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IN THIS ISSUE!:
- A DIFFERENT TRIBE < Leonard Ravenhill
- FROM THE GENERAL BISHOP < Meet the Mcquains
- BISHOP BILL CHAPMAN ( Eastern Div) < My favorite for a time as this
- BISHOP SHEILA GASPARD (Central Div) < Walking out this promise
- BISHOP PHILLIS SKIRVIN (Western Div) < Knowing what we know gives us hope
- FGRMC MINISTERS SHARE < Rev Jorge Canepa < Jacob and Esau
- FEATURED MISSIONARIES < Passion For His Presence / Cultivate Honduras
- LINKS TO YOUR MONTHLY REPORT form
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A Different Tribe!
“But you know if God should stamp eternity or even judgment on our eyeballs, or if you’d like on the fleshy table of our hearts I am quite convinced we’d be a very, very different tribe of people, God’s people, in the world today. We live too much in time, we’re too earth bound. We see as other men see, we think as other men think. We invest our time as the world invests it. We're supposed to be a different breed of people. I believe that the church of Jesus Christ needs a new revelation of the majesty of God. We’re all going to stand one day, can you imagine it- at the judgment seat of Christ to give an account for the deeds done in the body. This is what- this is the King of kings, and He’s the Judge of judges, and it’s the Tribunal of tribunals, and there’s no court of appeal after it. The verdict is final.”
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Saved in 1974 while working at a feed store, led to the Lord by a long haired Charismatic Catholic.
Attended a Methodist Church for a while.
I was a casual Christian for several years until I met my wife Iris in 1980. We moved from Georgia to Louisiana, upon moving there we began to attend a Non-Denominational Full Gospel Church, it was at this time we made Jesus fully our Lord and not just our Savior.
Once making Jesus our Lord, we participated in several ministries, starting out in the cleaning ministry, to ushering to altar working and to teaching.
After attending leadership training, in 1994, became a lay leader in the church, running small home groups and preaching. Continued with increased responsibilities and ministry time until Ordained in 2004.
Was transferred to Missouri in 2006. Became Senior Pastor of Deep Waters Church International in 2011 to date.
Since 1994 have ministered in several countries Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Afghanistan! We continue to pastor Deep Waters Church and minister at other venues.
Pastor Mike McQuain
mwmcquain@gmail.com
Attended a Methodist Church for a while.
I was a casual Christian for several years until I met my wife Iris in 1980. We moved from Georgia to Louisiana, upon moving there we began to attend a Non-Denominational Full Gospel Church, it was at this time we made Jesus fully our Lord and not just our Savior.
Once making Jesus our Lord, we participated in several ministries, starting out in the cleaning ministry, to ushering to altar working and to teaching.
After attending leadership training, in 1994, became a lay leader in the church, running small home groups and preaching. Continued with increased responsibilities and ministry time until Ordained in 2004.
Was transferred to Missouri in 2006. Became Senior Pastor of Deep Waters Church International in 2011 to date.
Since 1994 have ministered in several countries Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Afghanistan! We continue to pastor Deep Waters Church and minister at other venues.
Pastor Mike McQuain
mwmcquain@gmail.com
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THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE STUDY OF APOLOGETICS
BY REV. JORGE F. CANEPA
Apologetics is not a set of techniques for winning people to Christ, it is not a set of argumentation templates designed to win debates. Normally the apologist is presented as an aggressive person who tries by different means to argue people into forming the church, sometimes it works, sometimes not.
We need to be very careful with it. The best apologetics is from the vision of our hearts believing in what we know from our studies of the Word. Without the real knowledge of the Word we cannot be a good apologist, and that is very danger because we are supposed know what we say, what we defend.
With a good knowledge, we are in the situation to give good arguments in order to show our Christian faith, in that way we will be available to give the proper answers to the people’s questions and concerns.
Apologetics is about persuading people of the truth of the Christian faith. If we are lucky to persuade someone that an idea is correct, the big question is: is that person will change his or her life? not necessary, we need to count with the Holy Spirit, who is who will change and save that person. We are only instruments of god, we do not change people minds, the Holy Spirit does it.
