Warrior's Abode

2012 And Beyond

2012-01-26T15:43:00.000-08:00

2012 And Beyond…

GOVERNMENTS

This year will be a year of the humbling of governments as the Kingdom Of God begins to manifest.

KINGDOM OF GOD

I see this as a year of the manifestation of the kingdom of God. Many have been stuck in the revelation of the kingdom, this year they will manifest the kingdom. I see a deeper understanding of the government of God and how it functions. This will also be a year of the humble being exalted.

SEATTLE

I saw a bright cloud floating over Seattle. Seattle has been known for being a pioneer of creative talent. I see a release of the spiritual pilgrims. These pilgrims will bring forth a new form of creativity in the arts. I hear a new sword and I see a new vision. I see a fresh fire being released into the streets of Seattle. That which has been gray will become white.

1994 – 2001

I speak to you. Some of you had an encounter with God between the years of 1994 – 2001. He brought you out of the dumpster. He brought you out of despair and misery. He brought you into His marvelous light. It seems like you have been battling every since. I see God brining peace to you this year. This will be the year that you receive the revelation and manifestation of the seal. You are sealed and have been paid for with the price of His blood. I speak to the Moses inside of you. Moses you have been hidden for much too long. Just as you had a miraculous encounter between the years of 1994 – 2001; I see another encounter. This encounter will awaken you from the slumber and you will remember the way things use to be. You will remember who you are. And although in the past you have went in your own strength and have failed; this year you will go in His strength and succeed. Take up your staff and walk. The staff will not longer bite you.

FANTASY, HORROR AND SCI FI
I see a release of these genres in books and films. I see a release of the prophetic and mystical realms of Glory. These are the genres that big ideas come from. The types of ideas that make people think. I see not only big ideas coming from these genres but the mind of Christ being released through them. I see impartation through books and movie screens. People being transformed by the mind of Christ and released into the prophetic. I see a mighty blow to humanism as these types of films and books are released. I see a new way of thinking and a new type of visionary. A new normal will come forth.

TRADITIONS OF MEN

As the government of God is released the traditions of men will be made plain and will become a mockery. I see whole movements drying up because they are mere words with no power.

THE ARROGANT AND THE HUMBLE

I see this as a year with the rise and fall of the arrogant. I see public people like political leaders and business men who will rise up like a comet and then fall down just as quick to be forgotten. It will happen because of their arrogance. I see people coming out of the shadows and becoming leaders because of their humility. I see humble business men with the eyes of eagles prospering in business. I also see those who have publically mocked God becoming the greatest spokespeople for God. They will have an encounter with grace and will not be able to be quiet about it.

SPACE, PLANETS AND THE STARS

I see the planets, space and the stars prophesying this year and the years to come that heaven is real. This will make headlines as scientist declare it from the rooftops. I see stalemates like “Heaven Is Real” “God Is Not Dead and I Can prove it” “The Kingdom of God Is True”.

I see a great move of spirituality not just among Christians, but all religions. I see a great wall of intolerance falling and being tossed into the sea as people begin to see with fresh eyes.

LOVE SICKNESS AND THE DIVINE FIRE

I see a love sickness fall across the land as people fall in love with the Lord all over again. I see people going back to the simplicity of the gospel. I see them in deep, deep love with the Lord. I see people with many mental and medical problems changed in an instant because of this love. I see people with torches in their hearts spreading this love into the streets.

I see a fire coming to the body of Christ and to the world. This isn’t a fire that judges and destroys but brings freedom and liberation. It is an all consuming fire. I see people who are hated and are society’s throwaways being touched and transformed by this fire. They will go from one extreme to the other. They will become Holy with just one touch from this fire.

It isn’t a judgmental or task master fire, but a fire that overwhelms a person with the love of God. They will experience the love of God and will be amazed at just how Holy and good He really is.

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Footloose -- The Four Men Of Ariel

2011-10-18T01:08:00.000-07:00

FOOTLOOSE – THE FOUR MEN OF ARIEL

Recently, I posted on facebook about the release of the movie Footloose represents a freedom and a turn around of events in some of your lives. Are any of you enjoying the freedom yet? I know I am. It seemed like things shifted for me the very next day. Yes, the ugly serpent will lift up his head again, but for now enjoy your fresh wind.

I am now going to take a prophetic look into one of the characters in the film. The character I am going to look at is Ariel. I feel like this word is going to free some of you from things you have been carrying for a long time. WARNING THIS WORD CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM THE FILM.

Ariel is the wild child of the film. She is a preacher’s daughter. She wasn’t always wild. It wasn’t until the death of her brother that she turned out the way she did. I believe that there are four men in Ariel’s life that totally transforms her.

The first man I will look at is Pastor Shaw. He is Ariel’s father. The meaning of the name Shaw is wood. The relationship between Ariel and her father after her brother’s death is like dried up wood. Her father seems like wood. He seems distant and cold. Even his relationship with God seems more about rules than love. Yes, he does feel like he is protecting not only the flock but the entire town by his rules. But he loves out of hurt and loving from hurt always leads to control. He feels like he is loving Ariel by trying to control her with his rules but he is only pushing her away. She looks to another man to find the love she so desperately needs.

She finds a man named Chuck. The name Chuck means free man. Ariel feels free when she is around him. She feels free to be herself. The only other time she feels this free is when she dances. There is freedom in the dance, but because of her father dancing is now illegal.

So, she settles for the freedom she feels with Chuck, but after awhile she doesn’t feel free anymore. She feels controlled and oppressed. She feels used and talked down to. She didn’t find freedom in rules and now she doesn’t find freedom in breaking all the rules.

She yearns for someone else. She yearns for someone to come and rescue her. She meets Ren. Ren is the man she has always dreamed of, but at first she doesn’t see that he is. The name Ren means Raven.

1 King 17:1-7

1Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe[a] in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word." 2And the word of the LORD came to him: 3"Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 4You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there." 5So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan. 6And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. 7And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

Ariel feels fed by Ren. She feels full when she is around him. Sometimes, he cuts her with his words but overall she knows he is a good guy. She feels comfortable around him and she trusts him. She feels secure in his arms. She should the man jumped in front of a train to rescue her!

The name Ren also means romance and love. That is how she feels with Ren. She feels loved. She can be herself and not be controlled or abused when she is around him. Ren even stands up to her father and transforms the entire town from rules to freedom. Part of the restored freedom was freedom to dance! Freedom to experience joy!

The relationship with her father was even restored because of Ren. Ariel and her father did something they haven’t done together in years. They danced! She felt so loved. She felt so forgiven while dancing in her father’s big strong arms.

Okay, that’s it…..

Oh, there is one more man. Yeah, that’s right. The relationship with this man wasn’t shown in the film, but He was always there under the surface. Some of you are feeling Him now or while reading this blog.

This man loved Ariel in every fiber of her being. He loves her in a way that no other man can. He loves you that same way. He loves her so much that He was even hidden in her name. You see, the name Ariel means: Lion Of God.

Right now the Lion is rising up in some of you. He is eating away the pain. Eating away the hurt, the despair and the darkness. Allow Him to do so. Yell, if you have to, Scream if you have to. It is okay to cry. It is okay to laugh, shake and dance. Allow Him to move upon you and through you. Allow Him to set you free. I see a bird flying out of the darkness. Your soul has been dark for too long. It is time to be free. He does not condemn you. He says “Come”. Son and daughter come and drink. Taste and see that I am good. Son and daughter come home. Come and dine with me. Come and dance with me. I love you with an everlasting love.

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Betty Page James Dean The X Men And Other Prophetic Words

2006-06-06T23:14:00.000-07:00

Betty Page, James Dean, The X Men And Other Prophetic Words By Kevin Frasure

I sometimes receive spiritual downloads by seeing a movie poster, a television show or even literally a sign while driving down the street. God will give me a prophetic word. Here are some recent ones.

THE NOTORIOUS BETTY PAGE

One day I saw the movie poster of the Betty Page movie, and a prophetic word was downloaded into me. I could see two pillars falling down and being crushed. One pillar was pornography and the other one was religion. I could see people flow in a spirit of true liberation.

2Cr 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, {there} is liberty.

For those of you who do not know the story of the Betty Page, she was the pin up Queen of the 1950's. Many of her pictures involved bondage and S&M. She later had an encounter with God at a church service and I think she is still whole heartily following Him today. She even preached on the streets and helped with a Billy Graham crusade.

JAMES DEAN, ELVIS PRESLEY, AND MARILYN MONROE

I saw God rising up artist in various fields, who will have the same influence on culture as James Dean, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. It will be an anointing of evangelism that will greatly influence the arts and the world.

AMERICAN IDOL

One day while flipping through the television shows, I flipped on a channel with one of the American Idols. I then saw into the Spirit. I saw God raising up and releasing singers who was not very talented. They did not have an "American Idol" voice, but in their voice was songs of authority. I could see people being healed as these vessels sang fresh songs from heaven. I could see cities and nations being changed by the song of the Lord. I could see fresh manna. I could see some impact various cultures. Especially the youth. I saw youth on fire almost addicted from the words flowing through these vessels mouths, but they would tell them "We can not be worshipped. Worship God."

I could see songs of freedom and liberation. I could see the dissatisfied being filled, but wanting more to drink of this unique fresh water. I could also see songs of revolution and fire, changing cities and nations throughout the world. Very raw and spontaneous sounds.

I then saw models with pure hearts. They were plain and unattractive compared to many of the images of what a model is suppose to look like. They had such a purity of heart that they would glow with beauty. I could see them changing the images we have of what is truly beautiful. I saw many women, mostly young women, being healed by the words of life flowing through the models.

I saw two bold women who God is rising up to be spokes people for women. They will expose the lies and ugliness of porn and the sex slave industry. They will be bold, radical and their message will be contagious and they will change the laws. They will have no fear of man and they will die a martyrs death.

I see one woman rising from the East and the other from the West. I hear the words "Tear down the machine" I see marches and protest. I see signs written in red.

THE DA VINCI CODE

One day I saw the previews of the the Da Vinci Code and I got a download of the Spirit. I could see a code being unlocked, but it wasn't the code being portrayed in the film. It was the DNA code. Divine Nature Activated. I could see people being enlightened to who they really are in Christ and operating in it. I could see revivals in restaurants and the market place when people would argue about the historical Jesus or the mythical Jesus and I could see those unlocking the code showing people who Jesus is today. I could see them painting a fresh panting of Jesus upsetting both the unbeliever and the religious.

I could see people being raptured in the Spirit in public places. Some will think they are having seizures and need medical help, but it will be an encounter with the Kingdom of God. They will open their mouths with fresh revelation after the encounters.

I could see people's eyes being opened and the people saying "That is the God you serve."

X MEN

I saw babies being born. Some of the babies came out of the womb speaking in tongues. I could see babies born with unique spiritual gifts. I could see them walking in the Kingdom of God and Kingdom authority at a very early age. I saw some babies born immune to diseases and chemicals that would kill a normal person.

I could see some babies sweat oil. This oil was healing oil and as people rubbed the babies they were healed. I could see doctors studying the substance coming from the babies and describing it as positive energy. I them saw doctors admitting that it could only be described as the substance of heaven.

I could see young children with such authority that they could call out treasures from heaven and the treasures would literally be formed on earth. Jewels, diamonds and pearls.

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

I saw elderly people swimming in a lake and as they swam, they would become like little children filled with joy. The water was blue, white, and pure. I could see them laughing and giggling.

THE NEXT TWO - THREE MONTHS

Who ever is reading this God drew you here, because I could see God drawing you to this particular part of my blog. In the next two to three months some of you will be launched into international ministry. Some of you who have been in a dry place will suddenly find fresh springs of living water.

There will be some of you who will begin to flow in healings, miracles, signs and wonders. You will be amazed when it happens by how easy it will happen. There are some of you with a strong spirit of evangelism. I see this burning inside of you. You heart is lit up and on fire! I see you hitting the streets with the gospel with power.

A few of you are going to have visions and dreams like never before. I see some of you begin to fall on your knees in prayer. For some it will be because of an encounter with God. For others it will be out of fear. Some of the events taking place will scare you to your knees. Again do not be fearful of what you see on television and hear on the radio. Seek God and pray.

Prophecy By Kevin Frasure 5-31-06

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Revival Fire And Rain 4/14/2006

2006-04-16T06:52:00.000-07:00

THE SOUTH WILL RISE WITH REVIVAL FIRE

A wave of revival fire has come to the south, I see the flames of fire in the streets. I see the gathering of radical on fire youth and missionaries in the streets. They will begin to gather and they will call upon the Lord. I see the fires of revival spreading throughout the south. I see flames of fire as they begin to fast and pray. The south shall rise with flames of fire. I see a shadow like the shadow of Peter falling.

I see the flames burning and breaking chains of captivity. Burning off sickness and disease. Burning off addictions and bondage. I see the flames moving upon the women of the south. Bondages and the traditions of men breaking. I hear the women of the south. They are going to roar with the sound of worship. I can hear them roar. I see the joy of the Lord falling upon their faces. Their precious faces. Their faces are going to shine like Moses.

SMALL TOWNS, COMMUNITIES AND THE EAST

I see flames of revival being stirred in small towns and communities in the East and in the South. I hear the sound of a move of repentance and a crying out for the Glory of the Lord to come. A crying out for revival. Get ready America. America rejoice. America rejoice at what God is going to do!

THEY WILL GATHER IN THE TENT CITIES

I see a great gathering among the tents. The cities of tents will become cities of fire. I see refreshing rains and an outpouring. I see the wind and no one knows where are what the wind is going to do. Unpredictable wind. An outpouring among the tent cities. One by one the youth will begin to gather and they will hold hands and they will begin to burn with fire and passion for the Lord. They will gather and worship. I see a cup. Yes, a cup of refreshing water. A cup of refreshing rain. A cup running over that will pour out into the streets and in the schools. A cup for the thirsty and a cup filled with love.

I see wells among the tents. Wells running over! Wells bursting into flames of fire. Wells of passion. Passion of the Spirit of the Lord. I see promises restored! I see a thick honey begin to form over some of the tents. People will eat the honey and be filled with joy. The honey will become thick and I see people stuck in the presence of the Lord. They will drink the honey.

INTERCESSORS YOUR TIME HAS COME

Intercessors, Intercessors, your time has come. You have remained hidden and have labored and birthed in private. The enemy has robbed you of many things. But I see the day of restoration. I see the Lord exalting you and I see wages that have been stolen being paid back in full and more than enough. I see the Marys. The Marys who have sat at their Masters feet, without complaining listening to His every word and just allowing Him to love on them. I see God give them gifts and for many of them the desires of their hearts. I see Lazarus rising up. He has been stinking and hope is gone but I see him rising up and the grave clothes being removed.

CALIFORNIA

Blow the shofar, sound the trumpet. I hear the sound of an abundance of rain. I hear the Spirit of Jubilee. I hear the release of Jubilee. I see a fresh birthing, impartation, and outpouring of the prophetic. I see worship in the streets. A dance of fire and passion. I see rivers, lots and lots of rivers. Lots and lots of rain. I see a filling up and a running over. I see rain, rain and more rain. Floods of rain. I see river Glory. I see a cup full and running over. Let the weak say I am strong, let the poor say I am rich and let the hungry say I am full. Joy, joy joy! The joy of the Lord is upon you. The following is a key unlocking the destiny of California. Sing it with authority!

Let it rain
Let it rain
Open the flood gates of Heaven
Let it rain
Let it rain
Open the flood gates of Heaven
(Repeat)
Michael W. Smith

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Calling All Prayer Warriors 4/11/2006

2006-04-16T06:49:00.000-07:00

The tornados that hit Tenneesse is only the first in a wave of destruction coming to North America and other parts of the world. The good news is there is going to be an outpouring of the Spirit, a massive harvest, a genuine move of repentance and seeking God, and revival fires. There is going to be an increase of incredible signs and wonders and the power of God in the market place and in the streets. It is no coincidence that a movie like the 10 commandments has come out at such a time as this. Life and death is literally in your tongue. Pro 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. If God prompts you to fast and pray or lays cities on your heart to pray for, it is important to obey. It could literally mean life and death for people.

If you want to pray, but don't feel lead to pray for anything, I have written some tools or prayer targets for you in this newsletter.

The reason that people do not have a rich, beautiful faith is that their spirit is denied the privilege of communion and fellowship with the Father. - John G. Lake

It is easy in ministry or in life, to begin to rely on acquired knowledge instead of fresh knowledge revealed. We must maintain our union with Him to enjoy fresh oil and then there is no old oil. The life of God or presence of God can't be stored, it has to be current. It is a well of life, continually outflowing. - Gloria Copeland

If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power. - Billy Sunday

I have so much to do that I spend several hours in prayer before I am able to do it.—John Wesley

Always respond to every impulse to pray. The impulse to pray may come when you are reading or when you are battling with a text. I would make an absolute law of this – always obey such an impulse. --Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?-- Corrie Ten Boom

Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan --John Bunyan

When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don't pray, they don't. --William Temple

Pray, and let God worry. -- Martin Luther

The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men. The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on machinery, but on men. He does not anoint plans, but men…Men of prayer." --E. M. Bounds

Notice, we never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray! For prayer is a great deterrent. --Leonard Ravenhill

There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God. --Brother Lawrence

"I find it necessary to begin at five in the morning and pray at all opportunity until ten or eleven at night" -- William Branham

Mat 21:13 And He *said to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN."

Luk 6:12 It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Luk 6:13 And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:

If they all found it necessary to pray, how much more should we?

Jam 5:16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

1Ki 18:41 Now Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a {heavy} shower."

1Ki 18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees.

1Ki 18:43 He said to his servant, "Go up now, look toward the sea." So he went up and looked and said, "There is nothing." And he said, "Go back" seven times.

1Ki 18:44 It came about at the seventh {time,} that he said, "Behold, a cloud as small as a man's hand is coming up from the sea." And he said, "Go up, say to Ahab, 'Prepare {your chariot} and go down, so that the {heavy} shower does not stop you.' "

1Ki 18:45 In a little while the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy shower. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.

Elijah labored and birthed. Elijah travailed and birthed the end of the famine over Israel. He travailed until he heard the sound of the abundance of rain. Elijah would not stop! Elijah was determined to birth a manifestation, and read the posture of humility that Elijah took while praying in 1 Ki 18:42.

People talk about a move of God and get excited at prophetic meetings. But where can they be found when it is time to pray? Look at our city streets and we can really see how much time we spend in prayer and how much we really care about the one lost sheep. Yes, we have lives to live but part of those lives should include prayer and helping others. If we are truly seeking God in the church on every corner in our communities then our communities would look a little different.

If we cannot shed tears over the lost and the conditions of our cities, then we are not pregnant with the heart of God. If the deaths in New Orleans, Bay St Louis or Tennessee does not concern us enough to even pray for 15 minutes then how can we call ourselves Christians? I am not saying this to condemn people or to get people in a lot of works. Yes, there will always be death and dispair and you can't help everyone, but you can help one. You can pray for "the one" and you can birth something.

Ask God to impregnate you and help you birth through. Ask God to show you "the one". "The one" may be the bum on the street, the nerd at the school or someone you work with. It may be a simple prayer or maybe buying someone a toy or a gift. Simple acts of kindness do more than you know.

Yes, you can't pray and birth through everything, but you can birth something and people are going to need your prayers in the coming months and years. If you have a heart for souls, signs and wonders, salvation and healing the wounded, ask God to impregnate you and you will see great things.

PRAYER EXERCISES

The following exercises is to help those of you who may need help tapping in or want to try something different. A relationship with God isn't a formula. You have your own way of praying with God, so go ahead and do what you feel comfortable with.

TONGUES

Just pray in tongues. Don't underestimate the power of praying in tongues. Then pray to interupt your own tongues, or you can just prophesy.

Something you may try is that while speaking in tongues, speak the promises of God. Pick out a promise God has given to you and speak it out for 3-5 minutes and then speak in tongues for 3-5 minutes. Keep going back and forth and watch what happens. What may happen is that you will begin to feel an atomic bomb of prayer building up in you. When you can't contain it much longer let it out. You will begin to speak the word of the Lord, or go into intercession, or something. Now, let your bomb out. You can also do this with prayer targets like cities.

SOAKING

Put some worship music on and lay in the presence of God. Focus on Him and allow Him to love on you, then change your focus to hearing God and allow Him to place certain cities on your heart to pray for and what to pray for. Maybe He wants you to pray for a hedge or protection around New York City or a move of His Spirit in Boston, or maybe revival fire in Singapore.

THE WORD

Meditate on the word. Say the scripture over and over to yourself and eat of it. Let it sink deep within. Another way is to find a scripture God has anointed. You will feel power or it will just stand out to you somehow. Maybe you will feel fire. Read it again and again, and again. You will find you will get higher and higher. Once the presence lifts, stop and read another. I read Psalm 27 like this once and the Glory of the Lord became so thick that I could no longer read or stand. It was almost like I was stuck to the ground

PRAYER:

Father God, I lift up everyone reading this newsletter and I ask you to impregnate them with prayer. I ask you to give them dreams and visions in the night. And give them prayer points and prayer targets to pray through. I ask you to confirm what they are praying. Give them prophetic words and prophetic decrees. Give them fiery hearts of passion. I ask you to roar through them Lord. To roar through them like a lion. Roar through them in a way to open heavens and to shake cities and nations with your presence, Glory and Fire! Heal them of any oppression or discouragement. Heal them with any loss of hope and restore their hope. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

TESTIMONY FROM PROPHETIC EVANGELISM OUTREACH

Wow thank you so much!
Did you write it all just for me? That's so nice, and very true! Tell me how you do it, this is really well done. I've read the psalms too, very interesting, actually you made me open my Bible and I don't do it very often at all.

Thanks again, this encouraged me a lot and I am happy when a reading is as clear and true as yours, I can't wait to get more, have a great day. God bless You too...

Fanny from France

Prayer Targets:

1) Tenneessee (protection/revival fire)
2) North Carolina (protection)
3) South Carolina (protection)
4) Canada (protection, healing, revival fire)
5) Kentucky (protection)
6) New York City (protection/revival)
7) Georgia (protection/revival fire)
8) Michigan (protection/ outpouring of prophetic)
9) Los Angeles (protection/ outpouring)

Also, please pray for Warrior's Abode.

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Don't become discouraged at what you see on the news. Your prayers are needed and are making a difference. God Bless, Kevin

The Year 2006 And Tennessee

2006-04-16T06:46:00.000-07:00

THE YEAR 2006

I see this being a year of change. Many of you will let go of past pain, dreams and visions. I see them being replaced by new relationships, dreams and visions. For some of you God will resurrect an old dream, but it will be somewhat different than your original dream, vision or purpose.

It will have life and not death in it, and you will finally see it come to pass. Some of you will find yourself starting over. It will feel like all you have worked for was for nothing and you will find yourself starting over again in life. This may be because of a move, loss of job, change in weather, ministry, career, or office. etc...

It is important to not become bitter during this time and to fear God and keep his commandments.

Luk 10:27 And he answered, "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."

Luk 10:28 And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE."

Eph 3:19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

Ecc 12:13 The conclusion, when all has been heard, {is:} fear God and keep His commandments, because this {applies to} every person.

Ecc 12:14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.

During this change there will be friends or things you can't take with you. Let them go. It's okay. God has other things in store for you. Better things.

I see some of you eating healthy in 2006 and this change of diet will heal you of some problems that you have been having due to diet and nothing else. I see the heavens being silent for some of you for a season and you will wonder what is wrong. Nothing is wrong. During this time you will make practical decisions that will be postive changes for you in the coming season.

I see the youth gone wild in America in 2006 and beyond. I see Christian youth and those with a youthful mind bringing change to Chrisitianity in America. I see a movement of love much like the 1960's and the Jesus Freak movement of the 1970's. I see fire and extreme youth crushing idols of hate that many in Christianity have bowed their knees too.

They are spontaneous, courageous, contagious and totally fearless. Thomasville Georgia has the potential of being one of the gathering places of this coming movement of love. I see churches being closed down because of their refusal to move with what the Spirit is doing in this hour.

I see sucide bombings happening on USA soil by the end of 2006 or 2007. I see a negative move among the teens in 2006.

PROPHETIC WORDS FOR TENNESSEE

MUFREESBORO

I see a coming revival of evangelism in Murfreesboro. The fire and glory of the Lord will hit in a mighty way. I see many well known prophets targeting this city for what God is going to do. I see God's Spirit falling in restaurants and businesses. I see college people being on fire for the Lord.

I see a mighty harvest in the projects. I see children's ministry. I see souls being saved daily. I see a move of God among the mentally challenged and the insane. God will heal them and transform them and use them in a mighty way.

SMYRNA

I see a mighty wave of healing coming to smryna. I also see Smyrna as a hidden place for prophets to gather.

NASHVILLE

The influence of Nashville is going to explode in 2006 or 2007. I see a prophetic stirring. I hear the words "May Day" I see people who are tired of being sick and tired and tired of what they see happening in their city. I see a movement of evangelism, but mostly prophetic and worship evangelism. I see worship evangelism having a huge impact on this city. I see the bowls of worship being poured out upon this city. Many, many colors of worship. I see the seeds of Graham growing and taking root. I see a mighty rushing wind moving in the project areas of Nashville. I see a strong wind of intimacy and worship. The worship will break many hardened hearts bringing people back to Jesus or bringing people to Jesus for the first time. I see a strange movement of prophetic evangelism.

I also hear the words "Mini Hollywood" Nashville will become a city of influence and the eyes of Hollywood will rest upon her. I see many Christian artist shaking the Hollywood system within and outside of the Studio system. I see gritty, edgy Christian films being shot in Nashville and the surrounding cities. I also see family films about love and faith being shot in Nashville and surrounding cities. I also see cartoons. Some celebrities will make Nashville their home and they will give their lives to Christ or come back to Him after moving to Nashville.

A Renaissance of the arts is being birthed in Nashville. It will shake Hollywood and the nations. Mindsets will be changed and strongholds will be broken. God is gathering his warriors of the arts in Nashville. His warriors, creators, and visionaries of film, music, screenwriting, dance, acting and art have come to gather in Nashville.

KNOXVILLE

I see an explosion of healing and prophetic evangelism. This city is really going to shine. I see open heavens and many visions, signs and wonders.

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New Orleans

2006-02-25T09:24:00.000-08:00

Pastor Troy D. Bohn

HELP! That is the best way that I can say it right now concerning what is about to happen here in New Orleans.

Undoubtedly, the whole nation’s attention was upon New Orleans and the whole Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation that followed when our levee system failed and we found New Orleans 80% under water!

Well, the attention that we were getting has decreased and the type of attention that is being paid to the city now is not the attention that will truly have the biggest long term impact.

While the Mayor, the Governor, the President, FEMA, the Army Corp of Engineers and a plethora of other private and governmental agencies argue and debate on the rebuilding of a city—the Church needs to instead be focusing on the unprecedented Harvest and Revival opportunity that this has presented the Gulf Coast and this Nation.

HELP! Is how one could simply break down the vision that Paul received when his brother needed him to come to Macedonia at a pivotal time for that region.

Acts 16:9-10 says, “And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us. Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.”

When we began our work full time here in New Orleans in 2003, the Holy Spirit spoke to us that (He) “was sending REVIVAL upon the Gulf Coast of the USA and that we needed to network with the Body of Christ in preparation for this time” Luke 5:1-7

In a couple of months, February 24-28, 2006, RAVEN Ministries will be hosting their 10th annual Mardi Gras Outreach in New Orleans. This is a gathering of believers from all over the country who come to share the LIVING WORD with a DYING WORLD.

In the months since Katrina we have personally seen approximately 400 people come to the Lord Jesus Christ in the French Quarter and on Bourbon Street. The “harvest is ready to be harvested but the labors are too few.”

Please come and help us! You can get more information and contact us through our website at www.BigGrace.com and then click on the Mardi Gras Outreach button or you can email me, Pastor Troy D. Bohn, at ravenmail@cox.net or call me at our offices anytime at 504-304-6535

We NEED you here with us for this time. THIS is where we can break the back of the devil over this city and see revival spread throughout this nation—but we need your help to do it.

Thanksgiving Day Prophecy 2005

2005-12-12T17:39:00.000-08:00

Prophecy Given Thanksgiving Day:

I AM RESTORING MY TENTS

I could hear and see God say "I am restoring my tents." I then saw glimpses of the people involved in the great healing movement of the past. People like William Branham, Paul Cain and Oral Roberts. I heard God say "I am restoring my healing movement. It will pick up where the last healing movement left off, before corruption set in. This movement will be without corruption, because I am purging my body. It will be from purity of heart. Greater healings, miracles, signs and wonders will occur during this movement." I feel like this will be a four year movement, even though I didn't hear God directly say that. I then heard the words "The Greatest Awakening"

I then saw two mighty rivers. One river was from Canada and the other the United States Of America. The two rivers combined and intertwined creating a mighty flood of healing and the Glory of God.

MOVEMENT OF PURITY

I saw a movement of purity within the public schools. I saw many teachers arrested for child molestation. I saw students standing up on cafeteria tables and wearing buttons which stated "I'm Pure". I saw a revolution and a shaking of the court system as the students stood up for God.

I saw spontaneous preaching in schools and government buildings. I could hear students chanting "We won't tolerate it anymore, we won't"

I then saw woodstock like revivals in parks and on the lawns of public schools. I saw students preaching from the back of pick-up trucks and from vans. The side of the vans folded out into stages.

A SHAKING WITHIN THE PORN INDUSTRY:

Jdg 16:26 Then Samson said to the boy who was holding his hand, "Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them."

Jdg 16:27 Now the house was full of men and women, and all the lords of the Philistines were there. And about 3,000 men and women were on the roof looking on while Samson was amusing {them.}

Jdg 16:28 Then Samson called to the LORD and said, "O Lord GOD, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at once be avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes."

Jdg 16:29 Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and braced himself against them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left.

Jdg 16:30 And Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he bent with all his might so that the house fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he killed in his life.

I saw Samson between two pillars and then I saw a shaking within the porn industry. I heard God say "I have sent my prophet in the midst of perversion. He will shake the system and turn perversion into praise." I then saw an earthquake within the porn industry and I could see the restoration of the tabernacle of David in unique places. I saw ladies of the night transformed into dancers of fire and of the light.

I saw a great move of worship and repentance take place in the gentlemen's clubs across the world. I then saw many in the adult film industry stand up for the Lord. They were men and women of fire. I saw them giving their testimonies on shows like David Letterman and Larry King. I could see God's name glorified on the pages of Hustler magazine. I could see testimonies of people on the pages of Hustler magazine.

A SHAKING IN HOLLYWOOD CA

I saw a great shaking in Hollywood and I saw a changing of the guard in many areas and arenas. I saw a great move of creativity and purity shown on the movie screen. I could see a great move of the prophetic within the Hollywood community. This move will greatly influence the storytellers, filmmakers, celebrities, and producers. An impartation behind the scenes and then an impartation of the prophetic through the screens. I saw people being healed in theatres.

I saw prophetic films made in the genres of fantasy, action, love and horror. The films will out sale many of the major selling films like Star Wars. I also saw films of fresh vision and revelation. Things like we have never seen or experienced. I saw many, many, colors filling the screens.

PROPHETIC BOOKS

I saw prophetic story books for teenagers and children. I saw a series of books that will out sale Harry Potter. It will grab media attention.

MTV AND BEYOND

I saw a fresh sound and wave of the prophetic. Very native. Very warlike, but at times very gentle. I saw this sound and wave of music grab the attention of MTV and I saw fire and impartation flowing out of the television. I saw ministries of fire birthed overnight and taking the flame to the streets. Spontaneous concerts on rooftops and coffee houses. I could hear people chanting "We are the warriors" "We are the Jesus Freaks."

ANCIENT WELLS

I then saw pure blue water filling city streets. The wells had been clogged up from centuries of sin and generational curses. I saw the wells unclogged and fresh revelation filling the city streets along with rivers of healing.

TESTIMONY (Betty, Murfreesboro Tenn)

I was having a great deal of pain from arthritis Kevin prayed for my healing and I was healed instantly. No more pain. I feel great. Praise God!

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Are you having an identity crisis?

2005-10-30T12:44:00.000-08:00

October 30, 2005

Are You Having an Identity Crisis?

By Francis Frangipane
Ministries of Francis Frangipane
www.frangipane.org

As Christians, our faith tells us that Christ died as payment for our sins. We believe He actually rose from the grave as proof that He was, indeed, sent by God. Yet, it is also our conviction that, upon this resurrection event, not only were the sins of mankind atoned for but through Christ a second Genesis began.

Paul explains, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit" (1 Corinthians 15:45). The word Adam means "man" and is representative of "mankind."

There are now two Adams or two species of man. The first species of man is the descendant of sinful Adam. His life orbits around his carnal or "natural" desires. He carries both the DNA of Adam's nature and the consequences of Adam's sin. This natural man is focused upon fulfilling the needs of his soul. He is, indeed, a "living soul," but he is controlled by fears, physical needs, intellect boundaries, cultural environment, and sin.

The second species or race of man is Spirit-centered. His thoughts, dreams, and experiences originate primarily from the Holy Spirit, who lives in union with him. The highest aspiration of the Spirit-centered man is not on attaining natural successes, but upon attaining conformity to Christ.

While the first man lives to experience what the world around him can give him, the last species of man, the Christ-man, lives for what he can give to the world -- he is a "life-giving spirit." The first Adam engendered descendants with problems; the spiritual descendants of the last Adam, Christ, provide the world with answers.

New Creatures

While men divide over many things -- culture, skin color, language or social status -- from God's view, mankind is only truly divided into two subsets: those controlled by their souls and those controlled by the Holy Spirit. One race is dead in sin; the other is alive in Christ. One species of man is destined to perish; the other will live forever. Just as the first Adam passed sin, weakness, and death on to his children, so the second Adam, Christ, passes virtue, power, and eternal life to the children of God.

"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." -- 2 Corinthians 5:17

"For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation." -- Galatians 6:15

We are not merely men of flesh temporarily acting spiritual, but we are spiritual beings temporarily living as men of flesh. If you have received Christ into your life, you are part of the second Genesis. You possess a new nature which, like Christ's, shall live forever.

Identity Crisis

Yet, too many of us suffer from an "identity crisis." We are confused about who we really are. We attend church, but internally, we are still deeply identified with the traits and expectations of the first Adam. Paul rebuked the church in Corinth, which suffered with fleshy attitudes, saying, "are you not walking like mere men?" (1 Corinthians 3:3).

Hear me well: if you have received Christ, you are no mere mortal. The very same power that raised Christ from the dead abides also in you. While you may experience many of the same trials that the descendants of the first Adam face, you are buoyed by God's Spirit as He faithfully works all things for good in your life. On the other side of your trials is not death but resurrection!

"But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you." -- Romans 8:11

We may look human, but abiding within us is a treasure more valuable than the earth itself: resurrection power.

"And God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power." -- Acts 2:24

Just as it was impossible for death to hold Christ in the grave, so it is impossible for the substance of "death" still in us -- our sins and failures -- to hold Him as well. Christ conquers death as readily as light drives out darkness. Indeed, in all things we are "more than conquerors through Him who loved us" (Romans 8:37 NIV).

Seated With Christ

As I was engaged in a particular struggle, a friend asked me, "How are you doing under the circumstances?" I answered, "I'm not under the circumstances; I'm seated with Christ in heavenly places. My Father is God. There is no weapon formed against me that can prosper. I'm born again from above, a new creation; I am a partaker of the Divine Nature."

Everything I answered came directly from God's word and represents the reality granted me by faith in God's promises. Faith unlocks the power of God's promises.

So, beloved friend, you are not under circumstances or "the weather" or pressures or curses; you are alive together with Christ (Colossians 2) and positioned in the shelter of God's domain. Yes, we face conflict which God uses to perfect our character, but He also "always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place" (2 Corinthians 2:14).

Beloved, if you are not using God's word to define and shape your spiritual identity, you will, in fact, be under circumstances and clouded by the oppression that abides on the first Adam. You may still be a Christian, but you will suffer from your identity crisis.

This is why Paul said, "put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth" (Ephesians 4: 24). You must accept, believe, and then apply the word of God until you are fully established as a new creation.

"Those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren." -- Romans 8:29

This quest to walk in your new nature is the crux of your primary battles in life. This is not just a war between your virtue and your vices, but it is a war between your identity after the flesh and your true identity as a new creature in Christ. "Faith," John tells us, "is the victory that overcomes the world" (1 John 5:4).

You are a citizen of a new realm. As such, you must learn the customs and understand the language. In the kingdom of God, everyone believes what God says about them. When God speaks, His words create realities. Our faith accepts the grace and truth of God's word, and in so doing our lives are transformed.

