I needed this today, Diana. Today my family is struggling with not having enough in our finances. I have a child that is stretching us to our limits. I have a job that is not providing enough. So my hope ... & my spirit was just down today and your words were the encouragement for my soul. Jesus has given me more than enough. He has sustained us thus far and now I can say, “Lord today I trust you.” Diana thank you.
Diana, the Book the of John provides such spiritual nourishment and promise for what is to come. How timely for what is going on in our world at this particular time. Thanks for reminding us that all is not lost. P.S. that is a great color for you!
Thank you for your Easter guide print out. I have not been this consistent with time in the Word in a long time--since having kids. You've made it so easy! 🤓 I look forward to using the guide everyday/night. Also, I found it so endearing when you corrected yourself a few times ("faith" for "fear" etc.) I hope it's okay to point that out 🤐That is total pregnancy brain. Whenever I have been pregnant, I could not speak without mixing up words to save my life. 💓 congrats again!
I would just like to give a shout out to the mom of the boy who provided his lunch to Jesus. That boy probably didn't bake his own "loaves" or pack his own lunch- I'm guessing. It was probably his good momma who put that in his hand. Good moms are working quietly in the background, taking care of their family's needs, and look what Jesus can do with that!
Way to go Diana, for clarifying that!🍞 I'd never heard anyone do that before, and way not like you have. Thank you!! The resurrection garden made me feel like Spring🌱, with both meanings. I want to clean up and grow things😀. What wonderful timing you had for me today💜. And you also look so pretty!💖
Thank you Diana. I really needed your wisdom today. A few weeks ago my son was sent on his first deployment to the Ukraine region. He’s currently in Germany while he trains, but I’m sure soon he will be moved closer to the Battle area. I am having a really hard time with this. Don’t get me wrong, I am very proud of him and his courage, but this isn’t exactly what this mama was hoping to hear. Every day since he’s been gone I have this battle going on my head between my faith in God and Jesus vs my fears from what I’m hearing on the news and from other people. Most days my faith holds strong, but there have been some that have felt so hard. Thanks again. 💜✝️
@Toni Alsup I can only imagine how you’re feeling as a Mother! Many prayers for your son, for you, your family and this whole situation! God bless you and yours! 🙏❤️
Our son-in-law just retired after 26 years in the Army. I so feel for you. I reminded myself the our loved one was protected by God. Still so hard letting go. I have found that actually kneeling on the floor by our bed, and telling Jesus that I am laying _______ at the foot of the cross, helps me to visualize the problem being taken care of by Jesus. He is in control.
Thank you very much for this, Diana. The miracle of the loaves and the fishes is always reminder that God supplies our needs in ways we are sometimes not aware of, and it's not just provision for food or good health, but also in the people we meet in our lives who support us in our emotional and mental struggles, and in the many, many unseen ways we are or were protected by Him. It's always a beautiful Sunday to be able to spend some devotional time through this channel. 😊
*Diana...praying for you and your sweet bundle growing to be healthy and Momma to stay healthy.💖 I LOVE that you shared your sweet Adley in this video...I hope you will show us more of your cute Munchkins with us often 😘 ❤️
This last week was a tough one and I was at a loss as how to fix things and change peoples hearts. It wasn’t until I stopped doing it in my own strength and worrying and gave the situation over to God that real change began to happen. It has given me renewed hope
We build our resurrection garden each year on good friday. The kids collect sticks and leaves from the yard. It looks dead and barren. Then on Easter morning they wake up to all of the dead leaves replaced by bright fresh flowers! They choose a rock to put in front of our hollow potato tomb, and it is also rolled away Easter morning. It has been a fun tradition for many years, to go foraging in the yard and collecting pebbles for a path.
