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Rev Vitalis Ikechukwu Nwaiwu & the Boanerges Evangelistic Ministries inc. (AKA) Church of Bethlehem in Dakar Senegal celebrates their seventh anniversary !

Apostle Dr. Chris O. Agagbo of Christian Ministers Partnership Network World-Wide visit Dakar to enlighten Ministries about their aims & objectijectives! BEWARE OF PREACHERS &SO-CALLED MIRACLE WORKERS WHO CLAIM THE GLORY FOR THEMSELVES , USE THE PULPIT AS A PODIUM AND PREACH THEMSELVES MORE THAN GOD.

THEIR FINAL OBJECTIVE IS YOUR MONEY ! WOW! not everyone that claims to do miracles workers are actually workers of the light. Test their spirits for our own Spirit of God is unique and when it appears there is a difference. How can you claim to be a miracle worker & claim the glory for yourself & not God. How can you claim to be a servant of God for almost four decades and do not know the ethics of God servants. How can you claim to live in the light and boast, & applause darkness. Beware for you have fooled no one for the fruit you bore told the true storyâ&#x20AC;Ś.

We welcome a new set of audience in the West African Republic of Gambia. They bring to 62 countries in which we are sharing the word of God through the Shepherds Magazine! THIS MONTH EDITION IS FULL OF MANY EXCITING ARTICLES; INSPIRING, EDUCATIONAL, AND INFORMATIVE. IT SHOULD KEEP YOU OCUPY AND BLESS. IT COULD BE A BLESSING TO MANY MORE PERSONS IF YOU JUST REMEMBER THAT IT ONLY TAKES A SPARK TO GET THE FIRE GOING. BE THAT SPARK AND PASS IT ON!

YOU ARE WELCOME TO THE CORRIDORS OF THE SHEPHERDS WITHOUT BORDERS LIGHTHOUSE BUGLE MAGAZINE: VENUE: THE VINEYARD OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD The Shepherds Bugle is the voice of Shepherds Without Borders Lighthouse Ministries; which comes out once monthly to highlight messages, news, visions, projects, strength & weakness of the United Body of the Kingdom of God. Inspired Shepherds come together monthly to write message etc for the community of God chosen. Every shepherd chosen, charged, and called by God (YHWH) to care for His flocks is officially a member. Shepherds serve as an ambassadors of the Kingdom of God , advocates for petitioning God for mankind, administrators for the handling and distributing the truth of God's Word and they need a watch tower on the hilltop to help them not to crash against the stones of temptations placed in their path by the Devil. This magazine is the shepherdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; consultant for wisdom and direction when it comes to how the work of the Kingdom of God is being carried out in different places around the world. It is also a confronter of the evil practices that are carried out in the name of the kingdom of God. It is no respecter of any particular doctrine, tradition, color, language, social status, or geographical locations. It is the voice for the united kingdom of God's body of workers in the vineyard here on earth.

This magazine is the discussion leader of any topic concerning the kingdom of God and the warfare of God's people. Here you will see and post the work you do for the kingdom; however it should be clear that every work you see here is the responsibility/views of the writer who placed it there and not always necessarily the views of everyone. It is a medium to serve as an encourager for the shepherds around the world who are striving to get the truth of God's Word out even at a risk to their own families and lives. As a spotlight, we intend to also serve as a ground inspector of the work of every ministry we can and highlight their strengths and weaknesses. Shepherds, we say a big welcome to you and your flocks. Let this place be a companion and knowledge dispenser, a place where you can rest and discover your God given talents, your historian where you can view the past and log the present, the nurturer of your visions, your opportunities spotter, and critic. I know many times when you are in the wrong and we speak about it, you might be hurt, go home and pray about it, and please come for a second look. Partake and make this place a home away from home. Make this place a secret corner for airing your views and questions that have been bothering you for a long time. Please allow Shepherds Bugle to help you develop your ministries and broken lives or tell your side of the story to the world. To date we are reaching audience in sixty two (62) countries. Bishop Steven Liberty Sr. CEO: ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF SHEPHERD

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My Spirit is Called to Be Your Teacher" ADDED BY SUSAN CLARK :"

OH NO YOU DIDN'T! {THE SPIRIT OF OFFENSE}.... PLEASE READ BECAUSE WE ALL NEED TO BE REMINDED OF THIS: Written By Minister LaTanya Scott / Added By Debra Lynn Lake Roberts

We Can Be Delivered From the Slave Master of Religion, I Am Not A Religious Servant, I Am A Kingdom: By Dr. Leonard Robinson

The Purpose of the Church: BY BISHOP DERRICK DAY

Exposed Be Careful Who you Hang Around JEFF GOODALL; “exPOsed ii” PulPit PredatOrs

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The Source of Faith: By David M. McNabb

THE LEADER & FAMILY: BY Dr Wole Gbogboade

The Power Of Our God And A Reminder Of His Power: BY TIM BENITEZ

The True and Holy Church: KENNETH WHITE

Praise fOr the lOrd’s Mercies: By catheriN sKiNNer

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"whatever is the will Of gOd, sO shall it Be dONe”!

VICTORY IS YOURS!!!! : BY JOSEPH KING

THY KINGDOM COME ON EARTH: BY JOEL McNabb

ARE YOU JESUS? II IDENTIFIED BY FRUITS BY PASTOR EMMANUEL BABA ISIAKA

THE AFFAIR IS ADVANCING YOU INTO A GLORIOUS MARRIAGE: BY MAGARET MULLINGS

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"NOT WORTHWHILE": BY JOHN GRACE

MARIMA TURAY : INFORMATION Officer

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Spirit is Called to Be Your Teacher" ADDED BY SUSAN CLARK

The following corporate prophetic word was given by Eileen Fisher on October 11, 2011 during her weekly Prophetic School of the Holy Spirit meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado: The Lord would say, "In My Word, have I not said I have commanded angels to be in charge over thee lest you hit your foot against a stone? I know the stone you are hitting with your foot. I know those things in your life that you are tripping over. I know those people in your life that seem to block the path where you desire, where you want your heart to walk. "Remember there was a stone that tried to hold Me in the grave. But I came forth. Remember, the same Spirit that raised Me from the dead will quicken life into your mortal bodies. Be aware of My Spirit. Be aware of My angels. Be aware you too are called to minister grace, hope, healing and love. Man may call, but God equips, God calls, God anoints. "I am pouring oil upon you right now â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the oil to anoint you. I was anointed for burial; I anoint you to rise up. Place your hands in front. Surrender, submit. Let My oil come into your hands. Let My oil come into your understanding to where those things that have been causing you to toss to and fro in torment can slip away because of the oil of My anointing. Let those things in your hands that have brought torment slip out of your hands because I am anointing them with the presence of My Spirit.

"My Spirit is Called to Be Your Teacher" "Let your mouth be anointed with the sweetness of worship and praise so you can come before the throne of grace in time of trouble and I will answer you. Learn to minister with My angels, but above all, learn to minister with My Holy Spirit. He will teach you. He will lead you. He will guide you. He will confirm. He will direct. He will assign. Do not let the favor of man determine the call. Let the anointing of the Spirit of God complete the call. I have bid you to come into My Spirit, to be filled with My Spirit, to raise you up and to train you by My Spirit. "My Spirit teaches the simple and the great. My Spirit is called to be your Teacher. As He teaches you, He will train you. He will equip you to listen to the way that He will direct you to go. He will train you to stand strong and to rest when He says, 'Come aside.' He will equip you to recognize where He is going, for I am raising up a militant army â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one of radical love that loves the brokenhearted, that casts down judgment, but comes forth with mercy and goodness but with truth," says the Lord your God. "The world is crying for a Savior. Know that the Savior of the Lord your God is about to visit fresh His people once again," says the Lord. Eileen FisherEileen Fisher Ministries Email: eileen@eileenfisher.org

OH NO YOU DIDN'T! {THE SPIRIT OF OFFENSE}.... PLEASE READ BECAUSE WE ALL NEED TO BE REMINDED OF THIS: BY Minister LaTanya Scott

ADDED BY DEBRA LYNN-LAKE ROBERTS The Lord placed this message upon my heart not only due to my own personal experiences, but those of many others! This is a message that many of us need to hear and take heed to! What is this message about? THE SPIRIT OF OFFENSE! This 'spirit' is running rampant not only among believers, but unbelievers alike! This 'demon' of satan's knows well that through division and discord, there is no power. The Spirit of God cannot move FREELY through us (believers) where this is strife! This lack of power in our lives, renders us ineffective witnesses for Jesus Christ! OFFENSE is the main reason why many people are leaving their churches, many marriages are torn apart, why children run away from home; it is the main reason why people leave their jobs, friendships are ruined, murders are committed, etc. etc. etc.... OFFENSE... Oh how the enemy knows exactly what is needed to set us off! He and his 'imps' have studied us long enough to know our target areas, or areas of weakness and then comes in for the kill! Let's look at some things that may offend us (now of course some of these things can really hurt us and rightfully so, but it's how we deal with the offense that makes all the difference):

Someone looks at you the 'wrong' way... Someone says something to you that you don't like (angers you or hurts your feelings)... Someone forgets your birthday.... Someone forgets to or just doesn't call you..... Someone cancels a 'date' with you..... Someone forgets to thank you for something or are just being inconsiderate... You feel someone is ignoring you (when in essence they may be going through some things themselves!)...... You are overlooked for a raise or other opportunity and someone you feel is 'less deserving' gets it instead... Gossip...affairs...insecurities...etc...These all stem from offenses or can be caused by offenses... But today the Spirit is taking us deeper. He is showing us the ROOT cause of offense: PRIDE! {Proverbs 16:18} (Amplified Bible) 8Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Pride ALWAYS causes us to focus on SELF! I don't care how we may try to justify it! Pride causes us to dwell on how someone had the 'nerve' to say this or that to ME....They did this or that to ME...It causes us to ask, "Who do they think they are to treat ME this way?" "How could they have done this to ME?" "I'M tired of putting up with this mess from people!" "Maybe I did something wrong?!" (Still a focus on SELF).... (Romans 12:3, Galatians 6:4, Proverbs 3:5,7, 1 Peter 5:6) NO OFFENSE, BUT WHO ARE YOU?!!!! I'm talking to ME too now... I often have to remind myself of all that Christ suffered, and He certainly did NOTHING to deserve it! He in fact, took what I deserved, and what you deserved (hell), and gave us instead that which we did NOT deserve(eternal life and freedom from sin NOW)! Thank Him for His grace and mercy! Now I'm not saying that every wrong done to us is something that we 'deserved' or brought upon ourselves! No way! But what I am saying is there are times when we give others power over us by not letting go of an offense. There are times when someone may not even be aware that they have offended us! They go on about their lives, but we are being poisoned from the inside out due to un-forgiveness, hurt and anger! We have to learn to, like Jesus, be merciful and forgive those who done us wrong! (Before you say, they don't deserve it... Remember we didn't deserve what JESUS gave us either! Matthew 5:14-15) Sometimes being merciful to others may involve going to the person who offended us to speak to them about the issue (Matthew 5:23-24); and other times, it may be best to just let it go IF we can move past it with no lingering negative effects...and if we know deep down the person didn't MEAN to hurt us! But we should always go to God FIRST, to see how and where He leads!

Bottom line: We have to learn just who we are in Christ, and to look to Him to fulfill us, not man! "Man" can and will let us down at times, whether intentionally or not, but God never will! Once we become so grounded and deeply rooted in Christ, nothing else will move us! Be blessed! 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (Amplified Bible) 4Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. 5It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]. 6It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. 7Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening]. Leviticus 19:17 (NLT), Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives [brothers and sisters and Christ]. CONFRONT YOUR NEIGHBORS DIRECTLY so you will not be held guilty for their crimes. Luke 17:3-4 (NLT), I am warning you! If another believer sins, rebuke him; then if he repents, forgive him. Even if he wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, forgive him."

