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Good Morning to all, everyone across the seas and around the world, we all welcome you to the Church Ministries and our 189th Sunday Service Assembly, I am following the spirits direction so these words are not mine they are delivered from the heart, and in my heart is Christ the anointed one, I cannot follow the traditions of man, besides who knows a man that is perfect. We are the simple Bible Truth Christian Church now incorporated but no matter what anyone may say with their philosophy that we can’t be a touching organism, being we are incorporated, or we are not the church of Jesus, well I am doing my best to be the church that Jesus wants, and the bride that he may come back for, we are all trying, and the years of study and of logic and travel, school and the majestic views I have remembered which brings me through with joy, even though I fight many afflictions, and a war that no one could live through, not when they are sick and alone and confined and helpless, I have been almost to every national park, recreation area, national forest, or historical area, etc. I have lived a free and wonderful life, no one I ever met has been and done what I have done carrying no money, just faith to make it anywhere I wanted to go. When you sit by the lower falls in Yellowstone, there is a peace that remains in my mind, that over powers all afflictions and suffering, or a little place in central Colorado near mount Princeton where I could walk through a river only an inch deep for a long area, and waterfalls are shooting out of the middle parts of about 5- 14,000+ foot mountains, those memories is what God has given me, and now when I sit in the office/home and almost alone for all these years and just feeling sick, I strive to remain cheerful and full of thanksgiving for the gifts that God has given me. I met people everyday, and camped out and was blessed each day, many days I started out with absolutely nothing, but my 60 pound pack. Each ride I got from strangers became friends in minutes and some went on for days and weeks, just sitting on the cliffs of the Grand Canyon takes the pain and loneliness away, many days I do shed tears, but I don’t think any one could take the battles and people deliberately trying to destroy The Church, and people who have made me cry from church to church, I have learned from my mistakes and I am an empath, and have been for a long time, if you want to know what an empath is you have to look it up and study it, it can’t be summarized in a few words or sentences. So that and the traveling has made me quite different then most people, some people have never left there home town in most of their lives, I started living on the road many moons ago. My bible and my ministers manual and Gods promises were my pillow, and still have them. I carried pictures and post cards from all the places I have ventured, and carried a 12 string Martin which I always waited till it got dark and you could here the streams and the cracking of campfires, and you would all of a sudden here this beautiful instrument echoing through the forests and camping areas, and each morning it took a while but people thanked me for being there, they sometimes never new who it was, and sometimes people would just be overwhelmed at the sound and the songs. I had a good life, and I have meet many people, so I can not complain about these past 3-1/2 years. I Thank God for what He aloud me to do when I was younger. So today we are going to discuss general suffering, spiritual warfare and the devils games to trick people and confuse them and even hurt them, everyone should beware of the wiles of the devil. So many times he has tormented me, he does not want me to pray for people or even keep The Church open, he is always out to destroy The Church, many nights I do not sleep, and many mornings I get woken up by flocks of chickens and they cackle for hours, that right there is of the devil. They just come and walk through my yard and scream constantly until I have to get up and chase them away then I get sick, and lay back down. I don’t know who owns them and can never find their homes. It is amazing I am still alive and able to preach the Gospel to the world. I don’t even know how I keep The Church on line. More of the blessings of God!! Now we are a 501c3 Public Charity, because no one comes to the office for worship, it is all done through the Internet. We are a tax deductible ministry also but donations through all the 4 years couldn’t even pay the rent for a month, but God supplies me with all I need to keep it going, so praise the Lord and we are all together to be anointed by the Holy Spirit and actually feel the power of God, many small congregations want to be partners and carry our name, but I have just left it the way it started. Now I have a wonderful staff and a board of directors, which I call Bishop Directors and a Treasurer and a Secretary situated all over the world. The Church ministries is a blessing to many, you can spend days on all the things you can learn or be saved and the prayers that I write and Bishop Joaquim helped me there for a long time, but I didn’t want to burden him anymore because I can’t pay anyone, years ago they would pay the pastor, and the rent and power bills and so forth but I don’t receive any of that. I have to pay just to keep it on line, plus the phones and the electronics and the computers plus the upkeep, ink, paper, and virus protection, etc. It is hard but I enjoy being a servant of God.

Followers of God suffer, but they also remain faithful.

Suffering is inescapable in this fallen world, and it is integral to being a Christ follower. A balanced understanding of Scripture demands that we form a theology of suffering, not simply a theology of victory and healing. We must understand the Bible's teaching so that when we suffer we will not be jolted from the faith. Understanding will help us remain faithful. To demonstrate/convince that trials should be expected, with a view toward strengthening believers to persevere in trials. Using the metaphor of a journey, the introduction raises a poignant longing to arrive home. How can we finish our Christian pilgrimage when the road is strenuous? The answer from Job is not to be caught off guard when trials come, since even the innocent suffer and God sanctions suffering. We can remain faithful as Job.

How can you raise the issue of suffering with sensitivity and forthrightness? Keep in mind that some of the listeners are currently suffering.

Are there any current events in the world, nation, or church which you can describe to focus attention and surface need? How can you avoid unoriginality?

Humans are fascinated by journeys. From the odyssey of Ulysses and his adventures with the Cyclops, to the shenanigans of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby on the roads to Rio and Morocco, something about traveling grips us. Willie Nelson can't wait to be on the road again, Nat King Cole gets his kicks on Route 66, and after six or seven seasons of being lost in space (does that sound familiar?), Star Trek Voyager finally got home. They finally got home. That's what grips us. The desire to get home. Dorothy may see the wonders of the Emerald City, but there's no place like home. Maybe the most famous and profound of the journey stories is Pilgrim's Progress. Christian winds his way from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, trying to get home. My prayer is that by God's grace, each person here will make it home, that you will walk the long and winding road of your pilgrimage and persevere in the faith until the final day.

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: [Philippians 3:20 KJV]

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. [Hebrews 11:13–16 KJV]

The long and winding road takes us through regions of pain, doubts, questions, and suffering. Can your faith stand the strain of a long and winding journey? How can we make it home? That is the question.

As you all know Job was a man who did get home and he was a man that took many disappointments, and he traveled the longest winding road. And he suffered a lot many tell me I should write or finish my book of the last 3 years, I have one full year written but that was more like a diary, if I continue I will have to write from the hip with the aid of God.

Sometimes the innocent suffer.

