Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1472742)

Disney puts out a kids movie, *Beauty and the Beast* and introduces a gay character in to the mix, and hardly anyone even blinks. Christians are all excited about taking their kids to see it, at one time we would have been appalled. It seems we are like the frog in the kettle who became immune to the slowly rising temperature and didn't notice it was being cooked.

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1472742)

With everything going on in our Country, so much corruption in our government, enemies without and within, losing culture war battles, prayer in schools, abortion, same sex marriages, and being attacked for not being ok with it all, and on and on. I'm finding it a bit overwhelming.

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1472742)

Disney puts out a kids movie, *Beauty and the Beast* and introduces a gay character in to the mix, and hardly anyone even blinks.

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1472742)

Christians are all excited about taking their kids to see it,

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1472742)

at one time we would have been appalled.

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1472742)

It seems we are like the frog in the kettle who became immune to the slowly rising temperature and didn't notice it was being cooked.

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1472742)

I've been praying for wisdom and understanding and I was reminded that Elijah was in the minority, but God gave him mighty victories in prayer.

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1472742)

Jesus conducted his ministry under Roman occupation. so did the Apostles and they turned their world upside down.

We have the same Holy Ghost as the Apostles did . . . The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

We need to pray for our Government and our leaders, amen, but whatever happens, hell can't stop us.

I think the only thing that can stop us is our own complacency, lack of prayer, lack of fervent passionate desire for God's will to be done.

Originally Posted by Jito463 (Post 1472746)

Disney has been increasingly anti-family since Walt died. Anyone who doesn't see that isn't paying attention.

Originally Posted by jediwill83 (Post 1472757)

we have authority that we are not exercising and because we do not exercise this authority we are not seen as a threat.

Things are done blatently in front of us, strongholds are established, why? Because we are letting them.

Sure we are praying our prayers, "lord heal, save, deliver, go there lord...do it lord."

all the while the enemy walks among a weak neutered church.

We have been conditioned to believe that god meets with us at certain locations and at certain times. We are even conditioned to believe that god is stronger or more apt to heal, save and deliver at certain times during those times.

We have a omnipresent savior but we expect only pool of bethesda miracles, meaning "god only moves at a certain season and when he does we will know because the water is troubled."

we treat god as if he has to have a mood set and we beg as if healing, saving and delivering is our idea originally and we are trying to convince god of its merits.

You realize that we are begging god to do things that he already commanded and equipped us to do?

Country going to heck in a handbasket? Could it be because we self isolate inside spiritual ghettos we call churches?

Ever think that maybe...just maybe we need to awaken to the authority we already possess and just obey what we have already been commanded to do?

"but but maybe its not gods will!!!!"

i've never seen a scripture that says that god was pleased that people were sick, hell bound and in bondage.

Scripture after scripture i read where he healed them all. Even in the face of unbelief he was still able to work miracles.

I see time and time again where he was moved by compassion...the same spirit that was moved with compassion to heal...isn't it inside us? Isn't this the same spirit that raised christ from the dead and which will one day quicken our mortal bodies?
Isn't jesus the same yesterday today and forever? If his goal was to give sight to the blind and set at liberty them that are bruised do you think that he somehow lost interest in that happening like someone losing interest in a hobby?

What part of the command to "heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and cast out devil's" are we clueless on? Did he stutter? Did he change his mind? Oooooh i get it. You gotta have a special ministry, position, calling or anointing to do that and see...that's not my thing.

I don't see any scripture that gives us the option to opt out on this.

There are three possibilities here.

1.we are unaware of the commandments given to us.

2. We are aware but we are not being obedient.

3. The bible is false and there is no such thing as authority and power over sickness and demonic strongholds and if that's the case we just need to close up shop.

Obedience is the fuel that runs the engine of faith.

Don't believe me?

Faith without works is dead.

Not faith in works or salvation by works but a faith that works.

If there is obedience in the gas tank of faith we aren't going anywhere.

With no obedience we are the crazy family member sitting out in a rusted out shell of a car that's on cinder blocks pretending we are going somewhere.


Yeah this is rubbing some people the wrong way but honestly i dont care. Watching demons manifest in your loved one that has been bound and tortured as a child will kinda break you out of the "well let's not upset anyone and rock the boat" mentality.

You're saying, "that's some big talk...what are you doing about it?"

i'll tell you what i'm doing, i've turned off tv, movies and podcasts i used to binge on and i've dedicated myself to the word.

We went to walmart today and you know what we did? We prayed before we walked in that we would meet someone we could tell about the goodness of god.

We walked in and began to shop and we struck up a conversation with a grandmother with her grandkids.

