And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?… 1 Samuel 28:15
After Saul had been rejected by God for his unfaithfulness and rebellion, God withdrew His Spirit from Saul. The guidance he had been receiving from Samuel speaking to him by the word of Yehovah, was also gone because Samuel had died. Saul was so distressed about the oncoming battle with the Philistines the next day, that in desperation he sought a witch to bring up the spirit of Samuel to tell him what would happen and what he should do.
Many people believe that this is what happened and that God allowed the witch to bring up the sleeping spirit of Samuel to bring a word to Saul and prophecy to him what would happen.
Well, there are several problems with this theology. Continue reading Was Samuel Raised From The Dead?
The greatest event that will occur in the believer’s lifetime is either a) we will die and immediately be with the Lord or, b) the Lord will come for us as His church to take us home.
Today I would like to share with you the awesome testimony of Ian McCormack, an New Zealand man, A.K.A. The Jellyfish Man, who died and went to heaven and lived to tell about it.
We were at the flea market with Anand, one of our team members, and came across a lady in a wheelchair.
On the way it started pouring buckets. I commanded the rain to stop by the time I got there. It was relentless and actually started coming down even heavier. I looked up and said “That’s okay. I’ll give you some more time to do what you want as long as you stop by the time I get there.”
Today I would like to share with you an excellent book from the ministry of Andy Hayner. Andy has his own ministry called Full Speed Impact Ministries and he is also a fellow Life Team Servant with John G. Lake Ministries.
What many pro-evolution advocates call evolution is really only what is called “adaption” or “adaptation”.
A young man serving in the army, was constantly humiliated because he believed in God.
Anand, one of our team members, called me on a Monday and asked me if he could bring over his neighbor and parents for healing. He explained that they were Jains who practice Jainism, a religion that to us appears similar to Hinduism but yet is very different and quite popular in India. I told him that would be fine and he brought them over the next day.
We have all done things in our zealousness that were, what we thought, was right at the time. Only to find out that it was our own zealous desire from our heart and not necessarily God’s desire or His perfect will for us. But we have a loving Father who is gracious, patient and forgiving and oft well pleased and delighted that we would be so zealous for Him.
I needed to pick up just a few things at the grocery store. When I came out of one of the aisles, I bumped into a man who was riding in a motorized shopping cart. I always look to see if there’s a walking cane in the basket and sure enough, there was.
Well, Charles was so thrilled with being healed that he brought three of his neighbors with him the next week. They said that Charles was dancing in front of them to show them that he had been healed and that he had not been able to do that before.
Charlie was brought to our house meeting as a guest. He was very pleasant and inquisitive with questions like “Are you saying that we have no need for doctors?” and “Well, what about Paul’s thorn in the flesh?” and “Are you saying that all sickness comes from demons?”. No arguments, just healthy curiosity about these sacred cows he had been raised with.
On the 14th of May, Fort Dix Air Force Base in New Jersey held its annual air show called Power in the Pines. The “Pines” referring to the New Jersey Pine Barrens that surround the area. The “Power” obviously referring to the air power of the many fighter jets and aerial combat equipment on display that day.
Andrew, a brand new Team Member, whom I had never met before but only over the phone, met us for one of our outreach outings at Willowbrook Mall. He told us that he had never seen an actual healing before and that he had prayed for people but had never seen an instant healing. As we walked around the mall he witnessed several instant healings take place by the other team members.
After ministering music to the men at the Goodwill Rescue Mission and after packing up my stuff, before leaving, I decided to reach out to the guys directly and just sit down and talk with them.
We were out apple picking with the family and before we got to the orchard, we stopped into a farm store just to look around and see what they had to offer.
As a son of God, you have a lot of privileges. But they come with responsibilities.
What’s the difference? A whole world of difference!
So you were prayed for and were healed of your pain. Or, you prayed for yourself and the pain left you. You believed that you were healed.
A woman was walking with difficulty with a cane. I approached her and said: “Excuse me. I noticed your cane. I’m a minister and I pray for people and God heals them. Can I pray for you?”
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