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The Strategies of Jesus Messiahs
Kingdom Of Faith
       Part Seven A

“Before Faith Came”
“For as many as are of the works of the law are under the
curse; for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who does not
continue in all things which are written in the book of the law,
to do them.’
But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is
evident, for
‘THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.’ “
The Law pertinent to the Jewish people, not Gentile laws!
For God made His Covenant with Israel only!
Galatians 3:10-11

The Law was given to Moses…but before the Law…Abraham
heard Yahweh God speak directly to him in the midst of the
Pagan’s worship of demonic idols…they called their gods.
Abram was a pagan himself until God called him! Yahweh told
Abram He was the Creator and only true God…and if he
would obey the voice of His words, He would make him a
father of many nations. Listen Saints, because Abraham
believed the words that he heard and obeyed them (which is
FAITH in action), that is, Abraham not viewing God, nor seeing
God’s words but hearing them only… “Walked by faith and not
by sight,” making him the Father of us all who have faith
(believe) in the Seed that God had promised him. So thusly,
Abraham walked with Yahweh BEFORE THE LAW WAS
GIVEN to Moses some four hundred and thirty years later!
Therefore, the Promised Abrahamic Covenant was fulfilled in
Messiah Yeshua, God’s Son Yeshua, Jesus, and “Walking By
Faith And Not By Sight” was RESTORED in Messiah!!!
Saints, “it is impossible to please God without the kind of
FAITH that our father Abraham had” Hebrews 11:6! For this
reason…we were given a New Covenant of the Holy Spirit of
Promise to direct our lives…to hear His words “For as many
as are LED by the Spirit of God…these are the sons of God”
whether Jew or Gentile Romans 8:14.
“NO RETURN TO THE LAW, BUT BY THE HEARING OF
FAITH”
We have need to read the Epistle to the Galatians again as
though it
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were the first time, O Israel of God! However let us take a few
verses from the letter now to prove what we have already read
above.

“This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit
by
(doing) the works of the law, or by THE HEARING OF
FAITH?” (They heard the FULL Gospel of the Kingdom
preached to them…and they believed and were healed as
well). “Are you so foolish having begun in the Spirit, are you
now being made perfect by the flesh? Have you suffered so
many things in vain…if indeed it was in vain? Therefore He
who ‘supplies’ the Spirit to you and works miracles among
you, does He do it by the works of the Law, or by THE
HEARING OF FAITH? …Just as Abraham “believed” God, and
it was accounted to him for “righteousness,” evenso we must
walk. Therefore know that only those who are of FAITH are
the sons of Abraham!” What a statement this is! So how can
one believe in what he has not heard regarding Messiah and
the FULL message of the Kingdom’s bread for the Children?

“And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the
Gentiles BY FAITH preached the gospel (of faith) to Abraham
beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”
So then those who are of FAITH, are blessed with believing
Abraham” Galatians 3:1-9. Children, if we are trusting to be
justified by obeying the Law…the Law curses because it
makes demands that no one can keep! Study please,
Abraham’s life and the altars he built…walking on God’s word!

“Is the Law then against the promises of God? Certainly not!
For if there had been a Law given which could give life, truly
righteousness would have been by the Law” v. 21.

Jesus’ work on the Cross, not ours, removed the curse upon
us and has given us the same life-giving Spirit of Messiah
Yeshua, even Father God Himself! Absolutely no one is
justified-by the Law in the sight of God…FOR THE JUST
WILL LIVE BY FAITH, WHICH IS, WALKING ON HIS WORD”
v. 11. What does “Christ removed the curse upon us mean?”
   By faith only do we receive the blessings provided by His
death and resurrection …whereby Satan was defeated! We
must hear His words, His directions and commandments of the
Message of the Kingdom and obey what we hear just as did
Abraham! Obeying the words that we
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hear in the Full Gospel preached is important; but today’s Full
Message is not being delivered in sermons and evangelistic
meetings! Nonetheless, the Spirit gives direct words to us in
dreams and visions and various revelations…if we believe the
communication and act on it, this is walking by faith with our
eyes set on Him above where He is seated as King, the
Sovereign ruler of His Realm, we are in His Domain.
Remember too, He is responsible to bring His own word to
pass…we just act on it as though it is true. Now let‘s listen to
these words of the Lord, and the Spirit will give us insight into
this ‘mystery’ of Jesus’ teaching relating to His Sovereign
Realm.

