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Life's Garden!

Conrad — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:36:00 GMT

A short rant of how life is like a box of chocolates, or is it a garden, or maybe even a boat! I was bored - please enjoy!

JESUS RULES!!!!!

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Revamping!

Conrad — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:55:00 GMT

Sometimes I find myself in the throws of despair and angst brought about by my many seemingly trivial agreements to succumb to another’s wishes. Our desires to please others under the guise of selflessness actually may not be the most excellent route in our lives to take. Sometimes we have to reexamine ourselves, and with introspection determine if we are in fact making Jesus Lord of our lives. Or have we unwittingly usurped His throne in our life by allowing the selfish desires of others to manipulate us?

Love you neighbor as you love yourself. A commandment that without a doubt is very important. However it falls second, and even I would say a far second from, Loving the Lord thy God will all thy heart, mind, and strength. Jesus is Lord of our lives, not our neighbor.

Because our God is invisible, our carnal mind is tricked into thinking that He isn’t around. Often times when we sin thinking it is in secret, we are only tricked into thinking that we are not surrounded by a cloud of witnesses. To the carnal mind, God is perceived to be out of sight, and therefore out of mind. Then our fleshly eyes looks to the things that are immediately surrounding us. This is friends, neighbors, family, television, radio, the internet etc... As our consciousnesses focuses on the things of the flesh, is it no wonder that those things we see with our fleshly eyes become our Lord?

When, I find myself focusing more on the things of the flesh, and pleasing others I often overlook it for some time not perceiving fully the damage that is being done in the spirit. And then eventually, at a moment of clarity much like the cognition of the prodigal son, I take the time to revamp my life. I unplug from what the world calls reality, and delve into the spirit. I go back to the old paths. I go back to the ways I know are right. I fend off the flesh with its lustful desires. I go back to God. I repent!

It can be called revamping!

This revamping can appear to be utter chaos to someone on the outside looking in. If you choose to revamp your life for Christ you will find that those people who exude control over you, will start freaking out. They see that they are losing their power, and attempt to dig their claws in deeper scratching furiously at every ounce of integrity you have.

But you and I must go back to the ancient paths. We must travel the narrow way. And the narrow way has no room for the flesh. The narrow way makes Jesus Lord, and not our neighbor. The narrow path submits to God and resists the devil.

If we don’t take the time to revamp our lives towards God, then we find the subtle agreements we have found ourselves making with the devil and the world will knock us off our calling. Many are called and few are chosen. The people who maintain the discipline of the narrow path are the most likely candidates for being chosen.

If you find that you are a people pleaser, ask yourself these questions:

Are you making Jesus Lord, or are the people you are attempting to please your ruler?

Do you pray in the closet with the cell phone off, or do you pray in the car and answer your cell phone during prayer?

Do you spend time each day with the Lord, or do you allow things to crowd out time with Him?

Do you spend time reading the bible, or do you watch TV and not read your bible at all?

Do you keep your vows to the Lord, or do you let someone else trick you into breaking your vows?

Do you worship God with all your heart, mind, and strength, or do you look around to see who has come into the church building?

Do some soul searching. Maybe it is time to revamp!

Repentance Toward God!

Conrad — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:09:00 GMT

In this podcast, I talk about repentance toward God. If you are struggling with a sin or iniquity or you are having a problem with repentance - listen to this!

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Humility of

Conrad — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:19:00 GMT

In this podcast I talk about submission to Jesus and humility.

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Giant Water Slide Jump!

Conrad — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:00 GMT

Demons, the Unsaved Religous, and You!

Conrad — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:47:00 GMT

Christian Motivation!

Conrad — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:41:00 GMT

Who is your God?

Conrad — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:44:00 GMT

This was on my heart, and I wanted to share this with you out of humility and love. Feel free to distribute it as you like.

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Saints and Soldiers!

Conrad — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:09:00 GMT

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Submit to God!

Conrad — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:03:00 GMT

In this Podcast I talk about submitting to God!

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Cardboard Testimonies!

Conrad — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:42:00 GMT

The Quickened Word!

