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Francis Frangipane: The War Over Reality
by Francis Frangipane
Dec 28, 2012

The Principle of Displacement

"Then war broke out in Heaven; Michael and his angels went forth to battle with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought. But they were defeated, and there was no room found for them in Heaven any longer" (Revelation 12:7-8 AMP).

Notice the phrase, "there was no room...for them in Heaven." The war against principalities involves displacement: Christ filling the spiritual territories once held by satan.

This war in Heaven is difficult for us to comprehend. How do angels and demons, beings who do not die from wounds, wage war? With what do they do battle? And how do they conquer one another? Without exceeding the bounds of our knowledge, we can safely say this: All spiritual warfare is waged over one essential question: Who will control reality on earth, Heaven or Hell?

When it comes to angelic and demonic warfare, the battle rests not in physical weaponry but in the power of agreement between mankind and the spirit realm. We read in Ephesians 6 (NKJV) that "principalities" and "powers" occupy the "heavenly places" (verse 12). But we read in Ephesians 1:10 that it is the Father's expressed purpose to sum up all things in Christ, "things in the heavens and things on the earth."

Ephesians 3:10 reveals God's glorious plan, that "through the Church" God has purposed to make known His manifold wisdom to the principalities and powers "in the heavenly places." You see, as the Body of Christ on earth agrees with its Head in Heaven, the Spirit of Christ Himself displaces the powers of darkness in the heavenly places.

In other words, when the Church on earth is aggressive in its agreement with the will and Word of God, then the presence of God increases in the spiritual realm, proportionally displacing the influence of Hell on earth. Shortly thereafter, manifesting in the world of men, we see revivals, healings and miracles. But when the Church is passive, indifferent or carnal, the powers of Hell increase their rule over the affairs of men: marriages break up, crime increases, and wantonness becomes unbridled. We must see that our prayers, attitudes, and agreement with God are an integral part of establishing the reality of the Kingdom of God on earth!

The Devil Is a Master Illusionist

Satan is unmasked in Scripture as "a liar and the father of lies" (John 8:44). His realm of operation is the spirit world that immediately surrounds and blankets the consciousness of mankind. This realm is known as the "heavenly places" in the Bible (Ephesians 6:12). From this spiritual realm satan works to corrupt and control the mind of man through illusions built from mankind's carnal desires and fears. But the power of the lie is not merely the speaking of falsehoods, nor is it that this world is an illusion. The lie of the enemy appears most powerfully when men believe that this world, as it is, is the only world we can live in. The truth is, of course, that God is establishing His Kingdom, and ultimately, every other reality will submit to and be ruled by that Kingdom! (See Hebrews 12:26-28; Revelation 11:15.)

The weapon God has given us to combat the lies of the enemy is the Word of God, which the Scriptures refer to as the "sword of the Spirit" (Ephesians 6:17). Jesus said His words "are spirit and are life" (John 6:63), which is to say that the substance or meaning in Christ's words represents an actual reality: the living Spirit of the Kingdom of God.

We should also recognize that the ancient Greeks, in whose language the New Testament was written, had no word for "reality." To them "truth" and "reality" were the same essence. If we seek to experience the true work of the Holy Spirit, we should understand that the Spirit has been sent to establish the reality of God's Kingdom in the lives of Jesus' followers. Thus, as we become one with the Spirit of Truth, and as we fully embrace the Word of Truth, we are brought into the reality of God Himself!

This point is essential: in our war over who controls man's world, the singular weapon God has given the Church is His Spirit-empowered Word. The living Word of the Spirit is the truth.

Paul taught that spiritual warfare deals specifically with the "pulling down of strongholds." But what are those strongholds? They are lies the devil has sown into our thought-processes which, as we accepted and believed them, became reality to us. We do not fall in sin as much as we are seduced by it; every sin is cloaked in some measure of deception. But as these lies are uncovered and destroyed, as our thought-processes are freed from illusions, we will discover the blamelessness, perfection, and truth of Christ in us, the hope of glory (see Colossians 1:27).

To be successful in life, therefore, we must know the Word of God. For all things come into being through the Word. Yes, it is the Word made alive in our hearts, germinated by our faith, that wins the war over reality.

Adapted from The Three Battlegrounds, published by Arrow Publications, Inc.

Francis Frangipane
Ministries of Francis Frangipane
Email: [e-mail]

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John Belt: "Manifest the Brightness of Who He Is"
by John Belt
Jan 4, 2013

I really believe that God has good things in store this year. I'm a firm believer that when we put God first in our lives, making Him our true contentment, that everything falls into place. Many things that we've been seeking the Lord for and wanting to see happen I believe will begin to happen this year.

Songs of Victory

1 John 5:4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith.

2013 is a year of victory. God is giving His people the opportunity to play a "Flying V" electric guitar. For those of you who are not familiar with the Flying V, it was an electric guitar that was designed in the 1950s. This electric was, in most cases, popularly associated with the roaring rock and roll sound. What I saw is that as we lift our voice up to God like the roar of a lion, victory would accompany our praise. When we do this, it will set new things in motion in our lives, break chains, and rock our world. We will soar, flying in victory, as we move aggressively into His Kingdom plans.

Coat of Many Colors

This year will be a new beginning of dreams being fulfilled. With every dream, every vision, and every promised land there is a challenge and call to overcome. The coat of many colors that was given to Joseph is a picture of what God gives to us to put on (see Genesis 37:3). God is a God of color, of diversity, of beauty, and of brightness. He takes us beyond the place of grey and dullness, calling us to dream beyond ourselves into a place that overflows and affects others.

Just as Joseph had the dream that God had given him, he also had to overcome many things to see those dreams come to pass. In a moment he inherited a kingdom. When the fullness of time comes for our dreams, God is faithful to see that they come to pass. Our faithfulness, commitment, and uncompromising heart is required to inherit the fullness of what God has for each of us. In order to inherit a promise, we must have a dream with the accompanying grace to overcome in the seasons of life that are packaged with these dreams.

Awakening To Throne Room Worship

Revelation 4:9-11 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him Who is seated on the throne, Who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who is seated on the throne and worship Him Who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

"Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they existed and were created."

When Jesus died on the Cross, not only was His sacrifice for the forgiveness, deliverance, and cleansing from sin, but the veil of His flesh was rent asunder as an entryway for us to come into His courts. The Throne Room of God is the most intimate place of worship for all Believers. Just as we see the types and shadows in the Old Testament as we look at the temple, how it resembles the areas of worship and sacrifice as a picture of the heavenly, so we can now move from the outer courts into the most holy place of God's sanctuary – not to exclude how the Spirit inhabits us in the most holy place of our hearts.

There is a divine exchange that takes place when we have a heart that desires to experience that heavenly dwelling just as Paul did. Because of our desire for the heavenly dwelling, there is an equivalent blessing in our present lives on earth as He inhabits us by the glory of His Spirit. When we speak of "Christ in us the hope of glory," we are talking about the glory of God within us, our experiencing His Throne being set up in our hearts.

The Throne Room of God is the center point of Heaven. In the same way, the Throne Room of His Presence is set up at the most central place of our being. This year people will begin to better understand that it is mediocre at best to get stuck in a performance model of worship where intimacy with God is not central to the worship experience. Deep calls to deep. When we realize how deep that place is in us, we will ask God to fill that place with the depths of His Spirit. A deeper hunger will cause us to desire to be in His courts worshipping before His Throne.

Healing Power of the Spirit

Another thing that will happen this year is an exponential increase in power healing in the Body of Christ. Those things that have been broken will be healed in people's lives. This applies to physical healing, but also to those who need emotional healing. One of the main attributes that I've always noticed when healing anointing is present is that great joy accompanies it. There is a high level of faith and joy present as we release God's healing presence.

Part of what will help this to occur will be when we move into a place of greater dependency, true identity, and are intent in our hearts to really give God all the credit for His work. Self-exaltation, self-promotion, and all the associated things that go with this will have to be removed for those who really want to see true results. True faith is what God is looking for. This has a two-fold meaning. This means that the faith is pure in a way that is sincere. It also means that the substance of faith is in operation. This substance of faith will be such that it cuts through oppressive atmospheres to bring a substantial result in people's physical bodies.