Thank you, Diana for explaining these Spiritual Truths! For those of us who have heard before, it is a great reminder. God Bless your Mission in Life! 🙏
Thank you Diana I love Easter gardens, this year I’m doing the hill with the crosses on for outside my front door. I have also bought off Amazon a wooden Easter resurrection set (like a nativity but for Easter) I have never seen one before, it’s arrive but it’s MDF so hubby is going to paint it cream for me. I’m really enjoying your Easter download thank you so much for taking the time to put it together xxxx
Wonderful insights & beautiful video!🪴 Thanks for commenting on John as I read along with you each day... I especially appreciated that Jesus wasn't comparing Himself to Moses but to the manna~ He is our sustenance, our provision from God.🙌 Blessings to you from Seoul!♡ Ps. You look so pretty, Diana!
I love the idea of a resurrection garden!! I dont know if I've seen one before!! Great for kids and adults too!!! :) Waiting for the grass to grow...new life is so awesome!!! I struggled a little bit too! Thank you so much for clarifying that part about feeding the 5000! I never thought of it like that! But we so do that still today! Jesus can take the little that we have and supernaturally multiply it to be more than enough!!!! Soooo good!! I do think we often forget what our part/role is and do His part/role instead or as well! What weight can be lifted off of us when we remember just do do what He requires of us! Spiritual food and our needs being met! What an amazing God we serve!! Eternal life, what a gift! God is definetly helping me to grow in the area of my trust in Him! Unfortunately Im a slow learner in this area! That makes so much sense! Comparing Him to manna! He is the Bread of Life and our sustainus and He will be here for all eternity! Claiming that promise and truth! The true Bread from Heaven! In Jesus we live! He is ALL that we will ever need! Every day we get to choose, by faith to live our life in Jesus!! Such good news!!! Thank you so much for walking us thru that Diana!! I also appreciate your prayer at the end so much!!! Such a precious time together!!! Blessings!!
Hi Diana, I've heard your story a few times about how you prayed for your husband and your dreams came true, I think that's AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL. Me on the other hand was able to escape a very toxic/abusive relationship 30 yrs ago "THANK GOD". So after that I was so terrified to get into another relationship especially since I had 2 little girls it was not just about my feelings. So the way that I got through everyday is that I would say that if I would bring someone into our lives and GOD FORBID something were to happen to my girls I could NEVER forgive myself. So what ended up happening is that 32 yrs have gone by and my choice was to give MY ALL to my girls and stay alone. Some people actually think I've lying about being alone "because no one can be alone" I know it's true and I'm ok with it (others not so much). I've accepted that at my age now I will never marry and most likely be alone for the rest of my life. It is was it is and that's ok FOR ME.
You loved your girls and did your best for them...God knows your heart and He'll always care for you.♡ Don't worry what others think. Just focus on the One who loves you most!🙌
WOW! Just WOW! How I love this? Well, let me count the ways. This was wonderful, Diana, and I am wondering how I am going to share this with our ladies group at church next month for the devotion. It will be a perfect devotion for April, I think. Thank you so much!! ❣❣
Aww, I’m so glad it can be a help to you. I’d be happy to send you my notes, just email me: diana(at)dianakokku.com. I never get to everything on here 😉
I love this. I love how you explained this event and scripture. I do have a question since you have little kids and have worked in the church how can I talk my kids through this making of the tomb and explain to them in a way they will understand? maybe a short video from you for the kiddos? PLEASE and Thank You
Diana - can you please clarify where you acquired the size of the loaves and fishes...I mentioned this in my bible study group & felt some reservation about the authenticity...😁
So I totally failed and didn’t do anything I set out to do for lent. Now I’m feeling guilty & like I failed God. Do you think it’s too late to start? What would you recommend? I haven’t gone to church in a few years. Honestly stopped b/c after my dad passed from COVID in 2020 I subconsciously distance myself. My dad was a church bearer who volunteered his time to feed homeless or low income folks. So him gone due helping the church out I just really felt disappointed. Anyway, tried to repent by attempting lent and giving up social media and splurging in Disney items e.i. collecting pins, but I dunno can’t seem to let go. It’s a hobby I started during quarantine, so it’s hard especially as a stay at home mom. It’s sometimes the only adult interaction I have. So any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you :)
It’s ok, this is the human dilemma. Remember what Paul said in Romans 7? “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” He was so frustrated that the things he wanted to do, he found himself not doing. And the things he didn’t want to do, he found himself doing anyway. We are so weak in our own strength! Paul went on to say, “ I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord...” Paul couldn’t live a Christian life without the strength and help of the Lord and we can’t either. Jesus isn’t looking for performance and doing what we thought we would do. He wants our hearts. The Lord knows what you’ve been through and what you’re going through now(It sounds pretty tough to me). He wants to be your friend and walk with you, even carry you sometimes. And while we are walking through our lives, He provided a body of believers to help us through as well. We gain strength through our local church body. You may be feeling weak because you have been disconnected from the body for too long. Please find a local church where you feel you can be a part of a family. Read your Bible and tell the Lord how you feel and what you’re going through. He loves you and will carry you through. He is loving and faithful!
