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<u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>2008-12-15
- "INSIGHTS ON SOUL-HEALTH" - Casey Treat</b></span></font></u></p>
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<u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>NOTE</b></span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">:
Remember what Paul said in 1 Corinthians 3:22-23 (3:18-4:17) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"For
all </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>things</b></span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas (Peter), or world, or
life, or death, or </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>things</b></span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
present, or coming; all </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>are</b></span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
yours; </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>23</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
and you are Christ's; and Christ is God's." </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
am of Wesley; I am of Luther; I am of Calvin; I am of Casey Treat -
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">No</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
- all of these and many more are </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">all</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
gifts of God to all of us in the whole church. Let us not divide
Christ or His Body or the church. We are </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">all</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
One New Man. What Casey said in the sermon to follow is for all of
us. So, none of us are like Jesus - He alone is perfect.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
started out Presbyterian. Then my Methodist step-grandfather
introduced me into his stream of church history. Next in 1925 the
Presbyterians, Methodists and Congregationalists of Canada came
together in 1925 to form the United Church of Canada. From the age of
4 to 20, this was almost all I knew. But God led me into the Navy in
1943 before I knew Him, with the promise that if I followed His
leading, He would reveal Himself to me, which He did 9 months later.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Through
the "Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Christian Association" I
rubbed shoulders with many Evangelical denominations. This continued
in 1946 through the "Intervarsity Christian Fellowship" in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 1949 God led me into the American Baptist
Convention where I was ordained in 1951, and graduated from Northern
Baptist Theological Seminary in 1952. Along the way I touched base
with the North Battleford, Saskatchewan Visitation in 1948, the
Charismatic move of the late '60's and a number of other groups.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
received benefit (the "precious") from each one of these, and of
course had chicken and fish bones on the side of my plate also. But
we can be like Jeremiah in 15:19 (15:19-21) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"Therefore
thus says Jehovah, If you return, then will I bring you again, that
you may stand before me; and </b></span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>if
you take forth the precious from the vile</b></span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>,
you shall be as my mouth." </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
make no mistake, there are nuggets - there is that which is precious
- from </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">all</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
God has given to the church. This is true of Casey Treat. So when you
eat from various preachers and denominations, follow God's word to
Jeremiah, and enjoy the meat.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
these are my notes that I took from the sermon by Casey Sunday
12-07-08. A few of my own thoughts got mingled in. I trust Casey will
forgive me, and I trust you'll do with my thoughts the same as his,
and take the precious from the vile. So you can see what he alone
said, go to his Website at "Christian Faith Center" in Federal
Way - and you can get his CD or DVD for his full sermon. - Jim Watt</span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><u>"<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">INSIGHTS
ON SOUL-HEALTH"</span></font></b></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
- Sunday 12-07-08 - Casey Treat</b></span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Deuteronomy
8:18 (8:11-20) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"But
you shall remember Jehovah your God, for it is he that gives you
power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he
swore unto your fathers, as at this day." </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">We
are to remember what is in this section, for we </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">all</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
need God. He sends His rain on the just and the unjust, so we are </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">all</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
candidates for His blessing - but especially those of the Household
of faith.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3
John 2 (2-4) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"Beloved,
I pray that in all </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>things</b></span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
you prosper and be in health, even as your :soul prospers." </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">When
we have </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">Right
Truth</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
plus </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">Right
Focus</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
- it will produce </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">Right
Results</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">.
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">Live</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
in verses like this. Pastor David Yonggi Cho often quotes a verse
such as this in his daily devotions 1000 times! This makes the Word
of God part of the warp and woof of our being! It is doubtful if any
of us matches </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">this</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
example. Notice that God's goal for us is that basically as our </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">soul</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
prospers in Him, then His blessing flows out of this to all else that
pertains to us! This kind of life is God's goal for us - therefore
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">eminently</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
possible! A </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">poor</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
soul is always </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">negative</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
but a prosperous soul views all situations and circumstances in a
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">positive</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
manner. This all boils down to a Poor Soul Versus a Positive Soul.
