Episodes

  • Covetousness comes by comparing yourself with others

    Covetousness comes by comparing yourself with others
    Jan 30 2026
    (This podcast was previously published on March 19, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... I became interested in the word "covetousness" and looked this up in dictionary and saw a revealing definition showing that which causes covetousness: "covetousness: eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth or possessions. Social media so often encourages us to compare ourselves to others, inspiring covetousness and insecurity." And I recalled the following scripture: II Corinthians 10:12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. *** Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation (manner of life) be without covetousness; *** After God put me on radio in 1980, a woman at our church group said to me, "I want to be like you. I want to do what you do". I was surprised and responded, "You do?" (I just couldn't imagine anyone wanting to do that which God had me doing.) Later another woman in church said to me, "I don't see how I can compete with you who have been taken into heaven twice." In the body of Christ, we should not be trying to "compete" with other persons but rather we should follow those scriptures brought to our attention by God and allow God to form us as HE wills in the body of Christ. We are recreated over and over by examining those scriptures given us by God and by following HIM through doing those scriptures, thus being continually formed by God into the image of Christ. *** Young people in school often want to be like other people or have that which other people have. I do see this as "unwise", as the apostle Paul said to us. But until now, I had not seen it as the root of "covetousness". Covetousness is one of the serious sins of the flesh. I Corinthians 5:11;13 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat... put away from among yourselves that wicked person. I Corinthians 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. *** Our goal should be to follow God as HE works through our life and therefore be recreated by God in HIS image, doing what HE tells us to do, being satisfied in the way HE recreates us. Ephesians 2:10 For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of HIS good pleasure. I Corinthians 4:7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? *** Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation (manner of life) be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for HE hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Let us do that which God has enabled us to do, always knowing it is God who made it possible for us to do that which we do. Each of us are totally unique when we follow God and indispensable as an integral part of the body of Christ working as a specific part in the body as created by God. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    19 mins
  • Love toward the Word of God

    Love toward the Word of God
    Jan 29 2026
    (This podcast was previously published on March 21, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward HIS name (The Word), in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. We really love the Word of God. Philippians 2 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life; The world grows darker but that light in us is very bright and we do not hide the light that is in us. We are different, for God has created us by HIS word and that causes us to be opposite from this world. It is very exciting for us to be on this earth for we are as lights as we hold forth the word of life. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    21 mins
  • Dealing with destructive thoughts

    Dealing with destructive thoughts
    Jan 28 2026
    (This podcast was previously published on March 14, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Destructive thoughts come to our minds to turn us from that which God has shown us and to pull us down in this life. These thoughts are often from devils. Therefore the apostle Peter says: I Peter 5:8-9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. We must turn to God in prayer with these destructive thoughts and let God help us. II Corinthians 10:4-5 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And the apostle Peter says: I Peter 1:13-15 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as HE which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Thoughts brought to our minds from devils are exactly opposite to the truth and they can destroy us unless we turn to God for HIS help. John 8:33 Jesus said this concerning the devil. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. It is very important for us to take each destructive thought captive and bring that thought into the obedience of Christ, The Word, calling on God when we are troubled. Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. We must be diligent to pray over every concern, letting our "requests" be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7) Dealing in spiritual ways with destructive thoughts is very important and needed as long as God chooses to leave us on this present earth. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    30 mins
  • Jesus says: Many go in the way of destruction but few go in the way of life

    Jesus says: Many go in the way of destruction but few go in the way of life
    Jan 27 2026
    (This podcast was previously published on March 16, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus says: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. After I was born again, I asked my best friend, a Baptist: "And what do we do now?" She replied: "Nothing." I found that to be puzzling. Revelation 22:14-15 Blessed are they that do HIS commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. At church groups, over and over, I would hear people say: "It is all covered by the blood of Jesus." It seemed to me that they preached a license to sin. Revelation 3:5 Jesus says: He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. We overcome the temptation by turning to God after we are born again. To the woman taken in adultery, Jesus said: "Go, and sin no more." Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, II Peter 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. There are many things taught in church groups which make the individuals feel comfortable but are contrary to the scriptures in the New Testament Bible. II Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. Jesus says: I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME (by The Word). John 14:6 We are saved by the blood of Jesus, but after that, we do the commandments of God in the New Testament Bible. Only by doing "the Word" can we enter into things of God and come to God. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    39 mins
  • My God shall supply all your need

