Church with Jesse Lee Peterson: Recent Episodes
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson
Church with Jesse Lee Peterson offers a friendly place for people to help each other through open and honest dialogue. We deal with tough issues in an eye-opening, light-hearted way. This is real church: Share, ask questions, or just listen. Jesse has led BOND Sunday services since 1990 — for individuals, couples and families of all races. This podcast offers extended edits from our Sunday meetings. Visit us at BOND (in Los Angeles) Sunday 11am Pacific Time. We stream live on http://rebuildingtheman.com/church
Sunday, Dec 31, 2017: As we did last New Year, Jesse led the church in a Silent Prayer, which he urges people commit to do. We also talked about the previous Biblical Question of the Week: How do you know when you're born again? Jesse talked about his experience (which he also discussed during his radio show on Friday, Dec 29, Hour 3). Jesse pointed out ways people don't see life or human nature correctly, due to blindness to spiritual principles. Jesse referenced a point James made on The Hake Report, where he quoted Bill O'Reilly saying that when you're given an opportunity, take it! Some don't take their opportunities that God gives them, then feel ignored by God.
On Christmas Eve, Jesse talked about his Biblical Question of the Week: How do you see God? In John chapter 3 verses 1-8, Jesus said that unless you are born again, you cannot see God. Jesse sees God as his Father, which happened after he returned to his earthly father. A mother's (or father's) emotional "love" is not real love, but comes from anger, from hate. Hence kids go out-of-wack as they grow up. Anger awakens emotions, sexual appetite and other addictions. Know yourself by watching what's going on inside you, recognizing that something is driving you and warring within you. Be conscious so that you remain in the presence of God, and then you can overcome your issues.
Sunday, Dec 17, we cover stories such as from CNS News: An entire family turned transgender (links below). Jesse wrote in WorldNetDaily: Is the Black Woman 'God' in Alabama? Washington Examiner reported that 77 percent of births to black native-born Americans in 2015 were out-of-wedlock — to single mothers. 49 percent of Hispanic immigrant births were out-of-wedlock, while 57 percent of Hispanic births to mothers born here were to unwed mothers. Then we talked about relationships, dating, and marriage, as well as forgiving mothers and fathers. One man talked about breaking free of his parents, admitting to them that he hated them, apologizing and forgiving them. He brought his girlfriend down from San Francisco to join our meeting — and she likes and agrees with Jesse's message. Do not have sex before marriage — the man will cheat and will see any woman who has sex out-of-wedlock as a whore. Men are looking for a good woman who will not have sex with him until marriage, although they will not tell you this. One woman talks about dealing with the father of their child, who she says is causing trouble for her and their child, forcing the child to accept and communicate with his new girlfriend. Jesse urges her to let him go and get over her own anger. People watching Church online asked about pornography — Jesse said that it's not good to do, but not to judge or hate yourself for whatever you're into. That way you don't sink further into it, playing God. Instead, by accepting reality, God helps you to overcome it. http://rebuildingtheman.com/church
LINKS: WND: Is the black woman 'God' in Alabama? http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/is-the-bla... CNS News: Entire Family Turns Transgender https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-ba... Washington Examiner: 77% black births to single moms, 49% for Hispanic immigrants http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/77-...
We touched on things in the news (Judge Roy Moore's sexual harassment accuser, who with Gloria Allred tried to use a yearbook as "evidence" against him), then talked about how "love conquers all." What does it mean? How? If you have anger, you don't truly know. And how should young parents raise their kids in a godly home? Leave the children alone and work on yourself — and drop the "Christian talk." Jesse urged people to watch The Great White Hope (President Trump) to see how he handles situations. Children of God don't overreact to the issues of life. Donald Trump sets a good example of this. Church Sunday 11am PT http://rebuildingtheman.com/church
Remember the assignment from last Sunday? (https://youtu.be/wejBhbN1eGk) Pay attention to yourself, what the devils telling you, what you're feeling and thinking. Watch that without any opinion, even though Satan tries to make you have an opinion. We started out discussing several news stories and what they mean: about the illegal alien who was found "not guilty" for killing Kate Steinle in San Francisco (President Trump WILL Build the Wall); about a 10-year-old black girl who committed suicide after being "bullied" (really her parents failed her); about a lesbian Michigan political candidate for Attorney General named Dana Nessel who's so-called "married" to a woman and has twin sons and is attacking men; and about Prince Harry of England who SHOULD NOT marry the mixed-race divorced American feminist actress. Then we talked about what it means to have a reprobate mind, from Romans 1 verses 24-32. (It's not just about homosexuals, but all people with anger. All angry people worship the creature instead of the creator.)
