By: Lydia Dominguez Vol. 1 Blog Issue 1
Issue Concerning Books
Introduction by Lydia DominguezAs the New Year rolls in, we need to make sure that our hearts are ready for the coming of the Lord. We must make sure that what we do and say is right. One of the things we need to see is: What books are you reading?
What we read can affect our whole life, so we must all be very cautious.
The King’s Daughters
Compendium
Today’s compendium subject is:
Books
Brother Branham says:
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I want you to notice something else. God did not use books and theological terms to cleanse His servant; He used fire. He never used creeds to clean His servant; He took fire off the altar. And if God ever cleans a man today, it’s got to be the Holy Ghost fire that cleanses a man, not reading a book, and doing this, or some other book by so-and-so.
A certain great minister here in California said, the other day, he had the book of the year. I differed with him. The Book of the year is the Bible, always been. The Book of the year is God’s Book, always.
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Listen here; listen close to what I want to tell you. The ever-Presence of the living God is the lifeline of any church or any bunch of people, the ever-Presence of the living God to perform and to do, and to act and to live with the people as He did at the beginning. If the Presence of the living God brought a Pentecost with power, with signs, with wonders, brought a people so full of the glory of God till they shouted and spoke with other languages, and went and martyrs for the faith, let’s earnestly contend for that faith until death shall set us free. Earnestly contend for it. We will not compromise, upon reading books, taking some manmade theology. We’ll not compromise upon some creeds or some prayer books, or something somebody else has said.
My faith is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ Blood with righteousness;
All around my soul gives way,
Then He’s all my hope and stay.
For on Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other grounds is sinking sand.
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So just polishing, and joining church, and–and reading a whole lot, and knowing a lot of books, and authors, and so forth, doesn’t mean that you’re converted. Because you have an intellectual mind that makes you have a mental conception that there is a God somewhere, still, you’re not a Christian yet, until, actually, you become personal in contact with Christ that changes your heart and nature. Then you become God’s child. And old things is passed away, and all things become new again.
Now, if you notice, God, then… Is no way man could approach, so it had to be the mercy of God. It was God calling to man. “Adam, where art thou?”
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Mix up yourselves together, and have union revivals; get preachers who stays with God’s Word, and not scattered about here. Read the Word. Some of you don’t read the Word once a week. You ought to read chapter after chapter every day.
Mediate; if you’d get your head out of them old magazines and things you’re reading, and out of this old, so many papers, and so called religious literature that oughtn’t to never be on the market… That’s just as bad as reading some of the other magazines, stuff that’s false doctrine, and all kinds of dogma, and basing it upon, on truth. Why, doctrine can’t be based upon some experience. Doctrine is based on God’s Word, not on experience. People can have experiences of everything.
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Now, I want those… I want you to pray. Now, I’ve either told God’s truth, or I haven’t told God’s truth. This Bible is… Either It is right, or It is wrong. It’s true. If It’s wrong, I want nothing to do with It. If It’s right, I’m ready to die for it. ‘Cause It’s the only hope I have. This is the only Book that tells you who you are, where you come from, and where you’re going. There’s no other literature in the world can do it. That’s the Book, the Book of books.
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How do we get into It? Romans 8:1: “There is therefore now no condemnation to those that are in Christ… that walk not after the things of this world (the flesh,), but after the things of the Spirit (that pay no attention to what the world’s got to say).” Even if you’re sick, and the doctor says you’re going to die, you pay no attention to it, don’t bother you a bit. If they say, “You have to become a Catholic before you’re saved, or a Presbyterian, or have to do this,” you pay no attention to it. Therefore, no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, the things that they see. Everything you see with your eyes is earthly. But it’s the things you see in your spirit through the Word. The Word is God’s looking Glass that reflects what He is and what you are. Hallelujah. Oh, my. It tells you…
This is the only Book in the world that tells you where you come from, who you are, and where you’re going. Show me any page of literature anywhere of all the science or anything else, every good book that’s been written; none of it can tell you that. This is God’s looking Glass that shows what He is and what you are. Then in between there’s a blood line that shows what you can be if you want to make the choice. There you are, “By One Spirit…
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So he said, “You go, and ask John, or ask Him if we should look for another. Was my… Has my faith, my confidence and my–my… I saw that Messiahic sign over Him. And–and have I been wrong? Have–have I been mixed up? And now, has something went wrong?” Now, when these disciples came to Jesus with this great prophet’s message, Jesus never said to them, “Now, I’ll tell you what I’ll do, I’ll send you back some literature to give to John, ‘How To Be Happy In Jail.’” No. He–He never said that. He didn’t–He didn’t say, “I’ll–I–I’ll give you a book on patience. And you tell John how to be patient while he’s in jail. It’s a–it’s a good thing. He’s in jail, and I hate to see him in jail, but I’ll tell him how–how to do it, well, just to be happy.” No, He never said that.