Diana. What advice would you give to a fellow woman called to pastor despite the pushback of women being in that position. I live in a southern Baptist/ catholic/ Methodist/ heavily religious town and always have been called to Preach His Word. Since I was little girl. God bless!
Your gift will make a way for itself. A saying about being a leader is, if you are a leader, look behind you and see if anyone is following you. If not, maybe you are not a leader or it is not the time. Pray for the Lord to make a way for what you feel He is calling you to and wait in faith and do something to serve the body of Christ until then. I know you asked Diana, but I hope this helps.
@@cynthiafisher9907Thank you! So grateful. I will take your wise words and lead those who follow me, to follow HIM. He is the ultimate leader and the only reason I am able. He chose my name. And He has called me. I am Moses no longer. I will have courage like Daniel and be BOLD as Esther was. She was adopted just as I was. I always looked up to her. Ever since I was young. Not for her power, or riches, but for her strong faith in God. My childlike faith has never failed me. 🐛🌈🦋
@@hannahsvoboda1291 we need to go to the source of truth - ie. what does the Bible say about women pastors? What does the Bible say are the qualifications for Elders and Overseers (pastors) of the church? Titus 1:5-9 - it is clear that leadership in the church must be a man - it continually refers to men eg ‘husband of one wife’ etc. 1 Corinthians 14:33-35 ‘As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission,’ 1 Timothy 2:11-14 ‘Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor’ Women can teach women and children but not men. If you plan to teach women please ensure you know how to exegete scripture correctly. If you follow women like Joyce Meyer, Priscilla Shirer, Lisa Harper, Beth Moore, Lisa Bevere or any women in their camp, they do not know how to teach the Bible correctly. Remember, the Bible tells us in James 3:1 ‘that teachers will be judged with greater strictness’ so make sure if you are teaching women, that you know how to teach God’s word correctly. God bless
@@debm3716 I only follow God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. I appreciate your comment and yes I have read all those verses. I have actually read the entire Bible. There are verses thru out believe it or not that not only contradict themselves and what we all still do today but also what HE Himself says. Picking and choosing verses to serve an argument is exactly what He warns against. This is why Jesus and God speak in parables and absolute consistent Truths. He does not call us to judge one another for He is the only one who has the power to do so for He sees and KNOWS all. Just like Jesus when the woman was being stoned for sins that she did commit. We are all sinners accept Him. We are called to Love as He Loves us first. ALL of us. Even non believers. Diana and Dawn have been shining lights in this world and they have given me hope for a positive change that God wants to see in His Church. God not once nor Jesus say that gender plays a role in His plan. He not once tells us to make sure that the right genders do as they’re told. Can you imagine if you went and physically checked and made sure that all pastors were men? Teachers are not pastors. Nor are Pastors always in authority. Some pastors are yes. This is why Theologians study the Bible and ALL of its translations. There are many videos on this. Spiritual Gifts are what back up our callings. Pastoring is actually shepherding. Leading the lost in todays world. We are ALL lost. We are ALL sinners. This is exactly why Jesus died for our sins. Not so that we are perfect when we only accept Him as our Lord and Savior. So that our blood is washed cleaned when we come to Him for repentance and we are able to walk on the path that He walked before us. His path is filled with FAITH HOPE AND LOVE for one another. Christians have fallen asleep. They have gotten quiet. Filling churches and stadium with only other Christians. There’s a WHOLE world that needs saving. Missionaries for centuries have been rowing His boat spreading His Word. Now it is our turn to ROCK it 🤟🏻 God Bless you will all be in my prayers and please have ALL His Children in yours. The enemy is killing us. He’s destroying us. He’s making sure we do not rise. But the enemy has already lost. Never forget that. So NEVER lose HOPE! 🐛🌈🦋
I needed this today, Diana. Today my family is struggling with not having enough in our finances. I have a child that is stretching us to our limits. I have a job that is not providing enough. So my hope ... & my spirit was just down today and your words were the encouragement for my soul. Jesus has given me more than enough. He has sustained us thus far and now I can say, “Lord today I trust you.”