Yes, we will still fail, but Christ is greater than our failings. True, we will still err, but in all things, God works for the good. Indeed, we pass through hard experiences that God uses to conform us to the character of His Son (see Philippians 3:10), yet He also brings us through such things so we can possess the power of Christ's resurrection!

Consider Paul's analysis of his personal journey:

"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me." -- Galatians 2:20

Again, he wrote:

"Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day." --2 Corinthians 4:16

Let us ask ourselves: is our spiritual consciousness focused upon what is inwardly "decaying"? Or are our hearts lifted to that which is "being renewed day by day"? Are we living as mere men or as new creatures, fashioned after the likeness of Christ? Would you agree that it is time to get over your identity crisis?

Lord, forgive me for dwelling in the basement of my old nature rather than the penthouse of Your love and promises. You have chosen me to reveal Your life; You've given me Your Holy Spirit and spoken to me through Your word. I am Your child, born from above and destined to inherit Your glory. I worship You, my Lord and King.

By Francis Frangipane
Ministries of Francis Frangipane
www.frangipane.org

Fruit Grows on Trees, Not on Small Plants

2005-10-29T05:43:00.000-07:00

October 28, 2005

Rick Joyner: Fruit Grows on Trees, Not on Small Plants -- a Word About the Fruit of Faithfulness

By Rick Joyner
Morningstar Ministries
www.morningstarministries.org

October 24, 2005

The fruit of the Spirit is "faithfulness" (Galatians 5:22). The characteristics of the Spirit are called "fruit" because it must be cultivated and grown. It takes faithfulness, which is demonstrated by endurance, for any of the fruit to be grown. But how is faithfulness grown? This is important for us to understand if we are going to bear any fruit.

Fruit grows on trees, not small plants. A small plant may sprout and produce vegetables in a single season, but a fruit tree takes years to develop before it will bear fruit. This is why we are told it takes "faith and patience" (Hebrews 6:12) to inherit the promises. One reason why there is so little true fruit of the Spirit in the body of Christ today is because of the lack of faithfulness; faithfulness is demonstrated by endurance over time until fruit is produced.

I hear many complaints about how pastors and leaders tend to interpret faithfulness as how committed people are to their own vision. This may be true, but this is not necessarily wrong. In fact, to be faithful to someone else's vision is crucial for developing the maturity in Christians so that they too can bear fruit.

Know Your Own Purpose & Destiny

For many years, I have championed the need for people to know their own purpose and have their own vision, but this vision, if it is real, must fit together with a corporate vision. Also, the more significant the calling that we have, the longer and more difficult the time of serving someone else's vision will usually be before He will free us to pursue our own vision.

This is because we are the branches, and He is the vine. A branch cannot bear fruit without abiding in the vine, so His life must flow through us. We receive His life by grace, and we are told plainly that "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6 NKJV). It takes humility to serve someone else's vision. Without humility, we cannot expect His grace.

The greater the purpose that you have, the more difficult you can expect your call to serve someone else's vision to be. Because King David was called to not only be a king but to establish a throne that the Scriptures say even the Lord Jesus sits upon (see II Samuel 7:12-16), the greatest level of humility and faithfulness was required of David. He had to remain faithful to serve a king who not only had drifted from the will of God but began to oppose the Lord, killing his priests and even trying to kill David. However, David remained faithful to Saul even after Saul died.

It is an amazing thing to see how King David rewarded those who honored Saul by recovering his body and giving him a proper burial, but he went even further than this. It was the practice of kings who ascended a throne in those times to kill all of the offspring of any potential rivals. King David did the opposite and actually honored Saul's offspring, even allowing them to eat at honored positions at his own table. David remained faithful to Saul, even when Saul became unfaithful. By this, King David became one of the greatest examples of godly faithfulness in the Scriptures.

Of course, one who exceeds even David in faithfulness is the Lord Himself. He has remained faithful to man, even through all of the unfaithfulness and opposition of man. As the primary work that the Lord is doing in us is to conform us to His image, we can therefore expect to be called on to remain faithful to those who have been unfaithful to us. How many of us, knowing that our best friends were all going to deny us and betray us that very night, deserting us when we needed them the most, would still desire to have one more meal with them and even wash their feet to demonstrate our commitment to them?

Conforming to His Image

If we react to those who disappoint us or are unfaithful to us, then we are still immature. Everything that the Lord allows in our life is for the purpose of conforming us to His image, and if we want this to happen, we can expect to have to go through the same things that He did.

Paul the apostle prayed to be conformed to the image of the Lord's death (see Philippians 3:10), and his prayer was answered. He died with all of his unfaithful friends having likewise scattered from him, and most of the churches he had given his life to serving had already gone into apostasy. Paul probably died wondering if he had really accomplished anything through his life of sacrifice, but true sacrifice has a power to bear fruit that actually cannot be destroyed.

Paul had probably forgotten long ago about the few letters he had written from prison. But because Paul lived for the eternal instead of the temporary, there was an eternal quality to those letters that made it impossible for them to be destroyed. Those few letters with eternity in their hearts are probably still bearing more fruit for eternal life than all of the efforts of all who are in ministry today. But would they have been remembered if Paul had not been so faithful, even to the end, even unto death? Probably not.

We must resolve that our own faithfulness will not be determined by what others do. We must resolve to remain faithful, simply because it is the right thing to do. Even if it looks as if we will be alone and we cannot see any fruit from it, it is still the right thing to do.

Of course, the ultimate test of faithfulness would probably be in relation to a spouse. But is this not what the Lord Himself is daily going through with His bride? How many of you would have liked to have heard from your fiancé on your wedding day, "Darling, I am going to be totally faithful to you 364 days a year. I only want one day a year to mess around."

"You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." -- James 4:4

What's Your Focus?

How many of His people have not devoted themselves more to being joined to this world and successful in the world than being joined to Him? Is this true of us? Then we, too, are being unfaithful to the One who in all of creation deserves our faithfulness the most.

If you have a question about whether this is you or not, ask this question: what do you spend most of your time on, and what has most of your attention? Are you more focused on how to get ahead in your job or profession, making more money, or acquiring the things of this world more than knowing the Lord, getting closer to Him, and doing His will? If so, then at the very least you have lost your first love, and you are in spiritual adultery with the world.

It is also possible to be more devoted to our church or our ministry than to the Lord Himself. As ministers, we are called to be the friend of the Bridegroom who is helping to prepare the bride for Him, but how many in ministry are really just using the bride to serve themselves and their own ambition? Isn't this the most profane of all unfaithfulness?

In this way, we are not only unfaithful ourselves, but we are seeking to have the very bride of Christ joined more to us than to Him! By this, we are committing adultery with God's own wife!

This is a trap that causes many in ministry to fall, and this may well deserve the worst judgment on that day. What husband would want a wife that was so busy serving him that she had no time for him? What husband would want a wife that loved her job or her house more than she loved him? This, too, is an issue of faithfulness.

Many of us in ministry are disappointed at the lack of faithfulness of the people to our vision, when we ourselves are basically being unfaithful to the Lord, and the people can see it. They will ultimately be as faithful to us as they can see that we are faithful to Him.

Why do we so easily desert Him for that which has no true satisfaction? For the last three years, Jack Deere and I have scheduled an around-the-world ministry trip each summer to try to serve as many countries as we could in the few weeks that we have.

Each year, Jack is usually in the middle of some study that we spend time talking about, while sharing dozens of hours in airports and on airplanes. This year, Jack found a study on "happiness." The findings of this study were not only very interesting, but they were quite surprising. The study revealed that the amount of material possessions, or the lack of them, actually had no real bearing on a person's happiness.

Materialism is a Trap and a Deception

I pondered this quite a bit on that trip, especially in Africa, where it seemed the majority of the population had so little. Then, as if to emphasize this, while we were in Johannesburg, South Africa, my wife and daughters visited the famous township of Soweto. They had a wonderful guide who took them to Nelson Mandela's house and to the other historic sites of this shanty town where the revolution in South Africa had begun.

The guide was showing them the typical house, which usually had two rooms. One room was the kitchen where there was an open fire and where all of the children usually slept. A friend, who was on the tour, remarked how sorry he was for them to have to grow up in these conditions. The guide was surprised by this comment, saying that they should not be sorry for this because they had a very happy family, and the memories of his childhood were not of deprivation, but of all the good times they had together.

I grew up in a very unhappy family, with difficult and confusing problems, one of which was continued and serious financial stress. Because of that, I have been driven to do better for my own family. However, three times we have had to move from "dream homes" to much smaller and more difficult conditions, and every time I have witnessed the barometer of our family's happiness go up instead of down, and often quite dramatically.

Our over-devotion to materialism is a trap and a deception that is robbing us of true life. So, how is it that we could be more faithful to that vision than to the Son of God? It is a righteous thing to want to provide well for your family, but we must guard against this becoming an idol that eclipses our devotion to the Lord. When it does, the fruit will be bad for ourselves and those we are providing for.

We were all created to have fellowship with God, and there is never going to be anything else more interesting or fulfilling than this. The main thing in our life is to keep the main thing -- the main thing. How is it that we are so easily distracted from this? Unfaithfulness.

All True Ministry is Servanthood

The Lord develops faithfulness in us in many ways. One primary way is by having us devote ourselves to the visions and purposes of others. This is what all true ministry is: servanthood. This is quite a lost art in ministry today, but it will be recovered. When it is, we will discover that there is really nothing as fulfilling as serving the Lord and helping others succeed in their purpose. It is hard for the immature to see this, but this is actually the path for us to succeed in our own purpose.

Paul the apostle lamented that there were many teachers but not many fathers (see I Corinthians 4:15). That is true. A true father will get far more satisfaction from seeing his children succeed than even from his own success. This is why the true measure of an authentic New Testament ministry is for one to reproduce their ministry in others and have them succeed. If it was the nature of God to empty Himself of all of His glory and to lower Himself to become a man to serve the very ones who had rejected Him, then, we who were made in His image will also do this.

So, if the Lord requires the immature to go through a time of serving someone else's vision before letting them pursue their own, and if we are on the true path of true ministry, then our main devotion will not be to get others to support our vision as much as being devoted to helping those entrusted to our care to be prepared and released into their own purpose.

True ministry is never just faithfulness to our own vision, but serving others. In the Lord, that is the only way to fulfill our own vision: by serving Him and serving His people -- servanthood. True faithfulness to the Lord is just as He stated in Matthew 16:24-26:

"Then Jesus said to His disciples, 'If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it. For what will a man be profited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?'"

Faithfulness to a Corporate Vision

Faithfulness to someone else requires the laying aside of our own self-centeredness, even the fulfilling of "our ministry," and giving ourselves to the purpose of another. The Lord has made us so that this is the only way we can truly find our own purpose and fulfillment. There is no greater bondage than self-centeredness and no greater freedom than being the Lord's slave. However, the truly faithful will remain steadfast when it becomes hard, regardless of how much time it takes. True faithfulness will see the job through to completion.

Every leader learns fast that it is quite easy to get people motivated to start a job, but there will not be many left to see it through the hard work to completion. The resurrected Lord told five hundred people to go back to Jerusalem to wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit, but after just twelve days there were only one hundred twenty still there. The Lord knew this would happen, and He often causes things to take longer than we would like to thin out the crowds, getting rid of the unfaithful because anything of true significance must be built on faithful people. This is why He requires that we not only have faith but also patience to inherit the promises.

True Christian maturity requires that we learn faithfulness to a corporate vision, something that originated in the heart of someone else, which may or may not be the main thing on our heart, but this is needed before we can expect others to be committed to our vision. Few visions and purposes of the Lord can be accomplished by just one person, so it does require a joining together of others to accomplish them. However, the basis of our faithfulness must be to the Lord Himself above all other things, keeping Him as our first love. That is the basis of all true faithfulness.

One of the primary areas that demonstrates faithfulness is in our financial giving. Most Christians even have a knee-jerk negative reaction to this, but it is true and biblical. This is the reason why the Lord Himself was watching those who were giving in the temple. Jesus, being the true representative of the Father, demonstrated by this that this was something important to the Father. This is because where a person's treasure is, there will their heart be also.

When I was once inquiring of the Lord about how to know who to add to our staff for a position, the Lord said that I should look at his record of giving to see if his heart was really with us. Since then, I have concluded that this probably is truly the best barometer of a person's faithfulness. If their hearts really are with the Lord, they will put their treasures into His work. If their hearts are with you in what you are doing for Him, they will invest there. If they will not put their treasures there, then you can be sure their hearts are not really there either.

The very thought of this will cause a strong reaction in some, but those are the ones that you do not want to count on because they are the ones who will demand the most and give the least. When difficulties come, they will be the first to become disgruntled and the fastest to desert. In my observations, this has been true every time. Money is usually the ultimate idol -- what we put our trust in above the Lord, and where we put our treasure, this will be where our hearts really are. That's why if we are true shepherds, we have a basic responsibility to teach financial faithfulness to those entrusted to our care.

Rick Joyner
Morningstar Ministries
www.morningstarministries.org

Cloud of Witnesses Travail for This Generation

2005-10-29T05:24:00.000-07:00

Cloud of Witnesses Travail for This Generation

By Ryan Wyatt
Abiding Glory Ministries
www.abidingglory.com

Naked Before God

With all that is going on in the world right now, I really feel that we are in a season of stripping and refinement before the Lord. God is confronting the church and the world in this season and challenging us to lay down all the worldly things that we have covered ourselves with and allow Him to strip us and cover us with His glory. These are serious times and God has incredible plans to fulfill through this generation, but the church seems to be asleep and God is waking them up. We have come to a fullness of time juncture, and God is accelerating His plans in the earth.

Cloud of Witnesses in Travail For This Generation

In September, I was ministering at a Joel's Army conference in England and had an incredible encounter in the midst of worship. The worship band was playing, and the people were loudly praising God, and I began to hear people shouting my name. I audibly heard people shouting, "RYAN, RYAN, RYAN." I looked all around me and found no one calling to me.

I then realized that I was having a spiritual encounter and entered into an open-eyed vision. I saw the Cloud of Witnesses and God's Generals from the beginning of time, and they were lined up side-by-side in a very long line. Every generation from the beginning of time was represented in this line. Every person was someone who, during their life, had pressed into their promised land and tasted of the powers of the age to come and like the spies, they brought something back that touched their whole generation with the love and power of God.

I noticed that the space in the line between each person represented many years, and the line came up to this present day. It was obvious to me that with each previous generation, there were very few that affected a whole generation. I then noticed that the line continued on past this present day with forms of people but there was no one to fill those slots.

I then saw the Cloud of Witnesses enter into a state of travail as they were vigorously interceding for this present-day generation. They were not just calling my name but countless thousands of names. Suddenly, I saw the hand of the Lord come and very quickly begin to pick people up out of the world and fill those empty slots in the line of God's Generals. There was a massive acceleration that was taking place as God began to fill each slot with thousands of revivalists and nation shakers from our time.

Things are accelerating in the earth, and for this reason, God is pulling out all the stops and calling upon this generation to wake up and lay hold of Him like never before. For this reason, God is beginning to strip his church of every worldly thing that keeps her from full devotion to Him. It is only when the church comes to realize her nakedness that she will begin to cry out in holy desperation for God to fascinate and empower a whole generation. We must first be stripped and come to realize our dire need for God.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." -- Matthew 5:3

The message of the hour is that, "The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Being poor in spirit is realizing our level of emptiness and crying out for His fullness. The eyes of the Lord are roaming to and fro throughout the earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are completely loyal to Him (2 Chronicles 16:9).

The Hand of Grace is Being Pulled Back "Slightly," and the Shaking of the Lord has Come!

For many years, I believe the hand of the Lord, in the form of grace, has covered us and allowed us to continue on our own path. During this time, God has given the church a chance to repent and turn whole-heartedly to him on their own. However, the church and the world have continued to slip further and further down hill and away from Him.

The church has cried out for the Lord to come, and He has come and is coming. And now the church is being faced with the results of the coming of the Lord. Look with me at Isaiah 64:1-3:

"Oh, that you would rend the heavens! That you would come down! That the mountains might shake at your presence -- as fire burns brushwood, as fire causes water to boil -- to make Your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at Your presence! When You did awesome things for which we did not look, You came down; the mountains shook at Your presence."

When the Lord begins to come He brings a shaking and a melting away of everything worldly in our midst. Look at Malachi 3:1-3:

"Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. Behold He is coming, says the Lord of Hosts. But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire and like launderer's soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness."

When the Kingdom of God begins to come, it shakes everything off of your life that is not of God, and it leaves only those things behind that God has worked into your life (Hebrews 12:25-29). I firmly believe that God is in the process, right now, of actually preparing us for the next great move of God to sweep the earth. However, before He can clothe the church with another level of His glory, He is first stripping us of every worldly thing that we have held onto.

The Laodicean Age

We are currently in the time of the Laodicean age. This generation is one of the most messed up generations to ever walk the earth, yet we are also the generation that has the potential to walk in the most unprecedented level of power and glory, however, only if we submit to the current pruning of the Lord.

God is pulling back His hand just enough for a small portion of His judgments to touch the earth. He is doing this because what He might have allowed in the lives of believers in times past, He is no longer allowing. When God begins to pull back His hand of grace, you find yourself in a moment of great decision. This is not a time when God is going to allow nominal, middle-of-the-road Christians in "His" church.

Those believers that will not embrace the Lord in this season will most likely grow more and more hardened to Him. Remember that as soon as Jesus came to earth in the flesh, it was the religious people that hardened their hearts and persecuted Him. It will be no different in these days. Those that have been lukewarm will either grow colder or burn hotter for the Lord.

We are in a time of decision. Many in these days are coming to a place of realization that their life is empty, and they are feeling the burning of the Lord upon their hearts. These believers are turning closer to Him and learning to live a life of intimacy and passion with the Lord.

The Bible says in the book of Joel that many are in the valley of decision, and we have always preached that as meaning unbelievers are in the valley of decision. However, I also want to say that many believers are in the valley of decision, as well, and the Lord is no longer giving the church the option to just sit in the middle of the road. Battle lines are being drawn, and we must choose to either grow colder or hotter for Him.

When the Lord spoke to the church of Laodicea, He rebuked them because they thought they had everything together, when in fact, they were wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. First, God had to alert them of their desperate status before they would repent and follow whole-heartedly after Him.

Most of the church, right now, has sunk into a state of apathy and passivity because, for the most part, the western church lives a life of self-sufficiency.

I was really struck with just how self-sufficient the western church really is after I ministered in Jakarta, Indonesia, this last January. I have not seen a hunger for God, like that of the Indonesians, anywhere in North America or Europe. The Indonesians prayed and sought after God as if they were absolutely spiritually bankrupt and could not live another moment without a touch from heaven.

Most pastors in the western church have to poke and prod the people to even act like they are hungry for God. The church in North America is sitting in the middle of the road and has grown self-sufficient, thinking they need nothing. Below is the address that Jesus gave to that church:

"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' -- and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked -- I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore, be zealous and repent." -- Revelation 3:15-19

Not a Heartless Rebuke But Rather a Loving Warning

I don't see the above passage from Revelation as a heartless rebuke. It is actually a loving warning from a loving God that wants to alert His Bride of her state, so that she might wake up and turn and seek the Lord.

The admonition from the above reference in Revelation is that if the church will realize her nakedness and begin to seek the Lord with desperate hunger, then the church will hear the sound of the Lord knocking on the door and dine, rule, and reign with Him.

Seek First The Kingdom of God

In a day where everyone is doing what is right in their own eyes and just seeking to live the American dream, God is looking for a Bride that will do the exact opposite. One of the greatest enemies to the western church is "how blessed we are." The western world has lived under such a state of grace and blessing for so long that it has caused the church to slip into a state of apathy and passivity. The church has joined the rat race of the world that says, "Do what you have to do to not only make it but to be on top!" So we have become a generation totally consumed with "self".

The Bible calls believers "pilgrims" in this world. We are citizens of another realm and are to live our day-to-day lives from the place of abiding in heavenly realms and ruling on earth with heavenly love and power. The challenge for the church in this hour is to submit to the pruning and stripping of the Lord, to turn our eyes and affections from every temporal thing, and to begin to "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness."

When the church begins to live for heavenly things rather than for earthly satisfaction, then the grace and favor of heaven will be poured out upon us abundantly.

"Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." -- Matthew 6:31-33

Our Response to the Shakings

I know that people are trying to figure out why all these hurricanes and earthquakes and tsunamis and all the other disasters are happening on the earth at this time. Some believe it is God judging us, some believe they are the result of man's sinful actions, and still, others believe they are attacks from the devil. I believe they are a result of all three.

Yes, I believe that the devil is trying to wreak havoc. Yes, I believe that some of these disasters are occurring as the result of the world's sinful actions. And yes, I do also believe that God is using them to teach the world righteousness and lead them back to Him.

"With my soul I have desired you in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek you early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness." -- Isaiah 26:9

Instead of joining the rest of the world and allowing our emotions to get the best of us in response to these world shakings, let's allow these events to awaken us to the reality and seriousness of the times we are living in. Let's allow these things to cause us to seek the Lord with all that is within us and lay hold of our divine destiny to walk upon this earth fully clothed in the glory of God!

Nakedness Provides Opportunity for Fullness

Let me close with this. Before the fall, Adam and Eve were naked and did not know it. I believe this was because their minds and hearts were so enthralled with the Lord that they were literally clothed with the glory of God. All they knew was 24 hour a day God-consciousness and face-to-face encounters with Him.

After the fall, the first thing they realized was that they were naked, and they were ashamed. They immediately looked for something to cover their nakedness and wrapped themselves in fig leaves. God came to visit with them as He normally would and found them hiding and ashamed because of their nakedness. One of the first things God did was take off the fig leaves and clothe them with skins of animals.

God clothed them with animal skins because it required blood, and the shedding of blood was the only thing that could cover their sin. God's divine design was to send Jesus to shed his perfect, sinless blood to cover and wash away our sins forevermore. This was so that we could again have our nakedness covered by His Glory!

God is again looking throughout the earth for those who have not covered themselves with the things of the world but for those who are willing to submit to His stripping and pruning work and be clothed again from glory to glory! Are you naked before the Lord? Do you need to be awakened and come to a realization that you are nowhere near laying hold of your high calling? Are you truly poor in spirit and desperate for a touch from heaven?

Allow the Lord to touch you afresh and put his finger on those areas of your soul that are not of Him. This is the season to invite the refining fire of God into your life because He is a consuming fire, and He is jealous to lay hold of you!

By Ryan Wyatt
Abiding Glory Ministries
www.abidingglory.com

King of kings Lord of lords

2005-10-22T21:50:00.001-07:00

Rev 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.

We are part of a most unusual Kingdom. We are kings and lords with a servant's heart. This isn't some future event. If you are with Him. You are a king and a lord. The word king means leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land.

And the word Lord means to be lord of, to rule, have dominion over things and forces, to exercise influence upon, to have power over. This is what God has given you through Jesus. What do you take rule or dominion over? Well, one thing is Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.

You have that kind of authority. Another is authority in your work place, your neighborhood, your circle of influence. You should influence your circle of influence by the authority and power God has given you. How do you do this? By doing what Jesus did. He did the things He saw His father doing. Go to the secret place and then do what your Father is doing. You take dominion by knowing his voice, and not by trying to do everything putting yourself in bondage to ministry works.

Now, there are some things that we are always suppose to do. We are suppose to share the good news with others and feed the power. To love. There is no law against such things. You don't have to have a personal prophecy to do them. Just go.

But there are other times when it is a direct command. Maybe you work at a place where Christians are looked down upon. Go to the Father and He will give you a strategy to take dominion. His strategy may be to be a servant. To show love and kindness to those who have persecuted you. His strategy may be that it is time to leave and go somewhere else. Your work is done here.

What do I mean by taking dominion? Do I mean being a control freak? No, I am talking about the Kingdom of God. If someone where you work is sick and you take dominion over the sickness, then the Kingdom of God has just manifested. If the person turns to the Lord, the Kingdom has just expanded.

What if you are somewhere were many people has the revelation? How can everyone be a king? How can everyone be a leader of the people? By listening to the King. By being lead by His Spirit.

Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

You may find yourself being the leader of the people at a bus stop, maybe a young pregnant teen who needs to be mentored or a homeless man who needs to be lead to the Lord. The Kingdom will manifest and the Kingdom will expand.

You are also lord over the land. You are lord of things and forces. You have power over things by hearing the voice of God.

Let's say there is a lot of strife where you work or go to school. Don't go to the phone, but go to the throne. You can feel negative forces rising against you. You know it is demonic. You have power over those things. Why do you have power? Because you are a lord and a king. Spend time in you prayer closet. Pray about your circle(s) of influence and see what happens.

ROBBERS OF THE KINGDOM

Mat 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

Mat 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Mat 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

Mat 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

Mat 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

Mat 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Mat 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Mat 13:16 But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

The Evil one comes to you with lies. You wasn't really healed. God can't use you. Once you believe the lie the seed is stolen. You begin to walk in fear, worry, and doubt. Those are not manifestations of the Kingdom. You can't dwell there.

Mat 13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

Mat 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

This is when you don't allow the seed to take root. Going from conference to conference to have another prophet lay hands on you and tell you who you are. The freedom feels so good at the prophetic meeting and when you feel His presence. But what happens when the meetings are over. What happens when persecution comes? God told you you have the gift of healing and you prayed for five people and they are not healed.

People have begun to make fun of you. God told you you are an evangelist. You went to the local bar to save souls and you only were laughed at. No power. No manifestation of the promise. God told you, you were healed. You ran across the stage at the crusade, but now the symptoms are back. What do you do? Do you hang on to the seed or do you quickly give up?

Mat 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

God called you into the ministry, but you began to realize the pay isn't really that great. You made more money and less heartache doing your old job. But God called you to be a pastor, or God said you are going to do this, this and that, but it has been awhile. Years have past and you are becoming older. You are starting to worry. Is it ever going to happen? Do you hang onto the seed or do you let it go?

All of the above examples are when you know that God has spoken to you. Guard your heart. Enter the Kingdom.

Mat 13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

If you hang on and continue to press in and seek God. If you continue to enter into the Kingdom of God. You will produce more fruit than you can imagine. Hundred times, sixty times or thirty times more.

THE GARDEN

Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Notice how subtle the serpent is. He is attempting to have Eve believe the lie that God is holding out on her. That God can not be trusted. Maybe you are dissatisfied with the garden that God has placed you in. God has you there for a reason. Even if you don't understand it.

God will move you out when it is time to go to another garden. He will let you know. Maybe you want to be like God and do what you want, but you are already like God. Just be still and hear His voice.

Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

See what the snake does here. He is making the tree of good and evil seem desirable. He tempts her by saying you will be like God. That is what he does to us. But we are already like God. We are in a process of being formed to manifest what we already are. We do that by obeying His voice. By allowing Him to form and shape us even though we may not understand the process. Allow God to form you in your inner garden. As you allow Him to form you, your outer garden will change, because the Kingdom will influence those around you. The Kingdom will manifest through you. If you don't allow Him to form you, you will still be formed, but it will be a much more painful process.

Be like Jacob and receive the revelation of how wonderful is this place.

Gen 28:16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it."
Gen 28:17 He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
Gen 28:18 So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.
Gen 28:19 He called the name of that place Bethel; however, previously the name of the city had been Luz.
Gen 28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me food to eat and garments to wear,
Gen 28:21 and I return to my father's house in safety, then the LORD will be my God.

We know the rest of the story. They eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil and they become naked. If you want to keep from being naked and ashamed continue to eat from the tree that gives life. As you do this, you look at all circumstances a little bit differently. You see light and not darkness. Day and not night.

As you continue to walk in the light the little foxes can no longer steal from you and destroy the vine.

1Jo 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

PRAYER: I ask you Father to burn out all the thorns of everyone reading this newsletter. I ask for a fresh fire, fresh anointing and Kingdom encounters. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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Teaching By Craig Kinsley

2005-10-22T21:50:00.000-07:00

Date: October 20, 2005

FAITHFULNESS & PROMOTION

By: Revivalist Craig Kinsley

There has never been a more exciting time to be living in than today! We have already seen so much restoration take place and now, I believe, we are beginning to see the Day of the Saints. Each member of the Body of Christ is now realizing that he or she has been called of God. Yes, YOU have a destiny to fulfill. Many of you have had prophetic words over your life and have begun to dream about what God will do through your life. You want to be a history-maker, and rightly so. God wants these things for your life. He wants you to be one of the champions that will destroy the kingdom of darkness and establish the Kingdom of God in the nations of the earth. But before history books are written about your life, there are steps of faithfulness that you must take. The good news is that you can begin to take these steps right now! With so many prophetic words being released, I don’t want to share a prophetic experience with you right now. I want to minister as a teacher to share how you can step into your own prophetic destiny.

THE NATURAL vs. THE PROPHETIC WORD

Each of you has probably at some point in your walk with God had your destiny called forth either by a prophet, another believer, or even in scripture. God has said you would be a “prophet to the nations”, or “a David”, or an “evangelist to the masses”. Each believer has a specific call and heart that is God given and is made known only by God. But most of you have never resembled that call and destiny in your life. God has called you with a prophetic anointing, but you can’t seem to hear Him say anything. The prophet prophesied that you would come into “Kingdom wealth”, but you don’t know if you will be able to pay your rent. Scripture has called you a “joint heir with Christ” (Romans 8:17), but you can’t imagine feeling much lower than you now do. The natural world (the world in which our flesh lives; the one we can see with our natural eyes) always opposes the prophetic word of God. At first, you never seem to resemble the person that God calls you to be. You couldn’t have a more exciting and dramatic calling than Gideon in Judges 6:12. “And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, ‘The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!’” Gideon looked nothing like a “mighty man of valor.” In fact in verse 15, Gideon himself confesses, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” God was speaking to Gideon’s potential through the working of the prophetic word and God’s power, not Gideon’s present situation, which was his “natural” circumstance.

Because of this principle many Christians find that from the beginning they have no real faith in what God says about them. They believe it can only happen if God sovereignly changes their circumstances and situations. We wait around for months and years for a lightning bolt to strike, the hosts of heaven to come down, and for God to supernaturally drop us into our destiny overnight. Because God’s destiny for our lives doesn’t work in this manner, over the years we become increasingly frustrated and begin to disbelieve God’s plan altogether.

In Exodus, the children of Israel received a promise from God through Moses that they would soon inherit the Promised Land. However, they wandered in the wilderness for 40 years! They were being tested to prove whether or not they were trustworthy. “And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.” (Deuteronomy 8:2) Those 40 years could have been shortened significantly, but they did not understand that they had a part in the plan of God being played out. It was up to them as to whether they would remain faithful in believing that the God who brought them out of bondage would also keep His promise for their lives.

As co-laborers with Jesus Christ, we must begin to lay hold of our destiny by making something happen. We must as they say, “take the bull by the horns.” Now I don’t mean just doing anything that we can think of, but there are certain things that we really don’t have to pray about. We don’t have to ask God whether to share the Gospel or not. We don’t have to fast and pray about studying His Word. It’s not much of a decision as to whether we should take care of orphans and widows or feed the hungry. Instead of just waiting for destiny to happen, begin to make destiny happen. God desires to partner with us in seeing our destiny fulfilled. He has put desires in your heart. Put action to your destiny.

KINGDOM PRINCIPLE: FAITHFULNESS

In order to truly access the keys to each of our destinies, we must begin with a kingdom outlook. The Kingdom of Heaven, or the realm and rules of heaven operating here on the earth, has certain principles that govern the way the kingdom operates in the natural realm. “So, the last will be first and the first last…” (Matthew 20:16); “Give, and it will be given…” (Luke 6:38). These are teachings of Jesus that brought understanding to us about how His kingdom operates contrary to how the world tells us to operate or even how our flesh feels we should operate. Jesus was the greatest revolutionary of all time. Even to His own people He brought radical ideas that were contrary to the teachings of the society in which He lived. To illustrate these ideas, Jesus would use natural means, parables, to explain the mysteries of the Kingdom. It is no different with the law of faithfulness. Jesus knew that society, even today, would tell us that in order to gain a promotion you must fight and claw your way to the top. No matter what it takes, who it hurts, or what lines of compromise you have to cross to get there, just get there! Attempting to get ahead in this manner, will always lead to competition, stress, bitterness, jealously and many other factors that always pull you away from God’s destiny for your life.

THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS

Jesus knew the devastating effects of using the world’s system to move forward in God’s will for your life. Jesus began a parable in Matthew 25:14 this way, “For the kingdom of heaven is like…” By this statement we know that He is about to explain how the Father’s kingdom operates here in the earth. The parable begins with a man delivering “talents” to each of his servants to care for while he is away traveling. In verse 15 notice, “[he gave talents]…to each according to his own ability.” God has a specific destiny for each and every believer. He has given us each dominion and authority with which to rule, and He has placed in our care specific kingdom assignments. The call is never beyond what we can faithfully handle.

Verse 16 reveals the first servant who received five talents went and traded with them and made another five talents. He was faithful with what the master had given him. Jesus actually seems to say that this was the immediate response of the servant. As soon as he received the five talents, he did something with them. He made use of what he had been given and thus made another five talents. Because he was faithful in what he had been given, he received double back.

The same is true with the second servant. “And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.” (Matt. 25:17) This one actually received less than half of what the previous servant had received, yet he was faithful with the two talents he had been given. If it were one of us, we probably would have complained and become jealous of the first servant’s five talents to the point that we would have just wasted what was sitting right in front of us, much in the same way the last servant acted. “But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.” (Matt. 25:18) The last servant didn’t feel that what he had been given was worth very much. He probably didn’t figure it would go very far, so he just decided to waste the potential of what was given to him. What he had been given was now dead in the ground.

After a long while, the master came back to see what each had done with what they had been given. One by one they each came out to present to the master what they had done with what they had been given. The first two servants presented before the master the talents and the increase they had gained. Here is his response. “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things…” (Matt. 25:21) Even though the first servant was given more talents than the second, through their faithfulness they both stepped into their reward of having “rule over many things”. Their faithfulness was accounted to them and because of their faithfulness(;), they soon were exercising dominion and rule in areas that had previously been unattainable.

The last servant, however, came back to report that the talent he had been given was put into the ground and absolutely nothing had been done with it. Because the servant had been lazy and unfaithful even what he had been given was taken away and he was left with nothing. “For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.” (Matt. 25:29)

FAITHFULNESS & PROMOTION

Even though each of us has an ultimate, awesome destiny that we seek to live out, God gives us each portions of our destiny with which to be faithful day by day, week by week, month by month, and so on. He expects us, from the moment we begin to walk out our destiny, to be faithful with what He gives us. Many times we expect promotion to our ultimate destiny without first being faithful with the little things He gives us everyday. The first servant was faithful with what the master gave him, and thus he stepped into a destiny unheard of for a servant. He was made to be a ruler because he was faithful in the little.

The second servant didn’t receive as much as his fellow servant. He only received two talents. What would you do in a situation like that? Let’s get real. Many of us would be so jealous over the fact that “John” or “Lindsay” was given more to begin with, that we would despise what was given to us. This guy was not only thankful for what had been committed to his trust, but he was faithful in the use of the talents. Because of this he stepped into the same caliber of reigning and ruling (kingship) as the previous guy. The first servant began with more, but they both ended up as rulers over many things. We have to be careful to look at every little “talent” the Lord gives us as an opportunity to advance the kingdom and prove our faithfulness. Then promotion will come. It’s a kingdom principle.

Jesus speaks of the last servant as the “unprofitable servant”. The Master had a plan to promote him as well. The Master had a plan that he would step into the fullness of his destiny, but he proved unfaithful. In fact his whole destiny vanished because of his unfaithfulness over one talent. Only one little talent! It cost him everything. You know I meet millions of men and women who talk about all the prophetic words that they have received concerning their destiny and calling. They talk about all of the experiences they have had and all the plans of preaching and reaching entire nations with revival. Yet, they don’t seem to be doing anything. I ask many people that I meet, “So what are you doing right now?” The response is usually, “Well I’m just waiting for my time.” Just waiting for your time will never produce promotion in your life. The prophetic word speaks to your potential, but your destiny comes to pass when you take steps of faithfulness in your everyday life.

THE JOURNEY OF FAITHFULNESS

We can all find elements of ourselves in the life of King David. This was a man after God’s own heart that despite mistakes walked a life of servant hood and devotion to the Lord that would be hard to find today. David’s journey to the heart of God and into the fullness of his destiny as King over all of Israel didn’t exactly happen overnight. It started as a journey when the prophet Samuel called him out from a pasture. We find the account of David’s anointing as King in 1 Samuel 16.

