Hi Pastor John! 

I wanted to send out another update on my dad.  We just got him moved from hospital to nursing home.  The ammonia levels in his brain are very high so he is very confused and has been hallucinating these last few days.  Original report from doctors seemed hopeful but newest report from them seems bleak.  The liver continues to die daily.  Doctors asked him (in a moment of clarity) about hospice but he did not want to do that.  We were given a six month window at best. 

As I sit with him and try to make him comfortable, all I can think is how devastating sin is.  On top of keeping him from a sweet life with Jesus, it is eating away at his body daily.  Even being able to take a drink of water requires assistance.

Dad once told a testimony about Jesus delivering him from drinking.  Years ago he asked Jesus, “If you want me to stop drinking Lord, you gotta take it.  I can’t do it if you don’t take it.”  Then he felt Jesus settle into the car, and the next day he had no desire to drink and no withdrawal symptoms. This lasted a year.  Not one drink for a year. It is so sad to see him like this, knowing it did not have to be this way.

Pastor John, I am so thankful that God delivered me from this world and the life I had chosen.  I know I have said that before, but I just have this overwhelming feeling of thankfulness.  When Jesus came for me I didn’t want to let go of sin.  I didn’t want to change.  Jesus chased me until I gave up.

Praise God!

Love B. D.

 

 

(Comments from recent prayer meetings at Pastor John’s House)

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John,

The feelings from this morning, and the message you preached, and the fellowship you could feel between us, and the wonderful songs, are still coursing through me.  They were out of this world!  They were “impossible” without God.  I loved what you said about the things of God being impossible.  It was impossible (from man’s point of view) for God to create a Son, and then to have that Son create the universe and then everything and everyone in it – but He did.  It was impossible for men to receive God’s kind of life and be cleansed from sin – but it happened, and it is still happening.  It will be impossible for man to destroy this universe and all of the wickedness that is in it, with a fervent heat – but it’s going to come to pass.

I thought about how this applied to what God has done in my life.  Everything that God has done in my life has been impossible for me, or anyone else, to do.  It was impossible for me to have the feelings of conviction for sin sitting in that little church pew on April 15, 2007 – I didn’t even believe in or want God, and I wasn’t even looking for Him (or so I thought) – but I did feel those feelings, and they were more real to me than anything else that was in my life at that time.  It was impossible for me to find, or learn, or understand the truth – but God led me to Gary’s website and opened my heart to receive the truth that was there, and believe it, understand it, and love it.  That is amazing!  It was impossible for me to receive the baptism of the holy ghost and begin speaking in tongues (though I sure did try) – God did it, when He was satisfied with my repentance and I surrendered myself to Him.  He filled me with the holy ghost in HIS time, and not a moment sooner!  It was impossible for me to be happy, and satisfied, when the ones around me began hating the things God was doing for me, and then threw me out of their lives – but God DID satisfy me and make me happy through those difficult times!  It was impossible for me to put myself together with a pastor who hears from God and teaches the truth, just as it was impossible for me to put myself together with a family who loves the truth, and each other, and me, the way God does – but He did just that, and the miles that were between us were irrelevant to God.  It was impossible for me to find a wife who loves Jesus, and loves the truth, and loves the family of God, and then find a way to put her, in North Carolina, with me, way out here in Nebraska – but He made all of those things happen.  It was impossible for me to support myself and a wife (when I was barely able to even support myself for a time) and to have the things we needed (and then some), and live contented, happy lives – but God did it, and continues to do it, every day.

I love the impossible, miraculous things of God.  I am looking forward to seeing, hearing, feeling, and living more of the impossible!  I loved what you said last night, that things could be much, much worse than they are, but if we will simply walk in the Spirit and do God’s will for us, we will be as happy as we can possibly be!

One other thing I forgot to tell…

When I first started at LI-COR, there was a sales guy there named James.  He was kind of a happy-go-lucky, friendly, talkative guy – but the thing that I remember most about him is that whenever anyone asked him how he was doing, he would reply, “Never better!”  At the time, I found this response kind of annoying.  After all, how could anyone be getting better and better, happier and happier every time you saw them?  That’s impossible.  Yep, it sure is.  For us, anyway.  Unless we are doing the will of God  🙂

Vince

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Hi, Pastor John;

Last night was so wonderful. It really felt good to have some fresh air that Venus brought. I felt she had a thankful testimony. It’s a testimony that all of us had at one time or another of being grateful that God brought us to a place where His Truth and Spirit are; a place of rest and hope. I didn’t know it until yesterday that Barbara was the one that suggested to you that Judy and me needed to be there on the Aug. 20th weekend in 2001. I have thankful tears (like Stuart had) this morning and I thank God for the thought that God gave Barbara for Judy and me. I’m glad Barbara did what she felt to do, like you were talking about last night. 