THE Shepherd DOOR OF THE SheepFold
Believe it or not…the SheepFold is the Messiah’s Kingdom.
Jesus is teaching how one enters the SheepFold…in John
chapter 10. One by one the sheep are called by name, then
birthed into it. In John 3, Yeshua responds to Nicodemus: “you
must be born again, except a man is born from above he
cannot see (understand?) nor enter the Kingdom.”
   “In all truth, I say to you, he who does not enter the
SheepFold by the Door, but climbs up some other way, the
same is a thief and a robber“ (which would be by some other
Pagan-Gentile name of gods). “But he who enters by the Door
is the Shepherd of the sheep. To him the Doorkeeper (Spirit)
opens, and the sheep hear His voice; and He calls His own
sheep by name and leads them out. And when He brings out
His own sheep, He goes before them; and the sheep follow
Him, for they KNOW His voice. They will by no means follow a
stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not KNOW the
voice of strangers.” (Notice…the sheep are hearing His voice
without seeing…moving by FAITH).
   Jesus used this illustration, but they, the Pharisees, did not
understand the things which He spoke relating to the
SheepFold…V. 6.
Then Jesus said again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ‘I Am
the Door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are
thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I Am the
Door. If anyone enters (the SheepFold, the Kingdom) by Me,
he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The
thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.
I have come that the sheep may have life (the Spirit),
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and that they may have it more abundantly (which life-giving-
Spirit is constantly being supplied to them as Paul teaches in
Galatians).”
   “I Am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd gives His life
‘for’ the sheep. But a hireling, he who does not own the sheep,
sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the
wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. I Am the good
Shepherd; and I KNOW My sheep and am KNOWN by them.”
(What is your position when facing the enemy’s power?
KNOW who you are)!
   “As the Father KNOWS Me, even so I KNOW the Father;
and I lay down My life ‘for’ (as redeeming) the sheep. And
other sheep I have which are not of this fold (Israelites/Jews
under the Law); them also I must bring (out of the Gentiles),
and they will hear My voice, and there will be One Flock and
One Shepherd” John 10:1-18. There are not two sets of
sheep…nor are there two kingdoms…one for the Israelites
and one for the Gentiles!

   In order to enter the SheepFold one must believe that Jesus
is the Son of God, the Door, and that He came in the body of
flesh, otherwise, he is antichrist (all), says the apostle John in
1 John 2:22. Here it is:
   “Then the Jews surrounded Him and said, ‘How long are
you going to keep us in doubt? If you are the Messiah, tell us
plainly!”
   “Jesus answered, ‘I told you, and you do not believe!’ The
works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.
But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I
have said to you. ‘My sheep hear My voice, and I KNOW
them, and they follow Me” John 10:24-27. “You,” said Jesus,
“shall be My witnesses unto Me… after the power of the Holy
Spirit has come upon you” Acts 1:8. The teaching here is that
the Spirit should produce the same witness through the sheep
that Jesus is God’s Son, and His is the only Name whereby
one can be saved… confirming what we are preaching and
teaching is true!
   Why is this not so, Saints, in many Congregations? What
has happened to the Jesus who is the same yesterday, today
and forever? The Jesus many Christians are serving today…is
not the Jesus of the four Gospels, Acts and the One that the
Apostles taught and lived for.     We too, have fallen short of
the Glory of God! O do we all need to hear this word and walk
on it from the Lord, “No one can serve two masters; for either
he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal
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to one and despise the other. We cannot serve God and
(Riches) Mammon” Matt 6:24.
Acts 4:12 Other, heteros: Strongs #2068
Means: Different, genetic distinction, another kind, not of the
same nature, form, or class. Here heteros denotes a
distinction and an exclusively, with no second choices,
opinions, or options. “Jesus, You are the One. You are the
only One.
There is no heteros, no other!”