We talked for about 10 minutes and as we were leaving she said,"god bless you."

that was my open door! Hehe

i turned around and before i could stop myself i blurted out,"oh he has! He has healed my wife miraculously 4 times in the past 3 weeks!" i told her the details and how we prayed for her in jesus name and she was healed instantly and her eyes got big in amazement.

Everytime we go out in public i'm going to be intentionally looking for someone to witness to, pray for.

I have a neighbor i'm going to pray for tomorrow.

I'm obeying what god has commanded me to do through scripture and we are going to see healings and deliverances in jesus name.

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa (Post 1472754)

The main issue is what I have been repeating over and over again. Postmodernism. Instead of the Church being special and exclusive it wanted to blend into the culture. It yearned to win souls with the culture the souls were already use to. Instead of seeing people repent of their filthy behavior the church told them to come as they are and STAY as they are. Standards of separation of appearance were ridiculed not by the sinners who were coming in and repenting, but by the individuals who were raised in the church and felt they were missing out on something. Individuals weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth because they weren't allowed to play Monopoly as a kid?
Girls telling of the woes of not being able to cut their hair, wear jewelry, and makeup?

While they were growing up with all those sad tales of woes, my friends and I were snorting heroin, and drinking Johnny Walker Black. Getting shot, stabbed, and all sorts of insanity. So when we came into the church we wanted to leave all the world behind. Yet, when we came into the church we had to navigate around the obstacle of CKs and PKs. It wasn't just limited to standard of appearances but how you worshipped, how loud you prayed in the prayer room. They were always beating their tin drum of balance. While balance is a necessity, some individuals just saw fervency in religion as a hindrance to the culture that was burning down around them. A culture they so badly wanted to be a part of with their rendition of the Churchism's Postmodernism.



But why should they blink? They have no standards of thought, or separation. You have to always remember that the world accepted female transgenderism of dress long long ago. Short hair, pants, so now we are supposed to be surprised because Disney has homosexual characters in their children shows? The Church is trying to be the "hold me, please hold me" atmosphere. Where it stands for nothing but accepts everything which is contrary. You can't tell the sinner from the saint, Satan throws his head back and laughs, while the pastor and his congregation sways back and forth to Lady Gaga sings "Applause."




Christians? That word is meaningless in this culture, Christianity has been replaced by Churchanity where doctrine is an abstract idea where no one is right. Everything is up to your own personal Jesus interpretation. Roaring down the broadway at full throttle, ripping through the gears over the broken bodies of the apostles, evangelists, prophets, teachers and pastors. Heading headlong over the cliff through the wide open gate.




The remnant is still appalled, while the majority shakes their fists at them.




Sorry to break this sad news but the frog is deader then fried chicken in the bottom of a greasy bucket. That started in the 70s, 80s, by the 90s he was belly up. Men use to be men, now they want to be sweeter then MeeMaw on Thanksgiving morning. They want to not offend anyone, no judging anything, come as you are and STAY as you are. We will build the church around your sins, around your ideas. The church is here to make you a better you, not to convert, but just make you a nice man.



There you go! MINORITY.

That's the way it will always be, a remnant, a minority, a little flock. Sadly some focus on fame and fortune. Let's build bigger barns to store my Jesus name baptized bodies. People who don't have the foggiest idea why they do what they do, but are just a nicer version of who they once were. They are no different from the Jay Hove Witness or the nice Hari Krishna down the block. Everyone honey hugging their way straight to a devil's hell.




Lack of prayer? How about lack of guts.

Originally Posted by jediwill83 (Post 1472757)

We have authority that we are not exercising and because we do not exercise this authority we are not seen as a threat.

Things are done blatently in front of us, strongholds are established, why? Because we are letting them.

Sure we are praying our prayers, "Lord heal, save, deliver, go there Lord...Do it Lord."

All the while the enemy walks among a weak neutered church.

We have been conditioned to believe that God meets with us at certain locations and at certain times. We are even conditioned to believe that God is stronger or more apt to heal, save and deliver at certain times during THOSE times.

We have a Omnipresent savior but we expect only Pool of Bethesda miracles, meaning "God only moves at a certain season and when He does we will know because the water is troubled."

We treat God as if He has to have a mood set and we beg as if healing, saving and delivering is our idea originally and we are trying to convince God of its merits.

You realize that we are begging God to do things that He already commanded and equipped us to do?

Country going to heck in a handbasket? Could it be because we self isolate inside spiritual ghettos we call churches?

Ever think that maybe...Just maybe we need to awaken to the authority we already possess and just OBEY what we have already been commanded to do?

"BUT BUT MAYBE ITS NOT GODS WILL!!!!"