Diana thank you.
Thank you Diane. I love your fresh outlook on Jesus and his desire for us to love him. God Bless you.
Diana, the Book the of John provides such spiritual nourishment and promise for what is to come. How timely for what is going on in our world at this particular time. Thanks for reminding us that all is not lost. P.S. that is a great color for you!
These are such beautiful & precious truths. Thank you.
Thank you for your Easter guide print out. I have not been this consistent with time in the Word in a long time--since having kids. You've made it so easy! 🤓 I look forward to using the guide everyday/night. Also, I found it so endearing when you corrected yourself a few times ("faith" for "fear" etc.) I hope it's okay to point that out 🤐That is total pregnancy brain. Whenever I have been pregnant, I could not speak without mixing up words to save my life. 💓 congrats again!
I love this...I am going to make a ressurection garden.
Great idea💜
What a great message! 🙌
I would just like to give a shout out to the mom of the boy who provided his lunch to Jesus. That boy probably didn't bake his own "loaves" or pack his own lunch- I'm guessing. It was probably his good momma who put that in his hand. Good moms are working quietly in the background, taking care of their family's needs, and look what Jesus can do with that!
Way to go Diana, for clarifying that!🍞 I'd never heard anyone do that before, and way not like you have. Thank you!! The resurrection garden made me feel like Spring🌱, with both meanings. I want to clean up and grow things😀. What wonderful timing you had for me today💜. And you also look so pretty!💖
Thank you for your kind feedback and thoughtful reply... all of your emoji’s made me smile ☺️
@@DianaKokku 🙂thanks again
Can’t help but say I love your hair!!!
Thank you Diana. I really needed your wisdom today. A few weeks ago my son was sent on his first deployment to the Ukraine region. He’s currently in Germany while he trains, but I’m sure soon he will be moved closer to the Battle area. I am having a really hard time with this. Don’t get me wrong, I am very proud of him and his courage, but this isn’t exactly what this mama was hoping to hear. Every day since he’s been gone I have this battle going on my head between my faith in God and Jesus vs my fears from what I’m hearing on the news and from other people. Most days my faith holds strong, but there have been some that have felt so hard. Thanks again. 💜✝️
@Toni Alsup I can only imagine how you’re feeling as a Mother! Many prayers for your son, for you, your family and this whole situation! God bless you and yours! 🙏❤️
Our son-in-law just retired after 26 years in the Army. I so feel for you. I reminded myself the our loved one was protected by God. Still so hard letting go.
I have found that actually kneeling on the floor by our bed, and telling Jesus that I am laying _______ at the foot of the cross, helps me to visualize the problem being taken care of by Jesus. He is in control.
@@Debbie-Savings thank you 💜✝️
@@sandywilliams848 thank you 💜✝️
Praying for your son's safety and Peace for you.
Thank you very much for this, Diana. The miracle of the loaves and the fishes is always reminder that God supplies our needs in ways we are sometimes not aware of, and it's not just provision for food or good health, but also in the people we meet in our lives who support us in our emotional and mental struggles, and in the many, many unseen ways we are or were protected by Him.
