{"id":6010,"date":"2022-07-01T00:01:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T00:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/?p=6010"},"modified":"2022-06-26T06:47:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T06:47:29","slug":"another-coffee-break-supernatural-maturity-part-7-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/another-coffee-break-supernatural-maturity-part-7-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: SUPERNATURAL MATURITY, Part 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 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class=\"fusion-reading-box-flex\"><h2>ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: SUPERNATURAL MATURITY, Part 7<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=Section1><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>July 1, 2022\r\n  <o:p><\/o:p>\r\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\r\nnormal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:#984806'>In the next couple of Coffee Breaks, as we continue with the\r\ntruths of Jesus' character expressed in the Sermon on the Mount, I'd like to\r\ndeal with something that some folks may consider as controversial and even\r\nheretical -- and that is the ability we have IN CHRIST to literally change the\r\nchaos and strife around us by the same simple declaration that Jesus used.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\r\nnormal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\r\nnormal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:#984806'>We are prone, even as Christians, to argue and even bring\r\ndivision among folks rather than exercise this part of the nature of the Lord\r\nJesus Christ. The world often sees this more in a political realm than as a\r\nspiritual characteristic. The problem is that it more often than not becomes an\r\neffort to generate compromise -- sometimes at any price -- when the truth is\r\nthat true peace is a natural byproduct of the presence of the Lord, and His\r\nSpirit being permitted to rule in and over the circumstances.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\r\nnormal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\r\nnormal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:#984806'>Let me show you what I mean. Consider Jesus' declaration:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\r\nnormal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><u><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>Matthew 5:9<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:\r\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:#C00000'>Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the\r\nchildren of God.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Here\r\nagain is a verse that we need to amplify in the same way that we have looked at\r\nsome of the previous verses.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:#002060'>\u201cBlessed and highly favored by the King [of Kings] are those who\r\nknow what it means to have the peace of God \u2014 those who pursue with all\r\ndiligence that peace in their being and in their environment \u2014 for God will\r\ncause them to be known and referred to as His mature and responsible sons (to\r\nwhom He has entrusted His business.\u201d<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>(RAC Translation and\r\nAmplification)<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>We\u2019ll\r\ncome back to this verse in a bit, but I\u2019d like to demonstrate exactly what I\r\nbelieve Jesus is talking about by sharing an event that took place with my\r\nfather in the summer of 1956. Let me first say that to be a \u201cpeace-maker\u201d\r\nwithin the context of Jesus\u2019 statement, we become an \u201cenforcer\u201d in a manner of\r\nspeaking. By that I mean that we bring and enact the peace of God where the\r\nEnemy has disrupted things and brought confusion and discontent and conflict.<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>We\r\nwere living in Barrow, Alaska at the time, and construction of the new church\r\nbuilding there was proceeding in stages.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>The\r\nchurch had been built in close proximity to a couple of Eskimo homes \u2014 one of\r\nwhich was occupied by a widowed woman named Susan (I\u2019ll omit last names in this\r\ninstance) who had two daughters, Mary Ann and Margaret. Susan had taken up with\r\nSimeon, and he was an alcoholic of the worst order. One morning, Mary Ann (who\r\nwas probably about 12 years old at the time) came running over to our place and\r\npounded on the door. Dad answered and Mary Ann screamed, \u201cSimeon\u2019s trying to\r\nkill my mom!\u201d<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Wasting\r\nno time, Dad ran across the alley to the house and opened the door in time to\r\nsee Simeon, in a drunken rage, raising an axe over the head of Susan to take\r\nher head off. Immediately, he raised his right hand in the air and spoke one\r\nsingle word, \u201cPeace!\u201d<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Simeon\u2019s\r\nface and entire demeanor went through an instant change. He dropped the axe and\r\nfell to his knees, crying. A very battered Susan had been cowering on the\r\nfloor, and she got to her feet and moved over to the nearby bed to sit down.<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Within\r\nmoments, Simeon had sobered up. A miracle had taken place as Dad led him to\r\nJesus Christ.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>It\r\nbegan a process that would emerge in the coming days and weeks as the entire\r\nfamily accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Mary Ann wound up spending\r\nmore and more time in our home as Mom ministered to her, and she ultimately\r\nbecame our unofficially adopted \u201csister\u201d \u2014 her sister, Margaret, as well,\r\nalthough perhaps to a lesser degree.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Simeon\r\nwas no mean musician and over the months that followed became a favorite banjo\r\npicker who joined my brother and I, and a couple other Eskimo brothers in a\r\nstring praise band for our Sunday (and mid-week) services.