A New Creature. . . an Apostolic Pentecostal blog

Satan tells you that you are helpless, hopeless & leads you to despair. The Lord gives you power, fills you with joy & leads you to heaven. 8-28-09

The purpose of fruit bearing is neither to bless the tree, nor the fruit eater, but rather to birth more trees. . . 8-25-09

Lies must have promises as soil in which to grow. Between dog & man no stony soil, but earthy honesty & the rich hope of moment. . . 8-23-09

There has always been a vagueness in my mind when I read in the Bible, "Kingdom of heaven" or "Kingdom of God." A few weeks ago I decided to begin doing a New Testament study of these terms. There are 4 forms that this phrase takes: Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 3:2; 4:17; 5:3,10,19,20; 7:21; 8:11; 10:7; 11:11,12; 13:11,24,31,33,44,45,47,52; 16:19; 18:1,3,4,23; 19:12,14,23; 20:1; 22:2; 23:13; 25:1,14; Kingdom of God Matthew 6:33; 12:28; 19:24; 21:31,43; Mark 1:14,15; 4:11,26,30; 9:1,47; 10:14,15,23,24,25; 12:34; 14:25; 15:43; Luke 4:43; 6:20; 7:28; 8:1,10; 9:2,11,27,60,62; 10:9,11; 11:20; 12:31; 13:18,20,28,29; 14:15; 16:16; 17:20,21; 18:16,17,24,25,29; 19:11; 21:31; 22:16,18; 23:51; John 3:3,5; Acts 1:3; 8:12; 14:22; 19:8; 20:25; 28:23,31; Romans 14:17; 1 Corinthians 4:20; 6:9,10; 15:50; Galatians 5:21; Colossians 4:11; 2 Thessalonians 1:5; Kingdom of Christ and of God Ephesians 5:5; Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 2 Peter 1:11; I want to concentrate in ...

Dark & light clouds are mythical. Clouds without illumination can never be white. As no cloud basking in the sun can long cling to darkness. 8-20-09

Every dog lives life at the end of his chain thereby allowing the thin path of his limitation to effectively become his entire world. . . August 13 at 1:23pm Response: MY DOGS ARE NEVER ON A CHAIN. THEY PLAYFULLY RUN IN A SAFELY FENCED BACK YARD. THEY RUN AFTER THE SQUIRRELS, SKUNKS, AND RABBITS WHO ALL KNOW BETTER THAN TO JUMP THE FENCE. THEY RUN AND THEY CHASE BUT THEY NEVER CATCH. LOL August 13 at 10:15pm David Stokely: Whether by physical chains or by softer limitations, every dog requires boundaries not to be crossed. Is life best lived in only chafing at the boundaries edge? August 14 at 6:54am

Had a very good evening last night. I was by myself. Nothing huge, but I was able to talk and pray with a good number of people. A woman and her two brothers were sitting on their porch by the little grocery store on Middlebury. I have spoken to them in passing as I gave them the flier for a couple of weeks now. This time the young mother asked for prayer more in exasperation than anything else. She said she wanted prayer for her youngest son. . . maybe 4 years old. He was playing on the sidewalk as we talked. She said that he just would not listen to her. As she gathered him in to be prayed for, she decided that the entire family would get a blessing by being prayed for, so she called together her two little girls about 5 and 6 years old, her young son, and her two brothers. I anointed them all and we lifted up a wonderful prayer to God, for wisdom for her, for financial help, for her children to be Godly men and women, blessings to all who know them, for God to talk to her,...

(The following is from a talk given in the Elkhart County Jail Medical Unit July 29, 2009) I was so proud. I was so sure of myself. For the first 45 years of my life, I would never submit to a belief in God. I had no need for Him. . .I was totally resentful toward the thought of needing anyone other than myself. I am not alone in that belief. The original sin was the pride of Lucifer: Isaiah 14:13-15 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. Notice the similarities, before coming to God. . .I. . .I. . .I. . .I. . .I. . .It was all about me. Pride will keep you from coming to church. Pride will keep you from submitting and opening yourself to God and receiving His Spirit. Pride is what will keep y...