You and I can choose which we will be.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Football
players under their eyes put a black mark to cut sun glare. A
quarterback printed Philippians 4:13 under each eye in black. </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">This</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
would intimidate the enemy as he looked through the mask! </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"I
can do all </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>things</b></span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
in him that strengthens me." (4:10-20)</b></span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Matthew
12:35 (12:33-37) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"The
good man out of the good treasure brings forth good </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>things</b></span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>things</b></span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>."
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Practice
in keeping your heart filled with good treasure versus evil treasure.
Then </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">that</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
is what will naturally flow out. Dad Crittendon of Chicago was its
number one piano salesman, and also superintendent in his day of
Pacific Garden Mission. No one ever heard him say a bad word against
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">any</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
fellow human being. One friend one day said, "Dad, I'll bet you
that you've even got a good word for the devil." That temporarily
set him back on his heels. Then his eye brightened and he replied,
"Well, we </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">could</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
emulate his zeal!"</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">So what seeds can we sow in our
heart to make our soul prosper? Here are 8 seeds:</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>1. Vision</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>2. Desire</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>3. Beliefs (right beliefs)</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>4. Faith</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>5. Discipline - Get up! Turn
off the TV!</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>6. Ethics - work ethics</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>7. Creativity - after the
image of God</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>8. Passion - spark - spunk</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Practice
these after sowing them, and </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">soon</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
your soul will begin to prosper. </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">Speak</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
these seeds regularly. Casey was a drug addict at 17 and burnt out.
Somebody sowed good seeds into him, even the above 8. They changed
his life, and in the last 29 years he is out of debt, out of jail,
owns his own car and home, is happily married with a family, and
leading one of the largest churches in the SeaTac Metroplex, filling
2 campuses with some 8000, mostly his own converts. When he was a
young shoe salesman while attending Bible College, Dennis Bennett was
served by him. He said - "Young man, God's hand is upon you, and He
has destined you to lead one of the large churches of Seattle." His
example can help us each one to preach ourselves happy.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Galatians
3:13 (3:8-14) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"Christ
redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us;
because it is written, Accursed every one hanging on a trees: </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>14</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
that unto the nations might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ
Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through
:faith."</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
According to this, God </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">has
set us up</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
to live an abundant life of blessing. He will help us to leave an
inheritance for our children and grandchildren. Parents can set up
our descendants as the next generation. We as parents can do this
because our Heavenly Father </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">has
set us up</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">!
He has </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">redeemed</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
us from the </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">curse</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
of the law, because Jesus became a curse for us by dying on a tree.
Now the blessing of Abraham has come upon us Gentiles, because we
have an inheritance in the "One New Man." We now have the
"Promise of the Spirit" and can enter in. We move </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">from</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
the negative </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">to</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
the positive. Sin, sickness, poverty and spiritual death are old
things that pass away and all the promises of God now join up with us
as New Creations! </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Now
see the blessing God promised Abram in Genesis 12:1-3 (12:1-9) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"Now
Jehovah said unto Abram, Get you out of your country, and from your
kindred, and from your father's house, unto the land that I will show
you: </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>2</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
and I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make
your name great: and be you a blessing: </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>3</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
and I will bless them that bless you, and him that curses you will I
curse: and in you shall all the families of the earth be blessed." </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
God </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">has
set us up</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
in Abraham, to live a blessed life. According to our faith is it unto
us, for first we must believe! We are the somebodies to do something
- namely to be a blessing. We are "blessed" "to bless."</span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">What
if we find out we were switched at birth, and we discover we have a
noble and blessed heritage. But - that </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">is</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
what we have in God, and </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">can</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
discover it! Some are more committed than others to be this blessing
- but we can - if we will. All can choose to press into this place of
blessing. We don't have to hang on to our old ragged "Blankie"
like the boy in "Peanuts." We don't have to rehearse and nurse
our ragged past. We can get </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">new
clothes</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
for </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">old</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">.