1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. [Job 1:1 KJV]

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

[Job29:12–17 KJV]

Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? [Job 30:25 KJV]

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? [Job 31:1 KJV]

If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.

If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

[Job 31:5–13]

16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

18(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

25If I rejoice because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

29If I rejoice at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

32The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

[Job 31:16–40 KJV]

Some suffering, though, is discipline for sin.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. [Romans 6:23KJV]

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. [Ezekiel 18:4KJV]

To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. [1 Corinthians 5:5 KJV]

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. [1 Corinthians 11:28KJV]

But some suffering is not a result of our sin.

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. [John 9:1–3KJV]

For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: [1 Peter 2:20–21KJV]

Job was innocent. His friends thought that only the guilty suffer, but they were wrong. A second lesson from Job is---God does not blame us if we express grief.

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. [Job 42:7 KJV]

The subject of grieving over a situation will be a message of importance, so I have only touched it lightly here. Job is crucial to our understanding of suffering and so contrary to our natural thinking that we need to spend some time on it.

God sovereignty sanctions suffering.

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. [Job 2:10 KJV]

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. [Isaiah 45:7 KJV]

Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? [Ecclesiastes 7:13 KJV]

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? [Amos 3:6 KJV]

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. [2 Corinthians 12:7 KJV]

The fact that God sanctions suffering raises both the problem and the hope: The problem because God sanctions our suffering; the hope because God sovereignty sanctions our suffering.

The Chaldeans and Sabeans, evil murderers and thieves, as well as a natural disaster (the whirlwind), caused Job immense suffering. Behind them was Satan. Behind Satan was God. He said: Go your way. I'll lengthen your choke chain a bit. Do your worst, but I will not permit you to try Job beyond what he can bear. I already know the end from the beginning. Job will come through this trial like gold.

The devices whereby the subtle god of this world labors to destroy the children of God, or at least to torment whom he cannot destroy, to perplex and hinder them in running the race which is set before them, are numberless as the stars of heaven or the sand upon the sea-shore. But it is of one of them only that I now propose to speak, (although exerted in various ways,) whereby he endeavors to divide the gospel against itself, and by one part of it to overthrow the other.

The inward kingdom of heaven, which is set up in the heart of all that repent and believe the gospel, is no other than “righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Every babe in Christ knows we are made partakers of these, the very hour that we believe in Jesus. But these are only the first-fruits of his Spirit; the harvest is not yet. Although these blessings are inconceivably great, yet we trust to see greater than these. We trust to love the Lord our God, not only as we do now, with a weak though sincere affection, but “with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul, and with all our strength.” We look for power to “rejoice evermore, to pray without ceasing, and in everything to give thanks;” knowing, “this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning us.”

We expect to be “made perfect in love;” in that love which casts out all painful fear, and all desire but that of glorifying him we love, and of loving and serving him more and more. We look for such an increase in the experimental knowledge and love of God our Savior as will enable us always “to walk in the light, as he is in the light.” We believe the whole mind will be in us, “which was also in Christ Jesus;” that we shall love every man so as to be ready to lay down our life for his sake; so as, by this love, to be freed from anger, and pride, and from every unkind affection. We expect to be “cleansed from all our idols,” “from all filthiness,” whether “of flesh or spirit;” to be “saved from all our unclean- nesses,” inward or outward; to be “purified as He is pure.”

We trust in his promise who cannot lie, that the time will surely come, when, in every word and work, we shall do his blessed will on earth, as it is done in heaven; when all our conversation shall be seasoned with salt, all meet to minister grace to the hearers; when, whether we eat or drink, or whatever we do, it shall be done to the glory of God; when all our words and deeds shall be “in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks unto God, even the Father, through him.”

Now this is the grand device of Satan, to destroy the first work of God in the soul, or at least to hinder its increase, by our expectation of that greater work. It is therefore my present design, First, to point out the several ways whereby he endeavors: this; And, secondly, to observe how we may reflect these fiery darts of the wicked one, how we may still rise to the height of righteousness, no matter what he intends for his plan of our falling.

I am, first, to point out the several ways where by Satan endeavors to destroy the first work of God in the soul, or at least to hinder its increase by our expectation of that greater work. And, He endeavors to damp our joy in the Lord by the consideration of our own vileness, sinfulness, unworthiness; added to this, that there must be a far greater change than is yet to come, or we cannot see the Lord. If we knew we must remain as we are even to the day of our death, we might possibly draw a kind of comfort, poor as it was, from that necessity. But as we know, we need not remain in this state, as we are assured there is a greater change to come, and that unless sin be all done away in this life we cannot see God in glory, that subtle adversary often damps the joy we should otherwise feel in what we have already attained, by planting in our minds perverse representation of what we have not attained, and the absolute necessity of attaining it. So he tricks us and fogs our minds that we cannot rejoice in what we have, because there is more which we have not. Satan is the problem of all confusion and trickery. He makes us think we cannot rightly taste the goodness of God, who hath done so many great things for us, because there are so much greater things which are yet to come and we sit and dwell on our afflictions or hardships and don’t even think about the rewards and goodness that is planned for our future. Likewise, the deeper conviction God works in us of our present un-holiness, and the more impassioned desire we feel in our heart of the entire holiness he hath promised, the more are we tempted to think lightly of the present gifts of God, and to undervalue what we have already received because of what we have not received. Do you see what he does? He turns even Christian minds into mass confusion. Losing our own concentration and logic to the gifts we already possess, and distorts our minds into thinking we are packed full of sin and un- worthiness.