Proverbs 27:5-6 (NKJV), Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

¸... ______________ ·´º o`·, /__/ _/\_ ____/\ ```)¨(´´´ | | | | | | | || |l±±±±| ¸,.-·°´ ¸,.-·~·~·-.,¸ `°·-. :º° ·~·~·-..,¸ "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!" Much Love in Christ, Minister LaTanya Scott

We Can Be Delivered From the Slave Master of Religion, I Am Not A Religious Servant, I Am A Kingdom Citizen: BY DR LEONARD ROBINSON

The Kingdom is a country, not a religion, not any religion, not even Christianity. How were you trained to be a Christian? What was your cultural upbringing when it comes to learning God and knowing God? Could you be a victim of religion? Culture is so powerful that you actually become the culture that you associate yourself with. Whatever group you become a part of is what you will have the tendency to become. What denominational or non-denominational, or even inter-denominational group are you a part of? When you gave your life to Jesus did you join a Baptist or Methodist Church, a Presbyterian or Assembly of God Church? Did you become a part of a Pentecostal or Fundamental group? Whatever religious group you aligned yourself with is what you became. Your belief system is in large part impacted by how you learned God from the group you joined yourself to. There is no escaping it. There is nothing as powerful as culture. In large part who you are, the way you think, how you act and what you do even spiritually, has been greatly impacted by the dominate influences in your life. Are you COGIC, PAW or Assemblies of God? Maybe you are Evangelical, Conservative or Liberal. Whatever you are, in large part your theology is the result of the religious culture to which you've aligned yourself and your theology is the result of that culture. Your belief system and experiences with God are directly impacted by your commitment to the group that you've aligned yourself with. You may never consider yourself religious but take a moment to reconsider.

I know you will say "God led me here" and you no doubt have probably had great experiences with God and the people to whom you've aligned yourself while in pursuit of God and spiritual growth. No one will ever be able to tell you that you don't know God, and I totally agree. But here is the challenge. While almost every group if they are truely Christian at all will lay hold to the belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, He died on the cross for our sins and whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life, we must realize that having a fundamental belief about Jesus and having the experience of being Born Again does not me that we have really comprehended what God wants us to understand the most. Tragically we become what we believe God is looking for, maybe have even ordained, but sadly many are discovering that they could not be further from the truth. Let's talk about the Kingdom of God now. The Kingdom is a country. It is not a religion, not even Christianity as we've known it. The Kingdom is God's government here on earth among men. The Kingdom is God's will, His dominion, authority and power that rules over all who submit themselves to Him in all things. COGIC, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian...doesn't really matter which group, the question becomes, "are we being who God called us to be and do we really understand the difference between Kingdom and religion. Jesus said, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness...." He did not say seek a religion, not even Christianity. Now I know that by now you think that we are just talking semantics here. That in reality Christianity is just a term that identifies you as a follower of Jesus. Well here is the heart of the matter. To be a true follower of Jesus on His terms is to be totally removed from the religious concepts that man has manufactured in his limited understanding. So, now we come to God's concept of the Church. If you will admit it even you have had enough of religion or perhaps not. In any case everyone of us should want what Jesus wanted for us and requires of us regardless to the joys and/or sorrows we may experience within whatever religious group to which we have aligned ourselves.

Somebody say Kingdom! Jesus brought you a Kingdom, a country, a territory. He brought you a government to which you were to yield and with that government He came with a message, a message we have never been trained to preach and therefore what religion became the Kingdom is not. The Kingdom of God is God's sovereign, royal rule, dominion, authority and the rule of God in your life moment to moment, day to day. The Kingdom of God is God's action, His control in the life of the follower of Jesus. The Kingdom of God is His will expressed through those who submit themselves to Him. If we will admit it we would not do half of the things we do in the name of God if we were to truly do what God has called for. Religious culture is not Kingdom culture. Jesus came against the religious system of the day and yet since the 2nd half of the second century until now man has only rebuilt the very religious system Jesus came to do away with. We think religious, act religious, and the greatest evidence of this fact is our unwillingness, or perhaps even inability to change, even in the face of truth. The Pharisees knew that what Jesus was saying was correct but it was easier for them to oppose His right to say it than to repent and believe what He said. Jesus said that His doctrine was not His own but the Father's. Our doctrines about Jesus are our own in many respects, but not the Father's. We have developed an unhealthy mix of mysticism, old testament realities and in so many ways outright Catholic practices that even God I believe is no longer winking at our foolishness but is command all men (religious mankind) to repent. Jesus came with a Kingdom not a religion. Today's Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers we want to believe mean well, but in this hour everyone of us that name the name of the Lord are going to have to rethink and repent of what we've become and purpose to be like a child in matters concerning the King and the Kingdom of God if we ever have hope of truly living according to God's plan and purpose according to the scriptures.

Study the Kingdom of God. Study God's Word again with new eyes. Just go to the Father like a child and ask Him to teach you the Kingdom. Religion taught you about Jesus and used scripture to do it. Let the Holy Spirit teach you the Kingdom. You see God is not obligated to tell you what you don't want to know. Let the power of the Holy Spirit transform you from being a religious servant to being the son/daughter He has called you to be. You are a nation of Kings and Priests. You are a royal priesthood, a holy nation, citizens of the Kingdom who are called to represent God's government to the nations of the world as a witness. Rethink your purpose, rediscover your divine destiny, by rediscovering the Kingdom the devil almost successfully hid from the Church. Yes its going to be a struggle. You are in the fight of your life. The battleground is your mind and the devil is putting up stiff opposition. He knows that if you ever understand the Kingdom of God on God's terms, then the enemy will have been rendered powerless to manipulate you again, especially not through religion. Study these words and don't operate in self deception. Don't make pretend you know these truths if you haven't taken the time to study them on God's terms. Apply yourself to this study. Search these words from the scriptures. Seek (Matt. 6:33) First (Micah 4:8) Kingdom (Matt. 3-24) Dominion (Genesis 1:26-28; Daniel 2-7) Rule Reign (1 Peter 2:9) Authority (Matt. 28; Luke 10) Royal (James 2:8) Law

Commandment Government (Isaiah 9) Righteousness (Rom. 14:17) Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9) King These words when studied in the context of the verses that contain them, will suddenly open up to you a whole new understanding of what Jesus came to do in the earth. You may even identify words and verses not identified here. Go for it! God's Holy Spirit is waiting to lead you and guide you into all truth. When a government comes to take over a people in a territory the first thing that invading governmment will do is strip you of your old identity and culture and will then seek to work within you a new culture and identity. The Kingdom of God is not a democracy. It is not a government of individual thoughts and ideas. The Kingdom of God is the manifestation of God's thoughts, His ideas expressed throughout history as to His plan and purpose for man. When God issues a commandment it becomes law. You may have free will but your will is to be freely expressed in choosing God's ways over your own. So do this fascinating word stiudy and approach it as a child. If you approach this study academically you are going to miss the whole point. When Jesus said seek first the Kingdom of God He didn't want you to throw your brain away...however, you cannot successfully seek first the Kingdom of God on Jesus terms unless you do it as a child. Have great fun with your study. You will be amazed at the life transformation that takes place. Friend, the religion we became is not the citizen He (God) has called us to become. Its going to take some serious effort to undo what the slave master of religion has done but God is faithful. You prayed for direction. You asked God to give you understanding. You praised and worshipped God and fasted and even shut in wanting to get into the presence of God and know Him the way He wants to be known.

Don't miss your visitation bound by self-deception. Now is the time to press into the revelation of the Kingdom. Its been here for more than 2,000 years. Jesus did not bring you a religion, not even Christianity. Jesus brought to you a Kingdom, a government and restored to you your personal dominion. Read the Bible for yourself. Don't side with those bound by religion. Many times your worse instructors are the professors and their commentaries. Get to know Jesus again. God took the greatest message in the world and made it so that you would have to learn from the greatest messenger in the world, Jesus. So allow the Holy Spirit to give you understanding in these matters. Kingdom First! Dr. Leonard N. Robinson, Kingdom Vision Ministries International, 267-3579816

The Purpose of the Church: BY BISHOP DERRICK DAY

The reason why many "churches” do not have the nature of The Church is because there is a widespread lack of understanding of what The Church really is. First of all, The Church is not a building, a charter, or a gathering of folks. The Church is a living, spiritual and natural being comprised of many members that carry out vital functions. Contrary to popular belief and contemporary manifestation, The Church is not a "country club” for the saints or the museum of the "frozen chosen.” When you become a member of The Church, you are not simply a number, you are grafted in, as a finger to a hand. You are part of a glorious body. This body nourishes each member and the Head, Jesus, gives each member instructions for the work to be performed. While I’m here, let me hang my hat for a minute…Each member has a UNIQUE function. All of us are not called to preach, just like every cell in the body is not called to be the eye. Imagine a body full of eyes…that is a freak of nature! Speaking of the ministry, not everyone is called to preach the same message or even to preach in the same manner. Each of us are fearfully and wonderfully designed — individually and expressly — by the Hand of God with a unique purpose to carry out equally unique assignments.

The Greek word for "Church” in Matthew 16:18 is "ekklesia.” It is a word meaning "called out assembly.” More to the point, it is a GOVERNMENTAL, not a RELIGIOUS word! Many folks dont know this, but the Government of Rome at the time of Jesus’ earthly ministry called their upper legislative assembly the Ekklesia. Furthermore, the ancient city-state of Athens called its legislative body Ekklesia. Now put this in context…When Jesus said, "upon this rock (the truth spoken by Peter) I will build my Ekklesia; and the gates of hell will not prevail against it, He was saying that upon the truth that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, He will establish His everlasting government. This is what was prophesied in Isaiah 9:6. Jesus did not come to establish another religion; the world had (and has) enough of them. What He came to re-establish was the governmental order that was ordained from the foundation of time! That said, The Church is not about religion. The Church is the point where God connects with man through Christ. It is God’s earthly government, duly deputized and empowered to have dominion over the earth! Church should be an ER for the wounded, a kitchen for the hungry, and a sanctuary for the besieged. It should be the point where God’s Heavenly Government is dispensed on the earth. It should be the place where the lost can come to catch the revelation of a loving Father, who wants to reconcile them to Himself and loved them so much that He gave His very best in the Person of His Only Begotten Son! I feel like preaching, but I’ll take my seat now… © 2011 – Derrick Day (www.derrickday.com) Founding Bishop at Kingdom Covenant InternationalStudied at Old Dominion UniversityLives in Phoenix, ArizonaMarried to Angela DayFrom Detroit, MichiganBorn on August 16

Exposed Be Careful Who you Hang Around JEFF GOODALL

Have you ever had someone whom you trusted in the church say to you, be careful who you hang with? I did, and while the conversation was going on, I felt angry with a bad taste in my mouth. Here is the conversation, minus the names of the others involved: (1st party); Hey brother im not gona tell u who to hang around,but im not so sure (2nd party) best interest is the body of Christ, maybe you see diff,but god gave me a word, he says he knows theres things wrong with his church but just show love.If you came into church showing Gods love it would break more than u think, (2nd party) never called me back because he knows i see through things,you can do as u like your older than me,but time is now to worship and show Gods love,Even if people hate me if i show love im more like jesus is it easy no,I care for your soul brother, love what ever u do (My response); I was helping (2nd party) move his freezer, I wasn't aware that just helping someone constituted hanging out with them (1st party); Dont take me wrong,i wasnt saying that just a friend that cares for you i dont assume things,love ya brother jeff (my response); I do worship God, but I don't need to be in church to do that and I do love, I'm not picky fussy who I love, I love all and if not jumping through hoops is not showing love, then people really need to get an understanding of what God says love is and if being in service is some prerequisite, is it more noble to obey God or man? I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, if people don't like that, no skin off my teeth as long as God is pleased with me (1st party); I guess if theres love you, will know them by their fruit,well we are there if u need us,

