Pastor Joe's Garden

In the hope of spiritually strengthening the weak modern church, I've created an online exercise book. It is based on parables from the Bible but uses them to train instead of the way Jesus used them - to filter out the spiritually weak. I hope you will put in the effort to work through as much of the book as you can. English: https://trueheartofworship.org/Lessons/2024-06-06 LedByTheSpirit/LedByTheSpirit.html Spanish: https://trueheartofworship.org/Lessons/2024-06-06 LedByTheSpirit/LedByTheSpiritS.html

The United Methodist Church is disuniting. Liberals have slipped into the church unseen and have now changed the doctrine of the church. We look at what changed, the consequences of that, and then how that process happens in all organizations.

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Want to be a better leader? Or maybe just a better person? Who would you consult for such wisdom? Well, Solomon, of course. Taken from a booklet of the same name, this lesson works through some of the proverbs associated with Self-control, one of the groupings in this booklet.

Are you too entertained to pray or read your Bible? Who has bewitched you? What has bewitched you? Do not allow yourself to be captivated and contained in the devil's ploy. You are a child of the Most High GOD, live in freedom!!

In the Old Testament, God said it was very important for his people to be clean. He was referring to a cleanness that was different from getting mud on your hands - a cleanness that we do not experience. Because we cannot see, hear, small, touch, or taste this uncleanness, what does it matter to us if we are clean or unclean. But it matters to God. Why?

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Want to do a better leader? Or maybe just a better person? Who would you consult for such wisdom? Well, Solomon, of course. Taken from a booklet of the same name, this lesson works through some of the proverbs associated with Self-control, one of the groupings in this booklet.

Have you ever wondered how you arrived at where you are? Are the good things in life by luck? Chance? or Karma? There is such a thing as providence in the Bible and this is what God uses to govern the people of this world. If you are a believer - that's a good thing! If not - it might not be a good thing.

After Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind, where did he go from there? You might think the answer is either Heaven or nowhere, but he has appeared in places since then and will appear again. We'll look at these and expand on various aspects of them.

The title line is from a person's video but this message is focused on a change in unbelievers that is happening in our time. The arrogance of people has increased to the point where they feel entitled to judge God by their standards. Prophecy tells us to expect this near the end but we know there are still people who can hear the gospel message. How do we reach them?

Are you born again? What does it even mean to be born again? Even the people who should be able to answer that don't have good complete answers. In this study we begin with Jesus telling Nicodemus he must be born again, and then doing a first level breakdown of the meaning. We carry on from there using other verses.

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It's unusual for leftists to admit that their attempts to engineer a Utopian society have instead produced a mess, But some do. In this short study we look at one such person who admits it didn't work out the way he expected and that He didn't have the foresight to see what would happen.

In Revelation, we see the 7 churches in Asia Minor receiving their report cards from God. Mostly the church of Thawatyra is doing well but there is a very big problem, one that we see in many modern churches. They are tolerating the intolerable. After we look at what Revelation shows us, we address how modern churches are supposed to deal with it.

Many churches are legitimizing homosexuality by allowing homosexuals to enter by referring to them as non-practicing. This study looks at the false idea behind this and also digs into whether God accepts non-practicing homosexuality.

In this look at conversion, as Calvinists think of it, we see that the result is commonly a person who constantly asks 'How can I know ...' but never finds the answer satisfying. How can I know if I am saved? How can I know if I am going to Heaven? These are the questions of a faithless person.

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Give up your virtue signaling and self-righteous attitudes. Ask yourself whom you will serve? Be honest and answer with boldness of faith.

This study encourages the listener to be careful who they listen to and what they read. The Bible calls on us to 'test everything'. We look at a two sentence FaceBook post. At first glance, it sounds very nice about the Bible, but then we notice there are odd things about it. Once we've analyzed it, we can see it is not at all Biblical.

We expect prophecy in the Bible books written by prophets but we don't expect it in the other books. We look at an example from Job, where prophecy wouldn't be expected. In that passage Job is going along like he does but then it changes as though someone else was speaking and a prophecy begins.

There is no cure for depression, but we can overcome it. This sermon follows the story of Elijah who suffered from depression but overcame the paralyzing effect it had on him. We too can learn something from his experience.

We live in a society where truth had become less important than feelings. We find people and organizations trying to make us feel one way or another. Looking carefully, we see that their actions don't line up with their words. That can change us, make us hard and cynical. Instead God wants us to be watchful and shrewd.

The Greek word Sabbatismos is used only once in the Bible. It isn't clear what is meant by that word. Therefore it is a place where people can twist the meaning. In this case the goal is eliminating Sabbath keeping for Christians. In this study, we'll look at a theologian who does such twisting and see how he does what he does.