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Now, that is quite a question. And now, to rightly divide this and give it a–a sane interpretation, the best of my knowledge is this. That we are… All know that as Christian believers that someday we are bound to stand in the Presence of God. We know that. We must stand in His Presence, for we are creatures of His creation. And as Christians, we believe that this Bible is the infallible Word of God. I am… If I cannot accept it, every Word, then I–I cannot have faith. You can–cannot have faith in something that you–that you are in doubt about, because you must–you must have faith in something that you believe in. So if the Word is contradictory, or it was meant for another age, or another people, and the writings in it, some Scriptures are true and others are not true, as people would make us believe, or try to, then to me it’s not even… It’s–it’s the most confusing thing. I–I wouldn’t even have it in my house. Because I do not let literature of the world come into my house. And if this Book is a contradictory of Itself, or It promises something that It will not back up, then I… It–it isn’t the Word of God.
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But this hawk has long lost its identification, because it doesn’t no more sail through the air and hunt its meat like it’s supposed to. But it sets on the telephone wires and acts like a scavenger. He–he hunts for dead rabbits that the cars has killed, and him and the vultures get out there and eat together. He hops like a vulture, instead of walking like he should walk. He’s lost his identification.
And I say this with all godly love and respect, the church has long lost her identification as a sister eagle. She sets around. Instead of digging into the Word and find where these things are right, she waits for a bunch of Sunday school literature that’s been made up by a bunch of intellectuals somewhere, some dead rabbit that’s been killed somewhere else, hops like a vulture. God, help us to fly away from that. These promises are true. Not what somebody said about It, but what God said about them. They are true. I’m so glad to be associated with eagles.
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Now, but today with all of our modern convenience, and instead of reading the Bible to her children, will turn the television on and let them look at something that’s not even fit for them to look at. Now, that’s right. That’s right. And another thing, we’ll give them these little old comic books, and little old story books off of some drugstore mantle that oughtn’t to even be sold to make–make kindling wood out of, or fire out of. And yet we poke all that kind of stuff down our children’s necks. Why, the American…
I bet you there’s–that nearly every boy in America can tell you who Davy Crockett was. But I imagine there isn’t one third of them can tell you Who Jesus Christ is. That’s right. Oh, the Lone Ranger, or somebody like that, or some movie star, they know all about it because it’s laid before them. And the Bible is the Book that’s put away. And when the minister comes, they dig it out, and dust it off and lay it up like that. It’s never read. What we need today is some good old fashion mothers back to take their children back to prayer. That’s the best remedy I know of to cure juvenile delinquency (That’s right.), is good old honest mothers.
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Let me go in your office, sir. And you tell me you’re a Christian. And let me hear your… You turn on your radio when I’m there, and you’re listening to some kind of old boogie-woogie music, and let me see half dressed women, pin-ups on the side of your wall, I don’t care what you say, I know what your spirit’s feeding on. That’s right. It’s exactly right. See, always. I’d rather have an old home with no rug on the floor, and with a little old iron bedstead setting there, and an old dresser somewhere, or whatever, and a little old kitchen table made out of boxes with a sign hanging on it, “God bless our home” than all the fine homes in the world, your pin-ups and nonsense that you have today, and a Bible laying on the table instead of all these old love story magazines and things laying around of dirt, and filth, and lust, and everything else to breed into the children. How can you expect anything else but a bunch of infidels and agnostics to answer out. That’s true, friends. Bring up a child in the way that it should go, teaching him on the Word of God. Abraham Lincoln, until he was a grown man, had two books: One of them was the Bible and the other was the Foxe “Book of the Martyrs.” Abraham Lincoln… And he studied that so hard, he read; he–he concentrated on that. That’s what developed that kind of a character that Abraham Lincoln was. Show me what you read. Show me what you listen to. Let me hear your songs you like best; I’ll tell you what’s in your soul feeding on it. “By their fruits you shall know them.” That’s right.
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The Bible says:
Revelation 1:3
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Psalm 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Quick Facts!
Brother Branham and Sister Hope were married by an Amish minister in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
53-1112 – Demonology
52-0720A – Life Story
Book Review
Have you read any books that are worth reading and would like to recommend them? Well, this section is for that purpose! Here is what we already have:
The Sound of Sleighbells – A very good book by Cindy Woodsmall about an Amish girl who was once in love. The young man she loved died and she vowed to never get married. Then a chain of events brought a young carpenter into the picture. A very good and touching story.
It Happened in Italy – Did you know there was a concentration camp in Italy? Well there was and you can read true stories about the survivors in this wonderful book by Elizabeth Bettina.
