Not Words of Human Wisdom

1 Corinthians 2:1-5 NKJV

 

“And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. 2For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 3I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. 4And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”

 

Sharing the Gospel

 

When we who believe in Jesus Christ share the message of the gospel of Christ with the people of the world, or with the worldly church, we must do so under the power of the Holy Spirit living within us, and according to what the Scriptures teach on that subject, in the correct biblical context. It is best if we do not use man-made formulas for how to share Christ with people, for so many of those formulas are not teaching the truth of the gospel. And the “gospel” many are teaching has been altered to appeal to human flesh.

 

But Jesus Taught

 

I can recall in my younger years when evangelism was seriously being stressed in the church and we were all being trained in how to share the gospel with people. But they were man-created formulas, and as I later in life learned, many of them were taken from a collection of Scriptures taught outside of context made to say what they do not say if taught in context. And so many people were being taught that if they prayed the prayer to receive Christ that all their sins were forgiven and heaven was guaranteed.

 

But Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

 

But that was not what was being taught in these evangelism training classes and via these gospel tracts or formulas we were given to use to spread the message of the gospel. But “getting people saved” was the goal, and the numbers mattered to church officials for their records. But so many of these evangelistic efforts failed to share the gospel as taught by Jesus and by his New Testament apostles, and so they gave people a false hope of salvation, and many people who prayed the prayer never gave their hearts to Christ.

 

Get Into The Word

 

So, if you are going to share the message of the gospel with other people, do not rely on gospel tracts to get you there. And don’t rely on the gospel message you heard from some preacher or evangelist, or something you found on the internet. And don’t use AI (artificial intelligence), although there have been times when they have had it more correct than most preachers I have heard. But get into the Word yourselves, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit read what the Scriptures teach, in context.

 

For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).

 

For God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for Jesus’ return. For it is not the one who claims he is “in Christ” who is “in Christ,” but it is the one who has denied self, died with Christ to sin, and who is now walking in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in practice, and no longer in sin. We have the hope and the promise of eternal life with God in heaven (see Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1-3).

 

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

 

Walking in The Light 

 

Based off 1 John 1-2

An Original Work / November 16, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

When I lift up my voice, and

Sing praise unto God,

I will fellowship with my

Lord and Savior, King.

In Him there is no darkness.

He is in the light of truth.

If we walk in His light,

From sin He purifies.

 

If we repent of our sins,

He’ll forgive us now,

When we humble ourselves, and

Before Jesus bow.

The man who says, “I know Him,”

But does not obey His truth,

There is no truth in him.

In darkness still he’s found.

 

Do not love the world of sin,

For it is hell bound.

If you follow the world, you’ll

Not in Christ be found.

The world and its desires

Will not last; they’ll expire.

The one who does God’s will,

Receives eternal life.

 

See that what you have heard from

Christ remains in you.

Then, you’ll remain in Christ, and

In His Father, too.

This is what He promised us –

His eternal life with God.

So, continue in Him, and

You’ll receive a crown.

 

https://vimeo.com/114160122

 

Not Words of Human Wisdom

An Original Work / June 10, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

God Chose the Powerless

1 Corinthians 1:26-31 NKJV

 

For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 27But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, 29that no flesh should glory in His presence. 30But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— 31that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”

 

Why do you suppose God did it this way? I believe it is because then it reveals that it is from God and not from human flesh. Like those who are not naturally gifted in being “books smart,” not having a ton of knowledge about lots of different subjects, will be more ready and willing to learn from God because they know that they don’t know, and that they need to be taught. So, it reveals that what is taking place is of God and not of human flesh, for God is now doing in certain people’s lives what they have never done before.

 

My Testimony

 

For example, I graduated high school with a 1.4 GPA (D average). And I began college reading on a 4^th grade level. Although I once excelled in spelling and in grammar and in basic math, and some early levels of music education, when it came to reading comprehension I did horrible. So I hated to read. And my family was poor. And I was not popular in school like some other girls. I was shy and quiet most of the time, unless I was singing. And I was lacking greatly in self-confidence. And I was abused by some people.

