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Theresa – About reconciliation – 2Cor 5:18 –“But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation – He was reconciling us with God, reconciling us with ourselves, reconciling us with one another, our past with our future, making everything one, the dead with the living – bringing everything as one.
Rod – “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His love endures forever
Ps 136:1 – Sense that I needed to pray for overall healing, along the same lines as reconciliation. Need forgiveness. There is chaos in the world, nations at war. Lot of need for healing. Felt need to keep pressing
on with the Lord, asking him, “Why is this happening?” He continued to answer with
Ps 136:1. He knows what’s going on. He needs us to continue to intercede. Was praying that we wouldn’t go into a world war because of the direction of the world. Prayed for reconciliation.
Barbara – All the things going on in the nations is stressful. Once before the Lord showed that our prayer together is not just each of us, it becomes the exponential power of our prayers. He confirmed that again tonight, that we are all praying together and he hears.
To the 10th power (there were 10 of us present tonight).
Mike – All this is gathered around Ephesians 6, to draw from the Lord’s might and power. We have to put on the armor of God, not feel that these things are too big for us. He is hearing our prayer, do not be intimidated, put on armor of God. Do not stop, continue to pray.
Linda S – From beginning heard the Lord say, “Stand close to Me and ask” He continued to speak of the absolute power and necessity of “stand close to me and ask.” It will open fountains of grace. He will give wisdom in the most complex situation when we stand close to him and ask.
Adrienne – There was a net, heavy fisherman’s net, completely covering the earth. The Lord said “My people are ensnared by deception. Many have forgotten me, many don’t know me, many are distracted, and empty and look to be filled by passing harmful things. Guard your thoughts and your hearts. Though it seems to you that it grows darker, I have placed my light within each of you, bound you in my love and sealed you with my Holy Spirit and precious love. I’m giving you my mother and your heavenly family to assist you. My light in you will shine all the brighter in the darkness. I long to see my people free and to fill them with new life.” Then could see the globe again, could see pockets of light. Heard the Lord say, “One heart at a time.” Then saw sunrise and heard the words “freshness and new light.”
Bob – Lord was asking for prayers for the synod in the Vatican that started today
Mary Ellen – Started thinking about all the problems, near and far, especially Christians in Iraq and Syria and the synod. Then remembered, "Make your requests with thanksgiving because
if you ask anything in his name, you have it." When the Christians all prayed in tongues they were praising and thanking him. Our requests need that element of praising and thanking God or we haven’t made them properly.
Linda M – Heard the words “unity of Christians. My mission is to speak unity to all Christians, Catholics and all denominations." This is a very special time for all Christians. He says, "To serve Me you must lay down all preconceived ideas about what’s holding us and what it should look like. The enemy is very strong and getting stronger. Pray for all in office. Especially for your president and congress. Pray with great expectation of miraculous answer to your prayers. They shall be miraculous. I watch all of you my children with great love and joy. With each
one of you, I am so pleased. Be at peace.”
Celine – My mission tonight was to pray for all of us. Heard the message, ‘never do your mission without the Holy Spirit'.
Shelly – Saw room of prisoners for Christ. One man was in a separate room being tortured. A tunnel was being dug from the room full of prisoners under a fence that was the border of countries; on the other side of the fence was freedom for the prisoners. The person being tortured (they were trying to make him renounce his faith) was distracting the enemy from seeing that the tunnel was being dug, so he had to endure it long enough for the tunnel to be finished. I prayed fervently for mercy, and for strength and endurance for him. Then the tunnel began to be dug from the other side of the fence also, so that it would meet and offer an escape. Finally it was finished and the people, thousands of them, were streaming through the tunnel to freedom. The man had to continue to endure while they escaped so they would not be caught. Then I was fighting the enemy with a sword and with words from Jesus. I could now see the enemy as a form in a long black robe. As the last of the people went through the tunnel, I plunged the sword into the heart of the enemy and he vaporized, and the man who had been tortured was sucked down into the tunnel and brought to freedom. Victory in Christ through our fervent prayers.
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Gilbert - Modesto CA - " Be of one accord. Be in harmony." We are instruments in unison, only
when we allow our creator to be the orchestrator of divine melody.
Pat - Staten Island NY - The Lord says, "Let Me lead you, let Me bring you to a resting place that will fill you with My power and grace. There is a place where I will lead you. Do not fear. It is to strengthen your walk and feed your soul. Many will go when they are called but you must not hesitate when you hear My voice.. Go swiftly as the way is shown, nothing will keep you back. Your trust is in Me and the need is great for all to follow the way. Strong winds and fierce storms cannot hold back what is to come, so be ready. Stay close and pray without ceasing. Hold Me tight, never let Me go.
