March 4th (last evening) was a tremendous historical time of high praise and a sound the seemed to pass through time. Like all creation awaiting the moment when the silence of the heavens would be finished and the nutrients of God’s holiness come down like a spring rain.
The voices of the people became a cry unto the LORD with purpose, passion and sense of war with victory!
Here are pictures from last night at Judah Praise Center:
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On March 4th, 2010 there is an expected release of the the “sound of heaven” upon the earth.
As a passionate people of praise, we will be releasing our praises from Judah Praise Center in Marysville, Washington. Our high praises will be released in conjunction with numerous other stations of praise around the globe on this day.
Judah went forth as the first tribe (company) and an audible as well as an inaudible sound went out from them that completely confused and disrupted the plans of the enemies of the Lord. David was of the tribe of Judah. He led the forces of the kingdom of God in battle against the Philistines and he heard the “sounds of marching in the balsam trees” and the Lord not only gave him the victory over the Philistines but also gave him the “breakthrough” so that he named that place, “Baal Perizim” or Lord of the Breakthrough!
On March 4th & 5th, 2010 there will be a “Judah Sound” go forth in Tampa Bay, Florida, in Albany, New York & in Marysville, Washington. Don’t miss this historical event!
Judah Praise Center
Come and be part of this historical event! 7 PM (PST) on March 4th !
& March 5th !
Judah Praise Center
1224 B Cedar Avenue
Marysville, Washington, 98270
I’d like to set some things right about the power and purity of our intuitions. All too often, everything we think is oversimplified and thrown into the categories of either the carnal mind or the prophetic. If there is any thought that comes along seeming to be a little more that factual known evidence it tends to be referred to as prophetic. The prophetic then becomes a pile of incidents of the unknown causing judgments of spirituals to get increasingly more harsh and even condemning.
Although it is not difficult to understand, the soul of man is more intricate than we have made it. Intuition is not the same as prophetic.
Intuition is a conglomeration of angelic helps, the operation of creation, experience and emotion. We should consider our intuition an extraordinary thing and even give it close attention. I believe that we should even honor the intuitive abilities that we have and give them place in our lives in order to become all that we are meant to be.
Prophetic, on the other hand, is the articulation of the Holy Spirit.
In contrast, intuition is “thinking with your heart” instead of your intellect. Yet, intuition does not have to oppose the brain. In the lineal thinking of a computerized generation there is a desire to have every activity in its place. Machines are not smarter than people. It is our intuition is that makes the difference. Computer may be deductive but they can never truly be intuitive.
If we take a quick look at how the Father create us in gender we will find that intelligence is equal to both male and female. Along this line, women may be “weaker vessels” but they are not weaker people. Men, by brute strength, tend to look in a most lineal way at almost everything and in general they don’t tend to exercise their abilities to feel their way through life. This produces a sizeable lack and thus the need to be helped. So, men tend to mix intellect with strength and energy, while women combine their intelligence with their heart.
In my emergency medical training I was taught to pay close attention to the mothers intuition, as it usually was more correct than our feeble attempts at science. You see, science has the ability of leading you down the wrong path without the coalition of the power of the mothers intuition.
Great leaders, great explorers, great inventors, great entrepreneurs, both use and rely upon their intuition. Intellect is important and should be cherished as from God, Who placed it within us. Yet, if “His peace passes our understanding,” then it must be that our hearts were made to overwhelm our intelligence when God is near.
Irene has schooled me in the university of the heart. I know intimacy with God through her struggles to make me see with my heart. I think wives do this well if they are given an entrance into the heart of their husbands. Learning to see and understand with my heart strengthens my intuitive abilities and I am able to substantiate my intellect while I grow closer to the Spirit of the Lord where I can come in contact with His voice.
I think the best followers are the true leaders and those followers, or servant leaders need intuitive input more and more. Our servant/leadership team has a way of saying this. We say, “It seems good to us and the Holy Ghost.” This means that our hearts are responding in the affirmative. So then, we are not responding only with the facts given to our intellects but by the participation of our hearts as well.
It is not healthy to misrepresent the prophetic by operating from intuition. Neither is it responsible to give intuition a bad name by demoralizing it nor causing an opinion that it is unclean. Intellect should be cherished. Intuition should be equally honored. Prophecy should be “earnestly desired.”
What happens if we call everything that is above the know facts prophetic? We will then find that the prophetic is wrong. Wrong prophecy is possibly “false prophecy.” This all stems from an improper perspective and speech concerning the intuition we’ve been given. Many people say that the Lord tells them things and when those things turn out to be wrong they either try to ignore the wrong prophecy, develop a poor opinion of the Father God and condemn themselves, or place themselves in an arrogant state of social behavior.
A far better language would be, “I feel,” “it seems,” or “I perceive,” rather than “I see,” “I’m hearing,” or “the Lord says.” For some unknown reason our egos are massaged by letting people know we are prophetic as opposed to being able to be led by our hearts through perceiving or feeling. You see, at any given moment it is socially acceptable for my heart to be wrong but it is never acceptable for prophecy to be incorrect. We should learn to present our hearts more than we present ourselves as prophets. We should learn to accept others in the same way.
If we would seek a proper definition of intellect, intuition and prophecy, and put them to use in their proper strengths and uses, we would be able to healthily seek the Father in all ways and witness the Lord moving in, through and with us at all times.
When Jesus said, “Follow me.” They followed their hearts. Thus, they followed Him. Ask the children where Jesus is. They’ll tell you, “He’s in my heart.” Follow your heart. Follow Him.
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Real romantic stories by real loving people.
Because we believe in family and because we believe in “love one another” even in the romantic sense of loving couples, I’d like to share your stories. February 14th is way too commercialized by Hallmark and the rest of the greeting card industry so I’d like to make a blog post that is updated with romantic stories by lots of people. Your story(s) should be included.
Check out some of these REAL stories below and send me yours to post herein. All you have to do is send me a story to my Facebook Inbox or email it to: standsureministries@standsure.net. It must be 100 words or less, though. If it’s a long one, figure ways to shorten it so that we all can have a fun read and share in your story and others.
Real Romantic Rendezvous from the pens of passionate people:
Romantic Truth by Suzanne Carlson:
On our first wedding anniversary, we went down to San Diego for the weekend to celebrate. Craig had the radio on in our hotel room and, as I was in the bathroom doing my make-up, I thought, conversationally, with God how wonderful it would be to hear our first dance song sometime over the weekend. I hadn’t heard “Here and Now”, by Luther Vandross, in about 6 months. I came out of the bathroom and the next song to come on was…you guessed it, “Here and Now”, so we relived our first dance right there between the queen sized bed with the ugly flowers on it and the disturbingly brightly colored drapes! At just that moment in time, God gave me the desire of my heart and it deepened my understanding of His place as the Creator of Romance. And it has held its spot on the Carlson Top Ten Romantic Moments List for 19 years…
Romantic Truth by Myra Wilson:
“Well, Mom says Rick & I played together on the sliding board when we were around 3 or 4 years of age. So, that puts us knowing each other for a very long time! HA! It wasn’t until I noticed a slightly long haired drummer boy, whose hair grew much longer over the years, at a Pep rally, that I knew I wanted to get to know this wild rock-n-roller! I flirted, he asked me out, and against my friends advice, I excitedly said “YES”! Don’t remember much about the date except gazing into his sparkling blue eyes and experiencing our “first kiss” on my front porch! Though I didn’t know much about heaven at that time in my life, I thought I was there. I went in the house and told my Mom that I believed he was the one (she thought I was being silly as I was only 15). Rick has been my one and only for 35 years (well, 40 counting our dating time) and it still excites me today to look into those fiery blue eyes.”
