March/April 2012
Javis Mays Gospel Recording Artist
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A Real Encounter with JESUS Mark 5:2-6 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, (v3) Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: (v4) Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. (v5)And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.(v6)But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him
The demonic ran straight to JESUS and worshiped Him. If it had been anybody other than JESUS, he would have injured or even killed them. He didn’t worship JESUS because he was glad to see Him; he worshiped JESUS because He was the creator and that He had power over him. I remember when I made a decision to stop drinking alcohol and totally commit my life to the Lord. Once I made that decision, a demonic being visited me every day for an entire month. Through praying & fasting, blasting my worship music, going thru scriptures and talking to the Lord all day as if He was there in the flesh with me, I overcame the weapons of the enemy. That demon finally left and visited me no more. I don’t think you could have a real encounter with JESUS and remain the same. A real encounter with JESUS is more than repeating the sinner’s prayer and shaking the pastor’s hand. It’s more than just calling JESUS. A real encounter with JESUS is when JESUS comes into your life and your spirit has been regenerated by the Holy Ghost. Being born again is a supernatural work of the Holy Ghost where by the individual becomes a new creature. When this happens, you don’t want to go the places you use to go; you don’t want to do the things you use to do, and you don’t want to say the things you use to say because you are a different person. People, places and things look new to you not because they have changed but because you have. The person of JESUS is so powerful that an encounter with Him can change your life forever. So do what I did; worship Him, read of Him, & talk to Him. He is there just waiting to have a real encounter with you too.
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Table of Contents MINISTRY Dr. Sheila J. Spencer: Time of Refreshing…….…………..………………..….…4 Dr. Mike and Samantha Phillips: Kingdom Life International……………...……6 The Music Ministry of Javis Mays……...……………………………………...…7 Pastor Carla Walker: Thirsty 2012 Conference……………………………….......9
GROW YOUR MINISTRY ` GROW YOUR BUSINESS J. Richard Byrd: You Got To have A Plan…………………………..…………....8 Rejoice Magazine: 1st Year Anniversary Celebration…………………...………15
THE HEALTHY YOU Lydida Cason: Types of Exercise……….…………………………………….…..5 Pastor Joseph Moore……………………………………………………………..13 Silianise Moise: Are You Too Picky?...................................................................14 Dr. Adrian Manley: Using the Right Pronouns…………………………...……..18
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POLITICS Representative Ron Saunders…………………………………………...……….17
BOOK SPOTLIGHT Dr. Samantha Phillips: Cast Down But Not Destroyed (Cover Story)…..…..10-12
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Man of God, musician, singer, and preacher. Javis considers himself to be a servant of The Most High. He has proven to the world that he is truly more than a conqueror. His testimony hasn't really been told. This is a man who has come through the fire and the flood. He holds to be true that, "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but God shall deliver them out of them all." He has seen the Hand of God on his life since he was a child. From the age of 7 he took piano lessons from his grandmother, Ernestine Johnson. Then he started attending the Apostolic Church of Jesus, where he received the Born Again experience and began living for the Lord Jesus. While under this ministry, his cousin Minister Andrea Wilson taught him to play the keyboard by ear. He could always be heard singing when he was a kid, and today he is still singing. Javis was the Minister of Music at New Harvest Christian Center COGIC, pastored by Pastor Ray C. Brown, for 4 years while he attended Florida A&M University (FAMU) before returning to Central Florida. He now attends the Apostolic Worship Center Orlando, pastored by Pastor Frank E. Thompson, where he has served for almost 5 years as the Worship Minister. His passion for worship has driven him to write songs, lead praise and worship in many arenas, and teach/train worship teams and congregations how to effectively come before the Lord in worship. Minister Mays is a man of integrity who walks in power, truth, and holiness for whom worship is an authentic lifestyle. Because the trying of his faith caused him to lose so much, Javis had to trust God for Restoration. One day, sitting at the keyboard, the Lord gave him the name "Restoration" and the rest has been history. A group of young Spirit-filled singers, whom he always says sing better than him, came together to form the group Restoration. After eight (8) months of ministering together, the Lord moved upon Minister Mays to record a live CD/DVD Project, The Oil of Worship Live, on May 1, 2009, which was released on March 19, 2010. The Lord has anointed Minister Javis Mays to minister to the nation in Praise and Worship. Minister Mays is a husband, father of two, identical twin brother, and friend to many. He holds a Bachelor in History Education and a Master's Degree in Education and Public Administration. As a professional, he is a recruiter/admissions counselor for Jackson Pierce Public Affairs, a contractor for Job Corps of America.
