Tag: Grace
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Mindful Indulgence or ‘Mastered Independence’?
“MINDFUL INDULGENCE OR ‘MASTERED INDEPENDENCE’?” BY:J.FARRELL FISHER, DEC. 2-4, 2017 In Proverbs 23:4-5, 12, and 17-19, are extremely wise, necessary words for all men, but especially to true believers! It says, Verses 4-5, “Do not overwork to be rich; because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not?…
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Perverted Grace or Perfecting Grace?
“PERVERTED GRACE OR PERFECTING GRACE?” BY:J.FARRELL FISHER, MAY 18-19,2019 IN JUDE 3-4 (BARCLAY’S TRANSLATION) WE READ: “FOR CERTAIN MEN HAVE WORMED THEIR WAY INTO THE CHURCH – LONG BEFORE THIS THEY WERE DESIGNATED FOR JUDGMENT – IMPIOUS CREATURES THEY ARE – WHO TWIST THE GRACE OF GOD INTO A JUSTIFICATION OF BLATANT IMMORALITY, & WHO…
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Bringing False Religions to God’s True Faith
“BRINGING FALSE RELIGIONS TO GOD’S TRUE FAITH”? BY:J.FARRELL FISHER, MAY 28,2019 I RECENTLY READ THOMAS ARNOLD’S COMMENT ABOUT ‘FALSE RELIGIONS’ WHEN IN THE “ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGIOUS QUOTATIONS”, (FLEMING H.REVELL COMP., WESTWOOD,NJ,,1965),HE SAID, “THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY & ALL OTHER SYSTEMS OF RELIGION CONSISTS LARGELY IN THIS, THAT IN THESE OTHERS, MEN ARE FOUND SEEKING AFTER…
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Quantitative Choices of Mankind or the Eternal, Qualitative Choice of God for Mankind?
“QUANTITATIVE CHOICES OF MANKIND OR THE ETERNAL, QUALITATIVE CHOICE OF GOD FOR MANKIND?” J.FARRELL FISHER, JUNE 1-2, 2019 QUANTITATIVE CHOICES OF MANKIND? THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF ‘QUANTITATIVE’ IN THE RANDOM HOUSE COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY OF 1975 BY RANDOM HOUSE INC. SAYS OF THAT BIG WORD, “THAT IS OR MAY BE ESTIMATED BY QUANTITY”; & WHEN IT…
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CHAPTER NINETEEN “CARE OF THE CARNAL MIND OR CARE OF THE SPIRITUAL SOUL?”
CHAPTER NINETEEN “CARE OF THE CARNAL MIND OR CARE OF THE SPIRITUAL SOUL?” Is a ‘carnal mind’ the merely human effort of one’s ‘best’ at discerning for himself/herself what one is looking for in life because there is in ‘fallen flesh’ no desire to know what Holy God is up to concerning one’s earthly purpose?…
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Christ-Given Amazing Grace or Fleshly-Grit?
“CHRIST-GIVEN AMAZING GRACE OR FLESHLY-GRIT?” By: J.FARRELL FISHER “Heirs of His grace, brought face to face, indwelt by His presence, an eternal, heavenly celebration, complete in Christ with nothing lacking, a ‘finished work’ of heavenly grace, blessed with His Spirit’s faithful backing!” (JFF). INTRODUCTION To say ‘it’s been easy to write a book on “Christ-given…
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Falling Short or Finishing the Course?
FALLING SHORT OR FINISHING THE COURSE? BY J.FARRELL FISHER Acts 20:24, “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of…
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Hoping to Be Saved or I Have Been Saved?
“HOPING TO BE SAVED” OR “I HAVE BEEN SAVED”? By J.Farrell Fisher, March 20-22, 2017 It’s amazing to me that some interpret the Word of God as a possibility, not a reality! It’s amazing to me that some hear Jesus say, “Come to Me and I will give you rest”, but doubt that that is…
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It’s a Matter of the Heart Before God!
“IT’S A MATTER OF THE HEART BEFORE GOD!” By: J. Farrell Fisher, July, 2017 There’s a powerful, eye-opening, convicting statement when Isaiah said in Isaiah 64:6-7, “But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are like filthy rags; we all fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, have…
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Awakenings! Necessity!
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE “AWAKENINGS’ NECESSITY!” EPHESIANS 5:14 God says: “Awake, you who ‘SLEEP’, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light!” Isn’t it amazing to you that the Holy Word of God is so filled with biblical Truth about those “choosing” to “live in the dark,” “sleepy-time lives”, totally unaware of their ‘fleshly destinies’?…
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BEST EFFORTS OR BORN AGAIN?
“BEST EFFORTS OR BORN AGAIN?” By J.Farrell Fisher, August 13-15, 2017 “Best efforts” are the personal noose around one’s neck if he/she thinks that is a good substitute of being “born again” by the Spirit of God through true repentance and inheriting the “True Life” in Christ alone! “Best efforts” relate to self-determination in proving…
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Sure Tests for Blood-redeemed Lives ‘In Christ’!
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN “SURE TESTS FOR BLOOD-REDEEMED LIVES ‘IN CHRIST’! SEVERAL VERSES TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS MESSAGE ARE FOUND, FIRST, IN LUKE 10:38, WHERE THE CONVERTED PHYSICIAN SAID, “HOW GOD ANOINTED JESUS OF NAZARETH WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND WITH POWER, WHO WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD AND HEALING ALL WHO WERE OPPRESSED BY THE…
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Slaves of World Cultures or Servants of the One True God?
