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Day 4: I miss Jessbee (he died in the meth lab explosion of new manifoldland)

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by Timothy McCracken | In this some-days-late article, may I share with you two verses from 1 Peter 4 that have been a source of refreshment when I've gotten bewildered about ministry?  (Note: In using the word ministry here, I’m not referring only to the specific category of ordained teaching and shepherding but to the whole...

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An argument I hear from time to time is the following:

"I don't care that this novel is considered Legends, if it was canon when George Lucas was in charge of Lucasfilm, it's still canon to me now. Whatever George says is what counts, I don't care what Disney says."

Putting the Expanded Universe's Star Wars and George Lucas' Star Wars in the same basket. And that's, uh... inaccurate.

So without further ado, let's explore:

George Lucas’ involvement in the Expanded Universe

Early years of the EU...

When the first bit of EU content came out in the form of the novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Lucas was too busy working on the films, so Alan Dean Foster wrote it by himself (which explains why Luke and Leia's relationship plays out romantically).

After the movies came out, when new material was going to be created, George told Lucas Licensing and other authors that the Prequel era was off-limits to write about, because he might tell that story one day.

Beyond that, they could go to town and write sequels, for instance. After all, part of why Star Wars was created was to let people's imagination run wild and George was happy to let other artists play in the sandbox he created.

That said, things were very clear from the get-go.

These weren't his stories.

The Thrawn books, Dark Empire, all this material was explicitly just Tom Veitch and Timothy Zahn and whoever else's creation. Not George's, who was described by Lucas Licensing's Lucy Autrey Wilson as "not very involved".

The most he did was answers "OK/Not OK" questionnaires about what the EU writers could or couldn't write.

Telling Yoda's backstory? Not OK.

Telling Han's backstory, between the Prequel and Ep. 4? OK.

Having someone wear Vader's suit after his death? Not OK.

The Emperor returning in a clone body? OK.

So that's it. That was his involvement in the 90s.

Him saying "don't write something set during this/that period".

"OK/Not OK" questionnaires.

It's also worth mentioning he didn't approve of Mara Jade, Luke's wife in the EU. In his mind, "Jedi don't marry".

Rather, the character herself wasn't an issue... until she married Luke. When Timothy Zahn asked for Luke and Mara to be married or engaged, back in 1993, Lucasfilm initially vetoed the idea.

According to Brian Jay Jones (author of "A Life", George Lucas' biography), in 1995 George convened a 'Star Wars Summit' wherein he gathered licensees and international agents to Skywalker Ranch to reinforce "the need for him to maintain quality control, especially in the areas of publishing, where some characters—such as Luke Skywalker, who’d been given a love interest in a fiery smuggler named Mara Jade—were living lives far beyond the ones he had written for them in the original trilogy".

Sources:

During the Prequels...

George Lucas was writing and directing three movies with large themes, shot almost back-to-back, commuting between Australia and California. That's hard enough as it is.

Also, in the 90s, most movies were still shot on film. During the making of Phantom Menace, Lucas shot parts of the film by combining prototype digital Sony cameras and using them in combination with videotapes, rather than shooting on film.

For Attack of the Clones, George worked with Panavision and Sony to develop fully digital cameras, which eventually became the standard.

As if that wasn't enough, by making the Prequels, Lucas and ILM were also creating fully-digitized worlds (Coruscant, Geonosis) and characters (Jar Jar, Yoda) and laying the groundwork for the CGI technology that has now become essential for today's blockbusters.

Having established all this...

Do you really think he had the time or the patience to read through a bunch of novels and guidebooks?!

Simply put: George Lucas was too busy revolutionizing cinema to be involved in the development of the EU.

So if you ask George who Tahl or Vitiate are, or what the Stark Hyperspace War or a vapor manifold are, if you ask him to recite you the Sith Code... he'll grumble and say "heck if I know".

He outright admitted that fans know more Star Wars lore than him.

Because SOMEBODY ELSE wrote that stuff.

And he let them do it because:

It made money. A lot of money, especially after TPM came out. Money that could fund his next films. You don't mess with licensing. Hell, it's why he was so cool with there being all those Star Wars parodies.

He didn't see those stories as canon anyway, so it couldn't hurt. He saw them as a separate universe, an alternate timeline wherein the films happened ALONG with all these other tales.

So associating the EU content with Lucas is unreasonable. He was too busy, so he just let Howard Roffman, Lucy Autrey Wilson, Sue Rostoni and Lucas Licensing do their thing and crank out new stories and transmedia content for the fans.

It was a one-way relationship. The licensing parallel universe needed to have some internal consistency AND adhere to what Lucas established in the new films movies (which was difficult because they weren't involved in the production process), but he didn't need to be in line or consistent with anything they established.

Now, George did set some guidelines/boundaries and there were obviously do's and don'ts. But once those boundaries were set and the brief was established, the authors had a lot of freedom and, like, 99% of their interaction was with their editors from the respective publishing houses (Scholastic, Del Rey, Dark Horse) and the folks at Lucas Licensing.

George was only really brought in to sign off on, like, some of the major plot points only once in a blue moon. Stuff like:

"Let's make a Maul novel". George would go "fine, just keep him mysterious."

"What species should Plagueis be?" George: "he could be a Muun, here's concept art."

Nothing more than that. Again: the Expanded Universe was other storyteller's interpretation of what Lucas had created.

Sometimes, it was spot on and it aligned with George's vision.

Other times, this additional lore was created by writers who didn't know what he was doing with the Prequels, so they were in the dark regarding certain plot points.

And then you have the authors who absolutely disagreed with George's vision of the Prequels, or of Star Wars, in general, but wanted to engage with the material nonetheless.

