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ON DECEMBER 31

Many of us are no longer a part of the organization he founded, but this in no way lessens our appreciation for his life.  I am referring to a man who was born on this day 100 years ago, Victor Paul Wierwille.  He helped us to better know the greatest Giver and His gifts, and to receive power for abundant living, both now and forever.  Thanks, V.P.  !

Our beautiful friend and brother in Christ, Willie Sisneros, Family Corps 3 has left this world and is now with many of our loved ones awaiting the return. He passed on Thanksgiving day surrounded by his family. His services will be on December 15th at New Beginnings Church in Albuquerque, NM at 11:00 a.m. -- He will be sorely missed - please keep his family in your hearts and prayers.

So much good about TWI.  So much not. So many who truly loved God and God's Word.  Have been listening to some of the music that was produced by such talented and inspired musicians. I still have to absorb the dichotomy of the good and the evil that existed in this organization,. 

I like this song and feel it has great lyrics. It is called "Old Before Your Time". It made me consider why I should try to avoid spending years of my life criticizing others or myself or being bitter about life or things that may have happened to me? In the end it's not worth it.

Among the lyrics this stood out to me:

" Ain't it about time you realize? It's not worth keepin' score
You win some, you lose some and you let it go
What's the use of stacking on every failure another stone
Till you find you've spent your whole damn life Building walls,
lonely and old before your time
It took so long to see That truth was all around me"

Indeed! Stay young at heart, live long and prosper.

Click to hear the song - http://goo.gl/N7yLIN

Click to read the lyrics - http://goo.gl/ckyleB

Good Day to all. Well my wife and I just finished celebrating one of the appointed times (moed) of Yahuah this past week or so: Sakkot or Tabernacles (See Leviticus 23).

Great time. We started by hosting a couple from north Carolina for two weeks. Then went to nearby town hear in B.C. to participate in keeping the Feast with a group there. We spent time studying the prophecies in Daniel and Revelation. Appropriate for the day and hour. Praise the Heavenly Father! His Son and our Messiah is soon returning to this earth to claim His kingdom. Halleleuia!

WE HAVE ALL HAD INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES: parents, older siblings, teachers, leaders, mentors, etc.  Things that they said to us or did for us somehow left an impression on our lives and whenever we are reminded of them we pause to thank God that their paths crossed ours, in whatever stage of life it may have been.

Today I am reminded of some sad news I received 30 years ago on this day, or May 20, 1985, to be precise.  I met that evening with two brothers in Christ with whom I served in ministry, and sometime during the first or second cup of coffee our host received a telephone call from Ohio.  The caller gave him the news which he then relayed to us:  our beloved Bible teacher had died, or “fallen asleep in Christ”, as the Scriptures euphemistically state it.

Victor Paul Wierwille (1916-1985) was an influential person in many of your lives, as he was in mine.  He taught me that Jesus Christ is the only way.  He taught me that the Bible has the answers that my heart was seeking.  He showed me how the Bible interprets itself.  He taught me that Christianity is not a religion, but a relationship.  He taught me that God had put holy spirit within me and that I could perfectly praise Him by speaking in tongues (which I still do, even as I type these words).  He taught me what it means to be a child of God and a member of the body of Christ.  He taught me what the hope of our Lord’s return means to us, and much more.  Personally, I am pausing to give thanks today for this man’s contributions to my life.  God bless you.  

I completely get that many people don't get what I'm talking about, but I know some will. These matters will become more pressing as these end days go forward. Some don't believe it I get that too.

Here's for those that stil want to look a little deeper down the rabbit hole.

See the link. Shalomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo46oeQN3HU

Shalom and Good Day to all out there.

