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Today In Gospel

Who Cares About the Debt Ceiling By. J.C Stevenson… 22

Don’t Just Stand There, Pray Something. By: Equally YokedMinistries….. 10

Gary Timmons

The Edge Rachel Moore

Believers Are Warned Adrienna Turner

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sherrell Valdezloqui ADVISOR Rachel Moore SENIOR EDITOR Damon Moore ASSISTANT Carlet Horne COLUMNISTS Finance J.C Stevenson Marriage Equally Yoked-Ministries CONTRIBUTORS Adrienna Turner Tina Kay Hughes Daniel Duval Devin Coleman Coach Linda Hillman Dr. Inecir Matthis Lynne Parker PUBLICIST Wanda Adams - Marketing Ministry 5

Co-Pastor Anita C. Spaulding is the Co-Pastor of the Ark of Safety Faith Center in Irvington, NJ. She is the Founder and Host of: “A Godly Woman’s View”, a Radio/TV Show, as well as the Founder and Mentor of the Women2Women Mentorship Program. In addition, she is the Author of two books: “How Whosoever can have Whatsoever” and “From Trials to Triumph”. In her latest book, “From Trials to Triumph”, Co-Pastor Spaulding chronicles her testimony of how she overcame being raped on three different occasions and abducted as a teenager. She is also a nationally much-admired preacher, teacher, and motivational speaker, who is considered one of the greatest philanthropists of our time. Her objective and mission in life is to empower, encourage and inspire other individuals to become all that God has called them to be through the teachings and inspirations of the Word of God. Her Radio/TV show, "A Godly Woman's View", is making this desire a reality as she has developed an audience that reaches all fifty states and abroad. Therefore, it would profit you to introduce her to your demographic, especially those who are in need of encouragement, guidance, inspiration and help. She is a prime example of what it means to overcome; her testimony and ministry guarantee to transform, and influence the lives of others in a godly way.

Proverbs 14:1 says that,â&#x20AC;? A wise woman builds her home but a foolish woman tears her home down by her own hands.â&#x20AC;?

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husband can also be our demise if we are not careful and constantly using wisdom….our tongue. The words we speak over our husbands and in the atmosphere concerning our marriages can either perpetuate great growth or destroy our spouse’s manhood and give the enemy a foothold in our homes. By nature, women are built to be emotional beings and if we are able to harness our speech and cause it to work for our good and utilize it to cover our men in prayer, we could transform many homes and even regions. Life being spoken to a man on behalf of his wife can be a lifechanging situation, transforming underestimated, underused tool. A man may never admit it, but when his woman has every natural right, based on a current situation to tell him exactly how she feels in a negative way, but instead speaks to the future of what she knows in her heart he is, that man is touched to his core. When your current tight place in marriage would seemingly be pushing you to tell him about every lacking, non-desirable attribute he possesses, but instead the virtuous woman in you arises and calls him your “priest,” many men are forced to then check their behaviors to see if they truly are living up to their royal status.

The Word of God says that,” a sanctified woman sanctifies her house,” and that really speaks volumes. If we, as women, have the authority to sanctify an entire house, then we also have enough power in our bosom to destroy the manhood of the men that are called to cover us. Having an intimate prayer life with God is so very vital before and especially during our marriages because prayer can shift things that mere strength and might cannot. Prayer has the ability to transform what seems to be the average man into Clark Kent in the spirit, without a wife having to lift a finger. Prayer may not always yield immediate results, but in our fervent prayer time, if our hearts are pure, the Father has a way of endowing us with such a sovereign peace and grace to endure while He is performing His great work on our husband’s behalf.

Sadly enough, many of us view prayer in the same manner in which we view a gumball machine. We place a quarter in the machine (prayer) and always expect immediate results, and when we do not receive them, we faint and believe that it was not meant to be. But, the amazing part about praying for someone and not about them is that sometimes God will first change us so that we can now better handle the situation while He is working on it. Who would have thought that we would need some changing at times as well? I sometimes believe that God Himself has a sense of humor as well. One key factor when desiring the Father to work out quirks in our spouse is that we also have to be willing to fix our own deficiencies as well in order for the marriage to truly run as Christ first intended it. Our words and actions are capable of building beautiful sky scrapers in our marriages, mending fences that seemed hopelessly un repairable and restoring years of lost beauty back to its rightful place.