As Samuel is seeking who the Lord would have him anoint as the next king of Israel, he seems to come to the end of the line. It appeared that there had been a mistake somewhere. He had already been warned by God not to look at the outward appearance, but at the heart. From what he could tell, he had been through all of Jesse’s sons. Where was the mighty man of God? He was out tending the sheep; the runt of the family and last one in which anyone would see destiny. Yet, this was God’s chosen vessel.

“And Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Are all the young men here?’ Then he said, “there remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.’ And Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.’ So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, ‘Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!’ Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.” (1 Samuel 16:11-13)

The most notable prophet in all of Israel called David out from the midst of his brothers and declared him as King over Israel, and the anointing from the Spirit of God came upon his life from that day forward. Wow! Isn’t this everyone’s dream? There was no higher calling in ministry. To be King over Israel was it. David had received that calling. Don’t you see yourself here? The prophet called you out from everyone else and began to describe how you were going to effect nations. He began to speak the Word of the Lord about your ministry touching the nation of China. He talked about the miracles that would be worked by your hands. He began to speak about the Joel’s Army generation, how the same anointing that was on the life of John G. Lake would be on your life, and on and on.

The same happened for David that day. Not only did the prophet call him out, but the Spirit of the Lord came upon his life for the task that day. Yes, it happened that very day. Nothing on the outside looked any different, but in his spirit he was king. I remember when God began to speak over my life of the destiny he had for me, how I was going to be a revivalist, touching the nations, and seeing the end time move of God. I knew from that time that I was who He said I was. I knew I was called and I knew that giftings and anointings I needed to fulfill the destiny already rested on my life. But it sure didn’t look like it in the natural. You see I was without a job, living with my parents, had no college degree and was without any real direction.

It was the same with David. Though he was anointed King that day, nothing in the natural resembled (that he was) a king. He didn’t have an international ministry. In fact, he didn’t even have influence over one single person. So how did David come into all that God had planned for him? He was faithful.

David endured the trials and wilderness experiences with courage and faithfulness in order to see the prophetic words over his life come to pass. It was not an easy road. He fought a giant, wandered in the wilderness, and escaped death by the hand of Saul. Even through these times, he endured and pressed on to the high calling of God on his life.

Eventually David did come into kingship. He was made king over Judah (2 Samuel 2). This wasn’t exactly what God had told David. You see he had received the anointing as King over all of Israel. This was a promotion because of David’s faithfulness. It wasn’t the fullness of what God had said, but it was a promotion and another step in the journey of faithfulness.

From the day that he received the anointing as king, it took 13 years for David to actually step into his kingship. He took a journey of faithfulness. “Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, ‘Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.” (2 Samuel 5:1-3) If you look closely at verse 2, you will see David’s faithfulness very clearly. Even while Saul was technically still king, David did the work of a king. He decided that before he was actually made king, he was going to function as the king. How are you functioning in comparison to what you desire to be? We have many apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, but how many are actually functioning in their anointed role? David functioned as king and acted like the king. This faithfulness led to his destiny being fulfilled.

After God began to reveal my destiny, I determined within myself to begin to act as though I was already sparking revivals and touching nations. My first ministry opportunity was as a recreation director for a weekly children’s Bible school. I treated this responsibility as if the children’s very soul was at stake even as we played softball or kickball! As I continued to be faithful, I was offered a part-time position starting an inner city children’s ministry. For two years I poured myself into about 20 African American children, week in and week out. From there I helped to plant a revival church and was soon a full-time associate pastor. As I was faithful in serving the people and the pastor, God sent me to intern with Todd Bentley and Fresh Fire Ministries for a period of six months. Now, as the 6 month period is ending, I am preparing to begin traveling all over the globe as a revivalist with Fresh Fire, touching nations and seeing the first fruits of the end-time move of God(;)- all in a period of about 4 years! Do you see the principle of faithfulness and promotion? As far as anointing and gifting, I am the same person today that I was when I was helping children to swing a bat or kick a ball. The anointing and calling came to me. It was a matter of taking the journey of faithfulness and being faithful with everything God gave me to do each day.

FAITHFULNESS OF THE APOSTLES

Even the early church and the apostles proved their faithfulness. They were given a mandate in Acts 1:8, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” They received the power when the Holy Spirit came upon them. However, they still had to be faithful in being witnesses and working the power that God had given them. They partnered with what the Holy Spirit was doing, went out and literally changed the world. It started with Jerusalem. This was the city where it began. This was the beginning of the journey of faithfulness for the early church. Soon, they would take the Gospel out to Judea; eventually move to the larger Samaria and now literally to the ends of the earth. Once again this shows the process of faithfulness and promotion.

Even Paul proved his faithfulness. “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry.” Paul was enabled by God to perform miracles, pioneer, reach the masses, plant churches, raise the dead, endure hardships, and write most of the New Testament because of his faithfulness. If anyone was called of God because of grace and the sovereignty of God, it was Paul. Yet, he still had a journey of faithfulness to take in order to come into the fullness of his destiny.

In the book of Acts chapter 6 both Philip and Stephen were chosen as servants to take care of the widows. This wasn’t exactly the kind of ministry that most would see and be envious. It probably didn’t seem like the same call that they knew to be inside of them. Yet, they were faithful. We know this because they both went on to destroy the kingdom of darkness. Stephen went on to be a man of signs and wonders, and to become the first Christian martyr. Philip saw an entire city reached by miracles, signs and wonders and became a mighty evangelist. Both of these men of God began as simple servants to widows.

FAITHFULNESS TO ANOTHER'S VISION

In 1 Corinthians 4:17 Paul promises that he is sending Timothy to the church. Paul mentions that one of Timothy’s credentials is that he has proven to be faithful to Paul. Before we can be trusted with the great destiny God has planned for us, many times God will ask us to prove our faithfulness to someone else’s vision and destiny. As Aaron and Hur held up Moses’ arms for battle (Exodus 17), God is looking for those who will support others as an act of faithfulness.

Again in Colossians 4:7-9 Paul sends two ministers to the church. (Both he declares) He declares both to be faithful. It seems that the only ministers that Paul trusted enough to send as ambassadors for him are those who have proven to be faithful. “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” (2 Timothy 2:2) Even Timothy was told to make sure that those left in his ministry were first and foremost, faithful. It wasn’t until Elisha proved faithful to Elijah that God could trust him with Elijah’s mantle. “…As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!...” (2 Kings 2:6)

Are we willing to lay down our own visions and dreams in order to remain faithful to another’s? I believe that if we are not faithful first to another’s vision, then we risk not having other’s to help us fulfill our own vision. “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.” (Luke 16:10)

FAITHFUL TO THE END

We must remain faithful to the end. In these last days, with the excitement of the prophetic promises, we can get in such a hurry to “get on with it” that while we accept being chosen, we totally miss being faithful. Jesus declared in Luke 12:48 that to whom much is given, much is required. Too quickly we want to jump into something that will require much. “These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” (Revelation 17:14) Those that will be part of this end-time army are not those who are only chosen. Those that are chosen must also be faithful. Faithfulness does not always have to take a long time. As with me, the process of faithfulness and promotion came rather quickly though the process is still taking place. This does not mean that we can ever skip the journey of faithfulness. Every great man and woman of God has proved faithful.

Maybe God has not called you to the masses. Maybe you don’t have a desire to influence kings and dignitaries, but deep in your heart you have a desire. God wants to see that desire come to pass even more than you do. The Lord wants to use you to shake cities and destroy the works of the devil, but he has set certain principles in place. “…you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things…” (Matthew 25:21) The journey to fullness is a journey of faithfulness. I know that today the Spirit of God will speak to you. He has an assignment for you. If you are faithful with that assignment, you will see promotion in your life. Before you know it, God has fully released your destiny and nations are being changed because of your faithfulness.

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Back To The Top

2005-10-10T10:12:00.001-07:00

Exd 3:7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

Exd 3:8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Exd 3:9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

Exd 3:10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Exd 3:11 And Moses said unto God, Who [am] I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Exd 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this [shall be] a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

God believes in us more than we believe in ourselves. I believe that some of you reading this newsletter are in a place of giving up. You have lost hope in the promise(s) God has given you, and others of you have been brought into a new level of leadership or anointing and you don't know what to do. You don't know if you can handle it. God believes in you. He formed and fashioned you for this day, time and hour. He will speak to you and will renew hope within you. God has not brought you this far to let you down. His word and destiny for your life will be fulfilled!

EGYPT

Some of you are going to be sent back to the very places that has bound you. This is making some of you fearful. What if I become bound again? Do not be afraid. God is with you. This may be a state, or city that has caused you much pain in the past. It may be going back to the bars or a people that God delevered you from. You are now going back with the word and fire of the Lord.

Exd 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this [shall be] a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

God is sending you right back where you started. For some of you that may be a place of worship or prayer. A place you use to be, but not anymore. A place where your spiritual senses are sharp and you have an edge. God is sending some of you back to that place where the thoughts of God are revealed to you. It is in that place where destiny is unfolded.

Others He is sending you back to a place where you were once in bondage, but now you are going back with the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit. Up, up, up! The presence and the power of the Holy Ghost. Go ahead and say it. Yell it out! God is taking me back with the presence and the power of the Holy Ghost. Everyday you should anticipate, the inevitable, supernatural intervention of God. Everyday see hope. Everyday see faith. Today could be the day to see the miraculous, to see dreams fulfilled and doors of opportunity opened. Today could be the day to walk in your inheritance. So, come on up. See a little higher. Come on up. See a little further. Come back to the mountain top. Come back to the mountaintop.

1Ki 19:11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; [but] the LORD [was] not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake:

1Ki 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

1Ki 19:13 And it was [so], when Elijah heard [it], that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, [there came] a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

The Lord is asking you today. "What are you doing here?" It is time to get back to the top. Get back where you belong. Get back to the top. Get back to the top. Get back to the top, right now. Get back to the place where you can have vision. Back to the place of freedom. Get back to the place where you can hear the word of the Lord. So, you can here God's still small voice. Because that is where God is.

1Ki 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

Prayer: Lord Jesus I release joy, vision, and revelation into all who are reading this newsletter. Let your spirit come! Fill us overflowing with you Lord. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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Tongues

2005-10-10T10:12:00.000-07:00

1 Corinthians 12:10
Still another person is given the ability to speak in tongues.

This week I felt like writing about the gift of tongues. I have spent hours in prayer using this gift and at times it has ignited other gifts like prophecy, word of knowledge, and word of wisdom. I remember a season of my life of speaking in tongues four to eight hours every day. Afterwards I could read people like a book. Tongues build up your inner man. You are also speaking mysterious of God.

1Cr 14:2 For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

You can also prophesy or interpret your own tongues to hear what God said to you. So, it is good to do both.

1Cr 14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

This is to be done in relationship with the Holy Spirit. I speak in tongues often because I enjoy it, not because I feel like I have to. If you rarely speak in tongues I don't want you to feel condemned. But it can become addictive if you press in and the things of this world become less and less important. If you want to speak in tongues or prophesy just ask God. And earnestly desire spiritual gifts and He will reward you.

PRAYER: Father God I ask you for a fresh filling of the Spirit of all who are reading this newsletter. I ask for all who want to speak in tongues or prophecy, do so now in the name of Jesus. I ask you Father to give them the desires of their hearts.

I pray that they begin to overflow with your Spirit. I speak freshness and life into them in the name of Jesus. I plead the blood of Christ over them. I speak health and life. For some of you who has never spoke in tongues, you are feeling a bubbling up in your belly. Let it flow. Let it out.

Jhn 4:13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

Jhn 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life

Drink of the water from within. Don't be afraid. Drink. Drink. Come and drink. There are others who are feeling heat. Intense heat. Step into it. Some are being healed and others are about to speak in tongues. Let the fire out. Fire. Fire! Fire. Burn with passion for the Lord. Burn with passion! Some of you are seeing the color red. That is the passion of the Lord. Others are seeing flames or smelling smoke.

Let go of the pain. Let go of the past. Live in victory. You are an overcomer. Burn. Burn. Burn with the fire. The Spirit of prophesy is falling upon some of you. Speak the word of the Lord! Speak. Speak! Let it out. Let the word out. Speak out your future. Speak out your destiny. Speak of the coming shift. The shift coming upon the world. Spirit of Elijah come. Spirit of Elijah fall again. Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey! Go, in the name of Jesus. Heal the sick, cast out devils, speak in tongues. Freely you have been given, now freely give.

I commission you as the missionary to your territory. Go and sin no more. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out devils, preach the good news. Now go! Go! Go! Go! Fight for it! Fight for your city. Fight for your destiny. Spirit of Elijah come! In Jesus name! Fight for your nation.

Psa 27:4 One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

Psa 27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Please pray about the month of October. There will be many counsels and judgments in the heavenly realm. Pray for faith, hope and love. For God to have mercy. A shift is coming. The things I spoke about 2008 could come sooner if we humble ourselves and pray. God even now is calling forth prayer warriors. They are hidden away. They will fast, pray, proclaim and speak of the coming judgments and victories of the Lord. Pray against negative curses and strongholds over cites and nations. Pray for it to be replaced with love, blessing, mercy and a passion for Jesus. In Jesus name. Amen.

Prayer Time: Something fun you may try is that while speaking in tongues, speak the promises of God. Pick out a promise God has given to you and speak it out for 3-5 minutes and then speak in tongues for 3-5 minutes. Keep going back and forth and watch what happens. What may happen is that you will begin to feel an atomic bomb of prayer building up in you. When you can't contain it much longer let out. You will begin to speak the word of the Lord, or go into intercession, or something. Now, let your bomb out.

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Vision

2005-10-10T10:08:00.000-07:00

9/19/2005
Today I saw a vision in the Spirit. I saw dividing lines in the Spirit. I saw cities broken up by ministry lines. Everyone had their turf. I saw backbiting, jealously and competition with on another. I saw everyone wanting to be the king and no one wanted to be a servant. I then saw a movement of God. I don't know if it is this move or the move after this move. I then received a prophetic word.

For the Spirit of the Lord says: I will be king. I myself will tear down the strategies and plans that are not of me says the Lord. I will bring forth unity and the competition and immaturity of my people will come to an end. It is I who gave you the position and office you hold and yet you think it is of you. It is by my goodness and grace that I have given you these things. But yet the comparisons continue. I will send a fire to burn all of this out and I will see forth that my will is done! Anything that is not of me will fall and crumple to ground like dust. I am the KING of kings and the LORD of lords. I am issuing a call to walk where I lead and for those who continue to rebel. I will set you in the belly of a whale until you learn to listen and to obey.

My heart is to show love and mercy to my people. Spend time with me. Come away with me as I show you things to come as I ravish my love upon you and as I heal those areas of you that has been wounded and that hurts. I will crush your idols and I will exalt you in due time and due season. For it is my will to do so. I am the potter and you are the clay and I am forming my body to be beautiful each in it's proper place and part. I am bringing forth a wave of cleansing and healing to my body. Eat of me and walk with me and I will show you mercy. I will show you love.

PROPHETIC VISONS

I saw a young black child and dome of eagles. The dome was huge and the eagles were locked in cages. A huge eagle flew above the others. The black child could see. He had eyes that could see in the Spirit and he unlocked the prison doors. He said "Some of the eagles have been locked in prison because of religious guards and others have been locked in prison because they refuse to esteem others higher than themselves. They all try to fly to the high place on their own. They all want to be the head Eagle and refuse to esteem the others."

The black child then took me to a cave filled with great riches and pearls. The child told me that God wants to release finances upon his body but too many are too immature to handle them. They become filled with pride and think that financial gain is a means of godliness.

I then saw a desert of broken dreams, visions and mantles. The child told me that God wants to bless His people with a blessing more than they can contain but people have abandoned the promises so the promises has become dead, rusty and broken.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, I ask you to release Kingdom dreams and visions now in the name of Jesus. I ask for each body part to know its place and for them to be filled with joy of being there. I ask for your perfect will in all who read this newsletter. I ask for your will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. I pray life. Life and more life. I pray for a release of all that the enemy has stolen. A release of health, dreams and visions. A release of relationships and wholeness. I speak health and blessing upon all. I speak finances. I speak the word of the Lord. Give us insight and foresight and the ability to hear in Jesus name. Amen.

MINISTRY NEEDS

The ministry vehicles we use for outreaches has broken down. We need $200 do have it fixed. If you feel lead to give to this please do so. It will be a big blessing to us and to those who we reach out to.

We also need other vehicles for outreaches and daily living as well. We could use cars, vans, SUV, and RV's. If you have any that is in great running conditions and you would like to donate. This would be a huge blessing. God Bless, Kevin

Thanks for your prayers and donations. Please send all prayer request to ringofwarriorprayer@yahoo.com Thanks for your generous support.

If you have been blessed by this newsletter and would like to invest in souls. Please donate to me through paypal to this email address fries1973@hotmail.com

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The Secret Place

2005-10-10T10:05:00.000-07:00

THE SECRET PLACE
OF HIS PRESENCE

BY REVIVALIST TODD BENTLEY
PART 2

God wants to be up close and personal! He longs to be gracious to you and not only that, He waits on high to have compassion on you (Isaiah 30:18). Wow! In His compassion, He wants to give you the gift of "holy hunger" for His presence. When this happens you'll be "wrecked!" By that I mean, you'll be desperate for God; consumed with hunger for Him; "ruined!" On the surface, being wrecked doesn't sound very good, but it is good because increased intimacy with God happens! And when we're ruined like this, an intense longing for God's presence begins to well up inside of us. This needs to be expressed.

Last week we discussed that the Psalms are so popular because they express our deepest longings and our cry for God's presence. It's like the Psalms give us a "kick start" because they help our emotions come to the surface as we identify with the cry of the Psalmists.

We looked at two great verses from Psalms (in Part 1) composed by the sons of Korah. This week I want to share one particular verse by the psalmist Asaph: "My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud. My voice rises to God, and He will hear me" (Ps. 77:1). Listen. When God hears our cry it's like He is saying, "Run into my arms, child." In fact, God is inviting you to run into His arms of love so that He can carry you into the secret place of His presence. It's the place where your relationship with Him can flourish deeply and where you are free to experience the "rapture of love," which is a joyful, passionate love for God. Now that's favor!

And let's not forget that God doesn't ignore those who don't know Him yet. His arms of love are wide open to everyone. He is constantly seeking and saving the lost with a heart-attitude that says, "I am completely aware of that one lost sheep (Luke 15:4-6). I'm going after that one!" And when that lost sheep is found, an opportunity will come for that person to make a decision to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. If they do receive Him, then, as their godly Christian character matures, an appointed time of revelation will come to them too about the secret place—its relevance and its splendor.

And there's more! The favor of God and His benefits toward us (Ps. 68:19) aren't just for us. His benefits are meant for our families too, as a godly inheritance. And His benefits are for our "spiritual children" as well. [Our spiritual children are those whose lives come into greater alignment with the Lord because we have influenced them with our godly character, anointing and spiritual gifts. Perhaps we led them to the Lord and we helped them understand His Word.]

So let's review a segment of scripture from Psalm 45 (from last week's teaching) because it illustrates the principle that favor brings a godly inheritance for our families and our spiritual children.

BUILDING-UP A GODLY INHERITANCE

In verses 10-12 the sons of Korah were inspired to write that the bride (called the "daughter") must forget her people and her father's house because she was about to enter into a marriage relationship with the King in a brand new culture and location. After she obeyed this command "THEN the King will desire her beauty" (v.11). But not only did the King desire her beauty, she received even more favor. Look at this: "And the virgins are brought to you, and with gladness and rejoicing they shall enter the King's palace. Instead of your fathers shall be your sons who you shall make princes in all the earth" (v.15-16).

Think about that. Her former way of life would be overtaken by fruitfulness and blessing after she forgot her father's house. She would concentrate on her sons, making them "princes" in all the earth. Her offspring would be princes. A prince is a royal heir! Now let's apply these verses personally. When you are completely sold out to God's purposes, you can establish a new godly inheritance of revival in your generational line because you're giving up one thing concerning your "father's house" [ where you have come from—your past, your family history] and you are embracing a whole new "breed." By this I mean that God will give you a whole new lineage; a whole new family tree. It's a whole new "revival root system" in which out of your loins your "biological" sons and daughters, as well as your "spiritual" children, will be missionaries, apostles, pastors, and prophets.

Maybe your generational line has been plagued with poverty, sickness, disease, death, thieves, criminals, witchcraft, or the occult. Perhaps no one in your family knows Jesus; just you and one sister and you're praying for the rest of your family. But starting with you—the royal son or daughter—you can "birth" new sons, a new inheritance and a new generational line. Here's how you can bring this to birth. By making a decree that from this day forward every son, every daughter, every grandchild, every son of my son's, son's, son shall be an apostle, a pastor, a prophet, an evangelist, or a teacher! Your decree actually administers God's justice.

JUSTICE OUT OF THE PALACE

Let's explore the story of Esther's life because she is an example of someone who administered the justice and judgment of God out of the royal palace. This was possible because right from day one the king greatly desired her beauty. Now why did he desire her beauty? It was because he saw that she possessed a beauty and grace that far surpassed any poise that the other beautiful virgins had. Her queenly stature was evident for all to see before she became queen! Therefore the king's servant eagerly gave her the beauty preparations, an allowance, and seven choice maidservants (Esther 2:9). Talk about favor!

How did she enhance her queenly stature and make herself ready to come before the king? She made herself ready by surrendering to the twelve month beauty treatment program—six months in the oils and six months in the perfumes. I believe the oils and perfumes symbolize different elements of intimacy that we experience in the secret place of God's presence. The oils represent: death, suffering, sacrifice, and dying to the flesh. The perfumes symbolize the presence of God and the fragrance of Christ. Actually this beauty treatment process can be summarized by the expression I mentioned earlier when I said, "you'll be wrecked." Let's not forget that the elements in this process will produce the kind of godly character that has the potential to affect many people and nations.

Isn't it interesting that she received an allowance. I want to ask a question. Do you know why there are some ministries that always seem to have enough "allowance" to carry on the work of the ministry? Here's the answer. It's because these ministries please King Jesus. Just like Esther had the royal scepter of favor extended to her (Esther 5:1-3), so do some ministries. This happens because, just like Esther, these ministries made themselves ready, like she did (2:12; 4:16).

You know, out of that place of favor in the palace, Esther saved the Jewish people—her people (Chapters 4-9). She administered the justice and judgment of God out of the royal palace. Like Esther, we need to be in the King's palace in order to administer justice. Yet some of us are trying to administer the justice and judgment of God without any favor because we aren't doing it out of the King's palace in the secret place.

Let's take to heart that ministry comes out of the King's palace, the secret place of His presence. I have always said that everything we have today at Fresh Fire Ministries is because of the secret place.

BENEFITS FOUND IN THE SECRET PLACE

The secret place can be seen symbolically as the bridal chambers of the King. So let's take a look at several areas described in different verses from the Song of Songs and the Psalms that reveal some of the benefits we can enjoy when we abide in the secret place.

1.

The voice of God and the face of God are manifested in the secret place. "Oh my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely" (SOS 2:14). In fact, the secret place of the cliff is translated this way in the KJV: "in the secret places of the stairs…" In Strong's Concordance "the secret places of the stairs" is: #5643 in the Hebrew: "cether"— a cover; hiding place, protection, secret (-ly place). Something happens in the secret place—the voice of God is heard and the face of God is seen. We hear the voice of God in quietness and stillness and we behold the face of God in worship.

It's a preparation place for the bride's future ministry. It's a place in which the hidden life and our secret history with God are developed as a result of being drawn in and responding to the presence of the King. Everybody talks about history makers. Many will say, "I want to be a history maker." But we don't have a history unless there is a secret history that is developed in the intimate bridal chambers of Jesus.

2.

The King's chambers are like a banqueting house with a banqueting table inside. "He brought me to the banqueting house and his banner over me was love" (SOS 2:4). In Strong's Concordance the banqueting house is: #3196 in the Hebrew "yayin"—wine (as fermented); by impl. Intoxication:--banqueting, wine, wine [bibber]. You know what goes in the banqueting chambers? A whole lot of drinking of heaven's wine, and it's a new wine!

3.

The secret place is a hiding place in the secret place of His tabernacle. "For in the time of trouble He will hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He will hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock" (Ps. 27:5). It's a place in which we dwell and where we inquire of the Lord and behold the beauty of the Lord.

4.

In the secret place of His tabernacle we'll be safe and we'll make an offering of the sacrifice of joy, and we'll sing praises to the Lord. "And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD" (Ps. 27:6).

5.

In the secret place we are hidden from the plots of man. "You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues" (Ps. 31:20). Judgment, gossip, or criticism doesn't affect you because you are in the secret place of His presence.

6.

There is divine protection in the secret place. "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. . . . You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday" (Ps. 91: 1, 5-6). This Psalm goes on to say, "Because he has set his love upon me . . . (when) He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him . . . ." (v.15a).

HIDE AND SEEK

Yes! When we love the Lord and we call out to Him, He will answer. But sometimes He doesn't respond to us immediately. If this happens it's like a test. Christians may either cry out louder and press-in more, or they'll withdraw and shrink away from pursuing the Lord.

Keep that in mind as we turn to Song of Songs once again. "By night on my bed, I sought the one I love. I sought him but I did not find him. 'I will rise now,' I said, 'And go about the city; into the streets and in the squares I will seek the one I love.' I sought him but I did not find him" (3:1-2).

Have you ever been in a place of such hunger and desperation that you said, "I will seek the one that I love. Draw me away with You. I will run after You." And you're pressing-in to His presence, thinking: One thing do I desire and I am hungry for is the manifest presence of God. I long to be united, to be one with Him. But even in all that seeking and even in all that crying out—"kiss me with the kisses of your mouth"—it's as if He can't be found. It's as if there is a "divine withholding" of His presence. It's like God wants to be pursued and He wants to "know that you know" that He is worth the chase!

That's what the bride is experiencing. She is seeking, she is crying out, but now the presence of God is withheld. Maybe you can identify with her. Maybe you're in a valley right now, in a dry and thirsty land, and it's like the heavens are brass and there is no breakthrough.

Look. Sometimes there is a divine withholding of the presence of God. The face of God is hidden. But why is God hiding? After all, here she is in the sweetness of: "Draw me away! We will run after you" (1:4). The cry of desire. "Kiss me with the kisses of your mouth" (1:2). "The King has brought me into His chambers" (1:4b). "My beloved arose and spoke to me and said, 'Rise up my fair one and come away, for lo the winter is passed'" (2:10). There is this glorious presence of God, this secret place, the voice of God, the face of God. It's sweet. It's lovely. She's in hot pursuit of God. There is a hunger in her heart. There is this beautiful intimacy, and then He is gone!!

WHY GOD WITHHOLDS HIS PRESENCE

So let's take a look at three reasons why God withholds His presence.

1.

God hides His face so that we will seek Him. He wants to be found! "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened" (Luke 11:10). How much do we really seek Him? How much do we really hunger for Him?

2.

God withholds His presence so that we'll work on the hidden life—our inner motivations and areas where sin is manifesting. Sometimes when we're in the blessing of His presence, we're tempted to try and ignore the messes in our life. But when God's presence isn't there, we're driven to seek Him, and we find out what's really going on in our heart.

3.

Sometimes God withholds His presence simply because He's okay with what we're doing. We just need to keep moving forward until He re-directs us. Some of us can't even brush our teeth until we hear God say, "get out of bed!"

It's difficult, especially after we've experienced rich seasons with God in the secret place, to find ourselves in a season when His presence feels like it has lifted. There are times when we're hurting because of hardships and testings and we get tired. But know this. God's good purposes are behind this and He will bring you through. He will awaken that fire that you once had in your heart. He wants to awaken lost love. If you're at the point of wanting to quit, don't give up. Rest in the Lord's arms of love and let Him love on you or determine to seek Him until you find His embrace.

And so next week in Part 3 we're going to discuss numerous keys to arouse and awaken love! We'll also take a look at "intimacy robbers."

I want to invite you to join with me in prayer as we close this week's teaching.

PRAYER

O God, we realize that You are inviting us to pursue You. Thank you! We are learning that when You hide, You aren't rejecting us, but You are actually yearning for us to draw closer to You in our hearts. Your Word says that if we draw near to You, You will draw near to us (James 4:8a).

Thank you that You are bent on having whole-hearted lovers and You are not content with just a piece of our heart. You are jealous for our affection and complete attention even at inconvenient times. We want to ask You to work in each of our lives through various circumstances to draw us into the secret place of Your embrace, where You long to reveal Yourself to us in a deeper way. We love You God. In Jesus' name. Amen.

"For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your God will rejoice over you. It will no longer be said to you, 'Forsaken,' nor to your land will it any longer be said, 'Desolate; but you will be called, 'My delight is in her,' and your land, 'Married'; for the LORD delights in you, and to Him your land will be married" (Isaiah 62:4-5).

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Prophetic Word For 2005 - 2008

2005-09-04T19:16:00.000-07:00

9/4/2005 7:53:32 PM
The other night I was caught up in the Spirit. Here is what was revealed.

2005 - 2008

The following cities are or will be targets for terrorist attacks.

1) New York City, New York
2) El Paso, Texas
3) Nashville, Tenn
4) Atlanta, GA
5) San Diego, CA
6) Los Angeles, CA

I believe if the people of the cities will seek the face of God, humble themselves in prayer and spread the message of love that many of these attacks can be prevented or less severe. The church must get in unity.

God desires for these cities to be cities of refuge and to carry His glory in a mighty way. To be cities of refuge to take in the hurt and the lost, so they can find comfort, wholeness and rest. I see God moving in a mighty way in each of these cities and in a different way in each one. I see God birthing a major move in Nashville that will spread out to small cities across the world. A fire that will not be put out filled with passionate flames of worship.

Also, please pray for the weather patterns of these cities. And the weather patterns in general. Katrina was only the beginning. There will be more hurricanes, volcanoes, earth quakes, tornados, etc...

THE MARK OF THE BEAST

I see an increase of the mark of the beast between 2005 - 2008. I am not talking about a UPC symbol. I am talking about beast like and demonic manifestations of the flesh.

I also see prophetic warriors being released during 2005 - 2008 to rebuild cities and save souls. They will operate in healings, signs and wonders. They are bold warriors of the Spirit much like David's mighty men.

SIGNS

I see signs in the skies. I see unique visitations. I see news reports of "beings" from somewhere else especially in Mexico. I see light images that will appear on film, photos, and digital cameras. This will gain media exposure.

I see images of dead people that will begin to appear in developed photos and digital tape. These images will have media attention as well. I see an increase of the raising of the dead.

NEW ORLEANS

I see a mighty revival and awakening. The flood of vomit and blood will become a flood of purity, joy, holiness, and righteousness.

2008

The violence and despair will begin to have a major shift as hearts turn to God. I see a major harvest and a movement of love. I see hear a song of hope and healing of nations. I see idols and tradition being destroyed and replaced with the fullness of the Lord. I see open heavens and major revelations. Although God is going to move between 2005 - 2008 in the mist of warfare. It will not compare with the movement of revelation and healing in 2008 and beyond.

I see a great outpouring in every city in North America. Where there has been destruction there will be hope. Where there has been hate there will be love. People will see each other through the eyes of love, considering others better than themselves, going the extra mile and treating each other as brothers and sisters in the Lord.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus I just lift up everyone reading this newsletter and I ask you to open their eyes so they may see who they are. I release the destiny within you and I ask for the flames of love to stir deep within you. I speak life, life, life to you. I release the dreams God has given you. I release the gifts inside of you and I break any demonic force that has attempted to blind you or keep you from healing. I release hope. I release joy. I release the fire within you. In Jesus name. Amen.

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Dreams Do Happen

2005-09-04T19:14:00.000-07:00

8/26/2005 5:45:00 PM
Gen 40:1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

Gen 40:2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

Gen 40:3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.

Gen 40:4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

Gen 40:5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound in the prison.

Gen 40:6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they [were] sad.

Gen 40:7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye [so] sadly to day?

Gen 40:8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and [there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [them], I pray you.

Gen 40:9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me;

Gen 40:10 And in the vine [were] three branches: and it [was] as though it budded, [and] her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

Gen 40:11 And Pharaoh's cup [was] in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

Gen 40:12 And Joseph said unto him, This [is] the interpretation of it: The three branches [are] three days:

Gen 40:13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

Gen 40:14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

Gen 40:15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

Gen 40:16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also [was] in my dream, and, behold, [I had] three white baskets on my head:

Gen 40:17 And in the uppermost basket [there was] of all manner of bakemeat Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

Gen 40:18 And Joseph answered and said, This [is] the interpretation thereof: The three baskets [are] three days:

Gen 40:19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

Gen 40:20 And it came to pass the third day, [which was] Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

Gen 40:21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

Gen 40:22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

Many of you feel like you have been placed in a dungeon with no hope of seeing your dream come to pass. God has placed you in the dungeon for a reason. It is to help others achieve their dreams. You may have a prophetic warning.

Gen 40:19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

God may have given you a key to unlock someone's destiny.

Gen 40:9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me;

Gen 40:10 And in the vine [were] three branches: and it [was] as though it budded, [and] her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

Gen 40:11 And Pharaoh's cup [was] in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

Gen 40:12 And Joseph said unto him, This [is] the interpretation of it: The three branches [are] three days:

Gen 40:13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

God may have placed you in the dungeon to serve and support the dream of others. That is between you and God.

The dungeon is preparing you for when you sit under Pharoah For some of you this maybe inside the church, but for many of you this will be in the market place. God is going to send you to the market place ruled and controlled by the world's system. You will meet someone trapped in this system and your interpretation (The interpretation God gives you) will free him or her and in return the key of your destiny will be given to you and you will reap the harvest of the dream God has given you.

A key to remember about destiny. Destiny is a journey, not an event.

I see Hollywood and upon the Hollywood sign I see the word DESTINY written in fire. I see a Hollywood invasion. I see an invasion of the Spirit of God. I see a move of God within the movie industry. I see strongholds being broken off minds as they watch movies.

I see a film making revolution among both the old and the youth. Digital cameras and home computers becoming their weapons of war. I hear a new sound being birthed among christian film makers. Prophetic. Visionary. New and fresh ways of telling and showing stories. Children geniuses. Life changing transforming films made by teenagers. I hear a fresh fire coming out of the African American community. A voice of freedom in the area of film. The fire of Jeremiah and the heart of Martin Luther King. Transforming lives among the youth. There is another carrying the same fire in politics.

I see liberation in the arts. Liberation in arts. Liberation in the arts! Freedom! Deliverance. A release of prophetic evangelism in the marketplace. I see businesses, detective agencies calling on the help of prophets. I see rain in Hollywood. I see fresh fire at film festivals. Fresh voice. Fresh sound.

Thanks for your prayers and donations. Please send all prayer request to ringofwarriorprayer@yahoo.com Thanks for your generous support.

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The ministry has needs to outreach using the arts and to the art community
MINISTRY NEEDS:

If you feel lead to donate or purchase any of these it would be huge blessing to this ministry.

1) Digital Camera (Cannon GL2 Panasonic VX1VX) would be ideal, but any digital camera would be a blessing.

2) Computer (At least an Apple G3 or Pentium 3 with 512 MB of RAM and 40Gigs of hard drive space)

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4) Final Draft, Movie Magic, Script Thing, or Scriptware software.

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God Bless You, Kevin
May you soar like an Eagle and all your dreams come true

God Is On Your Side

2005-09-04T19:13:00.000-07:00

8/29/2005 8:33:21 PM
Jos 23:3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God [is] he that hath fought for you.

The other day we went out on an outreach and I felt a demonic force coming against me, just because we moved in a different territory. I then felt the warrior rise up within me and I began to proclaim the spontaneous word of the Lord. I felt a change in the atmosphere in marking our territory. There were healings and salvations after this.

Remember despite the things that are going on God is on your side. He is fighting for you to bring you into the fullness of your inheritance.

PROPHETIC WORD:

I see a loss of many jobs in America. I also see a time of healing and deliverance to those who yield to the Spirit. I see a spiritual cleaning. I see a release of your calling and revelation of who you are. Some of you have wondered this for years. I see a major increase in evangelism in the coming months and years. I see ministries changing the focus and vision. They will have more of an evangelism focus.

ARMY OF RV'S

I see an army of RV's. I see RV ministries beginning to pop up. Some of the RV's will be ministries to feed the poor and heal the sick. Others will be radical filmmakers. These RV's will be equipped to pick up and go, set up and leave. It will be a portable strike force. They will operate in the Glory and Power of God. I hear the words "Trail Blazers"

They will go and rebuild cities. They will manifest God's glory across the USA. I see open heavens. The ministries in these RV's are like cowboys and cowgirls riding across America bringing forth freedom, the word and Glory of the Lord, setting the captives free.

