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Submission and Control

Fri, 04 May 2012 23:12:00 GMT

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I could go into great detail sharing many examples, all of their tactics and how they got away with it, but that is not the point here. Just know that we understand control and what it is to be controlled. This experience has helped us learn the great difference between submission and control, especially as it relates to one's spiritual authority. <p> In the Book of Genesis, God gave man authority and dominion over everything in and upon the planet Earth's land, sea and air, EXCEPT other men and women. In fact, the only legal authority and dominion, i.e. control, that you have over any other human being is that which has been submitted to you by those individuals. 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Plus, you have the God-given responsibility to control, i.e. exercise authority and dominion over, everything around you. <p> As an example: Man was given express dominion over the entire plant kingdom, and therefore has the responsibility to control all aspects of the plant kingdom and its derivatives. And none of these plants or derivatives should ever be allowed to control you. Not marijuana form the hemp plant, alcohol from corn, rye, potatoes, cactus, etc, not cocaine from the coca, not caffeine from the coffee bush, not nicotine from the tobacco plant, not morphine or heroin from the poppy and not any plant or anything for that matter.<p> Now if you should not allow anyone else to control you then that means that you have the responsibility to control yourself. And that means that any person that has reached an age of accountability and, is not in some way mentally diminished is fully accountable, legally, morally, ethically and spiritually, for their own behavior, words and actions. And a Christian's biblical responsibility includes controlling your own vanity, jealousy, lusts, greed and covetousness, since these all constitute acts of bad faith or what the Bible calls sin.<p> Now God is all for reputable, (righteous), leadership. And for there to be leaders there must be followers, students or disciples. The old covenant implemented this through obligatory obedience to positional authority. However, the New Covenant implements this through various systems of voluntary commitment.<br> (http://www.tgm.org/ObedienceVsCommitment.html for more on this topic.) <p> Without going into it deeply, every relationship of every kind is in fact a legally binding good faith contract, through which you voluntarily bind yourself, and thereby submit to the fulfillment of whatever you bound yourself to do. And the other party or parties of that contract have mutually bound themselves to do the same. This is in fact what biblical submission is all about. Therefore, the Bible admonishes you to learn submission on many levels, but without allowing yourself to be controlled.<p> Authority, as demonstrated through the New Covenant, can only be truly effective by that authority being granted by you through some type of mutually beneficial good faith agreement or contract which therefore also requires mutual submission to each other. And if you refuse to submit to that authority, which you yourself granted, then you, through breach of contract, are cutting yourself off from all the benefits of that authority. <p> For example, if you refuse to submit to your legally elected town Sherriff when he tells you to slow down to the posted speed limit, then you should not expect him to use that authority for your benefit when you call him for help.<p> The same principal applies to spiritual authority. If you refuse to submit to your spouse's spiritual authority, you should not expect their spiritual authority to be effective when interceding during spiritual warfare on your behalf.<p> When a young woman gets married, the father of the bride typically walks her down in front of witnesses and officially transfers his spiritual authority concerning her to the groom and immediately thereafter both the bride and groom submit their own spiritual authority to each other. Submission to spiritual authority is not about being controlled, but rather is the transfer of responsibility. That is to say, they become responsible for each other.<p> You have spiritual authority over yourself, your spouse, your children, your home, your property, the portion of your workplace over which you are responsible and your immediate environment and surroundings, wherever you go, and your spouse's spiritual authority is the same. Your children should not be expected to exercise their own spiritual authority until they reach an age of accountability, which biblically is usually around twelve or thirteen years of age, after which they should take on the primary responsibility of their own spiritual authority and adulthood. <p> <center>(ASIDE: <i>Parents, what would life be like if you never had to deal with a teenage child? <br>In Jesus' day, there was no such group as "teenagers". <br>A child upon reaching twelve or thirteen years of age would ceremonially accept the responsibilities of adulthood. <br>Therefore, there were children and adults and nothing in between. <br>A boy became a man and a girl became a woman, mentally and emotionally as well as physically, and were expected to behave as responsible adults.</i>)</center><p> So what am I saying? I said all of that to say this: Every Christian has both the right and the responsibility to exercise all authority and dominion, spiritual or otherwise, over everything and every situation within their environment. Every Christian parent has the right and the responsibility to exercise all authority and dominion, spiritual or otherwise, over their children, and for family members to submit to one another. But, with the exception of your own children and persons legally incarcerated and placed under your authority, you have no right to exercise any control over another person which has not in some way submitted that authority and dominion to you. <hr> <p> <b><center><font color=red> ATTENTION MINISTERS <br>in Los Angeles & Surrounding Counties:</b><br></font> Come be part of the excitement of ICFM and experience fellowship, Praise and worship, Prayer, Exhortation and Inspirational leadership messages.<p> This Area Ministers Gathering will be held:<br> Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 11:30 A.M. <br> at Denney's<br> 3643 Rosemead Blvd.<br> Rosemead, CA 91770<br> <a href="http://icfm.tgm.org/LosAngelesCo/nextMeeting.html">icfm.tgm.org/LosAngelesCo/nextMeeting.html</a> </center>  <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </div> <P>

Overcoming Obstacles In Good Faith

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:22:00 GMT

<div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><img alt="Windows On The Word" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWBannerColor_2011.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 119px;"><br> </td> </tr></tbody> </table> <table style="background-color: rgb(242, 223, 82); width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 120px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">  April 2012  </span></small><br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Diminishing The Darkness By Lifting Up The Marvelous Light Of Jesus Christ</small><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW2012_04.html"><center>To view this as a web page: Click HERE! </center></a>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;"><small style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">From the Editor ... </small> <small style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  by Tim Greenwood  </span></small><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;">  <b>What exactly is The Word of God? </b><br> I know that this sounds like a silly question, but have you ever really thought about it?<p> What the "Word of God" means to most people is a black, leather bound book with gold edged pages with the words "Holy Bible" on the spine and cover. But this is NOT God's Word. The Bible is the written record of what God has said, and everything He has said is true. But even this is NOT God's Word.<p> Let me ask you a question. Is YOUR WORD any good? Can I trust you to keep your WORD? If you make me a promise or we enter into a contract, can you be trusted to fulfill your part? What evidence or guarantee do I have that your WORD is any good?<p> God's WORD IS GOOD, and only good all the time. The entire Bible is legal testimony to the fact that He fulfills every promise and contract and is legal testimony of His flawless reputation. In fact, Good Faith comes by hearing and hearing of the good reputation of God (Romans 10:17). God actually WARRANTEES His Word by stating that should He ever lie or breach any contract, He would relinquish His Godhead.<p> The "Word of God" is that which God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) has said. And God considers every promise and statement of fact that He has said to be a legally binding contract, made in Good Faith. God and God's Word does not have integrity. God IS integrity! His Word is the very embodiment of that integrity.<p> Hallelujah! 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Her goal was to receive her healing.<p> For twelve long years she repeatedly went to doctors to resolve the issue of continual blood flow from her body. No doctors could help and she even spent most of her money on finding a cure. Now, in her day she was not allowed out among people, for she was considered "unclean."<p> But she had heard about a man called Jesus and what was happening when He got around people with sickness and people came back healed.<p> By using her faith, she was determined to go out among the crowds and to touch the garment Jesus was wearing. Would she get all the way? Would someone see her among the people walking with Jesus and tell her to go away and go back home?<p> She knew in her heart that if she could just touch Jesus clothing, and not even talk to Him, she would receive her healing and the bleeding would stop.<p> Alas, she did get through the crowds, for there were many that day following Jesus and Jairus to his house because his daughter was ill and near death. The woman could not allow any fear to rise up. She had to set her course and not allow any outside interference to steal her healing.<p> She got closer and closer. She saw Jesus just ahead. She was bold, determined, full of faith and expectation (Bible hope) - knowing that she would finally be well in a moments time. There she was, right next to Jesus. She bent low and touched the hem of His garment He was wearing.<p> She sighed in relief. I did it! Now I can be normal again, now I can go and do anything I want, go anywhere I want to go. Maybe a small tear of happiness touched her cheek.<p> But then it happened! Jesus stopped and said "Who touched me?" The apostles may have thought "What is He talking about?" <p> With so many people crowding in, so many were "touching" Him! But Jesus knew that healing power went out of Him. Jesus knew something powerful and important just happened.<p> What was the woman to do? Would she keep quiet? But no, her faith rose up within her, even though her body began to tremble and she fell down at Jesus feet and told why she had touched him - she desired her healing. She also told the crowd how she was instantly healed! <p> In love, Jesus spoke to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace." This was a teaching moment for Jesus. How many others who were sick were so near Jesus but did not use their faith to receive their healing? Jesus said that HER FAITH healed her. <p> When Jesus said "go in peace." He was telling her, you have no reason to be afraid to be in public anymore, you have been made whole. Now go and live your life now in prosperity, quietness and be at rest, for you are set at one again.<p> Maybe there are some of you reading this message that have tried many things to get well. The doctors may have done their best, but you are still sick. Or, even worse, some devastating report has come to you. "You have cancer, you have heart disease, you have AIDS or you have something incurable and deadly."<p> What do you do? Tim and I know firsthand what this is like. For 15 years ago, his heart surgery failed and the doctors could do no more. He was going to die, they told us.<p> Fear came roaring in like a lion, ready to overtake us. We didn't even know what faith was at that time!<p> We continued to look for other methods to heal Tim.<p> Why am I telling you this? Because, in His great love for us - God took us right back to His good faith healing promise in His Word, the bible.<p> God loves YOU also!<p> No matter what you may have done in the past.<br> No matter if you, yourself, caused any type of illness to come on you.<p> His mercy is new every morning! He will forgive any sin you have EVER committed - IF you ask Him. AND - He will FORGET those sins.<p> If you find yourself in this type of situation - reach out for the ONLY one who can heal you and make you whole! The promise is there, Jesus already took those stripes for your healing, and He already redeemed you from the curse of the law.<p> Just begin again. In good faith - reach out and receive the good faith promise of healing, or whatever it is you are believing for and tell God - "I believe Jesus has healed me, and I believe I have been healed by His stripes."<p> That promise of healing - is a contract - Jesus' name is already on it - put yours on it too - and set your faith - STAND on the good faith promise of healing until you receive your wholeness.<p> Just as the "woman with the issue of blood" received her healing by using her faith - you can too, for what Jesus did for her - HE WILL DO FOR YOU! <hr> <b><center><font color=red> ATTENTION MINISTERS <br>in Los Angeles & Surrounding Counties:</b><br></font> Come be part of the excitement of ICFM and experience fellowship, Praise and worship, Prayer, Exhortation and Inspirational leadership messages.<p> This Area Ministers Gathering will be held:<br> Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 11:30 A.M. <br> at Denney's<br> 3643 Rosemead Blvd.<br> Rosemead, CA 91770<p> <a href="http://icfm.tgm.org/LosAngelesCo/nextMeeting.html">icfm.tgm.org/LosAngelesCo/nextMeeting.html</a> </center>  <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </div> <P>