It's always a beautiful Sunday to be able to spend some devotional time through this channel. 😊
Thank you for your kind message, Maria, it’s always nice to see your sweet comments 💛
You can plant wheat berries as well.
What a fun idea! Great message today as well! Thanks for sharing! ❤️
*Diana...praying for you and your sweet bundle growing to be healthy and Momma to stay healthy.💖 I LOVE that you shared your sweet Adley in this video...I hope you will show us more of your cute Munchkins with us often 😘 ❤️
They are adorable and will definitely steal the show! 😉 Thank you for your kind feedback and prayers!! 💛
This last week was a tough one and I was at a loss as how to fix things and change peoples hearts. It wasn’t until I stopped doing it in my own strength and worrying and gave the situation over to God that real change began to happen. It has given me renewed hope
This is a beautiful testimony, thank you so much for sharing! 💛
Beautiful Dianna - thank you and God bless! 🥰🙏🙏🙏💕
Amen! Thank you, Diana for sharing and reminding us how powerful this portion of Scripture is❤️
We build our resurrection garden each year on good friday. The kids collect sticks and leaves from the yard. It looks dead and barren. Then on Easter morning they wake up to all of the dead leaves replaced by bright fresh flowers! They choose a rock to put in front of our hollow potato tomb, and it is also rolled away Easter morning. It has been a fun tradition for many years, to go foraging in the yard and collecting pebbles for a path.
This is great! Thank you for the helpful spin! 🙏💛
Thank you, Diana for explaining these Spiritual Truths! For those of us who have heard before, it is a great reminder. God Bless your Mission in Life! 🙏
Ohh yeah! I'm doing that with my preschoolers!! Thank you!!
🎀We made Resurrection Gardens when my kids were little. I miss that! Nice to "visit" with you in your videos! Always a pleasure to watch them.🎀
I’m excited to start a new tradition! Thank you for your kind encouragement... I’m so grateful we get this time together ☺️💛
@@DianaKokku Blessings to your ministry! And congratulations on your pregnancy!🎀
Thank you Diana I love Easter gardens, this year I’m doing the hill with the crosses on for outside my front door. I have also bought off Amazon a wooden Easter resurrection set (like a nativity but for Easter) I have never seen one before, it’s arrive but it’s MDF so hubby is going to paint it cream for me. I’m really enjoying your Easter download thank you so much for taking the time to put it together xxxx
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Thank you Diana for this message. 💕🙏
Such a powerful lesson today, thank you. I had never heard of a resurrection garden before -- what a lovely idea.
This was my first time too! I’m excited for a new tradition 💛🌿
Another beautiful teaching 💕
Thank you 🙏🏻 💗 what a lovely idea for the garden! I’m going to start this tradition too 🙏🏻
Wonderful insights & beautiful video!🪴
Thanks for commenting on John as I read along with you each day... I especially appreciated that Jesus wasn't comparing Himself to Moses but to the manna~ He is our sustenance, our provision from God.🙌
Blessings to you from Seoul!♡
Ps. You look so pretty, Diana!
I am loving your Reading plan! Thanks again! ❤️🙏
My sister in law does a resurrection garden too. I believe she uses chia seeds instead of grass seed. Like a chia pet!
I love the idea of a resurrection garden!! I dont know if I've seen one before!! Great for kids and adults too!!! :) Waiting for the grass to grow...new life is so awesome!!! I struggled a little bit too! Thank you so much for clarifying that part about feeding the 5000! I never thought of it like that! But we so do that still today! Jesus can take the little that we have and supernaturally multiply it to be more than enough!!!! Soooo good!! I do think we often forget what our part/role is and do His part/role instead or as well! What weight can be lifted off of us when we remember just do do what He requires of us! Spiritual food and our needs being met! What an amazing God we serve!! Eternal life, what a gift! God is definetly helping me to grow in the area of my trust in Him! Unfortunately Im a slow learner in this area! That makes so much sense! Comparing Him to manna! He is the Bread of Life and our sustainus and He will be here for all eternity! Claiming that promise and truth! The true Bread from Heaven! In Jesus we live! He is ALL that we will ever need! Every day we get to choose, by faith to live our life in Jesus!! Such good news!!! Thank you so much for walking us thru that Diana!! I also appreciate your prayer at the end so much!!! Such a precious time together!!! Blessings!!
