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The Friendly Ghost.

The Friendly Ghost?

Greetings. For those who know me well, I am a kid at heart. I like reading classic comic books and watching cartoon series. Recently, God had me search for Casper-the friendly ghost. As I looked at my search engine results, I found an article showing how that cartoon originated. It has fascinating parallels with the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

As a child, I enjoyed looking at the old Casper cartoons. In analyzing the Casper cartoons, I never wondered about his previous life. If he is a ghost, he must have existed in a body. I discovered some details about his previous earthly life as I read that article. His original name was Casper McFadden, and he died from pneumonia when he was 12. The cold weather was a factor due to his playing with his sled for a long time.

After dying, the young lad came back in a ghostly form. He was a friendly ghost and wanted to make friends. This poor soul did not know that people, except for the children, would look at him and get scared silly. In the first episode, he was looked down upon by his fellow ghosts because he did not participate in scaring people and haunting houses. Separating himself from his family, He made friends with some children he encountered, and they brought him home to Mama. When they introduced him to Mama, she got so scared that she got under the bed with her children.

During this commotion, a knock came on the door. It was a Bill Collector with a foreclosure notice. Casper opened the door, and when the collector looked at him, he got scared and fled. Upon seeing this, the mother realized Casper did not mean any harm. Impressed with her deliverance from that Bill Collector, she adopted him as part of the family.

The Holy Spirit Wants To Be Our Friend.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. (1 Cor 2:13)

Upon looking at this, it gave me a launching pad for my message. All Christians know that the only friendly ghost is the Holy Spirit. Just as the other ghosts in the Casper cartoons were scaring people, the Holy Spirit does the opposite. He is our friend and wants to deliver us from fear. As Casper delivered the poor lady from a bill collector and foreclosure notice, the Holy Spirit will do the same for you. He is the genius that lives inside of you.

Classic cartoons are great, but they have subtle messages. In the case of Casper, there are no ghosts from our departed ones roaming the area. The Bible says that it is appointed unto man to die once, and after this, the judgment. When our loved ones die, they either go to heaven or hell.

If you see your loved ones return from the dead, it is a familiar spirit. (Lev 19:31) Don’t entertain nor talk to it because it is a portal for other demonic spirits to oppress you. In this age and time, we need to be alert. Satan is out to deceive us. Let’s be wise to close down any loopholes. Below, I have enclosed a link for the Casper fans. God bless.

Prayer for Salvation

Jesus wants to be your friend. Tomorrow is not promised, especially if you are not saved. God says that now is the day of Salvation. (2 Cor 6:2) Start a new beginning and pray this prayer now-

Dear Lord, I am a sinner. Forgive me for my sins. Come into my heart and make me a new creation. Your death, burial, and resurrection have now become mine. I accept you as Lord. I believe God has raised you from the dead, and I am saved! Thank you, Jesus, for saving me. I am born again and will serve you for the rest of my life!

If you have prayed this prayer, please let us know. Go to the contact section and fill out the contact form on this blog so that we can rejoice and teach you how to live in victory. Welcome to the family, and remember that -YOU HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST!

Link to Casper Cartoons–https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/609560/how-did-casper-the-friendly-ghost-die

Are You An Agent Of Shield?

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Are you an agent of Shield? That’s the thought I want to share with you. I grew up during the ’60s, and as a child, I was intrigued by the many Spy shows and Comic books that dealt with Spy agents. TV shows about Spies were top-rated. Series like Mission Impossible and The Man From UNCLE were my favorites. James Bond movies were exciting, showing the latest gadgets.

One Comic book I always remember was Nick Fury, Agent of Shield. Nick Fury was part of an Elite Special Forces army during World War II. He commanded a group of eight soldiers and trained them to be Commandos. His Unit was called Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos. They would be a thorn in the side of Hitler and the German Army.

Upon Fury’s discharge from the Army, he got recruited to form a unique Spy agency called Shield. This time, he would be known as Colonel Nick Fury-Agent of Shield. His mission was to protect the USA from all enemies. (Domestic and International) What I liked about the comic was its artwork and the fancy gadgets they used. (Comic book available thru Amazon. See link below) (1)

You Are Called To Be An Agent Of Shield

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (Gen 15:1)

Just as the Government called Sgt Fury into greater service to form a fighting machine unit named Shield, the Lord calls you to be his agent. You are a fighting machine in the Spirit with a Shield second to none–The Lord. That Shield is greater than the one which Captain America uses. Think about this for a second. Sgt Fury spent years in Warfare and Training, now, he was called into a greater task.

