“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[...]
Sister Vicki’s book Twice Born; Turning over a New Leaf is now available. This is a book of memoirs that is the story behind the founding of Jesus Wept Prison Ministries and Missions. Adopted at 3-1/2 there are memories from 2 years old of orphanage and foster homes. Also, death experience that led to obedience to Christ and the Word of God.
Questions Matthew 21:23-46 “Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” When Jesus returned to the temple and began teaching, the[...]
2012 could not have started better. We are having an outpouring of the Holy Ghost at Emmanuel Pentecostal possibly for two reasons. 1) saints in the church are seeking the Lord with all their heart and mind in prayer and fasting and 2) it is God’s timing. As the world unravels the Lord is raveling His people together in a beautiful seamless wedding garment so His Bride will be prepared and ready for His soon coming. We’ve had a lot of[...]
I received the most wonderful healing report from The Life Church (TLC) in Shelby, NC this week from Pastor David Underwood. This is the second miracle of healing I’ve heard of in one week. The other was that my daughter-in-law Kami found out this week that despite multiple medical issues that said she and Clint could not have a baby, she is found to be with child. Is anything too hard for the Lord? Healing Report: On the morning of[...]
Excellent thoughts for the New Year 2012 by Elder James Groce “One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism.” Ephesians 4:5 A Marine recruiting sergeant happened upon an impressive sight while traveling in the country backwoods. At one roadside farm, he saw targets painted just about everywhere — on the barns, on fences, and on all the outbuildings. And exactly in the center of each target’s bull’s eye, there was a bullet hole! Knowing the Marine Corps could use a marksman[...]
“Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousands of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. Then they brought the golden vessles that were taken out of the temple of the house of god, which[...]
2012 will be here in just a couple of weeks. It is a time of new beginnings. Each year we make resolutions to cast off the old to bring in the new. I began to think of “new wine” in the New Testament. Jesus said “Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the new wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.”[...]
photo credit: jorenerene “And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.” Luke 19:13 The more I read about “Occupy Wall Street” and occupy this and that…what about this thought: Let’s come together in one accord and occupy the church: let’s occupy the prayer rooms; let’s occupy the Word of God, and let God take care of this old world and its unrighteousness. “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is[...]
[Taken from a message by A.D. Urshan, Editor and Publisher of The Witness of God newsletter] “O, give thanks unto the LORD, for HE is good and HIS mercy endureth forever.” Psalm 106. Summer has come and gone, now we are at the last edge of the fall season. This is the season that gathers the summer harvests and it is also a time of preparing for a cold and chilly winter. The self god will say, “My soul thou[...]
[This is continued from last week's post and written over 75 years ago. We find Bro. Andrew Urshan's message even more relevant in 2011] “In these days of rapid change and “feverish ways” we must recognize that there are heart fevers which are as dangerous as body fevers. We find so many with feverish spirits – unhappy, discontented, worried, unsubmissive and rebellious; or they may be in a fever of fear or dread. Are not such maladies worse evils than[...]
[This is taken from the December 1917 issue of The Witness of God, A.D. Urshan, Editor and Publisher “If there is any one admonition to which our hurrying, nervous world needs to listen, it is that which comprsies the title of this article. Holiness of heart and life and work simply cannot be achieved until we learn to “rest in His will”. And “resting in Him” cannot be experienced until the heart has been made pure. Holiness and peace of[...]