    My God shall supply all your need
    Jan 26 2026
    (This podcast was previously published on March 18, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... There are many types of needs: money, jobs, information concerning what to do, encouragement in following God Regardless of our need, God is our supply and source when we belong to HIM. The king of Sodom offered to bless Abraham, but Abraham declined and said: I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: (Genesis 14:22-23) Abraham purposed in his heart that he wanted his provision to come from God and not from man. James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. Deuteronomy 28:1-2 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all HIS commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. Like Abraham, Moses refused the blessings that man could give to him and chose God for HIS source. Hebrews 11:24-27 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing HIM who is invisible. We are greatly blessed when we choose to make God our source, HIM who is invisible, rather than making man our source on this earth. ***** I am 83-years-old. I can only walk a few steps with a walker. One of our church members took me into her home to live and she helps me. Recently she failed to come to my room to give me my medicine. This was very unusual. Had she fallen on the stairs? Was she lying there helpless? How will I get the animals fed? (2 dogs and 3 cats) What if she has to go to hospital? Thoughts were raging in my mind. I began praying and instantly I heard this from the Holy Spirit: "My God will supply all your need." It was like having a great weight lift from my body. I needed information and help and God supplied it at that moment by HIS Word which was brought to my mind and I relaxed, believing that word. *** In 1975, I owned a small business. A man filed a law suit against me. I hired lawyers to defend me in court. But the legal fees were eating up all the profit from my little business. What to do? I needed wisdom. My attention was drawn to the following promise of God to HIS people. Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the LORD. I began reasoning this scripture: I'm a Christian now so this promise applies to me. This law suit is a weapon against me. The legal fees are a weapon against me. These weapons against me shall not prosper. I will dismiss my lawyer and stop the legal fees and go to court without any human legal counsel. When I released my attorney, he said: "Joan ... you can't do this. You don't realize how evil these courts are today. We are willing to work with you. It will only cost about $10,000 more to try your case." $10,000 MORE ... I cried out, "Gordon ... stop ... don't do anything else!" The following week, Gordon came back to my shop. He said, "Joan ... we have decided we will try your case without any additional legal fees." What is going on here? One week it is going to cost $10,000 more and now it is free? I didn't hear Gordon mention God in this. So I replied, "I'll have to get back with you on this." I turned to God and began praying: "What to YOU want me to do?" I was reminded of a scripture to show me what to do: Abraham said to the king of Sodom: "I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:" (Genesis 14:22-23) I knew God was showing me to turn down the "free" legal service. Several weeks passed. Fear came in waves in forms of thoughts. But with each fearful thought, God would remind me of a scripture to settle me. I recorded all these scriptures on a cassette tape and played the tape when I went to...
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    20 mins
  • Building your house on the Word from God

    Building your house on the Word from God
    Jan 25 2026
    (This podcast was previously published on March 17, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Matthew 7 Jesus says: 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. I was born again in 1975, and I began collecting scripture and doing those scriptures, living by those scriptures, for the next 40+ years. * Romans 13 8 Owe no man any thing * Deuteronomy 28 1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all HIS commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto Himself, as HE hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in HIS ways. 12 The LORD shall open unto thee HIS good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in HIS season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: As we read the Bible and take scriptures and do those scriptures and continue to do those scriptures, that Word lives in us and rises up to guide our path as we walk on this earth and to keep us from going in the destruction of this present world. We build our house on the word of God as we hear that word and do that word, setting aside all other ways. ***** Other scriptures I learned to live by: * Joshua 1 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. *** * Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in HIS law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. *** * James 1 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. *** * Philippians 4 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. *** * I Timothy 4 13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. *** * Hebrews 3 13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. exhort: urge earnestly by advice and warning *** * Hebrews 10 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. *** * Ephesians 4 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. *** * Joshua 1 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Wasn't it God who told me this? *** * Isaiah 54 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the LORD. My righteousness is of God because it was God who showed me to do this and to say this. *** * Romans 12 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. In each of the above scripture, there are things for us to do and to keep doing! *** Believe in the Holy Spirit leading us: * John 14 Jesus says: 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy...
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    32 mins
  • Racing to destruction