During the Iraq War, The US was on an initial stage known as Desert Shield. It was a time of training, being alert, and studying the enemy. The last stage was Desert Storm, where it was no holds barred, attack, and take no prisoners. We are supposed to do the same.

God trains us for a season for our Desert Shield. Then, he releases us to cause serious damage to the enemy. (Desert Storm) Acts 17:6 shows us that the disciples turned the world Upside Down. Will God use you to do the same? Let’s be an agent of Shield and cause the devil a headache. God bless.

(1) https://amzn.to/3Jjr49R

Prayer to accept Jesus

The Lord is recruiting Agents of Shield. Be a part of God’s Elite Force. Will you accept the challenge? If so, pray this prayer-

It’s Time To Take Out Your Pistol!

For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. (Heb 4:2)

Are you ready to arm yourself against Unbelief? I am! First, we got a few words to define in this verse. As we carefully look at the above verse, we will see how the Word will come alive and minister to us. Let’s look at four interesting words–

1- Word–The Greek word is defined as “Logos.” It is sayings and thoughts that come from God. It is defined as the written word.

2- Profit–The Greek word is defined as “Opheleo” (O-fel-eh-o) One of its definitions is investment. We need to take time in our schedule and invest in meditating on the word. (Joshua 1:8) Notice in the above verse that the word did not yield an increase in their investment. The Jews had a mental assent of the Lord’s promise of entering their promised land but did not allow God’s word to take root in their hearts.

2- Mixed—The Greek word “Sugkerannumi” (Soong-ker-an-noo-mee) speaks of mixture and unity. Be careful about what you think, hear, or speak. Do not allow worries, cares, or anxieties to rob you of God’s blessings.

4- Faith–The Greek word is “Pistus!”–It is similar to the word Pistol. It involves a deep conviction of truth. Fidelity. It gives us an understanding of the character of God and our trust in him.

As we conclude on these four major points, we see the following. The importance of investing some time in confessing God’s promises. Next, do not read the word as you would read a newspaper but speak out his promises for your life. Complaining, grumbling, and unbelief shouldn’t have a place in our lives. It can have serious consequences for our lives and finally, the word trust is important.

Trusting in God’s word will give us the boldness to stand and fight the good fight of faith. As we do this, our words will be like a pistol shooting at the areas of the flesh, sickness, and other obstacles. Doing this will allow us to possess the land and enjoy God’s best for our lives. Please take some time to listen to today’s podcast for an in-depth study of this subject matter. God bless!

Yokes—A Study Guide.

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And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. (Isa 10:27)

I) Define Yoke and it’s use–

A Yoke is according to Merriam Webster’ ‘s dictionary as a wooden bar or frame by which two Oxen are joined by the head or neck. It was an instrument used to plow the field. A Yoke according to the word symbolizes servitude, slavery or fellowship.
There are two main evil Yokes–The Yoke of wood and of Iron. Wood symbolizes the flesh and Iron slavery (Demonic Oppression) The iron Yoke was used with prisoners of wars. They would have an iron Yoke around their necks.
A Yoke can be defined spiritually as sickness, poverty and oppression. One of the ways an evil Yoke can be destroyed is thru Fasting. ( Isa 58:6)
Christ set us free from all evil Yokes. The word Christ means Yoke breaking, burden removing power of God. (Isa 10:27) Knowing your identity in Christ is the first step in breaking evil Yokes in your life.
A Yoke can be a good thing. Christ invites us to put on his Yoke. (Matt 11:28-30) How are we Yoked with Christ? The word says that we have the mind of Christ. (I Cor 2:16) By confessing and hiding his word in our hearts, we learn to think like Christ.

II) Examples of Wooden and Iron Yokes—

Yokes were used in Jeremiah 27 and 28. God led Jeremiah to make a wooden yoke as a symbol for the people of Judah to surrender to King Nebuchadnezzar. He wanted to show mercy to Judah, but a false prophet broke Jeremiah’s Yoke of wood. He Prophesied lies and in return God brought judgment. The false Prophet died and Israel was going to get a more severe judgment with a Yoke of Iron.
King Saul had a Yoke of Wood. His flesh got the best of him. He hardened his heart many times, until an evil sprit came upon him. This got him into a Yoke of Iron. (I Sam 16:14)
Another example is Judas. He was bound with a yoke of the flesh. He did not heed Jesus’s call to repent. At the communion table, Satan, himself entered into him and he went the point of no return. (John 13:27)

Summary—There is one more example, but I want to encourage you to click on my podcast links below for more teachings on the different types of Yokes. God bless.

