FRAGRANCE

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ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS,  Beloved of God.

FRAGRANCE:     “WORTH CONSIDERING”   4/9/19   (Across my desk this morning from Joel.)

Today’s Scripture
“For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which ascends] to God…”  (2 Corinthians 2:15, AMP)

Sweet Fragrance
Did you know that your life is a sweet fragrance to God? Think about how a wonderful aroma affects you personally. When it’s springtime and the flowers are blossoming, everything feels new again. The sweet aroma in the air tells you that the flowers are fresh and alive. It catches your attention! It makes you want to take a deep breath of the sweet fragrance.

God feels the same way about you! He loves wonderful aromas, and when you are living your life to please Him, it’s a beautiful fragrance that captures His attention! Just like the aroma in springtime tells you that the flowers are alive, the aroma of your life is a sign that Christ is alive in you. It is pleasing to the Heavenly Father! The next time you experience a fresh fragrance, remember that your life is a fragrance to God. You can rest in knowing that He is pleased with a heart that seeks after Him. As you continue to seek Him, you’ll be that sweet fragrance, and you’ll experience His wonderful hand of blessing in every area of your life.
 
A Prayer for Today
“Heavenly Father, today I choose to honor You by honoring the people You have placed in my life. Show me how to love others the way You love me so that faith will grow stronger in my heart. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

My Thoughts:
You know,  a problem with this is, that we tend to get use to our own smell,  good or bad, and it is difficult for us to know how our smell is effecting others as they don’t want us to know.  Us guys that have been married for a while know what I mean when the little lady of the house, gently nudges us that “you don’t have enough dirty clothes” or  “are we out of hot water” or just simply,  “you need a shower.”   The world tends to collect on us like dirt in the same way in the spirit.  The LORD reminded Peter that he needed to get his feet washed from time to time, John 13:12, Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

So part of smelling good is keeping clean,  1 John 1:  6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:  7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.  8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

And especially at my age,  I need to keep a healthy attitude about keeping clean so my wife will feed me and also so that the LORD will receive me in the 1st Resurrection.  This is worth considering, hope you take it to heart that “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.”  And out of a true heart Cleanliness comes the fragrance of Christ Jesus.  It is HIS FRAGRANCE that draws the world to HIM.  That is what brought me to Christ Jesus in 1955.  I could smell the sweet fragrance of Jesus on Floyd, a young 19 yr. old church caretaker who was way under paid but way full of GOD’S PEACE and JOY. 

Be Blessed in your Day,  Ken<><    (Access to past Blogs may be found:  www.Trinity-Aloha.org    look for the link below:   “WORTH CONSIDERING.”

THERE IS BUT ONE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS AND ALL WHO LOVE AND OBEY HIM ARE MEMBERS.   USE THE NEW TESTAMENT YOUR GUIDE BOOK.

EARTH

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ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS,  Beloved of the LORD.

“Worth Considering”  EARTH    4/8/19   (Across my desk from Joel today.)

Today’s Scripture
“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof…”  (Psalm 24:1, KJV)

Living The Full Life
God wants you to live an abundant and satisfied life. He wants you to enjoy the fullness of the earth and life’s experiences. When you open your mind to new things and new situations, you are broadening your horizons and opening yourself to new opportunities. If you’re to become everything God has created you to be, you can’t get stuck in a rut and think you’ve reached your limits, doing the same thing the same way all the time. But when you open yourself to new people and new ideas, you are making room for God to reveal Himself to you. You are making room for Him to work in your life. Make the decision to explore something new this week. Take a different route home from work. Try something new on the menu at lunch. Be open to new people who may not necessarily look like you or act like you. Let God direct and expand your horizons. As you do, you’ll encounter new opportunities and live the satisfied, full life the Lord has in store for you!

