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Today’s Broadcast: Sufferings of Christ

Sunday, April 14th, 2013

Today at 3 PM Central Daylight Time we will have our next Bible Study live on the Internet.  Servias Ministries offers this to allow our brothers and sisters around the world to pursue the most important characteristic of Our Heavenly Father with us.  HIS Love is the primary motivation in which all of creation is framed.  All aspects of understanding the depth of Scripture require us to view revelation from a standpoint of Love. 

Notify your friends of our Bible Study and give them an opportunity to join us.  As the Revelation of Love expands our the globe, people’s lives will be transformed.

This week we will continue with our study on the sufferings of Christ (1 Peter 4:13-16)

To participate live or watch this Bible study as a recording afterwards, go to  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-baptism-of-love

We look forward to your participation and viewing.  I encourage you to follow our blogs at www.servias.org as well.

If time allows, I will comment on this week’s gold & silver action.

Purging with fire

Friday, April 12th, 2013

Luke 3:16 John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

17 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”

This Sunday we will continue our live broadcast of our Bible Study.  The topic is “The Sufferings of Christ”. 

Your ego works overtime to avoid suffering.  You will go out of your way to remove or eliminate pain.  The pharmaceutical industry has obliged by creating a drug for nearly every type of suffering: physical and emotional.  By numbing your senses, you can walk around in a state of euphoria.  Their business model assumes addiction to come forth.  They would like nothing more than to have a perpetual revenue flow from your willingness to mask pain in whatever form it takes.

What is the basic function of a nerve?  It is to alert you of an issue.  Pain is typically a symptom of a problem, not the problem itself.  By masking pain, you never deal with the underlying issue.

Jesus knew it was necessary to suffer in order to complete HIS earthly calling.  We all want the Baptism of the Holy Spirit yet most of us don’t want the Baptism of Fire. John, the greatest prophet, knew that it was necessary to have the chaff burned out of our lives.  What is your acceptable level of loss?

On Sunday at 3PM CDT, we will focus on this topic.  You can join us live or watch the recording at  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-baptism-of-love

Working on audio/video upgrade

Sunday, April 7th, 2013

I have received several comments about the audio quality of our Bible studies.  I am working with Thom Mills of Canada to determine what equipment would better satisfy the quality of the broadcast.  There is a direct correlation to money invested in quality equipment versus quality of broadcast.

Our initial investment has served us well in simply getting a broadcast out there.  Improving the quality will take additional funds.  If you would like to partner with us in funding the additional equipment, simply send money to:

Servias Ministries, Inc.

PO Box 1471

Bethany, OK 73008

Servias’ general account will make up any difference in funds needed.  Only give if you are led to by Our Heavenly Father.  To date, we have provided about 30 hours of broadcast teaching for less than $1,000.  Not a bad investment.  Many of us would spend that much to go to an out of town conference for one weekend.  We are averaging over one hundred viewers each week and we are truly grateful for their participation.

Our upcoming broadcasts this year will include Dr. Speckhart’s new book “Quantum and Non-Quantum States of the Lord Jesus Christ” and Kemper Ditzler’s new book “Raising a Remnant”.  I have read drafts of both books and am very excited that Servias Ministries having both books printed.

Yesterday’s Online Bible Study: Chapter 18 Love Compels and Cyprus Discussion

Monday, March 18th, 2013

Due to unusual technical difficulties, I recorded the final study today and posted it on ustream.tv

For those who watched live, you may have been unable to follow the entire study so you will be able to have some of the blanks filled in by watching the recorded session.  I also included a brief update on the Cyprus banking crisis.

Your beloved brother

It can be watched at: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/30079766

Hear, Listen, and Obey

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

One of the keys of being or becoming an overcomer is to hear, listen, and obey Our Heavenly  Father’s Voice.  Jesus said:

John 5:30  I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

He said again:

John14:23  Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

:24  He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.

The first thing a servant must do is “hear”.  He must “listen” closely then “obey” the commands.  This is what being a good and faithful servant is all about.  We must become accustomed to hearing Our Heavenly  Father’s Voice and responding to it even though our ego would have us take other actions, later necessitating a need to repent or turn back.

