Comments for PHOENIX RISING http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:18:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on The Order of Worship: Sunday Mornings Set in Concrete by PAGAN CHRISTIANITY: Has anyone read the Book? « EMISSARY^7 (G²) http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/the-order-of-worship-sunday-mornings-set-in-concrete/#comment-499 PAGAN CHRISTIANITY: Has anyone read the Book? « EMISSARY^7 (G²) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:36:46 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/the-order-of-worship-sunday-mornings-set-in-concrete/#comment-499 [...] http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/the-order-of-worship-sunday-mornings-set-in-concrete/ [...] [...] http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/the-order-of-worship-sunday-mornings-set-in-concrete/ [...]

]]> Comment on The Order of Worship: Sunday Mornings Set in Concrete by brotherjohnny http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/the-order-of-worship-sunday-mornings-set-in-concrete/#comment-498 brotherjohnny Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:10:39 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/the-order-of-worship-sunday-mornings-set-in-concrete/#comment-498 UPDATE As many of you, "my readers", already know, I have retired from the realm of 'Bloggerdom', however.... I wanted to relay to you all, that to the Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, the young lady whom I mentioned in the above article has been cancer free since January of 2005!!! Praise the Lord!!!!!!! And "Thank You" to the dear brother (you know who you are) who called me with this report!!! Healing belongs to the church through our Lord Jesus Christ!!!! UPDATE

As many of you, “my readers”, already know, I have retired from the realm of ‘Bloggerdom’, however….
I wanted to relay to you all, that to the Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, the young lady whom I mentioned in the above article has been cancer free since January of 2005!!!

Praise the Lord!!!!!!!

And “Thank You” to the dear brother (you know who you are) who called me with this report!!!

Healing belongs to the church through our Lord Jesus Christ!!!!

]]> Comment on A poem for the Church by faithwalk http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/a-poem-for-the-church/#comment-497 faithwalk Sat, 24 May 2008 06:39:32 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-497 I don't know how I missed this, but it is wonderful. I hope and pray you are well Johnny... Much love and grace to you in Jesus Christ our Lord! Susan I don’t know how I missed this, but it is wonderful.

I hope and pray you are well Johnny…

Much love and grace to you in Jesus Christ our Lord!

Susan

]]> Comment on Prayer Request by M.RATHNAKUMAR http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/prayer-request-2/#comment-495 M.RATHNAKUMAR Sun, 11 May 2008 11:23:06 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/prayer-request-2/#comment-495 THE LORD IS MY HOPE JESUS FILM SERVICE PRAYER REQUEST Dear Beloved Prayers Partners , Greetings to you in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ! My name is M.Rathna kumar. I am working as a God’s servant. I am praying for one of the service. I want to buy a Digital projector and I will go to some of the villages and will show the films of Jesus Christ for weekly 2 times that too the people will divert with their minds and come near to the Jesus Christ. Please pray for me the god will do this and I have hope in this. I am waiting for so many days for this one, the digital projector will cost approximately Rs.46, 000/- and the other equipments of Rs. 14,000/- (Screen and boxes etc.,) I hope god will give to me and I have hope and trust. I will do the service of my restless life for the people who don’t know about Jesus Christ. Thanking you, Yours Brother, M.Rathna Kumar Mission Compound PUTTUR – 517583 Chittoor DT AP INDIA THE LORD IS MY HOPE

JESUS FILM SERVICE PRAYER REQUEST

Dear Beloved Prayers Partners ,

Greetings to you in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ!

My name is M.Rathna kumar. I am working as a God’s servant.

I am praying for one of the service. I want to buy a Digital projector and I will go to some of the villages and will show the films of Jesus Christ for weekly 2 times that too the people will divert with their minds and come near to the Jesus Christ. Please pray for me the god will do this and I have hope in this. I am waiting for so many days for this one, the digital projector will cost approximately Rs.46, 000/- and the other equipments of Rs. 14,000/- (Screen and boxes etc.,) I hope god will give to me and I have hope and trust. I will do the service of my restless life for the people who don’t know about Jesus Christ.