It is just a day or so away from the Feast of Mithras or Saturnalia as the Romans would call it. You know that 'winter soltice thing' that the pagans love so much! Is it me or does this idolatrous, synchristic feast get more repulsive each year?
When Father Yahuah was walking and talking with the prophet Moses regularly, The Most High Elohim told Moses to warn the children of Israel NOT TO MIX THEIR WORSHIP TO  YAHUAH(The Lord) WITH THAT OF THE SURROUNDING NATIONS. You remember: all those 'canaaanites' and the other ter-mites.
However when I look around at North America these days it tells me I'm living in Babylon. Kind of like Judah when they were carried into captivity for 70 years.
I,m so done with this pagan culture....its pop culture, its music, its politics, its trying to make a 'consumer' out of everyone. DONE, DONE, DONE!

Hello to everyone out there!

I just joined the site today and it was a hoot to see all those old familiar faces out there.

I was also saddened about some from the 'old days' that are no longer here but sleeping. I was in the 14th Corps and those days seem so long ago now.

So excited to share what I have been learning about from God's Word in these final days. That our dear dear Abba Yahuwah ( The Father's name: written as the Tetragramaton in the Hebrew Text) has been revealing to those seeking truth.

Are we all done with man's traditions yet? Did Jesus(Who's true Hebrew name is Yahusha or as Yashua as some state.) come to start a new religion called Christianity, or was He here as our Blood Covenant Partner/ standing in the gap for us when He took our place on the stake. We have instructions of a blood ratified covenant to keep if we are going to be found worthy to inherit the KINGDOM.

What are those covenant instructions? I will be getting into that On my next post.

Shalom for now

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Well I haven't been here in quite a while. Linda and I are doing well. I have lost 45 lbs since that picture ti the left was taken. Linda lost 25. Our oldest son, Yeadon, has 3 boys now and his brother, Elsen, has a boy and a girl with his wife expecting their 3rd child in December. Our daughter, Austin, is an artist in Charleston, SC - web site austingracesmith.com. Our youngest, Paul is currently traveling in Europe for 2 months. That's the report from Summerville, SC. 

The most disturbing story I’ve ever reported will be published Sunday in the St. Paul Pioneer Press and was just posted online here. It’s the story of a remarkable woman who endured nine years of sexual abuse, starting when she was just 13, by 14th Corps grad Victor Barnard, who recruited a harem of 10 young “Maidens” to be “sacrificed to God” and “married to Christ.” What that meant, according to a criminal complaint filed in Minnesota last month, was that he would use them repeatedly for sex — for years — because he was “Christ in the flesh.” He’s a wanted man today, believed to be hiding in Washington state. Some of you may not agree with what I’ve written here about The Way, but I hope you agree that if even half of this story is true, Barnard needs to be caught and put on trial so that whatever he did in secret can be brought to light.
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25783953/victor-barnard-called-girls-brides-christ-and-he

On January 22nd, 2014, our brother Robert J. Sering, fell asleep, and is awaiting the return. He was 59 years old, single, and living in the Grand

Rapids, MI area.  There will be a memorial for him on February 8th.

I have this ponderance rattling inside my head, so I thought I would drop it here and see what came of it.

The topic is renting clothes, not like for a wedding when you are a groomsman and need a tux, but like in Old Testament times when you were grief stricken and needed an outlet for that gut wrenching reaction to hearing of the death of someone close.

In the book of Genesis when Jacob learned of his favorite son’s death he “rent his clothes”.

          Ge:37:33: And he knew it, and said,

                    It is my son's coat; an

                    evil beast hath devoured him;

                    Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

          Ge:37:34: And Jacob rent his clothes,

                    and put sackcloth upon his loins,

                    and mourned for his son many days.

Joseph was a son long awaited by Jacob. Fourteen years of labor to earn his wife Rachel and then after years of her infertility Joseph was born. So great was Jacob’s joy that he loved Joseph more than his other children. Upon hearing of Joseph’s death Jacob was devastated, tore his clothes and went into mourning.

Let’s fast forward a few millenniums, another Son long awaited and anticipated by his Father hangs on a cross. About mid-afternoon after days of suffering to fulfill His Father’s will, utters the words “it is finished” and dies.