A Prayer for Today
“Heavenly Father, I open my heart and mind to You today. I ask that You help me broaden my perspective so I can experience the full life You have for me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

My Comments:
In Romans 1:  20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

So as I take this verse to be true and consider the beauty that I find on our planet earth; it seems to me that it is  created to let my know in a very gentle loving way that there is Intelligent Design and that I should spend some special time on the three great questions:  Where did I come from, why am I here and where am I headed in eternity?   In themselves, the beauty of a sunset or the smell of lemon blossoms or a dive into the under water world of the sea are most beautiful.  Especially the places that man has not claimed as home as yet.  And they all give us clues as to what our Creator is like.

From a Biblical perspective the world has been created to allow those interested, through free will to find their Creator and choose to come into a humble, loving, obedient relationship with HIM.  That the Earth has been created as a testing and training space in time where The Creator is creating and gathering a loving family to be made in HIS IMAGE.  And every soul on earth has the opportunity to seek, knock and ask to become a part of that Holy Vision and Family.  Or they may decide to use their time up in their own pursuits, visions and directions.  So for me this world is simply a temporary space of spiritual education and testing,  John 12:24-26,  17:20-26. That I am just passing through.  And that is it totally up to us as to where we decide to live in eternity, whether in light or darkness. And that this EARTH will only last as long as needed and no longer to fulfill this purpose. The Holy Bible Teaches the following in

The Revelation 21:1  Then I saw a new [a]sky (heaven) and a new earth, for the former [b]sky and the former earth had passed away (vanished), and there no longer existed any sea.

2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, all arrayed like a bride beautified and adorned for her husband;

3 Then I heard a mighty voice from the throne and I perceived its distinct words, saying, See! The abode of God is with men, and He will live (encamp, tent) among them; and they shall be His people, and God shall personally be with them and be their God.

4 God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions and the former order of things have passed away.

5 And He Who is seated on the throne said, See! I make all things new. Also He said, Record this, for these sayings are faithful (accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy) and true (genuine).

6 And He [further] said to me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I [Myself] will give water without price from the fountain (springs) of the water of Life.

7 He who is victorious shall inherit all these things, and I will be God to him and he shall be My son.

8 But as for the cowards and the ignoble and the contemptible and the cravenly lacking in courage and the cowardly submissive, and as for the unbelieving and faithless, and as for the depraved and defiled with abominations, and as for murderers and the lewd and adulterous and the practicers of magic arts and the idolaters (those who give supreme devotion to anyone or anything other than God) and all liars (those who knowingly convey untruth by word or deed)—[all of these shall have] their part in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.

So How then should we LIVE?   Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,  Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org  (Past Blogs may be found in this file under “WORTH CONSIDERING” )  

There is but one Church of Christ Jesus and all who love and obey HIM are members.


BASKET WEAVING 101

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BASKET WEAVING 101

Living in Hawaii is a wonderful experience especially in living in areas that have local charm.  My wife had a lauhala hat made from me at Kamura’s Hat Shop in Holualoa for a birthday and it is a work of art.   On the sea walls down in Kailua Kona you will find simple sun hats and bowls made from coconut trees that are so very practical.  Weaving a good basket for gathering fruit is a must in Hawaii as there is so much fruit growing everywhere.

Applying this principle to gathering a local house church together is an excellent example..   First the leaves need to be gathered and formed and shaped and cleaned to lovingly be woven together.  Certain stronger leaves may work for the base of the bowl while more limber leave are used for weaving the sides.  Our Lord, Christ Jesus selected mostly simple fishermen to form, shape and clean for the 1st spiritual basket in the New Testament.  He spent 24/7 for 3 years lovingly weaving them together so that on Pentecost they would be a good basket for collecting GOD chosen ones for HIS Kingdom.   HIS vision has not changed.  Christ Jesus has trusted and commissioned HIS CHURCH to bring in the harvest of HIS KINGDOM. 

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Also HAWAIIAN lauhala hats are great to keep the sun off and can also make a nice basket when needed.