Romantic Truth by Sharon Cramer:
When I first met Dave, I was a newly saved 15 year old singing with a Christian music group. Dave attended one of our concerts, and according to him, he was immediately smitten. We had one date on my 16th birthday, and I concluded he was too nice, talked way toooo much, and was not “my type”. Three years later, we attended a mutual friend’s wedding featuring SQUARE DANCING! Dave ended up being my partner, and we actually had a really wonderful time. Something changed in my heart, and I saw him differently. On the way home from the wedding, he reached for my hand, and I didn’t mind letting him hold it. The rest is history!
Romantic Truth by Janci Despain:
In 1997, when I was 21 and a brand-new Christian, I heard God’s voice – aloud! – telling me that no matter how I might feel about Eric, it was Eric’s abrasive, annoying roommate, Brian, that I was going to marry. The Lord then spent four years preparing our hearts, changing our relationship from animosity to acceptance, then friendship, then brotherly love, and finally romantic love. In 2001 I married Brian, my best friend, brother, and soul mate. Brian is my tangible proof that God’s plans for us are more wonderful than we anything we could ask for, or imagine!
Romantic Truth by Earl Anderson:
We found our selves ministering on one island and staying over night on another island in the Philippines. The two islands were one half hour apart by pump boat. A pump boat is an engine driven outrigger type canoe. It was a quiet and warm night, with a full moon; the water never had a ripple on it. The moon was in the direction we were traveling so in seemed that we were traveling right down the moonbeams. There we were just Mary and I together in a very romantic setting.
Romantic Truth by Sherrie Davis:
We were dating…He used to say, “can i borrow ten or twenty dollars?” I would say “yes” reluctantly, “yes” knowing i could barely make it to work and school on the amount i made…I wouldn’t whip it out, hoping he’d forget…He’d ask again..”Sherrie, i really need it, i know you do to, but i need it more!” “Can i get it now please, now sherrie, right now!” So pushy!! I would take the ten or twenty out of my purse, hand it to him, he would stick it in his pocket and pull something out of his pocket as he pulled his hand out and give it to me…it was at least five fold what i gave him, a fifty or a one hundred dollar bill… And he has been doing that ever since. What ever i am willing to give him, no matter if i am tapped out or have plenty to spare, he gives me back a minimum, five fold increase! That might not sound romantic to you,but a guy who goes at least 500% (not 50/50) takes romance to the finish line…We are nearing the close of our third decade together…you tell me.
Romantic Truth by Charity Gustke:
My husband and I do not have a deep romantic story of how we met or how we ended up together…..the truth is we were not saved and life was hard. We lived lives of sin for many years and the heartache that went with that was real. BUT GOD! On Oct 31st 1991 I surrendered my life to Jesus and things got better. Several years later, my husband went to a marriage retreat with me to get me off his back. He gave his life to Jesus that weekend and when we went back to our room he got down on one knee and started to read the song of Solomon to me. That was absolutely the most awesome romantic moment of our married life together. God has since done such an awesome work of restoration deliverance and healing. Life today is one big romance, not without problems but that is what makes me love my man more and more everyday. I thank God….that it doesn’t matter where you came from, but where you are going. May each marriage and family on this post be blessed with abundant Joy and love of the Father. A three stranded cord not easily broken.
Romantic Truth by Jodi McMullin:
Meeting Steve 3 weeks prior, the last thing on my mind was turning 29 and when I asked him to go with me to Port Townsend for the day I forgot that it was my birthday. We set off on the ferry, as we were sitting across from each other the thought came to me about seeing whales from the ferry. I asked and he said ‘no, but funny I just had the same thought’. At that point two baby orca whales popped up next to the ferry, they swam and played together for a long time. We stared out the window then at each other. At that point I told Steve that it was my birthday and that “I think we’re in for an interesting day.” We were married 3 months later.
Romantic Truth by Michael Brennan:
My wife was a single mom who had privately declared to God that, after seven years, she was finished “searching” – that if God had someone for her He was going to have to bring him to her door. We had met just once before, briefly and even though I lived and worked two hours south of where she lived , I decided one day to find out where she lived and pay her a visit. When I finally found the house and knocked on the door, little did I know that God had taken my wife at her word and I was the answer – seven months later we were married.
Romantic Truth by Alisha Anne Coppola:
John & I were planning to marry and live in Vermont. We had planned our wedding in two weeks but John led me to believe that there wasn’t money enough for rings, yet. He took me on a tour of his hometown of Springfield and we eventually came to the Springfield Dam. It was a beautiful evening with clear skies full of stars. He brought his guitar and sang a song that he had written just for me. At the songs end, he leaned over to me and pulled out a box that seemed to be filled with a sparkly ring! He asked me to marry him and although I didn’t see any of this coming, I joyfully said yes! We still like to take dates at that same spot. But that was the best date ever!
Romantic Truth by Brenda Mitchell:
Joe proposed to me on December 10, 1994 almost one year to the day that we met on a blind date!!! 6 days before Joe proposed to me somewhere in my day I would find a single long-stemmed red rose with a wonderful, heart felt love note attached. On the 7th day, Joe came dressed up and took me to a beautiful waterfront resort, Semiamhoo. He reserved the private dining room, which was also where they stored the wines (realizing how prophetic this night was now!). Everything was beautifully decorated for Christmas & absolutely gorgeous! The staff knew what the night was all about so they kept checking in with big smiles. Finishing a romantic, candlelit dinner Joe excused himself returning with the remaining 6 long-stemmed roses making a dozen complete. The stem of one rose was my engagement ring tied with ribbon. Joe got down on one knee, slipped that sparkly on my finger and asked me to be his wife for life. After dinner there was a horse-drawn carriage ride all over grounds to see the Christmas lights. We drove all over the county knocking on doors (way too late at night) to show off my ring & tell everyone the news. After 15 years of marital bliss, Joe is still my hero!