“SLAVES OF WORLD CULTURES OR SERVANTS OF THE ONE TRUE GOD?” BY:J.FARRELL FISHER,JUNE23-24,2019 I REMEMBER A PHRASE OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING WHEN SHE WROTE: “THE BLUE OF HEAVEN IS LARGER THEN THE CLOUD”; & IT’S SO TRUE THAT “SLAVES OF WORLD CULTURES DO LIVE IN ‘DARKNESS’, OR ‘THE CLOUD OF SELF-INTEREST ONLY’,REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE…
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Slaves of World Cultures or Servants of the One True God?
“SLAVES OF WORLD CULTURES OR SERVANTS OF THE ONE TRUE GOD?” BY:J.FARRELL FISHER,JUNE23-24,2019 I REMEMBER A PHRASE OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING WHEN SHE WROTE: “THE BLUE OF HEAVEN IS LARGER THEN THE CLOUD”; & IT’S SO TRUE THAT “SLAVES OF WORLD CULTURES DO LIVE IN ‘DARKNESS’, OR ‘THE CLOUD OF SELF-INTEREST ONLY’,REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE…
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Small Seed – Great Fruit
CHAPTER FIFTEEN “SMALL SEED – GREAT FRUIT” HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW WHO SEE THEIR LIFE AS NOTHING MORE THAN A “RIDDLE OF EXISTENCE”? THEY REALLY DON’T KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND WHY THEY’RE HERE IN THIS AWESOME WORLD? A MEANINGLESS EXISTENCE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE “BIRTHED OR IMAGINED” BECAUSE DOUBT ABOUT LIFE’S MEANING,…
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Soul-Determination or Spirit-Dependency?
“SOUL-DETERMINATION OR SPIRIT-DEPENDENCY?” BY: J.FARRELL FISHER, AUGUST 27-28, 2018 Have you ever heard it from a friend, a family member, a neighbor, a casual acquaintance, or an “all-out enemy of even the Name of God, Son, or His Holy Spirit”?: “Whether I’m right or whether I’m wrong, I’ve got to BE me”? And through the…
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Sour Grapes or Sure Grace?
“SOUR GRAPES OR SURE GRACE?” BY: J. FARRELL FISHER, SEPT. 3-4, 2017 Thank Holy God that Paul was inspired to write in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, AND is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly…
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Victims or Victors? Adaptable Churches or Apostolic Assemblies?
“VICTIMS OR VICTORS? ADAPTABLE CHURCHES OR APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLIES?” Did Jesus come to heighten your darkness or to bring you “Light”? Did Jesus come to improve your darkened conscience or to transform you into the fullness of the blessing of His gospel or His “good news”? Did Jesus come to adapt ‘religious people to a little…
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Zealous Self-Desires or Sovereign Pricelessness of God’s Grace?
“ZEALOUS SELF-DESIRES OR SOVEREIGN PRICELESSNESS OF GOD’S GRACE?” J.FARRELL FISHER, MAY 31,2019 HOW AWARE ARE YOU OF, YES, THE DANGER OF “ZEALOUS SELF-DESIRES”? THOSE SATAN-INSPIRED & FALLEN-NATURE ‘DISEASES’ HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COMMON & ACCEPTABLE, EVEN BY ADAM & EVE THO’ EMBARASSED WHEN THEY REALIZED THEIR ‘NAKEDNESS’; GENESIS 3:7 SAYS, “AND THE EYES OF THEM BOTH…
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Void of the Word of God
VOID OF THE WORD OF GOD OR VICTORY THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD? By J.Farrell Fisher September 30, 2014 Hebrews 4:12, “For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword..” Have you ever considered that you as a believer are to be guided by God’s Holy Word? Being united…
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The Fleshly-Unfulfilled or the Spiritually Fulfilled?
“THE FLESHLY-UNFULFILLED OR THE SPIRITUALLY FULFILLED?” In 2 Corinthians 1:12 Paul stated, “For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.” ‘Conduct in the world’? And Paul…
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The God Who Makes the Difference!
“THE GOD WHO MAKES THE DIFFERENCE!” By: J.Farrell Fisher, Sept.20-22, 2017 You are aware that in the early days of human existence, physically breathing because of the grace of God, that much of fallen humanity ‘bowed’ before idols of theirs’ and Satan’s manufacturing, because Satan for sure didn’t want to see his ‘captives’ turning to…
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The Goriness of Fleshly Lifestyles
“THE GORINESS OF FLESHLY LIFESTYLES!” By: J.Farrell Fisher, August 9-11, 2018 It’s absolutely so sad to observe God-birthed individuals who, deceived by the powers of darkness, possess no fleshly desire to follow the Holy God who birthed life, eternal purpose, and holy awareness in them, with merciful God granting ‘free will’ as to whether or…
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The Holy Truth of Christ’s Resurrection-Life!
CHAPTER SIXTEEN “THE HOLY TRUTH OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION-LIFE!” RESURRECTION POWER, RESURRECTION PRESENCE, RESURRECTION PRIVILEGE, ARRIVING, ABIDING, ASKING, EVEN PLEADING,CHRIST JESUS, RESURRECTED AND REIGNING, SAYS: “OPEN YOUR HEART’S DOOR, AND I, JESUS, WILL COME IN.” CHRIST BLED, CHRIST PLEADS, CHRIST KNOCKS ON YOUR HEART’S DOOR”, COMPASSIONATELY SAYING, “SIN NO LONGER YOUR MASTER ANYMORE. MY BLOOD I’VE…