So we here at the LORD’s Church at Kealia are looking for spiritual leaves to make a good strong spiritual basket for the collection of souls for the LORD.   He came that we might have an abundant life.   There are many in our area who really have not had a good experience with man’s idea of religion who need to be touched by GOD’s Holy Truth and set free.  Man’s form of religion tends to box us up but God’s Holy Truth that sets us free are very different.    There is but one Church of Christ Jesus and all who really love and obey HIM are members.   Please feel free to pass this along and be sure to read the prophetic word below.   Love in Jesus,    Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org   (Past Blogs may be found at this domain under, “Worth Considering.”

A Prophetic Word
I keep seeing a bride with a veil over her eyes.  She is standing in the fire.  This fire is consuming her and burning away all the hay and stubble, to reveal the glory within her through the Holy Spirit.  I see Jesus, our bridegroom lifting the veil from her face and staring into her eyes to see His reflection.  I believe we as the body of Christ are experiencing the “fire” that John the Baptist mentions…Matthew 3:11.

This fire is burning away every false teaching from the world; every man-made doctrine and command; everything that defiles; every twisted mindset; every wound; all preconceived ideas; every false foundation; false idols; double mindedness; every false idea of love; every doubt and fear.  Every piece of dross is being burned…  1 Cor.3:11-15.

 Zechariah 13:9   (And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.)  Malachi 3:3   And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

This fire will reveal His glory as the manifest sons of God are being forged to reveal the pure love and the glory of our Father…   From Amanda Leonard

Also Nice hats to keep the sun off
and can also make a nice basket
when needed.

So we here at the LORD’s House Church at Kealia are looking for Lauhala leaves to make a good strong basket for the collection of souls for the LORD.   He came that we might have abundant life.   There are many in our area who really have not had a good experience with religion that need to be touched by GOD’s Holy Truth and set free.  Man’s form of religion and God’s Holy Truth that sets us free are very different.  Please feel free to pass this along and be sure to read the prophetic word below.   Love in Jesus,    Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org

A Prophetic Word
I keep seeing a bride with a veil over her eyes.  She is standing in the fire.  This fire is consuming her and burning away all the hay and stubble, to reveal the glory within her through the Holy Spirit.  I see Jesus, our bridegroom lifting the veil from her face and staring into her eyes to see His reflection.  I believe we as the body of Christ are experiencing the “and fire” that John the Baptist mentions…Matthew 3:11.

This fire is burning away every false teaching from the world; every man-made doctrine and command; everything that defiles; every twisted mindset; every wound; all preconceived ideas; every false foundation; false idols; double mindedness; every false idea of love; every doubt and fear.  Every piece of dross is being burned. 

This fire will reveal His glory as the manifest sons of God are being forged to reveal the pure love and the glory of our Father…   From Amanda Leonard

FOUNDATIONS

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FOUNDATIONS:  
Suggested Study for Tonight: 4/5/19, House Church,   85-4554 Mamalahoa Hwy.

FRUIT, GIFTS & MINISTRIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT:   Galatians 5:22-23,   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

UNITY FACTOR:   John 17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;  21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.  22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:  23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.  24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.  25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.  26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT:   1 Corinthians 12: 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;  9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;  10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

MINISTRIES OF THE SPIRIT:    Eph.4:11  And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors  and  teachers;  12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:  13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:  14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;  15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:  16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

A Character study of Christ Jesus is available as to the vision of GOD for us to be formed in HIS Image.  Just a starting list of course.  But happy to send it to you if interested.   Makes an exceptional report card for checking your foundations.    In HIS great love,   Ken<><   write to Ken@Trinity-Aloha.org for “50 Character Traits of Christ Jesus.”   (Copies will be available at tonight’s gathering.)

TITHING

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TITHING  –  BASIC TEACHING:    4/5/19       By:   Ken Smith<><

My position is that tithing is not a new testament principle.

Because:
Nothing is said in the New Testament about tithing for the Church.   Not one verse…..  The New Testament starts with Pentecost in Acts.   The Gospels are in transition from LAW to GRACE so one must be careful as the time was still under the LAW as Jesus had not yet been crucified and resurrected.  The Disciples became saved in the Upper Room in believing on the resurrected Christ Rom. 10:9-10,  but the Church was started under the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

10% leaves 90% on the Table and either Jesus is LORD of all or not LORD at all.  When we come to Jesus we give it all to HIM as LORD.    The letter of the LAW kills,  the Spirit give life.