Which is why, whilst sometimes the EU fixed some plot-holes, sometimes the EU had inconsistencies.

Inconsistencies such as Ki-Adi Mundi being a Knight on the Council, who is married and has kids (when the Jedi being prohibited from marrying is a major plot point in the Prequels)...

… or the Jedi being essentially superhuman (when one of the narrative reasons Qui-Gon is killed is to show that the Jedi are mortals, not supermen)…

... or other stuff like Mace having a blue lightsaber for a period (because who the hell knew purple was an option?!) or some Jedi having red lightsabers, or Sith Lords being able to become ghosts after death, when that's a feat you can only achieve by being selfless.

It's also why you get conflicting definitions of what the Jedi call "attachment" or conflicting narratives trying to reframe midi-chlorians as a cold, intentionally-flawed way of seeing the Force (when they're meant to be a beautiful metaphor for symbiosis and how the Force works).

And it makes sense that some of this stuff wouldn't track, considering how Lucas stated multiple times that he didn't have anything to do with it, that it was a separate universe from his own...

Safe to say that if George had any involvement in the EU, it was so minimal that he, himself, didn't count it as "involvement".

Additional sources:

Later years of the EU...

After the Prequels were over and done with, Lucas created The Clone Wars with Dave Filoni. At first, he'd just suggest a few storylines, but he quickly got VERY involved in the whole process. Far more involved than he ever was with EU content.

And y'know... Dave Filoni is a massive Star Wars fan and an avid EU reader. So, from time to time, Filoni would bring up EU material for Lucas to consider during the story conferences, and they'd look at what was out there together.

But it's important to note that George's stance toward the EU didn't change and became a rule for everyone on the writing staff: the EU content was nothing more than a pool of "fun what-if ideas" that they could draw inspiration from.

If they could, they'd try to not mess with continuity... but if the story called for it, they could retcon anything without batting an eye. Because it wasn't canon to them.

It's why author Karen Traviss quit working with Lucasfilm after the Mandalorians were retconned into pacifists in The Clone Wars.

The only things that were truly canon were:

George Lucas' own word.

The movies.

Previously established The Clone Wars lore.

And that's it.

Everything else was somebody's else's concern. Not George's.

Sources:

This way of seeing the EU continued all the way to the time shortly before George sold the company to Disney as his drafts for the Sequels featured:

no Jacen, Jaina or Anakin Solo (Han and Leia's kids from the EU),

a still-alive Chewbacca (who died, later in the EU),

no "New Jedi Order".

Every version of George's Sequels ignored the EU.

Which would explain why the EU reboot was planned in the summer of 2012 (when Lucas was in charge)!

I'll repeat: the EU reboot was planned months BEFORE George Lucas sold the company to Disney.

Because of course it was! It's a natural result of 30 years' worth of content that's so intermeshed that it would stop future artists - namely George himself - from creating anything else.

Sources:

Exceptions to the rule:

1. Comics (kinda)

He did read the comics. Or at least, he gave them a glance.

Aside from the fact that he grew up reading comics, understand that George Lucas is a visual artist, first and foremost.

That's what he's about and that's what he loves, that's what speaks to him. There's a reason his upcoming Museum of Narrative Art will feature comic panels and pages of all kind.

During pre-production on Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, Lucas had the art team draw concept art before a script had ever been written so he'd have ideas for set-pieces.

Later on, J.W. Rinzler pitched him the idea of adapting his early drafts for Star Wars into comic form. Lucas' initial reaction was going "hell no". Rinzler had concept art made…

… and George took one look and was on board.

So it's not a stretch to assume that a book telling a story through beautiful drawings would catch his attention more than a novel.

Case in point: He knew who Quinlan Vos was and was enamored with the character. He knew Aayla enough to put her in Attack of the Clones after seeing a cover of Republic by John Forster featuring her (below, left).

(although, it's worth pointing out that he doesn't call her out by name a single time, in the director's commentary of the Attack of the Clones, she's just the "Twi'Lek Jedi" and her inclusion was done mainly to add more diversity to the Jedi fighting in the arena)

Over a decade later, when the comic Star Wars #7 came out in 2015, Lucasfilm acquired artist Simone Bianchi's original 20 pages and cover art for George, so he could feature it in his the Museum of Narrative Art:

So at the very least, he looked at the comics and admired the visuals.

Whether he actually read the comics in detail or just skimmed through most of them because he liked the pretty pictures (likelier, imo) is an entirely different matter.

Sources:

2. Video-Games (kinda)

Lucas would periodically check in on the status of LucasArts games, lending creative input and advice.

Sometimes, his advice ranged from "weird" to "he's gotta be fucking with us, right?"

Apparently, he advised the team developing Star Wars: The Force Unleashed that they dub Starkiller "Darth Insanius" or "Darth Icky".

And you know what? I have no trouble believing it.

Firstly because if you're going by the idea that he gave no fucks about the EU, then of course he'll come up with "meh" names. But also, this is the same guy who created "Winkie" in 2012/2013, the character who'd go on to be named "Rey".

He also told the team creating Star Wars: 1313 that he wanted a fresh face as the main character, then only weeks before the game was announced he went "let's make it Boba Fett".

Finally... the cancelled Darth Maul game by Red Fly.

Codenamed “Damage”, then “Battle of the Sith Lords”. Think Batman: Arkham City meets Star Wars.

Red Fly pitched it as a coming of age story where we see Maul be kidnapped, tortured, eventually joining the Dark Side, and ending in TPM. Then they had interactions with LucasArts and found out Maul survived his fight with Obi-Wan.

The game went through several iterations, partly because the people at Red Fly were kept in the dark about the developments in The Clone Wars (Season 4 wasn't out yet), and even when some tidbits came out and they knew characters like Savage Oppress and Death Watch would be included, they didn't get more details.