This conversation like I said previously angered me with a bad taste in my mouth, I am the first to beat myself up with things I don’t understand, and in this case, I didn’t understand my anger. I went to the Lord and asked Him to remove this anger from me, I didn’t want it, when the anger didn’t leave, I asked God for understanding, this is what He spoke and showed to me. Jesus was accused of hanging out with sinners and whores, they virtually asked Him if He knew who He was hanging out with. I will not say this is what we refer to as a righteous anger, but at the same time, I will not deny it. The following is taken from the first comment of the (1st party);and highlighted differently: he says he knows theres things wrong with his church but just show love.If you came into church showing Gods love it would break more than u think, This statement also added to my anger, generally speaking, people reflect those who influence them and with me having a knowledge of the leadership, this is how this came across to me. This is God’s church and though there are frailties and failings in this church, this is the only right church. The Apostle Paul said; be like me as I am like Christ, to many today who are in the pulpit are under some misguided understanding as to the meaning of this statement. Paul spent much time in the presence of the Lord in order to gain a true and greater understanding of what God wanted expressed to man. Paul was not saying, be a disciple of me, but rather, spend time with God, be His disciple, learn from Him through His Holy Spirit, who will teach you truth and no lie. The (2nd party) that I was helping, when going into the church, was very poorly received by the Pastor of the church, as if to say to the (2nd party) you are a traitor. The (2nd party) had left the church, he like myself got fed up with teachings of God being constantly and consistantly laced with untruths and self understandings. The (2nd party), like myself, has been judged unrighteously, and the above conversation shows the truth of this. Though it is true, we do need to be careful who we hang with, we are to consider what God said; preach the gospel to every living creature and restore those who have walked away. The (2nd party) never walked away from God, just went where truth is taught. How quick we judge and all for what we don’t understand. Leadership and man judged the (2nd party) for leaving the fold for truth, while me they judge for being some form of trouble maker, because I choose to obey God and not man.

Let us all learn not to be so quick to accuse or judge, God does not have to inform anyone else of what He tells other individuals to do, nor does He have to ask anyone’s permission. As long as He has the authority to bypass human thinking, then we don’t know what God is doing with or in someone else’s life, and we for doggone sure don’t have a right to accuse or judge. Like Paul implied with his words, be a God seeker and pleaser, rather than leaning to your understanding and watch what the Lord will do. As far as watch who you hang with, let God be your guide. God bless you!

WHAT GOD CAN DO WITH 57 CENTS: BY BABSIE VAN DER BERG

A little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was 'too crowded.' 'I can't go to Sunday School,' she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by. Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place for her in the Sunday school class. The child was so happy that they found room for her, and she went to bed that night thinking of the children who have no place to worship Jesus. Some two years later, this child lay dead in one of the poor tenement buildings. Her parents called for the kindhearted pastor who had befriended their daughter to handle the final arrangements. As her poor little body was being moved, a worn and crumpled red purse was found which seemed to have been rummaged from some trash dump. Inside was found 57 cents and a note, scribbled in childish handwriting, which read: 'This is to help build the little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday School.' For two years she had saved for this offering of love. When the pastor tearfully read that note, he knew instantly what he would do. Carrying this note and the cracked, red pocketbook to the pulpit, he told the story of her unselfish love and devotion. He challenged his deacons to get busy and raise enough money for the larger building. But the story does not end t here.... A newspaper learned of the story and published It. It was read by a wealthy realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousands. When told that the church could not pay so much, he offered to sell it to the little church for 57 cents. Church members made large donations. Checks came from far and wide.. Within five years the little girl's gift had increased to $250,000.00--a huge sum for that time (near the turn of the century). Her unselfish love had paid large dividends.

When you are in the city of Philadelphia, look up Temple Baptist Church, with a seating capacity of 3,300. And be sure to visit Temple University, where thousands of students are educated. Have a look, too, at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at a Sunday School building which houses hundreds of beautiful children, built so that no child in the area will ever need to be left outside during Sunday school time. In one of the rooms of this building may be seen the picture of the sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents, so sacrificially saved, made such remarkable history. Alongside of it is a portrait of her kind pastor, Dr. Russell H. Conwell, author of the book, 'Acres of Diamonds'. This is a true story, which goes to show WHAT GOD CAN DO WITH 57 CENTS. Sailorlove Maria Read this very carefully. ...Unconditional Love........ A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring home with me" ..."Sure,"they replied,"we'd love to meet him.""There's something you should know the son continued, "he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us." "I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live." "No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.""Son,"said the father,"you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live his own." At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few a days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know. Their son had only one hand and one legâ&#x2122;Ľ

The Source of Faith: By David M. McNabb

It has been said that "Seeing is believing." Another common attitude is: "Don't believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see." Long before modern computer enhanced imaging, sorcerers, wizards and magicians were proving that your eyes are easily deceived. In The Meaning of Faith, we saw that faith - true faith - is in the faithful God alone, and in His Son Jesus Christ. All other religions, with their false gods and false doctrines, are inherently faithless: empty belief systems with no hope. What, then, is the source of the faith that is in God through Christ Jesus? Is it sight? Certainly, there are many people who saw the Lord during the course of His brief ministry. In addition to the disciples who followed Him faithfully, multitudes beheld Him, and were healed, fed, and liberated from demonic bondage. Even after His death, we are given eye-witness accounts of many who saw the resurrected Lord; the twelve apostles, Saul of Tarsus, hundreds of other men and women all testified that they saw Him with their own two eyes. How many times have you heard (or possibly even said), "If only I had lived in the days of Jesus! I know I would have believed on Him. How wonderful would that have been!"? Would you have believed? There were many who did not. Why did some believe, while others rejected Him? The miracles of Jesus were seen by all. Jesus said, "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world" (John 9:5). He told His disciples, "Ye are the light of the world.

A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. ... Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Mt 5:14-16). Jesus, our great example, did not merely give instructions to proclaim the Lord and His goodness openly, He lived it. As with Paul, "These things were not done in a corner." Yet, many did not believe. How is it possible that they would see the great things done by God, through our Lord, and deny Him? Apparently, seeing does NOT equal believing. Have some believed because they saw? Certainly, but sight is not the source of faith. Thomas gets all of the bad press for his failure to believe prior to seeing the risen Lord. The term "Doubting Thomas" has become a byword. But what of the other apostles? The Scripture says, that when the women returned from the empty tomb and told the apostles what had happened, "their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulcher; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed wondering in himself at that which was come to pass" (Luke 24:10-12). Even when Jesus appeared unto the eleven, "they were affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit" (vss. 36-37). He showed them His nail-scarred hands and feet, and "they yet believed not for joy, and wondered" (vss. 40-41). Finally He ate before them, "and he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures" (Luke 24:44-45). It was not only Thomas, but all of the followers of Jesus that had trouble believing that day. Even when they saw with their own eyes, they could not believe. What caused them to believe? When did their faith appear? It was at the word of the Lord! When they heard the words of Jesus, and the Scriptures, then, and only then, was their faith established. Jesus asked the disciples, "Whom say ye that I am?" Peter declared his faith, saying, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven" (Matt. 16:13-17). Where did Peter and the other believers acquire this faith?

Surely they saw many signs and wonders performed before their eyes. Was that enough to sustain them? Was that enough to prove that Jesus was truly Christ? Peter refers to that which his eyes beheld in 1 Peter 1:16-18. Speaking particularly about the transfiguration of the Lord, Peter said, "For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount" (2 Pet. 1:16-18). Peter, James and John saw this wonderful event with their own natural eyes, but Peter did not end there. He went on to say, "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" (2 Pet. 1:19-21). The written word of God is more sure than any experience, any feeling, any dream, any thought. The word of God is more sure, because those men who penned it did so under the guidance of the Holy Ghost, writing what the Lord said, not what they thought He meant. Because of its infallibility, the Scriptures engender faith in the hearer. As Paul said in Romans 10:17, "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Therefore, we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7). Many modern translations have gone beyond simply rendering the text into the more contemporary vernacular. They have altered the text, omitting some phrases and completely changing the intended meaning of others. One in particular has the alternate context of various verses at the bottom of nearly every printed page. This effort in fact causes doubt rather than faith, because if it could say this, or possibly that, then it is unreliable. The Lord our God is one Lord! He does not change, for He is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

Paul found no evidence of any discrepancy in the Scriptures. Like its Author, it has not even the shadow of turning! He said, "Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, andis a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart" (Heb. 4:11-12). There should be no place for unbelief, for the word of God is sure! All throughout the Scriptures are examples of the faithfulness of Jehovah. When Solomon blessed the congregation of Israel at the dedication of the Temple, he said, "Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant" (1 Kings 8:56). Thus it is with all Scripture. Jesus said confidently, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away" (Matt. 24:35). And again, "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law [the Old Testament], till all be fulfilled" (Matt. 5:18). In Hebrews 11, we read of the great faith of the people of God throughout history. God inspired the writers to record their faith, that we, too, might have faith in God. As Paul said to the Romans, "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope" (Rom. 15:4). Paul commended the saints at Colosse, and referred to the moment they received their faith. "We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth" (Col 1:3-6).

The word of God is the only source of faith. God entrusted His word to the children of Israel, because He knew that they would preserve it faithfully throughout their generations. Even today, the scribes meticulously copy the scrolls, checking and re-checking that every word, every letter, even every jot and tittle are accounted for. This trait was one reason God chose Abraham. "For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him" (Gen. 18:19). The word of the Lord is THE source of faith, and the source of salvation. As James said, "Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls" (James 1:21). For this reason, the Lord does not tolerate its alteration. Severe punishment is proclaimed in Rev. 22:18-19, "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." Why such dire consequences? It is because God's word is the unique instrument by which God has chosen to instill faith in the heart of all them that will believe the report of the Lord. Let us, therefore, hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised;) being born again by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever, and having the hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began. Amen.

THE LEADER & FAMILY : BY Dr Wole Gbogboade

TEXT: 1Timothy 3:1-5

The high the position a leader assumes, the more exposed he is to dangers. The spiritual leader especially is exposed to 3 main dangers in his/her ministry work: 1.

TIME: The pressure of work makes time very inadequate. He/She has a lot of things, places and ministrations to make such that he needs Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wisdom to be able to do exactly what God wants him/her to do and to be able to fulfill his/her ministry. He/She often works for long hours, with irregular closing time. Even, a circular leader faces similar time temptation. He/She has to attend to seminars, assignments, meetings and day-today office and business related activities. Without proper management of time, he cannot achieve his goal both in business and family life. In the books of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 time is mentioned 29 times. No doubt, time management is essential to success in life and ministry even in business. 1 Tim. 3:2 you must be careful not to develop Messiah Complex. Ex. 18:13-18. You need to delegate responsibilities. Otherwise, you and your family may suffer for it. 1 King 19:1-18.

TEMPERAMENT: This has to do with the nature of the leader. Any leader who fails to control his temperament may develop bad temper as a result of time and work pressure. Prov. 22:24-25, pro. 14:17.

TEMPTER: The devil surely is after the precious soul. He often tempts leaders more with money, women and pride Matt. 4:1-11. The leader needs to work on these avenues through which the enemy usually befalls mighty men.

There are negative result of success as we can see in the life of Elijah called burn-out. He became so confused as a result of this phenomenon. Samson fell by a woman while Demas fell because of love for this present world symbolizing money and what money can buy. Finally, the bible says, be angry but sin not, let not sun go down with your wrath. Eph. 4:26. All these may result in neglect of self, family, and God through sin of pride. Eli was so busy; he could not communicate with his spouse or children 1 Sam. 2:22-25. "Let he who thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall” 1 COR. 10:12.

