Unveiling The Mystery of Christ

Remember The Sea - Part 5 - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:01:00 +0000

Remember The Sea - Part 4 - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:00:00 +0000

Remember The Sea - Part 3 - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:21:00 +0000

Remember The Sea - Part 2 - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:51:00 +0000

Remember The Sea - Part 1 - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:42:00 +0000

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said ... Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? Job 38

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. Psalm 33:7

Thy way [is] in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. Psalm 77:19

The sea [is] his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry [land]. Psalm 95:5

The ocean represents our burial with Jesus Christ. It speaks of the great sufferings of our LORD in His crucifixion, death and burial. When you look at the sea, remember it means redemption- your personal redemption. Eat His flesh and drink His blood today. As a believer in Christ Jesus, your communion with Him and what He's done for you should be your daily, hourly bread. Remember His death for you until He comes. He will come with healing, deliverance, salvation, filling, and redemption.

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Remember the sea. Remember what Jesus said in Matthew 12:40 and then remember Jonah 2. Remember John 6 when Jesus said "I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever."

Remember Romans 6. Paul said, "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin."

Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid."

"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Remember the sea, for deep calls unto deep at the noise of God's waterspouts......

The depth of God is calling you to know Him in His death, burial, sufferings, and resurrection. (Philippians 3:10)

Can you hear Him calling you, beloved?

Selah.

I bless you in Christ Jesus.

- Bill

In Christ Jesus

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:11:00 +0000

Chronological Order of the Books of the New Testament

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:14:00 +0000

James - 50 A.D.
First Thessalonians - 52-53.
Second Thessalonians - 52-53.
Galatians - 55.
First Corinthians - 57.
Second Corinthians - 57.
Romans - 57-58.
Philippians - 62-63.
Colossians - 62-63.
Philemon - 62-63.
Ephesians - 62-63.
Luke - 63.
Acts - 64.
First Timothy - 65.
Titus - 65.
Second Timothy - 66.
Mark - 66.
Matthew - 67.
Hebrews - 67.
First Peter - 67-68.
Second Peter - 68.
Jude - 68.
Apocalypse - 68.
John - c. 85.
Epistles of John - 90-95.

The River Runs Deep

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:54:00 +0000

Deeper Life University Podcast with Dr. Bill Stephenson - A Word for 2011

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:20:00 +0000

Deeper Life University Podcast with Dr. Bill Stephenson - Galatians 2:20

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:19:00 +0000

Deeper Life University Podcast with Dr. Bill Stephenson - Dead, Buried, Raised, and Seated in Christ Jesus

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:17:00 +0000

Deeper Life University Podcast with Dr. Bill Stephenson - Paul Prays For YOU

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:11:00 +0000

Grace and Peace - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:25:00 +0000

1:2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

The word grace here means to be full of cheer! How can we be full of cheer? Because of God's divine influence upon our heart through the death, burial, and resurrection with our Lord Jesus Christ makes it a living reality in us now.

The word peace is even more astounding in this passage. It means prosperity. But wait. Before you start thinking in terms of the modern gospel's definition of prosperity (dollars and cents), just look at the definition to this word. It means to set at one, quietness, and rest.

Notice both peace and grace come from God the Father and God the Son. Since we are in union with Christ Jesus through the new birth, He within us becomes our cheer and prosperity.

When you are one with Christ Jesus you have found the secret to the Christian life... (1 Corinthians 6:17 - John 17)

Live out of your union with God. Spend time with Him in the secret closet of prayer. Go in and shut your door with Him. There in the secret place your transformation will take place as you are changed into the image of Christ Jesus, from glory to glory! He will vitally be your peace, rest, and fulfillment. In God alone am I complete.

Romans 6

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:28:00 +0000

Spirit and The Bride

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:28:00 +0000

Live Your Life In Me

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:27:00 +0000

A Word For 2011 - Dr. Bill Stephenson - Part 2

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:26:00 +0000

A Word For 2011 - Dr. Bill Stephenson - Part 1

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:26:00 +0000

Always Have A Home

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:24:00 +0000

God's Determination For You - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:18:00 +0000

Ephesians 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Paul was a sent one from the Lord Jesus Christ. But notice it was "by the will of God.." This word "will" in Greek is thelēma and means "a determination, an active choice and purpose."

God the Father determines the borders of your habitation and influence. It is established and settled in His own mind. He has limited and confined you to the parameters of His own will and counsel. He has fixed and placed you in His will. It is important that we say "yes" to Him as our life within us. You might want to ask the LORD if you are in His determined will for your life.

Paul writes to the saints and faithful in Christ Jesus. That means in fullest terms you are holy, sacred, pure, blameless, and consecrated in union with Christ Jesus. That is positionally true for all true believers who have been dead, buried, raised and seated in Jesus Christ. However, there is also another class of believers- the faithful ones who are true to their position in our LORD.

As we wait in Him within us, His life unfolds and we come forth shinning as the Son Himself, for indeed this is what our life truly is- "not I, but Christ..."

Selah.

I bless you in Christ Jesus, Beloved.

Sit Before The Lord - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:51:00 +0000

I hear the LORD say, "Sit before Me.."

The scripture says in Ephesians 2:5-6, "Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus."

It reminds me of the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10. You know it.

"Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

Beloved, are you at rest in Jesus?

