Pastor RE Boswell

I Foundation II. Perspective III. Vision IV. Self-Realization

Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to me. What about you?

IV. Self-Actualization

Self-Realization is the highest level of spiritual development. It resides far beyond blame-shifting somewhere in the vicinity of faith conducting life in a way where you see things as they are.

Vision Boards worked for me in the past. Leading up to a reality never before realized. Visualization is seeing with the mind’s eye and experiencing emotionally in a heartfelt way.

Experience the emotion. Practice the habit and lastly pray until something happens. These are the elements involved in the vision process.

BEREA COGIC | BUILDING A HOUSE | S. 17 E. 2 | MARCH 6, 2023 | PASTOR RE BOSWELL|

Your fruit is a source of peace. Being purposely driven is to know where your peace comes from. You secure, maintain and multiply your peace towards your God-given purpose.  The Peace of God allows God’s anointing to flow upon your life.  Because you’re not seeking gain, your seeking peace with you mind on Jesus.   

Goals without God involved are merely temporal fantasies that ultimately cease.  We are passing through his earth portal into a greater hope.  

Prayer is communication with God. Some people meditate.  Meditation requires focus. What is your focal point?  Who a re you concentrating on? As a Christian we abide in Love and Focus on Peace, our concentration should be on  the Prince of Peace (The Lord Jesus Christ).  

PURPOSELY DRIVEN | S. 17 E.1 | Feb. 26, 2023 | Berea COGIC | Pastor Reginald Boswell

I M COMING OUT

It is the glory of a King to search out a matter. The foundation laid by the Noble Bereans was excellence indeed and in measure. In all your searching you as we should soon arrive at the reality that Jesus is Lord!

SCRIPTURE: “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.”

2 Thessalonians 2:3I’M COMING OUT | SEASON 15 EPISODE 10 | Feb. 12, 2023, | BEREA COGIC

Keep Christ at the center of all your activities. There should be an observable difference between the church and the world. Feelings are such a vital part of our emotional experience. The Prince of the Power of the Air (Satan) seeks to latch on to build mirages in the mind. Get it right the scripture emphasis the Mind of Christ (spiritual), not the brain of Christ (physical). 

SEEK DOMINION BY DOMINATING SELF Letting the spirit control, the natural gives root to a person actual managing their own destiny. Yet, when the physical has a tendency to override the spirit, weak elements (caffeine, THC, emotions) seek to rule your life. 

STEP 1 Develop the mind of Christ within your being by developing your faith (not what you see). This is primary done by hearing or reading the Word of God. STEP 2 Step two involves the efforts of others. We are not islands to ourselves the Christian walk is not a monastic journey. It is a walk of relationships and seeking how to bring the glory of God in all your interactions with others. Connections of uniformity must be Christ centered in order to influence others to seek more of God. 

MENTAL IMAGERY Feelings Are such a vital part of the Emotional experience. Satan (the prince of the air) latches on to build mirages in the mind. The Soulish Realm Is the realm of intrigue? It seeks to satisfy great pleasure and avert pain. The soul intersects with so many things. It’s the international man of mystery living in dual time zones. It can dwell in the past and create new experiences. It remembers when you were forced to stretch: to make something happen. It remembers your repeated victories and your losses. It speaks to your ambition. It dulls your attention and lifts you to another place and time. And it excites your imagination and camouflages hope well, even while in the midst of your enemy. Yet the Word of God brings you out into a higher plane, and creates relief by bringing order in your life. We must discern when to confront or walk away. 

To become a pit bull (pit bulls have only one mode: attack) or Lambs (meek). We must even discern when to agree with our enemy as it is written as Jesus suggested while we are in the way with them. 

Meditative Mind Realigning and Moving with Purpose | Season 15 Episode 7 | Jan. 22, 2023 | Berea COGIC | Pastor Reginald Boswell

Offenses come when interacting with others. So being offended is unavoidable, unless you make your own clothes, grow your own food, and

provide your own shelter. Some product from another is likely to fail and offend you unless your doing the afore things mentioned and walking alone.

Spiritual individuals look before criticizing others. We must assess our own ability to cause an offense. We know the danger associated to those who kick against the pricks so to speak. Knowing that it is dangerous to interfere with the purpose, gifts and callings of those chosen by God, we allow patience to run its course.

Placing roadblocks on a person, or a people who are obedient to God is perilous. There are historical examples of individuals who surmounted great opposition to achieve great things. When these accomplishments consist of God’s plan for man those who oppose are muted and placed on the wrong side of history.

God will intervene in your life to break a generational curse. 

Cycles of being in the rear, cycles of being broke, and cycles of defeat shall no longer be a norm.  

The Work of God and Man 

No matter what position you hold in life. There is something that you must overcome. Just as every garden need weeding and bushes need pruning, every kingdom need deliverance from suffering loss. For even the Kingdom of Heaven had an occurrence that God dealt with swiftly casting Lucifer to the earth.   Idols Sometimes there are physical objects that must be destroyed that cause loss and destruction. A physical object that gives the enemies of your progress strength becomes an idol. These may come from people you love or people that hate you. Nevertheless, we must endeavor to recognize, then combat the sources that seek our untimely demise.    

False Worship 

The Bible shows what happens when the Congregation of the Righteous allows idolatry to replace worship. False teaching emerges dividing people, nations, and tongues. These are aided by symbols used to transfer curses and word meanings that are widely accepted but are an indignation in the ears of God.  

We must Combat the Sources that Seek our Defeat.  