Thanking you,
Yours Brother,

M.Rathna Kumar
Mission Compound
PUTTUR – 517583
Chittoor DT AP INDIA

]]> Comment on *Gasp*…the “A” word?! by Jason A http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/gaspthe-a-word/#comment-489 Jason A Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:21:42 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/?p=152#comment-489 "In reality spiritual worship is not the opposite of worship but the fullness of it." What I mean here is spiritual worship is not the opposite of relationship. “In reality spiritual worship is not the opposite of worship but the fullness of it.”

What I mean here is spiritual worship is not the opposite of relationship.

]]> Comment on *Gasp*…the “A” word?! by Jason A http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/gaspthe-a-word/#comment-488 Jason A Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:20:08 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/?p=152#comment-488 Wow Johnny...I can't say I've read all of the responses to the initial post. But I did read Mike's first response and yours (the one about walking with a limp). I'd have to sum up that post as a call for "holy fear". This is a dated thought and was dropped or mis-taught but it's biblical. That's right I said it. Throughout the entire biblical narrative affectionate reverence and submission to God is both urged and demanded. Yes God desires more than worship but this does not negate worship. In reality spiritual worship is not the opposite of worship but the fullness of it. Obedience is a part of relationship. Faithfulness is a part of relationship. Service is a part of relationship. This is not going to change no matter the shift in mans mind. We try so often to share our fleshly life with God. As if he is after a mixture because He loves us and embraces our humanity. While some of this is true isn't God working toward the transformation of our humanity? Isn't Christ the fullness of what real humanity is? Let's look at this. Not my will... I can do nothing... Why do you call me good? I only do... Then to us: You can do nothing You are the branch Not my will but... (As you noted in the Lord's prayer) In some of these very passages or close to them Jesus also says things like you are small...you can do nothing....but if you ask...because the Father is a GOOD FATHER he will answer you...take care of you...provide for you....forgive you....embrace you. The ideas are not separate there are one in the same. The method for gaining life is by losing it. What I often find is that we attempt to life the Spirit governed and led life through our own human ability. As if God has come to make the old is new and improved. When in actuality He is in the business of replacing the old entirely. No matter how hard we think about it the mind of this present age is not going to come up with the answers to God's nature or work. On the Spirit who searches the deep things and reveals them to us ( As Paul says: Spiritual wisdom communicated with Spiritual words to those who have the Spirit). As far as doubt is concerned..."anything not done in faith is sin" look that one up! It is our faith in Him that makes us His. Yet it is not what we choose to believe about Him that makes Him who He is. To wrestle with God is not loving him. In fact, those parts of us that would question and bicker are old and weak. The new mind, the mind of Christ accepts God as He is moment by moment. To question out of doubt is a dangerous habit. To question for the sake of knowledge only is self seeking. To question in the pursuit of knowing Him and becoming more like Him is what pleases God. I believe Mike, Johnny, Brittian, and I are all after this. I could write a book on this stuff but I'll finish by challenging Mike's claim of Jesus re-framing God. 1. Jesus pettioned for another way in the garden He wasn't arguing with God. 2. Jesus did not recreate the image of God He is the image of God and until He life and afterward much of the Hebrew understanding of God was wrong. 3. Jesus may have changed the world's (especially Jews) view of God but He did not Change God's view of Himself. Wow Johnny…I can’t say I’ve read all of the responses to the initial post. But I did read Mike’s first response and yours (the one about walking with a limp). I’d have to sum up that post as a call for “holy fear”. This is a dated thought and was dropped or mis-taught but it’s biblical. That’s right I said it. Throughout the entire biblical narrative affectionate reverence and submission to God is both urged and demanded. Yes God desires more than worship but this does not negate worship. In reality spiritual worship is not the opposite of worship but the fullness of it. Obedience is a part of relationship. Faithfulness is a part of relationship. Service is a part of relationship. This is not going to change no matter the shift in mans mind.

We try so often to share our fleshly life with God. As if he is after a mixture because He loves us and embraces our humanity. While some of this is true isn’t God working toward the transformation of our humanity? Isn’t Christ the fullness of what real humanity is? Let’s look at this.

