Garden of Eden Ministries Weekly Blog

 Hello Family of God,    Bible Study continues to explore the intertwining role of faith, work and love in the lives of  believers.  Explore the scriptures below for yourself. 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 Core Principals & Expectations to mature the seed in us Genesis 2:15  to tend and watch over requires maintenance and oversight, cultivating; caring, protecting, serving, as a caretaker; managing Genesis 1:28 Genesis 2:5 no man to tend the garden God brought forth the garden.  He evaluated his work and said it was good (Genesis 1:1-31), so it is with man 1 Samuel 16:11 when Samuel came to anoint the next king, David was in the field tending or keeping the sheep David did this often; tending sheep.  He knew the value the sheep had to his family.  He did it dilig...

  Greetings Believers,   Today's message begins a look into God's grace.  His goodness and kindness should provoke a response from us. 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 Scriptures -  Ephesians 2:7-8 (TPT) Lamentations 3:22-23 (AMP) Romans 1:1-7 vs. 1 - we are all chosen to be set apart and share the gospel, there is a grace to complete this mission vs. 5 -  grace cascaded or rushed forth in quantity toward us.  Why?  Ephesians 2:7-8 says because we will be a visible display or God's infinite grace and kindness by way of salvation empowering us with the gift of apostleship to win people from every nation into the obedience of faith (just as we are); to bring honor to His name: and because we are chosen to belong to Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 grace to fulfill God's...

  Greetings Believers,   Tuesday's Bible Study was a closer look at the tension between work and resting in God's grace.  A little consistency goes a long way.  Check out the outline below. 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 Psalm 90:14-17 Resting allows us to do... Work well, Jeremiah 29:11, receiving direction and guidance Lean into Him for total dependency, Zechariah 4:6, trusting God and His strength Rightly hear, see, receive, and prepare to carry out His work rightly, Jeremiah 33:3, come closer to hear Me rightly; focus on His mouth and what He is saying Refreshed for the work ahead, Isaiah 40:31 Galatians 5:16-18 & Romans 7 soul lusts against the spirit resting in the grace of God Philippians 2:13 1 Thess 5:24 obedience and commitment Matthew 6:6 Jesus modeled a lifestyle of praye...

Greetings Believers,   Sunday's message gives us a glimpse and a hope to allow ourselves to be built up in Jesus for a specific purpose. 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 Scriptures: Romans 8:36-37, Psalm 44:22 Focus Scripture:  Romans 8:29 Acts 28:1-6 when Paul was bitten by the snake the reaction of the people immediately went to negative thoughts Paul wasn't moved at all by the snake bit or thoughts of others but remained focused on the task of building - in this case, the fire.  That's the result of having been built God tough vs. 6 the islanders' mindset changed about Paul being a criminal vs. 7-9 Paul gained favor with the governor of the island and stayed in his house for 3 days the governor's father was sick Paul prayed, laid hands on the sick and he was instantly healed all o...

  Greetings Believers,   Tuesday's message is reminds us that before the promise is fulfilled there is a time of preparation we are all invited to.  Allow the Holy Spirit to journey you through the message below. 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 Psalm 90:17 God wants to establish somethings in us and through us John 4:13 Jesus is our source of everlasting life John 7:37-38 Jesus is the living water Luke 9:10-17, Mark 6:36-41 Jesus instructed the disciples who instructed the people in preparation to receive the food Nehemiah 2:12-16, vs. 3, 20 Nehemiah examined the wall at night to see the work that needed to get done setting the order of who would build where on the wall Nehemiah 4:13 opposition arose but Nehemiah set order in how to fight Genesis 1:26 God's creative order.  he said everyt...

  Greetings Believers,   Today's message is an urgent call to enter into God's plan.  Let our prayer be "God grant us the grace to open the door to your knocking on our heart and allow You to enter so that we may enter in." 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 Scriptures Matthew 26:31-34 Acts 22:12-16 destined to enter/know God's plan the plan is already written, we just need to enter into it or surrender to it vs. 17 the connection of prayer to entering in vs. 3 Paul is telling the people how familiar he is with Jerusalem because he grew up there, was trained there vs. 18 the Lord is telling Paul, in a vision, to leave Jerusalem or what's familiar because they will not receive the truth vs. 21-22 leave the familiar quickly; there is a plan for you to complete or enter into some Jews wer...

  Greetings Believers,   Resurrection Sunday's message reminds us that their is a purpose for our lives and to pursue it with a lifestyle of worshipping God through fasting, praying, and sharing the Gospel . 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 Ephesians 2:10 we were created to fulfill a purpose Ephesians 4:1-15 these gifts to the body were to strengthen and encourage us to fulfill our calling and unite us in spiritual maturity in Christ Acts 13 vs. 2 - Paul and Barnabas lived a lifestyle of worshipping as priest unto the Lord, fasting and praying before being sent out to fulfill their purpose by Holy Spirit vs. 4-12 - as they are sharing the Gospel, they encounter a sorcerer, preventing them from sharing the Gospel with the governor.  The sorcerer was rendered blind and the governor witnessed...