The Carpenter’s Tools: Fasteners of Faith

By Lynette Awls

The Carpenter’s Tools is the first book in a series on how Jesus taught us to live by his examples in the world. It is an easy-to-understand guide through the mysteries of God that will enlighten and enrich your spirit. If you are a new believer or a seasoned saint, you will find insight and practical application to everyday life situations. This book was birthed from the Deeper Dimensions in Christ ministry. Prophetess Lynette Awls hosts a weekly podcast every Tuesday 7:30 p.m. EST on JHM Radio. You can hear previous podcasts on our website www.ddic.cc.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 29, 2019
• ISBN: 9781546271727

Lynette Awls

Prophetess Lynette Awls have been in ministry for twenty years where she started out as a missionary in the Church of God in Christ. In 2000 she became a licensed Evangelist under the tutelage of Bishop Ernest Hawkins where she received the Apostolic Doctrine at Apostolic Faith Temple located in Youngstown, Ohio. There she met Pastor James Hawkins and in 2006 moved to Toledo OH to help him and his wife start a church by being the church administrator. That same year Evangelist met her husband Charles DeWayne Awls and they were married by Pastor Hawkins on December 29, 2007. On December 31st, 2007, the Lord gave her a sermon called, “The Lord is changing your name.” As she was preaching the watch night service God told her she was being elevated to prophetess. Soon after, the Lord told her and her husband to move to Houston, TX where she currently resides. She is now under the tutelage of District Elder David Allen Jr and attends Christ Temple Apostolic Church located at 6202 Lockwood Dr.

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Published by AuthorHouse  01/28/2019

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Contents

The Introduction

Chapter 1   The Etymology of Faith

Chapter 2   The Trichotomy of Man

Chapter 3   Temporary Clamps= The Testimony Of The Saints

Chapter 4   The Saw which is the Word of God

Epilogue

The Introduction

"IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED the heaven and the earth." Gen 1:1 KJV

"In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was made." John 1:1-3 KJV

"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. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Gen 1:27 KJV

"Through faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God so that the things which are seen were not made of the things which do appear." Hebrews 11:3

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matt 1:23 KJV

"Is not this the carpenter?….." Mark 6:3 KJV

As we read the scriptures, we understand that it is God’s nature to create. In fact, one of the many names that we know Him is Elohim which means Judge or Creator in the Hebrew language. So, it is no surprise that when our Savior came to earth, His profession would be a carpenter. The carpenter desires to build, frame, construct or repair wooden things. If you were to interview a Carpenter and asked him why he chose that profession, most would tell you it was because they wanted to create unique and beautiful things. They get great joy and pleasure out of knowing they have helped someone build a home or furnish the house. Some carpenters like to take old doors, furniture or scraps of wood and rebuild or remodel them to look new. They scrape away all the old paint or stain, and if the wood has any flaws, broken or rough edges then they repair those flaws, mend the broken pieces and smooth out the sharp edges. A carpenter would tell you that during the restoration process, you must take the wood back to its original form. You must strip away all old products that have been worn away or painted over several times to give it the appearance of being restored in order to see the true wood grain. Sometimes the wood has been stained or discolored, and you must sand away a layer to get down to the good wood grain. The restoration process can be very lengthy and tedious, but the outcome is well worth it. Many times, you see the before, and after picture, you can barely believe it’s the same piece of wood. It takes patience, dedication, and sacrifice to be a good carpenter. It takes years of study and practice. The carpenter must be skillful during the process because once he has cut off or discarded a portion of the wood, he cannot attach it back without artificial help, so the carpenter makes sure that what he is cutting off, he no longer need. Now let’s look at this process from a spiritual point of view.

In the spiritual realm,