11 episodes
Mr. Peggy Joyce Ruth Pastor Jack Ruth
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- Religion & Spirituality
Every Sunday, Pastor Jack would say, “If you will grab hold of this message, it will change your life,” and we can all vouch that it did. Pastor Jack Ruth, or Pastor Jack, as we called him, and Peggy Joyce started Living Word Church in Brownwood, Texas. They pastored together from the '80s to “retirement” in the early 2000s. Jack’s childlike faith set the vision and foundation for the church and the Psalm 91 ministry that followed. At one of the recordings with Sid Roth where Peggy Joyce was to speak, Jack simply introduced himself as Mr. Peggy Joyce Ruth. Everyone burst into laughter. In honor of "Mr. Peggy Joyce Ruth" we hope his teachings bless your life as much as they have ours.
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God's Gift Of A Name - Father's Day 1996
God cares about His name and we should as well. There is great meaning and importance attached to your name. A good name is to be more desired than great wealth. - Proverbs 22:1. Our reputation creates the name we pass on to our family and future generations. We should work to ensure our name is a good gift to your family.
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No Small Miracles - August 1996
From the story of Naaman: To see a miracle, God must be our source, the Word of God must be our final authority, we must become a joyful giver, we need to expect a miracle, and we must do spiritual warfare to get rid of Satan.
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Exercising Spiritual Authority - May 1997
We must understand the power we have over the enemy. If we don't understand our spiritual authority the devil will beat up on us, but if we know our authority we can send him running. When Jesus walked the earth He prayed all night long and then commanded all day long. We are to do the same with the authority that has been given to us.
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Growing In Faith And Hearing God - November 1996
The world’s logic seems right because most people operate from it. But when we are led by logic or the facts, it is always the fact we don't know that messes everything up. That is why we must grow in faith and be led by the voice of the Lord. God has seen the end from the beginning, and His voice will help us navigate what we don’t see coming. (Jack was on the School Board years ago and worked to keep the students from using the Lord's name in vain which was in the script of a play.)
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Discouragement - January 1997
Discouragement is the enemy's last attempt before the miracles come. When God is missing and nowhere to be seen in our lives we must go back to the last place we heard Him. Mary's faith brought her back to the tomb even though Jesus had died. And because of her faith, she was the first to not only hear Jesus but to see Him.
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Expect Miracles - September 1996
If we don't have miracles we are in dead duck in water. But as believers, we can expect God to do miracles. His calling card is still miracles. People were drawn to Jesus because of the miracles and people should be drawn to us for the same reason. It is our relationship with God and our closeness to Him that produces the fruit of miracles. It is the knowing that God's Spirit is in us and desperately wants to work through us to touch the people around us.