DEVELOP YOUR FAMILY BASE

Leaders must develop their family base for the following reasons: 1. MANAGE – 1 Tim. 3:5 If any man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God”. First and foremost, you are the priest at home before ministry. Gen. 18:19, 1 Tim. 3:4.

CARE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 Tim. 5:8 If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

The leader must be a channel of blessing to his family first and foremost. There are 4 different kinds of homes/family characterized by expectations of the children and wife compared with support from the husband: 1.

Apathetic family

Stressful family

Pampered family

Balanced family.

APATHETIC HOME

The children have low expectations, needs and low support from the husband in form of care or commitment to the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs as well as children upbringing. The family members are indifferent and uncaring.

STRESSFUL HOME

This is characterized by high expectation and low support. The home becomes tensed up as well as suicidal. The result is that children in such homes become distressed, fearful and oppressed. They can result to running errand for neighbours for food. Furthermore, it may have negative effect on their mental faculty or reasoning.

PAMPERED HOME

Low expectation with high support. The children receive far more than they need. They become petty and indulgent with the result that they are spoilt. There is overwhelming leaning on the part of the children to their parents without whom they may find it difficult to find their feet or fend for themselves. 4.

BALANCED HOME

This home is characterized by high expectation and high support. The children are confident and affirmed. The result is that their intelligence quotients become high. They are blessed children with high moral value. Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will is the balanced home. To build a balanced home therefore, the biblical principles must be followed tenaciously. EPHESIANS 5:21-6:4 Since we cannot expect without supporting, and vice versa, it becomes imperative that spousesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; relationship should be reciprocal.

(a)

Husband: Love his wife vs. 25, 28, 33 Lead his family vs. 23.

(b)

Wife: Submit to her husband vs. 22, 24 Respect her husband vs. 33.

(c)

Both: To submit to God v. 21.

The greatest need of a woman is love from her husband while that of a man from the wife is respect.

ii.

Men need to understand their wife.

iii.

Women love to give detail account. The woman also appreciates gifts no matter how small it is, from her husband. 1 Pet. 3:7.

iv.

Women are quite emotional being while men are logical beings. It is important to be patient with each other to be able to agree. Amos 3:3.

(d)

Husband, wife & children relationship Eph. 6:1-4 Children: To obey their parents vs. 1 To honour them vs. 2

Parents: Not to provoke their children to wrath vs 4 (a) They are suppose to nurture the children in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way vs. 4 (b) Deut. 6:6-7.

SPOKEN WORD: Gen. 48:15-16, Eph. 4:29, pro. 18:21 It is important that parents speak words of blessings into the life of their children. Usually, when a man is getting married to his wife, he shows care and love. It is imperative that such love be bestowed on the wife always.

LAY HANDS: Parents should always pray for their children. You can lay hands on the children to bless them. Matt. 19:14-15.

SPECIAL FUTURE: God is not only interested in the present of your family. He is also interested in the future more so, future generations. As far as God is concerned trans-generational blessings are for His people. Therefore, Parents should be mindful of this fact. And pray for their children’s children even now. II Tim. 1:5-6, Gen. 13:14 – 15, Gen. 49:28.

ACTIVE COMMITMENT to the family. Husband and wife are supposed to show much commitment to their marriage especially children in order to raise successful children with godly character. Success without a successor is a failure. If Abraham failed to bring up Isaac properly, how can he explain that to God? The ministry of Eli couldn’t continue after his death because of his children. Therefore, success in ministry or business may be limited, impeded or destroyed through carelessness in family commitment. It will yield eternal dividend if we give adequate attention, love and care to our family.

Unity: Unity in family brings blessings Isa.8:18, Gen. 18:19 b, Matt. 19:4-6. Unity makes you fulfill God’s command of monogamy. Terrible problems come when we deviate from God’s word. Every Ishmael will dent your Isaac while every Hagar will mock your Sarah. Therefore, cast out the bondwoman and her child now, repent and follow God’s blessed word. Let us lay a good foundation for our children and our generations yet unborn to build on. God’s transgenerational blessings are yours. Amen.

Training: Train or disciple both your wife and children. Even if sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not called, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to effectively help you in ministry. Self Control: Our Lord Jesus in His ministry on earth was always with the disciples particularly John, Peter and James. This helped Him against temptations. He Himself was tempted in all areas, but never fell Heb. 4:15. If Samson had gone to Gaza with somebody else, he would not fall Eccl. 4:9-10.

Dr Wole Gbogboade Word of Salvation Publication P.O.Box 7572, Ikeja (100001) Nigeria Email: wosp2003@yahoo.co.uk Tel.: +2348033250375, +234-18940823. Jesus loves you and so do I. JESUS IS THE ANSWER!!

The Power Of Our God And A Reminder Of His Power: BY TIM BENITEZ

2 Samuel 22 22:1 And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: 22:2 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 22:4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 22:5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; 22:6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; 22:7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. 22:8 Then the earth shook (8691) and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. 22:9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

22:10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. 22:11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 22:12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. 22:13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. 22:14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. 22:15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them. 22:16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 22:17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; 22:18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. 22:19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 22:20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 22:21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 22:22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22:23 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

22:24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. 22:25 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight *. 22:26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. 22:27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury. 22:28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. 22:29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. 22:30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. 22:31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. 22:32 For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God? 22:33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. 22:34 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. 22:35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 22:36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness (8800) hath made me great. 22:37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not sli 22:38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

22:39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet. 22:40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. 22:41 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. 22:42 They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not. 22:43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad. 22:44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me. 22:45 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear *, they shall be obedient unto me. 22:46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places. 22:47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. 22:48 It is God that avengeth * me, and that bringeth down the people under me, 22:49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 22:50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name. 22:51 He is the tower * of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

The True and Holy Church: KENNETH WHITE

Just as the ten tribes of Israel became lost to the eyes of the world after their Babylonian captivity, so it is also with the true church which has largely become lost to human view since the captivity began in the days of Constantine. God still knows what has become of the teln lost tribes of Israel, and God still knows the members of His true and holy church.This pearl of great price, though remaining hidden and buried from the prying, curious eyes of an unbelieving world, stands far beyond the comprehension of a church system that has worshipped and honored the works of it`s own hands. It is still known and loved of God as a treasure hid in a field. Century after century, year after year, day after day, and hours on end it is the object of His continual care as He strengthens, establishes, and keeps each precious member. In His love He causes them to grow in stature by secretely feeding them the milk of the Word, the bread of Life, the strong meat of Revelation, and the rich corn and wine of His coming Kingdom. With loving paternal care He unerringly brings them to sonship. The chastening of the rod falls upon them until they suffer such dire loss in all things of the world that their sinking souls seem to be beyond hope and recovery. But in the greatness of their distress they learn to sing with the joy of the Lord in their hearts,"The Lord has given and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."Beneath the rod of His correction they learn to know true values. They see them rise like a green bay tree, which, after it is grown, has no known value. They see them grow like the grass which today is gree and tomorrow is withered. They see all earthly things as the flower of the field which blooms today but tomorrow is cast into an oven to wilt and die.

He makes their gold and silver canker and lose it`s value that men may see that only in Christ are true values to be found. Men of earth have no understanding of true value.They are much like Jonah who was very angry that God had destroyed the gourd, which grew up in one night and upon which he bestowed no labor, but was unable to see the value of 120,000 souls whom God had spared from judgment by his preaching.Such is the understanding of carnal men...

Breaking free from Mystery Babylon: what a great day is at hand!

Praise for the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mercies : BY CATHERIN SKINNER

Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Psalms 103:1, 8-14 NKJV The Lord is merciful and gracious; slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. Let us not forget all his benefit; for his mercies are for everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him. You say what are the Lords benefits? His are forgiveness for all our iniquities, healing for all our diseases, and redemption for our lives from destructions. He crowns us with loving-kindness and tender mercies, so that our youth in renewed like the eagles. JEHOVAH-JIREH MEANS "THE LORD WILL SEE." Genesis 22:12-14. Jehovah-jireh tells us that the Lord will see our great need. God constantly sees the needs of his children and provides for them. Jehovah-Rapha - "The Lord That Healeth Thee" Exodus 15:25-26 JEHOVAH-RAPHA IS THE HEALER OF ALL OUR TROUBLES. Though our days on this earth are few, they are full of trouble. He heals all our sicknesses. And he heals our souls. "If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians.

For I am the Lord who heals you." "Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:4-5

Jehovah Nissi: The Lord Is My Banner. When your battle is over you will have the right to replace your enemy's flag with your own. Set it on high for all to see that Jehovah Nissi is your God who has secured your victory. God is saying there will always be war; don't be surprised by it. He is also saying he is always the winner.

Jehovah-Shalom - the Lord our Peace. Judges 6:12-16 "Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die." And then Gideon built an alter in that place and called it THE-LORD-IS-PEACE: Jehovah-Shalom. In the spiritual realm however, weakness is our greatest asset. You see here God mercies takes control of our weaknesses in this world over all our troubles and battles. "My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 -10b "For when I am weak, then I am strong.” Roman 8:31 tells us "if God is for us who can be against us?”

Jehovah - Rohi - "Jehovah, my Shepherd" Psalm 23:1 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” The Lord knows what we long for because he created us and understands our nature better than we understand ourselves. Recognizing our deep need, he calls us to see him as the

Jehovah-M'Kaddesh - the Lord our Sanctifier. The Lord says: "Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy." (Leviticus 20:7-8) God wraps us in the cloak of his own holiness until we are totally transformed into something we could not be except for him and his great grace. He shares his own character and nature with us through Jesus Christ. The scripture tells us that through God's divine power and our knowledge of him, "he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires." (2 Peter 1:4) That's being sanctified; that's being holy. That is the transformation that Jehovah-M'Kaddesh provides.

Jehovah-Shammah - The Lord is There Ezekiel 48:35; God is always all around us no matter what we may endure. His presence is there for us to call upon reach out to. Praise Him for as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; and as far as the east is from the west which there is no measurement! Praise Him Belovedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for what He has done for you.

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The Sin of Unbelief: BY ZENA McNabb

Hebrews 11:6, tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God. In fact, the eleventh chapter is called the FAITH chapter because it gives us many examples of the great faith and sacrifices of the elders of old who obtained a good report because of their faith. Then we are given an admonition in Hebrews 12:1. "Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” Simply, since these witnesses show us how they found favor with God, we must follow their example and finish our race by faith. The "sin that doth so easily beset us” is described in Hebrews 3:12. "Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.” This was another admonition written to the people of God. We must shield our hearts from unbelief by putting on the breastplate of faith and love. (1 Thess. 5:5-8) Also Ephesians 6:11-17 says, "Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, tak-ing the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Jesus said in the last part of Luke 18:8, "Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” We are living in perilous times and the love and faith of many has waxed cold. Saints of God, we have been given great and precious promises by God. We must hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised). (Hebrews 10:23,35)

"Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.â&#x20AC;? (1 John 5:4) "For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.â&#x20AC;? Let us be strong in faith and righteousness so that we may enter into the joys the Lord has prepared for those that love Him. Zena McNabb

"WHATEVER IS THE WILL OF GOD, SO SHALL IT BE DONE”!

WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH, THAT SHALL HE ALSO REAP! THAT'S THE WORD OF GOD AND THERE'S NO GETTING AROUND IT, FOLKS. SO, WE MUST TRUST IN THE LORD GOD AND LEAN NOT ON OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. BUT, IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND HE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PATH. I PROCLAIIM TO THE HOUSETOPS AND ADMONISH YOU, THE PEOPLE OF GOD, TO KNOW THAT GOD'S WILL SHALL BE DONE! THERE IS NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH, NOR VALLEY LOW ENOUGH TO GET OVER NOR UNDER HIS WILL BEING DONE! YOU CAN'T GO AROUND IT EITHER. OH, HE HAS GREAT MERCY AND WILL , SHOULD HE CHOOSE, ALLOW YOU TO DO THINGS YOUR WAY FOR A WHILE, BUT REST ASSURED THAT YOU SHALL HAVE TO COME BACK TO DOING IT GOD'S WAY! HE'S SOVEREIGN LORD AND HE RULES! HE REIGNS! HE'S IN CONTROL! HE'S EL SHADDAI AND HE HAS ALLL POWER IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH IN HIS HANDS. HE SAID HE SHALL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM HE WILLS TO HAVE MERCY ON. NOW, IF YOU SHOW NO MERCY, YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT NO MERCY WILL BE SHOWN TO YOU IN RETURN

BECAUSE THE WORD SAYS, YOU REAP JUST WHAT YOU SOW. NOW, I BELIEVE THAT GOD'S PERFECT WILL HAS NO FLAWS NOR MISTAKES. GOD CANNOT MAKE MISTAKES. HE IS PERFECT AND HE IS THE SAME TODAY, YESTERDAY, AND SHALL BE TOMORROW THE SAME GOD THAT HE IS ON TODAY! HE IS ETERNAL AND EVERLASTING. NO MAN CAN SAY WHEN GOD WAS BORN OR FIRST EXISTED. NO MAN HAS SEEN GOD, EXCEPT THROUGH HIS SON WHEN HE WAS ON EARTH. THAT'S WHY JESUS HAD TO COME TO EARTH , TO GIVE US A REPLICA OF HIS FATHER. HE HAD TO COME IN FLESHLY FORM, HOWEVER, OR WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE HIM WITH NATURAL EYES. BUT, GOD IS A SPIRIT. THAT'S WHY HE CAN BE IN THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST, ALL AT THE SAME TIME. HE'S OMNIPRESENT. HE'S A GOD OF VISION, ALSO. (EL ROI) HE SITS HIGH AND HE LOOKS DOWN LOW, BEHOLDING THE EVIL AND THE HOLY IN EVERY PLACE. SO, JUST KNOW, THERE IS NO HIDING PLACE. FOR NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE ON EARTH, GOD IS THERE. YOU CAN'T SEE HIM, BUT HE SEES YOU. SO WHY ARE THERE SO MANY MEN WHO THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH "MURDER"? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY THEIVES WHO STEAL AND ROB PEOPLE AND THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH EVEN ROBBING A BANK? AND WORSE YET, WHY DO SOME PASTORS THINK THEY CAN "FLEECE" THE SHEEP OF GOD?

HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY THINK THAT THEY CAN PREACH TO OTHERS WHAT THUS SAYS THE LORD, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO LIVE BY THE SAME GOSPEL THEY PREACH? WHY DO THEY THINK THEY CAN PUT ON AN "ACT" ON SUNDAY MORNING AND TOSS THE WORD OUT TO OTHERS , BUT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THEY TREAT THEIR WIFE AND PERHAPS CHILDREN WRONG? THEY ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE USED OF THE DECEITFUL ONE. BUT, DON'T THEY KNOW THAT GOD SEES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS? HE CAN EVEN WALK RIGHT THROUGH THAT BEDROOM DOOR AND SEE THAT A HUSBAND IS ABUSING HIS WIFE. HE MAY NOT STOP HIS HAND RIGHT AWAY, BUT IF THAT WIFE IS A PRAYING WOMAN , GOD WILL MOVE SWIFTLY AND STOP THE HAND OF THE EVIL ONE FROM USING HER HUSBAND. ASK ME, I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE. GOD STOPPED THE HAND OF MY EXHUSBAND , WHO WAS ABOUT TO USE HIS FIST TO GIVE ME A BLACK EYE...BUT GOD'S WAR ANGEL WAS RIGHT THERE TO STOP HIM FROM KNOCKING MY EYE OUT OF ITS SOCKET. THAT'S JUST HOW FIERCE HE WAS COMING AT ME. I SAID NOTHING OUT LOUD , BUT GOD KNEW WHAT I WAS CRYING OUT FROM MY HEART AND HE TOLD SATAN , "TOUCH NOT MY ANOINTED ONE AND DO MY PROPHETESS NO HARM!" SAINTS OF GOD , EACH ONE OF US MUST CRUCIFY OUR FLESH DAILY SO THAT OUR FLESHLY DESIRES DON'T WIN OUT OVER WHAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD WOULD HAVE US DO. THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S A DAY TO DAY THING BECAUSE THE TEMPTER IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO TRY AND LURE US AWAY FROM WHAT THE FATHER WANTS US

TO DO AND THAT IS TO LET OUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN THAT THEY MAY SEE OUR GOOD WORKS AND GLORIFY THE FATHER, WHICH IS IN HEAVEN. GOD IS A SPIRIT , AND THEY THAT WORSHIP, MUST WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH. DON'T EVEN TRY TO TEMPT GOD, FOR THERE NO WAY YOU CAN. AND HE TEMPTS NO MAN! IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T THINK YOU CAN SIN AND THEN RUN AND HIDE BECAUSE THERE IS NO HIDING PLACE FROM GOD. EVEN IF YOU WIND UP IN HELL, WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES...HE'S THERE. HE IS THE GREAT I AM! HE IS THE RULER OF THE UNIVERSE. HE IS THE GREAT SHEPHERD. AND IF WE WOULD BUT FOLLOW HIM AND ALLOW HIM TO SHEPHERD US, IT WOULDN'T MATTER IF THAT ONE WHO YOU THOUGHT WAS YOUR SPIRITUAL LEADER FALLS BECAUSE HE FAILS TO FOLLOW THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, THEREFORE LOSES FOCUS....YOU CAN STAY FOCUSED ON HOW THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS LEADING YOU. AND YOU MUST PRAY FOR THE PASTOR OR WHOEVER THE ENEMY MAY BE USING TO LURE YOU ASTRAY FROM THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD. IT COULD BE YOUR BOSS AT WORK AND YOU MAY LOVE YOUR JOB, BUT THE BOSS MAY BE A SLAVE DRIVER AND VERY MEAN......YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE WHO THE BOSS OF BOSSES IS; THE LEADER OF ALL LEADERS IS; JESUS IS! THAT'S RIGHT, JESUS IS THE ONE WHO OPENED THAT DOOR THAT NO MAN CAN CLOSE. AND HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO ALSO CAN CLOSE THE DOOR OF YOUR PAST FAULTS, SINS AND FAILURES. AND NO MAN CAN OPEN IT.

COME ON SAINTS OF GOD, IT'S SIMPLY TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS AND THAT HE IS THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE AND LIVING GOD. WE ALL HAVE TO ANSWER TO HIM ONE DAY. SO, WE NEED TO START NOW BY GETTING INTO HIS PERFECT WILL AND NOT EXPECT HIM TO BE PERMISSIVE ALWAYS AND ALLOW US TO THINK WE CAN HAVE IT OUR WAY. OH, HE MAY ALLOW YOU TO MAKE MISTAKES AND TRY TO FLY YOUR OWN WINGS WITHOUT HIS INSTRUCTIONS IN THE RIGHT WAY . HE SAID THE STEPS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD. SO, WHY NOT ASK HIM TO SHOW YOU THE WAY AND THEN WALK THEREIN. IN THAT WAY YOU WILL ALWAYS KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN THE PERFECT WILL OF THE FATHER AND THAT HE IS SMILING HIS FAVOR UPON YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. JUST SAY OUT LOUD NOW, "LORD, WHATEVER IS YOUR WILL FOR MY LIFE, LET IT SO BE DONE." AMEN. GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU IN HIS HOLY WILL, IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. PROPHETESS SISTER MARY

“Exposed II” Pulpit Predators

Sounds like something horrible and in this case you’re correct. Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Preachers, and Teachers, each of these has something in common with the rest of the body. Each are seceptable to demonic influence, oppression, depression, and or possession. Apostles, a greek word, actually meant in the Hebrew language a sent one who is an emmisary, one who is supposed to be the exact likeness of Jesus Christ, authorized to act in His stead with the same power and influence. Apostles are supposed to show forth the very same love, charater, and nature of God, but in this new Apostolic movement, pride has entered in and they think their titles, entitle them to be something they were never meant to be. They walk around in pride, a pride that crept up on them so slow, they never saw it and they still don’t. They want to be served and recognised as the ultimate authority in today’s church, and what they say goes and anyone who disagrees with them is their enemy. Discernemnt generally shows you, they have been overtaken by the Jezebel or Leviathon spirit, inflicting this same self-serving spirit on their fold. These particular Apostles have a tendency to mix truth with falicy, the food they feed their flock is poisoned. They are true Judus’s, leading their flock straight to the gates of hell for the slaughter and their disciples are more the servant of hell than they are. Prophets, one who was intended to speak God’s words and God’s truth, in it’s fullness. No where in God’s Word does it say a prophet has the right to charge for a word from God. In fact, Gehazi, Elish’a understudy was fully repremanded for taking goods that Elisha turned down for a word from God that he gave. Prophets are also called to give blessings and warnings, but they don’t, for reasons I can’t begin to fathom. Being a prophet and hearing God and what a prophet says to individuals, I noticed they would give them the good news or upcoming blessings, but witheld the warnings.

When I asked these prophets why they weren’t telling them the whole thing, I was told that it was discretionary wisdom, as the person wasn’t ready to receive the warning. My question with that, was am I hearing everything you are, yet you choose not to telling the whole truth? Could it be their interests are the need to be liked and the possible financial blessings that come from that. That in and of itself is wrong as it shows a denial of trust for God to supply all their needs, whether financial or fulfilling the empty voids. Evangelists, these are those who God sends out to remind us of the simples truths of God’s good news of redemption. They for the most part, re-establish the excitement of our salvation in reminding us of the preciousness of God’s gift of His love through His son’s atonement. At the same time, they are to bring the congregation back to a sober mind, reminding them, each has a call on their lives to go and preach the gospel of the good news to the world and every living creature in it. They unfortunately drive or fly great distances, sometimes at their own expense, leaving them with a need for financial renumeration. They try to get everyone so excited with portions of the good news that when it comes time for the offering, people are blindly giving, instead of seeking God. This effect is true all the way around, they forget to point us in the right direction, with all things, seek God. They play on people emotions for the greater offerings, while leaving weightier measures out of the message. This also shows a lack of trust in God to supply their needs, some have even been known to spend at much as 15 minutes on a message and 30 + minutes on the asking for the offering. Preachers, these are called to teach truth and even bring forth revelations of God’s Word for the better understanding, in accordance with God’s design for that particular flock. Preachers have a saying, if it’s spoken of or pointed out 2 or more times in the Bible, then it’s a preach or sermon. The problem with this, to many have for years leaned to their own understanding about God’s Word, this understanding has led to much misinterpretation and presentation of God’s Word. This leaning to an understanding void of God’s wisdom, truth, and revelation, leads to a corrupt and amoral teaching. God’s Word say that the preachers are more responsible for truth and held accountable for just that. This is a statement worth remembering, because there is more to it that will be presented later in this note.