I was in two situations that I would like to explain.
A friend of mine, a catholic person told me that she will be a better person only after she reincarnate several times. I explain to her that if she was a Catholic person she would know better the Word-the Bible, and she told me that she knew it. I was trying to explain to her that the Bible does not say anything about reincarnation, and I was showing her 1 Thessalonians 4: 14, but everything was in vain.
After several times that I was trying to explain to her, and knowing the hardiness of her heart, I ask her to ask her priest to show her where in the Bible say that statement. Her answer was “I do not want to lose my time asking him that question, because he will say to me the same that you told me already”. I was very happy, because I believe until today that the Holy Spirit was working on her. We never discussed this anymore, and I wish that she understood not my point, but the Word.
Another scenario was about the word that too many Christians do not like to listen, the word TITHE!!!
I was talking with a friend of me about tithe, and he ask me if I tithe regularly, my answer was yes, and he ask me why I tithe, and my response was to show him Malachi 3: 7-10, and I explain why, and his answer to me was a question “do you tithe before or after tax”? I start smiling instead to be upset, I saw hardiness heart and I told him that he needs to read that chapter and then we would like to sit together and discussed. He never approaches me again. Lately, he asks me again about the same issue, and I gave him the same response, and I was very happy because the Holy Spirit was working on him.
After study this course of Apologetics I discovered something that I was doing to defend our faith and trying to help friends and people, but I did not realize at that time, that I was doing the work of an apologist.
Now, I realize that I was very defensive and offensive, I was very rough, and now I know why. In the beginning of my studies I was so excited that always I said to myself what I was reading is” black and white”, simple like that, is not possible to be “gray”, because is somebody say is “gray” means to me that God was wrong, and we know that is impossible.
I had some encounters with people that told me that were Christians, but at the same time they told me that some parts of the Bible do not apply in this century, because the world change a lot, and they cannot apply the bible now.
At that point I could not control myself, and now I realize that my reactions were very poor and rough, instead to win people they were running away from me. But at the same time, I was trying to defend my points and views, but I was wrong on my approach.
A good Christian need to have control and show the people that we are the image of Jesus Christ. We need to be ready to defend our faith, and the only way to do that is knowing the Word, we need to attempt to keep people out of hell, we need to be able to counter the bad image that Christianity has received in the media and in our culture,
There are many false teachings out there that try to influence the minds of the believers, a lot of immorality in America and the whole world. We cannot ignore God’s Word and believe that will not be consequences, we know that Christianity is under attack, and we need to fight the good fight of the faith.
We need to give rational, intelligent and good explanations of the content of the word, and the most important part of defending the faith is with prayer, trusting the lord and keep going.
BY REV. JORGE F. CANEPA
Apologetics is not a set of techniques for winning people to Christ, it is not a set of argumentation templates designed to win debates. Normally the apologist is presented as an aggressive person who tries by different means to argue people into forming the church, sometimes it works, sometimes not.
We need to be very careful with it. The best apologetics is from the vision of our hearts believing in what we know from our studies of the Word. Without the real knowledge of the Word we cannot be a good apologist, and that is very danger because we are supposed know what we say, what we defend.
With a good knowledge, we are in the situation to give good arguments in order to show our Christian faith, in that way we will be available to give the proper answers to the people’s questions and concerns.
Apologetics is about persuading people of the truth of the Christian faith. If we are lucky to persuade someone that an idea is correct, the big question is: is that person will change his or her life? not necessary, we need to count with the Holy Spirit, who is who will change and save that person. We are only instruments of god, we do not change people minds, the Holy Spirit does it.
I was in two situations that I would like to explain.
A friend of mine, a catholic person told me that she will be a better person only after she reincarnate several times. I explain to her that if she was a Catholic person she would know better the Word-the Bible, and she told me that she knew it. I was trying to explain to her that the Bible does not say anything about reincarnation, and I was showing her 1 Thessalonians 4: 14, but everything was in vain.
