Week 2 day 2

 Discipleship is war. You are at war with evil. Jesus has you in it- you're reading this because you have been prayed over, and prayed over and prayed over in this way: "Jesus,  no disrespect my King, but not every follower can take this ministry? Lord please, do not let my sin affect their purity of armour? If You want them Lord buckle my ego, please hear my confession, please accept my repentance and grant them both armour and wisdom...oh, and yes Lord,  4...they uh, seem a tad slow in the math department. What's that Lord? They didn't read that Week 1 blog? You serious? We wrote it, You, Holy Spirit kept me chargin' for 2 days? Well yes Lord- true,  nothin' in eternity...I confess master..."

David Cooper https://medium.com/@davidcoopa/sit-down-and-write-two-letters-5e94a95c9207
When Nikita Khrushchev was forced out as leader of the Soviet Union, he sat down and wrote two letters to his successor Leonid Brezhnev. He said, “When you get yourself into a situation you can’t get out of, open the first letter, and you’ll be safe. When you get yourself into another situation you can’t get out of, open the second letter”. Brezhnev soon found himself in a difficult situation, so he opened the first letter. It said, “Blame everything on me”. So he blamed Khrushchev for everything, and it worked. Eventually, he got himself into a second difficult situation he couldn’t get out of, so he opened the second letter. It said, “Sit down, and write two letters”.

Spiritual War isn't like peace- at all, BUT- it looks like peace? You're still where you still are, essentially, you might not feel any change at all.  And that's how Satan fools us? He says all sort of lies, from "It'll be O.K." to "Well, you? You, with your boatload of sin, you think you're in this fight?" ANY WAY the evil Lucifer can bring you down- he will. Christ is above Lucifer's game, we, ain't- and soon as we believe we are- we really ain't.  Paul implored his disciples to put on the whole armour of God. Let me stop you right there...the whole armour- because, any weak point, Lucifer will attack?

Discipling isn't fun, it isn't glamorous, it isn't cheered about, it isn't wealth building, it isn't ego enhancing, it isn't pretty, it doesn't offer you any perks at all- only cost, cost, cost! Give everything up- all of it, then find the things you think matter, the home, the food, the money, your body, your health, any THING you think matters- give that to Christ! He won't take it- you have to obediently bring it to Him. Once you've done such in prayer- let's find- how many?

Week 2 day 1

 As we look deeper into discipling, let's think on the essence of what it means. First it's personal, which means, the mask comes off. Now that doesn't mean losing your mind. Don't misunderstand, read Amos 3:3 carefully. Personal mostly means you care.  Touch- it takes guts- it ain't fun- in fact I'll promise you, the love you expand in your soul toward Jesus and your 4 disciples- Huh? 4? Oh oh, you ain't found 'em yet? Know why? That love will cost you. Here you go, Peter Sillence Fleming, hmm...not a name you're familiar with.

Don't misunderstand, discipling means taking them back to Jesus- back to Jesus, why do I say it that way, because, that's why we have brothers and sisters in Christ. In Christ- note that, in Christ- you take your disciples to Christ. That's the task- when Jesus talks in Matthew about His command the so euphemizied great commission- so misquoted, so missused, so mishandled; He said "Since you're going anyway (Walking through the valley of the shadow of death- uh, we call it, life), make disciples. 
Make disciples, now, your question may be, how? That parts easy- see if this seems familiar-
Read the Bible daily- my suggestion- in a guided system. I use 2,
https://www.biblestudytools.com
https://www.1517.org
Look for daily study.
Pray- pray, pray! About it all. Before you - fear- pray, yell, pray, sin, pray. 
Repent- we all sin- to deny that is to lie, know why that matters? You can't repent of sin you aren't aware of? What's that mean? It means the obvious ain't the sin, it's the obvious; meaning- take cussing- but that's an outward expression of something deeper- way deeper, usually; what might it be? A total lack of respect for God- it damages you and your witness in ways we don't like to consider- but there it is. So how to repent? What's Jesus's half brother James say about it? Oh my, ever wonder why James?
READ GOD'S WORD DAILY
PRAY
REPENT
...then SHARE-
listen, be aware, find 4...
4...why 4?
Let's follow Christ...