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Website: www.jamaysmusic.com Genre: Gospel Style: Contemporary Praise & Worship Awards and Recognitions: Gospel Heritage 2011 New Artist Showcase Winner
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YOU GOT TO HAVE A PLAN Scripture: “For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?” Luke 14:28
One of the chief reasons for failure in the church is failure to plan. The old adage is so true, “those who fail to plan, plan to fail”. I cannot emphasize this important step enough, and it is not as hard as it sounds. A simple church marketing plan consists of:
1. An Event Calendar: An event calendar is simply a list of the important events in your church – i.e. church anniversary, pastor’s anniversary, mother’s day, etc. These events are integral to the outreach of the church, and it also gives you something to invite your intended audience to. 2. Theme/Purpose: For each of the events above, create a central theme, color, and or idea that your creative theme can wrap their minds around. During this process, determine your purpose – i.e. bring in more external people, advertise the church, and galvanize the inner church. 3. Budget: This part doesn’t have to be difficult. As a part of your process. a preliminary budget will help your creative team. A lot of your budget is going to be determined by your purpose. External marketing is usually, but not always, more expensive than that of internal marketing. Start your budget with your collateral pieces and then work by the numbers. It is better to include all your costs that you can think of, from the beginning – i.e. delivery, design, prints, etc. Budget for it, and then make your cuts. Your ability to plan will not only increase your creativity and participants, but it will also decrease your budget immensely. Action Steps: 1. Create a 3-6 month event calendar 2. Brainstorm on the purpose of each event 3. Set your preliminary budget About the Author
J. Richard Byrd is the Managing Partner of The RSM Agency – specializing in urban church marketing. He can be reached on his blog – Church Brand Architects churchbrandarhitects. com
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Dr. Samantha Phillips is the Co-Pastor of Kingdom Life International Center in Orlando, Florida. She is a much sought after national motivational speaker and is also the author of the newly released book, “Cast Down But Not Destroyed – One Woman’s Story of Overcoming Abuse”.
REJOICE: Let talk a little bit about your book Cast Down but Not Destroyed. I know it says it in the title, but give us a little summary about the book. PHILLIPS: Well the book is basically my testimony, but it’s a little more than that, it’s about the lessons that God taught me in the early part of my testimony, from the place in being in an abusive life style and an abusive relationship and then getting saved and being able to break free from that and so the story is really, it tells my story but it really focuses a lot on the lesson that God taught me on the way to overcome.