It felt good to hear Jr. and Natalie testify. In the parking lot after the meeting, we embraced each other and the Spirit briefly fell under the stars and moon. I felt its a continuation of the sweet feelings we had at the Embry house the last time we stayed with them.

There were so many wonderful things said; Bro. Earl, Tom, Stuart, Jammie (whew), your scriptures, all of the songs by everyone; these things bring Life. We been around each for a while, and I pray for a while yet longer with each other on this Earth. We have a godly history with one another with His life, and if we stay prayed up, we get to make godly history with one another every day unto life and not unto death. Wow!

I am so glad and happy that Jesus has brought us to you. I love this way and truth; this is the best life on the planet. 

Thank you, Jesus.

Billy

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I’m just sitting here tonight on my couch,  and cannot stop thinking about today.  Such beautiful, beautiful sights, beautiful feelings from Jesus, and beautiful words of life. What a wonderful God! And what a precious family.

Donna N.

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Pastor John,

The meetings this weekend were so sweet!  I loved watching Sister Venus taking it all in. She had a wonderful testimony.

Like Doris, I was watching the kids when Gary and all the singers were singing.  It was so touching to see their little faces and to see them really enjoy it from the beginning to the end.  I kept thinking how blessed we are, to hear such wonderful music that touches your soul, to hear the truth with nothing mixed in, and to be able to see my brothers and sisters under the power of God!!  Whew…what a wonderful life.  We are truly a blessed family!  I’m so thankful Jesus put me here!!

Michelle H.

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Hey Pastor John!

I loved the feelings that I felt last night, so sweet to my soul!  Whew!  When Aunt Betty started testifying last night the feelings were so strong!  I looked at Greg and said, “Can you feel that?”  He said, “Yes!”  When Betty would take her hands and rub her stomach, neck, or arms, wow!  I didn’t even realize that my neck felt so much better.  My neck had been hurting pretty bad for about 2 weeks, so much that sometimes the pain medication didn’t even help. I woke up one morning and told Greg I must have lifted something or slept wrong that night.  I am so thankful for that.  I can not put into words what I am feeling.

I loved the part about husbands and wives too. I have been reading the scriptures on husbands and wives, it’s been really sweet.
Feeling so thankful!

 Donna C.

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone,

John David set us up a new site for watching the meetings at Pastor John’s house. On this site, you can see past meetings, and there is a chat room attached also. Hopefully, this one will be the one we will use for a long time.  Check it out and if you need any help just let me know and I will do what I can. John David has done a wonderful job setting up this site.  See everyone tonight!

The link is: http://www.songsofrest.com/pjhlive/

Thank you

Stuart

P.S. If you want to be in our internet audience, you must email your request for the user name and password at:
contact@pastorjohnshouse.com.
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Hey, I just checked out the new PJH live site.  This is great! I  like the comment feature that lets folks leave a message about the meeting.  Great job JD!  I hope this works for us for a while.

Vince

Nebraska

Hey Pastor John!

I loved the feelings that I felt last night, so sweet to my soul!  Whew!  When Aunt Betty started testifying last night the feelings were so strong!  I looked at Greg and said, “Can you feel that?”  He said, “Yes!”  When Betty would take her hands and rub her stomach, neck, or arms, wow!  I didn’t even realize that my neck felt so much better.  My neck had been hurting pretty bad for about 2 weeks, so much that sometimes the pain medication didn’t even help. I woke up one morning and told Greg I must have lifted something or slept wrong that night.  I am so thankful for that.  I can not put into words what I am feeling.

I loved the part about husbands and wives too. I have been reading the scriptures on husbands and wives, it’s been really sweet. Feeling so thankful!

Donna C.

Hey!

Tonight was so good, again.  I wanted to write about my mom’s testimony tonight and my experience.  The last three days, I was having another one of my headaches but they were pretty mild this time, not like the others, and yesterday in particular was a very good day.  Vince and I went for a walk last night and I mentioned to him, “If all my headaches were like this, that would be great.”  Yesterday was the third day, and I usually have to take medicine and deal with the pain and grogginess all day until it is gone.  I didn’t take any medicine yesterday, nor did I have the usual pain from the headache!

A little earlier, I was in the store and I was going to pick up some ginger ale to help with the nausea because I usually feel like that one or two of the days.  When I was in the store, I thought about it and then I heard “You won’t need that this time.”  And I totally forgot about the ginger ale and finished up my shopping.

My mom did not know I was having the headaches, and I did not know until tonight that she had that sweet experience with Jesus and prayed for us all.  When she told her testimony tonight, I looked at Vince and said, “That is why I felt so good!”  I’m so glad she told on Jesus.  And I am so thankful he touched me, and Natalie, and Tracey, and everyone else who felt it.  It feels good to feel good.