<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>It\r\nwas a classic example of the rulership of God\u2019s peace. The KJV uses the term,\r\n\u201cpeace-maker\u201d as a translation of the Greek word,<\/span><span style='font-size:\r\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><b><i><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";color:navy'>eirenopoios<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style='font-size:\r\n13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>,<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>which\r\nis a conjunction of two words,<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><b><i><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";color:navy'>eirene<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>(<u><span style='color:#BE4D00'>to join together, to set at\r\none again<\/span><\/u>),<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><span style='font-size:\r\n13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>and\u00a0<b><i><span\r\nstyle='color:navy'>poieo<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>(<u><span style='color:#BE4D00'>to make, to execute, to\r\nperform, to ordain, to cause<\/span><\/u>).<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Several\r\nyears ago, I put a couple of verses from Colossians 3:15-16 to music, like\r\nthis:<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\r\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\r\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:green'>Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\r\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:green'>In all wisdom;<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\r\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:green'>Teaching and admonishing one another<\/span><span style='font-size:\r\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\r\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:green'>In Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\r\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:green'>Singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord -<\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"503\" title=\"may1a\" src=\"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/may1a.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/may1a-200x176.jpg 200w, https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/may1a-400x353.jpg 400w, https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/may1a.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=Section1><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-no-proof:yes'><!--&#091;if gte vml 1&#093;><v:shapetype id=\"_x0000_t75\"\n coordsize=\"21600,21600\" o:spt=\"75\" o:preferrelative=\"t\" path=\"m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe\"\n filled=\"f\" stroked=\"f\">\n <v:stroke joinstyle=\"miter\"\/>\n <v:formulas>\n  <v:f eqn=\"if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 1 0\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum 0 0 @1\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @2 1 2\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelWidth\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelHeight\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 0 1\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @6 1 2\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelWidth\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @8 21600 0\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelHeight\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @10 21600 0\"\/>\n <\/v:formulas>\n <v:path o:extrusionok=\"f\" gradientshapeok=\"t\" o:connecttype=\"rect\"\/>\n <o:lock v:ext=\"edit\" aspectratio=\"t\"\/>\n<\/v:shapetype><v:shape id=\"Picture_x0020_1\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1025\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\"\n alt=\"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blog\/images\/image006.jpg\" style='width:427.5pt;\n height:377.25pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"May%201_files\/image001.jpg\" o:title=\"image006\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><!&#091;endif&#093;--><!&#091;if !vml&#093;><!&#091;endif&#093;><\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:green'>And Let the peace of God rule in your hearts<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'>\n  <o:p><\/o:p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:green'>Let the Word of Christ dwell in you!<\/span><span style='font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><b><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:green'>And let the Peace of God rule in your hearts<\/span><\/b><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:green'>Rule in your hearts<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:green'>Rule in your hearts<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:green'>To the which also ye are called<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:green'>In One Body<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:green'>And be ye thankful!<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:green'>(Repeat Verse 16)<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\n0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>The\nword in the Greek text translated, \u201crule,\u201d is the word,<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><b><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:navy'>brabeuo<\/span><\/i><\/b><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'>.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><span style='font-size:\n13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>This word literally means:<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><u><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#BE4D00'>to\ndirect, to control, to decide, to determine, to rule.<\/span><\/u><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>This\nis not a passive word by any means. It is active and it perfectly describes\njust how we are expected to operate with the peace of God. The last two\ndescriptive meanings spell it out as clearly as anything can be. This is\nrulership over chaos. It is the manifestation of His presence in the midst of\nconflict.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>God\u2019s\npeace is NOT an absence of conflict but a serenity of spirit that literally\novertakes and overcomes the violence and confusion, the sin and iniquity and\ndarkness that pervades the earth and our societies at large. Neither is God's\npeace an absence of war. God's peace is a declaration of war -- AND VICTORY --\nover spiritual forces in opposition to His presence.<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Have\nyou ever considered how Paul begins virtually every single letter or epistle he\nwrites in the New Testament? Here\u2019s how he begins his first letter to the\nEkklesia in Corinth:<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><u><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>I\nCorinthians 1:3<\/span><\/u><\/b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>Grace&nbsp;<i>be<\/i>&nbsp;unto you, and peace, from God our\nFather, and&nbsp;<i>from<\/i>&nbsp;the Lord Jesus Christ.