Hello Everyone!
I wanted to share with you that my meeting with the pastors in Bessemer was truly wonderful today. I don’t know that I’ve ever experienced the power of the Holy Spirit upon me to speak as much as I did today. Prior to beginning, the urgency of my message and the desire for it to be successful was so strong and weighing upon my heart so, that I felt I might pass out. I was dizzy and had cold sweats. But as I stood up, the Holy Spirit truly came upon me. As I shared the desperate situation the American Church is in and our need for true repentance and turning back to our first love, it was clear that the message was hitting home with the pastors. The intensity of the looks on their faces and their genuine responses was evidence that the Holy Spirit was working.
We all sensed the Holy Spirit very strongly. And I believe there is a genuine desire for repentance and change. Please pray that this word takes root and brings life-change in these pastors and bares great fruit in their ministries.
I have two prayers now. First, I desire to begin some kind of steady prayer time with whomever of these pastors is willing, to seek God together to pour out His Spirit through our churches and in the area. Secondly, I’m praying for God to open huge doors for me to speak to as many pastors as possible.
God proved for me today that His hand has truly been upon this. Until this morning I confess that I have been fighting doubt. Could God really anoint me, an unseasoned and untrained preacher to deliver such an urgent word to pastors and preachers? Today God proved Himself and showed that through His power, He has not only called me to this, but He will supply what I need to see it through.
Thank you for praying. Honestly, at this moment, I feel a satisfaction unlike any I’ve known before. I can hardly sit still to type this. To have witnessed God’s hand, and to have been supernaturally empowered to do something that I really doubted was possible, has blessed me. My faith has grown today, and my desire to share this with many more pastors and church leaders has grown enormously.
May God be glorified and His Church restored.
For the glory of God,
gary
I wanted to share with you that my meeting with the pastors in Bessemer was truly wonderful today. I don’t know that I’ve ever experienced the power of the Holy Spirit upon me to speak as much as I did today. Prior to beginning, the urgency of my message and the desire for it to be successful was so strong and weighing upon my heart so, that I felt I might pass out. I was dizzy and had cold sweats. But as I stood up, the Holy Spirit truly came upon me. As I shared the desperate situation the American Church is in and our need for true repentance and turning back to our first love, it was clear that the message was hitting home with the pastors. The intensity of the looks on their faces and their genuine responses was evidence that the Holy Spirit was working.
We all sensed the Holy Spirit very strongly. And I believe there is a genuine desire for repentance and change. Please pray that this word takes root and brings life-change in these pastors and bares great fruit in their ministries.
I have two prayers now. First, I desire to begin some kind of steady prayer time with whomever of these pastors is willing, to seek God together to pour out His Spirit through our churches and in the area. Secondly, I’m praying for God to open huge doors for me to speak to as many pastors as possible.
God proved for me today that His hand has truly been upon this. Until this morning I confess that I have been fighting doubt. Could God really anoint me, an unseasoned and untrained preacher to deliver such an urgent word to pastors and preachers? Today God proved Himself and showed that through His power, He has not only called me to this, but He will supply what I need to see it through.
Thank you for praying. Honestly, at this moment, I feel a satisfaction unlike any I’ve known before. I can hardly sit still to type this. To have witnessed God’s hand, and to have been supernaturally empowered to do something that I really doubted was possible, has blessed me. My faith has grown today, and my desire to share this with many more pastors and church leaders has grown enormously.
May God be glorified and His Church restored.
For the glory of God,
gary
1 comment:
Wow Gary, that is awesome! And to think that you and Steve were talking about the power of the Holy Spirit Sunday night! Isn't God good to validate His word through you this morning?!?!!! I will be praying for your new "prayer group" and for God to open opportunities to share your heart...God's heart...with other pastors and leaders. Love ya!
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