Anchor of Truth David Sheats

141 The Anointing John said that we all have an “anointing” and that the anointing will teach us. What is this anointing? How do we get this anointing? How important is to us to know this anointing in our hearts? To speak of this anointing seems to some to be so mysterious that we tend just to put the subject aside and go on to other things. Yet John said that this anointing is what will teach us of spiritual things. It is critical to know this anointing if we are going to be led by the Holy Spirit in all things. This is God’s provision for each one of us. Today we share some encouragement on this subject by Gordon Gentry. The ministry was given in a gathering of a local assembly in 1990.
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Episode 140 God in our Midst The promise of God is that He will dwell in us and walk among us. A company of believers as the Temple of God is the fulfillment of the promise of God and cost Calvary to make it possible. What should be taking place if the Holy Spirit is given His rightful place? Today we want to continue on the subject of our last program on what we should expect when God is dwelling in our midst and the Holy Spirit is given free control. It is so important that we carefully consider this lest we be caught in simply a religious form that has no meaning to God.
The ministry on our program today is by Gordon Gentry and was given in a small home setting in 1996. Our prayer is that you may find encouragement in this in your own situation and experience the riches of God dwelling in your midst.
(As a side note, the setting was with a few brothers and sisters where questions were encouraged, and one brother was struggling with sleep apnea.)
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Episode 139 Meeting with God Jesus said where two or three are gathered together in His name, He would be in the midst of them. What does it mean to gather in His name? Why do we do that? What are the evidences that He is present? What should we expect? To gather in the name of Jesus is more than just having a meeting, singing some songs, and hearing an encouraging message. That activity can all be done without God’s presence or leading.  God is looking for something more than that. I believe He is looking for us to meet with Him, commune with Him, worship Him, and hear Him speak to us. It is possible for us to just go through a form of meeting, but miss the real purpose of meeting together. Today we want to look at some of the key elements that need to be present in order for a meeting to be meaningful to God and us.
Why gather together? Love draws us together (Heb. 10:24,25) The church is the temple of God (Eph. 2:21) To commune with God together (I Cor. 10:16) To worship God (Heb. 13:15) To hear God speak to us (Rev. 2 & 3) What does it mean to gather in His name? (Matt. 18:20) Jesus is the basis of our gathering To gather in the nature of God He is the focus of our gathering What should we expect when we gather? The presence of our Lord Jesus by the Spirit (Heb. 2:12,13) The Holy Spirit in control (I Cor. 12:11) Men available for God to use as He chooses (I Cor. 14:1) The authority of God in ministry (I Peter 4:11)  
http://www.ntchurchsource.com/literature/read/meeting-with-god/
 
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Episode 138 The spiritual war in our time Paul says that our warfare is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual powers of wickedness in heavenly places. But we are also told that Christ won the victory against the enemy at Calvary. If this is so then why is there still a war? To understand clearly what God did in Christ Jesus at Calvary is critical to being able to view the conflict that we face properly and live in the power of His endless life. We are called to live as overcomers, and the resources to do that are as we abide in Christ’s victory. If we try to live out of our resources, we will be defeated. We are no match for the devil on our own. But as we abide in Christ, we are more than overcomers. Is that our experience today? It should be, and if not it can be.
The conflict is in spiritual realms The victory was won at Calvary Christ is seated at the right hand of God (authority) By faith we are seated with him The enemy occupies territory that is not his God uses the warfare to strengthen our relationship with Him Every spiritual provision has been provided for us to overcome all things Physical death is not a defeat but only graduation if we die in faith  
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Episode 137 God’s Order concerning men and women Probably the greatest war in the world today is the war between men and women. Yet God created the first man and woman and His creation was perfect. Why should there be such conflict, and why should it be such an issue among Christians?  In the Genesis account of creation, we see that the enemy is his cunning way brought division between Adam and Eve and that division and conflict has continued down to our present day. What God intended to be the most beautiful and fulfilling relationship has become the subject of great conflict and confusion, even among Christians. There is an answer to this conflict, and the solution is to come back to God’s original design and let that control every relationship, especially in the church and family. Today we look at some of the key issues with the prayer that God will make the way clear for each one of us to walk in truth and glorify God.
God is the One who created man and woman Woman was taken out of man (Gen. 2:20-24) What was separated physically by God is brought together in relationship God’s order for man and woman is for creation (I Cor. 11) God’s order is expressed in marriage God’s order is expressed in the church  
http://www.ntchurchsource.com/literature/read/husbands-love-your-wives/
http://www.ntchurchsource.com/literature/read/they-two-shall-be-one/
http://www.ntchurchsource.com/literature/read/woman-an-honored-vessel/
http://www.ntchurchsource.com/literature/read/the-godly-woman/
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Episode 136 The Message of the Cross Paul said that the message of the Cross is the power of God to those who are being saved. What is this message of the Cross? In what way is it the power of God? How do we avail of this power to be delivered from this world of sin and enter fully into what God is doing today? Many relegate the “message of the Cross” to our initial deliverance from sin. While that is included, the message of the Cross ( or logos of the Cross) is much more than that. God has provided much more for us at Calvary than just forgiveness of sin. We need that and we never want to diminish the significance of that in any way. But that is just the beginning. Today we want to explore some of the broader meaning of what Jesus did at Calvary and how we enter into that in our experience.
The Old Man has been crucified The New Man has been created in Christ We are in the New Man by our union with Christ by the Spriit Put off the deeds of the Old Man Put on the deeds of the New Man The importance of relationships in the body Be filled (controlled) by the Holy Spirit Walking in the light, in truth, in Christ together  
http://www.ntchurchsource.com/literature/read/the-message-of-the-cross/
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