The Differences Between

Who We Are vs. What We Are

In a closing paragraph of Exhortation Number One in my book, Apostasy Revealed, the Spirit in me exhorts…

"Tear down your temples of so-called contemporary religion and let His temple be built in you, that more may see it and believe and that you will become living testimonies of the living God. Serve Him with your whole heart, mind and body and love your neighbor. Do not allow sin to exist in your lives but rather, strike at the very heart of it, putting it to death just as my Master has shown you, so do it!" Proclaims the Spirit in me.

For as long as you all suffer in your hypocrisy, there will be no peace for you. Peace comes to those who by faith establish justice, hope and love. By your following in the footsteps of my Master, the power of God comes into being. Being one with Him allows both the Father and the Son to make their abode with you. "Repent, repent I say and return to the Lord your God. Why? Why will you choose to perish in your sin?" so said the Spirit in me.

But what am I and what do I know? Only known and trusted by a few who love my Lord as I do. And what of the others in the realm of Discernment Ministry who are for a pretense and shekel, gaining popularity and fame and being heard by a few more than those who hear my voice? Why are they so busy with their affairs so as not to even bother with a simple reply and acknowledgment that the Spirit is one and we who speak by the Spirit are one with our Lord who gives command and sends us out to warn the people? Yes, I am disappointed with so many calling themselves "Christian."

It's not so much that I want to be more public and visible as I indicated in earlier writings and radio broadcasts. It's the fact that our contemporaries do not acknowledge me as brother or being credible. I fear that they're sights are too narrowly focused and they are missing the greater will of our Father and that is to unify ourselves with one another now so that our energy and resources can be used more effectively and we are not found without fellowship and mutual purpose. I always manage to make time for everyone who comes seeking and knocking, even those who express displeasure with the insights and revelations I freely share. Why can't I get a little respect from them, our contemporaries? Have I not earned it as yet? Is this not like the lesser man with no shoes who enters a congregation and is told to stand in the back because all the good seats are full? I tell you truly that pride has the power to disqualify even the Elect of God and should any man think himself completely safe from stumbling, he shall be the one who stumbles and feel shame because he lacked the humility to stand upright in the sight of all men and God.
It rains on both the upright and the unjust. No man is without chastening and refining. All who are my brothers should acknowledge and love one another from the heart. Yes, I think its time to tear down the altars... beginning with the altars of self!

I'm a little perplexed by what some say in their emails that some feel discouraged rather than encouraged. I am being honest and humble in the context of my exhortations, scrolls and public out-cries. At no point have I said or indicated that I am above others or a little better off than others but instead have been able to identify with the weaknesses associated with so many. Jesus was able to identify with our weaknesses and temptations but never allowed others to disregard Him nor did He make excuse for real sin but instead defined what sin was in the Father's eyes. More importantly, He never allowed others to believe less of themselves and what they were capable of with just the tiniest amount of faith. I follow that same pattern and example and must not for Christ's sake, be less, indifferent or mediocre about it. To do so would be committing the sin of partiality or indifference and I could no more afford that than I could to blaspheme my Lord.

In like manner to many of you, I, having been so often rejected by the religious minded, came to be loved by the Father and He literally "took me in and raised me." In the process, I became aware of real sin and was taught the difference between religious virtue and interactive faith. The more I learned of the differences between the two, the more repulsed I became by man's religious mediocrity and hypocrisy. After a period of repentance lasting over two years, God helped me to overcome some of these common human weaknesses and deficiency and then "expected" me to go out and "show them another way." That other way is not different than what Jesus was given to do but in fact is the same as what Jesus accomplished. Remember that Jesus told His disciples that had He not come, they would not know their sin but since He did come, they have no excuse, for their sins are revealed. Jesus not only taught me the same but I understand that I was taught this so I too can carry on the true witness that has been preserved for millennia; the very witness of God in flesh. Because I am governed by a God fearing love and required humility, I cannot carry on as so many do in this self-centered society and as a result will likely end up in the same place as Jesus; being "dead right." This is the extent and degree of humility required to follow Jesus if one is dead serious about their love (commitment) to Him. As convicting as that may sound to some of you, these are not the rules I laid out but they are what I've identified, understood and chosen to follow. In the process of this discovery and grand revelation, I found "God given purpose and relevance."