The flipside is those lips can cause great calamity to fall on our home, and force our husbands to believe that no effort given by them would be acceptable to us, so there is no use trying. Picking our articulations and our battles are key factors in growing healthy relationships that set a good example not just for us, but also for our future grandchildren. Taking the time to choose our words and our prayers to heal on purpose is worth the work and worth the wait. By: Equally Yoked Ministries Pastor Douglas and Prophetess Ebony Chandler!

THE EDGE….. In the world that we live, people are always looking for a thrill. If the adrenaline isn’t flowing, then you’re not having fun. People jump off of bridges and mountains and call it base jumping. Drag racers go a quarter mile in 4 seconds driving an astounding 300 mph! The world of fashion is pushing the boundaries of clothing where being practically naked is now the norm. To ingest several drugs at the same time, gives you a high that is out of this world. This is what most would call extreme behavior, but it all started with the edge.

Edge is defined as the border line or area that is the outermost part of something; the brink; the point of movement just before a marked change or event. Extreme behaviors and actions just don’t happen overnight. It’s a subtle progression to bigger and more extreme things. After separating from Abram, Lot chose live in the plain of Sodom (Genesis13:10-12). Lot knew of the great sins that were in Sodom, yet chose to live on the outskirts of that country.

Now, if Lot would’ve just stayed on the edge and watched from a distance, it probably would’ve been ok. But as the scripture says, we are drawn away by our own lust. In Genesis 19:1, Lot has moved from the edge of the country, and now he’s sitting at the gate of this same country. So, you can imagine all the wickedness he saw coming in and out of Sodom on a daily basis. Instead of going away from there, he was drawn to it! Verse 9 says that he became a resident of Sodom! How can someone make such a progression? Because he wasn’t satisfied with just being on the edge, he had to go all the way in so he could see Sodom up close and personal! These actions of Lot not only affected him, but it affected his entire family. When the angels spoke to Lot saying that they were going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, it didn’t even faze him. Matter of fact, they were so linked to the place that the angel had to drag them out of there! We, as believers, should never get so comfortable with sin that we have to be dragged away from it! The angels told them to go to the mountains, but Lot wanted to stay in the next town of Zoar: Far enough away not to get burned, yet close enough to smell the smoke!

Lot started out in one location but ended in quite another! If Lot would’ve stayed in Sodom, there is no doubt that he too would have become involved with the exact same wickedness that he saw around him. But, thank God he had an uncle interceding to God for him. If Abram wasn’t standing in the gap, certainly he would’ve gotten destroyed with the rest. Brothers and Sisters: Don’t think for a moment that we can dabble in any kind of sin and not get caught up. Many gaze in curiosity, but then after a while, that becomes boring and you want to experience what you have been thinking about, yielding finally to temptation. Once a person yields to the temptation, then you have crossed into sin, and once that pleasure of sin for a season is complete, then death follows. We must ask ourselves a serious question: “Why go to the edge of anything that can cost me my walk with Christ, which can cost me to lose my family, and ultimately cost me my life?” Once we get to the edge of something in our flesh, it’s not something that we can easily turn away from, but if we are willing to submit our lives to the Lord, He will be there to help us to resist the enemy. The edge is just a border of something, but once that edge has been crossed, then we set ourselves up to become pawns of Satan. May the Lord strengthen each of you to make the right decisions and not to be drawn away with things that can result in great loss of time, effort, and ultimately your soul. Peace and Blessings! Rachel M Moore, PPM Advisor/Writer

Promoting Purpose Magazine is an online Media Publication, our Mission is to: Promote What God Has Already Placed In Us...... PURPOSE! Here you'll find features of Men and Women of God working in the Kingdom on all levels. Promoting Purpose Magazine Online is a separate publication from our printed publication. On this site, you'll find 3 separate publications all serving their own purpose. Promoting Purpose Magazine Online serves as a spiritual tool and wheel for those viewers who enjoy online media or are seeking a way to advertise to a larger crowd. PPM Online reaches viewers and readers all over the United States, the United Kingdom, Africa and Turkey. This makes Promoting Purpose Online globally accessible, exposing your product, ministries or service to more potential customers.

