PT7 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what He Meant, So He Explained It To Them. "I Assure You, I Am The Gate For The Sheep," He Said. All others who came before Me were Thieves and Robbers. But the True Sheep Did Not Listen To Them. Yes, I Am The Gate. Those who Come In Through Me Will Be Saved. Wherever They Go, They Will Find Green Pastures. The Thief's Purpose Is To Steal and Kill and Destroy. My Purpose Is To Give Life In All Its Fullness." John 10:6-10 Lesson here: Every single soul on earth must have a Mediator or Medium into The Spirit Realm. You don't hear this preached about much. This is why we hear Jesus say I Am The Gate or I Am The Way. The Only Way To The Father Is Through Christ Jesus Yahshua Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit. Jesus replied, believe Me, The Time Is Coming When It Will No Longer Matter Whether You Worship The Father Here Or In Jerusalem. You Samaritans know so little about The One You Worship, while we Jews know all about Him, for Salvation comes through the Jews. But The Time Is Coming And Is Already Here When True Worshippers Will Worship The Father In Spirit And In Truth. The Father Is Looking For ANYONE Who Will Worship Him That Way. For GOD IS SPIRIT, So Those Who Worship Him Must Worship In SPIRIT And IN TRUTH." John 4:21-24. "Oh, there is so much more I want to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. When The Spirit Of Truth Comes, He Will Guide You Into All Truth. HE Will Not Be Representing His Own Ideals, He Will Be Telling You What He Has Heard. He Will Tell You About The Future. He Will Bring Me Glory By Revealing To You Whatever He Receives From Me. All That The Father Has Is MINE; This Is What I Mean When I Say That The Spirit Will Reveal To You Whatever He Received From Me." John 16:12-15 Its Important That We Practice The Consciousness Of Our Oneness With The Father And Son Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit. John 14:15-20 John17:6-26 Colossians 3:1-4 Its Time To Agree With The Word!
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PT6 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what He Meant, So He Explained It To Them. "I Assure You, I Am The Gate For The Sheep," He Said. All others who came before Me were Thieves and Robbers. But the True Sheep Did Not Listen To Them. Yes, I Am The Gate. Those who Come In Through Me Will Be Saved. Wherever They Go, They Will Find Green Pastures. The Thief's Purpose Is To Steal and Kill and Destroy. My Purpose Is To Give Life In All Its Fullness." John 10:6-10 Lesson here: We must remember The Deceivers Job Is To Deceive! I believe we Misunderstand This Deception. Satan is not trying to Deceive Sinners, they are already living in Deception. Satan Is Here To Deceive Saints. He wants us to believe that We Can Confess Christ Jesus Yahshua, And Still Walk In Darkness And Be Saved. This is what makes him The Thief And The Robber, The Voice We Are Not Supposed To Be Listening too. "But You Are Not Controlled By Your Sinful Nature. You Are Controlled By The Spirit If You Have The Spirit Of God Living In You. ( And Remember That Those Who Do Not Have The Spirit Of Christ Living In Them Are Not Christians At All.) Since Christ Lives Within You, even though Your Body Will Die Because Of Sin, Your Spirit Is Alive Because You Have Been Made Right With God. The Spirit of God, Who Raised Jesus From The Dead, Lives In You. And Just As HE Raised Christ From The Dead, He Will Give Life To Your Mortal Body By This Same Spirit Living Within You. So, dear brothers and sisters, You Have NO Obligation Whatsoever To Do What Your Sinful Nature Urges You To Do. For if you keep on Following It, You Will Perish. But If Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit You Turn From It And It's Evil Deeds, You Will Live. For All Who Are Led By The Spirit Of God Are Children Of God." Romans 8:9-14 "You Cannot Drink From The Cup Of The Lord And From The Cup Of Demons Too. You Cannot Eat At The Lord's Table And At The Table Of Demons Too." 1 Corinthians 10:21 Matthew 6:24
