a lot of hype. Instant this, and instant that! That isn’t God’s way!

I will tell you what will accommodate you though: Demon’s may rub off on you, and get over you and get in you!

Moses was a meek, gentle, loving, lowly of heart, man of God. It took God 40 years to prepare Moses in the wilderness before He sent him to his destiny.

Before The LORD sends us, He will season us well. The LORD will make 100% sure we are ready, due to the hefty price tag attached to our lives for the souls of men.

Leaders must give a hefty account of everyone whom Christ puts into our care and we are accountable for their souls, and every word we speak.

Study to show yourselves approved unto God — a workman who needs not to be ashamed rightly divides the word of truth, (2 Timothy 2:15 * Study the whole chapter).

*Spiritual Strategy for Growth: Biblical Word Study “Motives”

*OJT = On Job Training

*KP Duty = KP duty means “kitchen police” or “kitchen patrol” work under the kitchen staff .

“10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you. 12 Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. 16 Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.” 1 Corinthians 1:10-17.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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