Movie Review
It’s hard to find good, clean movies to watch. Especially now when everyone loves to watch filth.
So this is where we will put movie reviews and real ratings according to the Dominguez family rating system. Ratings: G-Good, PG- pretty good, PG-13 not so good, R- not worth watching.
Up – This is a very cute movie that will have you laughing from beginning to ending. It’s about a boy, an old man, a dog and a bird. Rated G
Gifted Hands – This movie is based on the true story of Neurologist Ben Carson. A very moving story of how he came from a poor family to become a gifted doctor of the brain. Rated G (Not recommended for younger children)
Widow’s Might – This is a very funny video put together by a homeschool family. It’s a bit hard to follow at first, but you get used to it. Rated G
Announcements
This is where you will be able to announce what is/will be happening in your church and we will announce your birthdays here as well. Also, if you send in your address, then we will send you a birthday card! Here are this and next month’s birthday:
December and January
Emma Horst – December 21
Caitlyn McKemy -December 8
Natalie Omylyon – January 3
Sister Karen Fraijo – January 16
Sister Debbie Scott – January 21
Rebecca Scott Craig – January 25
Krista McKemy – January 26
Happy Birthday to all of you special people!!!!!!
Heather’s Place
Just for the fun of it I decided to look up the word mother in the dictionary. I was very disappointed! It only described the ‘of course’ part of who she is – a female parent. However to me, Mother means so very much more. So today I am going to give my own definition.
Mother – The sweetest of earthly names for she is the one who cares, loves, blesses and sacrifices her life for her children.
Now I want to share a little about about my own mother who has certianly proved this definition to be true. My mother’s name is Suzanne and I have been blessed to have her care for over 23 years. Ever since I can remember she has taught me about Jesus and His word. One way she did this was to help me memorize scriptures to overcome my fear of the dark. And it never failed. She also pressed upon us children to always tell the truth and told us why, because God’s word said so. I have never forgotten that and seek to always be truthful. More then words she says however, is the life she lives. Through the hard times and the easy she has faithfully showed Jesus. Even when my dad left because he did not agree with her stand for the Lord, she remained steadfast. She has also chosen to remain faithful to her vow to my dad and never marry again. She doesn’t speak against him to us or try to influence us in anyway wrongly. She desires that we still honor him and pray earnestly for him, which she does herself. That is an incredible thing to me.
Though my mom has had to work quite a bit and not had time to teach me some things, she has always made a way for me learn elsewhere if possible. She has never been jealous for a moment over my friendships with other older ladies but says that she thanks God for putting them in my life to help fill in the gaps.
One of the things that means the most to me is that my mom is not just a mom but a very dear friend. I know that I can always go to her for help with any problem. I can call her in the middle of the night when I’m gone if I need to talk. I know my secrets are safe and I am prayed for daily. She tells me often how much she appreciates me and loves having me home with her. But she also says that she will be so excited and happy for me when my ‘prince’ comes along.
How can I ever thank God for blessing me with such a Mother as mine! One who teaches both by word and deed. One who works hard day and night to keep her girls happy and healthy.
Mom, I pray God’s richest blessings upon you. Thank you for your unfailing love and godly example. Thank you for being my mom!
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
With all my love, Heather
~Who can find a virtuous women? for her price is far above rubies.
She … worketh willingly with her hands.
Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
She looketh well the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; …
… A woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Proverbs 31:10,13b,25,26,27,28a,20b
History
Ok, here it is the section you’ve been waiting for! History! I know there is someone out there who likes history as much as I do! If you are one of these people then this section is for you!
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born in the mountains of Kentucky on February 12th, 1809, in a little one-room log cabin in Hardin County. His birth date was one-hundred years before Brother Branham’s, and he was born approximately one-hundred miles from where Brother Branham was born. Both were born in Kentucky, and both moved to Indiana at an early age.
Abraham Lincoln
In Brother Branham’s opinion, Abraham Lincoln was “one of the greatest men that Kentucky ever produced,” and he was his favorite among all the presidents. It was because of his godly character and stand for what was right that earned his respect from Brother Branham and from millions of people throughout the past centuries and still today. It is believed that some of the only books Abraham Lincoln had until he was a grown man were the Bible, and Pilgrim’s Progress. He once made this statement about the Bible:
“In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this book.” Abraham Lincoln Source: September 7, 1864 – Reply to Loyal Colored People of Baltimore upon Presentation of a Bible
It was his saintly mother and these books that helped to mold his character into what he became. Though his parents belonged to a small Baptist Church, Lincoln never would become part of any organization throughout his life, yet he remained a staunch believer in God and maintained his moral commitment to the Holy Word.
