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Comment on The Fragrance of God by Elaine

Elaine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:40:53 +0000

I enjoyed this so very much.. I am studing about the fragrance of God for a teaching… This is so good…
Blessings, Lainey

Comment on The Fragrance of God by Laney

Laney — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:55:24 +0000

This is sooooo awesome. I am even more inspired. Love this.
I looked up the fragrance of fresh sweet flowers because on Sunday out of nowhere I smelled a fragrance of sweet flowers around me for about 15 seconds after relaxing on my couch for a little while.
There was no possible explanation for that fragrance. At that time of the pretty fragrance, I felt an overwhelming sense of comfort, peace and joy. It was an amazing feeling. I will never forget what that beautiful fragrance was. I will never be or feel the same. Soooooooo inspired. ;o)
Blessings,
Laney

Comment on The Fragrance of God by Ray Hudson

Ray Hudson — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:07:21 +0000

Thank you Samuel. Like that staggering painting,your words hit right through my soul. Endless thanks.

Comment on The Urgent and Eschatological Need for Black Leadership in the Prayer Movement by Applications Wanted: Experienced Suffers « New Wineskins

Applications Wanted: Experienced Suffers « New Wineskins — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:25:01 +0000

[...] at the moment, I’m thoroughly convinced that the latest from IHOP‘s Samuel Clough (“The Urgent and Eschatological Need for Black Leadership in the Prayer Movement”) is the real deal — i.e., timely, important, Biblically sound, and [...]

Comment on Deny Yourself by Mike Singer

Mike Singer — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:03:41 +0000

Thank you for clarifying this- very insightful

God bless !!

Comment on He Set His Face Towards Jerusalem by He Set His Face « New Wineskins

He Set His Face « New Wineskins — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:19:07 +0000

[...] suspect that those taking seriously this piece (‘He Set His Face Towards Jerusalem’), posted last night by Samuel Clough, will find that it either explodes in their spirit like a Divinely delicious ray of [...]

Comment on Living Before the Throne – Understanding Jesus’ Intercession by Living Before the Throne – Responding to Jesus’ Intercession

Living Before the Throne – Responding to Jesus’ Intercession — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:31:46 +0000

[...] is part 2 of a 2 part series. Part 1 was an overview of Jesus’ intercession and is available here. “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He [...]

Comment on The Spirit of Elijah and Prophetic Ministry at the End of the Age by onu

onu — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:17:00 +0000

it’s wonderful reading you article nice meeting you

Comment on The Issue of Dispensational Thinking by Samuel Clough on the Old Testament « Reassuring Quotes

Samuel Clough on the Old Testament « Reassuring Quotes — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:19:58 +0000

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Comment on The Spirit of Elijah and Prophetic Ministry at the End of the Age by Prophet Brandon Perkins

Prophet Brandon Perkins — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:55:35 +0000

SUCH AN AMAZING ARTICLE…RICH IN REVELATION AND INSIGHT…WOW…I AM SO PASSING THIS ALONG TO MY STUDENTS AS A MUST READ!

Comment on The Spirit of Elijah and Prophetic Ministry at the End of the Age by The Real Deal « New Wineskins

The Real Deal « New Wineskins — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:24:55 +0000

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Comment on Understanding The Pleasure of God in Creation by Tolu Alonge

Tolu Alonge — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:39:22 +0000

God bless u for this wonderful piece.

Comment on The Need of Sent Laborers by frank maxson

frank maxson — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:13:35 +0000

The Lord of the harvest is most glorified by our following His ways and means. Thank you for this timely reminder and excellent presentation. He wants us to enter into the work of world-wide missions with our hearts in unity with His heart. This can only happen as we obey our Lord by praying Him to send laborers in to His harvest. As a missionary in Africa I can testify that there are many uncalled men going forth. I do not denounce them, but oh how we need men of God who will preach the whole counsel of
God uncompromisingly, and who will plant and establish Biblical churches.