Romantic Truth by Pam Bennetsen:
My husband, Pete and I met in West Texas when he was at Ft Bliss hoping he wouldn’t be called to Viet Nam. We had little money and mostly ate dinner at my parents house and after dinner often went for walks in the warm Southern nights with sweet honeysuckle and sage aroma in the air. As we were getting acquainted and asking one another lots of questions, he mentioned he sang in school choirs all his life and I asked him to prove he could sing….he sang a phrase from an old musical in the 1950’s….” I have often walked, down this street before, but somehow the street stayed beneath my feet before, all at once am I, several stories high, as I walk on the street where you live…..” in the most beautiful tenor voice I had ever heard…..he got me right at that moment…we met in April and married in August…we do love one another still and I still ask him to sing to me and he does!
Romantic Truth by Patrick Holloran:
I was an usher in the church. The place was packed one day and all that was left were two seats. A young lady came in late, so I suggested that she sit in the chair next to me. Seeing she had a wedding ring but was alone, I thought, “how sad that her husband isn’t with her.” When I went home I prayed for her to have her husband start to join her when she came to church. Little did I know that I was going to be that husband and her wedding band was to Jesus Christ. The day that I asked Valeria to be my bride for this life and forever, we decided to celebrate by going to a restaurant. All I had was $3.95. I had forgotten my wallet. The owner turned out to be friend that I golfed with who had bought the restaurant. When we told him what we were celebrating, he ordered for us. The best $3.95 investment of my life. Valeria looked at me and said, “if this is how we will live, I am all for it.”
Romantic Truth by Michelle Bergin:
We met February 1, 2005 and had our first conversation 5 days later at a Superbowl party. I went to sit down and there was an open spot next to me. Tom leaped from the floor to fill that spot on the couch and in my heart! I felt a kind of electric connection between us that was even evident to everyone in the room. His team won the Superbowl and he won my heart! He proposed to me on the beach under the stars July 3, 2005 and we were married in the church where we met October 1, 2005. What a love!
Romantic Truth by Cynthia Ford:
The first dinner date Kevin & I had was at a Chinese restaurant (where we were google-eyed). We followed with a walk up a hill on a country lane. Sometimes dancing and laughing, but all the while engrossed in each other under the moonlight. It was two and a half hours later, we were back in the car, and we thought that we had walked a long way. When months later, we came back to the same spot, we found the walk to be only a quarter mile in length! Ahhh, Love!
Romantic Truth by Robert Pierce:
Just after my wife of 32 years passed away, the Holy Spirit prompted me to approach a woman at a worship service. He gave me an encouraging word for her. This event triggered something in both of us that began to be unveiled over the next 4 months. After a series of “get to know you” emails I nervously invited her to have coffee at Friendly’s near Albany’s busiest mall. Although she planned on brushing off my advances the Spirit prompted me to bring lots of photos of my children, grandchildren, home, etc. That 15-minute date soon turned to over 3 hours and lunch! After that was real date to the movies to watch “You’ve Got Mail.” How very appropriate in the Lord’s plan to deliver Mary’s heart to me! There is a whole book on our romantic journey that God orchestrated over a 3-year period prior to our marriage 9 years ago. He is the ultimate romantic so relax and let Him put together the Plan for you too! Happy Valentine’s Day Mary (and all you lovers)!!
Romantic Truth by Jessica Shepard:
Nickk and I fell in love a right before I left for my A-Team tour in fall of ‘04. While I was on tour, Nickk wrote me love letters every day in a book, and then mailed them to me once it was filled. In one of those letters, he told me I was “the pearl of great price” to him. Before buying my ring, he wrote Irene Joy Anderson & asked if she thought we should marry. She told Nickk that she saw me as his “pearl of great price” (without knowing that he called me that) How awesome is that?!
Romantic Truth by Nicolas Shepard:
“When Jess and I were given tickets to a Disney theme park of our choice one Christmas, I strongly encouraged Jess to go with me to Epcot on January 25th. While it is not known as the most exciting park, it did have one thing that few places on the planet has: a (replica of the) Eiffel Tower – Jess’ fantasy engagement spot. Hiding the ring in my sock all day, I steered her toward the spot I’d picked out at sunset and popped the question. Through very happy looking tears, Jess said yes and we married that July.”
Romantic Truth by Wayne C Anderson:
“It was February 14, 1971, and although it was sprinkling & rather cold, Irene Joy Simpson was beautiful. I took her to Seattle’s pinnacle: The Spaceneedle. With a single rose and a ring, at a table by a pillar, with a view that went forever, I asked her to be Irene Joy Anderson for eternity. The amazing thing to me is, she said yes. We have shown our children the “sweet spot” at the Spaceneedle where it happened. It is now a memory shared. A love that has lasted.”
Thanks to all for participating and giving us a tear with a smile with a giggle…
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The Kingdom of God Enlarges as a Mustard Seed
“Then He said, ‘To what shall we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.’” (Mark 4:30 NKJV)
Parables are given to those who do not have hearing ears to the Kingdom of God but the mysteries of this glorious Kingdom are given to the children of God. Here, Jesus gives the mustered seed as a type of the Kingdom of God. The whole principle has to do with the growth and the outcome of the growth of the Kingdom.
It is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, for sure. That is, in comparison to all of the things that we see in our lives, the Kingdom is the smaller of the windows (“picture”) through which we gaze, in our every day life. I use the term “windows” because Jesus said that when you are born again you shall “see” the Kingdom of Heaven. The point is “seeing the Kingdom.” You see, as with all seed, it is even possible to sow the Kingdom of God. It is sown by revelation that is “seeing.”
The earth that these great seeds are sown into is our hearts and lives. This Kingdom then grows into the largest of all the other plants of our hearts and it shoots out it’s own large branches, or realms. The birds of the air are likened to the angels that have been sent with the blessings of God to “perform His Word” in our lives. These angels make their abiding place (nest) in the atmosphere (shade) that the Kingdom itself has created.
Our finance is the only measurable aspect of the Kingdom of God. However, all the other aspects of the Kingdom are the same in these matters. This is the major reason why it is important to God that we prosper: So that we may have the revelation of the working of the Kingdom of God in a measurable and substantial way.
Now let us consider that the fact that Jesus Christ is your LORD. He is your KING and His Kingdom is His rule and reign. Since He is Lord, which means that He is your supplier of all of your sustenance, then all that you have has come from Him. If all that you have has come from Him, then that which you have has come from Heaven. If it has come from Heaven then it has the life of God in it. If all that you have has the life of God in it, then when you plant it as a seed, this King will eventually rule and reign right there where you planted it.
Now the principle of sowing and reaping is a Kingdom principle that has been placed in all of the life of creation. I often teach about the life of God as having effervescence and is moving at all times. Let us remember that the life is in the blood. But what happens to life when the blood stops moving? Death, or perhaps dormancy. With this principle in mind we can easily see that your money is not truly yours until you spend it, and your money is not truly God’s until you give it. It is simply dead or dormant until you put it to work.
If the Kingdom of God is compared to a seed and your money is also compared to a seed then we must see the likeness in how both grow. Your wealth grows like seed. Because you have received your wealth from the Lord, your wealth is a substance of the Kingdom of Heaven.