          M't:27:51: And, behold, the veil of the temple

                     was rent in twain from the top

                     to the bottom; and the earth did quake,

                     and the rocks rent;

The veil to the Holy of Holies, the Heart of God to Israel, The only piece of clothing God wore was ripped top to bottom to show God’s grief at the death of His Son and with that death we are cleansed and given access to the Father.  

I thought when I went and looked it would say something different but was like WHAT?  When I read this...."Christians who believe the Bible and who rightly divide the Word have the true Word, and as such they will know that God is the Word, whom Jesus Chris declared."  

It happened!!  I am engaged to get married on

Oct 26th in Merced California.  Met a guy who

swept me off my feet, makes me VERY happy

and am going to commit my life to him.  Anyone

who would like to venture to California in October

please email me and let me know,   All are welcome!

Such a shock, a welcome shock for me.  As soon as I get

pictures on my camera THEN on my computer I will post

the happy couple.  We will also be in Reno Aug 13-15th

just to play, staying at the Sands!

for those of you who don't do facebook Now you know!

love and blessings,

suzie

2013 Michigan Picnic, Saturday, June 1, 2013  at Kensington Metro Park, North Hickory Pavilion H (Same as the past four years). 

The theme is:  Great Power! Great Grace!
And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Acts 4:33

Bring an appetite for food, fun and fellowship, and a side dish or dessert to pass.   You may also want to bring lawn chairs, your Bible, and a friend or neighbor.
come on down at 9:30 a.m..  Meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m..  Lunch will be served at about 1:00 p.m.

Meet New People.  Make New Friends.  Find a Home Fellowship near You.  Learn how to start a Fellowship in Your Home

 

learn the how to's about :
Get a long lasting good attitude , a positive attitude
Stop Worrying and start living
get healthy be healthy stay healthy
learn how to be prosperous, get a job , have things in life ...
Acquire a better picture of YOU
Better business relationships
Better family relationships
Hope for your future
Love for your family
Fulfillment in life 

Hello brethren!

Your old(er) pal JAL here.

That’s the title of the new 24-hour video produced by The Living Truth Fellowship and taught by yours truly, whose 45-year spiritual journey has brought me to the place of being privileged to set forth my ministerial piece de resistance (so far). And though you might find it hard to believe, many viewers say I am more hilarious than ever! If you were ever blessed by my teaching, you will LOVE this class!

The class stars Jesus Christ, The Star of God’s Show, as himself, and he is highlighted and exalted throughout, just as he is in the Word of God from Genesis 3:15 to the end, and in God’s celestial message (Ps. 19:4-6). He has never been "an absent Christ," and he longs for an intimate relationship with YOU. Honestly, this is the best tool I know of to build a solid biblical foundation for people.

So how is this class different from the Power For Abundant Living class? Good question. First, it is more compact—24 hours instead of 34. Second, it is more entertaining and has more quality graphics. Third, it is more biblically accurate in regard to the following topics (and more):

• Who Jesus Christ is, what he is doing now, and our individual fellowship with him.
• The Administrations in Scripture. Because Jesus did not know the Mystery (more accurately, “the Secret”), everything he said prior to his resurrection was based on what he read in the Old Testament and pertained to Israel, not to future Christians. For example, his John 3 statements to Nicodemus had nothing to do with the new birth that first came on Pentecost.
• God’s Foreknowledge and Man’s Free Will. This incredibly liberating truth opens many difficult sections of Scripture and is a huge key to loving God and making wise choices day by day.
• What is “Faith”? Pistis is not a participle, and does not mean “believing.” It is a noun that means “trust,” and to trust requires an object: a promise of God. Faith is not a force, but it accesses God’s force. Our thoughts directly affect nothing beyond our own skin, good or bad. You cannot murder your children by fearful thoughts.
• Living With the Sin that Dwells in You. Jesus is a complete Savior, which is why we can (and must) fearlessly face the subtleties of our inherent sin nature and defeat it. To do so is not to be “negative,” but rather realistic.
• The Resurrected Christian’s Hope is not a nebulous place called “heaven,” but rather kicking butt at Armageddon, living for 1000 years on a renovated earth, and then forever on a new earth.

