The second week of the Great Awakening services is continuing to see the harvest come in. Souls are still being won on the streets. Different states are starting to get on board to win souls. The numbers are down a little in attendance in the services, maybe because of the cold weather, but there seems to be more hunger in the ones that come. People are still answering the altar call for more fire. The phone calls coming into the phone center are nonstop. As soon as I hung up, I had another call. People on the phones are calling to be saved, baptized in the Holy Spirit and for the fire. I had another caller from a certain denomination that wanted everything. She said their church doesn’t believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit or the fire and she wanted everything, and received it!
A few people called in for healing, but most of the calls were for salvation of their loved ones. The people in the phone center are excited to be there. They want to be there! I heard many testimonies of healings and creative miracles. I praise God Pastors Rodney and Adonica continue to listen to the Holy Spirit. They don’t look at circumstances or listen to the naysayers. They know what God has called them to do and are moving in obedience. I am thankful God is raising up a mighty army to get behind their vision and we will see America shaken because Jesus is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. He is God almighty and there is none like him! The gates of hell shall not prevail against The Church. I hear the marching of the Saints as the churches unite to win the lost! It is awesome!- Sharon F.
First off let me start with God is good. It is an honor to serve our Lord. The Great Awakening is amazing. I was blessed to be able to work the phones on Wednesday night and many people were healed. There were baptisms’ in the Holy Ghost with people shaking under the power of God. It is awesome to see what God is doing. People were calling and thanking us for being on the air. I had people crying in the presence of God because it had been a long time since they had felt the presence of God. People are so hungry for God. I think it is great that we are being broadcast all over the world. People need to know this is available to everyone. It is not right to keep this to ourselves. The church needs to be encouraged to tell others and fulfill The Great Commission.
I am excited to see what all is going to come out of this. I can totally see America shaken and on fire for God. It has personally been a blessing for me. It is awesome to see people’s lives changed by the power and presence of God. My family has been touched and set on fire too. My 13 and 4 year old can’t wait to come in the evenings. They are excited to be a part of this. May God bless all the pastors and staff at the River for all their hard work and all that they do to make this possible. Thank you to all the Unite volunteers for their hard work. Thank you to Bob De Andrea’ for putting us on the air. All Glory to God!!! –Jessica D.
It was awesome on Wednesday the 5th when I got to section lead. But the best part was I wasn’t ready cause I wasn’t on for that night. But something came up with one of the leaders and they asked me to step in and fill the spot. And I really wasn’t ready, so I immediately started praying in tongues and was telling the Lord please help me. Everything during that day that could have gone wrong did go wrong. So I wasn’t even fully focused on anything but the problems that were going on that day. But as soon as I asked God to help me it was like everything went away and my attention went straight to the man of God. I felt the anointing come on me and I served with excellence. It was funny because Pastor Rodney was only calling people out on my side but it was like I knew who they were and I wasn’t hesitant to get them. And that night really impacted me, cause I felt my attitude really change my thought process change everything changed instantly. On Thursday night I was section leading again, but this time I was scheduled to do it, so there was no surprise thank you Jesus. As I was listening to Pastor Rodney doing the interview with Dr. Smithurst and was getting touched because I was being reminded on just how good I have it here but I got a greater revelation of what missions was and what God is doing not just here but all around the world. I’m loving these Great Awakening meetings and I’m excited to see what is still to come.-Gabriel T.
I am excited about what God did this week during the Great Awakening services! The experience that I had while helping with the call center was amazing! God worked miracles and performed healings. People were touched with the fire of God, of which they were seeking. As a result there were people who received the fire of God for the first time while I was praying with them. I have never seen so many people open to the Spirit of the Lord and seeking Him with their whole hearts. They wanted as much of Jesus and the Holy Spirit as they could have! Several people got saved when they were calling for prayer too. People who were in desperate situations because they were grief stricken because of loss of loved ones found new hope in Jesus and truly recognized the Holy Spirit to be their Comforter. I cannot wait to hear the testimonies of what Jesus has done and will continue to do through this ministry, especially in the area of healings and miracles. I felt that the Lord was telling me to lay aside some weights as well and realize that this is truly not about me, but about ministering to others during this critical time in the history of this country. I now understand that every believer must learn to soul win for his or herself, and I now can see more clearly how it will be accomplished through methods such as those used during this Great Awakening. –Kammini C.