That my dear friends and brethren is the sanctification of our souls and the calling that awaits any that desire it as much as I did. When Jesus said on the cross, "It is finished." He did not say all are now saved but what He really said is that now all have a way out through redemption. That is really what He meant and we must admit to that by what followed in the example and demonstration of love, power, grace and humility through His disciples who were direct witnesses of this truth, His life and His example.

A colleague of mine recently wrote, "You will find over time instead of moving closer to God you move in the other direction because as we study the Scriptures and gain more and more understanding of the Gospel and God's expectation, the more intimidated we become." I rebuked that in the name of my God and Savior Jesus. That statement was totally "self-defeating." Apparently, he misunderstood what he was feeling because he used the word "intimidated" rather than the more appropriate result, "conviction." I said to him, "If you really are intimidated then you must be up against a wall and experiencing some degree of doubt or unbelief that a simple and common man of today can actually be so "Christ-like" in His application and acceptance of the gospel of Christ crucified." I tell you all truly that if you believed with the tiniest amount of faith in the proper context, you would not be at risk at making the common errors as so many do with other notables of history in following mere men or making me out to be something more than I am. But you would recognize that there really only are just a few out there that are legitimately walking and serving as sons of GOD. We are not given to draw men or women unto ourselves though some may gather with us. We do not exalt ourselves above others but realize that we who are called as Apostles, disciples, scribes, messengers and wise men are given to be made a spectacle of things moreso than everyone else. Didn't Paul make the same connection when he wrote the same in one of his epistles speaking specifically of Apostles? We understand that we will suffer more than many and be rejected or disregarded more often than not, we will give up more than most are willing, we will even perform acts or speak utterance that will confound the world's wisest of men and we do this not under our own power or authority but under the powerful anointing and dictate of GOD. I have not drawn further away but instead continue to draw ever closer to God and look forward to the challenges that awaits me everyday. When I suffer I understand that sometimes my suffering is so that others may be led to acts of kindness and compassion and it has little to do with punishment or discipline on my part. I am not saying that I am without sin but what I am testifying to is that I practice what is right and just with all things and people. I choose to stand at the far end of the spectrum where the worldly are concerned. I understand myself to be an eternal being and know that this flesh of mine is a temporary vessel so that I may continue active service as my brethren before me and also those who are with me in this age have/are doing.

I believe that most of you know more about what God expects than you are admitting. Be more honest with yourselves and have more courage. I know why some think "stones" are to be walked on and I am able to identify with it also having been walked on by so many. But my Father wants to make a small correction with you so that that tiny little seed of indignation can be squashed once and for all. You are not a stone upon which someone walks. Stop thinking that way! Neither should it be as many have suggested, that are we stones which someone picks up to cast at another. You are a stone like that which is cut from a quarry, a hewn stone that is placed with other stones upon a foundation that was set with a very special corner stone, being Christ Jesus himself. We are the "living stones" that were prophesied to "speak out because no one else will!" There is a world of evangelists, preachers and priests all sounding like they proclaim the gospel but I tell you they are the ones of whom Jesus and the Apostles warned about who teach a different gospel! Any discerning man or woman that comes to the Cephas site and spends a little time studying will understand that particular profound revelation.

My colleague also wrote, "We are nothing. God doesn't even see us. He only sees His Son. A stone has no character." I say that character has nothing to do with it except the character of Christ! Yes, we are nothing APART FROM GOD. You must let the fuller essence of "being nothing" be explained. We are nothing except what God is in us. That is precisely why the Father does not see anything but His Son in us if He sees anything of us at all. If many, who write letters and complain understood this fully about the messenger and servant I am, they would not struggle with how I go about witnessing and identifying with the human condition. I can completely identify with it but I am not here to justify it or excuse it. My mission is quite clear, "Point them in the way of my Son." "Find your brothers and sisters." Actually brethren, the exhortations and pages in my book make real clear what I am called to do so I don't need to repeat myself anymore on that. Do you want to know more? Order a copy of my book.