PRAYER ALERT: Action required NOW!

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:43:00 GMT

<p>PRAYER ALERT: My Mom, Patti Brady, is out of open-heart surgery, but has now been on the ventilator for 2 days due to insufficient oxygen in her blood and excess fluid in her lungs. And, take it from me, being on a ventilator is very stressful and therefore she seems to be tiring. </p><p>Please join us in praying for the excess fluid to leave her lungs, for her blood oxygen level to normalize and for the strength and stamina to continue the fight through this battle. </p><p>PLEASE: share this request with all of your facebook friends and prayer warriors. </p><p>Tim Greenwood </p>

TGM Newsletter Message

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:41:00 GMT

A Federally Sanctioned, State Religion?

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:27:00 GMT

<div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><img alt="Windows On The Word" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWBannerColor_2011.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 119px;"><br> </td> </tr></tbody> </table> <table style="background-color: rgb(242, 223, 82); width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 120px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">  March 2012  </span></small><br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Dimishing The Darkness By Lifting Up The Marvelous Light Of Jesus Christ</small><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width: 650px; text-align: center;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td>  <a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW2012_03.html"><center>To view this as a web page: Click HERE! </center></a>  <td> </span></small><br> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;"><small style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">From the Editor ... </small> <small style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  by Tim Greenwood  </span></small><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;">  The following are scriptures which talk about righteousness, which may be better translated as: "a good reputation." Empowered are those that hunger and thirst for a good reputation for they will be fed to the full. (Matthew 5:6 TGV) Empowered are they who are persecuted for having a good reputation: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:10 TGV) Unless your reputation is better than the reputation of the scribes and Pharisees, there's no way that you can be a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:20 TGV) First, you should seek the kingdom of God, and his good reputation; and then all these things: food, drink, clothes - shall be an added benefit. (Matthew 6:33 TGV) He that receives a man of good reputation as a duly authorized agent of a second man of good reputation shall receive the second man's reward. Like a preacher representing Jesus. (Matthew 10:41 TGV) Jesus to a Pharisee, You may have conned men into believing you are a man of good reputation, but inside you know that you are just another hypocrite operating in bad faith. (Matthew 23:27 TGV) Jesus said, I didn't come, this time, to reward those with a good reputation, I came this time to offer a way for those in breach to turn around and change. (Matthew 9:13 TGV) Judge not according to the appearance, but judge with reputable judgment. (John 7:24 TGV) He has appointed a day, in which Jesus will judge the world according to their reputations. (Acts 17:31 TGV) For part of the good news of Jesus includes the flawless reputation of God revealed from one fulfilled good faith contract to the next fulfilled good faith contract: as it is written, Those that come to have a good reputation are those that live a lifestyle of good faith. (Romans 1:17 TGV) Never allow yourself to become unequally bound by any contractual relationships with those that operate in bad faith: for one with a good reputation has no more in common with the unreputable any more than light has partnership with darkness. (2 Corinthians 6:14 TGV) Put on the new man, which, in the likeness of God, has been created with a brand new and undefiled reputation. 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(Upon receipt of sufficient funds for a specific project, support will be used for an equally<br> important outreach.)<br> <a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWAbout.html"><big><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.windowsontheword.org</span></big></big></big></a></small><br> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Ministry Resources ...</span><br> <a href="https://www.tgm.org/forms/Form_donate.php">Donate</a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to Tim Greenwood Ministries on line.</span><br><big> <small><a href="http://www.tgm.org/forms/Form_PrayerRequest.php">Request prayer</a></small> <small><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">from Tim Greenwood Ministries</span></small></big><br><big> <small><a href="http://www.tgm.org/store">Order books & audios</a></small> <small><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">by the Greenwoods on line.</span></small> </big><br> <a href="http://www.windowsontheword.org/">Unsubscribe</a></span></span></span></small></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><big><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">  A Federally Sanctioned, Federally Funded, State Religion? Article by Tim Greenwood  </span></big><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;">  With the arrival of 2012, it has become more obvious than ever that our liberal, leftist federal government is now embracing, encouraging, sanctioning and supporting a de facto state religion. Colleges and universities across the nation have now been converted into federally funded seminaries of this religion and are pumping out droves of new converts, evangelists, prophets and teachers indoctrinated to silence, stifle and, if possible, shackle both Judaism and Christianity. This religion raised its head back in the sixties but was for the most part ignored. But seemingly, somehow overnight, thirty to forty percent of our citizens are said to now embrace the tenets of this religion on some level. What constitutes a philosophy as a religion? Basically, if a philosophy answers these three questions, it can be considered a religion: Where did we come from? Where are we going? And what are we supposed to do in between? Simply stated, Christianity believes that man was created by God, we are headed to eternity with God and that in between we are to sacrifice in order to duplicate, emulate, propagate and spread the light of God throughout the Earth. The state religion believes that man evolved from a bit of pond scum in a primordial swamp, that we are headed for certain disaster and destruction, but that in the mean time, while we wait to return to the post apocalyptic swamp, we are to do whatever seems right in our own eyes, live without restraint, fulfil every human lust and tantalize every human sense, but balance this by some sacrifice to Mother Earth, such as recycling plastic and paper, placing and caring for the needs of other species over the needs of humans, and of course, driving tiny, inefficient electric cars to save us from the wrath of Mother Earth in the form of global warming, (no wait a minute, now suddenly we are heading for an ice age! Therefore, so as not to tie it down, now we must now say: "climate change"). Christianity, which lifts, encourages, empowers, enlightens, builds up, strengthens, saves, delivers, heals, protects and provides is no longer the sanctioned religion, even though this nation was historically founded upon the principals of Christianity as found in the Bible. So, what is this federally funded, federally sanctioned, federal judge supported, and school system promoted state religion? It's something called Secular Fundamentalism. Secular Fundamentalism, promotes envy and jealousy in the name of equality and fairness, infidelity and bad faith in the name of freedom, darkness death and destruction of the individual in the name of the common good, perversion and depravity in the name of civil rights, animosity and intolerance of the Judeo-Christian ethic in the name of freedom of religion (or as some misquote, freedom from religion) and results in the ever escalating downward spiral of mankind, morally, ethically and spiritually, not to mention physically, emotionally, mentally and financially. Secular Fundamentalism has come in many guises: Marxism, socialism, communism, atheism and humanism to name a few. Even the ancient worship of Baal and Beelzebub were forms of Secular Fundamentalism. It is my belief that the current President of the United States, his administration and his supporters, have wholeheartedly embraced the tenants of this vile religion, and have every intention to officiously impose this religion upon the population of our nation, no matter what the cost. Therefore, we as Christian men and women have the responsibility to stand up, speak out, root out and thereby unseat every elected representative that exhibits or touts the tenants of this religion. We, as Christian men and women, have the responsibility to replace these misguided individuals with elected representatives that at least reflect the historical Judeo-Christian ethic of this nation. But it must be done now.  <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </div> <P>

The Living Tabernacle, The Holy of Holies and The Mercy Seat - All Wrapped Up in One!