Whatever. They do their best to make something from what they're told. Then they have a meeting with George. As this GameInformer article explains:

“A friendly George Lucas entered the room and was eager to hear the pitch from Red Fly’s creatives. “Before they could finish their spiel, Lucas cut them off, stood up, walked over to [two Sideshow Collectibles statues of Darth Maul and Darth Talon], rotated them to be facing the same direction, pushed them together, and said ‘They’re friends!’” adds the source. “He wanted these characters to be friends, and to play off of each other. […] The problem with the idea of Maul and Talon teaming up for a buddy cop-like experience was that they were separated by over 170 years […] When this vast time divide was brought up to Lucas’ attention, he brushed off the notion of it not working, and said that it could instead be a descendant of Darth Maul or a clone of him.”

So now the game is about a descendant of Maul, guided by his ancestor and fighting a redesigned Darth Krayt, etc?

The game was eventually cancelled when George sold the company.

Worth pointing out that this was circa 2010/2011... around the time that George started working on his Sequels, according to Jett Lucas. And we know that the treatment for the Sequels that Lucas presented to Bob Iger featured old man Maul and Darth Talon as the villains of the trilogy... take from that what you will.

3. The Prequel novelizations (kinda)

They were all given a copy of Lucas' screenplay.

While most of their work was with Sue Rostoni, Lucy Autrey Wilson, and Howard Roffman on the Lucasfilm team (like some of the other authors), Terry Brooks, R.A. Salvatore and Matthew Stover all spent a bit of time with George before writing their respective novels.

George told Terry Brooks to write some additional material for Anakin Skywalker because there wasn't enough of that in the movie. He was shown rushes from the set, they "opened the safe" for him. When Terry had further questions re: midi-chlorians and the history of the Sith, George goes on a 30-minute monologue about all that.

R.A. Salvatore had a 45-minute interview with him that turned into a 3-hour chat. He was able to go back to the Ranch a few times during the writing process, and one of those times George chatted with him and his wife during lunch. He was shown various cuts of the film and concept art.

Matthew Stover and George talked for a whole afternoon (I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume he was also shown the other stuff like some cuts/deleted scenes, concept art, etc etc).

Was there a line-edit of the ROTS novel from Lucas? Regarding the Revenge of the Sith novelization, some people bring up the idea that George Lucas did a line-edit on the book because Stover wrote this statement on theforce.net:

That said...

Stover, also stated that Lucas told him to write whatever he wanted as long as it was good,

he also said he didn't actually see Lucas type the edits,

an anonymous Del Rey editor stated on theforce.net that the notion that George edited the novel himself is "extremely incorrect".

There's enough "reasonable doubt" for the argument to be made that the Revenge of the Sith novelization was edited the same way as any other Star Wars novel, rather than by George himself.

The fact remains, though, that it was a novel written by someone who understood the source material, as it was explained to him in detail by George Lucas himself (a luxury many SW authors never got).

Lucas' backstory for the Sith in the TPM novel: If Pablo Hidalgo is to be believed, the backstory of the Sith, as detailed in the Phantom Menace novelization, came from Lucas.

(Obviously, I'd allow for the very likely possibility that there was some embellishment by Terry Brooks)

20 years later, however, it seems George decided to stick to the idea that there was no war between the Jedi and the Sith.

Final thought:

A lot of people will insist that George was involved in spite of all the above-posted evidence. Saying stuff like:

"But [X person] said that it was canon..."

Sometimes, they’ll link you to this whole website collecting quotes of other people saying "the EU was canon" (never George Lucas except for, like, one/two quotes where he acknowledges the existence of Sequel books which MUST mean he saw them as canon, right?) and...

On the one hand... of course they'll all vaguely say he's "involved" and tip-toe around the subject; it's technically true and, again, they're trying to make money. It's a business, folks.

On the other... yeah? Duh. Of course it was canon to Lucas Licensing and the authors who wrote for the EU. But it wasn't canon to George. And I just gave you a whole bunch of quotes directly from him and/or the same people quoted on that website, all confirming that he didn't see them as canon and he wasn't involved (or barely was).

Other times, we're straight-up approaching "burying head in the sand/lalalala I'm not listening!" levels of justifications.

Like, we just talked about the Sith's origins, right?

I remember a while ago, this Star Wars YouTuber was reviewing this quote from Lucas, in The Star Wars Archives: 1999-1995:

The YouTuber's reaction the second after reading the quote is saying:

"And of course, what George is referring to, here, is the Battle of Ruusan and the Brotherhood of Darkness using the Thought Bomb created by Lord Khan to kill the Jedi Lord Hoth and…"

My guy! You read a whole excerpt that started with "there was never a war between the Jedi and the Sith" and the words "Ruusan" or "Thought Bomb" never being mentioned once in the passage (or in the TPM novelization)... and concluded that George was referring to the Jedi/Sith Battle of Ruusan? And all that other EU stuff?

See what I mean, folks?

Now, look, I grew up with these stories (heck, I grew up with these stories in three different languages). So I get it. I know they're awesome.

And, yes, there is a difference between the kind of content we used to get and the content we're getting now (for one, lightsabers used to be lightsabers, in video-games, not baseball bats).

But if you're trying to prop up the EU, the facts show that the "George Lucas signed off on them" authority argument isn't a valid one. Because he clearly wasn't very interested or involved in it.

And why would you want to use this authority argument, anyway?

You shouldn't need to say "this came from Lucas" to like those stories. They don't need to be George Lucas Approved™ to matter and to be validated as "worthy of appreciation". They're valid on their own, they're great stories. And if you like them better than the Sequels, go to town. I know I do.

