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and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. then saith He unto His diciples, "The harvest is plentious, but the labourers are few: Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His harvest." same things that He has commanded us to do...teaching...preaching the gospel of the kingdom..healing every sickness and every disease, among the people. Not just a few, but everyone!! There are times when we go into a crowd or a meeting of a goup of people, and it doesn't take long to know if that group of people are being taught the Whole Word of God. Jesus had compassion on them because they were a group of people that were not sure what direction they were coming or going in. They did not have a shepherd to lead them. That's why it is so important for a shepherd to teach their flock the Whole Word,and not watered down, sugar coated words that will send people straight to hell! Let's be careful that we teach the Pure Word of God. If we don't, then the sheep are wonderers, going to and fro never getting close to getting off the milk and onto the meat of the Word. We are just like a baby being born into the world..after a while the milk is not enough....they start wanting fruits and vegatables and then the meats.....it takes this to receive the vitamins and mineral for this body to grow. When we don't receive them, the body becomes malnutricioned. We have to have the complete diet and exercise to allow the body AND mind to grow and be strong mentaly and physically. And that is the way it is when we become born again into the Kingdom of God. We have too many watered down sermons, and sugar coated messages that's put forth, letting the deacon board (I'm not saying we don't need deacons, I'm not saying that at all) or the big money givers tell us what we can and cannot preach and teach. (And I'm not saying we shouldn't give money or scoff at those that can give big money, Praise the Lord, f or givers, that is what we are to do). I'm just saying, that should not determine what and how we preach and teach....in other words, not be afraid of offending them if we preach the Whole Word of God. We need to stand bold on the Word and God will take care of the rest. It's time we stood with boldness and declare the Pure Word of God! Then we can see people receive true Salvation and not just a "I think so" or "I hope so" religion. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth and the life." He is the only way we can enter into heaven, because He is the door. Jesus said that we could know for certain that we had been born again. Jesus didn't hide behind anyone to preach the gospel. He didn't say "I think it's this" or "maybe it's this"....He said, He spoke what He heard His Father speak and did those things which He saw His Father do. He didn't have to report to any one but His Heavenly Father. (That's the one we have to answer to, also) Now...how do we do this? We study His word, seek wisdom and understanding from the Father, then we stand boldly, and declare the whole council of His word, and fear no man who can destroy the body, but fear Him that can destroy both body and soul. Jesus is the one that we have to stand before in judgement. If it is written in the Word of God, then we are to preach and teach it......if it is not written in the Word of God, then we leave it alone!! We will have to give an account for the way we lead the people, as it is so easy to lead one astray. So let us be carefull and rightly divide the Word of God and help lead people to Christ Jesus. It warns us in the book of Jerimiah, "wo unto the shepherd that scattereth the flock".....so let us be careful that we bring the flock in and not scater them. We can do that if we stand boldly and proclaim the whole word. We are told in His word that we can come before the throne boldly... so why can't we preach the Pure Word boldly? Let us take the word as it is written and seek the face of God...... then stand boldly and firm on what God has given us, and then and only then can 
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