 

I got rejected a lot throughout my life. Most of it was when I got serious about the Scriptures and reading them and following them, as well as teaching them to others, that I began to face the most opposition, much of which was from “church” people and pastors and elders, most of whom were taking their faith walks less seriously than I was, or who were diluting and altering the gospel message to make it less offensive to the world. And I got falsely accused of many things which I did not do, because I was different.

 

But in 2002 the Lord called me to go back to college and to take some business classes. I assumed I would flunk the entry exam, but I did not. And I struggled to believe that I could learn, but I had some encouragers, and the Lord kept giving me what I needed to persevere. And after four years of taking these classes, by the grace of God, and in the power of God, I got my certificate with a 4.0 GPA (A average). I guarantee you that was of God, and not of my flesh, but what it taught me is that I can learn, which I needed.

 

And half way through those four years, in 2004, the Lord called me to write down what he teaches me from my times with him in his word each day and then to put these writings on the internet where a herald could “run with it.” I had never done anything like that before, but I obeyed him, and he began to teach me all sorts of things I had no knowledge of ever before. And he had me reading internet articles about our national history and science and government and politics, and all subjects I would never have touched before.

 

Then in 2011 he began having me write songs – the music and the words – which I had never done before other than putting one of my old poems to a tune one day a long time ago. But he called me to do this, not when I was in my best sounding voice, but when my voice was beginning to fail me, but was still there. And I had to learn all kinds of things, not just about writing and recording songs, but about how to share them on the internet with other people. And that took time, and it took hard work, but I persevered.

 

In 2018 he then had me begin writing poetry. Now I had, in my early years of life, written a few poems. But these were not like the ones I wrote. Many of these (now over 400) were like nothing I had ever written before. And, as with the words to the songs, so was the poems. The Lord fed the words to me through his Spirit and I just wrote what he gave me to write, with some liberty to rearrange words to fit with the music better or to rhyme better. And he also had me write my life testimony in book form that year, too.

 

Each one of these things that the Lord kept adding on to my daily tasks were challenging, and they were like nothing I had ever done before. So all this was and still is being led by the Spirit of God in my life, and I get no credit for any of it in my own flesh, by God’s design and purpose. And then in 2020 he had me begin doing video talk devotions. And awhile after that he had me begin writing Christian memes (short devotions in one picture). And a few months ago he put me on “Substack,” an additional place to post these.

 

And God is the one who gets all the glory, and not me, because I know better than anyone else, other than God, that none of this was done in my flesh without the leading of the Holy Spirit and without being empowered of the Holy Spirit to be able to do what God has called me to do. And I am not saying that it was all absolutely perfect in every way, for I am still a human being, but that I was dependent on the Lord and his leading and his wisdom and his power through it all, or none of this would have ever happened.

 

Give God the Glory 

 

Based off Psalm 19

An Original Work / March 10, 2014

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

All of creation now proclaims:

“Give God the glory; honor His name!”

Each day the stars in heav’n above

Show forth His wisdom; tell of His love.

 

They do not speak. They have no voice.

Yet, they declare we have a choice:

“Worship the God of heav’n above;

Believe in Jesus; trust in His love.”

 

God’s word is perfect, just and good,

Refreshing souls who trust in the Lord;

Makes wise the simple; radiant -

Lighting our lives with God’s righteousness.

 

Joy to the heart His words now speak;

Pure and enduring, now we seek.

They are more precious than our gold;

Sweeter than honey; never grow old.

 

Keeping the word brings great reward.

By the word Jesus speaks and He warns,

Convicting hearts of all their sin;

Forgiving all who call upon Him.

 

Praying You keep me, Lord, from sins.

May they not rule my life again.

Then will I walk in all Your ways,

Following Jesus all of my days.

 

https://vimeo.com/88900305

 

God Chose the Powerless

An Original Work / June 9, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Followers of The Flesh

The Church Divided

 

This was the apostle Paul speaking. The church in Corinth was divided because the people were largely becoming followers of man. For they associated themselves as either being of Paul or of Apollos or of Cephas, or some said they were of Christ. So this would be a lot like the church today claiming to be Baptist, Methodist, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Charismatic, Presbyterian, and the like. So, he asked them if Christ was divided and if Paul was crucified for them and if they were baptized in the name of Paul.