Comment on The Desperate Need of Preparation by Frank Kemberling

Frank Kemberling — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:47:45 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly that the church is desperate need of ridding itself of the humanism that has crept in, especially through the concept of social justice.Col 2:8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. We need to preach the simple truths of the gospel.
What seems to have clouded the minds of the church, in the case of Egypt and the other Arab revolts, is that this kind of behavior is the proper means of changing governments. It is almost entirely impossible that rebellion through riots and revolt will lead to a godly outcome. I know that some might cite the American Revolution as an example of a revolt that ended in a godly society. Given the current condition of the American Society, that might be a hard argument to make. That is too long of an argument to debate in this small space.
The truth is that the Bible sets a different course for changing godless societies. Our enemy is not governments but the devil who has control over those who rule, whether consciously or unconsciously. The way to win the war against the devil is clearly stated in Re 12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

Comment on The Desperate Need of Preparation by Inja Lewis

Inja Lewis — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:46:26 +0000

We absolutely agree and are praying as well. I suggest that you include in your links: http://www.lancelambert.org He is a British, Jewish, Christian, living in Jerusalem who is full of the word and anointing. He has 5 prophetic messages on his site which are all powerful and accurate and documented. His ministry and messages can help the church greatly in this hour. Please take this seriously, Yes, the prophets encouraged and supported the rebuilding of Jerusalem.

Comment on The Desperate Need of Preparation by The Desperate Need for Preparation « New Wineskins

The Desperate Need for Preparation « New Wineskins — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:47:41 +0000

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Comment on The Desperate Need of Preparation by Sun to Retire; Son to Take Over (UPDATED) « New Wineskins

Sun to Retire; Son to Take Over (UPDATED) « New Wineskins — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:01:42 +0000

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Comment on Understanding the Spirit of Prophecy by Jose Martinez

Jose Martinez — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:01:07 +0000

The original Greek does not reads “The Spirit of Prophecy” but

The Spirit of THE prophecy!

hH GAR MARTURIA IHSOU ESTIN TO PNEUMA THS PROFHTEIAS

Let’s break it down into parts:

hH = G3588 = the
GAR = G1063 = for
MARTURIA = G3141 = witness/testimony
TOU = G3588 = of the [Ignored by translators]
IHSOU = G2424 = Jesus
ESTIN = G2076 = is
TO = G3588 = the
PNEUMA = G4151 = spirit
THS = G3588 = of the [ingored by translators]
PROFHTEIAS = G4394 = prophecy

Comment on Demystifying the Kingdom of God by Samuel Clough

Samuel Clough — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:48:54 +0000

I don’t think Jesus’ interactions with the devil in the temptations can establish whether or not satan actually had the authority he was offering. Jesus addressed the root issue of worship rather than whether satan had the abilities he was claiming to have. Because of the root issue whether or not he had that authority did not come into the conversation.

Obviously, satan does hold great sway over wicked kingdoms in this age and that authority was given to him in the fall. The fundamental issue I am trying to drive home is that all of satan’s authority is very clearly under the rule of God. This is why the Scripture is clear that even the establishment of wicked kingdoms occurs under God’s authority. Obviously, this raises other challenging questions, but may have a misconception of God’s present place of rule above all.

Comment on Demystifying the Kingdom of God by Kelly Moore

Kelly Moore — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:40:27 +0000

You said that it was a misconception that the earth is under satans rule, yet in Luke 4:5-6 it says that the devil led Jesus to a high place and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and said I will give you all their authority and splender, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want, and Jesus did not deny that it was given to him, it also says something simular to that in Mathew. Im not sure either way, but maybe the authority was given to him by Adam and Eve when they chose to obey satin rather than God?

Comment on Horton Hears a Who by Talesha

Talesha — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 03:38:44 +0000

Whatever Dr. Seuss meant with the symbolism I’m not sure. The way that I saw it was that the Kangaroo represented the devil in trying to convince EVERYONE that if you can’t see, hear, or touch something that it doesn’t exist. Thus, trying to say that there wasn’t a God. Horton, I believe, represented Jesus. He wondered everywhere telling everyone that the Who’s were there and that HE would make sure to protect them. He had followers in the children that he spoke to until the Kangaroo interfered and told the parents that Horton was doing bad (while everyone knew he would never do wrong). The Kangaroo did everything in her power to stop Horton from saving the Whos. Horton endured many trials in order to save them including being called names, told that he wasn’t welcome back to the area where the children were, put into a crate, and beaten, etc… All the time protecting the Whos. The Whos would represent mankind. When every Who no matter how small all joined together (like a congregation) the can finally be heard and therefore SAVED. There are also messages of tolerance and forgiveness in this story.