Conrad — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:57:00 GMT

In this bible Study Podcast, I explore some of the qualifications of receiving a quickened "right now" word. Then what to do with it!

The Right Now Word!

Conrad — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:50:00 GMT

Mark 4:14 The sower soweth the word.

In this Podcast I explore the Right Now Current Word of God!

Here are some scripture references so you can follow along!

Mar 4:15; Gen 8:22; Isa 55:10-11; Mat 4:4; Gen 15:13; Mat 6:33; Joh 4:32-34; Eph 6:11-17; Luk 12:11-12; Joh 5:36-38; Psa 119:160; Psa 50:16-17 ; Heb 4:12; Mat 18:16; Mar 4:17;

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Eternal life!

Conrad — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:20:00 GMT

In this podcast, I explore some characteristics of eternal life. Powered by Podbean.com

Touching Jesus!

Conrad — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:31:00 GMT

Often when we read scripture we rush past some very important parts. They at first seem insignificant and obvious. After some meditation along with the Spirit of Truth leading the way, what was once trivial becomes monumental.

I am talking about touching Jesus.

There is a story in Luke chapter 8 of a woman who had spent all of her money to stop an issue of blood that she had for years. This issue of blood continually flowing from her made her unclean and she could not participate in anything religious because she was unclean.

I often wonder if she thought God had rejected her. The bible often talks of God opening the wombs of women. If God can open and close wombs, certainly He could stop the unnatural flow of blood. What could have possibly been going through her mind?

After she spent all of her money, she decided to give this God of scripture a try. A lot of people said she was operating out of superstitious unscriptural faith. Not really, she knew that Jesus was the Messiah, and that He had healing flowing out of the borders of His garment (Mal 4:2).

Mal 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

In the original Hebrew, ‘wings’ can also understood to be the border of His garment. She knew this. She knew that if she could somehow fight through the crowd amongst everyone else and just touch the border of His garment that she would be healed. Because she also knew that God’s Word will not return to Him void.

Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

I can just imagine her desperately fighting to get close to Jesus all the while trying to remain unseen because she was unclean. Technically, the simple act of her touching Him would make Him be unclean according to Mosaic law (Leviticus 15:19-28).

When she finally gets to Him and touches not His physical body but the hem of His garment, Jesus says “Who touched Me?”. Scripture doesn’t say that she touched Him directly, but the border of His garment. The disciples don’t get what is going on and they tell Jesus that everyone is touching Him.

But no, there was only one woman that touched him out of the multitudes thronging Him.

What did Jesus mean by “who touched Me?” Later we see that virtue had gone out of Him. So we can conclude that the multitudes thronging Him weren’t touching Him in the same manner as this woman with the issue of blood. Because virtue had went out of Him!

There are some key ingredients to this story.

First is that this woman had come to the end of all of her fleshly attempts at getting well. Her only hope was God. Money couldn’t save her. Doctors couldn’t save her. Dr. Phil couldn’t save her. Only God could save her.

Second, she was desperate enough to do something about it. She probably had some faith rolling around in her soul but wasn’t willing to give it a try until she saw that she had no earthly hope. This issue of blood would keep her from getting married, it would keep her from all of the ceremonies, it would keep her from everything. She might as well have been a leper. If she didn’t do something, then she would remain that way until the day she died. Unclean.

Thirdly, she had unshakable faith. Faith is believing what God’s word says enough to risk everything to come into agreement with it. It means risking your pride, your reputation, your money, your health, and even your life. Having faith in God is like burning the bridge behind you and only going with God, even if it kills you.

Are you at the point where you need to touch Jesus? A lot can be learned from a woman in Luke chapter 8. Read it and ask the Spirit of Truth to guide you into all truth.

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Jesus Rules!

How to go to hell!

Conrad — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:25:00 GMT

In this podcast, I explore the unusual topic of what it takes to go to hell! Powered by Podbean.com

Conrad Rocks Cullinan Park!

Conrad — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Conrad Has Finally Lost It!

Conrad — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:57:00 GMT

Conrad completes the task!

Conrad — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:51:00 GMT

Conrad assembles a Desk!

Conrad — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:02:00 GMT