WHEN IS THE KINGDOM GIVEN TO THE SHEEP
AND WHAT IS IT?
The Kingdom of God, the ShepFold, “is not eating and
drinking (being a material thing, but having the spiritual mind,
the thinking of the Spirit, God’s ruling power), it is
righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” Romans 8:
8; 14:17; Luke 10:1-10, 17-24; esp. v. 21! You see, the life-
giving Spirit performs all these things that material things
cannot accomplish spiritually! This is the reason for Jesus’
rejoicing…the Father is revealing to the simple sheep the
gifts/realities of the SheepFold…which is given to them to
KNOW by FAITH! Peter, knowing now who he was, said to the
crippled man sitting at the gate of the temple… begging for
alms, “Silver and Gold I don’t have, but such as I do have, give
I unto you, ‘rise up and walk!’ “ This is the spiritual kingdom in
action, when Peter, by faith, acted on what he had been given
(the authoritative keys), he used them to destroy Satan’s hold
on the crippled man…he was loosed from his infirmity. Selah!

A rich young fool came to the Lord and asked Him to tell his
brother to divide the inheritance with him. But the Lord spoke
a parable to him instead… regarding coveteousness. “Take
heed and beware of (all) coveteousness, for one’s life does
not consist in the abundance of the (material) things he
possesses (as is the lie that is being taught today)!”
Luke 12:13-21, V. 21 “So is he who lays up treasure for
himself, and is not rich toward God.”
   “Then Jesus spoke to His disciples. ‘Therefore I say to you,
do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about your
body, what you will wear…put on. Life is more than food, and
the body is more than clothing…” God feeds the birds and
clothes the fields et cetra, “how much more will He feed and
clothe you, O you of little FAITH?”…
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“Do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink,
nor worry…for all these things the nations of the world (being
worldly minded) seek after, and your Father knows that you
need these things (in order to live on earth). But (you, My
sheep) seek the righteous of Kingdom (His rule, the witness)
of God (in every situation) and all these things shall be added
to you…FEAR NOT LITTLE FLOCK, FOR IT IS THE FATHER’
S WILL TO ‘GIVE’ YOU THE KINGDOM.”

For this very reason, Saints, the KEYS OF THE KINGDOM,
JESUS GAVE TO PETER WHO REPRESENTED THE
Flock…why? “so that the gates of Hell could not prevail
against the Flock! Listen Saints, we have already been given
the Kingdom when we entered by the Door of the SheedFold.
This Beloved, is a present tense verb! The Kingdom of
Messiah, the SheepFold, is SUPERNATURAL, it is a spiritual
kingdom of Light that is not of this world…but in fact, created
the visible things by the Invisible Word of Yahweh God, which
you and I, who believe, must walk on by FAITH and not by
sight…FAITH is the spiritual substance that brings the invisible
word into sight…or reality in His SheepFold!

ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Jesus Walks On The Sea
The Lord had just fed over five thousand people, He sent His
disciples to go before Him in a boat to the other side of the
lake…while He sent the multitudes away so that He could be
alone to pray. It was between, 3-6 o’clock in the morning,
when the disciples saw what they thought was a Ghost,
coming toward them walking on the water! By this time it says
that the “the waves tossed the boat for the wind was contrary
against them.” Seeing this Ghost, they cried out for fear! But
Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid.”
Peter answered, “Lord, if it is You, command (tell) me to come
to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter
had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water…but
when he “saw” the boisterous wind, he was afraid; and
beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me.” Jesus
stretched out His hand and pulled him up and said to him, “O
you of little FAITH, why did you doubt” (My word, what I said)?
   What Peter did is what you and I do. We begin by hearing
or reading
His word…then circumstances around us are defying what
God has
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said, a contrary wind is against us, so we lose sight of His
word, and doubting, begin to sink…walking by sight…and not
by FAITH on what He has said. What Peter saw caused him to
doubt Jesus’ word, “Come!”
you too can do it Peter!
   The same principle applies to the principles of our stealing,
lying, cursing, speaking evil things to one another, not seeking
God and being persistent in prayer as His word commands.
Not being content with such things as we have! Our trying to
fashion ourselves like the world… in order to be approved by
the world’s standard of living, by all means…keep up with the
Jones’. This type of thinking is contrary to His word of
righteousness and the FAITH WALK IN THE KINGDOM.
   The Lord teaches us that we must now live by the Spirit of-
the-Law that was given to Moses, not the letter of it! Now it is
the law-of- the Spirit since a recreated holy spirit has been
birthed in us by the Jerusalem from above, she is our Mother!
The New Law of the SheepFold is found in Matthew chapters
5-7, it is Yeshua’s Manifesto and will be the Law of the
Millennium. The Kingdom’s righteousness Jesus commands
us to walk in here and now ! He speaks to us in our
ear…giving direct words to obey. When we obey, we are
walking on His word by FAITH just as Abrham did!

