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```markdown In my quest for scriptural knowledge and understanding, I sometimes use the internet as a resource for clarity. The following is another rendering from the internet. Search engine results... Question: Did Paul have women who were leaders and coworkers in his ministry? Yes, the apostle Paul mentions several women who were leaders and coworkers in the early Christian ministry, despite some traditional interpretations that suggest otherwise. Paul's letters, particularly the greetings and commendations in Romans 16, provide valuable insights into the significant roles women played. Here are some examples of women who served in leadership and co-laboring capacities alongside Paul: • Phoebe: Paul refers to her as a "deacon"...

```markdown Dressed for work: But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them. Jeremiah 1:17 (ESV) Hated because of my work: I have never been so hated by so many people in my life. The vast majority being strangers in my own hometown. But again, Jesus warned His loyal disciples, both apostles and prophets, that this would happen. And they were offended by Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household." Matthew 13:57 (CSB) And not only that but, "Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me. But the person who patiently endures to the end will be saved." [Matthew...

I feel like I've addressed this before. Yet, I will continue to impart as the Holy Spirit leads Whomever you allow to counsel you, to the point that you carry out their instructions, becomes a prophet to you. If you still don't trust the words that I speak as God's representative, at least engage His irrefutable Word for yourself. Be honest with yourselves. What is your counsel saying to you? Has it been consistent with God's view? Micah 2:6:11 (NLT) True and False Prophets ⁶“Don’t say such things,” the people respond. “Don’t prophesy like that. Such disasters will never come our way!” ⁷Should you talk that way, O family of Israel? Will the LORD’s Spirit have patience with such behavior? If you would do what is right, you would find...

Neither chasing after the world's goods nor the unethical pursuit of victory is favored by God. For such is but greedy gain. GREED IS IDOLATRY Luke 12 (NLT) ¹³Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.” ¹⁴Jesus replied, “Friend, who made Me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” ¹⁵Then He said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” ¹⁶Then He told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ ¹⁸Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat...

Worse than giving to be seen is giving only because you want something in return. For such giving is rooted in selfish greed. GREED IS IDOLATRY Giving must first be simply because God commands it. After all, all things are freely given of Him. Indeed, we would have nothing to give had not God first given it. Secondly, giving is unto those who are in need, and there is no favoritism in it. Remember, God places some people before you specifically to test your obedience to Him. Giving is the only area in where man is specifically invited to test God: Malachi 3:10 (NIV) Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates...

GLORIOUS SABBATH DAY PEOPLE OF GOD: Before I continue to share the knowledge that is being imparted to me, I must first pass along this little gem. 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 New King James Version ¹⁴ But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them,, because they are spiritually discerned. ¹⁵ But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. ¹⁶ For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. I can understand why people are so quick to call believers "Self Righteous." The afore penned scripture doesn't necessarily make it any easier for us. But, when you're willing to truly...

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Neither the devil nor anyone else has stolen anything from my hometown. My hometown has simply been misled by those who twist the scriptures to gain followers for themselves. Therefore, I will go over the following scripture again. Matthew 10:42 (NIV) "And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is my disciple, truly I tell you, he will not lose his reward." The most important part of this scripture is that the spirit of belief is required: first in Jesus; then, in that the one being served is Jesus's disciple. There must also be an attitude of compassion, hospitality, and cheerfulness. Humility, which seeks nothing in return. The reward is something that you already have, but because of...

Whether individual, corporate, or community, we all face vulnerabilities from time to time. But, because you wouldn't want anyone to prey on your vulnerabilities, you don't exploit or prey on the vulnerabilities of others: And certainly we must never seek to exploit the Holy Spirit. Even so, sometimes what is perceived as a vulnerability, God has allowed in a city's midst to test her response. Isaiah 66:5 (NLT) Hear this message from the lord, all you who tremble at his words: “Your own people hate you and throw you out for being loyal to my name. ‘Let the lord be honored!’ they scoff. ‘Be joyful in him!’ But they will be put to shame. Your turn will come. Isaiah 33:1 (NLT) What sorrow awaits you Assyrians, who have destroyed...

```markdown Who are these Jerusalem Prophets whom God accuses of defiling His Temple, abusing His messengers, and misleading His people? They're Temple Leaders (pastors, preachers, and teachers). I have chosen to use the Message Bible to impart this entry because it divides this text perfectly. "True wisdom comes from God." Jeremiah 23:10-24 (MSG) ¹⁰Now for what GOD says regarding the lying prophets: "Can you believe it? A country teeming with adulterers! faithless, promiscuous idolater-adulterers! They're a curse on the land. The land's a wasteland. Their unfaithfulness is turning the country into a cesspool, ¹¹Prophets and priests devoted to desecration. They have nothing to do with me as their God. My very own Temple, mind...