The Lord has really put the area of finanes on my heart latly. Showing me how important it is to just give God what is His. Really what is the big deal about at less give Him what is His! 10%! Thats all He asks for. So little He asks from us, compared to the Cross it’s nothing! I have seen what God can do when you just put your faith in Him.
The Lord told me to just Him in this area and I said I trust you Lord. The Lord Has provide from unknown areas to provide me with finates for weeks. Put your faith in God! His word dose not return void! This is the only chance that we have with many of them and we make it appoint to not give them a watered down version of thee gospel but to give them the real. In addition to the children the youth are an on fire group of young people who are passionate about seeing God shake their generation.
This is the one thing in the entyer word of God that we are alowed to test Him in! We have free rain to test the creator of the world with this! I don’t know about you, but I am takeing God up on His word! I am convinced through this we the body of Christ can fund the end time harvist of souls!
I was in the park soul winning and led a whole Hispanic family and another Hispanic Muslim by using the survey. Later on that day I led 3 Jehovah witnesses to the Lord!
It was my first time out soul winning and i went to a homeless shelter I found a man that was using a walker and when I asked if you would go to heaven he did not know he asked Jesus into his hart he started to cry I then prayed for his leg he then started dancing .
Prayed for an older gentleman who said he was an atheist. I just pushed in with the script. He really warmed to the Word and said the sinner’s prayer, giving his life to the Lord. I then prayed for his ear to receive healing and he was completely healed.
I spoke with John at the courthouse. He was eager and receptive to praying the sinner’s prayer in the script. I was led afterwards to ask if he was in pain and if he would like prayer for healing. I laid hands on John’s back and there was an anointing for healing… A surprised look came on his face… I asked if he felt pain in his back anymore… He started smiling and said no! I asked him to do something he couldn’t do before, so he got up and walked and started smiling broadly, acting very surprised. He was touched.
Igniting a Generation conference has been explosive. The power of God that was very evident in every session has definitely made a change in me. I am so grateful for the men and women of God who spoke this week. I was blessed by many of the speakers but one stuck out the most Pastor Joel Stockstill.
he testimony of Pastor Joel Stockstill has definitely made an impact on my life. To see a man who persevered no matter what life situation bought him has definitely put a new light on life for me I am now encouraged that my life situations is nothing compared to most. I am now convinced that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
If God can give a man with no kidney and who has to continuously go through dialysis the strength and courage to continue to fight and preach then by all means I have no excuse. I should be able to press and continue to serve with fervency. I should be able to endure the trials that life brings because I know that I have the victory in Christ Jesus and He is bringing me through.
During this conference I gained courage to do what God has called me to do. I am learning to balance life but also press in for more of God more alone time with God and to make that my number one priority. I can be busy in God but I need to get busy in the face of God.
On Sunday, 12/13/09, I was in kids church doing the Security and I was stunned I mean absolutely slapped stupid, the hunger on them kids was incredible and once they got inside it was a whole another story they were excited, but the kids church workers got them sitting and when it came time for Joe to come up them kids were crazy I mean the involvement of them kids was totally mind-blowing!!! I was of course in and out of the building but every time I could I would try and see all three age groups. I remember one little girl in the 3-5 yr olds and she was so scared she was crying these sad “alligator tears”, and she wouldn’t play with any of the other kids so I left for like half hour, when I got back she was sitting with one of the workers and smiling, I left that room with tears in my eyes. Than later on I was going to the back of the kids church, they’d just gotten done with the kids’ altar call, so all the kids who accepted Jesus were in the hallway and two lil kids stuck out, one little girl tugged on my suit coat and said “Jesus loves me”, I said “He always has.” than one little Mexican boy hugged me and said with tears that he “Jesus is my best friend”, man I was done after that I cried and said inside “Lord your so good, to see these kids so happy with meeting You”, the looks on there faces were priceless and that little boy, he was like 9 or so he was a tall little boy. But you know that’s not the first time I had this happen to me, back in September I went to Tampa General Hospital to visit the children’s ward and it broke my heart b/c that day God dealt with my heart, I thought to myself “all the money in the world can’t raise that little boy from that bed and from that day on I asked God to break my heart all over again for kids and showed my need for the Holy Ghost.
I am a first year bible college student, and I just want to say that I feel extremely privileged to be here in school (RBI), and to be a part of the River Church. I see how this church feeds people spiritually and also physically as well. There’s a food ministry at the church that provides people that are in need, with food. But the main thing I love about this church is the fact that it goes after souls. I have never seen or heard of another church that goes out to win souls, (evangelize) as much as this church. It feels great to be a part of Pastor Rodney’s ministry that does outreaches out to the city. And it’s not just once every two or three months, or whenever they feel like it, but it’s every week, every day, there’s always a group going out to soul win. Just last Sunday, December 13, 2009, there was a special outreach service in the River Church that was just amazing. I was in the nursery serving, and we were expecting a lot of 1-2 year old babies that were going to come that morning because the church was giving out toys for children for Christmas and food to everyone, and many people and babies came. I was in charge to take care of four babies that I got the privilege to tell them about Jesus and to pray with them. It was just wonderful to see the little babies accepting Jesus in their heart. And just to show them love. There was this little 1 year old boy who at first was crying and screaming at the top of his lungs when his parents dropped him off, because he wasn’t use to being away from his mom, but a little after he got use to being there and started playing. While the kids were playing and some were crying and yelling, I was thinking to myself, “Oh my goodness this is hard!” But at the same time, I could see outside through the windows everything that was going on. There was a radio station van outside, people from the church getting the area ready where they were going to give out toys, and the other area where they were going to give out the food, and then I realized that maybe it was a little tough to be with the babies, but that it was worth it because that’s where I put my time to serve, and everyone had their place to be. And we all came together as a team and with God’s help, made it all happen and gave out the toys and the food.