Ideologies like racism when in reality there is only one human race or species. Abominations of desolation reoccur with impunity pushing to normalize radical sins. There is nothing common that we face that Christ did not face. Tech advances are made but human nature remains the same. People love to condemn each other to get the spotlight off of their aberrations.  Many are uncomfortable with dealing with personal issues. People know how to hide very well. Today hiding and not getting caught is valued over integrity and truth.  

Iceberg paradigm  

The problems you often see have unknown reasons why they exist. Yet every sickness has a cause as every plant has a root. Combating the source that seeks your defeat must be aimed at the right origin. When something goes under ground or underwater it must be revealed. Great Kingdoms such as Egypt had derived much power from Leviathan-like creatures of the deep and had strength nestled within hidden objects (Ezekiel 29:3).  

Berea Church of God in Christ | Recognizing the Source seeking your Defeat | S. 16 E. 2 | Jan. 11, 2023 | Pastor Reginald Boswell

Removing of the WORD OF GOD from Israel, removing the undergirding is removing your armor. Even when you are scattered, and, when you are divided, and disunity is abundant. Keep your undergarment (The Lord Jesus Christ) secure. Your undergarment is most precious. To your individual protection, or to your collective posterity. If you were to remove the Word of the Lord from your life you remove your garment of protection.

How do you put on Jesus Christ? Trying to put on Jesus Christ is like going swimming without getting wet. You have to put on the Lord Jesus Christ as the scripture recommended.

"But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof." Philippians 13:13

The excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord is a tangible thing it is not just a group of words put together. It is one unit the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord Is the focal point. It is the agenda to be found in him. Him being Christ Jesus. It’s anchored on not having your righteousness, your education, or your financial status. This includes your works (humility, offerings, or faithfulness).

The song of Moses is commanded to be rehearsed to the generations to come after. The pre-incarnate form of the excellency was the power that capsized Pharoah’s army in the midst of the sea.

The Hebrew word Gaown (gaw-ohn) 1327 is a term that denotes excellency, majesty, pomp, pride, and swelling. Its root word Gaah (gaw-aw) 1342 is to mount up hence to rise, be majestic, glorious, grow up, increase, be risen, and triumph.

To form a mental image or concept of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord requires faith before it could be made tangible.

The key attribute of God is Faith. Of the many names of God. Faithfulness is interweaved into the dimensions of the character of God. The essence of God is unknown to us. At best the depths of God can be summed up into two realities that we as man know God is faithful and it is impossible for God to lie.

SEASON 15 EPISODE 1 | RECORDED DEC 11, 2023 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | RECOGNIZING THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST| PASTOR RE BOSWELL

HOLY SPIRIT THE GREAT UNIFIER

Brotherhood is represented as a picture of the priest being anointed by the flow oil being poured upon his head. This priest acts as the fully functional representative of the human race endowed with to bring people together under the banner of Love. The Priest is the people’s representative to God. The Oil represents empowerment by God to remove difficulties that appear as mountains. When the oil flowed it did not skip over the breast plate and go to the fringe. When things divide us it stifles the power of God’s anointing to bring you out victorious.

A STORY TO TELL

My spiritual journey and ministry seek excellence in work and life. We seek to inspire faith and to build and lead people to a life pleasing to God. How does God use people to unify? We are living in a divisive time. Many of the people we admired in the past are going off script. With the information-age in full swing there are things that cause division. Yet, if we focus on what brings us together, we become better. One Family, One life, One God, One Church, and One Mission. TYPES OF DIVISION Things that Divide: Religion (Jew, Greek, Gentile, etc.), Politics, Social Economic Classifications, Fraternities and Sororities, Education, Vaccinated or not. Scripture denotes how Good and how, pleasant it is for brethren (family). To dwell (to live) together in unit.

THE GREAT UNIFIER | SEASON 13 EPISODE 6 | NOV 20, 2022 | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

MAKING IT RIGHT WITH GOD: The Qualifications of Holiness. 

Holiness is Beautiful. To conform to God’s qualifications, one must be holy. 

(This is the quality of oneness, completeness, and wholeness throughout one entire being, 

manifesting one true essence with all interactions with God and man).

PERFECTION

Strive to be perfect not in the sense of being flawless, but in a sense of lacking nothing. When you make it right with God (The All Sufficient One) He fills in the gaps of your deficits.

BIBLICAL PERSONALITIES

“Consider my servant Job.” God presented a man to the enemy. This was a great honor. Can God present you to the enemy as a shining trophy of grace? Making it right with God may be a lengthy process. To arrive in a position to get all the contrary strains that oppose godliness may take a lifetime (Moses). For some it may take a day (Isaiah). For Moses it took decades (40 years) and even after that when the right opportunity presented itself scripture reveals that he still had more work to do on a personal level.

FIRST BE RECONCILED TO YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS

Making it Right with God means first you have to make it right with man. The 12 Steps of AA includes making it right with those you have harmed. (#8) Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Lastly, place yourself in environments that are good for your health (Mental health, physical health, and spiritual health).

God takes pleasure in your life God wants you to enjoy your life and to live free and become the best you possible.

But there is an enemy lurking about.

Not just one enemy there are several. You have …

Spiritual enemies

Natural Enemies

You have your own worst enemy.

UNDERSTANDING IS ESSENTIAL TO MANIFESTING VICTORIES  

The best example of this is when the Word of God became flesh.  Understanding is defined as a mutual agreement not formally entered into but in some degree binding on each side. Wisdom is the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise. Understanding and wisdom are used to carry on the function of living in a way that excels previous attempts at the same thing. The Fear of the Lord precedes understanding & wisdom. Therefore, as a prerequisite to spirituality, there exists a reverence for our creator. As a result, an atheist cannot attain understanding and certainly not wisdom. They may be able to observe measure and record data but this is not uncommon beasts in the animal kingdom. We must realize that we possess a spirit that needs to worship our Creator.     