Luke 8:22-25 Now it happened on a certain day that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake. and they launched out. But as they sailed He fell asleep. And windstorms came down on the lake and they were filling
with water and were in jeopardy and they came to Him and woke Him, saying "Master, Master, we are perishing. Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased and there was a calm. But He said to them "Where is your faith?". And they were
afraid and marveled saying to one another "Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and the water and they obey Him.
Psalm 107:4-9: They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way. They found no city
to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty their souls fainted in them. Then they cried out to the Lord in trouble and He delivered them out of their distresses. And He led them forth by the right way that they might go to a city for a dwelling place. Oh that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men. For He satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
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God bless you. Our prayer time involved deep reflection into ourselves. Knowing who we are when we stand before him naked, requires removing the fig leaves from in front of us and allowing the true living soul to shine forth the people whom the Lord loves. Loved us before we were born and counts the hairs on our heads. Yes he loves us, he died for us when he knew we were yet in our sin. Lord smile upon us with your grace and mercy, forgiving anything that stands between us and himself.
We received these verses for reflection:
Isaiah 1:18 "Please come, and let's reason together," implores the Lord. "Even though your sins are like scarlet, they'll be white like snow. Though they're like crimson, they'll become like wool.
Luke 6:43-45 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Maya - Fresno - I believe that these verses can be interpreted in different ways for example, the tree can be parents and their fruit are their children, meaning that the children will not only inherit genetic traits but behavior traits such as how they talk, how they react to situations, the way they behave in a relationships, etc. However, there are some exceptions, what about orphans? They don’t have trees…does that mean that children who had unsuccessful parents can succeed? I believe God gives us all a choice between just behavior and foolish behavior, he treats us the same, and loves us unconditionally, the perfect love. These verses may be saying that what is in a being’s heart will show no matter how much they try to hide it. It will eventually seep out. False masks may be created to hide the true feelings in your heart maybe it was a distressed childhood, a death in the family, a feeling you’ve only experienced twice in your life but can never shake. These are the reasons we make masks, hiding the truth from our- selves and others, but sooner or later these feelings turn in to how you respond in relationships with yourself, your neighbors, and God.
Melina, Fresno - Luke 6:43-45 How does this passage speak to me? This passage made me think that your intentions mean nothing if you are not capable of doing good things. The good things you actually do for other people and more importantly, for yourself are what truthfully determine that you are good, and vice-versa. I think this passage tells me how to determine and see clearly who the person is. When you see a person's actions it is not as hard as you may think it is to see. I perceive this as a black and white situation; Either you are good by your good actions, or you are bad by your bad actions. It is understandable that when you are too
close, you can be fooled by the colorful lies and cover up from someone else. Most of the time lies sound better and are easier to tell...so it's colorful for that time until the truth comes out.
However, since we all do good and bad things, this would result as all bad because we are all sinners. It's like math, where a negative times a negative equals a positive; or like leaven in bread, when you add a little bit of sin to good, the sin will take over, or rise like leaven does. Until we are all cleaned over and over again by the lord throughout our life time.
Bryanna, Fresno - How does this passage speak to me? This passage makes me think that it is okay to take people at face value. Unfortunately sometimes people lie. I have often wondered what is meant by good fruit Is it how successful they are? Is it our children and how well behaved they are or their children are? Recently I've discovered that knowing a tree by its fruit has little to do with outward appearance because of the Pharisee attitudes, that people can have. It has more to do with the Holy Spirit discerning us and others. Instead of figuring out others, thinking I know the mind and being disappointed when I am wrong.
Ciria- Fresno -I hear the scripture telling me that the things showing out of my life is going from what lays deep in my heart. I know God can help me with the troubles I have inside and will bring goodness from the change he has made in me. Because of my origins and dysfunctional beginnings I still wonder if I please God. Lord teach me your ways and your thoughts, because my ways are not Gods ways and my thoughts are not Gods thoughts. Isaiah 55:8
Twyla- Fresno - We are always encouraged to produce good fruit in our lives. But it is not an easy task. Because of situations and relationships. We get caught up in the dysfunction that life produces other than wise good fruit. Our dysfunction can bring death to the living fruit that is try to survive through our traits. Knowing when and how to protect spiritual fruit and produce
a healthy colorful fruit is what God want us to achieve. To bring good will with bright, vibrant full and rich color so that others will see Gods handy work in our lives.
Closing prayer: Lord we lift these words, these reflections up to you. Thank you for teaching
us how to listen to your word and your voice, as we continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of you.
Linda Schubert
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Next session is November 2, 2014