If he can prevail thus far, if he can take away our joy, he will soon attack our peace also. Just imagine being a non-Christian, Satan could make people into destructive weapons against true reality and to other Christians just by not understanding the Gospel. He will suggest, “Are you fit to see God? The devil is the planter to people’s eyes so to view iniquity in people’s hearts. People will not see the truth or the light, the daily pounding of darkness can change the human soul. How then can you flatter yourself, so as to imagine God beholds you with approval? God is our only judge, not the butcher or the baker or some pastor in some church. God is holy: 2/3rds of us are carnal or shall we say living in the flesh, when we were born again our spirits are changed into perfect holiness,1/3rd of our being is our renewed spirits, the mind and being of Christ. What communion hath light with darkness? How is it possible that you, unclean as you are, should be in a state of acceptance with God? That is what Satan wants us to think. You see indeed the mark, the prize of your high calling; but do you not see it, you may be blinded and tricked, and your true calling could be around the corner but the evil one sets it so far off. How can you presume then to think that all your sins are already blotted out? Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever, so all sins are forgiven, but in some instances you must confess your sins, Christ died once for all sin, we would not expect Him to go through it again? “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives”. [1John 1:8-10 KJV]

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. [1John 3:9 KJV] Meaning our perfect spirits when we were born again our new spirits cannot sin. So 1/3 of our being is pure Holy Ghost!! How can this be, until you are brought nearer to God, until you bear more resemblance to him?” Thus will he endeavor not only to shake your peace, but even to overturn the very foundation of it; to bring you back, by insensible degrees, to the point from where you took your first step to righteousness, the devil makes you think you set out first, even to seek for justification by works, or by your own righteousness, to make something in you the ground of your acceptance. God and Christ has chosen you and each Christian that stands firm against the evil that hits us over the head every day. Why do we have the full armor of God? The shied of faith should stop all the darts that sneak into our minds, Satan has been studying us for 2,000 years and his time is running out, Christians all over the world are suffering. The devil will take important values away and he will take things like confidence in the Lord and then to confuse the mind into unusual thinking, people just don’t understand that he is slicker then people think. Whole congregations can be studying unsound doctrine, don’t forget the battle field is in the mind, and if he can change your thinking and your own heart, you are in danger- beware, read the word, constantly, we have to, even if the devil took or stole the joy from doing that. We can’t grow or even fight the tactics of the devil if we don’t read the word. We will all be walking in circles and that is what Satan wants.

“I am justified freely by God’s grace, through the redemption which is in Jesus Christ;” yet he will not cease to urge, “But the tree is known by its fruits: And have you the fruits of justification? Is that mind in you which was in Christ Jesus? Are you dead unto sin, and alive unto righteousness? Are you made conformable to the death of Christ, and do you know the power of his resurrection?” And then, comparing the small fruits we feel in our souls with the fullness of the promises, we shall be ready to conclude: “Surely God hath not said that my sins are forgiven me! Surely I have not received the remission of my sins; for what lot have I among them that are sanctified?” Do you see the confusion the devil has set in our minds, people don’t know if they are coming or going.

More especially in the time of sickness and pain he will press this with all his might: “Is it not the word of Him that cannot lie, ‘Without holiness no man shall see the Lord?’ But you are not holy. You know it well; you know holiness is the full image of God; and how far is this above, out of your sight? You cannot attain unto it. Therefore, all your labor has been in vain. All these things you have suffered in vain. You have spent your strength for zilch. You are yet in your sins, and must therefore perish at the last.” And thus, if your eye be not steadily fixed on Him who hath borne all your sins, he will bring you again under that “fear of death,” whereby you was so long “subject unto bondage,” and, by this means, impair, if not wholly destroy, your peace as, well as joy in the Lord.

Do you see what people are thinking? The devil is cunning and implanting false thoughts into all mankind, it started with Eve. Now Satan has so much practice, people are dieing in gang wars before they are past their teens. People are loosing their faith just by what the devil is implanting into the minds of innocence. Suicide is the third largest killer of teens, because they have no one to even talk to. So they fall into gangs, and sooner or later people are dieing in the streets with automatic weapons. People have to make their own decisions and if mom or dad is not around who do they talk to? Society has made the mighty dollar the key to happiness, so in most families the mother and father both have to work, for what a few decades a few years? The stay home mom, to take care of the children has been taken away; it is a forgotten history of family. Only the rich can spend time with their children, even then statistics say that the parents still only spend minutes with the working member of the family. Then what if they have not become a Christian or have been born again, there whole being is in the flesh and complete control is governed by Satan. People just don’t want to believe it, where has all the Love in this world gone? Look at the divorce rate, I tell you God is very unhappy with what He created. More wiles of the devil-

But his master-piece of subtlety is still behind. Not content to strike at your peace and joy, he will carry his attempts farther yet: He will level his assault against your righteousness also. He will endeavor to shake, yea, if it be possible, to destroy the holiness you have already received by your very expectation of receiving more, of attaining all the image of God.

The manner wherein he attempts this, may partly appear from what has been already observed. For, first, by striking at our joy in the Lord, he strikes likewise at our holiness: Seeing joy in the Holy Spirit is a precious means of promoting every holy temper; a choice instrument of God whereby he carries on much of his work in a believing soul. And it is a considerable help not only to inward, but also to outward holiness. It strengthens our hands to go on in the work of faith, and in the labor of love; manfully to “fight the good fight of faith, and to lay hold on eternal life.” It is peculiarly designed of God to be a balance both against inward and outward sufferings; to “lift up the hands that hang down, and confirm the feeble knees.” Consequently, whatever damps our joy in the Lord proportionally obstructs our holiness. And therefore, so far as Satan shakes our joy he hinders our holiness also.

The same effect will ensue, if he can, by any means, either destroy or shake our peace. For the peace of God is another precious means of advancing the image of God in us. There is scarce a greater help to holiness than this, a continual tranquility of spirit, the evenness of a mind stayed upon God, a calm repose in the blood of Jesus. And without this, it is scarce possible to “grow in grace,” and in the vital “knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” For all fear (unless the tender, filial fear) freezes and benumbs the soul. It binds up all the springs of spiritual life, and stops all motion of the heart toward God. And doubt, as it were, bemires the soul, so that it sticks fast in the deep clay. Therefore, in the same proportion as either of these prevails, our growth in holiness is hindered.

At the same time that our wise adversary endeavors to make our conviction of the necessity of perfect love an occasion of shaking our peace by doubts and fears, he endeavors to weaken, if not destroy, our faith. Indeed these are inseparably connected, so that they must stand or fall together. So long as faith exists we remain in peace; our heart stands fast, while it believes in the Lord. But if we let go our faith, our having the relationship to a child or parent, confidence in a loving, pardoning God, our peace is at an end, the very foundation on which it stood is being overthrown. And this is the only foundation of holiness, as well as of peace; consequently whatever strikes at this, strikes at the very root of all holiness: For without this faith, without an abiding sense that Christ loved me, and gave himself for me, without a continuing conviction that God for Christ’s sake is merciful to me a sinner, it is impossible that I should love God: “We love him, because he first loved us;” and in proportion to the strength and clearness of our conviction that he hath loved us, and accepted us in his Son. And unless we love God, it is not possible that we should love our neighbor as ourselves; nor, consequently, that we should have any right affections, either toward God, or toward man. It evidently follows, that whatever weakens our faith, must, in the same degree obstruct our holiness: And this is not only the most effectual, but also the most containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world Satan’s way of destroying all holiness; seeing it does not affect any one Christian temper, any single grace or fruit of the Spirit, but, so far as it succeeds, tears up the very root of the whole work of God.