I see many homeless people released in full time ministry in the coming months and years. I see an increase of strife, witchcraft and the flesh within the churches were people refuse to yield to the Holy Spirit. I see the falling of many religious ministries, losing their influence and power.

I see an increase of violence and fruit of the flesh in the streets. Weird, strange and unusual murders and crimes. While at the same time I see a movement of love, power and purity in the streets.

I see two movements in schools. One will be a movement of purity. The other will be a movement of death.

I see various signs in the skies.

Fighting The War Of The Flesh

The season we are entering into, some of you may battle in your flesh more than usual. God wants to do a house cleaning. Not only in you but in the nations as well. If you yield to the Spirit you will feel more freedom and release you have in long time. If you don't you will be surprised at what manifestations occur through you.

How To Yield

Focus on the Spirit and the promises of God. Focus on the promises of love and the goodness of God. Seek His face. Don't try to overcome. Just focus on Him and receive what He has already done. Surrender. You don't have to fight. You don't have to try to be something. You are something. Go out of your way to bring faith, hope and love to others.

MINISTRY NEEDS

The ministry vehicles we use for outreaches has broken down. We need $200 do have it fixed. If you feel lead to give to this please do so. It will be a big blessing to us and to those who we reach out to.

We also need other vehicles for outreaches and daily living as well. We could use cars, vans, SUV, and RV's. If you have any that is in great running conditions and you would like to donate. This would be a huge blessing. God Bless, Kevin

Thanks for your prayers and donations. Please send all prayer request to ringofwarriorprayer@yahoo.com Thanks for your generous support.

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Spiritual Hurricane

2005-09-03T16:48:00.000-07:00

Spiritual Hurricane
3rd September, 2005
Lanna Perry
Sydney, Australia

chosenwarriorprincess@yahoo.com.au

http://www.ourchurch.com/view/?pageID=216990

Let your roots grow down deep into him and draw up nourishment from Him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught – Colossians 2:7

My precious children, I love each of you so much, and I am bringing to you a word of warning. As you look around the world right now, you can see that many disasters are escalating and you can see that desperation is sitting over many nations.

My church, as many disasters have come and hit the earth, so will the great shaking come to My church. It is closer than you realise.

A spiritual hurricane is about to hit My church. It is going to bring such a tremendous shaking to My church, that those who are not standing in Me, will not stand. They will not endure to the very end.

Look around, and you can see a taste for where the world is heading. As the earth crumbles, so must My people rise up. So must My people stand up and proclaim the Word of the Lord. So must My people stand up and reach out to Me, and receive the strength and power to endure.

For the days ahead will not be easy. My church needs to rise up, for if My church does not rise up, who will? There is intense battle in the spiritual, there is not time to waste playing church, My children. It is time to lay aside all that hinders and truly set your faces to Me like a flint and move forward. It is time to truly set your hearts on Me and serve Me.

It is My Word that will keep you grounded, it is My Word that is your bread of life. Do not remain where you are My church.

I am calling My army together. I am calling My army to take their place. Many have not yet taken their place nor counted the cost. Check your hearts My children, and listen to what I am saying.

You must come to Me in the quiet place and allow Me to take your roots so much deeper in Me, for this hurricane that will come to My church, will take out all of those who’s roots do not go deep into Me.

I long for all of My church to be deeply grounded in Me, waiting on Me, and ready for battle. My church, you are not ready for battle. You are not allowing Me to equip you. Lay down all your agenda’s and ideas and allow Me to train you, to show you what you need to know in order to walk in victory in the areas I have called you too.

The shofar is being blown. It’s time to rise up. It’s time to take your stand. Be strong for this hurricane is near, and I am calling each of you to re-examine where you are with Me.

Wake Up My church!!!!!! Do not sleep any longer!!!! Wake up and rise up to your calling. Rise up to what I have called you too. I love you, I want to grow you, I want to prosper you, but you must wake up.

The battle has intensified, and the enemy has only just begun in many ways. Be ready My church, be ready, be on guard, for if you are not on guard, and your roots are deep in Me, you will not survive.

When we face UP to the Glory of God, we find ourselves face down in worship - Matt Redman

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PROPHETIC EVANGELISM

2005-08-25T19:30:00.000-07:00

August 22, 2005
REVIVALIST TODD BENTLEY

This is a two part teaching entitled Prophetic Evangelism. This week in Part 1, we will define prophetic evangelism. Next we’ll discuss how to come out of our comfort zone and actually begin to walk in prophetic evangelism. As well, we’ll discover how God’s prophetic words will help unlock and soften people’s hearts so they are released to hear the gospel. Next week in Part 2 we’ll discuss what it takes to receive God’s power for evangelism—being distinct and set apart for God. As well we’ll examine the “spirit and power of Elijah.”

PROPHETIC EVANGELISM

BY REVIVALIST TODD BENTLEY
PART 1

To receive and to activate are two different things! We can receive an anointing—a prophetic anointing or a healing anointing—but if we don’t go out and actively put the anointing to use for God’s glory we’ll never actually have the anointing. The substance of the power of God is always connected to, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature . . . . and these signs and wonders will follow. . . ” (Mark 16:15-18). We have to actively use what we’ve received from God. Faith without works is dead (James 2:20, 26). So we’re really going to possess the anointing for prophetic evangelism when we go. In fact, evangelism can’t happen unless we go and do!

WHAT IS PROPHETIC EVANGELISM?

Let’s begin by defining: prophetic, prophesy, prophecy [all described in Webster’s New World Dictionary] as well as defining prophetic word and word of knowledge:

Prophetic means: containing a prophecy

Prophesy means: to predict as by divine guidance (verb)

Prophecy means: prediction of the future; something predicted (noun)

Prophetic word or word of knowledge means: pertinent information revealed by God for the purpose of blessing, encouraging or warning.

Next, let’s look at the word evangelism. It means: winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ—Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

So, based on these definitions, prophetic evangelism happens when a born-again believer receives a prophecy (prophetic word or word of knowledge) from the Holy Spirit for someone—that is the “prophetic” aspect—as they seize the opportunity to win them to Jesus Christ—that is the “evangelism” aspect.

The ultimate manifestation of prophetic evangelism is when we’re led by the Spirit of God and we hear the voice of God; that’s Spirit-led evangelism. It’s waiting on the presence of God, asking where He wants us to go and then when we get there, asking God exactly who He wants us to minister to. I believe that if we’d take the time to ask where and who (every time we say, “God, I want to win somebody to Jesus today”), that we would be effective in evangelism.

We won’t accomplish anything of eternal value if we just hear about the anointing and get the anointing, but then do nothing with it. This is the case with just about any anointing that God wants to give us. We need to be willing to go out to the people, and for instance, lay hands on the sick.

BE AVAILABLE AND BE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD

We have to make ourselves available. It’s not good enough just to have a passion and a desire or good intentions. We need to go beyond our comfort zone if we’re ever going to win souls. In fact, I believe God wants us to go way beyond our comfort zone!

Smith Wigglesworth had such a great passion for souls that he would go looking for the lost in the markets when he wasn’t ministering in conferences and revivals. He would wait in the market, even all morning and into the afternoon, until he saw the person that the Lord intended him to reach with the gospel. His attitude was: Lord, you have one that is ready. You have one that is ripe. Listen. His evangelistic fervor was Spirit-led!

Sometimes we try to be evangelistic but we’re not led by the Spirit of God. We’re just kind of launching out into the dark and hitting anywhere and everywhere with an attitude that says: Hey! We’ll just see what happens and take it as it comes. But we need to ask the Lord where to go and which person is ready. God will lead us to the right person. It might be someone who already has the seed of the kingdom planted and watered in their heart and they’re ready for it to be reaped. Some of us sow; some water and others reap (1 Cor. 3: 6-8). I’m a reaper in evangelism.

Most of us, if we do make ourselves available in evangelism, don’t make ourselves available for prophetic evangelism because we don’t take the time to wait and enquire of the Holy Spirit. He wants to tell us where to go and who to minister to and what to say to someone. Yes, there are times to go to all and just sow seeds, scatter seeds and hand out tracts, but there’s more. Let’s be released in a greater way into Spirit-led evangelism where we begin to hear the voice of God and we move in the word of knowledge.

PROPHETIC EVANGELISM IN ACTION!

So the best way to begin is by asking the Holy Spirit where He wants you to go. It may be the mall, a particular coffee shop, the streets or a park—He’ll nail it down. For me, after I arrive at the place the Holy Spirit designates I may see a crowd or I might just see one or two people. And so I’ll ask, “Who do you want me to minister to?” And the Holy Spirit will highlight somebody and I’ll just go up and begin to minister to them.

Having said that, you might be wondering how the Holy Spirit highlights who I’m supposed to minister to. So I’ll share a few stories that will help you recognize who God wants you to minister to.

After I first got saved I used to hang out with the Christian Biker’s Association in Canada. Once when I was at one of their conferences, it seemed that at every meeting, my eyes would be drawn to someone across the field. I couldn’t help but feel the urge to look over in that particular direction. There was a guy in that section of the crowd that “stuck out” more than anyone else. This went on for three or four days and I found that no matter where I was, whether I was at lunch or in a meeting, my eyes and attention would be continually drawn to this one person.

I didn’t know why, and I had no understanding concerning this until finally one of my mentors said, “Well Todd, that’s the Holy Spirit communicating to you that He wants you to minister to him.” My mentor began to tell me that when he, himself, encountered a similar situation, it was because the Holy Spirit was actually directing him. He said that quite often he would be in a meeting and the Lord would draw his attention to one person or several people, again and again. His attention would be fixed on them to the point that he realized the Holy Spirit was trying to get his attention because He had a prophetic word for them. And that’s how the Lord will use me. I’ll be led by the Holy Spirit somewhere (like the mall and the food court) and I’ll ask, “Lord who do You want me to minister to?” As I wait on the presence of God, He will begin to highlight and lead me and show me the person or the group of people.

I remember one of the first times the Spirit of God began to release me into prophetic evangelism. I had been preaching about the reality of God one night to some young people and we were pretty excited about what God had just done in our meeting. A few Mennonite kids were getting filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues and getting touched by the power of God.

Just to give you a little background, although at this point I had never received any teaching on prophetic evangelism, I was moving in a prophetic anointing in the safety of ministering in the church. But the Spirit of God was beginning to challenge me about taking that prophetic anointing outside those walls. I was beginning to get a revelation that if the prophetic anointing could work in the church, it could work with unbelievers outside the church.

Back to the young people! We decided to go to a Subway sandwich place to hang out for awhile after our meeting. Immediately, as we entered the restaurant, I just happened to overhear some talk about psychics. Well, that got my attention right away and it was like the Holy Spirit highlighted the group who were discussing this subject.

Suddenly I felt something begin to rise up within me. I thought: I move in the prophetic! I can hear God! [I realized that when we walk by faith, there are risks involved. And I’ve always been a risk taker! Perhaps that’s why we’ve seen such a release of the power of God these past few years.]

So I just blurted out, “Well, you know what! I have a gift, too. I believe that I can ask God right now for a word and because God wants to reveal Himself to you, He will share something about your life with me. You’re going to know that Jesus is real!” They were really skeptical: “Yeah, right?!”

“I’m not going to ask you for any money,” I said. “This is free. The difference between me and psychics is that I have a gift from God and I give Him the glory. I know Who is speaking! I’m going to ask the Lord for a word right now. I believe that He is going to give it to me because David declares in the book of Psalms: “how innumerable are your thoughts toward us” (Ps. 139:17). That means that the thoughts and the things that God thinks about you are countless.” I was excited because I knew that all I needed to do was to hear God; just get one thought, just one of those “innumerable thoughts” about each of these seven people in Subway.

So I lined them up, including the two Subway workers! I risked. I didn’t have a word at first. God didn’t even tell me to do it—I was just on fire about God. But He honored my efforts to glorify Him because He gave me prophetic words for each one! For brevity’s sake I’ll just share two or three encounters.

The first lady freaked out because God showed me her bedroom and I described it in detail. The Lord gave me the most intimate secret detailed place of her life so that He could move into the secret place of her heart. For the second person, the Lord showed me some things to say about his father and drug addictions. He was absolutely blown away and actually fell under the power of God. Somebody had to catch him right there in the Subway. I went to the next guy and told him about his relationship with his girlfriend and about his hobbies. By then everyone’s eyes were as big as saucers. One guy ended up getting saved in the parking lot. It didn’t stop there because they all went over to a different coffee shop and said, “Come and see a guy who is telling us things about our life that nobody knows.” A whole new group of young people came over!

So there was a real demonstration of the Spirit of God and power, and from that day forward God began to put the seeds of this message about prophetic evangelism in my heart.

STIR UP THE GIFT THAT'S WITHIN YOU

Prophetic evangelism is a exciting! When we get out of our comfort zone and go to the people, it’s great, because we get to see first-hand just how much God loves them. He wants us to bust out of those church walls and get into prophetic evangelism because He wants to reveal Himself to the lost. He’s not going to lead us out and then hide Himself. Like I just said, He wants to reveal Himself to the lost. He’s going to give us words of knowledge and help us share the gospel.

You know, sometimes we feel kind of apathetic, but we don’t have to stay that way! Listen. We can stir up the gifts that God has given us. Look at what the apostle Paul said to Timothy. “Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands” (2 Tim 1:6). I’ve always believed that there is a place in the kingdom of God to stir up the gifts that are within us. We can stir up the gift of prophecy enabling us to prophesy in proportion to our faith (Rom. 12:6). And guess what? A smile is a gift, too!

Paul also wrote to the Corinthians and exhorted them to desire earnestly the spiritual gifts, but especially that they may prophesy (1 Cor. 14:1). Therefore Paul is essentially saying that we all have the opportunity to learn how to prophesy if we desire to do so (of course under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit). The one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation, as well as edifying the church (1 Cor. 14:3-4).

As I studied these scriptures I realized that all of us can hear the voice of God. Also, when I discovered that Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27), I said to myself, “It’s for me!” With confidence I knew that I could prophesy by faith and I started to see that I could move in the prophetic in just about any area I wanted, because the Holy Spirit was the source of revelation knowledge. The Bible says, “Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God” (Rom. 8:27). Nobody knows the thoughts of God except for the Spirit of God. So I said, “The Spirit of God is in me, and the Spirit of God knows the thoughts of God. He has innumerable thoughts about me and about others, so all I have to do at any time is say, “Holy Spirit, just give me one of those thoughts.”

And so I stirred up the gift of prophecy within me and I was released in prophetic ministry. I started to travel in the beginning with Patricia King, Peter Helms and different prophetic ministries and they used to call on me when they sensed that God wanted to release me for prophetic ministry in their meetings. I would lay hands on someone, ask God for one thought, believe that I could hear the voice of God and then I would prophesy by faith.

But listen! The prophetic ministry isn’t just for me. There is a place where we can all prophesy and where we can all learn. We just need to take to heart the words of Paul that I mentioned earlier—“desire spiritual gifts but especially that you may prophesy.”

Prophesying is an important way to show an unbeliever that God is real and that He has His hand on their life whether they honor Him or not. Look at what Paul says:

“But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you” (1 Cor. 14:24-25).

The prophetic is released to help unbelievers to be convicted and convinced about God. Then they can report that God’s love is being manifested through us and among us. So there is something about that prophetic anointing that brings the fear of the Lord and that convinces and demonstrates. Paul is saying that there is a place to prophesy in the context of unbelievers.

But one of the interesting things about moving in the gifts of the Spirit is that after we stir up the gifts and move in the anointing, as soon as we walk out the church doors so often the anointing shuts off. I don’t believe that God shuts it off. I believe that we shut down. It’s like unconsciously we say that it’s okay to prophesy in church but it’s not okay in a restaurant or on the streets.

Hey! Let’s take it to the streets! I believe we can say, “God, I am about to go into the streets of our city. Please release Your power through me so that the lost will know You are real and be saved.” We can begin to pray in tongues and we can begin to stir up the gifts of God and get ourselves into ministry mode for the unbelievers in the streets and see even a greater release of the power of God and demonstration of the Spirit!

We need a release of prophetic evangelism. And it’s coming!! Stir up your prophetic gift. Exercise it! “Practice makes perfect!”

PROPHETIC WORDS UNLOCK PEOPLE'S HEARTS

Restaurants are such good places for prophetic evangelism because the waiter or waitress is going to come back to your table several times. It’s not threatening. They want a tip, so there’s some sort of communication there!

Once in a restaurant the Holy Spirit gave me and a friend of mine some prophetic words for our waitress that really let her know God loved her. The words were so precise that she was floored. She didn’t want to give her life to Christ at that time but God doesn’t waste His word! I believe that her encounter with the Holy Spirit that day will be used along with other future encounters and she will eventually get saved.

Another time when we had a crusade in Portland we went to the people on the street. There, the Spirit of God gave me a key to open up the hearts of the people we were led to. They were criminals, drug addicts and illegal immigrants (that had come up from Mexico). The Lord told me to tell them something about their Mommas, ask how their family was doing and if there was anything that we could pray for them. They were touched! “Wow! You really care about me? You really care about the things that I care about?” All their “walls” came down. “He’s praying for my momma—let’s do it!”

Maybe initially people don’t want to get saved but you want to open up their heart for the gospel. God will give you the key. “Can I pray for you? You need to give your life to Jesus.”

We just need to be open to evangelistic strategy. More often than not, we’re not going to get too far if we just open up the Bible and start preaching at people: “You’re going to go to hell, you better come all you sinners and repent.” Rather, it’s just as simple as, “Can I pray for you?” Or, “Do you have anything that I can pray for you?” Then pray right there. Don’t just go home and pray. Say, “Let’s pray now.” You ask them to close their eyes and pray with you and then you get them into the presence of God and He begins to open up their spirit.

BE READY

Windows of opportunity, to minister prophetically to people, often happen when you least expect it, so be ready! I say that because during one of our conferences in Canada I was surprised when the Holy Spirit pointed out five young guys having a meal. He said, “I want you to go over and share the gospel with them because one of them is ready. He has had an encounter with Me.”

I got up and went over to the table and I said, “I just felt like God told me that somebody here had an encounter with Him today.” One of the guys answered and said, “I did! Somebody was out on the street and they came over and gave me an invitation to a crusade. They started telling me about Jesus and they prayed for me. I started to fall down and I felt all warm and fuzzy.”

Because the Lord shared with me that one of the guys at the table had an encounter, that information opened a window of opportunity to share the gospel! All five of them (with their beers in their hand) got saved, plus the waiter. And so we left with six souls in 15 minutes because of one word from God that unlocked their hearts! I made myself available to the voice of God, but more than that, God spoke in such a way that I could hear correctly and release a word of knowledge and share the gospel. That’s a great example of prophetic evangelism!

I hope this teaching is wetting your appetite to get out there and do the stuff! Listen. Next week we’re going to discuss how to be in the right position to receive God’s power for evangelism and why it is so important to be set apart and different from the world around us.

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Investing In Future Generations The Rapture Part 2

2005-08-19T13:54:00.000-07:00

INVESTING IN FUTURE GENERATIONS- THE RAPTURE PART 2

Today, we have a group of people who have taken doctrine that was built, not on revelation from God, but a poor reaction to a cold church. They have brought this doctrine into the teachings of today. We hear people preach out of the Book of Revelation and instead of interpreting it in its original format, they create their own interpretations, which are completely false. The result is, we are not evangelistic or involved in the world. Instead of reaching out, we have developed an “escapism” mentality and we are no longer dominant to win the earth.

The reason prophecy doesn’t sit well with certain religious groups, is because it doesn’t fit in with their structured, organized beliefs. They have forced God to stick to a clock, but He lives in the realm of eternity and there is no clock in heaven. God is creating a prophetic move in the earth, but we have to be extremely cautious when listening to people, we must make sure we are truly hearing what they are saying. We have to challenge them. If they are teaching inaccurately, they are not telling the truth. We must ask them where they are getting their information and where did the belief originate. So often, members of a church will just take what their pastor says as absolute truth because he is a pastor. But we should know the true history of our beliefs, and make sure that the truth prevails.

Presently, our obstacle is not the world, but the church. Saul is the one who had these words said about him, “…that rebellion is like witchcraft”, and it was his words that were spoken against David and his attitude in how he tried to lease the people. There is an entire movement within the church today that is interested in pleasing the people, gaining the crowd, manipulating to get your offering and not really caring about you and what happens to you after you leave the conference. The church in America is not being deceived, but rather waking up to the truth.

In 1974, I took a job as a salesman, expecting the impending rapture at any moment. I didn’t care about the future. I took the job, selling furniture, but I was paid on commission. Much to my disappointment, I realized after only selling 1 cushion and a small chair in a month, that this was not my calling.

After that, I went through various jobs. I am not a lazy person, and I just wanted to work so I did whatever came my way. Eventually, I ended up working in a factory for Volkswagen. I was pretty intelligent and I was capable of doing more than I was doing, but that’s where I was at that time. I had worked there for a few months, when one of the directors came into our department with the chairman/president of the company. I think they were giving him a tour of the main office. As we congregated outside, a message came through on the main line. I answered the phone, and the person on the other end asked me to write down a message for the chairman of the company. I wrote the message, and knocked at the door. The secretary took the note from me and gave it to our boss. I could see through the glass that they were handing my note around and I worried that they couldn’t read my handwriting (because it is very artistic). The door opened and somebody asked, “Who wrote this note?” I confessed that it was I, and they asked me what I was doing working there with such beautiful handwriting. I was immediately promoted just because of my handwriting.

What I’m getting at is, a prophetic person is not restricted as much, and doors miraculously open many times for them. You just have to learn to recognize when opportunities present themselves. At the time of my promotion, I did not recognize that. But as time went on, I began to realize that God was opening these doors. Don’t worry about your present position, but ask what God is trying to say and remember that it is all how you perceive things.

So what is wrong with wanting to go home and be with the Lord? God made a means to get to Him through death. There is an unborn Christ in every generation and this is most evident in children. There is an unborn appearance of Christ. The Bible says that there is an apostasy in every generation and they crucify the Son of God, afresh. Therefore, in every generation, there is a crucifixion of Christ. Obviously this is not a literal crucifixion, but rather a move of God that takes place. The “old” generation struggles to accept the move of the new generation because they are satisfied and comfortable. When God does something new and fresh, the religious sector, and part of the church will begin to fight and accuse the fresh thing that is happening and so it has to be crucified in order for it to be resurrected. There is a conflict within the church every time a generation gets satisfied or comfortable. When there is too much prosperity, and we get too comfortable and we think we’ve figured out when the rapture is going to take place, God surprises us with a whole new move of His Spirit.

What is the translation that is taking place in the Spirit? The fact is, that every generation attacks and comes against any move of God that does not suite their theology or eschatology, and they fight it. They attack it and say, “This is not of God, it isn’t dressed the way it is supposed to, and it doesn’t make the same noises that we made when we were filled with the Spirit”. As a result, they attack something that is about to bring freshness to a generation. But there cannot be a new appearance of Christ unless there has been a death, it has to go into the ground and die before it can bring forth life. In any generation, there is a crucifixion of anything that comes straight from the throne of God, from those who have been satisfied.

Martin Luther came forth and challenged the Catholic Church by nailing his thesis to the door of the religious sector. He pulled from scripture that only by faith, not by works or repetition, will your trust in God bring you salvation. As a result of his actions, a fresh move was born. Many people were crucified and burned because they saw the truth and recognized what God was doing. It is happening again. They may not be able to physically crucify you or throw you into fire, but they use persecution and accusation. If you are in that place, know that there is something in the womb, leap for joy because the best is yet to come. We have not even begun to taste the true plan for us in the Kingdom. The beauty and glory of God is about to come and invade with a glorious righteousness.

John the Baptist rejoiced in the womb of Elizabeth, he leaped for joy at the presence of Christ. There was no record of any miracle in the first 30 years of Jesus’ life, but when John the Baptist pronounced, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world”; he boldly, prophetically and with incredible knowledge, attained what was in the womb. The knowledge was not attained by the thirty years of knowing Christ by His performance, but it was his knowledge of Him that was attained when he leaped in the womb. If you are rejoicing and celebrating in something that is going to happen, but has not yet been born, you are celebrating creative truth. When it appears don’t crucify it, recognize it.

Kim Clement

Prepare The Way by Rick Joyner

2005-08-08T17:45:00.000-07:00

August 8, 2005

"PREPARE THE WAY"
by Rick Joyner
MorningStar Ministries
www.morningstarministries.org

The greatest sign of the return of the Lord is recorded in Matthew 24:14: "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come." An acceleration of transformation is now going on in the Church in order to prepare the way for this gospel to be preached and this prophecy fulfilled. The greatest force for truth is now being assembled for this purpose.

There are true, last-day prophets and apostles already living among us. Most are still immature, but they are here, they are maturing, and they will soon be released in power. Their commission will be foretold by the earth itself suffering spiritual contractions, so that all who dwell on the earth will tremble. God is coming to shake things up.

The Revolution

This "gospel of the kingdom" is not the same as the gospel of salvation, commonly referred to as "the gospel" which has been the primary message of the Protestant and the Evangelical churches for the past five hundred years. It is now time to understand the gospel of the kingdom, how it is distinguished from the gospel that has been preached, and how
the message of the church is about to change so that it is preached throughout the whole world.

We also need to examine the way that the gospel of salvation has been perverted in recent times, changing it from Him coming to save His people from their sins, to Him coming to save His people from their troubles. This is why so few remain in the faith after their "conversion." The only true salvation comes from the conviction of our sins and our profound and desperate need for the atonement of the cross of Jesus Christ. Anything other than this is a wrong foundation that cannot stand. He did not come to deliver us from troubles, but rather the opposite. When someone comes to Christ, he or she needs to immediately be prepared for troubles, as the whole fallen world will be against them.

Redemption, reconciliation, and restoration are all part of the gospel of the kingdom, and these are reasons for which the kingdom is coming.

Without question, the Christian life is the most fulfilling, wonderful adventure that anyone can experience in this world, but it is also the most difficult life that can be lived on this earth. When people come to Christ, they need to be prepared for battle from the first day. If they are not prepared for this, they are very unlikely to remain in the faith, as the glaring statistics of those who "come to Christ" that are lost again to the
world should boldly teach us.

When we are born, it is not the goal of our lives, but only the beginning. Likewise, to be born again is not the ultimate goal of the gospel; it is the beginning of the greatest quest and journey toward the full maturity of what we are called to be. It is now time for the Church to go on to maturity, and this must begin with our message. It is the greatest message of hope, but also a call to battle.

To preach the gospel of the kingdom does not in any way negate or denigrate the gospel of salvation. In fact, it is the gospel of the kingdom that leads to true salvation, which is why the Lord Jesus Himself preached this gospel, as well as the first century apostles. Redemption, reconciliation, and restoration are all part of the gospel of the kingdom, and these are reasons for which the kingdom is coming. However, the gospel of the kingdom does include more than the salvation of believers -- it is the message that the rightful King is coming to take over.

Those who are born again with the hope of salvation may be changed, but those who are born again in order to see the kingdom will be so changed that they are a "new creation" (see Galatians 6:15) -- which stands out in great contrast to those of the old creation. Just as the first century Christians stood out in stunning contrast to all who lived in their time, the radical faith that is about to be revealed through such radical Christians will cause the whole world to stand in shock and awe.

Recent studies have revealed that modern, Evangelical Christians are really no different from non-Christians in basic moral and integrity issues such as honesty, cheating, and immorality. That is about to change. As the Lord warned in John 15, every branch that does not bear fruit will be cut off. If you receive anything from this bulletin, heed the following clear warning from Galatians 5:16-25:

"But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

"For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

"But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

"Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you just as I have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

"Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

"If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit."

Again, we can know for sure that those who practice such things as are listed under the works of the flesh "shall not inherit the kingdom of God." The scariest thing in the world should be if we are doing these things and getting away with them. As we are told in Hebrews 12, the Lord disciplines His children, and if we are without discipline, then we are not His.

The Gospel of the Kingdom

The gospel of the kingdom is not just the gospel of our atonement, but it is the good news of the kingdom of God and the declaration that the King is coming to establish it here on the earth, beginning with us. To be saved with a vision of our salvation is good, but it is man-centered. To be saved by a vision of the kingdom is an enlistment into the army of the coming King. This is not a matter of "majoring on minors"; each has very different consequences and different fruit. When the gospel of salvation is preached, we are compelled to "accept the Lord" and, often, it is done as if we are doing Him a favor. When the gospel of the kingdom is preached so that His kingdom is seen, we will bow the knee begging His acceptance.

As the Lord instructed His people to pray for nearly 2,000 years, His kingdom is going to come, and His will is going to be done right here on the earth just as it is in Heaven (see Matthew 6:9-13). This prayer of so many millions for so many years -- the prayer that the King Himself gave us to pray -- is going to be answered. He wants to start with us. That He came to be our Savior is something we will marvel at for eternity; however, He did not just come to be our Savior, but our King . . . There is a difference.

The coming of His kingdom is the greatest hope that has ever been preached on the earth. There is no hope found in any other religion or any philosophy of utopia that is as great as what we have been given to proclaim. As the troubles of the end of this age increase, the light of the hope of His kingdom will shine brighter and brighter. Now is the time to fill our lamps with this oil.

The earth will be restored to its former paradise so that there is no more war, sickness, dying, hunger, or even pain. The lion will lie down with the lamb, children will be able to play with cobras, and no one will hurt anyone else. This is the greatest message of hope that the world has ever heard. The gospel is not just "good news," but it is the greatest news -- the greatest message OF A FUTURE -- that the world has ever heard. Our message must change from proclaiming that the end is coming to proclaiming that the beginning is coming.

He Comes to His Temple First

This is a sure promise, and the time is near for its fulfillment. The kingdom of God is surely coming to this earth, and soon. However, it can come to us today! We can live in the kingdom now, and those who begin to proclaim it will do this as true citizens of this kingdom. As we read in Revelation 3:20, the Lord has been standing at the door of His Church, patiently knocking to see who would open to Him, but the time is near when He will suddenly burst into His temple and take over. His Church is then going to be His body who does His will, speaks His words, and does the works that He did.

Soon we will know the difference between what was truly born in the heart of God, and that which was born in the hearts of men.

We may think this is what we have been doing -- following His leading in everything -- but, in truth, few have followed Him in much at all. Many wonderful things have been done in His name, which the Lord has blessed, but He will bless many things that He will not inhabit. There have also been many terrible -- even diabolical -- things done in His name.

Soon we will know the difference between what was truly born in the heart of God, and that which was born in the hearts of men. He is going to cleanse His temple, destroy the idols that have been set up there, and drive out the money-changers. He is then going to rebuild it so His church is, in fact, His church -- His body of which He alone is the Head.

Great changes have been happening deep in the heart of the church for years. These are about to accelerate, resulting in such a great transformation that it will be viewed as the greatest move of God in His people since the Day of Pentecost when He first poured out His Spirit on the Church. Like the Day of Pentecost in the book of Acts, it will begin with a remnant that has been very close to Him, but it will quickly get the attention of the rest of His people in every nation. These will also begin repenting of their ways that have in fact caused them to reject Him and live contrary to His will. Just as John had to preach repentance before Jesus came the first time, a great repentance is going to precede His second coming.

The sword of the Lord will sweep over the whole earth and remove from among His people all who are not bowing before Him. He will remove the arrogant and the stumbling blocks. When we see this deep repentance even touching the most highly visible and influential leaders of the Church, we can begin to expect a radical transformation of the Church so that true, New Testament Church life as the Lord intended can be re-established on the earth. Then the Church will not be known so much for its organization, facilities, or even its message, but it will be known as the place where the living God dwells. His people will be continually in awe of Him, and the rest will be in awe of His people.

Many of the things that have been high and lofty in the Church will be brought down, and things that have been kept in low esteem will be exalted.

Another sign that His kingdom is near will be the mountains being brought low, and the valleys and low places being raised up. Many of the things that have been high and lofty in the Church will be brought down, and things that have been kept in low esteem will be exalted. The message of the cross and the crucified life will be the first to be lifted up. The messages that have promoted presumption, self-seeking, and selfishness will be brought low. The messengers who promote them will likewise follow them.

Through the coming repentance, a great and profound maturity will come to the Church. It will be such a radical change that Christians will claim that they have begun to see the kingdom of God and even the King for the first time. To a large degree, this will simply be the result of getting our eyes off of ourselves and turning to Him. Instead of the Church being so focused on building itself, it will begin to focus on preparing the way for His kingdom. This reorientation from self-focus to that which is greater will, in fact, do more to build the Church than all of our self-focus was ever able to do.

Even so, this great repentance will result in a great pruning of the Church. Many will not be willing to make these changes. The recent split of many denominations around basic issues is but a small foretaste of what is coming. Those who are more devoted to institutions or organizations than to the Lord will have a hard time, and many will not make it. Even so, those who do must press on.

In a relatively short period of time, the Church will become more brilliant and powerful than it has ever been. The branches that are cut off from it will wither and die very fast. Do not die with them. Our allegiance must be to the Lord and His kingdom, which is bigger than any denomination or movement. When denominations turn from the Lord and His Word, it is time to turn from them.

From Control to Authority

There have been many messages that have come proposing to be the gospel of the kingdom, but, as Robin McMillan observed, most of these messages have somehow been about how to control people. Indeed, a control spirit has not only entered into many of these teachings, but has sat in the seat of authority in much of the Church since the first century. There is still a great deal of confusion in the Church on the issues of authority, but that will soon change as a true authority is raised up.

Obeying the Lord and His delegated authority is important. The Lord Himself explained that if we call Him "Lord," but do not do what He says, we are building on a foundation that will surely collapse (see Luke 6:46-49). Therefore, obedience to Him as the King is crucial for being a true messenger of His kingdom.

However, the way in which the Lord preached the gospel of the kingdom actually said very little about authority and obedience, but rather He demonstrated their power over the conditions on earth.

For example, when the Lord saw a cripple it was as if He said (I am paraphrasing), "You know, there are no cripples in Heaven, so watch what happens when the kingdom of Heaven touches this cripple on the earth." Then the cripple would be made whole.

When He saw a multitude hungry with no food, it was as if He said, "You know, there is no lack in Heaven, so watch what happens when Heaven touches these few loaves and fishes . . . "

The condition of Heaven would touch the circumstances on earth and prevail over them. In this way, the authority of the kingdom of Heaven was demonstrated to be greater than any authority or condition on the earth. He told His disciples to go and live the same way so that they could preach the same message.

He promises those who are faithful to bring the whole tithe into His storehouse that He will pour out a blessing which they cannot contain . . .

It is noteworthy that when the Lord turned the water into wine or multiplied the fish and loaves, He always made too much! Of course, He did this purposely to demonstrate the abundance of His kingdom. He did come to give abundant life! He promises those who are faithful to bring the whole tithe into His storehouse that He will pour out a blessing which they cannot contain (see Malachi 3:8-12). Likewise, the apostle Paul affirms the same in II Corinthians 9:6-8:

"Now this I say, he who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.

"Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed."

Life in the kingdom is one of abundance, having "all grace" abounding to us, "all sufficiency in everything," and "an abundance for every good deed." However, this is not just for our consumption, but for service. It is also in Spirit and power, which is why the apostle Paul wrote:

"And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God" (I Corinthians 2:4-5).

"For the kingdom of God does not consist in words, but in power" (I Corinthians 4:20).

The message of the kingdom is about the King. The office of king is obviously about authority, but the authority of the kingdom of God is not about beating people into submission. In John 18:36 the Lord said, "My kingdom is not of this world." His kingdom is from above and, in many profound ways, not like the kingdoms of this world. Most of the doctrines concerning the kingdom, and even those which have been declared to be the gospel of the kingdom, are very hard to distinguish from the kingdoms of this world; they have very little evidence or demonstration of being from the realm of Heaven. What is coming will be different.

The foundational purpose of the coming gospel of the kingdom will not be about getting people to line up and obey. It will be about healing them, feeding them, and transforming their minds by such demonstrations of the goodness of God that people begin to love Him, His truth, His righteousness, and His justice . . .

by Rick Joyner
MorningStar Ministries
www.morningstarministries.org

Testimonies Of Dead Raised

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"With tears running down my face, I placed my hand on the mans chest, right over his heart. I prayed, Lord, I don't know who this man is, but you do. I ask that you move in mercy and Great Grace on his behalf, Father raise this man! I felt extreme heat go into my shoulder , down my arm and out my hand. The dead man's chest swelled up as if someone had blown air into his lifeless lungs. Color started coming back to his face. People in the crowd gasp, and did a very peculiar thing, they ran away!! You heard me....they ran away!" Smith Wigglesworth

Baby Raised from the Dead

10/31/02

I have been privilaged to see Jesus Christ raise a baby from the dead in Nigeria.

