The word “perfect” means totally mature or complete.

The word “perfect” means totally mature or complete. The body of Christ will reach total maturity when all members submit to Christ the Head and allow God to form them into the image and likeness of Christ. God will form Christ’s body according to every precept of Scripture. The rebellious carnal nature will vanish. Then, you’ll see the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-16 tells you how the body of Christ works as part of God’s process to lead you to maturity. It’s by what every joint supplies. The joints are the places where the members of the body meet each other. Every part builds up every other part.

Do You Love Jesus?

If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. ~ John 14:15

This isn’t a matter of you trying to be good enough to prove you love Jesus. It’s not about proving you love Jesus. It’s a matter of knowing Jesus. Christ leads you every moment. He lets you know what He wants you to do. He lets you know what He doesn’t want you to do. These are His commandments. You just found out about the five keys that give you the power to keep the commandments Christ gives you every moment. This power is the same great power that created the universe, and now it’s creating a clean heart in you.

The Best Is Yet To Come!

The best is yet to come;
Can you sense it? Can you see?
Keep on just keeping on,
You will, one day, be set free.
Take hold and enter in,
And become your ministry.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

Scripture doesn’t mention “perfect men and women.”

Thursday’s Featured FREE Book: “Encyclopedia of Logical Fallacies”
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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, can you imagine your church members springing into life and action for Christ? Take a look at the class for small group or homeschool to learn a new friendly form of apologetics. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No lie can stand up to the Light.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

Scripture doesn’t mention “perfect men and women.” God says, “a perfect man.” One perfect man! That perfect man is Christ. Christ is a body on earth joined to the Head in heaven.

(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

Scripture doesn’t mention “perfect men and women.” God says, “a perfect man.” One perfect man! That perfect man is Christ. Christ is a body on earth joined to the Head in heaven. The word “perfect” means totally mature or complete. The body of Christ will reach total maturity when all members submit to Christ the Head and allow God to form them into the image and likeness of Christ. God will form Christ’s body according to every precept of Scripture. The rebellious carnal nature will vanish. Then, you’ll see the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-16 tells you how the body of Christ works as part of God’s process to lead you to maturity. It’s by what every joint supplies. The joints are the places where the members of the body meet each other. Every part builds up every other part.

Do You Love Jesus?

If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. ~ John 14:15

This isn’t a matter of you trying to be good enough to prove you love Jesus. It’s not about proving you love Jesus. It’s a matter of knowing Jesus. Christ leads you every moment. He lets you know what He wants you to do. He lets you know what He doesn’t want you to do. These are His commandments. You just found out about the five keys that give you the power to keep the commandments Christ gives you every moment. This power is the same great power that created the universe, and now it’s creating a clean heart in you.

Thursday’s Featured FREE Book: “Encyclopedia of Logical Fallacies”
Download it FREE here: https://realreality.org/download-encyclopedia-of-logical-fallacies/

Pastors, teachers, and leaders, can you imagine your church members springing into life and action for Christ? Take a look at the class for small group or homeschool to learn a new friendly form of apologetics. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No lie can stand up to the Light.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

Scripture doesn’t mention “perfect men and women.” God says, “a perfect man.” One perfect man!

One perfect man! That perfect man is Christ. Christ is a body on earth joined to the Head in heaven. The word “perfect” means totally mature or complete. The body of Christ will reach total maturity when all members submit to Christ the Head and allow God to form them into the image and likeness of Christ. God will form Christ’s body according to every precept of Scripture. The rebellious carnal nature will vanish. Then, you’ll see the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-16 tells you how the body of Christ works as part of God’s process to lead you to maturity. It’s by what every joint supplies. The joints are the places where the members of the body meet each other. Every part builds up every other part.

THE AGE IS ENDING

The age is ending upon this earth,
The night is surely coming on.
But through the darkness a light does shine,
The promise of the coming dawn.

CHORUS:
There’s a new day dawning,
There’s a new day dawning,
There’s a new day dawning in my heart.
A day of glory, a day of gladness,
There’s a new day dawning in my heart.

The light that shines to each man’s heart
Is Jesus Christ the Lord.
At His coming will be revealed
The promise of the Kingdom Age.

A day of glory, this Kingdom Age,
When all around I see,
The saints of God, all set free,
The precious promise of liberty.