After several times that I was trying to explain to her, and knowing the hardiness of her heart, I ask her to ask her priest to show her where in the Bible say that statement. Her answer was “I do not want to lose my time asking him that question, because he will say to me the same that you told me already”. I was very happy, because I believe until today that the Holy Spirit was working on her. We never discussed this anymore, and I wish that she understood not my point, but the Word.
Another scenario was about the word that too many Christians do not like to listen, the word TITHE!!!
I was talking with a friend of me about tithe, and he ask me if I tithe regularly, my answer was yes, and he ask me why I tithe, and my response was to show him Malachi 3: 7-10, and I explain why, and his answer to me was a question “do you tithe before or after tax”? I start smiling instead to be upset, I saw hardiness heart and I told him that he needs to read that chapter and then we would like to sit together and discussed. He never approaches me again. Lately, he asks me again about the same issue, and I gave him the same response, and I was very happy because the Holy Spirit was working on him.
After study this course of Apologetics I discovered something that I was doing to defend our faith and trying to help friends and people, but I did not realize at that time, that I was doing the work of an apologist.
Now, I realize that I was very defensive and offensive, I was very rough, and now I know why. In the beginning of my studies I was so excited that always I said to myself what I was reading is” black and white”, simple like that, is not possible to be “gray”, because is somebody say is “gray” means to me that God was wrong, and we know that is impossible.
I had some encounters with people that told me that were Christians, but at the same time they told me that some parts of the Bible do not apply in this century, because the world change a lot, and they cannot apply the bible now.
At that point I could not control myself, and now I realize that my reactions were very poor and rough, instead to win people they were running away from me. But at the same time, I was trying to defend my points and views, but I was wrong on my approach.
A good Christian need to have control and show the people that we are the image of Jesus Christ. We need to be ready to defend our faith, and the only way to do that is knowing the Word, we need to attempt to keep people out of hell, we need to be able to counter the bad image that Christianity has received in the media and in our culture,
There are many false teachings out there that try to influence the minds of the believers, a lot of immorality in America and the whole world. We cannot ignore God’s Word and believe that will not be consequences, we know that Christianity is under attack, and we need to fight the good fight of the faith.
We need to give rational, intelligent and good explanations of the content of the word, and the most important part of defending the faith is with prayer, trusting the lord and keep going.
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" I’d still take comfort, relieved even though in persistent pain; for I’ve not denied the words of the holy one. What is my strength, that I should hope; my end, that my life should drag on? Is my strength that of rocks, my flesh bronze? I don’t have a helper for myself; success has been taken from me. " (Job 6:10-13)
Job was lamenting his struggles and trying to come to grips with what was happening in his life. We would have been hard-pressed to have dealt with it ourselves. We get an inventory of the trials this man is enduring: bodily affliction, loss of family, income and associates who do nothing but speak in a despairing fashion. All of which would be terribly overwhelming to any individual. Also considering he is unaware of the challenge that Satan is throwing at God. Job would persevere in the long term. However, the questioning and doubt of oneself and the Almighty is on full display in the text.
The author C. S. Lewis in speaking of the dryness we experience during trials writes:
(The Devil’s) cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do (God’s) will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys. (Screwtape Letters. Parentheses are mine)
The Book of Amos speaks of a plumbline. “This is what the Lord showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall, with a plumb line in his hand.” (Amos 7:7).
What is a plumbline? It is a device builders use to ensure that a wall is upright. Through many years of ministry and counsel, I have found three things to use as a plumbline in evaluating where I am and in assisting others amid the trials they go through.
In the Episcopal Church they have a concept of “The Three Legged Stool” when it comes to evaluating truth and correct doctrine. They are: Tradition, the Word and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Scriptures should, of course, be primary. And time spent in prayer and meditation can open us to the Holy Spirit so he can guide us. But are we willing to add tradition? I am not speaking of habits or ritual. I am speaking of the wisdom and testimony of old preachers and authors who have gone before us; saints who we have worked with and whose testimonies address similar challenges in our lives.