Author of "Authentic Joy" and radio host of Sunday Morning Praise on 107.9 THE BEAT! Inspirational speaker and founder of Inspiring You To Be Ministries. Joy Says: I am very content in the state I am in. I love my life. All I have been through has made me a better more mature person in Christ. I love to have fun within the boundaries of the Word and I am willing to go and do all that is required of me to make my life and the lives of others better.

oy Harris, author of

Authentic Joy and Radio host of Sunday Morning Praise 107.9 The Beat out of Lexington Kentucky, is also a Bible teacher, inspirational speaker, and the CEO of Inspiring You To Be….Ministries. This Woman of God has empowered many to seek out their purpose and has challenged them to walk and fulfill what God has called them to do. Joy founded Inspiring You To Be… Ministries with a mission to: encourage, inspire, and build the Christian faith of people world-wide through spiritual-coaching, counseling, teaching,

inspirational speaking and serving.

Joy has allowed God to use her in many ways, and because of it, her ministry is said to be dynamic and has brought hope, healing and affirmative change to the lives of many. CEO Sherrell Valdezloqui had the opportunity to speak

with Joy Harris during a radio interview.

Sherrell says: “Joy Harris is indeed serious about the work she is doing in the kingdom. When she talks, it is of sincerity along with excitement. If you’re down, by the time you’re finished speaking with Joy, you’ll be smiling and full of Joy again”. Joy Harris is always on the move. So, one of the main questions PPM wanted to know was “How does she juggle her ministry, career and still find time to be in the Presence of the Lord?”

PPM: Who is Joy Harris? JOY: I am a daughter, sister, mother and grandmother. I hold a BA in Organizational Management and a Masters of Art in Mental Health Counseling. I am the founder of Inspiring You To Be…Ministries, an author, radio host of Sunday morning Praise on 107.9 The Beat WBTF.FM, experienced inspirational speaker and a popular mistress of ceremonies and keynote speaker. I speak at churches, women and youth groups, conferences, workshops, seminars and business organizations. But, most importantly I am a servant leader of the most High God. My assignment is to invest in the lives others encouraging them to embrace the gift of greatness inside by challenging them to seek and live a purpose-filled life. I am an exhorter seeking to empower others to walk in their God ordained purpose and destiny. Having said that, all my gifts and talents, all the accomplishments I have achieve and all that I do would not be possible without Christ’s sacrifice on the cross on my behalf. PPM: Tell us about your ministry: Inspiring You To Be…. Ministries. What is the mission, and what made you start Inspiring You To Be Ministries? JOY: The mission of Inspiring You To Be... Ministries (IY2B) is to encourage, inspire and build the Christian faith of people world-wide through spiritual coaching, counseling, teaching, inspirational speaking and serving. I started Inspiring You To Be…Ministries because of a mandate from God. He walked along side of me through a period of devastation and positioned me into destiny by giving me the vision to start IY2B Ministries in 2009 after the death of my father. God knew I needed something to give me a spiritual heartbeat after flat lining from the pain. Inspiring You To Be…Ministries was an avenue for me to take the focus off of myself [canceling the pity party] and turn my attention to building and advancing the Kingdom of God here on earth by edifying others by pouring the love of Christ into their lives. Since the birth of IY2B...Ministries, God has allowed souls to be saved, lives to be transformed, and God is glorified. I am humbled to be able to come along side of God to invest in the lives of His beloved children. 19

PPM: How are you “promoting purpose” in your community? JOY: I am “promoting purpose” in my community through a variety of outlets. I truly believe one who does not serve the community, attempting to promote justice and equality, is not fully operating in the capacity of a Christian nor are they fully following the example that Christ displayed. I serve on the Step By Step (SBS) board….which is an organization that serves and offers support to underprivileged, unwed mothers and their children. I am also a small support group leader at SBS, where I teach life and parenting skills, along with offering mentorship in order help these young mothers break the cycle of curses that have plagued their families for generations so they can be productive positive God-fearing citizens. I also mentor the Georgetown College Gospel Choir [Joyful Noise]. I truly believe in investing into our future generation. So, I teach a Bible study and offer mentorship to the choir members as a source of support while they are away from home, striving to fulfill their life dreams. I also teach a large study group for 12 weeks each year to encourage, inspire and build up women across Kentucky. The last class had eight different churches and four ethnic groups represented. My passion is to reach outside the four walls of the church, crossing all boundaries in order for everyone to experience the love of Christ by any godly means necessary. These are just a few examples of my labor of love to” promote purpose” in my community. PPM: With everything that you’re doing how do you balance your work, ministry and etc and still find time to meditate and spend time with God? JOY: I am under the opinion that if I start my day in quiet mediation with God, then everything will fall into place. So, I follow the example found in Joshua 1:8, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” If I can take time to do all the things I want and need to do throughout the day, then I can take time out to spend time with God. Therefore, I strive to set aside time every morning [and night] to spend time in fellowship