I love how you so aptly recap the message each week... anyone can come here for a beautiful overview if they don’t have time for the whole thing 💛🙌
Hi Diana, I've heard your story a few times about how you prayed for your husband and your dreams came true, I think that's AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL. Me on the other hand was able to escape a very toxic/abusive relationship 30 yrs ago "THANK GOD". So after that I was so terrified to get into another relationship especially since I had 2 little girls it was not just about my feelings. So the way that I got through everyday is that I would say that if I would bring someone into our lives and GOD FORBID something were to happen to my girls I could NEVER forgive myself. So what ended up happening is that 32 yrs have gone by and my choice was to give MY ALL to my girls and stay alone. Some people actually think I've lying about being alone "because no one can be alone" I know it's true and I'm ok with it (others not so much). I've accepted that at my age now I will never marry and most likely be alone for the rest of my life. It is was it is and that's ok FOR ME.
It's never too late to make a list! 😉
You loved your girls and did your best for them...God knows your heart and He'll always care for you.♡ Don't worry what others think. Just focus on the One who loves you most!🙌
@@lindseyberrum what kind of list ?
I always think of the bread as chipate which is more like pita bread or a fat little tortilla
Thank you for this word today! God bless
Thank you
Love this o my the gardens are adorable 👌😍
WOW! Just WOW! How I love this? Well, let me count the ways. This was wonderful, Diana, and I am wondering how I am going to share this with our ladies group at church next month for the devotion. It will be a perfect devotion for April, I think. Thank you so much!! ❣❣
Aww, I’m so glad it can be a help to you. I’d be happy to send you my notes, just email me: diana(at)dianakokku.com. I never get to everything on here 😉
I love this. I love how you explained this event and scripture.
I do have a question since you have little kids and have worked in the church how can I talk my kids through this making of the tomb and explain to them in a way they will understand? maybe a short video from you for the kiddos? PLEASE and Thank You
They were not sardines, in that time they fished for tilapia. I like the garden you made. I like the idea of that.
Diana - can you please clarify where you acquired the size of the loaves and fishes...I mentioned this in my bible study group & felt some reservation about the authenticity...😁
Chia seeds sprout really fast
Please share where did you buy your top?
Y9u are never too late...cat grass grows ina few days.
So I totally failed and didn’t do anything I set out to do for lent. Now I’m feeling guilty & like I failed God. Do you think it’s too late to start? What would you recommend? I haven’t gone to church in a few years. Honestly stopped b/c after my dad passed from COVID in 2020 I subconsciously distance myself. My dad was a church bearer who volunteered his time to feed homeless or low income folks. So him gone due helping the church out I just really felt disappointed. Anyway, tried to repent by attempting lent and giving up social media and splurging in Disney items e.i. collecting pins, but I dunno can’t seem to let go. It’s a hobby I started during quarantine, so it’s hard especially as a stay at home mom. It’s sometimes the only adult interaction I have. So any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you :)
It’s ok, this is the human dilemma. Remember what Paul said in Romans 7? “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” He was so frustrated that the things he wanted to do, he found himself not doing. And the things he didn’t want to do, he found himself doing anyway. We are so weak in our own strength! Paul went on to say, “ I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord...” Paul couldn’t live a Christian life without the strength and help of the Lord and we can’t either. Jesus isn’t looking for performance and doing what we thought we would do. He wants our hearts. The Lord knows what you’ve been through and what you’re going through now(It sounds pretty tough to me). He wants to be your friend and walk with you, even carry you sometimes. And while we are walking through our lives, He provided a body of believers to help us through as well. We gain strength through our local church body. You may be feeling weak because you have been disconnected from the body for too long. Please find a local church where you feel you can be a part of a family. Read your Bible and tell the Lord how you feel and what you’re going through. He loves you and will carry you through. He is loving and faithful!