No marvel, therefore, that the ruler of the darkness of this world should here put forth all his strength. And so we find by experience. For it is far easier to conceive, than it is to express, the unspeakable violence where with this temptation is frequently urged on them who hunger and thirst after righteousness. When they see, in a strong and clear light, on the one hand, the desperate wickedness of their own hearts, on the other hand, the unspotted holiness to which they are called in Christ Jesus; on the one hand, the depth of their own corruption, of their total alienation from God, on the other, the height of the glory of God, that image of the Holy One, where in they are to be renewed; there is, many times, no spirit left in them; they could almost cry out, “With God this is impossible!” They are ready to give up both faith and hope; to cast away that very confidence, whereby they are to overcome all things, and do all things, through Christ strengthening them; whereby, “after’ they have done the will of God,” they are to “receive the promise.”

And if they “hold fast the beginning of their confidence steadfast unto the end,” they shall undoubtedly receive the promise of God, reaching through both time and eternity. But here is another snare laid for our feet: While we earnestly wheeze for that part of the promise which is to be accomplished here, “for the glorious liberty of the children of God,” we may be led unaware from the consideration of the glory which shall here after be revealed. Our eye may be insensibly turned aside from that crown which the righteous Judge hath promised to give at that day “to all that love his appearing;” and we may be drawn away from the view of that incorruptible inheritance which is reserved in heaven for us. But this also would be a loss to our souls, and an obstruction to our holiness. For to walk in the continual sight of our goal, is a needful help in our running the race that is set before us. This it was, the having “respect unto the compensation of reward,” which of old time, encouraged Moses, rather “to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; regarding the criticism of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt.” And not only so but; it is expressly said of a greater than he, that “for the joy that was set before him, he endured the cross, and despised the shame,” till he “sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” From what source, origin, or cause we may easily conclude, how much more needful for us is the view of that joy set before us, that we may endure whatever cross the wisdom of God lays upon us, and press on through holiness to glory.

But while we are reaching to this, as well as to that glorious liberty which is preparatory to it, we may be in danger of falling into another snare of the devil, whereby he labors to entangle the children of God. We may take too much thought for tomorrow, so as to neglect the improvement of to-day. We may so expect perfect love, as not to use that which is already shed abroad in our hearts. There have not been wanting instances of those who have greatly suffered hereby. They were so taken up with what they were to receive here after, as utterly to neglect what they had already received. In expectation of having five talents more, they buried their one talent in the earth. At least, they did not improve it as they might have done, to the glory of God and the good of their own souls.

Thus does the subtle adversary of God and man endeavor to make void the counsel of God, by dividing the gospel against itself, and making one part of it overthrow the other; while the first work of God in the soul is destroyed by the expectation of his perfect work. We have seen several of the ways where in he attempts this by cutting off, as it were, the springs of holiness. But this he likewise does more directly by making that blessed hope an occasion of unholy tempers, at our Lord for thus delaying his coming. At least, he will labor to excite some degree of fretfulness or impatience; and, perhaps, of envy at those whom we believe to have already attained the prize of our high calling. He well knows, that, by giving way to any of these tempers, we are pulling down the very thing we would build up. By thus following after perfect holiness, we become more unholy than before. Yea, there is great danger that our last state should be worse than the first; like them of whom the Apostle speaks in those dreadful words, “It had been better they had never known the way of righteousness, than, after they had known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.”

And from hence he hopes to reap another advantage, even to bring up an evil report of the good way. He is sensible, how few are able to distinguish (and too many are not willing so to do) between the accidental abuse, and the natural tendency, of a doctrine. These, therefore, will he continually blend together, with regard to the doctrine of Christian perfection; in order to prejudice the minds of unsuspecting men against the glorious promises of God. And how frequently, how generally, I had almost said how universally, has he prevailed here in! For who is there that observes any of these accidental ill effects of this doctrine, and does not immediately conclude, this is its natural tendency; and does not readily cry out, “See, these are the fruits (meaning the natural, necessary fruits) of such doctrine?” Not so: They are fruits which may accidentally spring from the abuse of a great and precious truth: But the abuse of this, or any other scriptural doctrine, does by no means destroy its use. Neither can the unfaithfulness of man perverting his right way, make the promise of God of no effect No: Let God be true, and can every man be a liar? The word of the Lord, it shall stand. “Faithful is he that hath promised: He also will do all things.” Let not us then be “removed from the hope of the Gospel.” Rather let us observe, which was the second thing proposed: How we may snap these fiery darts of the wicked one: How we may rise to the height by what he intends for an occasion of our falling.

. And, First, does Satan endeavor to take away your joy in the Lord, by the consideration of your sinfulness; added to this, that without entire, universal holiness, no man can see the Lord? You may cast back this dart upon his own head, while through the grace of God, the more you feel of your own wickedness, the more you rejoice in confident hope, that all this shall be done away. While you hold fast this hope, every evil temper you feel, though you hate it with a perfect hatred, may be a means, not of lessening your humble joy, but rather of increasing it. “This and this,” may you say, “shall likewise perish from the presence of the Lord. Like as the wax melted at the fire, so shall this melt away before his face.” By this means, the greater that change is which remains to be wrought in your soul, the more may you triumph in the Lord, and rejoice in the God of your salvation, who hath done so great things for you already, and will do so much greater things than these.