http://rebuildingtheman.com/church Jesse told the story of a friend's son who committed suicide on Thanksgiving Day. He jumped off a bridge. He was 41-years-old. Why didn't he overcome his issues and learn how to deal with life in the right way? It's a spiritual battle, and we cannot overcome our own issues. (Suicide is selfish. Many people commit suicide over the holidays. This man was taking psychotropic drugs. He hated his father, and also himself.)
Jesse asked people if they know themselves or see themselves. When you know yourself, you don't care what others think. But you can't make it happen. You must endure. You must forgive your father and mother. You must not judge or hate yourself or anyone. Rather, know yourself. Self-knowledge is a state of nonjudgmental attention, without asking, "Why?" In reality, we are no good (but in our fallen state we think we are somebody). Why shouldn't you suffer? Who are you that you do not deserve what you get in life? So pray.
Assignment for this week: Pay attention to yourself, what the devils telling you, what you're feeling and thinking. Watch that without any opinion, even though Satan tries to make you have an opinion.
Do your prayer and put God first, pay attention throughout the day.
We followed up on the Biblical Questions about guilt: Should a man tell his wife/girlfriend if he cheats? And: Is it a sin to break the Ten Commandments?
Jesse mentions The Hake Report with Joel and Esteban (Sundays 9am PT http://thehakereport.com). Joel talked about returning to his father and no longer judging him which previously prevented him seeing him as he really is. Most people resent their mothers. The sin is the anger, the judgment. You should not hate. But if you must hate one person, it's best to hate your mother, as opposed to your father. Because you must love your father in order to return to God, and then you can love all people. You should love and honor both parents. Until God causes you to forgive, you cannot see. Then, Jesse asked, do you prefer profit or wages? One man Jesse came across online said that your life will not change until you change it. The government will not change your life. Jesse urges one man to forgive his mother so that he can be a man with his girlfriend or wife. Be honest but realize she can't help herself. Jesse also urges to move away from mothers and mothers-in-law, because they interfere with the marriage. (One Armenian man said he allowed his mother-in-law to live with them, because he thought it was the right thing to do; he says that the Bible says the man should leave, but not necessarily the wife. But he resented the situation, even though she didn't fight with him.) You should never cheat. If you feel like you have to cheat, you should end the relationship, to show you respect the woman, and it makes her trust men. But if you do cheat, you should not tell the woman. She will never forgive or trust you again. Many people disagree, and we discuss it.
Jesse talked about his speaking engagement at The Remembrance Project in Washington, D.C., where Steve Bannon was keynote speaker. Jesse told about how the illegal aliens are hurting the black community first, but they don't know it because they're angry and brainwashed to believe whites are "racist" (which isn't even a real thing) against them and against brown Hispanic people. Then Jesse asks the questions: Are you willing to bear your own cross? What does it mean to bear your own cross? Jesse brings up the way parents mess up their children, and how we are now ourselves — we are whoever we are traumatized by, usually our mothers, but sometimes our fathers. Jesse brought up Tyrese Gibson who made a scene on social media crying, "Don't take my baby!" One thing: We don't have friends. And another: You deserve everything you get in life. Jesse told one young man not to use "Christian" talk or Bible talk when he does not know it for himself. Satan imitates what's right, the light, and fools you into thinking you have the truth when you don't. Esteban from The Hake Report with Joel and Esteban talked about how he was into the spirit of New Age and Magick, and he thought he was better than others. It's an ego boost, but it's not real. Similarly, Christians repeat things they hear from people they look up to, or things in the Bible, thinking they are right, when they are not.