Diana. What advice would you give to a fellow woman called to pastor despite the pushback of women being in that position. I live in a southern Baptist/ catholic/ Methodist/ heavily religious town and always have been called to Preach His Word. Since I was little girl.
God bless!
Your gift will make a way for itself. A saying about being a leader is, if you are a leader, look behind you and see if anyone is following you. If not, maybe you are not a leader or it is not the time. Pray for the Lord to make a way for what you feel He is calling you to and wait in faith and do something to serve the body of Christ until then. I know you asked Diana, but I hope this helps.
@@cynthiafisher9907Thank you! So grateful. I will take your wise words and lead those who follow me, to follow HIM. He is the ultimate leader and the only reason I am able.
He chose my name. And He has called me. I am Moses no longer. I will have courage like Daniel and be BOLD as Esther was. She was adopted just as I was. I always looked up to her. Ever since I was young. Not for her power, or riches, but for her strong faith in God. My childlike faith has never failed me.
🐛🌈🦋
@@hannahsvoboda1291 we need to go to the source of truth - ie. what does the Bible say about women pastors? What does the Bible say are the qualifications for Elders and Overseers (pastors) of the church?
Titus 1:5-9 - it is clear that leadership in the church must be a man - it continually refers to men eg ‘husband of one wife’ etc.
1 Corinthians 14:33-35 ‘As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission,’
1 Timothy 2:11-14 ‘Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor’
Women can teach women and children but not men. If you plan to teach women please ensure you know how to exegete scripture correctly. If you follow women like Joyce Meyer, Priscilla Shirer, Lisa Harper, Beth Moore, Lisa Bevere or any women in their camp, they do not know how to teach the Bible correctly. Remember, the Bible tells us in James 3:1 ‘that teachers will be judged with greater strictness’ so make sure if you are teaching women, that you know how to teach God’s word correctly.
God bless
@@debm3716 Amen!
@@debm3716 I only follow God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. I appreciate your comment and yes I have read all those verses. I have actually read the entire Bible. There are verses thru out believe it or not that not only contradict themselves and what we all still do today but also what HE Himself says. Picking and choosing verses to serve an argument is exactly what He warns against. This is why Jesus and God speak in parables and absolute consistent Truths.
He does not call us to judge one another for He is the only one who has the power to do so for He sees and KNOWS all.
Just like Jesus when the woman was being stoned for sins that she did commit. We are all sinners accept Him. We are called to Love as He Loves us first. ALL of us. Even non believers. Diana and Dawn have been shining lights in this world and they have given me hope for a positive change that God wants to see in His Church. God not once nor Jesus say that gender plays a role in His plan. He not once tells us to make sure that the right genders do as they’re told. Can you imagine if you went and physically checked and made sure that all pastors were men? Teachers are not pastors. Nor are Pastors always in authority. Some pastors are yes. This is why Theologians study the Bible and ALL of its translations. There are many videos on this.
Spiritual Gifts are what back up our callings. Pastoring is actually shepherding. Leading the lost in todays world. We are ALL lost. We are ALL sinners. This is exactly why Jesus died for our sins. Not so that we are perfect when we only accept Him as our Lord and Savior. So that our blood is washed cleaned when we come to Him for repentance and we are able to walk on the path that He walked before us. His path is filled with FAITH HOPE AND LOVE for one another.
Christians have fallen asleep. They have gotten quiet. Filling churches and stadium with only other Christians. There’s a WHOLE world that needs saving. Missionaries for centuries have been rowing His boat spreading His Word. Now it is our turn to ROCK it 🤟🏻
God Bless you will all be in my prayers and please have ALL His Children in yours. The enemy is killing us. He’s destroying us. He’s making sure we do not rise. But the enemy has already lost. Never forget that. So NEVER lose HOPE!
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