Not my will…

I can do nothing…

Why do you call me good?

I only do…

Then to us:

You can do nothing

You are the branch

Not my will but… (As you noted in the Lord’s prayer)

In some of these very passages or close to them Jesus also says things like

you are small…you can do nothing….but if you ask…because the Father is a GOOD FATHER he will answer you…take care of you…provide for you….forgive you….embrace you.

The ideas are not separate there are one in the same. The method for gaining life is by losing it.

What I often find is that we attempt to life the Spirit governed and led life through our own human ability. As if God has come to make the old is new and improved. When in actuality He is in the business of replacing the old entirely. No matter how hard we think about it the mind of this present age is not going to come up with the answers to God’s nature or work. On the Spirit who searches the deep things and reveals them to us ( As Paul says: Spiritual wisdom communicated with Spiritual words to those who have the Spirit).

As far as doubt is concerned…”anything not done in faith is sin” look that one up! It is our faith in Him that makes us His. Yet it is not what we choose to believe about Him that makes Him who He is. To wrestle with God is not loving him. In fact, those parts of us that would question and bicker are old and weak. The new mind, the mind of Christ accepts God as He is moment by moment. To question out of doubt is a dangerous habit. To question for the sake of knowledge only is self seeking. To question in the pursuit of knowing Him and becoming more like Him is what pleases God. I believe Mike, Johnny, Brittian, and I are all after this.

I could write a book on this stuff but I’ll finish by challenging Mike’s claim of Jesus re-framing God.

1. Jesus pettioned for another way in the garden He wasn’t arguing with God.

2. Jesus did not recreate the image of God He is the image of God and until He life and afterward much of the Hebrew understanding of God was wrong.

3. Jesus may have changed the world’s (especially Jews) view of God but He did not Change God’s view of Himself.

]]> Comment on I’ll let this post speak for itself. by zoecarnate http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/ill-let-this-post-speak-for-itself/#comment-487 zoecarnate Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:41:52 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-487 Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. :) Until next time... Yeah, I’ll believe it when I see it. :)

Until next time…

]]> Comment on I’ll let this post speak for itself. by Brittian Bullock http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/ill-let-this-post-speak-for-itself/#comment-481 Brittian Bullock Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:56:02 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-481 Johnny, I've only known you on the blogosphere...2 shots of happy and 1 shot of sad. I'll be sorry to see you depart for the time being--indefinite as it is. In the end there is only Christ...He is our center, our only, the first and the last...he is endlessly worthy from the future to the past...and in the incredible telling of His Story we find our own story... Thanks for being a part of that incredible expression and articulation. Be well Johnny,
I’ve only known you on the blogosphere…2 shots of happy and 1 shot of sad. I’ll be sorry to see you depart for the time being–indefinite as it is.

In the end there is only Christ…He is our center, our only, the first and the last…he is endlessly worthy from the future to the past…and in the incredible telling of His Story we find our own story…

Thanks for being a part of that incredible expression and articulation.

Be well

]]> Comment on I’ll let this post speak for itself. by Christo http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/ill-let-this-post-speak-for-itself/#comment-480 Christo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:28:26 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-480 And just as I was getting to enjoy your posts, I was new here, I read, I enjoyed, thank you brother. Cheers. And just as I was getting to enjoy your posts, I was new here, I read, I enjoyed, thank you brother.

Cheers.

]]> Comment on The Two Trees by brotherjohnny http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/the-two-trees/#comment-474 brotherjohnny Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:56:03 +0000 http://brotherjohnny.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-474 A big general "AMEN!" to all you have said here, Peter. As always, division in and among the body of Christ is always rooted in the 'carnality' of God's people, something that I have yet to be fully, experientially delivered. I do pray for a deeper work of His Spirit in me, and us all. Sincerely. Nice to hear from you again. ~Johnny A big general “AMEN!” to all you have said here, Peter.
As always, division in and among the body of Christ is always rooted in the ‘carnality’ of God’s people, something that I have yet to be fully, experientially delivered.

I do pray for a deeper work of His Spirit in me, and us all.
Sincerely.

Nice to hear from you again.
~Johnny

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