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Morris Cerullo: A New Wave of Anointing

 

1 John 2:20

 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.


These end-times have been given a sacred anointing.

The anointing is a Person. It's not a feeling. It's not a manifestation of a gift. This anointing is a Person. This anointing, when we receive it, it abides, it remains in us because it is a person.

Reinhard Bonnke @ Jesus Culture - Awakening 2011

Holding the Rope by Oral Roberts

Acts 9
²³ After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him, ²⁴ but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. ²⁵ But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.

All About Love: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁴ Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.

⁵ It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].

⁶ It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.

⁷ Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].

⁸ Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end].

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Common English Bible (CEB)

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind, it isn’t jealous, it doesn’t brag, it isn’t arrogant, ⁵ it isn’t rude, it doesn’t seek its own advantage, it isn’t irritable, it doesn’t keep a record of complaints, ⁶ it isn’t happy with injustice, but it is happy with the truth. ⁷ Love puts up with all things, trusts in all things, hopes for all things, endures all things.
⁸ Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

⁴ Love is kind and patient,
never jealous, boastful,
proud, or ⁵ rude.
Love isn’t selfish
or quick tempered.
It doesn’t keep a record
of wrongs that others do.
⁶ Love rejoices in the truth,
but not in evil.
⁷ Love is always supportive,
loyal, hopeful,
and trusting.
⁸ Love never fails!

 

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

⁴ Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. ⁵ Love is not rude, it is not selfish, and it cannot be made angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it. ⁶ Love is never happy when others do wrong, but it is always happy with the truth. ⁷ Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.
⁸ Love will never end.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

English Standard Version (ESV)

⁴ Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant ⁵ or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;^{[a] 6} it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
⁸ Love never ends.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

⁴ Love is patient. Love is kind. Love isn’t jealous. It doesn’t sing its own praises. It isn’t arrogant. ⁵ It isn’t rude. It doesn’t think about itself. It isn’t irritable. It doesn’t keep track of wrongs. ⁶ It isn’t happy when injustice is done, but it is happy with the truth. ⁷ Love never stops being patient, never stops believing, never stops hoping, never gives up.
⁸ Love never comes to an end.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Good News Translation (GNT)

⁴ Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; ⁵ love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; ⁶ love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. ⁷ Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.
⁸ Love is eternal.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind.
Love does not envy,
is not boastful, is not conceited,
⁵ does not act improperly,
is not selfish, is not provoked,
and does not keep a record of wrongs.
⁶ Love finds no joy in unrighteousness
but rejoices in the truth.
⁷ It bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.

⁸ Love never ends.

 

 

1 Corinthians 13:4-10

J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)

⁴ This love of which I speak is slow to lose patience—it looks for a way of being constructive. It is not possessive: it is neither anxious to impress nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance.
^5-6 Love has good manners and does not pursue selfish advantage. It is not touchy. It does not keep account of evil or gloat over the wickedness of other people. On the contrary, it is glad with all good men when truth prevails.
^7-8a Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else has fallen.

I Corinthians 13:4-8

Knox Bible (KNOX)

⁴ Charity is patient, is kind; charity feels no envy; charity is never perverse or proud, ⁵ never insolent;^[a] does not claim its rights, cannot be provoked, does not brood over an injury; ⁶ takes no pleasure in wrong-doing, but rejoices at the victory of truth; ⁷ sustains, believes, hopes, endures, to the last.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Lexham English Bible (LEB)

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind, love is not jealous, it does not boast, it does not become conceited, ⁵ it does not behave dishonorably, it is not selfish, it does not become angry, it does not keep a record of wrongs, ⁶ it does not rejoice at unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth, ⁷ bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
⁸ Love never ends.

1 Corinthians 13:4-10

The Message (MSG)

^3-7 If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.

^8-10 Love never dies.

 

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

New Century Version (NCV)

⁴ Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. ⁵ Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not get upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs that have been done. ⁶ Love takes no pleasure in evil but rejoices over the truth. ⁷ Love patiently accepts all things. It always trusts, always hopes, and always endures.
⁸ Love never ends.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

New Life Version (NLV)

⁴ Love does not give up. Love is kind. Love is not jealous. Love does not put itself up as being important. Love has no pride. ⁵ Love does not do the wrong thing. Love never thinks of itself. Love does not get angry. Love does not remember the suffering that comes from being hurt by someone. ⁶ Love is not happy with sin. Love is happy with the truth. ⁷ Love takes everything that comes without giving up. Love believes all things. Love hopes for all things. Love keeps on in all things.
⁸ Love never comes to an end.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