(1) https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escrava_Anastacia.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

(2) https://rumble.com/v2r25sr-understanding-yokes.html

(3) https://rumble.com/v2r6shk-the-yoke-of-the-lord.html

Weekend Recap (May 28th-June 3rd)

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. (I Cor. 15:58)

Greetings. I want to share some thoughts in our Weekend Recap. A lot has been happening this past week. Our ministry is expanding. Recently, we signed up with the Rumble website. It is a website similar to Facebook, but better. (In my opinion) It allows an open forum of discussion without no censure of speech or idiotic fact-finding.

The best part is that we can download our ministry videos and get supported by their ads. This medium means that if enough people watch us, it will create money to help keep us through ads. We already have a similar method through our Podcasting programs. We are not seeing significant gains now but are hopeful for the future.

Some of you have sown some seeds in our ministry. We thank God for you, and your labor of love is not in vain. Others have sown prayers, and we have seen some significant breakthroughs. Not everyone can contribute money, but you can give us some exposure. Consider sharing through Family, Friends, and Social Media.

God has opened a door for us to minister in Russia through Social Media. I have used Google Translate to communicate with them and shared some of our videos. Please pray for a massive harvest in that area. It’s not the first time that we have ministered to Russia. We have another blog that has traveled to Russia and other places. There is a great hunger for the Lord in that area. Pray for God to move in these end times.

Enclosed you will see a link to our past podcast and video. (Thursday and Friday) We pray that they will minister to you. Keep our ministry in prayer, and let’s believe God for souls. God bless.

1- Thursday Video–https://rumble.com/v2rg72k-the-yoke-of-the-lord…part-2.html

2- Friday’s podcast. (See link Below)

The Unarmed Soldier

Greg Plants–Guest blogger

An unarmed soldier left his home to serve in a foreign land.
To win liberty for all and bring the tired, huddled masses home. To set the captives free. His love was what defeated the strongest foe.
His dedication to us required His ultimate sacrifice, which He dutifully gave for all.

Today we give remembrance and thanks to the Unarmed Soldier, who bought us the liberty we often take for granted. Who loved us so much that He gave up himself in living service to purchase our eternal liberty.
Today I give thankful remembrance to the Unarmed Soldier
that gave His life for me. I vow to reflect gratefully
on the peace and, liberty that His service purchased for all.

This Unarmed Soldier is not unknown but openly known to all.
He lovingly asks us to enlist in sharing with captive,
oppressed, hell-bound souls the liberty that He bought.
Love for the captive, oppressed, and hopeless
compelled the Unarmed Soldier to leave all He loved.
To go where he was not received. To be unappreciated,
mocked, and ridiculed. To war against an enemy, we could not defeat
and win eternal liberty that can only be awarded
through a dedicated relationship with Him.

Today I give thankful remembrance to the Unarmed Soldier. He gave His life for me, and I vow to reflect gratefully on the peace and liberty His service purchased for all. Many experience the benefits of being in His service, but very few have attained His ultimate sacrifice. Have we faithfully given dedicated service, or are we only serving our time?

Now let my life reflect that His death was not in vain, that His love bought my liberty so I can serve others, too. Unarmed soldiers are what we are. Armed with power, and remembrance, of the Unarmed Soldier. Who bought peace, love, and liberty for all. Today I give thankful remembrance to the Unarmed Soldier that gave His life for me. I vow to reflect gratefully on the peace and liberty His faithful service purchased for all.
Thank you, Unarmed Soldier, for leaving home for me!!

Freedom Isn’t Free!

The freedom we live to come and go, to buy and sell. To be who we are comes at a price because freedom isn’t free! All that is valuable, precious, and good was bought with a price from one who stood because freedom isn’t free!

To escape bondage, tyranny, and fear. Our freedom’s price was paid by someone so dear. A price willingly paid for others to live free. Was a reward to the rescued because freedom isn’t free!

Will we so easily forget, diminish, discard, or take for granted? The ones who were scarred to make freedom available? To provide a peaceful life? Let us always remember with heartfelt reverence those who gave to assure our pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness because freedom isn’t free!

