Feb 28, 2022 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Part I: Silence = Surrender

A 5-part series of articles from Phillip

The following offers a capsule of one of my conversations with a gay activist.

Gay-activist: We have liberals, the press, and society on our side. You have neither the faith nor the strength to fight us, so you might as well just surrender now. We have no intention of stopping until every Christian is discredited and silenced.

Me: Careful. You are messing with the wrong Christian.

Gay-activist: Whoa! Didn’t Jesus tell you to turn the other cheek?

Me: Yes, He did. However, when it comes down to fighting for lost souls, standing in the gap, and speaking the truth about sexual sin, I will not cower in the face of homosexual intimidation. I will endure your harsh rhetoric, insults, and threats but I will not sidestep either truth or grace being purposed to speak clear truth about this issue and extend grace toward every person – yourself included.

Passivity and Silence = Surrender

There is no doubt, much of American culture and the Church has been consumed by the grip of political correctness with regard to homosexuality and related issues. Any public expression of disagreement with any aspect of the homosexual movement, or with homosexuality itself, is met with accusations of homophobia and verbal gay-bashing.

The relentless quest by gay activists is a non-stop crusade for acceptance and to gain society’s stamp of approval on homosexual behavior. Even within the Church, the right to withhold affirmation and the right to believe that homosexuality is not on a moral par with heterosexuality remains under constant bombardment.

The strategy of shifting the debate about homosexuality away from religious beliefs and psychology by pro-gay activists to the realms of human rights and social justice has been and continues to be nothing short of genius. Equally within the realm of genius has been the relentless pro-gay camp campaign and strategy of portraying homosexuality as a condition and not a problem. This component of the strategic pro-gay agenda has evolved to same-sex attraction not needing to be fixed but rather to the mode of acceptance and approval.

Today, while a segment of the Church continues to consciously and deliberately avoid the subject of homosexuality, God, however, is not silent and has never been silent. As true faithful followers of Christ Jesus, we take the Bible in its entirety or not at all. We do not have the luxury of randomly selecting portions of Scripture and discarding the rest. God’s Word is not a thing that a person can push around at their convenience. The Bible is a Voice, a Word, the very Word of the living God.

The Church must call homosexual practice sin, and that will remain offensive to many. We cannot water down God’s Word. There is no doubt our courage will be tested, there will even be times when some must stand alone and defend what is right. As Paul said to Timothy: "At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me." (2 Timothy 4:16)

(Parts/articles 2-5 will be posted over the next 5 days; a total of 5 articles on this subject).

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Feb 26, 2022 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Got balls?

I have been watching TV news lately. Before the war began in Ukraine my spirit was greatly troubled. God was warning me what was to come. This war could bring a lot of destruction, misery, and great pain to many people, not just to the nation of Ukraine.

What I have been impressed with is the willpower, courage, and fearlessness that the people in Ukraine have displayed. Some people live with courage and fearlessness (Jewish people show such courage). I am sorry to say, in The Church, God’s people are far too passive. Churches care what people think about them, negative public/media opinion, and protecting their financial base. If Jesus would have done any of this, He would never have done God’s will, had favor with God, nor loved us enough to die for us.

Yes, the American church is weak, passive, and fearful. All of this is exactly the opposite of what the Bible teaches and expresses in detail in the Book of Psalms. God says over and over, “Do not be afraid,” “Trust not in your own strength,” “Fret not,” “Do not worry,” “Take no thought for your life,” “Do not hesitate,” and the list of verses goes on!

I am calling on the people of Jesus Christ to act like and speak like you indeed have the Kingdom of God working and producing God’s work in your life. If you stand up in courage and become what God asks of you by not becoming fearful and timid, I believe God would fight for you and kill your enemies as the Bible promises, predicts, and offers stories for your encouragement.

Church leadership quit running to the protection of the four walls of your church and begin proclaiming hope, strength, and courage to your members. It is time church leaders lead by example not just in words of piety. Become like the leadership in Ukraine and Israel and begin the march around the walls of Jericho that stop the promises of God to be manifested in your life. Indeed, get some ‘balls about you’!

