"And He said to them, Come after Me [as disciples - letting Me be your Guide], follow Me; and I will make you fishers of men!"  (Matthew 4:19)

"For we are fellow workmen (joint promoters, laborers together) with and for God; you are God's garden and vineyard and field under cultivation, [you are] God's building."  (I Corinthians 3:9)

"Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you.  [Live in Me, and I will live in you.]  Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me.  I am the Vine; you are the branches.  Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit.  However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing."   (Jesus, in John 15:4-5)

"And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him."   (Colossians 3:17)

"For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory (majesty, splendor) of His Father with His angels, and then He will render account and reward every man in accordance with what he has done.   (Jesus, in Matthew 16:27)

"Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.   (Jesus, in Matthew 7:21)

"Now therefore, [reverently] fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the [Euphrates] River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord."   (Joshua 24:14)

"You are the light of the world.  A city set on a hill cannot behidden.  Nor do men light a lap and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.  Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father  Who is in heaven."  (Jesus, in Matthew 5:14-16)

"Jesus approached and, breaking the silence, said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.  Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age."   (Matthew 28:18-20)

"You shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth."   (Acts 1:8)

"For truly I say to you, if you have faith [that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."   (Jesus, in Matthew 17:20)

"So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His apeal as it were through us."  (II Corinthians 5:20)

"I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am sefl-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency].   (Philippians 4:13)

"Therefore then, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us.  Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection].  He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God."  (Hebrews 12:1-2)

"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send?  And who will go for Us?  Then said I, Here am I: send me!"  (Isaiah 6:8)

Scripture verses from the Amplified version of the Holy Bible.

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 I read this on a website many years ago.  It was written by Swansong11.  I am unable to find the original message, but would like to share it with you, as it is so well researched and written.  You can tell how much prayer went in to preparing this.  If you are the original author, please contact me so that I can give you proper credit for your excellent work.

This is written in Response To

Statements spoken of:

The BOLDNESS of Christian Women.

I will ANSWER this, out of

THE WORD OF GOD. 

Joel 2:28  And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon ALL flesh; and your sons and your DAUGHTERS shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Joel 2:29  And also upon the servants and upon the HANDMAIDS in those days will I pour out my spirit.

Act 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

Act 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon ALL flesh: and your sons and your DAUGHTERS shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Act 2:18 And on my servants and on MY HANDMAIDENS I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

1Co 14:24 But if ALL prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

1Co 14:31 For ye may ALL prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

1Co 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Rev 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

Rev 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

Swansong11  (Original Message)

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