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"It Is No Secret (What Can Do)" by Stuart Hamblen

"Oh Glorious Love" by John W. Peterson (Performed by Reuben Capistrano and Pianist Shirley Ladion)

"Spirit Song" by John Wimber (Performed by Shirley Ladion)

"Via Dolorosa" by Billy Sprague (Performed by Shirley Ladion)

"I Asked The Lord" by Jimmy Duncan and Johnny Lange (Performed by Reuben Capistrano)

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  The Third Person of the Godhead Series – Part 42 -JOY: THE SECOND ‘FRUIT’ OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (Part 4) 
  by Pastor Nathaniel Fajardo
  December 25, 2024

  MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:

  December 25, 2024

  The Third Person of the Godhead Series – Part 42

  JOY: THE SECOND ‘FRUIT’ OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (Part 4) 

  Jesus said: “I say unto you, that likewise JOY SHALL BE in HEAVEN OVER ONE SINNER THAT REPENTETH, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need not repentance.” . . . Likewise, I say unto you, there is JOY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ANGELS of God over one sinner that repenteth.” Luke 15: 7-10, KJV. There is joy in heaven, and in the presence of the angels on earth as well, when even one sinner sincerely repents. 

  Why? See John 16:7-15. Because that repentance was produced by the convicting power of the Holy Spirit alone—not by any finite mortal regardless of his persuasive talents of speech, charisma, demeanor, aura, or theological expertise—upon the  heart and conscience of any sinner, whether condemned criminal, murderer, rapist, terrorist, etc., who has not yet fully grieved away the Holy Spirit thereby closing his own probation. (Matt. 12: 31, 32; Mark 3: 28, 29; Eph. 4:30; 1 John 5:16). 

  He may be deemed and officially judged a hopeless case worthy of being eliminated from human society by either/or  or both the state (secular government) and the church (religion) by their own different standards of morality and justice, but God alone in Christ through the HOLY SPIRIT reads the hidden thoughts, motives, and intents of the heart and mind. (See 2 Cor. 2: 10-14; cf. Heb 4: 12, 13; Eph. 6: 17, last part). 

  Moreover, his assigned  personal guardian angel from birth recorded his every thought, word, and deed in the heavenly records where there are no false or defective entries. And Jesus alone is the merciful Intercessor and righteous Judge of all the earth. (Rom. 14: 10, 12; Eccl. 12: 13, 14; 2 Cor. 5:10

  This repentance that brings spiritual joy is the genuine one, not the counterfeit  “repentance that needs to be repented of.” (See 2 Cor. 7: 8-11). Bitter regret is not synonymous with godly repentance. The former is bereft of all hope, joy, and peace whatsoever, for it is carnal in nature. Two classic yet fearfully-sad examples are  Esau in the OT, and Judas Iscariot in the NT. The latter is spiritual in nature, filled with hope and promises of justification by faith, reconciliation with God, clearing of the conscience, inner peace and joy, and ultimate victory over one’s sins and desertions of loyalty to God. Such were the encouraging and powerful recorded life examples of David, Solomon, Peter, from Saul the persecutor to Paul the venerable apostle to the Gentiles, etc. 

  They all experienced, manifested, testified, and witnessed to in word, deed, and in their victorious lives the spiritual JOY of working with and privilege and honor of suffering for the cause of Christ on earth in their respective “calling and election.” They “presented their bodies, a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which was their reasonable service” and turned away from “conforming to the world” and were “transformed by the renewing of their mind” and thereby “proved what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” (Rom. 12: 1, 2, KJV). 

  Here are one of the most precious and sweetest words to ever fall from the mouth of our soon-coming Savior to all His faithful, humble, hard-working disciples and servants on earth, who experienced the joy of the Holy Spirit and joyfully worked the works of Christ! 

      “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou has been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the JOY of thy Lord.” Matt. 25: 21, 23.

  To be continued next MWM, God willing.  Bless all, NMF.

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  The Third Person of the Godhead Series – Part 41 – JOY: THE SECOND ‘FRUIT’ OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (Part 3)
  by Pastor Nathaniel Fajardo
  December 18, 2024

  MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:

  December 18, 2024

  The Third Person of the Godhead Series – Part 41

  JOY: THE SECOND ‘FRUIT’ OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (Part 3)

  Since this joy is a fruit borne of the Holy Spirit, who, unlike the incarnate Creator, “is devoid of the personality of humanity and independent thereof,” it is exclusively divine in nature and power. It cannot be manufactured, “new modeled,” or re-invented by any finite mortal nor duplicated or “cloned” by artificial intelligence. However, it is Satan, the “father of lies” and master deceiver, working through his evil agencies, who has all too successfully counterfeited joy (and all the other “fruits”) in many forms—all pseudo, fleeting, sensual, fleshly, and spiritualistic (the counterfeit of spiritual). 

  And since “spiritual things are spiritually discerned”, this joy can only be discerned and experienced with a spiritual mind, not a carnal one for “the carnal mind is at enmity with the law of God,” which is spiritual. 

  So, Jesus carefully taught His disciples to not only pray “the Lord’s Prayer” but “with importunity to ask, seek, and knock for the Holy Spirit.”(Luke 11:1-13).

  Having first done this with a contrite heart and meek spirit, let us now savor the precious truths contained in the following sampling verses on joy, beginning with Psalms (kJV): 

      “Thou shalt shew me the path of life: in Thy presence is fullness of JOY; at Thy right hand are pleasures forever more.” Ps.16:11, 12. 

        “For His anger endureth for but a moment; in His favor is life: weeping may endure for a night but JOY cometh in the morning.” Ps. 30:5.

        “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence [in the Holy Spirit]; and take not the Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto to me the JOY of Thy salvation [from sin and Satan]; and uphold me with Thy free Spirit Ps. 51: 10-12. 

        “They that sow in tears shall reap in JOY. He that goeth forth and weepers, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with REJOICING, bringing his sheaves with him.” Ps. 126:5, 6; cf. Gal.6: 7-10.

  To be continued next MWM, God willing. Bless all, NMF.