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Feb 25, 2022 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

A Letter from His Way-Out Ministries

What is causing so many men and women to radically dismiss and depart from the Scriptural model of Christian sexuality?

Almost on a weekly basis, I hear, "I know what the Scriptures have to say about living within God’s holy boundary lines regarding sexual expression; however, I am going to follow my feelings and emotions rather than The Truth I know."

Today, far too many are banking their entire being on, "Well, since God is love, how can any form of sexual expression be unacceptable to Him?" What has happened to the fact and reality that God is Holy and calls all His followers to holiness which points directly to the fact that He is a God to be feared as well?

Meaning, we have a healthy awe and respect for God, and we do not take God lightly.

Christians are the temple of the living God. God has said, "I will be their God and they will be my people. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." (2 Corinthians 6:16-18)

Considering God’s promises, every Christ-follower is to pursue godliness and holiness and abstain from anything and everything that seeks to contaminate body and spirit.

It is this call to holiness by God Himself when He said, "Be holy as I am holy," (1 Peter 1:16) that must always be the deciding factor. Every Christian should desire to do what is good (Titus 2:14) and not yield to the evil desires of our heart – whether those desires are heterosexual or homosexual in nature.

In 1 Peter 1:22, we are called by God to purify ourselves by obeying the truth. Frankly, even desiring a person to fulfill any form or degree of sexual pleasure is sinful according to Jesus’ definition in His Sermon on the Mount:

"If you look upon a woman to lust after her, you have already committed sin in your heart." (Matthew 5:28)

Far too many men and women have tragically bought into the lie that they can never be free from sexual and relational brokenness. That is not true. Every person in the throes of any addiction will say, "I feel this desire is so strong that I don’t believe I will ever be able to get rid of it."

But the truth is The Scriptures say you can be free.

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." (Galatians 5:1)

Without a doubt, Scripture provides overwhelming evidence that any man or woman that may have been practicing any number of unhealthy behaviors contrary to God’s Word and His Will can find forgiveness, freedom, and restoration. But, where does that man or woman in tremendous need of God’s mercy and grace begin?

Where does the journey to wholeness begin?

It begins by setting ourselves in agreement with God that all Scripture is for our well-being and was divinely given to the prophets of old without error in its original delivery. The Bible is not some collection of man-made myths or opinions. Yes, we do follow both the red and black print embracing the truth that since God is all-knowing; He is trying to protect us from unseen danger.

Therefore, what you and I think, what you and I feel, must always take a back seat to whom God is and what He has clearly stated.

Having a personal relationship with Christ Jesus and embracing Scripture in its entirety, enables us to fight from a position of victory and not defeat.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director

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Feb 22, 2022 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Grandchildren and Jesus

It is easy to love grandkids. They remind us of our kids, it is fun spending time with them because all the discipline and responsibility still belong to their parents, and lastly, grandkids always go home, we have them during the best times of their lives.

Alonna and I have five kids and thirteen grandchildren. The sad part is that they are scattered from the west coast to the east coast—from California to Washington DC. This has both positives and negatives. We want so much to be there when they are doing fun things like playing ball games, receiving awards, or having birthdays.

Our oldest grandchild, Annika, is sixteen today. She is beautiful, tall, talented, an athlete, and smart. Knowing her father, it is almost a miracle she has all these traits in one bodily form. Anyhow, she is loved and is growing up much too fast!

The Bible has lots to say about grandkids and tells how to raise these kids. I remember the day she was born and the excitement she brought to Alonna and me—we were so happy. A new chapter was about to begin in our lives, and we could hardly wait for what was coming next, the season of multiple grandchildren…great joy!

It was not long after her birth that I was thinking about the coming of Jesus Christ as predicted in the book, The Revelation of Saint John the Divine or Book of Revelations as is commonly called. This book has much to say about what will come to pass before Christ’s return. No one will know when (time, day, season, or year) but many have claimed to have special revelation as to Christ’s coming. It is embarrassing to have friends speak of such special knowledge.