An unsaved ladies baby had died in her womb. The child was full term and had been dead for about 3 - 4 days. The lady was booked into a local hospital early in the next week to have childs body removed from inside of her.

A christian friend told the lady to come to church and be prayed for, as no harm could be done by this. The lady agreed to come to church, still planning to keep her appointment at the hospital.

We were in the church when the lady was brought for prayer, and everything that follows next we watched. As soon as she was prayed for in the name of Jesus, she instantally went into labour and within in minutes she delivered a baby boy right before us. But the baby came out stone cold dead. It's body was a strong yellow color from top to toe, due to the fact that the child had been dead for days and it's body was going toxic. The umbilical cord was a vivid, bright yellow. The baby was slapped and pinched but it did not revive. The senior man in the church came and prayed again. He stretched out his hand, and simply said "In the name of Jesus Christ - LIFE", and I watched as that babies face turned from yellow to pink and the child cried. There would of been about 20 on lookers that could all confirm this report.

Jesus Christ is the same today, yesterday and forever, and to Him belong all the glory. Amen

Testimony from Mark

Railroad Engineer Raised from the Dead

Dr. Charles A. Blanchard, late president of Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, is the author of a blessed book, 'Getting Things from God,' a book on prayer. The book is published by The Moody Press, of Chicago. Dr. Blanchard gives in his book the remarkable story of a railroad engineer raised from the dead in answer to his wife's prayer. Dr. Blanchard says:

A Railroad Engineer Testifies

'I was a few weeks ago in the Eighth Avenue Mission in New York. On the platform by me sat a gentleman, to whom I was introduced, but whom I had never before seen. When the meeting had progressed for an hour or so, Miss Wray, the superintendent, called upon him for a testimony. He said: "Friends, about two and a half or three years ago I was in the hospital in Philadelphia. I was an engineer on the Pennsylvania Lines, and although I had a praying wife, I had all my life been a sinful man. At this time I was very ill. I became greatly wasted. I weighed less than one hundred pounds. Finally the doctor who was attending me said to my wife that I was dead, but she said: 'No, he is not dead. He cannot be dead. I have prayed for him for twenty-seven years and God has promised me that he should be saved. Do you think God would let him die now after I have prayed twenty-seven years and God has promised me that he should be saved. Do you think God would let him die now after I have prayed for him for twenty-seven years and God has promised, and he is not saved?' ' Well,' the doctor replied, 'I do not know anything about that, but I know that he is dead.' And the screen was drawn around cot, which in the hospital separates between the living and the dead.

'"To satisfy my wife, other physicians were brought, one after another, until seven were about the cot, and each one of them as he came up and made the examination confirmed the testimony of all who had preceded. The seven doctors said that I was dead. Meanwhile my wife was kneeling by the side of my cot, insisting that I was not dead--that if I were dead God would bring me back, for He had promised her that I should be saved and I was not yet saved. By and by her knees began to pain her, kneeling on the hard hospital floor. She asked the nurse for a pillow and the nurse brought her a pillow upon which she kneeled. One hour, two hours, three hours passed. The screen still stood by the cot. I was lying there still, apparently dead. Four hours, five hours, six hours, seven hours, thirteen hours passed, and all this while my wife was kneeling by the cot-side, and when people remonstrated and wished her to go away she said: 'No, he has to be saved. God will bring him back if he is dead. He is not dead. He cannot die until he is saved.'

'At the end of thirteen hours I opened my eyes, and she said: 'What do you wish, my dear?' And I said: 'I wish to go home,' and she said: 'You shall go home.' But when she proposed it, the doctors raised their hands in horror. They said, 'Why, it will kill him. It will be suicide.' She said: 'You have had your turn. You said he was dead already. I am going to take him home.'

'I weigh now 246 pounds. I still run a fast train on the Pennsylvania Lines. I have been out to Minneapolis on a little vacation, telling men what Jesus can do, and I am glad to tell you what Jesus can do."'

Dr. Blanchard was a great educator, a man of national prominence, a scholar, as well as a devout Christian. It was not hard for him to believe that God had answered the prayer of a wife for her unsaved husband, and that he was brought back in order that he might be saved. And if it is hard for you to believe, then I ask you in the words of Paul the apostle, 'Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?' (Acts 26: 8).

If such an occurrence is rare, then it is equally rare that a woman should pray like that and believe God. God still answers prayer for those who trust Him." (John R. Rice, "Prayer--Asking and Receiving," Wheaton, IL: Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1942, pp. 269, 270.)

The book by John R. Rice is one of the best I ever read on prayer. Although he was a fundamentalist, Baptist evangelist, he yielded no ground to the idea that the days of miracles had passed. Some of his best chapters are titled: "Big Prayers to an Almighty God," "Does God Work Miracles Today?" and "Miracles Today, Cont'd.

Horace S. Ward, Senior Pastor
Maranatha Church of God
Post Office Box 31149
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420-1149

FINLAND - BOY RAISED FROM THE DEAD

For nearly three years invitations had been coming to Brother Branham to conduct a series of healing meetings in the Scandinavian countries. Various circumstances had hindered him from making such a journey, although from the beginning he felt assured that these calls were of God. Therefore, in January, 1950, he called on Bro. Gordon Lindsay to make arrangements for the trip to Finland.

April 6, 1950

On this date at three o'clock in the afternoon, the party boarded the large overseas airliner, Flagship Scotland, and took off for London, England. It was on April 6, 1909, that William Branham was born. April 6, 1917, was the day that America relinquished her historical isolationism and entered the European War. Historians tell us that it was on April 6, in the year 30 A.D. that Christ died on the Cross. Perhaps the members of the party might be excused for thinking that April 6, is a day of significance.

En Route to Finland, Brother Branham the and ministers who travelled with him spent a few days of relaxation in London, England and two days in Paris. After two days in Paris they continued their journey to Finland via a Scandinavian airliner. On the 14th of April, the group landed at Helsinki where we were met by several ministers including Pastor Manninen, who had given us the invitation, and Sister May Isaacson, our American-born interpreter, whose knowledge of the Finnish language contributed greatly to the success of our meetings in Finland.

The first service at the Messuhalli witnessed a crowd of 7000 in attendance. After that, several thousand waited outside all afternoon, standing in a line four deep and a half mile long, so that they might be assured of a seat in the largest auditorium in Finland.

She Only Touched His Coat

During a five day interlude, when the auditorium could not be obtained, the Evangelistic party went north to Kuopio which is not far from the Arctic Circle. Faith was very high in this city and some marvelous miracles took place. One of these was the healing of little Veera Ihalainen, a war orphan, whose photograph is shown elsewhere in this book. She was marvelously delivered from wearing a brace and using crutches, after she had, in faith, touched the coat of Brother Branham as he passed by.

A Young Finnish Boy Raised From The Dead

This is one event, which will never be forgotten by the members of the party, and others standing present at the time. God fullfilled a prophecy he had given to Brother Branham about two years previous. He had told his church and many others, of a vision that the Lord had given him of a little boy being raised from the dead. He even described the clothes which the boy was wearing which indicated that the vision would not be fullfilled in America.

According to the vision the boy would be killed in an Automobile accident. Two boys would be involved - one would be killed instantly and the second would be critically injured and taken to hospital. When Rev. Gordon Lindsay had first heard Brother Branham relate the vision two years previous, he wrote the details on the 'fly-leaf' of his Bible.

One of the finnish Pastors who was travelling with the party was Vilho Soininen, of Kuopio. He related what happened on that day:

"On Friday afternoon a remarkable and startling incident took place which meant much to Brother Branham and to those of us who happened to be its witnesses. Three carloads of us made an unforgettable trip to nearby Puijo Observation Tower situated on a beautiful scenic elevation. The outing was one of the most precious I can remember, because of the blessing of God upon us.

Then as we were returning from Puijo, a terrible accident occurred. A car ahead was unable to avoid striking two small boys, who ran out into the street in front of it, throwing one down on the sidewalk, and the other five yards away into a field. One unconscious boy was carried into a car just ahead of us and the other, Kari Holma, was lifted into our car and placed in the arms of Brother Branham and Miss Isaacson who were sitting in the back seat. Brothers Moore and Lindsay were in the front seat with me.

"As we hurried to the hospital, I asked through Miss Isaacson, the interpreter, how the boy was. Brother Branham, with his finger on the boy's pulse, answered that the boy seemed to be dead, since the pulse did not beat at all. Then Brother Branham placed his hand over the boy's heart and realized that it was not functioning. He further checked the boy's respiration and could detect no breath.

Remembering the vision, he asked Bro. Lindsay to look in the 'fly-leaf' of his Bible and see what the vision said about 'a little boy being raised from the dead'. It was discovered that the description of the boy in the vision was exactly like the boy placed in Bro. Branham's arms. Then he knelt down on the floor of the car and began to pray. Brothers Lindsay and Moore joined in prayer, too, that the Lord would have mercy. About five or six minutes later, As we neared the hospital, I glanced back, and to my surprise, the boy opened his eyes. As we carried the boy into the hospital, he began to cry, and I realized that a miracle had taken place.

"The other boy had been brought in a little earlier and was still unconscious. As I was taking my guests back to their hotel, Brother Branham said to me, 'Do not worry! The boy, who was in our car, will surely live.'"

"At that time Brother Branham had no assurance that the other boy would live, but on Sunday evening he assured me on the basis of a vision which he had seen early Sunday morning, that he, too, would live. At the exact time that Brother Branham was telling me this at his hotel, the boy lay dying at the hospital. The boy, who was in my car, Kari, was dismissed from the hospital in just three days.

"In the Friday evening service Brother Branham told us about the vision which he had seen in America two years ago, and which had been fulfilled that afternoon when he had prayed for the dead boy. Two years previous he had told the vision to thousands in America. Now it was fulfilled. Brother Branham's coming to Kuopio was in the eternal plan of God! We of the Kuopio Elim Assembly wondered why the Lord was so good to us that He granted to just us the gracious privilege of receiving His servant."

Brother Branham Explains The Incident

Standing yonder in Finland that day, and that little boy laying there, dead. He'd been dead for a half hour. I started to walk away, Something put their hands on me. Turning around, I thought, "What was that?" And I looked at the site again. I thought, "Wait a minute!" Bro. Lindsay looked back there on the flyleaf of his Bible where it was written, "And it shall come to pass, a little boy about nine years old, he will be killed by an automobile. There'll be a long strip of evergreen, rocks lapped in there; the car will be laying across the road, wrecked. He will have on little stockings like, up high; a cropped haircut; and his little eyes will be turned back, the bones in his body will be broken."

I said, "Stand still, all of you!" The mayor of the citythere. I said, "If that boy isn't on his feet in two minutes from now, I'm a false prophet, ride and run me out of Finland." Certainly! "But if he is, you owe your lives to Christ." That's right. They stood still.

I said, "Heavenly Father, across the sea yonder, two years ago, You said this little boy would lay here..." According to the vision the boy was raise from the Dead.

Did you ever think about when someone was raised from the dead, what happens? Did you ever think in Finland there that time that little boy was raised from the dead? His spirit was gone from him. Now, the Word has to go out through into space yonder, and pick up that little soul, and bring it right back. See? How can It do it? It's the Word: heal the sick, raise the dead. See? How is He going to do it? It has to come by a watered Word. He'd showed the vision, and it has to happen. There laid the boy, there was everything laying there just the way He said it two years before, and there it laid. That's the reason I say about The Bear coming down the hill, whatever it was. It's got to happen, it's got to be so. See?

HIV/AIDS TESTIMONYIESWe had in the past three years, three people were tested AIDS (HIV) positive, healed by the Amighty Hand of God in South Africa.

In Canada a brother was told by his doctor he will die in 1997. This brother was HIV/AIDS positive. The Amighty God heard his prayers after the pastor prayed for him. He went back and see his doctor this year 1998. His doctor cannot understand what is going and why is he still alive. The Amighty God has healed him from this HIV/AIDS and this brother still live today for the glory of God.

A young boy who died in a car accident in 1990, was raised to life after our Pastor touched him. Who did it ? Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same yesterday and today and forever. He is still God.

There are also several cases of cancer i.e. lung cancer, breast cancer, and various other types and degrees of cancer which were all casted out. We believe, as Bro. Branham used to say, that all these illnesses are demons which were given scientific names by doctors.

All these testimonies are a sign of water that does not stagnate, but that is moving all the time. The Bible says that THESE signs shall follow them that believe. You come and see it for yourself.

Paul said that he did not come with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in power and demonstration of the Holy Ghost. Come and here Prophet Branham meassge and get into the Spirit of God.

Four sisters whose wombs were dead, received fertility after the Spoken Word went out to them. As you know, the Spoken Word is very sacred and is like God taking contol of His vessel, using the mouth of His vessel and speak WORDS OF LIFE through him. This is just one of the dozens of testimonies regarding the ministry of the bride of Jesus Christ in this age.

Playing Church is over, now we are moving forward to take control of the promise of God to his bride in this age. Speak the WORD AND IT WILL COME TO PASS. The bride of Christ shaking this hour. Thanks be to God for his Prophet in this last days. What are you waiting for come and see the pillar of fire among us. We've THUS SAITH THE LORD.

Brother Darren Gertse was healed by the Spoken Word instantaneously. He suffered from a severe pain in his ears. God used the Pastor and he used the words: "Darren, hear the Word of the Lord: Pain disappear.I give you your healing, thus saith the Lord"

Sister Bywa's high blood pressure was brought back to normality by the Spoken Word. These were the words: "High blood pressure, go back to normality." The Pastor also said that we're not going to lay hands today. We're on the third phase.

Brother Ben Kennedy testified of his healing when the Pastor laid hands on him a few weeks ago while he was hospitalised in Paarl. His whole body was swollen after receiving the wrong injection and he was in a critical condition. The doctor declared him disabled to work for the rest of his life. (he could not walk or use his legs and hands).Today, after prayer, the doctor was proved wrong by the Lord Who took away his disability. A growth on his palm disappeared after anointed hands touched it. HALLELUJAH.

5. Pastor was preaching on the subject "Can these bones live?". Then he mentioned that the same Spirit that was upon Ezekiel is on him today (1 March 98). That caused the Fire to fall on many Believers. A young sister saw the Pillar of Fire hanging over the pastor and Fire coming out of his eyes. People were healed without laying on of hands. Others were slain to the ground. The scene was like that of a battle field. Three newly converts were baptised with the Holy Ghost. Four believers were baptised the same afternoon.

Ten souls came to the Lord following this combined service, accepting the Message of the Hour; they are awaiting baptism.

South Africa testimonyies was brought by our Brother Jacques. Canada testimonyies was brought by our Brother A.A. Thomas

E-MAIL TO Bro. A.A. Thomas: lord@megaweb.ca

Resurrection: Child in Texas

We had a bonafide resurrection (restoration) to life here in 1989. The infant son of our children's minister died of lung congestion, and was dead for 90 minutes. The child was in a hospital trauma room, and the physician came into the waiting room where the mother, father, another of our pastors and I were waiting, and informed us the child was dead: lungs collapsed, no self-generated heartbeat, etc. As the mother, other pastor and I prayed, the father went into the trauma room. We had a powerful release of faith to command the mountain of death to be removed. Meanwhile, unknown to us, the father was laying hands on the child, and asking Jesus to restore the boy. The father then came back into the waiting room with the rest of us. Within in a minute, the trauma room doctor came into the room and told us that for reasons he didn't understand, the child's heart was beating again. The length of time the child was dead caused some physical symptoms to remain. But the child is alive to this day. His name is Timothy Williams. His dad is Brandon Williams, pastor of Northside Baptist Church, Arlington, Texas.

Wallace Henley
Senior Pastor
The Encourager Church
Houston, Texas

Resurrection: Child in Texas

We had a bonafide resurrection (restoration) to life here in 1989. The infant son of our children's minister died of lung congestion, and was dead for 90 minutes. The child was in a hospital trauma room, and the physician came into the waiting room where the mother, father, another of our pastors and I were waiting, and informed us the child was dead: lungs collapsed, no self-generated heartbeat, etc. As the mother, other pastor and I prayed, the father went into the trauma room. We had a powerful release of faith to command the mountain of death to be removed. Meanwhile, unknown to us, the father was laying hands on the child, and asking Jesus to restore the boy. The father then came back into the waiting room with the rest of us. Within in a minute, the trauma room doctor came into the room and told us that for reasons he didn't understand, the child's heart was beating again. The length of time the child was dead caused some physical symptoms to remain. But the child is alive to this day. His name is Timothy Williams. His dad is Brandon Williams, pastor of Northside Baptist Church, Arlington, Texas.

Wallace Henley
Senior Pastor
The Encourager Church
Houston, Texas

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Faith To Raise The Dead By Todd Bentley

2005-08-08T02:46:00.000-07:00

FAITH TO RAISE THE DEAD
By Todd Bentley
Part 1 of 3

Today is the Day

John 11:1 5 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick." When Jesus heard that, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister Mary and Lazarus.

He emphasizes it twice. Jesus loved Martha, loved her sister and loved Lazarus. He was passionately in love with Lazarus. He cared about all the needs of his life. When He heard that he was sick, about the depression, the impossible circumstances, and the impossible needs of Lazarus, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. Lazarus was not just sick; He was on his deathbed. He did not need Jesus tomorrow; he needed Jesus yesterday. We are talking about an impossible circumstance.

There are dead ministries God wants to raise. There are dead visions that God wants to raise. There are people who are dead in their bodies with sickness and disease. God wants to raise the dead.

There are those who are giving up in their hearts right now. They are on the verge of financial breakthrough. Some who are called are giving up right now in the area of ministry in the vision of God and are on the verge of one of the most glorious days and releases of the anointing that they would ever walk in. How do we know that today is not the day for our miracle?

How do we know that the sun is not going to rise tomorrow? How do we know that today, for the infirmity that someone has had for thirty-eight years, will not be the day that God says, "Be made whole?"

We need to live every day of our lives with new mercies. We need to live every day of our lives as if today is the day. Today could be the day that He says, "Do you want to be made whole?"

Have you been in that place in your life where just when you thought the light and the breaking of the dawning of a new day was coming, and it could not get darker, it got darker? The car broke down, you lost your job, and you went, "That's ok, I've got some money in the savings account". And you got home and said, "OK Lord, if anything else is going to happen, I'm going to absolutely snap". Then you find out that the other vehicle you had, your son crashed, and the washing machine broke down, and somebody robbed your bank. Your money is gone and they do not know if they are going to be able to get it back. It always seems like it gets darker before the light comes. Just when you think the light is going to come and that it cannot get any darker, all of a sudden it gets more impossible. Another hardship and another trial comes, and you say, "God I'm not going to be able to take any more". The pressures of life mount up even more. Do you know what I am talking about? Are you at that place? Do you need something raised from the dead? Do you need a spiritual breakthrough? Are you ready for the release of resurrection power?

Jesus' Perspective

John 11:7-15 Then after this He said to the disciples,

"Let us go to Judea again." The disciples said to Him, "Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?" Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. "But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him." These things He said, and after that He said to them, "Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up." Then His disciples said, "Lord, if he sleeps he will get well." However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus said to them plainly, "Lazarus is dead." And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless, let us go to him."

Do you notice something about the perspective of Jesus? Lazarus was dead, but Jesus said he was sleeping. Was Jesus lying? God does not see our circumstances the way we see them. God does not see cancer and incurable diseases the way that we see them. God does not see the impossibilities of life the way that we see them.

In your heart, you may think your marriage is dead, your finances are dead, your ministry is dead, the anointing is dead, or your reputation is dead. You may have a vision in your heart that has died. There may have been a time when you dreamed about great exploits, and now your hope is dead.

The Lord said, "It is not dead, it is sleeping". The perspective of God sees our present circumstances and needs different than we do. And if it is sleeping, "I go, that I may wake it up." We need to speak to our situation and say it is not dead, it is sleeping. Though we have backslidden sons and daughters, and unsaved family, it does not mean that they are dead. To God, they are sleeping.

There is something about the heart of God that likes to move in the impossible. There is something about the heart of God that likes to move when something is dead. There is something about breakthrough and the dawning of a new day that comes when you are so dead and hopeless that you do not know if anything is going to be able to happen. That is when God is going to come. He said, "Lazarus is dead and I am glad for your sakes, that I was not there." Why am I glad for your sakes? I am glad for your sakes that you might believe.

Every time that you are in a place where you no longer have the strength and the ability in your own giftings and theology, and you have come to the place where you are so empty and broken that you cannot move, say, "God says it is opportunity. That which is dead is opportunity for resurrection." Martha said, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died." And Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life." She said, "I know You are the resurrection and the life. My brother is going to rise. I am going to see him again at the Second Coming. I am going to see my brother again in heaven." And Jesus said, "I AM!". "I AM!" . "I AM!" Today He says, "I AM, right now, I Am the resurrection of that which is dead. I AM. Not, I am tomorrow. I AM the resurrection and the life." And she said, "But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You."

Just like you and me. It is easy whenever we have victory under our belt. We are walking in the victory of God, or we are in the mountain of breakthrough. There is faith and assurance. We are speaking to the mountain and it is moving. Breakthrough is in our life. We are overcoming. We say, "God, whatever You ask, I'll believe it. Lord, I have faith right now for the impossible. I have faith right now to move mountains. I can raise the dead!"

Have you been in the place where just when you have victory under your belt, the phone rings? Lazarus is dead. All hope that you had for your circumstance is dead. And God says, "I am glad". Because it is not dead, it is sleeping. And if it is sleeping, I go that I may wake it up.

Martha said, "I know, even though I know my brother is dead, whatever You ask of God, He will give it to You. " He said, "Your brother will rise again." He said, "Let me see if you really believe what you say you believe. You say that whatever I ask of God, He is going to give it. Let me just test this thing and say, 'Your brother is going to rise again'."

We take the Word of God and put it in the future. " I am going to be healed." "I am going to die and go to heaven. Everything is always tomorrow. I am a "now" kind of a kingdom guy. Today is the day of salvation. If I saw it in the Word of God, it was yesterday, and I should have applied it already. I live in the place that if it is there, I am going to have it now. And that is why we have been able to come to where we are so quickly. We refuse to wait. I believe in the patience of God, and the timing of God, but there are certain things that I refuse to wait on. If I know it is "now", if I know it was "yesterday", I am not going to wait. I am going to have it today. I am going to do everything that I can to lay hold of that which Christ has laid hold of for me, until I see it.

If miracles are now, then I am going to have miracles. I am not going to wait. You are never going to have a healing ministry. You have a healing ministry. You are never going to have an evangelism ministry. You have an evangelism ministry. You are to win souls now. Too many evangelists I know in the body of Christ do not even remember the last time they prayed and led anyone to Jesus. And you are an evangelist? How can an evangelist not win souls? Whether you are an evangelist now or an evangelist in ten years, you were an evangelist when God ordained you in the womb. So start acting like one. I have this "Now, Kingdom" kind of idea. And we need to lay hold of that which God has laid hold of for us.

Jesus reached the tomb. Lazarus was dead for four days in the grave, and his body had begun to smell. "Jesus wept." Do you know why Jesus wept? Some people believe that He wept because He had such a heart of compassion for Lazarus. He saw Martha, He saw Mary. He wept because He was grieving and mourning because Lazarus was dead.

Jesus was not weeping because of compassion. Jesus groaned in His Spirit and wept because of the state of unbelief of His people. When it really comes down to where the rubber hits the road and the Lord says to us, "I AM the Resurrection", it is always tomorrow. We cannot lay hold of what God has for us now. But faith lays hold of the promise NOW!

"I hope I get healed." "I hope its coming". "I hope this is it, Todd" "I hope that was the word of knowledge." God wants us to have hope. But do not allow your hope to be defined as "not until tomorrow." Faith lays hold of things now. Faith takes it as if it is yours, even if you do not see it. That is the substance of faith.

He groaned in His Spirit because of the unbelief. They did not recognize the power that Jesus had over that which was dead and impossible. He looked at Martha after He had raised Lazarus from the dead and He said, "Did I not tell you that if you would believe, you would have seen the glory of God?" But you did not believe what you said you believed. So, I am glad that Lazarus is dead. Because now the deadness in Lazarus' body is an opportunity for me to show you that what is impossible with man is not impossible with God.

Levels of Healing Anointing

About three years ago, I started to get real excited about miracles. I had visitations from the Lord that lasted at times up to twelve hours with me on the carpet. I started to have trips in the Spirit. Out of that season, the word of knowledge and healing began to be released.

When I first began to be released in healing, I had faith for backs. I had a little faith for pain in peoples' bodies. So I began to lay hands on the sick and pray for backs to be healed and for pain to come out of peoples' bodies. As people got healed, I gained authority for the backs. I grew in a place of faith and confidence for the back. So you can kind of say that in the beginning of my healing ministry, I had a back-healing ministry.

I said, "God, I am ready to see a few more miracles. I want to see a little bit more of the creative. So the Lord began to give me faith for limbs, legs or arms that were a little bit shorter than others, to grow out a couple of inches. I got excited, and started to pray and believe for stomach conditions. I started to have faith for different categories of sickness and diseases. We like to categorize some things as harder than others. We think it is harder to heal cancer than asthma, and it is harder to heal cancer than backs. It is not true, but that is what we do.

So then, I started to have faith for cancer. I said, "Now I am going to get some authority in the Spirit over cancer, and the devil is going to know and I am going to know. I am going to walk in a new place and be able to get people healed of cancer.

I began to birth these levels of miracles. Then the Lord said, "Todd, I want you to birth the deaf now." I thought, "Oh God, the deaf?" "The deaf?" He said, "Yeah!" So I put my faith out there and began asking all the deaf to come up to the front. I really did not have faith worth a hill of beans that anything was going to happen. But all the deaf would come up, and they began to hear. So, I gained victory. See, He birthed each level. He birthed different levels of authority and power and confidence, and I grew in that anointing. About 90% of the deaf that we pray for are have their hearing restored. Then He said, "Now the wheelchairs." We have had about five cases of people who came out of their wheelchairs. I am still not satisfied. I still want more paralyzed bodies.

Then, I started going for the blind. We have had over ten cases of blindness healed in the last month alone, and it is growing. I am ready to pray for all the blind and deaf. My problem is, I cannot get the blind and the deaf in the meetings. Where are the wheelchairs? Where are the crippled bodies? Where are the deaf and blind? We need to compel them. We need to grab them and pull them off of the street. Then we can have the manifestation and the power of the Lord to heal.

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FAITH TO RAISE THE DEAD
By Todd Bentley
Part 2 of 3

Warring and Contending for the Miraculous

Mark 5:21-23 Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him. And He was by the sea. And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet and begged Him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live."

Here is perfect faith. "Come lay your hands on her and she will live." If I can get a hold of you now, God, she will live. I have perfect faith and confidence.

Why is it that God likes to come through at the last minute? When I get to heaven, I am going to ask God about this. Why is it that God is never early, but He is never late? Before the breakthrough comes, we think He is late. Then we see it come and realize how perfect He was. Then we vow, next time, next time, and next time I am going to have faith. God is never early. Why can He not bring breakthrough early to those who are living by faith? What is it about God and the last hour? What is it about God with the dead? What is it about God with the impossible? What is it about God that He hears about the circumstances of your life and He waits two more days? Why does He bring you to that place? "Because I am glad for your sakes that you might believe because I want you to conquer some things. I want to put some levels in your Spirit."

Mark 5:35 While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?"

He was still giving the confession of faith. He was still in a place of confidence. He said, "Whatever You ask of God, He will give it." If you will come now, God, I will have my breakthrough. It will happen, Lord. If you lay Your hands on my daughter, she will live. Have you been there? "My breakthrough is coming. I have got hold of God. I can feel it. I have it in the Spirit. The victory is coming. And then all of a suddenWhile He was speaking, one of the rulers came and said, "Your daughter is dead". Pop! There goes the balloon of your faith, enthusiasm, and excitement. When you thought it could not get any more impossible, it got more impossible.

And God says, "I am glad for your sakes." Because, that which is dead is opportunity for My resurrection power. We need to get excited about that which is dead.

Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe."

This man came to the crossroad of faith. God said if a miracle is going to happen, I must keep this man in faith. I must keep him believing that it is just as easy for Me to heal his daughter now, even though she is dead as it was for Me to heal her when she was alive. I must move My church into the place where they know that it is just as easy for Me to heal a blind eye as it is for Me to heal a back condition. I must bring My church to a revelation that it does not take more sweat to stretch forth My hand and heal somebody in a wheelchair than it does for Me to heal somebody's stomach condition. I must keep him in that place where he is going to believe. Because faith is going to release this miracle.

He said, "Only believe". If you can still believe the way you believed a moment ago, even though it seems even more impossible now when she is dead, I can still release your miracle. But it is so important that you only believe.

Only believe. That is easy to say, isn't it? Only believe. I mean, let me make it simple. Only Believe. You do not have a choice. There is no other choice, friends. Only Believe.

Do you know what the Bible gives you? The Bible gives you these three things; faith, hope and love. You do not even have the right to choose to be discouraged. You do not have the right not to believe. So you might as well just purpose in your heart today that you have faith, hope, and love.

God did not require anything of you except to believe. How long must I believe for my healing God? It has been twelve years. Benny Hinn has prayed for me. Kenneth Copeland has prayed for me. Kenneth Hagan has prayed for me. The church has prayed for me, and I am still not healed.

God did not say ten years, twelve years, or thirty-eight years. He said, "Many died not yet having received the promise". That means that you must war for what God wants to give you. If you do not have it, you war for it until you get it, or until the day that you die. You must war for it until your last breath. There is nothing else but faith, hope and love.

You just might as well make a purpose in your heart today that you are going to have to war. We are going to have to contend. We have to get excited about that which looks dead and say, "It is not dead, it is only sleeping."

The Faith of Abraham
Do you know why Abraham is known as the Father of Faith? The Bible says in Romans 4 that Abraham called forth those things that were not as though they were, and believed that God could give life to the dead.

God told Abraham as He tested him, "I want you to bring your only son and kill him. I want you to give me Isaac." Abraham was like you and I. He probably laid up all night and thought, "How am I going to tell Sarah that I have to take Isaac and kill him? What are the neighbors going to think? How can I justify taking the son of my own flesh? How am I going to take Isaac up there? How am I going to tie him up and take that knife and kill him? What if I have to stab him three times? What if he doesn't die right away? What if it hurts and I miss the fatal organ or something? That cannot be God. God said that in me all of the nations of the earth were going to be blessed. Isaac is the only natural manifestation that can even possibly help me get from point A to point B. If I take him out of the way, then what God promised cannot happen. So, this cannot be God."

He probably started to reason. And you better believe that he was like you and I. I mean, he loved his son. And he may have laid there all night long thinking about that. But, let me show you what happened.

Abraham counted God as a God to give life to the dead. Somewhere along the line, Abraham saw himself kill Isaac and saw God raise him from the dead. He knew that even if he brought Isaac unto that mountain and took his life, God would just raise him from the dead. And when he actually got up on the mountain, God said, "Because you already saw it and you already did it in the Spirit, it is as good as done."

Your miracle begins in your spirit. You need to see it. As you see it as done, it will manifest. You need to see it as finished. Abraham thought, "I already see Isaac killed, dead, and raised up. God gives life to the dead and calls forth those things which are not. If I bring him up there and kill him, God will resurrect him".

We must see it in our Spirit. We must catch a vision and revelation of what Jesus has already done. We must see ourselves healed. When I first started to store up the gifts of miracles in my life, I would lay in bed and fantasize until 2:00 am. I called them "Holy Ghost fantasies". I would see blind people in Africa coming to the altar. I would see myself put my hand on them and say "In the Name of Jesus, blind eye open!" I would see their eyes pop open and I would watch their face and watch the crowd. I would run over and say, "You deaf mute, hear and speak!" Then I would watch them hear. It would be 2:00 am, and I would be entertaining thoughts of preaching to thousands, and of thousands coming to the altar. Have you ever done that?

Some would say it was pride. They might say, "Who am I to ever think such great things? He is not going to do that with me. Lord, I ask you to forgive me. Who am I to think like that, God? " But God wants to move in the imagination of your heart, even above that which you can imagine. He wants to release that place of dreaming in your spirit. That is how I got started in the ministry.

Six years ago, I was in Africa. I was in Africa on my bed every night. I was in Africa last March, but I was there six years ago! My first miracle was in my bedroom. Why did Billy Graham preach to the trees? Why did Rodney Howard-Browne lay hands on his dolls? Why did the men of God preach to walls? What is it about seeing yourself do it before you do it? When you see that you have done it, it is as good as if you have done it, and then you act it out. You must have a dream and a vision of resurrection miracles in your Spirit. It is O.K. I release you to lay in your bed and fantasize about great exploits for God.

There came a place where I got so much confidence and so much excitement about seeing so many people healed in my imagination. Where I gave Him Lordship, God birthed.

There came a time when I said, "God, it is not good enough anymore to see them healed. I want to actually do it. I do not just want to fantasize anymore, I want reality." There comes a place where you get tired of dreaming. You get so stirred up about what you have dreamed that you cannot help but go and do it. You need to dream about healing. You need to dream about miracles. You need to dream about God using "little ol' you". You need to dream about laying hands on the sick and seeing them healed before they come to the altar. Release that confidence in your Spirit.

That is how I began to get released into healing. Then I put my faith out for one level, then another, and the Lord has brought us to the place where we see every kind of sickness and disease healed. And we are saying, "Lord, more!" It is the release of the miraculous. It all started with a seed in my Spirit. It all started on my bed. It all started with me seeing it as done. It all started with fantasy, with thought and imagination in the place in my heart where I allowed Jesus to rule and reign as Lord.

FAITH TO RAISE THE DEAD
By Todd Bentley
Part 3 of 3
It Begins with a Seed

II Kings 4:14 Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food.

And she said to her husband, "Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. "Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there. And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there. Then he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite woman". When he had called her, she stood before him.

And he said to him, "Say now to her, 'Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She answered, "I dwell among my own people."

So he said, "What then is to be done for her?" And Gehazi answered, "Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old." So, he said, "Call her". When he had called her she stood in the doorway. Then he said, "About this time next year you shall embrace a son." And she said, "No, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant".

See, there was such hopelessness; such despair in her heart because she had tried for so many years to have a child. So many healing evangelists had already prayed for her that she did not want to hear something that sounded too good to be true. She said, "Lord, I have heard this too many times. Do not lie to your maidservant. You do not understand the woundedness in my heart. God, I am tired. I have been battling this a lot of years."

She did not get excited and say, "God said it and I believe it. Whatever you ask of God, He will do it. Whatever I ask in prayer believing, I receive it, hallelujah. I lay hold of that promise. It is mine. I am talking as if it is mine before I even have it." But something happened. This is what happens to you when God does what He says He is going to do. It releases confidence and faith.

II Kings 4:17 But the woman conceived and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her.

She had the manifestation of the promise of God. Have you ever had the manifestation of what God promised and the very thing that God gave you was taken away? And you said, "My God, I thought it came from You. I do not understand. I thought you were the One who led me to plant this church and now it is dead. I had the Word of God and saw the manifestation. I walked for a season in that gift, but now it is dead!"

II Kings 4:18-20 And the child grew. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. And he said to his father, "My head, my head!" So he said to a servant, "carry him to his mother." When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

I can see the transformation of the spirit of this woman. "No, Man of God, do not lie to me. Do not tell me things that are too good to be true. I have had so many prophecies. I do not want another prophetic word." But there was a transformation that happened in her heart.

II Kings 4:21-23 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut the door upon him, and went out. Then she called to her husband, and said, "Please send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, that I may run unto the man of God and come back.

So he said, "Why are you going to him today? It is neither the New Moon nor the Sabbath." And she said, "It is well."

Every time you purpose to believe God, every time you purpose to run to the man of God, every time you purpose to lay hold of the promise that God spoke to you, somebody will come to you and say, "Why are you going after the man of God today? It is not God's will. How do you know that God wants to heal you? God does not want to heal all. I have tried to get healed for twelve years. What makes you think that you are going to get healed? You have the same affliction as I. I am more righteous than you. There is more sin in your life. I have not gotten healed. Who gave you the right to expect to get healed? Come on, it's not the new moon, it's not the Sabbath." There is always some voice, some preacher, some family, and some friend that cannot see it the way that you do. See when you have something in your spirit; nobody can have it except you. Nobody can understand where you are going except you.

How could I go in just a few years from being a drug addict to doing crusades all over the world? I had something in my spirit. I saw Pat Cocking call me out into the ministry that morning in my bedroom before it happened. The Lord visited me and said, "Tonight I am going to speak to Pat Cocking in the conference and tell her to take up an offering and call you out and ordain you into the ministry."

