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My Testimony and How God Has Led Me – the Richard Story Testimony

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My Testimony and How God Has Led Me.

By Richard Story

The purpose of this testimony is not intended to be an all-inclusive autobiography. I’m trying to tell how I kept Jesus out of my heart, and He finally got me to listen to Him.

I was born in a Naval hospital, in Atlanta, Georgia, during a snow storm which is highly unusual for Georgia, even if it was December 12, 1944. I was 22 inches long, and weighed 6 lbs 12 oz. My initial size belied the fact that throughout my life I’ve been average height and definitely […]

My Testimony and How God Has Led Me – the Richard Story Testimony2021-09-20T20:25:13-07:00

The Foreknowledge of God

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Acts 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

Acts 2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge (Gr: prognosis, 1 of 2 uses) of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

Acts 2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Romans […]

The Foreknowledge of God2023-10-16T10:20:24-07:00

Baptizing into the Family (baptize, baptized, baptism)

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  • How do we get to the Father?

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

  • How do we get the Spirit? John the Baptist said,

Matthew 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the […]

Baptizing into the Family (baptize, baptized, baptism)2021-04-13T17:18:49-07:00

All the World

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All the World (and the Church) Wondered After the Beast

See Revelation 13:3, 11-12, Matthew 22:36-40, and 1 Corinthians 10:11

Adam and Eve – all the world, which was the church, wondered after the beast

  • Genesis 3, no other gods…

Noah – nearly all the world wondered after the beast

  • Genesis 6, Matthew 24:37, no other gods, coveting,

Sodom and Gomorrha – nearly all the city wondered after the beast

  • Genesis 18-19, Luke 17:28-29, no other gods, adultery, covet, kill

Joshua and Caleb – nearly all the church wondered after […]

All the World2020-12-26T06:57:53-08:00

God Looks Down

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Deut. 26:15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

Psa. 14:2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

Psa. 53:2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. […]

God Looks Down2020-12-21T05:11:24-08:00

Wh… I Am

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John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

John 6:51 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.

  • Notice the context:
Wh… I Am2021-01-06T11:21:38-08:00

Lucifer Fallen

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Ezekiel 28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

Ezekiel 28:14 […]

Lucifer Fallen2020-12-16T07:26:05-08:00

God the Father 2.0 and QnA

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“That there is one God, a personal, spiritual being, the creator of all things, omnipotent, omniscient, and eternal; infinite in wisdom, holiness, justice, goodness, truth, and mercy; unchangeable, and everywhere present by his representative, the Holy Spirit. Ps. 139:7.” SDA Fundamental Principle, 1889

Genesis 1:26 God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…

  • Adam, as the “Father of all” -Gen. 2:7, Psa. 90:1-2
  • Eve, begotten/brought forth -Gen. […]
God the Father 2.0 and QnA2020-12-16T07:26:46-08:00

Melchisedec

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There are 11 uses in the KJV

Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Notice, the Bible says he was the “king” and “the priest,” not the son of God, nor the spirit of God—and being a king and priest, he must have been a man. If, as the king of Salem (meaning peace), he brought “bread and wine” which were symbolic of the forthcoming life and death of the Son of God, could he not also be symbolic of […]

Melchisedec2020-12-16T07:28:31-08:00

Christ’s Nature

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According to Christ in Mark 8:38, He was born into an “adulterous and sinful generation.” Paul said He was in the “likeness of sinful flesh” (Romans 8:3). “Verily he took not on him the nature of angels [pure and holy]; but he took on him the seed [sperm/nature] of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered […]

Christ’s Nature2020-12-16T07:28:46-08:00

Justification

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We cannot be saved by our works, yet we cannot be saved without them. The reason? The judgment to come (consider Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:10).

“There are conditions to our receiving justification and sanctification, and the righteousness of Christ. I know your meaning, but you leave a wrong impression upon many minds. While good works will not save even one soul, yet it is impossible for even one soul to be saved without good works. 1SM 377.1 (letter to AT Jones)

      • “Justification is the reward […]
Justification2020-10-31T15:03:16-07:00

Stand Up for Jesus – Christina Hilton

How do we receive light from God?

There are many ways, but one of the ways we receive light is through Bible study and prayer

Ps 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

What happens when we reject light?

Example: Saul

Multitude of the Philistines

Israel was afraid

Samuel sets a time

Saul waits, but gets impatient

1 Samuel 13:8-13 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed : but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. [9] And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and […]

Stand Up for Jesus – Christina Hilton2020-10-04T08:04:27-07:00

The Law and the Gospel

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Thank you Wally Ziembicki.

“The Law and The Gospel”

1. Christ’s favorite theme was the paternal tenderness and abundant grace of God; He dwelt much upon the holiness of His character and His law; He presented Himself to the people as the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Let these be the themes of Christ’s ministers. Present the truth as it is in Jesus. Make plain the requirements of the law and the gospel. Tell the people of Christ’s life of self-denial and sacrifice; of His humiliation and death; of His resurrection and ascension; of […]

The Law and the Gospel2020-10-02T17:09:22-07:00

Gospel in the Sanctuary (Angels in the Sanctuary)

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Steps to the Father

By Zaddoch Ponde GSrrM –Kenya

GospelSoundersMinistry.org

Hebrews 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount.

Psa 77:13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

  • Light from the sanctuary illumined the past, the […]
Gospel in the Sanctuary (Angels in the Sanctuary)2020-10-04T08:06:12-07:00

A Deeper Look at the Angels

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Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Daniel 8:15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

Daniel 8:16 And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, […]

A Deeper Look at the Angels2020-08-20T17:05:08-07:00

To the Next US President

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I am neither a political activist nor an enthusiast, but I am a Bible prophecy student—therefore interested in the goings on of the governments of the world. Today I speak to the next United States President. After all, the nations are prepping to fulfill the prophecy of the second half of Revelation 13, verses 11-18!

Many kings / leaders in the Bible liked God’s people:

  • Potiphar didn’t believe his wife over Joseph, else Joseph would have been slain – Genesis 39
      • Civil power = Potiphar (captain of the guard/army […]
To the Next US President2020-10-04T08:06:25-07:00

Gideon

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Gideon had just seen the “angel of the LORD…”

Judg. 6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:

Judg. 6:26 And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove […]

Gideon2020-10-04T08:06:41-07:00

Believe On!

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The following verses contain every time the KJV uses the phrase “believe on.”

John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

John 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for […]

Believe On!2023-01-29T13:40:21-08:00

Shadow of the Almighty

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Psa. 91:1 “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

How is this word “shadow” used in the KJV?

      • Gen. 19:8 “Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.”
      • Num. 14:9 “Only rebel […]
Shadow of the Almighty2020-10-04T08:06:55-07:00

Job and the 144,000

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The story of Job illustrates the experience of the 144,000. Here’s how:

    • His experience was the earthly focus of the war between Christ And His angels and Satan and his angels. (1-2)
        • He sinned not in all his experience.
        • 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
    • All earthly support was cut off. (1:12, 21)
        • Revelation 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and […]
Job and the 144,0002020-06-18T11:32:11-07:00

How was Jesus Raised from the Dead?

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Matthew 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

Matthew 17:23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

Luke 9:22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests […]

How was Jesus Raised from the Dead?2021-03-17T08:13:08-07:00

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