 

1 Corinthians 1:17-19 NKJV

 

17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. 18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”

 

So, first of all we need to understand that “the church” is not these individual organizations largely of human origin which are incorporated underneath (joined/partnered with) the state (the government) which are largely being marketed to the people of the world, which God forbids. The church is the universal body of believers in Jesus Christ who have died with him to sin and who are obeying our Lord as a matter of life practice. We, the people of God, are his church of which HE alone is to be the head.

 

[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]

 

False Teachings of Man

 

But this isn’t just about the church being divided by denominations and partnerships with the state. This is about the body of Christ, his church, being divided by theologies and doctrines and teachings, many of which are not of God, and which are taught out of their biblical context in order to deliberately and habitually teach lies to the people. For many are avoiding many of the teachings of Christ and of his New Testament apostles in order to deliberately lead the people to accepting what is of Satan, instead.

 

For many are teaching a “gospel” of salvation totally absent of God’s requirements that we must deny self, die to sin, and obey God, in practice, if we are to have deliverance from sin and the hope of eternal life with God in heaven when we die, or when Jesus returns. So what they are teaching is of this world, and of the flesh nature. And so many who profess the name of Jesus have continued to live according to the flesh, doing what their flesh desires, living in sensuality, idolatry, immorality and in deceptiveness.

 

Thus, they are not in love with Jesus Christ, but they are in love with self and with the flesh. And what they desire is not to be like Jesus in character, but they hunger after what and/or who is wicked, evil, corrupt, immoral, lewd and dishonest. They hunger and thirst after what is sinful, and they embrace evil, and they want what is of the flesh more than they want anything else. And so much of what is called “church” is giving its stamp of approval on addictive sin and moral corruptness among its “members,” too.

 

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

 

Testing the Spirits

 

Paul was a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ in its purest and most biblical sense, as he was led by the Holy Spirit, and not of the flesh. His wisdom did not come from theologians and debaters of the Scriptures, but his wisdom came from God alone, by the Spirit. He did not use words which would attract the world to himself, but he spoke the truth of God’s word for the salvation of human lives out from under their addiction to sin so they will now serve Jesus Christ in walks of obedience to our Lord’s commands.

 

For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).

 

So, if a pastor or a preacher of “the Scriptures” is telling you that you do not have to repent (die to sin) and obey God, in practice, and that if you profess faith in Jesus Christ that God is now going to overlook all of your future sins, and heaven is still your eternal destiny, you are being lied to big time! So go to the Scriptures yourselves. Read them in their correct biblical context. Read them under the direction of the Holy Spirit. And then surrender your lives to Christ to obey him and to no longer walk in sin, all in his power.

 

Testing the Spirits: [Matthew 7:15-23; Matthew 24:11-14; John 10:1-15; Romans 16:17-19; 2 Corinthians 11:3,13-15; Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 3:2; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 1 Timothy 6:3-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-9; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude 1:1-25]

 

The Letters

 

Based off Revelation 2-3

An Original Work / December 17, 2013

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

To the angels of all the churches write:

These are the words of your Lord and your God.

I know all your deeds, and your witness, too,

And who holds to My words and tells what’s true.

I know all your hard work and your perseverance,

Yet I hold against you: you’ve forsaken Me.

Listen to what I say to you.

 

You have people there who deny My name,

And who put the cross of Christ up to shame.

They entice the people to Me, profane,

And their worship of Me is all in vain.

They are so adult’rous as they chase their idols,

And you put up with them easily enough.

Listen to what I say to you.

 

You give off an image of godliness,

But what you present is so fraudulent,

Or else you lack passion for Jesus Christ,

So you look to others to tell what’s right.

I say turn from your sin, or you will face judgment.

He who overcomes will have eternal life.

Listen to what I say to you.

 

I know your afflictions and poverty;

How you suffer for your Lord patiently.

Do not fear the devil and company.

You be faithful to your Lord endlessly.

I know all your weakness and your dedication.