JESUS WAS 100% God and 100% Man.   Yet, today many Christians portray a false advertisement of the original. A liar shall not enter into the presence of God. We must come to grips with our humanity, recognize our weaknesses and understand them, then defeat them and become victorious over our deficiencies. The false advertisement of a liar saying that they are a Christian shall not stand the test of time. So, continue to strive and accumulate small victories, not forgetting the importance of prayer.   

UNDERSTANDING YOUR KEY TO BREAKTHROUGHS | SEASON 13 EPISODE 7 | NOV 27, 2022 | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

NATURAL WORK "Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought: but wrought with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you." 2 Thess. 3:8

SPIRITUAL WORK "But he answered and said, it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Matthew 44

YUM IS GUIDED BY THE HIDDEN-HAND

There are two prominent forces. The spirit involves the internal realm, while

the natural involves the external. Both are necessary, yet the zeitgeist

(spirit of the times) beckons naturally against the will of the Spirit of God

speaking from within. While the one is flashy but nefarious the

other is plain and seeks to guide one into true worship.

A hidden hand appealing to your senses to satisfy your hunger

and thirst comes with gifts to take away from your unique path. This hidden hand

comes to lead you on a coward's journey a walk filled with fear intimidation and

the road away from the highway of holiness. Ultimately, a choice is rendered

and either a revolution is begun, or another follower is shoved into a broad road

that leads to destruction. 

Your Unique Ministry (YUM) effects change through being led, sourced, and

finally optimized by the Hidden-Hand of God. This is your fulfillment and so

many are depending upon you to follow God’s lead.

YOUR UNIQUE MINISTRY (YUM) | SEASON 13 EPISODE | NOV 6, 23,

2022 | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

When God reveals himself to you, what will be your response? What happened when God revealed himself to the woman at the well? When God reveals Himself to you what will be your response?

Contempt and Wrath are reactionary emotional states that one feels as a result of the actions of another. These are not works of the flesh but are the feeling one gets after the observation of someone who displays behavior that opposes a certain system or government.   Contempt and Wrath arise. 

Where does it come from?

It emerges from disorder. However, if contempt and wrath emerge when something is functioning properly, we must question why I feel this way. Korah of Levi & Dathan and Abiram (cousins) of Reuben Inspired a rebellion against Moses and Aaron and were in confederation with 250 Princes of Israel (Districts).  

Whatever work God gave you it is for you. Others may look at what God gave you to do and pass judgment.  

Organizational skills are at an optimal level and your propensity to collapse is less than average. 

You have been prepared to do what God wants you to do. Some may decide to arise against the Leadership God selected.  Above all Moses was Faithful (his epitaph). He spoke fluent Egyptian and understand how the royals behaved (he was an insider at one time). He was astute in how to navigate desert terrain. He was among the few who survived an entire generation while en route to Canaan.                

Most importantly he had Faith under pressure while stuck between a rock and a hard place while the Red Sea was ahead, and an army was approaching rapidly at his back.   

Q: What should be our response when others talk about you or your efforts your dream and your work?  We should do as Moses did. "He fell upon his face" implies that he sought God. Sometimes your opposition comes from the most unlikely places. 

People don’t expect to be hurt in the church, but we do. People don’t expect to get sick in the hospital, but we did. People don’t expect to be free while in prison, but I was. People don’t expect to receive lessons from children, but we do. 

THE LORD WILL SHOW WHO ARE HIS AND WHO IS HOLY  

God gives you a game plan. For all your experiences your faithfulness and being faithful to the call of God. God calls us to separate ourselves. Or receive the fate of those who are due to judgment from God. The sons of Reuben who opposed showing TOO MUCH anger towards Moses and Aaron were consumed by an earthquake. The Sons of Levi who showed leadership TOO MUCH contempt was consumed by fire after offering incense before a Holy God. The Lord will show who is his and who is holy.  Motives: Wrath is not a work of the flesh, but its manifestation causes destruction.  

TOO MUCH 2 | OCT 9, 2022, | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR REGINALD BOSWELL | S. 13 E. 1

Let no man deceive you with vain words. Especially when their words offend you. Keep it moving. However, at times you must tax the enemy. Let the Lord lead you when navigating a harassing moment. Remember you are smarter than your enemy because of your position in Christ. Don't mourn when they fall. However, when a person gains an advantage know that Jesus has already defeated Satan

Be offended but don't be moved out of your position. Be like a tree! Who shall separate you from God's agenda for your life? No one has that power unless you acquiesce to give consent. One of the major offenses of Satan is to use religious means to offend people. The False Prophet is the Anti-Christ's right-hand man and the vilest concerning the things of God. They should never be allowed to ascend above the child of God.

But the things of God are the most important and learning of Him is indispensable. Culture is non-static however the Will of God is Permanent. We should not envy cultural icons and temporal elements that make up the Zeitgeist (spirit of the times). Understanding the will of God makes you smarter than your enemy because you are in a higher position. For your enemy to fight you they must climb up or shoot up. The wiser enemies try to bring you down. How? They use the tongue as an instrument and words as ammunition.  So, the enemy speak lies to try to get you from your lofty position. 

We are seated in Heavenly places reigning with Christ. Your enemy is blinded by your position with the Son. Therefore, you are fed a diet of lies to keep you in their focus. The lie weakens the saint. It is like kryptonite to the race of believers whose agenda it is to carry out the Will of the Father even unto death. 

LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU | OCT 2, 2022, | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR REGINALD BOSWELL | S. 11 E. 10

Mercy and Faith are seldom mentioned together but are often together in practice. Much like you don’t see gravity but you feel it all the time.  

EXPONENTIAL BLESSINGS To recognize and respond to God for his undying Mercy and His faithfulness adds exponential blessings to your life. ` 

THE DIVINE LAW OF LOVE “Those who wish to be spiritual must be silent in matters of other affairs.” Sir Thomas Aquinas   

THE DYNAMIC DUO  “Thy MERCY, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy FAITHFULNESS reacheth unto the clouds” (Psalm 36:5).  These two together are a dynamic duo. The saint are supposed to looks up. When we look up we see Mercy and Faith. 

THE UNFAITHFUL AND MERCILESS Not reciprocating the mercy shown to you towards others. Causes Sociopathic behaviors and psychotic tendencies Professing to be wise. God is a spirit. And those that abide in love resonate with weightier matters such as Mercy and Faith. The Divine Law of Love is not entered by many who disqualify themselves because they step out of bounds.  These become pathetic due to a lack of mercy.   

MERCY AND FAITH | SEPT 11, 2022, | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR REGINALD BOSWELL | S. 11 E. 7

Synchronize with God’s people by not acquiescing to worldly standards.  Love is the highest level of human interaction. Just because you’re in the Church, it does automatically mean you have arrived at the highest level of dealing with others. However, you are on your way!

Synhro·ni·za·tion is the operation or activity of two or more things at the same time or rate. Non-Synchronization or no fellowship consists the of non-conformation of two or more people places or things.

Light (Saved) and Darkness (Unsaved)

Synchronization – Fellowship Unequally yoked

Q and A: When Jesus was accused of Fellowshipping with darkness what was his response?

GOD'S RESPONSE

Jesus came to seek and sought to save that which was lost.

Jesus is Proactive in Saving Souls.  Do not flow contrary against the Spirit. The Spirit of God will warn you when you are traveling wrong.

Yet Many of us keep going and going and going (like the energizer bunny until we hit rock Bottom.  When you can’t go any further down you have to look up.

DON’T ACQUIESCE TO THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD

Acquiesce: accept something reluctantly but without protest (agreeing to something by remaining silent). Have no fellowship with darkness!

I will Dwell in the house of the Lord Forever. Either be all the way the world or all in. In God, there is no gray area but if it was it would be called MERCY. No one has to be nice to you.  If someone gives you the right of passage be grateful. Knowing that they did not have to do it.

Also, Know this if you Bless God’s People God shall enlarge your tent.

Conversely, if you block God’s people a curse shall come upon you

Amalekites (false kings) blocked the passage of Israel as they left Egypt en route to the promised land and caused havoc to those bringing up the rear. Help God's people and God will repay.

BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | SEASON 12 EPISODE 5 | SEPTEMBER 7, 2022, | SYNCHRONIZE WITH GOD'S PEOPLE | YOU TUBE: PASTOR RE BOSWELL

Opening the Book to reveal the unfortunate cause of the depravity of going against God and its unfruitful aftermath. #gaptheory #pride #nations #Israel #churchDEALING WITH DARKNESS AND IGNORANCE | August 24, 2022, | BEREA COGIC |   | S. 12 E. 3 |

GOD LOVES YOU Arguably the most popular scripture in the Bible. Since we do not argue concerning scripture. I would say apologetically one of the most popular scriptures in the Bible. The collection of books known as the Bible was written over 1600 years by 40 authors. Like Africa is a continent the Bible is a collection of books. And not just one book as Africa is not just one country. Out of the collection of Holy Writ John 3:16 is widely recognized that it has become an icon. Today we are going to look at the context of that icon of a scripture. To dig around it. Much as a Dentist must pay detail unto the surrounding gums before an extraction. Or a Real Estate agent pouring water onto the hard ground before digging into the earth to plant his For Sale sign. Context is important. Many times, you define a word you never heard just by the words around it.

Exegesis of select verses in John 3

1. NICODEMUS RELIGIOUS LEADER (verse 1)

2. CAME BY NIGHT | HUMBLE | IN ACCORD WITH ACTIONS (verse 2)

3. JESUS RESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER (SALVATION) AND WASN’T STAR-STRUCK OR INFLUENCED BY THE POSITION OF THE MAN HE ENCOUNTERED 3a. SETTING: IT WAS DARK SO IT BEING NIGHT ADDED EXTRA IMPACT TO THE STATEMENT OF SEEING THE KINGDOM OF GOD EMPATHIZING NICODEMUS’ NEED FOR ENLIGHTENMENT. (Verse 3)

4. NICODEMUS Confused (Verse 4)

5. JESUS Explains THE PROCESS of Enlightenment [Not misinterpreted as Buddhism). (Verses 5-8)].

6. NICODEMUS Still Confused [Speaks to the reality that all must elevate our thoughts to meet God, just as we conform to developmental stages in life from infancy to old age (Verse 9)].

7. NICODEMUS No question is a stupid question. Maybe that’s why he came at night to avoid people who would not understand his yielding to Jesus.

8. JESUS Questions his position as to the poor spiritual condition of the leaders. Outward Appearances rarely agree with the inward conditions of man. God looks on the Heart. Man looks on the outward trapping. This Dialogue yields an iconic scripture which is why there is no such thing as a stupid question. Sometimes we must look past what others may say or think when we are striving for a breakthrough.

