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Open hands releasing glowing seeds into golden sky

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 ~ Jon David Banks

Open hands releasing glowing seeds into golden sky

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Separated at birth for the gospel (Jesus was seen in the delivery room by the attending nurse.) In my early twenties, I received the gospel through a revelation of Jesus Christ. View all posts by Jon David Banks

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Sinking Before Rising: A Biblical Perspective
Sins forgiven a new Christian
The Rock
Partakers of the Divine Nature
"Do not put the Lord your God to the test."
Thoughts, Notions, and Clichés
Why Was Jesus Tempted?
Are You Not To Judge Those Inside?
Collision Course
Have This Attitude
Test or Trust
Taught By Men
One body, many parts
The Lord our God is One Lord
Jesus is in Charge
Authority???
Eden to Calvary
We will be blown away
Our Example
Claim a Promise???
What Happens to Backsliders?
Righteousness
The Lord's Voice
So Much For OSAS
My Lord Will Not Be Defeated
The Cost of Being a Disciple of Christ
A Treasure in Heaven
Love Never Fails
All Things Are Open and Laid Bare
The Mystery, Abridged
Jumping to Conclusions
Abiding in Jesus
Doing Things in the Name of Jesus
Birds, Frogs, and Butterflies
Walk with the Living God
Walking by Faith
OSAS???
Do not use your freedom as a covering for evil
A Jealous God
Escape Temptation
Ambassadors
Wisdom
Wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom
Chain of Command
Let us run with endurance
The Sufferings of Jesus
The Law and the Sabbath
Clouds Without Rain
For His Name's Sake 1
For His Name's Sake 2
He weeps for you
Beware and Test the Spirits
May God bless the Jewish people
Abstain From Fleshy Lusts
These are the Sons of God
The Fear of the Lord
My Request
What's the meaning of 2 Corinthians 10:5?
Love Resides...
Times of Refreshing
Mercy Triumphs
The Small Things
Those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength
Unanswered Prayer
What I Have Been Trying To Say
Jesus Was Tempted
The Full Armor of God
Dead Faith
The Walk of Every Christian
We will bear fruit if...
Faith Without Works
The Gate is Small
The Battle in Heavenly Places
The Law of Liberty
The Only Liars in the Room
The New Covenant
Full Disclosure
Images of God
Fasting & the Sabbath
With all due respect...
The Great Commission
I will give you rest
The Bummer Lamb
Let us endure...
Following Jesus
Maturing in Christ
Our Intercessor
The Power of His Grace
Walking the Walk
Love is...
Three That Bear Witness
The Fulfillment of the Law
Do you walk the talk?
Bear one another's burdens
Death works in us
The Two Veils
Faith, Hope, Love
Jesus & Stephen
The Wall of Partition
Would you rather have the authority of Christ or the friendship of Christ?
The Gate is Small
Remove the Blinders
Predestination
The Mind of Christ
Blowing Wind up the Devil's Skirt
Sin No More
A New and Living Way
Those Who Were Disobedient
Whom He Desires
Because He Wanted To
He Who Overcomes
What is theology and is it good for Christians?
All Those Who Obey Him
The Word of God
We Are All One
Love Never Fails
Deliverance Ministry???
The Spring Rain 2
We must be born again
The Law, Before & After Faith
Dealing with the Devil
Whose child are you?
We must leave our opinions at the door
Those Who Are in Christ Jesus
Released from the Law
What It Means to Be Blessed
For the Sake of Conscience
Whom do we want to please?
Three Things I've Learned on a Path of Roses
Easter - A way of escape
Immaculate Conception
The Peril of Unbelief
Slaves of Righteousness
We Christians
Abraham and Isaac
It was necessary
This is Love
I have seen Jesus
The Gospel, Unwatered
From Him, Through Him, To Him
The First-Born of All Creation
A Word About Obedience
Sinners and Saints
Destruction of Fortresses
Grace is Sufficient
His Purpose
Are We Warriors or Servants?
Children of God Love One Another
Who are we in Christ?
Rarely Taught -- Absolutely Necessary
A Sinful Nature?
Believe It or Not
Authority = Power to Act
Not an Excuse
Binding Satan
Apostles of Christ
Those Who Obey
Wives and Husbands
Disciplined or Illegitimate?
Drugstore Christians
The Law of Christ
Proclivities
In the Strength of His Might
Learn Obedience
Will Jesus know you?
When Scriptures appear to contradict
Are you an illegitimate child?
Spoiled Brats
By your standard of measure
Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree
The promise based on faith
Paul, the Lord's Apostle
It is no longer I who live
The Five Ministries
Is there such a thing as blind faith?
Romans 7:15, 19 misunderstood and misused
That they may be one
The Bastard
How to Read the Bible
A thought:
Claiming the promises of God
True Apostles
A slave to Jesus
Do Christians continue to sin?
"You shall receive power"
Stop Sinning
Spiritual Warfare
The Father is greater than I
