Episodes
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM SOLVER #1383/ WITH DR GEORGE WATKINS
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM SOLVER
What was the original sin that separated humanity from fellowship with their creator? Was it, not the fact that Adam and Eve stepped away from the rules of life that God had set for them? The key to harmony and peace in the heavenly kingdom and in the world that Adam lived in was obedience to the rules of life.
Those rules of life were very clear. Obey what I say, and you will have success. Disobey what I say, and you will find trouble.
As quoted in the book of Genesis, the serpent in the garden came into their life of tranquility and peace and beguiled them. The word beguiled means to bring confusion to the point of changing your opinions and understanding.
What happened was that Adam and Eve became their own counselor and, in a real sense, their own God.
From that point on, it was "game on." Who among us needs God? We can be our own problem solvers.
So here we are after all of these centuries that have passed, and we have come up with a new brilliant idea called artificial intelligence (AI). The boasting of those who have created this latest challenger to God says it will be the smartest thing ever made. It will contain all of the wisdom and knowledge of the world. And at the push of a button, you can get any problem solved.
No wonder the unregenerate man is attracted to something that can solve their problems quickly. Why, not after all, do we have everything else, such as fast food, instant music, and movies on demand? Why not problem-solving on demand?
You're looking at another feeble attempt to replace God. Besides, who needs to pray or read the Bible or ask the preacher when you have this marvelous invention of man's creation, artificial intelligence?
So, what's God's response to this? The same as it always has been over the centuries, he laughs at man's foolishness. The house of cards that man makes in his attempt to be delivered from the hand of God's authority always comes to ruin.
James 1:5 tells us that if we ask for wisdom, he will give it to us.
Jeremiah 33:3 declares that if we call to him, he will answer and show us great and mighty things that we do not know.
After all, our God, Jehovah, is the original problem solver.
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Sunday Dec 17, 2023
WISDOM GIVES LIFE #1381/ WITHDR GEORGE WATKINS
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
WISDOM GIVES LIFE
It's the first day of a new week, and we look forward to the challenging yet adventurous days ahead of us. Because life is not always guaranteed to work out the way you thought it would, we trust the Lord to guide us through the pitfalls and the snares that it may offer.
To do that, we prepare ourselves by studying and meditating upon the word of God for wisdom. Godly wisdom comes only from the spiritual realm in which God lives and from the spirit of wisdom herself.
To receive godly wisdom, we have been given the ability by God himself to have Faith and belief. The Scriptures tell us that he has given every person the measure of Faith. God's Faith is planted in the spirit of every created human so they can believe in the Lord Jesus and find their way home to the Father.
We have been given clear instructions on receiving the spirit of wisdom and the gift of life. The apostle Paul told his spiritual son Timothy to study the word of God, and it would prove him to be a faithful servant.
Jesus said the words that I speak into you are spirit and life. So, as we meditate upon the word of God, it becomes food for our spiritual man and gives us the life of God.
The Hebrew scholars tell us that each Hebrew letter is a spirit, a living being that God created. With that thought in mind, you can understand why if we eat the word of God, it becomes life to us.
Meditating upon the word of God has several facets to it. When I think of that, I am reminded of the cow that chews the grass in the field in the morning when the dew is on it. Then, when the sun gets hot, she lays under a cool shade tree and chews it again, getting all of the benefits out of that food taken in.
This is what it means to meditate upon the word of God day and night.
Chew it again!
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Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
THE KEY TO ETERNAL JOY #1377/ WITH DR GEORGE WATKINS
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
THE KEY TO ETERNAL JOY
We used to sing a song in the church: "It is joy unspeakable and full of glory, and the half has never yet been told." And another song was:
"Joy bells, ringing in my heart, Joy bells, ringing in my heart,
Take the savior here below with you everywhere you go,
You will have the joy-bells ringing in your heart,"
Joy and a life of peace have always been the theme of the Christian message, as well as the lifestyle of a believer in Jesus Christ. That's one of the reasons we sing about it and teach it from the word of God.
So, what is the key to eternal joy? How do I, as a believer in Jesus Christ, maintain a lifestyle that is void of depression, fear, and downright unbelief?
The Scriptures tell us that in the presence of the Lord, there is fullness of joy and that his right hand pleasures forever more. ( Ps 16:11)
It's my experience that you can't dwell in depression and be in faith at the same time. The scriptures tell us bitter and sweet water can't flow from the same well.