Our Heavenly Father will “prove” you as you begin to listen.  You will first be told to take actions which are of little impact to your life.  It will be fun to do those things and you will share with others in excitement.  A small blessing here and there will an encouragement to you.  Later, however, the stakes will increase.  You will be expected to step out of your comfort zone.  This separates the men from the boys.  It was one thing to give $10 to a person in need, it is another to give $10,000.  When the stakes are raised, your ego will jump in and begin negotiating with you.  Just give $1,000 instead… 

Do you trust Our Heavenly Father’s Love for you enough to obey HIS Word to you?  In order to operate at the fullness of your calling, you will need to walk in full obedience to what Our Heavenly Father directs you to do.  Until then, you will at be be an “aspiring” overcomer.  There will be times of suffering, there will be obstacles to overcome, and there will be people who will judge you in their unrighteousness.

Knowing the Divine Law and the Character of Our Heavenly Father will help give you confidence that you are hearing HIM.  If you know HIS Character then you will know HIS Words because HIS words will bring life, not death and destruction.  The better you know HIM, the more responsibility, authority, accountability, and power will be given for your use.  Only a faithful and reliable Son or Daughter will be given power from On High.

A Pillar of Wisdom: Fear of THE LORD

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

Once our temple has a foundation of Love, we can then focus on building our temple with the seven pillars of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1):

1 Prudence

2 Knowledge and discretion

3 Fear of God

4 Counsel

5 Sound Wisdom

6 Understanding

7 Power

Let’s start at the beginning of wisdom.  Wisdom from Our Heavenly Father is vastly different from man’s wisdom.  The fruit of man’s wisdom has proven to lead us toward death and destruction whereas Wisdom from above leads us to life and restoration.

Proverbs 9:10 ​​“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,

​​And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

:11 ​​For by me your days will be multiplied,

​​And years of life will be added to you.

The fear of the LORD is the first evidence that you are embracing wisdom.  Embracing HIS Word sets the standard by which you walk out your life.  Each of us lives by a standard of some type.  That standard may be high and takes the path of lawfulness or it may be a standard that promotes chaos.  Either way, each of us has a standard of conduct.  The Ten Commandments were given by Our Heavenly Father as a basis for our standard of conduct.  Rejecting that standard is effectively rejecting the “fear of the LORD” thus rejecting wisdom as your compass in life.  Who are we to decide which Commandments are applicable to us?  Who are we to say what laws should be observed and what laws are to be discarded?  How can the “created” dare to challenge THE CREATOR?  That is the epitome of pride and arrogance.

Proverbs 8:13  "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate.”

The evil way and the perverted mouth go hand in hand.  Evil leads you to the path of destruction.

Proverbs 8:7 ​​For my mouth will speak truth;

​​Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

8 ​​All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;

​​Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.

We should focus on only speaking truth and if we don’t know the truth, we should remain silent until Our Heavenly Father speaks the truth to us.  In today’s politics and finance, it is extremely difficult to find the truth of the matter.  Greed has infiltrated the thoughts and the words of so many in power and authority, one must seek Our Heavenly Father to navigate through the perverseness that prevails today.  Phrases such as the “new normal” and the “modern family” are attempting to redefine righteousness and truth.  Wickedness is attempting to masquerade as righteousness.  Compromise is at every turn.  Only the Standard of the Law from Our Heavenly Father can truly differentiate and expose what man is attempting to promote.

Without wisdom, knowledge and skill will not serve you well.  It is one thing to do things right.  It is another to do the right thing.

16 Feast Verses in the Book of John

Monday, February 11th, 2013

The Feasts are all about Love:

(1) John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast 1859 [day], many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

(2) John 4:45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast 1859: for they also went unto the feast 1859.

(3) John 5:1 After this there was a feast 1859 of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

(4) John 6:4 And the passover, a feast 1859 of the Jews, was nigh.

(5) John 7:2 Now the Jews’ feast 1859 of tabernacles was at hand.