However, I felt as if the Holy Spirit impressed upon me that Jesus would return during the life of my grandkids. I could die before He comes and the world would be falling apart during the life of my grandkids. I am concerned for my grandkids. All things now point to a world going crazy, falling apart, and without hope of enduring within the next 100 years.

It is important for all grandparents to pour their lives into the grandkids and prepare them for what is come. We cannot control what and how God destroys His creation and life as we now know it on earth. Half the world’s population will die and if anyone takes on the ‘Mark of the Beast’ there is only pain and destruction planned for them. We must tell them and help them to be strong, believe in truth, and look for Jesus to return. It is time for us to show them how to love Jesus and how to be full of the love of God. I hope you love your grandkids this much—to make sure they make it to heaven with you.

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Feb 21, 2022 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Satan, the father of Fake News

We hear so much about ‘fake news’ but the truth of the matter, fake news has been around from the beginning of creation. Satan is a liar, that is all he can do when he talks. Often it is easier to accept a lie than to accept the truth. We want easy and Satan offers that kind of advice whenever it comes to choosing between what God says and what Satan says.

Genesis 3:1-6: Now the serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so, they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

The first thing Satan does is try to get you to doubt God or anything God says (or is stated in the Bible). Then Satan reinterprets what God says and works on you deciding things for yourself—"Keep God out of your decision-making ability.” Satan, furthermore, tells us to consider sin-“It is good for you, and it will make you happy, successful, and rich.” We are now on our way to accepting and believing in ‘fake news’. There is more!

Matthew 4:1-11 NIV: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’” Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Satan is always twisting the truth and the words of God. What does he want? Satan wants to be in control and you under his influence—he wants you to worship him alone.

Sound familiar, this is exactly what today’s ‘fake news’ is. Accept fake news and you will be under its control, and you will give up your freedom—freedom to live a happy and secure life. Accept fake news and you accept fear. Accept fake news and become a slave to lies and all that is wrong. I like this lesson from history: On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry signaled the coming revolution when he spoke at a Virginia convention: “Give me liberty (freedom) or give me death!”

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Feb 20, 2022 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Is Jesus Your Best Friend?

Jesus was not always my best friend. Indeed, I have fallen in love with Jesus a few times in my walk with Him, but my best friend, this is much harder to do.

When I first met my wife, Alonna, there was something about her that attracted me to her. Over time I found I could talk with her about anything. I was not afraid to confide in her my most inter-feelings and dreams. We started to become friends, in fact, I had not had a close friend like Alonna since my brother died a few years earlier.

We fell in love and got married. During the first three years of marriage, she would do something silly or something unusual that caught my attention, and I would fall in love with her all over again. This kept happening every 2 to 3 months during the first 3 years of our marriage. These experiences cemented two people together—we started to become more like one person even though we already had many things in common.

This is what the Apostle Paul stated in his Epistles when a man and woman fall in love and get married—he stated this is a mystery and is similar to Jesus Christ and the Church—a mystery that cannot be explained only experienced.

Notwithstanding, during this time I was a Christian, a very committed, passionate, and mature Christian, but I thought I would never love Jesus or feel His love for me as my love for my wife, Alonna, or her love for me. I knew she loved me more than life itself.

However, we both realized over time that our love for each other gave us insight into God’s love for us. After time, Jesus became my friend also and His love became so great that He became my best friend though my love and friendship for Alonna never grew dim or changed.

My love for Alonna pointed my way to love Jesus also and for Him to become my best friend. (I guess I have two best friends and His love for me will never pass away.)

I hope Jesus will become your best friend and you will find that mystery of love that only comes between a man and woman (not a man & man or a woman & woman). God knew what kind, depth, and passionate love we would need and could experience in His Son, Jesus.

All praise be to the Father and His Son and may the Holy Spirit bring this love to us all!