I also know that if I am in the presence of the Lord, depression can't stay with me because, in his presence, there is fullness of joy.
So, how do I enter his presence?
Psalms 100:4 gives us a clear diagram of the doorway into his presence. I like what it says in the Passion Bible.
"You can pass through his open gates with the password of praise.
Come right into his presents with Thanksgiving.
Come, bring your thank offering to him and affectionately. Praise His beautiful name.!
How much do we praise him? And for what do we praise him?
First, in Thessalonians 5:18, in everything, give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus."
So there you go. Praise and worship God all the time for everything.
Enjoy the journey.
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Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
WE CAN WALK ON WATER IF WE KNOW WHO IS CALLING US TO COME
Among the many questions that I have been asking as a pastor is the one concerning the will of God for their personal life. "Pastor, do you think it would be God's will that I move to Cincinnati?" "Pastor, should I Mary Jane? Is that the woman that God has given me?"
The desire to know that God favors what you do makes all the difference in the outcome.
When Peter stepped out of the boat, he was in and started walking on the water. It was the result of one thing and one thing only. He knew it was Jesus who had called him to come. The storm was thick enough that he couldn't make out his features, but he recognized his voice, and when he did, he made history.
So the key to that miracle story is knowing Jesus so that you trust and rely on him when he says come to me.
To know someone requires a certain amount of intensive personal relationship with that person.
Doing that comes from a desire or an appetite to understand and learn what they know and experience.
My experience and the Scriptures tell me that you will know the Holy Spirit Jesus Christ and the Father only to the degree of your hunger and desire.
The people who followed Jesus ' scripture did it for the loaves and fishes. They didn't see him as we do: the world's savior, the Father's only begotten son. ThFather him as a miracle man who fed them food they could be satisfied with.
Even those who knew him as a healer had not received the revelation of who he is to us. To them, he was a miracle Man who could heal the sick and remove their temporary pain.
So my question to you today is, how hungry are you to know Jesus as the Father of the Father? Do you have the passion to go past the man-made restrictions that you've been taught in religious settings?
Remember, there is no ceiling to this spiritual escalator we're on. The top floor is always the Throne of God. "And in his presence, there is fullness of joy, and at his right hand is pleasures, forever, more."
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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
RESTORATION-HOW FAR CAN IT GO? #1366/ WITH DR. GEORGE WATKINS
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
RESTORATION-HOW FAR DOES IT GO?
I'm sure you've heard the gospel song pleading with God, asking if he could just make it in. Listening to it, we get the picture of someone diving through the gate of heaven, catching their coat tail as it closes. A person with that in their thinking lives a life of high anxiety, hoping and wishing that somehow God would have mercy on them and let them into his heaven.
Much of the protestant church, in its early formation, taught that you would not know you were saved until the end of time when you either went to heaven or hell. It was the influential evangelist in the early 1800s by the name of Charles Finney who brought out the mourner's bench. He invited people to come forward and kneel at that bench, and when they got up, they would know they were saved.
He was persecuted and ran out of town and, In some cases, lied about and accused by the old guard who didn't believe you could know you were saved. When that revelation of restitution and restoration came to the church, it changed the structure of our beliefs.
That's what Paul the apostle meant when he said, "I know in whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed under him against that day."
You can know with certainty that you have been restored to the Father when you open your spirit, heart, and soul to the truth of God's word.
So, how far does restoration go? The apostle Paul said beyond what you can ask or think. Today's homework: find your meditation chair and let your asking and thinking go wild, and when you're exhausted, you're just heading into God's territory of restoration.
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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
A LIVING PICTURE OF JESUS CHRIST OUR RISEN LORD AND SAVIOR
So you want to see Jesus in the full manifestation of his glory? Then let's take a look at him through the eyes of John the revelator after the resurrection and Christ ascension to the father. After all, the last book in the Bible, the vision that John witnessed on the isle of Patmos, is called the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
There's a great majority of the body of Christ that believe that the book of revelation is all about the antichrist, Gog and Magog ,and the final days of history.
I've always thought it was a curious question why John, the revelator would send this message and vision to the churches of Asia. What would be so expedient about the churches hearing this message of something that was going to happen thousands of years in the future?.
Also, the reading of this book, and this revelation was promised to bring them hope and encouragement, and a blessing from the Lord. I think it would be something like calling the fire department with my house is on fire and they tell me they will be here in 2000 years.