So for me, tithing would put me in a box and take the joy out of giving.  Most churches today do not use their funds effectively.  Most goes to support their minister, special denominational box or building.  The original “Store House” was the Temple but that is no more as that system was cursed and destroyed.  

Funds given in the Early Church were used only for Evangelism and to help the poor.  Ministers were self supporting.  No building were built.  Church was in the HOME and larger gatherings were in places that were available for free like the Temple till 70 AD.  Not to take down the church buildings today or get into a fight about it…  Good to use what ever is available without condemnation only that there is a “Better Way.”  The Better Way is to be totally guided by the Holy Spirit in every thing that we do and especially in giving.  Simple Church can be very healthy without big building overhead or paid ministers.

And I am offended when ministers pull Old Testament verses out of context and present them to a congregation in order to lock them down under the LAW to extract tithes.   Jesus died to deliver us from the LAW.  

The verse I use to support my position is:

2 Corinthians 9:7

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

MISSIONS

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ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS,  Beloved of God

MISSIONS,   “WORTH CONSIDERING”   4/4/19    Worth considering DEEPLY…   Too good not
to just pass along…. hope you do the same with your mailing list.
GREAT QUOTES concerning    “OUR MISSION” 

It is now possible to live a "christian life" without doing the things   that Jesus commanded us to do. "We have hired people to go into   all the world, to visit those in prison, to feed the hungry, to clothe   the naked, to care for widows and orphans. The average Christian   doesn't have to do it. --Cal Thomas    People who don't believe in missions have not read the New   Testament. Right from the beginning Jesus said the field is the   world. The early church took Him at His word and went East,   West, North and South. -- J. Howard Edington    I have but one passion: It is He, it is He alone. The world is the   field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall   be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ.   -- Count Nicolaus Ludwn Zinzendorf    The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ,   to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the   cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself,   are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose.   --C. S. Lewis    The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a   command to be obeyed -- Hudson Taylor    Use your ministry to build people, not people to build your ministry.  --Jacquelyn K. Heasley    Every man is a missionary, now and forever, for good or for evil,   whether he intends or designs it or not. He may be a blot   radiating his dark influence outward to the very circumference   of society, or he may be a blessing spreading benediction over   the length and breadth of the world. But a blank he cannot be:   there are no moral blanks; there are no neutral characters.   --Thomas Chalmers    To silence a preacher from preaching judgment is like being   awoke from sleep by a fire alarm, and just silencing the alarm,   and going back to sleep. --Unknown    Tomorrow,  Friday April 5th   House Church at Kealia  85-4554 Mamalahoa Hwy.  So. Capt. Cook, HI 96704  Pot Blessing at 6PM,  Fellowship at about 7PM    Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><   www.Trinity-Aloha.org