Teachers, these are the revelators, those who dig deep for that pearl, the gift of revelation regarding God’s Word that will help the body to have a better and deeper understanding of God’s character, nature, and ways. Knowledge can either promote or destroy, dependant on the source. With today’s ability and availabilty to search the internet and get all kinds of information, it is more dangerous to do so than search God’s Word, seek God’s heart, and look back through Jewish history, traditions, and rituals. How easily we can be misled by something that sounds so good, but in truth ahs no truthful bearing on the revelation from God’s Word. God’s Word tells us to study to show ourselves approved unto God and not man, if we’re not seeking God for our information, for whom do we seek approval and from whom? The body, there are many facets to a diamond or other such shiny high priced gems and God called us all to be gems for His use. Who is doing the polishing on these gems, is it us, leaning to oour understanding or is it God. If you’ve ever been rubbed raw by a gritty surface, it hurts, but it also heals, God uses the sandpaper of His choice to smooth the rough edges or polish our facets. How can we possibly know this unless we study God’s Word, how can we know when we’re not being taught truth if we don’t study. How can we know hidden truths without discernment, how can we know God’s wisdom for our lives if we’re not seeking God and asking for His wisdom? How can we know truth, God’s truth, if we don’t seek the Holy Spirit, who brings to us the spirit of truth and none of it will be laced with lies, untruths, or man’s wromgful interpretations. Going back to the earlier statement about responsibility, though Pastors, preachers are held in higher accountability and responsibility for preaching truth, we hold individually, just as much responsibility to know God’s truth. They’re held in higher accountability simply because of the number of lives they effect with their words and teachings. All in all, everyone in one way or another is suggestive in nature and potentially open to the influence of the demonic, leaving us in a position of vulnerability for the lack of trust and obedience to God’s Word, and even those who wish to speak into our lives, but aren’t hearing or seeing from God. Matthew 6:33 gives it to us very plainly, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and the things of God will be given according to God’s promises. Matthew 4:4 says; man does not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:7 says, do not tempt God with foolishness, in other words, our understanding.

Matthew 4:10 tells us worship the Lord thy God and serve Him only, the 4 verses are a strong mainstay and a foundation of discernment. Please stop letting man’s ideas and ideals rule your lives, you never know their intent or who’s behind it. Never forget, this is not true of all of God’s ordained, do not hold all at bay, but seek God, He will let you know, whom He has entrusted. God bless, seek God! lB��

VICTORY IS YOURS!!!! : BY JOSEPH KING

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace. But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. Luke 11:21, 22

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Colossians 2:15

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VICTORY IS YOURS child of God. It is assured and should never be foreign to you. From the very beginning when God first had you in mind, He programmed you for victory. Your end cannot be otherwise: Of necessity, it must line up with the eternal determination of Almighty God whose purpose cannot be bent. That is how it has always been, that is how it is, and that is how it will always be- the victory of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people is a foregone conclusion. It is not just going to happen, it has already happened. You do not need to ask for it, anticipate it, or work on it, all you have to do is first accept it, celebrate it, then manifest it. Nothing by any means is unbeatable to the son of God.

Beloved, in CHRIST, you have bound the strong man, rendered him powerless, taken over the whole game; you are a winner over and above any challenge. When HE spoiled principalities, you overcame with HIM. HIS victory was not a personal one peculiar to him but rather a communal one essential to all who believe in HIM. By this faith, that victory is as much CHRIST's as it is indeed yours. Oh yes, it is your victory; it has your name on it; your faith is the currency you employ to take possession of it. VICTORY IS YOURS!!!!!

So what is it you are facing dear? Is it cancer, HIV/AIDS, arthritis, heart failure? What is it? Is it death, the grave, is even all the forces of darkness? Yes, whether it is demons, curses, hoaxes, magics, chants, name it; whatever it is, whatever name it calls itself, whatever power it claims it has, regardless the threat it sends; know this and know it well; in CHRIST, you won it over and above any measure. YOU HAVE VICTORY AND IT IS YOURS in the name of JESUS!!!!!

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VICTORY BELONGS TO YOU.

THY KINGDOM COME ON EARTH : BY JOEL McNabb

Two thousand years ago two men showed up in Judea with the same message. Their message was not, repent and miss hell as some would have us believe. John the baptizer came preaching "Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand”, and when his time was fulfilled, Jesus began His ministry and preaching the same message. His Father was ready to begin setting up His kingdom here on earth as He has it in heaven. To those who believe the message of the kingdom and become a part of it, they will miss hell, and have everlasting life. "Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee” (Neh 9: 6). It is God who has everything, it is His dominion, this world was made to worship Him and it is His will to have kingdom here on the just like the one He has in heaven. He devised a plan to set this in motion from the foundation of the world. God created man in His image to give man the control and dominion of the earth (Gen. 1:26-28). How many of us, as believers, have prayed or said what is called the Lord’s Prayer? These words, which Jesus taught were not necessarily a repeat after me prayer, but as He said "After this manner therefore pray ye”. He gave us an outline of how we can reach God. First, we address God as "our Father Which art in heaven”.

Second, Jesus gives us an example to praise the Father and glorify His name "Hallowed be Thy name”. Thirdly, to ask God to fulfill His purpose and will on this earth. "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven” (Mt 6:9-13). These three things come first in importance before our needs and requests. The Kingdom of God on earth is God’s plan since the creation of man. Jesus didn’t come just to save sinners, though it is a faithful saying. He came and died for our sins, to enable us to become a part of His kingdom. Jesus even told Nicodemus, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God " (Jn 3:3). "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name” (Jn 1:12)” Jesus’ death and resurrection allows mankind to attain a condition of spiritual holiness enabling us to be a part the kingdom that God will have here on earth. When Nicodemus asked Jesus, "How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born”? Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again” (Jn 3:4-7). The point Jesus is making is that to enter the kingdom of God, one has to be born of woman. When a child is ready to enter the world, his mother’s water breaks and the child comes forth. One has to be "born again” to see what the kingdom of God is and enter it.

"The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men” (Ps 115:16). God sent His Son to earth in the form of man, because the He has given the earth to man. He will also fulfill His promise to David.

"Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me” (2Ch 6:17). The promises of God the Father are sure, they cannot fail, there will be a man to sit on the throne of David, even Jesus Christ of Nazareth. God’s plan after the Lucifer’s rebellion, was to inhabit the earth with man to worship Him, and to give the angels that remained in God’s heavenly kingdom a visual lesson of how grievous the insurrection of Lucifer was. But, while in the Garden of Eden, the first Adam relinquished his dominion of the earth to Satan by disobeying the commandment and will of God to not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. On the day of Pentecost, when it had fully come, Peter filled with an unction of the Holy Ghost preached to the crowd, that Jesus was raise from the dead to immortality, God not leaving his body in hell to see corruption, so that there would be a man to sit on the throne of David (Acts 2:25-31). I often hear believers talk of heaven and the desire to go there, how they can’t wait to go home and be with Jesus. The songs they sing, the books they write, are all filled with pictures of endless walks on the street of gold, with family and friends. What happen to the promise to Abraham that he would be heir of the earth? Or the blessing in Matt. 5:5 that Jesus gave to the meek that they also would inherit the earth? I hear the words, "Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in earth”, or it is in heaven. If it is on the earth, then where is His kingdom on earth? Jesus said to the Pharisees when they demanded of Him when the kingdom should come: "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you” (Lk 17;20-21). Many have read these words of Jesus, and have gotten the idea that once you are born again the kingdom of God is in you.

I would question this doctrine, and ask why was Jesus saying this to some unsaved Pharisees? He was saying it to them, because God had chosen the children of Israel to be His kingdom on earth, and even though they had been under foreign country’s rule from the time of the Babylonian empire, they were as King David thought, when he fought Goliath, "the armies and kingdom of the living God” on earth (1Sam 17:26,36). Jesus also knew the Jews of His day had the kingdom, when He was teaching in the temple and the chief priest and elders of the people came to Him. He spoke to them in the parable of the householder who planted a vineyard and hedged it letting it out to husbandmen. he sent servants to receive the fruit and the husbandman kill them and sent others and they beat and stoned them. Then last of all he sent his son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. Jesus then asked the question, "When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof” (Mt 21:33-46). Here we see Jesus letting the Jews of His day know they were going to loose the kingdom of God, and God would give it to another people (nation), who when He comes will have fruits that kingdom on their tree. By their rejection of the Son of God and having Him killed on the cross, they sealed their judgment, and at the death of the testator the covenant, the ten commandments which God made with Israel, was annulled. As Paul said,

"The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord” (1Cor 7:39). At the death of Jesus, God took the kingdom from the Jews, and in 70 A.D. He took the promised land and scattered the Jews around the world. The promise Jesus made, that there will be a nation rise up with the fruits of the kingdom of God, will come to pass. In Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the image, (from the head of gold, to the feet mixed with iron and clay), God reveals He will set up a kingdom in the days of those kings (ten toes), which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever (Dan 2:31-35). We are living in the days of the ten horns and the beast (the G10 and the UN). There will be a little stone, (a small nation), which comes out of the mountain and it will smite the feet of the image. The stone became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. "That in the dispensation of the fulness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him” (Eph 1:10). We are living in the fulness of times. Are you expecting our Lord’s return to rule and reign on this earth? The message is the same as it was two thousand years ago, we still have time to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand, and He is ready to gather His wheat into His barn. Are you ready, are you bringing forth the fruits of God’s kingdom??? It’s time to hear the trump of God and gather unto Him. Get ready saints, the Kingdom of God is at hand! "And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever” (Rev 11:15).

ARE YOU JESUS? II IDENTIFIED BY FRUITS BY PASTOR EMMANUEL BABA ISIAKA

YOU ARE THE LIVING WORD OF GOD AN EPISTLE NOT WRITTEN WITH PEN AND INK BUT BY THE SPIRIT AND THE BLOOD. LET YOUR READERS SEE JESUS IN YOU AND GIVE GLORY TO GOD! MEMORY VERSE: "A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit." (Matt 7:18).

BIBLE READING: Matthew 7:15-20 15 Âś Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Good works are a manifestation of the anointing of God. If you are truly anointed of God, it will show in the frequency of good deeds emanating from you. If Matthew 5:14-16 is anything to go by, it gives us a veritable link between three variables: the shine of a believer, his or her good works, and glorifying the Father. Anything you do that compels men to offer true praise to God is a good work. As long as it is done by a believer in Christ, with the right motives, and in obedience to God's instructions, it will elicit Heaven's reward. A true mark of a disciple of Christ is the desire for God to be glorified in all his or her deeds, speech or conduct. Your life is supposed to point people to your Father. Can they see Christ in you? It is possible to identify a believer by his or her conduct. A little child ran home in excitement one Sunday morning telling the mother that he has seen Jesus. "How do you know its Jesus you saw?" the mother asked. "He saw my loosed shoes, bent down and laced them for me", he replied. "OK, can you describe him for me?" she asked. By the time he was through, it was obvious that it was their pastor. Do you have time to knot the tie, wipe the sweat or take off the sand on your children? Little things like that could make great impressions on the minds of these little ones. And adults too! I once travelled to America; as soon as I arrived at the airport, I was conveyed to the church where I was to preach. I kept going from one place to another such that I could not rest except on board a plane. As I took my seat on board the plane, I found myself sitting next to an old woman who had never travelled by air. Since I knew starting a conversation with an old woman would cost me my rest, I decided not to say a word. When she greeted me, I smiled without a word. When we were asked to place our luggage in the upper-compartment, she did not understand what to do, so I helped her. When they announced that we should fasten our belts, she was also at a loss, so I helped her. She thanked me and I smiled. When it was time to eat, she did not know how to release her table from the back of the seat in front of her, so I helped her. She thanked me and I smiled. Before we landed, I assisted her again and then she said, "You must be a pastor". I said "Yes, ma" and she screamed, "I knew it". Can you be identified as a believer without saying a word?