The real principle that is contained in this teaching of Jesus Christ is that the biggest investments in the field of life may not be from the seeds of the Kingdom but, because we have planted the seeds of the Kingdom in that same field of life, when we check on the field later, the Kingdom has grown to the largest portions and has taken over the field!
The Kingdom of God moves by the application of faith. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen.” We must see, by faith that which cannot be seen by natural means. If by this “picture” of the Kingdom, we can see that our financial seed has the life of God in it, then when it is planted, the life of God itself will cause the growth of the Kingdom and the harvest will be magnificent.
If you were to look into Heaven right now, could you see any poverty or lack? No. That is because the will of God is being done in Heaven. The will of God is the life of God and the activity of His heart. God’s will is a moving substance that is teeming with life! Because “God so loved the world that He gave. . .” we can see how the principle of the life of God works. When we give the life of God, we destroy the works of poverty. When we give the life of God, the will of God is being done in that seed. That seed will grow larger than any other seed on the earth!
Wow! That’s worth shouting about!
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By Rev. John Carter
Below is the first of a two-part word which I began to receive after intercession last night at Revival Outreach Center. I felt you all should receive it. The second part is on what I’m hearing God say about the “governmental” aspect of International Apostolic Ministries (IAM) this year.
“My lover spoke and said to me, ‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.’” (Song of Songs 2:10-13)
Sunday evening during intercession at ROC we targeted the upcoming I.A.M. Convening. There were a number of different impressions and words that came, many of which dealt with “water” in one form or another.
And, there was the strong agreement that convening week was to be a time of great clarification and refreshment.
I was reminded of an experience I had last Friday, which I want to share herein. And, there is also a word I am hearing. It is a word specifically for I.A.M during this time of convening in February of 2010. I am believing for I.A.M in a governmental way this year, as well.
A GATHERING OF SONG
I was driving home Friday along “Bloomingdale Avenue” in Brandon. There is a large High School located just off that route. Between the avenue and the school parking lot is a water retention pond. It was filled with water as it had rained hard the night before, and was still lightly raining. As I approached the area, I was suddenly struck by the sight of a huge flock of birds. There were several different kinds; black birds, white water birds, small brown birds. They were gathered on the power lines on both sides of Bloomingdale Avenue and also all around, as well as in, the water in the retention pond. They were even soaring about in the air above.
With a smile, I was reminded of the old Alfred Hitchcock movie, “The Birds” – this was a massive gathering of birds. But, it was completely different than the atmosphere of that old classic movie. It was not one of an ominous feeling but, one filled with song. I slowed down and looked and listened. The air was filled with joyful song.
It is also interesting to me that ‘Bloomingdale’ was the only place I saw such a gathering. “Blooming-Dale:” A “dale” is a valley. It is a place where the streams from the mountains gather and flow through. And, “blooming” is a time of fruit, or fruitfulness.
The Lord has already said that this year of 2010 is to be one of “Apostolic Expansion” and “Prophetic Fulfillment.” He has said this year will be one of a GREAT HARVEST. There is a GATHERING taking place. And, this gathering will be around the Living Waters of God, and will RELEASE THE SONG OF PRAISE throughout the land.
I woke up this morning with the above passage from Song of Songs. I am hearing the Lord say to the I.A.M. family:
“Come, My Beloved, come. Gather by the waters, settle by the streams of living water flowing from My Throne. Come, rest in the green pasture beside the deep, clear water. For, it is the time to be REFRESHED. And, it is the time to LET YOUR SONG ARISE.”
The Lord says, “You have gone through the hard winter, you have climbed the rocky places and endured. You have climbed on when others have given up. You have sown your seed; planted good seed in many fields. That seed has gone into the soil, good soil, and it has died there.”
“And, its death in the soil has released LIFE. The time of BLOOMING is at hand, the time of EARLY FRUIT is upon you. And, it is bringing a GREAT HARVEST. And, great is the fragrance of that harvest.”
“Now is the time to both REST and RISE. For, I AM releasing a NEW SONG within you and through you. Let this time of gathering together be the place to rise together to new heights. Let it be both the time to rest beside the waters and to rise on the wings of praise into the higher winds of My Spirit.”
“It is also the time to enter a place of greater CLARITY. For, the waters I led you to are clear and pure. Therefore, Beloved, use the time beside the still waters to regain and refocus your vision. This year will require clear eyes and pure hearts for there will be many paths open to you; but, only My Way will bring the victories you seek. Be open to the new path of My Righteousness. It will open before you suddenly and creatively. You will know it is My Way for it will cut straight through the wilderness and rise on the wings of praise.
“Therefore, My Beloved, come to My Table and eat and drink. EAT YOUR FILL, for there is BREAD, MANNA, HEAVEN’S BREAD. Bread enough for all, Bread enough to satisfy. DRINK, DRINK DEEP, DRINK LONG AND DEEP of the waters of Life, and My New Wine. For, I AM bringing to you this year GREAT HARVEST. And, the FRAGRANCE, the Fragrance of My Name; the Fragrance of the Fruit from the Seed you have planted shall spread throughout the land.”
A TIME TO ENGAGE THE POWERS
This second part deals with what I believe I.A.M is called to “governmentally” in this year.
There are a couple of details that hit me about my experience. One is that many of the birds were gathered upon the “power lines,” and they were gathered on the lines of communication. The second was that this gathering was ONLY in front of a major High School. This school, I believe, represents an overall picture of places “governmental control and influence.”
“The cooing of doves is heard in our land!”
“There is a sound, a new sound, a POWER SOUND moving along the pathways, the highways, the power line ways. It is a sound of My Spirit, it is the sound of My Love.”
“It is a sound I AM releasing through you, My Children, that will bring greater KINGDOM KNOWING, KINGDOM EXPERIENCE in the land.”
The Lord says, “Be alert; be attentive to the sound of My Voice in these days. For I AM releasing a NEW SOUND. It will come on the wind of My Spirit. My Spirit Wind blows wherever it pleases! LISTEN for it. Be alert. It will be different than what you have experienced before. For it is NEW SOUND for a NEW DAY.”
“New prophetic voices are being released with My Voice. They shall carry My Sound as you carry it; but, until now they have not been heard as you have been heard.”
“That is changing, Beloved, for I AM ENLARGING YOUR BORDERS, INCREASING YOUR TERRITORY. I AM expanding you to the north, south, east and west. I AM multiplying you for rapid Kingdom Expansion. And yet, you cannot carry this outpouring alone.”
“Therefore,” says the Lord, “New voices of the Levite, of the Prophet, of the Artist, of the SPIRIT CRAFTSMAN will join with you; and, together, you will move along the POWER LINES with a mighty sound of My Wind.”
A couple notes here: First, the “power lines” are all about “communication.” I believe we are being called to greater communication. To be open to creative ways of technology, and expanding our voice along the power grids of the land. We’re doing this in many ways; but I believe there is a need for greater “connection” and release of creative voice within International Apostolic Ministries (IAM) this year. Those who have technical abilities, those who have creative visions, those who have financial and business resources throughout IAM – all must now link together – like the birds on the wire.