HOUSE CHURCH 101

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BIBLICAL CHURCH STRUCTURE HOUSE CHURCH 101, 3/31/18   by Ken Smith
First of all, Christ Jesus said that HE would build HIS Church and that the gates of hell would not prevail against it.  That HIS Church would see the victory over death, hell and the grave and go to heaven in Glory.  That HIS Church would make herself ready by the blood of the Lamb, the word of her testimony and love not her life unto death.  Rev.12:11, John 12:24-25.
There is but one Church of Christ Jesus and all who truly love and obey HIM are members.
There was no beginning and there is no end.  But God did create a time capsule of 7,000 years in which to create HIS family in HIS image.  It began with Adam and it ends with God making a new heavens and a new earth that is righteous.  We are now about 6,000 years into that time capsule.
2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.  The 7th, 1000 years is the Sabbath Rest of the week.
Revelation 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. 4.And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.  5. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection
GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, FATHER…  Source of all power and matter in the universe.
GOD the Father Almighty above all, existing in three forms as Father, Word and Holy Spirit. The Almighty’s presence is a consuming fire into whose presence  no human can enter and live. No man except Christ Jesus as ever seen GOD, The Father, Almighty.
Heb.12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:  29 For our God is a consuming fire. Exodus 33:20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
The Word is the creative part of the GOD force that made the galaxies and the world in which we live.  Those who allow HIM to become LORD and learn to be obedient in love and humility will go on into eternal light and HIS presence where the dimension of time does not exist.  Those souls who reject this relationship will be expelled into a  body-less eternal darkness.
The Holy Spirit was sent to earth by Christ Jesus to share the good news of GOD’s love and to help share the way of redemption.  HE was also sent to establish the Church of Christ Jesus on earth and make ready for the Church to clean house.  Then to be united with Christ Jesus and set up again the Kingdom of David and rule for a thousand years with the Church as HIS rod of iron in maintaining peace during this time.  In this time all of the promises to Abraham will be completely fulfilled.  At the end of this capsule of time of 7,000 years God Almighty will dissolve time and make a new heaven and earth that is eternal in HIS eternal dimension for HIS new family.
OK, there you have it, the plan of the ages.  GOD, The Almighty, wants to create a family that will enjoy loving HIM and obeying HIM to the place that there will never again be fear or a prideful rebellion.  HE has extended HIS invitation to all to come and drink of HIS waters of life freely.
SO WHERE DO WE START ?
Why trust the Bible in preference to other sources?
    Frankly, the folks who sincerely explore the Bible tend to be very good people.     The teachings of Christ Jesus are the only teachings the deal thoroughly with pride.     As I look at the foundations of creation I see a totally balanced intelligent design.     The testimony of the folks who have found faith through the Bible is awesome.     The Old Testament prophesies concerning the life of Jesus are extremely accurate.     As I read or listen to the New Testament I find a life and faith beyond my own.     So many men and women of faith have died painfully rather than renounce their faith.     Personally, I have experienced the power of Biblical faith in healing and deliverance.     As a test, simply consider deeply the little books of John, Acts and Romans and see what you think.
Christ Jesus, in the Bible, teaches that in the end of the “Age of the Gentiles” will come a time when the darkness will get very dark and the light will get very bright, Matt.24, Mark 13, Luke 21. Seems to me that this is what is happening in our world today.  The Bible teaches that in that time that the church of man will become a powerless institution without the Spirit of God and to turn away from that emptiness, 2 Tim.3,  and find a gathering of folks simple seeking to become like Jesus.  So what does a Biblical Church look like,
First of all it looks like a family or a flock of sheep enjoying being in unity and guarded by a good shepherd that they follow due to their trust and good  protection and good food and water.
There is absolutely no manipulation in a Biblical Church as God always honors our free will and will not violate or manipulate our free will so all are there in unity by choice.  Love can not exist unless totally free.
The Biblical Church meets where ever there is freedom and any love offerings given should be used for missions and to help the poor. Usually a Biblical Church is rather small so that the Pastor can know and be known of the flock.  This is usually not much more than about 70 people before the Church needs consider dividing and to have another elder/pastor confirmed of the Holy Spirit for a new “House” Church as noted in the New Testament.
Each Elder/Pastor would find it helpful to also be training or mentoring another pastor.  And all of the elders in a local area should come together once each week to keep the “Unity of the Faith in the bond of Peace.” and resolve issues objectively in the Holy Spirit.  Eventually, a given area should have hundreds of “House Church” gatherings and saturate and area for the lifting up of Christ Jesus, Eph.4:11-16.
The basic approach to the House Church gathering is simple like the Tabernacle of Moses in the wilderness.   The Early Church followed the Temple guide in Acts 2:41-47.   This is not in any way or must be done all the time kind of a guide line.  It is simply a very good way to bring folks into the Kingdom of God.  But the Holy Spirit will guide a gathering into the best way to meet all of the needs of the people who have taken the time and energy to come.
The Tabernacle was divided in to 3 areas, Outer Court (door, alter, laver) then the Inner Court (show bread,  prayer, body life ministry) and then the Holy Place.  In the Early Church the door was the Testimony of Christ Jesus, The Altar was the ministry of the WORD OF GOD) and the laver was the Agape Meal.  Then the LORD’s supper, Prayers, And the Saints ministered to one another in the Holy Spirit.  And finally the gathering came to the Elders for any final needed ministry.  These 7 steps brought a soul from the carnal world into the presence of GOD for the ministry to their needs. God’s power and love becomes obvious in HIS healing and deliverance.
Meetings can be conducted on any evening and go as long as anyone that is there needs ministry.  If the gathering is in three stages then folks can leave if not interested at any time without feeling uncomfortable about leaving.  But gatherings are more powerful when everyone present is in faith with what is going on.   The Church is not a Theater it is a yielding to the Holy Spirit and you never know what HE is going to do.  The gathering is an interactive Forum where the Holy Spirit presides and the elders assist to keep order and keep the wolves from taking over..   One week may be more evangelical, another may have more healings and yet another may be more a time of intense deliverance.  Some time a Prophet will be led to make corrections or a Teacher to give a teaching on Faith as per the Holy Spirit.  The gathering works best when the Elders in charge support the Holy Spirit in what HE would like to do at the time. And to also make sure that false doctrine and divisions are dealt with in love very quickly.
Usually, in building a new fire,   it has been my experience for the Holy Spirit to first bring in the leadership and get them trained in basket building.   Then comes the heart training in the Fruit of the Spirit, Gifts of the Spirit and the Ministries of the Spirit.  I had just completed a study on this for Friday but my computer deleted it????  Punched the wrong key I guess.  So I will do it again and perhaps make it better.   But this, I hope will help a bit for Friday.
Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful mercy, Ken<>< www.Trinity-Aloha.org

