Wow!!! What a week this has been. All I can say is thank God for giving us The Holy Spirit. For without Him, I would not have survived this week. I have never experienced a week like this past week in my entire life. I am amazed that even in the midst of incredible pressure to perform at a high level, the lack of sleep, and public beatings (I exaggerate), I was able to do my job, remain at peace, and have fun at the same time. The truth is, the old me would have melted under the pressure, would have been offended (many times) and would have been paralyzed by fear.
So I want to thank-you Holy Spirit for changing me, breaking bondages, and tearing down strongholds. Thank-you for setting me free to become the man that you originally designed me to be. Only when I was put to the test and was able to sit back and reflect, can I now see how much I have changed. It truly is amazing what God can do in a very short period of time. I thank God for placing me in this ministry. I thank God for opening the doors of opportunity to serve and to minister and I thank God for the changes that He has made in me. Thank-you Lord for using me (us) to reach a lost and dying world. (thank-you for helping me write this blog)- Lorne Y.
Having come from work straight to church in the middle of the service at half past nine during the evening meeting obviously my body feels tired from the day work and having stood since the whole afternoon to the time I get in the car, I get in the service then there are mixed feelings of what to expect. But I see my family and the people we are hosting they were anxiously waiting on me as if the action has been going on not much left so they need a ride home, suggestions are made that I would stay while they take the car home and that I should find a ride home. I realized am at ease and peace because there would be no destruction .I look around see people expecting but I was not sure what to expect, but just sit and be still. By this time Pastor Rodney is speaking of the gifts of tongues from the holy spirit I started going back and forth realizing I could be able to identify from what he was talking about when I was little at the age 11 going for over night prayer meetings. I mean praying all night no chatting breaks or coffee breaks people speaking in heavenly language you could easily sense the heaviness of his presence. As the pastor called for people to come forward to receive the gift of the Holy spirit with the evidence of speaking with other tongues I started to get excited because this area is one of the areas neglected and mocked in the body of Christ .Pastor prays finishes invited Adonica to pray, she take the mic immediately I sensed new tongues coming out of my belly not like the prayer language but something sweet giving praise to the lord. Glory What an experience.-Geoffrey M.
Having been a part of the Great Awakening in America for over three years, it is stunning to see what God has done to supernaturally open the airways for His presence to come into homes across America and around the world. It smacks of Joel 2:9 where he prophesies concerning God’s army. He says, “they leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up on and into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.” It’s a picture of cable wires that run up houses and through walls and windows connecting televisions and computers to receive the message of salvation and the presence of God; coming right into peoples living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and any other place they care to watch. This is no ordinary Christian television program. The messages carry an urgency. There’s no fluff. It’s all laid out in straight talk lased with a powerful anointing to touch the hearts and lives of all who have ears to hear. Not only is the unadulterated Word preached but it is demonstrated. People are getting saved, healed, delivered, set free, and forever transformed by the power of God. Last night I was working in the phone room taking calls from people all over America. A woman with muscular degeneration and cataracts was able to see again out of her left eye and her right eye began to clear up as well. A man who had suffered with chest pains for many months said the doctors could not find the cause of the pain. When I prayed for him the pain went away. The Holy Spirit is on the move. America will be saved! -Mary F.
Pastors Rodney & Adonica, thank you for unbelievable – mind-blowing – overwhelming – amazing – wondrous – inspiring – brilliant – awesome – magnificent – outstanding – superlative – unique – transcendent Winter Camp meeting. Love you much.
Aundra & Leslie S.
Got smacked in my chair the other night and fell right onto the hard wood floor! The Joy of the Lord hitting me… the Fire of the Holy Ghost consuming me… oh yeah, we’ll be there online!!!
“I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake. I write to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, Because you have overcome the wicked one.I write to you, little children, Because you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.” 1 John 2:12-14 NKJV
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith.” 1 John 5:4 NKJV
“We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.” 1 John 5:18 NKJV
Because we know the Father; because we are born of God; because His word abides in us; because our faith is in Him; because we keep ourselves and choose to not sin – therefore we have overcome the wicked one and he cannot touch us.
7. We hate the world and the things of the world
“Do not love or cherish the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world — the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one’s own resources or in the stability of earthly things] — these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself]. And the world passes away and disappears, and with it the forbidden cravings (the passionate desires, the lust) of it; but he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life abides (remains) forever.” 1 John 2:15-17 AMP
The child of God, who knows God, does not love the world or things of the world. The more we come to know the Father; the more time we spend with Him; the less we desire worldly carnal things.
8. We are one with the Body of Christ
“They went out from our number, but they did not [really] belong to us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But [they withdrew] that it might be plain that they all are not of us.” 1 John 2:19 AMP
Those who know the Father have fellowship with Him and with each other. They are not exclusive, neither do they separate themselves. They do not fight against each other, but they do everything to walk in peace with each other.
9. We are anointed by the Spirit
“But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that He has promised us — eternal life. These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.” 1 John 2:20-27 NKJV
You cannot fake the anointing – you are either anointed or you are not. Those who know the Father also know and recognize the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
10. We know the truth that sets us free
“I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.” 1 John 2:21 NKJV
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” They answered Him, ‘We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.’ ” John 8:32-36 NKJV
We know the Truth because we know the Father. The Truth sets us free from sin and from the bondage of sin. We are free indeed.