Secondly: The more fervently he assaults your peace with that suggestion, “God is holy; you are unholy; You are immensely distant from that holiness, without which you cannot see God: How then can you be in the favor of God? How can you fancy you are justified?” Take the more earnest heed to hold fast that, “Not by works of righteousness which I have done, I am found in him; I am accepted in the Beloved; not having my own righteousness, (as the cause, either in whole or in part, of our justification before God,) but that which is by faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.” O bind this about your neck: Write it upon the table of thy heart. Wear it as a bracelet upon thy arm, as an ornament worn between your eyes on your forehead: “I am ‘justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ.” Value and esteem, more and more, that precious truth, “By grace we are saved through faith.” Admire, more and more, the free grace of God, in so loving the world as to give “his only Son, that whosoever believeth on him might not perish, but have everlasting life.” So shall the sense of the sinfulness you feel, on the one hand, and of the holiness you expect, on the other, both contribute to establish your peace, and to make it flow as a river. So shall that peace flow on with an even stream, in spite of all those mountains of ungodliness, which shall become a plain in the day when the Lord cometh to take full possession of your heart. Neither will sickness, or pain, or the approach of death, occasion any doubt or fear. You know a day, an hour, a moment with God, is as a thousand years. He cannot be to put or bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship for time, wherein to work whatever remains to be done in your soul. And God’s time is always the best time. Therefore be thou careful for nothing: Only make thy request known unto Him, and that, not with doubt or fear, but thanksgiving; as being previously assured, He cannot withhold from thee any manner of thing that is good.

Thirdly: The more you are tempted to give up your shield, to cast away your faith, your confidence in his love, so much the more take heed that you hold fast that where unto you have attained; so much the more labor to stir up the gift of God which is in you. Never let that slip, “I have ‘an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;’ and, ‘The life I now live, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.’” Be this thy glory and crown of rejoicing. And see that no one take thy crown. Hold that fast: “I know that my Redeemer lives, and shall stand at the latter day upon the earth;” and, “I now ‘have redemption in his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.’” Thus, being filled with all peace and joy in believing, press on, in the peace and joy of faith to the renewal of thy whole soul in the image of him that created thee! Meanwhile, cry continually to God that thou may see that prize of thy high calling, not as Satan represents it, in a horrid dreadful shape, but in its genuine native beauty; not as something that must be, or thou wilt go to hell, but as what may be, to lead thee to heaven. Look upon it as the most desirable gift which is in all the stores of the rich mercies of God. Beholding it in this true point of light, thou wilt hunger after it more and more; thy whole soul will be a thirst for God, and for this glorious conformity to his likeness; and having received a good hope of this, and strong consolation through grace, thou wilt no more be weary or faint in thy mind, but wilt follow on till thou attains thy gift.

In the same power of faith, press on to glory. Indeed this is the same prospect still. God hath joined from the beginning pardon, holiness, heaven. And why should man put them into separate parts; in or into pieces? O beware of this! Let not one link of the golden chain be broken. “God, for Christ’s sake hath forgiven me. He is now renewing me in his own image. Shortly he will make me meet for himself, and take me to stand before his face. I, whom he hath justified through the blood of his Son, being thoroughly sanctified by his Spirit, shall quickly ascend to the ‘New Jerusalem, the city of the living God.’ Yet a little while, and I shall ‘come to the general assembly and church of the first-born, and to God the Judge of all, and to Jesus the Mediator of the New Covenant.’ How soon will these shadows flee away, and the day of eternity dawn upon me! How soon shall I drink of ‘the river of the water of life, going out of the throne of God and of the Lamb! There all his servants shall praise him, and shall see his face and his name shall be upon their foreheads. And no night shall be there; and they have no need of a candle or the light of the sun. For the Lord God enlightened them, and they shall reign for ever and ever.’”

And if you thus “taste of the good word, and of the powers of the world to come,” you will not murmur against God, because you are not yet “meet for the inheritance of the saints in light.” Instead of being fretfully discontented; or complain at your not being wholly delivered, you will praise God for thus far delivering you. You will magnify God for what he has done, and take it as a solemn promise of what he will do. You will not fret against him, because you are not yet renewed, but bless him because you shall be; and because “now is your salvation” from all sin “nearer than when you” first “believed.” Instead of uselessly tormenting yourself because the time is not fully come, you will calmly and quietly wait for it, knowing that it “will come, and will not wait or stay.” You may, therefore, the more cheerfully endure, as yet, the burden of sin that still remains in you, because it will not always remain. Yet in a little while, and it shall be clean and gone. Only “wait upon the Lord’s leisure:” Be strong, and “he shall comfort thy heart;” and put thou thy trust in the Lord!

And if you see any who appear (so far as man can judge, but God alone searches the hearts) to be already partakers of their hope, already “made perfect in love;” far from envying the grace of God in them, let it rejoice and comfort your heart. Glorify God for their sake! “If one member is honored,” shall not “all the members rejoice with it?” Instead of jealousy or evil conclusions concerning them, praise God for the comfort! Rejoice in having a fresh proof of the faithfulness of God in fulfilling all his promises; and stir yourself up the more, to “apprehend that for which you also are in custody of Christ Jesus!”

In order to do this, redeem the time. Improve the present moment. Buy up every opportunity of growing in grace, or of doing good. Let not the thought of receiving more grace to-morrow, make you careless of to-day. You have one talent now: If you expect five more, improve what you already have. And the more you expect to receive here after, the more labor should be done for God now. Sufficient for the day is the grace there of. God is now pouring his benefits upon you: Now approve yourself a faithful steward of the present grace of God. Whatever may be to-morrow, give all diligence to-day, to “add to your faith, courage, temperance, patience, brotherly-kindness,” and the fear of God, till you attain that pure and perfect love! Let these things be now “in you and abound!” Be not now lazy or unfruitful: “So shall an entrance be ministered into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ!”

Lastly: If in time past you have abused this blessed hope of being holy as he is holy, yet do not therefore cast it away. Let the abuse cease, the use remain. Use it now to the more abundant glory of God, and the profit of your own soul. In steadfast faith, in calm tranquility of spirit, in full assurance of hope, rejoicing evermore for what God hath done, press ye on unto perfection! Daily growing in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, and going on from strength to strength, in acceptance, in patience, in humble thankfulness for what ye have attained, and for what ye shall, run the race set before you, “looking unto Jesus,” till, through perfect love, ye enter into his glory!

I also ask for continued warfare prayer for one of our SWPW team Rev

Paul who despite much physical affliction & ongoing warfare over many

years dedicates his life to serving others - His words "I am so weak I

can't write anymore and the sickness is strange. More affictions, No

change and it is a battle against evil. Rev Paul Bonanno email:

E-mc2@hawaii.rr.com

Thank you Jan Lyall (SWPW Staff) Email jlyall@westnet.com.au

Father, the battle is yours, not brother Pauls. Help him, not to fret about this. Heal him, and give him victory. I claim a victory and a healing for him. For he knows your hearts desire to honor you first, to seek you first, to draw close to you first. No matter what may be going on, and around, you are ever so close, and near, you will not leave or forsake him. Comfort him, now, and heal him, in Jesus name. Be glorified Father. Amen

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Father God if it is your will for Rev. Paul that I may be able to pass onto him some of my strength in You and please shower him with Grace and surround him with many link and warrior angels to help and support him during his long battle against evil. Place a hedge of protection around him at this moment and place Your Holy Spirit firmly at his side. Oh Lord how I wish that I could stand with him and fight with Your weapons for You and safety of Rev. Paul. We ask this in the Precious and Powerful name of Jesus. Father please hear my prayer.

