ONENESS # 2
One-Mind equals
One-Ness
Brian Kocourek
Last Sunday we
began a new message of brother Branham's which I am very excited about. This message is from
his sermon on ONENESS which used to be titled ONENESS WITH GOD. But we
shall call it simply ONENESS for that is
what brother Branham called it Himself.
We read from PP. # 3 as
follows:
3 ONENESS 62-0211 "I was here
last Sunday night and spoke on the subject of Communion
before the communion service. Communion is not taking bread, commune means "talk to, commune
back, talk with someone."
We focused our attention
on this thought of brother Branham's in introducing this message on
ONENESS. Now remember that we are studying the Message
ONENESS, and oneness with God is the theme of his sermon. So
all our thoughts then must focus upon this
"ONENESS". Yet here he begins to talk about his last
sermon on communion and he
let's you know that communion is not just some form of worship of taking bread, but it means to communicate.
Now, as I said
last week, I believe that he was not saying this in vain. So
we see right from the beginning that ONENESS has something
to do with communication. Notice, he says,
"Commune means to <talk to, commune back, talk with
someone.>" So it is not a one sided effort, as he said, to
"commune back" or to "talk to someone" which means
there must be a two way
relationship, but it is focused upon one thought.
How could you hold
a conversation with someone who was thinking different thoughts. When you
commune or have real communion with someone, you must both be in the same
wavelength or shall we say the same mindset, in order for you to have
communion together.
I.CORINTHIANS
1: 9-10 God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of
his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 1:10 Now I
beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
ye all speak the same thing, and
[that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly
joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
So we see
then that fellowship is based upon having the same mind. Now
then who's mind do we want to have? I
certainly don't want you to have my mind. If you seek
to have my mind or my opinion you will be lost, unless
my mind and my opinion are ONE with
God's mind and His opinion. I don't want my own opinion. And if you
seek to have someone else opinion you will be lost as
well. Our opinions mean nothing. It's only His
opinion, His thoughts that are worth keeping. So we
must get ourselves in neutral to our own thoughts. It's what God says, that's what we
want to hold onto.
LUKE
Now the word used here
for the word LIFE is a Greek word PSUCHE: Now the word PSUCHE generally
speaking is the individual life, the living being, whereas
ZOE is the life of that being. So it refers to you
as an individual, set apart from all
other individuals by your own special
nature or attributes and characteristics. The seat of the personality, or the soul.
MATTHEW.11:29 Take my
yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
shall find rest unto your souls. That is PSUCHE.
Now this word
PSUCHE is also used in the scripture to refer to heart which also
as we have studied refers to the mind.
EPHESIANS.1:17
- 18
That the
God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto
you the spirit of wisdom and revelation
in the knowledge of him: <18> The eyes of
your heart <PSUCHE> your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know
what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of
the glory of his
inheritance in the saints,
Now notice, it says,
"That the eyes of your heart <PSUCHE> may be what? Enlightened. And what does that mean?
Illuminated. You come to understanding. And understanding what? The
Father of GLORY. Now don't forget, unless you receive what was
spoken of in verses 13-14 which is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, you are in
no way ready to
receive the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation in
the Knowledge of Him.
So it is dealing
with the condition of your Soul, your heart as it says here, your PSUCHE
Now this word also is
used in scripture to refer to the mind.
PHILIPPIANS.1:27
Only let your conversation be as it becometh
the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or
else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit,
with one mind <PSUCHE> striving together for the faith of the
gospel;
So as I said earlier, we
see that fellowship is based upon having the same mind. And as LUKE
Then notice verse
<26> For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my
words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he
shall come in his own glory <doxa> , and [in his]
Father's,<in his father’s what?> <DOXA> and of the holy
angels. Not the unholy angels but the HOLY ANGELS. Their what?
DOXA! And what is the Doxa? It's GOD's own opinion or assessment of
Himself.