Our military willingly offered their lives in service to us, so that our daily lives had hope of life’s full gain. Our Lord Jesus Christ did the same and added eternity’s blessings as well. Remember those that paid the ultimate price for the freedom we live and the hopes we hold fast because they fully understood–Freedom isn’t free!

Copyright. Gregory L. Plants- (2016)). Brother Gregory Plants is a personal friend of mine. I have known him for many years. He has a deep love for God and his country. Having served in the US Navy for many years, he shares his thoughts on the word and the USA. Please pray for Greg and his family. God bless.

Kingdom Business-A study lesson

Weekend recap-Week of May 14

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Tim 2:15)

Greetings, here are the last three of my podcast for this week. Since most of you are on my mailing list and were sent Monday and Tuesday’s program, I decided to include the other three podcasts. Take some time to study and learn. God has a word for you. Please let us know if you need the other two, and we will gladly send it. We are, also, on Spotify, so you can use the link below to catch up. (1) God bless.

(1) If using Spotify—-look for us under the Christian Corner Broadcast/Caleb A Santos and click follow. You should hear all of our teachings. Here is the link provided…https://spoti.fi/42rxOtZ

A Bet Gone Sour!

But as for you who forsake the Lord and forget my holy mountain, who spread a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny (Isa 65:11-NIV) (1)

We have been studying the life of Samson. A lot can be gained from observing his life and the choices he made. His birth was miraculous. His mom was barren, and it was during a dark period of time when Israel was under Philistine rule. Their parents named him Samson, which means Sunshine.

He had a calling to deliver his people from the Philistine rule, But God saw that he would only begin to deliver his people. (Judges 13:5) God knows all things and knew that Samson was going to have a hard time dealing with the temptation of the world and the flesh. For more detailed studies of his life, click on the link below. (2) Now, fast-forward to Judges 14.

Judges 14 presents us with Samson and his flirtation with the world. First, he fell in love with a Philistine woman. This woman was not Jewish and had no covenant with God. This made him unequally yoked. Along the way to visit her, Samson encountered a Lion. He gave way to the enemy because of his disobedience, but God had mercy on him.

Samson killed a Lion with his bare hands, which meant that he touched a dead body, violating his Nazarite vow. A few days later, he returned to the scene and found honey around the dead body of the Lion. Again, he violated his Nazarite vow and touched Lion’s dead body in order to get the honey. He hid his sinful acts from his parents.

Betting Woes

Samson failed to see the mercy and grace of God. He took it for granted. At a party with his Philistine buddies, He wanted to make a bet with them. He tells them a riddle and gives them 7 days to solve it.

This reminds me of the movie–The Hustler with one of my favorite actors by the name of Paul Newman. (3) It deals with a fictional story of a pool shark by the name of Eddie Felsen. In the movie, he enters a pool hall and declares that he is going to win ten grand in one night.

He is confident in his skills concerning the game of pool. He meets up with a seasoned Pool player by the name of Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). Eddie bets Minnesota for the grand prize, and it’s game on. Along the way, Eddie starts to win and surpasses his goal of $10,000. His partner begs him to quit, but Eddie gets greedy.

He starts to drink and can’t hold his liquor. This affects his game, and he winds up losing everything except for $300. A sad state of affairs. Concerning Samson, he made a bet with his Philistine buddies. He thought that he would get ahead by using God’s anointing to win some nice suits from the Philistines. Meanwhile, the Philistines went behind Samson’s back and intimidated his wife. They wanted her to pressure Samson into revealing the answer to the riddle.

Deadly chains of events

The Philistines came with the answer, and Samson knew that they used his wife. Outraged, he killed 30 men in cold blood to get his garments for his buddies. The next thing that happened in Samson’s life was that his wife abandoned him. She ran off with his best friend. What lessons can we learn from this?

Don’t take God’s grace and mercy for granted. Stay away from betting your money on the Lottery and Casinos. Betting may not land you in hell, but it can set a chain of events that will bring destruction and chaos to your life and family. Lady luck and Destiny are not your source. Beloved, hear me out. I know some Christians get desperate and play the lottery.

Some have won some great amounts of money, but be careful. God is your source. Forsake the game of chance and learn God’s way of how to be blessed. Above all, respect God’s grace and his anointing.

You Are Called To Be An Agent Of Shield

Prayer to accept Jesus

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