FAN THE FLAMES

Brothers and sisters in Christ, Wow! I just sat down to write this letter, and suddenly there was a know at the door. The Jehovah's Witnesses. We have been seeing them, and other cult groups out in the city more and more. I was able to share some scriptures of the reality of Jesus being God in the flesh. "Thus says the LORD (Jehovah) the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts. I Am the First and the Last, and beside me there is no God." (Isaiah 44:6) "I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the LORD, Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, the Almighty!"...Then Jesus says, "I Am the First and the Last!" (Revelation 1:8,18) Isaiah prophesied, "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel" (God with us! See Matthew 1:21-23)"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given...His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace!" (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6)"Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh!" (1.Timothy 3:16) Church we need to be in the Word now more than ever! Jesus said, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God!"(Matthew 4:4)Test everything by the Word of God! "Now the Spirit expressly says that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines (teachings) of demons." (1.Timothy 4:1) "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ (the Messiah) has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is already in the world." (1.John 4:1-3) "Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many Antichrists have come, by which we know it is the last hour." (1.John 2:18) Church more and more we must "Watch and Pray, lest we enter into temptation. The Spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Mark 14:38) "Awake, you who sleep! Arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light! See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." (Ephesians 5:14-16 Friends remember, the devil knows his time is short. (Revelation 12:12) "Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us!!" (Romans 8:37) We thank the Lord for those he is sending with us out into the streets to carry the Good News of Jesus Christ! Recently sister Anna Marie came from Oregon hit the streets with us and also to seek out the opportunities of bringing teams from the West Coast to take the Good News of Jesus to the streets in NYC. Praise the Lord!!! The harvest is ripe, the laborers are few!! Jesus told us to pray that the Lord of the harvest would send forth laborers into His harvest!! (Luke 10:2) It was such a joy as we hit the streets last week!! Anna Marie also brought sister Diane who she was staying with to the outreach ministry! It was such a joy to see the Lord open hearts to the word! It was Diane's first time doing street ministry and the Lord used her to lead souls to Jesus! Jesus just wants us to be available!! To say Yes!! When He says go, to say, "Here am I send me!!" What a joy to watch the Lord draw people to hear the word on the street! One man Leonard, began to cry! He said, "I need Jesus!" He called on Jesus to save Him! We also did ministry at the Beth Abraham Health Center, and we saw the Lord open hearts to the Word of God!! Two people called on the Lord to save them!! Praise the LORD!! On Sunday, one of the lady's from Beth Abraham came to Revolution Church! Her name is Lenette, she wants to be baptized!! Hallelujah! Yesterday we were at Beth Abraham again, and two people called on the Lord for salvation!! HALLELUJAH!! After the Bible study when we were leaving, a woman stopped us in the hall way. She was excited about the Bible study, and also wanted us to meet her friend. I asked her if she knew the Lord Jesus. She got so excited! She said, "He is my Lord and Savior!!" She began to sing and praise the Lord at the top of her lungs!! Here she is in a wheelchair, every reason to complain or be miserable, and she is rejoicing in the Lord and praising Jesus with no shame!! The security came around to quiet her down. It was interesting, because the very second she stopped singing, a man in a wheel chair at the far end of the long hallway began to sing and praise the Lord!! "Glory Glory!! Hallelujah!!" I was reminded of the words of Christ Jesus when he was told to rebuke His disciples. Jesus said,"I tell you if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out!!" (Luke 19:37-40) We were made for the praise of His glory!! (Isaiah 43:7, Ephesians 1:3-6) We have been called out of darkness ~ into His marvelous light to proclaim His praise!! (1.Peter 2:9) "You are My witnesses, says the LORD...I , even I Am the LORD, and besides Me there is no Savior!...You are My witnesses, says the LORD, that I Am God!!" (Isaiah 43:10-11) GLORY!!!!! Keep shining!!! Keep telling the old, old story of Jesus and His love!!! May the Lord bless you as you continue to seek His face and live for His glory!! Thank you for your encouragement to us!! Thank you for your prayers and support!! We thank the Lord for you!! Keep Burning 4 Jesus!! Brother Jeff