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  • Part 1: We work the works of God when we believe the Word of God

    Part 1: We work the works of God when we believe the Word of God
    Dec 13 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 22, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... John 6:28-29 Then said they unto HIM, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on HIM whom HE hath sent. Examples: * August 5, 1975 The following came into my mind. It was God speaking to me by HIS Spirit: "Joan. You know those mistakes you've been making all these years? Those weren't mistakes. Those were sins." SINS! I had no idea they were sins. But I knew this word I had heard was true! (With that I was born again.) *** * 1977 I was scheduled to testify at a court trial. I heard: "Don't testify." I believed that was a word from God. I told my lawyer I was not going to be able to testify. He said he thought we would win the case anyway because Flo had also witnessed the event and she would testify. Now the persecution is going to come "for the Word's sake", to try to drive me away from obeying that word which I believed to be from God. When Flo learned I would not be testifying, she became very angry with me and said: "Now all the burden will be on me since you won't testify. I replied, "What can I do? I believe God told me not to testify so I can't testify. Then the man I was dating said, "Joan you aren't doing this woman any good by not testifying." I replied, "I'm not trying to do her any good. I believe God told me not to testify so I can't testify." Then during the court trial, my lawyer came to me and said, "Flo's testimony wasn't as strong as I had hoped for. But if you will testify we will win this case." I replied, "I'll see." I went into the ladies room at the courthouse and prayed asking God what HE wanted me to do and I heard, "Don't testify." I returned to the court room and just shook my head indicating "no" to my lawyer. The court case proceeded. I did not testify. We won the case. More examples of believing you've heard from God and doing that word will be recorded on this Podcast. *** * 1978 I owned a small business in American Indian Arts at the time I was born again. During this time, an itinerant salesman of Indian arts filed a lawsuit against me. I hired a lawyer to defend me. But the legal fees were eating up all the profit from my business, and God had shown me to get out of debt and to stay out of debt and I had done that. Now I was faced with the prospect of having to go back into debt because of the bills from my own lawyer. The Holy Spirit called the following scripture to my attention: 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 looked at that scripture and began to reason: I'm a Christian now so this promise of God applies to me. This weapon of this lawsuit cannot prosper against me. So why am I having a lawyer represent me in court. I can stop the legal bills by dismissing my lawyer from the case and I can go to court without any human legal counsel. I was a very new Christian at that time so I decided to make an appointment with my pastor and tell him my plans. As I drove to meet my pastor, I was praying, asking God to give the pastor wisdom. 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. After I told the story to the pastor and revealed my plan to him, pastor said: "Joan, I perceive you have faith to handle this situation this way." I released my lawyer. Lawyer said, "Joan, you don't know how evil these courts are today. You can't do this." Then lawyer said, "We're willing to work with you. It will only take about $10,000 more to try your case." I was shocked and screamed, "$10,000 MORE ... Gordon, STOP ... Don't do anything else!" A week later, Gordon came to my business to speak with me. He said: "Joan, we have decided to try your case without any further legal fees." But I didn't hear God mentioned in this plan! So I told Gordon I would need to get back with him with this. What is going on here? One week it is going to cost $10,000 MORE to try the case. The next week it is free to me. I began praying, asking God what HE wanted me to do. The Holy Spirit reminded me of a scripture to show me the will of God in this matter. Genesis 14:21-23 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. And Abram 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 ...
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    50 mins
  • God says to Ezekiel: "Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against ME: ... But speak MY words to them."

    God says to Ezekiel: "Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against ME: ... But speak MY words to them."
    Dec 12 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 13, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... As the children of Israel were rebellious against the Word of God, the New Testament church today rebels against specific scriptures which conflicts with that which they have learned at their churches. But God today sends HIS prophets to the church ministers and individuals, though they often harden their hearts today to that word of God that is carried to them and continue in their own preferences. Ezekiel 2:3-8 And HE (God) said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against ME: they and their fathers have transgressed against ME, even unto this very day. 4 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 7 And thou shalt speak MY words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. ***** After Jesus ascends into heaven, HE sets up the New Testament church. Ephesians 4 8 ... When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 11-12 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: *** God taught me the following concerning the work of apostle and prophet to which I am called and set in the New Testament church today. * apostle: God took me to Acts 15 to show me the basic work of an apostle. A question concerning "doctrine" arose in the church. "Do the Gentile believers have to be circumcised?" The elders and apostles met at Jerusalem to discuss this matter and to make a ruling for the other churches to follow. Peter spoke. Paul spoke. James heard what they said and then he pronounced the ruling concerning the Gentiles. They wrote this ruling and sent it to the other churches in writing. (There was no NT Bible in those days of the early church.) Today we have the New Testament Bible which the early church did not have. Basically what God showed me is this: apostles are ordained by God in dealing with church doctrines. Churches today fall away from New Testament Bible rulings and we try to turn individuals back to what the Bible says. *** * prophet: In the New Testament Bible we have these examples of the work of a New Testament prophet. Agabus: Acts 11:27-30 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. 29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: 30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. *** Acts 21:7-11 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. *** Other New Testament prophets cited in the New Testament Bible: Acts 13:1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Acts 15:31 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. I Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments,...
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    36 mins
  • Paul says: For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God (II Corinthians 2:17)

