Hey Garden Fam! 🌸
Just wanted to drop a quick message today to encourage you in your faith journey and your efforts to bring souls to the Kingdom. Just a loving reminder that we should know the Word of God for ourselves and should be pointing people to God & the Bible and not just to church. Christ did not just commission pastors to go forth and spread the Gospel; it is each of our responsibility as believers to do so.
In addition to that, it is our own responsibility to get to know God’s Word for ourselves.
Though God set in place pastors, teachers, apostles, prophets, and evangelists to equip the saints for ministry (service), we are each responsible for developing a personal relationship with God through prayer & knowing His Word.
We should always be seeking and applying knowledge of His principles, laws, and promises. Church CAN be a wonderful place to support us in that process, but we NEED to know the Word for ourselves to:
🍇 filter and govern our lives accordingly,
🍇 discern whether what we’re hearing is actually sound doctrine,
🍇 be fully equipped with the whole armor of God to stand against the enemy, and
🍇 effectively share the pure Gospel with others.
Btw, if you left or were turned away from church (the building) for various reasons, I still encourage you to get to know God for yourself and make a decision from there. People may disappoint you and get it wrong sometimes, but God will NOT.
Be blessed & have a healthy & wholesome week, Fam! Love you bunches 🍇
Focus Scriptures 💕
Evangelism
💕 Matthew 28:18-20
Personal Responsibility
💕 Philippians 2:12-13
💕 2 Timothy 2:15
Leaders’ Purpose
💕 Ephesians 4:11-16
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So, you’re a Christian, you believe in God, and you’re doing your best to live right, but it still seems as though things are off. You’ve heard that God is a healer who desires that His people are healthy and well, but you can’t figure out what you’re “doing wrong” or why that promise hasn’t manifested for you… Well, you might not actually be doing anything wrong, but this week’s topic will be an introduction to some and a reminder to others that the spiritual realm is even more real and important than the natural, because pretty much anything that manifests in the natural is first made manifest in the spirit realm.
What many people don’t know is that most, if not all illnesses and dis-eases have spiritual implications, so in order to step into our full God-given authority in the area of our health and wellness, we need the knowledge of biblical laws and principles in order to obtain and maintain God’s promises in this area of our lives (and really, in all areas).
If this is your first time hearing this, or if you’ve heard this but still don’t know what that really means for you, check out this week’s video for a foundational understanding of the spirit realm, how it works, and how to be prepared for what is called “spiritual warfare.”
Stay ready so you ain’t gotta get ready! 👊🏾
Focus Scriptures
Ephesians 6:12
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Principalities → a state ruled by a prince (high ranking demons who govern lower ranking demons)
Powers → the ability to do something or act in a particular way; capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events
Rulers → persons executing dominion (sovereignty or control)
Hosts → a person who receives or entertains other people as guests
Wickedness → evil or morally wrong
1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
“Greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world!”
Other Reference Scriptures
Of course, there are sooo many more scriptures that can be used to increase your knowledge, but here are a few that were mentioned in the video:
Deuteronomy 28 (Not mentioned in the video, but outlines many of the blessings & curses for God’s chosen people)
Proverbs 11:9
Matthew 4:1-11
Matthew 17:21
John 10:1-5
2 Corinthians 2:10-11
Ephesians 6:10-17
1 Peter 5:8-10
1 John 4:4
Love you bunches 🍇
Have a healthy & wholesome week 💖
Happy New Year, Garden Fam & Happy Wellness Wednesday 🥳💕
I hope you are healthy and well! I know it's that time of year again where many of you are setting ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ and new goals, or recommitting to old ones. Wondering how you can make sure they last past the new year hype?
Check out this week’s video for support in turning your new year’s resolutions into lasting commitments!
Focus Verse 🌸
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God?
You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
Love you bunches!
As always, have a healthy & wholesome week 🌱