Just thinking about Uncle Joe today, November 24th. He would have been 95.

In one way, I am thankful he is gone and does not have to see some of the things we have seen certain of God’s people do. On the other hand, he would certainly have loved you all, especially the tract nights we sometimes have.

jdc

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Wow, 95. I’m so thankful for Uncle Joe. I’m thankful for the special relationship that ya’ll had and I can see why you would have been so good for each other. We still benefit from his life and his testimony. When I hear him on the CDs, my ears perk up because he always has something worthwhile to say. I love that underneath his sometimes rough exterior, he had such a tender heart. He was always so honest and sincere. He never minded admitting to a fault, and was so sincere about asking for help with it. I often think to myself when I hear him on those cds that I want to be more open like he was. He really was a man that was honest in his own heart. I remember how he would grab Ellen up when she was little bitty and hold her on his lap. That would always touch me to see him with the kids.

I feel like you do about being glad he wasn’t around to see some of the things God’s people have done, but then again, I wish I could have had more time to spend with him.

Hope you’re having a good morning,

Lee Ann

Hi pastor John,

I love today’s reading in 1Timothy. Every time you talk about slander, it gets clearer in my spirit how it works, and how bad it is, and how much it hurts the people involved. I loved the answer for it: sincerity and the love of God. If we are like that, sincere and love the truth we will overcome it all, and not get involved in slander. It will go some where else, like you said.

It sounds so complicated because it has so many fingers like spaghetti, but like you said, if we can discern the body and take it where we need to take it, slander will have to go somewhere else. But it will work where God’s people need to know who is approved of by God in the body and who is who in the body. I thank God that we have such a wonderful place to learn about him, where his anointing is at work.

Thanks
Stuart

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This weekend was great. I feel like it was a real education for me. I had many many wrong thoughts about what slander is and how slander works, so to hear someone really dive in and correct those wrong thoughts was really good to me. Something I have always heard dad say that I was reminded of this weekend is:

“If you have a complaint or a problem always complain up.”

That is going to the right place with your thoughts, right or wrong. If your thoughts are right, you will be encouraged. If they are wrong, you will be corrected.

I feel safety in that.

:0)

Anonymous

 

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Dear Brother Clark,

It is an awesome thing that this very day I decided to type into Google the words, “Unclean Temple”. Your story was the first one on the list that came up that I clicked on and read!! I have had an awful time for many years wondering if the Lord had left me and not knowing for sure if the Holy Ghost was the voice of one I have continued to hear since my baptism in 1992. About a year ago I visited a pentecostal church and the pastor there knew me from the past and told me that the tongues I now speak in are from the devil and she tried really hard to cast a demon out of me. I have had a horrible time trying to get it out of me myself ever since she tried and failed.

I can’t tell you what a relief I feel right now knowing my instincts have been correct in thinking I have still had the Holy Ghost all this time. I for one have yet to see in the Bible where it says the devil even uses anyone to speak in tongues!

I love the Lord so very much and read His Word daily. I saturate my mind with it. All I along I have kept thinking what is the point since I don’t know if He is still with me or not and have had such doubt!! I thank the Lord for leading me to Google what I did and I thank you for allowing the Lord to put the answer to my question on the internet for me to find it!! How awesome is that?? How Amazingly Awesome is our God who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords!!

I do have some other questions though and I really need help!! I do read the Bible constantly and I have a vast knowledge of it, yet I don’t understand why alot of churches don’t teach that we live under grace and not the law?? I lasted at that pentecostal church for about 6 months and then started going to another church that I thought was non-denominational and then found out they were of the Minnonite faith. I think by all rights they should let people know what denomination they are!! I am not knocking the Minnonite faith I am however knocking any form of denominational church! I want to be a Christ follower and nothing else. I am now not attening any church because I don’t know where to go that teaches the truth and I am not going to sit under some preacher and listen to lies. I believe I am called to teach and preach the gospel, but thus far my ministry hasn’t come. Even Paul said if your calling is in ministering to wait for it.

I have many gifts of the Spirit, and no place to use them because I have a past and am not sure where God would have me at this time. I also have the anointing to sing gospel music. I am divorced twice and I know many would condemn me and do, but it is between God and me and I know that I know He has forgiven me of any of my past. There is now therefore no condemnation to them which be in Christ Jesus, who walk after the Spirit and not after the flesh.

