Building your house on the word from God

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  A pastor provides a setting for edification, exhortation, and comfort for the church, a place where the Holy Spirit is free to function.  He is not shepherd of the church.  That is Jesus by the Holy Spirit for each individual.  However pastor is careful to see that the church gatherings edify the body of Christ in every way.  (Building the church in faith in God...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  In the Bible, Philip is named as an evangelist and so is Timothy to whom the apostle Paul wrote epistles.   We see the following examples of the work of an "evangelist" concerning Philip.   Acts 8   25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. 26 And the...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Throughout the Old and New Testaments we have examples of prophets working in the churches and temples.   The prophets in the Old Testament examples were sent to the people of God.  They delivered information, warnings, specific instructions sent by God.  Some prophets performed great miracles.  Some such as John the Baptist performed no miracles.   💥💥💥   A pr...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Shortly after I was born again in 1975, in the night while sleeping God transported me into heaven.  I was with God, and with Christ, and with the Holy Spirit.  ( I saw no physical type images.  It was a spiritual experience.)  At that time I was "merged" into the body of Jesus, made one with the Word of God, God and the Holy Spirit witnessing.   A few nights aft...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Ephesians 4  (Paul says)   1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one ho...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Acts 9   26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in t...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Acts 8:1-4   1And Saul was consenting unto his (Stephen's) death.  And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he mad...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Stephen was a man full of faith in Jesus and of honest report.   When a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews rose because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration, they appointed 7 men who were full of faith and honest report to deal with this problem in the church.   This freed the apostles to deal with prayer and the ministry of the Word....

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Isaiah 45  (God says)   2  I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.   💥💥💥   Isaiah 42 ...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Acts 4   1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. 4 Howbeit many of them which heard the w...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  The people of God have lived by the Old Covenant for hundreds of years and have sacrificed animals for their sins year by year.   Jesus walked on this earth in the form of a man for a short time doing the work of God and then the rulers of the Jewish nations crucified Jesus and Jesus died on a cross, paying for our sins and setting up the way for the New Covenant...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  It was the custom of the early church to sell all their property and commit the money to the apostles for equal distribution among the church that there would be no lack for anyone.   Acts 4   32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  I John 2   18   Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that the...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Before Jesus was taken into heaven, HE told the disciples about the Holy Spirit which would be given to all who believe in God in the New Testament Church.   This is what the Holy Spirit does for us.   John 14:26   (Jesus says)  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Before Jesus' resurrection into heaven, Jesus said to His disciples:   Acts 1:4-5  And, being assembled together with them, (Jesus) commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith HE, ye have heard of ME. 5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Before Jesus arose into heaven, the apostles were with Jesus and HE is about to ascend into heaven.   Acts 1:4-11   4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.   5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Acts 1   (Jesus said to HIS disciples:)   8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto ME both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 9 And when HE had spoken these things, while they beheld, HE was taken up; and a cloud received HIM out of their sight....

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  I Corinthians 9   (Paul says:)   24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beat...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  One of the most godly women I have ever seen got cancer when she was 66-years-old.   How can this happen to such a woman?   I have no real answer.   I just know we hold onto God and the Bible regardless of the circumstances.   James 1:17  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Is that thought from God?  or is it from devils?   Here is a simple guideline:  Does the thought bring love, joy peace?  or does the thought bring fear, doubt, torment?   💥💥💥   Examples:   💥  The thought came:  "You're 83 now.  What will you do if you get to where you can't walk?  You'll have to live somewhere else?  What will you do?  Where will you go?"   I...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  I Thessalonians 5   14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 16 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  I John 4   1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and thi...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Especially during the end times, we need to be able to automatically recognize thoughts that are from God vs. thoughts that are from devils.   Thoughts that bring "love, joy, peace" are thoughts from the Spirit of God.   Thoughts that bring "fear, doubt, torment" are thoughts from devils.   Thoughts that bring "dread" show you that you likely need to change the p...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Paul explains to king Agrippa:   Acts 26    9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. 11 And I punis...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Isaiah 66   15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with HIS chariots like a whirlwind, to render HIS anger with fury, and HIS rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For by fire and by HIS sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.   💥💥💥   2 Thessalonians 2   8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shal...