Secondly, I believe the new voices being released are both inside IAM and also without – those who are in the spheres of influence (below). The two will join together helping to bring about “one man.”
“The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance”
“Be ready, for I have positioned you before the Citadels of Unbelief. I have brought you to the very gates of government, to the doors of the influential and the mighty men. Their walls and gates are shaking; their influence is being undermined by their own greed, ego, vanity, and pride. And the doors long closed to you are now being opened. Be ready. Watch for these open doors; for, I have already spoken your name into the spirits of the gatekeepers, and they are opening gates for you.”
“You will enter through new open doors in these Spheres of Influence. You will speak My Voice, and there will be ready open ears to hear My Word. Be ready, for these may seem like small doors, small openings; but they will open wider doors of opportunity.”
“Be ready as the wise virgins, with the Oil of My Joy, and the Flame of My Love,” says the Lord.
“For, I have given you My Word, and you are holding faithfully to it. And, you are carrying My Name to the nations. It is a “fragrance” being poured out – poured out like Anointing Oil. Oil for healing, for deliverance, for liberty and love.”
“This is the FRAGRANCE you are carrying and releasing throughout the land. You are My FATHERS OF FRAGRANCE, and the children are coming home to you – drawn by the Fragrance of My Name. And you will indeed see a Great Harvest this year,” says the Lord.
A note here: I believe that the “fragrance” we carry in IAM will have a powerful effect nationally this year. That effect will flow out from increased regional impact. By that I mean, in each of the places where we already have connections and influence there is a pleasant aroma of Christ rising. It is important, therefore, to be aggressive regionally, and not let past “seeming” failures, or past closed doors cause a loss of vision. The Fragrance of Jesus IS rising, and doors ARE opening.
Bless you all, and may the PEACE OF CHRIST overflow in and through you this day.
John Carter
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“‘Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,’ Says the LORD of hosts, ‘If I will not open for you the windows of Heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.’”
Now those are pretty strong words. Not too hard to understand, either. However, some will try to wiggle out of them anyway. They’ll say that they don’t believe that tithing is of the New Testament life. Some will say, “I don’t have enough to tithe and feed my family.” And the excuses from folks like these will go on for years. Obviously, they’ve missed the point all together.
First of all, tithing has been with us since Abram tithed to the Priest of Salem. (Genesis 14) Jesus rarely spoke of tithing, because He did not have to. The apostles did not have to speak of tithing because it was a biblical truth that remained with them. Historically speaking, the Church was taught about tithing from its very beginning.
Jesus did not do away with the Law. He fulfilled the Law. Jesus revealed Himself “in all the scriptures,” and thus, Jesus can be found in every scripture of the Old and New Testaments. Therefore, we can look to all of the scripture for the revelation of Jesus Christ!
Now Jesus is the very best of God’s kingdom – the very best of God’s gifts. In short, that means that He is the very best of everything that God is. Jesus is the ultimate sacrifice. The only reason that we have the offering as a part of our lives today, is because of Jesus and because we proclaim Him in our abundance and our sustenance.
The tithe should then be the very best of our substance. It is a type of Jesus. I simply would not ever be found without a place to bring my tithe and proclaim Jesus as Lord of my sustenance!
Don’t get hypothetical in this. When God enters the scene, hypothetics are thrown out the window. His presence overrides all situations and changes all physical law.
That which is the tenth means that it is before taxes, (or not considering taxes separate) before your payments and before your living. You are now Christ’s. He will supply your needs. He must be placed into your sustenance and living. He is the tithe. You get to pay your taxes and your living expenses after you have brought your tithe to the storehouse of heaven. Abundant life is found this way.
The tithe is not a “temple tax.” We cannot look from our need and “pay our tithe” and expect to prosper. We live on that portion of our income that is after the tithe at all times. We receive our harvest, give glory to God, and proclaim Jesus with our tithe! After that we live in the blessings of His kingdom and its glory! You do not want to reverse this process. The result will be that you will live under the curse of poverty. (That, by the way is not the curse of God but the curse of a curse.) The curse of poverty is upon everyone who does not believe in Jesus Christ. That is why we place Jesus first in all of our sustenance! Jesus is the tithe. The rest will then be abundant life. Jesus is proclaimed in the tithe. The rest of our abundance will grow by the power of the kingdom of God.
Now that we have proclaimed Jesus in our life, our offerings, our tithe, all that we have has the life of God in it. Place any portion of that which we have into something and the result will be that the life of God will cause more life!
And then the Word of the Lord says: “‘And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,’ Says the LORD of hosts.” (Malachi 3:11 NKJV)
This life of God can see the work of the “Devourer” a mile off. He will do the rebuking for you because the life of God is in all that you have and do. He will rebuke the devourer because of what Jesus Christ has done to deliver you.
Now that does not mean that you will not ever get the opportunity to do any rebuking. It just means that you need to let that Christ that is in you do the rebuking. The testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy, so prophesy! If the devourer shows its ugly head, just rebuke it!
“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
(James 4:7 NKJV)
Take every part of this phrase and meditate upon it until it gets into your soul and the lightings of God begin to flash there!
Submit to God. Resist the devil. He is the devourer, by the way. He will flee. He will flee from you!
We’ll talk of the offerings part of these scriptures at another time.
Grace and peace be unto you!
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Have you ever taken the time to do what Jesus says about considering the birds? I mean really consider them? Especially in times when you are in financial need?
(Mat 6:25 –33 NKJV) “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?”
Usually, we are too busy worrying about the fix that we are in to stop and put our trust in God and His providing hand. However, Jesus reveals to us a way of having every need met in our lives. If our faith is in Him as our supply and not our own abilities, we can at any time; stop, set our minds on how God supplies even the birds, and rejoice in the fact that He will much more supply us in our time of need.
Many times I have sat and watched a bird and realized the many ways that that bird is supplied its food. At our Idahome we have a few doves that come to our garden each morning. The reason that they come is because we feed them. They do not know us by any means, and yet, because of the Lord in us, they are fed. They are always on watch for any cats. They are easily scared away by a rustle of any kind. Yet, they return each day to the same spot where we put the birdseed. Those birds don’t know anything about their provision except that they are provided for.
Now another principle that Jesus gives us here is that birds get this care without sowing or reaping. We can sow. We can reap. They cannot sow and are cared for. The fact that we can sow and reap means all the more abundance to us.
There is a miracle in this “consideration” that is given unto the birds. It is pointed to a loving God and Father Who will never leave us out in the cold. He will always rescue us in our time of need. The miracle begins to take form when we stop what we are doing and start our “considering.” This reverses the effects of our “considering” the evil things that will take place when our supply does not come in!
If you can’t get rid of the sick feeling that is in your stomach because of your worry that there will not be enough, then take some time off and go check out some birds. Go somewhere that no one can see you and sit and watch some birds. Then, at the appropriate moment, stretch your arms out like wings and pretend that you are soaring with those birds. And remember how you have both sown and reaped and how you will continue to do so. Converse with a couple of birds and let them know that, “I know that my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus!”