Frank T. Patterson

The Age Is Ending

The Church will need the Scriptural pattern of the body of Christ

Wednesday’s Featured FREE Book: “Exposing the Real Creation-Evolution Debate”
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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, take a look at the new class about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different.  Never be afraid to ask someone with a godless argument how they know. If what they say isn’t true, they can’t give you a rational answer. They expose the foolishness of the lie when they try to give a reason for the lie.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

The Church will need the Scriptural pattern of the body of Christ until every one of us comes to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

Scripture doesn’t mention “perfect men and women.” God says, “a perfect man.” One perfect man! That perfect man is Christ. Christ is a body on earth joined to the Head in heaven. The word “perfect” means totally mature or complete. The body of Christ will reach total maturity when all members submit to Christ the Head and allow God to form them into the image and likeness of Christ. God will form Christ’s body according to every precept of Scripture. The rebellious carnal nature will vanish. Then, you’ll see the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-16 tells you how the body of Christ works as part of God’s process to lead you to maturity. It’s by what every joint supplies. The joints are the places where the members of the body meet each other. Every part builds up every other part.

Do You Love Jesus?

If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. ~ John 14:15

Wednesday’s Featured FREE Book: “Exposing the Real Creation-Evolution Debate”
Download it FREE here: https://realreality.org/exposing-the-real-creation-evolution-debate/

Pastors, teachers, and leaders, take a look at the new class about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different.  Never be afraid to ask someone with a godless argument how they know. If what they say isn’t true, they can’t give you a rational answer. They expose the foolishness of the lie when they try to give a reason for the lie.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

The Church will need the Scriptural pattern of the body of Christ until every one of us comes to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God.

The Church will need the Scriptural pattern of the body of Christ until every one of us comes to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God. Scripture doesn’t mention “perfect men and women.” God says, “a perfect man.” One perfect man! That perfect man is Christ. Christ is a body on earth joined to the Head in heaven. The word “perfect” means totally mature or complete. The body of Christ will reach total maturity when all members submit to Christ the Head and allow God to form them into the image and likeness of Christ. God will form Christ’s body according to every precept of Scripture. The rebellious carnal nature will vanish. Then, you’ll see the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-16 tells you how the body of Christ works as part of God’s process to lead you to maturity. It’s by what every joint supplies. The joints are the places where the members of the body meet each other. Every part builds up every other part.

The Accuser Speaks With Pompous Words

How easy, now, to criticize another,
To tear down every work that God doth build.
How easy, now, to falsely judge our brother,
To try to quench the Spirit Who has filled.

The accuser speaks with pompous words,
Ever seeking for a weakness to explore.
We, of flesh, are prone to his attacking,
But Jesus is our Savior and our Lord;
He, the King of Kings, defends and shields us,
And He protects and guides us evermore.

A ministry is Christ unveiled within us.
The One received when we were born again.
Our fleshly bondage, ministry opposes,
And counters with the wayward ways of men.

And we each HAVE a sinful fleshly nature.
If born again, we ARE the Christ within.
We are transformed as we discern our Savior,
As He appears in those with Christ within.

The accuser speaks with pompous words,
Ever seeking for a weakness to explore.
We, of flesh, are prone to his attacking,
But Jesus is our Savior and our Lord;
He, the King of Kings, defends and shields us,
And He protects and guides us evermore.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

God has a pattern in everything He does. As you walk with Him, He’ll adjust your thinking to understand His pattern.

Tuesday’s Featured FREE Book: “Your Metamorphosis”
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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, take a look at the new learning system about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No lie can stand up to the Light.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

God has a pattern in everything He does. As you walk with Him, He’ll adjust your thinking to understand His pattern. Then, He’ll open the door for you to follow His pattern.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

God has a pattern in everything He does. As you walk with Him, He’ll adjust your thinking to understand His pattern. Then, He’ll open the door for you to follow His pattern. The Church will need this pattern of the body of Christ until every one of us comes to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God. Scripture doesn’t mention “perfect men and women.” God says, “a perfect man.” One perfect man! That perfect man is Christ. Christ is a body on earth joined to the Head in heaven. The word “perfect” means totally mature or complete. The body of Christ will reach total maturity when all members submit to Christ the Head and allow God to form them into the image and likeness of Christ. God will form Christ’s body according to every precept of Scripture. The rebellious carnal nature will vanish. Then, you’ll see the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-16 tells you how the body of Christ works as part of God’s process to lead you to maturity. It’s by what every joint supplies. The joints are the places where the members of the body meet each other. Every part builds up every other part.