I've never seen a scripture that says that God was pleased that people were sick, hell bound and in bondage.

Scripture after scripture I read where He healed them all. Even in the face of unbelief He was still able to work miracles.

I see time and time again where He was moved by compassion...The same spirit that was moved with compassion to heal...Isn't it inside us? Isn't this the same spirit that raised Christ from the dead and which will one day quicken our mortal bodies?
Isn't Jesus the same yesterday today and forever? If His goal was to give sight to the blind and set at liberty them that are bruised do you think that He somehow lost interest in that happening like someone losing interest in a hobby?

What part of the command to "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and cast out devil's" are we clueless on? Did He stutter? Did He change His mind? Oooooh I get it. You gotta have a special ministry, position, calling or annointing to do that and see...That's not my thing.

I dont see any scripture that gives us the option to opt out on this.

There are three possibilities here.

1.We are unaware of the commandments given to us.

2. We are aware but we are not being obedient.

3. The Bible is false and there is no such thing as authority and power over sickness and demonic strongholds and if that's the case we just need to close up shop.

Obedience is the fuel that runs the engine of faith.

Don't believe me?

Faith without works is dead.

Not faith in works or salvation by works but a faith THAT works.

If there is obedience in the gas tank of faith we aren't going anywhere.

With no obedience we are the crazy family member sitting out in a rusted out shell of a car that's on cinder blocks pretending we are going somewhere.


Yeah this is rubbing some people the wrong way but honestly I dont care. Watching demons manifest in your loved one that has been bound and tortured as a child will kinda break you out of the "Well let's not upset anyone and rock the boat" mentality.

You're saying, "That's some big talk...what are you doing about it?"

I'll tell you what I'm doing, I've turned off TV, movies and podcasts I used to binge on and I've dedicated myself to the Word.

We went to Walmart today and you know what we did? We prayed before we walked in that we would meet someone we could tell about the goodness of God.

We walked in and began to shop and we struck up a conversation with a grandmother with her grandkids.

We talked for about 10 minutes and as we were leaving she said,"God bless you."

That was my open door! Hehe

I turned around and before I could stop myself I blurted out,"Oh He has! He has healed my wife miraculously 4 times in the past 3 weeks!" I told her the details and how we prayed for her in Jesus name and she was healed instantly and her eyes got big in amazement.

Everytime we go out in public I'm going to be intentially looking for someone to witness to, pray for.

I have a neighbor I'm going to pray for tomorrow.

I'm obeying what God has commanded me to do through scripture and we are going to see healings and deliverences in Jesus name.

Originally Posted by Esaias (Post 1472781)

If not already you need to get plugged in to a local assembly. And, you need to guard against letting them "cool you down". Churches need more people like you, fresh off the mountain with a burning zeal for God and a white hot fervent love for souls.

Originally Posted by Esaias (Post 1472781)

If not already you need to get plugged in to a local assembly. And, you need to guard against letting them "cool you down". Churches need more people like you, fresh off the mountain with a burning zeal for God and a white hot fervent love for souls.

Originally Posted by jediwill83 (Post 1472826)

I want to share a thought with you God gave me at 5 am this morning and it has to do with David. I quickly made notes on my cell...just a rough draft but you will get the idea.

When a David shows up there are three kinds of people he will have to deal with

1.Older Brother
2. The King
3. The Giant

When God was to annoint the next king, David's father didn't even consider him as a possibility.

Your annointing will come BEFORE you face the giant.

When David showed up to the battle his brother questioned his motivation and dedication.

You will be questioned by those too fearful or unwilling to do the task that you are there to do.

The army allowed Goliath to keep them stagnant in the hills behind rocks neither in the valley*symbolic of the battle* or on the mountain top*symbolic of victory.

They let the enemy set the rule of engagement.

Look out for those that are unwilling or too afraid to do what you are prepared to do that will give you bad advice,*Well if I were you I'd do this...This is how we usually do this...We've always done it this way.*

When an annointed willing person comes along God will use him in ways that go against accepted traditions and popular opinions and viewpoints so that they will know that He is God and they won't get the credit for encouraging the *David* to follow tradition or man's way of thinking. Giants won't be killed by using someone else's annointing.

If it's so effective you believed in this armor you'd be out there doing what I'm about to do with just a slingshot.

God can do more with a obedient shepherd with a slingshot than a fearful disobedient armored king.

Giants seem fierce but they seek a war of attrition where no move is made by either side. If you aren't fighting you aren't obeying and if you aren't obeying they are winning by default.

David was a man after Gods own heart not just because of his worship. When you have the heart and mind of God you will see every giant you face as something to be attacked and overcame not avoided and given a platform.