I have so many things I wish I could talk to someone about. I wish I could talk Bible with someone. God has opened up His Word to me, I don’t yet understand all of it, and never will, but I do have understanding of what He needs me to understand at this time.

Right now I have no job and no income whatsoever, and really no home. I am living in someone’s garage. I believe God has something big for me to do and it is about to be revealed. Actually I know He does. I remember He came to me when I was a child and told me so. Ok, so think I am crazy — everyone else does!! But it is ok, I have decided I will go out on a limb if I have to.

Please just pray or me.

In Christ,
Kelli L

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Thank you for writing, Kelli. I am happy that you got some relief by reading my message on the Spirit dwelling in an unclean temple. Christian ministers have devastated lives and given people a false conception of God with the doctrine that “the holy ghost won’t dwell in an unclean temple” (which doctrine, by the way, IS in a Bible – the Mormon Bible).

As for the rest of your letter, my advice would be to get still and listen, and learn, for a good while before you “go out on a limb”.

Pastor John

Hi John,

I’ve heard you talk of slander/slanderer many times, but today went beyond what I remember having heard in times past. You brought it right out into the light, and with the antidote: sincerity and the love of God. I’ve been reading my notes, and I especially like this: “The answer is as simple as slander is complex.”

Thanks,
Debbie T

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John

When I think of the quality of sincerity, which you emphasized Sunday morning, Brother Glen comes to mind.

I have often wondered how to balance sincerity with the scripture a fool utters all his thoughts.

I was just thinking if a person is not sincere would they be able to discern insincerity in others?

Wendell

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Hi Wendell,

First, I agree with your comment concerning Brother Glen. What a wonderfully open heart he has!

Secondly, I have contemplated the same issue concerning the balance between being sincere and not giving voice to everything that comes to mind. The Spirit lets us know the difference. That is one reason we need the Spirit so much; to know the difference between when to speak and when to be silent.

Lastly, my first feeling was that an insincere person would not be able to pick up on another person’s insincerity. But then I remembered that every person whom I have seen Satan use as a slanderer (who is by definition insincere) has been very sharp, spiritually, to pick up on some unseen things. So, my conclusion is that at least in the case of slanderers, they can pick up very quickly on the insincerity of others who are NOT over them in the Lord; that is the insincerity of other foolish virgins and the insincerity of “little ones” in Christ. As for the insincerity of God, who Himself cunningly uses Satan and his slanderers to try the hearts of His children, they cannot discern His insincerity when He blesses them. They forget that he sends rain on both the just and the unjust, and sunshine upon both the good and the evil.

jdc

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John
I have been listening to old Pioneer Broadcast radio programs, from the late 1970’s and early 80’s. They are soul stirring!

LeeAnn

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Yes they are, LeeAnn. They stir up my soul, too!

jdc

John,

The gathering tonight was so wonderful. It just felt so peaceful.
I am so thankful to be allowed to feel what we felt tonight.
It is a wonderful thing!

Love,Caroline

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Hey there,

I can’t get over the feeling that was there in that room tonight. I felt so full of God’s love, my heart couldn’t take any more in. Just to love His Son…my what an opportunity. Jesus is just waiting for us to cry out to him to give us whatever we need.

I’ve had a couple situations just this last week where he’s answered me! He’s given me thoughts to think, and words to speak for certain situations, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. That’s how I have to learn to live my whole life. That’s the only way to avoid the pitfalls and heartaches that otherwise you’re going to run into.

I love this life.

Aaron

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Hi John,

While listening to Darren’s song at the beginning of the meeting I had a pain between my shoulders that would not go away. As Darren sang the words, “…find yourself a faithful friend in me”, I felt the Spirit move through my back, up to my shoulders — and my neck popped and the pain went away! The amazing part was that I didn’t move! The Spirit moving made it pop.

Then, after you prayed for me, while I was lying in the floor, Jesus did something. I felt something gentle move through the inside of me. As it moved through I felt a contented, relaxed feeling and peace I had never felt before. I didn’t want to get up, I didn’t want to move.

