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Hidden Insights From The Feast of FirstFruits

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Today: Hidden Insights From The Feast of FirstFruits.

Clearly, Jesus was the firstfruits from the dead. He is our bread of life. He brings us thru the waters of baptism into the new kingdom. Let’s not skip over that.

but also, there is more than the flatfooted assertion that First Fruits was in Passover. It is. It is not in Pentecost as we were taught.

However, there is a connection. FirstFruits begins the counting of the omer. Today this is merely counting of 49 days until Pentecost,where another first fruits sare waved. That is the wheat harvest, baked with leaven, while FirstFruits waves barley sheaves. Originally, the omer was a volume measurement of grain, offered each day in the Temple. Again, we see the harvcest which we are, hidden in the feast ritual, just as Jesus Messiah was hidden in so many ways.

Mentioned: https://bibleview.org/en/bible/moses/feastsandfast-firstfruits/

The glory of God to hide a matter and the glory of kings to seek it out.

Hope this has been fun for you. Must hear from you if I am to keep this podcast up, as I have competing duties. I do so love it — and you. Let me hear from you. Let’s have a healthy relationship and good community.

 

Comment: Yes! I found the verse that made me question my earlier, correct, discovery. Yes, The Feast of FirstFruits is after the Sabbath in or just after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which of course is immediately right after and connected to Passover. This is contrary to what we were taught in the Move, but well known elsewhere. (Yes, more recently, there have been some preachers who preach this correctly, but I was sitting under Sam Fife.) So: here is the verse that I ran across in my recent readings: Numbers 28:26  (NIV) “On the day of firstfruits, when you present to the LORD an offering of new grain during the Feast of Weeks, hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.”

Here is the explanation. In Numbers, mentioned is Passover, Weeks, Trumpets, Atonement, Tabernacles. The Feast of Weeks or Pentecost does include waving first fruits of the wheat harvest, in leavened cakes. That is 5. The First of FirstFruits includes waving sheafs of barley. Lev 23 includes The Passover & Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Feast of Weeks, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonment, Feast of Tabernacles. That is 7. (Of course, we also think of Spring Feasts, Feast of Weeks, and Fall Festivals, being 3. Of course Move trained people recognize the 3 and 7 from the Tabernacle. When we hear 5, we think of the 5 fold.)

The point for me at this time is that Firstfruits is the hidden resurrection. And the counting of the omer until the next waving of the firstfruits of grain, and this time with leaven — that is the hidden sonship of the church.

Apologies for not getting that spelled out into the audio. Maybe God planned that so you will know to come to the website.

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Passover from Slavery to Freedom to Liberty

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Possibly the last in my series on feasts. Finally! One on Passover. And not boring. Yes, Jesus is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.

But check this out. This is how God sums up the Passover story: Exodus 20:2 “I took you out of the house of slavery.”  (Then goes into the 10 Commandments.)

So, what does that mean in terms of us living out the meaning of the feasts? Are we out of the house of slavery? Hmm? How many Christians do you hear saying that we must sin every day? How much are we living out freedom? But there is more. There is liberty. That is why the Israelites, just coming off Passover and the Red Sea, next hear about The Law. Why? Because God was taking them into the land — to be a blessed nation.

Okay, so we know about passing over from judgement to grace. We know about the Feast of Unleavened Bread, where we purge out sin, pride… (and oh, wrath and malice which also grows)… and live in rest. Do we know about rest? Tell me if you know.

What about passing over into the land? Into Freedom? Into Liberty?

But then, what about going into the land? Does that mean finances only? Really? What about “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”  What does that mean? Where have we seeen that? Any lands, guided by the gospel of freedom with law? Oh yes!

Be sure to listen, hear, and share this episode.

also: you might like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnopIIdqnzY

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How to Pray for Healing

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Just as this whole series on kinds of prayer started from a conversation with one friend, this episode started because of another conversation with another friend. I realized that there must be a whole lot of people who might like an episode starting in on the topic of how to pray for healing.

Maybe you are not just really into prayer or the Bible. Or maybe you are. Either way, lots of people want to pray for healing. I am one, too. So, this is sort of basic, from the beginning. Looking back, probably a good review for those of us who have been in this thing a long time.

Hope you find it useful.

I do mention, along the way, the Mario Murillo,  (healing evangelist that has been around quite a while and who I have worked for as a volunteer so I know him to be real) will be in Conroe Texas starting Sunday evening.Nov. 2, 2025 for probably 4 nights. Sometimes morning meetings too. Check out: www.MarioMurillo.org

Julie Green is having a set of meetings in the DFW area right now. She is newer to me, but I did see her praying for healings via online last night. Looked good to me.

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Decree & Declare – What does the Bible Say?

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What does the Bible say about the “decree & declare” method of praying? Well, let’s go into that.

I know this is the most popular form of prayer now. There is Biblical basis for it.

However, the amount of volume or oratory eloquence is not the measure of power. Only Holy Spirit, which may issue in boldness. Let’ just be sure our decrees are based on the Word of God, either written or spoken directly to our heart.  Yes, that will give us boldness.

Go forth, rooted in The Vine, the Word, our dear Lord.

And Johnny & Elizabeth Enlow’s Thanksgiving Message:

Still chewing on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNggUH9LF9w

about 1 hour in, Johnny particularly mentions Decree & Declare, but you will want to hear it all.