I went to that meeting having seen that, and nobody knew it except God and me. And it happened. But it was in my spirit first. Nobody will be able to understand what you've seen in your spirit. Nobody will be able to understand the vision or the dream that you have. You need to be careful sometimes with that of which you are fantasizing. Keep it between you and Jesus.

See, something happened to this woman. She believed the Word of God and she went after the man of God. "It is well. He is not dead, he is sleeping. I cannot see it now, but it is well."

II Kings 4:24-27 Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; do not slack on the pace for me unless I tell you. And so she departed, and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, he said to his servant Gehazi, "Look, the Shunammite woman!" "Please run now to meet her, and say to her, "Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?" And she answered, "It is well." Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, "Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me."

Elisha said, "I am a prophet, but the Holy Spirit has shown me nothing about the deadness of her son. I know nothing about the impossibility of her circumstance." He does not know that her son is dead. The Lord has hidden it from him. Yet, the very thing that God tells him to ask that woman is what God heard her say moments ago at her house. See, God is listening to what we say with our mouth. And there is always going to come a place where He is going to challenge us to see if we really believe what we say we believe. Because, Martha said, "Lord, whatever You ask of God, He is going to give it. He said, "Oh yeah? Your brother will rise again." She said, "I know, one day" He said, "No! I am the resurrection and the life!" And until the Word of the Lord comes to pass in your life, the Word of the Lord will test you. When you have a confession of faith, you better get ready for everything in hell to come against what you say and that which you have seen in your spirit. It is on the way.

God heard the woman say to her servant, "It will be well." I believe a miracle is on the way. I purpose in my heart and refuse to allow those discouraging voices to say, "It's not the time, it's not the new moon, it's not the Sabbath. No I have seen it in my spirit and I'm going after the Word of God. The Word of God is my answer. The promise of God is my answer. God is my answer and I'm going to lay hold of God and I'm going to be urgent about it.

Now she is in her trial for a while. She has had time to let it sink in that she is in an impossible circumstance. Her son is dead. So the Lord wanted to say, "Do you still believe the way that you believed moments ago?" He said, "Is it well with you?" It is like He was saying, "Only believe. Do you still believe it? Is it well with you? Is it well with your child? Is it well with your husband?" She said, "It is well." And she lay hold of the feet of the man of God and said, "Did I not tell you not to lie to me?" What she did was lay hold of the man that represented the Word of God and she said, "Have You not said, God? Does not Your Word declare, God? Have You not promised, God? Is this not Your Word to me? I got hold of You and I'm not going to let go, regardless of what I feel or see. I believe if You spoke it, it shall still be. And it will be well, though I don't see it now, though it's dead now, it's only sleeping. And if it's sleeping, I go that I might wake it up. It's not impossible. It just looks impossible for the moment. But I am glad for your sakes, because that which is dead is an opportunity for you to reach the realm of the impossible, the miraculous and the resurrection power of God.

II Kings 4:29-31 Then he said to Gehazi, "Get yourself ready, and take my staff in your hand, and be on your way. If you meet anyone, do not greet him; and if he greets you, do not answer him; but lay my staff on the face of the child.

And the mother of the child said, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her. Gehazi went on ahead of them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice nor hearing. Therefore, he went back to meet him and told him saying, "The child has not awakened."

There was no voice. There was no hearing. I went to the Benny Hinn crusade and believed God. I got excited months before I got to that crusade, and hands were laid on me. I felt nothing. There was no change. There was no voice. There was nothing. I left the same as I had come. I came four nights to that miracle crusade, and I still left sick. People have prayed for me for ten years. There is still no voice. There is still no hearing.

Elisha sent this man. Think about the expectation, the faith and the excitement of that woman's heart. The prophet gave the word. This is Elisha. The guy went with the staff. She could just about taste her victory. And then he came back and said, "Oh, nothing happened. Might as well go home. Didn't get healed. The best of the best have prayed for me. I'm still sick. I might as well give up."

God gave us faith, hope and love. Many died not yet receiving the promise. There is no other choice in the kingdom but to believe and war until we are dead! So just purpose in your heart now to say "no" to hopelessness and discouragement. Just purpose in your heart that you have no other choice but to hold on to the Word of God and the promise of God or die. Which one is it going to be? Die or believe God?

II Kings 4:32-34 When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed. He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord. And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands; and he stretched himself out on the child, and the flesh of the child became warm.

The prophet prayed two times. He still did not get raised from the dead. So Elisha jumped up off of his bed and prayed a third time. And he stretched himself out over that boy again and said "life". After the third time, the boy was raised from the dead. It happened to Elijah too. The third time that Elijah prayed for the widow's son, he raised up from the grave.

Miracles did not just happen for me. I had to war, contend, conquer, war, contend, conquer, put my faith out, and I am still not where I am going to be in the miraculous. But I am still contending. I am still saying, "My God, I'm not satisfied. I'm putting my faith out there for more." I am still giving myself to praying for the impossible and I am still warring, contending, and pushing. I have a level, but I am not satisfied.

You may receive in a conference the seed of healing. It is the beginning of the manifestation of your miracle. But it is going to be released. Your flesh might get warm and you still might not be healed. Someone may lay hands on you and there may be no voice, no hearing, and no sign that anything has happened.

My message is a little bit different. It is okay to fight. It is okay to contend. It is okay not to be healed. It is okay not to be fully manifested in your miracle. The prayer of faith is "birthing it".

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, He did not have to lay hands on the dead. There was authority in the Word of God. What is dead? Maybe your faith is dead. Maybe your relationship with God is dead. Maybe your marriage is dead. Maybe your body is dead. Maybe your church is dead. Maybe your ministry is dead. Maybe your children are dead. I want you to stretch yourself out in the spirit over them. I want you to see it, and command resurrection power to be released.

Why are you disquieted within me, oh soul? Why are you cast down? I do not have any other choice! I will hope in God! Who are you, soul, to rule me? Rule your soul! Why are you cast down in me, my emotions, my will, and my mind? It is hope or die. So be renewed in faith. Let your faith be resurrected. Let warfare, the release for warring and contending for miracles be released in the Name of Jesus Christ. Let your vision be resurrected, let hopelessness and despair GO in the Name of Jesus! Because, it is well. It is well!

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Benny Hinn Speaks A Word About Dead Raised On TBN

2005-08-08T02:41:00.000-07:00

Benny Hinn: But here's first what I see for TBN. You're going to have people raised from the dead watching this network. You're going to have people raised from the dead watching TBN. Programs - just plain programs - programs that haven't done much when it comes to supernatural manifestations - teaching programs. It's not going to be a Benny Hinn saying "Stretch your hands." It's going to be your average teaching program, your normal Christian program that's blessing the church. There's going to be such power on these programs people will be raised from the dead worldwide. I'm telling you, I see this in the Spirit. It's going to be so awesome - Jesus I give you praise for this - that people around the world - maybe not so much in America - people around the world who will lose loved ones, will say to undertakers "Not yet. I want to take my dead loved one and place him in front of that TV set for 24 hours."

Paul Crouch: Benny Hinn! Jesus!

Benny Hinn: I'm telling you. People will be - people - I'm telling you, I feel the anointing talking here. People are going to be canceling funeral services and bringing their dead in their caskets, placing them - my God! I feel the anointing here - placing them before a television set, waiting for God's power to come through and touch them. And it's going to happen time and time - so much it's going to spread. You're going to hear it from Kenya to Mexico to Europe to South America, where people will be raised from the - so much so that the word will spread that if some dead person be put in front of this TV screen, they will be raised from the dead and they will be by the thousands. You wait. Now the Lord just told me - and I don't know whether this is true or not - as I'm saying this, the Lord said He gave you that word many, many years ago.

Paul Crouch: I have said that, yes.

Benny Hinn: I don't remember you saying that to me ever.

Paul Crouch: No, I didn't.

Benny Hinn: [He said] 'I've told him this already.'

Paul Crouch: Yeah, the Lord spoke that to me in the very beginning of TBN and I didn't really -

Jan Crouch: And I had a dream.

Benny Hinn: You had a dream.

Paul Crouch: Yeah, tell him about that little -

Jan Crouch: That's just a dream - people were being raised from the dead. Years ago.

Paul Crouch: It's on tape. I said the day is coming -

Benny Hinn: I see quite something amazing. I see rows of caskets lining up in front of this TV set and I see them bringing them closer to the TV set and as people are coming closer I see actually loved ones picking up the hands of the dead and letting them touch the screen and people are getting raised as their hands are touching that screen.

...With this program - I'm not talking about my program - I'm talking programs, plain programs aired - the glory of God will be so on TBN that there's going to be divine resurrection happening as people bring their loved ones to the TV set.

Paul Crouch: Just because it's His time.

Benny Hinn: It's His time. Now here's something else I see. Jesus, I give You praise for this, I give You praise for this, I give You praise for this - the day will come, Paul - and I pray you'll be here. I pray the Lord will allow you to be here and see it. I mean, physically be here. You're in your 60s now. But the day is going to come when the gifts of the Holy Spirit will so intensify in the church that young children will be watching TBN and signs and wonders will begin to take place through them. Impartations of the Spirit will come to them. A little child that knows nothing about the gifts, knows nothing about the anointing, knows nothing about the power of God, will be imbued with power from on high as a child, as that TV set comes on, and will go out like fire torches to their schools and their playgrounds and their families. I see children, I see children, what looks like fire in their lips spreading - but I see these kids touching the TV set, receiving it, and going out and spreading it. And it's going to happen with children in the U.S., Canada, all over the world. And I do see people being raised from the dead here, but I see masses of them overseas. (Praise The Lord, Trinity Broadcasting Network, October 19, 1999)

Prophetic Word By Ernest Angley

2005-08-08T00:31:00.000-07:00

Yea, saith the Lord: Redemption draweth nigh. I am giving you my tears; they are divine tears. But you are mine. You are my precious jewels, treasures of mine; and you are so valuable. You're not contaminated; you're pure. You're pure, clean and holy. You'll walk with your hand in mine. There is no separation in your spirit and mine. My Spirit flows into you, and your spirit flows into me. You're joined together with me, and we're workers together. You are taking my message; you are taking my power and my greatness to the inhabitants of the Earth, and then the end will come, saith the Lord.

You will not be defeated, so do not be discouraged, I will be your strength, so never say "I am weak." I will be your love and your joy and your peace. I will comfort you, and I will be with you in all of your valleys. When the furnace is heated hotter than ever before, when you're persecuted like never before, I will be with you. I will be with you to rejoice because you will be using my power, and no power will be able to defeat you, saith the Lord. I will be the very strength, the very love of your life. You will see and hear and know that I am nigh unto you night and day.

You will have reality in my love for you. And you will have reality in knowing how valuable you are to me as I use you to bring in the lost, as I use you for the signs and the wonders and the miracles and the healings, as I use you to show my love to a people in darkness, as I use you to shine my light through to light up their paths so that they can see.

You will feel the warmth of my love, and you will know that you indeed have the tears of Calvary. You have become like your Master who died for you. And with the strength that I have given to you, your heads will be lifted high, and you will shout, "Redemption draweth nigh!" We must hurry and bring in the harvest before it's too late, saith the Lord.

The Release Of Teh Spirit Of An Overcomer

2005-08-07T20:02:00.000-07:00

THE RELEASE OF THE SPIRIT OF AN OVERCOMER

We have entered into a very serious time in the Body of Christ. The Lord of Hosts, the Lord Mighty in Battle, is ready to fill the earth with His glory, through His people. The Bride of Christ has been in the wilderness for many years and now God is blowing the trumpet and saying it is time to arise, cross the Jordan, take the land, and lay hold of our inheritance. I sense a holy anxiousness in the Lord's heart to apprehend us, give Himself to us, come into a holy union with us, and manifest His glory and power through His friends and lovers. It is time to start living in Authentic Apostolic Christianity. Time for talk is over! It's time to take action, catch the initiatives of heaven, bring heaven to earth, and destroy the works of the devil daily.

VISITATION OF JESUS

I have had a series of visitations and encounters over the last few months where the Lord has unveiled this revelation that you are about to read. In January 2005, I had a visitation of the Lord Jesus Himself. I was preparing for a meeting in my hotel when, suddenly, within seconds, the room became very warm. I walked over to turn off the heat and realized it was barely on. I then realized something was up and I was about to have a visitation. As I sat back down in my chair, the Lord Jesus walked into my room and stood beside me. The glory of the atmosphere of heaven filled the room and emanated from Jesus. I could do nothing but weep under this weighty glory in the room. As Jesus stood next to me, I was covered in something like dew. My whole body was covered with some form of moisture. I was not prepared to see the Lord the way I saw Him this day. I am forever changed.

The Lord was covered and dripping with oil. He had a look in His eyes that shocked me. He looked like He was filled with a holy anxiety. He looked like a warhorse or a racehorse anxious to be released from the stall and run the track. He had a look of determination, a look of war, and a look of desperation in His eyes. Jesus told me He was dripping with the oil of an Overcomer and is ready to pour it out on His overcomers that have been preparing themselves for such a time as this. He went on to describe this oil, or this anointing. He said this oil represented two things. This oil is the Priestly and the Kingly anointing.

THE OIL OF AN OVERCOMER: THE PRIESTLY AND KINGLY ANOINTING

I have also been taken into visions of God many times recently and shown the same thing over and over again. I have seen the Lord standing behind a veil that is already torn. In one hand He is holding a hot, fresh, steamy loaf of bread and in the other hand He is holding a scepter. These two objects represent the two anointings that make up the oil of the Overcomer.

The Bread represents the Priestly anointing and the scepter the Kingly anointing. We must eat the bread before the scepter will be extended to us. We must become faithful and consecrated priests before we can become overcoming kings.

RESTORATION OF AUTHENTIC APOSTOLIC CHRISTIANITY

God's heart is to see Authentic Apostolic Christianity restored to the earth. But what is Authentic Christianity? I believe it is two things:

Firstly, Authentic Christianity is a people who are totally yielded to the Lord in intimacy and love. They live a life in the secret place of His presence. They are holy and set apart unto Him because they have allowed the Lord to fully capture their hearts. They are undone and forever changed by God's glory, and they live for one thing. They live to feed upon the Lord and manifest His glory on the earth. This is the Priestly anointing.

Secondly, Authentic Christianity is a people (living a life in the secret place) who bring the Kingdom of heaven to earth and enforce the dominion and authority of heaven upon everything evil. They let the King of Glory come into their lives and destroy the works of the devil daily. They establish the righteousness and justice of heaven on the earth. This is the Kingly anointing.

In the book of Revelation, in the end times, Jesus speaks to the seven churches and, at the end of each address, he makes a promise to him who overcomes. Here is that word "overcome" again. It is God's will that He have an overcoming bride in these end times that fills the earth with His glory. These times we are living in are all about the emerging of the overcomers.

THE PRIESTLY ANOINTING

The first part of Authentic Apostolic Christianity, or the priestly anointing, is in Revelation 2:1-7. Jesus compliments this church for doing many things right, but they forgot the most important thing:

Revelation 2:4
"Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love."

Then He issues the promise for those who overcome the world and enthrone Jesus as their first love:

Revelation 2:7
"To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the Tree of Life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God."

This is the first and most essential ingredient of true Apostolic Christianity: living the lifestyle of a priest.

THE INHERITANCE OF THE PRIESTS

I mentioned earlier that Jesus was holding a loaf of bread in one hand and a scepter in the other. The priestly and kingly anointing is all about inheritance. Jesus shed His blood, died, and rose from the dead to reunite Himself with us so that we might have our inheritance and that the Lord might have His. Our inheritance is the Bread and the Scepter that He held in His hands. The Bread is the Lord Himself. We have been settling for crumbs from the loaf when the Lord is inviting us to partake of the whole loaf.

In Ezekiel 44:28 the Lord told the priests that He and He alone was to be their inheritance and possession.

"It shall be, in regard to their inheritance, that I am their inheritance. You shall give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession."

Our inheritance is the Lord Himself. The Lord is desperately hungry for us to possess Him. Did you know the Lord wants you to possess Him? That you would be so filled with the divine nature, come into such a holy union with Him, that it's as if Jesus has clothed Himself with your flesh?

The Lord wants to fill us with a holy desperation and a holy violence to lay hold of Him. It's a hunger that will drive us into holy romance with the Lord. The first attribute of this oil is the Priestly anointing. The priestly oil is the grace to live for Him and Him alone. To enthrone Him in every area of our lives. It's a fresh hunger to come into such intimacy with Jesus that we die to ourselves and come into holy union with Him in every way.

The lifestyle of the priest is to labor to eat of the Bread of Heaven. The priest is to labor to eat of the Tree of Life, Jesus Christ. We labor for so many things, striving to be productive and to make something of ourselves, but we are to labor for only one thing in this life and that is to feed upon the Lord.

John 6:27
"Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."

John 6:33,35
"For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world . . . 'I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.'"

THE KINGLY ANOINTING

The Kingly anointing represents the scepter. When we learn to live a lifestyle of feeding upon intimacy with Jesus, then we will always have the scepter of kingly authority and dominion extended to us.

We find this second ingredient of Authentic Apostolic Christianity in Revelation 3:14-22. Jesus confronts the church of the day about how prideful they are in believing that they have need of nothing. He tells them that they are lukewarm and desperately need the Lord. Then He goes on to tell them that if they will answer His knocking and let Him in He will dine with us. Then He again mentions the overcomers and the release of the scepter of the kingly anointing:

Revelation 3:21
"To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne."

The King is the one who wields the weapons of the Kingdom. The Kingly anointing is also:

Acts 10:38
"God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him."

The Kingly anointing is bringing the realm of heaven to earth with mighty demonstrations of God's power and might. It is making prophetic decrees that actually shift things in the spirit and the natural. It's enforcing heaven's rule in the earthly realm.

MOSES: A MODEL OVERCOMER

I want to give you a model of an overcomer. Moses was a man that God used to affect a whole generation. Moses carried the Spirit of an overcomer. He is a great model of someone who lived a lifestyle of a Priest and a King. I want to share with you from Exodus 24:9-16. God calls Moses to come up the mountain and bring his buddies with him because they are going to have a meal with God. God appears to them on the mountain and, as He walks towards them, the stone at His feet changes to sapphire stone like the very heavens in its clarity. That sounds to me like Revelation 4 where we read about a sea of glass like crystal at the foot of God's throne. At God's feet we see with perfect clarity.

Then God says this to Moses:

Exodus 24:12
"Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I have written, that you may teach them."

The first directive from the Lord pretty much describes Moses' lifestyle before God. God said, "Come up to me and be there." The calling of a priest is to learn how to "be" with God in His most intimate presence. In verse 16 it says that God didn't speak to Moses until the seventh day. Moses had to wait six days without food or water and then, on the seventh day, the Lord spoke to him. This is the strongest attribute of an overcomer. They are so hungry for God that they realize that even if they die they must live for the Lord and hear from heaven. The number six is the number for man or flesh. The number seven means perfection, rest, refreshing, the promised land. The overcomer is one who dies to self (six) and presses into the rest and the glory of God (seven).

THE BLUEPRINTS OF HEAVEN

What was Moses' reward for tarrying in God's presence? The very blueprints of heaven. These were not just any tablets of stone or everyday instructions he received from the Lord. God gave Moses the detailed plan of heaven for how God intended to make a habitation of His presence in the midst of Israel. God told him every little detail of how to build the tabernacle even down to the specific supplies to use.

God is desperately hungry for us to possess the promised land and lay hold of our inheritance. Our inheritance is to live in the very Glory of God. However, we must daily overcome the spirit of the world and press behind the veil that is already torn that we might eat of the Bread of Heaven and look upon the blueprints of heaven. Tapping into the revelatory blueprint of heaven will release the Key of David into your life. With the Key of David from Isaiah 22:22 you can effectively close demonic gates in people's lives and open heavenly gates, or portals, for heaven to break in.

RELEASE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LANGUAGE AND MYSTERIES OF HEAVEN

I recently had an angelic visitation. This angel appeared to me with an open book in its hand. He was speaking to me in a language I did not understand. Suddenly the angel blew on the book and I inhaled some particles that came from the book. My understanding was instantly quickened and the angel told me that there was "coming an unprecedented release of an understanding of the language and mysteries of heaven."

Moses lived a lifestyle of "being there" with God and, therefore, he was God's friend and the Lord shared the intimate secrets of His heart with Moses and spoke to him as a friend speaks to a friend. This is also our high and lofty calling! The oil of an overcomer that God is about to release is a fresh hunger to live as a priest and king and lay hold of our inheritance.

THE BODY OF CHRIST IS LIVING IN PSALM 23 AND PSALM 24

I believe the Body of Christ is currently living in Psalm 23 and Psalm 24. Psalm 23 is all about the Priestly anointing/lifestyle and Psalm 24 is all about the Kingly anointing and taking the land by letting the King of Glory come in.

I believe one of the interpretations of the Man-child spoken of in Revelation 12 represents a body of overcomers arising from the midst of the Institutional Church and moving in the Priestly and Kingly anointing with awesome demonstrations of power. This Man-child, or God's people, have been tucked away in the wilderness for many years (Psalm 23). I believe the purpose for us being in the wilderness has been that we, as God's people, would learn how to eat of the Lord even in the midst of pain, trial, death, and dryness.

One characteristic of being an overcomer is learning to find the underground flow of God's presence and power even in the midst of the desert. This is the life of the priest. The priest must die to self and learn to feast at God's table in the presence of their enemies. So many believers live from one revival to another or one conference to another and just drink from those outpourings. However, God is looking for those who have learned to feed upon Him even in the wilderness and have now become a drink for others to drink from. This is Psalm 23. Even in the valley of the shadow of death we are feasting at God's table and we are in the place where oil is being continuously poured out upon our heads.

These overcomers that are about to emerge on the scene are ones who have been lying down in green pastures and are lead by the still waters. They have been feeding and feasting at the Lord's Table and they are overflowing with the oil of heaven. This is the place of intimacy and maturing in our relationship with God.

It is now time that we enter into Psalm 24. I believe Psalm 24 will be a key passage for the church in this next season. It's time to lift up our heads to the Lord and let the King of Glory come in and wage war through us.

CROSSING OVER

Deuteronomy 6:23 says this:

"Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers."

I believe God's people today have been delivered from Egypt, which represents slavery, bondage, the flesh, the body, etc. We have gone through the wilderness, which represents the soul, grumbling, complaining, etc. And I believe we are now positioned to cross the Jordan and take the promised land. I believe the church has been sipping from the Jordan River from the wilderness side while longing to enter into the promised land.

The promised land represents the fullness of God, the fullness of all His promises to us. It represents coming back to the place of the Garden of Eden where there was rest and refreshing and a 24-hour-a-day consciousness of God. The promised land represents living in the manifest glory of God.

The second oil of this overcoming anointing is a holy violence and hunger to work the works of God on the earth. We are in a time of war!

A CHANGING OF THE GUARD; A CHANGING SEASON

There is a changing of the guard and a changing of the season that is upon the church. We are going from Esau to Jacob, Saul to David, Eli to Samuel, Saul to Paul, and Moses to Joshua. The Lord said to Joshua, "Moses is dead, now arise, go over the Jordan and possess the land." He told Joshua to be strong and very courageous. In Joshua 3:4-7 the Lord said you have not passed this way before, therefore sanctify yourselves this day so I may do wonders among you tomorrow. Then the Lord told Joshua that He was about to exalt him in the eyes of all Israel and they would know that as He was with Moses so He would also be with Joshua.

God wants to do the same with His people. He wants to extend that scepter to us and exalt the true church in the eyes of the world. But what was it that made God choose Joshua? Whenever Moses would leave the tent of meeting after talking with the Lord, Joshua would remain behind and linger in the presence of God. Joshua lived for the presence of God and, therefore, Joshua carried the spirit of an overcomer and was chosen to lead all Israel into their destiny.

In Numbers 13 Moses sent 12 spies into the promised land to spy it out. Ten of them came back with a negative report. They said the land looked great but the people were huge and undefeatable. They said they were like grasshoppers in their own eyes, therefore they were seen as grasshoppers in the eyes of the people. But Caleb and Joshua stood up with the spirit of an overcomer and proclaimed that they were well able to overcome the enemies of the land and they must possess it. This is the mindset that comes when the oil of the Overcomer is poured out upon us. This is how we think when we are living as true priests and kings.

WARRIOR MINDSET REPLACING THE GRASSHOPPER MENTALITY

Joshua said in Numbers 14:8 that if the Lord delighted in them, then He would give them the land and the enemies of the land would be their bread and they would eat them for lunch. Joshua and Caleb were the only ones spared from that generation because God said they had a different spirit in them. They had a revelation that God delighted in them and, therefore, they knew they could overcome any enemy.

I recently had an unusual dream. There were many people in this dream and all of them were covered in urine. It was very odd. I awoke from the dream and the Lord immediately dropped a Scripture into my heart.

Psalm 34:5,8
"They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good."

The Lord spoke to me through this dream about the current condition of many believers. Many believers today are consumed with a feeling of hopelessness. They feel that their life is a waste and doesn't count for anything. Hope deferred has made their hearts sick. They have no sense of destiny; therefore, in the dream everyone was covered with urine, which is a form of waste. But those who have been looking upon Him and feeding upon Him are becoming radiant, and the shame of their lives is being washed away because they are tasting that the Lord is good. They are shedding that grasshopper mentality and God has been pouring the oil of an overcomer over their lives.

I'm prophesying to you now that God is about to pour out this Oil of an Overcomer, and those who have been hidden in the wilderness and feasting on the Lord are about to emerge on the scene and they will be gripped with holy hunger and a holy violence to lay hold of their inheritance and they will not be denied.

ARE YOU READY FOR THE OIL?

The Spirit of an Overcomer is described in two places in Scripture, Ephesians 3:16 and Psalm 92:10-15. Jesus' inheritance is that the manifold wisdom of God would be displayed by the church to the principalities and powers in heavenly places (Ephesians 3:10). In order for this to be fulfilled we must overcome the world and bring heaven to earth daily. Paul prays in Ephesians 3:16 that through the Holy Spirit we would be strengthened with might in our inner-man. The anointing to overcome comes by the spirit of counsel and might.

Psalm 92:10-15 is the other place this overcoming anointing is mentioned. God is going to anoint our strength like a wild ox. He is going to anoint us with fresh oil. The ones that have been hidden in the wilderness for years have learned how to be a palm tree in the midst of the desert. They have become planted in the House of God and have learned to flourish and feast at God's banqueting table. God is going to release the Spirit of an Overcomer on these ones that they might declare and release the righteousness and justice of God on the earth.

It's time to take action and take the Land. It's time to arise out of the wilderness and begin to operate in the fullness of God's anointing with awesome displays of glory and power. Daniel 11:32b says this:

"The people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits."

Position yourselves today for the outpouring of this end-time overcoming anointing. Let God infuse you with the strength of heaven and fill you with the anointing to overcome! Let the Sons and Daughters of Fresh Oil arise and come forth! Let the people of the world declare:

Song of Solomon 8:5
"Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved?"

A holy militancy is about to be poured out upon God's people. It's a Breakthrough and a Breakout anointing! Are you positioned to receive it?

Lord, we ask you now to begin to pour out the Spirit of the Overcomer. Let there be a supernatural release of the shout of war upon Your people. We lift up our heads to You and ask that the King of Glory would come in and breakthrough so that we can breakout. Lord, stir your people out of the wilderness and grip us with a holy violence and jealousy to lay hold of our inheritance. May we be strong and do great exploits in Your Name!

by Ryan Wyatt
Abiding Glory Ministries
www.abidingglory.com

God's Princess

2005-08-07T19:50:00.000-07:00

8/3/2005
A teenage girl once had a loving Father, but for whatever reason she decided to become an exotic dancer. She made good money and enjoyed the attention she received from the men. One night she was approached by a man who made amateur porn movies. She thought she would give it a try and soon she became a cult favorite in the amateur porn industry. She was a household name. She later got an agent and became a full fledged porn star.

For some reason this didn't seem as fun anymore and she didn't enjoy the attention as much. All the money she had seemed to disappear. She began to age and wasn't as in demand anymore. She was replaced by the younger up and rising porn stars. Before she knew it she was on the streets.

Sex was all she knew how to do. She used to pull in the big bucks, but now she was a 20 dollar hooker on the streets. The once beautiful blonde hair was now gray and scraggly. The once beautiful firm body was now used up by drugs, disease and abuse.

No one wanted her and everyone ignored her. She was of no use to anyone. She tried to sell herself in a sex slave chat room, called the Auction block, but no one responded. Why would they want her? A used up old woman. Wait a minute. Someone does want her. He is making a bid. The bid is fifteen pieces of silver. Going once. Going twice. A third time. Sold. Who could have bought her? Who could have possibly wanted her. She went to see who bought her. She looked up and it was her Father. His love for her never changed.

You know what Jesus is saying to you today? He is saying "I love you, today." He is saying "I want you, today. I know what has been done to you, but I still love you. You are worth your weight in gold. Nothing will ever separate you from the love of God.

Where did I get this story. I found this story in the bible. I changed it around some for the modern day, but it is in the book of Hosea chapters 1-3.

This story is happening everyday. Sex slaves is the slavery of the day. It is often ignored by the church, because so many in the church has been involved in someway with the 20 billion a-year sex industry. Many are afraid to speak about it. Afraid of being judged.

I myself don't care if I am judged. I was sexually molested from ages 5-17 and struggled with pornography and sex addiction throughout my life. I now realize the love of God and only that He can truly set one free.

It is estimated that 50,000 people are trafficked into or transited through the USA annually as sex slaves, domestics, garment and agricultural slaves.

200,000 to 300,000 children are involved in prostitution nationwide and an estimated 10 million children worldwide are involved in the sex industry. Teenage prostitution is on the rise in the USA.

The following links are ministries that reach out and battle this epidemic in different ways. Each ministry uses a different strategy. Please consider praying or supporting one or more of the following ministries.

What ever you do please reach out to these women and children in love and not judgment. Pray prayers of love and not condemnation. These people have been abused enough, and they don't need more. For how NOT to do outreach watch the film The Magdalene Sisters. It is based on a true story about a ministry that was to help women, but the women suffered more abuse by this ministry than they ever did anywhere else.

Prayer: Lord Jesus. I lift up the women in prostitution and the adult film industry. I ask you Lord to shine your love upon them. I ask for your fire to consume them and deliver them. I ask you Lord to give people and the police force words of wisdom and knowledge about where sex slavery is going on. I ask for the laws to be changed and for evangelism to catch on like wild fire in these places.

I send forth revival fire into the show bars, and prostitution houses. I pray for the testimonies of saved porn stars to hit the air ways of television and radio. I pray for all to know your love and your heart.

A fire has hit Nashville. I see a movement of purity filling the streets and people singing the song of the Lord. I see fire within the show bars. I see a movement among the women of Nashville. Some who have been bound by the chains of prostitution and adult entertainment and others bound by the slavery of religion and false judgment. I see God birthing a fire in them that will not be quenched. I see boldness upon them. They are radical, revolutionary and dangerous. They will lay down their lives for their King. I see them speaking boldly. I see healings and salvations. Many Many, healings taking place in the clubs and bars across America. Florida your day has come. I see a stirring of fire hitting the shores of Florida. I see signs and wonders, miracles and healings in Florida. I see streets ablaze in Florida. Rejoice. Rejoice. Rejoice. Your day has come! Your day has come!

I pray for all who is reading this to be set free. For those of you who have been molested. I say be free. Forget those things that lie behind and strive for what is ahead. I ask for us all to behold the love of the Lord. For those bound by porn. I say be free. For those in the industry. I say be free. I speak healing to the soul now in the name of Jesus. Denise! I speak healing to you now in Jesus name. You don't have to suffer the abuse or suicidal thoughts any longer. You are free in the name of Jesus. You have been set free. I cut the cords of soul ties and sin. I speak deliverance to your soul, mind and body. Shame go in the name of Jesus. Fear go in Jesus name. Healing come, Now in Jesus name. Streams of living water. Water of refreshing. Water pure, holy, clean and good to drink. Come now, in Jesus name. Come. Come and drink. Drink of the refreshing springs that the Lord provides. It is okay to laugh. Come and drink. Come and dine. Eat of the good food prepared for you. Come and dine and come and drink. Drink of the fine wine prepared for you. I pray for healing to come to all you. Let healing come. Let healing come. In Jesus name. Amen.

Thursday, January 20, 2005
Healing Word For Wounded Women
For the Lord would say to you. You are free. You are Daddy's little girl. You are His princess. And all I see is love. I see no shame or hurt. I just see love, says the Lord.

I can give you streams of living water. Rivers of healing to heal the wounded places in your soul. Dance with me, my daughter. Dance and be free. Eat of my garden and dance in the rooms of my Kingdom.

For my thoughts toward you are good and not evil. Thoughts to give you a future and a hope.

Eat of me and I will remove the chains of shame and guilt. And replace those chains with joy and love. I will take you into realms of my Spirit that you never dreamed were possible. For you are the apple of my eye and my heart's desire.

Allow me to shower you with my love and take you on a journey into my Kingdom. I will take you past the hurt and pain and into the rivers of peace. I will heal your soul and make you whole. For you are my daughter.

You will dance a new dance and sing a new song. It will be the dance of freedom. That dance and shout of the Lord. For you are free my daughter. You are free.
Prophecy Given By Kevin Forest Frasure

If you feel like you have any information on sex trafficking in Nashville TN area, please contact Amber at this email address: abeckham@wr.org

Ministry Links:

xxx.church.com
www.outofexile.org
http://pureliferevolution.net
www.lightdancer.org
www.wr.org
www.marshillcenter.com
www.aslansplace.com

If you feel like donating to me you can do so by sending checks or money orders to:
Kevin Frasure
Post Office Box 2075
Murfreesboro Tenn 37133-2075

Or, through paypal using fries1973@hotmail.com hotmail address. Your donations are much appreciated.

Please send prayer request to the following email address: ringofwarriorprayer@yahoo.com

Thanks and God Bless, Kevin

Anne Frank
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

http://warriorsabode.blogspot.com

Prophetic Warning

2005-08-07T19:48:00.000-07:00

8/6/2005
I hate releasing negative prophetic visions/prophecies. But it seems like God has been prompting me and confirming me to do so. These things are not to get people into fear, but into love and prayer. These are some things that I have seen over the years. Most of this word is positive, but some negative.

Cities Of Destruction In The USA

I saw entire cities wiped out, by war and by sin. Some of these cities were destroyed by changes in the weather patterns. I also saw prophetic evangelism released in these cities, and the rebuilding of them.

Shark Attacks

I have seen many shark attacks over the years in visions.

Cities Of Refuge In The USA

I also saw cities filled with the Glory of God. I saw the Glory so thick that people would be healed by just driving into the city. I saw people laid out in the Spirit in the city streets. I saw Chaos in the news, by all the things going on. On one hand they were reporting all the destruction and on the other the Supernatural things that were occurring. I saw many, many dead being raised in the streets and cemeteries. I saw a great Awakening and a move of God like we have never seen.

PURITY

I saw a purity movement. The purity was a pure heart of love and passion for God and purity from unbelief. Going from be filled with the Spirit to flowing in the power of the Spirit in an awesome way. Luke 4:1-14 These people were full of God and had a passion for God and a love for people.

The Streets

I saw many street people be released by God in a mighty way. These were people that most thought were scum and of no value. But God placed a high value on them and used them in a bold and mighty way. Some of these people were homeless, others were prostitutes, and some were mentally retarded, but God was flowing through them and they had a fire that would not be put out. They shined with the Glory of God.

Institutions And Hospitals

I saw a wave of healing in institutions and hospitals healing everyone in it's path.

Angel Visitation

I saw an increase with visits from angels and those who have passed on into the Kingdom. I saw an increase of Kingdom Encounters.

Massive Harvest

I saw a massive harvest of souls of people turning to God. I have also seen a massive harvest of death as well.

What To Do:

1) Seek God with your whole heart. Spend time with Him Soaking in His love. You will have to hear God in the coming days. It is important to know and hear His voice.

2) Share His love with others. Evangelism is important! Evangelism is good news not bad. Share his love, faith and hope with those around you. Also share his power as he fills you.

Fear not! God is with you. This isn't the judgment of God. This is reaping of a harvest. A harvest of both evil and pure. Some bad things are going to happen while at the same time you will witness the greatest move of God and Awakening we have ever seen. Far beyond what we have read about in the past. Be of good cheer of the time you are living in. God Bless, Kevin

http://warriorsabode.blogspot.com

Inheritance Is About To Overtake You!

