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What would attract more people to the Gospel?! To walk around being depressed and sad and hating one another or to walk in the Spirit?! "I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." - Galatians 5:16 It is a very, very strong and positive feeling when we are among people filled with Holy Spirit, indeed, with all the fruits being evident: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." - Galatians 5:22-23 And those who are filled with the Holy Spirit feel all the supernatural joy and life that only the Lord Jesus can give. "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." - John 7:38 But the enemy - Satan, the devil, and his angels - will always work hard to prevent such from happening in the life of any believer. Why?! Because when believers are letting such great light to shine on them they are being a powerful alive testimony. It is even stronger for those who are in darkness, as they see it so evidently. And it is very, very pleasant. "The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned." - Matthew 4:16 What the Lord can do through us is simply amazing, there is nothing better in this world than to experience His love in us. But the enemy - Satan, the devil, and his angels - will still work very hard to prevent such light from shining in the life of a believer. A very common thing the enemy will do frequently is to put condemnation thoughts and doubtful accusations in you, so you will change your focus to worrying about it. And the believer has to be ready to counter attack such strategies of the enemy. "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?" - Matthew 6:25 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life." - John 6:63 Do not be deceived, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." - Romans 8:1 Condemnation can only be successfully imputed when we are in the flesh. Then to hear to condemnation thoughts and doubtful accusations from the enemy, to the point of preventing the Holy Spirit to work in us is something we should be aware of. Do not let nothing separate you from the love of Christ, if you feel you have a problem... Then run to Him in prayer, and He will lift you up. "For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:38-39 It is something we learn more about each day, it may take time for you to learn to fight against the enemy... I confess I am still learning. But what we must have in mind is: I will not give up! "We love Him because He first loved us." - 1 John 4:19 But if you do not know what I am talking about, if you are unsure the Spirit of the Lord is in you. Then make a decision about it now, to live for the flesh is a waste of time, it is the Spirit who gives life. All the works of the flesh are a waste of time, and will only lead you to a miserable life: "Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." - Galatians 5:19-21 But the fruits of the Holy Spirit are: Love - Supernatural love, a level of love those who are in the flesh are unable to demonstrate. Joy - Supernatural joy, a level of joy those who are in the flesh never felt in their lives. It is simply amazing! Peace - Supernatural peace, a level of peace those who are in the flesh never felt in their lives, it is peace in its fullness. Amazing! Longsuffering - Supernatural patience to endure the most challenging tribulations. All can be overcome. Kindness - Supernatural kindness to show to those who hate you and persecute you for no reason. Goodness - Supernatural goodness to show to those who hate you and want to see you dead. Faithfulness - Supernatural faith to endure and to love God above all things. Gentleness - Supernatural gentleness to show to those who insists in doing otherwise. Self-control - Supernatural control over the evil desires of the flesh and yourself. But each person will experience differing levels of the fruits of the Spirit in their lives, according to their faith. We should definitely focus more in cultivating all the good fruits of the Spirit in their fullness. "Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect." - Matthew 5:48 Then if you want to deny yourself and let His light shine in you, repent and receive Him in your life now. Our sins are a waste of time and will only lead us to death if we love them. Love the Lord Jesus and have life! Welcome Him today, so He can start the good work in you and make you FREE INDEED! "By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit." - 1 John 4:13 "For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men" - 1 Peter 2:15 No matter what you have done in your life, no matter how many sins, how grave they were, just repent and receive life in Jesus' name! Receive and embrace the Holy Spirit, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. "So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us" - Acts 15:8 The gift of the Holy Spirit which is given to all those who believe. "...Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." - Acts 2:38 And do not let the enemy quench His amazing gift that is in you. "Do not quench the Spirit." - Acts 2:38 "nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." - Luke 17:21 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." - Galatians 2:20 God bless you in Jesus' name!

Have you ever wondered which side are you? Do not be deceived, there are only two sides: Light or Darkness; Jesus or Satan; Good or Evil. "But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one." - Matthew 5:37 It is very, very common nowadays we see people not striving for holiness, not repenting of their wicked ways, not welcoming the Holy Spirit in their hearts, closing their hearts to the Lord Jesus. But it is very common we see people that excuse their bad habits, despise Jesus' words, and do not desire to live according to His will. Jesus clearly said that if we are not for Him, we are against Him... And no matter how a cool person you are, if you rejected Him you will be rejected. Everywhere we see people dodging the Holy Spirit, indeed fleeing from Him... They do not want to repent, they want to keep following and heeding their flesh and its lusts. But they still want to be saved, and without repentance, they desire forgiveness. But without true repentance, there is no forgiveness. "but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation" - Mark 3:29 "And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." - John 3:19 "For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit." - 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 Do not be deceived, the flesh and its lusts will only lead to death, eternal condemnation. There is no life out of Jesus. "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life." - Galatians 6:7-8 OK, some are just deceived and will, God willing, repent truly after reading this and surrender to the Lord Jesus and start living for real. Because I tell you that I can confirm there is nothing impossible for Him, no matter how hard it is to reject your sin, if you do it, He will forgive you and He will set you free. But when people love their sin, it is a very big problem, they have no forgiveness and are under condemnation. People have to repent truly and surrender to the Lord Jesus so they could receive forgiveness and become free of their sin. Do not be deceived, to love to sin is to hate God. And anyone who loves sin is not in the love of God, and are under condemnation. "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." - 1 John 2:15 I can say this is truth because I have lived, I was under sin dominion, I was cultivating so many bad things and I knew the Lord did not like them. Only, and only when I stopped hearing people saying: "It is OK, is by grace, no need to repent... The Lord has you saved". But something in me could not have peace knowing those things were evil, and I had to repent, truly. And after I started hearing and obeying the Holy Spirit, my life changed... I decided to repent indeed from ALL my wicked ways and habits, because I knew: "This is evil. The Lord does not like it, and He called us to repent. I will obey Him, no matter what people will say" Then I started seeking for His help daily, I admit I have fallen a few times but I always confessed it and asked for forgiveness and thought: "Sorry, but on my own I cannot simply hate these things. My flesh love it" But I knew and understood, no matter how hard it was I continued praying and seeking: "These things are evil, I cannot continue in this. Please, Lord... I want to hate these evil things, but I cannot do it" Only, and I repeat, only after repenting for real I received it from Him... I do not have a desire for those things anymore, I do not find fun in those things anymore, I can simply say no and those things do not tempt me. That is such a blessing, and I know it would be impossible without His power. Then I say to you, stop hearing people, start hearing the Lord, no one is your friend here, no one... Only the Lord is. Friends and people can only lead you to hell, but if you hear the Lord and do what He said... You will have life. "Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." - John 8:36 And I can say there is nothing better to walk in His light, to feel His presence... There is nothing, nothing better. "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life." - John 5:24 Do not love or keep your sinful habits, do not love evil, repent... They can only lead you to hell. Repent truly, and have life. "Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent. But he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead." - Luke 16:29-31 Do not be deceived, the Lord Jesus does not change, and never will, there is no such thing as modern Gospel... There is only one that saves, and it did not change. "But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed." - Galatians 1:8 Surrender to the Lord Jesus before it is too late. Obey the Gospel, and have life. Glory to God! Amen.