Those of you, who are serving faithfully, without partiality, indifference or hypocrisy, just need to know that you are not rejected but are accepted. So as you are accepted, know that you are being refined and sanctified and made complete. As you minister to a brother's needs, he may also minister to your need and together we all minister to the Father and Son's needs when we allow His Spirit to fully magnify itself within our very person, using the gifts that God gave us to minister to many. How many, I don't know? I'm hoping it will be countless souls so that our lives will have accounted for something during our short stay on earth. You know that you belong here only for a short while don't you? You know that you will arrive to a place that Jesus prepared don't you? You do understand that about yourselves don't you? Step out of the box of mortality people and recognize your immortality. What little fears remain in you will dissipate and soon vanish. If you love Jesus and disciple after Him, you already are a sons and daughters to God as I am already a son to God and we have only duty and responsibility as we interact here on this very spiritual planet. Who we are is defined by the flesh which we co-habitate but what we are is defined by the Spirit we are created to host. The "who" we are is temporary and relevant only for this earthly realm. The "what" we are is what we will always be in the Spirit. That's why Paul said we do not fight with flesh and blood but we are warriors on a different level fighting the spiritual forces of wickedness and against the powers and principalities of this earth. The more we die to ourselves each day, the more we will understand this truth.

Again, addressing those who are at times upset with my tenacity there is no need to trouble yourself or worry too much about what you don't understand. If I were concerned about your application or approach, believe me, I would not hesitate in letting you know personally. We know that faith is measured out to us and the Father through His Holy Spirit, apportions the portion each of us receives. None of us possesses the power to increase another's faith but we do have the power to influence what others believe. That is part of our calling and duty, to be examples so that others may grow in their faith. Faith however, is much more than a mere belief as I've pointed out in many scrolls and exhortations. Faith, being trust, has a power unto itself and it starts out with "what we believe." It becomes much more than that though as we begin to walk through the steps of maturation. God increases our faith (trust) in Him as He grows and matures us into the creatures that are fully serving His will and pleasure. Therefore, faith is a word that promotes action.

Remember the tiny mustard seed that grows to a large tree? The mustard seed didn't believe or know anything yet Jesus referenced it as having a degree of faith to grow such a large tree from such a tiny seed. So then it wasn't necessarily what one knows but what one does with what one knows (or is). Faith therefore is what drives us (motivates) to do what we believe and Romans clarifies this for us. Romans 10:8-10 "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach: because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made (surrendering unto God; submission) unto (resulting in) salvation."

As rendered in the NAS, verse 10 states, "for with the heart man believes, resulting in (to) righteousness and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in (to) salvation." All the examples of faith outlined in chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews outlines for us "action" moreso than "belief." If no fruit is born of faith as Jesus said, it is "cut off." Again, this denotes required action on our part not mere belief. No need to assume anything here, just understand the fuller measure, purpose and power of faith makes or causes us to produce something or achieve something.

You see, I believe that we are in part, responsible for limiting ourselves and there is much more made available to those who truly trust (have faith in) GOD. It is true that to each, God pours out a measure on us and I cannot know what measure that may be for each person but one thing is for certain... I can challenge and encourage others to test it and see for themselves what they are truly capable of. I do this because I understand the devil has so many victims believing little and has or is disqualifying them through his crafty deception which has or is resulting in a great deal of unbelief. The level of "unbelief" in Christian circles is really disparaging to me and sometimes I just want to stomp my foot and cause the earth to tremble a little bit in order to wake them up. I'm that MAD about it!

When I write and express myself in Scrolls and Exhortations about such matters, I am not necessarily indicating that I am speaking to you directly so please, please please, don't assume I am disappointed in you nor think that I expect more of you. I do however, expect more of myself and that is the role model I hope others will see and also apply. I am moved by the strongest convictions. Don't be comfortable with where you are at but know that the promised suffering comes by way of God's promise because we will excel all the more in what God gives us to do not because we hold back or limit ourselves. When I refer to the majority of Christianity being dead or asleep, I am not referring to you brethren but I am referring to the large numbers out there that is apparently "despondent" and seemingly "dormant." I always respond enthusiastically with those who are attempting to make a difference and doing something about the state of apostasy and the human condition. As far as most of you are concerned, I am always pleased with the person(s) that you are in Christ and have no other expectation of you than you should of me and that is to remain faithful in Christ and always be mindful of the Spirit's unction. Some of you do that quite well "most of the time" and when I feel you've slipped or erred, I lovingly reprove that and am quick to point out appropriate remedy. No need to be overly disappointed in yourselves because we all err and we are all engaged in a battle between Spirit and flesh. Our flesh must die and give way to the Spirit, which seeks to glorify GOD. You know, "the Spirit is willing, the flesh is not."