2005-08-07T19:45:00.000-07:00

Below is what began as a simple message to a few of our faithful prayer warriors
and friends that are committed to our work in Ochlocknee, GA. and the harvest in
general. It's amazing after years of service how few there really are that are
genuinely concerned about the mission field of lost souls that presses in around
us. We value you and you know who you are- thank you. Please note that this
was meant to be a private email to a few of our closest friends but the
revelation that came forth merits public viewing. I pray it finds you faithful
and obedient. Chad Taylor

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INHERITANCE IS ABOUT TO OVERTAKE YOU!

Like Ruth and Joseph, whatever counter part you are, INHERITANCE is about to
overtake you. Not necessarily from a passing family member-

BUT THE ACCUMULATION OF YEARS OF WITHHOLDING THAT IS ABOUT TO BE RELEASED!

Do you understand this? Do you have the perception to grasp this and thus
receive it? Isaac knew he had an accumulation of years of withholding coming to
him so he sowed in times of famine! (Genesis chp. 26).

When we grasp that we have years of withholding also coming to us because of the
time and season we are now living in we too will sow great amounts in times of
famine knowing that much more is about to be released!

Listen, the sons of Issachar discerned the times and seasons and acted
appropriately. We too are walking in their spirit. Do you know what time it
is? HARVEST. There is a powerful footnote in Joshua that illustrates harvest
and what it means to us personally:

"And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the
priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, for Jordan
overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest..." (Josh 3:15).

"And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the
times, to know what Israel ought to do..." (1 Chron 12:32).

IF WE STEP INTO THE SEASON WE WILL BE IN AN OVERFLOW!

Let me say it again in context of the above scripture, if we STEP INTO the
season which is harvest, we will experience an overflow! One way to do that at
this very moment is to sow in times of famine into those already in harvest!

One more time, SOW IN TIMES OF FAMINE INTO THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE
HARVEST!

I had no idea I would be writing this to all of you or receiving this revelation
but I am glad I am! This is a NOW word for you and we must seize the moment and
step into the SEASON which is HARVEST and get into the overflow. We have been
giving from our want for too long, we must begin to give from our overflow so
that this harvest can be reached and reaped.

Do you understand that? It is so critical that this current harvest is reached
and reaped and we begin to comprehend the season and begin to step into it and
receive the overflow or I fear many will miss it altogether.

Jeremiah best illustrates what I am trying to say, "The harvest is past, the
summer is ended, and we are not saved..." ( Jer 8:20).

We have to be a people that discern the season and step into it. I honestly
believe that by your sowing into Ochlocknee,GA. that you are stepping into the
river that is overflowing. We have hit the bedrock of harvest here and are in a
current overflow. You can be too. Also, we can not afford to look back on what
we have already done but what we can do right now! This is not a "then" word
it's a "now" word...

I sense a massive breakthrough RIGHT NOW as I write and I believe it will be
compounded and increases as each one of you opens and reads this revelation and
appeal, not from Chad Taylor but from the Holy Spirit.

It will also be exponentially increased in power and impact as even one of you
responds to these current needs and gives above and beyond them. It will unlock
the flood gates literally and we will step into this season which is harvest and
give and act accordingly. I stand with you in awe of what is about to occur and
the overflow each of is going to walk in. We be able to say sincerely as David
did, "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want..."

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One footnote. Our needs that we mentioned to our friends was our current demand
for further supplies to complete the public pool we now own in Ochlocknee, GA.
If you do not know about this project we have engaged in for nearly 2 years now
please see the link below. It is amazing what God will use to reach a city. We
also are in transition from our present property to the next accommodations that
God is providing and we have a specific need to be fulfilled to complete it. I
pray the revelation above moves you in your harvest and overflow now, too much
is at stake my friend for it not too...

Ochlocknee and Consuming Fire Link-www.consumingfire.com/ochlocknee.htm

CONTACT BY EMAIL AT: chadtaylor@consumingfire.com

Chad Taylor
PO BOX 154
Ochlocknee, GA. 31773

Prophecy By Kim Clement

2005-08-07T18:07:00.000-07:00

April 2, 2005- Portland, OR

A New Pope
“In this day where death took place from an office that was so high, a shaking shall begin through these summer months where great leaders of yesterday will lay down their sword and they shall meet their Maker. For the time of the death has come where I will remove some of the old and then millions and millions shall come into the Kingdom at one moment.

For in 21 days from now a shaking will take place in the Roman Catholic Church. They will say, No it can not be.Why would they elect such a person? And then they will say, No we can not do it at this time. But it shall be done and I will bring the Spirit into the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican. There will be an infilling of the Spirit of the Cardinals and the priests. This day I have received a servant. This day you call him the Pope. This day I call him My son. This day you said a pope has died, this day I say a servant has won. I have raised up a new voice and a new spirit that shall come into Italy, and I shall invade Europe in a way that I have planned thousands of years ago. Where they shall say, What is happening in these places? The Spirit of God shall fall in buildings of rock and stone. It shall fall in places where they least believed it. I will cause chaos and I will say to them now I will take people by the hundreds of millions and share my Spirit with them. For I will raise up a man that shall continue, and they will say in the beginning he won’t be able to do it. But there shall be an experience after 33 days and a raising up and a resurrection. And a Spirit filled pope that will raise up a voice, and he shall speak the truth, and they will say, We must get him out of the way. But rejoice this day for there are deaths of many great leaders, because it is necessary so that I can raise up a new generation of men and women that will go in to the marketplace and raise up the name of Yahweh.

Click here to read prophecy about new Pope from April 13, 2003

Great Leaders Pass
I’m going to welcome my leaders into eternity this year. Some of them old and frail. Some of them just breathing their last. This is the beginning of deaths. The beginning of many deaths. But would you say like My great apostle said, where is your sting? Where is your victory? Pray. For even as Eli is taken I’m welcoming them into my Kingdom. Even as a very old sick man died today, this is the beginning of many that will come and depart from this earth. Why O church of Mine are you sad? This is a new day. This is a day where many great young men shall be raised up. Can David truly reign while Saul lives? Can Samuel truly prophesy while Eli exists? No. I must remove so I can replace with a double portion and with a greater anointing.

Assassination Attempt
And some would say, what about the gatekeeper of this Nation? What about him? He prays and took the mantle of Ronald Reagan so that this Nation may experience great revival. Great breakthrough, great, great, great, great breakthrough. But truly there shall be one that shall attempt to lead three others to his side to kill and to take out. But am I with you tonight where My warriors will stop an assassination because your prayers will make the difference.

Tonight I looked to My people. I looked to the warriors of this city to cover the prophets. And in the White House you have a prophet. A man that shall call into being, things that are not existing yet. Why? Because he is not just a President. He is a shepherd and a prophet that shall deal with the eastern powers. He shall deal with the eastern gods and Babylon the great shall fall. Babylon the great shall fall, shall fall, shall fall. The Daniels that have prayed shall stand before the kings of the east. Your P:resident shall live because I called him to look for the fire and to look for the cloud in this nation. I called him to lead many that are in obscurity into the light and into the truth. Maybe you do not agree but agree with one thing. Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord and I will raise up a move of My Spirit in this nation as never before. Beginning the month of May there shall be one death and then another death but then ten others shall be raised up throughout the earth that shall be prophets to this nation.

I am giving you what you need tonight. I’m breaking the power of death over the righteous ones.

Resurrection of the Dead
"There is going to be a sound of triumph. Unusual miracles will begin to take place. Throughout this nation you have been provoked by Africa, you have been provoked by Asia, you have been provoked by South America. When millions are gathering together I have not left this nation You shall have the same and greater. The same miracles and greater. For there shall be the resurrection of the dead. I will raise to life that which has died. The resurrection of the dead is beginning.

Rappers in the Kingdom
A cult group from Santa Barbara, California who has effected many many states has risen up with a diabolical plan for the children of this nation. Today I put my words in the mouth of a musician who once spoke of hell as his house of pleasure. Korn. I raised up one man from that punk rock persuasion to prophesy over 50. To prophesy over 50 cents. I’m raising up 3 rappers to combat a cult group that has been raised up to infiltrate the schools, colleges, young people and the children. Three rappers shall be filled with My Spirit and they shall stand against this diabolical demonic force and bring hundreds of thousands of kids to the millions into the Kingdom of light.

Evangelism to the Marketplace
Tonight I must increase the influence and the authority of the prophets. I do not send Kim to you to look good in a red shirt. It represents fire. It represents blood. It shall be that the fire shall consume your enemies but the blood shall wash a generation clean. And this is not because of evangelists only but the prophets will go to the marketplace and the marketplace will accept them. They will not be comfortable prophesying in the church they will not be comfortable prophesying to light, they will only be comfortable prophesying to darkness.

50 Cent, Eminem and an Unknown
I will raise from rock groups, from rap artists, I will raise from sportsmen and they will speak out the word that the musicians and the rappers already experienced in prophesying without the Spirit, but now they are going to prophesy with the Spirit and with the fire and that will raise up a generation that shall be filled with the fire of God and consumed with his seal.

Be aware of this, 50, 50, 50! Maybe you have no idea who this is. But now is the greatest voice in this nation. It shall come to pass that 50 shall be known as 50 because there are no cents. For there is one thing that shall happen. The Spirit shall come upon him. And they shall say, is he amongst the prophets as well? Then Eminem shall say, I know that I was born for this, I know that I was born for this. There is one more. He is unknown but shall become famous overnight He shall be in darkness for a short period and 50 and Eminem shall overshadow him and there shall be a three fold chord that will not be broken. Why am I saying this? Because America you have let your children go. You’ve let them go because you’ve not disciplined them. But I will bring them back swiftly. Because you know why? I have raised up a President to watch over the nation. Now I’m raising up watchmen on the wall in the music world so that your children will come out saying, ‘something happened when I said those words.’ I began to speak in other languages the mysterious God of the earth shall take your children and this generation and raise them up as Samuels, Davids, Jeremiahs and Isaiahs, Obadiahs in this generation. "

Investing In Future Generations

2005-08-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

Investing In Future Generations

Many people disagree with me because I don’t often preach about the Rapture, but I feel that it makes people lose focus of their destiny. They are expecting Jesus to come back, and so they don’t invest in the future of their children. Many have lost children because they didn’t invest in them, or dream for them because their attitude was: “Jesus is about to come back, so we must live as holy a life as we can to make it in the Rapture”. But God is not playing games, I do believe that He will catch us away, but He specifically says that no one knows the day or the hour of His return and we have a responsibility to future generations to invest into their lives.

When I first came into the Kingdom, I was so happy. I was completely un-churched and happy with God. It was the most unbelievable thing I had ever experienced. When I was filled with the Spirit I thought it was so wonderful that I could speak this language. I actually used to go into a store run by a Greek family, and I would speak in tongues to them and they understood what I was saying as if I was actually speaking to them in Greek. It was so beautiful that I could speak to God in this supernatural language, and I fell in love with Him.

The Church kept telling me; don’t get too happy because the Rapture is coming: “make sure you’re not in a movie theater when He comes”. So my incentive for holiness was to make it in the Rapture and stay out of hell. One day my mother-in-law told me that she didn’t think the Rapture would be any time soon, and I felt anger and hatred toward her. It rose up inside of me and I yelled out defensively. Afterwards, I thought to myself, “Why did I get so angry?” I suddenly realized that I was being told that I must wait to be snatched away from this terrible world, but God actually told us to inhabit, subdue, take dominion over and go into this world.

I know that He is coming soon, but I have seen promises for the year 2222. Many people will not want to see that, and may call me a false prophet because I am seeing so far into the future and they expect the Rapture sooner. However, I believe that God is focusing on the earth, and the kingdoms of this world, and He is telling us to take Him to the corners of the earth. We are to do this in God’s timing, and with the advance in technology today, we can share Him with the world much faster and easier. But the Church called the advances in technology “evil”, when God planned to use it for good. Without vision, the people perish.

A few years ago, I prophesied that there would be a few men and women who will try to contain Christianity and stop religion in the government circles and school, etc. altogether. They will try to make the United States of America a pagan nation. The beginnings of it have started and will continue until 220 years from now. But God will prove the atheists and agnostics wrong. They will even try to remove something from the flag of the United States of America. But instead, out of the heathen, a man will arise and he will begin to speak as an oracle of God without the display of Christians. He will speak of another flag that will stand upright next to the flag of the United States. It will be the flag of the Kingdom of the Almighty God. This flag will be an accepted, legal flag and this will represent the apostolic center, and the world will know the Gospel through the media.

It was a very powerful word and I don’t even understand all of it. But what is our responsibility now? Most would say, “Jesus would have come back by then”, but maybe not. I have studied every prophet in the Bible and they all spoke about children and generations. Only in the last 100 years have we suddenly stopped focusing on the future and rather on heaven and departure. We went from a dominion mandate to a departure mandate, but it is our responsibility to enforce the Word of the Lord, to pray and get into political office. Years ago I prophesied over a senator and told him that he would gain territories and that he would be on board a committee that would meet with the President of the United States because of a coming war. After 911, when the war had just started, he was actually a part of a group of advisors who advised and prayed with the President. I believe that America is on the right course, even though everything may not be perfect, President Bush prays and surrounds himself with senators who pray with him. This was divinely prepared for the great breakthrough we are expecting.

There are two types of perception: situational and occupational perception. With situational perception, your circumstances dictate your reaction. You sense danger, for example, and conform to the status that is required and dictated by your surroundings. As things begin to happen, you react out of fear and behave according to the flesh. This is something that everybody does and it is a natural reaction. We adapt to our surroundings and this is necessary for our survival. However, in the Kingdom we are being made aware of bad surroundings by end-time event preachers and our status is becoming weaker. We’re beginning to realize that there is an antichrist, and a beast. However, our status must be in Christ so that we are raised above. Prophecy and the prophetic give you God’s perspective of your situation. If you can see what your tomorrow holds, it gives you the will to survive. In contrast, your body and mind find it easier adapt to the situational perspective. When the Romans surrounded Jesus, He didn’t say a bad word about any of them, but rather prepared Himself to reach them. He went into their kingdoms, and that’s what we must do as well. We have to take what is rightfully ours, what God has promised us. I believe that the kingdoms of this world will become the Kingdom of God. God can turn evil to good but we need to have the faith to see it.

We have been afraid to go into the world because we are afraid that we would be influenced by evil, but we should rather take advantage of everything that comes our way and turn what was meant for evil to good. That’s why the religious system got so angry with Jesus. He didn’t run away from, or condemn the people; He transformed them. This is occupational perception. We have to give people vision, because without it they will perish. That’s why they need occupational perception. They must occupy and transform, not fear and separate.

Many circles that carry on traditional theologies are carrying nothing more than that – traditions of men that have been brought in as doctrine. The word “rapture” was never used as a theology, though it comes from a Latin word that has been around since the Latin Vulgate, which was written in about 398 AD. The word “rapture” never became an eschatological term until John Nelson Darby brought it in 1842. He was born in 1800 and died in 1882. John Darby was a member of the Anglican Church in England and he reacted negatively to the Anglican Church because of their evangelical thrusts against the peasants who were Catholic. He left the Anglican Church and read the writings of John Calvin. He joined the Plymouth Brethren organization and became very anti-church. He came to the point where he considered all organized denominations as evil and wicked and he predicted that the whore of the anti-Christ would come from them.

He began to come into an interpretation of Scripture of the Old Testament of typology and he put together a term called dispensationalism, where from one era to another, God redemptively worked in a different way, and He would never repeat it. But Darby did this because he was anti-charismatic. In his Plymouth Brethren activity, there was an outbreak of tongues and there was an outbreak of miracles and healings in one of his organizations of his churches and he wanted to find a way to come against it.

In his definition of despensationalism, he came up with a teaching out of Corinthians, that the gifts of the Spirit and the Apostolic Age ceased at the death of John the Apostle and that there was no “carry over” of the gifts. They would never be used again. When he followed this through (his negative reaction to the Church) he believed there would eventually come a time where the organized Church would become so wicked and apostate, that God would send His wrath against that church and there would be only a small number of Christians who would be the true Church (as he called it) and they would be anemic, weak and persecuted.

He came up with the term rapture and predicted it would happen in 1842…but we are still here. He predicted the rapture would happen only to rescue the weak Church from the apostate Church and from the wrath of God. His dispensational view brought a brand new teaching that had never existed before. Some of you may know this, but eschatology (until the 1600’s) was Amillenniest. It was like a “kingdom now” concept – that there was no literal millennium.

From 1600-1800, there was what was called Post-Millennialism that started to work its way in, the book of Revelation was to be interpreted as encouragement to the Body, but there was potentially a literal 1000 year reign that could take place. When John Darby stepped in, he entered into a whole new arena and he came in with Pre-Millennialism and specifically a Pre-Tribulation Rapture. When he brought this in, his motivation was to prove that through dispensationalism all the prophetic and apostolic gifts ceased and don’t exist today.

When John Darby died, his notes were then handed over to C.I. Scofield, who took all of his documentations and made a study-Bible out of it. Scofield also took Archbishop Usher’s theory of a young earth that started December 13th, 404 BC. As a result, 2 Peter 3:8 and Psalms 19:4 say that a day is as a thousand years. John Darby had grabbed a hold of Usher’s theory of a young earth and linked a dispensational time frame into each of these 1000 year periods and came to the conclusion that there would be six days and then the seventh day would be the Millennium. After that there would be a day of duration that would never end, so they linked that in.

Unfortunately, the Archer’s view of a young earth was put in Scofields Study Bible (with the years in columns). Darby’s notes came in and when the Pentecostal Movement hit the United States in 1901, 1904 and 1906, the only study Bible they had was the Scofield Study Bible. So their eschatological views were that they accepted a young earth theory, which said that the earth was “this” old and so these days were “this” literal period. Everybody was looking to the year 2000. That was the pinnacle point when it was going to have to stop. Usher did not realize that when he did this in the late 1500’s. Through archaeology we have discovered that ancient literature skipped historical periods of timeframes of kings that no significant events took place, so they were eliminated. The Biblical literature that we have follows the same format; that there are hundreds of years that were missed because they would say “the son of so-n-so” and not that they were their first born son, it could have been hundreds of generations. We know this now. No seminary reaches this at all except very hyper-conservative, Calvinistic, Baptist schools.

We know the levels of the earth and how old it is, and we know their theories were wrong. People today have accepted these particular views, which were founded to get rid of the gifts of the Spirit. Now we have Pentecostal preachers who are preaching the same doctrine from the people who came up with the doctrine, to get rid of tongues and the prophetic. But they carried this theology in, which is a rather new theology, but are now saying this: “if you do not believe in the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, you should rather sleep in a bed with a rattlesnake”, or “if you do not believe in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture, you will miss the Rapture and go through the Tribulation”

…to be continued

Kim Clement

Strategic Keys

2005-08-06T17:48:00.000-07:00

Strategic Keys - It Is Time For God's Glory To Come - Prophetic NOW Words!

Date: July 07, 2005
Author: Fresh Fire Ministries

The Strategic Keys Conference held in Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 22—26, 2005 was an historic event that marked a monumental turning point for the nation of Canada! The speakers released powerful prophetic words that charged us with hope and renewed vision to stand and fight until we see God’s righteousness, justice and glory established in Canada and the nations.

God is sounding the alarm and calling the army of God to stand at attention. It is a critical hour for the body of Christ to rise and lay hold of its national inheritances. Every believing Canadian as well as those from other nations who are standing with Canada to come into the fullness of her destiny, needs to hear the messages from this conference.

Friday night, June 24, 2005 Chuck Pierce shared a “now word” for Canada set in the context of what God is doing in the nations. All believers, no matter what country they live in, will be affected by this word. The following article is Chuck’s message. (We’ve quoted him almost verbatim, and for the sake of brevity we have taken the liberty to summarize some segments.)

God Ordained Time for Canada

I don’t think it’s any mystery that we are here in Canada. I believe that God has ordained this time with us.

Five years ago (after we had concentrated on the 10/40 window for ten years) the Lord asked us to focus on the 40/70 window that goes across Europe, Iceland, Northern China, Russia and all those areas. When He asked us to do this, He asked us to have a worship gathering once a year in strategic places (such as: Hanover, Germany, Bulgaria and Spain).

The greatest “warfare tool” we have is to gather and to worship. God is bringing down sounds and expression into the Body of Christ creating a new sound in the earth because new songs break old cycles. This is the time that if you want to break out of an old cycle in your life, let the spirit of God bring a new song in to break you out of that old cycle.

When the Lord instructed us to go from nation to nation He said, “I want you to be in Rome this year in September (2005)” because “…2005 will be the year that I shift the Roman Catholic church.” This is the year that you will see God changing leadership, opening up a way; you will see great division coming into the Catholic church. But you are going to see a remnant rising up and saying, “We want the Spirit of God to come and visit us in a new way.” Miracles will start hitting the Catholic people in a way that hasn’t happened before.

Coming almost directly from Jerusalem which is such an important city (I spent one day at home before coming), I know God is up to something in Canada. To retrace those steps (publicly), the first nation that He brings me to, to impart after experiencing that trip, is Canada. It says that God is ready, the Spirit of the Lord is ready to release a power dimension coming out of Canada that has never been seen before! Now, I am saying, God is moving back, He is retracing steps, but then He is reconnecting it into the key places. Then from Canada I’m going to New York to deal with the transference of wealth into Jekyll Island and then back to England. This is a time where God says, “I have ordered steps for my power to be released in a new way. Not only power, but a new dimension of authority.” And so there is something brewing over this nation. There is something moving over this nation of great importance. There is something in this particular meeting that is not a normal type of meeting. There is an ordained time that God has gathered us here because He says, “I am ready to reverse what has caused you to loose your power and faith and to bring you into a new release of My Spirit. And it’s time for Canada!”

It’s Time for God’s Glory to Come

Before I share more about God’s heart for Canada, I want to say that so many things happened in Jerusalem, but I want to share just two things that took place there. Firstly, we were led by the Spirit of God to the Temple Mount and we found that location to be like a gate of heaven and like a gate of hell; both gates are contending. Worship is being contended over at this one place where nations are contending for the authority to worship. Later we were led to go stand as close to the Eastern Gate as possible to decree that the glory of God (will come) and that there are forerunners being raised up in every nation now to usher in the glory of God back into place in the church.

I want to say to you, there are forerunners already in place in Canada that God is preparing to usher in His glory. Don’t think that things that the civil government is doing is going to stop the glory of God from coming in. Don’t think that doors that have been shut and locked can stop the glory of God. Remember that when the disciples hid (John 20) behind locked doors, Jesus just went straight through them. Locked doors didn’t bother him! Civil authorities and their law structures do not bother Him if He can find a remnant that is willing to renew their faith and believe and trust Him to suddenly break through.

Now when we got down to the Eastern Gate we actually went through an initial gate which is supposed to be locked and guarded (preventing people from getting close to the Eastern Gate) but that day it was open for us. It was like the Lord said, “I have paved the way for you to go down and stand and decree that the glory begin to return from nation to nation throughout this earth. I am ready to come into nations and to reconcile them back into My sovereign covenant land. Get ready and start decreeing nation after nation will begin to open up the gate of heaven over them for my glory to be ushered in.” So we stood at the Eastern gate making decrees of the glory of God returning.

Now, I want to say to you, the spirit of God is giving us open entry this hour. Do not miss your opportunity to decree that it is time for His glory to come! Let’s say that! It’s time for His glory to spread across Canada! It’s time for His glory to come! It’s time for His glory to penetrate into this land and into this atmosphere. He has forerunners in Canada, raised up for this time that will defy religious structures and say, come Lord Jesus with all your power and glory.

Time of Reversal and Recovery

Secondly, after our significant visit to the Eastern Gate, the Lord took us to the pool of Siloam (John 5:2, 9:7). Within the past six months this pool has been uncovered and you can see that God is uncovering something very significant. The Bible says in John 5:2 that at the pool of Siloam there were five porticoes (covered porches). I want to say that the number 5 means grace. This is a year of supernatural grace because the Hebraic year is 5765 and the Roman calendar 2005—the number 5 is in both years. To become prophetic people we need to understand certain patterns so when we see things like that, we need to start looking at 5’s through the Word of God. For instance, David took five stones and he used one stone to fling at Goliath, the giant who was defying the armies of Israel and the God of Israel. Goliath, was killed!

That is a pattern for us this year. This year we have access to supernatural grace because the Spirit of God will give us the supernatural grace we need to overthrow that giant that has been in our blood line all along! Just as Goliath took his stand and intimidated Israel for forty days morning and evening, so too, are we often harassed by the enemy. So it might take us 40 days as well, to break the power of the enemy because we have listened so long to his lies. God says, “You reverse that. Don’t listen to the enemy. Every time the enemy speaks to you, write it down and put it under your feet and jump up and down on it, speak My word into it and say, ‘I’m not believing that any longer.’” This has to be a year to bring change in. If we see the glory and the change coming in this year, we’re going to see the next three years bring great advancement like never before.

Back to the pool of Siloam! The man waiting for someone to put him in the pool first so he could be healed (John 5:2-5) tried to explain his situation to the Lord. I love what the Lord did. This is what this year looks like! Jesus didn’t even listen to all of his excuses. He just looked at him and told him to rise, take up his bed and walk. In other words, God is saying, “That’s how grace works. I’m not even going to listen to all of your issues. Just get up. It’s time for change. Now!” See that is how God is moving with us. He is saying, “Move past your thoughts and move into My way of thinking.”

In John 9 there’s another important lesson for us. Notice the blind man. Let’s picture him in the context of Hebraic thinking whereby weakness or deformity means there must be sin in your bloodline or that you have sinned. See how the Lord switched all of that belief system around when He said that neither the man nor his parents sinned; but he was blind for the glory of God (John 9:3). Are we aware that the Lord can bring in a dimension of grace that we’re not aware of, or operating in? And when Jesus started to heal the man, he took His spittle which is filled with Father’s DNA and mixed it with dirt, which is what we came out of (Gen. 2:7). Then He put this “plaster” of DNA structure linked with Father in heaven along with the very structure that we’re made of and tells him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam. (Siloam means “sent”—John 9: 7).

It’s almost a mile trek to this pool and it’s not easy for someone who sees clearly, let alone someone who is still blind. And yet, the Lord was watching for that “faith action” which brings change. Now this is what I want to say to you: that pool is being excavated, uncovered and recovered. And this means four things to us.

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The apostolic move of God for this season, because the pool means, sent—apostolos. That the apostolic move of God for this season is being fully excavated and uncovered. God is raising up and maturing (the apostolic ministry).

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That if we are willing to move out, it doesn’t matter how much lack of vision we have right now. If we’ll take a few steps and press into that place that God has for us then we’ll get clear vision this season.

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That the healing mantle of the church is returning to God’s people at this time with divine return of healing power that will defy religious structures.

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That we need not get weary of coming up against and butting up against religious structures that are trying to stop us from moving forward. (The excavation of this pool has been stopped apparently because it is now to the place where it is owned by the Greek Orthodox.)

There is a way to advance to the “fullness of the pool,” for this hour is uncovered. Keep moving until everything that needs to be recovered is recovered at this time. This is a time of reversal and recovery. Remember that Constantinople/Istanbul maintained the religious structure and a false unity that resulted in the power of the church being lost—it’s time for a reversal of that. God says, “Then into Canada I am ready to start this reversal of everything that is trying to stop you.” But not just to start the reversal, but to loose the model that God has to change this entire continent out of this nation (Canada). Raise up those leaders. Raise up a sound out of Canada that can bring that change. Raise up the healing movement. Raise up the apostolic movement. Raise up that which is necessary to overthrow the religious structure that is watered down and stopping the power of the church from being seen.

It is your time and God is setting the order for it! Do not miss your opportunity! I want to say to you that He is saying that He is just going to reach down and grab you and yank you up like the blind man at Bethesda, the man who was crippled, and move you forward during this time.

Behold New Things!

With the knowledge that this is a year of change for a new mantle, when I was returning to North America I spoke to the Lord about this change. God said that one of the issues of change is: “you receive a new garment to wear; you receive a new atmosphere and you receive a new mantle that is necessary for you to exercise the authority in the sphere that God has given you.” Two things happened (to me four weeks ago, which relate to this revelation). The first is that I journeyed to Nigeria and the second thing is that while in Nigeria I received a new mantle, the “kingly mantle.” When I received this new mantle, I said, “Lord, I don’t even know how I would wear that mantle? I don’t know where I would wear that mantle.” But the Lord answered, “It is the beginning of the release of my mantle to my prophetic apostolic people.”

In this connection, I want to say this to you: there is an opening that will come, starting in October this year, to penetrate the Islamic power of religion. God says, “I am coming to dress my people to go in, and start moving in with authority, love and faith to see that entire thing begin to unravel.” There will be a sweeping move of God. It will come with miracles, signs and wonders. Watch for this at the end of October and get ready for that demonstration to occur.

The Islamic power of religion hangs heavily over the Middle East and by getting to Israel I had greater revelation concerning what God was saying to me about being a prayer leader. God was speaking to me about being in the prayer movement over the last 20 something years—that He would bring a mantle that was linked to the prayer life of His people that would allow them to open up and press-in in a whole new way to connect heaven and earth (Matt. 6:10).

Before speaking more about this mantle that He will bring (linked to the prayer life) I want to say that when I was in a conference in Dallas, Texas, a (former) mantle I had received from the Lord was taken over by another believer. At that particular time, in my heart, I wondered about this. But the Lord said, “I am finished with that mantle and at the right time I’ll bring you your new one. You wait for it. You don’t try to get it yourself. You don’t try just to press in just to replace it. I will sovereignly, at My time, give you the next mantle for My people to rise up for an impartation to pray in a way that they have never prayed before, crying day and night, watching me come down into visitation, watching me changed their family, watching me heal their children, watching me to do miracles, not just for miracle sake, but to defy the religious structure.”

As well, the Lord said, “There is a healing-well on Vancouver Island and Vancouver that I am uncovering now so that I can begin to move forward. There is a release that is coming here.”

Before I left for North America someone came and brought me a mantle—a talith, which is a prayer shawl. They said, “The Lord told us you were to have this special mantle.” This one is very special because it has two symbols on it. First of all, it’s a complete double talith (double-sized) for this hour. It has two symbols on it—one representing redemption, the other representing the shofar or the prophetic anointing. The Lord says to you that He will order your steps, one by one, to impart this mantle for those where they are hanging in the balance over there redemptive purpose, as well as where He is ready to release the prophetic unction of God in such a way that everything that has been held captive will be set free to move in a whole new dimension.

I want to say to you Canada, God has brought us (the conference speakers) here to give you a new mantle, to change your atmosphere, to break off of your old thought processes, to liberate your prayer life to where you are praying and expecting the suddenlies. Canada, this is your time!

Now that I am here, before I take this talith out, I feel like God has instructed me today to tell you (as we release this new canopy over this nation and it is held up by these forerunners for God’s glory,) that I am to leave this talith here until you complete your journey (Watchmen for the Nations, “One Heart” Initiative) in July. I believe it’s very strategic that it (the talith) stays in Canada, moving across this land, and as it does, it’s very possession in your hands is decreeing that there is a movement of God coming into this nation. It’s not just something that needs to be pulled out and left. God says, “I am ready to change the atmosphere of this nation!”

The Spirit of God says, “I am starting a procession that is going to move across this land. My presence is going to move. I will precede it with signs and I will follow it with wonders! It is time for the change to come into the people of this nation!”

God also added, “I will move from here and I will begin to shift China in a way that China has not been shifted. I say, I will move back into anti-Semitic France and cause France to submit and bow to their knee! I say to you, it is My time! The procession has begun across Canada!”

Decree God’s Purposes

Let’s stand up and thank God for what He is doing! I am going to take this talith out, this new mantle, but I want some of you to hold it up—David Demian, Todd Bentley, Patricia King, and Gideon Chiu. Mantle means authority. You have the ultimate authority in this land. You have the ultimate voice in this land. You will unlock the redemption of this land. You will unlock the sound of this land. It is you who are carrying the presence of God to penetrate this land from West to East and back to West again, creating a whirlwind of God’s presence in this land.

And as we release this I want you to decree that everything that is in your family that is not in line will begin to line up! Everything in your house that is not in line! Everything that is in your church that is not in line! Speak to your city and say, “The ark is coming in!” God is on the move and I speak to religious spirits and I say, back up and let go. There is a pool in Canada that is about to increase into its fullness. I say, there is vision coming in new and fresh to Gods’ people. There is an identity coming in. That man went from being a beggar one hour to being the one that was speaking the testimony of God the next hour.

God says, “I am shifting the whole thing now.” Now Lord, I dedicate this to you. I dedicate this nation, and those that you have called to forerun the release of your glory through this nation. Father I dedicate and say, “The sound of the Lord will be released in this land in a new way.”

Now if you are in worship, or you are part of a worship system, I want you to wave your hand first of all. Lord I say right now, “There is a sound in Judah that is arising across Canada.” Lord, I say, “This is the beginning of the redemption of the nations and Father we decree that in this land, a redemptive choice will be made. Lord, we say, your people will begin to choose to receive You and there will be a grassroots movement of the church being liberated; the lost coming in to a blood bought vibrant church filled with power. Miracles working. Signs proceeding. Wonders following.”

Lord we thank you for the release of a new mantle in this land! Lord we say that it is being unfurled and it is beginning to flow like a banner across this land. It’s beginning to enter into homes. It’s beginning to move its way. Lord, we say that there is a double portion anointing that is coming into this land! There is an unraveling of a braid of a threefold cord that has held this land captive! This is the beginning of the next movement of God in this land in a new way! The forerunners are moving forward.

Lord we say, “Let your glory come across this land!” Just shout “Glory!” I am going to ask these four to come and take the corners of this and to hold it up and decree, “A new covering is going to spread throughout this entire nation and this is the beginning of the move of God!”

Now as they are doing this I want you to see something. This is a switch that God is doing. This is where Americans no longer bring in the revival. God said to bring the mantle (talith) and to lead the way that they need to lead in their nation to bring in the glory for their nation. Shout, “The glory of God is coming!”

Father we come right now, we release your covenant plan. We say that the identity of the church in this land will come to the fullness of its identity and present the anointing in a way that is very unique. We say that people will come from all over to experience the move of your glory. Lord we say right now, there is a release of sound, there is a release of wind. This is the beginning of the move of God to restore healing into the church. Lord I thank you for your covenant land that you have said the first nation that will begin to experience a move of your glory is this nation! We release it right now!

After the talith was unfurled and held in the hands of several leaders, David Demian spoke and James Goll prophesied:

David Demian speaking: I want to explain something to you. In May, in this same place, two major things happened. Thousands of us here repented to the Chinese over the usage of the Chinese railway tracks and all that we have done unto them. And in this place the leaders of the church in Vancouver stood here and repented for shutting down the healing revival of Charles Price! Welcome the healing movement again… Those of you who were here, you know the power of repentance, and also for the healing revival… whatever was planted 100 years ago with Charles Price, we welcome the healing revival again into the city.

James Goll speaking: From sea to shining sea! From sea to shining sea! From sea to shining sea! Let your glory come! Let your glory come! From sea to shining sea! We declare! This is a birthing of authentic apostolic Christianity! This is the beginning of the second apostolic age. That’s monumental. This is the beginning of the Second Apostolic Age, for Canada and for the world. This is a beginning of the healing of the prophetic stream. That a pure prophetic stream would ripple across this nation. And this is an hour for the restoring of the healing mantle that came forth, even as a parallel movement with the Latter Rain movement, there was another movement of a healing deliverance movement that combusted forth in this land and across North America and from these nations to the four corners of the earth and so even once again—twins, twins, twins are being born! Healing and deliverance and a prophetic pure stream that this time shall not be thwarted but this time shall be received and brought forth under apostolic grace into fullness of maturity in Jesus name!

Along with Chuck Pierce, Patricia King, David Demian, James Goll and Todd Bentley also shared strategic “now words” about Canada’s destiny and what God is about to release to the nations. These messages will stir your faith to believe for the fulfillment of national prophetic promises in this crucial hour. You will be strengthened with a new determination to stand and fight until you see the nations possess their destined inheritance. Please join us in getting this word out to your family, friends and church. To order the Strategic Keys conference set, please use the information provided below.

The Song Of The Lord

2005-08-01T18:31:00.000-07:00

7/18/2005
Things has really been stirred up this week. Intense warfare. So, please keep me in your prayers. But it just lets me know that we are making progress against the enemy. Some wonderful encounters occurred. An on fire mission team came and visited us from Florida. So, the streets were invaded with like 30 people. They enjoyed the streets so much they wanted to go out to the streets again, and they did that night with excellent results, many lives were touched.

