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I commend you on your [[efforts]] in doing this, for this is being [[prophetic]]. This is saying the [[truth]] about God, and consequently, about man in ways that will connect with where people live. Your ministry is like Mine. You need to be [[connecting]] to people as you pass by, as you go through everyday life. It is not My wish that you construct soap boxes to stand on, or that you brow-beat people to your [[beliefs]]. When my [[Apostles]] and I did our missionary [[journeys]] we used mass [[preaching]] and [[teaching]] [[techniques]] because they were relevant for that time. Today [[communication]] is much more easily [[facilitated]], and many great efforts are underway to use those [[methods]]. But it will ever remain true that your most effective [[method]] of sharing living water is when you take in hand a cup of that living water and give it to another in person. You can say "I have found this living water. It is the best water I have ever tasted. Would you like to [[share]] this cup with me?" And should they say "No," do not be offended. They may remember your kind [[gesture]], and when they [[experience]] another bout of thirst they may come back to you and say, "Do you still have any of that wonderful water that you offered me before?" Should they [[accept]] initially, you have made another [[friend]]. You have established a [[connection]] with your brother or your sister.

I commend you on your [[efforts]] in doing this, for this is being [[prophetic]]. This is saying the [[truth]] about God, and consequently, about man in ways that will connect with where people live. Your ministry is like Mine. You need to be [[connecting]] to people as you pass by, as you go through everyday life. It is not My wish that you construct soap boxes to stand on, or that you brow-beat people to your [[beliefs]]. When my [[Apostles]] and I did our missionary [[journeys]] we used mass [[preaching]] and [[teaching]] [[techniques]] because they were relevant for that time. Today [[communication]] is much more easily [[facilitated]], and many great efforts are underway to use those [[methods]]. But it will ever remain true that your most effective [[method]] of sharing living water is when you take in hand a cup of that living water and give it to another in person. You can say "I have found this living water. It is the best water I have ever tasted. Would you like to [[share]] this cup with me?" And should they say "No," do not be offended. They may remember your kind [[gesture]], and when they [[experience]] another bout of thirst they may come back to you and say, "Do you still have any of that wonderful water that you offered me before?" Should they [[accept]] initially, you have made another [[friend]]. You have established a [[connection]] with your brother or your sister.

It is hard for you to let go of the same notion that the first [[Apostles]] and [[Disciples]] had, the notion that somehow the proper display of [[power]] will change the [[hearts]] of [[the multitude]] in the right direction. "Walk out and [[step]] off into the air, and impress the crowds that [[the angels]] will hold you up" was a thought that had been [[expressed]] in my time. "[[Declare]] yourself the [[king]] of the Jews and the nation will rise to throw off the Roman [[yoke]]". "Announce Who you are on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television sets] of the world, and every knee will bow and [[confess]] that you are Lord." But they won't; and, anyway, those [[methods]] are not permitted. They are [[manipulative]] and disrespectful of human [[free-will]] prerogatives. I never [[pressured]] people nor used my [[intellectual]] or spiritual [[power]] to overwhelm anyone. And so, neither should you. My friends, do not become disheartened that you are unable to [[baptize]] 2,000 people with one [[sermon]], as Peter did. You should not make the mistake of substituting the [[enthusiasm]] of your emotional [[experience]] for the [[truth]], which is [[the Gospel]], the Good News of an infinite, loving [[Parent]], a Father of Universes; and that we really are connected to each other in the most [[intimate]] way; that we are all brothers and sisters because we are all children of one Father/Mother.

It is hard for you to let go of the same notion that the first [[Apostles]] and [[Disciples]] had, the notion that somehow the proper display of [[power]] will change the [[hearts]] of [[the multitude]] in the right direction. "Walk out and [[step]] off into the air, and impress the crowds that [[the angels]] will hold you up" was a thought that had been [[expressed]] in my time. "[[Declare]] yourself the [[king]] of the Jews and the nation will rise to throw off the Roman [[yoke]]". "Announce Who you are on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television sets] of the world, and every knee will bow and [[confess]] that you are Lord." But they won't; and, anyway, those [[methods]] are not permitted. They are [[manipulative]] and disrespectful of human [[free-will]] prerogatives. I never [[pressured]] people nor used my [[intellectual]] or spiritual [[power]] to overwhelm anyone. And so, neither should you. My friends, do not become disheartened that you are unable to [[baptize]] 2,000 people with one [[sermon]], as Peter did. You should not make the mistake of substituting the [[enthusiasm]] of your emotional [[experience]] for the [[truth]], which is [[the Gospel]], the Good News of an infinite, loving [[Parent]], a Father of Universes; and that we really are connected to each other in the most [[intimate]] way; that we are all brothers and sisters because we are all children of one Father/Mother.

[[Planetary Administration|My administration on this planet]] of [[My bestowal]] continues to labor to my fullest [[satisfaction]]. The angelic corps are working overtime, especially the [[Angels of the Nations]], to bring about [[progress]] and a greater understanding of this commonality, this brotherhood, this sisterhood. You must believe that all is being done that can be done within the limits of the laws of interpersonal [[relationships]]. You, and all mortals on [[this planet]], are very important in this [[process]]. As I have told you before, it is you who are Our hands, Our feet, and Our mouths. When you are ready to [[share]] your cup of living water, remember that you do it [[literally]] as I did. You not only do it for Me, but you do it as Me. You are Me in that act of [[love]] and [[sharing]].

[[Planetary Administration|My administration on this planet]] of [[My bestowal]] continues to labor to my fullest [[satisfaction]]. The angelic corps are working overtime, especially the [[Angels of the Nations]], to bring about [[progress]] and a greater understanding of this commonality, this brotherhood, this sisterhood. You must believe that all is being done that can be done within the limits of the laws of interpersonal [[relationships]]. You, and all mortals on [[this planet]], are very important in this [[process]]. As I have told you before, it is you who are Our hands, Our feet, and Our mouths. When you are ready to [[share]] your cup of living water, remember that you do it [[literally]] as I did. You not only do it for Me, but you do it as Me. You are Me in that act of [[love]] and [[sharing]].