Stuff your hands into your empty pockets and go home and see God move! (But don’t tell anybody that you were talking to the birds.)
“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 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.”
Here again is the same principle given to us concerning our clothing. Either physical clothing or spiritual clothing, it doesn’t matter. Irene taught me how to “smell the roses.” I notice flowers now. I use to do the “guy thing” and never see a single flower, even though I was walking on them. Now I see them and think of her and I think of how Jesus gave me the eyes to see that the Father has clothed the flowers Himself.
The miracle in this is when I need to get a new suit, or tie, or shoes, or something. I like to go looking at flowers. I think about the Father’s opinion of how things ought to look and let Him supply my clothing. It always happens that either I find what I like and have the money to buy it, or someone comes along with a gift of love and hangs a new set of threads on me. It is the coolest thing to think about and I’m positive that the Lord gets a big kick out of it.
Now I pray that the eyes of your understanding will be opened to see that you are in the best place that you’ve ever been in your entire life: In the hands of the loving Savior! He’ll put your tax money in a fish. Go fishing. He placed the vision of providing in the neighbors rose garden. Go take a smell. If the neighbor asks what you are doing, just tell him that you are admiring his roses. The neighbor will be blessed. You will be blessed. God will be blessed.
The Book: Financial Reformation by Wayne C. Anderson (Click to Purchase)
The Crown of Thorns Broke the Power of Poverty!
(Gen 3:17 -19 NKJV) “Then to Adam He said, ‘Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it:’ Cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
Adam listened to the voice of his wife and it was poverty. Jesus rebuked the apostles, when He appeared to them as risen from the dead, for not believing the women. What this says is that nothing with God is an issue of gender. “In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female . . .” We are always looking for the voice of God and not the voice of man!
Adam was cursed to work and eat dirt because He knew the voice of God but did not heed it. He listened to the voice of man instead. Poverty was the outcome.
“Thorns and thistles” are a type, or figurative language for/and, of poverty.
The second Adam, Jesus Christ, came and paid the price for what the first Adam did in his disobedience. The second Adam was obedient. He obeyed the voice of His Father God. The thorns were the sign of the curse of poverty, and he was told that he would eat the dirt.
(Mat 27:27 – 30 NKJV) “Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.”
This second Adam took the “Crown Of Thorns” to pay the price for the sins of the first Adam so that whoever would believe on Jesus Christ would have His prosperity. No more eating dirt! Now our faith is accounted for and not our labors.
As a type of Christ, Abraham was told to sacrifice his only son, Isaac.
But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father . . . look, here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, ‘My son, God will provide for Himself the Lamb for a burnt offering.’” – (Gen 22:7& 8 NKJV)
These were eternal words, which Abraham spoke. Jesus was/is that “Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world!” He is the “Ram caught in the thicket.” The “thicket” or “thorn bush” was, again, the sign of the rule of this poverty over the mind. Here is God’s providence with its head caught in the thorns and thistles. This was a sign of the coming Lamb – Who is Jesus Christ – Who would take the curse of poverty from the minds and hearts of those who believe in Him. BIG Plan!
Abraham called the name of the place, Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord Provides! The crown of thorns was the poverty of the first Adam taken by Jesus, so that whoever would believe on Him would have His wealth. By that Lamb of God that was caught in the thicket of a crown of thorns, God provides for every believer in Him!
Believe Him. Lord, open the eyes of our hearts so that we can see what Jesus has done for us. He has broken the power of poverty, sickness and sin. We will not get what we deserve. We will receive what Jesus deserved, instead! Abundant life!
The Book: Financial Reformation by Wayne C. Anderson (Click to Purchase)
“Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.” (2 Corinthians 8:1-5 NKJV)
Now there are numerous principles of the Kingdom of God here that deserve to have light shown upon them to illuminate our minds. I’d like to do some of that by asking some important questions about these people of Macedonia.
First, how can they have joy in a great trial of affliction? Second, if they are in such deep poverty what are they doing by giving what little they do have away?
I have asked audiences of Christians if they have joy. They will always give a resounding yes. I have then asked how much their joy is worth to them. They barely let me get it out of my mouth as they return that their joy is priceless and cannot be bought. I then say, “You must think it’s a lot of fun when you make out the bills and don’t have enough to go around, ehe?”
Is it possible that for a certain amount of money you could have your joy back? I think that we lose our joy over the things that we ought not. The love for money is at the root of all sorts of evil and though we say we do not love it, we know that if we had a bunch of it right now we would be happy campers. I think that joy can be bought if we can lose it when we come face to face with poverty and lack.
I don’t think that it is stylish to be in lack. I rather think that if pure gold is asphalt in Heaven, and Heaven is where the will of God is being done right now, then that is what God has intended for anyone who believes on Him.
We are NOT to fear the enemies of poverty and lack. I think that we should laugh in their faces. When there is not enough: Have yourself a laugh. When the bills are in: Put them on the refrigerator and enjoy them. God is my supply. No one else is. My homeland is a place where the streets are purest gold. I am from a very rich family. My Father knows that I have need even before I ask.
So, the bill comes, and I have a laugh. I say, “Father, will you supply, according to your mercy?” There is the resounding voice of Heaven in answer: “I will and I already have!”
“Ask and you shall receive.”
Now another very important principle that we need to consult these Macedonians in, has to do with giving when there is great lack. This does not make any mathematical sense whatsoever. If you do not have enough, why would you want to give? I remember that there was a widow in Jesus’ day with a similar problem. He saw her give all that she had into the treasury of the temple. All that she had was not enough to live on, yet she threw the whole batch into the offering. She planted eternal seed of the life of God. Jesus drew attention to it and we are still preaching about that woman today. Not only was it seed that came back to her, but it also has been responsible for the harvest of every person over the course of two millennia who have read, believed, and applied that same faith!
I also remember four lepers who were dying of starvation. They said, “Why are we sitting here until we die? If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die.” (2 Kings 7)
Now, if these lepers surrendered to the enemy their very lives yet the Lord rescued them. And if the widow surrendered to the temple of God her last, how much more will the Father rescue you if you would just throw yourself into the hands of God. We might even look at the widow of Zarephath in the same way. She had only a little grain and a little oil for her and her son to eat one last meal and die. Instead of using it on herself and then dying, she allowed it to be the seed of God! She fed the prophet first and neither her jar of oil, nor her meal barrel ever ran dry!
When there is not enough, it is time for the supernatural power of God! Consider the problem of feeding the multitude. All that you have is a couple of fish and a few loaves. You say, I’ll just eat this myself and that is that. Why not give it to the Master and let Him distribute it, instead. Let it be the seed of God’s power and watch it grow.
Folks say that they are going to give when they get blessed. They never do though. If you are not faithful in little, you are not faithful in much, either. A giver is a giver. Whether they have it to give or not!