Have been watching all last week. Service has been awesome . The fire of god fell on our service Sunday morning. God is awesome thank you pastor Rodney.
Ron S.
Watching again tonight in Memphis….Want and NEED the FIRE OF GOD here!!! As Pastor Maldonado says to you, “Mi Amigo, Mucho Fuego!!! I used to come to Ft Worth when you would come to Calvary when I lived in Plano, TX. Noe In Memphis and praying for the FIRE!!!
Barb C.
My prayer for all. May God’s fire come and sit on the heads of his people and burn out all garbage from their minds, may it then go into their eyes so that they may see more clear, then go into their mouths and burn their tongues so that th…
Humble yourselves [feeling very insignificant] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up and make your lives significant]. James 4:10 AMP
If you want the Lord to be able to use you, then you will need to make yourself available to Him. You will need to be willing to humble yourself so God can use you. If you will humble yourself—lower yourself in your own estimation before the Lord—He will make your life significant—He will make your life count for eternity. Micah 6:8 AMP says, “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God?” What God requires of us, above all, is justice, mercy and humility. If you want to lead a significant life, you will have to humble yourself to love and serve others.
1 Corinthians 13:5 AMP says that love, “is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].” There can be no love without humility and no humility without love. Because of the attributes of love, only the humble are capable of walking in love. The proud and arrogant cannot and do not love others, because they are selfish—they are number one in their own heart and life. Pride, conceit and arrogance are empty and vain. Pride puts its own needs first, but love puts others before itself and the needs of others before its needs. You could say that pride is rude and unmannerly, acts unbecomingly, insisting on its own rights and its own way, is self-seeking, is touchy, fretful and resentful, and it takes everything personally. Love, however, humbles itself to serve and put others first; love humbles itself to not take things personally; love humbles itself to keep being kind to people who are being mean.
Finally, all [of you] should be of one and the same mind (united in spirit), sympathizing [with one another], loving [each other] as brethren [of one household], compassionate and courteous (tenderhearted and humble). 1 Peter 3:8 AMP
Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves]. 4 Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4 AMP
Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty (snobbish, high-minded, exclusive), but readily adjust yourself to [people, things] and give yourselves to humble tasks. Never overestimate yourself or be wise in your own conceits. Romans 12:16 AMP
We are commanded by the Lord to be compassionate, courteous, sympathetic and understanding—not haughty —to live in harmony with one another and to be readily and easily adjustable. Remember—we are servants of the King —He commands us not to overestimate ourselves or to be so important in our own eyes that we can’t give ourselves to doing humble tasks for ourselves and others. James 3:13-18 says that if you are wise and intelligent, then you—by your noble living—should show forth your good works with the humility which is the proper attribute of true wisdom. He warns us that unchecked pride stirs envy, jealousy and strife and that this prideful behavior is carnal and even demonic in origin and outworking. God’s wisdom, on the other hand, is humble and peace-loving, pure and courteous; it is willing to listen and yield to reason; it is whole-hearted and straightforward; it is impartial and genuine; full of compassion and good fruits and produces, and leads to, peace.
I therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to and beg you to walk (lead a life) worthy of the [divine] calling to which you have been called [with behavior that is a credit to the summons to God’s service, 2 Living as becomes you] with complete lowliness of mind (humility) and meekness (unselfishness, gentleness, mildness), with patience, bearing with one another and making allowances because you love one another. 3 Be eager and strive earnestly to guard and keep the harmony and oneness of [and produced by] the Spirit in the binding power of peace. Ephesians 4:1-3 AMP
Paul begs us to lead a life worthy of the Lord’s divine calling on our lives. No matter what anyone else does, you have to choose to walk in love and peace. Romans 12:18 AMP says, “If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” You have to be willing to put an effort into guarding and keeping harmony, unity and peace alive. It takes lots of patience to live in harmony and unity with others and it is love and humility that make patience possible.