<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Do\nyou see it? The peace of God is the same peace we have in Christ Jesus. It\u2019s\nthat same peace that literally superintends our environment when we are in\nChrist, and He is in us!<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>And\nhere, again, we have the same root word in Greek that we find in Matthew 5:9,\nwhich is<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><b><i><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";color:navy'>eirene<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'>(<u><span style='color:#BE4D00'>to join together, to set at\none again<\/span><\/u>).<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Understand?<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>In\nthe same way that the word, brabeuo, denotes action or force or control, the\nword, eirene, also denotes action \u2014 rulership over a negative situation. God\u2019s\npeace sets things right. It brings order in the midst of chaos, and that\napplies in more than just mental, emotional, physical or spiritual situations.<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>I\u2019ll\nshare with you another story in next week's Coffee Break from my father\u2019s\nexperiences that has been with me since my very early childhood, but let me\nfirst lay a foundation for that story and show you a couple demonstrations from\nJesus\u2019 life.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><u><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Mark\n4:35-41<\/span><\/u><\/b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them,\nLet us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the\nmultitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with\nhim other little ships.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into\nthe ship, so that it was now full.&nbsp;And he was in the hinder part of the\nship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest\nthou not that we perish?<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea,&nbsp;<u>Peace,\nbe still<\/u>. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto\nthem, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What\nmanner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Are\nyou seeing this picture? When we talk about the peace of God that passes all\nunderstanding, we are talking about a spiritual force which easily overrules\nthe elements, wind, rain, snow, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards -- you name\nit. I can't tell you how many times Della and I have commanded storms to either\ncease, stop in place, or steer another direction, and see the immediate\nmanifestation. That's a different story that I'll get to another time.<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Then\nwe see and consider the time when Jesus gathered His disciples together and\nsent them forth to minister and extend the domain of the Kingdom of God in His\nauthority and power. This is peacemaking with some of its most visible and\ndemonstrable manifestations.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><u><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Matthew\n19:7-15<\/span><\/u><\/b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.\nHeal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye\nhave received, freely give.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your\npurses,&nbsp;Nor scrip for&nbsp;<i>your<\/i>&nbsp;journey, neither two coats,\nneither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in\nit is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.&nbsp;And when ye come into an\nhouse, salute it.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if\nit be not worthy, let your peace return to you.&nbsp;And whosoever shall not\nreceive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city,\nshake off the dust of your feet.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land\nof Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>The\nillustration that comes from Jesus\u2019 teaching is that when we go forth in His\nKingdom authority, we have command of environments; we have command over\nspirits of confusion and contention. We have command over demonic spirits of\nevery characteristic and nature. We have command over sickness, infirmity,\ndisease and physical manifestations of weakness. Even more, we have command of\ndeath with the ability to raise people from the dead and restore life to them.<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>I\nmust say, however, that there is a catch to this. This ability to command takes\nplace when we are in Christ, and He is in us.<\/span><span style='font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>In\nthis picture that Jesus describes, He declares that when we speak peace in a\nsituation where the household is<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><b><i><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";color:navy'>anaxios<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style='font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>(the same word that\nappears in Paul\u2019s description of our partaking of the Table of the Lord) \u2014\ntreating the presence of the Lord as \u201ccommonplace\u201d (unworthy, KJV), that peace\ncomes back to us, and judgment falls upon that place, not unlike that which\nhappened to Sodom and Gomorrah.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>That's\nwhere we will take things next week.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#002060'>I remind those of you\nin need of ministry that our Healing Prayer Call takes place on Mondays at 7:00\nPM Eastern (4:00 PM Pacific). Once again, the number to call for healing is\n(805) 399-1000. Then enter the access code: 124763#.<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#002060'>At the same time, in\ncase you are missing out on real fellowship in an environment of Ekklesia, our\nSunday worship gatherings are available by conference call \u2013 usually at about\n10:45AM Pacific. That conference number is (559) 726-1300, and the access code\nis 308640#. We hope to make these gatherings available by Skype or Talk Fusion\nbefore long.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>B<b>lessings\non you!<\/b><\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-left in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:left;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"margin-right:25px;float:left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"85\" title=\"Signature1\" src=\"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Signature1.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-5930\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=Section1>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Regner\n  A. 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