The only thing you can't do (with a straight face, at least) is hold them up as "the True Lucas-Approved Canon™ as opposed to the Disney Trash" in a rant, because you'd be wrong and/or lying. Neither had Lucas' hand in them in any meaningful way.

Finally... I was devastated when the EU was officially made non-canon, in 2014. And for a few years, I saw the new Star Wars continuity through this lens:

"Any EU content is still canon unless it's directly retconned...!"

Trust me, when I say that only pain lies that way. Because that's not how a lot of Star Wars creators, including the Flanelled One himself, see it. The way they saw/see it is:

"Unless it's been shown in a movie or TCW... it's a legend, it might have happened."

This line of thought seems to be increasingly applied to the new Disney canon too, by the way. "If it's not shown on a screen, then it's probably canon yet also up for grabs to be retconned."

And the sooner you accept that this is how it's being treated, the sooner you accept that the EU was never canon to Lucas or Filoni...

... the less painful it'll be when, I dunno, you watch The Acolyte and it's nothing like the Darth Plagueis novel or Plagueis himself is absent, or he's there, but as an Ithorian instead of a Muun.

(note how I didn't use the word "painless")

[mcytnpcshowdown]

The bracket is complete! Appologies if it's difficult to read, we tried to squeeze on little heads for the characters, but it's difficult when some of the entries are five donkeys and an IV stand. Also, shoutout to the mcytblrsexyman polls for layout inspiration!

First round matches:

1: Richarlyson (QSMP) VS Steve the Polar Bear (DSMP)

2: Kerilson (Hermitcraft) VS Tiny Tom (Hermitcraft/Empires)

3: Old Sheriff (Empires) VS Papa Caspacito (Rats SMP)

4: Judge Judy and Executioner (Limited Life) VS Walter Bob (QSMP)

5: Timothy Manifold (DSMP) VS Dr Trayaurus (DanTDM series)

6: Pizza the Llama (3rd Life) VS The Egg (DSMP)

7: The IV Stand (QSMP) VS Ianite (Mianite)

8: Bobby (QSMP) VS The Watchers (Evo/Last Life)

9: Friend the Sheep (DSMP) VS Ramón (QSMP)

10: Juanaflippa (QSMP) VS Carl the Horse (DSMP)

11: Leo (QSMP) VS Rusty (New Life)

12: Xornoth (Empires) VS Renbob (Hermitcraft)

13: Pomme (QSMP) VS Boatem Company Cars (Hermitcraft)

14: Poopies the Endermite (Lifesteal) VS Bertha (Witchcraft SMP)

15: Sally the Salmon (DSMP) VS Helsknight (Hermitcraft)

16: Prince Andor (Mianite) VS Etho 404 (Etho's LP)

Winners will go on to face higher seeded characters in round 2.

Polls will go up at 7PM GMT / 2PM EST / 11AM PST !

[somehowmags]

what do you think cjacks pkmn team would be

OH I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

ok first and foremost: porygon. any evolution of porygon works but i'd say porygon during lmanberg era, porygon2 during exile, and then at his death/revival it evolves into porygonz (porygonz is also the pokemon i assign him for mystery dungeon/pokepark aus askljdfhalksdf)

secondly: rotom! my first pokemon game was pokemon platinum, and you could find a rotom in that game in the old chateau by checking the tv at night, which i think fits jackmanifoldTV very well! and its also an electric/ghost type which also fits him perfectly askdjfhlaksjddfh

third: hisuian zorua! this one represents godzilla! "mags" i hear you say, "why didn't you just choose alolan vulpix, which is a white fox and also not extinct" well firstly, my opinions are absolute as i am the smartest person in the world and also the dictator of this blog. secondly bc i wanted to keep with the electric/ghost theme i had going on and hisuian zorua is a normal/ghost type. on a symbolic level i think that it's fitting for jack to have a pokemon that was seemingly rejected by the rest of the world and fled to another region in self exile! also bitter malice as a move. i rest my case.

fourth: chandelure! i think him having a ghost/fire type would be cool! also its description of spirits being burned up in its flame losing their way and wandering the world forever....that's so cjackcore

i also think he'd have a torchic that doesn't fight. fly high timothy manifold i miss u every day king

thank u for listening to my ted talk AKLJDHFLKASDFH

[albertfinch]

STEPPING INTO THE NEXT SEASON

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control." (2 Timothy 1:7)

What you're going through right now is getting you ready for what's about to happen to you next in 2024! In fact, your 'next' is your 'now.' This is your season to be creative. You will design things that are not from you, but from Him. Strategies are downloaded from Heaven and uploaded to you by God's choosing. People will be placed intentionally into areas of your life to help expedite your now into your "next."

During this time, the Lord will give you understanding that will advance you in His purpose for your life. This is your time to take risks that may seem scary but are mandated by the Lord.

POWER OVER FEAR

"... Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” - Joshua 1:9

     Fear stopped you from launching out into the deep before, but it won't be a factor for you in this season called "next." It has kept your mouth closed, stalled your momentum and prevented you from walking in the Christ calling the Lord has mandated for your life. It held you back in the past, but it won't now.

     You will begin to comprehend that fear is not an emotion, but a spirit which can be rebuked or cast out. You will realize you have power over it, in the name of Jesus, and start to walk in your calling with more power (Dunamis) and authority (exousia).

RESURGENCE OF GIFTS

"As everyone has received a gift, even so serve one another with it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone serves, let him serve with the strength that God supplies, so that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and power forever and ever. Amen." (1 Peter 4:10-11)

There will be a resurgence of the gifts you have not been utilizing. You thought that they were gone, but they were only dormant (asleep). This revival will cause you to be purposeful in using your gifts in a greater capacity and level. As they increase, the Lord will open up new doors within ministry to use them.

