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    God’S Fruitful Garden: A Book of Hope and Encouragement
    God’S Fruitful Garden: A Book of Hope and Encouragement
    God’S Fruitful Garden: A Book of Hope and Encouragement
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    God’S Fruitful Garden: A Book of Hope and Encouragement

    By Carmel Carberry

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    My husband John and I became Christians thirty years ago. Over the years we have progressively learnt how to gain victory over depression, illness and so many other issues of life.

    Today we have the privilege of running a Home Fellowship in Bedford (England) called GARDENLAND where our groups are committed to helping oneanother grow in Gods Word, as we study together using The Charis Bible College Correspondence Course.

    Gods Fruitful Garden has been written with the vision of inspiring hope to the reader, as I share my testimony along with words of encouragement and some revelations that God has given along the way. My prayer is that you will hear The Fathers heart of love for you personally through these pages.

    To the honour of Jesus,
    Carmel Carberry
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateOct 3, 2012
    ISBN9781477234266
    God’S Fruitful Garden: A Book of Hope and Encouragement
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    Carmel Carberry

    Carmel Carberry (Author of “God’s Fruitful Garden”) continues to lead a Home Fellowship (in Bedford, UK) with her husband John, where their groups study together using the Charis Bible College Correspondence Course

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      God’S Fruitful Garden - Carmel Carberry

      © 2012 by Carmel Carberry. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 09/28/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-3425-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-3424-2 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-3426-6 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

      CONTENTS

      Foreword

      Introduction

      Chapter One

      False Beliefs

      Chapter Two

      God’s Mercies Are New Every Morning

      Chapter Three

      How Does Your Garden Grow?

      Chapter Four

      Life In The Spirit

      Chapter Five

      A New Way Of Living

      Chapter Six

      Reaping Where Tears Have Sown

      Chapter Seven

      The Garden Is In Bloom

      Chapter Eight

      Pruning Promotes Growth

      Chapter Nine

      All Can Be God’s Fruitful Garden

      Chapter Ten

      The Word Of Life

      Chapter Eleven

      Something To Build Your Life On

      Chapter Twelve

      Heart Felt Worship

      Chapter Thirteen

      The Future

      Chapter Fourteen

      Our Hope And Great Reward

      All indicted Scripture quotations are taken from the following versions of the Holy Bible (used by permission, all rights reserved):

      New International Version (NIV)

      Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

      The Message (The Message)

      Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson

      Amplified Bible (Amplified)

      Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation

      King James Version (KJV)

      By Public Domain

      New King James Version (NKJV)

      Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

      Good News Translation (GNT)

      Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society

      New Life Version (NLV)

      Copyright © 1969 by Christian Literature International

      New Century Version (NCV)

      Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

      Foreword

      John and Carmel are very dear friends whom I’ve had the privilege of knowing for several years. The more I’ve fellowshipped with them, the more I have been edified, instructed, humbled, and helped.

      Carmel has come through depression and long term illness, having learned step by step how to face these issues and overcome day by day by faith in God’s holy Word.

      In this first book of hers, Carmel openly and passionately shares from her heart their story of how God turned things around for them and for their good.

      She encourages and spurs others on to place their trust in Christ, give top priority to the Scriptures as revealed in the Holy Bible and learn the way of the Spirit—in order to enjoy the blessed, victorious and overflowing life that Jesus came to give.

      Many people have all kinds of false notions about God and in a day of such confusion, this book opens one’s eyes to Scriptural truths that you will grasp and enjoy the benefits of.

      Be blessed.

      Revd. George Irwin

      Zoe Ministries

      P. O. Box 13

      Nainital—Uttarakhand 263001

      India

      Introduction

      Life is rarely an easy road to travel, so this book is dedicated to an Awesome God who is the best navigator to travel any road with!

      Psalm 119:105

      Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

      I am thankful to great parents and family, and the many special friends I’ve made along the way. Also for people who have prayed for me, including the Sunday School Teacher I never knew who told my mother that he would pray for me when I was only a child.

      Somehow, I always ‘felt’ the presence of God from my earliest memory but cannot explain why. I would draw ‘sketches’ of the face of Jesus but am not sure who told me about Him. However, as I grew, my image of God became tainted with an unbiblical understanding of what He is really like.

      My name was originally ‘Carmen’, named by my mother after a special friend she made during her time in Malta, while my dad was stationed there during the years he served in the Royal Navy.

      The name is a beautiful name and means ‘Garden’. My mum and I kept in touch with my ‘Aunt’ Carmen in Malta all through my growing up years. After my mother died, I continued to keep communication with my mum’s friend, exchanging letters and gifts each Christmas, even though we had never met.

      When I got to know Jesus later in life, God spoke to me to amplify this lovely name into something that would have significant meaning for the rest of my life. This book explores the wonderful truths He revealed to me as I learnt more about Him whilst exploring why He spoke the name I now use.

      Today, I am married to an enduring man called John, and we have two amazing sons called Peter and Matthew. We are also blessed with a wonderful daughter-in-law (to be) called Georgie who is such a treasure.

      I want to thank the many spiritual mothers and fathers within local church family who have added richness to our spiritual life over the years and from whom John and I have gleaned many great truths.

      Special thanks go to Andrew Wommack Ministries and Charis Bible College for their outstanding teaching from which we have learned so much in recent years, and for always being full of love and support. They are a great blessing to the worldwide Body of Christ.

      I pray you may know more about our wonderful Heavenly Father who loves you and I completely, always, for all time. I hope my story will bless and encourage your heart as I share how God can turn any barren wasteland into a wonderful fruitful garden, preserved and cherished by Him.

      Ephesians 3:14-21 (NIV)

      For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

      Carmel Carberry

      CHAPTER ONE

      False Beliefs

      •   How could God love me?

      I always loved God, even as a child, but never really felt I could truly please Him. I often felt that I was not ‘good enough’ so tried tirelessly to be ‘good’. I remember reading passages in the Old Testament which perplexed me, and yet I understood that God is love (1 John 4:8).

      There were lots of things that didn’t seem to ‘add up’ as I pondered information I was taught during school assemblies and at local Sunday school. I thought I was ‘basically good’ but felt condemned if I slipped up in any way. However, during my growing up years I discovered that I was not so ‘good’ after all!

      Romans 3:23 (KJV)

      For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God

      As a teenager I believed I had failed God completely so gave up trying. I thought He could not possibly love me anymore. But this was a FALSE BELIEF, an ignorance of the truth that God loves always, at all times.

      Jeremiah 31:3 and 1 John 4:19 (NKJV)

      The

      Lord

      has appeared of old to me, saying: Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with loving-kindness I have drawn you . . . We love Him, because He first loved us

      •   Religious misunderstanding

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