So getting back to
I.CORINTHIANS 1: 9 10 we read: 1:9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye were
called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 1:10
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions
among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined
together in the same mind and in the same
judgment.
So as I said, fellowship
has to do with having the same mind. And not my mind or your mind but God's
mind. My opinion doesn't mean one thing to God and neither does
yours. It's His OPINION that counts. What did He say about it.
That's what we want to come to.
So we see that
brother Branham began this message on ONENESS by letting us know it
has to do with communion which He says is to communicate. And
communication or fellowship can only come when both parties are in one
mind and one accord.
Now he would not
be opening up this sermon with this thought if this was not a
very important principle for us to follow. So let's see where
he goes with this thought.
PP. 5 ONENESS 62-0211 This morning's message I'm speaking on the
subject of Oneness. And I--I want to take my time and try to make
it just as... lay it out just as perfectly as I know how. And I desire
your prayers as you have gathered. <PP. 6> And now I want you to turn,
if you have a Bible and like to
read with me, to the 1st chapter of Hebrews, first. And I want to read
the first three verses of the 1st chapter of Hebrews, and then Genesis
1:26 and 7, to tie that together. And no man can say anything that's worth
saying unless God helps him say it. And--and that's along
the Message this morning, too, of the
ONENESS of the people and God.
Now in Hebrews the 1st
chapter, we read this: God, who at sundry times... in divers
manners spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath
in this last days spoken unto us through his... by his Son,
whom he has appointed heir of all things, by
whom also he made the worlds;
"Who being in the
brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and
upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by
himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty
on high;"
And now over in
Genesis, the 1st chapter and the 27th, 26th and 27th verse, I read this. And God said, Let us make
man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have
dominion over the fish
of the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth. So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God created he him; male
and femalecreated he them.
Now why
would he read from these two scriptures? What do they both
have in common? < ? > In Hebrews 1 it speaks of Jesus, that He is the
brightness of the Fathers Glory.
What does that mean? He is the effulgence. The radiance
coming forth from God Himself. And it says He is
theExpress Image of God. Is that What it says? And What is God? He's the
Word.
JOHN.1:1 In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
So we see that Hebrews
chapter one here speaks of Christ, that He is God. The very out raying or
emanation of God Himself. ONENESS. Pure ONENESS with God.
Not two but One coming out of as a reflection of
the Source.
Now if that is
what Hebrews is telling us. What then about the other
scripture that brother Branham is using for his
text. Genesis chapter 1?
GENESIS.1:26 And God
said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the
cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God
created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him;
male and female created he them.
Now, notice: And
God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: So God
created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him;
Why? Why? Why is
brother Branham using this scripture? Why does he tie it together with
Hebrews chapter 1: Can you see what he is driving at? What is Genesis telling
us?
God created man in His
own image. In Genesis chapter
JOHN.1:1
In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
So what Image did we
come forth in? The Word! God's own image!
Now remember how he
opened up this message. He first talked about communion. A ONENESS through
communion, to communicate. But then he went right from that thought to
this one seed. WHY?
What is there about this
communion and seed that tie together?
JOHN.8:37 – 48
I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill
me, be cause my word hath no place in you. <38>
I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which
ye have seen with your father. <39> They answered and said unto
him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's
children, ye would do the works of Abraham. <40> But now ye seek to
kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this
did not Abraham. <41> Ye do the deeds of your father. Then
said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father,
[even] God. <42> Jesus said unto them, If God were your
Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth
and came from God; neither came I of
myself, but he sent me. <43> Why do ye not understand
my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word. <44> Ye are of
[your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.
He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because
there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of
his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. <45>
And because I tell [you] the truth, ye believe me not.
<46> Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say
the truth, why do ye not believe me? <47> He that is of God
heareth God's words: ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye are not
of God.
So you can see the tie
between seed and Word or the communion of fellowship around the Word. He that is of God heareth God's Word.
What a statement.