I loved hearing about Jesus tonight!!

Randell

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Hey John

I really love tonight. I felt so much love in it. When you were saying just to have faith that what you are praying for and that God will answer, that really encouraged me to kept seeking God. The thing that I want most is to love Jesus with all my heart; then everything else will fall in to place. It felt so good when you prayed for us.

Thank you for all you have done for us.

Doris

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Daddy

I loved the feelings tonight. Darren’s song “Loving Me” was so peaceful. The love I felt you describe for Jesus was inspiring. I want to love Him more! But my favorite part tonight was when you were talking about the spirit being rest and refreshing and how we needed it. Every time you said the word “rest” or “refreshing”, I felt like I was drinking a big glass of water, and I was so thirsty and didn’t even know it! I want to take that and apply it to the rest of my week. I want to stay in that stream, because like you said, that is our “time-out” from this world.

Then, the love I felt from you as you prayed for all the people was so good to my soul. I felt like I loved every one so deeply. Thank you.

te.

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Yes, to everything Token said. It was so good. I cried through the song, the prayers. It was very sweet.

On Monday, I heard a worldly song playing in the background of my head. I said to myself, “What is that?” Then I heard the words clearly, “Let my love open the door…..to your heart.” Whew. I have been praying all week to love him more and want what he wants. When you said tonight, “Your prayers are going to be answered,” it felt really sweet, and it made me cry.

Thank you for tonight.
Love,
Cris

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John,

I loved the communion last night between Jesus and us. As I was lying on the floor listening to that holy song, “Loving Me”, I kept releasing air from my chest. It was as if I was getting all of the cares of this world out and replacing it with fresh clean air. It felt so good feeling the feelings of Jesus that it made me very still and light headed. I was very thankful for the rest and peace.

Thank you
Rob

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Good morning John,

How can we not say “thank you” to Jesus for last night? I don’t know that I have ever felt such a love for the Son of God as I felt last night. That was absolutely the greatest message on the “Son” I have ever heard. I think that would have been what the Jews would have heard from Paul as he traveled to their synagogues and such… whew, a knockout.

It went very deep last night. The parts about Jesus being greater than all the Jews’ heroes, and about getting rid of our “dis-ease” really touched my soul. Jesus wants to take away ANY dis-ease we may have, oh that was so real. I lay in bed last night talking to the Son, in words, and in tongues. At ease. Resting in him. Loving Him. I could feel him so near.

One of my favorite things I felt last night, though, was the love Jesus was letting me feel in my heart towards you John, for getting this to us. I loved the kind of love that you have for us. I felt it from the beginning to the end of your message, and then throughout the praying time. Anyone who would help us to understand the real love of the Son, loves us just like the Father and the Son love us. I felt safe, and thankful, and that the Father really did care for me, as I have never felt it before.

“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son…” Oh, If we can only get that truth about the Son that we felt to God’s people. They could be comforted, and refreshed, as we were. I feel washed.

Gary

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Hi John,

One other thing Jesus did for me last night. For the past almost two weeks, I have been afflicted with pain. I went to the dentist about two weeks ago and somehow they must have injured my jaw during the cleaning. At first it was a nuisance pain, but it did not go away. After a few days of pain, it developed into a huge headache that would not go away, and I had it continuously. After nearly two weeks that pain, I could barely take it any more; the pain would not let up. It felt like my jaw was kind of locked up.

I felt Jesus touch me when you were talking about “dis-ease” last night. I was hoping for a healing – but really, I was so overwhelmed by the Spirit during your message, even way before that, that I really just forgot about my jaw till then. After the meeting I felt “washed”. All “dis-ease” from it had left me. I went to bed in comfort and ease, talking to Jesus, no pain.

This morning I feel the same way. The headache is completely gone, and my jaw, while it feels a bit stiff (like it needs stretching), is pain free today.

I wanted to thank the Lord for giving me greatly needed relief through last night’s message. He is a wonderful Son.

Gary

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Last night was so sweet to me. Darren and Julies song started to play and the sweetest feelings just hit me. I couldn’t do anything but slide into the floor and cry for the tenderness I was feeling. When you played it the second time and you told us to listen to the words, it was like you were encouraging me to drink up what I was feeling from/for Jesus. I just felt like last night I poured my heart out to him and he heard me. I know he always hears, but last night I felt like he was emphasizing the fact that he hears and he cares about us and our prayers more than I can even realize. I love letting go and letting God work.