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Dear Paul, I'm sending you this prayer that I have placed before our Lord's throne of Grace for you. Please know that as always I'm standing with you in prayer that your Job experience will be over and you will know Abba's words, "Good and Faithful servant".

In and thru the name, power and authority of Jesus Christ, His shed blood and in and thru the power and authority of the Holy Spirit, I charge the holy warrior angels to go before you, behind you, to the left and to the right of you, clearing the path of anything that is not according to Your will O God, or Your purpose, or hinder Paul's walk with You, O God. I charge the holy linking angels to surround him and hedge him in keeping all that is not from God out of himself, home, property, possessions, all that You O God have blessed Paul with, keeping the defeated enemy and his defeated dark kingdom away from him, protecting Paul physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally as You O God work Your will in his life.

In Jesus' name I ask that You pour out the gifts of the Spirit upon Paul, and in and thru him, Your divine wisdom, knowledge, understanding, discernment, in all things that he may serve and glorify You O God, fully and completely, with his whole heart, body, soul, spirit and mind.. Thank You Father, for the provisions of Paul's every need and for the weapons of our warfare for it is not Your will O God that anyone should perish, but to receive the gift of eternal life in Your dwelling place O God. Thank You Father that You have given him all he needs to run this race to win. With You on Paul's side, O God, he cannot fail. For he is a rightful heir to all that You have given Your Son, Jesus Christ, a child of the one and only Living God. In Jesus' name,

Amen and Amen.

Abba's blessings, your friend and brother, Jeff.

My prayers are so with you all, my heart goes out in prayer and my faith and care are in the surroundings of your thoughts. I love the Lord and I love to pray for people and I always like to put a special gift of our Lord in the prayer, because I too am not perfect, The Church is not perfect but we try the best we can, I used to write every night, but now because of my afflictions things are moving much slower. I used to be writing prayers all the time and I would spend everyday on prayers and you know that is the only thing I enjoy doing, I mean there are other things the other night I was hooking up the stereo and the tape and I felt out of place not writing prayers and tonight I got everything to work so now we have a blend of Christian music in the church office, and that was a blessing from God. You figure if I can help out one person out of all the answers to all the prayer requests, I am thrilled; the Lord has made it that way for me. He has supplied the office fully equipped now and He gave me a few extras for the work of the Lord, people think even if you reach into your pocket and buy something, that you bought it and they give no thanks to God, but the thing is God made sure you had the money , he chose the time you would go to, the athletics you would try out in and he also made you a brain, a geek, a nerd, a jock, or a hood short for hoodlum. God is still the master and He decides what you get and where and when, may it be a good job, or a good school or you end up hanging on the street corner all your life, an if I went back home there would be some of the guys till hanging out there. Our Father has been a blessing to me, He hooked me up to a good friend that really wants to help, a real friend, and it has been so long that I have ever met and talked to a real friend. All I want to do is stand up a cheer. I have came across this new wave Christian stuff I will not call it doctrine because I don’t believe it is, and you get around these people they don’t want to here any negative at all you can’t even tell them your troubles or even ask there advice they think it will upset there spirit and all they want to here is positive words. I have done some research on this and it is a bit cultish it stems along the way of positive thinking not faith in God it is another secret way Satan can push God out of the picture and now people are relying on there own positive thinking, so God is not to happy the way these new wavers have been thinking and the way they have been spreading this new logic around, it is a shame. It brings us to how is the Christian able to deal with the world, and it actual glorifies self and it centers around the self as one extreme. You find yourself as going into two directions how can a Christian be faithful to the Lord’s command to be in the world, but not of the world? To me it scrambles the word and also many brains so you may find yourself falling into this popular philosophy/psychology of this culture you are not going to find it in the Word of God, we just have to let this culture pass us by, remember what Jesus said, [“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”] (Matt. 11:18-30) Here Jesus is calling His people to give up your own way and agree with the yoke of humility and to be ready for service, and there is an importance on yoking, on a particular teaching and living within a relationship with God. He also has the same reasoning with the same call to His followers but with different words, He still offers the same relationship with the same objective when He said, [“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.”] Matt. 16:24-25 What Jesus is saying that He is not commanding self love but you see you have to still have your love for God and Love for another. You see we are falling into a field not of the Bible but to break it down it is the preaching of humanistic psychology, you see if you encourage self love as the foundation for loving others. We have to go to what the bible actually says that God’s love is the true source. So if you have human love mixed with self love it turns out that you are self serving, and people just miss the point that God’s love is self giving. So now when Jesus says take up His yoke and His cross, as He calls His disciples He is calling them to a type of self giving love, not a self satisfying love. Now we have the arrival of humanistic psychology, and like I said it is spreading all over the church, before all of this new age stuff self esteem was looked at as a sinful attitude. I have been getting letters from all over the world and they are such a blessing, I just hope I will be able to write back. These people all think I am rich and they are asking for bibles and money I don’t think they are even members of the church, I mean we are all members of the Lord Jesus Christ and His True Church. I have been so sick I wanted to tell my good family doctor life was more of pain then of life itself, it was better to sleep then be in pain, so you would try to sleep as long as you can but most of the night it would only be a few hours anyway, some days I would fall back to sleep but the pain has been getting worse and now the pain is in my feet if they swell and now my shoulder and it shows how this disease may be spreading, but it is probably simple arthritis. The house needed cleaning and the office needed sound and all the files from The Church had to be put in order. This is where I find the closeness to God and Christ myself, I walk and look at the ocean, I thank God I am able to see the waves and the colors of blue mixing all together, we sometimes forget that some people just can’t see it at all. And we take it for granted sometimes as a normal everyday situation on our weary way, just to walk and pray with God. Do we thank God that we are able to walk? Many times that also is forgotten, when you read many prayer requests such as I, and hear about the suffering that people themselves are going through you fall into there hearts and lives, and sometimes you begin to cry. I too have been facing many health afflictions, but as many have told me, it is a definite attack by the evil one. And as you try to seek doctors for help, and they try, and some mislead you and do not comfort you, and make so many mistakes themselves, remember they are human too, it is something that we can’t truly depend on the human mind. I know I am one of these who have been tossed around from one doctor to another, and in the process I have to keep my patience, and hold back the words that I would like to say but cannot, you have to think about what has Jesus done for all of us, and to spread the news how He suffered and died an intense amount of pain so we could all be healed. I thank God for the family doctor I have now. “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) There are so many scriptures on the healing of our Lord, and I know that if we truly believe and trust with pure faith within our hearts, we will all be healed. It is written, so if the word of God which is infallible there has to be true healing, but it is up to us, to fully trust in Jesus and the Father. He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you."] (Ex. 15:26) So if the Father is our healer and cannot lie He is living truth. But we are living in the flesh, in a world of TV, newspapers, and all kinds of media turning our heads away from the truth. To me the bible is our only source of truth, and the words that are written in all of it are perfect. And here I am falling in to the trap of the world, a simple pastor and minister that studied hard, for years, and I could not be shaken, but when the affliction came to pass and started being coerced into the misleading of doctors, instead of God, my affliction began to get worse, and I am now very weak to a point I can except the fact that I fell into the doctor world instead of standing on the promises of God. This is not only just heath issues, but it can cover any problems that may exist with our lives, our work, our families, our marriages, and finances, we just turn to the word [“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in “Christ Jesus.”] (Phil. 4:19) or [“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;”] (2Cor.9:8) [“So our God will always take care of us, but then we have to look at what we are doing in the process; Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things. But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will not escape the judgment of God. Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?”] (Rom. 2:1-4) So I myself find myself in judgment, even when I leave a doctors office years ago, a while back I can remember being sent to the blood bank to get a blood test for the German measles and tetanus, and the man at the blood bank shakes his head, you see I fell back into the world, I sinned, and I needed to come to repentance, and ask the Father for my forgiveness, I know the doctor was pulling at straws and he created more pain and hurt within my emotions, mind and body and I will never forget those days I was in tears every time I walked out of that office, I am really surprised to write still and to have the feelings of forgiveness with all of the doctors I have seen, some were a blessing, but if we start judging others we are in sin, so how can we expect the Lord to do anything for us as I drive away and start judging a man of the way he talked to me, and gave information that was totally not understandable? Long ago I used to go into a doctors office and get yelled at for 15 minutes, until I brought a pastor in with me, and he was yelling away with his back turned, he was surprised, I should have left and looked up at the sky and said thank you Lord, and started praying for this man that is what Jesus would have done! We need to rely on the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit always. We know God can do anything, we have read so many of all the miracles that have been performed. We have the Lord in us, along with the kingdom ahead, and there is nothing that can destroy or separate us from the Love of God, we are already living in our eternal life if we are believers. [“If we confess our sins, “He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”] (1John 1:9) “I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said,” [“I will confess my transgressions to the LORD” And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.”] (Psalm 2:5) [“He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.”] (Prov. 28:13) [“When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.”] (Psalm 32:3) This is my sin, so many doctors, and so many differences of opinions, and I was judging on that insert. “What a wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?” “Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.” (Rom 7:24-25) We are all people, and we all need help from the Lord, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Heb. 13:8) My prayers are forever with you, and God will be will us all, but we need to have pure faith, trust, and belief and to keep our spirits, souls, and minds, free from all sin, then our Mighty God can move into action! God Bless you all, this is my prayer for all my friends and staff, family and prayer requests, plus the Presidential Prayer Team, going into the candle light prayer. I ask for healing for all of you, and for God to fix any warfare or hardships or torment and even pain. I will put up a list because it is almost 10 o’clock Sunday Morning. And I have a new list to add.