REAL FAITH

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ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS,  Saved and Un-Saved,  Beloved of God.

REAL FAITH,      “WORTH CONSIDERING”    Across my desk this morning from Joel’s ministry….

Today’s Scripture
“And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”(Galatians 2:20, ESV)

The God Kind of Faith
Faith is all around us. People have faith in so many different things: faith that a friend will be true, faith that your job is taking you on a certain career path, faith that the chair you are sitting on is going to hold you up! Faith is simply believing in something. But there are different kinds, or levels, of faith. I’ve discovered two kinds of faith—a delivering faith and a sustaining faith. Delivering faith is when God instantly turns your situation around. When that happens, it’s great. But I believe it takes a greater faith and a deeper walk with God to have sustaining faith. Sustaining faith is when God takes you through the difficulty. You are filled with doubt, anxiety, fear, and bitterness. But when you know that God is in control, and even if you go through the difficulty, you know He will take care of you. You can say, “God, I don’t care what comes against me, I don’t care how long it takes, this thing is not going to defeat. I know that You loved me and gave Yourself for me. As long as You are for me, that’s all that matters.”

A Prayer for Today
“Heavenly Father, today I humbly open my heart to You. Use me for Your glory and have Your way in my life. I choose to believe in You and invite You to believe through me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

My Comments:
This was good this morning as we all go thought the refining process in Christ Jesus like silver of being heated up, junk skimmed off,  cooled down to only be heated up again for more junk to be skimmed off by the Holy Spirit.   We faithful are in a process which the Bible teaches is sanctification,  to be made holy.  And those of us who will embrace the process in faith will eventually look like Jesus.  Silver is pure when the reflection when the Creator can see a perfect reflection.  HIS original intent was to make us in HIS IMAGE and HE has not given up.   But you can remove yourself from the process at any time and remain as you are as our Creator has given each of us a free will.  So if you want to check out where you are,  deeply read Heb. 11.  You will find that faith is both substance and evidence,  and that is Real Faith, all by itself.   Also that “Real Faith” produces action.  It is by faith that the Creator converted the first energy into matter and into atoms and cells and into you and me.  And it is by HIS faith that all is held together as it is.  There is also a book called “The Real Faith” by Charles Price,  a wonderful little book on the difference between head faith and heart faith.  Try to get a copy for your library.  Really worth the effort.