THE FATHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BLESSING "I pray for someone reading this message today, who is getting tired or discouraged in helping people in need. The Lord, the Great Rewarder of the diligent seekers will not forget your labour of love. In due season you shall reap the reward. As you encourage yourself in the Lord. You shall not be discouraged. People shall soon realise your good deeds and give glory to our Father God. You shall continue to be fruitful in good works of righteousness. Very soon you shall call for one, and hundreds will answer you. Your fruits will abide and whatever you ask the Father in His name shall be done in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord.â&#x20AC;?(Amen) PRAYER ACTION POINT FOR TODAY: Pray that believers in your nation will bear fruits of righteousness that will make unbelievers identify them as the lights of the world.

THE AFFAIR IS ADVANCING YOU INTO A GLORIOUS MARRIAGE: BY MAGARET MULLINGS

During the most turbulent times of your life, there has been a significant thing which seemed to intervene: enabling you to make it through. Surely, you can recall going through some situations where even now as you are reading these words. You are not able to explain how you made it through. You and I have had many affairs.....No ! No ! Not with a man or a woman.....stay focused ! It is the affairs with the cares of this world. The hurt, pain especially heartache (many have broken hearts ), and sickness. How long long are you going to have these affairs with your personal issues ? When are you going to see from Abba Father's perspective ? The affairs has come to advance you into a glorious marriage ? With whom ? I am so glad you asked ! For thirty five years, I have been having an affair with unforgiveness. Unforgiveness had a stronghold on me ! Yet, I was still praying to Yahweh (God) and had the audacity to expect Him to answer my prayers. Divinely He intervened.....snatched me from the burning hell which was closing in on me. The affair has advanced me into a glorious marriage....reminding me of being on the brink. On the brink, in the dark night of despair....darkness quickly over shadowing the day. On the brink of giving up. I discover a new strength springing up from within.....bringing joy of new found vision, it is blurred yet getting clearer.....I see it. On the brink, I see You Oh Lord.....I feel Your love and compassion. Yes, on the brink I experience Your transforming power lifting me to my place of destiny....On the brink...

Then my heart released forgiveness and received Jehovah's Rapha healing balm. Now my passion for Him is rekindled.....Spending the whole night upon my bed, talking with Him and then just before the breaking of dawn arising to spend hours in His word and in prayer. Lately though, I have not been keeping my appointments with Him. Slumbering upon my bed, and at intervals pausing to reach out to Him. Talking with Him, then falling helplessly back to sleep. Even my rising to go to Him in prayer has not been consistent. There is a feeling of being disconnected without His warm embracing presence. Rekindled passion is emerging...For thereis a tugging and a pulling....drawing me to that place of prayer intensifying my adoration of Him. Rekindled passion is now unfolded and I am regaining strength and courage....Renewing my thinking, putting on the mind of Christ. There is a strong thirsting for His presence, and a hunger for His word. Rekindled passion is drawing me to arise even at midnight just to get into His presence where there is joy beyond measure, and pleasures are at His right hand which cannot be compared... The affair has advanced into a glorious marriage, for I now have renewed my covenant with Him, who calls me by my name ! What about you ? What are you having an affair with ? It may not be with unforgiveness....Ask yourself this question " What are you having an affair with ? Do not allow whatever you are having an affair with to cause you to go to hell. Instead allow the affair to advance you into a glorious marriage with your heavenly Father.....but first, you must repent ! Read these words Jesus spoke from Revelation 3:19-22 Verse (19) " As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. " Verse (20) " Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me. " Verse (21) " To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. " Verse (22) " He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. " Make a decision to allow the affair to advance you into a glorious marriage with Abba Father. Renew your covenant with Him today !

Critical Adversaries : ADDED BY DEBRA LYNN-LAKE ROBERTS

Based on GSoM Course 129: Critical Adversaries Preamble In John chapter 17: 6-18, Jesus made it clear that there are two types of people in the world: those who are His and those who reject His redemptive assignment. He prayed to the Father to preserve His own from the evil which rules the world: God has ordained that His children will live fulfilled lives on earth with potentials to affect their communities.

Jeremiah 29:11 King James Version (KJV) 11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

John 10:10 King James Version (KJV)

10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

As John 10:10 above shows, , Jesus came to take away all constraints that are contrary to the well being of saints. Back of all the constraints is the great enemy of man: Satan who in himself and through other agencies and circumstances engineers situations that seek to steal, kill and destroy what God ordained for His saints!

At the Cross of Calvary, Jesus completed the work of redemption and triumphantly declared, as recorded in John 19:30: "It is finishedâ&#x20AC;?. The work of redemption is complete and nothing can be added or subtracted to it! All who maintain their salvation in Christ Jesus till their last breath are assured of their state of bliss with God in the future phase of the Kingdom and in eternity.

However, the blessings procured at Calvary Cross for living the abundant life in this present phase of the Kingdom can be enjoyed or missed! A saint who walks in darkness of ignorance concerning who he or she is in Christ will suffer needlessly. A saint who is too busy to study the Word, meditate on it and apply it in everyday life will live an empty life filled with the spirit of struggle and lack. The saint who does not take time to understand the nature of opposition and constraints to well being on this side of eternity will live an empty, defeated life.

Hosea 4:6 King James Version (KJV) 6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

On the other hand, the saint who will diligently study the Word, meditate on it and yield the mind for renewal by the Word; who will apply the Word to real life situations with full understanding of all the arsenal provided in the Word for victory in the battles of life will enter eat the good of the earth!

Isaiah 1:19 King James Version (KJV) 19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

Joshua 1:8 King James Version (KJV) 8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Psalm 1:1-3 King James Version (KJV) 1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

4 Critical Adversaries The four critical adversaries which work independently and cooperatively to nullify the testimony of Jesus Christ in the life of the redeemed and make life hard are: The Self Life the World the Devil and Denominationalism.

Each of these adversaries will be studied in detail to enable participants gain a real life understanding which will enhance spiritual insight/discernment, enable us to pray more proactively and wage a good warfare. Participants will learn the three dimensions of man: spirit, soul and body and see how the motions of each affect spirituality. The impact of self on true spirituality will be outlined so that the principle of Matthew 16:24 is properly understood.

Course Synopsis THE SELF LIFE What then is the self life? How can it be defeated? What are the provisions for a self-free life of true liberty?

THE WORLD What is the World? How is it organized? How has the world become churchier while the church is moving in the opposite direction, more worldly? How does this line up with the fact that the last of the churches Jesus addressed in Revelation 3 is the worldly church at Laodicea?

THE DEVIL Who is the devil? What are his main assignments? How does he operate?

THE DENOMINATIONAL SPIRIT What is it? Why is it an enemy of the true gospel In what ways does it operate contrary to Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s express instructions on what His Church is? Usefulness and limits of denominations The Kingdom gospel and the post-denominational era

Spiritual warfare: an explanation. A Christian will succeed or fail; enjoy the glorious liberty of son ship or struggle with various constraints to the degree of understanding of the nature of factors which seek to constrain or even destroy the blessings which are ours by inheritance. Beyond understanding of those factors, the saint needs to boldly stand upon the Word of God and enforce the ordinance of Calvary in what is called spiritual warfare. Spiritual warfare is not an activity exclusively reserved for a few super stars in the Kingdom. It is not an activity seeped in secret codes! It is the lifestyle of spiritual alertness and militancy to stand upon the written and revealed Word and insisting that Satan and all powers of darkness give way for the purpose of the King to be fulfilled in all circumstances. In prayer, we call upon God to do the things we deem needful for our well being. In spiritual warfare, we decree the stated word and will of God and see its enforcement as sons of God and co-heirs with Jesus Christ. America, Wake Up! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; North Carolina Now! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is due from Friday, October 21 through Sunday, October 23 in Greensboro. Please uphold the saints as they congregate to stand in the gap for their State and America. Pray as the Holy Spirit leads you. Important note: all teachings and publications on face book of Global School of Ministry are released from Babylonian copyright restrictions. You are free to forward them to friends and family or to use to preach, teach in Sunday Schools, church services, in small groups or family devotions. If you are led to be part of a global team God has commissioned to prepare the remnant for the end times and soon return of Jesus(Ephesians 5:27), you are welcome to start a centre of the Global School of Ministry right where you are. We will send you the curriculum and full course notes to prayerfully study and use to teach others according to the principle in 2 Timothy 2:2. Please contact us at ariseoffice@yahoo.co.uk and we will take it from there.

Faith, But Yet Weary! : BY CATHERIN SKINNER

Though my faith is strong and I believe in what God has spoken to me, I still get weary from the attacks of the enemy. Although I am under attack, my faith still hold strong as I wait on the Lord for I know that my Redeemer lives within me. 2 Peter 1:3 that as we grow in our knowledge of God, through his divine power he gives us everything we need for life and godliness. Jesus relied on the Word of God alone to overcome obstacles, including the devil. God's Word is alive and powerful (Hebrews 4:12), useful for correcting us when we are wrong and teaching us what is right (2 Timothy 3:16). It is so important that we carry God's Word in our hearts through memorization, and meditation to be ready to face any problem, every difficulty, and whatsoever challenge that life can send our way. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace ... 1 Corinthians 14:33We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair ... 2 Corinthians 4:8 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28

I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. Proverbs 24:16 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. Psalm 27:14 Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:27 ... but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 Stand firm on the strong foundation of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Word that you have hid within your heart, and if you have not hidden it, start now because the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30 The Word of God, Shared by Catherin Skinner

HEALTHY ADVICE: DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH: ADDED BY EVANGELIST FAVOR LIBERTY & MARIAMA TURAY

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases: Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases. METHOD OF TREATMENT 1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water 2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute 3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal. 4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours 5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.

6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life. The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases: 1. High Blood Pressure (30 days) 2. Gastric (10 days) 3. Diabetes (30 days) 4. Constipation (10 days) 5. Cancer (180 days) 6. TB (90 days) 7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; daily. This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times. It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active. This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain. For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks: · Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting, · Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. · You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. · Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. · 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. · Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive... A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about. http://www.wix.com/im_possible/biodisc By: Ron Simmons

MIRACLE WORKERS PREACHING IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST ARE NOT ABOVE THE ETHICS LAID DOWN BY GOD 1

MIRACLE WORKERS PREACHING IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST ARE NOT ABOVE THE ETHICS LAID DOWN BY GOD FOR ALL OF HIS AMBASSADORS IN THE HOLY BIBLE :BY BISHOP STEVEN LIBERTY SR. "THEIR FINAL OBJECTIVE IS YOUR MONEY ! WOW! not everyone that claims to do miracles workers are actually workers of the light. Test their spirits for our own Spirit of God is unique and when it appears there is a difference. How can you claim to be a miracle worker & claim the glory for yourself & not God. How can you claim to be a servant of God for almost four decades and do not know the ethics of God servants. How can you claim to live in the light and boast, & applause darkness. Beware for you have fooled no one for the fruit you bore told the true stOryâ&#x20AC;Ś." (BishOP steveN liBerty sr.) By their fruits we shall know them who claim to speak & preach, work wonders in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. There is so much wrong in the world of religion this day; especially with witches, wizards, magicians and all sorts of satanic servants wearing the purple robe and claiming to be carrying the authority of god.

I was opportune to attend and listen to some of these MOderN daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MONey raisers receNtly whO eNticed the crOwd with fake promises, some sorts of miracles, threat and self praise. I happen to pick up a few unique points from these services and I want you to add them to your watch list of suspicious and need to be carefully scrutinized prophets. How can you claimed to be a servant of God with a message from Him and on Sunday morning you climb the pulpit once and boast about your achievements for about fifteen minutes, read one short verse, talk about what you observed about your countrymen weakness to a multilingual congregation (nepotism) for another hour and close with raising funds; using different methods of self boast about your powers over nature? What are the motives of such preachers? You who are invited as a guest Preacher and do not know what your congregation does for a living; yet you take envelopes and claim it is been collected to make them prosper and be bless in all they do. What if their work is against the ethics of God and man? Who will prosper them; God or Satan? Some of them even go as far as threatening the congregation with death if the envelopes are not return. So what was you mission all about; the souls of these souls or their money? The Church of God has detolirated so much that everything in it has change drastically. The pulpit from which God voice is to be heard is now a podium for all sorts of evils.

It is a pity what the house of God has turn to these days. One of the horrors I watch during these last few days which reawaken my hatred for Servants of God who uses the pulpit to vent out their hurt feeling , get revenge for incidents that arose in everyday life or preach about others in order to make themselves popular in the eyes of the congregation was the accusation of a woman of an undefined act publicly which was not proven publicly. If you are man enough to heard the spirit tell you to accuse someone publicly ; you should be man enough to back up your accusations publicly and not leave suspicions and doubts about someone who will carry a mark of your act for life. The publicity stunts of over zealots miracle workers (if they actually are ) is usually immature because they have no sound background in studying the scriptures and can not back their actions with the scriptures.. How cowardly and foolish this act really is and I hate it with a passion. The pulpit is all about attacking, exposing and trying to remedy sin in the lives of the people in order that it may bring about a positive change. There is a big gap/difference between the pulpit and the podium where social and political speeches are delivered. if there is aN issue that yOu caNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deal with iN door by yourself; call others to help you handle it. At one of these programs I witness to my horror a Pastor wife been disgrace in front of not only her congregation but the combine congregations , Muslims, atheist, of the entire city.

Before a jammed packed church with people downstairs and out side watching by television; this woman was called up aNd asKed if she was a PastOrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife. wheN she affirMed that she was; this fellow begin to accuse her of some nameless evil. Now is it wrong to expose evil? No it is not but there is a how, when, where, and sometimes why. This fellow had earlier visited this woman congregation about four days before this incident; had interacted with the particular Pastor in question through out; from the day of his arrival, had been introduced to this woman before this time. Now tell me miracles workers if something was wrong in the life of this PastOr wife why didNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t he called theM iN Private at their church when he visited, in the office where he interacted with him daily and enlighten them ; because after disgracing the woman on the stage he did nothing to expose the demon or whatever it was, get it out or heal her of it ;if it was real but benefited by increasing his popularity with one final goal, which was to raise funds from a stunned congregation.. What kind of fruits are these for a servant of God I wondered? Surely they are not listed among the fruits Servants of God should bear; because we all knew the end result was increasing their popularity so that he could raise money. What really annoyed me was the Pastors around (mostly birds of the same feathers) really applauded this action. I cried within me when I heard this fellow say: "Come and take an envelope and get a miracle from God; for I have sacrifice for you.

Take the envelope and rub it on my head or put on my coat for I am sacrificing it for you. "And Pastors who should know better came and took the envelopes and rub it on the fellow head after putting a hundred or two hundred dollars into it. Then I question myself about what these guys or ladies really preach in the churches if they could accept that a man sacrifice for them to get breakthroughs or prosper? They were all carried away by two incidents called Miracles iN Our days ; yet i caNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t BOldly called it that fOr the Preacher himself said we should give him the glory and not God. He could handle that issue with God later. Therefore it was something else been done by magical or tricky means and not a miracle of God and for me they were very questionable. Why use the pulpit of God for such acts? In fact regardless of how popular one is; from which geographical location he/she comes from; and by what contrary spirits he/she uses to draw the public attention; real ambassadors of Jesus Christ should be really to expose them with the intention of helping them. For even if they claim to be super rich; we can punch holes in their claims from their very statements and actions. My problem is not how much he gains from these stunts but how many are following these so-called miracle workers and losing on earth their substances and the souls to the devil. These poor dumb sheep souls believe in the signs, tricks and or miracles that they are out there performing. I am aware that they are not preaching because they want to serve God, but because they want to gain materially.

I want them to know that the path they have chosen to gain popularity is not honorable and it is never too late to study the ethics of what it takes to preach the Word of God to others. I am not in any way judging them; neither am I condemning them as a person ; for in certain cases I even admired the way they can get the crowd attention, but I hate that which I see ruining a talented person that could be honorably use for the glory of God whom they claimed to represent. Their methods could be refined and they could be even more popular if they studied the Word of God in order to know where to apply what and why, when and how to apply it that one will be able to get even more powerful results instead & approval from God. Believe it or not if your aim is material wealth; you will still get it. There was a statement made by one of these fellows that blessings is riches and to be bless means to be materially rich. I can tell you that this is the blackest lie on the face of mother earth. I personally know interact and pray daily with many, who do not starve, have a roof over their heads and are comfortable in the material world but there is a thorn in their flesh that makes them wish that God could exchange their lives with even the poorest if it could correct that situation and bring peace and happiness to their lives. You could have all the money, cars, popularity, etc and not a single child or carrying a sickness which seems incurable and a lot of other things that makes a man feel incomplete. Do you know that Abraham felt incomplete until he could boast of a child?

Yet he was one of the most bless man upon the face of the earth that ever walked its surface. Real blessings from God come as a complete package and there are no question asked when it comes because everything God does is unique. I did not say rich men are not blessed; but that blessing is far more than material gain. The Bible cautions us to be wise and test every spirit. Satan is not a weakling but a powerful counterfeiter and he is working more furiously in those places claimed for God. I dONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t KNOw aBOut yOur cOMMuNity But iN My sataN has the upper hand in the lives of those claiming to represent God. 99.9 are working for him with their eyes open 24/7 and are aware that they are serving him; even those they appear to be representatives of the children of light and claim to carry the royal mantle of anointing. There are a lot of people out there who are confuse about the differences between a pulpit and a podium and use both for the same purpose interchangeably. Know today that there is a vast difference between the two and this should be one of your most vital lessons that a servant of God should learn. Lack of knowledge about the differences causes one to do a lot of unnecessary and abominable acts on the pulpit. The pulpit is usually sanctified & consecrated for the use of delivering messages from the highest God to the people and petitions from the people to the Highest God. The podium on the Other haNd dOesNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have tO Be cONsecrated aNd iN MOst cases 99.9 percent of the time lies, broken promises, deception or methods of exploitation are meant to come from them. Stop using the pulpit to pull popularity stunts, revenge what you think is your hurt feelings, oppress, suppress or depress. Your campaign speeches should be from the podium.

Stop placing your personal agenda above the message of God. Again remember that the podium is use for lies, manipulations, exploitations, personal agendas but the pulpit should be only for the truth and the edification of God Word & Kingdom. So many beautiful well decorated glass podiums are in our Churches today that can only fit in auditoriums for organizations. Know the difference that you may be able to properly note the difference between a pulpit and a podium and that will enable you to invite the right sort of speakers for the type you have within those four walls. Be Bless and remember that Moses did wonders and so did the magicians of Pharaoh; but if you carefully noted the wonder of Moses overcame the wonders of the magicians. Test every Spirit for we serve a unique God and He is only one!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE BISHOP: BY EVANGELIST FAVOR P. LIBERTY

During the month of October we at Shepherds Headquarters in Dakar were host to Apostle Dr. Chris Agagbo of the Christian Ministers Partnership Network World-wide from eastern Nigeria. He came to Dakar to try to acknowledge Churches in these parts about this organization and encourage them to become members. According to their vision it is all about bringing revivals and partnership with interested relevant ministers/ministries, Christian organizations, individually rich Christians and Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foundations world-wide. The group mandate is having seminars, conferences, crusades

workshops and interchangeable visitations. They believe that no man is call into ministry alone and therefore need each other as eyes, representatives, anywhere,

everywhere and anytime. Speaking about the objectives to Bishop Liberty and the President of His Grace Church International Pastor Chukwuka Edward Okechukwu ; he explained that the network will help ministries to get connected, bring out the best qualities of God out to the open for proper usage, promote each other at anytime and anywhere, give its members the opportunity to travel aboard on mission works and exposure, help instruct its members how to build a solid financial stability through ministerial connections and stable financial contributions among members ; will help the sick and less privileged members to get assistance from rich Christian partners/foundations etc. Every faithful Christian are eligible for membership; especially Archbishops, Bishops, Apostles, Reverends, Pastors, Teachers, Evangelist, Prophets, Church Elders/workers who are willing to keep and obey the ordinances of the network. Every member is expected to register as a member and obtain a code and reference number. Instructions for those wishing to join us will be

send to you by contacting us on the internet or by calling these numbers: +2348036181536 +2348064684734 +2348185726588 +2348033561757 +2348055073336 +2348037585701 Meanwhile the President of His Grace Church International Pastor Chukwuka Edward Okechukwu

accepted the offer given him to coordinate the affairs of the organization in Dakar; while Bishop Liberty was asked to be the origination Patron. The Bishop promised to give the entire matter to God in prayers and discuss with him later; for we have to test every opportunity given us by the Spirit of God and the mandate of our calling. The Apostle climaxed his stay here by preaching at His Grace Church International before departing for Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry

Sierra Leone and Liberia.

THE BOANERGES EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES INC, (AKA) CHURCH OF BETHLEHEM IN DAKAR SENEGAL CELEBRATED ITS SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY. WE HAVE A PHOTO PAGE OF SOME OF THE EVENTS & DIGNITARIES WHO ATTENDED THE SERVICE. REV. VITALIS IKECHUKWU NWAIWU AND HIS CHURCH PLAY HOST TO US AT A VERY CHALLENGING PERIOD IN OUR OWN LIFE HISTORY. THEY ASSISTED US AS BEST AS THEY COULD WHEN THE EVIL WIND OF ENVY, DISUNITY AND DIFFICULTIES THREATING TO DESTROYED OUR OWN VISION AND ALSO IN PLANTING AND REGISTRATERING THE AFRICAN VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS INTERNATIONAL. WE ARE PLEASE TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM AND WISH THEM ALL OF GOD BLESSINGS THAT GRANT WISDOM, KNOWLEDE AND UNDERSTANDING AS THEY CONTINUE TO GROW. IT WAS A VERY POWERFUL, EDUCATIVE AND IN

MANY WAYS VERY INTERESTING CELEBRATION. CALLED BY GOD IN A DREAM ON 6TH JANUARY 1988 TO MINISTRY; THIS YOUNG BUISNESSMAN WHO HAD OPENED A BERBER SHOP WHERE BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE WORKED FOR THEIR LIVING WITH AMBITIONS TO GO TO EUROPE OR THE AMERICAS RESISTED HIS CALL FOR A PERIOD. YET WHEN GOD CALLS A MAN TO FULFILL A DESTINY FOR WHICH HE WAS CREATED; THERE IS NO PLACE TO RUN AND HIDE. AFTER SEEKING THE ADVICE OF SOME RELIGIOUS MEN AND WOMEN OF THOSE TIMES, HE HEEDED THE CALL AND ENROLLED IN A BIBLE COLLAGE KNOWN AS WORD OF LIVE BIBLE COLLAGE UNDER REV. WALTER. TO CUT THE LONG STORY SHORT HE TOOK UP THE CHALLENGE AND ON JANUARY 31ST 2005 AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN UNITE 21, PARCELLES ASSAINES DAKAR SENEGAL WHERE THE CHURCH WAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED OPENED. IN EARLY 2006 THEY MOVED FROM THERE TO THEIR CURRENT SITE IN DAIAMALAYA 11 NORD FOIRE DAKAR SENEGAL. AT THIS POINT HE HAD TO RELINQUISH THE BARBING SALOON BUSINESS WITH HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE TO FULLY CONCENTRATE ON THE DIVINE WORK OF GOD. IN 2008 WITH A CONSTANT HARVEST AND GROWTH; HE OPENED ANOTHER BRANCH TO THE CHURCH IN OAKAM WHICH IS HEADED BY

PASTOR AFAM MOSES.