with God, and I get on a prayer call [Purpose Center International] every morning at 8 am to either jump start or conclude my quiet time with God. Also, I make a God and Joy “To do list” that helps me to stay on task to accomplish my God and personal assignments for each day. PPM: What’s next for Joy? And where can others find more information about you and your work? JOY: I have several assignments that I plan to start before the end of the year. These assignments include: starting my second book that will deal with how to walk in extraordinary faith, and I am planning a webinar in December to preface the book. In addition to the book, I am planning a women’s conference in the spring…This is all in conjunction with the speaking engagements and events I already have on my calendar. To find out more information about me and my upcoming events, I encourage people to visit my website at www.inspiringyoutobe.com and also connect with me on Facebook [Joy Harris] and twitter [authenticjoy10].

Thank you Joy for allowing PPM to interview you during your extremely busy schedule. We pray much success on the current and future assignments God gives to you….

WHO CARES ABOUT THE DEBT CEILING? Who cares about the debt ceiling? You should. As an American and a Believer, there are events taking place in the financial world that are affecting areas ranging from employment to retirement. August 1st of this year marked the day the United States raised the debt ceiling to avoid defaulting on their loans.

This isn’t the first time the debt ceiling has increased. In fact, it’s been raised 74 times since 1962. The media may make it sound more sophisticated by mentioning things like GDP or budget and trade deficits. But in layman’s terms, the country is borrowing more than it can afford to pay back. Sound familiar? 22

Our culture has made debt seem automatic when it comes to financing things like cars, houses, and even tuition. After all, who can afford to pay for such large ticket items in cash? How would someone even accomplish such a task? Believe it or not, the answer is not hard. In fact, it’s a simple one: save and invest. I know there are readers who are probably thinking, “I’ve heard that speech before,” but allow me to share a different perspective.

His solution to a nationwide problem was this: save and invest, 20% to be exact. Now this may seem like a large percentage to some of us, but consider how much could be saved, if money used to pay for luxury items that we’ve labeled necessities, went into a savings account that was actually used for savings. If God, who never changes, gave Joseph such insightful wisdom that saved a nation, why are we replacing His wisdom with our own? We are advised to stay out of debt and to be the lender and not the borrower. So, how did we become seduced into abandoning those principles? I am not implying that it is a sin to borrow. Even the Bible records a woman instructed to “borrow” vessels. At a time when Egypt was The problem occurs when we start to viewed as a world power, believe borrowing is the only way instead famine was about to plague of just a way. If we can extend our faith the land. Out of all of for God to grant us favor for loan Pharaoh’s court, which approvals, imagine the wisdom we could today would be our receive if He, who owns the cattle on a governing bodies, no one thousand hills, gave us the instruction we knew what to do. No one need to live debt free and in abundance. It except an ex-convict is possible, as a matter of fact, it’s brought out of prison named promised to us. It begins with us asking Joseph. ourselves individually and as a nation “Do we want to raise our debt ceiling again?” By: J.C. Stevenson 23

False Leaders and Teachings, Believers are Warned (Unleashing the Spirit, Vol. 2, “False Teachings, Leadership, and False Prophets” chapter 2) by Prophetess Adrienna Turner