Brother Branham admired the fact that Lincoln had to come the hard way, from a poor uneducated family, splitting rails and writing in the dirt, to get to where he was.
Now, I–I think the greatest President, though, that we ever had, was Abraham Lincoln. Not because he was a Kentuckian, too, but it was because that the man come up from nothing. And all the books that man ever owned, from the time he was a young boy, until he was of age, almost, was the Bible and–and Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. See, that molded into him (what?) that ‘honest Abe.’ He… What you read, what you do, molds your character. It–it tells what you are. And now, you see, he read where ‘if you did wrong, you paid for it; if you did right, God would honor it,’ and that molded him what he was. And his mother, a–a godly woman, too. He said, ‘If there is any credit given anybody, it was a godly mother,’ that raised him right. Now that made, I think, I would say at least one, if not the greatest, President that we had. He come up from nothing, and God made him President because he was an honest man and a good man.
64-0215 – Influences
Abraham Lincoln had very little schooling during his childhood, but at an early age he took a great interest in reading. Once he became of age, he made a constant effort to attain knowledge while working on a farm. He was self-taught in nearly all that he knew.
During a flat boat trip to New Orleans, Lincoln witnessed a disturbing scene of the cruel and inhumane way slaves were treated.
I was reading where Abraham Lincoln got off the boat down in New Orleans and during the day of slavery, and seen them taking a great big, burly colored man and his little wife, and his two kiddies, screaming, and crying, and praying. And they was auctioning him off there to breed him amongst bigger women, to bring forth a bigger bunch, healthier, fatter slaves. And that little mother standing there, and old Abraham Lincoln took his hat off of his head, hit his fist, and said, ‘That’s wrong. That man’s a human, just the same as I’m a human. And someday I will hit that with all I’ve got, if it costs my life.’ And he did.
52-0713A – Early Spiritual Experiences
Abe Lincoln built up a strong desire to end the wrong of slavery. He made the comment once: “In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free – honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed; this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just – a way which, if followed, the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless.” Abraham Lincoln
By the age of twenty-four he was studying law and had already been serving as a public advocate. It wasn’t long before his ceaseless ambition and honesty built him a reputation that was recognized abroad. “Honest Abe” served a faithful and successful career as a lawyer, and eventually became more active in the political field. He was married in 1842, to a lady by the name of Mary Todd, and had four children; all of which died, but one, while still in their youth. He served one term (1847-1849) as a member of the US House of Representatives. Still his compassion for a law abiding government and the abolition of slavery drove him to press his way to the top. In the presidential election of 1860, Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States of America for the Republican Party.
Emancipation Proclamation
It wasn’t long after Lincoln became the Commander in Chief for the US that the Union began to dissipate, and the topic of ending slavery became heated. Hardly a month after President Lincoln delivered his First Inaugural Address in March 1861, the Civil War started when the Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. This was the start of a four year battle that would end in the reconstruction of the Union, and the abolition of slavery.
President Abraham Lincoln fought the battle against slavery with valor and with the moral obligation that all men were created equal, and that he would not want done to others as he would not wish to be done to himself. His stand against slavery finally cost him his life in 1865, when he was assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln, when he was dying, he had an alternative. And when he… But when he was shot there in this great cathedral, and he was dying in his bed, he said, ‘Turn my face towards the setting of the sun.’ The sun was going down at evening. Lincoln was breathing, and the blood gurgling in his lungs. He’d always trusted God. He said, ‘Hold up my hands.’ And he held his hand. He said, ‘Our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,’ as he bowed his head and gave up the spirit.
53-0405S – Go Tell My Disciples
As an ending statement from our wise leader: “I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal.” The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume II, “Speech at Chicago, Illinois” (July 10, 1858), p. 502.
Weatherman
This section is to share the weather at your house!
Arizona: Windy and cloudy a lot of the time. Chilly all day long.
Motherly…and Grandmotherly Advice
A Note to the mothers:
If you have some advice that you would like the many girls who will be reading this to know, please send it to us and we will print it!
Recipes
This is where you can share a “tried-and-true” recipe with everyone. Most of us girls (and the moms out there) like to get new recipes to try. (Although, I’m sure that the brothers and dads are a bit nervousJ)
Here is this issue’s recipe:
Irish Pie
Ingredients
- 3 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 2 cups seasoned stuffing croutons
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage, cooked and drained
- 2 cups peeled cooked diced potatoes
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
Directions
- In a greased 3-qt. baking dish, layer the first seven ingredients in the order given. Beat the eggs and milk; pour over the cheese.
- Cover and bake at 325 degrees F for 55 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Feedback
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Psalms 45:13
Until Next Time!Your Friend from
The King’s Daughters
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