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REJOICE: In your book you mentioned a little bit of not being raised in a Christian home, but during your childhood what kind of environment were you raised in? PHILLIPS: I was raised in a single parent home my mother is actually from japan. She’s Japanese. And I’m from Okinawa actually, and only Japanese listeners out there would know what that means, basically it’s an island with its own culture, separated from mainland Japan but that where my mother is from. My father passed away when I was a baby and so my mom just had a lot of stress and it became a kind of abusive, it wasn’t kind of it was, an abusive situation. Even within that there were a lot of problems even as I got older between my mother and I. In general it wasn’t a horrible upbringing, she worked really hard to provide, there were a lot of positive things that she instilled in me as well but because there wasn’t any faith in the home, I was always seeking for the right thing to do based on whatever I read in a magazine or what my friends said I didn’t have any moral code that I really lived by outside the things that everybody knows; you don’t steal from people. But then that kind of gets pushed, don’t steal if you’re going to get caught. So basically it was just your typical non-Christian up bringing which is just regular life without any standards and without any hope
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REJOICE: Even though you weren’t raised in a Christian home, there was a family that invited you to church every now and then so I want to ask you about those instances. Did they impact your life or how did they impact your life? PHILLIPS: That’s awesome! There was a couple that lived next door that was very devoted Christians, I mean I know that now just looking back at their fruit, but of course I didn’t even understand what that was as a child, but they went to church locally and they invited me I actually had an interest in it and I understand now why but as a child I didn’t understand so I was always asking people if they went to church oddly enough. When you are marked by God to do something there is an interest that’s in you that you don’t really understand. I was interested in the concept of church but I really didn’t understand it. So they invited me to go to a vacation bible school, a vacation bible study that the local church held once a week. They sent a church bus to come pick us all up from the neighborhood I gathered all my friends and I actually gave my life to Jesus at that time, I believe I was about ten or eleven years old, and of course it impacted my life positively, now my mother didn’t like how much I wanted to be involved, now right away I wanted to start telling everyone about Jesus, I wanted to be in church all of the time. And she wanted to put it to a stop. When I talk about that in the book she actually put it to a stop then after that I kind of went wild like most teenagers without any boundaries really do, but I came back to the lord later on in life but I always knew that Jesus Christ was lord from that point on, and I always believe to be simplistic gospel because somebody introduced me to invite me to church REJOICE: With a child being in an abusive environment, and you were the adult looking in sensing that something was going wrong, it would be a positive to be more proactive in witnessing and inviting people to church it sees like it would actually help you in your situation. PHILLIPS: It really did I defiantly think that sometimes people overlook children like they don’t think to invite a child to church, they don’t always think that that’s important, that’s one of the reasons why we always do a vacation bible study every year at Kingdom Life because I really firmly believe that it’s a part of the reason why in all the crazy things that got involved in there always seem to be this protection on my life that I couldn’t explain then, I used it as a way to be crazy bold because it seemed like no matter what waters I tested I always came out ok. So as a result of that, I was a little bold. I know that my life was preserved because I had given my life to Christ at that young age even though I didn’t know the bible and I didn’t know how to live right, I knew that Jesus Christ was lord, I believe that with all of my heart I just didn’t understand all the entailed and had they not invited me down that may not have happened in who knows, I might not have been here today
REJOICE: Other than the family that would invite you to church every now and then, where there any other outside things that you did when you were young that kind of helped you in your situation? PHILLIPS: Well yea, there was always a part of me that always wanted to be something, to do something. I didn’t want to be poor my whole life I didn’t want to be nothing. I always had this desire to be something and so I basically got involved in every extra-curricular activity I possibly could I tried to avoid home as much as possible because home was a painful place and so instead of busying myself, well my mother was very strict on top of being abusive so if I wasn’t doing something I was allow out anyway so I signed up for every club, every positive activity that I can get and so because of that I was busy every day of the week at school and extracurricular. I joined a lot of extracurricular things that would build me as a young person, wasn’t enough to keep me out acting crazy once I got out of high school but it kept me busy and it kept me sane REJOICE: How did the abusive nature end? PHILLIPS: I recommitted my life to Christ. That was a very tough time in my life, and it was probably the only time, as much as I had been through, as driven as I had been to not give up, to not die, often fighting feelings that life was not worth living, especially when you’re young you’re going through things but whenever I found myself, I’d just knew that when I broke free from my parents’ home, from my mother’s home, that I would now finally be free from the views. But what happens is that if you don’t kill your heart you will recreate that situation no matter where you go. So here I was, I had joined the Air Force. I’m completely on the other side of the country but yet I find myself choosing badly and putting myself in that same situation again and so when that happened I really did lose hope for a minute. My first prayer was not for salvation it was for that. If you’re real then you shouldn’t let anybody live in this much pain, he didn’t answer my prayers with death but he did answers my prayer because every time I would cry out like that he would send a woman sold-out believe that would witness to everybody all the time into my path, eventually I went looking for her when I finally got a clue and figured out that this lady only shows up whenever I prayed, when I’m going through this tough time and so finally I went to church gave my life to the lord, to make a long story short, I started reading the Word and the Word started speaking to my heart and letting me know that I can trust him an when I knew that I could trust God, that gave me the courage and strength to step out of that abuse. People stay in abuse because they’re afraid that they cannot survive outside of it that is why people stay. There’s numbers of other reasons but that’s like the main fear that you can’t make it outside of the situation, and with the power of Jesus Christ I was able to step out with the faith in him to provide.