A communion of the Eternal mind. God and His seed, joined together
in ONE purpose, one thought, one opinion.
I JOHN 3:2 Beloved,
now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what
we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear,
we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. <3> And
every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is
pure.
It says that
it may not appear to be that way, but at
the Appearing we are
to come into the very image of our Father because we see him and are changed to be
like Him.
Why do you think
the Appearing is a period of time more or less extended. We've got
some changing to do before we get our body change. Romans 12 says,
we are transformed by the renewing of our mind. So our minds must be renewed
first.
II PETER
I JOHN.4:17 Herein is our
love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as
he is, so are we in this world.
Now
according to Genesis 1:11, how can we be as he is
unless we are His seed. For God's law of reproduction says that
each seed must bring forth after it's kind.
And, if he is the
Word, then we must come into the same divine thoughts,
opinion, & assessment or Glory as our Father. In His
image, and He is the Word.
PHILIPPIANS.2:2
Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the
same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.
PHILIPPIANS.2:5
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
PHILIPPIANS 3:16
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us
walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
ROMANS 12:16 [Be] of
the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but
condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your
own conceits.
I PETER.4:1 Forasmuch
then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves
likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased
from sin;
That is to
cease from unbelief. And you know what I think. I could
be wrong here, but I believe it will take that squeeze to cause us
to suffer in the flesh that will cause us to cease from our
unbelief. I hope not, but at the rate we are progressing it would
take another 6,000 years to completely let go and let God.
I think I'm going
to enjoy this message very much. I don't want to dwell too much on this thought here because I want
to move right ahead in this study to see just what brother Branham
makes of this thought on ONENESS. But if you will just ask yourself
in
viewing these two scriptures that he brought out as his text for this
message, you've got to see that he is going to bring us to a place we should
know who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. So
let's read on and find out some more. Let's continue now as he prays:
PP. 8 ONENESS
62-0211 Now let's
bow our heads just a moment as we pray. And I'm sure that there's
many requests in the audience of this size, so perhaps
we just raise up our hand to God, who has a request, and let him by this
make it known that we have something that we want prayer for. God grant to each
one of you.
PP. 9 ONENESS
62-0211 Lord, we have assembled under the roof of
this Tabernacle, and we are thankful to have the roof over us
today, but our coming together was for a greater purpose than this.
We feel that by the promise of God we have assembled under the wings of the
Almighty. That He, as a hen would cover her chickens, would protect us from all
that we are desiring Him to protect us from. That He would
hover over us and nourish us and would give us today our
daily bread, both physically and spiritually, that we might
have the sustaining strength of body to walk about upon the earth,
and the sustaining power of the Holy Spirit to bring the Word of God to a
hungry people. And to leave here with It upon our lips and in our hearts,
with such fresh anointing Oil that we'd be able to tell others of
the day that we are living, and the condition of time. God, we are
fully trusting in You. There is no other place left that no
one could go to. We feel as Peter did, that day when
Jesus said, "Will you go also?"........
10 ONENESS 62-0211
" He said, "Lord,
where would we go? Thou alone has the Words of Eternal Life."
And that's why we gather in Your Name
this morning, because Thou alone has the Words of Eternal Life. And we
pray that You'll make this so real to each of us today that our
hearts will burn within us. Our souls will be strengthened,
our bodies healed, our
spirits healed, our souls made anew, created after the fashion that God
would have us."
I would just like
to stop here and say one thing. I do not say this in
boast, God is my witness. But the manna we have been
feeding on these past few years can not even be
compared to anything else, anywhere, in this message
with the exception, being those who see the same thing we are
looking at. That Christ is here. And I do not say this of myself, but
what I'm telling you is that we are tapped into a fountain of Life,
Eternal Life.
And In the book of REVELATION.22:17
"And the Spirit and
the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is
a-thirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."