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Deliverance Prayer – Insights You Have Not Heard Before

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Today, coming close to finishing up our series on different kinds of prayer, we consider Deliverance prayer. Yes, we cover the basics, but then we make considerations that I have never heard before. Normally, Deliverance is associated withe the study of demons. How about let’s considering our authority in and representation of Jesus?

Less doubt, more confidence, more deliverance. We are delivered from the kingdom of darkness and transferred to the Kingdom of Light, the Kingdom of His Dear Son. Amen.

Traditional preaching on being free from demons: R.W. Shambach

Schambach’s mentor was A.A. Allen

Andrew Wommack tells of his experiences with casting out demons, and speaks of how they used the Pigs in the Parlor book back in the 1970s as immaturity. Yet, he does still believe in casting out demons, etc.

Kevin Zadai mentions witches, and has had some saved in his services.

Mahesh Chavda, who grew up in Africa and accompanied Derek Prince on revival tours through Africa, tells many amazing stories about Jesus’ triumph against witchdoctors and demons. Here is one instance:  I do whole heartedly recommend Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda.

https://destinyimage.substack.com/p/800-sorcerers-delivered-from-witchcraft

https://www.chavdaministries.org/

Pastors Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda live in the United States, have a church here and also travel/speak. I wholeheartedly recommend their ministry. I entirely believe his stories and I have seen witches come out to his meetings.

 

 

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Romans 8 – Saved AND Empowered — by Mindset?

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Mindset is something we normally hear from our secular or “New Age” friends. Hear the Words of Romans 8, again, with new ears. That we have this new translation, the Passion Translation, from Aramaic, helps a great deal. Maybe you, like me, once found your King James memorized. Great, but new insights from new translations.

Also, a word about several ongoing controversies.

Then, on to HOW to be a Son of God. We are more than justified. We have Jesus the Messiah/Savior living in us. This empowers us. So,we need to align or subsume our mindset into this direction. We are saved AND empowered. Let’s not leave half un-recieved.

 

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2 Prayer: Repentance and Contrition : Bombshells

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Our second category of prayer is repentance/contrition. Oh, yes, we think we know all about it. However, we are going to drop some bombshell information. We will destroy some pretty big myths. All with face value Scripture.

This is set us free!  We will no longer be held in bondage either of sin or of wrong expectations. We will have re-opened to us access to God and merit in His eyes.

You know, this prayer series seems fundamental However, I am beginning to see how important the fundamentals are. Are we not told that the Sons of God will be led by the Spirit of God? And how then will we hear, if not by prayer? Do we not revel or at least hope in our authority in prayer?  How is it that we will wield it without thorough knowledge of kinds of prayer?

Do you remember the story about Vince Lombardi, winning-ist coach, who famously trained his winning team starting with: “Gentlemen, this is a football.” Mastery of the fundamentals wins.

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Bible Study Prayer

Kinds of Prayer, Starting with Petition and Intercession

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So, I did a series on kinds of prayer. I have 8 categories. All the other lists I found were incomplete.

I know I typed this out,but I also know you are not seeing. And right now, neither am I.

Anyway, the first category is petition and intercession (which is petition for someone else).

It is good. You will like it. And people who are old hat with the sonship doctrine I can tell, will find this useful too.

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Ever Want to Pray with More Authority?

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Today, I cover several scriptures that show our authority IN Christ.  We started out, as humans, given dominion. Then, as disciples of Jesus, we were given authority as we follow Jesus and do His assignment. Then, we see David and Isaiah’s words on our authority. Amazing! Give a listen.

Then memorize the Scripture by meditating.

Then, you will have some real “amunition” in prayer.

Next week: different kinds of prayer…. and what about that “decreeing and declaring”?

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Bible Study Love of God Perfection Prosperity Sonship

God Loves You, Gives You…. ALL THINGS…. WHAT??? No, that is not what we were told.

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God Loves Us!

Wow! Huge revelation to me! Right there in John 3! A doctrine that I wondered about for a long long time. A shaft of light that set me free from the worst of the Move. Here it is, aimed at my Move-informed friends.

Posperity Gospel

God Loves You, Gives You…. ALL THINGS…. WHAT??? No, that is not what we were told.We were told that we were called to a life of death, of laying down the Christ life, of poverty, and no enjoyment. We were led to believe anyone who preached like this must be heart hardened and materialistic.

Quite aside from the possibility that some who preach prosperity are materialistic, what does the Bible really say? I unpack the Scripture today, from face value and what Holy Spirit illumined to me. I get personal, in hopes that it will help other Move and ex-Move friends.

Please let me Hear From You — Accepting Preaching Engagements

Please let me hear from you. I have pretty much fulfilled my God-given assignment of re-preaching the sonship message. I expected to get a lot more response. Actually, I expected to get lots of hate from those whose income, even if paltry, comes from the power they get in the Move. Maybe I have avoided that? Maybe not quite? Or maybe I have avoided any notice at all. LOL.  Well, please tell me if I am helping you.

Please reach out for preaching engagements, as well.  Limited time budget, as I am asked to speak and consult elsewhere, so please invite me quickly.

I have other projects and may move on if I don’t hear from you.  The ox shouldn’t be starved. And the worker should not all her life do more than 2 people could do! LOL  We are meant to share.

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