Pastor John,
I felt so encouraged, sheltered, & safe in the meeting last night. I took off a little early from work to get ready and pray before I went, preparing to receive anything from the Lord. My, did He ever deliver! Songs, seeing Darren back among us and operating his gift, Gary, Donna, and you singing happy but sober songs. It really touched me. I love doing my job and playing bass, but it is also nice to put it down and soak in what is being said in the songs, as with Donna and you at the piano last night.
John, we are not going to get around the order that God has set up here. When God brought each and everyone of us here, he sat us under the authority that God gave to Jesus to give to you for us. That is just the way it is, and I love it. That is where peace is, real love, fellowship — everything! We are not going to bypass God’s order and have fellowship . . . it cannot work. Sometimes, I shake my head and wonder, “God, how much you must truly love us to give us a gift as your servant, John.” I pray that God is sanctified in my heart to take these things in, and I pray I am found worthy of taking them in. This is not a game! Eternal life or eternal death is at stake, and Jesus paid it all so that we can have life, starting now — today. God doesn’t need a one of us, but He is going to share his Son’s life with someone, and his Son is going to be honored.
I am so very grateful that God sent you to Judy and me. We needed someone to truly love us with the love of God, telling and teaching truth which if we receive and love, will save us.
The meeting was so joyful and exciting, but very frightening and real at the same time. “But God.” I felt so encouraged in my soul, to travel on.
Thank you, Pastor John for telling & teaching us Truth and loving us all.
Billy
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Hey Pastor John,
I feel like Ashley, I’m in awe of last night. There are no words to express how thankful I am Jesus brought me here and put me under you. The authority I felt last night was clean, pure and humbling. I just wanted to fall on my face and thank the Lord the best I could. When you walked out of the room, everything in me just wanted to run to you and say, “Please don’t leave.” It brings tears to my eyes to think of everything Jesus has done for me. I remember years ago going to church and not understanding the feelings I was having, after hearing the preacher preach something that didn’t feel right to my heart. I would go to an old saint that I loved very much and ask her to help me understand. Her reply was always, “Honey, you have to learn to take the good and leave the bad.” That crushed my heart every time I heard it. My heart rejoices in that everything you feed us is good, holy and pure food. I always leave, full, fat, and satisfied!
Thank you, Pastor John. I feel like Jesus gave me to you to give me a new life, a life so good, so happy, so full I never dreamed it was possible. Now, here we are, living! Through good times and bad times, God has never failed us! He has given us the best! He has given us you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Love you!
Michelle