9. God wants to bring you up to a new level (Verses 10 -13).

CAUSE

A. New Level Thinking (Verse 14)

B. New Level Doing [Many small things (Verse 15)]

EFFECT

C. New Level Output or Performance (overall) Jesus came to emphasize Faith as a predominant factor in serving God. Contrasting Israel’s good standing with God is placed upon works. (Verse 15)

10. Only the possessor of eternity could promise you Everlasting life. The preacher just advises you to believe the report Jesus gave Nicodemus (Verse 16).

GOD LOVES YOU | AUG. 28, 2022, | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR REGINALD BOSWELL | S. 11 E. 4

Opening the Book to reveal the unfortunate cause of the depravity of going against God and its unfruitful aftermath. DEALING WITH DARKNESS AND IGNORANCE | August 24, 2022, | BEREA COGIC |   | S. 12 E. 3 |

1. God Dispatches an Ambassador (Envoy) to check how you are handling the pressure.

2. Your impression could be an imprimatur stamped in the mind of an Envoy.

3. Don’t be a bad Investment: They say don’t kill the messenger when the news they bring back is bad this makes the efforts of the one who chose you in vain. Ask yourself is your living in vain?

4. The Envoy observes your Time, Preparation and Attitude and approves of your course. This qualification prepares the ground before God adds the increase.

Sometimes hostility is disguised as hospitality. How do you react to hospitality disguised as hostility when it gives you a nickname?  When it calls you a fool but uses another word.  To offset such labels and joking pranksters one must use Discretion. Discretion is a defense against Hostility.  What you are known for people tend to bring to mind, when they see you. It is a great honor to be recognized as a Man or a Woman of God I believe that to be the Highest Honor one could achieve.  Discretion must be activated and in gear to receive this honor.   

It’s amazing if you knew how many Christians were on your jobs, in your neighborhoods, and right next to you outside of the four walls of the church.  Yet it seems like that in your downtime people seem to talk about everything except the Lord. Because darkness shuns light and evil hates exposure including many people because hostility (enmity) is lodged in the heart.   So, when people see your light, they are hospitable yet because of their personal struggles insecurities and inner turmoil it is disguised hostility.  It’s a façade. 

The light emanating from those who have spent time with God becomes apparent and offends the sinful heart. Solomon said boldness makes a man's face shine and his countenance is changed.  Who is like a wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing?    Discretion is the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information. The performance of your duty in a world so full of violence further separates the upright.  

 Q: When did animals become ferocious? A: It was after sin entered the world.    Because of Sin (1), there was a need for (2) Atonement blood became the Propitiation (satisfactory redemption). Defined: the action of propitiating or appeasing a god, spirit, or person: 

Jesus Christ is the propitiation for our sin. The process of reconciliation back to God must include the death of a soul. The soul that sins shall die mandate that predates human history is still the rule that was never rescinded.  Therefore, Animal sacrifice became the rule as mankind lost innocence and gained consciousness, and later went on to govern themselves Post Babel, ferocity became commonplace in animals and men became carnivorous.  Men were instructed to eat meat but without the blood, because it is blood contains the mystery of life and gives activity to the soul.   

TODAY traps are set that look hospitable but seek hostility against your life.    A: To elaborate on the question Hostility towards others came about as a means for survival against those hostile agents whether man or beast. In other words, to survive the fittest resorted to fighting hostile acts with reciprocity.   Like the Dispensation of Innocence, the Post Grace Dispensations will again see the Lion lay down with the lamb.   We are moving towards this future. Sin certainly brings hostility out and creates an environment for hostility to thrive.  Indirectly or directly: Direct hostility is directed toward your Indirect hospitality is directed towards someone or something that you love. Even though you have a right to be hostile to truly quench the fire of offense one must adopt an attitude that quenches the Firey darts of hostile acts a break the chain of violence.  Discretion is a defense against Hostility.

 HOSTILITY | AUGUST 10, 2022 | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR REGINALD BOSWELL | S. 12 EP. 2

There is a particular Grace within Jesus Christ. This grace was present before you had any consciousness in Christ. Through hardship, rejection, and every trial you faced it was the Almighty God through His power that kept you until now within this Grace. Once you are in this grace there is something you must do. You have to be strong! You heard the term STRONG IN THE LORD? Likewise, it is possible to be WEAK IN THE LORD. For this is the journey we take from a weaker faith to a faith greater faith. A prerequisite for a commitment for that individual not to be weak. Or at least attempt to progress towards an improved state.

The common challenge we all face is to transform from a weaker into a stronger state. Tradition is a gem hidden behind a cloak of negativity. Traditions are like money they could be used to promote evil or to promote good. Like Religion some words could take on an emotional component when heard by associating that word with something terrible you experienced. However godly traditions taught to the young by the elders contain gems of traditions inside. The things [the doctrine, the precepts, the admonitions, the sum of my ministry] which you have heard me teach in the presence of many witnesses, entrust [as a treasure] to reliable and faithful men who will also be capable and qualified to teach others.

Jesus first shaped the tradition of evangelism after his appearance post-resurrection, yet doubters were still present. Doubt is weakness that comes while in the grace of God. Doubt also comes when new learning is taking place. Jesus gave all believers to be teachers. Teaching is an activity all saints can participate. It is within this Gem we create passages for protégés to enter. First, we are to be faithful teachers. Secondly, we are to be strong. And next thing to do is teach. The first two make it possible for us to obtain the ability to teach. JESUS was introducing a new tradition in a new era when he stressed the importance of this activity of teaching.