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:27:00 GMT

<div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><img alt="Windows On The Word" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWBannerColor_2011.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 119px;"><br> </td> </tr></tbody> </table> <table style="background-color: rgb(242, 223, 82); width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 120px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">  Febuary 2012  </span></small><br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Dimishing The Darkness By Lifting Up The Marvelous Light Of Jesus Christ</small><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><center>  <A hef="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW2011_02.html"><i>(To View This As A Web Page, Click HERE!)</i></A>  </center> </span></small> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;"><small style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">From the Editor ... </small> <small style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  by Tim Greenwood  </span></small><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;">  <Big><b>I</b></big> have heard it said that we should not mix politics with religion. Well, I take that to mean that we, Christians, should not take into consideration our Christian morals or practices when it comes time to elect individuals to represent US in public office. <P>That begs the question, Why NOT? <P>What then would they have us consider in a candidate? His or her popularity or celebrity status? How slick or quick-witted they are? Weather or not they are professional debaters? I say, NO! <P>These men and women that we elect are supposed to represent US and OUR morals and OUR beliefs as they carry out their jobs in elective office! And if not OUR morals and OUR beliefs, whos morals and beliefs ARE they going to represent? Your vote for an individual is your personal endorcement of what that individual stands for. Your vote is representitive of a partnership with that individual. <P>And, YES, every Christian has a moral and civic responsibility to vote. Every Christian should highly value the freedoms that we have been aforded in the Constitution of the United States of America. And every elected official that we elect should be dedicated to respect, protect and defend that Constitution - INCLUDING all of it's Amendments. If fact, every elected official that does not, should, because of the vow of office that he or she took, be impeached from that office. <P>We Christians are the vast majority in these United States. And the way this system is set up, the mojority is SUPPOSED to rule - regardless of what some liberal, activist judges may say. And this majority needs to stand up now, pull together and vote based upon our Christian morals and practices as opposed to voting for empty political promises of a little more money in our pockets. <P>If we do not pull together now in 2012, then it is very likely that we could lose those constutional freedoms which we so highly value. 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Where does it say that Jesus went up to Heaven and sprinkled His own blood upon the mercy seat? Yes, I KNOW that He HAD to do it to make everything legal and I believe that He did. But WHERE does the scripture say He did it? <P>I, like so many others, was taught from John 20:17 that when the resurrected Jesus said to Mary Magdalene, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father," it was because He had not as yet taken His blood to Heaven. But now, I don't think this was the case. In fact, I now believe that Jesus successfully fulfilled every aspect of this legal requirement right there upon the cross. <P>How you ask? <P>The Lord told me that if I would break the scriptures and passages down into the Greek and then retranslate and paraphrase them back into everyday English by the lead of the Holy Spirit, that He would reveal things that have been hidden for millenia. <P>That morning after asking that question aloud, the Lord answered me with what turned out to be the key word, "propitiation." <P>Well, I found the scriptures. And after I broke them down, He helped me paraphrase them into the following applicable passages. <P>Rom. 3:23-25 (TGV) For all have missed it and have been found guilty of breach, and have been found lacking the honor and trustworthiness of God; <P>But we have been judged innocent and had our corrupt reputations replaced with a good reputation through the favor that comes from being a child of God, which was made possible by Jesus redeeming us out from under our death sentence, by Christ Jesus paying in full for our breach with His Own life in our place. <P>He made us part of Him, we make Him part of us. <P>He who Father God had pre-purposed and placed on the world-stage as an atoning victim to declare His perfect, sinless reputation and to then voluntarily provide His own life blood for application upon the Mercy Seat for the total remission of our past breaches and sins through the forbearance of God; <P>Father God had pre-purposed or prepared Jesus as the propitiation or Living Mercy Seat, Who would allow Himself to be sacrificed and be covered with His own blood. <P>Heb. 9:11 (TGV) But the Anointed One came to this Earth as The High Priest and future benefactor, pre-packaged within the original, Living Tabernacle. and not some physical structure that was constructed by mankind, like this building we now sit in; <P>Now the tabernacle referred to here is the temple or tabernacle in the wilderness built by Moses according to detailed instructions from God. That tabernacle consisted of a rectangular structure, two rooms deep with a single exterior door at the front and no windows. The strurcture was surrounded by a fenced or walled courtyard with a single gate or enterence in the front. <p>After entering and passing through the courtyard and entering the door to the tabernacle structure, the first room was called the Holy Place and contained three pieces of furniture: A lampstand, incense altar and a table with a basket of unlevened breads. <p>Seperating that room from the next was a thick veil or curtain. In the second room, which was called the Holy of Holies, sat the ark of the covenant covered by an ornate lid which formed the seat of a bench shaded by the wings of a kneeling angel on either side. This lid or bench, which the LORD would come down and sit upon amoung the people, was called the Mercy Seat. <P>Each year during Passover, the High Priest would enter the tabernacle with a bowl of blood from the sacrifice of a perfect lamb and sprinkle it upon that Mercy Seat to atone for the sins of the people. <P>Continuing the paraphrase in Heb. 9:12-14 He said, He (The Anointed Jesus, The High Priest) entered into that Holy of Holies, within Himself, once and for all time, covering the Mercy Seat with His Own blood and thereby obtained everlasting redemption for us. Not the mere blood of sacrificed livestock, but His own blood. <P>And, if you think the sprinkling blood of mere livestock and with the ashes of some burnt cow is legally sufficient for the purification of the bodies of unholy and defiled people - how much more then is the widely sprinkled and splattered blood of Christ, Who through His Own Holy Spirit, has offered Himself as an unblemished sacrifice before God, legally sufficient to wash away all of the works of death from your conciousness and a homage to the Living God. <P>So what Heb. 9:11-14 is saying is that Father God sent Jesus to this Earth as our High Priest AND the Living Tabernacle. The the temples or tabernacles that Moses and later Solomon built in acient Israel were just types and shadows of the Living Tabernacle - Jesus. And that Living Tablenacle included the Holy Place, all of it's furnishings, the Holy of Holies and the Mercy Seat, all wrapped up in one! And when Jesus, there upon the cross of Calvary, became covered with His own blood, the Mercy Seat of the Living Tabernacle was also covered, redeeming us once and for all. TGM <HR> <center><b><big><big><font color=red> ATTENTION PASTORS<BR> in Los Angeles & Surrounding Counties:<br></big></big></font> Come be part of the excitement of ICFM and experience fellowship, Praise and worship, Prayer, exhortation and inspirational leadership messages.<P> Our quest speaker will be Hollywood Stuntman, Minister of the Gospel and Man of Faith, SAMMY MALOOF!<P> <font color=red>This Area Ministers Gathering will be held:<br> Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 at 11:30 A.M. </font><br> at Denney's<br> 3643 Rosemead Blvd.<br> Rosemead, CA 91770 </center>  <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </div> <P>