DEFEATING THE DEMON OF DOUBT

Through affirmation, meditation, and visualization of the scriptures that have to do with your Christ identity, you will have a revelation of exactly who you are in Him. The demon of doubt that had you toiling in areas that you weren't called to because you second-guessed your position in Him will be defeated.

You will realize that a new level of the Godkind of confidence is now your portion. When you know who you are in Christ, the amount of oil (anointing/effectiveness) goes to another level. The effectiveness of your discipling will equip those for Kingdom service that you minister to.

YOUR “NOW” IS PREPARING YOU FOR YOUR “NEXT”

Your now is preparing you for your “next.”    Your past wounds are healing and you're getting ready for a comeback. The ministry God has called you to will bankrupt Hell, set captives free and liberate the persecuted.

Your discernment has grown sharper and clearer. You're seeing much now, in the spirit and the natural. What fooled you before cannot and will not fool you now.  Allow the peace of God to guard and protect your heart in your season of "now" because the residue is going with you to your season called "next"!

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

[the-king-of-lemons]

did my civic duty for timothy manifold o7

thank you to our brave manifolders o7

[bills-bible-basics]

GOD IS WISE -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List Visit https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/ to see more. "Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:" Daniel 2:20, KJV "Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:" Luke 11:49, KJV "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!" Romans 11:33, KJV "For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe . . . But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God . . . But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:" 1 Corinthians 1:21, 24, 30, KJV "Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." 1 Corinthians 2:6-8, KJV "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:" Ephesians 3:9-11, KJV "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen." 1 Timothy 1:17, KJV "To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen." Jude 1:25, KJV "Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen." Revelation 7:12, KJV If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/god-is-wise-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?feed_id=174711&GOD%20IS%20WISE%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

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Why did God create us? [convertplayer id="rwzVR0kw0" width="700" height="525"] Ephesians 3:10,11 "To the intent that now (after the finished work of the Cross and the revelation of this great Gospel of Grace) unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church (the true believers) the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:" Why did God do it all? You know I've had questions come in over the phone such as, "Well if God knew that the world was going to end up in such a mess, and that men would rebel so, then why did He ever make them in the first place?" Well it all boils down to that question we've had since we were kids. Who am I, where did I come from, and why am I here. Why are we here? We're objects of God love. Now to be an object of love, what does the giver expect in return? Love, and that's why He made the human race. Angels couldn't respond, and so He made the human race with that indwelling attribute of will to either respond to His love or to reject it. And so that's why He had to bring Satan on the scene so we could exercise that choice, otherwise there would be no will exercised. So the whole program of the human race was that God could have prepared people to fellowship with. And to return or extend His love to them that had responded of their own free will to His love. And that's why we are here, and that's why the vast majority of mankind are given the free option to reject it if they want to. Remember, God doesn't want someone in His Heaven if they can't respond to His love. But to those who respond to His love, He's prepared things like what Paul says: I Corinthians 2:9 "But as it is written, `Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.'" Oh listen, the world out there I know thinks that we're a bunch of kooks, and fanatic nuts, and I know they do. And I just tell them, "Hey, live it for 70 or 80 years." So what. But I've got an eternity of the things that will make the best this earth can offer seem like an old pig pen by comparison. But you see they can't understand that we have simply responded to an extended love, and that's why He went to the Cross; it was love. Now what was the final eternal purpose? Paul doesn't really tell us here in Ephesians Chapter 3, but if you will come on over to II Timothy Chapter 1 we will find out. II Timothy 1:7,8 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (the world may think we're nuts, but God knows better). Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;" Now listen what kind of power are we talking about? We're talking about the kind of power that can fling the stars, planets, sun and the moon into orbit without the benefit of a rocket or computers, and they never bump into one another, they're all out there in perfect synchronization. That's the kind of power we're talking about. I mean it's mind boggling. Now reading on. II Timothy 1:9 "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works (see how The Bible put down works for Salvation?), but according to his own purpose..." You know back in the Book of Acts, Peter makes it so evident that before anything was ever created the Triune God had a meeting in eternity past, not that they had to sit around the table and banter it back and forth, but nevertheless the Trinity got together and agreed on creation, on mankind, knowing that he would sin, and they set up the plan of Salvation out of which the Son would come down and die, and be raised from the dead. That's all part of this eternal purpose that God implemented before anything was ever created. Now finishing that verse. II Timothy 1:9 "Who hath saved us, and c

alled us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began," Isn't that glorious? I mean this is past human understanding, you and I are here today as recipients of His grace, but God knew about us way, way back before anything was created. We're not an accident in time, we are according to His divine and eternal purpose. Now let's return to Romans Chapter 5 again for a few moments. Remember verse 1 says, we have this peace that passeth all understanding. Peace with God. How many people have to lay their head on the pillow at night and toss and turn until their guilt complex runs rough shod over them. They know they're not at peace with maybe fellow men or maybe with government and certainly not with God. But the believer can put his head on the pillow and be at perfect peace with his Maker. Know that the work of the Cross has settled everything. Know that all these promises are true if we believe them. We rest on them. Now verse 2: Romans 5:2 "By whom also we have access (how?) by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.." In other words God's unmerited favor has just opened the windows of Heaven, and made it accessible to every human being anywhere and everywhere. But there has to be a door of access, and what is it? "FAITH!" Remember when we first started our series of lessons on Romans. I gave many of the things that God did the moment we believed. He sanctified us, He forgave us, He justified us, He glorified us, He baptized us into the Body, and on and on we went. And I said about everyone of them - "did you feel it when it happened? Could you see it when it happened? Could your neighbors see it when it happened?" So how do we know these things happened? The Book says so! And that's faith! Everything becomes a reality then by faith.  