PT5 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what He Meant, So He Explained It To Them. "I Assure You, I Am The Gate For The Sheep," He Said. All others who came before Me were Thieves and Robbers. But the True Sheep Did Not Listen To Them. Yes, I Am The Gate. Those who Come In Through Me Will Be Saved. Wherever They Go, They Will Find Green Pastures. The Thief's Purpose Is To Steal and Kill and Destroy. My Purpose Is To Give Life In All Its Fullness." John 10:6-10 Lesson here: The Question Is Who Is Dominating Our Minds. Whoever Is Dominating Our Hearts Is Also Dominating Our Minds. We cannot Serve God And Still Walk In Darkness, And We Certainly Cannot Serve Satan And Walk In The Light. "If Your Sinful Nature Controls Your Mind, There Is Death. But If The Holy Spirit Controls Your Mind, There Is Life And Peace. For The Sinful Nature Is Always Hostile To God. It Never Did Obey God's Laws, And It Never Will. That's Why Those Who Are Still Under The Control of Their Sinful Nature Can Never Please God." Romans 8:6-8. "Don't Be Misled. Remember That You Cannot Ignore God And Get Away With It. You Will Always Reap What You Sow! Those Who Live Only To Satisfy Their Own Sinful Desires Will Harvest The Consequences Of Decay And Death. But Those Who Live To Please The Spirit. Will Harvest Everlasting Life From The Spirit. So Don't Get Tired Of Doing What Is Good. Don't Get Discouraged And Give Up, For We Will Reap A Harvest Of Blessing At The Appointed Time." Galatians 6:7-9 For Sin Is The Sting That Results In Death, And The Law Gives Sin Its Power. How we Thank God, Who Gives Us Victory Over Sin And Death Through Jesus Christ Our Lord! So my brothers and sisters, Be Strong and Steady Always Enthusiastic About The Lord's Works, For You Know That Nothing You Do For The Lord Is Ever Useless." 1 Corinthians 15:56-58 Our Victory Is Found In Christ Jesus Yahshua, This Battle Really Has Been Won By Him. The Struggle is Believing Receiving, and Manifesting!
PT4 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what He Meant, So He Explained It To Them. "I Assure You, I Am The Gate For The Sheep," He Said. All others who came before Me were Thieves and Robbers. But the True Sheep Did Not Listen To Them. Yes, I Am The Gate. Those who Come In Through Me Will Be Saved. Wherever They Go, They Will Find Green Pastures. The Thief's Purpose Is To Steal and Kill and Destroy. My Purpose Is To Give Life In All Its Fullness." John 10:6-10 Lesson here: This War That Is Not Being Discussed With The Body of Christ (The Ekklesia,) has been going on since the fall of Adam and Eve In The Garden. His Deceiving Tactics Are still The Same After Four Thousand Years. This Is Why We Must Learn The Truth For Ourselves. This is why we are told To Seek Out, Search Out, And Get The knowledge Of The Kingdom Of God Yahweh, For Ourselves. The Deceiver Is Here To Deceive, We Are In A War And The Battle Is For Our Souls. "Then Jesus said to the Disciples, "If Any Of You Want To Be My Followers, You Must Put Aside Your Selfish Ambition, Shoulder Your Cross And Follow After Me. If you try to Keep Your Life For Yourself, You Will Lose It. But If You Give Up Your Life For Me, You Will Find True Life. And How Do You Benefit If You Gain The Whole World But Lose Your Own Soul In The Process? Is Anything Worth More Then Your Soul? For I The Son Of Man Will Come In The Glory Of My Father With His Angels And Will Judge All People According To Their Deeds." Matthew 16:24-27 This War Is About An Exchange For Our Souls. Our Real Us Is Our Souls. But Satan Wants Us To Think Our Real Us Is Our Physical Bodies. Why is this? "Those who are Dominated By The Sinful Nature think about Sinful Things, But Those Who Are Controlled By The Holy Spirit think about things that Please The Spirit. If Your Sinful Nature ControlsYour Mind, There Is Death. But If The Holy Spirit Controls Your Mind, There Is Life And Peace. Romans 8:5-6 Who's Dominating Your Mind?