It was so good.

B.M.

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Dear John,

I am so thankful to have heard and felt what Jesus had for us last night. Being in this world hour after hour, and day after day wears on us, but then Jesus brings his peace and covers us with it.

Hearing you tell about Jesus’ love for his Father and his love for us brought me relief from those things that were bringing dis-ease. And Darren’s song was like being under the shadow of God. Quietness settled in my heart and covered me. I loved seeing us all “lose ourselves” then find ourselves in Jesus.

Love,
Bess

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The peace and power in the meeting tonight was just wonderful and much needed. It was beyond words. And I sure felt it when you prayed for us in the camera. I love love loved all the feelings.

Anna D.

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Hi John,
Reading all the comments this morning confirms what I was feeling last night. Yesterday morning I was praying for rest and relief from the cares of this world. When you mentioned it last night my heart leaped with thankfulness. When you started praying the Spirit gently nudged me to stand up. I could feel the love and warmth Jesus was pouring out on us through you. When you reached out and prayed for us through the camera all I could do was bow my head and open my heart to what ever Jesus wanted to give me. Suzi was on her knees as well near the screen. It felt like we were there. Afterwards, all I wanted do was sit still and absorb the peace.

Thank you.
Tom

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Pastor John,
I loved what we got to feel last night. I just sat in my living room floor with tears the whole way through. Darren and Julie’s song touched me so deeply. We’re blessed to feel such sweetness!

God Bless,
Michelle

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Hey PastorJohn,

I loved what happened last night. It was mezmerising, full of peace and rest. I wanted more and more and yet at the same time felt as though I would burst. Then when you prayed for us all on live stream my heart spilled over and I could only cry and thank God for my life.

Love Tina

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Good Morning!

Just wanted to say that it was a “restful” blessing to listen in on livestream last night. We could feel the Spirit moving on this side of the screen, just as he was there in NC. So comforting that there are no limits or distance for the Spirit of the Lord. There is just constant energy when truth is spoken. It’s like sweet candy treats when you hear truth! Thank you for your prayer for all of us on this side…it was felt! Mom said it reminded her of what it probably looked like in all those meetings that the apostles would have had with the believers in the early days. It just makes you want to be closer to Jesus…and learn more of what Jesus wants to show each of us. I’ve been thinking about that here lately.

Love,
Melissa

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John,

Even though we were on livestream last night (instead of there in person), what I felt more than anything was the gentleness and compassion of Jesus for me. It was a powerful feeling, giving me more faith and hope about how wonderful eternity is going to be. But we can get a taste of it while still here on earth.

This morning, as I listened to Darren and Julie’s song again, a warm, tingling blanket of that anointing covered me and I was totally without control and fully His. I didn’t think that I could get to that level with Jesus, but He kindly opened the door for me.

This week, Jesus has changed my life, and I am thankful for it. I want to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and messages.

Love,
Brother Jim K.

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James described the meeting last night like a big pot of honey, and he felt like he was part of the honey. I felt encouragement and love for my family – us. I also liked what you said about God is going to answer our prayers and to go ahead and have faith in God. 🙂

Love,
James and Lyn

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John,

My soul is vexed at work. My soul is vexed walking through a mall with my children. My soul is vexed when television ads (and shows) come on, through newspapers, magazines, the internet, etc.. In last night’s gathering of the saints, listening to the words of that song and feeling it go through me, and hearing the words that you spoke, refreshed me greatly. This world keeps getting more filthy and vexing to our souls all the time. It seems that as this world keeps pouring out more and more filthiness, Jesus is pouring out more and more of his cleansing peace, rest and refreshment for our souls to be able to endure it all and to show us more about him and his father. He truly is looking out for all His children.

Working together on that song with Julie has really touched us both. The song, “Loving Me” is Jesus singing to us, and if we love him, our hearts are singing that to each other. Julie told me yesterday that she was thinking of the last line of the song – “You and I for all eternity”. As she was thinking about her and I personally for all eternity, she was reminded of something I told her a while back, and that was this – “If you and I are ever going to be saved, it’s going to be together”. I really felt that when I told her. What a good and helpful thought it has been. This is real life and it is worth living.