    Paul says: For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God (II Corinthians 2:17)
    Dec 11 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 2, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Paul told the elders at Ephesus that he knew that "after his departing", many of the elders among themselves would arise "speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them." (Acts 20:30) The apostle John told the church group there were already "many antichrist" who had come among their church group. I John 2:18-19 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. Some of them went out and started other church groups, and preached "another doctrine". Hereby all these denominations began. And many other denominations came later through the centuries, between the early church set up by Jesus from heaven at the time Jesus was taken into heaven, until now in the time where we live. But we have only one doctrine and that is the doctrine of the New Testament Bible by the Holy Spirit of God. And we have one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God. But there are many church denominations and many diverse doctrines in these groups. How do we know the truth? We read the New Testament Bible and when we are of God, HE opens our eyes to see the truth and the doctrines of Christ. 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. When we see a church teaching something opposite to the doctrine of Christ which we read the in Bible we leave that church group, knowing it is "antichrist" opposite to the doctrine of Christ, the Word. ***** Shortly after I was born again in 1975, I attended a church group with my best friend and her husband. The pastors were professors from Dallas Theological Seminary. The pastor was teaching "tongues" were of the devil. But one day I was reading I Corinthians 14 and saw the following scripture in the Bible: I Corinthians 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. That church I had been attending was teaching something exactly opposite from that which Paul said in the New Testament Holy Bible. I chose Bible and never went back again to that church group. *** In looking for a church to attend, I went to a small non-denomination church group. Pastor was teaching. That night he took us to John 8 where the woman who was taken in adultery was brought before Jesus. Pastor said when the woman was brought before Jesus she was naked from the waist up. I was very shocked! I'd never seen that before in John 8. I grabbed my Bible and began reading John 8. That which pastor said was not in John 8. I looked about the room to see if others were reading Bible. I didn't see anyone reading the Bible. I saw men sitting with very big grins on their faces. I knew they were picturing this naked woman. The next day, I called the pastor. I told him I had been in his service the night before when he spoke of John 8 and he said that woman taken in adultery was naked from waist up. I told him I could not find that in the Bible. I asked him where it was in Bible. Pastor was very silent. Then pastor said, "I can't remember where it is in the Bible." I told pastor that it was very important to me to know where it was in the Bible and I asked him to please look it up and tell his secretary where it says that and have her call me and tell me. Pastor became very silent. And then pastor became very angry and shouted into phone: "All right! It's not in the Bible. Where do you go to church?" I was hunting a church to attend, but I couldn't go to a church where pastor taught things not in the Bible as he was doing. 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. *** Then I went to another non-denominational church. Pastor was teaching concerning Abraham and Sarah. Pastor said: "Sarah and Hagar were 1/2 sisters." I'd never read that before (or even heard anyone say that before). I went home and read my Bible. I could find no scripture which stated that Sarah and Hagar were 1/2 sisters. So I called and spoke to the pastor, asking him where that is in the Bible. Pastor said: "I can't recall where it is in the Bible." I asked pastor to please look it up and tell his secretary and have her call me and tell me where it is in the Bible. Amazingly this pastor said exactly the same thing as that previous pastor....
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    42 mins
  • "What do we call you? Reverend?" a woman said to me

    "What do we call you? Reverend?" a woman said to me
    Dec 10 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 1, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... In the setting up of the New Testament church, Jesus, from heaven, gave to the church the following: Ephesians 4:11-12 And HE (Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: No man in the Bible called himself "Reverend" ... No person called another man "Reverend." Psalm 111 ... Holy and reverend is HIS name. (God's name) You may think it doesn't matter. But to call that minister "Reverend" not only violates the Holy Bible, but it causes idolatry in the church as that man is put in a place whereby the congregation worships him. In 1980, God put me on radio to exhort the church. A woman came to me telling me she was one of my listeners. And she said to me, "What do we call you? Reverend?" I was very shocked! I replied, "No, call me Joan ... like you would call Paul, Paul." I did not have to think before telling her this because in me is the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, and I knew we were not to be called "Reverend." I would never permit this. And neither should they. It's not just my opinion. It is just not done in the Bible and that is what we go by when we serve God. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    24 mins
  • Extortion in religious circles