The enemy had a direct attack on me and I felt darkness began to surround me, and try to push me down. I sang the spontaneous song of the Lord and the prison of darkness shook and the presence of the Lord came in.

Act 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

Act 16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

The song of the Lord is powerful. It has the power to liberate people and to break chains that bind and attempt to pull people down. The song of the Lord brings deliverance and even salvation.

Act 16:29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

Act 16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

Act 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Act 16:32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

This happened one night when some friends and I were worshipping God in a park. Some people came up to us and asked "What must I do to be saved?" Well, actually they said "Who is this and how can I know Him?"

There is power in singing the spontaneous song of the Lord. The song maybe a hymn, a psalm, or a prophetic song that the Lord just gives you. If you feel darkness come against you. You don't have to take it. Just sing the song of the Lord and allow joy to fill your hearts.

For those of you who has never sang a song of the Lord, here are a few simple prophetic songs God gave me. Just begin to declare or sing them and you may begin to flow in your own song as the Spirit of prophesy falls upon you.

Another thing to do to get the song of the Lord pumping through you is to sing or read the psalms or hymns out loud and with authority. A drum beat can help as well.

I hear the Lion of Judah.
I hear the roar of the Lord.
I hear the Lion of Judah.
I hear the song of war!

I hear the Lion of Judah.
I hear the roar of the Lord.
I hear the Lion of Judah.
I hear the song of war!

Hear Him roar. Hear Him roar. Hear the roar of the Lord. Hear the roar of the Lord!

Fly like an Eagle let the warrior arise.
Fly like an Eagle let the warrior arise.
Fly like an Eagle let the warrior arise.
Mighty warrior arise inside of me.
Mighty warrior arise inside of me.

Friday, January 21, 2005
A Song In The Night
A Song In The Night (Prophetic Song)
« on: January 16th, 2005, 4:16pm »
I sing a song to you in the night.
I sing a song to you in the night.
I see a light in you in the night.
I see a light in you in the night.
Although darkness seems to be all around.
And there seems to be no hope and no where to turn.
I see a light in you in the night.
I see a light in you in the night.
A light that will give hope.
A light that shines brighter than you know.
I sing a song to you in the night.
I sing a song to you in the night.
I see a light in you in the night.
I see a light in you in the night.
A light shinning through you in the night.
A light bringing hope and comfort through you in the night.
A light bringing healings to others in the night.
A light bringing hope to others in the night.
I see you shinning brightly in the night.
I see you shinning brightly in the night.
You have overcome and won the fight.
Your face shines with the glory of God in the night.
I sing a song to you in the night.
I sing a song to you in the night.
God Bless You. God loves you. Amen.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus I ask you to release your fresh song into everyone reading this newsletter. I release songs of joy and passion. Songs of war and power. Songs of wisdom, council and fire. And I declare that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. So, I say arise. Remove the grave clothes and arise. I speak life into your body. I speak life into the atmosphere I ask for the fresh song to flow on you and through you like a river. Bringing life to all of those around you. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

We have authority from God all mighty.
And I declare you are blessed.
It's our inheritance.
Healing and prosperity.
And I declare you are blessed.
Nothing can separate you from the love of God.
Flowing inside of you.
Nothing can separate you from the love of God.
Flowing inside of you.
Let it flow.
Let it flow.
Let it flow.
Let the healing flow out of you.
Let the healing flow out of you.
Let it flow.

I am planning a mission trip. All donations has come in and God has given me favor. The only thing I need is a plane ticket by July 25. If you feel lead to donate to this please do so. I appreciate your support.

Thanks for your prayers and donations. Please send all prayer request to ringofwarriorprayer@yahoo.com Thanks for your generous support.

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God Bless You, Kevin
May you soar like an Eagle and all your dreams come true.

Also please continue to pray for Amy. She was rushed to the hospital today. She has been healed of blot clots and blindness, but has been having strokes, so please keep her in prayer. God Bless, Kevin

Aimee Semple McPherson

With God, I can do all things! But with God and you, and the people who you can interest, by the grace of God, we're gonna cover the world!

http://warriorsabode.blogspot.com

I Am Shouting Over The South, "It's Time To Get Out Of The Boat And Walk On Water!"

2005-08-01T17:21:00.000-07:00

I AM SHOUTING OVER THE SOUTH, "IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF THE BOAT AND WALK ON WATER!"

by Chad Taylor

As I was praying and meditating about our presence in the southern region of the United States I heard the Lord say so clearly,

I AM SHOUTING OVER THE SOUTH, "IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF THE BOAT AND WALK ON WATER!"

It's time to quit talking about revival and it's time to start living and breathing it! It's time to step outside the protective and insulated boundaries of church and begin to make a legitimate impact on our cities and streets. As cliché as it may seem, "IT'S HARVEST TIME!

Think about that for a minute. HARVEST TIME. Can you imagine during the time of cultivation and harvest in the cotton or tobacco fields of the south if all the workers lounged in the warehouses and buildings watching the tractors sit and the fields grow? How preposterous would that be and how much of the precious fruit would be harvested? None. Yet that is exactly what most churches are doing right now. Conferences and neatly packaged prophetic meetings abound but still the harvest fields stand there unattended to. Entire neighborhoods have no awareness of our presence or message and are completely untouched by our parade of prophetic conferences and seminars. How many meetings on intercession can you attend until you start to really intercede? How many prophetic gatherings can you justify until you finally step out of the boat and begin to really touch someone's life and reveal to them their destiny?!

Really, we have come to the place as they did in Jesus' day when He entered the temple and cast out the money changers and tax collectors. If you read Matthew chp. 21 closely you will realize it was not only a money issue that Jesus was confronting but a people issue as well. As soon as the obstacles of revival were removed watch what happens in the very next scripture, "The blind and the lame came to Him in the temple and He healed them..." (v. 14). The masses that the temple was created to reach and heal were the very ones forced outside by religious agenda and good intentions. It has to stop or the Lord may have to pierce through our zealous facade and rebuke us like He did in days of old...

The southern states of the U.S. have been in a "freeze frame" for decades if not a century. Yet the role she plays in national revival is paramount. The south literally is a divine hinge for the door of genuine transformation and revival to occur and without her participation the rest of the nation stands in jeopardy. God desires the South to lead the way in harvest and evangelism and break the stereotype of the typical Sunday to Sunday church and forge a new way. When will we realize that Sunday morning does not reach the world - it reaches us and we my friend have been out-reached for far too long. The icon of Sunday and Wednesday needs to fall making way for an entirely new theology that meets the world daily in a dynamic divine confrontation thus becoming a relevant presence again thier lives.

I also heard the Lord say that we must not allow the Esau spirit or attitude to pervade our lives any longer. Esau sold out, he could be bought. So many have sold out to personality, notoriety and popularity and cashed in on other peoples labor and effort stealing the glory of God for themselves. They have sold their birthright to have their name printed in a conference flyer or magazine article and to have the accolades of men rained down on them. They have forgotten the grave warning of Paul the Apostle, "Do I seek to please men? For if I yet please men I should not be the servant of Christ..." (Gal. 1:10). We must resist this temptation to please the demand and desire of man and pursue the heart of God and his passion for Harvest. How quickly we have forgotten that Jesus is the LORD OF THE HARVEST not the Lord of our personal agenda or calendars...

We as a ministry remain diligent in our commitment to the southern region of the United States and her destiny. We have resided in southwest Georgia for over a year now and continue to witness history unfolding. We want to issue a new and fresh mandate to visit your region and grab hold of the plow with you. In the last two years we have traveled to Hawaii, California, Vermont, Minnesota, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Tennessee, New York, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Old Mexico witnessing first hand the "critical mass" we are at as a church. We sense an urgency like no other time to focus on the southern states as well. If you have a church, ministry or are a part of a particular region and city we encourage you to contact us. We are committed to come to these places in the south this year and help you dig the wells of revival again. Simply email us at the email below and explain your strategy, heart and vision for your city. Size or numbers have no influence on our decisions so please do not hesitate to contact us.

We experienced dramatic impact in various places in the south already. In Newnan, GA. from our groundbreaking meetings last year a revival center emerged that is touching the world weekly with God's heart (www.harvestcenters.com). Our year based in Nashville in 2003 we walked the halls of The Ryman Theatre better known as the Grand Ole Opry and prayed for God to possess those historic halls once again and then later we met in the Planet Hollywood building and now both are facilitating revival meetings! "Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given to you..." That is a literal word we can all live out from Joshua 1:3. If you would like for my wife and I to visit your city, church or ministry please contact us right away and let's seize this divine moment together.

I AM SHOUTING OVER THE SOUTH, "IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF THE BOAT AND WALK ON WATER!"

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email: chadtaylor@consumingfire.com

Rivers Of Peace

2005-07-18T16:06:00.000-07:00

I was going to write a different newsletter, but God gave me a vision. In the vision I saw refreshing rivers. I saw rest and peace.

For the Spirit of the Lord says: Rest in me. Relax and eat of me. My yoke is easy and my burdon is light. Eat of me and rest in me and I will give you refreshing streams of life. Life that will bring healing to your soul, body, and mind. Just rest and relax in my presence. Eat of the sap that I provide. Drink of the good things I have in store for you. Eat of the honey. Bask in me. I will give you the wings of an Eagle to soar high above all the things that try to pull you down throughout the day. The plans I have for you are good, not evil. Plans to give you a future and a hope.

There is a woman reading this. Your name is Karen. You have been sexually molested. God is healing you of that right now. He loves and accepts you. You don't have to prove anything to him. Just open up your heart and drink. Allow him to fill it with His love. Cancer is being healed right now. Bobby is being healed. Stephen is being healed. Stephen you are being healed from the abuse of your father. Now, look to your heavenly Father for the love that you crave.

Fire is being released in Peggy right now. God is taking you to a place of fresh hunger and fresh fire. Diane is being healed right now. I speak life to you. This newsletter is going to get in the hands of a homeless man. I see him now in the Spirit. He is a black man. He has AIDS. The moment he reads this newsletter he will be healed of AIDS and filled the Spirit. He has been suicidal, but God is going to heal him. I speak life and love into each of you. May God richly bless you in Jesus name.

Testimonial Of Two Who Stepped Out Of The Boat After Reading Last Week's Newsletter:

My sister Diane and I were in a nursing home praying for an elderly lady with Alzheimer's as we were praying the Spirit of God came upon her and she received joy and peace and was dancing and said she felt really good, before we left I told her to pray before she went to bed and she said directly to me I will. Which means a lot because she doesn't carry on a conversation.

Betty Hayes and Diane Armento Murfreesboro Tenn

Kevin's Challenge:

I want to issue a challenge to all who are reading this newsletter. You don't have to take the challenge, but it could be a lot of fun. I am taking it myself. That in the next year you will step out of the boat 500 times. That you will physicallyy step out of the boat 500 times within the next year. Not by email, because it is too easy to do courtesy prayer that way. It may be praying for people in church or in the streets. It may be acts of kindness in the streets or visiting someone in a hospital. What if I get in the flesh? Well, what if you get in the Spirit and you see some of the manifestations of the things you have been praying about? Please send in your testimonies. I want to see what God does in each of your lives.

Below is a challenge that a mighty woman of God released upon the world. Please support this film and her challenge as well. God Bless You!

“Rachel’s Challenge” film wins
Short-Film Competition

Amazon.com, American Express and the Tribeca Film Festival Announce Winner in Short-Film Competition; Amazon.com Customers Determined the Grand Prize Winner; Founding Partner American Express Provides $50,000 Grand Prize

NEW YORK—June 29, 2005—Amazon.com, Inc. American Express and Tribeca Film Festival founders Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, today announced that Jon Lindgren is the grand-prize winning filmmaker of the Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition for Rachel's Challenge.

More than 1,000 films and over 2 million minutes of film footage were initially submitted to The Tribeca Screening Room (www.amazon.com/screeningroom) for the Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition, where millions of Amazon.com customers took part in a search for the next great short-film maker by viewing and rating randomly-selected films from April 18th through May 20th. At the end of May, the five finalist films with the highest ratings were featured on the Amazon.com welcome page over a period of four weeks. Again, Amazon.com customers rated the five finalists to determine the overall winner of the Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition.

Throughout the competition, celebrity jurors including Gwyneth Paltrow, Donald Sutherland, David Duchovny, Ice Cube, Marc Anthony, Stanley Tucci, John Hamburg and Taylor Hackford, in addition to customers, were able to write and post their own reviews and commentary about the films, as well as read reviews from other customers and celebrities.

Lindgren will receive $50,000 to fund his next film project, to be awarded from American Express. Amazon.com and American Express are committed to enabling aspiring and working filmmakers to continue to develop and refine the five finalists and their families gathered at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York City tonight for the film presentation and award ceremony. Film industry executives and celebrities including Tom Wolfe, Damon Dash, Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Mackie, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, John Sykes, Susie Essman, Anna Deveare Smith, John Sloss, Jay Roach and Nick Callaway were among the guests celebrating the winning film.

Jane Rosenthal, co-founder, Tribeca Productions and Film Festival along with Kathy Savitt, Amazon.com vice president of Strategic Communications, Content and Initiatives commended each filmmaker for their creativity, commitment to filmmaking and for participating in the competition. John Hayes, chief marketing officer, American Express, presented the award.

Lindgren created Rachel's Challenge, a seven minute short-film chronicling a behind-the-scenes battle of good vs. evil surrounding the Columbine High School shootings.

Originally from Warren, Pennsylvania, he is married with two children and currently living in Midland, Texas. He is a small-business owner of an advertising agency and a video production company where he produces videos that serve as endowment campaigns for non-profit groups and moral educational products for schools. Lindgren found inspiration for his short film, Rachel's Challenge, in the opportunity to tell a real-life story demonstrating heroism, self-sacrifice, and endurance through hardship and unusual circumstances.

About the Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking capital. Tribeca Cinemas, located at 54 Varick Street, was acquired by the Festival founders in 2003 and serves as a year-round venue for the Festival and its related activities.

The 2005 Festival, presented by American Express, took place from April 19th to May 1st in various locations throughout lower Manhattan. The 2005 Festival featured special events, outdoor concerts and screenings, a street fair, and panel discussions heir craft and identify new opportunities and outlets to show their work. You can find out more about Rachel's Challenge by going to http://rachelscott.com/

"Go after God. Whatever it takes, do it. And don't give the excuse, I am just a teenager or I'll do that when I grow up, because it doesn' work that way. God wants to know you NOW."
Rachel Joy Scott

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God Bless You, Kevin
May you soar like an Eagle and all your dreams come true.

2005-07-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

HARVEST PASSION
BY REVIVALIST TODD BENTLEY
PART 1

Jesus Christ was, and is, PASSIONATE about the harvest! His love and compassion for those who were distressed and downtrodden compelled Him to speak these words to His disciples: "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest" (Matt. 9:37-38 Amp).

Today I want the Holy Spirit to stir your heart so that you're excited about wanting to touch a lost and dying world in the name of Jesus. I want you to have a vision and revelation of evangelism. [Evangelism means: the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ—Merriam-Webster Dictionary.] When you begin to go and be a witness, this is when the power of God is released because the power of God is in the gospel! [Gospel means the message concerning Christ—Merriam-Webster Dictionary.]

Before we dig into Harvest Passion I want to invite you to join with me in prayer:

Holy Spirit I ask you to come today with power and boldness. Please begin to train, instruct and equip us. Take us to the feet of Jesus and to The Great Commission. In Jesus' name. Amen.

THE TORCH OF EVANGELISM

Timing is everything! "The Great Commission" to preach the gospel was always on the Father's heart but He had to wait until the appointed time when Jesus Christ could finally release the message (Matt. 28:18-20). [Commission means (a) an authorization or command to act in a prescribed manner (b) an act of entrusting or giving authority—Merriam-Webster Dictionary.]

That momentous time came after Jesus' resurrection when He invited His disciples to gather together with Him on a designated mountain in the Galilee area (Matt. 28:16). Little did they realize that Jesus was about to pass on to them the "torch of evangelism" in His impassioned message (that we call) The Great Commission. Here's what Jesus told His disciples:

"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matt. 28:18-20).

Sometime after this crucial meeting on the mountain, Jesus spoke once again to His disciples, this time on the Mount of Olives, just before ascending to the Father: "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Listen. Just as the disciples needed the Holy Spirit to be poured out upon them in order to receive the power of God and be His witnesses, so do we!

THE FULL GOSPEL

Many of us are looking for the power of God to be released in our lives. We want a release of miracles, healings, signs and wonders. Many believers ask me how to co-labor with the Holy Spirit and how to walk in the power of God. The answer lies in spending time with the Holy Spirit and cultivating a deep relationship with Him. (Many of you know my testimony, how I spent between four to twelve hours a day for several months worshipping the Lord and coming into a deep place of intimacy with God. It was in that secret place whereby God began pouring out His Spirit upon me and I began to receive His power.)

Another way that we can be released to walk in the power of God is by having a revelation of what the gospel is. By this, I mean that miracles, signs and wonders need to be connected to the preaching of the gospel. These demonstrations contribute greatly in making the gospel, the FULL gospel. So having a revelation of what the gospel is means that we need a revelation of the full gospel—miracles, signs and wonders accompanying the good news. And the full gospel is always connected to evangelism.

Winning souls and preaching the gospel goes hand in hand with receiving the anointing for signs and wonders because when God sees evangelism happening, He comes with an anointing for signs and wonders.

I believe that miracles, signs and wonders are released not only as we begin to take action and actually share the gospel, but also when we come out of our comfort zone, overcoming the spirit of fear. Listen. We can overcome the spirit of fear which tries to stop us from spreading the gospel when we have a revelation that God is with us.

Jesus wanted His disciples and believers to understand completely that when they went into the world to preach the gospel, God's presence would be with them and that He would anoint them to demonstrate His power. How would they know this? Because Jesus carefully explained that certain signs would follow those who believe (recorded by the apostle Mark):

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover"
(Mark 16:15-18).

God is going to release a demonstration of His power in the context of the unsaved. As we begin to touch our neighbors, or go into the hospitals and prisons, or approach people on the streets of our city, that's when God will begin to release the anointing for miracles! The Lord will always release and put His power on evangelism.

Also the prophetic gifts like the "word of knowledge" will always come to those believers that want to win souls. It's not for those who just have good intentions but never actually do anything (1 Tim. 4:14-15).

In addition, if we want to increase in the power of God we need to take to heart the proverb that says: "A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed" (11:25 NIV). We can't out-give God! When I first got saved I'd spend about four hours every day by myself at the mall sharing the gospel. I'd also go down to a park every night in the summer and "open-air-preach." I used to hand out tracks—200 tracks in a day. I had a heart for souls! I wanted to refresh others and see people touched and saved and I still do. He who wins souls is wise (Prov. 11:30b).

I saw the anointing come in more power in the mall and the streets than it did just about anywhere else. God always blesses evangelism and He always blesses missions. And people like to give finances into missions and evangelism above anything else.

God blesses us when we're winning souls and not just not seeking our own pleasure. You know, we'll find ourselves in missions all the time when we begin to love our neighbour and touch souls everywhere we go (like at the grocery stores, the malls, etc.). Then we'll really see the goodness of God, not just on our lives but on the lives of others, too. The blessing of the Lord that makes one rich (Prov. 10:22) will be released on our lives—incredible favor and anointing because we're willing to share the full gospel and refresh others. Freely we have received and freely we give (Matt. 10:8)!

THE FIELDS ARE WHITE UNTO HARVEST!

Until we're actually giving freely to drug addicts and to those in the hospitals, the prisons and other places such as the native reserves, we'll never see the mighty miracles of God happen. We'll never see a miracle until we actually go where the people are desperate, broke, addicted to drugs and in need of the touch and reality of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus always ministered to the ones that everyone else would have rejected. For instance, when He was traveling through the area of Samaria He broke away from the customary traditional prejudice. Not only did He speak with a Samaritan, which was unheard of for a Jew to do, He spoke to a Samaritan woman which is even "worse" in the context of His culture. To top it all off He also revealed to her that He was the Messiah!

It was in this kind of atmosphere, whereby a little later, He proclaimed to His disciples: "Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!'" (John 4:35). I believe it was like He was saying to His disciples, "Go to those harvest fields that are ripe with the ones who are the outcasts and the rejects. These precious souls are ready to be picked for the kingdom of God!" Jesus doesn't want anyone to miss salvation. He'll be sending His servants out to the highways and along the hedges to find the outcasts because they're welcome to come to His banqueting table (Luke 14:16-24)!

Hey! We can't sit around in a waiting mode. We've been told to "go into all the world" (Mark 16:15). We need to be actively pursuing the lost and sharing the good news with them, demonstrating the power of God (healing and deliverance) so they can see evidence of God's love. That's evangelism. That's sharing the full gospel. We need to overcome the darkness with the light of Jesus shining in us (Matt. 5:14-16).

GOING RELEASES THE POWER AND FAVOR OF GOD

Wow! The darker that it gets spiritually the greater the release of the power of God! What I love about the glory of God is illustrated in this scripture:

"Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you" (Is. 60:1-2).

When deep darkness covers the earth the Lord will rise upon us and His glory shall be seen upon us! This promise helped me answer God's call to minister in Africa and India. (God has called FFM to some of the most disease infested place in the world.) We're going back to Uganda this September. In some areas almost 50% of the population has AIDS. We want to pray for those who are HIV positive to be healed! Uganda also has some peculiar kind of insect there now that can actually put someone in a coma. We've been told that some of the people are comatose and others are like walking zombies because of the disease that this insect can inflict. It's very dangerous but we want to go to Uganda and minister to the people there. God's power is going to meet us there!

Also we've been to Nigeria and Ghana, two places where some of the highest rates of malaria exist! These two impoverished nations are where we saw some of God's greatest miracles! I believe we saw about 21 deaf mutes healed. As well, many crippled people, the blind and the deaf were healed. Many different kinds of sicknesses were healed, too!

The power of God came upon us for the work of the ministry in these impoverished nations because God is true to His Word. He said to go into all the world and preach the gospel and that signs (and miracles) would follow (Mark 16:15-18). That's exactly what we've experienced.

Witnessing and power go together (Acts 1:8). Witnessing, signs, wonders and healing go together and they make up the full gospel. But it's always connected to going and when we go we'll see the release of the power and the favor of God.

GOD WANTS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

North Americans will experience salvation and the mercy of God, too, if the people are willing to receive Jesus Christ. With this in mind, the Lord is leading FFM to hold outreaches in North America and we have close to 18 crusades planned until 2006 (and possibly 2007).

Looking back, it was actually in North America, Vancouver, BC, Canada to be exact, where my life changed forever. Here's what happened. I used to take teams of young people with me to the streets in Vancouver. On one occasion we went to a "street church" because the leaders wanted me to preach and share my testimony. I was excited about this. (I was kind of green and I wasn't in the ministry like I am now.) Different types of people came—some were sick, some had diseases and some came in drunk. Most of the young people (with me) were raised in Christian homes, about 14 or 15 years old and had never personally experienced street people like this before.

When I began to share my testimony, people started coming up to the front at the altar. I was still preaching and hadn't given an altar call so I asked some of the team to ask the people what was going on. The team came back and said, "Todd, they're coming to get saved." I was deeply moved and said, "They are coming to get saved? I'm not even giving an altar call and they are coming to get saved?" The people were sitting on the floor and weeping. That experience not only changed my life, the young people were radically changed, too.

Ministering among the drug addicts and alcoholics that night in Vancouver literally launched me into the ministry. Such a hunger for God was birthed in me that I was taken full-blown into a season of visitation by the Holy Spirit. That season of visitation lasted for three months—laid out on the carpet four to twelve hours a day communing with the Holy Spirit. From there I went into full time ministry and eventually into the nations. But it was birthed from going out to a street church!

I want to ask you an important question. Where is God calling you? If you want your life to change forever then get a burning revelation of God's heart of passion for the lost and literally "go from there" into the harvest! If you're like me when I was launched out, you will see a release of the anointing upon your life when you go into the streets. Receiving teaching all day long isn't going to do a whole lot of good if you don't have the experience!

BE AGGRESSIVE, BE BOLD!

We can't just sit around and expect something to happen! We need to take some initiative. Be aggressive! If there's an opportunity to tell someone about Jesus then don't end that encounter without asking the person if they want to get saved. Don't be embarrassed about the gospel! Here's my approach. I give someone the seeds and if the person is listening and receptive and willing to listen to everything I have to say, then most of the time I finish sharing with, "Do you want to get saved right now?" Or, "You need to get saved! Want to pray?"

Evangelism is action—snatching the lost out of the fire! Let's be aggressive about that! Don't be too low key! Now I realize that in evangelism there is a place of sensitivity that focuses on compassion. There's servant evangelism that emphasizes the love of God, the ministry of compassion and loving people into the kingdom. But most of the time my emphasis is on snatching people out of the fire aggressively.

Listen. Wherever it's possible, I try to take the gospel boldly into the market place. We had thousands of people show up once when we did an open air spontaneous meeting oversees in the market place. We just came on the scene, set up the sound system and preached. Thousands came! It was great! (Actually, sometimes when we're oversees, I drive the pastors just about nuts because I'm always asking them what market we're going to that morning. "Where are you going to take me?" Or, "Can we go to another hospital?" I want to be with the people in the market! We go right down into the crowds.)

Let's go to where the people are! We need to get out from behind those walls, both visible and invisible. Let's be the salt and light in the world! (Matt. 5:13-14)

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Signs And Wonders Evangelism

2005-07-11T13:44:00.000-07:00

I felt lead to write about signs and wonders evangelism this week. Signs and wonders evangelism is more caught than taught. Just the other day a friend and I were at the park. I don't think he was really that excited about being there, but then he got bit by the evangelism bug. Why? Because we came upon a few people playing their guitars and drinking beer. We gave them a few sodas and they thanked us.

They began to play a song. The woman sang and the Spirit of prophecy fell upon her.

1Sa 10:10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

1Sa 10:11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What [is] this [that] is come unto the son of Kish? [Is] Saul also among the prophets?

She began to sing about America opening up her gates. The presence of God was so strong. It was such a sweet, and peaceful presence. That was a sign and a wonder. I got home that night and I noticed gold dust on my feet. At first I thought I must have stepped into some glitter or something. Even though there was no glitter around. Glitter isn't just something I keep around the house. I woke up the next morning and my hands were covered in gold dust. I then went and visited my aunt and began to prophecy. My hands were once again covered in gold. That's wonderful, but I am believing God for more than that. I want to see some gold bars! Could you imagine how blessed ministries could be if we started manifesting gold bars! God has often provided in unusual ways and I feel like we are going to see God provide in those ways.

Mat 17:27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

Mar 6:37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

Mar 6:38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

Mar 6:39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Mar 6:40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

Mar 6:41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

Mar 6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

Mar 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

Mar 6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

Jhn 2:7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

Jhn 2:8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare [it].

Jhn 2:9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

Jhn 2:10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now.

Jhn 2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

Everything you need is already within you. Do you know why God said to desire spiritual gifts especially that you my prophesy? It isn't so you can speak a personal prophecy over someone else. Although that is great and part of the prophetic anointing. It is to release the destiny within you. You see your destiny or calling in the Kingdom realm and then you manifest the Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.

Now, back to the signs and wonders. One day I was eating in a gyro restaurant and two homeless men came into the restaurant. One of the men looked at me and said "I see Jesus. I see Jesus!" The man than gave his life to the Lord.

Another time I was at a park in New Mexico and the Spirit of God fell and people began to shake under the power of God. I remember this one girl in particular. She was shaking and crying. She said "Who is this? Who is this that I feel?" I told her it was Jesus. She then said, "What must I do to be saved?"

I have had many other encounters as well. Now, how do we stir it up. Here are some of the tips that I have learned.

1) Soak - Soak in God's presence. Just relax in Him. You will began to not only be filled, but overflowing. Just gaze upon Him, think of Him. Meditate upon Him. Do this in a public place like a restaurant and see what happens. Just began to think of Jesus. Maybe softly whisper His name.

2) Impartation - Began to sit under other anointed people operating in these kinds of things. Go to conferences, listen to them on tape and CD, serve in their ministries, and give to them. You can find a variety of resources at www.elijahlist.com

3) Give - Once you receive something give it away. Constantly give and empty yourself so you can be filled with greater measure.

4) Word - Declare the word through declaration prophecy or proclaiming and declaring the word out of the bible. It is important to begin to know God as you declare from the word. Don't do it as a religious ritual, but begin to know Him as healer. Know Him as love. Know Him as peace. He feels different in each of these reevaluations of Him. Just meditate on Him. Think of Him. Be quite in His presence. Let Him fill you with his love. Allow Him to love on you and speak to you.

5) Stay In You Wilderness Experience Until It Is Over - There are times when we go through wilderness experiences and we want to run. Because it gets really hot in the desert! But these times are for our good. If you stay through the whole season the next season is promotion. So, press through. You will know when the season changes. You can also make this season longer or shorter depending on your choices. So be obedient and choose life.

6) Press Through - Continue to pray and seek until you get an answer. If you pray for someone without a leg and the leg doesn't grow back then find someone missing two legs and pray for them. If you pray for 10 and they are not healed, then pray for 100. If you step out 200 times in the next year you will see healings and salvations. I believe if you make an effort to step out 1,000 times then you will see miracles that will blow you away!

People Encouraged By Newsletter:

Great encouraging word, short, simple, sweet and Loaded with the Holy
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Keep up the great God work son of God!!!
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I just checked out your website and your mailing list: its fantastic stuff man! keep doing what you're doing. i'm encouraged!
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Praise Report:

God gets all the glory. Last week Amy Smith was rushed to the hospital. She had a blood clot in her eye. The doctors said she should have been dead, and the only way they can describe her being alive is a miracle!

Prayer: Lord Jesus I lift up everyone reading this newsletter. I release their destiny in the name of Jesus. I impart signs and wonders. I ask for signs and wonders to follow those who believe. I speak an abundance of grace and favor. I ask for favor with countries. I open the doors of financial blessing. I ask for healings and miracles. I speak to cancer and I command it to go in the name of Jesus! I speak to arthritis and I command it to go. Be healed in Jesus name. I speak life. Life. Life. Health. Health. Health. Stir up the fire within you. I speak health and wholeness into you in the name of Jesus.

Thanks for your prayers and donations. Please send all prayer request to ringofwarriorprayer@yahoo.com Thanks for your generous support.

If you have been blessed by this newsletter and would like to invest in souls. Please donate to me through paypal at this email address fries1973@hotmail.com

Make checks and money orders out to Kevin Frasure and send to the following address:

Kevin Frasure
C/O Provision International
P.O. Box 330061
Nashville, TN 37203

God Bless You, Kevin
May you soar like an Eagle and all your dreams come true.

Be A Witness

2005-06-21T15:00:00.000-07:00

Acts 1:8

But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea an in Samaria and unto the uttermost parts of the earth.

Many times people ask me if I want to go witnessing, but I feel more like a witness. A witness to what the Holy Spirit is doing.

Just the other night at the Opryland Hotel, some friends and I were just hanging out. By the end of the night we were praying for some men we met at the Hotel. One man we prayed for was a soldier. I had prophesied just a month before about God rasing up soldiers in the military as evangelist.

The guy admitted that he had strayed away from God some, after meeting us the fire was fueled again.

I witnessed God begin to do different things with each one of those men's hearts.

One night when I was at a bar, a particular woman seemed to just pop out at me, like she was marked by the Spirit. Here is what I witnessed the Holy Spirit do. The bouncers made everyone leave the bar except for me, the woman and a few other staff members. There was no reason for the bouncers to do this. This created a great open door and I ended up praying for the woman, and praying for her grandmother to be healed. She received a lot of inner healing that night.

How can you be a witness in this way? Well, one thing is just to pray for divine appointments and divine opportunities. Another thing is just to spend time with God soaking in His presence. This makes you sensitive to His heart and what He is feeling throughout the day. Don't be scared to take risks and step out of the boat. Ask people if they want prayer. Talk to people about Jesus. Some may reject you, but you may witness a miracle. I know I have.

One day a friend of mine stepped out of the boat and prayed for a woman riding a bus. The woman had a difficult time walking, by the end of the bus trip the woman was being healed and able to move in ways she hasn't moved in years.

We will be doing an outreach in the projects this weekend. If you feel like investing in souls, please do so.

We also reach out to the homeless and poor each week. If you feel lead to donate you can through paypal for the following email. fries1973@hotmail.com or you can send checks or money orders to: Kevin Frasure C/O Provision International PO Box 330061 Nashville Tenn 37203

Keep dreaming and soar high like an eagle. God Bless, Kevin

Please keep the following cities and towns in prayer:Pray for evangelism, healing, signs and wonders.

1)Nashville
2)Murfreesboro
3)Ochlocknee
4)New Orleans
5)Seattle
6)Jackson
7)Winfield
8)San Diego
9)New Orleans
10)Czechoslovakia
11)Singapore
12)Snoqualmie
13)Edmonton

Monday, May 02, 2005
Word For Seattle
For the Spirit Of The Lord says: I am pouring out a new song and a new sound in Seattle. The spirit of the warrior is blowing. The streets of Seattle will be filled with worship evangelism. As many gather to this city to hear a fresh sound and fresh revelation. The youth will carry the torch and sing the song of the Lord.

Word For Snoqualmie

A native sound will flow out of Snoqualmie, I see an ancient dance and the presence and the power of the Holy Ghost. I see a flood of peace overflowing this land. I see tears of worship. A new song and a new dance. The song of the Lord will come forth and lives will be restored. Curses will be broken. I see worship in the streets and those who will gather to sing a new song. Prophetic insight and revelation will flow throughout this land and it will impact surrounding cities even Seattle for what God is going to do in this land. The beauty and love of God will manifest in Snoqualmie. What is in the natural will manifest in the spiritual in this land of God's beauty. People will hold hands and sing songs of joy. People of different tribes and culture as God's love is expressed through them. God has His eye on you Snoqualmie. Your day has come.

By Kevin Forest Frasure

What have you given your hearts too? Lanna Perry

2005-06-21T08:05:00.000-07:00

What have you given your hearts too?
21st June, 2005
Lanna Perry

chosenwarriorprincess@yahoo.com.au

http://www.ourchurch.com/view/?pageID=216990

My precious and beautiful children, I am calling each of you to examine your hearts. Come into My glorious light and examine your hearts in the light of My presence.

My children, I love each of you so much. I have called each of you to know Me and know My heart in great ways. Something that distresses Me greatly about My church today is that many do not know My heart. Many do not know what My heart is, and what My heart is saying to My church today. Many are not listening to My heart. Many have given their hearts to other things, and are not captivated and passionately following Me. Many are wandering off in their own directions while still calling on My name.

My precious followers, I love each of you with a love that is everlasting. With a love that reaches the deepest parts of you, parts that many of you don't even know that exist. My precious and wonderful jewels, I am calling you to come into My presence and examine your hearts.

Let Me show you the state of your hearts. Many of you have endured during this time and are enduring a deep time of refinement. This is me bringing your hearts into My light, those of you who are willing to become more like Me.

Many of you have given your hearts to things that are not of Me. Things that do not please Me. Let go My church. My precious precious children, how I adore you, and My heart is to see you grow and flourish in My presence, yet many of you are not willing to let go.

Many of you are holding tightly to things that I have asked you to let go of. I am asking you again My church, let go of the things that are hindering you, that are causing your heart to turn to them and not to Me. Repent and let go.

I am now testing the faithfulness of My children, the fire is hot but you will NOT be burned. My children, let go, turn your hearts back to Me, and allow Me to reveal more of myself to you, and you will be captivated by Me in ways you've never dreamed.

My precious and wonderful warriors, I have called each of you with a great and wonderful purpose. You belong to Me, My family, and I want only what is best for you, so allow Me to change you and mould you. Let go of what is hindering you.

You have heard My voice in the stillness of your hearts lovingly urging you to let go, surrender and allow Me to take over. In those places where you don't understand, where you have sacrificed with what seems to be no purpose, let go of trying to understand and rest in Me.

I am moving My church forward. I am preparing the way for My return. Like voices in the wilderness My prophets are calling out "Prepare the way of the Lord, His return is ever so near", listen My church...come into My presence and let Me bring what is in your hearts to the surface.

Give your hearts to Me again. Be honest with yourselves and honest before Me. Repent of things that you have given your hearts too that are not of Me. Let go, and Let ME be God in your lives, and do all that I wish.

Then and then alone will you see My Glory manifest through each of you in glorious ways. I love each of you very much and want only what is best for you. Do not keep your hearts turned from Me, but turn back to Me. Turn your hearts back to Me, let Me remove the things in your hearts not of Me and I will fill them with more of myself.

When we face UP to the Glory of God, we find ourselves face down in worship - Matt Redman

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