Darren

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Last night was so sweet! I loved the sweet feelings of peace & rest while listening to Darren & Julie’s song. I couldn’t move, and I had the most content, clean feeling!

I love it. 🙂

Tracey

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Last night, I was on the floor it was so sweet, the song and rest that I was feeling in JESUS. Then the message! Here it is, rest again, the rest I needed. It was life to my soul. Love you, John.

Junior

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Pastor John,

I could not get past the words in Darren’s song, “Loving me is an open door.” All the feelings in just those six words! Wow! All the love to and from! And as everyone else said when you came over to pray for us on livestream: “Thank you for loving God!!”

Jammie

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Hey there,

Last night was very sweet and peaceful, such rest. I just love hearing Julie sing with Darren on “Loving Me” and I especially love talking about the Son! It just does something to me!

One scene that really touched me last night was toward the end, we were standing together and the Spirit fell on us. When I looked up, I saw several of the men standing there together being blessed. And not only standing there praising God, but arm and arm or leaning on one another. It was beautiful. Darren, Rob, John David, my Dad, Jason, Joel, Tim, Taylor, Gary, Richard, and Keith, Damien, James, Wendell and several others. It was so special. While I was looking at everyone in that moment, the word “bond” came. I looked it up and the description is “something that binds; something that unites people”. And the love that we felt last night did just that and makes that “bond” stronger between us. It brings tears to my eyes when I think on it.

There was such love for us from Jesus, with each other, and from you John.

We have a wonderful place in Jesus.
Amy

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Last night was a much needed refreshing. The words in Darren’s song “Lose yourself along the way, and then you will find yourself in me” really struck me. Losing our fleshly carnal self and finding the Jesus that is inside, loving him and letting him live and shine – what great instruction.

Thank you Amy for the description of “bond”. I really felt that bond with my family last night. As different ones were being prayed for, I had such feelings overflowing inside. We can’t do it alone. Jesus in each other is our help for one another.

Richard

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Hi John,

My whole body feels entirely relaxed, my spirit and mind refreshed. Last night was indeed a rest and a refreshing. Jesus is so sweet.

Debbie

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Hey John,

Last night was so wonderful to me. I felt so safe and so loved and so in love with Jesus! How easy he is to love! Seems like lately I’ve been trying to talk some of my children into loving Jesus. The feeling I have is, What is so wrong with loving Jesus and letting him love us? He’s so good! He’s just “it”!

At one point, when Darren and Julie sang the words “lose yourself along the way, and then you will find yourself in me…” I told the Lord, “That’s what’s happened! I’ve lost myself somewhere along the way. And the place where I am with you is so sweet!” It’s that place under the shadow of his wing that makes me feel so safe and so loved. I’m typing this through tears because it is such a tender place.

It was so sweet to be there with everyone last night sharing these wonderful, tender feelings. What a precious thing it is to have a place where we can have this kind of sweet fellowship in the light. When Julie and Darren sang that line, “Loving me is a golden road; a golden place to be”. Whew! I felt like we were on that golden road together last night! It was a golden place in God!

There was real rest, a “sweet relief”, there last night for anyone who wanted it. It was very special, and I am very thankful that Jesus let me be there to feel that sweet peace and rest.

Lee Ann

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Hey John,

Last night was really special. There was such peace in Darren and Julie’s song, I just wanted to absorb it all. Thanks to Amy for sending it out so we could listen to it at home. It was the last thing I heard as I fell asleep.

Your message was good to me too. Just thinking about our Father caring about our prayers more than we do makes me sit back and say “wow”. I really do just want to love him more and more. I am so thankful for his mercy on me.

Last night when you prayed for me, you said (in the Spirit) that God will use every bit of humility I have, every bit that I will offer Him. I need more humility John. Walking humbly before our God is one of his requirements, and I don’t want to come up short.

After you prayed for me, I found myself near Token and we hugged each other a long time, speaking in tongues together. Its hard to describe what I felt, but it felt like the love of God was flowing back and forth between us. I’ve never felt anything quite like that. It was very strong. I thank God for Token. Like you, she has watched out for my soul (you know what I mean). I hope I can feel that same thing with more of my brothers and sisters.