TGM Newsletter Message

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:12:00 GMT

<div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><img alt="Windows On The Word" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWBannerColor_2011.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 119px;"><br> </td> </tr></tbody> </table> <table style="background-color: rgb(242, 223, 82); width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 120px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">  January 2012  </span></small><br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Dimishing The Darkness By Lifting Up The Marvelous Light Of Jesus Christ</small><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width:="" 650px;="" text-align:="" left;="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 650px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><center><i>  <a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW2012_01.html">To view this as a web page, Click HERE!</a>  </i></center><i></i></span></small> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;"><small style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">From the Editor ... </span></small> <small style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  by Tim Greenwood  </small><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;">  <big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Personal Motivation For The Ministry</span><P>I </big></big>get a lot of questions as to how I got started in ministry. So, this month I'd like to share with you my personal motivation to enter the ministry of Jesus Christ, develop my ministry and dedicate so much of my time to it. <p>First of all, you need to know that I am not a religious person. I'm no more altruistic than anyone else is. I'm not in this for gold stars or brownie points when I stand before Jesus. And I certainly am not in this for Heaven. <p>Now I do love people, and desire to help them to reach their destiny and to receive all the good things that God has provided for them. And, I want to help people, particularly Christians, to get and stay saved, healed and delivered. And I do want to help them grow from being followers into influential Christian leaders. But all that had nothing to do with my primary motivation for ministry. <p>My primary motivation for ministry was, and is, simply this: The devil tried to kill me, and that ticked me off! Actually, in retrospect, the devil has lied to me, deceived me, hurt me, harmed me, stollen form me, destroyed the work of my hands and has repeatedly tried to kill me. But this last time, his attempt on my life took me down to the very depths of the vally of the shadow of death. Down to the very point of giving up the fight. <p>And guess what? Now it's PAY BACK TIME! <p>So let me ask you a question. Has the devil ever lied to you, deceived you, hurt you, harmed you, stollen form you, destroyed the work of your hands or tried to kill you or a loved one? If so, that OUGHT to tick YOU off too! <p>As we begin 2012, I invite you to join with me and other partners and friends of Tim Greenwood Ministries to do as much damage to the devil's kindom as we are physically and financially able to do throughout this entire year. <p>How? We're going to get more people saved, more people healed, more people delivered from things that are holding them down than ever before. We are going to develop an army of bold Christians that know how to resist the devil at every turn and how to take back all the ground that has been lost over the years. <p>But in order to do this effectivey, we are going to need your help. First, I ask that you commit to become a monthly financial partner with TGM throughout 2012. The amount that you commit to is less important to me than being able to depend on that amount coming in every month. Second, we solicit your daily prayers for us and this ministry. And third, from time to time we need volunteers to help us complete projects in a timely manner. <p>Therefore, please read the "How Can You Help TGM" section of this newsletter and respond accordingly. TGM</span></small>  <br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">  <table align="center" border="2"> <tbody> <tr align="middle"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 16pt;" align="center"><big style="font-weight: bold;"><big><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 18pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Please Consider Making a </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 17pt;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br>Generous</span>, Tax Deductable</span></span></big></big><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 17pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Donation</span><br></span></b><big><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"></span></span></big><span style="font-size: 17pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">to</span><br> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Tim Greenwood Ministries</span>!</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Your donation will make a difference. <br>Your giving will help us to forward our mission to equip and empower the body of Christ to diminish the darkness of this world by lifting up the marvelous light of Jesus Christ.</p><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Use the form below or you can give securely via the <a href="https://www.tgm.org/forms/Form_donate.php"><br>TGM online Contribution Center</a><br><br></span></b></td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><b><font color="red" face="ms sans serif" size="1">Make a credit card donation with PayPal <br>It is fast, free and secure!<br></font></b> <p><b><font color="black" face="Arial,Helvetica">Do you accept PayPal?</font></b> <br><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Yes.  "One-time" donations and we can set up to "automaticly" charge the amount you choose to your credit card each month for as long as you want.<br>Just select one of the buttons below and you will be securly taken to the  <img alt="" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/PayPal.jpg" width="60" height="17"> site.</font> </p> <center><b><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1">Make a one-time credit card donation with PayPal <br><br></font></b> <form method="post" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" target="paypal"><b><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"><input value="_xclick" name="cmd" type="hidden"> <input value="staff@tgm.org" name="business" type="hidden"><input value="http://www.tgm.org/thanks.htm" name="return" type="hidden"> <input value="TGM Online Donation" name="item_name" type="hidden"><input value="TGM1TimeDonation" name="item_number" type="hidden"> $ <input size="10" name="amount" type="textfield"> <br><input value="1" name="no_note" type="hidden"> <input value="USD" name="currency_code" type="hidden"><input value="0" name="tax" type="hidden"> <input value="US" name="lc" type="hidden"></font></b> <center><b><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"><input alt="Make 1 time donation with PayPal - it is fast, free and secure!" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/x-click-but21.gif" name="submit" type="image" border="0"</font></b><b><font black="" face="ms sans serif" size="1"> <font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"><br>or</font> </font></b> <form method="post" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" target="paypal"> <center><b><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"><font olor="black" color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1">Set-up monthly donation:<br></font></font></b><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1">(You will need to set up a PayPal Account for this , but it only takes a minute.)</font><br><b>$ <input size="10" name="a3" type="textfield"> per each <input value="1" size="3" name="p3" type="textfield">month period.</b></font><br><input value="_xclick-subscriptions" name="cmd" type="hidden"> <input value="staff@tgm.org" name="business" type="hidden"><input value="TGM Monthly Donation" name="item_name" type="hidden"> <input value="M1" name="item_number" type="hidden"><input value="1" name="no_shipping" type="hidden"> <input value="1" name="no_note" type="hidden"><input value="USD" name="currency_code" type="hidden"> <input value="US" name="lc" type="hidden"><input value="PP-SubscriptionsBF" name="bn" type="hidden"> <input value="M" name="t3" type="hidden"><input value="1" name="src" type="hidden"> <input value="1" name="sra" type="hidden"><input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/x-click-but20.gif" name="submit" type="image" border="0" <img alt="" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/pixel.gif" width="1" border="0" height="1"> <br><b>Note:</b> A "1" in the month period box indicates a monthly donation, <br>a "2" woud indicate a donation every other month <br>and a "12" would indicate a yearly donation.<br>Monthly donations <b><br><u>You may cancel at any time</u></b> <br>by going to your PayPal account page,<br>locating the transaction, clicking the "Details" button and then the "cancel" link. <p>Should this email form malfunction, <a href="http://www.tgm.org/">Click HERE</a> and scroll to botom of page for the PayPal form on our web site. </p></center></form></center></form></center></center><p></p></td></tr></tbody></table>  <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><img alt="Published by Tim Greenwood Ministries" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW_Publishers.jpg" style="width: 325px; height: 167px;"><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><small>Windows on the Word is published monthly for the edification and pleasure of the partners and friends of Tim Greenwood Ministries (TGM).</small></p> <small><small> </small></small> <div style="text-align: center;"><small><small> </small></small></div> <small><small> </small></small> <p style="text-align: center;"><small>If this newsletter, website, or other media published by TGM has been a blessing to you, please consider becoming a regular monthly financial partner with TGM. Through your financial support, you can share in the rewards for making these and other outreaches of TGM possible. Every gift large or small is deeply appreciated and is vitally important. </small></p> <small><small> </small></small> <div style="text-align: center;"><small><small> </small></small></div> <small><small> </small></small> <div style="text-align: center;"><small><small> </small></small></div> <small><small> </small></small> <small>Tim Greenwood Ministries is a 501(c)(3), tax exempt, California Religious Organization. All contributions, less the value of any products received, are tax deductible as allowed by law. (Upon receipt of sufficient funds for a specific project, support will be used for an equally<br> important outreach.)<br> <a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWAbout.html"><big><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.windowsontheword.org</span></big></big></big></a></small><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><big><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> <center style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><big><big><b>  Miracles Come In<br><big>CANS</big>  </b></big></big></center></span></big><b>  by Nancy Smith<br> TGM Board Member  </b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;">  <big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">N</span></big></big>o, not the ones we find on grocery shelves, but in the positive "I can" words that are spoken from Spirit-led hearts. <p>How many times a day do we allow negative confessions to pop out of our mouths? "I'm no good at mathmatics." "That's too hard for me, I can't do it." We could never afford a big house like that!" Unless we have been taught differently, we unwittingly open the door for the thief to steal the blessings that are rightfully ours. <p>Many lifelong Christians are still just "doing the best they can." The best we can do on our own isn't what God the Father wants for us. He's got His own plans - "I know the plans I have for you.plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11). We who are called must learn to make Him our true and faithful Partner. Why? Because I can do all things through Christ, (the anointed one), who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13). <p>All the way back in Deuteronomy, before Jesus came to sacrifice Himself, God told us what we could have, what we could be, (or not), depending on our choice. Deuteronomy 30, commonly called the blessing and cursing chapter, details what God says we CAN have if we choose life. We are choosing life or death every minute of every day, with every thought, word and deed. We are mindful to control our deeds, and probably rather successful at controlling our thoughts-after all, we have clear instruction from the Father to bring every thought into captivity by listening and heeding what Christ, (the anointed one), said and did. <p>But that little member, the tongue, can be as out of control as a raging bull before we catch ourselves. In everyday conversation, people's words are filled with fear and defeat, and that spirit infects God's family almost before they realize it. "That just scared me to death.., I'm afraid I may lose my job., I think I'm catching the flu." We are the only ones who CAN turn this around - but the Father shows us how in His Word. <p>Remember the woman with the issue of blood? Twelve years she had suffered with this malady. But she came into the public arena, where she was forbidden to go, and touched Jesus' garment. And she said, "I can be made whole, if I will but touch His garment" (Matthew 9:21 paraphrased). The result of her faith - her "I can" statement - she was made whole from that hour. <p>In that same sequence of events, a certain ruler came to Jesus with news of his daughter's death. If Jesus would come and lay His hand on her, she would live. "I can have my daughter's life back." <p>No weapon formed against you shall prosper.this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord (Isaiah 54:17) "I can have safety, health, peace through faith in God." <p>I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 16:19). <p>Therefore, daily, we need to recall in our minds, know in our hearts and say with our mouths, "I CAN have all that God has said that I can have; I CAN do all that God has said that I can do; And, I CAN be all that God has said that I can be." And if you do, you will see those miracles start happening in your life, because miracles really do come in cans.  <br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><hr>  <big><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">How Can You<br> Help TGM?</span></big></big></big> <p><b>Donations:</b><br> You can make one-time donations using your Credit Card or one-time or recurring (monthly) donations via PayPal using the forms on the <br><a href="https://www.tgm.org/forms/Form_donate.php">TGM Contribution Center Page</a><br>or Use the Paypal form to the left.<br> <p><b>Prayer Support:</b><br> We solicit your daily prayers for Tim, Marcia and Tim Greenwood Ministry. <p><b>Volunteering:</b><br> From time to time we need volunteers to help us complete the projects that God gives us to do. This can include physically helping us here in the Los Angeles area or volunteering to provide pro-bono services such as legal, bookeeping, web site, programing. etc. <p>For more information on these and other methods of helping TGM please contact us by mail to the following address:<br> Tim Greenwood Ministries<br> PO Box 1904, Arcadia, CA 91077<br> Or call 626-755-7276<br> Or email: staff@tgm.org<p>  <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table align="center" border="2"> <tbody> <tr align="middle"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <big><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">ICFM Regional News</span></big></big></big><br> <big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">W</span></big></big>ith speakers such as Pastor Fred Price Jr., Dr Jim Willoughby, Dr. Glen Curry, Dr. Orlando Barela, Pastor Brenda Wood and Tim Greenwood it is little wonder why the 2011 ICFM Southwest Regional Convention, hosted by Tim Greenwood and held this past October, was acclaimed such a success. <p>Our thanks go out to Dr. Willoughby who graciously allowed us to use the Echos of Faith facilities as our venue, and to all those who volunteered in so many different capacities. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Ministry Resources ...</span><br> <a href="https://www.tgm.org/forms/Form_donate.php">Donate</a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to Tim Greenwood Ministries on line.</span><br><big> <small><a href="http://www.tgm.org/forms/Form_PrayerRequest.php">Request prayer</a></small> <small><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">from Tim Greenwood Ministries</span></small></big><br><big> <small><a href="http://www.tgm.org/store">Order books & audios</a></small> <small><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">by the Greenwoods on line.</span></small> </big><br> <a href="http://www.windowsontheword.org/">Unsubscribe</a></span></span></span></small></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </div> <P>