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1689 Confession

Chapter 15 - Of Repentance unto Life

1. Such of the elect as are converted at riper years, having sometime lived in the state of nature, and therein served divers lusts and pleasures, God in their effectual calling giveth them repentance unto life.

Titus 3:2-5.

2. Whereas there is none that doth good and sinneth not, and the best of men may, through the power and deceitfulness of their corruption dwelling in them, with the prevalency of temptation, fall into great sins and provocations; God hath, in the covenant of grace, mercifully provided that believers so sinning and falling be renewed through repentance unto salvation.

Ecclesiastes 7:20; Luke 22:31,32

3. This saving repentance is an evangelical grace, whereby a person, being by the Holy Spirit made sensible of the manifold evils of his sin, doth, by faith in Christ, humble himself for it with godly sorrow, detestation of it, and self-abhorrency, praying for pardon and strength of grace, with a purpose and endeavour, by supplies of the Spirit, to walk before God unto all well-pleasing in all things.

Psalm 119:6,128; Ezekiel 36:31; Zechariah 12:10; Acts 11:18; 2 Corinthians 7:11.

4. As repentance is to be continued through the whole course of our lives, upon the account of the body of death, and the motions thereof, so it is every man’s duty to repent of his particular known sins particularly.

Luke 19:8; 1 Timothy 1:13,15.

5. Such is the provision which God hath made through Christ in the covenant of grace for the preservation of believers unto salvation; that although there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation; yet there is no sin so great that it shall bring damnation on them that repent; which makes the constant preaching of repentance necessary.

Isaiah 1:16-18; Isaiah 55:7; Romans 6:23.

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Les richesses terrestres ou la vie éternelle ?

Proverbs, 11:4

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbes, 11:4

Les richesses ne servent à rien au jour de la colère, mais la droiture délivre de la mort.

1 Timothy, 5:8

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

1 Timothée, 5:8

Mais si quelqu’un ne prend pas soin des siens, et surtout ceux de sa maison, il a renié la foi, et il est pire qu’un infidèle.

Proverbs, 10:22

The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Proverbes, 10:22

La bénédiction du SEIGNEUR est ce qui enrichit, et il n'y ajoute pas de chagrin.

Proverbs, 11:28

Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Proverbes, 11:28

Celui qui se confie en ses richesses tombera ; mais les [hommes] droits prospéreront comme une branche.

James, 5:1-5

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

Jacques, 5:1-5

Allez maintenant, vous hommes riches, pleurez et hurlez, à cause des misères qui vont venir sur vous.

Vos richesses sont pourries, et vos vêtements sont rongés par les mites.

Votre or et votre argent se sont rouillés, et leur rouille sera en témoignage contre vous et dévorera votre chair comme le feu. Vous avez amassé un trésor pour les derniers jours.

Voici, le salaire des ouvriers qui ont moissonné vos champs, et dont vous les avez frustrés, crie; et les cris de ceux qui ont moissonné sont parvenus aux oreilles du Seigneur des armées.

Vous avez vécu dans les plaisirs sur la terre et dans le luxe, et vous avez rassasiés vos cœurs comme en un jour de l’abattage.

Proverbs, 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

Proverbes, 16:8

Mieux vaut peu avec droiture, que de grands revenus sans droiture.

Luke, 18:22-30

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”

And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

Luc, 18:22-30

Et quand Jésus entendit ces choses, il lui dit: Il te manque encore une chose; vends tout ce que tu as, et distribue-le aux pauvres, et tu auras un trésor dans le ciel; et viens, suis-moi.

Mais quand il entendit cela, il devint très triste; car il était fort riche.

Et quand Jésus vit qu’il était devenu tout triste, il dit: Combien il est difficile pour ceux qui ont des richesses d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu!

Car il est plus facile à un chameau d’entrer par le trou d’une aiguille, qu’à un homme riche d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu.

Et ceux qui l’entendaient dirent: Qui peut alors être sauvé?

Et il dit: Les choses qui sont impossibles aux hommes sont possibles avec Dieu.

Puis Pierre dit: Voici, nous avons tout quitté, et nous t’avons suivi.

Et il leur dit: En vérité je vous dis, il n’y a aucun homme qui ait laissé maison, ou parents ou frères, ou femme ou enfants, pour la cause du royaume de Dieu,

Qui ne reçoive beaucoup plus en ce temps présent, et, dans le monde à venir, la vie éternelle.

Proverbs, 27:24

For riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?

Proverbes, 27:24

Car les richesses ne sont pas éternelles, et la couronne dure-t-elle de génération en génération?

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AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVERS

"And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, HE GAVE THEM POWER OVER UNCLEAN SPIRITS, TO CAST THEM OUT, AND TO HEAL ALL KINDS OF SICKNESS AND ALL KINDS OF DISEASE."

Mathew 10:1 (NKJV)

• Jesus called his disciples and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness.

- Every Believer in Christ Jesus, bonafide children of the Kingdom, those who are Jesus' disciples, has been given the authority, power to trample on serpents, scorpions, and all the power of the enemy [the devil], and nothing shall by any means hurt them (Luke 10:19).

- The day you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you were empowered, given the authority to use the name of Jesus and to silence the enemy, the devil.

YOU have been given power to bind demons and loose whoever or whatever may be under the bondage of the devil: "And these signs will follow those who believe [who have Believed]: In My [Jesus'] name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues" (Mark 16:17).

- Your words become powerful and weighty!

YOUR words become an order, authority, that when you speak, there would be response in the kingdom of darkness; demons will run, and angels will carry out your words (1 Samuel 3:19).

- God wants you to rule on the planet earth.

HE wants you to be His representative, ambassador, an extension of His kingdom on planet earth.

