Building your house on the word from God

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  I have heard men say, "It doesn't hurt to look."     (But is that true?  What does Jesus say in Bible?)   And I've even seen women lust after photos of men.  I've even seen a married church woman do this in front of her husband.  She looked at a photo and said, "Can I have this?"  Her husband was standing there and heard her say this.  Then she said to her husban...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Matthew 1:18   Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.   After we are born again by the Word of God from the Holy Spirit of God, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit lives in us and teaches and guides us, showing us the...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...    Phil. 2:12-14 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of HIS good pleasure. 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  As a new Christian in 1975, I was going through a serious battle.  I owned a small business at that time and a young woman took me to court.    I was very frightened!   God gave me approximately 14 scriptures to give me strength and courage.    I kept those scriptures before me day and night.  I even recorded those scriptures on a cassette tape and played the tap...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  A woman used to visit with me and speak all manner of secular things which were not in the Bible.   After she spoke, I would explain to her:  "What you just said is not in the Bible.  I want to build my house on the word of God."   Then she would grow very silent for awhile.   Later she would visit me again and again speak another worldly saying, a vain babbling....

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  II Timothy 1:6  (Paul says to Timothy)   6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  I Corinthians 15:33-34 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.  Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God:   I'm very careful to review ways of God after I hear a person speak contrary to the Bible.  Often on TV concept are presented that are opposite to the ways of God.  And when we visit with people, they oft...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  We must hold on to those promises of God set forth for us in the Bible, and we refuse to let go of those scriptures, keeping them before our eyes day and night, while continuing to do those instructions in our life.   If we become discouraged and give up and turn from the promises of God, we destroy ourselves and end up with nothing.   Abraham is an example for u...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  God calls HIS Word to our mind by HIS Spirit.  We must learn to stop and focus on "that" word when this happens.   Or if we are reading Bible and a scripture stands out to us as we are reading, stop and focus on "that" scripture for there is a special message from God to us in that verse and it will fill a hole in our heart at that exact moment if only we will st...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Sometimes we will be on fire for spiritual things.  And sometimes we will feel dead.     When we seem to have no spark, no life, start praying and thank God for that which you do have.     And then start reading Bible and focus on any scripture that stands out to you as you read.  God has a special message for you that day in that scripture.   God will not leave...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  The Lord is The Word of God.  Jesus is The Word of God.   John 1:1-4    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by HIM; and without HIM was not any thing made that was made.  In HIM was life; and the life was the light of men.  If we love the scriptures, we love J...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Concerning an hundredfold return:   Mark 10:28-30   Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for MY sake, and the gospel's, 30 But he shall receive an hun...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  As we love the Word of God and do the Word of God we will find that God often plants HIS own desire into our hearts, giving us the desires of our heart.   Psalm 37   1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD,...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...    We can say many words but when the Holy Spirit brings something to our mind and we speak "that word" we witness to God and Jesus and we know exactly what the problem is when we counsel another person.   We can speculate and avail nothing.  We can try to speak something and say nothing of real value.    But when we speak as the Holy Spirit gives us a word to spe...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  God gives us HIS Spirit so we can know what HE wants us to do in the issues of this life.   We pray.  But then how do we know what God wants us to do?   The Holy Spirit will bring ideas to our minds.  Often the Holy Spirit will remind us of a scripture and by that scripture we can understand what to do.  Sometimes God will communicate with us by a dream.  And som...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Mt. 10:32-39   Jesus says:   Whosoever therefore shall confess ME (TheWord) before men, him will I confess also before MY Father which is in heaven.  But whosoever shall deny ME before men, him will I also deny before MY Father which is in heaven. 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  God told Isaac to work in the land to which HE had assigned him, and HE would bless him in that land, in that assignment.  (Gen. 26:12)   Recently I was working with a woman in a problem she was having and she had been struggling with for several months.   God brought the following scriptures to my mind which revealed to me the source of her problem:   Joshua 2:8...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  When we meditate on those scriptures brought to our attention by the Holy Spirit and we do those instructions, we have a promise from God that we will prosper and have good success in all that we do on this earth.   Joshua 1:8   God says:  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest obser...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  From heaven, Jesus calls HIS ministers to work in the church:      Eph. 4:8;11-12  When HE (Jesus) ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men... And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;  For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...    God brings scriptures to our attention to encourage us.     When this happens, those scriptures are chosen by God for us to fit our need.     For example:   In Pam Padgett's more recent need, God gave her this scripture:  Psa. 32:8  I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with Mine eye.   In my most recent need, God...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  After I was born again in 1975, in the night while I was sleeping, I was "transported" into heaven and was merged into the body of Christ, made one with the Word of God, God and Holy Spirit witnessing.  (I saw no physical images it was a spiritual experience.)   A few nights later, the exact same thing happened to me a second time.   What did this mean?   Later I...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  The Bible teaches us so much about God's plan concerning men and women and the way God created men and women.  The world tries to make everything the same, same opportunities, even same roles.   It is difficult to enter into our assignment from God and to understand the way God created us unless we view some scriptures on this subject. God ordained the following:...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  I'm very fortunate because I've had a godly aunt in my life and I've had an opportunity to see a person who was not fearful but joyous.  And she was content to be in her assignment as assigned by God and she worked there!  She radiated joy in God.  God was never a burden to her but was a joy.  She didn't have to try to be an example of a godly person for she was...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Thoughts come to our minds.   Sometimes thoughts are from desires of our own flesh.  Often these desires are fleshly and not the best thing for us to do.   Proverbs 14:12   There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.   Other times the devil brings thoughts to trouble us and the intent of devil is to destroy those who...

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...  Jesus says:  Whoso eateth MY flesh, and drinketh MY blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. (Jn. 6:54) How do we eat the flesh of Jesus and drink HIS blood? Jesus is "THE WORD".  Each time we eat the Word and make it a part of our lives on this earth by doing The Word, HE, Jesus lives in us.   This is the communion with God.  This is th...