Hearing God’s Word and Counsel – Audio
Hearing God’s Word and Counsel
Believing Renewed Mind Greenkill Conference Center Carr, Jesse 05/04/2014 05/04/2014
This teaching is about being careful regarding what we listen to in our daily lives and seeking counsel from spiritually sharp, trustworthy believers when we need help. We are instructed to keep our minds set on the powerful, true Word of God and not every new thing that comes across our screens. Gearing our minds to always wanting to hear the next new thing leads to idolatry. Clear the distractions away, receive the Word of God, renew your mind, and hear counsel.
Counsel
Believing the Truth
Leadership and Service Hasbrouck Heights VFW (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ) Carr, Jesse 02/16/2014 02/16/2014
This teaching is about how God designed life so He could be with His family. He ordered life so that He is able to bless, help, provide, and lead us like a good father leads his family. True Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, it is the way of a Father with His family. When we let God do His part as a Father to meet our needs, then we are not overly burdened and are able to serve. This order for life allows us to serve God and His people, even when its not convenient. We should be able to rearrange our plans if a need pops up. As an example, this teaching looks at Jesus Christ’s taking care of God’s people after the death of John the Baptist.
The Family of God
God’s Way vs. the Ways of the World
Believing Greenkill Conference Center Carr, Jesse 06/25/2019 06/25/2019
God’s way works in the face of what the Adversary does in the world. Things work out when they are done God’s way. This teaching looks at a couple of examples of people getting delivered God’s way juxtaposed with a believer who tried to do things his own way. The believers in Acts didn’t make contingency plans if things didn’t work out the way they expected when they carried out God’s business. We sometimes shrink from believing for much smaller circumstances than what Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego faced. The Adversary has been luring people with comfort and “more” since the Garden of Eden. In the Old Testament, Gehazi had seen God do miracles time and time again yet he still tried to meet his own needs. We’ve also seen the impossible done by God. God is able to care for us, so we do not need to do things the world’s way. We are not defined by the riches of this world, and we should not be easily tricked. We are fully equipped by God. Let’s believe and renew our mind to doing God’s work, not men’s work.
Figures of Speech of Repetition
How God’s Word Interprets Itself Integrity of the Word Cinardo Home (Rutherford, NJ) Carr, Jesse 11/04/2010 11/04/2010
The goal of this teaching is to help people learn how to identify figures of speech, specifically regarding repetition, so they can further understand and believe the Bible in their personal lives. Figures of speech are like what condiments or spices are to food to help accentuate the flavor. Explanations and examples are provided for the four figures of speech: anaphora, polysyndeton, asyndeton, and polyptoton. The point of recognizing figures of speech is not to be able to identify the formal name of each figure, but, instead, to understand what God wants highlighted. Misunderstanding figures of speech can and has caused issues leading to wrong practice and division. In the Bible, repetition helps drive home what God wants to be emphasized including how to renew our minds, what the love of God does, the profit of each manifestation of the spirit, and so much more.
Following God: Examples in Action
Following God: Examples in Action Leadership and Service Old Testament Examples Greenkill Conference Center Carr, Jesse Carr, Jerry 06/27/2018 06/27/2018
This teaching looks at examples of people following and not following God. We can follow God by revelation and by knowing His Word from the Bible. The Word is truth and the baseline of our decision making. The world’s way is not working, and people are hungry for real answers. We need God for everything in our lives. When we are given a charge by God, we go. The apostles in Acts 5 followed the angel of the Lord’s instruction to speak God’s Word. Philip ran to serve the Ethiopian eunuch by helping him with God’s Word. Elijah didn’t get all the information from God right away but followed one step at a time. Saul knew the commandment of the Lord but chose not to follow it. We have the greatest revelation ever given for us to follow in God’s Word. Following Christ leads to great rewards if we are doing it according to God’s Word. Obeying God gets us the victory, and that’s how to be more than a conqueror.
Obedience