TGM Newsletter Message

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:40:00 GMT

<div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><img alt="Windows On The Word" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWBannerColor_2011.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 119px;"><br> </td> </tr></tbody> </table> <table style="background-color: rgb(242, 223, 82); width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 120px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">  January 2012  </span></small><br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Dimishing The Darkness By Lifting Up The Marvelous Light Of Jesus Christ</small><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width: 650px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 650px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><center><i>  <a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW2011_12.html">To view this as a web page, Click HERE!</a>  </center></i></span></small> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;"><small style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">From the Editor ... </small> <small style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  by Marcia Greenwood  </span></small><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;">  <BIG><BIG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">T</SPAN></BIG></BIG>his is the time of year for happy and joyous cel-ebrations. Our Jewish friends celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles in October this year. Thanks-giving, not Turkey day or football day, celebrated in November is another time to focus on God and to give Him thanks for all He has done for us and is continuing to do on a daily basis. And, of course, December is the date that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus. <p> Our Father is Heaven is spectacular at giving celebrations - we have a wonderful celebration to look forward to - the wedding supper! <p> All throughout the year, but especially this time of year it is important for us to get our minds off of ourselves and our partying and gift getting, and focus on what God has given us, through His Son, Jesus. <p> God knows how to give - Jesus followed His Father and gave of Himself - and we must follow their examples. <p> People are lonely, people are in need of so much, and people are searching for something spiritual in their lives to help break the discouragement and the wonder of "Is There More to Life Question?" <p> Tim and I encourage you to sow into the lives of others, especially now. Do something extra; seek out someone hurting, seek out someone in need of anything and become that gift giver. The Bible says it is better to give than receive. <p> Throughout the year, Tim and I, through your generous financial support and prayer support give to others. People around the world are being helped through the book, Walking In Faith, given Free of Charge. It is wonderful to hear of salvation, healing and deliverance testimonies. <p> We, every one of you included, are a light shining in this dark world. We need to let our light shine with the love of God more so now than ever before. We are the ones to take the hands of others and lead them to Jesus and let them know the love He has for them. We need to teach them, who they are In Christ Jesus! We need to give them hope, especially now when there does not seem to be much hope! <p> Nothing is too simple to do for others - for as we do for others, we do for Jesus, Himself! <p> Merry Christmas and blessings for a wonderful 2012! <SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">                                                                                                  TGM</SPAN></SMALL>  <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">  <TABLE border=2 align=center> <TBODY> <TR align=middle> <TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt" align=center><BIG style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BIG><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></SPAN>Please Consider Making a </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 17pt"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><BR>Generous</SPAN>, Tax Deductable</SPAN></SPAN></BIG></BIG><B style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 17pt"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> Donation</SPAN><BR></SPAN></B><BIG><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); 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Continuing on in Hebrews 4:1-2: Let us therefore fear or be in awe of God lest a prom-ise of entering His REST, any of you should come short (be lacking or be in need) of it. For unto us was the gospel preached (good news) as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit (was not useful) to them, not be-ing mixed (taking possession and uniting) with faith (fully persuaded) in them that heard it. <p> God's Word is living and powerful. So, when we take the good faith promise for ourselves and act upon it, in good faith, then success and REST will be a natural part of our lives. <p> But just how do we "REST" when the world around us is so hectic and filled with so many troubles? <p> The world teaches us to work hard to get what we want, to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps or that we get what we want by our own effort with some luck thrown in. <p> Hebrews 4:11 tells us to "Labour" to enter into that REST. But the word labour here, does not mean to do everything our own way, with the sweat of our brow and maybe it may work out for us. <p> The word labour means: make speed to enter, be prompt, give diligence or make it my business to understand how to labor or make speed to follow God's way. <p> The word enter means: be set in a place and time to, a purpose to do so, of one mind (with God) or ARISE and have motion towards. What does the Bible say about faith? It is NOW, and faith without ACTIONS is dead. When we LIVE by faith, everyday, in everything, we please God. Why? Faith IS how He operates. And when we unite with Him, we too operate in faith. <p> Can we REST when troubles are all around us, seeming at any moment to come in and swallow us up? <p> Yes, we can, and that is what God wants for us, and just a part of what Jesus lived His life here on earth for.<p> If our foundation is not built on the rock (Jesus) then when troubles hit we will begin acting on our own and not REST on the good faith promises of God and our foundation will prove that it is built on sinking sand.<p> Is it possible for us to truly believe that we do not have to have ANY worries or cares in our life? If we did, then we could truly REST the way God wants us to REST. Glory to God!<p> If we truly believed that Ephesians 3:20 meant what is said: Now unto Him (God) that is able (power to do so, perform repeatedly) to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask (what we desire and it doesn't even have to be an urgent need!) or think according (joined) to the power that works (is active and efficient) in us. Then we would never doubt, worry, have any unbelief or be "stuck in a rut again."<p> Let's go back and dig into a bit more just why the Israelites did not enter the Promised Land; into God's REST for them. Remember that the Old Testament was written for our example, so let's be sure we do not follow in their footsteps and pattern of thinking and acting.<p> Hebrews 4:3 says that they entered NOT in because of unbelief. The Hebrew language says it this way: they were obstinate, rebellious and stubbornly disobedient. They did not believe the good faith word of God, even though He brought them out of Egypt unharmed, not sick or whole and prosperous with the wealth accumulated from the Egyptians. What a short memory - what was their faith in?<p> The Bible says that they COULD NOT enter into the promised land because their unbelief constituted a breach of contract. So, the result of their own unbelief was that they COULD NOT enter into His REST!<p> Since they could not enter, then God says they SHOULD NOT enter His REST. Doubt is one thing, but unbelief is the negation of the good faith relationship. It is a denial or refusal to stay faithful to the agreement.<p> God has given us REST - through His Son, Jesus! When sickness, financial lack, need of answers or troubles of any kind attack - we have been given a place of REST. We don't have to wonder, worry or fret about the outcome - but we must choose to enter, STAY in, abide in and dwell in His REST. For those of us who have not entered into God's REST in some areas of our lives, it is now time to take possession of this good faith promise of God.<p> His REST - that's just a small part of the "package" of God's love for us! <p> AH - doesn't RESTING feel great!  <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><hr>  <center><b>OFFER ENDS 12/31/2011</B></CENTER> <A href="https://tgm.org/store/"><img style="WIDTH: 325px" border=1 alt="Windows On The Word" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/2011_30off_ad.jpg" top="" vertical-align=""></A><BR><A href="https://www.tgm.org/store/">https://www.tgm.org/store/</A>  <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </div> <P>

Are You Ready for Change?