Jesse points out that people believe in the Bible instead of believing in GOD. What you believe in controls you — that's where your faith lies, and stops there. You tell yourself you believe in God, and in your fallen state make up excuses of why things are wrong, why you're angry, have fear, doubt, anger and sin. Children of God cannot have anger. But people claim "Jesus was angry," and they think you need anger to act. In John chapter 5, verses 39-40, Jesus said, "You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life." We've been taught wrong. People have the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and not LIFE. Even conservatives on the right are no better than the left, the liberals. They have no power, because they've not returned to the Father. They're mean, they turn on you, judge you, and don't give you a chance to be wrong — they have no compassion.
More on this topic: Do You Believe in the Bible, or Do You Believe in God? (Church, May 28) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMHi0... Many Have Faith in the Bible, But Not in God (Church, June 4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F3SK...
Jesse answered questions about anger, relationships, family, single parenthood, divorce, remarriage, letting go emotionally of a man or woman who's an ex.
Jesse asked his new Biblical Question of the Week: Was Jesus resurrected before he died, or was he resurrected after he died? Some were confused by the question, as well as the answer, at first. We also talked about the Boy Scouts accepting girls into the organization, which is about destroying masculinity. Toward the end of the service, one man disagreed — he thinks we should abandon old fashioned gender roles and segregation by race and sex. Jesse invited him onto a new podcast with millennial Christian BOND guys: The Hake Report with Joel and Esteban (http://thehakereport.com). Another man talked about his longstanding anger, which came in part from his mother. Although he's talked with her about forgiving her for doing her best, he never expressly forgave her. He also was weak and let down his children; he married a Puerto Rican woman as a young man, but he was not the husband and father he should have been. We also talked about Harvey Weinstein: Are you driven to do things you do not want to do? What caused the women who were his alleged victims to put career ahead of what was right, and remain silent so long? What caused Harvey's associates to remain silent, if they knew about his issues?
Today Jesse briefly mentioned the Las Vegas shooting, and a Bronx high school stabbing by a homosexual or "bisexual" Hispanic boy who attacked black supposed "bullies," killing one and putting the other in a coma for two days. We talked about getting over fear and doubt. Jesse said that when you have anger you have fear and doubt and can't speak up. So you must forgive. Until then, doubt every thought, because every thought is a lie. A woman watching online asked: Is anger the woman's spirit? Yes, but it's not even her natural state, but it's the fallen state. When a man is angry, he's acting like a woman. But women are not supposed to act that way either. Love your father, and you will not be controlled by anger. We also talked about decisions — you don't make decisions. The decisions are made for you based on the inclination of the heart. If you're inclined toward good, you will do your father's will. If your heart is inclined toward evil, you will do the will of your father the devil, and he will take you into hell. You don't have your own will, and you don't create your own thoughts.
At Church we talked about cremation, getting old, virtue, anger, and an Army Ranger NFL player apologizing for standing for the National Anthem. Read more: http://rebuildingtheman.com/church-wi...
http://rebuildingtheman.com/church Sunday, Sep 24, 2017, Jesse talked about how NFL players are kneeling to protest over the imaginary problems of "racism" and "police brutality" — two things that don't even exist. These wicked people are misleading and brainwashing young black children and others to hate whites, police, and America. When have blacks stood for good in the last 60 years? But too many Americans are addicted to their spectator sports to boycott and give it up. But President Trump suggested coaches fire players who refuse to stand for the National Anthem, saying "Get that son of a b— off the field...!" Jesse celebrated that finally a white man is telling the truth boldly and not backing down. Now people will see and follow his good example.