I remember being fed and housed by a poor African family in Malawi. They gave me all that they had. I returned to them “the bless” of God. So, I gave the Chief of their village a new watch from America. The chief was away on a trip and received the watch from one of his wives after his return. Because of this, the chief honored the family, which gave me the last of what they had. I was told later that the family who had been such a blessing to me became one of the richest and honored families in the village and the father of that family became an elder of the tribe and sat next to the chief.
We will all get an opportunity at different times in our lives to strengthen our faith in the life of God that is in our seed. The question is what will you do when that time comes to you?
The Macedonians gave, anyway. The Macedonians laughed anyway. The Macedonians will be part of the last day’s revival! In recent years Macedonia has become a nation again. There is an underground revival in Macedonia right now! They will flourish according to God’s promises because of their inheritance! Just think, we are still celebrating this great people who were givers and lovers of God!
The best thing to do is to give with joy. Lots of joy. Lots of giving. Do it now. Do it tomorrow. Do it for the rest of your life and love every minute of it. It is the life of God!
And know this: when troubled times come, keep on giving! What if we go broke? So what. We were going broke anyway. At least we have now given the life of God and that seed has something to do with our future!
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We are terribly sorry to have to announce that our friend, coworker, fellow heir and dear brother, Reverend James Berkley has passed away Sunday after suffering what appeared to be a heart attack. James was preaching to his beloved Church, Judah Praise Center this morning when he reportedly stopped and said that there was something going wrong with his heart. He then collapsed and was taken by Aid Car to Everett Medical Center in Everett Washington where the staff worked diligently to save his life.
- Apostle James Berkley
March 4, 1951 – December 27, 2009
James’ wife, Kathy, was with him through the entire ordeal today. She will greatly miss a very great man.
A Celebration Service for the life of James Berkley was held on Saturday, January 2, 2010, at Word of Life Church in Marysville, Washington. (Word of Life Church, 9028 51st Ave NE, Marysville, WA 98270)
The service can be seen online.
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James Berkley: A Father’s Mantle
by Jon & Jolene HamillFathers in the faith are never short of advice. After ministry one night, with my mouth full of fries, James Berkley and Timothy Sherman began to feed me warnings on the dangers of fast food. Under heavy conviction, I desperately sought for something—anything—that would allow me to finish my combo meal in peace.
“So—you guys were in revival together? What was it like?”
This became the game-changer. For the next hour or so, the back seat of the SUV became my box seat as Sherman and Berkley laughed and wept their way through a few decades of revival memories. Like Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, or Pacino and DeNiro, they literally became larger than life. And in my heart and mind, they have remained this way ever since.
James Berkley departed this world the same way he lived—larger than life. When the Elijah Commission founder stepped off the stage last Sunday, he had just preached and prophesied the Father’s Mantle from heaven to earth, and commissioned a bunch of budding Elishas to make it their own. Probably nobody but Jesus knew how much his message would soon mean to friends and family the world over.
Now it’s up to us to pick up the Mantle and ask the same question that matured James into the apostolic father he became. Where is the Lord God of Elijah? Where—and who–is our true Father?
When this issue is resolved, and the Lord breaks forth with power, we will have stepped into our inheritance. And what the enemy meant for evil will only perpetuate God’s intended destiny.
I will always remember James Berkley for his lightning smile, his quick wit, his never-suppressed enthusiasm to see the best in people and celebrate who they are. We will never forget his heart, or the legacy he and his precious wife Kathy forged so that we all could all advance in Jesus Christ.
To the end and beyond, James Berkley has always been a waymaker. So please don’t let the poets of this Prozac year speak of a “candle snuffed out,” or a “prize fighter down for the count.” Truth is, a way has been made for us to embrace all that we cherished in our friend. Pick up the Father’s Mantle and lets get on with the commission—James would have it no other way!
I’ll update this post with more information about James as it comes into us. Please pray and believe God with us for Kathy and their children and grand-children.
You should get out of the cold in February and come to Tampa Bay, Florida for our 2010 Annual IAM Family Convening! We are planning to have sooo much fun this year…
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Now that Christmas 2009 has past us up, we are in the middle of what is called “Boxing Day!”
Have you never heard of Boxing Day? I’ve had varying definitions and ideas on the origin of this celebratory day that much of the world celebrates without us Americans, for some reason.
So, I went to the Internet to find out what I might learn officially about “Boxing Day.”
The following is from the website
Despite its name, Boxing Day, which is celebrated on December 26 in Great Britain, has nothing to do with pugilistic competition. Nor is it a day for people to return unwanted Christmas presents. While the exact origins of the holiday are obscure, it is likely that Boxing Day began in England during the Middle Ages.
Some historians say the holiday developed because servants were required to work onChristmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers would present them with gift boxes.
Church Alms Boxes
Another theory is that the boxes placed in churches where parishioners deposited coins for the poor were opened and the contents distributed on December 26, which is also the Feast of St. Stephen.
As time went by, Boxing Day gift giving expanded to include those who had rendered a service during the previous year. This tradition survives today as people give presents to tradesmen, mail carriers, doormen, porters, and others who have helped them.
The Day after Christmas
Boxing Day is December 26, the day after Christmas, and is celebrated in Great Britain and in most areas settled by the English (the U.S. is the major exception), including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Bank Holidays
Boxing Day is just one of the British bank holidays recognized since 1871 that are observed by banks, government offices, and the post office. The others include Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Whitmonday (the day after Pentecost), and the banking holiday on the last Monday in August.
St. Stephen’s Martyrdom
The Feast of St. Stephen also takes place on December 26. St. Stephen was one of the seven original deacons of the Christian Church who were ordained by the Apostles to care for widows and the poor. For the success of his preaching and his devotion to Christ, St. Stephen was stoned to death by a mob. As he died, he begged God not to punish his killers.
“Infoplease Article.” Fact Monster.
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26 Dec. 2009 http://www.factmonster.com/spot/boxingday1.html
Boxing Day also happens to be the day that we celebrate the birthday of, none other than, Anita Lee Johnson. It has been rumored that her mother brought her home as a new born babe in a gift wrapped box and thus we call the day Boxing Day. I’m not sure if that is true, well in fact I might have made all that up, but Happy Birthday to Anita anyway. Tweet her a happy birthday at www.twitter.com/AnitaLJohnson
Happy Birthday! Anita Lee Johnson
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Merry Christmas From Wayne, Irene & Johanna Anderson
We pray your Christmas will be merry and bright!
“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.”
Merry Christmas!
Wayne & Irene
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By Wayne C. Anderson & Nickk Shepard,
Because of the incredible growth of the Internet, aptly called the information highway, it is easy to be left out of the know of what is going on in your world. The Internet has now become the central way that information goes to and from the people of this planet. No longer does the news wait for you to get to it when you come in from a hard day’s work and sit down in front of the TV.
We need to know about way more than just what the syndicated news is telling us!
The World Wide Web is so big that you simply cannot go surfing to every website to see what is going on. So, thank God, there is an easier way that has been invented: It’s called RSS or Really Simple Syndication.