There does seem to be some distinct guidelines where women are concerned in active service and duty. Sisters, don't be frustrated that you might not hear as I hear or be able to receive the Spiritual promptings as I do. Your supporting function and role is different than a man's. My job is as others who are my brethren. We are given to at least in part, work as shepherds in the field and look over those whom are gathered with us. I do this quite naturally and my application looks and feels a lot different than what you see evidenced in mainstream Christianity. You don't hear alot of rules or laws or regulations from me. Instead, what you hear from me is about acceptance and application and following the pattern that was established for us by Christ and exhibited in His Apostles. A good shepherd does not beat his flock into submission but he leads them to greener pastures and feeds the flock as opposed to fleecing the flocks. I feed you by way of testimony, witness and application and have little to do in comparing reality with man's standards or human measure. The greatest standard, being the Word, is what I go by and test and measure all things by. I will grant you that is a pretty tall standard to live up to but it is God's standard and not my own creation.

So, coming full circle now and going back to what I said before, We limit ourselves more often than not because what we are measuring ourselves by is man-made and of a human measure. If we allowed ourselves to be continually measured by God's Word as I do then we will see this huge measuring rod resembling a ladder with rungs reaching into the clouds, so far the eye cannot perceive it's end. But we know that when we begin to climb the rungs of that ladder which reaches into heaven, we must continue to climb and never be settled or easy about just hanging out or looking down (back). Climbing the ladder becomes a journey and we dare not stop beyond the measure of rest we need along the way because if we do, we might become lazy and that opens the door for the devil to come in and have his way with us. So, climbing the ladder of life is a journey and one that leads to our heavenly abode that Christ has been long preparing for us. Among women, I don't know any woman that works as hard as Rita in climbing that ladder. So please, if you are feeling upset or discouraged, don't take anything I say personally unless I am personally addressing a matter with you. If on occasion that happens, don't feel rejected or despised but know that I view reproof and admonishment as attributes of love and attention, not rejection and condemnation. No need to be troubled by my unusual steadfast application. The message I exhort is as relevant to me as it is to the one to whom it is being directed.

Remember that what God speaks or conveys to me is as much a message to me as it is to others as "He commands me to share freely what He has freely shared with me." So, if certain matters, which are conveyed by God, convict my heart, then I also know there are others who need to hear it from someone else like me. Confirmation is important and we need to not only be reminded continually of what God expects but also serve as additional witnesses to confirm beyond any doubt that it is God speaking, exhorting, conveying and not merely by way of a man's interpretation or human understanding.

I am terribly disappointed and even angry at times with people calling themselves Christian. I am beside myself when it comes to the lack of concern, apparent despondency and apathy or indifference from so many and because I am not pleased about the level and degree of such... I am very bold, strong and unwavering about the message and witness God has me performing. When others complain about the nature of exposing the sins of others on our web pages, I am compassionate towards them but will not allow them to believe lies or continue in unhealthy alliances without warning. You know we are called to expose and also called to shepherd and offer remedy and refuge. Rita and a few others in the discernment field expose well and have been doing it for along time. I am relatively new on the scene and am given to reprove, rebuke with all authority, allowing no one to disregard the Spirit in me and I offer remedy and restoration by way of my given abilities and gifts. When others experience conviction and need assurance, I am there to help comfort to some degree but my attributes are more like a man and I do not possess the subtle and gentle nature of a woman... Chuckles... just ask my kids, they'll tell you straight up! So, together, both Rita and myself function as a whole in this given ministry and God has shown us both that a man and a woman can do this without the encumbrance of marriage. All it takes is obedience and commitment to GOD on our part and He takes care of the rest. GOD is sooo good! AMEN

Regarding sanctification, my colleague recently wrote, "The sanctification is done by reading the Bible on a daily basis and letting it wash us and keep us cleansed in other words keeping our garments white for the wedding. Anybody who has read the Bible would believe that as well. I don't know what else you want from believers? You seem to expect more and I can't put my finger on what it really is that you are talking about."

