April

1. From: Jocko Csaky

The Box

As 11:30 PM rolled around, I went to bed. About 3:30 AM , I heard a sound of a whoosh of wind and I was in the Spirit standing Before the Lord. He looked upon my face and said to me, (Stretch forth thy Hand!) and as I did so (He) he place the box in my hands, It was white, a size of a ring box, I ask, what this is for?

He smiled at me and said… back when we first started to walk together you had me in a small box like the one in your hand. Then he pointed with his left hand and said (look) as I looked, I saw a box the size of a shoe box, he said as we went along you had me in a box that size, then as you grew in me the box became the size of a refrigerator, and as you grew further the box became the size of a car, then the box became the size of a house, then he shows me, me standing in front of a Air plane hangar size box, as I smiled and pound my chest as to say, I did it!

He said to me I don’t fit into any of those boxes, then he showed me the Earth, and said, I don’t fit in here, then he showed me the entire universe and said, I don’t fit in here. He smiled at me and gave me a wink.

As I woke up the next morning, I realize the Lord was much bigger and Greater then my small mind has ever realized. From that day forth, my walk started in a whole new way with the lord.

The call here is to (WAKE UP), how big is your box?

2. From: Mary Ellen Harrison

As we took communion together on April 5th, 2008 , the Lord showed me 2 doves flying forward, upward into the heavens. They carried a gold banner with their beaks that stretched out between them. I heard the Lord say "My banner over you is love" (Song of Songs). The doves were flowing along caught up by the gentle wind currents, effortlessly, peacefully (resting and moving in the Lord). I know doves have single eye vision (no peripheral), they can only focus on the one thing they are looking at (Jesus) and they mate for life (covenant relationship).

As I heard the message unfold it confirmed this vision was meant for the body at Praise. As I looked up the verse to find the exact address (SOS 2:4) the line "For I am LOVESICK" lit up. I believe the Lord is releasing deeper revelation of His heart for any who would choose to meditate on what it means to be lovesick for our Lord Jesus? He is to be our first love, our bridegroom, our King of glory! I also believe this is a call to soak in the Song of Solomon that the Lord would reveal and release the song of glory He has written in each heart [Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, (Jer. 1:5)], the sound of heaven advancing on earth as you offer all unto the Lord. Thy kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven in the blood of Jesus, amen.

3. From: Virginia Piccinich

I had a dream that I was sitting in church in the middle row. Off to my left, at the end of the row, were two toddlers that were left unattended. Whether they were left intentionally or not I don't know, but I knew their parents had left them. They began talking loudly while Pastor Steve was preaching. They became a distraction as they continued to talk louder and louder, standing up, moving around and playing. I saw a third child, a boy, start to walk towards the two kids and I knew/thought, Oh, no, he's really going to get them going (as in a ring leader or one who would stir the pot). Pastor Steve stepped down from the platform and walked over to where they were and stood there for a moment. I watched him intently, as I watched, within the dream the Holy Spirit revealed to me that Pastor Steve would handle this just like our Lord. He stood there quietly for a moment, looked around at everyone and then looked at me and said, "Is anyone going to watch them?" My answer was, I will. End of dream.

Interpretation:

The Lord is looking for those who will watch over the "young ones" and pray, and we are called to this! Also, it speaks of the heart of Pastor Steve, one who does what the Lord would do, and the church for the next generation of believers, and the care and prayer they require. We as a church are committed to this. I also believe there is a second meaning, that of those who are immature in the things of the Word and gifts, and these behave as toddlers do, drawing great attention to themselves. Pastor Steve is entrusting those of his congregation to pray for these immature ones that they might give up milk, and desire the meat of the Word and spiritual things.

4. From: Elder Reg Sappie

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Bless the Lord, Y’eshua, Hamashia, the Messiah has risen, glory. The Lord speaks to me in strange & funny ways. My brother Nelson here hit that low note. And the Lord said, I am the alpha, the high note and I am the omega, the low note. And I am every note in-between. And He really, really appreciates your worship, because He is there in the midst of it. He said, I will dwell in the praises of My people. He just wants you to know how happy He is with you in your praises.

5. From: Mary Ellen Harrison

In reference to previous words about frozen revelation

Since "living water" in a lifeless frozen state (as ice) is still likely to again become living water (after melting), it became customary in traditional Jewish bereavement rituals to read the seventh chapter of the Mikvaot tractate in the Mishnah, following a funeral; the Mikvaot tractate covers the laws of the mikvah, and the seventh chapter starts with a discussion of substances which can be used as valid water sources for a mikvah - snow, hail, frost, ice, salt, and pourable mud.

6. From: Elder Tom Adams

Sunday April 26, 2009 10:30 am

Did you find yourself swaying today in the music and worship of the Lord? Hear what the Lord has to say about the praising priesthood of the Old Testament. The witness is before you that once again the people are raising up as a royal priesthood to serve the Lord. And you will sway in His presence and in His music as the priests of old did. This will glorify Jesus and bring you into a closer relationship with the Holy Spirit for your lives.

Also the Lord impressed upon me in my spirit during the first service, and I speak to the worship team. There is a unity coming out of you now that has not been there in the past. I have overlooked the disunity in the past for you, but I will no longer overlook the disunity. You are serving the people, you are serving the priesthood, you are serving the living God and we will not put up with dissension among you. He sees your unity and He loves it, and it is pure in His sight.

This is a word for Theresa. Theresa will you stand up. The Lord spoke to my heart today; as Moses you have been in the desert. But because you have cared about My things that I have brought to do, and you have cared about them and put them in your heart, I will bring you out of that desert. In the past you have done things as Moses did, too hastily and in your own power. I now acknowledge the call upon your life and your ministry and will bring this to fruition. Rest in the Lord to do it.

7. From: Thoris Sappie

Sunday April 26, 2009 10:30 am

A couple of the verses of those songs could be condemning, like “all I do I do to honor you” and “with every heart beat for your glory”, that is not the Lord speaking to you, He does not give you condemnation. May I remind the beloved of the Lord, that you are the righteousness of God and when you do things that don’t honor the Lord you simply ask for forgiveness and go on. But all that you do will honor the Lord and every heart beat is for His glory, so do not accept condemnation on those couple of verses this morning, but glorify the Lord, glorify the Lord, that you are doing all that you can to honor Him with every heart beat.

8. From: Elder Jeff Wolfe

Sunday May 3, 2009 10:30 am service – after sermon

Over the next seventeen weeks expect the Lord to change us (teach us).
The sermon today is something the Lord has been stirring in me over the
past few years. The Lord came to this earth as a baby and stripped
Himself of His glory and His divine attributes to become a man. He had
to learn every thing through natural means. Through the Holy Spirit He
learned about God the Father; how to be led by the Holy Spirit; who He
was (Messiah - Son of God); who to heal, where He should go ; what He
should say; etc. God wants us to learn how to be led by His Holy
Spirit. Jesus is our earthly example.

Not given as the word but my think as I gave it.

Through this series of teaching about the book of John, God is going to
use the sermons to teach people of Praise Tabernacle how better to walk
in the Spirit and truth of God as Jesus walked.

During the sermon I struggled with this thought.

If Jesus is the light and life of God for the world and who lives in me
(us), why don't I (we) see more of God's life changing power effect
the world in a more visible and positive way? Why don't I see the
power of God More?

Blessings,
Barbara Perry

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