So if you are really on the road to being sanctified you will also have a deep concern for family and friends who are traveling on one or another of the many dead ends and detours erected by the enemy to keep us out of the house of GOD.  But if you have no deep concern for souls to find the Light of God, you may not be on the WAY that Jesus came to have us walk on.  Jesus gave the message of reconciliation to HIS Church to give to the world.  He trusted HIS Church to live HIS message and to also share HIS message,  John 17.   This is Faith in Action.  James records that faith without action is dead or phony.   If you truly believe the bridge is out you are going to want to hold up a sign to help keep folks safe and from going over the edge into a black eternity.  True Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.  Sunday messages can help but the primary source of faith is your Holy Bible.  Many Sunday messages are for the building of stuff or a denomination.  That will not get the job done.   There is but one CHURCH of CHRIST JESUS and all who really LOVE and OBEY HIM are members.  There is but one “Body of Christ” of which HE alone is the head.  We are called by our Creator to assist in the building of the future KINGDOM of CHRIST JESUS.

My personal faith and vision at this point in time is to be a part of a fellowship “House Church” that has faith to go by the BOOK.  And to see that fire and example saturate the Big Island of Hawaii.  I was called in 1969 by GOD to come to Hawaii Island for that purpose and I am still learning how to do it from the Holy Spirit.   And I fully realize that I can not complete the vision by myself.  But I have faith that GOD can make it happen even at my age.   Yours,  in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<><    (This Blog may be found at www.Trinity-Aloha.org   linked to “WORTH CONSIDERING” for past issues.)

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REVIVAL     “WORTH CONSIDERING”   4/4/19    (Not much I could add to what Andrew has written here but deeply worth considering.

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Subject: [revival] “A CALL to ACTION” – Andrew Strom
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:20:29 +1300
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“A CALL to ACTION”  by Andrew Strom
Let me start with a warning. This is to be a blunt and outspoken piece. It is deliberately designed to be a challenge to our complacency. The Scripture tells us that, “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the VIOLENT take it by force.” So why is it that so many of us are passive and nullified by a kind of ‘fatalism’ that declares “Whatever will be will be”? That is not true Christianity. True Christianity has always been a WAR and battle for the souls of men.

I have been guilty of this “fatalism” myself. And there are some on this List who have been “waiting” for so long that to get out of their peace-time mode would takes a lightning bolt and a shaking far beyond what is healthy. I find it sad that it is not just the CHURCHES that need a good “shake” but some of us so-called ‘Revival’ types as well! There are some here who are about as “violent” as marshmallows. It is high time for that to change.  To those who say that we should still be in “waiting” mode, I pose this simple question: When does the ‘wait’ end? When entire generations have been lost? When millions upon millions sitting in our churches are eternally ruined? Is the devil to “take the youngest” forever?

I love the Scripture from the story of David and Goliath that says, “And David spoke to the men that stood near him, saying, What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel?  For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the Living God?” (1 Sam 17:26). And the record tells us that with no armour and with 5 smooth stones as his only weapon, David RAN FULL-TILT towards that Philistine, to see His God avenged and his people’s reproach removed.   We hear a lot about people with “a heart like David” in these last days. Let me tell you – David was a man of WAR. A man of action. He would not put up with His God being put to an open shame. I wonder where the Lord will find His “Davids” today?

We live in one of the darkest hours in the history of our planet. “As it was in the days of Noah and Lot” declares the Scripture, and so it rapidly becomes. So where is the light shining in this darkness? Is it you? Is it me?  Or do we slumber on?

Some of us have been “waiting” for 20 years for the right time. Are we never to act at all? Do we just float on, excusing our lack of urgency and burden with the trite reply that we are “waiting on the Lord”? Will such feeble reasonings ever find a hearing in the courts of God?