Finally, all [of you] should be of one and the same mind (united in spirit), sympathizing [with one another], loving [each other] as brethren [of one household], compassionate and courteous (tenderhearted and humble). 9 Never return evil for evil or insult for insult (scolding, tongue-lashing, berating), but on the contrary blessing [praying for their welfare, happiness, and protection, and truly pitying and loving them]. For know that to this you have been called, that you may yourselves inherit a blessing [from God—that you may obtain a blessing as heirs, bringing welfare and happiness and protection]. 1 Peter 3:8-9 AMP
The humble person is one who can continue to love someone who is cruel and mean, and still pray for their welfare, happiness, and protection, returning blessing for evil, rather than fighting back. When we submit to the Lord to obey Him, rather than following man’s wisdom or allowing our flesh to rule us, we will come out on top in the end. There is a reward for those who walk in love, humility and unity toward each other. They are the ones who inherit His blessings. The Lord has promised to bless those who walk in love with His welfare, happiness and protection.
MC 2010, it was great time of seeing faces not seen in a long time, powerful stories of missions, opened eyes of what it takes to pull off successful event and serving in helps at a higher level. I’m sure there is much more to learn.
I’m grateful to all my teachers who through the lessons that that they teach is help prepare me for this event. Especially ministry of helps and submission and authority. There were a couple of situations in helps, that came up during the event, that I was able to apply what was taught in those studies, to those situations. I was assured that all the subjects are being taught in order for a reason.
As a kingdom business man, it was defined more clearly the importance to seek godly wisdom, understanding, and direction.
I left the week of meetings with more faith, and that there are no limits or boundaries to what God can do through me, and the church that I serve.
This year’s Minister’s Conference totally impacted my life in such a way that quite frankly, I am not sure if there are enough words to describe what took place. This year’s theme: “No Limits, No Boundaries”, far exceeded my expectation!
In preparation for the conference, my husband and I got together and we said that we wanted God to do great things in our life and that whatever He had for us; we were open and willing to receive. The theme for this year was applicable to every aspect of our lives. From our finances, to making our vision clearer for our family and the dreams that God has given us, we have taken the limits off! I believe for a brief period of time, I almost forgot the things that God had promised us as a couple. But during that week, I know that the Holy Spirit brought those things back to life and my faith was totally reignited!
Minister’s Conference 2010, helped me realize that the dreams, and visions that God has given me are alive, they are not dead and I need not put my God in a box. I believe I was guilty of that. Further, I would find myself trying to figure things out on my own, or how they should go; this conference allowed me to let go and allow God to complete those things that He already started in our lives!
At times I can get so discouraged, and my emotions try to get the best of me. But this Minister’s Conference caused me to place things back into perspective. My total reliance is on Jesus and He is going to fulfill every promise He has spoken over my family…with No Limits or Boundaries!
I was able to soul win on the buses for the first time today. I got on a bus and was able to led 30 people to the Lord and a young man got filled with the joy !
Woman had a stroke and the daughter that was with her had a crippled hand. She was shaking. Her hand opened up and stopped shaking.
I went out today and I got to pray with a football team and a soccer team when I had finished praying with the soccer team I asked if any one needed healing someone had a bad hip he got healed.
I went out today for the 1st time. Won 17 people to the Lord at Wal Mart and at the bus station. I went to my job for about 30 min before I came here tonight and won another soul to the Lord. A guy at the bus station came later on and wanted to thank the soul winner. I am hooked!
I was in the Wal Mart parking lot and a guy holding a sign told me he just came out of prison. We prayed together. I also prayed with a homeless person who was asking for money and food. In total, I prayed with 18 people on the streets today.
Today I was at a high school, and I had favor!! I prayed with 115 people there!
I was at the gas station and a guy came up to me and asked me for money. I asked if he knew that God loved him and if he was going to Heaven. He said yes, that he was saved. So I asked how on fire he was on a scale of 1 to 5. He said he was a 4, so I told him we could pray for that perfect 5. He walked away and said he didn’t have time. Boldness came out of me, and I said, “You have time to ask for money but no time for Jesus,” so he came back and said, “OK, let’s do this.” So he rededicated his life to the Lord.
I was at a high school, and I came up to a group and asked them if they were to die, would they go to Heaven. One of the girls said she was an atheist, and two of the girls weren’t sure if they would go to Heaven. I continued with the script, and before I got to the prayer, one girl said she had goose bumps. I prayed and asked if they would like to receive the gift God has for them. One girl said that God must be real because she felt something on the inside so she told her friends, “Come on. Let’s say the prayer.” All three of them got saved. The power is in the Gospel. The Gospel is the power!