news:
Cornerstone Festival is coming July 2-6 music and culture fest with thousands of people from all over the world - goth night is thursday and I'm sure they will still have the asylum (the goth tent).....also Skillet (one of my favorites) is playing friday July 5th ...they aren't goth kind of hard pop industrial but they have a revolutionary message with substance and power - there is always hundreds of bands from punk to celtic its awesome ... check it out here www.cornerstonefestival.com hope to see you there!
THIS MONTH check out the poetic prophetic mastery of the prophet in his latest work ,The Ebb and Tide of Memory and Foretellling .......ALSO there are new additions to the spoken word on the pulpit page Die to Live and Awake from Amnesia
we have received a few poems from different people and are considering putting together a page with the poetry art and music of our viewers ...let us know if you are interested........(definitely must glorify Jesus)
please keep the message board alive
we've had a few more posts lately but we want to see more ...its important
to build friendships with positive people and this is a great place to do
it. Also we have added an article Sons
of God to the pulpit page by pastor Don Blevins (our pastor,
mentor and friend) we will be adding more by him and also excerpts from
his book ,Theopolis, an excellent metaphorical journey into true reality.
We have 15 copies of his book available . we will send you one for any
donation plus $2 for shipping and handling (this will help to keep
this sight going) ..... you can now buy a
t-shirt with credit card through paypal we have them on sale for
$12 shp. included. we
have also added a donation button through paypal for those of you wanting
to support this ministry on the web and locally ...."looking past the
skin searching for treasure in the heart of man (kind) calling all to the
love of Christ to live their God given destiny - raising up the saints of
the subculture".
MOVIES: 
Star Wars Attack of the Clones has arrived....and unfortunately young Anakin will begin his descent to the dark side - but remember in the end he comes back (Return of the Jedi) just as the spirit of God is compelling you to come back - weeping and longing for you to be restored - remember as long as you have breath its not to late - all heaven and the angels have a party when one person comes back to God that's how precious you are!!!
you have a great destiny but with a greater destiny comes a greater enemy just as in war when a general is captured he is treated differently than a private - he is considered more dangerous and chained alone in the deepest darkest prison - some of you feel this way alone and in great darkness but I want you to know its not too late and you haven't gone to far that is just part of the lie to keep you down - in your heart you know this is true - Jesus is coming for you - there is nowhere the enemy can hide you in the clubs in the bars in the prisons in the streets - and governments won't stop Him - religion won't stop Him - principalities and powers of darkness will not stop Him nothing can separate us from His agape (unconditional) love !!! He still sees you as He has created you... His precious child.... and He will wash away every lie of the enemy and make all things new again ONLY BELIEVE!!!
Just as Quigon seen the potential of young Anakin's great destiny that was within him - so I see this potential in you - the forces of darkness also know this and have plotted from your birth to stop you and entangle you in a web of lies - digging their hooks in you - this is why Yoda was hesitant to train Anakin for the fear he had sensed within him....as said fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate , and hate leads to suffering (as with the battle we face one thing leads to another and if you give satan an inch then he will take a mile). Evils foot in the door always starts with the less obvious. The chief demon that opens the door for the rest will not be something as obvious as murder for example but started with a more subtle attack to catch you off guard such as anger can lead to hate, bitterness, rage, murder and so on the stronghold grows. As the Bible warns ...we must give no place to the devil -as Christ's soldiers we must not get entangled in the affairs of this world (2Timothy 2:4) - we must tear down the strongholds, imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God (see they try whether through religion or through philosophies to build a wall in your mind to keep you from your heart to keep you from a relationship with God that's where true freedom is that is when you are complete when you know Jesus and His great love. You know who you are when you find out who He truly is. This is when you become dangerous to the enemy once the stronghold is broken in you - you can break it in your family in your neighborhood over the city and over nations --- Jesus is coming for you !!! the revolution has begun!!!
Everyone born of the spirit is like the wind you can hear and see the effects of it but you can't see from where it comes or where it is going...let Jesus free you and be like the wind - don't let your past determine your future or the enemy decide your destiny - be born again!!! And as the star wars shirt I have says so I say to you ..."don't look back"....................
recommended to read ....The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (portrays this battle of spirits and humanity very well)
SPIRIT CHILD : we are praying in a drummer and some dramatic gothic dancers all whom are sold out to Jesus if God is speaking to you in either of these areas please contact us .... spiritchild@thefirstchurchofthelivingdead.com also download clips of our music at http://www.thefirstchurchofthelivingdead.com/spirit_child
III
I think it not by chance that on this our 3rd newsletter God is leading us to begin to speak on the importance of realizing we are a 3-part being : the spirit man within is the real you - you have a soul which consists of your mind , will, and emotions - and you live in this earth-suit called the body - and the importance of receiving and having daily fellowship with the third member of the trinity the Holy Spirit. Before Jesus left earth He said the Father would send us another comforter and that He would be our teacher - bring things to our rememberance , show us things to come, and fill us with miracle working power, boldness, love, and confidence to be His witnessess. Now more than ever the world must not just hear a gospel in word but see it in power - now more than ever we need the Holy Spirit!!!
Also as believers in these last days the onslaught of the enemy against us has grown stronger - alone we are nothing against the power of evil and the lusts of the flesh but as it says in Romans 8 you put to death by the power of the spirit the deeds of the flesh. We can only live dead and see the dead live by the power of the Holy Spirit within us. I pray for you as Paul prayed in ephesians 3:16 "that you would be strengthened with might by His spirit in your inner man".
We must become more spirit conscious!
We are spirit beings created in the
image of God - we are just as much in the spirit right now as we are in
the natural realm. The spirit realm exists even though our natural eyes
can not see it. It is even more real than this realm. The natural realm
was created from the spirit realm and the things of the spirit are eternal
while this realm is temporal.
The law of the Spirit of life in Christ
has set us free from the law of sin and death - we are no longer
bound to the laws and illusions of the fallen sin realm -its walls can no
longer hold us - in Christ our spirit man is reborn and our spirit
is in fellowship with His spirit which dwells within us - if we will
become spirit conscious (getting
quit before GOd and waiting on HIm in prayer..But
I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother's
breast; like a child that is quieted is my soul.psalm
131)
and
let His spirit guide us through our spirit and our spirit guide our
soul and body instead of letting the world lead us through our flesh and
flesh ruling our soul and spirit then we will begin to realize we exist in
two realms simotaneously sons of God led by the Spirit of God
....Romans 8
.... birthing things of the spirit
into this realm bringing freedom to all creation!
............to be
continued...........................
final notes
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