Selah.

I bless you in Christ Jesus, Beloved.

- Bill

Wait On The LORD - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:41:00 +0000

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Revelation 22:17

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The LORD has spoken this word to me to give to you- "Wait on the LORD..."

Are you weary?

Are you lonely and sad?

Are you depressed?

Then Beloved, wait on the Lord.

Please read Isaiah 40.

You are not alone. As a believer, the Lord Jesus Christ lives within you as your very life!

You are never alone.

Things have changed. It's not the same as it once was. But be encouraged today. The very best is yet to come. The LORD is not finished with you! Your union with Him through the death, burial, and resurrection is now unfolding into the next glory. Feel it within you. Open your heart and mind to Him alone. He is speaking. Can you hear Him?

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The Power of Silence

"Be still, and know that I am God" (Ps. 46:10).

Is there any note of music in all the chorus as mighty as the emphatic pause? Is there any word in all the Psalter more eloquent than that one word, Selah (Pause)? Is there anything more thrilling and awful than the hush that comes before the bursting of the tempest and the strange quiet that seems to fall upon all nature before some preternatural phenomenon or convulsion? Is there anything that can touch our hearts as the power of stillness?

There is for the heart that will cease from itself, "the peace of God that passeth all understanding," a "quietness and confidence" which is the source of all strength, a sweet peace "which nothing can offend," a deep rest which the world can neither give nor take away. There is in the deepest center of the soul a chamber of peace where God dwells, and where, if we will only enter in and hush every other sound, we can hear His still, small voice.

There is in the swiftest wheel that revolves upon its axis a place in the very center, where there is no movement at all; and so in the busiest life there may be a place where we dwell alone with God, in eternal stillness, There is only one way to know God. "Be still, and know." "God is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him." --Selected

"All-loving Father, sometimes we have walked under starless skies that dripped darkness like drenching rain. We despaired of starshine or moonlight or sunrise. The sullen blackness gloomed above us as if it would last forever. And out of the dark there spoke no soothing voice to mend our broken hearts. We would gladly have welcomed some wild thunder peal to break the torturing stillness of that over-brooding night.

"But Thy winsome whisper of eternal love spoke more sweetly to our bruised and bleeding souls than any winds that breathe across Aeolian harps. It was Thy 'still small voice' that spoke to us. We were listening and we heard. We looked and saw Thy face radiant with the light of love. And when we heard Thy voice and saw Thy face, new life came back to us as life comes back to withered blooms that drink the summer rain."

What a wonderful word from Mrs. Cowman.

Receive it for yourself right now!

I Am The LORD Who Heals You - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:02:00 +0000

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. Exodus 15:26

I hear the LORD say, "I am the LORD that healeth thee..."

Because of our death, burial, and resurrection with Jesus Christ, we have redemption in spirit, soul, and body.

He IS the LORD who heals you. By His stripes you were healed of all sicknesses and diseases.

Do you believe that for yourself?

His suffering under the righteous hand of God our Father guarantees our provision. But we must live in the now of God. I hear the LORD say, "Come out from among them and be separate and I will receive you unto myself..."

Notice from the above passage we must put all our affection and attention on His Word and voice. Listen intently to Him. He will speak a word to you saying, "this is the way- walk you therein...

Do you hear Him?

Do you see Him?

DO you know Him in the now of your life?

He is your very life.....

He suffered to bring you into union with God Himself...

DO you believe?

I bless you in Christ Jesus, Beloved.

- Bill

Have You Been Quiet Today? - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:17:00 +0000

For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. Isaiah 30:15

As I pondered the Lord this morning and rested in His glorious presence, I heard Him ask the question concerning you our subscriber, "Have you been quiet before your Lord today?"

We must ask ourselves this simple question and answer honestly.

Please allow me to encourage you to return to the quiet presence of our Lord within you and there rest a while. In fact, why not wait quietly in the Lord for about 5 to 30 minutes right now?

Practice being still before the Lord in you.

It will change your world and bring transformation to you eternally! It's all because of the death, burial, suffering, and resurrection with our Lord Jesus Christ that we can confidently enter in boldly to His Throne of grace and there rest in Him. Remember, if you are truly born-again through Jesus Christ, the Kingdom of God is now inside of you. How wonderful to know that no matter what your situation or circumstance at this time, you can retreat into God's living and joyous presence within you!

Remember Jesus said the kingdom of God was within the true believer.....

So, I hear the quietness calling you away from the outer world of strife and sin. Come aside and rest awhile in Him.

Remember,

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. Isaiah 32:17

I bless you in Christ Jesus, Beloved.

- Bill

Are You Satisfied? - Bill Stephenson

lifejournal@hotmail.com (Dr. Bill Stephenson) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:36:00 +0000

Our satisfaction comes only from our union with Christ Jesus and the communion we have with Him in us.

I encourage you today to spend some time with your Lord in quietness, worship, praise, and scripture.

You are dead, buried, raised, and seated in Him.

Jesus suffered for your redemption in ways you will never know in this present time.

However, if we are to be stable in the days we now find ourselves we will have to embrace Jesus Christ fully and that means letting go of the world system.

Come out from among them and be separate.

He will receive you unto Himself.

You will be His own.

He that is joined unto the Lord Jesus Christ is one spirit.

So be it unto you.

Blessings!