You have kept My Word and not denied your Lord.

I will write on you My new name.

 

https://vimeo.com/114655138

 

Followers of The Flesh

An Original Work / June 9, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

By Smooth Words

Romans 16:17-20 NKJV

 

“17Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. 18For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. 19For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 20And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.”

 

Those Who Cause Divisions

 

Please note that those who cause divisions are not to be taken as those who speak contrary to what a particular pastor of a church congregation teaches, or who speaks in a way that is opposed to some of the philosophies and teachings of any particular church denomination incorporated underneath and in partnership with the state (with the government). Those who cause divisions are also not those who oppose marketing schemes and tricks used by pastors in order to draw in large numbers of people into their “churches.”

 

Those who cause divisions, in this context, are those who are opposed to the teachings of Christ and of his New Testament apostles, as taught in the correct biblical context, in their fullness. They are those who are ignoring the Scriptures which teach the critical nature of us denying self, dying to sin, and obeying God and his commands, in practice, as necessary components of saving faith. And they are convincing people that a mere verbal profession of faith in Jesus Christ is enough to insure them eternal life with God.

 

Those Serving Their Own Bellies

 

Sadly, so much of what is called “the church” here in the USA today has that all flipflopped. If we do not agree with any institutional church’s marketing goals for how to grow their numbers, and if we do not agree with diluting the  gospel message to make it less offensive and more attractive to the ungodly and to the people of the world, we may be regarded as disunifiers. For the unity, in such cases as this, is not with Jesus Christ and with his Word, but it is with the business and marketing goals for how to grow their numbers.

 

Therefore, those who cause divisions are not the truth tellers and those who hold to the teachings of Christ, but they are those who serve their own bellies by ignoring truth and teaching lies to satisfy their own sinful cravings of the flesh and to give themselves and others permission to keep on in their addictive sinful practices without feelings of guilt or remorse. So they use smooth words and flattering speech to deceive the hearts of the naïve who trust them, so that they will believe the lies and they will reject the truth.

 

Be Wise and Discerning

 

So we need to be wise and discerning about such matters as this so we don’t end up believing the lies and denying the truth, and opposing those who are in the right while embracing those who are in the wrong. Thus, we must be those who study the Scriptures for ourselves under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and who study them in their correct biblical context. For so many lies are being taught and embraced by people who trust some other humans to tell them the truth without actually reading the Scriptures for themselves.

 

So, know that just because a man who calls himself a pastor or a preacher has certain credentials from a religious institution, it does not mean that he is a man of God, listening to the Holy Spirit, and that what he is teaching is the truth as Jesus taught it and as his apostles taught it in the New Testament. Human credentials do not translate to servant of the Lord. A heart surrendered to the Lord and to dying to sin and to obeying our Lord’s commands, in life practice, by God’s grace, is a true servant of Jesus Christ, but that doesn’t make them right about everything. Study for yourselves.

 

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

 

Thy Word

 

By Amy Lee Grant / Michael Whitaker Smith

 

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path

 

When I feel afraid

Think I've lost my way

Still you're there right beside me

And nothing will I fear

As long as you are near

Please be near me to the end

 

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6LC8cu03Ig

 

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By Smooth Words

An Original Work / June 9, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Honoring Our Women in Ministry

Romans 16:1-5 NKJV

“1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, 2that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. 3Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. 5Likewise greet the church that is in their house.”

Honoring Christian Women

Jesus Christ honored and valued women, and he used some of them to spread the good news of the gospel of Christ to the people. He did not degrade them or treat them as though they were of less value than men. And the Scriptures teach men that they are to treat their wives also with much value, honor, and respect. In fact, they are to become one flesh with their wives, and they are to love their wives as Christ loved the church, and they are not to be harsh with them, and they are to be faithful to them.

The apostle Paul also honored women in ministry, as did the apostle John (2 John 1:1-3). Although it is debated as to whether John was addressing the “chosen lady” as the church herself, or if he was addressing a chosen woman in whose house the church met, we don’t really have the answer to that one. So we should not assume that he was not addressing a Christian woman in whose home the church, the body of Christ met. And we don’t know if any of these home gatherings were led by any women, though it might have been.