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REJOICE: Do you see women in abusive environments being attracted to your ministry? PHILLIPS: Yes, I know that whenever I minister for different women’s conferences and outside of church purse, I’d probably see that more with a major impact, I had some dealing and some involvement with some criminal type activities and so when I got to minister in the prisons was one of the times when I saw the power of God move the strongest because now I’m ministering I could have ended up, and you know by terminology whether somebody’s really been there or whether they’re frontin’ and it didn’t take long for them to know that I knew what I was talking about. Then I gave me a platform to speak to them about how Christ can change you and so I saw powerful deliverance their an obviously ministering to women who are in abusive situations but for me even in this book I almost wanted to take abuse off the name because I really believe it’s about overcome. It’s really about overcoming any challenge that tries to stand in the way you’ll be coming what God has you to be. That’s really the principles that I learned or not only going to help you overcome your abusive but to overcome anything even your own self.
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REJOICE: How did the healing process begin? PHILLIPS: When I got saved it was just like finally, to feel unconditional love was something that I never experienced and so to get that from the lord I wanted to be in his presence every time I got an opportunity so any time the church doors were open I didn’t care what was going on I was there. And in being and seeking his presence I felt like I was running for my life to go to church, and whenever I got there and as you begin to open your heart out to him for real and you’re seeking him, like the word says you’ll find him, and I found him and he began to heal me through touching me whenever I would be in worship in prayer but then also through his word ‘cause a lot of times people go and they really don’t read the word, for them, for what I need it’s not your daily bread. Well it became my daily bread like as if I could live without bread. And so when I read, his words were jumping off the pages and into my heart and it healed me freed me to forgive my abusers but then also to take ownership of the things that I did to contribute to those abusive situations ‘cause it was an environment and I had to deal with me because I would recreate that over and over and over again and through that the healing came and then when God saw it fit he began to put me into my relationship with my husband and began to raise us up in ministry and all of those things but I think it’s a constant development that you never let go of , and the minute you do you begin to, literally it’s worse than dying because you go backwards to what that old main state use to be and so it is a pursuit of God’s presence in of his word for you, I mean I pursue it so that I have some dissent everybody else but and need it first for me. and I always tell people I’m not wrapped tight enough to not need the word to keep me together, I can’t live without it and I pray that I will never feel like I cant. REJOICE: How can [our readers] get a copy of your book? PHILLIPS: They can go to our website KingdomLife.tv and go to the online center and it’s under kingdom living. We have different categories but you can also get it from the itunes bookstore, you can get it on kindle, it’s on all the major area amazon. You can download it and get it on hard copy as well. You can also call us and we can ship it to you.