New Living Translation (NLT)

⁴ Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud ⁵ or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. ⁶ It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. ⁷ Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

⁴ Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous. Love is not proud and does not boast.
⁵ Love does not do things that are not nice. Love does not just think of itself. Love does not get angry. Love holds no wrong feelings in the heart.
⁶ Love is not glad when people do wrong things. But it is always glad when they do right.
⁷ Love forgives everything. Love is always trusting, and always hoping, and never gives up.
⁸ Love never ends.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

⁴ Charity is patient, it is benign; charity envieth not, it doeth not wickedly, it is not blown [it is not in-blown with pride],

⁵ it is not covetous [of worships], it seeketh not those things that be his own [it seeketh not those things that be her own], it is not stirred to wrath, it thinketh not evil,

⁶ it joyeth not on wickedness, but it joyeth together to truth; [it joyeth not in wickedness, forsooth it joyeth together with truth;]

⁷ it suffereth all things, it believeth all things, it hopeth all things, it sustaineth all things.

 

 

 

Broken Vessels (2 Corinthians 4:7-12)

Welcome into This Place

Welcome into this place
Welcome into this broken vessel
You desire to abide in the praises of your people

So, we lift our hands
As, we lift our hearts
As, we offer up this praise unto your name.

Creation declares your glory
And the universe declares your majesty


2 Corinthians 4:7-12
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 
⁸ We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 
⁹ persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 
¹⁰ We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 
¹¹ For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 
¹² So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.


BROKEN VESSELS
With all the breakings, blows and wounds, we become broken and helpless. At times, the situations and circumstances used to break us are so difficult but we need it to be more pliable. We need to be broken to fit the "mold." We become numb of the pain and the tests, which actually help us go through life by just surrendering to God's will. We become acceptable of the things happening in and around us, and thus just offering our brokenness and nothingness to God. But, like the great man who had it all, Job after all the tribulations came out strong, came forth as GOLD.

Do Not Worry (Matthew 6:25-34)

We are often tempted to worry. We worry about what will happen next. We gloat on things to come, even if usually, what we worry about doesn't happen.

God himself told us not to stress ourselves. And here we are thinking about all the possible negativities which we try to foretell as if we have absolute knowledge to what will happen in the next few seconds. We don't. Yet, the one who has already written the end and the beginning, told us, "Do not worry."

God would tarry to test us. He tells us to "wait patiently." Stand still and not move a finger. It's His work not ours. Until we learn and understand what Resting in His love truly means, we will live each day worrying about everything.

I don't want to worry anymore.

He says, "I care." God knows what we need and what we want. He sees all these things.

He says, "Wait." I'll handle it. If it comes and happens, He wanted it to happen. If it doesn't, He doesn't want it to happen. He has greater plans. More beautiful that what we are expecting. Far beyond was is reasonable for us. Exceedingly great and unfathomable.

So, to guys like me... God says "Wait and Rest." Just this once, try not to lift a finger and let God be God. See what happens.

The Art of Forgetting

I seldom say I miss you. I rarely say the words I love you. One thing I know, eventhough forgetting is difficult and a bit challenging it's worth the pain and suffering in the long-run.

We have those keepsakes engraved deep in our hearts. Memories which painted different shades of sadness and bliss in the history of our lives. But one thing I believe in, everything is pre-ordained. Where we are right now, is where we should be. We go through different testswhich become our testimony. The mess we made becomes our message. Our pain becomes our praise.

God is great. He will not give us beyond what we can carry. The load is just right for our capacity to endure. He tests us, so and we will come out stronger and ready to strengthen others.

I just want to thank the Lord for the strength.

He empowers us to forget. He makes things new every morning.

Beautiful Mind: Windows of Princeton

When I think about my life… how I began, my today and how tomorrow will unfold, I remember the words of Mr. John Nash in the movie… “I’m terrified, mortified, petrified…stupefied by you.”

          Certainly, there were days when I try to study and see what will become of me.  I’m facing a lot of challenges, my relationships with the people around me, my career, my flight in the graduate school, my church and what I really want to happen in this short time…my passion, I sometimes get scared.   Because for a fact, no one really knows.   But Mr. Nash lived his life, walked freely around the campus and even wrote calculations on the windows of Princeton, based on his perception on how to live.  He did, not what he needed to accomplish but what he really wants.  And that is to solve mathematical problems - the mystery of numerical equations.  He believes in it.  And was not afraid of it.  He had the courage to dig deep within the unknown.  He faced life and all of its imperfections because that is the only way he knows how.  He has faith in his God-given talent that he can.  He knows what his purpose is, and that’s exactly what he did.  He has the freedom and courage to dare the world to listen to him.  And I want that in me.  Now that I am trying to complete my graduate degree, his life inspired me to give all that I am for what I have chosen.  To continue and never give up.  Not be frightened. And allow the valor living inside us surface as we venture the undefined horizons.  Once in a while we all live and die, but in this life all we can do is to die and live again.
         