PT3 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what He Meant, So He Explained It To Them. "I Assure You, I Am The Gate For The Sheep," He Said. All others who came before Me were Thieves and Robbers. But the True Sheep Did Not Listen To Them. Yes, I Am The Gate. Those who Come In Through Me Will Be Saved. Wherever They Go, They Will Find Green Pastures. The Thief's Purpose Is To Steal and Kill and Destroy. My Purpose Is To Give Life In All Its Fullness." John 10:6-10 Lesson here: It's important that we understand that the battle has been won in the Spirit Realm, but it still has to be Manifested in the Physical! Satan's War is aimed at Our Physical Bodies and Minds. Our Physical Thinking will always be Tainted and Twisted with Half Truths From Satan! He knows that Partial Truths are still lies, so he gives us just enough truth to make us think; we are on the Right Path Doing The Right Thing. "Be Careful! Watch Out For Attacks From The Devil, Your Great Enemy. He prowls around Like A Roaring Lion, looking for some Victim To Devour. Take A Firm Stand Against Him, And Be Strong In Your faith. Remember Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going Through The Same Kind Of Suffering You Are. In His Kindness God Called You To His Eternal Glory By Means Of Christ. After You Have Suffered A Little While, He Will Restore, Support, And Strengthen You, He Will Place You On A Firm Foundation. All Power Is His Forever And Ever Amen." 1 Peter 5:8-11 True Christians Must Be Aware Of The Test And Trials That God Yahweh Will Permit Us To Go Through. "We Can Rejoice, Too, When We Run Into Problems And Trials, For We Know That They Are Good For Us-- They Help Us Learn To Endure. And Endurance Develops Strength Of Character In Us, And Character Strengthens Our Confident Expectation of Salvation. And This Expectation Will Not Disappoint Us." Romans 5:3-5a We Are Saved Soldiers And Warriors Prepare Yourself For War Hallelujah!
PT2 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what He Meant, So He Explained It To Them. "I Assure You, I Am The Gate For The Sheep," He Said. All others who came before Me were Thieves and Robbers. But the True Sheep Did Not Listen To Them. Yes, I Am The Gate. Those who Come In Through Me Will Be Saved. Wherever They Go, They Will Find Green Pastures. The Thief's Purpose Is To Steal and Kill and Destroy. My Purpose Is To Give Life In All Its Fullness." John 10:6-10 Lesson here: This war is Very Real, it Maybe Ignored, BUT Our Very Lives Are At Stake. This is why Jesus Yahshua is Explaining The Thief's Purpose For Us And His Own. Ultimately The Choice Is Ours. For if Satan's goal is to Steal, Kill and Destroy Us he must come as the Greatest Deceiver Of All Times. He comes in many Disguises, he speaks as if he is Christ. That is why he is called The Antichrist. This is why we hear Jesus Yahshua Saying "My Sheep Know My Voice And A Stranger They Will Not Follow." This is how many Christians fall back into sin, they are listening to The Voice of The Deceiver who has disguised himself. It is important that we know Who We Are Fighting Against! "A Final Word: Be Strong With The Lord's Mighty Power. Put On All Of God's Armor so that You Will Be Able To Stand Firm Against All Strategies And Tricks Of The Devil. For we are not Fighting Against People made of Flesh and Blood, BUT Against The Evil Rulers And Authorities Of The Unseen World, Against those Mighty Powers of Darkness who Rule This World, And Against Wicked Spirits In The Heavenly Realm." Ephesians 6:10-12 This War Is Very Real, And Christ is trying to Warn us of this Deception and The Deceiver himself. It is important to know Who You Are And What Christ Has Done On Your Behalf. The Deceiver has been Defeated, but he fights with amnesia hoping we will join him in his unbelief of his Defeat. 1 Peter 5: 6-11 True Believers Are True Conquers Through Christ Jesus, The One Who Died For Us All!
Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what He Meant, So He Explained It To Them. "I Assure You, I Am The Gate For The Sheep," He Said. All others who came before Me were Thieves and Robbers. But The True Sheep Did Not Listen To Them. Yes, I Am The Gate. Those who Come In Through Me Will Be Saved. Wherever They Go, They Will Find Green Pastures. The Thief's Purpose Is To Steal and Kill and Destroy. My Purpose Is To Give Life In All Its Fullness." John 10:6-10 Lesson here: We Are At War, And The Two Spiritual Realms That Are Pursuing Us, are playing for keeps! We Were All Born In Darkness, and Satan's Pursuit is to keep us there. "But you are not like that, For You Are A Chosen People. You Are A Kingdom Of Priests, God's Holy Nation, His Very Own Possession. This Is So You Can Show Others The Goodness Of God, For HE Called You Out Of The Darkness Into His Wonderful Light. Once You Were Not A People; Now You Are The People Of God. Once You Received None Of God's Mercy; Now You Have Received His Mercy." 1 Peter 2:9-10 "But You Are Not Controlled By Your Sinful Nature. You Are Controlled By The Spirit, If You Have The Spirit Of God Living In You. ( And Remember that those who do not Have The Spirit Of Christ Living In Them Are Not Christians At All.) Since Christ Lives Within You, Even Though Your Body Will Die Because Of Sin, Your Spirit Is Alive Because You Have Been Made Right With God. The Spirit Of God, Who Raised Christ From The Dead, Lives In You. And Just As HE Raised Christ From The Dead, He Will Give Life To Your Mortal Body By This Same Spirit Living Within You." Romans 8:9-11 It Is Important That We Know That Jesus Is The Only Way, The Truth, and The Life. John 14:6 It Is Equally Important That We Know We Cannot Serve Two Masters. Matthew 6:24 Master satan is pursuing us to kill, steal and destroy us. While Christ The Master Is Pursuing Us With His LOVE! Who are you Pursuing? Our Destiny Is In The Choices We Pursue!
PT8 Well then, Should We Keep On Sinning so that God can show us more and more Kindness and Forgiveness? Of Course Not! Since we have Died To Sin, How Can We Continue To Live In It? Or have you forgotten that when we Became Christians We Were Baptized To Become One With Christ Jesus, We Died With Him? For We Died And Were Buried With Christ By Baptism. And just as Christ Was Raised From The Dead By The Glorious Power Of The Father, Now We Also May Live New Lives. Romans 6:1-4 Lesson here: We must Desperately Seek Out The Knowledge Of Who We Really Are In Christ Jesus Yahshua! This is A Game Changer. Only when we know Who We Are, Can We Defeat Satan and his kingdom of Darkness and deceit. Most Believers will call on the Name of the Lord for help, or for the things Necessary To Survive In This Life. But Very Few Believers Pursue Christ the way He has instructed us to Pursue Him. To Pursue Something or Someone, is to Think Constantly Of Them, Along With Going After Them Non-Stop; with Great Emotion and Expectation Of Being Overwhelmed By Their Presence. "So Don't Worry about having Enough Food or Drink or Clothing. Why be like the Pagans who are so Deeply Concerned About These Things? Your Heavenly Father Already Knows All Your Needs, and He Will Give You All You Need From Day To day If You Live For Him And Make The Kingdom Of God Your Primary Concern." Matthew 6:33 "And Now, Just As You Accepted Christ Jesus As Your Lord, You Must Continue To Live In Obedience To Him. Let Your Roots Grow Down Into Him And Draw Up Nourishment From Him, So You Will Grow In Faith, Strong And Vigorous In The Truth You Were Taught. Let Your Lives Overflow With Thanksgiving For All He Has Done. Don't let Anyone Lead You Astray With Empty Philosophy and High Sounding Nonsense that come from Human Thinking And From The Evil Powers Of This World, And Not From Christ." Colossians 2:6-8 Christ is Pursuing us, but Satan is too. The question is Who or What Are We Pursuing In Our Lives?