COMMIT TO FAITHFUL PEOPLE Part 1 | JULY 31, 2022 | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR REGINALD BOSWELL | S. 11, EP. 3

Worship is the highest form of respect in regard to a person, object or thing. I believe God speaking to Moses says HIS NAME IS JEALOUS because his people neglected proper worship. Do not gain the world at the expense of losing your soul. This happens when one makes room for false gods.  You have to be able to go through, to help somebody. It may not be your goal to help anyone, but the task of helping others is something that is inherent to human nature.  When you stop serving others many tend to go into a mode of rapid decline. Studies have been made to determine the relationship between retirement and mortality.  Christ gives life, health, and an abundance of the good things we desire. The decision of making Jesus your choice is incomparable to any other and the benefits associated are immeasurable.

ONE WAY | AUG. 7, 2022 | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR REGINALD BOSWELL | S. 11, EP. 3

S 11 E. 4

You must train yourself to be adaptable and proficient. You must be able to acquire an ability to do something well. Jesus was skilled at obedience. He learned obedience through the things he suffered. The Son of God needed to develop the skill of Obedience. Needing the skill of obedience is essential because the word of God appears as foolishness to the natural eye. If your survival depended upon you acting foolishly, would you rather die. If so, you have a pride issue. Many things God tells us to do and to say requires the ability to do and speak without the need to guard your reputation.

AFFIRM YOUR BROTHER | JULY 24, 2022 | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR RE BOSWELL | S. 11, EP. 2

DIVINE INTERVENTION Corrected from Building Amiss Sometimes God Intervenes because of the things we allow to happen.  Sin entered the Human Genome through Adam. Sin corrupted man’s line of communication with God. And the fear of death ruled. Man’s years were shortened to 120 years. The course of human history went in a way that altered the final destiny for us all as charted by God. Things have to be set on track again. This is why Babel became a prototype of this type of deliverance. It took place during the third dispensation (Gen. 8:20 to 11:9).   

The Dispensation of Human Government was first directed towards the family of Noah and later their children. It lasted from the flood until the confusion of tongues at Babel (429 years). Human Government came after the flood. The Flood was a result of man’s failure to communicate with God properly.  Man's primary responsibility was to scatter and multiply upon the Earth. This theme became challenged during the building of the Tower of Babel.  Other tenets are that human beings were to be fruitful and replenish the earth and have dominion over all the Earth’s creatures.  Mankind was permitted to eat everything that moves in the animal kingdom and greenery (Pork Salad Annie). Even the unclean animals were permitted to be eaten by God. Meat eaten with blood in it (rare) was forbidden. Capital Punishment was also a rule. When a person dies from the hand of another blood was required.   

BEREA COGIC | SUNDAY SERMON | S 11 EP 1 | CORRECTED FROM BUILDING AMISS | RECORDED JULY 17, 2022

RESPECT

We often hear that God is no respecter of a person. This has been quoted in the church, outside the church towards others in efforts to equalize a person’s status. Usually, to bring someone who is esteemed to the level of someone who is less respected.

A devout Centurion named Cornelius needed direction from God. Many times, we need direction from leadership in the church. Peter was deeply influenced by the culture. The Jews were strictly forbidden to associate with the people and the practices of other nations. However, it finally came a time when the other nations would come to worship and eventually to the forefront of Christianity. Cornelius was devout, Cornelius was a giver, and Cornelius was a man of prayer. God did not say He was not a respecter of Persons Peter perceived that statement.

Even though I believe God is not a respecter of persons God is a respecter of a clean heart. Peter was rebuked by God (concerning traditional dietary ordinances) in the setting where his perception is revealed of God not being a respecter of person. The Bible is not only literal but biographical and contains thoughts and words of others and at the same time, it is the inspired Word of God. We must endeavor to rightly divide the truth. It’s hard for people to rightly divide truth because people have a worldly perspective. Respect me, love me, Care for me, yet the people who say these things lack the spirituality to see God because the heart is not right.

Godliness involves giving and living the Gospel not taking and living to gossip. Many don't want to associate with God and live a life not giving him honor but honoring what they see and their inclinations. This world perspective contrasts the Body of Christ's paradigm of purpose. A paradigm shift must take place to rightly divide the word of truth. The key to Respect is giving yourself selflessly but problems arise when people want respect without giving it. While salvation and the Grace of God is unmerited it is a truth that 'respect has to be earned.' If you try to get respect without earning it you are in danger of getting hurt and harming those involved.

BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST SEASON 10 EPISODE 8 | RECORDED JULY 13, 2022 | RESPECT | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

BACK TO THE GARDEN

HEBREWS 7:7 ”And without all contradiction, the less is blessed of the better.”

The occupants of the Garden of Eden are Adam and Eve. An additional one (an outlaw) banished from Heaven and thrust upon the earth is also present. This outlaw is a spiritual being. The impact of his fall upon the earth caused a catastrophic event that the world has never seen.  Lucifer (Light-bearer) was cast with such velocity from performing his priestly duties that he causes the earth to go into a deformed state.   Creation vs. Evolution is an important topic because of its impact on our educational system. 

The further man gets away from the land the more foolish tenets are adopted. When your sustenance is dependent on nature and whether you eat or not depends on what you grow you tend to be more prayerful and dependent upon God.   With industry developed in the 19th Century and electricity came with lights, people tended to become more independent, and their beliefs widened accepting theories such as evolution.   

Christians should never ascribe to the evolution (off base) of mankind from another species as a sound basis to support the origin of man. We believe in the Bible and the advent of Creation as the genesis of man’s origin. But even within this framework, there are different ideologies.  The Gap Theory: The time elapsed between Genesis 1:1 -1:2 is accepted because it could account for the age of the earth. Also accepting a 24-hour day in God's creation of the plant marine and animal kingdoms respectively.   