And regarding Phoebe, all the information we have on her is what is given to us in this passage of Scripture in Romans 16, that she was a servant of the church, and she seemed to be someone in some sort of position of importance or authority in some area of ministry. We know she was a helper, but we don’t know exactly in what area of ministry she was a helper. But she helped Paul in his ministry, and Paul gave instructions that she was to be received in a manner worthy of the saints, which is how it should have been.

Today’s Church Culture

In the church culture of today, women are often degraded as though they are less than men. But if God designed that husbands should become one flesh with their wives, that does not make their wives less than their husbands. It does not make men superior to women. They just serve in different roles. And God designed woman to be man’s helpmeet, to work with him alongside him, not to be trampled under his feet as though she is nothing but a slave. And Phobe was a helper to many, including to Paul.

Now I am not one who believes that women should rule over men or that they should try to compete with men to be just like men. God made us different for a reason. But God gifted us equally, and the Scriptures teach us that on the day of Pentecost that it was both men and women who were prophesying and they were all together, not separate. And Peter declared that what was taking place then was a fulfilment of what the Prophet Joel prophesied, that in the last days God’s sons and daughters would prophesy.

And to prophesy is to preach, to proclaim the Word of the Lord, and Jesus did send some women to preach the gospel, even to men. And we are still in the last days before the return of Christ, so us women are to be prophesying (preaching, proclaiming the Word of God) to the people, as well. And it can be in mixed company, according to what took place on the day of Pentecost. The only stipulation I see in the Scriptures toward women is that we are not to rule over men, and we are not to instruct men in authority over them.

We are Not All The Same

And then let’s look at the example of Priscilla and Aquila, who were Paul’s fellow workers in Christ Jesus. And she is named first, not her husband. And together her and her husband instructed a man named Apollos, explaining the way of God to him more accurately. And one of the gatherings of the church, the body of believers in Jesus Christ, met in their home. Paul did not raise up her husband while ignoring her or degrading her or treating her as though she was less. But he gave her equal honor alongside her husband.

So not every woman is called to be a nursery worker, or a seamstress, or one who excels in roles and tasks often assigned to women only. And I am in no way pushing for women to be like men or to serve in male dominated roles. But in the last days God’s sons and daughters will prophesy and dream dreams and have visions from God. And this is of God if it is in agreement with the Scriptures, for not all dreams, visions, and prophesies are of God. But God does use women to be his messengers, so let them!

And, especially since we live in a day and age where there appears to be an extreme shortage of biblically qualified men to be elders and pastors of the gatherings of the church, for so many of them are spiritually AWOL (partially because so many of them are addicted to pornography and all that goes along with that, or else they are just living for the flesh, and are not doing the work of the Lord which God requires), then we need to let our daughters who are living the life God has for them to live, to prophesy (to preach).

As a General Rule

And I agree again that as a general rule women should not serve in positions of biblical authority over men. But if there is an extreme lack of spiritually qualified men to do the job because they are so caught up in living by the flesh, instead, then we should let the women who do meet the qualifications (except that they are not men) to preach, and if absolutely necessary, to be in positions of spiritual leadership over a gathering of the church, the people of faith in Jesus Christ. For we don’t need the blind leading the blind.

But putting aside having any women serve in positions of biblical authority over men, we should still allow women to prophesy (to preach), for you don’t have to be in authority over anyone to share what the Scriptures teach with the people of God. And the day of Pentecost, and the prophesy of Joel, via Peter’s words on that day reciting Joel’s prophesy, all point to both men and women prophesying, even in mixed company, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and under the authority of biblically qualified men.

[Genesis 2:24; Matthew 5:28; Matthew 15:19-20; Matthew 19:4-9; Matthew 26:6-13; Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 5:25-34; Mark 7:20-23; Mark 10:6-9; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 2:36-38; Luke 7:36-50; Luke 10:38-42; Luke 24:1-12; John 2:1-11; John 4:1-42; John 8:1-11; John 20:1-18; Acts 2:17-18; Acts 21:9; Romans 13:9; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-20; 1 Corinthians 11:5; Galatians 5:13-24; Ephesians 5:22-33; Colossians 3:18-19; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; Titus 2:3-5; Hebrews 13:4; James 4:4; 1 Peter 3:1-7; 2 Peter 2:13-19; 2 John 1:1-3] 

His Tender Mercies 

An Original Work / January 26, 2014

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Fear not! I’m with you. Be not dismayed!