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:19:00 GMT

<table style="width: 650px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1" colspan="2"><img alt="Windows On The Word" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWBannerColor_2011.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 119px;"><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" vertical-align="" top="" style="background-color: rgb(242, 223, 82);"> <small><span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">  November 2011  </span></small>       <small><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dimishing The Darkness By Lifting Up The Marvelous Light Of Jesus Christ</span></small> <br> </td> </tr> <tr><td></td> <td style="text-align: right;">To view this as a web page    <a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW2011_11.html">Click HERE!</a>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top;"><small><span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">From The Editor</span> ... </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">by Tim Greenwood</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </span></span></small> <div style="text-align: center;"><big><big><big><b style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><big>Good Faith</big> <br> and Remission</b></big><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></big></big></div> </td> <td style="width: 325px; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">  <center style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><big><big><big><big><big><b>Change</b></big></big></big></big></big></center>  by Marcia Greenwood </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table style="width: 650px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table style="width: 100%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: left; width: 325px; vertical-align: top;" padding="10"> <div style="text-align: justify;">  <big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"> S</span></big></big>ometimes things need to be defined in order to bring them into sharper focus. This month I am focusing on remission. Remission is similar to mercy and forgiveness, but remission is used "after the fact." That is to say, that a breach or sin, was indeed committed, there was no repentance and therefore no mercy nor forgiveness given, and the "sinner" was judged, found guilty and sentenced for his or her breach of contract. <p style="text-align: justify;"> Sometime after this, the "sinner" hears of the offer of remission, repents and enters into a new good faith agreement by accepting the offer. As a result, the "sinner" goes back before the judge who remits the guilt and the sentence, expunges every record of the breach and, most importantly, restores the person's reputation to a "clean slate" so to speak. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> If the breach was between the person and God, then remission has the added benefits of the person being adopted into the family of God and thereby allowing the person, as a child of God, to operate from this time forward under the flawless reputation, good credit or righteousness of the God family name. This has the effect of making the person's reputation or righteousness the reputation or righteousness of God. <small><span style="font-weight: bold;">                                                                                                TGM</span></small></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"><big style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><big> A</big></big><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">s you sow your financial seed this month into the good ground of Tim Greenwood Ministries, we want to remind you that we diligently pray for our precious partners every single day, seven days a week, three-hundred and sixty-five days a year and we expect wonderful blessings for you.  </span><br> </div></div><p>  <a href="https://tgm.org/store/"><img alt="Windows On The Word" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/2011_30off_ad.jpg" style="width: 325px;" vertical-align="" top="" border="1"></a><br> <a href="https://www.tgm.org/store/">www.tgm.org/store</a>  <br> </p> <p>  <img alt="Published by Tim Greenwood Ministries" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW_Publishers.jpg" style="width: 325px; height: 167px;">  <br> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><small>Windows on the Word is published monthly for the edification and pleasure of the partners and friends of Tim Greenwood Ministries (TGM).</small></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <small><small> </small></small> </div> <small><small> </small></small> <div style="text-align: center;"> <small><small> </small></small> <small><br> If this newsletter, website, or other media published by TGM has been a blessing to you, please consider becoming a regular monthly financial partner with TGM.</small><br> <small> </small><small>Through your financial support, you can share in the rewards for making these and other outreaches of TGM possible. 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everywhere around us - yes, even in sunny California we see and feel the cooler weather coming in. Fall or Autumn is my favourite season, I enjoy the beautiful colours and enjoy Thanksgiving and maybe a small reason is November is my favourite month, because it is my birth month!</div> <p style="text-align: justify;"> Change is a fact of life. How dull life would be if it were the same everyday - 365 days a year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Some changes come naturally and are expected. But others may appear gradually and a few come so speedily and unexpectedly that it may throw us for a loop. That's the intended purpose - to hit us so hard that we back off or do nothing or react in a wrong way.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> The Bible says that in this world we may have many troubles - BUT God WILL get us out of them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Yes, but Marcia, you don't know what I'm going through. Sometimes it seems like one thing after another!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Well, maybe it's time to examine how you and I are handling these troubles or changes in our life.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> The first thing to examine is our thoughts. Bombarding our mind is "This ALWAYS happens to me." "Oh no, Aunt so and so is coming and we NEVER get along." "Flu season is upon us." "I just can't seem to get out of this worrying." (HINT: Worrying turns into fear!)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> We must get a grip on our thought life! We MUST take control of our thoughts - or else they will take control of us. This is a true statement and the devil knows it too. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> One of his names is Diablios and it means that he keeps bombarding you and I with the same thoughts over and over, and if we ALLOW ourselves to dwell on them AND take them in - even a little bit_ then he pushes even harder, until the thoughts drop into our hearts and we speak them out of our mouth - To MAKE THEM SO! We need to learn NOT to take the bait, NOT to walk into the snare.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Jesus said that He came to give us an abundant life, not a so-so life! (John 10:10)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Change - one day we're feeling well and then - BAM! - were hit with something BIG or small. Well, we have a good faith promise of healing, of prosperity, of well being, of favor and you can go on and on. Search the Bible for the good faith promises of God for yourself.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Jesus paid - in full - for our healing. It does NOT matter what NAME the medical field places on that intruder that hits our body - the situation MUST CHANGE! For by the stripes of Jesus we WERE healed. (I Peter 2:24) No weapon formed against us shall prosper. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Change - we see it all the time in the world. The economy hasn't been the greatest in the last few years - stop blaming one politician or the government or anything else - we may live in the world - but we don't have to be part of it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> God's plan - given to us in good faith - is to receive and live life by the Kingdom of God laws.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Give and it SHALL be given unto you, good measure, pressed down and shaken together shall men give unto your bosom. (Into your possession).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Give at least 10% back to God from what we bring in to spread the good news of Jesus Christ around the world. In Malachi 3, Jesus gives us PERMISSION to PROVE Him in this! So when we sign our name, in good faith, to this good faith promise of God then we will prosper, even in a failing economy.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> There are many different changes that may be thrown at us during the course of our lives: family matters, fear (which begins with worry), depression, sickness and the list goes on and on. Shake it off, don't take it in. Attract the enemy with our faith or good faith. This works by our action.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Take hold of God's Word - His good faith promise to you and I - for He will never back off His Word - the good news is, He WON'T lie to us! He won't even tease us. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Joshua 1:8 tells us to read the Word, so we may observe to do it, for therein lies the blessing and brings success.</p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">So, when some change, in the form of anything: spiritual, mental, physical or material tries to take hold of us and our family, then you and I must fight back - with all we have: the armor of God, the Word of God, our words, our praises, our thanksgiving, and then stand on the good faith Word of God. Then change will come - it MUST - for Jesus says we have the victory, each and every time, in Him! <small><small><span style="font-weight: bold;">TGM</span></small></small></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><small><small> </small></small></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <small><small> </small></small> <div style="text-align: center;"><small><small> </small></small></div> <small><small> </small></small> <div style="text-align: center;"><small><small> </small></small></div> <small><small> </small></small> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <P>