1. Susan Jones a blessing of emails and cards and movies and still cards.

2. Johan & Esther, with children Anneke, Jolene, and baby Simeon- Deo Valente Mission- South Africa. Johan has blessed me over and over with emails. He is sending me about 4-5 a day and he is not giving up on me he wants me healed and he believes in me and the Lord.

3. Marcella- Living Waters Disciples Prayer Ministry

4. Willy and Liz- Local Best friends !

5. Karen Cookson Local Elder Region 2

6. Walter Regional Elder Region 2

7. Bishop Alicea Region 2

8. Senior Pastor Fred and Suzanne- Kansas

9. Eric Lewis and wife-California

10. Tony Z. and his wife

11. Larry- Bishop

12. Fred and Shirl Nero-Florida

13. Hugh Keith wife and family- California

14. Darla Izzo and children – California

15. Keith Ratclif -Amarillo, Texas-Good Friend

16. Bishop Director Joaquim Kalala and his wife- TCM –Angola, Africa.

17. Lillian Beal - Minister- Friend

18. Bishop Director Paul- TCM- wife Mercy, kids- Lesly, Hepzy, Belsy (Pastor: Salem Voice Ministries) India

19. Joanna- Prayer partner and Secretary for TCM

20. Randy - Prayer partner for over 3 years also

21. Bishop Director Vijay - TCM- India Plus we all have been praying for vijays Mom who is in ICU in India, she is very sick and her blood is not matching up so we all need to pray for Vijay's mom.

22. Bishop Director Jacob and wife Daisy TCM-Andamam & Nicobar Islands.

23. Elena Ramirez- artist, poet, painter, (prayer cards for the needy)

24. Jeff Gale- Director owner- Spiritual Warfare Prayer Warriors-

25. Jan Lyall- and family SWPW-Australia

26. Janel Kobylanski-SWPW –Australia

27. Bishop Shawn Chamberlain- www.rootsandwings.org N.Y.

28. Scott and Eileen- Baby Ministry Virginia

29. Mike from Mikes Prayer friends www.prayerfriends.org

30. Columbus Murphy- Chicago, Ill prayer partner 3 years

31. Robert and Judith- FBC-Florida

32. Larry and his wife. FBC

33. Kathy, Jimmy, Donna FBC

34. Pastor Bill, Pastor Dan, FBC

35. Mike and wife Joe, Larry and wife, Beth and husband-FBC

36. Lenny and wife

37. Dr. K.P. Yohannan founder Gospel of Asia

38. Amy at the monestery

39. Phillip and Marie Hardgrave’s-Florida

40. Carol and the staff and all the workers

41. Mr. and Mrs. Sakii and their two sons.

42. Alexander-India

43. Debbie and her son Aaron- Pennsylvania,

44. Kim and Kevin who are prayer warriors- Local

45. Brett - best surgeon in Hilo

46. Herbert , Mr. Kirby of Hilo

47. Pastor George- and wife plus children plus congregation.

48. Pastor Rob and Susie- and the congregation

49. Shiigi Drug- Shannon Hashiro

same store 50. Annette

same store 51. Sherry- Mel- Michael

52. Dr. Conner, Mother Ethel “Prayer for healing”

same office 53. New girls Blair and Stephanie- real blessing

54. Step Sister Barbara who has Lupus Needs Prayer and her son and husband, now Barbara is only facing months to live unless our prayers overcome the evil that dwells inside of her. She also needs to be saved, and I don't think she is, I never realy new her but this girl needs prayer, it is something about her throat.