What exactly does it mean to believe in Jesus?
The Letter and the Spirit
How shall we who died to sin still live in it?
1 John 1:8-10; 2:1, 28, 29; 3:5-10
Not my will
Are we worthy servants?
You're the reason
Gentiles are so indebted...
Do not harden your hearts
The Holy Spirit vs. Eschatologists
Swallowed up in baptism
Embedded in your heart
The Narrow Path
Called for this purpose
Jesus Christ, the hope of glory
The Gospel of Christ is the solution to...?
Body, Spirit, and Soul
Sons of the Right Hand
Behold, new things have come
Take every thought captive
"Apart from Me you can do
nothing."
So therefore, no one of you..."
These are the sons of God
How do we grow as a
Christian?
It's a shame, don't you think?
Was Paul unable to overcome sin?
A life-giving spirit
Mental Illness
Has anything changed?
The Wheat and the Tares
The Book of Daniel
Our Sanctified Sabbatical 
Behave as those chosen by God
Answer to a question
The Hope of Glory
How would you compare the first Adam with the last Adam?
The Laodiceans
Having Been Freed From Sin
Knowing God
Two Forces at Work
The Perfect Law
Abraham and Isaac
Paul, the Lord's Apostle
Who's in charge?
The way of the truth is maligned
Rebuke or Resist
Facing Reality in the Shadow of His Wings
The time has come
Our First Priority
We are under obligation
In Christ
Faith vs. Works
Freed from the Law
Pursuing Sanctification
One Reason for Sin
Bordering on Hypocrisy
Do You Abide in Jesus?
Be Willing to Give
Is God Faithful, or Not?
Jesus Christ, the hope of glory
Our Sanctified Sabbatical
A little about me
Whatever Happened...?
What in the World has the Church Become?
We may dare trust Him
He will guide us into all truth
I will not betray Him
The knowledge I have received
The last days
The desire of women
The shaking
You cannot serve both
Some life-changing experiences
His Ways and His Thoughts
The Simplicity of the Gospel
Slow to Speak
Lest we be carried away
Preaching Satan and Calling Him Jesus
Truthfulness
In His Body
A Caution
Two Creations
Things too wonderful
A word about faith
The Testimony of Jesus
The new creation
The path
Today is the day
Pervading the earth
Trust and Obey
I speak the truths of God
Two unpopular truths
Louder than words
The Lesson in the Book of Job
Yielding to God's Will
Faith in the Name
Authority vs. Faith
An open mind
We are called to follow Jesus
Our First Lov
Walk the Walk
Ambassadors for Christ
Some thoughts:
Will there be faith?
He Alone is Worthy
It is no longer I who live
God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world
Jesus is the Savior
The Principle That Evil Is Present In Me
Think and Speak of Good Things
The Bastard
Men of God and Ear Ticklers
Some more thoughts:
Five working angels
We must be careful when we counsel
Our First Priority
In Christ
Faith vs. Works
Take every thought captive
Freed from the Law
Pursuing Sanctification
One Reason for Sin
Bordering on Hypocrisy
Be Willing to Give
Is God Faithful, or Not?
The Blood of Jesus
Faith in the Working of God
The Folly of Fools
Death is obliged to bow
Repent and Overcome
The Last Adam--The Second Creation
God accepts all who call upon Him
The Holy Spirit
Saved to the Uttermost
Allow the Holy Spirit to Lead
Christ Our Passover
The Sabbath
The Word
The Chosen
One and the Same Spirit
My Credentials
The Small Cloud
Die to self?
That no one should boast
The Spring Rain
The New Self
Pick and Choose?
True vs. False Apostles
He Deserves Nothing Less
Belief in God
Under Grace
May the World Come to Know
Stand for the Good
The Children of the Flesh
All Authority
By This is My Father Glorified
Perilous Times
Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord
The Nation Whose God is the Lord
Thy Will Be Done
We Cannot Be Moved
Approaching the Lord
The Temple of God
Christianity
What a Savior
Grateful Eyes
Submit to the Will of God
Love One Another
God is Faithful
Baptism
Who is against us?
Please Respect Jesus
The Law or Grace and Truth
I will continue
Authority vs. Faith
Simply Believing God
Test or Trust
We Are Weak, But You Are Strong
Satan Disguises Himself
I Still Bow to Jesus
We Must Choose Whom We Will Serve
The Word of our God
My Worst Enemies
How can they be so flippant?
Lay Aside the Old, Put on the New
For His Own Sake
The Trials of Faith
Lifelines for the Self
We Must Deny Ourselves
The Remnant and the Hardened
A Chosen Race
Have this Attitude
Resisting the Devil
Signs Follow the Body of Christ
Power and Signs and False Wonders
Awake from Sleep
The Truth About Decreeing and Declaring
By His Stripes We Were Healed
The Sweet Aroma
In the Name of Jesus
Abiding in Jesus
The Power of Positive Thinking
Obedience
Slain in the Spirit
The Substance and the Evidence
A Christian is...
A few thoughts:
Pray in Secret
Thoughts, Notions and Clichés
Why I Say the Things I Say
Followers of Jesus
The Awakening?
Living a Lie and Calling it Faith
Through All This Absurdity

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