Someone just sent me this beautiful song by Shannon Wexelburg and wanted to share it with you all. I believe this is the call of God for this hour.
“And they overcame him (the accuser) by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.” After rebelling at a young age I found myself looking for acceptance in all the wrong places, such as relationships, material things, drugs and also alcohol which fueled behaviors that led to many incarcerations. With several attempts on my life, due to many frustrations, I would find myself in suicidal states of mind. There was one time where the Lord intervened, in[...]
Short video clip of Nov. 11-16 trip to California. We went to 3 day conference at the Apostolic West Coast Conference in Fresno and then drove to the prisons in Soledad, CA and Salinas Valley. What a joy to see the Holy Ghost move mightily in 4 services where many repented and sought for the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
Chapter Four Thomas awoke with rain drops falling on his face. A darkened sky indicated a storm was on the way and he would need to find cover somehow. His waterproof jacket would help and he quickly pulled the hood tighter around his already rain soaked head. With no plan or purpose beyond the moment, Thomas reluctantly ventured deeper into the woods and found some respite from the rising wind and rain. Crouched down between a few taller trees[...]
Okay – I’m going to admit. I am a loser. You see when I gave my life to Jesus I made a choice to begin to lose some things – first of all the world suddenly lost its appeal. I read in the Word that to love the world was enmity with God and little by little He separated me from the world system which had held me captive. “For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole[...]
“I am the Vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in you, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5 I must confess this is my favorite time of the year for my garden. Watching things grow before it gets too warm in the Texas sun is so educational. My concord grape vine is in its 4th year of growth. The first year there were no grapes but[...]
Someone just sent me this beautiful song by Shannon Wexelburg and wanted to share it with you all. I believe this is the call of God for this hour.
A Letter from the Lord ‘Those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give them will become a spring which will provide them with life-giving water and give them eternal life’ For almost 10 years I have been living in South America and in my garden I grow papyrus plants. Every morning I can see them outside my window. These plants have long, sleek stems that open upwards[...]
Theoretically, roses have prickles and not thorns but for this post we will refer to the sharp barbs on most rose bushes as thorns. Due to the abundant spring rains we have had, this has been an especially good year for flowers and gardening in general. A couple of years ago I bought a very inexpensive rose root and all the label said was “rambling rose”. I stuck it in the ground in front of a window and wondered what[...]
Recently someone sent me an excellent Bible study entitled I go to Prepare a Place for You. It was written by R.A. Russell. As I’ve been going over the material I felt the Lord leading me to teach it down at the jail this Saturday. The study begins as follows: “There was a man named Jesus Christ, who was God manifested in the flesh. He so impacted the world, the calendar dating system was changed to B.C. (before Christ)[...]
My studies of the Bible by Kenneth Bow. www.kennethbow.com About ten years ago I tried something new. For over twenty years I read the Bible through each year cover to cover. It was my goal, I felt I needed to do that. I still believe in that. That year many years ago I decided to try and just truly understand one book. I sought to know the author, the structure, the content, it’s relativity. I began with the book of[...]
James 1:19-27: “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a[...]
The word “blessing” has quite a few meanings. In our Western mind-set the word blessing is often equated with “prosperity” or “benefit”. Do we not live in a culture where many, if not most, people are dependent on government benefits? The idea of entitlement has grown to epidemic proportions. There was a day in the history of this nation that this was not the case. Our forefathers and especially the Puritans had a hard work ethic, coupled with reverence for[...]
In this blog we’re going to strongly emphasize doctrine. Many ministries have moved away from doctrine because they say it pushes people away and people don’t feel good when they hear this kind of teaching. We are living in a feel good generation. Even receiving the Holy Ghost can become a feel good experience without the full understanding that the Holy Ghost is given not just so we can speak in tongues (though that is the initial evidence one has[...]