We don't </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">have</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
to believe the news of papers and TV more then the </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">Good
News</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
of the Bible. Spend but 10% of time on the negative news and 90% on
Good Bible News! American politics, democracy or business won't save.
Earth is waiting for the church to preach right perspectives! Only
the church preaches the Good News of the Gospel. Only the one church
gives the best. Do we like Abram </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">really</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
believe God? Do we really believe the Bible? Then see what happened
to Abraham in the very next chapter, after God in chapter 12 had
promised to make him a blessing. Genesis 13:2 (13:1-12) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"And
Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold." </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">It
took God but one chapter to fulfill His promises in Abraham! Then the
blessing of Abraham is designed by God for both Gentile and Jew.
Don't be a goat. Goats "butt." </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">But</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
I have never made it. </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">But</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
you don't know the impossible situation I'm in. But - But - But.
Sheep say "Ab-ba - Ye-es Father! I believe!" </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">2
Corinthians 8:9 8:8-15) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"For
you know the grace of our :Lord Jesus Christ, that, being rich, for
you he became poor, that you by his :poverty might become rich."
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Note
well the Grace of Jesus. He was rich with</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">the</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Father
from the beginning. Then for us He became poor, that through Him we
might become rich! We now can become rich in all ways that we might
be a blessing. Do we want to be poor for the Lord? No. Sick for the
Lord? No. In sin for the Lord No. To think like this shows confusion,
and that we are listening to religious people, but not Bible-oriented
people. Believe the latter and accept it.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">What
happens when we are blessed? Then thieves break in and steal. The
devil is like that. See John 10:10 (10:7-18) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"The
thief comes not, but to steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that
they may have life, and may have abundance." </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
thief would stop God's blessing, which is life, and life abundant.
Say, "No!" I refuse to let you, devil, steal God's blessing from
me.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Instead
I will walk in 1 Peter 5:8 (5:6-11) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"Be
sober, watch: the devil, your Adversary, as a roaring lion, walks
about, seeking to gulp down: </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>9</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
whom withstand steadfast in the faith." </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">When
we walk strong in the Lord in this kind of truth, the devil will
break his teeth on us. Don't even let him </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">gum</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
you after he loses his teeth. We cast out demons, and stomp on them.
They tremble! Christians torment the devil.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Remember
- </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">God
sets us up</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">!
He does it through Christ's Redemptive Act. It is a Finished Work. We
can't add to it, but just need to repent, and freely receive. The
flesh hates to be put in this position, but the human spirit loves
it. Don't let the devil rip you off. Get your gun out and your bat -
and protect your wife and house and kids. </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">Get
your "peace" back</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">.
Walk in the blessing of Abraham.</span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">See
1 John 3:8 (3:4-8) </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>"Who
does :sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. To
this </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>end</b></span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
was the Son of :God manifested, that he might destroy the works of
the devil. </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Who
sins is of the devil and Jesus came to destroy the works of the
devil. See the </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Audacity</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
of hope! Don't bow to the devil - No sin, no sickness, no poverty.
God </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">has
set us up</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
to walk in blessing. Say, "Satan is </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">not</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
going to steal my love, my joy, my peace, my family. I am a child of
God. I am God's disciple. I am walking in His blessing.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">God
has overcome Satan on our behalf and he is already a defeated foe.
Believe it. Act upon it. But - God can't overcome our flesh! He has
left this as </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">our</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
responsibility. </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">We</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
overcome our own flesh: laziness and selfishness - and we all have
it. So in this too - walk in the blessing of Abraham. Decide. The
devil is </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">not</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
the problem; he </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">is</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
defeated by Christ. But our flesh, </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">we</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
must deal with.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
remember - God </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">has
set us up</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
Confess what the Word of God says about us! Confess true wealth and
the </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Prosperous
Soul!</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Let this blessing of God come </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">through</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
you as a blessing to others - not </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">upon</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
you for personal blessing. Don't focus on the negative, but on the
</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">something</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
new inside. And - it doesn't have to be something </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">big</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
- just start out by saying the right things. Remember Dad Crittendon!
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