ONENESS, tapped
into the
You think I can get up
here and preach the kind of messages that have brought you into His
presence week in and week out by my own power? You would have to be
crazy. It's not me. It's God. I've only yielded my mind to Him. My
heart to Him. And all that I ask
is for you to do the same.
Brother, we sit
here and hear what we hear week in and week out and God opens up to us
windows and glimpses of ETERNITY and we go away and remain
the same? There's something wrong with our
thinking.
All I can say is what
brother Branham said, "Me, I'm just a man, my words will
fail. We're not feeding on a man, a man's words will fail.
But we are feeding on the unfailing body word of the Son of Man!"
And He's here.
Where else could
we go, for thou alone has the Words of Eternal Life.
PP. 11 ONENESS -- JEFF.IN -- V-10 N-2 --
62-0211
Father, I pray that You'll
give strength to those who are standing in the rooms and
around the walls, and in the vestibule around. I pray that You'll give
them strength. And, knowing this is going on tape, that'll go to many
different nations, out into the lands and the tribes of the earth. And,
God, we are trusting wholly in Thee. Just give us the strength and
the Word and the anointing, that it might be just the way You
would have it for this hour. We commit ourselves to Thee now,
our listening, our voice, our attention, all that we are, we
commit to Thee, that Thou would move in us. Work through us
and manifest Your great Presence with us. For we ask it in Jesus'
Name, Thy Son. Amen.
What is he
saying the purpose of this sermon is? "That Thou would
move in us. Work through us and manifest
Your great Presence with us." Then he continues....
PP. 12 ONENESS -- JEFF.IN -- V-10 N-2 --
62-0211
The word oneness means: "to be
one with." Oneness, "united," And, now,
this is quite a subject, and it deserves a lot more attention
than I am able to give it, and more than most
any person on earth could be able to give. But I
would like to express to you my opinion of it, and, with what
God will give us.
Now, in this, it's
teaching doctrine. And to the brethren who may hear this tape, I trust
that it will not be an offense, but it will be to
cause you to take this very considerably, under
consideration, rather. That you would study it
prayerfully, carefully, and weigh it out in the balance of God's Word, to
see whether it be of God or not.
PP. 13 ONENESS -- JEFF.IN -- V-10 N-2 --
62-0211
For I believe that that's the way we
should do always, weigh things with the Word, because
the Word is the only Thing that will be able to remain. Jesus
said, "Both heaven and earth will pass away, but My Word shall not pass
away." That's why I believe It, and to believe It to be God's program. I
believe that is the finished work of God wrote out in Word.
Therefore, that if anything would be contrary to that Word,
it could not be God or God's plan. I believe It is the
program. Now, the Spirit of God in the Word makes the Word live Itself,
act Itself out. It brings the Word to life, like a seed.
Let me repeat this last
statement in closing: Now, the Spirit of God in the Word makes the
Word live Itself, act Itself out. It brings the Word to life, like
a seed.
If we were made in the
Image of God and God is the Word, Then we must come forth as this
Word that He is talking about. When the Spirit of God comes into
the Word, first in the prophet and now in you and me, what will it do? It
will make the word live itself out, and act itself out. It brings the Word to
Life, like a seed he said.
EPHESIANS.2:1 - 10
And you
[hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses
and sins; <2> Wherein in
time past ye walked according to the course of this world,
according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now
worketh in the children of disobedience: <3> Among whom also we all had our conversation
in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of
the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the
children of wrath, even as others. <4> But
God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he
loved us, <5> Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened
us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) <6> And
hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in
heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus: <7> That in the ages to
come
he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward
us through Christ Jesus. <8> For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the
gift of God: <9> Not of works, lest any man should boast.
<10> For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good
works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
PP. 18 DESPERATION 63-0901 :
Now, there's just
not... No certain evidence. See? What was you before this
Token was applied? What are you after It's applied? What was
your desires before, and what is your desires after? Then you
know whether the Token's applied or not.
...PRAY...