What you're looking at when you read and meditate upon the book of revelation is a picture of Jesus Christ as he was when John, the revelator witnessed it. The language of the book was totally understood by the early church, because they had been raised on the signs and symbols of the Old Testament.
Come with me for a moment as I read the 10th chapter of revelations from the passion Bible as it describes Jesus Christ a mighty angel, and extremely powerful messenger. Rejoice with me as we witness Jesus Christ our risen Savior in full action.
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Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
WHO ARE YOU COMPLETING ON THIS JOURNEY OF FAITH?
Have you ever considered the cloud of witnesses mentioned in Hebrews chapters 11 and 12 as personal in your walk of faith? In Hebrews 11, we have been given a list of men and women in the old covenant who walk by faith and hope in the future of God's promises. They lived in hope without receiving the fullness of what was promised them.
In the first verse of chapter 12 of Hebrews, they are called witnesses or martyrs that surround us like a cloud. Then, the Scriptures tell us that we have a responsibility now that we live in the new covenant to fulfill their journey because of Christ's cross and resurrection.
This idea of fulfilling the life and ministry of someone who has already stepped over into eternity is a powerful thought. The writer of Hebrews is first concerned about the shift from the old covenant to the new covenant. The old covenant saints could not be fulfilled because the cross and resurrection had not happened yet. However, they walked by faith that it would happen and hoped that God was faithful to his promise.
Another way to look at this experience of fulfilling what the Saints could not fulfill intrigues me. Contrary to the theology I was raised on, I believe we can interact with the saints of old by God's direction.
If we are operating by the "spiritual rule of thumb," that is what Jesus did, we can also do because as he is, so are we in this world.
We understand that on the mount of Transfiguration, Jesus interacted with Moses and Elias, saints that had gone on before.
I also remember that when Jesus rose from the dead, over 500 saints from the former covenant were resurrected and seen by many in the city. The clouds that Jesus ascended on were the witnesses or the Saints of the old covenant going up with him.
I hear reports from spiritual leaders worldwide that I respect who interact with Enoch, Moses, David, and others.
The test of this, of course, is that everything leads to Christ.
Another way to view the fulfillment of the cloud of witnesses on the other side of the veil is in our personal lives and what God has called us to. Paul reminded Timothy that he was a generational person of faith. His grandmother had faith that she passed on to his mother. His mother's increased faith was passed on to Timothy.
Because of that, Timothy was fulfilling the life of his grandmother and his mother through his actions of faith and the power of the Holy Ghost.
So be aware that you first have the responsibility to walk in the new covenant and fulfill what the old covenant people could not.
Second, because the veil between us and the spiritual world is so thin today, God is allowing some of those witnesses to come and speak to us about the kingdom.
And thirdly, in your personal walk, you are fulfilling what your forefathers started. Your faith is a magnification, a supernatural increase of what they planted in you as spiritual seeds.
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Sunday Nov 26, 2023
THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS #1363/ WITH DR. GEORGE WATKINS
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS
Hallelujah, we made it through Thanksgiving. Now, the next big hurdle to jump is the Christmas season. Everyone you know faces this season differently. Some great planners purchase gifts long before the season comes and stash them away for that big day.
My grandmother was like that. She had a couch in her front room with a compartment underneath, and all of us kids knew that was where the presents were for Christmas. And that was in the middle of summer.
On the other hand, some wait until the last few days and then frantically rush around trying to figure out what Uncle John wants for Christmas.
Well, some of that is in our DNA. We may be stuck with who we are because of our genes, etc. That's an opinion, not a fact.
I stood next to a grand piano yesterday, looking at the Christmas cactus. The original was taken from a very old cactus. My mother had her grand piano passed on to my sister. You could call this the Esther cactus because it only blooms once a year at Christmas.
The story of Esther is that she was chosen to be the wife of the king because of her grace and beauty. So, to prepare for that, they took one year, during which she was separated from everything else, in preparation for that grand day.
The underlying story of Esther is God's planning and how he places us in the proper place at the appropriate time to change the course of history. You and I may not change the course of nations as Esther did, but it's just as important to God that our world be also changed.
As I looked closer at this Christmas cactus, I noticed the dainty little beautiful flowers starting to bloom. Then, I looked further into the plant and saw the solid and stout branches holding the small ones.
I thought of the body of Christ and how the strong saints of God secure and hold steady the young Christian babies growing up in Christ.
Some of us only bloom occasionally, but when we do, it's beautiful, and people applaud the fact that God gave such lovely things to the world.