I thank God for you, too, John. Just being able to be there and hear and feel the things we hear and feel, espescially here lately, speaks volumes about the mercy of God for me and the others. I want to stay faithful so he will feel like it was worth it for me to be there.

Billy H.

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Pastor John,
WOW! Last night was so sweet! Feeling Jesus love us the way he was, and how he wanted us as a body to have relief and rest! I loved when you talked about Jesus wanting to take your “dis-ease”. Whew! That was so very good for me. I am sure thankful today for the rest and peace. For the first time in about a week, I was able to sleep through most of the night, and just rest without all the “dis-ease”. I still feel those sweet feelings today as I work.
We have victory when we stay in that place with Jesus!

Last night was a much needed refreshing for our souls. Our God is mighty!

Thank you!
M.

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Oh my! I have been listening to the song from last night’s meeting all afternoon, and it is flooding my heart with love for Jesus and for my family. I had many highlights, such as hearing Pastor John talk about Jesus saying “Come unto me, and I will give you rest.” I saw so much rest in the room as I watched it on Livestream. As Pastor John prayed for each one, I saw the connection between each one and Pastor John. Jesus was the one who put those connections there by His love and sacrifice to make the spirit available so we could be connected to one another.

I am so thankful for the peace that Jesus put in my home last night as we were on Livestream here at home. I could do nothing but weep tears of thankfulness. I never was so thrilled to watch and hear my wife speak in tongues so loudly and clear. It was so beautiful. She was getting touched by Jesus! So, between hearing her get blessed and seeing the love of the Father and Son on everyone in Pastor John’s house last night — well, it is still flooding my soul. Praise Jesus for His sweet refreshing touch last night!

T.

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John,

Thankfully, we were able to see through Lifestream last night. Thank God for technology. That is only our second Livestream. There were many times that I enlarged the screen on Livestream (therefore, not doing the chat) because I just wanted to see everyone larger and better. It was good to have the screen enlarged while Jim was watching it from the bed.

Darren and Julie’s song is absolutely beautiful, not of this world. It is from Jesus.

When you came to the screen to pray for us, I will never forget your eyes and face. I could not hear what you were saying because of the noise in the background, but I did not have to know what you said. I could REALLY feel it. I feel that it had to do with healing and I could feel your earnest prayer. It was so good.

Jim and I are so thankful for you John. We love you and Barbara and our entire family very much.

We are so thankful for where God has put us. . . . . . . . .. . . . It is truly a story of God to come from Wisconsin to North Carolina. There is no place on this planet that we would rather be.

Diane

 

Pastor John,

And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.” 1 Ki 10:21

“And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance. ” 2Ch 1:15

John, I’ve always wondered how this could have been. Silver accounted as nothing? Gold as plenteous as stones? What would it be like to live in such a day?

Today I got a little taste of that feeling, I believe.

I was cleaning out old desk papers that had piled up for months. In the stack was an email about “The rod of the wicked will not rest upon the lot of the righteous” (Ps.125:3). It was dated 12-12-2009. It was so good. In it you explained how that God’s children can be put into situations by the wicked that are too much for our faith. And so, God will not put us in situations we cannot overcome by allowing the rod in the hands of wicked men to overpower us. You gave examples of David, and it was just good, solid, trusting-God stuff.

The problem is, that I did not remember printing it out. It was valuable to me enough to print, and I vaguely remembered the topic, but I did not even know I had it in those papers in my office. Made me stop and consider.

Over time, you have given us such good food, such spiritual riches, I would say we remember a small portion, except Jesus pull it out of us at the right time from somewhere inside of us. Hopefully, the “overall” goodness of it has left it’s mark and influence. We have “gold” in abundance. And even our “silver”, which would be of great value to children of God out there without gold, well, we just have too much gold to value the silver that much, I guess!

I thank the Lord for what we DO have. Jesus, keep letting us take it in for living, and may we protect it and pass it on. It’s gold. Thanks for all the manna you have fed us, John. Who knows how many times it has influenced the things in my life that I think and do. I really felt an appreciation for it today.

Gary