Many of you seem to be in agreement with this as I have addressed this issue many times in letters. Ok, put your finger on this... "Sanctification" starts with reading and knowing the Bible but that is only the beginning! We are washed and cleansed as we step up to the plate, accepting God's challenge of us to start walking and behaving like God fearing believers. The actual sanctification (setting straight the pathway of our feet) is accomplished by applying ourselves (living application) and being "doers of the Word rather than hearers who delude themselves." What my colleague wrote is a beginning but is not the end result. The result of being cleansed or more specifically, "made straight," happens when one takes what he/she has learned and starts walking as one would who fully believes with his/her whole heart and not merely with his or her mind. Lots of people have "knowledge" but few are they who believe so literally that they will dare walk the path of sanctification that GOD so desires. The excuses people use, are too numerous to list here but I tell you truly, they're many.

I proclaim and hereby testify that the reason why it is so hard to see the evidence of a biblical kind of faith on earth today is because the masses and multitudes are deeply entrenched in their knowledge moreso than their application of what they know. This is where the devil has always had his success when deceiving others. Did he not promise Eve that she would possess the knowledge of both good and evil and be as God? Therefore, our acquired knowledge will be our undoing if we don't apply ourselves appropriately. If we apply ourselves, as we should then wisdom becomes our friend and we acquire deeper understanding. If we do not apply ourselves, as we should then our knowledge becomes in the end, a condemnation upon our heads because Jesus might say, "You have no excuse" or "Who made you to be God?"

These last two paragraphs are paramount for you to understand. I can't make it any clearer than what I have. Unless our acquired knowledge is put to use, we will go no where and accomplish nothing. I am frustrated in part because so many want to talk about what they know rather than show what they've become by faith through grace. I believe if more accepted Christ and His Word as I do, they wouldn't spend anytime arguing with me. No, they would run for their lives away from the apostate institutions of man and fall to the ground as I have in a prostrate position with their face in the dirt and REPENT with serious conviction! Some are waking up and some are entering in and many are still wandering blindly through the matrix not being able to see or comprehend. I want to help and be a support to any that wake up and see the reality that really exists. As Jesus said, "I did not come to destroy..." but I am here to [help] save the few who want to be helped. That is the calling and commission of this disciple. I condemn no one but I do look for the evidence and fruit of conviction upon their hearts. It is there where I will see humility evidenced and then I'll know that their love will be safe. I sure hope that makes sanctification easier to understand.

Proverbs 4:1-27 "Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding: For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law. For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live; Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth; Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life. Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it and pass on. For they sleep not, except they do evil; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble. My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart. For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh. Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life. Put away from thee a wayward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Make level the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn neither to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil."