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"Am I still single because I'm just too picky?" "My parents tell me I'm too picky all the time." "All my friends say I'm too picky." Sound familiar? Maybe too familiar. I know. Picky, picky, picky. Every single man or woman in the dating world uses that term one time or twice in their lifetime. This is your definition of Mr. Right: your age preference, Ivy League, minimum 6 feet, maximum 180 lbs, with a six pack attached. Profession: law, medicine, banking, helping the needy, foot rubs; civil to but not “friends” with ex-girlfriends (based on her personality); comfortable chatting at state dinners and changing tires. Send introductory email along with photo, college transcripts, 3 letters of recommendations, plus two 1000-word essays on the topics: (1) “A Man of Quality is Not Threatened by a Woman for Equality” and (2) “Why I Always Share My Feelings” to iampicky@cecemoise.com (that would have been your email). Does that sound like you or someone you know? The fact is I never heard anyone say "Yeah, I'm not picky at all about who I date. Do single people have a right to be picky? Of course they do. But let's examine what the word "picky" really means. Let’s use the word, “DEFINITE” which is a deal-breaking that excludes anyone who does not fit that criterion in your list. For example, if you state you "definitely" want to meet a man at least 6 feet tall, that priority is circled, and you have just eliminated every man 5-feet 11½-inches or under, no matter how perfect a match he might be in other areas. If you say you prefer a man over 6 feet, then you are told you might be matched up with a man an inch or two shorter, if he meets most of your other criteria. Now, if you are a woman who stands 5 foot 2 inches states that she will "definitely" only meet men taller than 6 feet that is one thing; if you are a woman who is 5 foot 10 inches says the same thing that is a stallion of a different color. Ok. Am I confusing you? Let’s take a different route. Ok. Let’s say that you walked into a real estate agency and told the agent that you were looking to purchase a Tudor home in Windermere, the first thing your agent would ask you before even checking your credit is how much of a down payment you had and how much was your monthly income. That is, pretty much how much of a mortgage could you qualify to borrow? Am I right?
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And if your response is $1000 in the bank and you bring in about 1000 bucks a month, then you will have a problem because you will politely be shown the door if not even thrown out. Yes, when it came to desiring that Tudor home, you were too picky, way too picky. My point is how absolutely off-base so many otherwise intelligent and educated single men and women are about how much of a dating "mortgage" they could afford. The fact is that some of you are way too picky. And most often than not what you are picky about are absolutely silly criteria that in the long run are fairly insignificant, such as a year or two in age, five pounds of weight, or an inch or two in height. Well, maybe not the height.Lol. Don’t get me wrong. Of course if you are single in the dating world you should be picky, you need to be picky because if what you are seeking is a long-term relationship, you have every right to be very selective. But what you need to be picky about are those factors that really will affect your relationship that both of you hope will last a lifetime.
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RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS January 10, 2012 House Democratic Leader Ron Saunders (D-Key West) Hello, I’m State Representative Ron Saunders from Key West. I have the honor of serving as Democratic Leader in the Florida House of Representatives. It has been said that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. In last year’s legislative session, our Republican colleagues who control the Florida House spent more time advancing their political agenda than fixing problems in our state’s economy. House Democrats believe that the Legislature should spend less time protecting a partisan political advantage and spend more time protecting and expanding Florida’s middle class. How can we do a better job? We can achieve great things for our state by investing in public education…by fighting against fraud in our health care system…and by fighting for fairness in our tax system. The best way to protect and expand Florida’s middle class is to invest in public education. A good education system provides more job opportunities for ALL Floridians. House Democrats appreciate the governor’s recommendation to restore some of the budget cuts to public education that he and his fellow Republicans in the Legislature made last year. While we support better funding for our public schools, we don’t support the Republican strategy of pitting the needs of Florida’s students and school teachers against the needs of pregnant women and sick kids. This Legislature must find a way to promote our public schools without harming the care that must be provided for families or by raising taxes on hardworking Floridians. We can achieve these goals by fighting against fraud in our Medicaid system and by fighting for fairness in our tax