Tuesday’s Featured FREE Book: “Your Metamorphosis”
Download it FREE here: https://realreality.org/downloads/free-download-your-metamorphosis/

Pastors, teachers, and leaders, take a look at the new learning system about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No lie can stand up to the Light.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

God has a pattern in everything He does.

God has a pattern in everything He does. As you walk with Him, He’ll adjust your thinking to understand His pattern. Then, He’ll open the door for you to follow His pattern. The Church will need this pattern of the body of Christ until every one of us comes to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God. Scripture doesn’t mention “perfect men and women.” God says, “a perfect man.” One perfect man! That perfect man is Christ. Christ is a body on earth joined to the Head in heaven. The word “perfect” means totally mature or complete. The body of Christ will reach total maturity when all members submit to Christ the Head and allow God to form them into the image and likeness of Christ. God will form Christ’s body according to every precept of Scripture. The rebellious carnal nature will vanish. Then, you’ll see the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-16 tells you how the body of Christ works as part of God’s process to lead you to maturity. It’s by what every joint supplies. The joints are the places where the members of the body meet each other. Every part builds up every other part.

That Time You Set Aside To Seek My Face

That Time You Set Aside To Seek My Face

That time you set aside to seek My Face,
To dwell within the comfort of my grace,
Could well have been a time for us to meet,
And to commune and share a rapture sweet.

The time has come and gone. Your thoughts did wind,
As plans and worries occupied your mind.
The time you set aside has come and gone.
The opportunity to come to Me has flown.

The vision of My Hope is here for you,
To show you what My Mighty Hand will do.
For in My presence there is perfect joy,
Where you may all my potency employ.

Now, do not be discouraged. Walk with Me.
If you continue, I will set you free.
The manifested sons will rule and reign,
And all creation be released again.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

Since I wrote this, I’ve discovered that God
prefers that I ask specific questions. He will
answer specific questions immediately in some way.
There’s no benefit in my sitting for long periods
in front of a blank screen.

Most churches don’t allow you to follow the pattern of Scripture.

Monday’s Featured FREE Book: “How to Walk in God’s Glory”
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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, take a look at the new roleplaying system about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. Never be afraid to ask someone with a godless argument how they know. If what they say isn’t true, they can’t give you a rational answer. They expose the foolishness of the lie when they try to give a reason for the lie.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

Most churches don’t allow you to follow the pattern of Scripture. This continues because most Christians are still looking for a comfortable place to be a little religious without dying to the sinful flesh. And yet, God is asking you to break out of the forms, rituals, and entertainments of the past.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

Most churches don’t allow you to follow the pattern of Scripture. This continues because most Christians are still looking for a comfortable place to be a little religious without dying to the sinful flesh. And yet, God is asking you to break out of the forms, rituals, and entertainments of the past.

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. ~ Ephesians 4:11-16

Monday’s Featured FREE Book: “How to Walk in God’s Glory”
Download it FREE here: https://realreality.org/downloads/free-book-download-your-high-calling-in-christ/

Pastors, teachers, and leaders, take a look at the new roleplaying system about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. Never be afraid to ask someone with a godless argument how they know. If what they say isn’t true, they can’t give you a rational answer. They expose the foolishness of the lie when they try to give a reason for the lie.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

Most churches don’t allow you to follow the pattern of Scripture.

Most churches don’t allow you to follow the pattern of Scripture. This continues because most Christians are still looking for a comfortable place to be a little religious without dying to the sinful flesh. And yet, God is asking you to break out of the forms, rituals, and entertainments of the past.

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. ~ Ephesians 4:11-16

THAT PERFECT MUST COME

Full completeness–the restitution of all things.
That perfect must come.
Come Lord Jesus, and through total yielding,
Place me as a ruling son.

Stripping pet theories from me
That I might understand Thee.
Taking away all my flesh.
Take Strife and anxiousness.

Full completeness–the restitution of all things.
That perfect must come.
Come Lord Jesus, and through total yielding,
Place me as a ruling son.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

That Perfect Must Come

God is now working to awaken the church to His ways.

Sunday’s Featured FREE Book: “Real Faith & Reason, Volumes One, Two, and Three”
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Pastors and teachers, take a look at the new class about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No lie can stand up to the Light. Active listening can draw your friend’s ideas into the daylight. Bad ideas self-destruct in the daylight.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

God is now working to awaken the church to His ways.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

God is now working to awaken the church to His ways. Most churches don’t allow you to follow the pattern of Scripture. This continues because most Christians are still looking for a comfortable place to be a little religious without dying to the sinful flesh. And yet, God is asking you to break out of the forms, rituals, and entertainments of the past.