    Extortion in religious circles
    Dec 9 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on December 3, 2020) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Often ministers will say things like this to their congregations: "Please pray that God will help me to get a new car so I can do ministry work." When he prayed like that, he is often hoping that someone in the congregation will give him the car or that the congregation will give him a car, otherwise he would pray to God in secret rather than praying openly before his congregation. In such cases, he is praying to man, hoping man will give to him. Concerning prayer, Jesus says: Matthew 6:5-8 Jesus says: And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask HIM. Recently a man who calls himself a pastor, contacted me by e-mail asking me to send him a computer and a projector. I told this man to get a part time job and earn the money for these objects. He replied it took all of time to "minister" and he couldn't get a job. I remembered how the apostle Paul worked as a tent maker and ministered the gospel in his spare time. God showed me this man was a beggar, a thief, and an extortioner. This man said he needed the projector to be able to teach the things I teach. I told him, "Just teach the Bible then." I know this man tried to con me with flattery, telling me things he thought I wanted to hear. But he got so twisted in trying to do this that he made his deception obvious to me. Also I have seen individuals in the congregation use prayer as a way to communicate their own needs to other people, hoping to get from others in the church. It is a great sin to use prayer this way. Often prayer is prayer to other men rather than prayer to God. And often their prayer is really "extortion" for it makes the other person feel bad if they don't give when they are able to give. Extortion: The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats or coercion. Often they use scripture to try to get money from their congregation, implying that if the people do not give then they will not be blessed by God. The apostle Paul said if a "brother" in Christ is an "extortioner", don't keep company with him. (I Corinthians 5:11;13) Ministers often use extortion to get their congregations and others to give to them. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    29 mins
  • How God got me out of Debt!

    How God got me out of Debt!
    Dec 8 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 25, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... It is a hard bondage to be in debt. The first thing I remember God telling me after I was born again in 1975 is this: "Get out of debt and stay out of debt." Then the Holy Spirit of God guided me step by step and I followed HIM and ended up out of debt. I have stayed free from debt since approximately 1976. When Coronavirus struck the world, I'm sure those of us who were free from debt had less suffering than those who had debts. God says: 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. God promises that it will be shown to us if we want to know how to get out of debt if we will ask God! And we read: Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: *** Deuteronomy 28 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: *** Matthew 11:28-30 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    24 mins
  • You shall receive power after the Holy Spirit comes to you

    You shall receive power after the Holy Spirit comes to you
    Dec 7 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 21, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... The Holy Spirit of God, given to the children of God today, searches the heart of God to reveal to us the will of God in the specific areas of our life, so we can know what God wants us to do in situations of this present life. (I Corinthians 2:9-14) Jesus describes the Holy Spirit as being the Spirit of Truth and The Comforter. John 14:26 Jesus says ... But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 16:13 Jesus says ... Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of HIMSELF; but whatsoever HE shall hear, that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come. The Holy Spirit lives in the believer.(I Corinthians 3:16; I Corinthians 6:19; II Corinthians 13:5) The Holy Spirit never makes us do anything, such as roll on the floor as the "Holy Roller" churches did in the early 1900's. This was another spirit, not the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit brings ideas and scriptures to our mind to show us truth in the situation and also to show us the will of God as we deal with issues of this life. The Holy Spirit is a great benefit to us and a great gift to us from God. But some in the churches today do not understand these things about the Holy Spirit so they miss many of the blessings of God available to us, the believer in Christ, The Word. And some believers pray but then fail to understand how they can know which idea that comes to them after prayer is from God. James 3:17 tells us how to recognize that idea which is sent from God. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. The power of God is given to us through the Holy Spirit of God who dwells in us today. ***** Jesus said: John 5:30 Jesus says ... I can of MINE own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and MY judgment is just; because I seek not MINE own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent ME. Jesus always heard from God the Father so HE knew that which God wanted HIM to do as HE walked on this earth. *** The Holy Spirit lives in each person who believes in Jesus. I Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? *** The Holy Spirit of God searches the heart of God to show us the will of God by bringing ideas and scriptures to our mind. I Corinthians 2:9-13 9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10 But God hath revealed them unto us by HIS Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. *** A human cannot understand the things of God by his own natural mind. I Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. *** The Holy Spirit does 4 things for the believer: He teaches us all things; He reminds us of scripture and godly concepts; He guides us into all truth; He shows us things to come. John 14:26 Jesus says ... But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 16:13 Jesus says ... Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of HIMSELF; but whatsoever HE shall hear, that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come. *** We can recognize the ideas that are from God by the following: James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    34 mins
  • Who are the "saints" of God according to the Bible?

    Who are the "saints" of God according to the Bible?
    Dec 6 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on November 13, 2020) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... In the Holy Bible, all the church, the elect of God, those who are born again, are called "the saints." A few of the many scriptures in Bible showing this are as follows: Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 8:27 And HE that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because HE maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 15:25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints (the church). I Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. II Corinthians 9:12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward HIS name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. Jude v. 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints (the church). The "saints" are the entire church of Jesus Christ. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    19 mins