You may be the tender plant, the little flower on the end, or the solid branch that holds the delicate flower. The critical thing to remember is that we have all been created to bring beauty and the love of God to the world around us.
Merry pre-pre-pre-Christmas
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Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
THE PROPHETIC DREAM-HOW DOES IT WORK?
If your spiritual antennas are up, you will have noticed the rise of the mystic ministry in the nations of the world. For some believers, this would be brand new because of the need for teaching or revelation in the body of Christ at large.
However, according to the definition of the word, the shocking reality to many who sit in church and listen to weekly sermons about God and the Holy Ghost is that they are mystics themselves.
The dictionary tells us that a mystic is:
"A person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity or absorption into the deity. Or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect."
Sitting in our comfortable church seats on Sunday morning and listening to the teaching of Jesus and our heavenly father, we are listening to mystical revelation beyond the intellect.
The apostle Paul told us that the natural man cannot comprehend the things of the spiritual world. Why is that? To understand the mysteries of God, we must step into the world of faith, which has another name called mystical understanding.
You can't see God, but you believe in him. You believe in him because you've stepped out of your natural ability to comprehend things by touch, taste, and sight. And you have entered the world of the Mystic?
Unfortunately, many believers missed this because they relate to a mystic as a bearded, long-robed person living in a cave like the old prophets in the Testaments.
It's certainly true about some of the well-known mystics of the past. That's precisely what they did. However, the Scriptures tell us that we are all born from the same father with the same DNA and the same ability to communicate with our heavenly father through prayer, meditation, and spiritual engagement into the heavenly realms of his presence.
One of the many gateways we have available to enter that heavenly realm is our dream life. We have heard many teachings on the celebrated dreams in the Testament that brought great revelation and deliverance. Yet, somehow, theologians did not pass it on to us as modern-day believers.
A typical response when we speak of having a dream is the "pizza dream syndrome." They blame it on the fact that you had the wrong thing to eat before you went to bed, dismissing any spiritual revelation.
In this season, the body of Christ is in its time to embrace our mystical roots and the fact that we are spiritual people who can see into and enter into the very presence of the Lord in tangible ways.
Embrace your mystical heritage.
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Friday Nov 24, 2023
UPON THIS ROCK WE BUILD #1361/ WITH DR. GEORGE WATKINS
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
UPON THIS ROCK, WE BUILD
While listening to the recounting of our Thanksgiving memorial as a nation, these few thoughts dropped in my spirit that I want to share today about the founding of this great nation we live in.
As our forefathers came to this land, several major miracles made the difference between success and failure.
First, we are the only nation founded as a Christian nation based upon the laws of God and the Bible from its inception. We are the only nation where rulership is from the bottom up, not the top down. This is what our Bill of Rights and Constitution means: the people have a voice regarding who is in charge and who will lead us.
Another central foundation stone in this nation is property rights, with a legal paper proving to the officials that we own this land we live on.
Another unique thing was that each person could get involved in a free market, trading and making a profit for themselves.
All these things were not true in the other nations the people came from. Yet God provided us a place to plant seeds of freedom that might grow into a tree big enough to bless the world.
The first two miracles that stood out to me in the early days are so identified with God's timing that they can't be denied.
The ones who founded Jamestown in Virginia came near starvation in the first year because they did not plant crops to eat through the winter. They ended up eating rats, dung, and shoelaces, so the historians tell us.
When the winner had ended, they packed their ship up, having given up on the founding of Jamestown, and headed for home. With all practical understanding, this experiment was over.
As they got to the mouth of the Potomac River, heading into the Great Ocean, they met another ship from England with all the supplies they needed and people to help them.
Only in a two-hour window of time did God perform a miracle. Did Jamestown become the founding city of that region?
The second miracle is even more impressive of God's timing and planning. It concerns the founding of the New England area with the pilgrims.
The Native American Indian that God had pre-arranged to be the one to save them from starvation and conflict with the neighboring native tribes is a miracle story in itself. Years before he was taken captive as an enslaved person, back to England, a group of monks purchased him and taught him English and Spanish and how to read and write. Then, they gave him his freedom, and he came back to his native land, joining himself in the neighboring tribe.
He was the one who walked into their camp one day, speaking English, teaching them about the seeds that would grow best, and negotiating peace with the tribes that were around.
Because of God's timing, the founding of this nation took seed.
We are definitely built on the rock Christ Jesus.
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