- You are to rule and dominate by the authority given you in the name of Jesus Christ and the Word of God—the Bible.

THE Kingdom is for those who will make His Will be done on earth.

THE people of the Kingdom are to rule in the world!

- The manifold wisdom of God are to be made known through the church: "TO THE INTENT THAT NOW THAT THE MANIFOLD WISDOM OF GOD MIGHT BE MADE KNOWN BY THE CHURCH to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, 11 according to eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 IN WHOM WE HAVE BOLDNESS AND ACCESS WITH CONFIDENCE THROUGH FAITH IN HIM" (Ephesians 3:10-12 NKJV).

AUTHORITY to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness has been given to you (Matthew 10:1).

• The Disciples

- Authority is given to those who are His disciples and not everybody.

IF you want to manifest Power, you have to be His disciple.

ONE can be attending Church Services without being a disciple.

- A disciple is a follower, a pupil, a learner, who learns of his or her Master.

SOMEONE who observes and practices whatever he or she has seen and learned from the Master. Such would want to be like their Master, Jesus Christ, in all things.

- Disciples of Jesus are the Believers who are following His footsteps, who want to do all He has instructed and commanded: "Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed in Him, "IF YOU ABIDE IN MY WORD, YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES INDEED" (John 8:31).

- Practicing the Word of God, that is, living in line with the Word, and doing the principles of the Kingdom caused you to be a disciple indeed, and you automatically partakes in the authority delegated BY Jesus Christ to those who believe in Him.

• The Practice of the Kingdom principles gives you the Authority.

- Some of the Kingdom principles were shared in our previous lessons which you have to adhere to, in order to exercise authority.

- However authority is not cheap, you have to deny the self, to fully walk in the authority that Christ has given the church—the Believers.

- Authority is given to the disciples, but they have to work at it, appropriate it: For every promise of God has to be appropriated through prayer and the practice of the Word of God—in order to walk in the reality of it.

THEY have a part to play in order to exercise authority, or manifest power.

THEY have to live a holy life, deny the flesh, and walk in the light of God's Word to exercise authority (2 Timothy 2:19-21; 1 Peter 1:15,16).

SUCH Believers also would need to pay attention to prayer and fasting in order to walk in the fullness of the power—authority (Matthew 17:18-21; Mark 9:25-29).

- If you are a Christian, a disciple who lives in sin and wants to be like the people of world, you might not be able to walk in the fullness of the authority made available for those who belong to Him.

YOU cannot be a friend of the world and enjoy a sweet communion with the Holy Spirit who is the source of God's power: "Adulterers and adulteresses! DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD IS ENMITY WITH GOD? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself [herself] an enemy of God" (James 4:4).

- To enjoy Christianity, you have to go beyond the level of being a church person.

- Someone who attends church services without intimate relationship with God is called a carnal Christian or a fleshly ruled Christian.

• Are you ready to be serious with your Christian life?

- Are you ready to deny yourself of the things of the world which are of value to you in order to gain Christ, manifest His power, and exercise the authority you have in HIM (Philippians 3:8).

THE truth is, if you failed to present your body a living sacrifice, deny your flesh of things it craves or lusted for (Romans 12:1);

YOU will remain at lower level in the Kingdom and you may not be able to enjoy all the Kingdom benefits.

• Be ready to put the flesh to death (Colossians 3:5,6), and shun the evil attractions of the world beckoning to you, that you may gain Christ (Philippians 3:8).

15. "DO NOT LOVE THE WORLD OR THE THINGS IN THE WORLD. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him [her].

16. FOR ALL THAT IS IN THE WORLD—the lust of of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—IS NOT OF THE FATHER BUT IS OF THE WORLD.

17. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; BUT HE [she] WHO DOES THE WILL OF GOD ABIDES FOREVER."

1 John 2:15-17 (NKJV)

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.

Peace!

[mcytnpcshowdown]

Round 1 Statistics:

Most voted: Bobby VS The Watchers (1,517 votes)

Closest: Kerilson VS Tiny Tom (50.6 / 49.4)

Biggest Sweep: Dr Trayaurus vs Timothy Manifold (74.4 / 25.6)

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October 2, 2022

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 2, 2022

Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4

The prophet shares that God’s vision will not disappoint.

 Psalm 95

The Psalmist urges us not to harden our hearts.

Second Letter to Timothy 1: 6-8, 13-14

Timothy is encouraged to be faithful to Paul’s teachings.

Luke 17: 5-10

Jesus speaks of the gift of faith.

 I can relate to the request of the apostles when they asked Jesus, “To increase our faith”.  As I age and lose loved ones and dear friends, my request is the same and often increases.  We often think that great spiritual figures are brimming with faith.  I remember much to my surprise reading that Mother Theresa, during her many years of  ministry and life, dealt with deep doubts which were a cross for her but, she kept living out what she was called to do.   A remarkable challenge when she was suffering from what some call, “The dark night of the soul”.

Today, Jesus speaks some encouraging words about faith.  “If you had the faith of the size of a mustard seed you would say to the mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea’ and it would obey you”. A tiny seed is capable of moving a tree from land to sea or as Matthew’s Gospel says a mountain could also be moved by faith.  Jesus seems to saying a small amount of sincere faith can work wonders. I find that example very comforting, encouraging and supportive of people who struggle. While dramatic, it says that faith is powerful even in small degrees; with faith beautiful things can happen.