PT7 Well then, Should We Keep On Sinning so that God can show us more and more Kindness and Forgiveness? Of Course Not! Since we have Died To Sin, How Can We Continue To Live In It? Or have you forgotten that when we Became Christians We Were Baptized To Become One With Christ Jesus, We Died With Him? For We Died And Were Buried With Christ By Baptism. And just as Christ Was Raised From The Dead By The Glorious Power Of The Father, Now We Also May Live New Lives. Romans 6:1-4 Lesson here: The Ultimate Reason Why Born Again Christians Remain in Sin, or Keep On Sinning As The Apostle Paul Has Stated; Is because They Are Trying To Enter Into The Kingdom Of God In Their Own Knowledge And Fleshly Thinking. "Jesus Replied, The Truth Is, NO One Can Enter The Kingdom Of God Without Being Born Of Water And Of The Spirit. Humans Can Produce Only Human Life, BUT The Holy Spirit Gives New Life From Heaven. So Don't Be Surprised At My Statement That You Must Be Born Again. Just ask you can hear The Wind But Can't Tell Where It Comes From Or Where It Is Going, So You Can't Explain How People Are Born Of The Spirit." John 3:5-8 The Natural Man, The Old Man Will Never be able to understand the Spiritual Realm Of The Kingdom of God. We Must Be Born Again, We Must Take On The Nature And Character of Christ Jesus Yahshua Himself! This is Unfathomable To The Human Mind, and Satan would like to keep it that way! Satan does not mind us Confessing Christ As Long As We Are Living Under his Control. Every Born Again Christian needs to understand this! "Once you were Dead, Doomed forever because of Your Many Sins. You used to live just like The Rest Of The World, Full Of Sin, Obeying Satan, the mighty Prince of the power of the air. He is the spirit At Work In The Hearts Of Those Who Refuse To Obey God." Ephesians 2:1-2 The Spiritual Realm In Christ Jesus Yahshua Is Our Only Hope. It's Not By Might Nor By Power, BUT It's By The Spirit Of The Living God Our Mighty Conqueror!
PT6 Well then, Should We Keep On Sinning so that God can show us more and more Kindness and Forgiveness? Of Course Not! Since we have Died To Sin, How Can We Continue To Live In It? Or have you forgotten that when we Became Christians We Were Baptized To Become One With Christ Jesus, We Died With Him? For We Died And Were Buried With Christ By Baptism. And just as Christ Was Raised From The Dead By The Glorious Power Of The Father, Now We Also May Live New Lives. Romans 6:1-4 Lesson here: We must make this Very Clear, We Do Not Belong To Ourselves We Belong To Either God Or Satan. And The War Over Our Souls is Fought inside of us with The Choices and Decision We Make Daily! This is why The Apostle Paul is Asking This question! "Well Then, Shall We Keep On Sinning So That God Can Show Us More And More Kindness And Forgiveness? Of Course Not! Since we have Died To Sin, How Can We Continue To Live In It?" Romans 6:1-2 So why is this Red Flag being given to Born Again Christians? Because of The Ignorance Of The Lack Of Our Knowledge Of The War That We Are In! Most of us were never told that Our Own Flesh Is The Enemy Of God, And Our Own Souls! It was the fall of Man that Enslaved Us To Our Own Fleshly Thinking, which is NOT Ours At All, it is the Mind of Satan. Satan's mind Operates and Dominates Every Human That Chooses To Remain In Darkness. Galatians 5:16-24 Before we can make A Clear Conscious Decision To Follow After Christ, we must come to The Same Conclusion Apostle Paul Did! "I Know I Am Rotten Through And Through So Far As My Old Sinful Nature Is Concerned. No matter which way I turn, I Can't Make Myself Do Right. I Want TO, But I Can't. When I want to do Good, I Don't. And when I try Not To Do Wrong, I Do It Anyway. But if I am doing what I don't want to do, I am not really The One Doing It, The Sin Within Me Is Doing It." Romans 7:18-20 If We are not at War With Our Own Minds We Are In Harmony With It, And It Will Lead Us To Destruction Willingly!
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AuthorGary Bryant was a pastor in the traditional church for many years. He now shares God's life and love as the Holy Spirit directs and is a blessing to many and a good friend to me. Gary, his wife Robin and daughter Shaudonna currently are living in Phoenix. Grover Archives
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