Another brother in Christ speaks out…

I'm convinced that the carnal, cunning, conniving, crooked crooks that Jesus drove out of the Temple are still among us today. These modern day moneychangers are forever devising new and deceptive doctrines to defraud God's people out of His/their money. These masters of deceit have now set up their changing tables throughout the Christian television industry.
I'm absolutely certain that if Jesus returned today He would walk into the vast majority of these television studios and overthrow the cameras, lights, monitors, and soundboards. He would unplug the microphones and scatter the makeup colors around as He went about destroying the stages and backdrops.
Several years ago now, a nationally know prophetic voice was told by the Lord, "I'm sick and tired of the prosperity message". If that was true then, how much more today. As far back as 1986, the top seven media evangelists took in over 750 million dollars. Now with the increased manipulation of 'seed faith teaching' that amount has no doubt been dwarfed by comparison.
Only a few days ago I was appalled as I watched and listened as Pastor Steve__________ zealously twisted and distorted the Scriptures to his own advantage. This 'brother' dared to distort the most sacred truth of all Scripture. He used The Day Of Atonement, that day when Jesus Christ the Lamb of God shed His blood for the sins of the world, to teach that how we give financially determines how God will respond to us throughout the coming year. My blood boiled as I listened. This 'brother' had finally crossed the line and was now on the verge of blaspheming the atoning work of our blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, not to mention lining his own pockets with the proceeds. He might as well have been selling indulgences by inferring that God's favor toward us was based on our giving rather than God's unmerited grace and forgiveness through the gift of His Son. What made matters worse was that this same 'charlatan' was the guest of one of the nation's best known charismatic personalities. Within a day or so he was teaching the same message on a local Christian telethon. Neither the evangelist nor the network sought to correct his aberrant teaching - after all, the show must go on and that takes money, so how you raise it doesn't seem to matter anymore.
Why does almost every single Christian program have to end with some type of 'seed faith teaching'? If these men and women of faith really believed what they taught, they would practice what they preach and teach; after all what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Imagine how shocked you would be if your favorite televangelist and covenant partner were to send you a check in their next mailing for the amount of $1,000.00 with a personal note telling you he/she just wanted to sow into your life. Perhaps then I could believe that these men/women really believe and practice what they teach. Not only that, but they would never have to appeal for money again as God's return to them would result in a hundredfold increase. At least that's what they would have us to believe.
On a recent ministry trip to the Northwest, a pastor friend told me that his church had received a call from a well known and anointed teacher in the Body of Christ. The caller was asking them for a contribution towards the purchase of a jet for their ministry. What a far cry from what the Apostle Paul taught when he prefaced his teaching on 'sowing and reaping' with these words; " For this is not for the ease of others and for your affliction, but by way of equality." (II Cor. 8:13-14)
Many pastors measure their success in terms of numbers -the larger the church the more successful their ministry. Itinerant ministries, not being able to brag about size, seem to fall for the notion that having one's own jet is how success is determined. (Once it was the Rolex watch). By the way, if you love and appreciate this fine teacher, pray that he won't get the desires of his heart - it will only lead to the leanness of his soul.
This is one man's attempt to appeal to the Body of Christ. Stop pandering to these moneychangers. These men and women live like kings while spending your money to buy mansions and jets for themselves. They dine in the finest restaurants, wear the latest designer fashions and then have the audacity to tell you that you can live the same way as long as you give to their ministry.
I opened my Bible the other day to Zechariah's wonderful prophecy concerning the first coming of Jesus, our great and glorious King. Listen to his words; 'Behold your King is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt the foal of a donkey.'(Zechariah 9:9) What a far cry from the televangelist who comes high and mighty and traveling on his own jet!
If you are as sick and tired as I am about this waste of God's money, then for heaven's sake STOP SUPPORTING THESE PEOPLE. Give your money to your local church. There are tens of thousands of needy missionaries who barely have enough support to keep themselves alive. They are laboring long and hard under some of the most difficult and trying conditions. They would rejoice at the thought of an extra $10-30 dollars a month support. These are the real heroes of whom the world is not worthy. Help put these MONEY LOVING TELEVANGELISTS OUT OF BUSINESS and save another MISSIONARY FROM EXTINCTION. Together we can make it happen. Please forward this to as many people, as you know.
Thanks.
-David Ravenhill.

A Brother of old, many centuries past exhorts the only remedy we should desire…

Jude 1:3-25 "Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Now I desire to put you in remembrance, though ye know all things once for all, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire. Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities. But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed. Woe unto them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved forever. And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage. But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; That they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts. These are they who make separations, sensual, having not the Spirit. But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And on some have mercy, who are in doubt; and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore." Amen.

I Am looking for yielded vessels
I have created you all to be filled with my Spirit
Pride and disobedience are the lids that cover the vessels so they can not
be filled
Renounce pride in all forms, remember obedience is better than sacrifice
Let go of all the worldly desires that take up space in your vessel
I want to give you more of Me just as you have asked
Submit to Me 100% I want to use you for My glory
Lean not to your own understanding, In all your ways acknowledge Me
For I have called you out of darkness into My marvelous light
I desire to fill you with My light for all the world to see
Then when they see you, They will see Me
Surrender all to Me my children
Don't hold back
Don't be afraid to leave the past behind
You will not be disappointed
The arm of flesh will fail you,
But I the Lord you God will never fail you.

I just want to take this opportunity to express all my joy and thanksgiving for so many of you who are reaching out and striving to understand what the Father's will is for our lives. If you think you are saved and living a righteous life and your heart is without conviction, chances are you've made a grave error. If on the other hand, you know your struggles and are suffering the path of sanctification admitting that you still need God's grace to help absolve you of your sinful nature and you understand all humans at present suffer the same whether they admit to it or not, then you may become very useful in witnessing humility to others which is so lacking in today's world of made-up love and salvation. "Humble yourselves therefore and resist the devil; he will flee from you."

By all means, please invite your friends, neighbors and loved ones to join us as we prepare for the morning of the third day. The hour approaches and darkness is setting in. We all need a safe refuge and place to fellowship. May He bless you richly with His divine wisdom and discernment.

With all sincerity and love for the truth and our scattered brethren abroad,

Nicholas A. Stivers, humbled man, scribe and messenger.
Author; Apostasy Revealed published 2003 by Mountainview Publishing ISBN: 1-928602-92-4
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