THE MINISTRY OF THE KINGDOM
When you pray say: “Our Father in Heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
YOUR KINGDOM COME, YOUR WILL BE DONE
ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN…”

Yeshua’s words “Your kingdom come” are more than a
suggestion to pray for a distant millennium day, for everything
in this prayer is current! This prayer is not a formula for
repetition so much as it is an outline for ministry and
intercession. Without Jesus’ kingdom being present…no signs
and wonders of His glory will be manifested. True worship will
be more than a song or sentence! It basically is prayed in your
closet after you have shut the door! What He sees in secret
He will manifest in the open…that is, during your meetings or
services; even in your daily lives…have you ever thought of
that? In Heaven, God’s rule is sovereign! When His kingdom
is present…His sovereign rule
destroys Satan’s plans. Jesus is teaching here, “Father, let
Your
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kingdom, Your glory be revealed now, where I am!”
   “Whatever city (or place) you enter, and they receive you,
eat such things as are before you. And heal the sick there,
and say, ‘The kingdom of God has come near you.” In other
words, ‘The sovereign rule of the glory of the kingdom is
present to heal you!” The Lord’s presence is there because
you are there…you are the one who carries this Life-giving
Treasure…you have it (“Such as I have, I give, remember?)!
The Lord wants us to walk in this SheepFold and find pasture
24/7! We are being led coming in and going out and then
going further out into the Kingdom’s green pastures! We, here
at Sent Ministries, though not understanding, called our
publication “SheepShed” feeding the Lord’s “Lambs &
Sheep,” equipping them for the work of ministering in the
kingdom of heaven brought to Earth by the Holy Spirit.
   When Paul teaches that, “flesh and blood cannot inherit the
Kingdom of God,” that’s true. It is because flesh and blood is
corruptible, it decays, even as the Earth decays; the body
then, as well as the Earth, has to be made incorruptible… both
will be changed…in their own order. First though, the bodies
of the Saints are gloriously changed into the image of Christ’s
own glorious body…and afterwards the Creation. “Behold, I
create a New Heaven and a New Earth; Look, I create all
things new!” This is the apostle Paul’s teaching in Romans
chapter 8. If we Christians want our bodies to be ‘changed,’
then we must also suffer with Him…”the world will hate you,
because it hated Me,” states Jesus. We Christians groan
within ourselves waiting for God to manifest His sons in their
glorious bodies. And Creation itself is in labor-pains waiting to
be delivered into the same glorious freedom…this is why we
are seeing the convulsions and weather upheavals coming
closer and closer together…because the “birthpangs” of the
Earth’s deliverance into New Life is in it’s “Season & Time!”
Lawlessness is everywhere! Sin’s evil is growing darker and
darker by the minute. The nations all are in perplexity and
there is no way out! God’s word is being fulfilled…
“Your kingdom come, Your will be done in me, Lord.
Father, give us today our daily bread,
Forgive us of our un-beliefs…And renew a right spirit within us.
Shalom! We love you, Children of Yahweh God! SheepShed
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