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To Fully Know and Be Known: The "Teleios" Completion and Church of the Open (Heart) Door - Janet Weaver Smith ©7-20-2015 gardenministries.org 1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. As long as I can remember, I have had a deep, and often painful longing to "fully know and be known" by those I love and cherish. When the deep-to-deep longing triggers within me ... continue reading...

Janet Weaver Smith ©7-7-2015 gardenministries.org Three words should describe the character and heart posture of those who follow Jesus and encounter opposition to their beliefs: Gentle. Steadfast. Immovable. Ephesians 4:2-3, 1 Corinthians 15:58. There is a sizeable culture shift underway in America in relation to how the 66-books of the Bible are viewed and practiced as a legitimate source for moral guidance and truth. There are those who are rapidly distancing themselves from the ... continue reading...

Janet Weaver Smith ©2015 - gardenministries.org How we process life’s inevitable disappointments determines whether we are growing from them or shrinking. The bitter root of unforgiveness is sewn in the heart of a person who has processed their disappointments into a state of dis- or unbelief toward God. Unforgiveness results in striving. Because we do not trust God's forms of justice and His ability to work everything together for our good, we create our own “justice plan” through ... continue reading...

Everyone has their process in believing that God exists and that the 66 books of the Bible are His literal words to mankind and contain personal conduct guidance to help us grow in our love relationship with God. Some believe the Bible is God’s word. Some do not. And some believe parts and pieces of the Bible, but not the whole. Wherever a person is at in that process directly affects where his or her moral compass finds its “true north.” We can say from our experience where we ... continue reading...

Janet Weaver Smith – May 22, 2015 – September 28, 2016 ©gardenministries.org Before the middle heaven veil is fully torn away and the millennial age of Christ's rule on earth begins, the constraints of time and the fallen human nature directly affect what is visible and what is invisible to the human eye. (For more on this subject, see my article entitled, “The Visible Invisible.”) Grounded in the Living Word and guided by the testimony of Jesus Christ through the Spirit of Prophecy ... continue reading...