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Estero Ekklesia

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Video ideas?
do you guys have any ideas on Bible verses that are taken out of context or misconceptions people have about the faith? Looking for content ideas for the TikTok channel.
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Who we truly are in Yeshua, now and forever, Saints - not sinners. What Repentance? Metinoia or Metanoeo, When, and How much ? The Lord's Prayer - NOT "Lucifer" is NOT satan's name. Is "tithe" for Christians, New Testament, New Covenant? What actually happens when we die and are buried? Do we HAVE a Soul or ARE we a Soul? Spirit, Soul, Mind - Nishmat Chayim, Neshama, Ruach, Nefesh Chaya > The most butchered Bible terms incorrectly used interchangeably. Who is a Sinner and Who is a Saint? The most powerful NAME that Yeshua used for himself makes demons shudder ... just a few to wet yer whistle ...
What if we thanked God for our troubles?
Does it sound cliché? Do you take versus literally when they tell us to rejoice in our trials and afflictions? What is the purpose, do you think?
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Let's not kid ourselves too, NOBODY says "Thanks for that bloody nose, I really needed that!" But, with maturity in the Spirit and a firm correct understanding of not only the Scriptures but more importantly - the DEPTH of Love that Yahweh has for His chosen children, we should at some point begin to see and learn that the BIG picture is that HE only allows that which will be for our betterment, in our interest, for our building up so that WE may then use that experience to HELP others in the future deal with some same type of "trial, trouble, or affliction" . There is no way anyone is ever going to say that having to deal with the death of a child, or cancer of any type, or a car accident that's not our fault, a drowning, a stroke - none of these are "preventable" nor foreseeable to US, but to Yahweh, He forknows all. HE will see to it that circumstances will foster growth and a closer relationship with HIM and Love in US when these things happen. THAT is what we should be "Joyful" about - not the travisty, but the long term effect and outcome. And this also qualifies the stupid crap we do, bad decisions or choices, stuff that we choose to continue in that we KNOW we should not, but because we are NOT in total and correct understanding of our POSITION before the Creator of ALL that exists. He will allow only so much and STILL use the outcomes to our benefit, and HIS. We, Yahweh's children, those of us who have accepted Yeshua as HIS Son, and BELIEVE everything surrounding HIS purpose and process correctly - WE are NO longer "sinners" - WE are Saints, awaiting Yeshua's return, or our resurrection - which ever comes first. WE are to live FREE from the constraints and burden of the OLD Covenant, WE are righteous before Yahweh, and in His sight we HAVE BEEN forgiven for every "sin" that we ever have or ever will commit, NO NEED to continually ask to be FORGIVEN. HE knows we will sin, and HE HAS FORGIVEN US, and MADE US RIGHTEOUS in HIS sight. Live in JOY and FREEDOM - NOT in the constraints of the "traditions of man", NOT with or under the "vain babblings" of the whitewashed tombs that Yeshua chastised !!
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Why I’m Thankful for Yeshua Ha'Mashiach “But thanks be to God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Yeshua Ha'Mashiach.” ~ 1 Corinthians 15:57 There are many verses in the Bible about being thankful. Thankfulness is a characteristic which comes from the heart of every "Christian" Believer. If we aren’t being thankful we don’t feel right, and that’s because an attitude of gratitude is interwoven into our supernatural DNA. Why is this? This might shock some of you, but God is thankful! Our Creator is a thankful Person! If you look at the short lifespan of Yeshua while here on planet earth, He thanked the Father all the time. Further, the apostles thanked God in their letters–even in the midst of their deepest turmoils and stresses. We believers bleed thankfulness! We cannot deny being grateful! We can temporarily not act grateful, but the geyser from within will soon explode. It’s impossible to muffle the Spirit of God, who is in us. We always find something to be thankful for. Heck, even Paul stated that he delighted in his weaknesses–who does that? (2 Corinthians 12:10). Delight means pleasure, and everyone is thankful for pleasure. For "Christians" Believers, we find thankfulness in nearly every situation because we know who holds all situations together…our Dad. In the end, and no matter what, Dad is still in complete control and He loves us unconditionally. If I was able to add a single “fruit of the Spirit” to the list in Galatians 5:22 - 23, it would be Thankfulness. Paul reveals a list of spiritual fruit which will grow in our lives as we walk by our true selves. We will organically produce love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. He sums these virtues up with, “against such things there is no law.” Why would he say that part? Because you can’t legislate any of these traits. You can’t force someone by way of punishment to be loving, patient, or joyous. You can’t force someone to be thankful either. Thankfulness comes from within! It’s either there, or it’s not! For "Christians" Believers, we can’t get away from thankfulness, no matter what is happening in our lives, because the Spirit of God lives in us. But not only that, our own spirits have been reborn with thankful, heavenly DNA (1 John 3:9, John 3:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Ephesians 5:20). How can this happen? How can we be reborn of God? Only by way of Yeshua! He said so Himself: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)
Thoughts after todays Ekklesia...
