Looking for the way? Do not look for it in Nature or in gods that are made by the hands or the imaginations of men, Look for it in Jesus!!! FAITH FEED MY SHEEP FELLOWSHIP FLESH FRIEND OR FIEND FROWARD and FORWARD

FAITH

FAITH     When I first returned to this one my first reaction was a resounding “WHAT”?  Then I began to dig around in it a little and this one does require me to dig deep to get anything out of it.   Do not let first impressions fool you it is still worth a look at, because the expressions of old times can fool us in today’s thoughts. We must fit our understanding to the time the word was written, rather than try to fit what was written to our understanding today.       The word; F A I T H    Say’s      A   T            I T           I          F   I  T        The word FAITH say’s at it I fit! Or it I fit ah! Or I fit it ah! Or it fit ah!!!  And I believe this can be seen from two points of views.     Heb 11:6 - But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.   ACTS 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them, which are sanctified by faith, that is in me. ah Main Entry: Pronunciation: 'ä Function: interjection Etymology: Middle English -- used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt       F A  I T H      I      F    I T     A   T        I T    F A    T.     Also the word FAITH say’s I fit at it fat, or fat I fit at it, or I fit fat at it.      Pr 28:25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. To fully understand what that expression means we have to dig deep, to be made fat is a pretty broad term, in the definitions below it would seem that it refers to preparing a creature to be ready for an offering or sacrifice, and perhaps in our case to anoint before the persecutions. The disciples were anointed with the spirit on the day of Pentecost, before they were offered by God, to the people to follow Christ, be persecuted and sacrificed the way Christ was offered (as a Lamb) for preaching the Gospel.    Malachi 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (As calves fattened in the stall)   dashen {daw-shane'} Strong's {01878} Definitions: a primitive root; to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; denominatively (from 1880) to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices):--accept, anoint, take away the (receive) ashes (from), make (wax) fat.     Strong’s  # 4770 KJV (4) - fat, 1; fatted, 1; stall, 2;   All this study is starting to sound like a complicated way of saying,  Luke 12:31 – “but rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

FEED MY SHEEP

FEED MY SHEEP In JOHN 21:15-17 JESUS told Peter "FEED MY SHEEP". (Not feed your sheep) According to JESUS, Peter Is the undisputed Expert on "FEED FOR MY SHEEP" NOT FEE FOR MY SHEEP. Also notice Jesus said feed my sheep not feed your sheep! Any Pastor who says "my sheep" instead of saying "Gods sheep" has just confessed to being a thief and a robber. So ask yourself is there a FEE for what a man is FEEding me? JESUS did not FEE for service, however he did FEED for service. See JOHN 5:11 & 6:27-29, and notice in LUKE 10:7 the words they give is used, not what they are asked of or God forbid charged as if the words of our lord could be for sale turning the WORD of God into a den of thieves. Lets see what PETER the expert says about this subject. ACTS 8:17-25 and 3:6 it would seem he gave in the name of JESUS for FREE. PAUL has a clue in ACTS 20:28-38, with a note on verse's 33-35. Without Righteousness what is supposed to be FREE, Now has a F  EE.      I       G       H       T       E       O       U       S                          It flows like this   FEED MY SHEEP In JOHN 21:15-17 JESUS told Peter "FEED MY SHEEP". According to JESUS, Peter Is the undisputed Expert on "FEED FOR MY SHEEP" NOT FEE FOR MY SHEEP. So ask yourself is there a FEE for what a man is FEEding me? JESUS did not FEE for service, however he did FEED for service. See JOHN 5:11 & 6:27-29, and notice in LUKE 10:7 the words they give is used, not what they are asked of or God forbid charged as if the words of our lord could be for sale turning the WORD of God into a den of thieves. Lets see what PETER the expert says about this subject. ACTS 8:17-25 and 3:6 it would seem he gave in the name of JESUS for FREE. PAUL has a clue in ACTS 20:28-38, with a note on verse's 33-35. Without Righteousness what is supposed to be FREE, Now has a F  EE.      I       G       H       T       E       O       U       S                      PASTORS LISTEN UP!    EZEKIEL 34:7 Ezekiel 34:7-16 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. 11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. 15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. 16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.   DO YOU KNOW WHAT PASTORS AND PASTURES HAVE IN COMMON? THEY ARE BOTH designed FOR FEEDING SHEEP. With excuses & misplaced Righteousness, we believe that what we are supposed to USE FREE can now have a USER F EE. If you have been FREE'D you should now FEED HIS sheep, and they should not become F EE'D, or charged a fee for it, just so that you can F EED your appetite to do good works. There is no true RIGHTEOUSNESS in that!   See EZEKIEL 34:1-16  For a deep understanding read ISAIAH 57:8-12, and look close at verse's 11 and 12  WOE unto and BEWARE of those who teach everyone for his gain, supposing that gain is godliness and teaching likewise to ease his own conscience as a greedy dog which can never have enough. These speak evil of the poor, and of the content, and of those things they know not, but what they know naturally as brute beast, in those things they corrupt themselves, feeding themselves without fear. WOE unto them! For they have gone in the way of Cain and ran greedily after reward. Forming their own god in their own image and from riches, making an offering as it were, of a golden calf, which is the god of/&/from their own good works. See John 2:16 and Matt 21:13 / 22:5, and Isaiah 5:20-23 / 55:1-2,and verses 7-11.  Do not get it wrong! I speak not about a legitimate need to recover expenses for good works, or a desire to gain (win) souls to Christ. I speak about coveting other men’s money using any excuse, including good works, such as Judas did in John 12:6. The words I speak anger the wicked, and please the innocent according to the truth of the doctrine of our LORD JESUS the CHRIST. In JOHN 6:5-7 JESUS teaches, and proves to his student Philip, that if he wants to bless the multitude he does not need money or our good works. Later in this same chapter JESUS teaches not to work for the food that will perish, but to work for the food, which feeds the spirit for eternal life. Those who are of God know they are to bless people’s spirit far more than to bless the flesh. In blessing the spirit, the flesh is profited by the spirit even in more abundance than we could have ever hoped for from our own good works. Money can feed the ways of the flesh, but the word of God can feed the ways of the spirit, and the word of God is free to receive and to give freely to profit all men. see JOHN 6:63

FELLOWSHIP

FELLOWSHIP I heard a teaching on Christianity once. Someone said that being a Christian in the world is like being a boat in the water. Its O.K. for the boat to be in the water but its not O.K. for the water to be in the boat!  Well its O.K. for the Christian to be in the world but its not O.K. for the world to be in the Christian!  Based on this same thought a boat is for one. I have been through the middle of a typhoon while I was in the UNITED STATES NAVY and I would not want to be in a boat in the middle of a storm during a voyage, however, FELLOWSHIP is like a ship for many.  Many who have fell low to keep them from falling back into the world. Hebrews 2:10-13 - 10 “For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.”   Remember without FELLOWSHIP with JESUS CHRIST you will not survive the storms in life.  See LUKE 6:49 and Matthew 7:26-27. If you want to hear what it sounds like when that house (the life, or fellowship you built) falls and the ruin of it becomes great. Just read the verses prior to the parable of the two foundations MATTHEW 7:21-23 and don’t forget LUKE 6:46.     Also if you have not fell low before JESUS CHRIST you can not have true fellowship with GOD, see ROMANS 14:10-12.