A COMMON MISTAKE What I see many people do is equate the history of mankind with the history of the physical earth. The Jewish calendar dates that Human History began 5782 years ago (as of 2022). This coincides with the genealogy of Jesus as seen in the book of Luke and the ages of his earthly ancestors as listed in Genesis.  

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE It is possible that millions of years elapsed between the fall of Lucifer from the Heavens and when life began for Adam.  Job: God asked Satan "where have you been?"(of course, this was a rhetorical question). There is no truer statement than Misery loves company. So, when the man arrived on the scene it gave a moment of satisfaction to the Father of Lies.   A window of opportunity came after God created man for Satan to establish a kingdom. The seat of this kingdom would be aimed at man’s heart. The age of Innocence was a window for Satan.  When any time something is pure Satan seeks to corrupt by infiltrating and usurping authority to exploit the person place or thing.  

GOOD VS. EVIL: A personal choice Evil seems to surround us but you don’t have to participate. You can’t stop the birds from flying but you can prevent them from building a nest upon your hair. God’s name was first I AM, then progressively it became I AM Jealous.

RECORDED JULY 10, 2022 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | BACK TO THE GARDEN | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

We must use our imagination to discover our purpose. To think back and ponder the patterns present we've experienced over the course of our lives. Once discovered we must use our imagination to complete the vision that God has given each of us. God grants us an outline. We use our imagination to fill in the content. Using the parameters of God's word as a structural outline we are then free to create a universe for ourselves within our lives daily. Our choices and our pursuits become a part of our character. 

RECORDED JUNE 29, 2022 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | IMAGINATION | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

GOD’S MIGHT TOWARDS MAN 

Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”  

“THE LORD IS EXALTED ABOVE THE NATIONS”  

You may serve God and another person may not. If someone does not it does not negate the reality that God is God. When God has shown himself Mighty in your life an intelligent person will yield and begin to serve Him Spirit, Soul and Body. Yet many don’t recognize God. These people the Bible calls fools. Not because they deny his majesty but because they rather believe a lie than admit a truth, because admitting the truth shines a light on a life lived that is offensive to the One who made them.    

ON YOUR JOB: You may have a supervisor on your job, and you call him Supervisor Steve. While Steve is your supervisor, he is not everybody’s Supervisor. As referring to the God of gods who you may call God, but He is not everybody’s God. Yet the God of Glory, the Creator of the Universe can’t be denied as The God of all.   

BEREA COGIC | GOD’S MIGHT OUR GUIDING LIGHT | SUNDAY- JULY 3, 2022 | SEASON 9 EPISODE 6

1. THE QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESERVATION A. Be named the name of Christ.  B. Submit to God's way. C. Resist the Devil

2. THE CREATION OF THE SOUL Genesis 2:7

3. MAGANIMOUS Great Souled The Soul is the agency of man that is composed of the mind will and emotions. Translated animus in the Latin yet in comparison man is gifted with intuition unlike animal who have instinct and elemental spirits such as plant life that grow towards the sun.

4. LEARNING FROM GOD’S CREATURES  Proverbs 6:6. “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.”

5. SPRITUAL CREATURES ARE ENDOWED BY GOD Because we have a spirit, we have been endowed by God to be as He.  Since a part of him was used to create us (yet he did not diminish one iota).

6. BUT PEOPLE ARE WEAK BECAUSE WE ARE PART EARTH And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. Gen 6:3

7. GOD IS LOVE BUT HE CHOSES CERTAIN SOULS And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. Gen 17:14

8. GOD (THE FATHER) AFFIRMS JESUS (THE SON)  And lo a voice (AUDIO) from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased (Matthew 3:13-17).

9. JESUS CONFIRMS IT NOT ROBBERY TO BE EQUAL TO GOD  I and my Father are one. (John 10: 30-34)

10. THE SON OF GOD EXALTED  ‘THE LORD (the Father) SAID TO MY LORD (the Son, the Messiah), “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES UNDER YOUR FEET”’? Matt 22:44

11. LET THIS MIND BE IN YOU "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God."

12. LET THIS WILL BE IN YOU

LET THIS SOUL BE IN YOU:

SOULS ARE MOLDED BY TEACHING

13. THE SOUL IS LED BY THE THINGS OF MAN  15 THE SPIRIT IS LED BY GOD

FINI "And the very God of Peace sanctify you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 5:23

RECORDED JUNE 22, 2022 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | SOUL TIES | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

Find your way back to God before it's too late!   

The Father (Solomon) had a lack luster pursuit of God (I Kings 11). 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.  

The Son (Rehoboam) took on the habits of his father (2 Chronicles 12).  

The Servant (Jeroboam) who ends up with 10 of the 12 tribes in Israel).  

A Story that took place 3000 years ago of Redemption (David) Compromise (Solomon) and Shame (Rehoboam).  Jeroboam was given ten tribes but Israel without priests (Northern Kingdom | i.e. Samaria) left the people in the dark.   2 Chronicle 12:1 "And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of Lord, and all Israel with him."  

Raiders of the Lost Ark: Pharoah Shishak takes Solomons Gold Shields and humbles the wayward Kingdom of Judah and the Prince who lost his way.  

Conclusion: Hope without God leads to chaos defeat and misery without end. Without God there is no hope for mankind.  

RECORDED JUNE 15, 2022 | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR BOSWELL

When Moses saw the bush that was not consumed but continually burned, he TURNED ASIDE. This turning aside was a response to a supernatural event wherein God was trying to get Moses' attention. It worked! God then called out of the bush that changed the course of human history.