John 14:12 - "Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father." JESUS' LIFE WAS A MODEL OF WHAT MANKIND COULD BECOME IF IT WERE IN RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER. THIS MEANT THAT EVERY TRUE BELIEVER WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE REALM OF LIFE THAT JESUS LIVED IN. JESUS CAME AS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. HE THEN PASSED THE BATON TO US ANNOUNCING THAT WE ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. John 1:51 - "Then He said to him, 'I assure you, most solemnly I tell you all, you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man!'" Genesis 28:12 - "And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!" WHAT WAS THE INITIAL REVELATION OF THE HOUSE OF GOD? IT HAS THE PRESENCE OF GOD, A GATE TO HEAVEN, AND A LADDER WITH ANGELS ASCENDING AND DESCENDING UPON IT. THIS REVELATION SHOWS THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AT OUR DISPOSAL TO CARRY OUT THE MASTER'S PLAN. Affirmations: I AM THE TEMPLE OF GOD. I AM A DWELLING PLACE OF GOD. MY ASSIGNMENT IS TO BE A STEWARD OF THE HEAVENLY REALM. MY SPEECH DEMONSTRATES THE POWER OF GOD'S SPIRIT IN MY LIFE. Revelation 22:1 - "And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." God leads me to the river of His Spirit, the current of clear goodness that flows without ceasing. As I step into that unfailing new life, I will want nothing else. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Hi all! I'm doing some research on light and darkness. In particular, I'm looking at how as Christians we can enter the dark and not realise we are there until it's too late. The devil is sneaky and draws us in by attacking our strengths, or playing on our insecurities or help us to fill a godly desire in an ungodly way. I'm wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this or any experiences of being drawn into the dark and/or the struggle of coming out of the dark? I'm really interested to hear all stories and happy to start a discussion:) Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, Peace & Blessings Kags

Matthew 14:29 - "And He said, 'Come. ' And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus." WHAT PROGRAM, WHAT DEGREE OF MINISTERIAL PROFESSIONALISM CAN COMPARE WITH THE LIFE AND POWER WE RECEIVE THROUGH HIM? Ephesians 4:26,27 - "In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold." Some debate whether the devil is on earth or in hell – can he dwell in Christians or only in the world? The fact is the devil is in darkness. Wherever there is spiritual darkness, there the devil will be. When Satan rebelled against God he was placed under eternal judgment, in what the bible calls “pits” and “bonds of darkness”. The devil and the fallen angels with him have been relegated to live in darkness. This darkness does not simply mean lifeless regions or areas void of visible light. The eternal darkness to which scripture refers is essentially a moral darkness, which does ultimately degenerate into literal darkness. However it’s cause is not simply the absence of light, it is the absence of God who is light. Affirmations: THE SPIRIT OF GOD DWELLS IN ME, AND HE ALWAYS CONVICTS ME OF WRONG ATTITUDES THAT THE DEVIL COULD POTENTIALLY USE TO BIND ME. I CONFESS THAT I WALK IN FORGIVENESS! OFFENSE, BITTERNESS, STRIFE, AND UNFORGIVENESS HAVE NO PLACE IN MY LIFE. I AM FULL OF MERCY, LONGSUFFERING, AND SLOW TO ANGER. Song of Solomon 1:15 - "Behold you are fair ,my love; behold you are fair; you have doves' eyes." YOU ALREADY HAVE "DOVES' EYES" - YOU ARE SIMPLE INWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY. INWARDLY - YOU BEHOLD YOUR KING (JESUS); OUTWARDLY - YOUR WORDS AND ACTIONS ARE FREE FROM DECEPTION. SIMPLICITY IS THE SUREST SIGN OF SPIRITUAL PROGRESS. TO REACH YOUR BELOVED (JESUS) YOU LET HIS SPIRIT LEAD YOU. LOVE IS PERFECTED IN SIMPLICITY AND HONESTY. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

I had once heard a few different people explain this bible scripture, but I would like more opinions. 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 "But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing."

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The Godmakers (The First Film) Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:31-32 http://youtu.be/87Mr0TqrEf8 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12 ~ The Godmakers Two (The Second Film) Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. Deuteronomy 4:2 http://youtu.be/gM4imfc-lf8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. Matthew 23:8-11