You will go to war for who you love and when who you love just so happens to be the holy righteous all powerful sovereign Creator of heaven and earth who loves you with a unmeasurable love who has annointed and empowered you for battle the victorious outcome is assured.

Talent and position will carry you only so far but talent and position will never be a substitute for relationship and annointing.


And yes...We are plugged into two churches.

Not worried about them trying to "calm us down"

The fire of God consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stone altar and all the water....I daresay He can handle a few wet blankets.

Originally Posted by Esaias (Post 1472829)

Very good. Adding you to my regular prayer list.

Originally Posted by jediwill83 (Post 1472837)

We are Will and Kat....Please pray for my wife as well. God is doing some crazy wild things in our lives. Don't pray for annointing for us*yes I'm telling you how to pray...You love me just admit it * lol

Not being arrogant but I don't need more annointing and I don't need more boldness...I need obedience and I need to conquer spiritual laziness. I don't need "words from God" I have a whole backlog of "words" I'm trying to catch up on and I'm behind just doing what I've already been told to do

I need you to pray that God gives me wisdom so that I can minister in season and out and with discernment.

Pray that I will meet those that hunger to be ministered to.

Pray that I never lose the wonder of the majesty of the goodness of God where I feel that what I'm experiencing becomes common.

I never want to get used to this...I want every day to wake up with a renewed excitement and burden.

Pray that I manifest His mind and His heart.

I don't care about positions or preaching in camp meetings and conferences. I want God to light me on fire with a flame that doesn't go out and I want to set others ablaze with that same flame so it spreads.

Pray that when I speak that my mind is clear and that I don't ramble.

Pray that I'll be clear, concise, effective and quick.

Pray that I develop a greater hunger for the Word. I want to dive in and obsess over it and absorb it and digest it until it permeates every cell of my being.

I've wasted years addicted and obsessed with things not of God and the effort I put into all that I want to be able to channel into doing His will infinitely more.

I appreciate the prayers...Just wanted to kinda let you know some things I need and struggle with.

More than anything...Pray that I'll always love people.

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1472742)

Disney puts out a kids movie, *Beauty and the Beast* and introduces a gay character in to the mix, and hardly anyone even blinks. Christians are all excited about taking their kids to see it, at one time we would have been appalled. It seems we are like the frog in the kettle who became immune to the slowly rising temperature and didn't notice it was being cooked.


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Originally Posted by CC1 (Post 1472883)

I am not aware of christians being all excited to take their kids to see this movie. To the contrary I have seen a tremendous amount of publicity and pushback from christians. At least evangelical / fundamentalist ones.

Liberal "high church" christians who have already embraced the LGBT agenda and all other aspects of humanism will have no problem taking their kids to it.

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa (Post 1473208)

No one you know will be taking their children to see it?

Originally Posted by jediwill83 (Post 1472837)

Pray that I never lose the wonder of the majesty of the goodness of God where I feel that what I'm experiencing becomes common.

I never want to get used to this...I want every day to wake up with a renewed excitement and burden.

Pray that I manifest His mind and His heart.

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa (Post 1473208)

No one you know will be taking their children to see it?

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1473247)

I have a few facebook friends who are taking their kids to see this movie, admittedly its not many.

Their comeback is this:

*if you are going to boycott Disney, don't let me catch you being a hypocrite and watching anything that has cussing, lying, stealing, premarital sex, or any other kind of sins in it, like you are going to pick and choose the sins that are ok*

In a way this is a legit comeback. But its sad really because I can remember a time when most of us didn't even have a TV and would not be caught dead going to a movie. But slowly over time we have let worldly entertainment into our lives.

God, I repent.

Tes Stewart preached a message at BOTT 2017 *What is in your filter* I want to be a pure filter that doesn't mar the Holy Ghost flow in my life and the lives of those God might allow me to touch.

I want to go back to protecting the anointing in my life, there is a lost and dying world that needs Jesus, and we are the only Jesus they are ever going to see.

Originally Posted by Amanah (Post 1473247)

*if you are going to boycott Disney, don't let me catch you being a hypocrite and watching anything that has cussing, lying, stealing, premarital sex, or any other kind of sins in it, like you are going to pick and choose the sins that are ok*

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson (Post 1473230)

Esaias,
If you have the time to pray for me, will you pray the above for me too?

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson (Post 1473230)

Esaias,
If you have the time to pray for me, will you pray the above for me too?


Thanks Will for the this tremendously encouraging thread!

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa (Post 1473366)

I'll pray that you get a revelation that not everything that says Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson (Post 1473407)

Thank you.