Levels of Faith

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:08:00 GMT

<div id="windowsontheword-2010-03"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWLogoColor.jpg" alt="WINDOWS ON THE WORD" style="width: 640px; height: 114px;"> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold; background-color: rgb(255, 204, 0); text-align: left;"><small><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">August 2011</span>                     <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Diminishing The Darkness By Lifting up The Marvelous Light Of Jesus Christ</span></span></small><br> </div> <center>Note: To view this newsletter in a web browser go to <a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW2011_10.html">http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW2011_10.html</a></center> </div><div><big style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><big><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></big></big> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <big style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;">Window On The Word</big><br> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div> </div> <big style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><big><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></big></big> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 50%; text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="height: 1%; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><font size="-2"><big style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><big><big><big><big><big>Levels of Faith </big></big></big></big></big></big> </font></td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big>by Tim Greenwood <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="text-align: left;"><big style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">P</span></big></big></big><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);">aul had just been speaking of the gospel...<br> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2 Timothy 1:12</span> Which is "the crime", the reason, and the cause for which I likewise suffer these things: nevertheless without shame: because <span style="font-weight: bold;">I know</span> whom <span style="font-weight: bold;">I have believed</span> , and <span style="font-weight: bold;">I am persuaded</span> that he is able to keep that which <span style="font-weight: bold;">I have committed</span> unto him against that day. <br> <span style="font-weight: bold;">I Know . I have believed, I am persuaded, and I have committed.</span><br> </span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Know</span></span></li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);">Your <a href="http://www.tgm.org/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_68&products_id=227&zenid=84b2b3d0443c827155276eda71251e16">faith</a> cannot exceed your knowledge.  To receive salvation, you must first come to know that there is one true God, the Father of Jesus our Lord, King and Savior. And know that Jesus died, was buried and rose again - for us.<br> <br> In order to believe the <a href="http://www.tgm.org/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_68&products_id=215&zenid=84b2b3d0443c827155276eda71251e16">Bible</a>, one must ascertain who is speaking to whom, by what authority do they speak and the level of their credibility and reputation.  <br> <br> Romans 10:17  Faith, good faith, comes from hearing but even more so, hearing of the good word (good reputation) of God.<br> <br> Hearing brings knowing.  Knowing brings good faith.<br> <br> Experience also brings knowing and good faith, but first one must hear or gain that initial knowledge.  God even invites you to investigate Him based upon the written evidence from Genesis to Revelation, to see if you can find any incidence of Him not keeping His good word, failing to keep a promise or failing to do what He said that He would do.<br> <br> The Bible is the best-preserved and most accurate collection of books in all of human history and nowhere in it, from cover to cover, will you find that God ever failed to keep His word.  This understanding will cause you to know God as Paul came to know God.<br> </span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Believe</span></span></li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);">Believing means to have assurance, confidence, trust and faith (good faith) in someone or something.  It is something that must be possessed, claimed or appropriated as your own.<br> <br> Confession or saying is an important part of operating in faith, but believing or faith is much more than that. We have already seen in the last section how knowing God's word is good and causes faith (good faith) to come.  But Numbers 23:11 even goes further.<br> <br> Numbers 23:19  (TGV) God is not a deceptive liar like man has proved himself to be, neither is the son of man (Jesus) that either should have reason to repent. Has He ever given, spoken or proclaimed His word, and failed to do what He said? Has He ever given, spoken or proclaimed His word, and failed to make it good?  <br> <br> The answer to the question is "no."  That is because God cannot lie and remain as God.<br> Hebrews 6:13-15  (TGV) When God made His promise to Abraham, He backed it to the hilt, putting His own name, reputation and Godhead on the line saying, if I say, "Blessings!" then most assuredly I will bless thee, and if I say, "Increase by multiplication!" then most assuredly I will increase you by multiplication.  And so, after Abraham had patiently waited, he did obtain the promise.<br> <br> So, if God will not lie and always keeps His word then I know that I can have faith (good faith) that as long as I keep doing my part, it is easy to <a href="http://www.tgm.org/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_68&products_id=229&zenid=84b2b3d0443c827155276eda71251e16">believe</a> in something that or someone who cannot fail.<br> </span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am Persuaded</span></span></li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);">To be persuaded is to be totally convinced.  To be totally convinced you must already both know and believe.<br> <br> Romans 4:20-21  (TGV) Abraham refused to stagger at, waver concerning or doubt the verbal pledge or promise of God or act and speak in bad faith; but rather was enabled and empowered to immediately give honor to God in <a href="http://www.tgm.org/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67&products_id=238&zenid=84b2b3d0443c827155276eda71251e16">good faith</a>; And being fully persuaded that, what God had promised, God was able also to perform.<br> <br> But it wasn't just God doing everything for Abraham.  Abraham, as part of the relationship established as a party of the good faith promise, pledge or contract was required to perform his part.  And he successfully did so because he was fully persuaded that God would perform His part.<br> Being fully persuaded is confidence personified.<br> <br> 1John 5:14-15 (TGV) And this is the confidence, assurance and out-spokeness that we have in our relationship with Him (Jesus), that, if we ask anything already covered in His documented decrees, then He will always grant us audience: And if we know that He will grant us the audience, then we already know that we possess the petitions that we ask of Him, no matter what we ask.<br> </span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am Committed</span></span></li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);">In the Old Covenant God was willing to settle for compliance, but no longer.  What God is looking for in today's New Covenant believer is voluntary commitment.<br> <br> You see God has made thousands of offers in the form of informal contracts.  We have come to call them promises but they are legal contracts just the same.  To receive the fruit or benefit of any of these promises requires your voluntary commitment to do whatever it takes to fulfill the contract, including establishing the relationship by literally or figuratively signing the document and fully performing your part while maintaining and not breaching the relationship.  There are always  these additional implied responsibilities connected to every good faith relationship.<br> <br> All of this "well, I'll give it my best shot," "I'll do my best," "I'll try," going into a contract is NOT commitment.  Commitment is like buying and taking full responsibility, whereas being non-committal is like renting with little or no responsibilities.  Being non-committal going into a contract is acting in bad faith.<br> <br> Bailing out of a contract, agreement or a commitment, without a written escape clause, is simply breach of contract, or what the Bible calls "sin."  Sin can be against God or against another person.  Both will require repentance and forgiveness before this or any future relationship can be restored. <br> <br> Typically commitments are broken (breached) because one or more parties may have enjoyed at least a portion of the fruit or benefits of the contract and are now looking for any excuse not to fully perform their part.  This is when you hear, "I couldn't fulfill my commitment because, bla, bla, bla."  Because of a breakdown of good faith, people have come to believe that as long as they have a good enough excuse, then commitments, agreement and contracts can be breached with no consequences.<br> <br> When something needs to be done, and you, for whatever reason, agree to do it, then don't just try or do the best you can within the timeframe that you thought it would take.  You see that is only partial compliance and is not commitment.  If you agreed to do something, then see that it gets done, correctly, no matter what it takes or how long it takes, because this is commitment.   </span><small style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold; 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Commitment versus Good Intentions

