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The giftings of the fivefold ministry (Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, Teacher) should have one purpose, and that is the teaching and equipping of the saints until we come into unity.

This is why we teach so that you can grow stronger in your faith until unity comes in the body of Christ. Take what you have learned and share it with others so that we can further the kingdom for Jesus Christ.

Russell and Helen Sanders

Spirit of Life Ministries International, Inc.

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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever shall believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life."

John 3:16 3:16 KJV

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HELEN SANDERS

1-9-2025

A CRUCIFIED LIFE

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When we picture Jesus on the cross being crucified, it brings many emotions. It can cause one to weep over his pain. It can cause anger that He was put through this horrendous death. It can cause one to weep over their own sin as we see our sin being put into his innocent body. It can make us hide from it because we do not want to deal with his pain.

Crucifixion is said to be the worst form of death there is. It does not happen suddenly. In reading how what happens during crucifixion it is heartbreaking. It is a slow agonizing death, and eventually the one crucified will die from suffocation.

We are each called to crucify our own flesh. One might say how? Do we get on a cross and go through what Jesus did? No, that is not what it means. A crucified life is one that has suffocated sin in their life. They have come to the place where nothing matters except total obedience to God in every area of their lives, spirit, soul, and body. It means we no longer are in control because we have surrendered every area to Christ.

When Jesus said in Matthew 10:38, “And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.” When he said this, He had not gone to the cross himself. That happened later. This was a prophetic word spoken that each of us must surrender to the crucifixion of our flesh, mind, will, and emotions daily. If not, we are not worthy of being His followers.

So, how do we go about this? It is a breath by breath walk with God. We choose to not be controlled by our flesh, and mind (eating, drinking, clothing, speaking, sexual sins, anger, etc.) and surrender it to God. An effective way to do this is to ask ourselves, “What would Jesus do in this situation?” If we know that Jesus would not do it, then we should not do it. If we are uncertain, then we look into the scriptures to get our guidance.

We must train ourselves to say no to our impulses that are not of God. It doesn’t happen overnight, any more than training a baby to walk is instant. Yet, when we fail, we don’t look for excuses: we repent.

The crucified life is a constant repentant lifestyle. It becomes a life wanting to please God rather than self.

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YESTERDAY'S TRIVA CHALLENGE

How often does the International Space Station complete an orbit around the Earth?

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Every 90 minutes

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Every 90 minutes

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BIBLE CHALLENGE

TODAY'S BIBLE CHALLENGE

What man's shadow caused people to be healed ?

Peter

John

John the Baptist

Andrew

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Helen Sanders

8-6-2024

Prophetic Word

You would say, Lord, why have you shut this door? Why are things happening in this way, haven’t I served you with all my heart?

And I would say to you my child, I am shutting this door for they are like old wineskins. I am preparing you for something much greater than you have done before, and your faith is now being stretched. By letting go of the old you are making room for the new. Do not look at this as a time of discipline, for it is not discipline. It is a time of advancement. Your marching orders are being changed. So, do not hesitate to wait before me and see what I am about to do in and through your life. You have been found faithful my child, and I am elevating you into something that only you can do. Why would you want to hold on to the old comfortable places when I have something new and better? So, do not weep at this season, for you are about to see things change. There are many things that will happen rapidly. Your advancement is one of them. For I am going before you to smooth out the rough places. The new path has not been trodden like the old. There will be some hard times, but in those hard times you will find that I am with you. Do not lose sight of the larger plan that I have for you. You have limited me, and now it is time to advance. So, take my hand and let me lead you into fresh green pastures that will yield more fruit than you have ever dreamed of, saith the Lord.

DEBRA TOPE

SEER/INTERCESSOR

Friday Word of the Lord

When you read a word like this do not think about the person giving the Word but allow the Word to linger in your heart. Allow the Father to speak to you.