Just wanted to let you all know, my wife was present, all bundled up, nose dripping and coughing... allergies have hit her hard this year... she should be better by Thanksgiving day but please pray for her - all the coughing makes her body sore, anyway - she said she had enjoyed the conversation, it was different. And it spurred on a distinct conversation between us on the way to a local Cuban restaurant for some Croquetas & Café con leche ... One of the worst false teachings out there is that Christians like to sin – we Don’t. Sure, the flesh might get a flash-in-the-pan thrill from sin, but moments later, the Real us sets off alarm bells. We don’t want to do anything that isn’t guided by the Holy Spirit. We truly want what God wants. Does God want to lie, cheat, and steal? No, and neither do you, and you don’t want to be legalistic either. “Then, what do I do? -How do I know what is right and wrong? - I need a list!” You really don’t. Living by a list was Old Covenant, that’s how Israel lived. Their list was “613 things to do and not do,” ten of those things were the Ten Commandments. They always looked to this directory to define sin. Now, on this side of the Cross, anything that is not of faith is sin (Romans 14:23). “Anything that is not of faith is sin?! What does that mean?!” It means anything you do or don’t do, think or don’t think, which is not led by Christ within you, is sin–but you are NOT sinful. You are a brand new sinless creation! You ARE A SAINT. (2 Corinthians 5:17). “But wait, what do I do! ... I need something to do!” Okay. I’ll give you something to do, but these two things will come naturally anyway as you just be yourself. Here they are: Believe. Love. These are the two new commandments Jesus gave to us (John 13:34, 1 John 3:23). These two commandments are not added to Moses’ 613–because the Bible says that list can’t be modified (see Deuteronomy 4:2)–instead, they’ve replaced them. These commandments are not burdensome.
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Almost forgot, to finish up what I had mentioned in Ekklesia about the two different words used for "repent" in the New Covenant : Metanoeo & Metanoia ... This is an excerpt from one of those many "studies" I have compiled throughout the years... If you want the entire Study, just comment with your email, or maybe @DavidDoty can figure out a way to share files here on Skool ... although I JUST now see that there is a way to "attach" a file right here in this comment box, cool. Well, here it is ... By exposing the true standards of the Law–perfection {all-or-nothing} or bust (see Mat_5:48) –He brought people to the end of themselves so their need for grace would be exposed in even greater ways (see Rom_5:20). Why? So they would finally believe God (see Gen_15:6, Joh_6:29, Rom_3:20, Gal_2:16, Gal_3:11). “Repent toward Me. I am enough,” was the Spirit behind everything Yeshua said. “You don’t need the Law, you need Me.” The word repent has become a fighting word for a lot of English speaking people. I believe it’s because our translation of the original Greek words for repent cannot express both words properly. There are two, but English speakers only have one. Our six-letter spelling can’t unpack both Greek words accurately in how we communicate in our native tongue. This is where the crap has hit the fan. Just like so many other Greek-to-English-non-translatable-words, we’ve lumped metanoeo and metanoia into one word, repent, and said, “Voila!” As a result, a law has been created out of what should be two different Greek words: Metanoeo – Change of belief Metanoia – Change of actions and attitudes Two words, two completely different meanings, yet we have, “REPENT!” Here are the examples: Metanoeo – “I am turning from not believing that Yeshua has forgiven me to believing He has.” Metanoia – “I am going to stop that behavior and I’m going to change my attitude.” Only number one can save. Number two can be conducted by a believer or a non-believer. Number two can be used by any motivational speaker or pastor who doesn’t understand the New Covenant.
Online Ekklesia?
Would you be interested if we started Zoom meetings to learn about ekklesia, study the Bible together and pray on Sunday mornings at 10 EST?
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@David Doty so one would just save the link previously sent, and click on it for the NEW Meetings? I would have thought they would be different links for date coding and security ...
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Umm, I'm here, Zoom says "waiting for Host" ...
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