I remember listening to R. W. Shambach and Charles Simpson in ministers' sessions. They built up my faith and it helped me to recognize God’s work in my life. Other wonderful men and women of God spoke into my life as well, whose life experiences gave me insight studies could never have given me. It is good to remember that we have not experienced everything. There have been many gone before us who have and can offer help. I remember how smart I thought I was in bible school. However, the longer I have been in ministry I have learned to listen to the godly voices of the ministry.
So in conclusion: “…let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up, and fix our eyes on Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter. He endured the cross, ignoring the shame, for the sake of the joy that was laid out in front of him, and sat down at the right of God’s throne. (Hebrews 12:1-2 CEB)
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Your Regional Bishops
Psalm 91
So Powerful for this time!
Bishop Bill Chapman
Eastern Region
Eastern Region
Bishop Boer asked me to write a paragraph out of Psalm 91. I love psalm 91. I think it is one of the most powerful chapters for this time. I would like to write a not on verses 15 and 16. In this time when fear is upon many lives, having adverse effect on them, people do not know what to do because of it. Verses 15 and 16 show us why we are not to fear. When we call upon Him he WILL answer. God says He WILL deliver us. No matter what is going on He WILL deliver you and with long life He will satisfy me and show me His promise of salvation.
No virus, no doctor's report, no devil can change God's Word! He says with long life I will satisfy Him!
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No virus, no doctor's report, no devil can change God's Word! He says with long life I will satisfy Him!
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Psalm 91
Walking out this promise!
Bishop Sheila Gaspard
Central Region
Central Region
My way of walking out this Promise in scripture is to understand the first few scriptures. To dwell there I must abide there. This is an ongoing movement of my determination to fix my love on Him. To remain stable and steadfast in my will to seek Him. It’s going to require full trust that The Lord will cover me and will deliver me from all that would want to harm me or steal from me. I have to die to myself and my desires. When there is no opinion left in me, I am free from fear because I have totally trusted in my Father. And then have I secured my dwelling place and my Father is going to protect me from any plague that would dare to come near me. Then He will give His angels charge over me to keep me safe. They fight the battle raging against me. Because I have made my life a dwelling place for my God! I am on going in setting my love for Him.
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Psalm 91
Promises we can live with!
Promises we can live with!
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This scripture is to remind us of the faith that we cannot see, and the hope for the hopeless. When we as Christians know what we know, about our relationship with Christ, we can go forward in faith believing that our God will cover us, when our hearts are broken, or we are afraid, He tells us, "Do not fear, for I am with you, throughout this season of trials, I am here.. With faith we walk blindly, triumphantly, and we must hang on to that promise of our Father." He is my fortress and he is my God !" This scripture reminds us of his love for those who follow and trust in Him. We are to walk with confidence knowing our God Reigns in the midst of our fear !
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Psalm 27:13
Rev Debbie Williams
One of my favorite scripture's Is Psalm 27:13, I would have fainted, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Nahum1:7 The LORD is good, refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.
I just wanted to share about the goodness of the Lord. The goodness of God is one the attributes of God, as well as a description of His very essence.
God's goodness is personal. He has been so good to me in my life over and over when I look back and see, Psalm 23 says His Goodness
and Mercy will follow me all the days of my life. Don't you love that! Psalm 34:8 Taste and see the Lord is good. We cannot earn and do not merit His goodness.
It is available to us regardless of our station in life, even though we are not worthy of it.. Matthew 5:45 says:....He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. And we read in Psalm 145:9 that "The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all he has made.
I recall a testimony where a little girl was born with one side of her face no skin on it. She was at a healing meeting with her father and God told the Man of God that was
leading the meeting to go over and put his hand on her and declare healing over her. The littler girl was healed instantly. God spoke to the Man of God, and He said
you know why I healed her, and said because i am Good.
So declare God's Goodness in your life today and see the amazing things He will do. He is so Good and Faithful.
Pastor Debbie Williams
Upper Room Ministries
Longview, Texas
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Beloved , it is through your giving we are able to help both our improvement of foreign and domestic missions! What amazes me most is those who wonder why their ministries and lives are not blessed. If you do not wish to honor you vows then question your ministry.