Week one day 4

 Lord You have absolute faith in us.  We need to grow up about what that means? You've given us the most astonishing gifts ever in the brief history of humanity? People, good people, have devoted their lives that we might have it better, You made that better possible, now we need to stand up, get bold, listen to You in Luke "12:47 And that servant, which knew   his lord's will, and prepared not     himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Luk 12:48 - But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." 

Sounds like we've been given much? So far in America few die directly because they refuse to deny You, so far, but tomorrow is not guaranteed? You place an amazing, astonishing, astounding opportunity in front of the bent knee tribe. Never before in human history, has it been possible for any person to reach out and disciple so many they lose count? Brother Laurie in San Diego tied up Pacific Coast highway, so many thousands were wanting to get baptized? Brother Gallaty saw 116 baptisms at Long Hollow in one sunday. Colleges are experiencing revivals as never before: 

Colleges are revival happening places

Lord You are all powerful, if You put all of what You can into us, bent knee tribe, or not; could we handle it? You're asking us to learn accountability in spiritual leadership, and You're saying, 4 now. 4 now Jesus, let us serve You

Ooh it's so tempting to mention...nah better put that off.

 🙏👏🏻

Week One day 3

 How close Lord, Jesus, how close will You allow us to be? Close enough to follow a thread centuries long? By eating, sin came, in the garden(!), and by eating, sin is defeated! "Take, eat, for this is My body." We share centuries, eons, with disciples who are now with You in heaven. Every one who has ever believed in You,                                     [Luk 23:42 - Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. Luk 23:43 - Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”]      You have saved! How close will You let us get? Yes, yes, that's it, isn't it, the miracle of all:  [Eze 36:27 - And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.] You are beyond wonder Lord, centuries You give us as root to a vine of miraculous power, miraculous love, miraculous life!

You Jesus, allow us, to disciple disciples? We bring them to You, Holy, powerful, life altering, life changing, almighty God, we bring them to You. Lord we follow a long line of those who have lifted the cross daily; do not let us presume that bringing the kind of change You desire, will be without cost? Open our eyes Heavenly Father, open our ears, the disciples who make disciples is centuries of devoted blood bought, bent knee Christians, solely devoted to You our King. Your command is so simple,  "Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,and teaching them to obey everything I have  commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
(Matt 28: 18-20)
Prayer Lord is so powerfully a part of who You allow us to be. But here and now Lord You have begun this group, a set of folks, diverse in every way, yet remarkably together and unified by the very technology which You've given us, yet we may choose unwise use of? Your wisdom is what we must follow, You Holy Spirit must be Who shows us these first four. Lord it is huge what You are building, may these precious lambs not become fearful of success? You're multiplying the power You've given us to expand and grow, such growth can become impersonal, lose accountability, it's happened before:
"Amos 3:3 - Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?" Let us beware, be alert, be prayerfully protected. 

Week One Mar 11 2025

 BY JESUS! Be encouraged, be hopeful, be alert, be ready, be faithful, be devoted, be loyal, be challenged- you get the idea, don't you? Or do you? Do you believe for even a second, that your participation in the Bent Knee Tribe is accidental? Do you perhaps entertain the idea that you are too busy to hammer out a half hour? Maybe you entertain the thought that Jesus has already a ministry you are busy with, so this bent knee business isn't of Him toward you? Maybe the idea of just another "Thing" to do, tempts you to dismiss Holy Spirit calling you to disciple disciples in this Jesus energized and commanded way? Be encouraged to read on, it's five minutes Holy Spirit gives you, from eternity.