            As an MBA student, his story made me value education more.  I became utterly grateful of the fact that I am educated and have a chance to broaden my horizons by entering this course.  In addition, John’s contribution to his country inspire me to help, through the best of my abilities whatever there is I can offer for the betterment of our nation.  I want to use the knowledge I gained from years spent in this institution, not just for my own advantage, but as well as for the common good.  And even if I may not be as intellectual as him nor any of his colleagues in Princeton, I believe I can do my share to help establish a better and stronger republic through educating others.  This is one of the reasons I applied for graduate studies. To be an educator like most of the people I admire.   Help the next generation of eager minds understand that we still have a chance to lift up the economy, low as it may seem, by first embedding good values to their fresh mindsets.  As well as emphasize the weight of staying within the borders of our beloved country rather than eloping for better, greener pastures.

            Some may think I am opposing the reality and vying the impossible, but if John Nash showed that when we do believe in something, together with the faith we hold in our souls… we can make things happen.  Mr. Nash did not let himself be confined within the very corners of his dormitory, nor the pessimistic impressions of his friends and superiors.  But he tried, even pushed himself to the limits to make something greater out of him.

            He influenced me to be professional, in every aspect of the word, to work with my fellow classmates and associates.  Grant them the respect they deserve.  Value their uniqueness, perceptions and judgments.  His life taught me to aim for something more remarkable than the usual, which is not just for my sole benefit but for those around me as well.

            Mr. John Nash’s life was not easy like the rest of those who breathe.  He studied, worked, was hurt and felt betrayed by his own exquisite mind.  But he continued.  And his will to survive against all the odds which emerged before him was worth all the pain he needed to endure.  And it speaks to me.  That no matter who you are, how wealthy one may become or how many diplomas one may obtain in his lifetime, it boils down to one fact - we are not perfect.  And we cannot stand alone.  And for Mr. John Nash, he needed the unconditional love and compassion of his wife.  It reminded me of the people who had, are and have always supported me.  My family.   Like Mr. Nash, his wife held on to him during the most difficult scenes in his life.  Her words saying, “ …but when I look at him and I force myself to see the man I married and he becomes that man.  He is transformed in this man that I love and I’m transformed into someone who loves him”, inspired me to love my family, above all things which exist, because I know they are and will always be my home, my refuge and my strength.  I also believe that the role played by his wife was one of the greatest reasons how he was able to get back on track.  She had a very profound and exceptional part in his struggles and I believe that was the most important miracle in his life.  Again, her courage helps me understand more the depth of the words “unconditional love”.  She truly is the one behind the success of John Nash.
         
            Knowing great people and recognizing how astonishing their lives have been encourage me to understand life further.   In that way, I may deserve the word professional, or an MBA graduate.  But let us still remember the essence of King Solomon’s famous words of wisdom… truly everything is meaningless.  I may have tons of degree, I might even get a doctoral course like my mentors, or be one of the greatest businessmen in Philippine history… but those are just titles embellished with beautiful frames.  Those do not fully define who we really are.  Achieving a Nobel Prize is just a bonus, we should always be reminded to look beyond the most-desired award, and that is a better spirit which sprang in us because of the decades of hard work and devotion, accompanied with the shedding of blood through our  hearts, lessons learned from failing now and falling again, rising from life’s hurdles, how lost one can become, and most importantly how we found the road home -- is the achievement and victory in itself, grand in its simplest form and still undoubtedly immeasurable.

No Matter Where You are in the World

Going home is the best feeling of the day. It’s seeing the familiar faces, and being with souls who know your history. We may have traveled the world, some even went outerspace, but the best place and spot in this entire galaxy is that one spot with those closest to your heart. It may be the kitchen, the couch or a small little coffee shop just around the corner... but that’s where intimate conversations begin. Those are the moments when smiles and laughter resonate within your soul. These are then engraved in your spirit, something deeper which causes you to build sky-high memories you will cherish beyond these moments of immeasurable bonding.

No matter where you are in the world, still the best place is the place beside your beloved.