    Racing to destruction
    Jan 24 2026
    (This podcast was previously published on March 13, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Several years ago, God gave me the following dream: A stagecoach, pulled by 4 black horses, was racing toward a nearby cliff. No one was driving the stagecoach. Inside the carriage, I saw a silly looking woman looking out. She had long blond curls and a big smile on her face and she had no idea how close she was to her own destruction. As people demand their "rights" to do Biblical sins today, and to be respected and accepted and supported in their various sins, they are very near to going off that cliff into eternal damnation. And by their demands, we know the season for judgment is very near, and Jesus is on the threshold. ***** Romans 12 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. *** Romans 1 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; *** Matthew 5:32 Jesus says: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. * The faithful wife who remarries after her husband divorces her, commits adultery upon remarriage. * The husband who divorces a faithful wife will be the cause of her adultery if she remarries. * The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. *** I Corinthians 7 10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 39 The wife is bound by the law (of the New Testament) as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. ** Romans 7 2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. 3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. *** Mark 10 2 And the Pharisees came to HIM (to Jesus), and asked HIM, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting HIM. 3 And HE answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house HIS disciples asked HIM again of the same matter. 11 And HE saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. *** I Corinthians 6 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (Becoming one flesh:) 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. 16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh. 17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. *** Galatians 5 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, ...
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    17 mins
  • God shows me things are worse than I thought them to be

    God shows me things are worse than I thought them to be
    Jan 23 2026
    (This podcast was previously published on March 1, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Before God destroyed Sodom, sexual perversions were rampant among the city of Sodom. "From every quarter", of the city of Sodom, men came out to have sex with the two men who lodged with Abraham's nephew, Lot. (Genesis 19) God described the men of Sodom as follows: Genesis 13:13 "But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly." When sins are closeted, done in secret, they are at a pre-boiling stage, like water simmering in a pot. But when sins are open before all to see, and there is no shame causing them to hide their sins, it is like full boiling water which is going to spill over when left unattended. In USA we have come to "stage 2" of sins where they are demanding that they have "a right" to do these Biblical sins. So men and women live together, having sexual relations outside of marriage, without hiding their sins. Homosexuals, lesbians, transvestites, and such, are demanding the same rights. I am currently reading a secular book about Hitler, written by correspondent William Shirer. In his book, he refers to homosexuals as "sexual perverts". (I doubt that he could call homosexuals "sexual perverts" today.) We see how far we have moved away from Bible since 1945 by this example. For in the 1940's and 1950's homosexuals/lesbians were considered by society to be "sexual perverts". We remember what the Bible says about homosexuals/lesbians for this is God view. Romans 1:26-28 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Certainly we do not "hate" homosexuals/lesbians, nor do we "hate" adulterers or fornicators or drunkards or other sinners. But neither do we support them. We just keep presenting that which the Bible says and we live by that. ***** The last week of February, 2021, ABC News showed street protests where the organization formed by homosexuals and lesbians and other perversions gathered. Some individuals were waving their organizational flags, the one with colored bands. That same week a senator announced that some of his voters had become angry with him and might not vote for him in future, but he wasn't concerned because he was going to turn to the homosexuals/lesbians for his support. To me, this is just another "leaf" on the tree signaling the season where wickedness abounds, and the cup of iniquity runs over in the sight of God, and Jesus returns for HIS elect, and the end comes. Matthew 24 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Luke 17 26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    27 mins