God watches o’er you. Trust Him today.

He’ll lead and guide you; Give you His aid.

He’ll love and keep you with Him always.

Walk in His footsteps. He’ll lead the way.

Trust in His love; Believe that He cares.

He will not leave you. Faithful He’ll be.

His tender mercies now you will see.

Fellowship with Him throughout the day.

Tell Him your heartaches. He’ll heal always.

Rest in His comfort. He is your friend.

Your faith He’ll strengthen, true to the end.

https://vimeo.com/379513308 

Honoring Our Women in Ministry

An Original Work / June 8, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Cast Off the Works of Darkness

Romans 13:11-14 NKJV

 

“11And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.”

 

The apostle Paul was giving instructions to the church, the body of Christ in Rome, i.e. to those of faith in Jesus Christ. And it would appear, from the instructions that he gave them throughout the entire writing, that not all of them were following the Lord Jesus in obedience to his commands as they ought. For he reminded them that they would be judged by God according to their works, and that those for whom sin was their practice, and not obedience to God, that they would not inherit eternal life with God.

 

See Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:1-11; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-17; Romans 11:17-24; Romans 12:1-2; Romans 13:11-14; etc.

 

So, evidently some of them needed to be stirred up spiritually to stronger and more serious walks of faith in obedience to the Lord. For, perhaps some of them had become spiritually complacent, lazy, and slothful, and so they needed to be reminded of the purpose for which Jesus died and was resurrected from the dead, which was to buy us back for God (to redeem us) out of our addiction (slavery) to sin so we can now serve him with our lives in walks of surrender to him in death to sin and obedience to his commands.

 

For, contrary to what so many people are teaching today as the gospel of Christ, of our salvation from sin, our salvation is not a one time decision to believe in Jesus which requires nothing else of us once we have “done the deed” and have professed faith in Jesus Christ. Our salvation ending in eternal life with God is progressive. We are saved (past). We are being saved (present active). And we will be saved (future) when Jesus returns provided that we have died to sin and continued in obedience to God’s commands.

 

Progressive salvation verses: [Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 9:23-26; John 6:44; John 8:31-32; John 15:1-12; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-17; Romans 11:17-24; Romans 13:11; 1 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 15:1-2; Galatians 5:16-24; Galatians 6:7-8; Ephesians 5:3-6; Colossians 1:21-23; 2 Timothy 1:8-9; 2 Timothy 2:10-13; Hebrews 3:6,14-15; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 1:5,9; 2 Peter 1:5-11; 2 Peter 2:20-22; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:1-6,24-25; 1 John 3:4-10]  

 

Now, this is not a claim to absolute sinless perfection. God’s grace does cover the sins of those who are of genuine faith in him as long as they are not those who are deliberately and habitually sinning against God and who are refusing to obey our Lord’s commands, as a matter of life practice. For God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for our Lord’s return for his faithful bride.

 

For not everyone who says to Jesus “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but those doing (obeying) our Lord’s commands. Many who profess faith in Jesus Christ will stand before God on the day of judgment convinced that heaven is their eternal destiny but he will say to them, “Depart from me you workers of lawlessness. I never knew you!” (see Matthew 7:21-23). So we must forsake the deeds of darkness (sin) and put on Jesus Christ and his righteousness. And we must live moral lives, pleasing to Jesus Christ.

 

Walking in The Light 

 

Based off 1 John 1-2

An Original Work / November 16, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

When I lift up my voice, and

Sing praise unto God,

I will fellowship with my

Lord and Savior, King.

In Him there is no darkness.

He is in the light of truth.

If we walk in His light,

From sin He purifies.

 

If we repent of our sins,

He’ll forgive us now,

When we humble ourselves, and

Before Jesus bow.