Comment on The Testimony of Suffering by Lucinda

Lucinda — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:54:25 +0000

Thanks Samuel this is so insightful. I was really blessed by this message. Truly we cannot have Acts 1:8 without Acts 8:1! Also, the Lord is rocking us here at Lee!

Comment on The Testimony of Suffering by Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:25:50 +0000

Wow. I was really humbled by this. The Lord has been really challenging my own heart with the idea of suffering for Him so I appreciate your honesty on the matter. May you continue to be blessed in more knowledge and depth of revelation through our Messiah, Yeshua, Amen.

Comment on The Testimony of Suffering by B. Purtle

B. Purtle — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:06:44 +0000

Amen.

Comment on Understanding The Pleasure of God in Creation by Samuel Clough

Samuel Clough — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:37:19 +0000

Wilhelmina,

That’s a good question and the short answer is “no” it wasn’t selfish of Him. I have an uncompleted book on worship that deals with this subject in detail, but I’ll try to provide just a few concise points.

I know so many people have had a rough family situation and cannot relate to this illustration, but let me try to give you an analogy. In a loving marriage, a man and a woman naturally want to have a child. Having this child gives them great pleasure. I can tell you as a parent, then interacting with my children and watching them grow up gives me great pleasure. That pleasure is not selfish in any way though. I experience pleasure by providing what they need for life and interacting with them.

In fact, it is a self-sacrificing pleasure because they take a lot of my time and resources that would otherwise be available for myself. It takes labor and effort on my part to provide for them, but it is pleasurable and, in it all, I seek their highest pleasure. God is no different. The great revelation of the cross is God’s self-sacrificing nature. He experiences pleasure in His creation, but He also gives of Himself for that creation. He experiences pleasure by providing for their ultimate pleasure. The primary point of this post was to understand that you didn’t randomly come into existence. There was pleasure in God’s heart when you came into existence and He desires that you experience more of His pleasure by living in close relationship with Him.

Our problem is that we are so fallen and insecure that we desire worship and attention to validate who we are and feed our egos. God does not have that problem. He is very secure in who He is. If He was not, He would act dramatically different.

It is a little simplistic to say that He created us just to worship, but it is true that worship is a prime function of humanity. However, that worship is not to feed God’s ego, but is rather the invitation of God. Whenever we worship, what we are doing is looking at something or someone and proclaiming that it is good and desirable. We truly worship when we desire to be like what we are gazing at. For example, men constantly worship football because they look at players and, in their hearts, what they are saying is that those men are the height of physical perfection. Deep down what they are saying is that they wish they could be like that. True worship happens when we desire to be like the thing we are worshipping and praising. We worship famous or rich people because we wish we could be like them.

Worship then is God’s invitation. First consider God’s attributes. He is perfect. He is self-sacrificing. He is love. He doesn’t just have love, He is the very fire of love. He’s willing to sacrifice Himself at great cost for others. I could go on and on. Now, if He is the height of perfection, He must call us to worship Him because that perfection should become our desire. In other words, we should desire Him and therefore desire to be like Him. When we truly worship, we will desire to be self-sacrificing. We will desire to be full of love.

God doesn’t need worship like men do. He is inviting us to worship because the best thing for creation is for His character to be upheld as the standard that all should be pursuing. Likewise, He desires that we become like Him in our character and nature by worshipping Him and consider His perfection as the highest perfection and what we want to see in our own hearts. If all men worshipping in that way, what a glorious world we would have!

Anyway, feel free to dialogue more. I could write much more on this topic, but hopefully these few sentences will help you consider the issue of worship more.