55. My mom and Leland

56. Mark, Lil, Gary, Glen, Gail and their husband and wives and children.

57. My little brother, his wife and kids plus my Dad and Judy

58. Other step sister Debbie and her husband Paul

59. Sis Shanna- Missionary (Belovedservant)

60. Debora Bates from Prim ministry and prayer

61. Peter Samuel

62. San Dee Harding

63. Rebecca- Florida- Blessed

64. Terry and his wife and children- Florida

65. Kenney his kids his wife Gladis-Florida

66. Pastor Kenneth and Mary-Kenya, Africa

67. Kurt Showers and his daughter Courtney

68. Cindy, Tina, and Larry- Pink Elephant

69. Barbara at the sally shop same store 70. Deek- Sonny-New Girl and Guy- Salvation Army

71. Helping Hands- Goodwill- “Everyone”

72. My buddy in the old antique shop

73. Evangelical Free Church of America.-Everyone-Holly Fann

74. Mary and Jay, from His Will Ministries, Wyoming

75. Craig and Linda Hanson- “Best Friends” and 3 Children

76. Trevor Steel- Florida

77. Desiree from the Netherlands

78. We can't forget Lynne our Treasurer

79. Norm, Carol, David, my Japanese lady that helps, and everyone else that works there at the store..

80. We can't forget our family Chick, and Jim and Yolanda

81. We can't forget the rest of our family, Pam, Dave, Kawika, Bethy and

Mea

81. Robyn

Moses, Sharon, Beverly,Manny, Viviah, Dale, Sherry, Doug, Kathy, Karla, Linda, Kevin,Ruddy,Bridgett, Alex, Margarette, Ramos, Nancy, Rob, Bob Sr, Dasha, Melissa, Deb Bates,Jerome,Stephen, Pastor Benjamin,Isaac, Ronaldo,Hilary, Beard, Bishop Moses, and there are so many more.

This weeks added prayers they all need. Linda Johnson, Steve, Trisha, Ruth, Denise P. Carol with cancer in the lymph nodes, Jim and Danny both with prostate cancer. MARICELA, Chaplain Judy and the women incarcerated at WWC, Brayden who is three and has severe cerebral palsy, Walter's stomach infection to be healed, Shawna and I am needing continuous prayers for healing, Please keep Pastor Lonnie Williams in prayer he is a retired Pastor but is coming out of retirement to start a church. Pray for new members to be led to the Open Door Fellowship in South Western WY. Mollie, Mike and baby to be, please pray for a healthy baby, a good pregnancy and a safe delivery for mom and baby. Michelle who just found out after years of infertility that she is pregnant, pray for a good pregnancy for her and healthy delivery. Jen is 12 weeks pregnant (2-27-07) with her first baby. Let's pray for a healthy baby, a good pregnancy and a safe delivery for mom and baby. Hi Everyone Missy is Mollie's sister-in-law she is 17 weeks pregnant (2-27-02) with her first baby let's lift her up in prayer for a healthy baby, a good pregnancy and a safe delivery for mom and baby. Pray for brother Danny in NY, he is homeless and has a cancer of the prostrate gland. Please keep praying for my son Larry that God will curse this alcohol spirit in him. Hi Everyone Missy is Mollie's sister-in-law she is 17 weeks pregnant (2-27-02) with her first baby let's lift her up in prayer for a healthy baby, a good pregnancy and a safe delivery for mom and baby. Randy has said a prayer of salvation but was never baptized and is doubting the word of God. Betsy's son Patrick Cavanaugh, who is in the service learning to fly helicopters right now he is survival training. Her mother (Barbara also) has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. but they said that she does have enough lung capacity to undergo the surgery. pray for my granddaughter Takeshia,

Please keep Jonathan in your daily prayers for complete recovery from drugs, pray for Jessica and Jennifer and Jenny who are hooked on meth, Sha (Larry's mom) as she continues the chemotherapy, Shawna and I am needing continuous prayers for healing, to be completely healed of my seizure disorder, chronic fatigue, high cholesterol, and many other symptoms and health problems. Donna's sons, Jeremy, Eric, Gerald, (for deliverance) and her daughter Serena. Please also keep Donna in prayer for her job as a bus aid. prayer for Carla, she was in a bad car accident several years ago and has ongoing physical problems because it, keep her covered in prayer, Now Terry has skin issues and everything that touches him causes great pain. for a coworker's husband. His name is Terry Rivera. Please add his name to the daily prayer list. He has a terrible and incurable degenerative disease and is in constant pain. for a coworker's husband. His name is Terry Rivera. Please add his name to the daily prayer list. He has a terrible and incurable degenerative disease and is in constant pain. While officials at many levels marshal their resources to investigate, recover and do all that is needed in the horrendous tragedy that took place in Minneapolis yesterday, we must marshal our forces and pray. Talitha (11 years old) and Noel and I prayed earnestly for the families affected by the calamity and for the others in our city. The most devastating floods in years have forced millions of people in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan to leave their homes seeking safety. Many have lost absolutely everything. Children are in life-threatening danger. They're in need of clean water, food and shelter. This week we need to add Wendy, Caroline, someones dad is going through a hard time with chemo, Ligia and Alfonso they need everthing.Pastor Philippe,Shay, Estrella and her husband. Janet is praying for Randy, Joseph, and Sherry and son, Karla- Mitch& daughter, Tina, Pastor Mohan, Jay, Richard & Helen, John having trouble with chemo's, Jagan, Jacqueline, Jenifer,Kennedy, Tom, Joseph, A.J., Valerie and Brett.