The man who says, “I know Him,”

But does not obey His truth,

There is no truth in him.

In darkness still he’s found.

 

Do not love the world of sin,

For it is hell bound.

If you follow the world, you’ll

Not in Christ be found.

The world and its desires

Will not last; they’ll expire.

The one who does God’s will,

Receives eternal life.

 

See that what you have heard from

Christ remains in you.

Then, you’ll remain in Christ, and

In His Father, too.

This is what He promised us –

His eternal life with God.

So, continue in Him, and

You’ll receive a crown.

 

https://vimeo.com/114160122

 

Cast Off the Works of Darkness

An Original Work / June 8, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Loving One Another

Romans 13:8-10 NKJV

 

Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

 

Love is Obeying God

 

Now, most of the time that you will see this word “love” in the New Testament Scriptures, it will come from the Greek word “agape.” And it means “to prefer,” and in this case to prefer what God prefers, which is all that is holy, just, honest, faithful, morally pure, upright, godly, and obedient to our Lord and to his commands. For the believer in Christ it means to prefer to live through Christ, choosing his choices, and obeying them in his power and strength and wisdom, all for the glory of God, by God’s grace.

 

So, when this talks about loving one another, it is speaking of doing for others what is for their good, not to harm them. For love is action, not just feelings and emotions. And we love others with the love of God in the ways in which God loves us. And Jesus loved us so much that he willingly put himself in a position where he would give his life up for us on a cross in order to put our sins to death with him so that, by faith in him, we will deny self, die to sin, and walk in obedience to God’s commands, in practice.

 

Hated and Persecuted

 

Now none of us can do exactly what Jesus did for us on that cross, and it is not necessary that we should even think that possible, for what Jesus did, only he could do. And what he did has been done and does not need to be done again. But what we can do is to be those who are willing to speak the truth of the gospel to the people of the world, and in that way we are laying down our lives for the salvation of human souls for eternity. Because when we do that, we will be hated and persecuted, even by other “Christians.”

 

For so many people professing Jesus as Lord today are being convinced that they do not have to give up their sins and that they do not have to obey God’s commands, for they are being told that is “works salvation” which is not of God. But our salvation from sin, although it is not of our own doing, is not absent of the works that God prepared in advance that we should walk in them. Jesus and his New Testament apostles taught that faith in Jesus Christ means dying to sin and obeying God’s commands as a matter of life practice.

 

Don’t Sin Against Others

 

So, if we are loving God, and if we are loving one another with this agape love, which comes from God, we will not deliberately and habitually sin against each other, especially as a matter of life practice. For those who make it their practice to commit adultery, to be unfaithful to their spouses, and to make moral impurity their practice, they are not acting in love but in selfishness, self-indulgence, and hate. And to murder people literally, or with your words only, or to steal from others what is not yours, is also to hate.

 

In other words, we can’t live like the devil and then expect that God is going to receive us as belonging to him, and that he is going to forgive all deliberate and habitual sin being done against God and against other humans, just because we profess him as Lord with our lips. For love does no harm to other humans because it is not based in our feelings and in our emotions, but it is based in God, who is love, and thus it is committed to treating other humans with kindness and to obeying our Lord’s commands.

 

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

 

Send a Revival 

 

An Original Work / June 25, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Send a revival to this nation, Lord, I pray.

Bring us to our knees, Lord, humbly today.

Teach us to daily walk in your footsteps.

Guide us in your truth, and may we find rest.

Send a revival to this nation, Lord, I pray.

Bring us to our knees, Lord, humbly today.

 

Be our desire and our hearts’ pure devotion, Lord.

Make us a people who walk close to you.

Change our hearts to conform to your likeness.

May we love others who are in distress.

Be our desire and our hearts’ pure devotion, Lord.

Make us a people who walk close to you.

 

Teach us to be an example of your love, Lord.

May we serve others as though serving you.

Keep us in fellowship with you, I pray.

May we obey you in all things today.

Teach us to be an example of your love, Lord.

May we serve others as though serving you.

 

https://vimeo.com/126020794

 

Loving One Another

An Original Work / June 8, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love