Also please understand, it is very hard to minister to needs with no reports, We have no direction as to how to pray or if we may bless... PLEASE send in your reports. Mail all missions and vows to : FGRMC P.O.Box 1344 Sedalia. MO 65302-1344 "For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’" (Matthew 15:29)
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DON'T FORGET OUR MISSIONARIES
Passion for His Presence
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We have put 15,000 miles on my truck and trailer in the last few months. We have been delivering 100,000 lbs plus of Bibles, Gospel of John's, Tracts, Furniture, 1000 Capacity Revival Tent, Clothes, Electronic Equipment, School Supplies for Ministries and Churches. We traveled to support Ministries in Miami, Phoenix,Tucson, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey, Tulsa, Springfield, & Houston.
We have been supporting Hope City Inner City Rehabilitation Center, Prayer Room, Food distribution center, shower and clothes wash center for the homeless with provisions of all kinds from washing machines, dryers, clothes, furniture, office supplies, Christian literature, bedding. We have had the opportunity to supply people coming out of Hope City Rehabilitation with provisions to start over in homes and apartments. In the middle of all this had the opportunity to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ along with being on Prayer Room Staff at the International National House of Prayer KC.
Jesus is King and We follow Him
HFAAR,
Chuck and Joe Miller
Passion for His Presence Ministry
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We have been supporting Hope City Inner City Rehabilitation Center, Prayer Room, Food distribution center, shower and clothes wash center for the homeless with provisions of all kinds from washing machines, dryers, clothes, furniture, office supplies, Christian literature, bedding. We have had the opportunity to supply people coming out of Hope City Rehabilitation with provisions to start over in homes and apartments. In the middle of all this had the opportunity to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ along with being on Prayer Room Staff at the International National House of Prayer KC.
Jesus is King and We follow Him
HFAAR,
Chuck and Joe Miller
Passion for His Presence Ministry
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Cultivate Honduras
Rev Nathan and Kathy Brown
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Every week we share food with people in need, if you want to help please let me know! “It is more blessed to give than to receive” Jesus.
FIN DEL PROYECTO DE DISTRIBUCIÓN
Con todo el corazón agradecemos a todas las personas y organizaciones que nos han ayudado ya que hemos alimentado a la gente en nuestra comunidad casi todas las semanas durante los últimos nueve meses. Este ha sido un momento difícil para todos, y creo que Dios ha utilizado Cultivar Honduras para sostener a muchas personas cuando era imposible encontrar trabajo. Ahora que la economía está abriendo, hay empleos para aquellos que los necesitan, y después de mucha oración hemos decidido poner fin a la distribución regular de alimentos básicos. Continuaremos trabajando en esta comunidad, esperando ser una bendición de otras maneras.
END OF THE DISTRIBUTION PROJECT
With all of our hearts we thank all of the people and organizations that have helped us as we have fed people in our community almost every week for the last nine months. This has been a trying time for everyone, and I believe that God has used Cultivate Honduras to sustain many people when it was impossible to find work. Now that the economy is opening, there are jobs for those who need them, and after much prayer we have decided to end the regular distribution of food staples. We will continue to work in this community, hoping to be a blessing in other ways.
Con todo el corazón agradecemos a todas las personas y organizaciones que nos han ayudado ya que hemos alimentado a la gente en nuestra comunidad casi todas las semanas durante los últimos nueve meses. Este ha sido un momento difícil para todos, y creo que Dios ha utilizado Cultivar Honduras para sostener a muchas personas cuando era imposible encontrar trabajo. Ahora que la economía está abriendo, hay empleos para aquellos que los necesitan, y después de mucha oración hemos decidido poner fin a la distribución regular de alimentos básicos. Continuaremos trabajando en esta comunidad, esperando ser una bendición de otras maneras.
END OF THE DISTRIBUTION PROJECT
With all of our hearts we thank all of the people and organizations that have helped us as we have fed people in our community almost every week for the last nine months. This has been a trying time for everyone, and I believe that God has used Cultivate Honduras to sustain many people when it was impossible to find work. Now that the economy is opening, there are jobs for those who need them, and after much prayer we have decided to end the regular distribution of food staples. We will continue to work in this community, hoping to be a blessing in other ways.
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