Since it’s name infers its simplicity, we will tell you in non-technical language how to make this Really Simple Syndication work on your computer so you won’t miss being “in the know.”
There are important things you need to know about. Your favorite news room puts out news continually. There are sales you are waiting for coming from your favorite online store. There are ministries that are accomplishing the works of Jesus Christ around the globe – you need to know about that.
It’s your world and you need to be a good steward of what God has given you!
The scenario, then, is that you have these websites that you need to keep up with. You need the information that they put out to the public and you don’t want to have to go surfing every website for changes. So, first of all you need to decide where you’d like to gather the information that those websites publish. We suggest two ways: 1) your email client, or, 2) a common reader.
If you use Apple Mail or Microsoft Outlook, those programs that you retrieve, read and organize your email in are called “email clients.” Both Apple Mail and MS Outlook will retrieve RSS “feeds” from publishing websites.
The other common way is to have a reader collect the published information for you. All you need to do is set up an account with Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Live, etc. The reason why we say “etc.” at the end of that list is because there are lots of them out there and we don’t even know how long the list of readers could be. The easiest that we know of is the three big ones: Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Live.
These are free and you don’t have to pay for an account. You get an email address, an online email client, and you get a reader for your RSS (Really Simple Syndication) of published information.
If you get your email with an email client or an online provider like Google, etc., you are ready to start getting RSS feeds. If you need to set up those accounts, then you must do that as a first step. Now, although “RSS” stands for Really Simple Syndication, we think an easier way to think of it is I’m Ready for Some Stories. It is a way for you to get a quick list of the latest story headlines from all your favorite websites and blogs all in one place. How cool is that?
It is important to notice this orange icon with the quarter circle waves in it’s center. When you see an icon on a website like this one, you know that the site has an “RSS feed.” You can be fed by real simple syndication from this website to your inbox or reader that you have already set up. Or, you are Ready for Some Stories.
This Icon means RSS
This is the RSS Icon
This is another obvious icon variant.
This too could be an Icon for RSS
We think that one of the easiest ways to get your RSS feeds all in one place is through the use of a free service from Google called Google Reader. Here’s a short little video showing you how to utilize Google Reader and what its all about:
Once you have set yourself up with a reader, go to these websites and get Ready for Some Stories.
* Patrick Holloran posts prophetic words that he’s received from the Lord on his site: Go here and find the RSS icon
* Wayne C. Anderson posts new teachings and stories on his site several times a week: Go here and find the RSS icon
* Pastor Rick Wilson posts videos of apostolic decrees and prophetic pronouncements on this site: Go here and find the RSS icon
* Marketplace Apostle Rich Carey runs a 7-Mountain Strategy website that links to news stories dealing with each of the 7 mountains: Go here and find the RSS icon. Rich also has an apostolic commentary on the news of the day: Go here and find the RSS icon
* And in addition to all of that, there are prophetic and apostolic words given by world-renowed prophets and apostles on sites like the Elijah List and others on a daily basis.
* You may also go to Fox News or any one of the typical media publishers for the same kind of RSS feed
* You can go to stores like Kohl’s at www.kohls.com and click their daily ads and an RSS is right there so you don’t miss a sale
* You can even go to personal/travel/happening sites, like Lacey Anderson’s “Girlwithcurls-JustVisiting” blog site: Go here and find the RSS icon
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The Season for Planting ~
Sowing in the Atmosphere of Faith
It is important that we know about seasons if we are going to sow and reap in the Kingdom of our God.
“Then He also said to the multitudes, Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, A shower is coming; and so it is. And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be hot weather; and there is. Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?”
(Luke 12:54-56 NKJV)
It is not good for us to leave all the knowing to God when the knowing is given to us for our good. A good farmer knows about seasons. He will plow, he will sow, he will care for and he will reap a harvest from his land, according to the seasons. A Season speaks of an establishment of the atmosphere. We are always in some kind of atmosphere that surrounds us and has great influence on any seed that is planted. A good farmer does not plant seeds in the wrong season or climate.
To you and I the climate to sow in financially is that of faith. In so doing: “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23 NKJV)
Because we do not want weeds and freeze to kill our seeds of finance we must not give in an atmosphere of sin: “. . . for whatever is not from faith is sin.” (Romans 14:23 NKJV)
Yet if we will create an atmosphere of faith to give into we will please God and His Kingdom will always react to the faith that we announce.
“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” (Heb 11:6 NKJV)
That which you have given, for us to preach the gospel of God’s grace is a faith endeavor on your part. Rest assured that God the Father has placed into operation, the enlarging power of His Kingdom on your behalf. We are in faith by both receiving your bountiful gift and by believing God for an increase on your behalf.
When you are giving, give into an atmosphere that is charged with faith. If the atmosphere is not charged with faith then charge it! When you are sitting down to make out your check for your partnership giving, either to us or any other ministry, turn the music of God up loud, walk around the room and get into the high praises of God, and at the appropriate time, when faith has filled that room, and you believe God can do anything, then make out your check and send it off! You may say that this is crazy. But you will also say that it is crazy when you give and do not see a return and there is poverty and lack. These are issues of faith in God!
The Book: Financial Reformation by Wayne C. Anderson (Click to Purchase)
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“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matters of giving and receiving but you only. Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Phil 4:13 – 15, 17 &19 NKJV)
It is necessary that we continually teach and bring forth revelation of the Spirit in the matters of both giving and receiving. God, with His infinite wisdom, has blessed us with the ability to give so that we might be able to act like Him. “For God so loved the world that He gave . . .”
In so doing, we are set to receive from the treasuries of Heaven and the love from one another, instead of the riches of this world. His Kingdom is more than capable of keeping us in a “well supplied state of living, so much as we continue in love and not foolish pride, greed, or conceit.
Our dependency should always be on Him. We should verbalize it. We should remind ourselves of it. Each time that we are able to give, we should bring this point to the front of our intellectual mind. “I depend upon you Lord. You are my supply. You are the only source of riches that I am desiring!”
Now when it comes to sharing with those who are “out there” on the fields of ministry, there is a partnership of the real Spirit of God in these matters. When we are out plowing, sowing and reaping the harvest, and you support us, you receive the rewards of Heaven as if you were out there also.
This wonderful economy of Heaven is making us abound in every good work. You can rest assured that your offerings and your missionary dollars are being multiplied to your account, through us. We have given our lives for the sake of the gospel, not as an obligation, nor a vocation. Even from the age of 19, as a firefighter, until being truly born-again and entering into spiritual fighting of the fires of Hell in peoples lives. It is in our makeup to give out to the world and we will do so for the rest of our lives. However, we could not do this without supporters, (family) like you. That’s why we are partners.
We thank you. So will many others in the time to come!
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The Book: Financial Reformation by Wayne C. Anderson (Click to Purchase)
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Monday evening December 14, 2009, at Judah Praise Center in Marysville, Washington
Opening Heaven's Gates
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