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Issue No: 1145 Published: 25 Sep 2023
A REVELATION OF..... THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID
GOD'S OVERCOMING CHURCH
A SUMMARY
This summary may help you to put all the characteristics of the end time, kingdom church together.
How many do you live by?
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 1: A people seeking to do God's will.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 2: A people fearing the Lord now, conforming to Christ in holiness, in order to avoid judgement later.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 3: A people prepared to put aside their own methods in order to do things God's way.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 4: A people seeking the ultimate blessing of becoming like Jesus.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 5: A people moving in the will of the Lord who can rejoice in all situations.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 6: A sacrificial people, desperate to become 'sons of God'.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 7: A people of exuberant worship, putting Jesus in the highest place.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 8: A people who reject religious control in order to seek God for themselves.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 9: A people being as Christ to the commun
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 10: A people with ongoing access to the presence of God.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 11: A people seeking the ultimate blessing of ruling and reigning with Christ.
END TIME CHURCH TRAIT 12: A people prepared to be rejected by the 'religious church' in order to fully serve their God.
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FROM THE WORD
THE WORDS OF JESUS
Sign of Jonah (Luke 11:29-32)
Jesus addressed the crowd.
“This is an evil generation for it’s looking for some miraculous sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. In the same way that Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of man be a sign to this generation. The queen of the south will rise in the judgment together with the people of this generation and will condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear Solomon’s wisdom, and now there is someone greater than Solomon here! The people of Nineveh rise in the judgment together with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented when they heard Jonah’s message, and now there’s someone greater than Jonah here!
The Lamp of Your Body (Luke 11:33-6)
No one lights a lamp and then hides it or places it under a bowl. No, you put it on a lamp stand so that those who come into the house can see the light. Your eye is the light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body is in the dark. So make sure the light you have in you is not actually darkness. If your whole body is full of light, with no areas of darkness, then it will be completely illuminated, just as a bright lamp gives you light.”
Six Woes Declared on the Pharisees and Lawyers (Luke 11:37-54)
When Jesus joined them for lunch without ceremoniously washing His hands.
“You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you’re full of greed and wickedness. You’re so foolish! Don’t you think the One who made the outside made the inside as well? If, acting from within, you do acts of kindness to others, then everything will be clean to you. Shame on you Pharisees! You pay tithe on herbs and plants, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You need to pay attention to the latter, while not leaving the former things undone. Shame on you Pharisees! You love to have the best seats in the synagogues, and to be greeted with respect when you go to the markets. Shame on you! You are like unmarked graves that people walk over without knowing.”
“Shame on you lawyers too! You place burdens on people that are too hard to carry, but you don’t lift a finger to help them. Shame on you! You build memorial tombs to honor the prophets, but it was your own fathers who killed them in the first place! By doing this you are witnesses showing that you agree with what your fathers did. They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs!
“This is why God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some they will kill, and others they will persecute.’ Consequently, this generation will be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets shed from the beginning of the world, from the blood of Abel right up to the blood of Zachariah who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held accountable for all of it. Shame on you lawyers! You have removed the key of knowledge. You didn’t go in yourselves, and you prevented others from going in too.”
(Continued next week)
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*DAVID"S DOODLINGS
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DAVID'S DOODLINGS
466. Understanding the truth is just one small step for God, but a giant leap for mankind.
467. Knowledge binds up, while the truth sets free.
468. Knowledge is to doubt as truth is to faith.
469. Knowledge is to be desired, faith to be sought.
470. All too often we place our faith in knowledge rather than acknowledging our true need for faith.
471. Knowledge is complex, faith and truth simple.
472. If I had full knowledge of everything, wouldn't I be God? Fortunately I will never have to answer this question!
473. Knowledge is a golden sceptre, appearing to be so powerful and beautiful to behold, yet it can be quickly disfigured by even the smallest diamond of truth.
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'LAUGHING AT OURSELVES
Another laugh or three for you today
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THIS WEEKS TUESDAY TEACHING.....
A REVELATION OF....... THE 3 GARDENS OF GOD PLUS ANOTHER YET TO COME
Having spent much of my life involved in the gardening industry, as a grower, wholesaler of flowers, bulbs and plants, and finally as a mail order sell of the same, this revelation has reached into my 'gardener's heart'.
Gardens and nature have a special place in God's heart too. This is not surprising for He is their creator! Not surprising then that He should choose garden settings for key events in His interaction with man to take place.
When given this revelation, I was busy (our eternal excuse!) so I put it to one side until now. But as I am starting to meditate upon it again, my initial excitement is returning
I trust you will share my enthusiasm, as together we explore the ramifications of the crucial events that took place in these beautiful garden settings.
LAUGHING AT OURSELVES
***Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused***
402. Three Camels
Noah was standing at the gangplank checking off the pairs of animals when he saw three camels trying to get on board.
"Wait a minute!" he said. "Two each is the limit. One of you will have to stay behind."
"It won't be me," said the first camel. "I'm the camel whose back is broken by the last straw."
"I'm the one people swallow while straining at a gnat," said the second.
"And I am the one that shall pass through the eye of a needle sooner than a rich man shall enter heaven." said the third.
"Well, I guess you had better all come in," said Noah, "the world is going to need all of you."
403. Meeting God
Two lifelong friends had a running argument. The black friend would argue that God was black, and the white friend would disagree and say that God was white.
One day, they decided to go fishing. On the way back, they were still arguing about whether or not God was black or white. Before they knew it, they where in an accident, and they found themselves in heaven. When they got there, St. Peter met them at the Pearly gates. Again, the question was brought up, "Is God black or white?"
St. Peter told them to have a seat in the waiting room and God would come out and talk to them about it.
While they were waiting, they continued to argue whether God was black or white. Then they heard some footsteps coming. They turned around as the door swung open and in stepped in God in His grandest toga.
They looked to Him expectantly, waiting for His answer to their long running argument.
He smiled at them and said, "Hola muchachos!"
Ya know -- God doesn't care what color you are - 'cause He made all of 'em!
QWIK QWIP: “Pain and Suffering is inevitable but Misery is optional.
404. Children's Notes To God
Dear God,
Please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter.
There is nothing good in there now.
Dear Mr. God,
I wish you would not make it so easy for people to come apart. I had to have 3 stitches and a shot.
Dear God,
It rained for our whole vacation and is my father mad! He said some things about you that people are not supposed to say, but I hope you will not hurt him anyway. Your friend (I am not going to tell you who I am).
Dear God,
I read the bible. What does
begat mean?
Nobody will tell me.
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A DAVID MUSING
This week I have come to join my wife Kathy, at a new location, after staying behind for a fortnight at the previous one, to do some business.
We would so much like to thank all those who have looked after us over the past year I have been in New Zealand, and for Kathy, 15 months, while waiting to get new visas to go back to Kenya.
It has been, and continues to be, a real challenge to those helping us, to get the visas.
The Bible says we have to be hospitable, and our friends, plus some we had not met beforehand, have certainly gone the extra mile for us.
Let us never forget others who need hospitality, It is a spiritual gift, but also applies to us all.
Until next time
His servant and yours
David Tait
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