Jude 24-25, as the letter begins; it also

Moreover, Jude concludes the letter with exuberant praise for the Lord, ends, with the assurance that God who alone could keep the readers keeps believers from falling prey to false teachers. Although false teachers from being deceived. Stumbling refers to the possibility of being are widespread and dangerous, we do tripped up by the false teachers’ not have to be afraid if we are rooted errors. Jude does not use the word and grounded in Him. To be sinless falling, but stumbling. Only a person and faultless will be the ultimate who is already walking or running condition of the believer when he or can stumble, which can be viewed as she finally sees Christ face to face. images of the Christian When Christ appears, and we are given the biblical 1 life. God is able to keep us from our new bodies, we will be like 1 1 Christ. Coming into Christ’s presence stumbling. God guards us, despite will be more wonderful than we could all the dangers and pitfalls that deceivers put in our way. Faultless, ever imagine! The audience to whom according to the Greek, sacrificial Jude wrote was vulnerable to heresies animals that had no blemish were fit and to temptations toward immoral to be offered to God. Only God can living. Jude encouraged the believers to remain firm in their faith and trust in save us, cleanse us, and present us to Him as faultless, for God is the God’s promises for their future of an Author and Perfecter of our faith.11 eternal lifestyle. This was more important because they were living in a time-increased apostasy. We, too, are living in the last days, much closer to the end than were the original readers when this letter was written. We, too, are vulnerable to doctrinal error. We need not to be afraid or give up in despair—God can keep us from falling, and He guarantees that if we remain faithful, He will bring us into His presence and give us everlasting joy.1

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1 John 3:2 Life Application Study Bible, NKJV, p. 2324. 1 Galatians 5:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; Hebrews 12:1; 1 John 2:6 1 Psalm 37:23, 24; 121:3; Proverbs 4:11, 12 1 Hebrews 12:2 1 Nelson Study Bible, NKJV,p. 2160. 1

Derrick Williams is a Man on a Mission. Born and raised in Hampton, VA, Mr. Williams has always believed that his destiny was to be an Entrepreneur. With a passion for marketing, he began promoting small businesses in his local community in 2010. A short time later, Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision evolved, allowing him to establish Your Local Gospel Network. YLGN was created to highlight local ministries and gospel artists, and it has since expanded to include authors and small business owners around the country.

Mr. Williams is committed to helping other believers share their talents with as many people as possible. Mr. Williams is married to Shimeka Williams. Although they do not have children yet, they are the proud owners of a Yorkshire terrier named Sonny. For more information, please visit: www.YourLocalGospelNet work.com and we are also on Face book as well at www.facebook.com/YourLo calGospelNetwork.

Today in Gospel with GT Productions: No stranger to the Quartet world of Gospel Music, GTP has been a quiet storm in this industry over 25 years of experience letting the Ministry speak for itself. God, hard work, dedication, and endurance give us the strength to keep going. We commit to our artists, business experiences, publication, tracking(Radio) promotions, booking engagements, bios, concerts, e-blast, advertisements, visibility, support and loyal to the ministry. In our upcoming segments GTP will introduce you to the best in the business, spotlights, Artist’s, Pastors, DJ’s, Program Director, Promoters, updates, Radio Stations, GTP upcoming concerts, our artists and more. http://www.gtproductionsonline.c omgtproductions1@yahoo.com POB 28231 Baltimore, MD 21234

We, at GTP, would like to salute one of the hardest-working, unsung musicians (Bass, Lead & Rhythm Guitar, as well as Lead & Background Vocals) in the quartet music world. We introduce to some and present to others: Gary "Troof" Timmons of Eastern Shore, Maryland. “Troof,” as we know him, began his musical journey at the age of eight years old, singing and learning to play the guitar next to his father, Arthur "Tim" Timmons and the Traveling Echoes of Wilmington, DE, and other mentors, Deacon Ross and Jimmy Watson of Wilmington, DE. “Troof” really enjoys ministering God’s word through song; using his many talents to help someone along the way. He has had the privilege of working with many artists including: True Church Mass Choir, The Mighty Aires, and Serena Ford and the Serena Ford Singers, of Wilmington, DE; Kenny Davis & The Melodyaires of Baltimore, MD; and Dorothy Dickerson and the Floods of Joy, Divine Purpose, The Watson Four, Zionaires, Sons of Cavalry, and many more. With his bright smile and humble spirit, “Troof” is always willing to go the extra mile to help someone, and it’s a joy to know him personally, as well as spiritually. “Troof,” we would like to present you with your flowers while you can yet smell them….GTP“Troof’s” contact info:

443 -366- 7168 /850 -208- 4565 Email: fiddla1965@hotmail.com Telephone: (410) 725-2975 Facebook: www.facebook.com/garytimmons Website: www.gtproductionsonline.com (Troof’s Topics) By: G Timmons