Acts 10:38 ...how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Just as in the Book of Acts, Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were "oppressed" by the devil. There is a reason why "the devil" is mentioned here. We have to have discernment once again to recognize the adversary we are dealing with. Oppressive atmospheres are contrary to the atmosphere of Heaven. The anointing of the Spirit is what is needed to break into the lives of people in order that they may break out of oppressive prisons that the devil has bound them in.

Moving Away From Intellectual Dependency Toward Hunger For God

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

In this day we are living in, as it was in Jesus' day, there has always been the choice for people to live by the food of the intellect or the food of the Spirit. Those who live by the food of the intellect feed on the natural mind, theological worship, and all the things that support that system of thinking. It is obvious that we need a good doctrinal foundation, but once we have that, we are to move into the maturity of demonstrating the Kingdom.

The Holy Spirit is the Person that makes what we know in our minds effective, active, and penetrating in our actions. Our lives are not to consist of just words but a life that demonstrates God's power. Those who have found that the intellectual approach to seeking God has not produced any power to help others will turn to true hunger for God. Some are going to say, "Enough is enough!" They will seek God through fastings, prayers and worship, allowing themselves to be fed by the pure words of God in Scripture (by the Spirit), rather than the flattering words of seduction or the intellectual arguments of foolishness.

God is sounding a wake-up call to His Body to fully embrace a hunger pursuit of His presence and power, not for the sake of personal benefit but for the cause of displaying His glory and power throughout the earth.

It is due season for the Body of Christ to manifest the brightness of WHO HE IS.

Have a Blessed 2013!

John & Brandi Belt
Live In His Presence Ministries
Email: [e-mail]

[Honeylioness]

A little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its
hiding place in the closet.


She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect.. No chance here for mistakes.


Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door.


She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention, but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a
scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it!


'And what do you want?' the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone
of voice.. I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages,' he said without waiting for a reply to his question..


'Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,' Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. 'He's really, really sick....and I want to buy a miracle.'


'I beg your pardon?' said the pharmacist.


'His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his
head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how
much does a miracle cost?'


'We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you,' the pharmacist said, softening a little.


'Listen, I have the money to pay for it.. If it isn't enough, I will get
the rest. Just tell me how much it costs.'


The pharmacist's brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down
and asked the little girl, 'What kind of a miracle does your brother
need?'


' I don't know,' Tess replied with her eyes welling up I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money.'


'How much do you have?' asked the man from Chicago


'One dollar and eleven cents,' Tess answered barely audible. 'And it's all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to.'


'Well, what a coincidence,' smiled the man. 'A dollar and eleven cents---the exact price of a miracle for little brothers.'


He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped
her mitten and said 'Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the miracle you need.'


That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon,
specializing in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed free of charge and it wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well.


Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.


'That surgery,' her Mom whispered. 'was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?'


Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost....one dollar and eleven cents....plus the faith of a little child.


In our lives, we never know how many miracles we will need.

A miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of
a higher law. I know you'll keep the ball moving!

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The Empty Egg



Jeremy was born with a twisted body and a slow mind. And at the age of 12, was still in second grade, seemingly unable to learn. His teacher, Doris Miller, often became exasperated with him. He would squirm in his seat, drool, and make grunting noises.

At other times, he spoke clearly and distinctly, as if a spot of light had penetrated the darkness of his brain. Most of the time, however, Jeremy irritated his teacher. One day she called his parents and asked them to come for a consultation. As the Foresters entered the empty classroom, Doris said to them, "Jeremy really belongs in a 'special' school. It isn't fair to him to be with younger children who don't have learning problems. Why, there is a five-year gap between his age and that of the other students."

Mrs. Forrester cried softly into a tissue, while her husband spoke. "Miss Miller," he said, "There is no school of that kind nearby". It would be a terrible shock for Jeremy if we had to take him out of this school. We know he really likes it here." Doris sat for a long time after they had left, staring at the snow outside the window. Its coldness seemed to seep into her soul. She wanted to sympathize with the Foresters. After all, their only child had a terminal illness. But it wasn't fair to keep him in her class. She had 18 other youngsters to teach, and Jeremy was a distraction.

Furthermore, he would never learn to read and write. Why waste any more trying? As she pondered the situation, guilt washed over her. Here I am complaining when my problems are nothing compared to that poor family, she thought. Lord, please help me to be more patient with Jeremy. From that day on, she tried hard to ignore Jeremy's noises and his blank stares.

Then one day, he limped to her desk, dragging his bad leg behind him. "I love you, Miss Miller," he exclaimed, loud enough for the whole class to hear. The other students snickered, and Doris' face turned red. She stammered, "Wh-why that's very nice, Jeremy. N-now please take your seat."

Spring came, and the children talked excitedly about the coming of Easter. Doris told them the story of Jesus, and then to emphasize the idea of new life springing forth, she gave each of the children a large plastic egg. "Now," she said to them, "I want you to take this home and bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Miss Miller," the children responded enthusiastically, all except for Jeremy. He listened intently; his eyes never left her face. He did not even make his usual noises. Had he understood what she had said about Jesus' death and resurrection? Did he understand the assignment?



Perhaps she should call his parents and explain the project to them. That evening, Doris' kitchen sink stopped up. She called the landlord and wait an hour for him to come by and unclog it. After that, she still had to shop for groceries, iron a blouse, and prepare a vocabulary test for the next day she completely forgot about phoning Jeremy's parents.

The next morning, 19 children came to school, laughing and talking as they placed their eggs in the large wicker basket on Miss Miller's desk.

After they completed their math lesson, it was time to open the eggs. In the first egg, Doris found a flower. "Oh yes, a flower is certainly a sign of new life," she said. "When plants peek through the ground, we know that spring is here." A small girl in the first row waved her arm.

"That's my egg, Miss Miller," she called out. The next egg contained a plastic butterfly, which looked very real. Doris held it up. "We all know that a caterpillar changes and grows into a beautiful butterfly. Yes, that's new life, too." Little Judy smiled proudly and said, "Miss Miller, that one is mine." Next, Doris found a rock with moss on it. She explained that moss, too, showed life. Billy spoke up from the back of the classroom, daddy helped me," he beamed. Then Doris opened the fourth egg.

She gasped. The egg was empty. Surely it must be Jeremy's she thought, of course, he did not understand her instructions. If only she had not forgotten to phone his parents. Because she did not want to embarrass him, she quietly set the egg aside and reached for another. Suddenly, Jeremy spoke up. "Miss Miller, aren't you going to talk about my egg?" Flustered, Doris replied, "But Jeremy, your egg is empty." He looked into her eyes and said softly, "Yes, but Jesus' tomb was empty, too." Time stopped.

When she could speak again, Doris asked him, "Do you know why the tomb was empty?" "Oh, yes," Jeremy said, "Jesus was killed and put in there then his Father raised Him up." The recess bell rang. While the children excitedly ran out to the schoolyard, Doris cried. The cold inside her melted completely away.

Three months later, Jeremy died. Those who paid their respects at the mortuary were surprised to see 19 eggs on top of his casket, all of them empty.

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Bob Jones: Nothing But Jesus' Blood
By Bob and Bonnie Jones
Feb 11, 2013

Bob had a vision of a sword of light and power; it was like uranium power. It was so powerful that nothing on earth could withstand its power. He saw the sword hanging on a blood-red wall in a square room; the other side of the room was green. Bob was told that it was time for this sword to be released and it could only be released by the blood-red room from where it hung. The blood-red room represents the Blood of Jesus Christ that the Church no longer preaches.

The Blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all unrighteousness and contains all power over the enemy. The green wall represents inspired teachers. These teachers are going to begin to teach about the Blood of Jesus Christ and how there's nothing more powerful in all the earth than the Blood of Jesus.

It's Time to Plead the Blood of Jesus - Over all the Viruses that are Coming and Spirits of Death

It's time we get back to teaching about the Blood and pleading the Blood of Jesus over our lives; especially over the viruses that are coming. These viruses can only be taken out by the Blood of Jesus. It's time we plead the Blood over our houses because the enemy cannot enter in passed the Blood. When the Blood is on the lintels of our houses, none of these death spirits can trespass. The death spirit passed over the houses of all those who applied the blood to their doorpost on the night it came to kill all the first born in Egypt.

And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.

Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:7, 13


The Meaning of "Serpents and Scorpions"

Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you. Luke 10:19

Scripture clearly speaks about the Lord giving us authority over serpents and scorpions. That authority is the Blood of Jesus Christ.

Many years ago we prayed about the meaning of the serpent and scorpion. We found that when the serpent strikes at you it represents death coming to assault you. However, when the scorpion strikes at you, it can mean that major sickness is trying to fall upon you. (There is a solution and it's authority in prayer using the Blood of Jesus.)

Recently I saw there were two plagues coming to the global nations, especially the United States. One plague was influenza while the other was like influenza in nature. Remember this severe illness like influenza is represented by the scorpion. Thus, the serpent has been killing through influenza while the scorpion-like influenza results are severe illness that could kill you. By applying the Blood of Jesus we take authority over these plagues and cause them to die.

And they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Revelation 12:11

Needed: Inspired Teachers of the Blood of Christ

We need inspired teachers to bring understanding about the advantage of applying the Blood over our lives. Oftentimes, sickness enters in through unrepentant sin in our lives. Each time the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, we need to repent and put it under the Blood of Jesus. Then it won't rise up against us and have an effect on our lives. The Lord has already given us all authority and this authority can only be worked through the Blood of Jesus.

There are too many old Christians dying off now who had this understanding of the Blood, and many young ones are coming into authority but they lack understanding about the complete power of the Blood. It's the Blood of Jesus Christ that raises the dead, heals the sick, cleanses the leper and casts satan out of the Church.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. Matthew 10:8


We need to get back into Matthew 10:8 and begin to raise up disciples because it's harvest time. Some of the best laborers are being taken out by these plagues. It's time that the Body of Christ and intercessors rise up and take authority over these plagues so we can get on with the harvest.


Sword of Power

Before Christ came, the priests took the blood into the holy place and could live there. Once a year they took the blood into the holy of holies to the mercy seat (Leviticus 16:2). Jesus took the Blood into the mercy seat once and for all. Then He rent the veil from top to bottom, giving each individual Believer full access to enter in.

Remember the "green wall" in the revelation above? This green wall represents the holiest of holies.

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil. Hebrews 6:19

The sword is hanging on the red wall which represents the Blood of Jesus Christ and all authority which has been given to the Church. Now it's time to release these truths again through inspired teachers. This powerful sword is the revelation that's in the heart of the Father, and He wants to release it to the Body of Christ.

He's giving us the names of many of these viruses and plagues so we can come into agreement with the Father and take authority over them – authority to make these viruses and plagues stop dead in their tracks.


Meditate on the words of this song and let them saturate your very being; only the Blood of Jesus will set you free.

Nothing but the Blood of Jesus:

What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

For my pardon, this I see,
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus;
For my cleansing this my plea,
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

Nothing can for sin atone,
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus;
Naught of good that I have done,
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

This is all my hope and peace,
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus;
This is all my righteousness,
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

Now by this I'll overcome—
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus;
Now by this I'll reach my home—
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

Glory! Glory! This I sing—
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus,
All my praise for this I bring—
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

Bob and Bonnie Jones
The Prophetic Ministry of Bob and Bonnie Jones

To contact Bob Jones send your inquiry to:
Bob and Bonnie Jones Ministries
White Horses Publishings
P.O. Box 838
Pineville, NC 28134-0838



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Sun, Feb 17, 2013 10:54 AM

Dear DDD

So what gifts have you received that God wants to release more fully in your life? This was such an encouraging word, I thought I would pass it on. Love, Mom

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Kent Simpson: Imparting Gifts By Prophecy
by Kent Simpson
Feb 17, 2013

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 1 Timothy 4:14 NKJV

In the spring of 1989, I was traveling with two seasoned apostles and a pastor who was thinking about starting a traveling ministry. We were going from one church to another in the western part of Texas. Being that I was the newest of the group, I was allowed to hold an early morning Bible study, which was not always well-attended, being it was early and no one knew anything about me. I was still trying to find out who I was myself and seeking God for answers about what kind of ministry He had for me.

We had been on the road for a few days when we met up with Dr. Bill Hamon's group of ministers. Ironically, it was in the same town in West Texas where I was born, Big Spring. As we started the regularly scheduled services, I brought the early morning message, then the traveling pastor delivered his. The hosting pastor of the church decided that we would all meet up for lunch. I was honored to break bread with these men and hear them discuss our plans for the afternoon and evening services. It was decided that prophet Gary Brooks would be holding the evening service and one of the apostles would minister the word in the afternoon.

That night prophet Brooks delivered a wonderful message on imparting spiritual gifts through prophecy and the laying on of hands according to 1 Timothy 4:14. I was moved by the Holy Spirit to ask prophet Brooks if he would lay hands on me and prophesy and see what gift the Holy Spirit had for me. Prophet Brooks replied that he could not do this unless the Holy Spirit instructed him to do so. I told him I understood and we went our separate ways.

The next day we began the same schedule as the day before. When the evening service came around, prophet Brooks brought another strong, anointed message; however, right in the middle of his message he stopped and paused for a moment. Then he called me up to the front of the people and explained what he was about to do. He laid hands on me and began to prophesy, speaking of the gift of prophecy and other positions I would hold in the Kingdom of God. Well, I did not fall out under the power of the Holy Spirit; in fact, I felt absolutely nothing. When I returned back to the home where I was staying I began questioning God if this impartation thing was even real.

The next morning, I woke up and began my morning prayer; suddenly, I began to hear this voice telling me what to expect for the day and what I was to preach on. I abruptly interrupted and said, "I don't know who you are, but I will test you according to 1 John 4:1 and 2 and see if you are of God." I was a little shaken as I got ready and started toward the meeting where I was to join the other ministers to discuss the plans for the next service.

"Daddy, Can I Get a Word From God?"

As the meeting progressed, we decided we would hold a joint service in Midland, Texas, the homestead of President George W. Bush. It was well-attended, and prophet Gary Brooks was ministering that night. When the teaching portion of the service was over, prophet Brooks announced that anyone wanting to receive a word from God should come forward. Well over 400 people gathered around the altar, not counting the children. We knew this was going to be an all-night service.

Prophet Brooks began to prophesy over each person, so I retreated to the back of the sanctuary. As I leaned against the door frame of the main entry, a man with his son of about nine years in age stood next to me. The little boy who was standing in front of his Dad turned around and asked, "Daddy, can I get a word from God?" It was rather sad because the Dad knew that they would be waiting for hours before his son could receive his prophecy.

All of sudden the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, "Are you going to allow Me to use you as a vessel that I may speak through?" I answered the Holy Spirit saying, "If you want to use me, have the father and little boy look at me." No sooner than I had that thought, they both turned and stared at me. So I asked, "Does your boy want a word from God?"

The man knew that I was traveling with the group, so he took me up on the offer. We found a room that was not occupied and I began to pray. Suddenly, that voice I had heard during my morning prayer began speaking a long dissertation of God's plans for the young boy. The youngster was my chance to put this voice to the test, so I began to say whatever I was hearing and experiencing. When I finished, the boy took off in search for a pen and paper to record the word.

Then the boy's Dad walked over to a large set of double doors, and as he opened them, you could see the altar and all of the people waiting for their chance to receive their prophecy. I was shocked when he began telling the overflow of people, "Come in here, this man can give you a word from God." With my eyes bulging in fear, I watched a flood of people start toward me, quickly forming a line. I had no idea that this man was the associate pastor.

I shared whatever I heard from this newfound voice, which was coming to me so fast I had no time to really think. Some people would cry, others would chuckle, and a few just seemed stunned. Of course, I had no idea if anything I was saying was correct, nor did I understand what the word was meaning to each person. I began to stop after I ministered to each person and ask them what the word meant to them. As each one explained, my faith began to rise and I felt much more confident in what I was doing.

The Gift of Prophecy and Ministering Spirits

I realized that I could trust this voice, but I wanted to know why it was so different. Many times I had heard the voice of God, but never had I heard Him this way. Until that day, He had never spoken long, maybe a couple of sentences, but no more. This voice was coming in like a machine gun. Later the Holy Spirit taught me the difference. What I learned was that when I received the gift of prophecy an angel had been appointed unto me to minister for me, telling me whatever God wanted me to know about each person I spoke to.

God had thrown me into the river, knowing I would have to quickly learn to swim, and I have not stopped since that day.

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation? Hebrews 1:14 NKJV

Kent Simpson, Prophetic Pastor
Prophetic Ministries Today
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Kim Clement: The Spirit of Elijah that is Coming Upon the Earth...
by Kim Clement
Mar 2, 2013

February 14, 2013 - From The Matrix:

What's happening right now is that I'm taken beyond the veil. I'm hearing so many sounds that I've never heard before. Again, the elderly and the children, an amalgamation of the two voices. It's the strangest sound; an old voice and a young voice, and it's together. It's like there is no age in the sound.

I'm in the Spirit, and very seldom does this happen to me, but at least I have my composure, and this is important – for the few seconds (or whatever it was, I don't know even how long it was), I sensed, I heard (I couldn't see) sounds that I have never heard before. It was not wicked; it was beautiful. The hearts of the fathers back to the sons.

The Spirit of Elijah that is coming upon the earth like we have never seen before. Why do you think he [satan] wants to kill our children? A sound like we have never heard before; I have never heard. I hope I live to see it, but there is something beyond this veil – a way that we could never imagine.

I pray, Lord, that each Warrior would receive just a glimpse of this future; that You will rain upon land, upon land, upon land – upon schools, colleges, prisons. Let the Church emerge, that we know about, that is in existence.

Kim Clement
Prophetic Image Expressions
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Al Thomas: Got Your Head In the Clouds? "Good, don't move, keep it right there..."
by Al Thomas
Mar 16, 2013

"And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way..." (Exodus 13:21-22). God in Heaven longs to show you the way when there seems to be no way (see Psalm 4:4, 46:10). Jesus lived a supernatural life, along with His disciples. So can you (see John 20:21). Jesus told Nathaniel, "...Hereafter ye shall see Heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man" (John 1:50-51). He longs to guide you, here's how.

Clouds, Get Your Head In Them

Yes, I've heard it too, "You're so heavenly minded, you're no earthly good." You know what I say to that? Hogwash. I like being heavenly minded. Don't worry, God will bring you down to earth when you need to take care of practical things (see Exodus 32:7). God may live in us, but His throne is in Heaven (see Psalm 103:19; Isaiah 66:1; Matthew 5:34).

His throne is headquarters (see Revelation 4:1-6). We are in a war (see Ephesians 6:10-17), and in a war you need a clear line to headquarters. Jesus said, "I will build My Church" (Matthew 16:18), and it's imperative we hear from our Commander in Chief who is in Heaven (see Acts 1:11). Until He comes (with clouds, by the way, as in Revelation 1:7) we must stay in tune with His voice (see John 10:27) by popping our head (if you will) by faith into the clouds.

This is not some mumbo jumbo, spiritual gibberish dealing with just symbolism, but clear instruction from God's Word to be heavenly minded. When Jesus needed a miracle lunch, He looked up to Heaven first (see Matthew 14:19). In a time of need, look up. "Every good gift and perfect gift is from above..." (James 1:17). Envision clouds on the horizon. I see them. By faith you can see them, too (see Hebrews 11:1).

Clouds Give Fresh Water – You Need A Shower!

The clouds poured out water... Psalm 77:17a

He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds... Job 26:8a

Your clouds of refreshment are inside of you (see John 7:37-38) and above you...ask God to give you a shower.

Ever been caught in a refreshing spring rain? No umbrella needed here. Ecclesiastes 11:3 says, "If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth..." You are on the earth, and you must be aware when God is desiring to pour out His rains on you, keep your head in Heaven and keep a discerning mind (see Hebrews 5:14) for any rain in the forecast. In this case, it's a very good idea to get all wet. Life is difficult and we need all the refreshing available to us (see Acts 3:19), and God's got plenty. By faith you can smell the rain. (Photo courtesy: Asif Akbar)

Clouds, They Will Guide You

God speaks to us from clouds: "...and the seventh day He called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud" (Exodus 24:16). Seven speaks of completion. When the time of waiting on God is over, He will speak to you and guide you. Do not try to rush God. Many are looking for guidance today, but they do not look up. They look at circumstances.

Hey, want to see the bottom of God's feet? "...the LORD hath His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet" (Nahum 1:3b). What a mighty God we serve – look up!

God rides on the clouds; "See, the Lord is rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt..." (Isaiah 19:1a NIV). Are you stuck in Egypt? Need some deliverance? Look at the clouds! When you look at the clouds (up to God), you have made a quality decision to trust Jesus for His will and way, even if it takes a miracle (see Matthew 19:26).

Important note: The cloud doesn't have to be big. Some people look for God to make a big splash, and they miss Him in the small things. Elijah got excited about a cloud the size of a man's hand and warned, "Let's get out of here; a mega storm is on the way" (see 1 Kings 18:42-45).

In a dry time? He might give you an outpour (see Joel 2:23) or one drop at a time, but He will move on your behalf. Don't expect Him to move in your way or timing, just trust Him to move. Nimbostratus clouds are the type that are thick, dense clouds producing steady rain or snow, and just like these clouds, God's clouds produce supernatural blessings. I sense a storm. (Photo courtesy: wou.edu)

The Glory Cloud On You

Some of you are walking in a glory cloud right now and are not aware of it. No, God will not share His glory with anyone (see Isaiah 42:8; 48:11), but did you know the Spirit of Glory rests on all who do the will of God (see 1 Peter 4:14)? This is not to exalt you; the glory rests upon you to exalt Him. One day our bodies will be like His glorious body (see Philippians 3:21), but for now to effectively walk in His glory (and hear Him) we must lift Him up (see John 8:50).

TRUTH NUGGET: Instead of asking God for direction, ask Him for wisdom.

Look at James 1:5 (CEV): "If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won't correct you for asking."

Too often we ask for direction when what we really need is wisdom. Should I go left or right? Should I leave this job for another? And so on. When you ask for wisdom instead of direction, you have an ongoing process where you receive not just information but Life itself. Jesus is the wisdom of God (see 1 Corinthians 1:24). Direction often fixes just a one-time problem; wisdom allows us to handle any problem that comes our way. Place your burden in His hands (see Matthew 11:28-30), then start thanking Him for His wisdom by faith. Childlike trust allows everything to fall into place (see Romans 8:28). Look up, the clouds are coming.

Al Thomas
Celebrating His Life
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Al and Sherry Thomas travel extensively in America and Southeast Asia. Al and Sherry have a prophetic and healing anointing and have seen many miracles. They founded Celebrating His Life Ministries in 1997 and are gifted teachers of the Word. Prior to that date they served at Mount Hope Prison Ministry for three years. Al has pastored in Wisconsin and California and was associated with evangelist Jim Spillman, a great man of God who was known for miracles happening in his meetings. Al has walked in the healing anointing since 1997. They have seen blind eyes healed, deaf ears opened, and many other healings. They minister gently and practically, with no fanfare or dramatics. They currently minister in approximately sixty churches a year.

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John Mark Pool: "I AM the Resurrection and the Life!"
by John Mark Pool
Mar 31, 2013

Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in Me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in Me and believes in Me will never ever die..." John 11:25-26

Jesus, the Son of God, came to manifest what He is and has always been – Resurrection and Life! Jesus did not come to earth to teach about a theory; He was and is forever the resurrection life for everyone who receives Him. Jesus Christ did not only raise the dead, like He did Lazarus, but brought to Believers the revelation of "the resurrection" authority of God that has always existed.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:11

Resurrection and Life is the Spirit deposit from the Father of all those who receive Jesus' gift of eternal life. When we received Jesus, we began carrying the "precious resurrection life" guarantee for everyone on the earth needing "resurrection" everlasting life. This is far greater than just physically being "raised from the dead."

Jesus Is the Son of God Who Offers Family Lineage Through Resurrection Life!

When Jesus Christ was born on earth, it was for the main mission of resurrection life to all those who would believe in Jesus' completed assignment of the Cross of Calvary.

In the world's view, success is equated through power, money, and control – thus it is impossible for the unregenerate mind to conceive the "way of the Cross."

For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18

However, even during the ministry of Jesus upon the earth, He had a testimony both to everyone then and the entire world now.

When we accept Jesus as the Messiah, then we must receive all the Word of God that Jesus' Blood was poured out through an agonizingly painful suffering, crucifixion, and accompanying death upon a Cross. The message is not only that Christ suffered beyond human understanding, but that it was God's plan to have a supreme sacrifice offered for the sins of humanity once and forever. The suffering was past the death sentence; it was beyond normal torture from the beating to the disfigurement.

Yet, this "wounding" taken by Jesus was for our iniquities that will not have to be repeated. Jesus did this once and for all, thus the suffering paid the price for all our sins.

Isaiah prophesied this hundreds of years prior and it was fulfilled with Jesus Christ's crucifixion:

"For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty that we should look upon Him, nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him... He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; like a lamb that is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, so He did not open His mouth" (Isaiah 53:2,7).

Jesus took our death warrants, nailed them to the Cross, and set all the captives free! Then Jesus went down, grabbed the keys of death and the grave, and on the third day burst forth out of the grave in monumental fulfillment of victorious resurrection life. Jesus did all that to break the curse of sin and to bring the lost relationships of humanity back to the heart of our Father.

Understanding the power of the Cross of Calvary means you cannot place our Savior of the World in a class of any other form of religion. He did not do this to be continually scrutinized, re-crucified, and put back upon the Cross by those who refuse to accept His accomplished mission for their personal life. We cannot add to nor take away from that living Word. Receive the message of the real resurrection that is indeed life for those who believe Christ's declaration – "It is finished!"

...having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the Cross. When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him. Colossians 2:12-15

In Christ "It Is Finished!"

Jesus was not crucified and resurrected to "patch our past up" so we could go limping along hoping for a better future! Indeed, when Jesus arose from the dead and manifested in earth what He already was, resurrection and life, then our past was totally cleansed and forgiven. This is a tremendous blessing and benefit for those who receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

...Because He hath poured out His soul unto death: and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12

Remember, the Christ in you makes everything "brand new".

The Message of Resurrection Authority Is a Life-Changing Power We Now Have Through Jesus Christ to Impart To Everyone!

Jesus Christ was in the glory of the Father as "The Resurrection" authority when all creation was formed, and then He came to earth to make new all that sin had taken from Abba Father's fellowship.

Since the completion of the Cross of Calvary and the "Resurrection Authority with Christ" ultimately triumphing over the enemy and seated at the right hand of God, we now have abundant life forever. We are not given Resurrection Authority to simply miss Hell and go to Heaven. We have this power dwelling in us to appropriate raising the dead, meaningless existence of the lost into the everlasting vibrant eternal life now on earth as it is in Heaven.

In Jesus Christ, Believers possess this "Resurrection Authority" within the spirit-person to do even greater works now than Jesus did when He walked upon earth. The enemy does not want Christians operating in this understanding of the "Resurrection Authority." As more Christians use this "Resurrection Power," it will stop the enemy from influencing Believers to settle for "crumbs" of the Lord's goodness rather than residing at our Father's banquet table of blessings!

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10

Jesus Christ is the only Messiah of the World; Jesus is the resurrection and the life!

Resurrection Power Gives Us Our NEW DAY – Forever!

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Isaiah 58:8

Though you have prayed and trusted the Lord, and when troubles linger just like winter's grip does not seem ready to let go, remember our faithful Father has set in earth a soon-coming spring. Soon our seeds lying dormant will burst forth with vibrant life to announce a fresh, new, springtime outpouring season has arisen!

We Are Now In a Dawn Season, and Joy Comes In the Morning

Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:5

Imagine the bewilderment and fear of Jesus' disciples the night of His arrest and momentous time of crucifixion. Perhaps they thought all their hopes were dashed. Maybe they felt everything they hung their faith onto had been wasted. Just at the darkest moments before night loses its shadows to the dawn's light, so much more is our loving Father in Heaven bringing to pass your heart's desire in the dawning light of this new day.

Do not lose hope now, for with each new day, soon is the breaking forth of a vibrant, fresh, spring season. Do not lose sight of the breaking of a new Season of Hope and God's favor that awaits those who are yearning for more of Good God. Call forth that Resurrection Life in you and march into your "New Day" with Jesus Christ's authority!

The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23

This season is bursting forth with new heavenly hunger blossoms of intimacy with our Father as never known before. The dawning day into your destiny is the one opening the new season of the springtime of our lives in this beautiful journey with our Creator Father God. Old things have passed away and behold everything has become brand new!

We thank You, Lord God, that no matter what we have gone through in the weary winter time of our journey, we will always praise You, Lord, knowing that our new dawning joy in You, Jesus, is indeed our strength!

Declare during this resurrection celebration season that you now acknowledge your authority of "Resurrection Life" within you, and decree into our nation, "The Resurrection and The Life" found only through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ – "The Resurrection and The Life!

John Mark Pool
Word to the World Ministries
Email: [e-mail]
Website: w2wmin.org

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Garris Elkins: A Step of Faith - Launching a Dream
by Garris Elkins
Mar 30, 2013

A Dream Launched

When Jan and I lived in Berlin, Germany, we loved walking in the city parks. The park system in Berlin was unlike any I had ever seen. The parks of Berlin were not the traditional square piece of grassy land with a few trees surrounded by an urban center. The parks in Berlin ran throughout the entire city – from border to border. Berlin has more land dedicated to parks than most other cities in the world.

One of our favorite walks was to leave our apartment on Am Pfarracker Strasse and walk east to the Otto Lilienthal Memorial. This was a beautiful park with a reflecting pool and a small man-made hill. Jan and I would use the stairs leading to the top of this 50 foot hill as part of our daily workout. The hill was named "Fliegeberg" (Mount Flight).

Atop the hill was a memorial to Otto Lilienthal, known as the "Glider King." Otto, a pioneer of manned flight, would use the small hill he had constructed to launch his gliders. Otto made over 2,000 flights. Many of these flights were from the small hill in the park bearing his name. His 2,000 plus flights logged a total of five hours of flight, and the math shows these 2,000 flights were each only a few seconds in duration. (Photo courtesy: Richard Carter, journeytoberlin.com)

As I think of Otto, he gives me an example of someone who had a dream, but needed to build a hill to jump from in order to make his dream a reality. The landscape in Berlin surrounding Otto's memorial is flat. The hill is an oddity – like a Noah's Ark in a culture without the knowledge of rain or floods. Otto saw something in a flightless world that required creating a platform from which his dream could be launched.

The Exercise of Our Faith

God will lead us to a place from where we will take our step of faith. Moses was led by God into an opened sea, with walls of water standing on both sides of the dry path that lay before him. He had to step forward into the dry seabed if he and the nation of Israel were to escape Egypt and live.

God led the priests of Israel to step out over the waters of the Jordan River at flood stage. The waters did not part until their feet actually touched the raging river. God spoke to Peter to tell a crippled beggar he was healed. Peter said he had no money to give him, but to stand up and be healed. Peter took the risk of faith by making the Word of God both verbal and visible. Paul shook off a poisonous serpent and lived to tell the story. He shook off the snake because he had faced death before and knew God would save him. The Word of God is filled with people who walked by faith. Many of them did not arrive at these places of faith without some season of preparation before they acted.

The exercise of our faith may resemble that of Otto Lilienthal. Otto hauled wheelbarrow loads of dirt into a field of obedience and began building a hill from which he would eventually jump. Imagine what Otto's neighbors thought? At that time no one believed a human could fly.

There is a time of preparation in our lives that gets us ready and positioned to take our step of faith. While we are building our hill, God is building us. This preparation for flight may require a season of hauling dirt in a sweaty and gritty form of daily obedience until the right circumstances present themselves – until our mound of obedience is tall enough to sustain the step of faith God has asked us to take.

I can remember those many times that I would walk up the Otto Lilienthal Memorial steps and think about his accomplishments. My thoughts were always on the event of his flight and not the many months it took him to add dirt to a flat field to build his hill of flight.

There are seasons of obedience that resemble weeks, months, or even years of faithfully hauling spiritual dirt in preparation for flight. Without the hill of obedience we would have no launching point for our faith.

I can only imagine what Otto felt that first time he jumped off his hill. He must have felt all the dirt hauling was worth it. In fact, I'm sure the hill he built, and all the sweat, struggle and ridicule he endured, was not foremost on his mind the first time he stepped from his hill and flew like a bird.

Garris Elkins, Senior Leader
Living Waters Church – Medford, Oregon
Email: [e-mail]
Website: livingwatersmedford.org

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Robin Harfouche: There is Something Phenomenal Happening in the Spirit Regarding Women
by Robin Harfouche
Apr 11, 2013

As I write this, it's 2:39am in Florida right now, and the Lord has filled me with a prophetic word...and I felt it necessary to share this with you.

There is something absolutely phenomenal happening in the realm of the Spirit regarding women, and it is not only being done by groups that are forging forward and triumphing in their causes, but it is happening in the Church. I am not speaking only of the Churches in the West, but I am also speaking of the Churches in the East.

Women's Role in the Body

There is an awakening to the fact that without women we are missing 60-65% of the ranks of Christian workers, soldiers, evangelists, pastors, teachers, apostles, and prophets that can be immediately added to the ranks and numbers of the global count of Christianity. These things can change overnight, and the population boom of the Church – the Bride of Christ – can double or triple, and then with that will come a great move of God. These times have never happened before, and I feel that it's the Holy Spirit telling me that it's God's need for these things to happen now.

I am in the middle of praying for our upcoming conference "Rare But Not Impossible: Apostolic Women". I have been one of the pioneers for the past twenty-eight years for team ministry, along with my husband; as well as for raising children in the ministry, and I have two beautiful children who are serving the Lord and want ministry for their life.

Our life is ministry. My husband and I flow in various gifts of the Spirit. We've always been like that. He trained me from the very beginning. I was given by God a supernatural beginning. He gave me a divine miracle, when 23 doctors said I'd never stand again – but, as I say – here I stand.

I am seeing, and being gripped by the Spirit, in confirmation of the happenings that are going on worldwide.

I've been in over fifty-five countries. I've seen atrocities. I've seen human rights and civil rights frustrated and violated, in every capacity that you can imagine, to women.

I feel that the core of the problem is the knowledge of women regarding their role in the Body of Christ. (Photo courtesy: womanarise.com)

Prayer is the Prerequisite

The Bible tells us that without a vision, or without knowledge, people perish (see Proverbs 29:18). There is division in the Body of Christ; and there shouldn't be division, there should be unity. There are those of us who are now seeing a time coming when we can have an absolutely incredible breakthrough for women. Paul, who was dedicated to God and was a single man his whole life, said that there is no difference between Jew or Greek, or male or female (see Galatians 3:28), but we have not seen that come to pass.

We've fought for it, we've struggled for it, we've seen a few female leaders rise. I've got plenty to share with you about many of them in the first, second and third centuries, but we don't need to rise as one woman here and one woman there, we need to rise as a body of women who are holding hands together and marching forward. Not with a burden that's heavy, but with a burden that's light. The reason that the burden is light is because Jesus is giving us that burden, and the pre-requisite to that burden is prayer. I know that many of you would agree with me – prayer is the pre-requisite for everything.

God is Raising Up Miracle Workers

I have so strong on my heart – this timing. The fact that it happens to be during the month of the women's conference is completely God-ordained. I didn't know that all this was going to happen. We had the Rise of the Prophets, the Rule of the Apostles, and now we have Apostolic Women. We have things to share with women and men that will change your perception of who you are forever. To me, that's worth it!

God is going to raise up many miracle workers, and they will not all be men!

God is raising up women miracle workers. God is raising up women five-fold ministry gifts; and God is raising up women in the Church that will be deaconesses and elders who will move in the gifts of the Spirit, and who will not be challenged any longer on silly things, but who will be able to stand their ground.

We are taking a step forward. We are the spear that is going through and puncturing, and I am asking you to come with us.

His Apostle,

Dr. Robin Harfouche
Christian Harfouche Ministries
Email: [e-mail]
Website: globalrevival.com

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Rick Joyner: The Remedy For Sin
by Rick Joyner
Apr 18, 2013

We have been discussing sin and the carnal nature from which disciples are getting free. However, we cannot get free by our own strength from these things. It takes our will to want to get free in order to please the Lord and be delivered from what is bringing so much death upon the world. However, we need God's grace and His power to live free of these things.

The life of discipleship is not one of constantly focusing on sin and our mistakes. However, true, Biblical discipleship does start there. Without the consciousness of sin, we do not know our need for the redemption of the Cross. It is the consciousness of sin, under the conviction of the Holy Spirit, which drives us to the only remedy for our sin – the Cross. The deeper and clearer this is to us, the stronger our life will be in Christ.

The Cross of Jesus

As we are told in James 3:2, "We all stumble in many ways." So we will occasionally need to cast ourselves again at the feet of the Cross of Jesus for His mercy, grace, and forgiveness. Repentance begins with remorse for our sin, but then once we have been to the Cross for forgiveness, there is nothing else we need to do, no penance that we need to do, or even continued remorse for the remission of our sins.

The Cross of Jesus is enough. For us to think that we then need to do something more is a basic affront to the Cross of Jesus. When we feel that we have to pay part of the price, we are basically saying that this sin is too much for God to bear, and therefore we need to pay for it ourselves.

After the remorse has caused us to repent, we need to move on. We will not be delivered from our sinful nature by focusing on our sins, but as we are told in 2 Corinthians 3:17-18:

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

We get changed by beholding the glory of the Lord, not by beholding our sins. When we sin, we must not embrace the delusion that we did not sin, but acknowledge it, go to the Cross, then bury that "body of death" and do not resurrect it. We are made righteous by abiding in Christ, who is our righteousness, not by constantly focusing on and fighting sin.

However, for a time there will be a focus on and fighting of sin. Every new Believer goes through this struggle for a period of time. Many who have been in Christ for a long time continue in it because they never built on the strong foundation of repentance that leads to the Cross and to Christ. We then need to keep our eyes on Him, not go back to and focus on the sin. When we look back at ourselves, we will be like Peter who was able to walk upon the water as long as He kept His eyes on the Lord, but as soon as he focused on the water he began to sink.

Cultivate Fruit

So instead of continuing to focus on the works of the flesh, let us now focus on the fruit of the Spirit. These we are told in Galatians 5:22-24 are:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

The focus of our life must be to grow this fruit. So how do we do this? We cultivate. Cultivating was the first command given to man in the Garden, and it is still basic to our purpose and is part of our nature. As we are told in Ephesians 4, we grow up in all things into Christ, and this growing is the result of cultivation. We are told in Psalm 37 to cultivate faith, which is how we grow in faith and all the fruit of the Spirit.

How do we cultivate? As the Lord taught in His parable, we begin by looking for good soil to sow the seed in. We are the soil, so what kind of soil produces fruit?

If these are not characteristics that we have, we need to get them. Then, once the seed is planted, we need to water it, and keep the weeds away from it, which are the cares and worries of this world. We then need to guard it from the birds of the air, which in the parable are satan and his minions. We must protect the fruit until it can mature.

A basic point that the Lord makes in His parables is that what we become in Him is intentional. We must care enough to cultivate the fruit of the Spirit. If we are intentional about this, we will be amazed at how little fighting we have to do with the carnal nature continuing to resurrect itself. Bearing fruit requires an intentional life of discipleship.

Rick Joyner
MorningStar Ministries
Email: [e-mail]
Website: morningstarministries.org

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Munday Martin: A Key For Hope - A Servant Army Is On the Rise!
by Munday Martin
Apr 24, 2013

Jesus said in Matthew 20:26-27, "Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave."

The Lord really highlighted this Scripture to me in this hour, for many who are reading this article, and I believe it will be a refreshing word for you and cause hope to spring forth in your personal lives.

Serving and Honoring One Another

Greatness defined, honored, and greatly appraised in Heaven by our Savior Jesus, is often juxtaposed to how humankind perceives greatness here on earth. Greatness in Heaven is granted to the penitent in heart and often preceded by authentic humility and desire to see others made happy through our words and actions. It places value on things overlooked and overseen. It is birthed in a childlike desire to share, to dream, and to help build the scaffolding of that dream with another to see their dream come to pass. True greatness in us helps ease the burdens of another by helping take the task without expectation for that person to repay.

The greatness in our Lord chose to see the future and joy of an eternal forgiven family of the ages who would follow Him. Parabolically speaking, greatness in Heaven, forged in unprecedented wisdom, can inspire us to take on the lowly cloak of humility – knowing that something greater and weightier of substance is in our future.

It is through this matrix of servanthood that God is bringing a shift in Church culture as we know it and as we learn to serve one another, causing a beautiful reformation in this Church age. The greatest level of glory we have ever experienced is going to be revealed through a people of unity: serving one another and honoring one another.

Overcome Evil With Good

God began to speak to my heart this month, and I believe many of you will be so encouraged by what He wants to say to you.

The enemy has come to many of you in this season and made you feel insignificant, not valued, and unsung. Let me encourage you friends – that there is a Father that sees what you are going through right now. By the grace of His Spirit and His fruit inside of you, you have overcome evil with good.

Many of you have been tested in relationships, and you have overcome discord with forgiveness and cast out the root of bitterness through your servant heart. Some of you have failed, but remember that Jesus let His disciples learn through their failures. It is not time to throw in the towel and quit like Peter wanted to after he denied his Lord, but it is time to stand up again and remember what the Lord has spoken over us and take our place in history.

I see a whole army in a vision right now, around the world, going through some of the hardest trials of their lives. I hear them blaming the enemy for it; however, I see that it is not always the enemy. The Lord has many of His faithful in a spiritual boot camp as God is raising up an army of resistance for the coming days that cannot be bought, cannot be shaken, and will not bow down to the spirit of the world. These are the sons of light God is bringing to the front of the world stage who will shine the brightest in the darkest hours.

A Beacon of Light

The Lord is saying, "I am raising up a servant army! Many of you in this season have even had to lay down or downsize your work, your labor, possibly your ministry, or had to put your dreams on hold in order to help fight for others. These people may be people in your own family or friends of yours.

"There is a grace in provision as I am putting personal houses in order so that your entire family will be a beacon of hope and light in these times to the Church and to the world. I am placing greater emphasis on family right now and healing families to bring light to the whole world that My Church is not a building, a program, or an institution, but a powerful living family that serves each other and the living Christ."

Many of you have had to find gold and value in the overlooked, everyday things you do; the seemingly trifling labor you have been faithful in from what feels like the sidelines, and what currently appears to be irrelevant in the eyes of others. Many of you have giftings inside you that you feel have been neglected by others whilst faithfully serving with a smile on your face, yet shedding unrelenting tears in the secret place. However, through this, the Lord is opening many of your eyes to see the beauty of a humble "manger style ministry" through what He is producing through you, which has and will have more power and more affluence than a mighty empire and will prove to bear the greatest fruit. So be encouraged you are building something eternal that cannot be measured, it cannot be weighed, and it cannot be broken.

God reminded me of a Scripture, and it is a key to reveal His beautiful plan and future for you, which is so magnanimous, noble and kingly!

Luke 8:17 says, "For nothing is concealed that won't be revealed, and nothing hidden that won't be made known and come to light."

Honor is coming for you! If anyone does not notice or see, know that Heaven sees your labor of love. Remember, your patience is going to pay off. There is always a palace God has in mind for us even when we feel we have been thrown into a pit.

David said in Psalm 27:13-14, "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."

The apostle Paul said in Romans 5:3-5, "Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."

Saints, God richly bless you and help me pray into this word. A servant army is arising that you are called to be a part of, and God the Father is so proud of you! Keep going and never give up, in Jesus' precious name.
Munday Martin
Contagious Love International
Email: [e-mail]
Website: contagiousloveintl.com

Munday and Jennifer Martin are revivalists who are radically in love with Jesus and want to see God's Kingdom come on earth as it is in Heaven. Munday and Jennifer both minister and preach in the glory realm of God, imparting revival fire and miracles to people, regions, and nations they visit, leading many into a life full of the ecstasies of God. With his wife Jennifer, Munday has traveled the globe extensively in 26 nations seeing literally thousands come to Christ through power evangelism, international crusade work, and prophetic street evangelism since 1999.

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Chuck Pierce: IRS Tax Issue Prophesied! Amazing!!! Enter Into Releasing the Sounds of Supply! Pentecost is NOW!
Chuck Pierce
May 16, 2013

Current word from the Lord – sent by Chuck D. Pierce on May 16, 2013:

This is a wonderful week to celebrate! We have pressed 50 days from Passover to Pentecost, and now is the time to celebrate the provision of the Lord!

Pentecost is a time to give with a joyful heart! If you were with us on Sunday morning, you heard the word that the Spirit of God had me release:

"I created you and I gifted you so you could be given to others. Do not withhold! Do not withhold! For this will be a day that I will reach My hand in and flip open that oil well that has been shut within you. There are wells to be released within you, and if you are willing to pour out, I am willing to open up. Now is a time for you to give away what you have never seen that you had to give! I will reveal to you how I created you to give!"

This was such a powerful word, and I believe in days ahead the Lord is going to lead us to give in ways we've never imagined we could give. This will go far beyond checks or cash gifts, and into creative releases of giving that reflect the diversity of our God!

REVELATION OF A RECORDED PROPHECY FROM 2012 – READS LIKE TODAY'S NEWSPAPER:

IRS Tax Issue Prophesied from Middletown, OH, to Chicago, IL, to Manahawkin, NJ, to Denton, TX, to Jekyll Island, GA:

For several years we have prayed and asked the Lord about the Internal Revenue Service. We actually went on a prayer journey in 2005 to Jekyll Island, where the Federal Reserve System was birthed. See how the Lord began to speak about the shaking of the IRS! Here is what we have heard:

May 3, 2012 at Reigning Church Conference in Middletown, Ohio:

And the Lord would say, "The wind has shifted tonight in Middletown, Ohio. In the midst of this nation there is a movement of wind in the tops of the mulberry bushes. The trees are beginning to speak. The trees are clapping their hands and rejoicing that the earth is now shifting and creation has cried out for things to change! I have come to release and to relieve you of the burden you've been carrying.

"As the wind blows, My People will come from behind and overtake the enemy who has captured the last ten decades of this nation. Go back ten decades from this place in this nation and you will see how the enemy captured plans that I ordained to happen. Your bloodline will come alive and no longer say, 'Will we remain captive?'

"Sounds and worship that was captured in one season will now be released! Hear the sound of the overturning of the tables in My tabernacle! Within My synagogues and within My churches, and within My gatherings the tables of last season are now being overturned. Where My people were held captive one way to be ruled, now they are coming out from under that captivity.

"Hear the sound that is coming. This is a sound of revolt that will change the tax structure of this nation. The tax structure of this nation now will attempt to raise its head to rule in an unlawful way! Just as I caused King Uzziah to die when he raised his head, I will destroy that that tries to rule My Church wrongfully in days ahead."

May 28, 2012 at Truth and Deliverance Conference in Chicago, Illinois:

I had a significant dream as I was going to Chicago. I knew this dream was linked with our nation. I knew the dream had great significance since our President was from Chicago.

In the dream the Lord took me down into the sewage structure of Chicago. Rats were in a council. The rats were holding court in the sewer. They had a gavel. They had robes. They were gathered like a society and holding court in the sewage system. They were plotting, and they were planning. I felt like it had been hours, watching and listening to their plotting. All of a sudden the rat with the gavel saw me. He commanded the whole group to move toward me and remove me from watching. They turned to lunge on me and that's when I awoke. Here is what the Lord says about this dream:

"There's a plot going on deep in the heart of this city that will affect this nation. He brought me to Chicago to decree what was happening in the nation. "This plot is linked into judicial government. Because of [the] worshipping [in] this gathering, I will now expose the plot." The rats are plotting to stop the Kingdom movement. This was like a cartoon where animals had faces and they knew how to talk but represented something else.

The rats are plotting down deep in this city with judicial government that will hinder God's people and His movement in this nation in days ahead. They were plotting to use tax and debt structures to hold back God's plan of advancement.

They were plotting through the present tax structure of the United States. They were using unrighteous strategies set against God's people to bring the entire next move of God and God's people into captivity, so that they are held in control to tax structures that are illegal and unjust!

This plot is trying to take root to hold back the move of God for the next season. This is going to get exposed and be broken and God's people are going to advance. The council of Hell has been exposed by the Spirit of God, by the Blood of Jesus! What was being counseled against you is now exposed. Even the President will acknowledge this structure and say, 'NO'!

February 21, 2013 in Manahawkin, New Jersey:

"This will be the most unprecedented year of change in Delaware. (The first state in our nation – for what happens in the first is a key to what happens in the nation!) This will be a key over the redoing of tax structures (in the nation), and rearrange the way tax structures are moving" (in the nation).

"Do not prophesy to maintain how things presently exist. For 'whom the bell tolls' is over Delaware! (This was a key book/movie about the Spanish resistance and strategically blowing a bridge in perfect timing.) Watch Me redo so much of what has not been redone so that My People are freed up to enter into a freedom that they have never experienced." (Note: the Vice-President is from Delaware!)

January 25, 2010 in Denton, Texas:

"I'm changing the tax structure now. I'm setting you ahead of the tax structure to expose what needs to be exposed that is illegal. Do not keep looking for April and enter into a disagreement or an agreement with what you have known. I am starting a work now to change the tax structure of this land! I will rise up and surprise those that will reform this structure! The unjust burden that has been upon My people will now begin to shift in a new way."

June 2005 in Jekyll Island, Georgia:

In June, 2005, we went to Jekyll Island to pray where the Federal Reserve was conceived.

The Lord began to speak, "Satan has a plan. But I AM convening this meeting, so you can shift things in the economic heart of this nation right. Now I'm going to give you strategies to reverse the debt and tax structure that would hold My people captive. I've brought you here because a government was formed in this place. This government was illegally formed and has controlled governments of the earth. You have matured in My government in a way that you can decree from a governmental place, a shift to change the course of the civil government. I have gathered you! I have convened you! I have placed you to release what needs to be released at this time.

The pillars of the IRS and Federal Reserve System will now shake! I will ordain you as Samson was ordained, only you will be wise enough not to be seduced and have your strength removed.

I will ordain you now to tear down the pillars that are holding in place the enemy's plan to control the My building of what I have planned to build in the future. I have brought you here to push, and as you push, things will change."

This is happening now!

Blessings,

Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion International Ministries
Email: [e-mail]
Website: glory-of-zion.org

Charles D. "Chuck" Pierce serves as President of Global Spheres, Inc. (GSI) in Corinth, Texas. This is an apostolic, prophetic ministry that is being used to gather and mobilize the worshipping Triumphant Reserve throughout the world. GSI facilitates other ministries as well, and participates in regional and national gatherings to develop new Kingdom paradigms. Chuck also serves as President of Glory of Zion International Ministries, a ministry that aligns Jew and Gentile. He is known for his accurate prophetic gifting which helps direct nations, cities, churches and individuals in understanding the times and seasons in which we live. Chuck and his wife, Pam, have six children and seven grandchildren. He has authored over 20 books, including the best-sellers Possessing Your Inheritance, The Future War of the Church, The Worship Warrior, God’s Unfolding Battle Plan, Interpreting the Times, Redeeming the Time, and Time to Defeat the Devil.

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Dan Wooding from ASSIST News Service: God's Mysterious Ways: "Fire of God" Falls on Medical Conference
by Dan Wooding
Jun 20, 2013

"It was quite a sight to see medical doctors lying on the floor after being hit by the 'fire of God.'" -Dan Wooding

Dan Wooding from ASSIST News Service (ANS):

(Toluca City, Mexico) - There were extraordinary scenes on the final day of a Christian medical conference when a famed heart doctor produced evidence of how, after he had prayed for a patient who had died and was being prepared for the morgue, "he was brought back to life after prayer."

Dr. Chauncey W. Crandall IV, who serves at the Palm Beach Cardiovascular Clinic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, made his dramatic presentation on June 15, 2013, on the final day of the 10th Annual World Christian Doctors Network (WCDN) conference in Toluca City, Mexico, which brought together some 350 doctors and medical professionals from 24 countries. (Photo: Dr. Crandall, ANS)

Dr. Crandall began by saying that the dramatic incident took place on October 29, 2006, when an auto mechanic, Jeff Markin, walked into the Emergency Room at the Palm Beach Gardens Hospital and collapsed from a massive heart attack.

"We had a fifty-three year old man who came to the emergency room with a massive heart attack and actually his heart had stopped," he said. "The medical people had worked on him for over forty minutes in the emergency room and then declared him dead.

"They called me in to evaluate the patient towards the end of his treatment where they had unsuccessfully tried to revive him. The nurse was preparing his body to be taken down to the morgue when the Holy Spirit told me to 'turn around and pray for that man.' When the Holy Spirit talks to you, you have to respond. It's sometimes a quiet voice and this was a quiet voice and to honor the Lord I did turn around and I went to the side of that stretcher where his body was being prepared.

"There was no life in the man. His face and feet and arms were completely black with death and I sat next to his body and I prayed, 'Lord, Father; how am I going to pray for this man? He's dead. What can I do?' All of a sudden, these words came out of my mouth, 'Father, God, I cry out for the soul of this man if he does not know You as his Lord and Savior, please raise him from the dead right now in Jesus name.'"

He then asked a colleague to "shock him one more time" and, Crandall said, he seemed puzzled as there didn't seem any hope for the man, but out of respect he did just that.

"It was amazing as a couple minutes later, we were looking at the monitor and all of a sudden a heartbeat showed up. It was a perfect beat; a normal beat; and then after a couple more minutes, he started moving and then his fingers were moving and then his toes began moving and then he started mumbling words.

"There was a nurse in the room - she wasn't a Believer - and she screamed out and said 'Doctor Crandall, what have you done to this patient?' And I said, 'All I've done is cry out for his soul in Jesus name.'

"We quickly rushed the gentleman down to the intensive care unit, and the hospital was by now buzzing about the fact that a dead man had been brought back to life. After a couple of days he woke up. He had an amazing story to tell after I had asked him, 'Where have you been and where were you on that day that you had that massive heart attack? You were gone and we prayed you back to life in Jesus name.'

"He said, 'Doctor Crandall, it's the most amazing thing. I was in a dark room and there was no light. It was complete darkness and I felt I was in a casket and I kept repeating that I was so disappointed.'

"I believe he was in Hell that day and as he told me that story, I cried out, 'Lord, this gentleman needs to accept You as Lord and Savior.' I then explained the salvation message to this man as he sat in that bed and I held his hand and I cried out, 'Father God, in the name of Jesus, I pray that this man accepts You as his Lord and Savior right here in the intensive care unit.' He held out his hand and accepted Christ as his Savior with tears rolling down from his eyes and now he's a child of God. (Photo: patient Jeff Markin, CBN)

"I told him, 'You never have to be thrown in the trash, into total darkness now. The life of Christ is in you and the light of the Kingdom of Heaven is on you now."

Dr. Crandall, who showed on a large screen the medical evidence for this extraordinary case, continued, "There was no brain damage at all; his brain was completely normal. I was most concerned about his hands because his fingers were completely black and he had some numbness in his fingers and his feet, but now that is totally resolved."

After he had shared the story with the audience, which also included pastors and others from Toluca City, he then began preaching the Gospel and asked if there was anyone in the room who had not yet given their lives to Christ, to come forward for prayer.

Scores poured forward and soon Dr. Crandall was laying hands on them and saying that they should receive "the fire of God" and many fell backwards and were placed on the ground.

Then he asked those doctors and medical professionals who needed prayer, to also come forward and many also came forward and he prayed the same prayer over them as many also fell to the floor. It was quite a sight to see medical doctors lying on the floor after being hit by the "fire of God." (Photo: doctors raising their hands in prayer, ANS)

The World Christian Doctors Network (WCDN) meets each year to discuss "Spirituality in Medicine," and each of its members believe that "spiritual healing" is an answer to sickness in the 21st Century. They say that medicine alone cannot deal with some of today's worst illnesses.

But these doctors also believe that miracles should be documented and various respected doctors, like Dr. Crandall, presented actual case studies of miracles, with the medical evidence, to the attendees.

At the end of the conference, it was announced that next year's gathering will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, at a date yet to be fixed.

Note: Dr. Crandall has now released a book called "Raising the Dead: A Doctor Encounters the Supernatural," which includes the above story and others, and can be obtained from bookstores and internet sites.

Source: ASSIST News Service

Dan Wooding, 72, who was born in Nigeria of British missionary parents, is an award winning British journalist now living in Southern California with his wife Norma, to whom he has been married for 49 years. They have two sons, Andrew and Peter, and six grandchildren who all live in the UK. He is the founder and international director of ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times) and the ASSIST News Service (ANS) and he hosts the weekly "Front Page Radio" show on the KWVE Radio Network in Southern California and which is also carried throughout the United States and around the world. Besides this, Wooding is a host for His Channel Live, which is carried via the Internet to some 192 countries. Dan recently received two top media awards - the "Passion for the Persecuted" award from Open Doors US, and as one of the top "Newsmakers of 2011" from Plain Truth magazine. He is the author of some 45 books, the latest of which is "Caped Crusader: Rick Wakeman in the 1970s."