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Prophetic Leaders in California:

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! About a month ago, I had a dream like nothing I have ever had before. I was in the Presence of God and I asked the Lord, “Is there any way a city can be won for Jesus?” It was really a statement of frustration. Immediately, the Lord spoke to me and said; “Yes!” I asked the Lord, “How can this be done?” He said, “If the Spiritual Leaders of the city will break and cast down the Spirit of Violence, I can transform a city.”

I then asked God, “How do we do that?” He said, “Find at least 5 churches or leaders who will intercede to cast this stronghold down.” Next in my dream, I was with a pastor friend telling him what God had said to me, but what made this dream unusual was, there was a voice behind him saying, don’t believe a word that he (David /myself ) was saying.

I then awakened and called this Pastor and told him about my dream. He said he couldn’t believe it, because he was just talking to other leaders about the rampant violence in his city, especially among the gangs.

I shared this dream with the local Christian radio station. They said, “We believe this is God.” They have now given me 6 radio slots called “Pray for Your City.”

I now have a State Senator on board as we begin to intercede for Sacramento.

I then turned on the news, I saw Pastor Corey Brooks who is on a roof for a hundred days on the Southside of Chicago raising money to build a youth center for gang members who are killing each other and innocent bystanders.

I called him and we began to talk. I told him what he is doing is a wonderful thing, but he needed to gather Pastors to intercede to cast down the violence in the city. I heard the Lord say to me, if we would pray for Chicago that He would intervene for us!!! I hope those reading this letter are not voices who are saying, “don’t believe that God can change a city!”

I am planning to take 5 Pastors to Chicago to pray over the Pastors there and to speak life into them, and ask God to tear down the Spirit of Violence reigning over the Southside of Chicago.

I felt the Lord say to bring checks totaling $5,000. They were to be made out to Project Hood, not to my ministry but to Project Hood. Just like the Apostle Paul raised money to help other members of the Body of Christ.

If there is a ring of truth in what I am saying, confirmed by the Holy Spirit, please make checks out to Project Hood and send to 7180 Sloughhouse Rd. Elk Grove, California 95624. We will present these checks to Pastor Corey Brooks. We are going the 2nd week of March. My phone number is 626-215-8775. My wife and I are the Regional Directors of the Sacramento Healing Rooms and Staff Pastors at Oasis Church in Rancho Cordova, California.

Blessings on all of you,

Pastors David and Glendae Hauser

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Feb 7, 2022 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

God’s Strategy: There Are No Tomorrows

Jesus’s teachings often fall on deft ears. We work so hard to make this life important, but it is ‘the life’ we find in Christ that is important and it does not contain worrying or thinking about tomorrow.

God does not have tomorrows as you and I consider tomorrows in this world—there are only todays. Hebrews 3: 7-15: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years. Therefore, I was angry with that generation, And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, And they have not known My ways.’ So, I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ” Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” God is speaking today and every today, not tomorrow.

Jesus warned us not to consider tomorrow. He of course told us of things that were to come upon the earth, but that was for our patience and comfort so we would not faint or become discouraged. It is today and will always be today that the Holy Spirit is working in our lives and teaching us.

To love this world or love the things in this world will only cause one pain and unbelief. This world is being destroyed, not by man or his machines and technologies, but by the purposes and will of God the Father. Man can never destroy what God has created, only God can do that.

Only the foolish think that Mark of the Beast is a physical sign, if only you were not blind you would see the Mark of the Beast on so many people in this world. Sure, there might be physical signs, but Satan has been working in this world ever since Christ was crucified at Calvary and risen from the dead by God. As the Apostle John stated in I John 2:18: “Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.”

God is not going to save this world, nor will time continue as we know it. “All will pass away, and all things will become new” just as the Bible says. So, let’s stop thinking that we will always have a tomorrow…it is today and only today that we need to be faithful in our walk with Christ. Do not wait for tomorrow, for tomorrow will have plenty of evil, as Jesus stated, but let us be faithful today, believe today, receive God’s miracles today, and help our neighbor today.

Today is the Day of the Lord, let us be glad and rejoice in it!