“You have walked before Me but there are still areas that need Me to heal and remove from your life. Come and let Me show you. Time is fleeting and I need My people to see and hear what is true. My words are truth. Cling to what I have shown you. Cling to My words of truth. Come as I lead you. The hard things for you to give to Me are the hard things for Me to remove because I know the pain it will bring you as you surrender to Me as I prune your vine. It is written that the vine dresser prunes his vine to bring forth more fruit. So yes it pains Me but it is for your benefit that these things must happen. As you surrender everything to Me you will be stronger and bear more fruit in the coming days.

APOSTLE PAT MURRAY

PROPHETIC EXHORTATION

l've noticed that sometimes it seems as if the hardest season we've gone through in life ends up being; The very moment we look back to those difficult days while saying to ourselves...”No, I don’t understand why things happened to me the way they did; But I do know that it was there where God taught me one of the most valuable lessons that I've ever learned". So today you too can bravely walk on through that difficult season you’ve experienced; Even though you don’t know why those things happened like they did. Just be sure to remember that…Yes, you may have endured much weeping for the night; Oh, but God has real joy coming to you in the morning.

BARBARA TOWER

PROPHETESS/SEER/INTERCESSOR

I want my words to carry the weight at times that God intended, yet I want to remain kind and gentle when someone needs that kind of compassion and comfort. His words are like that to us.

MARY WEAVER

PASTOR/TEACHER/AUTHOR

Decisions

The average person makes 35,000 decisions every day. Daunting!

Everything from swallowing food to impactful major life-changing decisions.

The first time I saw Dennis, I decided I wanted to marry that boy. We were 16 and he very serious about his studies. I did did know, he was thinking the same about me. Two life-changing decisions that would change our lives forever.

Then there are insignificant decisions like should I get out of bed now, get angry about the slightest thing. How should I display that anger without causing harm? On and on and on - one decision every two seconds we are awake.

Hopefully, God has made an impact on how we come to those decisions.

Peter declared he would follow Christ anywhere, but the same night, he denied knowing Him three times. We will never know what Jesus wrote in the sand to cause the Pharisees to leave one by one after challenging Him to stone a woman caught in adultery. Written in the Mosiac law in Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:21, it was their trick. The sand blew away, and the Pharisees high-tailed it one by one. He did not come to judge at THAT TIME. That woman followed Him to His death and resurrection. Her decision at that moment changed her eternity.

Of course, other things affect our decisions as well as the Holy Spirit who lives in us. The way our bodies feel. Pain? The hand life has dealt us, Prodigal Children, or Financial difficulties. I have lost the ability to drive my car with the meds I am on. You would think I lost my legs the way it affects me at times. And, watching people we love fade away in their final years. Things we all experience.

In light of God's Word, which is not always the first thing we think of, or The Holy Spirit tapping on our soul, we go right to the flesh in our way of thinking and act exactly like Peter.

James wote 1:1, "Consider it all joy whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseveance Must Finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything!" That, my friend, is what we want and need, but oh, so hard! What a different way of looking at our trials, while many preach, "With God, you will have no trials," God's word, however, gives us the purpose we do.

how me a believer in the Bible who did not have major trials, especially towards the end of an age of blessings. Jesus Himself, mentioned in John16:33, "In the world you will have tribulation, but BE OF GOOD CHEER, I have overcome the world!"

Good cheer is hard to come by when tribulation presses hard on our daily living. God, help us ALL as we get closer to your return! Every single one of us needs Your love-abiding help!

My husband says, "I just want you to be happy! " Sometimes it is hard, but I am praying for the joy of the Lord to overtake the problems I face today. Todays will end, and we will be with Him forever!

I want to finish with something I wrote in my Bible margins after reading Peter. Don't know when:

Pilgrims in the Path of Truth

The truth of God explained our lives.

The grace of God fulfilled our lives.

Forgiveness renewed our lives.

And the Love of God blesses our lives.

May our multitude of decisions mirror just that.

Love, Mary Weaver