system. Unfortunately, Florida is one of the leaders in the nation in Medicaid fraud and corruption. The governor and the Legislature must devote more time, effort and resources in catching and convicting every person who steals money from our health care system. In addition to fighting against fraud, we must fight for fairness in our tax system. House Democrats know that Floridians are going through tough times. Personally, I will not support any tax increase this year. We do not have to increase taxes on working families to properly fund education and health care. We must collect from wealthy, out-of-state corporations what is already owed to Florida. House Democrats want a tax system that promotes fairness to Floridians --- not favoritism to wealthy political contributors. I am proud to be a fifth-generation Floridian and a product of the state’s public schools and universities. We have a GREAT state and we can keep it great if we set aside our political differences and invest in public education, fight against fraud in our health care system, and fight for fairness in our tax system. This Legislature and governor can benefit the Floridians who elected us if we prove that we care more about the next generation and less about the next election. There is much that needs to be done. So, as a fellow Floridian has often said, “Let’s Get To Work!” Thank you and God bless our Great State of Florida! Sincerely,
Ron Saunders State Representative Florida House District 120 Representative Saunders is the House Democrat Leader in the State of Florida. He serves Florida House District 120 in Key West. His district office can be reached at 305-853-1947
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That is his mistake, this is her child, that is my car, this is your fault, I want, you need, that is for me, and this is mine. Each one of these phrases has what is called a singular personal pronoun. I, me, his, hers, you, mine, my, all indicate one person. When building and developing a marriage that brings God glory, there is very little room for such vocabulary. It is my hope, that this article will encourage couples to change their pronouns. What are we really saying? Think about the two year old who grabs his or her toy from someone and says MINE. As an adult that is usually when we talk to the child about the importance of sharing. What about the five and six year olds, who quickly point fingers and blame the other when something happens. They run to the nearest adult, happy to tell what he did or she said. Then there is the teen that wants his personal phone and needs her own space. Finally, there is the adult that is ready to get out of Momma’s house so he can go where he wants to go and she can do what she wants to do with no questions asked. As we journey to adulthood we go through these stages where it is me, my, yours, his, and hers. THEN WE GET MARRIED!!! What is yours is mine and what is mine is yours. I’m sure you have heard that a time or two. In many circumstances this statement is only an ideal. We would love to think that in every marriage, couples shared everything. However, the reality is that this is not the case. I would like to strongly encourage you to SHARE the good, the bad, the ugly, the responsibility, the joy, and the sorrow of your life with your spouse. We don’t realize how easily we can shut each other\ out of some areas of our lives. We must make continuous and deliberate efforts to be all inclusive with our spouses. Question: What happens when HE does not pay HIS utility bill? Answer: You are both left in the dark. What you do, what you feel, what you say, affects your spouse. In every situation there are three entities to examine: I, YOU, and WE. “I” represents how one person sees the situation and feels about it. “You” represents how the spouse sees the situation. “We” represents the terms and the plans you both come up with for dealing with the situation. For example, a family member asks to borrow a significant amount of money. “I” is saying, how can I say no, this is family. “You” is saying, this always happens, it was agreed that we were going to do something else with the money we have been saving, so let the family member ask someone else. Where does that leave “We”? “We” are not in agreement or harmony. “We” are not happy nor at peace with this situation. “We” have some decisions to make. “We” must decide the best for “We” not what’s best for “you” or “I” but what is best for “We”. “We” need to talk about the feelings “you” and “I” have that were brought out in this situation.
When we as married couples think and speak of ourselves as WE, US, and OURS, it sets the stage for collaboration and harmony. What difference would it make in our marriages if we heard Honey WE can get through this and Darling let’s do what’s best for us, or sweetheart OUR finances are running a little low. On the other hand, what would it be like to hear YOU need to do better, I have to do what is best for ME, or as fast as I make the money YOU spend it. In summary, strive make WE, US, and OURS, the pronouns you use in your marriage. Dr. Manley is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an Ordained Elder in the Church of God in Christ. He presently works as a counselor at Valencia College in Orlando.
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