There is a battle raging. It has never ceased. It is the battle for the hearts and souls of men. Let the “spectators” and idle onlookers clear the field. Let those without courage or urgency or burden retire from the scene. It is time for God’s “mighty men of valor” to come
forth. The hour is late and the time will soon arrive when no man can work. “In season and out of season” said Paul, and it is time for us to heed his words. If ever there was an hour for the “Gideon’s 300” it is now.

Years ago God spoke these words to me: “WHO DARES WINS”. It is not enough to simply pray. For many have prayed and yet not taken the kingdom. And neither is it enough to prophesy. For many have brought endless “words” and yet the kingdom remains undisturbed. The
phrase “Who DARES Wins” is the motto of the British SAS – men of action who operate behind enemy lines and who revel in courage and fighting spirit. So it will be with the end-times servants of God.  If you don’t have the stomach for it, hang back and do nothing. Nobody will notice.

But let those who have been prepared of God in the caves and the deserts come forth. You have awaited a trumpet blast. Do you not hear it?
Gird up your loins, you mighty men. Prepare for war.  Arm of the Living God, put on strength! The Lord is about to arise and scatter His enemies. Can you not sense it?  Let the modern John-the-Baptists come forth.

Special blessings to all.  Andrew Strom.

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 ALOHA FAMILY AND FRIENDS, Beloved of God.

APPLES,     WORTH CONSIDERING,    4/3/19   (Across my desk this morning.)
    
Today’s Scripture
“Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the apple of Your eye”  (Psalm 17:8, AMP)

The Apple of His Eye
God loves and values you so much today. You are the apple of His eye; you are His most prized possession! In this day and age, people are considered to be important for so many different reasons—titles, position, possessions, where you go, what you drive. But God’s value system is very different from the value system of the world. If you’ve ever thought that God has too many other important things on His plate to be concerned with you and your life, know this today—you are God’s biggest deal. And there’s nothing you can do to be more important or less important. God values you today simply because He made you, and your value will never change. You are significant. Your life is significant. The things that concern you, concern God. He carefully watches over every detail of your life, and there is nothing too big or too small for His attention. You’re not inconveniencing God by asking for help in your everyday life. God wants to be good to you. He wants to show you His favor in new ways. He’s saying today, “I dare you to ask.”

A Prayer for Today
“Father in heaven, thank You for loving me today. Thank You for making me the apple of Your eye. I open my heart to You today and cast every care on You.”

My Comments:
This one really takes me back.  When a little boy on the farm in Kentucky, my favorite place was the apple tree out in the back yard.  Come fall it was loaded.  Don’t really care to remember how many green apples I ate waiting for them to get ripe.  But when ripe they were all picked and put into the fruit cellar for pies and apple butter later in the cold winter.  However, I would go raid the bin for an apple now and then.  And I can remember my Aunt Sue, would stomp, yelling through the floor,  “Don’t eat the good ones.”   She wanted the bad apples gone as they would rot out the good apple next door along with them in turning them also into a brown stinking mush. 

So also on planet earth there are apples who have submitted to Christ Jesus as LORD for a new start and are becoming sanctified but most have not.   Most are bruised and wormy,  can be salvaged to some degree but need to be cared for or will totally rot out.    The verse above Psalm 17:8, goes on to say:  “hide me under the shadow of thy wings,  from the wicked that oppress me,  from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.  They are enclosed in their own fat:  with their mouth they speak proudly…..  an on…  Context is very important in Holy Scripture,  Read the whole Psalm.  So David is submitting to and calling on GOD to protect him from the other rotting apples.  This is a choice as we tend to become like the apples that we choose to associate with.  At the end of this Psalm, David’s faith is to be found after death in the KINGDOM of GOD with the likeness of Christ Jesus.  Hope that is where you are headed as well.  Yours, in HIS great love,  Ken<><   (Other “Worth Considerings”  may be found:  www.Trinity-Aloha.org

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