Garden of Eden Ministries Weekly Blog

   Greetings Believers, If we only knew and believed the truth about Jesus, what would we do?  We would be unstoppable, doing greater things than even Jesus did (He said it, not me).  Visit the scriptures below and allow Holy Spirit to make our belief in the Word God drive us to a deeper understanding of His heart.  .   Enjoy!!!        God Bless! Scripture References & Highlights Prayer for 2021:   This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.   In Jesus' Name Message Scriptures: John 4:1-10 Just as the religious leaders were afraid of the number of followers John the Baptist had so were they afraid of Jesus' followers which were larger than John's Jesus departed Capernaum headed toward Galilee to avoid the confrontation with the religious leaders as it was not yet His time, he stopped in Samaria Do we appreciate the gift that God has given us in the form of Jesus Christ or do we not recognize Him John 4:11-15, Isaiah 55:1 If

  Greetings Believers,, Bible Study was a reminder that our bodies are God's dwelling place purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ.  Also, that a consecrated life brings joy!   Enjoy!!!        God Bless! Scripture References & Highlights Prayer for 2021:   This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.   In Jesus' Name Message Scriptures: Background John 2:12-17 vs. 13 - Jesus enters Jerusalem for the Passover vs. 14 -  merchants are selling in the temple vs. 15 - Jesus chase out money changers vs. 17 - "I am consumed with a fiery passion to keep your house pure!" (The Passion Translation)  God Dwells 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 among the Body of Believers Ownership Established 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 our bodies were purchased by the blood of Jesus (Isaiah 43:1-3, Matthew 20:28, Ephesians 2:19-22) Defilement  -  Mark 7:15, Matthew 15:11 what comes out of the body defiles the body; not what goes in What defiles a man? Matthew 15:1

  Greetings Believers,, Sunday's message asks us to look deep and answer the question, What do we want from Jesus?  Why are we following Him?  This week spend time in quietness with Holy Spirit to dig deep into our hearts and answer these questions.        God Bless! Scripture References & Highlights Prayer for 2021:   This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.   In Jesus' Name Message Scriptures: John 1:19-39, The Passion Translation (TPT) Purpose of John the Baptist, vs. 23, (TPT), clear the way & prepare hearts for the coming of the Lord. vs. 24-27, (TPT)   John spends this time talking to others about Jesus Jesus is coming Jesus is more honored than me John told religious leaders they wouldn't recognize or accept Jesus John, himself, wasn't worthy to untie Jesus' shoes (worthiness of Jesus) vs. 28, (TPT) Jesus suddently appears on the scene. vs. 31-33, (TPT) John ever had the opportunity to experience Jesus

  Greetings Disciplined Runners, Tuesday's message admonishes us to discipline our bodies to withstand the testing of our faith in upcoming days.  Are we listening to the Holy Spirit's daily leading?      God Bless! Scripture References & Highlights Prayer for 2021:   This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.   In Jesus' Name Message Scriptures: Luke 22:39-40, 46 Jesus admonishes the disciples to pray for strength to be spared the upcoming testing of their faith be alert and pray for strength to endure the great temptation Ephesians 3:16-17 The source of power for life and ministry is Christ's presence dwelling in our hearts Love is the sustaining power in our lives Luke 22:50-51 Peter responds to Jesus' capture by cutting the ear off of one of the soldiers.   Luke 22:54-62 Peter denying Christ three times forgetting that Christ spoke that this would happen prior I Corinthians 9:24-27 disciplining our bodies to fol

  Greetings Focused, Kingdom-seekers, Sunday's message cautions and encourages us to stay focused on the Kingdom of Light in the midst of other narratives being spoken in the world today.  What narrative are you listening to?      God Bless! Scripture References & Highlights Prayer for 2021:   This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.   In Jesus' Name There are many narratives out there.  What is God's narrative? I Hear His Whisper...Blog Message Scriptures: Luke 21:5-19 the disciples' gaze was on the beauty of the temple Jesus let them know that what they currently were looking at would be destroyed Matthew 24:6 the world's systems as we know it will end interestingly enough how our country has been called out for various social inequalities (injustices) Psalm 146:7-9 God is the God of justice Micah 6:8 do what is right (do justice) Luke 24:10 kingdom against kingdom what we are seeing today is the Kingdom of Ligh

  Greetings Glory Revealers, Tuesday's message had us ask Holy Spirit to examine our hearts to enable us to become aware of the daily opportunities to reveal the glory of Jesus through our actions.      God Bless! Scripture References & Highlights Prayer for 2021:   This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.   In Jesus' Name Message Scriptures: John 17:6 Jesus came to reveal God and to bring glory to Father God's name Luke 18:35-43 the beggar was persistent in his pursuit of Jesus After receiving his sight, the beggar praised God and followed Jesus After witnessing the miracle the crowd shouted and gave glory to God John 17:6-12 we belong to Jesus thereby we belong to God our surrendered lives reveal the glory of Jesus John 17:13 our delight in Jesus should overflow to others John 17:18 we are commissioned to represent Jesus just like Jesus was commissioned to represent God Luke 19:11-26 the people had a misunderstanding of

   Greetings Kingdom Seekers, Sunday's message encouraged us to get into and remain in a place of prayer.  But before we can take up this posture we first must choose to be on the Lord's side.  Who's side are you on?    God Bless! Scripture References & Highlights Prayer for 2021:   This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.   In Jesus' Name Message Scriptures: Luke 18:1 ...keep praying and never stop or lose hope (The Passion Translation) 1 King 18:21 the children of Israel were silent when Elijah asked them to choose who they will serve, decide today who we will serve, pick a side being a voice declaring the heart of God in the midst of many voices speaking in the world requires picking a side Rev 3:15-16 be either frozen in apathy or fervent with passion, not lukewarm; choose a position apathy -  lack of feeling or emotion, lack of interest or concern Ps. 2:11-12 be ruled by Christ not in fear but recognizing that Hi

  Greetings Kingdom Seekers, In our time together in bible study, we shared with one another what we each wanted to see in 2021 and what it will take to see it come to pass?  By the grace of God, although all individual answers differed the common theme was to see God's Kingdom here on earth (Matt. 6:10).  What is it you want to see in 2021?  What will it cost you to see it come (no cliches)?  Take some time to sit with Holy Spirit and allow Him to guide you through counting the cost.    God Bless! Scripture References & Highlights Prayer for 2021:   This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.   In Jesus' Name Message Scriptures: Luke 9:23 laid down life, knowing we belong to Christ and our desire is to serve His purposes Luke 9:41 unbelief can hinder us from seeing the Kingdom of God manifest in our lives Luke 9:10-11 Jesus had to put aside His own desire to be with the disciples to meet the needs of the crowd graciously welcom

   Greetings Life-Giving Spirits, Sunday's message reminded us that there is no life outside of Christ and to go after His Life  manifesting in our own.  Enjoy the pursuit!    God Bless! Scripture References & Highlights Prayer for 2021:  This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.   In Jesus' Name Message Scriptures: Gen 1:1-3 God put an emphasis between light and darkness John 1:4-5 Life is Light (Jesus) We are called to be light to a people group We can wrongly project Christ if we don't have His life in us 1 John 1:5-7 If we continuously live in the Light (Jesus), we share unbroken fellowship with one another John 6:53-60 Lack of Light can obscure the message of Christ, reading of the Word   Nuggets for the Week Allow Christ to be Light There is a power in the life of Christ that is directly related to the amount of light that comes into us.  The amount of light coming into us = the amount of light transmitted through u