Seriously, folks, One Day With The Creator is a fabulous tool you can use to re-invigorate yourself in the Word (if necessary), to build the Word in your family and friends, and to build lively, loving fellowships. 

Link to sample segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXKj85j47o0&feature=youtu.be

Link to Table of Contents: http://www.thelivingtruthfellowship.org/jtltf/images/books/ODWTC-syllabus.pdf 

Link to order the class: http://www.thelivingtruthfellowship.org/jtltf/bible-teachings/one-day-with-the-creator

I LOVE YOU!

John

Have you ever visited with a person, and after leaving and you’re reflecting on your visit, a song keeps popping in your head that best describes the person? That is the best way that I can reflect on my recent stay at David Bailey’s home in the backwood hills of Tennessee…The song and the lyrics that keep popping into my head are “Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty….

“Way down the street there’s a light in his place,
He opens the door, he’s got that look on his face,
He asks you where you been, you tell him who you’ve seen,
And you talk about everything.”

I think David’s light is always on…In spite of the shotguns and the 9mm’s and the tin roof and the fading paint on the Chevy pickup, you can’t help but feel that this English hillbilly is only too glad that you are there…Southern hospitality?…I think David was born with it even though he spent half of his life across the Pond…I was simply there to visit with an old friend I had not seen in over 25 years…We did some catching up…We talked about folks we hadn’t seen in years, places we’ve been to….We talked about Tennessee, music, the Bible, guns, the Presidential election, cooking salmon, leaky roofs, rattlesnakes, art, logging roads, old girlfriends, taxes, God, the devil---I guess we talked about most everything…Where did the time go?….It was two or three in the morning, and we were still up, firing a 9mm pistol at nothing in particular, and with no concern of bothering the neighbors, who lived too far away to be concerned with faint, distant gunshots in the Tennessee wild…

I don’t even remember the name of the town David lives in…The day before, we were visiting relatives who lived an hour or so away from him on an unmarked country lane that had about a dozen houses on it over a winding, ten-mile stretch…When I asked my nephew to help me map out directions to David’s house, he looked at the atlas and said “Holy shee-it!….He lives out in the middle a’ galldang nowhere!”….

“He’s got this dream about buying some land.
He’s gonna give up the booze and the one night stands,
And then he’ll settle down, in some quiet little town,
And forget about everything.”

I won’t speak of the booze and the broads, after all, it was a less than 24 hour visit…Yet, here we were, sitting on a little front porch surrounded by acres and acres of the most beautiful hillside trees Tennessee has to offer….And it was all David’s---and for that day, mine as well…Oh, he hasn’t stopped dreaming…He has more plans for the place…An adjunct cabin to perhaps entice old friends to come retreat with him in this little heaven-on-earth…But of course, we can’t dream too long…tomorrow is a work day for him and I have to get back on the road…

“But you know he’ll always keep moving,
No, he’s never gonna stop moving
He’s rolling, he’s the rolling stone

“When you wake up it’s a new morning,
The sun is shining it’s a new morning,
You’re going, you’re going on”…..

And morning did arrive…early…No alarm, but time was precious…I’m sure the sun was shining somewhere, but we were greeted by a fine Tennessee mist…You don’t leave a Southern gentleman’s house with a growling stomach…David had to prepare for us the tastiest breakfast sandwich ever assembled…Or so he said….And I really couldn’t argue with him after finishing it…My brother Paul was visiting with me…Paul had been a long time fan of Ted Farrell’s music, so David called Ted and had Paul chat with him a while…Then it was time to go, time to go on…David got in his truck and escorted us the 15 miles or so to the highway that took us to I-40…Neither of us really like long good good-bys…Maybe I think of David as a rolling stone because he reminds me a little of Mick Jagger…Certainly not because I think he’ll ever change his address…Most likely, it’s because I don’t think he’ll ever be sitting around,…..gathering moss….