Amy

 

 

Photo of the Day

Bro John,

A few people emailed me about the Photo of the Day, saying, “lovely” … “sweet” … “love this”.  My reply back was “Aww, that photo is sweet.  Look at what Jesus did!!”

I just couldn’t think of another thing to say when I replied back. But later, I did think about the words to a song that is one of my most favorites, To God Be The Glory, by Fanny J. Crosby.

To God be the glory, great things He has done; 
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, 
Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, 
And opened the life gate that all may go in.

Refrain:
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 
Let the earth hear His voice! 
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 
Let the people rejoice! 
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, 
And give Him the glory, great things He has done.

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, 
To every believer the promise of God; 
The vilest offender who truly believes, 
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Refrain:
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 
Let the earth hear His voice! 
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 
Let the people rejoice! 
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, 
And give Him the glory, great things He has done.

Great things He has taught us, great things He has done, 
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; 
But purer, and higher, and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

Refrain:
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 
Let the earth hear His voice! 
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 
Let the people rejoice! 
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, 
And give Him the glory, great things He has done…

AMEN and AMEN and many times AMEN!  To be so blessed by God is sometimes unspeakable.

Sheila

 

 

 

Good evening John,
 
Thanks for sharing the things tonight from the Oral Roberts booklet from 1947 that you are reading.  It really struck me how you said that you knew there would be things in his book that were not right, nor what we believe, but that you wanted to get the good out of what was in there, that could bless you.  And thanks for sharing those things.  Brother Roberts sure knew healing, and he sure had faith.  Those were good things the Lord showed him …. about authority of the healing man, and such.  It’s good when we can hear solid truth.
 
But another thing that really hit me tonight was how blessed we are that God has given us so MUCH good writing and materials (through you and your father), AND, we don’t have to strain to get it!  We can take in things and not have to be concerned about “sorting through”.  It’s like getting a pizza with rotten mushrooms on it… you’d have to pick them out one by one, so you could eat the rest.   But it has not been so for us.  We can eat, and eat as much as we want, and we do not get sick, nor have to pick stuff off the top.  That’s big.
 
The last three blogs have been especially strong: “Do Not Pray for These Problems” (January 22, 2015), “Leave Your Gift on the Altar” (January 21, 2015), and “What’s Done is Done” (January 20, 2015) – they were just so pure and clear.  Pastor John’s January 2015 Blogs

Any child of God would get blessed by taking them in.  I really noticed that as I was reading them, how focused, and true, and healthy they were for our souls. Top quality.
 
We have a lot to be thankful for in that regard.  Over the years our food has been clean and good.  I’m sure God has more to keep giving us, but for many, many years now, He has done His part to allow you to pass on food that is wholly edible – it has stood the test of time, things did not have to be “picked out”; and that is something to really appreciate.
 
Gary

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Hi John,

 I agree with Brother Gary.  The last three blog page postings have been wonderful! What love and encouragement and instructions for us all to know and live by!  I love how simple this life really is.  “If our hearts condemn us not,” then we have open communication with God and his Son and one another. The “What’s Done is Done” blog helps us to let go of thing that we can’t change and turn from whatever we did to cause the thing to happen.  It encourages us to look to God to help us overcome the problem and to go to the one who was wronged to restore fellowship between us again.

It encourages us to live in the love of God, where we will not do wrong, and let what we have done be enough and not add any more to it.   The “Leave Your Gift for God at the Altar” blog is so good!  You are telling us how to have a clean and free relationship with God and one another so that we will not be hindered in prayer or fellowship with God and his Son and one another.  Simple things we all can do!

The “Do Not Pray for These Problems” blog is encouraging us to be real when we pray to God for help.  Are we wasting our time praying for things we can change ourselves by doing what is right?  Or are we praying for things that only God can change or fix?   Again, it all is showing us how to have a right relationship in everything we do, and be real with ourselves and one another as we walk along this way with God and his Son and one another.  I love this!!  What are we doing here if we do not want to live this way?  It is so real and easy to do if fellowship and righteousness is what we want.

There are all kinds of spirits and earthly things to make this way of holiness seem so hard and unkind and cruel, but it’s all a lie.  God made the way so simple that anyone who wants it can live it and have peace in their lives!!!  Thank you, John, for helping us keep it simple all along the way.  We need the reminder.

Thanks

Stuart

 

 

 

Hey John,

In our OT study, using your materials, we have been reading Psalms.  Then  you read on the CD the part about “Jesus in the Psalms”. Before I heard you explain it I did not see how that Jesus was everywhere in Psalms.  

Thanks for teaching us!!  It has been ten years since you came to Brother Gary’s home to do the OT study with us all. It is so good!!!  The OT is alive just like it was ten years ago!!

I also loved the email message, “Give your love away”. (See the previous post 1/16/15, “Do you really love, or just think it?”)

Hope your feeling ok today.  Love you.

Jr.