The Winter Campmeeting impacted my life in that I felt like we were being called to a higher level in Christ. We are to not forget the vision the Lord has given us and trust him to fulfill it. The time is speeding up and we will be able to accomplish more in a shorter period of time.
Pastor Rodney spoke about going to South Africa and receiving a word from God and he gave us the vision the Lord gave him for the years ahead. We get to be a part of that vision, so we need to be supportive. This is not a time to slack off, but instead to press in and run with the vision.
The campmeeting was celebrating 30 years of ministry, Pastor Rodney read his biography of how he got started in the ministry and trials he and Pastor Adonica went through and accomplishments they made by the grace of God. It really helps to hear the trials a man or woman of God go through, mistakes they may have made, sound decisions that brought good results, because then we feel like we can make it. We’re not alone in the battle. Things you see in the churches, offenses that come, so many going the ways of the world, make you want to quit going to church, not quit living for God, but giving up on the church. Pastors Rodney and Adonica did not give up on the church, they started a church and this church is an example of the kingdom of God, of the way a church can be if you persevere in the things of God and you yourself be the example. You will then see fruit because God promises it. “John 15:16” We were challenged to live a consecrated, holy life before God. How many churches will do that today? We have a true enemy we need to be aware of and take seriously, who is always trying to take us out, but we have the authority over him and we need to walk in it. We have the victory!
This campmeeting was so full of the awesomeness of God that it’s challenging to summarize all of the ways my life was changed. One of the first things I remember is that it was a celebration of Pastor’s 30 years in ministry—what a thing to rejoice over! I am blessed by his determination and ability to lose all of that weight, and I loved hearing all of the other ministers that sent in video greetings to Pastor. It made me realize that we are all in this together and that God does place people along side us to encourage us in our journey with him. Thank God for these relationships. I am a story lover, so I very much enjoy any time Pastor shares stories about his life and family, his testimony and biography were amazing. It always ministers to me and helps to be able to apply what he has done to my own life—to know that he went through the same things that I go through and he has come out on top.
Seeing people get blessed always blesses me. I absolutely love to see the anointing and joy on other people. Every night when people were touched by God I rejoiced. I am so thankful that Pastor puts in the effort to have these meetings, because I believe it really revives and refreshes those who are full time in ministry. So many times I see people come in, in the beginning of the week, then I see them throughout the week and their countenance changes. People come expecting and when even just some in a group will expect to see God move, and he does, everyone gets blessed.
The most important point I will make is that I went away from those meetings with a greater revelation of who God is, and a greater desire to know him and his love.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. A few days back, I had written to you to pray for me as I was going through a lot of frustration in my job. Everyone in my department recieved a promotion, except me. I had requested you to pray for me to get a new job. God has answered our joint cries. He has blessed me with a new job in an organization beyond my expectation. He has also given me responsibilities more than want I expected, I would recieve. Our God is a grateful God. He has turned my failure into success. He has turned my sorrow in Joy. I thankyou for your fervent prayers. I thank every dear brother and sister in your ministry who have prayed for me. I shall definitely remember you in my prayers. Please continue to pray for God’s guidance to be upon me and to be filled with the holy spirit as I join this new organization. Thanking you. With warm regards, Nobu John
A friend loaned me the dvd, i never really watched pastor. i would watch it all the time sometimes 2 or3 times a day. i would watch it at night and would always fall asleep with it on. well today was the first time i watched the whole dvd as he started to prophesy, he was talking to me. you see i have had a burden to go to the nations, but some how it never happened. i went today and applied for my passport, and in a month i will be going on my first trip to Haiti with the lashbrook family, they have been there 14 years. Praise Him ! here is a poem God gave me after prayer one morning, months before i saw the dvd. THE NATIONS ARE CRYING THEREis a sound going throughout, even the earth is starting to speak. The nations of the world saying, come to me I need to be reached. Please, don’t forget about me I’m one of God’s creations, I can learn, then teach. I may be mean, and a killer at heart. But deep inside there’s an empty part. this part I tried to fill with other gods, who do not heal or fulfill. I am crying, my people are crying God if your thrie hear this prayer I’m praying. written by, George S i have had that same deep groaning, now God is doing it ! All glory to Jesus ! thank God for your obedience and gift.
Christ Jesus of Nazareth has never left Nazareth, HIS grace and power is still here and working wonders beyond anything a mortal man can understand. This morning I was invited to visit an Arabian lady ninety years old. Her daughter Badjia had invited me for a meal at here house a week prior to visiting her mother. Her daughter said we were eight in the family; my father died when I was 3 and my mother held the family together, we lived near the market here in Nazareth. But my mother has never given her life into the hands of Christ Jesus, she knows all about him, will you come with us to my mothers’ home and invite her to receive Christ as her saviour? And the greatest miracle is salvation; the lady of 90 years gave her life to Christ this day and also a lady visiting her said yes to Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus has blessed this family, the 90 year old lady told me my mother read out of the bible to me and I listened. She went on to say my mother told me never to take advantage of others for any reason and I never have. I have great joy in giving and not asking for something is not my way. How can I say Christ Jesus is here in Nazareth, she the 90 year old lady has a family first second third generation all with Christ Jesus. The daughter Badjia has three daughters all married to men with Christ Jesus as Lord of their life. And very interesting the three daughters all have grandchildren with the Lord they live here with their families in Nazareth one daughter is married to a American one to a Egyptian one to a Jew. From generation to generation HIS great grace has flown in this godly family, praise him from whom all blessings flow. Amen