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:39:00 GMT

<div id="windowsontheword-2010-03"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTWLogoColor.jpg" alt="WINDOWS ON THE WORD" style="width: 640px; height: 114px;"> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold; background-color: rgb(255, 204, 0); text-align: left;"><small><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">September 2011</span>         <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Diminishing The Darkness By Lifting up The Marvelous Light Of Jesus Christ</span></span></small><br> </div> <center><a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/WOTW2011_09.html">To VIEW this newsletter in a web browser click this link.</a><br> <a href="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/audio/wotw_2011_09.mp3">To LISTEN to this newsletter (Mp3 audio) click on this link.</a> <br>To DOWNLOAD the file, right click the link and select "Save Link As." </center> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> <big><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;">From The Editor </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. . .</span></big> by Tim Greenwood    </div> <div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is it that you are committed to?</span></big></big><br> <big style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><big><big>T</big></big></big>he generosity and commitment of our precious financial partners makes it possible for us to go wherever God asks us to go and to do everything He asks us to do. <br> <br> For those of you that have not made that commitment to Tim Greenwood Ministries, what we are asking you to do, <span style="font-weight: bold;">right now</span> as you read this, is to <span style="font-weight: bold;">commit</span> to an amount, any amount, big or small, which divided across the next 12 months you can easily afford to help support this ministry. If you are a Pastor, I ask that TGM be included in your annual missions giving. <br> People are getting saved, healed and delivered. We are daily diminishing the remnants of satan's kingdom. Everywhere we go, we are teaching Christians not only how to resist the devil, but how to take back all of the lost ground. Lives are being changed, but God is asking us to do much more. <br> <br> God works through people like you. Yes, your prayers are important and appreciated, but it's going to take gifts of real estate, wills and endowments, donations big and small and yes even the widow's mite to get the job done. Right now is the most critical moment in the history of this planet. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The time for you to make a real difference is now.</span> <br> <br> Unless you have unsubscribed or have changed your email address, every subscriber gets sent an email version of this newsletter. Near the bottom of this newsletter is a PayPal Donation Form where you can set up automatic monthly donations for a specific period of time. Our experience with PayPal is that it is a Safe, Easy and Secure way to transfer money. For other ways to give to TGM, Read: How Can You Help TGM? (below). <br> <br> The following suggested amounts, or any amount, can quickly, simply and safely be set up for automatic giving for the next 12 months through the PayPal interface below, or by contacting the TGM office and providing us with your credit card information.  <br> <table style="width: 50%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; font-style: italic; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><small>$Per mo.<br> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; font-style: italic; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><small>$Year (12 mo.)<br> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; font-style: italic; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><small><br> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; font-style: italic; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><small>$Per mo.<br> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; font-style: italic; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><small>$Year (12 mo.)<br> </small></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">4.17<br> 8.34<br> 6.67<br> 33.34<br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">50.00<br> 100.00<br> 200.00<br> 400.00<br> </td> <td style="background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">83.34<br> 166.67<br> 333.34<br> 416.67<br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">1000.00<br> 2000.00<br> 4000.00<br> 5000.00<br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Make your commitment now.</span> As you give financially, sow it as your seed into the good ground of TGM, be assured that 100% of it is going into the work of the Ministry of Jesus Christ and that we are praying for a 100 fold return harvest on your giving. <br> </div> <p> <small><small><small><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"></span></small></small></small><big style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><big><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></big></big></p> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <big style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;">Window On The Word</big><br> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div> </div> <big style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><big><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big></big></big> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <table style="width: 50%; text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="height: 1%; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><font size="-2"><big style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><big><big><big><big><big>Commitment<br> versus<br> Good Intentions </big></big></big></big></big></big> </font></td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big></big>by Tim Greenwood <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="text-align: left;"><big style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span></big></big></big><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);">hat wonderful day has arrived. The planning and preparing have all been done and today you are giving the hand of your precious daughter in marriage. And when the groom is asked if he promises to love, care for, provide for and will remain faithful to your daughter and the marriage, he replies, "Well I'll TRY!" "I'll sure give it my best shot!" <br> <br> As the father of the bride, how are you going to feel about that? No matter how sincere the good intentions of the groom may be, those responses are certainly not a commitment. Your spouse, your employer, your pastor and even God - is NOT INTERESTED in your good intentions! However, they are ALL wanting, desiring and needing your voluntary commitment. Why is commitment so important? <br> <br> Romans 14:23 says whatever is not of faith, is sin. That is to say, whatever is not done or said in good faith is, or will lead to, a breach of contract, a breach of promise or a breach of relationship. Therefore, attempting to enter into a contract, promise or relationship, without committing to it, is an act of bad faith. A letter of intent or a proposal is in no way equivalent to a signed contract. It never has been and never will be. <br> <br> James 2:17, 20, 26 says that faith without works is dead. That is to say, a good faith contract, promise or relationship will not work without commitment, or a good faith contract is worthless without your signature. <br> <br> Good faith, based on love, is the primary foundation of every relationship of every kind. But in order for those relationships to be mutually beneficial, commitment is required. All of the want to, hope to and best good intentions in the world will not produce or fulfill a mutually beneficial relationship. <br> <br> Matthew 7:13-14 says, Enter through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and wide is the road which leads to loss, ruin and destruction and yet many still choose that path. But narrow is the gate and narrow is the path which leads to life, which few seem to find. <br> <br> To explain this passage, let me ask you a question. Is it ok with you for others to treat you in just any old way? Is it ok to lie to you, cheat you, steal from you and deceive you? No, of course not! You want others to treat you with respect, tell you the truth, and to keep their word when they tell you they are going to do something. That's pretty narrow, isn't it? Plus that broad, non-committal way of treating you just any old way may cause you loss, ruin or destruction, no matter how good their intentions may have been. <br> <br> What Jesus is saying here, that despite what the majority seem to be doing, He wants you to commit to treating others in this same narrow way that you want to be treated. <br> <br> God, throughout the Bible, has made you thousands of good faith promises and offers which are designed to benefit you. But in order to receive any of these benefits, these promises and offers must be converted into signed contracts through your verbal good faith commitment. All of the good intentions in the world are not enough to receive anything from God.    </span><small style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">TGM</span></small></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div> </div></div><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="Sect"><big><big> <big><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span></span></span></big> </big></big><p><big><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"><big><big> </big></big></span></big></big></big></p> <big style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><big><big><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">How Can You Help TGM?</span></big></big></big><br> <div style="text-align: left; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><big><big><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Donations:</span> </big><br> </big></div> <div style="text-align: left;">You can make a one-time or recurring donation using our PayPal form at the bottom of this newsletter or give by credit card by going to the the <a href="http://www.tgm.org">TGM web site</a> and selecting "<a href="https://www.tgm.org/forms/Form_donate.php">Give To TGM</a>" to the left of the Welcome Page.<br>  <br> There are also many other ways to give to TGM such as: <br> <big><span style="font-weight: bold; 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color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">For more information on these and other methods of giving to TGM please contact us by mail to the following address:</span> <br> <div style="text-align: center;">Tim Greenwood Ministries <br> </div> </div> Post Office Box 1904 <br> Arcadia, CA 91077 <br> Or call 626-755-7276<br> </div><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;"></span> <big><big><big style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><big><big><big> </big></big></big></big></big></big><div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <big><big><big style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><big><big><big> </big></big></big></big></big></big></div><big><big> </big></big> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><big><big> </big></big> <table align="center" border="2"> <tbody> <tr><td> <center><b><font color="red" face="ms sans serif" size="1">Make a credit card donation with PayPal <br> It is fast, free and secure!<br> </font></b> <p><b><font color="black" face="Arial,Helvetica">Do you accept PayPal?</font></b> <br> <font face="Arial,Helvetica">Yes.  "One-time" donations and we can set up to "automaticly" charge the amount you choose to your credit card each month for as long as you want.<br> Just select one of the buttons below and you will be securly taken to the <img src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/PayPal.jpg" alt="" height="17" width="60"> site.</font> </p> <center><b><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1">Make a one-time credit card donation with PayPal <br> <br> </font></b> <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" target="paypal" method="post"> <b><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"><input name="cmd" value="_xclick" type="hidden"> <input name="business" value="staff@tgm.org" type="hidden"><input name="return" value="http://www.tgm.org/thanks.htm" type="hidden"> <input name="item_name" value="TGM Online Donation" type="hidden"><input name="item_number" value="TGM1TimeDonation" type="hidden"> $ <input name="amount" value="" size="10" type="textfield"> <br> <input name="no_note" value="1" type="hidden"> <input name="currency_code" value="USD" type="hidden"><input name="tax" value="0" type="hidden"> <input name="lc" value="US" type="hidden"></font></b> <center><b><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"><input src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/x-click-but21.gif" name="submit" alt="Make 1 time donation with PayPal - it is fast, free and secure!" border="0" type="image"</font></b><b><font gold="" color="" face="ms sans serif" size="1"> <font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"><br>or</font> </font></b> <center><b><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"> <font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1">Set-up monthly donation:<br> </font></font></b> </form> <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" target="paypal" method="post"> <font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1"><font color="black" face="ms sans serif" size="1">(You will need to set up a PayPal Account for this , but it only takes a minute.)</font><br> <b>$</b> <input name="a3" value="" size="10" type="textfield"> per each <input name="p3" value="1" size="3" type="textfield">month period..</font><br> <input name="cmd" value="_xclick-subscriptions" type="hidden"> <input name="business" value="staff@tgm.org" type="hidden"><input name="item_name" value="TGM Monthly Donation" type="hidden"> <input name="item_number" value="M1" type="hidden"><input name="no_shipping" value="1" type="hidden"> <input name="no_note" value="1" type="hidden"><input name="currency_code" value="USD" type="hidden"> <input name="lc" value="US" type="hidden"><input name="bn" value="PP-SubscriptionsBF" type="hidden"> <input name="t3" value="M" type="hidden"><input name="src" value="1" type="hidden"> <input name="sra" value="1" type="hidden"><input src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/x-click-but20.gif" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!" border="0" type="image" <img alt="" src="http://www.tgm.org/wotw/pixel.gif" border="0" height="1" width="1"> <br><b>Note:</b> A "1" in the month period box indicates a monthly donation, <br>a "2" woud indicate a donation every other month <br>and a "12" would indicate a yearly donation.<br> Monthly donations <b><u>may be canceled at any time</u></b> <br>by going to your PayPal account page,<br>locating the transaction, clicking the "Details" button and then the "cancel" link. </form> <font color=red><B>NOTE: Should this form malfuction or take you directly to the PayPal login page,<BR> then View this newsletter in a browser using the link at the top of the page.</b></font> </center></center></td></tr> </tbody> </table> <br> <hr style="width: 100%; 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