Recorded June 5, 2022 | Berea Church of God in Christ | Gate of God | Pastor RE Boswell

Every knee shall bow at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Therefore, Be wise in your dealings with others.  

Signs of the weak and strong. Do not judge others because we too shall be judged at the Judgment seat of Christ.  

ROMANS 14:11 For it is written As I live saith the Lord every knee shall bow to me and every tongue confess to God. So everyone of us shall give account to himself.  

RECORDED MAY 22, 2022 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | THE JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

BREAKING A CYCLE OF SIN to arrive at a Period of Peace

Generations pass faces change issues remain the same. The person who arrives without iniquities [heeding (perpetuating) the fallacies of past generations shall be blessed] Zechariah 1:10

You must do something

Through your curiosity you begin to become an auto didact. Self-taught.

Through your nurture you seek to satisfy your curiosity.

You must learn who you are.

REVELATION: He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. Matt 10:39

LIFE BALANCE

You must organize your time to absorb new information.

During a 24-hour day how much time are committing to self-development.

SEASON 7 EPISODE 6 | PERIOD OF PEACE | RECORDED MAY 15, 2022 | BEREA COGIC | PASTOR RE BOSWELL 

PALM SUNDAY MESSAGE 2022  

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Matthew 8:20 

IMAGE: Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados- https://www.pinterest.com/RegBoswell/black-art/ 

AUDIO: AVE MARIA SCHUBERT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5ru...  

SHORT VERSION: https://youtu.be/2NK_foZ5Mt0   

SEASON 7 EPISODE 1 | A MOMENT TO REST | RECORDED APRIL 10, 2022 | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

LOVE MEETS THE LAW "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment." Matthew 22:36-38 

QUESTION: What happens when Love meets the law?   

ANSWER Love overrides law. The law was a school master. It helps you find your way until your able to make great strides.   

Many who are wise say nothing rather than speak against what God has his hand on in this season (lest they be a fool). When God is the impetus of your life, your life is shaped into a life of love, a life of commitment and a life that cherishes the things of God.  

EXAMPLE: of Wilma Rudolph making great strides becoming the greatest female Olympiad in history in 1966. Despite being plagued with polio, wearing braces a victim of racism and abuse. She later walked with kings and presidents and made her way into history and the hearts of millions of fans who adored and respected her achievements.

RECORDED APRIL 20, 2022 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | LOVE WINS THE DAY | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

SCRIPTURE: "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world." I John 5:4  

Once Saved you are FULLY EQUIPPED for anything that comes your way. 

"And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one." I John 5:8  

Terrestial agents: solids, liquids and air must all agree in unison for power to emerge. In other words, your person you influence, and your words must all agree.  

AUDIO | Helen Baylor - Can You Reach My Friend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoWS42OztwE 

SEASON 5 EPISODE 3 | RECORDED MARCH 20, 2022 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | THE BELIEVER'S VICTORY | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 1 Corinthian 15:32 

WORD: Balance an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.  

SCRIPTURE:  Hebrews 12: 1-2 | Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside 

1 every weight, and the sin which doth easily beset us, and let us run 

2 with patience the race that is set before us.   

1. Lay aside: balance 

2. Run: a marathon not a sprint  KNOWLEDGE IS POWER The slogan KNOWLEDGE IS POWER also undergirded the efforts of many in years past. 

We should change that to OBEDIENCE IS POWER!  

KNOWLEDGE IS GENERIC HOWEVER THE SOURCE OF THE KNOWLEDGE GIVEN IS KEY.  

FALSE INFORMATION is used to created chaos in your life. Consider the source. If the source of the information gathered is from a rejected official that no longer abides under the shadow of the Most-High it is tainted.

GOSSIP Gossip is purely carnal when it is a means to receive information by giving information just to satisfy your carnal nature. Please consider.   

Audio: Moon Light Sonata | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTTCj0bFuxw 

SEASON 6 EPISODE 2 | RECORDED MARCH 9, 2022 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | EVIL COMMUNICATIONS CORRUPT GOOD MANNERS | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

1.   DON’T TRUST JUST ANYBODY TO HELP YOU but you can always trust in God Trust In Him!

2.   TRUST IN GOD TO REVEAL THE WAY: IN GOD WE TRUST

The solution is present but many times we overlook that.

3.   Whether big or small we NEED hope.

IN GOD WE TRUST

4.   You have to know God for yourself.

IN GOD WE TRUST

5.   YOUR TESTIMONY IS YOUR POWER because it contains confidence to trust God that gives you the courage to act knowing that He could do it.

IN GOD WE TRUST

SCRIPTURE John 2:5

His mother saith unto the servants,

Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

The setting is at the onset of the ministry of Jesus.

The use of Parables that contains allegories is essential while amongst a hostile enemy.

This was done to provide safety when among wolves.

Wolf: a false believer

Sheep: a believer

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Matthew 7:15

The Clark Sisters w/Rance Allen TRUST IN HIM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISKsH1EFQA4

SEASON 5 EPISODE 1 | RECORDED MARCH 6, 2022 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | IN GOD WE TRUST | PASTOR RE BOSWELL

The God Agenda is to do the will of God.

Luke 19: 12-14

A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, OCCUPY TILL I COME. But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

AUDIO: It is well with my Soul- piano instrumental hymn with lyrics

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

SEASON 5 EPISODE 1 | RECORDED MARCH 3, 2022 | BEREA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | INVISIBLE UNION | PASTOR RE BOSWELL