(6) John 7:8 Go ye up unto this feast 1859: I go not up yet unto this feast 1859; for my time is not yet full come.

(7) John 7:10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast 1859, not openly 5320, but as it were in secret.

(8) John 7:11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast 1859, and said, Where is he?

(9) John 7:14 Now about the midst of the feast 1859 Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

(10) John 7:37 In the last day, that great [day] of the feast 1859, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man 5100 thirst, let him come unto me , and drink.

(11) John 10:22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication 1456, and it was winter.

(12) John 11:56 Then sought they for Jesus 2424, and spake among themselves , as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast 1859?

(13) John 12:12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast 1859, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

(14) John 12:20 And there were certain 5100 Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast 1859:

(15) John 13:1 Now before the feast 1859 of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved 25 his own which were in the world, he loved 25 them unto the end.

(16) John 13:29 For some 5100 [of them] thought, because Judas had the bag 1101, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy [those things] that we have need of against the feast 1859; or, that he should give something to the poor.

15 times at 1859 (a feast day, festival) 1 time 1456 the annual feast celebrated eight days beginning in the 25th of Chislev (middle of our December), instituted by Judas Maccabaeus [164 BC] in memory of the cleansing of the temple from the pollution of Antiochus Epiphanes.

MOSES’ DAY OF GLORY

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

Our Friends Kemper & Shari sent this:

Strong’s References:
Deut. 34:1

Moab, H4124 , of the Father
Nebo,  H5015  , prophet
Pisgah, H6449 , cleft
Jericho, H3405 , its moon
Gilead  ,  H1568  , rocky region
Dan , H1835 , a judge

Deut .34:2     

Nephtali, H5321 , wrestling
Ephraim , H669 , double ash-heap; I shall be doubly fruitful
Manasseh , H4519 , causing to forget
Judah , H3063 , praised

Deut. 34:3 

Jericho H3405 , its moon
city , H5892 , 1) excitement, anguish
                             a) of terror
                      2) city
Zoar , H6820 , insignificance

Deut. 34:1
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab ( of the Father ) unto the mountain of Nebo ( prophet ), to the top of Pisgah ( cleft ) that is over against Jericho ( its moon ). And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead ( rocky region ), unto Dan ( a judge ).
Deut .34:2
And all Naphtali (  wrestling ), and the land of Ephraim (double ash-heap, I shall be doubly fruitful ), and Manasseh ( causing to forget ), and all the land of Judah ( praise ), unto the utmost sea.
Deut. 34:3
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho ( its moon ), the city (excitement, anguish of terror ) of palm trees, unto Zoar ( insignificance ).

COMMENTARY:
When I saw that Pisgah meant cleft I reflected to what the Lord showed me concerning Ex 33:18-23.
"And he said I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And He said I will make all my goodness pass before thee: and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will
shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. And He said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me, and live. And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock; And it shall come to pass while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by; And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts; but my face shall not be seen."

The Lord revealed to me that when He showed Moses His "back parts" He was giving him the revelation that the Lord spoke creation into existence, at least from Gen 1:1 to the creation of man. Before that, it wasn’t known. There might be an argument that God told Adam and he passed it down the generations, but there’s no evidence of that.