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. ~ Ephesians 4:11-16

Sunday’s Featured FREE Book: “Real Faith & Reason, Volumes One, Two, and Three”
Download it FREE here: https://realreality.org/download-the-christians-real-faith-reason-journey-series/

Pastors and teachers, take a look at the new class about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No lie can stand up to the Light. Active listening can draw your friend’s ideas into the daylight. Bad ideas self-destruct in the daylight.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

God is now working to awaken the church to His ways.

God is now working to awaken the church to His ways. Most churches don’t allow you to follow the pattern of Scripture. This continues because most Christians are still looking for a comfortable place to be a little religious without dying to the sinful flesh. And yet, God is asking you to break out of the forms, rituals, and entertainments of the past.

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. ~ Ephesians 4:11-16

TEACH ME

Teach me to believe what You would have me to believe.
Teach me to know what You would have me to know.
Teach me to walk, Lord, in paths where You will lead.
Open my mind so I’ll follow You wherever You want me to go.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

Teach Me

God is Real

God is real. He’s not a theory or theology of human making. He has nothing to do with human thoughts. He speaks to everyone. Some acknowledge Him, and He directs their paths. Others fail to acknowledge Him, and they descend into darkness as Romans 1 aptly points out.

This is the problem we see playing out in society throughout the world. Ungodly people have crept into positions of power and influence and have said the anti-God religion of Secularism is “neutral.” They have preached a false story that says the natural and material are all there is. Secularism, naturalism, and materialism are all lies. They teach another dangerous lie that claims the human mind is the source of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. All of these are hidden in Truth, and Christ is the only Truth that exists because Christ is the Word that proceeds from the Father’s mouth. Every thought that didn’t originate in divine revelation from Jesus Christ is irrational and destructive.

You have and are a ministry: Christ in you.

Saturday’s Featured FREE Book: “How God Will Transform You”
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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, revitalize your church. Take a look at the series of sessions with roleplaying exercises to learn question-based conversational apologetics. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No canned pitches. Casual conversations. Bad ideas self-destruct in the daylight.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

You are a ministry in that service, and God has given you the task of building up your brother and sister in Christ. In this place of ministry, you develop your spiritual senses.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

When you may come together, each has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. . . . you are all able to prophesy one by one ~ 1 Corinthians 1:26 & 31

Each member has a psalm, teaching, revelation, tongue, interpretation, or prophecy. While the 26^th verse is a key verse, let the Holy Spirit speak to you about it and show you how it fits into the entire chapter. The church service isn’t a place of entertainment. It’s not something you watch. You are a ministry in that service, and God has given you the task of building up your brother and sister in Christ. In this place of ministry, you develop your spiritual senses. God is now working to awaken the church to His ways. Most churches don’t allow you to follow the pattern of Scripture. This continues because most Christians are still looking for a comfortable place to be a little religious without dying to the sinful flesh. And yet, God is asking you to break out of the forms, rituals, and entertainments of the past.

Saturday’s Featured FREE Book: “How God Will Transform You”
Download it FREE here: https://realreality.org/how-god-will-transform-you/

Pastors, teachers, and leaders, revitalize your church. Take a look at the series of sessions with roleplaying exercises to learn question-based conversational apologetics. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No canned pitches. Casual conversations. Bad ideas self-destruct in the daylight.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

You have and are a ministry, which is Christ in you.

You have and are a ministry, which is Christ in you. God has given you the task of building up your brother and sister in Christ. In this place of ministry, you develop your spiritual senses.

When you may come together, each has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. . . . you are all able to prophesy one by one ~ 1 Corinthians 1:26 & 31

Each member has a psalm, teaching, revelation, tongue, interpretation, or prophecy. While the 26th verse is a key verse, let the Holy Spirit speak to you about it and show you how it fits into the entire chapter. The church service isn’t a place of entertainment. It’s not something you watch. You are a ministry in that service, and God has given you the task of building up your brother and sister in Christ. In this place of ministry, you develop your spiritual senses. God is now working to awaken the church to His ways. Most churches don’t allow you to follow the pattern of Scripture. This continues because most Christians are still looking for a comfortable place to be a little religious without dying to the sinful flesh. And yet, God is asking you to break out of the forms, rituals, and entertainments of the past.