Make today and every today the Day of the Lord!

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It’s the Holy Spirit’s Turn

I am amazed that there is so little said about the Holy Spirit in these last days. There is more emphasis on the proper dog food one should feed one’s dog over the role and job description of the Holy Spirit.

As Jesus stated in the Gospels, the Holy Spirit will come, and He alone will direct God’s people into all truth (the emphasis on all). John 16:13, “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.”

We are simply ignorant and yet we think we are so smart. At times I think I should start a new blog called: ‘Hey Fool! Got Wisdom?’ Wisdom is all around us, yet we follow what the world and often the media tells, and disregard what God has given to us through Jesus.

The charismatic movement prides itself on understanding the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit, and yet it cannot tell me the job description of the Holy Spirit. Got mercy, got wisdom, got power; all you need is the Holy Spirit? All of the work of the Holy Spirit is references in this verse: John 16:8-11, “And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.”

What is now upon us, the beginning of the end, is found alone in the Holy Spirit and His operation in the Body of Christ. He brings to us the Father and the Son—their will, their words, and their Glory, for all to see in these last days.

If you want more of Jesus, you better be accepting of the working of the Holy Spirit in your life. Want more of God the Father and His ultimate control over all the earth, you better get connected and under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

It is the Holy Spirit alone that is going to bring all of the Father and the Son to us. He knows no retreat and knows no middle ground. To the Holy Spirit, you are all in or totally out (reference this story in the book, The Acts of the Apostles chapter 5:1-11: The sudden deaths of Ananias and Sapphira are among the scariest events in the Bible, a terrifying reminder that God will not be mocked. While their penalties seem extreme to us today, God judged them guilty of sins).

“Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.” When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?” “Yes,” she said, “that is the price.” Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.” At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events. (NIV)

During this month of February, as God to give the fulness of the Holy Spirit!

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Jan 31, 2022 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

How Much Mercy Do You Want?

(from Repentance to Redemption)

It is only through repentance that one finds redemption. The greater the repentance the greater one is cleansed. The more one is made clean the greater the joy one receives. Jesus said, “Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little” (Luke 7:47). The choice is up to you; how much forgiveness do you want?

The Holy Spirit’s job (one of many of His job descriptions) is to convict of sin—to bring repentance and the forgiveness of sin. You can count on the Holy Spirit to do this and anyone who has experienced God’s forgiveness knows this and has experienced this. There is nothing like God cleaning up one’s life, and the experience of feeling the Holy Spirit in one’s like washing away your sin and making one feel clean and whole—there is nothing like this on earth!

The question is, “How many and what types of sins are you willing the Holy Spirit to clean out of your life.” Let’s list the major categories of sin:

ü The general everyday types of sins recorded in the Ten Commandments.

ü Your secret sins that only you know about (King David references these in Psalms).

ü Sins you do not even recognize or know about, but God knows them—these are sins that only the Holy Spirit can find (King David also spoke of these).

ü The sins of apathy—when you looked the other way and did not help someone.

ü Your sins that impacted others—I call these community sins.

ü Sins of comparing yourself to others.

ü Not being grateful or thankful to God.

ü Being fearful or worried and getting stressed out about tomorrow’s events when you cannot know or change what is about to happen tomorrow.

ü Not praying for others, not blessing your enemies, or scheduling time for whoever God brings your way each day to take care of them or assist them.

ü Not looking for Christ’s return each day you’re ‘alive and kicking’ on earth.

ü Last of all, not sharing the ‘Good-news’ of Jesus Christ to others whenever the chance arises.

These are the sins that the Holy Spirit wants to rid your life of. These sins keep us from God and make us unable from doing God’s will or live a life of faith. So, what are you waiting for? Begin to allow and ask the Holy Spirit to do His job and when He begins to clean you up, do not reject His leading and the sorrow He stirs in your life. It is through repentance and often with much crying that sin is taken away and a new heart and a whole life begin in you. Redemption is just a prayer and often tears away!

WWJWMTD

What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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