Phl 3:13 - Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

Phl 3:14 - I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Paul is writing to Christians in Phillipi,
they were persecuted, it was hard. Yet my sense is, you get that, Christ uses these writings to speak to you? You, in America, housed, fed, electrified, televised with our internet, with unbelievable blessings, health, food, comfort; us.
Compared to Fathers who were ratted out by their own families for thirty pieces of silver, a quarter years worth of food. Fathers the Romans would soak in oil, nail to a platform on their roads, then light on fire! As they made the snitch watch? To cruel Rome they were illegal immigrants. And on Sunday, the church will gather and folks without tears in their eyes, sitting stiff necked on the pews, "Have to listen to another sermon" identifying themselves as belonging to Jesus, will think it nearly a form of persecution that they "Have" to be there? Hard soil, takes, hard prayer.
Your absolutely vital to what Holy Spirit is bringing- REVIVAL. Not of us, not scheduled, not planned, ha ha, not financed. REVIVAL, brought to YOU, courtesy, I believe of the prayers of Peter founder of church, Paul evangel of growth, faith and grace to the gentiles, John who saw all the men he loved go to Christ before him! You are in Christ's heart to disciple disciples, to pray- please don't think you aren't vital, essential, necessary, wanted, desired, loved!
Four...four...four...four...people you know who will read the Bible daily, your prayers daily. Obsecramus Christ Amen

IS YOUR DIRECT MESSAGE FROM A CHRISTIAN

FOLKS here's what's happening
in three unreal large groups, so

it's all over (right?)

on FaceBook groups, three-
BOTS, Mormons and cults.
Folks like us respond in a
group that sounds Christian,
Spiritual Warfare, for example-
then the Bot or cult member
hits their DM. It sounds like
Christ- "We want to send you
a sermon" but they ain't. 
I've put this on my clipboard
"Tell me about your born
again experience? 👏🏻" If they
don't answer it first out to
each pursuant auto responder
I hit it again, and again until
either if it is a human we get
down to it, or, if it's a BOT
it gives up😁👀

I know this is clear as mud-

Please email me, or chat at me

This is meant to help👏🏻

drd1201@gmail.com 

Bent Knee Tribe

 51 names- they mean little to you right now, but if you mention them in prayer, you may want to discover who these incredibly talented, beautiful, faithful Lovers of Jesus Christ of Nazareth are? When You do, He, Holy Spirit will open a door you may find hard to believe. Think you know all you need to about God?😗

Lonnie, Terry, Everett, David E., Jeff, Charlie, Charlie Jr., Danny, Izzy, Terry A., Cheyenne, Liz, Mindy, Kristen, Tanya, Ty, Cody, Joe, Richard, David S., Terry J., Nancy, Pam, Karla, Pam M., Reva, Mandy, Tim, Chris, Kyle, Jonathan, Jeb, Stacey, LeAnn, Derek, Pam H., Chuck, Alex, Amanda, Sim, Rhonda, John, Layne, Ron, Christie, Kathy,  Kristy N., Toby, Keith, Todd, Sydni, Donnie, Kay, Mick, Christine, Arron. 

Ok, you're right, there are more than 50, some will disqualify themselves, look, getting this tight with Jesus ain't for everybody? Remember, once Jesus sent out 70? How many of them stayed? Have you heard of the letter of Jude(?) pretty interesting scholarly suggestions, not only half brother to Christ, but, one of that group of 70, oh, by the way- how many times did Peter have to forgive- 7(?) times 70😁 

There are Pastors, Elders, Deacons, professionals at C level, CEO's, teachers, bus drivers, you name it, this group is that diverse.  But Christ wants you here- each one of you has been prayed over for months, many, longer than that- and while each morning you read; and I hope, say aloud each prayer- you are being prayed for? For example, some have had heart trouble, the physical kind, Jesus honors that ask, as your particulars are mentioned as your post is posted in. It takes about 15 minutes per day. Please hear me saying- Thank You Jesus, for the honor of that time with You. 

Obsecramus = Latin "we pray to"- Christ Amen= may the Lords will be done.