What an interesting time it is to be alive – especially in Oklahoma! Tornadoes, earthquakes, flooding all on the same day! What is going on? It feels as though the Lord is shaking things up! I had someone ask me yesterday if these are signs of the Last Days? The Bible says, “We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time”(Rom. 8:22). I think of earthquakes when I think of the whole creation “groaning.” They are not new phenomena, but they do seem to be increasing in frequency and intensity. We are one day closer to the Lord’s return. The question to ask ourselves is this –“Am I ready? Are those I love ready? What can I do to actively share the love of Christ with others? How can I become a more faithful Christian?”

In Joel 2 it mentions the upcoming Day of The Lord, “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants; both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth…”(Joel 2:28-30a). We have a young woman in the First Church Family – Kelly – who is receiving prophecies and visions from the Lord. She is not the only one, but the Lord is speaking to her in very personal and supernatural ways. I want you to know that she is in total submission to my God-given authority as Senior Pastor. I’d like to share with you exactly what she shared with me from the Lord this week. Please prayerfully read this Word from the Lord and ask the Holy Spirit how you should respond.

My children!

I am here.  I am moving amongst you!  Can you not see me?  Can you not feel me?  Can you not hear me?  I
am calling to you, reaching for you, and trying to make you see!  Do you not understand that you are made to  to be overcomes and victors?  And yet you act like the victim...understand that all things will work together for your good!  For nothing escapes my gaze!

You must understand that it is time to rise up and to be the people that I have created you to be, for do you not know that I am a merciful God.  I will not set a path before you that you cannot walk on.  Stop with condemnation!  For I put you into Christ!  And He is perfect.  I only see you through the perfect sacrifice.  Do  not say, I am a wretch, for you are a precious treasure to me.  You are royalty.  That is what my sone has made you, joint heirs.  Be a people of great courage.  Warriors in the spirit.

A movement is coming, and it would break my heart to see you miss it.  You must prepare yourselves.  I gave  you a teacher now use Him.  Don't leave Him standing there trying to get your attention.  Be eternally minded, for all this will soon pass away, for this is just a phase.

The really good story is yet to come.  You haven't even gotten past the first chapter in the book of my eternal glory.  See me the way a little child would seek his father, for there is nothing about you that is insignificant to me.  And how I long to see your face, and I long for your heart to be open so that I may reveal to you my wonders, my Glory, my power, my might, my wisdom and my deep, deep love.

I wish to impart all of this to you, and to give you a great anointing, so that you may do signs, wonders, miracles, see visions, speak prophesy and take my light into the darkest of places.  Do you not believe everything in my word is true?  For it tells you that nothing is impossible for me.

I spoke everything into existence with only my words and you are my children.  Would I not give you that authority?  My beloved, why would I not do these things still today?  Would I not show myself to you?  My people, what kind of a king would do that?  Understand that I still do wonders through my people.  Don't let the enemy make you think any different, for that puts me in a box.

I want to work in and through you my beloved.  I am ready to unleash a mighty rushing whirlwind amongst you.  The floodgates of heaven are ready to burst forth.  I am ready to pour out my anointing upon your heads.   Are you ready for it?

It't time to dust off your armor and go to battle.  I love you my precious children and I wait in earnest to see your face everyday.  Thus sayeth the Lord.

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty.
Hosannah. (Angels sang these)

These are special days at First Church. God is shaking up our complacency and showing us Himself in new ways. Don’t miss what God has in store for you, us and most importantly His Kingdom! This Sunday we will gather for The International Day of Prayer for The Persecuted Church and see a video testimony that is nothing short of amazing! We’ll also get to hear from Ben West our missionary to China along with another special guest too.

Anticipating God’s blessing this Sunday!

Yours in His Love,

Mark

Ps – Remember our free Stewardship Banquet this Wednesday November 16 at 6:00PM. We’ll enjoy a Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings and hear from Rev. Frankye Johnson as well! Blessings -