 Our Gospel teaching about servants has some interesting elements to it. One translation calls the workers “slaves”.  The reality of having slaves or servants who work all day in the fields and then are asked to continue their service and care for their master seems foreign to us.  But one must recognize the Greco-Roman culture of Jesus’ day.  The role of slaves and servants is difficult for many of us, but one that was understood by Jesus’s listeners.  A German theologian named Margit Ernst-Habib notes that this Scripture about servants and slaves may be difficult for some women who have “heard for …too long; not to boast about their work or achievements but humbly to accept their manifold duties…without expecting any reward.” And on a more clarifying note, we need to put these terms in the contexts of Jesus’ words at the Last Supper. “I no longer call you servants but friends.” 

What might Jesus be saying to us this weekend? Perhaps he is saying, because we try to live out the Gospel it does not mean that we should receive special treatment. It is our Baptismal call.  Or as the letter to Timothy says, “I remind you to stir up into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands (Paul’s)”. 

Many of us have been disturbed by community voices that claim to be faithful Christians calling for discrimination against LGBTQ men and women.   Or folks who try to ban books to save their children from what they feel are bad voices. And we ask, how can some Americans who understand our Constitution call for the establishment of a Christian State in the USA.  Many find the Christian faith is being used to discriminate against others and as a tool to win votes. 

Frequently I lead a communion service for our sisters at Mercy Center.  In so many beautiful ways they reflect their deep faith and it is a personal inspiration. None of us know the struggles others face but my guess is they have the ability through their personal faith to do what Jesus said.  With the faith the size of a seed, you can “uproot and plant a mulberry tree or mountain in the sea”.

Faith is a gift  and we often long for more of it, but it is consoling that if we have a mustard’s seed of faith it can be powerful.  Our first reading from the Prophet Habakkuk is helpful for all of us.  “For the vision still has its time, wait for it, it surely will come, it will not be lost…. the just one because of their faith will live.”

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DSMP Kids but I added Timothy (refers to characters only, not ccs)

Order, from left to right;

- Michael Underscore-Beloved (Tubbo and Ranboo’s son, adopted whilst Tommy was stuck in prison with Dream (listed as a canon child))

- Michelle (What’s Puffy’s last name?) (Puffy’s daughter, adopted as a companion for Michael but rejected by Tubbo and/or Ranboo (listed as a canon child))

- Foolish “Junior” Gamers Jr. (Foolish’s son, eldest of the two (listed as a canon child))

- Finley Gamers (Foolish’s daughter, youngest of the two (listed as a canon child))

- Timothy Manifold (Jack’s son, adopted and died during the beginning of the Egg arc/Tommy’s exile, but we’re going to ignore he’s dead lol (listed as a canon child))

- Yogurt (Dy? Soot? Idk) (Fundy’s son, adopted at some point during Fundy’s time in Las Nevadas (listed as a canon child))

- Skeppy (Halo? XP?) Jr. (Bad’s son, a diamond block gifted to Bad by Niki, which Bd decided to deem his son (listed as a canon child)) - petition to call him “JR” (Jay-are) since Junior’s already taken

- Rosie (Watson? Za? lol) (A sheep Philza was forced into adopting by Chat, I like to think of her as the de facto leader for the Syndicate in a hypothetical future scenario (non-canon, just a fun theory))

- Shroud Innit (a spider Tommy adopted, currently fucking missing wtf (non-canon, just a fun theory))

HMU if ya’ll want some head canons on them or smthn

(Original Image - don’t mind that I miscounted how many kids there were)

[albertfinch]

STEPPING INTO THE NEXT SEASON

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control." (2 Timothy 1:7)

What you're going through right now is getting you ready for what's about to happen to you next in 2023! In fact, your 'next' is your 'now.' This is your season to be creative. You will design things that are not from you, but from Him. Strategies are downloaded from Heaven and uploaded to you by God's choosing. People will be placed intentionally into areas of your life to help expedite your now into your "next."

During this time, the Lord will give you wisdom that will advance you in His purpose for your life. This is your time to take risks that may seem scary but are mandated by the Lord.

POWER OVER FEAR

"... Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” - Joshua 1:9

     Fear stopped you from launching out into the deep before, but it won't be a factor for you in this season called "next." It has kept your mouth closed, stalled your momentum and prevented you from walking in the destiny the Lord has mandated for your life. It held you back in the past, but it won't now.

     You will begin to comprehend that fear is not an emotion, but a spirit which can be rebuked or cast out. You will realize you have power over it, in the name of Jesus, and start to walk in your calling with more power (Dunamis) and authority (exousia).

RESURGENCE OF GIFTS

"As everyone has received a gift, even so serve one another with it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone serves, let him serve with the strength that God supplies, so that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen." (1 Peter 4:10-11)

There will be a resurgence of the gifts you have not been utilizing. You thought that they were gone, but they were only dormant (asleep). This revival will cause them (your gifts) to be used in a greater capacity and level. As they increase, the Lord will open up new doors within ministry to use them.

DEFEATING THE DEMON OF DOUBT

Through affirmation, meditation, and visualization of the scriptures that have to do with your Christ identity, you will have a revelation of exactly who you are in Him. The demon of doubt that had you toiling in areas that you weren't called to because you second-guessed your position in Him will be defeated.

You will realize that a new level of the God-kind of confidence is now your portion. When you know who you are in Christ, the amount of oil (anointing/effectiveness) goes to another level. The effectiveness of your discipling will equip those for Kingdom service that you minister to.

YOUR “NOW” IS PREPARING YOU FOR YOUR “NEXT”

Your now is preparing you for your “next.”    Your past wounds are healing and you're getting ready for a comeback. The ministry God has called you to will bankrupt Hell, set captives free and liberate the persecuted.

Your discernment has grown sharper and clearer. You're seeing much now, in the spirit and the natural. What fooled you before cannot and will not fool you now.  Allow the peace of God to guard and protect your heart in your season of "now" because the residue is going with you to your season called "next"!

 

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY