Prayer_Power

We know that Jesus is our strength and our life and breath, and that is all that we really need. We are all human and still living in the flesh, are there are times where you need people, people close to you, may it be family, friends or your children, people that you admire, care about; love, or just general friends and acquaintances that you are close to. To give you that extra hope confidence, love, compassion, and understanding, or maybe just someone that will listen, to give you that extra drive to go on. May it be just with a few words, or a gentle smile, or maybe a word of just saying the future will be eternal with Christ, and with joy, and the life we live now does serve a purpose, but not a purpose for ourselves. Our purpose is for Christ and His people and the church. Matt 10:39 the love you have all given me, and the love of Christ guiding me, has made a great change in my life and eventually, I in return can make a change for others. The same would exist for anyone that is suffering unjustly, partially, or unreasonably. Because if my spirit is edified and uplifted than it is far easier for me to find the words to uplift and pray and to say the right things or words to others. If we cling too much to this world, then the future for the world to come will not be as we picture it.

We are all the part of the body of Christ and we need to strengthen the chain, not to weaken the links, we have to consider each other first, Phil. 2:3-4 this way the entire body of Christ will be in full readiness and fully armored, to defeat the evil that dwells within our flesh, also with others within the world. Christ pictured the church as a body with all different parts, if the foot is not edified then the body can not walk, if the hand is not edified, or cared for, the hand cannot hold the shield of faith to stop the arrows of the evil one. If the eye is not edified the body will be blinded, and all will fall into a ditch. So we must all edify each other, to give us strength to go on to fight of the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life which weakens us. 1John 2:16.

Prayer is our most powerful weapon next to the word of God, to fight against the evil darkness’ and powers of this world. Prayer is the light of God, which carries and guides us through the darkness of this generation. We are fighting a fallen world and broken generation. If we don’t try to repair it now our children will suffer, which is plain and simple to understand. I often wonder what it would be like without Christ and the Spirit being a non-Christian, with no scripture or word to guide us through this life and darkness, I guess if you are without Christ you would (not) notice that the walls per say are defiantly falling in on us, and on top of us, and it seems that only a chosen few realize what is taking place.

We as Christians are the major foothold of the survival of civilization. With out us, even though many of us are hidden and unseen the civilization as we know it now, would be a living hell. Even to some Christians the walls that are falling in on us are presently unseen. And to others(non- believers) they don’t care about eternal life, or don’t understand it, or really don’t think that it exists, they only care about today and themselves, and some only believe that this is the only life that they have. So it is very understandable that they act in the way they do. All for self, all for today, wanting everything right now, to not be patient, or to even understand about waiting upon the Lord.

And our job is simple one to explain the fact if they except Christ, there would not be such an importance, and great eagerness in there daily life of satisfying themselves. Some go around and don’t even believe that they will stand in front of the judgment seat of Christ, and be evaluated. This is why they act the way they do, do the things the way they want to, and use others as stepping stones to get to the top, but the thing is, the top of what? Matt. 16:26 A few years of pleasure, and then life of eternal destruction. It doesn’t make much sense to me, how could it make sense to them? That is why we as Christians must be out there to witness, show our kindness, being more or less like Christ, and to perform the great commission; Mark 16:15-18. So are we doing this? Are we doing what Jesus asked us to do? Then the great task still avails, how do we get them to listen? They have this temporary power, and potency, and certain particular forces, and edges with this wealth, they don’t think or need that they should listen, they will say I am a good person and I do help people with a few things, the fact remains they should be helping people with a lot of things, but that is not up to me to judge. All things are given by God to each and every individual, James 1:17 But we again as Christians have to find a way to reveal the true light and purpose, of the true objective to life, and the presence of God.

Christ is our strength and we need the unity of friendship and fellowship to go on. Just last week when I spoke about evil using others to manipulate towards the destruction of others, so today our base is to edify others, and ourselves within our own realm, to preach and teach the love of Jesus, and who we can save in and from this fallen world. As I see and read and write back to many prayer requests, the evil one is using money as a major stronghold, people don’t want their honor to be destroyed, it seems money is one of a major concern on our prayer networks today; Of course the top requests are health problems. People are loosing jobs, careers, houses, cars, you name it, and it is all about finances. Most are not relying on Christ, or the truth of Christ, or the word of Christ. And the reasoning behind a lot of marriage breakups is finance situations.

Christ is all and in all, Christ is our strength and our provider Phil. 4:19 and our might which gives us the ability to stand firm. Still people need to survive; our system of proposed or worldly leadership forgets the suffering of our own people. It seems the rich are all afraid to share, or they don’t want to share, or they never experienced what it was like to be poor, or they have no true knowledge of what the poor have to go through to survive. Maybe this will be our next project to educate the rich, on what and how it is to be poor, and hear the cries of a baby totally innocent and hungry, and how the mother feels, and the thoughts that go through a mother’s mind, to feed her children. We must educate also that the rich would receive blessings that would be poured upon them not only in this life, but in the life to come, if they could only help the suffering brothers and sisters of this world.

Sometimes I wish we all could just reach out to God and ask for healing for everyone, and see God’s glory manifest right before all our eyes, and see the complete healing of all our people. "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. (Matt. 18:18-19) That is all we have to do is agree, it is written that way and all we have to do is agree in prayer with a part of the family, a friend, a group, or neighbor or with anyone with the same accord. "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, `Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (Mark 11:23-24) And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. (Rom. 8:11) We are human, but we don't wage war with human plans and methods. We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the devil's strongholds. With these weapons we break down every proud argument that keeps people from knowing God. With these weapons we conquer their rebellious ideas, and we teach them to obey Christ. (2Cor.10:3-5) Our key to conquering disbelief and doubt is reading God’s word, and to actually look for the answers to all our problems right there. Yes we do have to battle with the devil, he is the one that fills our minds with all sorts of fear and skepticism, and he tries to make us forget that we have the power over him through Christ. Jesus has suffered great lengths for us to be free from these strongholds of pain, suffering, sickness, and disease, or what ever hardship we are going through. If we are a part of Jesus and the Spirit of God is in us, there is nothing that we cannot conquer, but some of us get blinded, hurt, and we go though aches, anxiety, illness or other ailments, but all these things come from the evil one, they don’t come from God. God will sometimes permit things to happen, and we can go through incredible amounts of suffering, struggles, worry, or fear. but we know God permits these things to make us stronger, or to gain wisdom, or to become closer to Him, or share the burden with Him, or there are reasons we don’t understand for now. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil, in the heavenly realms. (Eph. 6:10-12) The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." (Luke 10:19-20) we have to remain strong no matter what, it might be a test of faith, don’t forget we are in a war here on this earth, and the Lord loves us, and all things have a reason. And it is not up to us to ask God why, it is up to us to say, use me Lord, through all our troubles and sorrows. I bid you all a great peace and tranquility through our Lord, God bless you all, Rev Paul

I am praying for you and your friends for guidance, This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. (1John 5:3-4) As our world gets darker and the signs of the times grow closer, and we all need the element of prayer and friendship to keep our faith strong to battle most anything that will come our way. We as Christians have to help each other which in the end run will improve our whole lives. “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these 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.” (2Pet 1:3-4). So my prayers are with you, and I hope will comfort you, we are all facing some sort of test or struggle or pain, or some other affliction. We all must take hold of our wonderful God and become closer in heart, so we ourselves can comfort the ones that need help and healing so desperately. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. (Prov.3:7-8). We are placed on this planet to love one another, to express our compassion and consideration for others, if we don’t, we are not following what Jesus asked us to do. He truly loved us and did lay down His life for all of us. "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will leave the sheep because they aren't his and he isn't their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he is merely hired and has no real concern for the sheep. "I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice; and there will be one flock with one shepherd. (John 10:11-16) Yes we are all to become one, just as Jesus and the Father are one. It is our duty to share what we have with others and to utilize the blessings God has given to us, to assist all our brothers and sisters in their time of need. "But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet," says the LORD Almighty. (Mal. 4:2-3) I will praise you, LORD, for you have rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me. O LORD my God, I cried out to you for help, and you restored my health. (Psalm 30 1-2) "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He spoke, and they were healed--snatched from the door of death. (Psalm 107:19-20) My prayers are with you and my loyalty will stay with you as you go through these difficult times, we are all in this together and we need to stay together to complete the full Body of Christ, so that none of us will suffer or be alone.

God Bless you, Rev. Paul

I am sorry I am a little behind in my response, I try to get back to everyone that comes through the church computer, but the Fathers day sermon took longer than I thought, and it took up all of Friday and all day Saturday, plus the fact I have been under a heavy affliction with my health , and I am not as strong as I used to be, and I have people praying for me also, but, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love Eph.1:3-4. When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? Psalm 56:3-4. But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:5-6. It seems the many people are suffering these days, with all sorts of troubles and pain, many are sick, many marriages are breaking up, family’s are getting torn apart, children, our future leaders, all over the world are getting hurt, with all kinds of misfortune, it seems we are coming close to the end times. How much more pain and sorrow will there be 10 years from now, if there is 10 years left. Many bible scholars think the end is so near, so at these hard times we must continue to remain pure, no matter what the extent. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.2Cor. 9:8. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. James 5:16. Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it. We may receive it gladly, with thankful hearts. For we know it is made holy by the word of God and prayer. 1Tim 4:4-5. The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.1Pet 4:7-10. So this is what I have been able to do is sit up late at night and pray for as many people as I can, I feel better when I rest my head and try to sleep, I feel like I just didn’t waste the day, watching TV, I feel a lot better when I can reach out to all that are in need, and to tell you the truth, we have been getting a wonderful list of healings, and miracles, and when I read them back, I cry for joy. The grace of God has been moving through this church, through prayer. I bid you a great peace comfort, and action to your request. "Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks. Matt. 7:7-8. God bless you, Rev. Paul

I am praying for your friend for complete healing in the Name of Jesus! I am going through the same thing. So I know how it feels. All praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. You can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. So when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your benefit and salvation! For when God comforts us, it is so that we, in turn, can be an encouragement to you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. We are confident that as you share in suffering, you will also share God's comfort. (2Cor. 1:3-7) It has been a very hard day for me, and I am a strong prayer warrior, I have been slammed by the enemy, and I know my prayers are reaching out to all people, all the helpless, the hurt, the afflicted, the ones suffering. I mean living with an affliction and in constant pain, and then a situation happened today then on top of everything else, I ended up getting a broken and crushed heart. I pray for so many people everyday, and the thing is people are getting healed, people’s lives are changing for the best, and the prayer requests are coming back with miracles happening all over. “The LORD is good. When trouble comes, he is a strong refuge. And he knows everyone who trusts in him. (Nahum 1:7) Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. (1John 3:18-20) See the word helps us through any affliction. I know that Satan does not want me to pray for people, but I know the Lord does, so I am not going to stop now, out of a crushed heart. “Pay attention, my child, to what I say. Listen carefully. Don't lose sight of my words. Let them penetrate deep within your heart, for they bring life and radiant health to anyone who discovers their meaning. Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do. (Prov. 4:20-23) I realize these are not my words, but they are of the Spirit of God, that helps and directs me to type the content of this prayer, but I can’t be directed by my own human flesh, I need the Lord with His grace, to overcome all obstacles, pain, frustration, troubles, and conflicts, but the Spirit is interceding with the hand of God, so if I can conquer this, you can conquer anything with the Lord too. What this means is that those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun! (2Cor. 5:17) And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. (Rom 8:11) Be on guard. Stand true to what you believe. Be courageous. Be strong. And everything you do must be done with love. (1Cor.16:13-14) May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. (1Cor.16:23-24)

God bless, Rev. Paul

I am praying for you, and I am asking Jesus to get rid of all demonic influence within the home, and within your son, in the name of Jesus! We all have the Lord, whether we know it or not, he is right with us. Our God has so much power and love combined. It is so hard for our minds to even explain and understand. He can do anything. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isa.41:10) All we have to do is believe, have faith in Him and trust in Him. 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.' (Jer. 33:3) Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.(Phil 4:6-7) For he does great works too marvelous to understand. He performs miracles without number. He gives rain for the earth. He sends water for the fields. He gives prosperity to the poor and humble, and he takes sufferers to safety. (Job 5:9-10) Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary. (Isa. 40:31) 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. Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. (Isa.58:8-9) "Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks. (Matt. 7:7-8) The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, (Isa. 61:1-2) Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until that day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. (1Thes 5:23) Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. In his goodness he chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his choice possession. (James 1:17-18) God Bless, Rev. Paul

How do I ever begin to thank you, I am amazed the peace and joy I received when I your mail, it felt like some one really cared and when I opened it to find many more bigger blessings inside, I was almost shocked and felt the chills run down my spine, you know when I first got into the ministry in 86’ I was getting rushes like that just as I was sitting in a church or the mission many years ago, I don’t get them anymore, except today, it has been a long time to really feel loved from a human standpoint, my mother helps me but she has know idea of the horrible things she says, sometimes the words just eat at me days after, and that is why my main doctor tells me not to even to talk with her, you know there was 4 days back in Sept that I didn’t have any pain in my mouth, and the funny thing about is I had to call my mother that Sunday and that Sunday night I started feeling the pain coming back and I even rebuked the whole thought, but for some reason everything did came back, so it has to be something or some tie with them, (parents). My doctor and I did spend more than hours breaking the ties with my parents in prayer. If I was ok and preaching or just making enough to survive I would not ever call her. I do feel sorry for her, hopefully she will learn to be at least saved, from all the conversations and prayers, I must honor my parents, and I can not have any hate whatsoever in my bones and heart. And I don’t think I do, I have been hurt pretty bad, most all my memories are of people hurting me with no call for there actions, I love people, and I wish there were more people like us that truly care and are on the same road, or just the same wavelength. You take someone like my dad even though he hates me so much; I still would like him some day to just put his arm around me. I love to pray and send kind words to people with a bit of scripture because the word is alive, and it holds pieces of God within each word, and it is amazing that for some reason I wish I could get the prayer ministry back as strong as it was a year ago. I have been sitting on that same couch praying and in tears, for a long time, that is also where I sleep, it has been many long years since I slept on a bed steadily, it has been the couch for almost 6 years, there is another story behind it and of course my chosen act of celibacy, and I don’t think it was my decision it was God’s plan for it to be this way. How can I even begin to ever complain when I have people like you in my life, you know it washes all the scares of my mistreatment history coming from others, and all I think about is of loving others, or how can I help others, ever since I was a little boy, I never wanted to be like my parents and I did want to be far different from them. They played there roll and for sod within the community and there was only one man that knew them both, and one day we met and that one meeting in High School saved my life, many times more then once. Just imagine a conversation giving me enough strength to make it through all the brutal torture in the prison system, you see all of us have good things that happen to us that stick to our minds like today, a gift like yours will give me more faith and strength and confidence to not only fight the war against evil, but the remembrance of this day will give me the ability to focus on winning the war against evil. If you really break all this down, the vitamins are doing so much psychologically now, because they will not only help with my health they will help me be calm, plus to sleep a full night would be a blessing that cannot be even explained, you don’t know who much torment I have been going through, and when the body doesn’t rest, the evil one can toy with your brain even more, and you can’t even group your thoughts together, because you are fighting a battle in the mind, that is basically all he can do, and I should not even give him any credit or even writing these in to words, but his power now will diminish and I will not speak or write anymore of what havoc and stress, I have been under, I mean I have been worrying all for nothing, and that is bad and it is sinful, even for a man like me plus all the teaching I have received and most of the pertinent teaching came from the Lord, not in a classroom. Some of classrooms I was in as I look back were destroying me instead of giving me any edification. What a world you can go to religious classes and get destroyed? That is why I wanted the church to be more of a success not for riches or to be some show-off for myself, but to see people’s faces when they are feed, or when you can say the right words or scripture to them, or you can give them comfort from their grief, or just to let them know they are ok and they are safe and loved. I want God to get the Glory; I just want to watch love and compassion in action. I so much just wanted to be one of God’s instruments to heal people and I have been asking God that for the past decade and probably longer. You both have out done yourselves and I will never forget this day, and I know our Lord will not either. God Bless you. Rev. Paul

The Holy Spirit is moving, with the friendship of my new friend with the pastor, in which I prayed for weeks for, I have come to realize this whole thing is just a series of attacks and as soon as I get into the word things change, but when you are alone you are so vulnerable, you don’t have anyone to bounce back with, you know back into reality. It is plan and simple you sit and your alone and your helpless, and you can’t drive, or even go downtown to just to talk to the store clerks which I do know most of them, even that helped, and talking to my mother doesn’t help it only leaves scares on my heart, because we use paper towels and have ground beef, she thinks I am wasting my money and living in luxury, she doesn’t understand Jesus and Christianity, I keep trying to get her saved, but some how her doors don’t open, and the more I here about my family there has got to be a curse somewhere, so I have been doing some advanced study on generational curses and the attacks seem to end when I just talk the word, that is our sword, and basically our offence, that and prayer, there are so many things that are still going on the battlefield of the mind, and I am getting raked over the coals. Some good friends sent me a whole box of different vitamins, some for day and some for night, nighttime is when I need them, I just stare at the walls and the pictures of Jesus. The phone only rings for credit cards and even the messages are brutal. Here I am all calm down and the phone is ringing off the hook, I used to talk to them, but they make me feel like I have all this money stashed, one guy wants my income tax refund, and I didn’t make a dime in 04, I have been lying on the same couch, can’t go anywhere do anything, and I am just starting to walk right, almost with out the cane, only a few blocks tops. But to still live in the unknown, is what is bothering me, this last doctor was the best and all he says well go to some university and have them diagnose you, mainly San Francisco, I can’t even drive myself to the store and doing all kinds of addition and subtraction just to pay the bills, how is state insurance going to send me to California? I guess people just want to forget about me and want me to live the rest of my life like this. But what they don’t figure is my faith and prayers and my friend the Lord, He can do anything at anytime, he healed me a few days before, I know he can heal me forever, but I have that monkey constantly throwing fear and confusion into my mind telling me I am not worthy, but we both know better than that. God loves us and there are so many scriptures on His help, and all we have to do is keep our faith, trust and believe He will do what His word says. So I am sticking to it. I have been monitoring all your prayer requests and also the good things that have been happening for the whole building and all the pts, and all the work and prayer you are doing. I wish I could write with prayers like I used to every couple of days but it is still hard to sit up for a long time but I am still with you and all the people you mention. You’re a good man, God is proud of your work and effort and success. Just wanted to say hi and tell you thank you for being a friend and thank you for your prayers, God Bless you my bother, Rev. Paul

"I hate all your show and pretense--the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings. I won't even notice all your choice peace offerings. Away with your hymns of praise! They are only noise to my ears. I will not listen to your music, no matter how lovely it is. Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, a river of righteous living that will never run dry. Amos 5:21-24 NLT

Here again in this passage we have to really study on these words. God is furious. People at that time were really wealthy and they were not helping the poor and needy. They were flaunting their own riches and not sharing what should have been done to help the poor. You see, we are right back to the beginning, not worshipping in truth and what we are taught. People again are just going through the gestures, only going along with everyone else, putting on a show, and God realizes that He is hating there festivals and assembly’s. Again we see the game of it all. We are to share what we have and come to Our Lord with true offerings, not just a show of an offering, without being in spirit and in truth with true love to God and His people, with true repentance and full worship from the heart it is all so meaningless. So here in Amos, God is mad he doesn’t want to listen to them or even to hear them. Not even their songs of praise. Here we are again looking at the church of today, we are out for conversations and gossiping, forgetting the reason why we are here. The reason we are hear, in church is to worship God of the universe. Church is not a social club and yet some do go to this day to meet friends and love ones. They are forgetting the whole reason why they are their. That is why God is so furious then with Israel. It makes you think about how God feels about the Churches today, with so many divisions sects, and different beliefs, and now we have so many cult groups actually changing the word of God. Some are rewriting their own Bible and not even believing that Jesus Christ is The Son Of God. In the same sense how can God be pleased with false teachings and false worship? He does not even want a lukewarm Church. He wants a Church that is on fire for his love and worship. Would you listen to a group of Hippocrates singing songs to you when they do not believe? God wants us all to come to repentance open our hearts to Him and worship in spirit and in truth, care for all our poor, and holds together rich or poor to be as one, with one accord, to empty all transgressions, sins, and prejudice. God wants us to become as one as The Father and Jesus are one, and we can approach God as one.

Life’s loneliness means far less to them while home shields them and blesses them with its companionships and its gentle, patient, wise, helpful, nourishing love. But sometimes the home is pulled down over youth and its shelter broken up. Few things are sadder than homeliness. Loneliness begins to be really felt when the home is gone, when there is no longer a wise and loving mother to give her counsel in life’s inexperience, to lay her hand on the head in approval, to listen to eager questions and answer them, to restrain the impulsive spirit, to quiet the soul when it is troubled and when its peace is broken, to lead through difficult paths, to fill the hungry heart with the comfort of love when it longs for sympathy and companionship. Bitter indeed is the sense of loneliness when a young person, used to all that a mothers love means, turns away from a mothers grave to miss the middle of the day rewards and the blessings that have been so much in the past. Nothing earthly will in any full and enough measure compensate for the loss. Other human friendships may be very sweet, but they will not give back home, with its shelter, its affection, its trust, its guidance, its soothing, its security. Only less lonely is it for the young people whom circumstances take away in early years from the home where through childhood their life has been gently nourished. The home still stands, and the love is still there with all its blessed warmth, and letters can be sent and received, and now and then there can be a return for a brief stay in the sacred shelter. This lightens the loss and the loneliness; yet even this experience is often times a very sad one. Away from home there is always a loss not of love only, but also of protection. The young people, who leave quiet rural homes for life in the midst of a great city, plunge into perils from which only Christ can shield them.

But blessed is that life which in an earthly homelessness can say, “Yet I am not alone, because Christ is with me.” Blessed is that loneliness or homelessness which has Christ to fill the emptiness. With Christ unseen yet loved and made real to the heart by love and faith, even a room in a boarding house may become a home, a sanctuary of peace, a shelter of divine love. Another time of special loneliness is when sorrow strips off the sweet friendships of life. Old age is an illustration. Old people are often times very lonely. Once they were the center of groups of friends and companions who clustered about them. But the years brought their changes. Now the old man stands alone. Still the streets are full; but where are the faces of forty, fifty, years ago? There is a memory of vacant chairs, of marriage altars with the unbinding and the separations that followed. The old faces are gone. It is young life that now fills the home, the street, the church, and the old people are lonely because their old friends are gone.

Yet in Christ even old age can say, “I am not alone.” No changes in life can take him away. He is the companion of life’s weakness. He loves the old people. There is a special promise for them: “Even to old age I am he and even to hit the mark I will carry you.” Christian old age is very near to glory. It will not be long till the old people reach home to stand again in the middle of the circle of loved ones who blessed their youth and early years.

But not the old people only are left lonely by life’s changes; sorrow touches all ages and if we have not Christ when other friends are taken, isolated indeed shall we be. Blessed is that life, any life, which, when human friends are taken away, finds the friendship of Christ all filling, all-satisfying, and can say, “Yet I am not alone, for Christ is with me.”

The loneliest of all human experiences is that of dying. We cannot die in clusters, not even two and two; we must die alone. Human hands must unclamp ours as we enter the valley of shadows. Human faces must fade from our vision as we pass into the haze. “I cannot see you,” said one dying, as the loved ones stood about the bed. So it will be with each one of us in turn. Human love cannot go beyond the edge of the valley. But we need not be alone even in the deepest of all loneliness, for if we are Christ’s we can say, “Yet I am not alone, for my Savior is with me.” When human hands unclasp, his will clasp ours the more firmly. When human loved faces fade out, his will shine above us in all its glorious brightness. When we must creep out of the bosom of human affection, it will be only into the clasp of the everlasting arms, into the bosom of Christ. Deaths loneliness will thus be filled with divine companionship. The assumption from all this is our absolute need of the friendship and companionship of Christ, without which we can only sink away into life’s loneliness and perish. One reason, no doubt, why our lives are so full of experiences of need, is that we may learn to walk with Christ. If earth’s human companionships satisfied us, and if we never lost them, we might not care for Christ’s. If earth’s homes were perfect, and if they never crumbled, we might not grow homesick for heaven.

Each candle has a different light, and needs a different care and love, each candle is set on a different hill, with different winds to fight to stay lit, and some are fighting each in there own way to just stay lit. Some of their bodies are melting away, and it is our job as the church to share our wax with others and to replenish the Body, of each and every soul to stay lit through this dark and drifting windy world. We are to keep the wick clean and to stand tall so the flame burns bright, and continues to stay with full glow.

As you have noticed in this world there are many colors and sizes and shapes of different candles, they all need different care and tending to. In many different ways we must all stick and stay and group together to form a great light, to be that city on a hill, did you ever see a large amount of candles or light on top of great hill in the mountains standing out, it is such a beautiful sight. The light shines over all the darkness of the rest of the forest and valleys. And each city is burning and flickering and illuminating in a different way. With out sharing and caring and love for each other you might find that one particular farm house standing alone, and the light that illuminates from it is very dim.

So there are candles out there burning all alone, and those are the ones that need more light to see and maintain the truth. They need more light to come to them to edify strengthen, and express the power of God to stay lit in this changing world. It is the ones that are alone that are very vulnerable for that gust of wind from evil, can very easily put out the flame without let us say “fellowship” of other candles of light, or that lonely candle may live in darkness forever. And it is our job to find the lonely burning candles and bring more light and hope to sustain there victory through this fallen world.

I am praying, I almost gave up on my prayer ministry and I took a stand with the Lord and said to myself who is more important these people that need prayer or should I just sit and think about my own affliction, you see that is where we all get tricked and separated, it is evil that tricks and lies to us and makes us think that we don’t have any communication with God at all. Or our words are not good enough. Well I have learned to press on to the upward call of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. And stand tall against the enemy. Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. (Jer. 17:14) You can always count on the Lord, but we have to give something in return, we have to believe in Him and have faith in Him, and have a relationship with Him. Those things are not hard; they are just examples of love, to love our creator and His Son, simple. Some people in this world just don’t know how simple it all is. “Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isa. 53:4-5) Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good (Rom: 12:21) “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 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.” (Isa 40:28-31) On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matt. 9:12-13 Jesus is everything and he can heal you through the most darkest hour, you may think to yourself, I can’t take it anymore and that is when the most beautiful things happen, you have to take that step of faith! Don’t loose you faith because after the next step, after saying I can’t take it anymore, that is when we fall into sin and when we end up hurting ourselves. Think about it, it is those times when we thought we have given up, or it is all over, we end up doing or saying the wrong thing. When we really submit to God, and all that evil just vanishes. And everything around us just doesn’t seem so bad. “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door! (James 5:7-9) God Bless, Rev.Paul

It has been harder and harder for me to even think, I saw my doctor on Friday and I have been running a bad temp, and she gave me a new prescription for pain and I have never went through so much mishap or strangeness in my entire life this just keeps coming and it just doesn’t end, here I am telling the doctor how the secretary is destroying peoples lives, and she knew, and told me someone almost died because of her, and she still is working there, here I am making a serious call at 9 a.m. and I call at 11:45 and she hasn’t even checked the messages from the whole weekend yet, and I went on a roller coaster ride for the weekend, that is nothing, I am used to it. I have never been so upset over this woman and I keep from getting angry, and here I am got all my wording written out I wait till 3 to take a shower and I am cold already, sick and as soon as I get completely wet the phone rings and it is my doctor, but of course I knew that was going to happen before it happened anyway, you know it doesn’t bother me any more, it just keeps going on and on. When does the war stop, it is getting to a point where I just don’t know what to say, I am in prayer late and lie there and talk to God, and wake up pray, stay in the bible and stay in it all morning, and then do my work, for the past three nights I haven’t been able to do anything, I wrote a short sermon but these new meds had me staring at a paragraph for two hours in between pacing and shaking, and sweating and freezing. Today I am ok, I stopped taking the stuff on Saturday, I have to go into town and pick up a new prescription tomorrow and I pray that everything just works out normally, my jaw was this morning killing me and my gums were a pounding ache. I tried to eat just some soft food like I was starving and that was on Saturday it is like I have to stick to the blender, and I am just getting more and worse reactions to everything, I just don’t get all of this. I wanted to tell you guys again that you are so close to my heart, and I have been feeling better with all the stuff you sent, and then I come down with an even higher tempeture, and I am pleading to God to give me another chance to let me get out there an help some people or do something for the Kingdom, when you are just so sick and cannot do anything, I wonder what to do. I mean I got so much love and compassion to give, and I just know how people feel when I get close to them, what is my sin, my mind is flooded with thoughts of pills, and I don’t want it to be apart of idolatry. It’s like I want to come off this stuff now, and I know what road I face when I do, and sometimes I don’t even know if I am going to make it to this appointment with the specialist on Monday, and I dread the flying and just going through the security, last time they held me up for bible pencils and almost missed the plane, what is it going to be this time? I came across another disease, which I found through an email from another ministry which I spent along time pulling out all the references to mouth pain and I gathered 3 pages at the end, this new one is called RSD/CRPS spelled out would be Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome which usually effects the legs and arms, but there are many cases in the mouth. Well I have been monitoring your prayers and heard about your problems with the management with praying with and for the pts and the staff, and I find it totally nuts, what kind of world do we live in, has everyone just sided with satan and have already have taken the mark of the beast? They say anyone that doesn’t have the spirit of God in them they are being lead by satan and his agents or darkness, and now this new church I have been going to, the wife of the pastors are always the ones pulling the husband away from me. I made a call on Thursday after the pastor called me and came over and that day I was sitting in the parking lot trying to get supplies, sick as a dog, and I almost went to the ER, and here I call the house after he tells me call him 24hours a day, she wouldn’t let me talk to him, and I even doubt that she even told him how I felt, and he never called back, and here is a man that says I am not going to leave you alone up here. I am just shaking my head at all of this, am I supposed to get stronger from all of this, should I want to fight more for the truth , what is it now? All I want to do is help people, and give them comfort and I can’t even right a prayer for you two. Dear Father, Day and night are Yours; Heaven and earth declare Your Glory. We are individuals made through Your power and riches, but have I have sinned against You by resisting the conviction of my conscience? Am I ignoring the demands of Your law and the call of Your Gospel? We are very fortunate to live in the era of Your grace and mercy, but this same era has existing compounded evil before all of us. Give us the strength to fight for goodness, our hearts are full of love for Your word, sharing, and wisdom, and we want to declare Your love for others, we want to help others, and we are getting hurt because we are up against the walls of darkness. Deliver us from worldly tendencies, for we are born of You God, and destined for happiness, and we find happiness doing and serving others. We fix our gaze and desire on Holiness as the source of beauty and dignity for our souls and darkness is still prevailing amongst us. Please help us; please help us to help others. In Jesus name, Amen

I have been getting hit by the blanket of evil time and time again. I just keep praying and keep hoping and love in my heart. My hernia surgery went well, except for the fact that I feel I went through a post traumatic stress disorder when they let me out of there that day, (they didn’t know how much medication I was already taking and for how long), and the day before I took that trip to Honolulu for my 1 year wait to be diagnosed and this guy spent a whole 15 mins. with me, told me I have a cavern in my brain and a clot of iron blood but don’t worry about it, let us know if they start to bleed, then we will have to do something, and go to the mainland to some university to get diagnosed. That I will never forget. I finally got checked on the 2 day of March for the double hernia surgery , and that looked good, which was only a month late, but this town of Hilo is very low on surgeons, and they have one new young doctor running everything, taking up the slack for my surgeon that got sent to Iraq, and a few retired, and one is to old, so I do praise God that I did get the surgery by my buddy before he left, he was the best, and he was a close friend. That day of March 2nd and since then I have been running a high temp, and I am back on antibiotics, and had another roller coaster ride this weekend from the change of the pain medication. Which is another unbelievable story; maybe I should make a book on short stories of the days and life of being attacked. I just don’t know where to begin, I did have to send back that present, I just felt it was the right thing to do. You two have been such a blessing to me anyway, and the thoughts of you both lie deep within my heart. I have been getting a bit more sensitive, which has or is good, Jesus was very sensitive. I see another specialist next Monday 2 days before my birthday, last year it was on my birthday walking around Honolulu with swollen feet keeping an early neurologist appointment that was set up by a secretary that was fired and didn’t need to go there in the first place. Then I had to walk to the infectious disease doctor carrying films and reports and bibles, who made a wrong guess anyway and I had to give myself those bags of antibiotics for 6 weeks for nothing. That is when I stopped playing the 12 string and the bass because of that pick line in me. That was a nice birthday present. The last time I went to Honolulu on the 4th of Jan. this year security held me up and almost missed my plane because of me carrying bible pencils, so I wonder what it is going to be this time. This Rheumatologist is the detective type, and now I have something new I can hand him which I have been doing research on it is called RSD/CRPS spelled out would be Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome which usually effects the legs and arms, but there are many cases in the mouth. Plus I will carry all my films this time, I hope this guy cares and doesn’t treat me as an indigent. The new church I have been attending well I guess is not working out, I am close with the pastor, but he has a worldly job too, and he really isn’t a man of his word, and here we go again the wife of the pastor broke my heart, and I don't know if she related the message, and didn’t even tell him or let me talk to him when I needed to the most, he also experienced the great way the secretary of my doctor has been destroying my life and many others in more ways than one, and I had to tell my doctor on Friday the whole story and even today when I needed to talk with the doctor she decided not to check all the messages from the whole weekend till some time after 2pm, so now I am into another day of suffering till tomorrow. My prayers are with you as always, I haven’t heard from you in a while, which I guess is probably my fault, the way my mind has been getting destroyed with all this stuff and that other ministry takes a lot of time, the sermons and just doing add ons to the site is taking time and energy and all the spam mail I have to go through everyday. Not that I am making excuses I have been very week and my thinking is under darkness with these attacks. So this pastor wants to give me a day like Thurs. or Saturday night to preach, then I told him my idea for the Saturday night service, a mixture of music where the family could bring the kids, and have a combination drama and then a short sermon, then the whole family could go out together for and outing to bowling or pizza etc. He liked my idea so much he started making calls to other drama people, and haven’t really talked about it since, besides I have been trained in all fields of drama, dance and can play 3 or more instruments and sing like a bird, but maybe I should not tell anyone of my past experiences, maybe I’ll wait till I get my own church, I don’t have the energy now anyway, and there is another thing, I am now afraid to drive, so I am more or less trapped 4 miles away from town, no neighbors, kind of all alone, I figured that it would bring me closer to God, and it has but there are many days I just sit here and cry with know one to talk to. I mean I do make an effort, but let us be realistic there isn’t many people like the way I am around here, with pure love toward God and Christ, head in the bible a lot and reading books, but then there are days I can’t read, or I can not right a prayer out for the people that need it. I just plead with God to make me well again, and to give me another chance not being thankful enough for what I have. I mean I am ok, but there are many days I cannot do anything, and just getting ready to go to town just to get supplies is like a trek to another land, and I am exhausted after it all. I am back down to 128 with my clothes on. So just wanted to say hi, and to thank you for your love and compassion, understanding and your friendship, Paul

I am praying, I come in truth, hope, faith and love that your heart and all things that are troubling you may completely vanish through the word of the Lord. “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.” (Rom 14:17-18) Today people are pretty much confused about love and prayer, or to care and give themselves for someone else and to send the word of God to another to edify and to comfort during times of trouble and heartbreak, but we are just people that have the attitude of Christ in our hearts, to help during struggling times. Love and prayer is the utmost combination of all human qualities, and it is an element and sharing our hearts to God. Love and prayer involves unselfish service to others, and it shows and gives the evidence that we care. Faith is the essence and foundation of God’s message, hope is the feelings, thoughts, attitude, and focus; and love and prayer combined is the action. When faith and hope are gathered properly, then we are free to love and pray and care completely because we now understand how God loves us. So in turn God hears us, with loving ears, remember God is love. “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God's judgment.” (Rom. 5:8-9) So if Christ came to save us from God’s judgment through all eternity, So He will hear us and answer us with our prayers here on earth. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. (Heb. 12:1-3) So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure! (Psalm 32:11) “Heal me, O LORD , and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” (Jer. 17:14) “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”(Isa. 53:5) This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." (Neh. 8:10b) ”Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” (1John 4:7-12) “This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! (2Cor. 9: 12-15) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." (Jos. 1:9) “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:19) “My dear brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” (Gal.6:18) “We are human, but we don't wage war with human plans and methods. We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil's strongholds. With these weapons we break down every proud argument that keeps people from knowing God. With these weapons we conquer their rebellious ideas, and we teach them to obey Christ.” 2Cor. 10:3-5 “My dear brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” (Gal.6:18) God Bless, Rev Paul

I wish I could say more but these are a few scriptures that we all know, and how we are forgiven, and how much God loves us, there are so many more, with good explanations to each one. Tuesday night I was hit very hard and I thought I was going to die. I must have told you about the weekend, where my doctor put me on some new pain pill, and had bad effects on me, so on Tuesday I didn’t eat right and had to get supplies and I got some new pills, and then I wrote to everyone I could, I went to sleep with a headache and I woke up at 3 am, sick, threw up went back to sleep and got up again and threw up twice more till about 9, I could not hold down any pills, then I was scared, It is a long story and I was sick all day yesterday and today. And still have a headache am still dizzy and I feel just slightly better then yesterday. I didn’t even turn on the computer yesterday. I don’t get all of this I didn’t want to call the doctor again she would have either thought I was nuts or put me in the hospital and that I could not take. I read over the things you sent and all this denouncing is really not that essential. We have Jesus and the Father and we are lead by the Holy Spirit, I believe we are in good hands already and with the word too, and our prayers and relationships we have to God, I don’t see if you would have to go through such an extreme. I think by now you have confessed every sin, and if you feel like talking to Jesus and go through the list just you and Him, The Holy Spirit will enlighten your heart, go with your insides if you even end up finishing the list, the day we welcomed Jesus into our hearts and asked forgiveness of all our sins I think that covers it. I wish I could think a bit clearer and I have to write Randy, he has done so much with prayer and emails and gifts that I have to thank him, but I think I should lay back down, read over these scriptures and then see how you feel. The word always helps me, God Bless, My prayers are with you, Paul

I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. (1John 2:12) My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense–Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: (1John 2:1-5) This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. (1John 4:9-11) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. (1John 1:7) No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. (1John 3:6) Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners–of whom I am the worst. (1Tim. 1:15) But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Rom. 5:8) For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. (Rom. 5:19) "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more. (Isa. 43:25) This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” (Heb. 8:10-12) All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” Acts 10:43 Then acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD "- and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah (Psalm 32:5) On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Matt. 9:12-13) "But if a wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. None of the offenses he has committed will be remembered against him. Because of the righteous things he has done, he will live. Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign LORD . Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live? (Eze. 18:21-23) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1John 1:9) God Bless, Rev Paul

Where do I begin, you really have outdid yourself, I don’t know where to begin, yesterday I was so sick that I was throwing up all morning and laid down all day yesterday and today, I have given the pill thing a thought, yesterday I could not hold a pill down and I was scared, I ended up taking some with chicken broth about 10 and walking on my porch to keep a set of pills down, and then I still have a headache and I don’t know what I caught, or it was the pills or just to much walking, I had to get a carry thing for my films for Honolulu, Monday cardboard 7 bucks but they don’t sell them any more, and Wal-Mart and the milk store and it was to much, and I sat up and wrote everyone Tuesday night and just pushed myself to much, and I started getting a headache that night and I was never so sick, 3am-9am throwing up and it was bad, I still don’t feel right, I wanted this letter to give you the Spirit touch, because you made me cry with all you have said and done. I know what you have to go through to write and every thing you said made me feel there is someone that cares, I mean deeply. You do go through the things that I go through, with the light, the computer and the birds and stuff, and your words made me stronger and feel better. You truly are one of the closest friends I have, you are so far away and it is like we have known each other for a lifetime. Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. (1John 2:10) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1Cor.13:4-8a) “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35) I had to throw in some scriptures to let you know how much light is in you, and I know that God is very pleased, that I can feel. I have to go lay down again, I don’t want to repeat what happened Tuesday night, I got up and just wrote you and Joanna she was asking advice on that woman and I started with scriptures on forgiveness, and I did a bunch you know there is so many. You are my first pay pal person this is going to make my own mother cry. I am trying to find some more words of thanks , and you are right sometimes I try to hard and I am not patient enough, I have received a lot more than I had that is for sure, I guess a man always needs patience, more and more. God bless you so much, I just want to say one thing this day reading all your emails has given me a new hope of strength, a different kind of strength, a strength that I can not compare to any day. I am going to put some oil on all of the doorways and apply the “Blood of the Lamb.” My prayers are with you, Paul

There is an old story, I have gone through many a bible teacher and theology, and there was one man at the end of the course and most of the good ones have already went through taught and gone but this one teacher seamed to light up the room, and everyone wanted to pay attention, and he taught very well, and we all wanted to know what was so different about him, why did we react the way we did, why did we feel the way we did when he came in the room, until one of the guys just went up and asked him, and he told him he goes down the list of students and makes a prayer for each one of them, heavy story, prayer made a difference. Well I am healing from last week, but then again hopefully the sky doesn’t fall in on me by then, this last week was test Paul for new pills week and I thought I was sick before, or being tormented and attacked or going through trials or tribulation before, but this is getting ridiculous, all I can do is sit on the word, (1 Cor.10-13). I guess if I was a normal person without the Spirit of God living in me, I would not be here today and that is a fact and the truth, I mean everyone has problems and everyone goes through the valleys and at least hits upon a mountain peek now and again, but I mean I am not only in the valley I am buried in the caves, I mean all I can say it could be worse and I thank my God and praise the God of Israel, Last weekend it was the beginning of the new pills, and I was in a oblivion and a state of mind that I could not explain, all I do know is I could not do anything just stare at the TV and I don’t watch TV, then it was hand in these new pills that I got a reaction from and try these on Tuesday, and from 3am to 10am Wednesday, I was throwing up so bad that blood was coming out at each end of every round, and of course the acid was tearing up my mouth. Then which came along with a series of migraines, constipation and diarrhea all at the same time. I had to live in the bathroom on Friday. I didn’t take anymore of those pills of course. Then I am off to Honolulu on Monday to another specialist and this doctor is really good, thank God, but he doesn’t have a clue what is going on, even with all the films and reports covering the lie down doctors table but he is interested and does want to help me and ordered more blood work and a lot of it, and my ride home ended with no ride home, my truck broke down now it is in the shop and last night I had to battle with the biggest spider in my life, and I can not even find anything that even looks like it on the web. 2 hours of panic moving everything, and finally a squirt bottle of isopropyl alcohol got him to slow down and I was able to smash him it was so big still after I pounded it then it looked like a squashed giant hockey puck. I got most of the blood work done today, but I have to go to the hospital for a special one, they have to use a heated syringe and heated bottles and kept heated. At least now I can eat it was only a 12 hour fast but ended up to be abut 24, how was I going to eat going in and out of cabs and planes when I have to eat out of a blender. And it was too late to eat when I got home. And here I am running around downtown today, with no vehicle. I got a ride into town with the tow truck driver. Interesting week, maybe I should lie down. Take care my brother, But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.(2 Tim.4:17-18)

Thank you for the email it was very informative and made a lot of sense. It has been a hard week, harder then ever before, it was the week since the 17th running a high fever to antibiotics and a pill change, and that put me into another world, for about three days, then I turned in the pills and got so sick, I will not even go into it, I was really sick and would not stop till I stopped taking the pills. Monday I had to go to Honolulu for the new specialist, and I had to carry all those films and reports and this guy had them spread out all over the office, this doctor is cool, and he wants to help, so he ordered more blood work, and I got most of it done today, by the way I had all the travel arrangements all set up and when I got home at the airport, no one was there my truck would not start and I had no ride, then I had to take a cab and that hurt, then I get home and I have a huge spider sitting on my computer and that whole scene , was right out of Steven King. Now my truck is in the shop and I don’t even know if I can pay it out, when he does figure what’s wrong. I hope tomorrow will be a better day, you know me I don’t give up, besides I’ll be 51. I am just glad I am still fighting for the Lords people, and have gotten some nice letters from all over the world. So I am doing my Fathers business, and I thank God for what I have, not what I don’t. So things will work out this doctor will come up with some diagnosis, and with all the blood work taken today, plus I have to go to the hospital lab to take a heated blood test, whenever I can get there, now I really am a prisoner. But I can still walk and talk so praise God! I just hope it is a loose wire on the truck, and not something major, besides he is a friend and he is listed on the friends page with a picture of the station, and now they listed me in the new Hawaii Magazine, I haven’t seen it yet but they put two pages on for churches in Hilo, and with the website it has given him an extra bit of free advertising for the past year and a half. So I hope he gives me a break, he will, he has helped me out before, but he does have to pay for the parts. Anyway I need to lie down and pray so I hope you are doing better, my prayers haven’t stopped and I know the Lord will be there for you always. So God Bless, Brother Paul

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.” (1Thes. 4:16-18)

I am praying I am praying for all things to work out for good. “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Rom. 8:28) As the darkness falls on another day, I can only say I did my best with the time that I have with the Lord, the attacks have gotten so bad, that I cannot even drive a car anymore, and still my faith and love for all people is still there with my full heart. But you have to understand that if you are getting raked over the coals in your own home, which because of my weakness you don’t want to be going out in the world and run into people being lead by the devil. “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2Cor.4:4) And I sit at home and get a phone call that 5 real estate companies are coming over all at the same time within an hour and they will be bringing groups of other people, I am very sick and I have to take care of all these people and feel their greed and their want to take away The Church Ministries and the prayer ministry and so many people will be affected, “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” (John 15:11-15) If I have to move and I don’t have any place to go, my credit rating is down and know one will rent to me, I am looking at the street, and where does all the bibles and all the books on Christianity go, I have a whole library now. “Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”2Tim 2:3 I can barely make it back from the walk to the post office a few blocks away, some would say he is not in the Love of God, but I am sorry to say I am thanking God all the way that I can achieve the distance that I set out to do, and even with all the energy wiped out from my system I still now and have the faith without a doubt that the Lord will help me make it home. There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and epidemics in many lands, and there will be terrifying things and great miraculous signs in the heavens. "But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will be accused before kings and governors of being my followers. This will be your opportunity to tell them about me. So don't worry about how to answer the charges against you, for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply! 1Even those closest to you--your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends--will betray you. And some of you will be killed. And everyone will hate you because of your allegiance to me. But not a hair of your head will perish! By standing firm, you will win your souls.” (Luke 21:11-19) Judgment I considered today that I would right down everyone’s name today and all the ones that have tortured my life, destruction of my life, how people stole money and goods from me, and how many friends I thought were friends have just broken my heart, all the doctors that just gave up and didn’t want to investigate the symptoms any further, the doctors that have destroyed my mouth and for nothing the doctor that made me go through 6 weeks of panic and while I had a tube put into my arm so I could give myself the bags of antibiotics, the tube was very close to my heart and there was a big thing on being infected and my body repelling the plastic tube, then thing about it getting clogged and keep me from ever being above poverty, all the close friends who I thought were friends ended because to them just like Job’s friends, your suffering with mental and spiritual and physical suffering, still they don’t have the understanding of what is in my heart. You have to have a bit of discernment for that, and without judging in my opinion I have not found anyone that can see the fruit that is grown or growing on people even on contact or when just the shake of a hand or even better looking into their eyes, in the bible it says to tell people there wrongs and it would make them better people, but in order for them to listen you have to have some respect. I guess all the degrees and all the pieces of paper do not amount to much. They say if you do the same thing for years there is no way that you could grow, most of my life I was traveling at great lengths everyday and meeting new people and cultures daily, and this went on for many years, to me it was the only way that I could learn about the world and its people all at once, I did enjoy all the times of adventure, the Lord did rescue me in all the strange situations. And here I sit a prisoner in my own home with know where to go no one to visit and not even enough gas to go anywhere, but I would say the gas I have I will need for another day, when I really need to use it. I have been getting so bombarded everyday this is just getting to a point that there is no use in writing it down because no one but God or Christ would believe it. I have looked back about a year ago and went through a ledger, and all it has is massive prayers for the day to change and the principle same request for one day of peace, today has been ok but tomorrow I face an army of real estate people that want to march through this holy house and church office everything in this place is of God, and His Son, a week ago I was abruptly informed that they are selling my whole setup with the Church Ministries which has been active and very noted by all the search engines of the world, I am not taking any credit for it God did every morsel, the writings the prayers the set up the photography is very well done and done with a heart and compassion that is a true glory for God, I believe.

I am praying, “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” (John 15:11-15) Jesus really loves us and He wants to make a point to us that He is our friend and that we can feel comfortable with Him as we pray and talk to Him. He laid down His life for us because He loves us. I today have spent so much time with the Lord I actually feel good, even though a army of real estate brokers and all there clients will be marching though my church office and house which they just told me last week they are going to sell, and I had a verbal agreement that this dwelling was never going to be sold, otherwise I don’t think I would have rented the place. But the Lord wanted me to have it because of the double front doors so I can work out of it as the church office, and it was very beautiful and the yard and the view of the water gave me peace everyday. The set up was perfect, anyway enough about me, I just want to say my prayers are with you. “I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me, freeing me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4) Our God is such a mighty God; He can do anything as long as we give Him complete trust. Just think I have a unknown affliction that has been going on for almost 18 months and I have seen about 17 doctors and still I have not been diagnosed, I wanted to mention this because I am about to lose my house and the Church all at once with know place to go, but my faith is strong and I know all things will work out, God has a live in church probably prepared for me. And The Church Ministries will live on, and with the prayer ministry which touches so many people everyday all over the world I hope will stay in operation. This church is so important to so many people and these real estate citizens have know idea what comes out of this dwelling. It will hurt tomorrow when all these people come in and I will be able to feel their feelings of just the lust of money and not even care about the lives that it will change. If I go off line many people will not get a prayer sent to there computer to give them hope, healing, and direction. And to tell you the truth I have no place to go and no money to even begin to think about renting another place. I weigh only 128 with my clothes on and I am so weak I can’t even pack, I will get some help if needed from the local churches, but I still don’t have a destination. “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Rom 8:28) So my friend if I can still have faith and know that God will work this out for me and the church, it will give you the faith and trust to fight whatever you are going through. “The righteous cry, and the LORD hears And delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But the LORD delivers him out of them all. (Psalm 34:17-19) So you take this poor man, who is very sick and is a pastor of a church, doing world wide evangelism. Who these people don’t know who I am they just want to sell the house and I will be totally ruined, I don’t even have a place to even store all the electronics, I have a full bible study set up downstairs with chalk boards tables and chairs, and audio video electronics that I can not even carry, plus two Karaoke machines. And my truck just came out of the shop and they don’t want to fix it the right way, because they left out a particular part which caused the truck to go into the shop in the first place, and now they say the computer for the truck can get wet and I would have to buy another one. So I have been sticking plastic bags in the top of the hood so it doesn’t leak. Then I get the truck back and the next day and I have a hit and run in my driveway on a dead end road. So now that has to be fixed. But I am not giving up and I am going to believe in the Lord. We have to still praise the Lord no matter what happeneds in our lives. I have been on my knees most of the morning and I am not going to let the evil one win this battle. “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Phil.3:14) And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Phil 4:19) “Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy” (1Pet 1:13-16) So my prayer for you is BLESS (AFFECTIONATELY, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is [deepest] within me, bless His holy name! Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits, Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, Who heals [each one of] all your diseases, Who redeems your life from the pit and corruption, Who beautifies, dignifies, and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy; Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation] with good so that your youth, renewed, is like the eagle's [strong, overcoming, soaring]! (Psalm 103:1-5) My prayers are ever before you and I will be praying in a few churches tomorrow for the National Day of Prayer. All praise to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us. He has made us his Kingdom and his priests who serve before God his Father. Give to him everlasting glory! He rules forever and ever! Amen! God Bless, Rev. Paul

The pages I am putting together are prayers from the heart to give people hope strength, healing and to learn a bit of the Word and the teachings of our Lord Jesus, God gets the Glory not me, the Lord inspired me to write these prayers and gave me the strength to be able to sit up and write, many who read these prayers can come to an understanding I am not only praying for others but I am telling my story and my faith and what I have to deal with all in the same prayer, some prayers I don’t even mention myself, but when I do it is to give the ones that are suffering some added faith, because if I can go on, with everything thrown at me, anyone can. All we need is faith and love, and someone that cares and prays. Most people will never understand the attacks from the devil, some think that Satan is just a myth, but you have to really understand what I am going through in this whole process, and what am I fighting, remember Satan took 1/3 of the angels with him when he feel to the earth, and these are all demons that infiltrate into people minds and there thoughts and there lives. I am weak and I am tossed to and fro like the book of Job, but as these 26 months have gone by and the attacks are still going strong, to put it a simple way, these months have been nothing but a long time of consistent broken hearts, with very little healing time. We also will bring about how some people have just mistreated me in the condition I am in and what I have to fight every morning when I wake up. We can’t blame anyone, we have to forgive everyone, it is all the works and tricks of the devil that make people do the things they do. This whole Church is a ministry of love and helping others, but you have to consider this is an all out war that Satan wants to destroy, because it helps and heals and changes people’s lives for the best. I spend as much time in the word and prayer I can, and every night writing prayers for others since for almost 3 years, I have been writing long prayer letters and most of the most recent are all along the bottoms of the main web pages, those are the ones that I really took a text and a meaning and formulated it together into a prayer letter, this way it is not just a prayer but a teaching and a message that people will be carrying the good news or the Gospel which ever you prefer to call it, and there are so many more, when I first started this prayer ministry, I have them all on CD and I need to put them all on the site because I do not know what is going to happen and how things are going to end up, The thing is people are starting to circulate these prayer letters and they are also working with the sermons, you can check the world goals page, our whole aspect is to use the piggy back method of transferring these letters into teaching which many of the pastors and ministers have already picked up on themselves and they are bringing these words in the darker parts of the regions because some of their smaller congregations are their already, this way we are performing the great commission and it started on its own, now what I have been doing is really putting 100% into the prayer letters to each one to have a teaching with scripture which in some of these villages don't have any scripture at all, so what my friends are doing is handing off these letters like a baton and then the groups go father in to unexplored territory to even a smaller group, so all we can pray for is that everyone has enough paper and the letters have enough education and edification and teaching which I have been working on, giving it all I have , but let us all be honest the Holy Spirit is doing most of the writings and I am just doing the typing and the idea just came as a vision so we try to write a different one everynight, the thing is now I am so upset that I can't even calm down, everyday it is one problem after another, anything to stop me from writing and that is all caused by Satan and his agents, so I need your prayers like I have to go to the emergency room tomorrow and I was supposed to go today and I am a bit up set over this whole thing but I will write one anyway as I cry from this pain and a ball that formed on the roof of my mouth and my mouth is all ready sensitive and in massive pain and it is hard to even concentrate what better way to follow the great commission by using there own neighbors, and they don't have to travel very far at all, so they have what ever paper work and they take a good walk plus they know where they are going and it solves the whole language barrier, because there are still 3,000 languages without any word of scripture, so this whole concept was delivered by God Himself to utilize the friends and neighbors that are already there and you have a disabled old man with all the research at his fingertips and he can write and spread the word of Christ, the Love of Christ and with the help of the Holy Spirit He will guide each pastor or minister to which direction to go and to like I said before this has been already in progress, with the meeting places far from any civilized area. I have been always healthy, this is going to be hard fight because Satan does not want this happening and if he can take me out it destroys hope and teaching for so many, and there is a great deal of stress and spiritual warfare, plus I am very weak and tired and in pain and suffering, I need to draw my strength from the Lord just like anyone reading these prayers, I decided to put them up because I do not now what is going to happen to me with my health, and this way anyone can copy any part or parts of these letters and teach or hand off to someone else who does not have any scripture or news or knowledge of the Kingdom.