11. Because we acknowledge God and His Son Jesus Christ
“Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that He has promised us — eternal life.” 1 John 2:22-25 NKJV
We know the Father, and we know Jesus, because we acknowledge that He is Lord, God and Savior. Because we believe, we have eternal life now.
He was born of a virgin: • Isaiah 7:14 NKJV – Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
• Luke 1:26-27 NKJV – Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
• Luke 1:30-31 NKJV – Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
He was worshipped by shepherds: • Psalms 72:9 NKJV – Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, And His enemies will lick the dust.
• Luke 2:8-15 NKJV – Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of Lord a Lord, who is Lord the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising Lord and saying: 14 “Glory to Lord in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” 15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.”
He was honored by great kings: • Psalms 72:10-11 NKJV – The kings of Tarshish and of the isles Will bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba Will offer gifts. 11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him.
• Psalms 72:15 NKJV – And He shall live; And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him;Prayer also will be made for Him continually, And daily He shall be praised.
• Isaiah 60:3 NKJV – The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
• Matthew 2:1-11 NKJV – Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: 6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’” 7 Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.” 9 When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
There would be a slaughter of children: • Jeremiah 31:15 NKJV – Thus says the Lord: “A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted for her children, Because they are no more.”
• Matthew 2:16-18 NKJV – Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all it’s districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: 18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted, Because they are no more.”
The flight to Egypt: • Hosea 11:1 NKJV – When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.
• Matthew 2:14-15 NKJV – When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, 15 and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
The Ministers Conference 2010 was definitely a first time experience for me.
God used that week to truly show me how many boundaries I had put upon Him. God really deposited something in me that has changed the way I view Him. I was refreshed and recharged by the Holy Ghost during each service, but it also seemed like at the same time I was going through a transformation of my heart and spiritual eye-sight.
I learned that after God speaks and tells me something is going to happen, not to ask peoples’ opinions or let people input doubt into me.
When God says it, it will come to pass. God calls the things that are not, as though they are. I also learned about stretching my faith and realized that when something seems possible for me to do on my own, that I’m not using faith; because faith looks at the impossible and knows it’s only God that can make it possible.
I could go try and make the vision happen, but I don’t want to throw myself into it- I want to be sown into it by the Lord. Which means my vision needs to get bigger! God is going to do far more than what I see right now anyways. Also, When God puts you somewhere, it’s not for us to wish we were somewhere else.
I don’t believe there’s any amount of words I could put to what was truly deposited into me during this conference, but I believe everything will be made manifest and God will bring it to my remembrance as it is needed.
Wow I do not know where to start, I have learned a lot over the seven days of ministers conference , But the one thing that really sticks out me was when , there was an apostle apostle from Miami was laying hands on people for healing.
He was calling out people by these sicknesses, when I prayed that he would call out someone with a skin disease. Now I know I don’t have to have hands laid on me to be healed by God. It was more of the moment like, “Hey if people are going to get healed up there I’m going to get healed”.
That night he did not call me, or my sickness. I didn’t pay much attention to it. Until the next morning when that same apostle was preaching again on the glory towards the end of his message he said the lord told me there was one person in here with some kind of skin disease. I raised my hand as fast as I could not even thinking about the night before, I got prayed for and knew I was healed so I gave thanks to the Lord I went to the restroom to see if I was healed I still saw the skin disease but I knew the Lord did not call me out to no heal me so now begins the battle of faith.
As a pastoral intern I have seen the behind-the-scenes of what it takes to make the church body run. It takes a lot of phone calls, and prayers, and entering information in the data base systems. It takes people working together as one unit, and going above and beyond the call of duty. Great things happen in my department and I am glad I am a part of it. I still have a lot to learn, but I am happy because I have the mind of Christ to enable me to do what I need to do.
Also as an outreach intern, God has enabled me to understand the dynamics of reaching people of all walks of life. God is moving and we are part of it. I cannot trade what I am doing right now with anything else. What a time to live in and to see the greatest harvest of souls. It takes dedication and perseverance to accomplish the tasks from each department head. Never the less it is worth it. The price needs to be paid, and the ultimate price was paid two thousand years ago. We must reinforce it when we go on the street or when we pray for somebody on the phone or accomplishing our tasks for the day.
This last week at Encounter 2010 we took 70 of our teenagers to a camp 2 ours away. The goal of this experience was to give them an opportunity to get away from the everyday and for them to press in to have a real life, face to face encounter with Jesus Christ. All though as a youth leader my goal is for everyone to press in and see God change their life there were a couple of students. I knew that they came from homes where they were the only ones that served God and if they were going to survive, they needed Holy Ghost power.
Two days went by and one of the girls seemed like a brick on the wall, just watching everyone else get touched. It broke my heart and I just cried out more for her, “God touch her!” The Thursday night, she finally decided for herself to stand up and press in. That night the power of God hit her and she wept. That girl left camp filled with the Holy Spirit and a totally new heart. She doesn’t even look the same anymore. These encounters are the reason I became a youth leader