Jesse also asked, Do you want to be great? What does it mean to be great? He later answered: There is no such thing as being great. You can be great at doing something, but you yourself are not great. And he asked, How many people are addicted to something? He also answered this later: There's no such thing as being addicted. You're not addicted; you're fallen. You've fallen away from the father, and you yearn for him, but fill it with other people and things. You need love but you don't have it. So commit to prayer. You can get over anything. How do you believe and have faith? People try to answer. Jesse says, Doubt every thought. Doubt the lie and believe the truth. Adam doubted the truth and so believed the lie. We must do the reverse.
http://rebuildingtheman.com/church Sunday, Sep 17, In Church, we discussed why fathers and mothers do not raise righteous men (or women) today. Most men hold onto anger and do not forgive. Therefore, they remain insecure, indecisive, and lacking in self-control. Although God created us in his image, we are weak and fall short due to our un-forgiveness, our lack of faith. Men remain needy and lonely, but they do not see their longing is for their father, for God. Instead, they look to women and other things that do not fulfill them. Women recognize this weakness as wrong.
We talked more about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. God put his Spirit in us as common sense, but we reject what's right and lose common sense. Most lack common sense today.
Jesse recognized a young man who is firm in how he treats his girlfriend. The girlfriend respects him in not "taking mess," as Jesse described it. Other guys she knows just let her "win" arguments, but he does not cave into her when she is wrong.
A young lady asked if it could work that she remain with her boyfriend who already has a child. Jesse has said that a child wants his real father and mother only — not any stepparent. Jesse urged her not to get between the father and his child, nor the mother and the child. If they truly do right in that way, they may "survive."
Jesse explains that if we never listened to any thought in our imagination, we will never go wrong. A couple of men talk about separating from their thoughts, rather than going with them. God said to be present with him at all times: Pray without ceasing. Meanwhile, Satan has something to say about all things — he thinks he knows, and makes you think you know.
Jesse talks briefly about a new show with BOND guys called The Hake Report with Joel and Esteban (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFge...). One listener notes that people into music are immature and into feelings — music is like a drug to soothe the pain, but distractions like this prevent you from returning to the Father.
Jesse tells a story about a husband making the decision to go to the military, to which the wife bristled at first. But they went with it anyway, and she called it the best decision of her life. God said to bring every thought into captivity. Every thought is a setup.
The way you live today in the presence of God will determine how your future will be. But you cannot make yourself better from within. We are not in control of anything — just look at the hurricanes. We can die or lose everything. When you reflect, you see this, and fear God. You can't even make another human being love you. But some guys try so hard to win women, spending money or, when they lose her, even killing themselves.
Ladies, any man who has sex with you before marriage will cheat on you after marriage. The Lord won't fix it. Do right now while dating. Otherwise, there's no self-control.
One young man talked about needing to let go of a girl he cared about who already had a boyfriend. (He doesn't believe in God, but is here because he wants to.) She cheated on her boyfriend to be with him, and he knew it.
This young man also talks about getting mad at the silliest things. He does not plan to forgive his mother, because she won't cooperate with him to improve their relationship. But you can't make a deal with your mother.
Another woman talked about going through pain and stress, but not deciding or judging about it. Jesse's working with someone ("in Kuwait") with a "disorder." The parents, especially the father, "saves" the person from suffering from their mistakes. So the father is the one creating the disorder.
When you forgive someone, you don't feel you owe them anything. Only guilty people feel they owe you something.
If you want to get better in life...
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Cut out sex before marriage, and protect your children. It's so common it almost seems normal. Now they want to teach it to fourth graders.
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Connect with your father. No LGBT parents or stepparents.
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Face your mothers. Jesse got a call from a woman originally from South Korea. She was devastated by her adopted parents. She thanked Jesse for pointing out what mothers do to children.
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No dating online. Seek first the kingdom of God and his right way, and the date will come. Let life happen naturally. It is weakness to go online to date.
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Get rid of your anger. Forgive. Become as a little child. Be free from the world — in it, but not of it. Then you won't have fear and can deal with anybody in any situation. Return to courage.
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Parents, do not allow your adult children to live in your home, unmarried, with another man or woman, and having sex inside your home. We are created in the image of God.