MOSES’ DAY OF GLORY

If you ask anyone to show their glory, they would speak of their past accomplishments. So the Lord revealed to him the glory of His past accomplishments.    Now concerning Moses’ last day: Just as the Lord showed Moses His back side, The Lord through scripture shows us Moses’ past glory. For he was of the Father and a great
Prophet of the cleft ( the revelation received from the cleft ) whose face is observing its moon, his house, his church. ( Heb, 3:5 “And Moses verily was faithful in all his
house…“). Then He shows Moses what his church is entering into, which is a  rocky region  that leads to a judge causing wrestling that leads to the church ending up as a  double ash heap. But fret not, for Isaiah 61:6,7 states:
"But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord of our God; ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. For your shame ye shall have
double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion; therefore in their land they shall possess the double; everlasting joy shall be unto them."
The church is divided into the two kingdoms which becomes the two ash heaps. Isaiah prophesies that for their shame the church will proclaim, "  I shall be doubly fruitful", causing to forget, extending praise unto the utmost sea,( Heb  7:25, “Where he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God…“)
This is awesome, for just as the Lord showed Moses His glory of His back parts, the Lord is now showing Moses His glory of His front parts ( His face ) and revealing to him the “restoration of all things”. For God’s mercy endures forever and He is able to save to the uttermost! In doing this, God completes the answer to Moses’ prayer “I beseech thee, show me thy glory” which took his breath from him, for no man can see His face and live. Deut. 34:7 says, Moses’ eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. It’s the same with us, God’s glory kills the old man in us, removing its nature as he makes all things new with His glory. 1Cor 13:12,” For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face; now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” Moses also sees in the southland of Jericho ( his church ) a city. This is a  city of excitement with anguish of terror of the palm trees ( representing tabernacles ) which is unto Zoar or insignificance .

Obadiah 18-21
"And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there
shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it. And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines; and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria; Benjamin shall possess Gilead. And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in MOSES’ DAY OF GLORY. Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. And saviors shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s."

This might be the heap of ashes ( being insignificant ) leftover from the alter of our sanctification, after everything is purified, represented by Gehenna which is ‘south’ of Jerusalem, spoken of in Mark chapter 9. This becomes the end of all that is a lie, all things contrary to truth, including the strong delusion which cause the mind of the carnal man to be reprobate.

The 1st Commandment

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

Exodus 20:3   Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

The first Commandment denotes unity.  There is only one GOD, one Creator, and one Heavenly Father.  All else is of the created realm.  Multiple gods create an environment of division thus a house divided against itself will fall.  Love created everything and is held together by unity.  As you embrace the unity of Love you will be empowered in life.  Failure to embrace Love will cause you to be divided and will move you toward lack, depletion, scarcity, death, and destruction.  As you embrace the unity of your relationship with Our Heavenly Father, life will abound.  When tempted by the devil, Jesus responded:

Matthew 4:4   But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Jesus responded with the same Word given to the children of Israel while in the wilderness.  “My Father and I are one” is a statement of unity.  “As HE is so are we” is another statement of unity.  As we align ourselves with the ONE SOURCE in all of creation, we move toward life.

Deuteronomy 8:

1 “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers.

2 And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

3 So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.

This Commandment of Unity was first for a specific reason.  Without this foundation we would not be able to keep any other commandment or statute.  Unity is the basis of Love and our pursuit of the fullness of unity will evoke life and health to us and those around us.  Love produces intent.  Divine Intent created and framed the universe.  This Intent created potential, the basis of hope.  As hope moves toward the consciousness of the individual, faith is given direction.  As this direction is guided by Love, life is produced and life and the living is what it is all about!

1 Corinthians 13:13    And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is Love.

A Story on Bees

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

This email was forwarded to me:


Subject:
bees sting horses to death in Tasmania

Dear Friends,

In the Tasmanian News paper ‘The Advocate’ of the 2nd of January, it was reported that 2 horses were killed by a swarm of bees while a third horse was put down by a Vet. It is very, very rare indeed that a swarm of bees attack, and it is almost unheard of that normal honey bees sting to death. Yet, this event has happened here in Tasmania and was published in the beginning of 2013 the ‘Year to Love’.

Why is this event significant? Because the year 2013 is the year of unification, or the ‘Year to Love’, and the word ‘Bee’ means: ‘The Spoken Word’ or more precisely:‘The Pathway Into Revealed by the Highest’ . Horses are symbolic for our ‘flesh nature’. Thus, as the Bees stung the Horses to death, the ‘Word killed the Flesh’, that‘Through Death the Pathway Into is Revealed by the Highest’…. And… as 2 Horses signify our ‘flesh separation’ from our Father, we will become unified with Him in… Love.

What a wonderful start for this year 2013, the ‘Year to Love’.

Kind regards, Henk

 

I don’t know Hank but it appears that our Bible study is being independently confirmed in Tasmania as well!