Comments on: Giving and Receiving

By: Chip Brogden

Chip Brogden — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:10:45 +0000

In reply to Tonya. Tonya, I think anytime you sense that struggle between following your own will and following God's Will it represents Gethsemane/Golgotha. It is an ongoing process.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:01:47 +0000

Is my Gethsemane experience my one-on-one learning experience of God? How does one know he/she is experiencing their Gethsemane/Golgotha? I know I’ve experienced birth and then death without a doubt. Any help will be appreciated.

By: Lynne Clark

Lynne Clark — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:15:45 +0000

Amen Chip, thank you, great message

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:49:02 +0000

This is a beautiful message about giving and receiving not of money and services but oneself to the Lord.
One cannot experience Gethsemane or Golgotha like the Lord has gone through. In Gethsemane Jesus was very agonised knowing His hour was up. He asked His Father in Heaven to take the cup away. ” “Not my will but yours be done.” What a glorious Lord. In Golgotha He was crucifed and bore all the sins of the world. For Peter, John, James, Paul and many others they had a taste of these experiences, but many of us, sadly, we are merely reciting the words, “Not my will but yours be done.”,
Kim

By: Misty Rain

Misty Rain — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:07:01 +0000

In reply to Mike.

Isn’t that the God AWEFUL truth ~
This is in reguards to today’s post ~
Misty Rain

By: Brenda Brown

Brenda Brown — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:22:03 +0000

Morning Brother,
In “Churchianity” this message would go over as a lead baloon…Receiving can be a type of “decreasing”. I think most of us would rather be on the giving rather than the receiving end…Recieving requires us to humble ourselves and admit we have a need and that we are dependant in some way. The natural man craves independance from God…Adam and Eve just could not be satisfied with being dependant on God to receive everything from Him, by Him, and according to His Will and timing…The Tree of Life requires receiving everything by FAITH and Trust, without question and understanding…
I sense most of us would prefer to be in control on the giving end rather than having to utilize our faith and trust to be on the receiving end, thus dependant in any way…
We must humble ourselves to receive from the Father and each other…not to be slackers, but in order for our ego, e.g. Self can be decreased.
Gethsemene was and still is a place of crushing, brokenness, and total dependance…It was painful for Jesus; It will be painful to us…
“Lord, meet each of us in our “Gethsemene”. Press us until out flows the pure, sweet Wine of Your Spirit and Life.”
Brenda Brown

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:05:23 +0000

A second Amen and Amen, Chip!

The call to death to self is-another aspect of the cross life. Gethsemane precedes Calvary and the cross.

Our Gethsemane experience comes when one knows and is making the choice to deny self and take up the cross. As you said, “we give up to God in order to gain, not my will but Your will be done.”
Our Gethsemane is that time of prayer and agonizing before the Father–we make that total commitment of our self to Him. Death is painful and death to self life is painful and difficult. Jesus took our place on the cross but now He calls us to take our place and allow self life to be nailed to the cross. “The cross is gaining thru losing.” We lose our life and gain His! Praise God!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:11:33 +0000

Amen..and Amen brother
Faith is ONLY and soley an Organ that can “RECIEVE”..it can not be used for “ADDING” Christ to Adam..it can ONLY and SOLEY be used for ACCEPTING..RECIEVING..and YEILDING to the “DECREASE” of Adam under the mighty hand of God.

Thus when used “CORRECETLY” and for the intended purpose God takes care of the “INCREASE” = THE LAW OF THE SPIRT