Dear Pastors,
Saturday was the latest Clarksville Prayer Group. It was a great time of prayer. During that time there were several things mentioned that I believe we should consider for corporate prayer throughout the city. First, the need for stronger communication and the flow of information in and among churches. For example, many of you may not have known about the Fall Festival that took place at Pastor Mike Cantrell's church - Bethel Community Church. (My children and I had a great time there so thank you Pastor Mike for doing a great ministry!) Another example; Pastor Tommy Vallejohas been heavily involved ministering to the gangs in Clarksville. And Pastor West of Church of Champions had a church donated to them! There are awesome things happening in the Kingdom of God in Clarksville!
Next to be mentioned for corporate prayer, is the need to build stronger relationships with one another. There is a quote that has floated around for a long time: “The strength of the wolf is in the pack and the strength of the pack is in the wolf.” We all need encouraging, sharpening, and developing from time to time. God desires this for all of His children. I believe the process that He uses to encourage, sharpen, and develop us is through our relationships with one another. It is vital that we, as the spiritual leaders in Clarksville, begin to network at a greater level than ever before. Please be encouraged to spend time with one another. And not necessarily a pastor you already have great relationship with. Take a pastor you barely know out for lunch, or just a cup of coffee and get to know your brother's heart for the city. Invite one another to your events. Remember we are in this for the Kingdom, not our individual churches. God did not design us to do this thing alone. Together we make a more completed picture of God. As the body is broken down into individual molecules, so is the body of the Christ. If we want it to be a healthy body, the head has to communicate to the arms, the legs, the lungs, and they all have to function together in order to move properly.
Please pray with me to see a church of 135,000 strong in Clarksville! In the Argentina revival there were meetings where 60,000 and 70,000 people were Born Again. Imagine if this happened in Clarksville! We'd be expanding the job market with the demand to hire more pastors! :-) Not to mention the ability it would give us to send out missionaries to reach the nations.
Lastly, pray for the reconsolidation and redistribution of resources. Imagine what would happen if the CHURCH began sharing resources? Imagine if next week the church with the best worship team in town sent out their worship team to lead at another church that needed help? Or a church in town with the best discipleship program in the country made themselves available to other churches and offered to train the leadership to do the same? As we all know in the story of the Tower of Babel - GOD HIMSELF said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them. 7 "Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another's speech." (Ge 11:6-7) God says that nothing that they purpose to do will be impossible for them!!! Pastors let us join together and unite for the sake of the Kingdom! If we unite how much more will this Scripture be true?
It is with this in mind I would like to ask you about doing a Church of Clarksville Community Calendar. It will be a place where we all put our events on one page and all the people of God in Clarksville can see what is transpiring in the Church across the board. This will also help us all with scheduling conflicts. If we knew what our brothers/sisters were doing, we could coordinate our efforts and be faithful stewards over what God has given us in regards to our time and our relationships with one another. And we can also provide better prayer coverage for these events so we may better blanket Clarksville with the GOOD NEWS of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your time and please any thoughts, suggestions, or hate mail is welcomed :)
10/28/2007
ANNOUNCEMENTS 10-28-07
•CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE, IT NOW HAS A DONATION TAB IF YOU PREFER TO GIVE THAT WAY
•NOVEMBER 7th MARKET PLACE MINISTRIES LUNCHEON 12:00 PM AT GOLDEN RULE
•NOVEMBER 7TH 7:00 PM XTREME BIBLE STUDY
•NOVEMBER 15th-17th GCI LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
•NOVEMBER 22ND THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE RENKENS
•DECEMBER 5th JAMIE ENGLEHART
•DECEMBER 15th CRUSADERS
•NOVEMBER 7th MARKET PLACE MINISTRIES LUNCHEON 12:00 PM AT GOLDEN RULE
•NOVEMBER 7TH 7:00 PM XTREME BIBLE STUDY
•NOVEMBER 15th-17th GCI LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
•NOVEMBER 22ND THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE RENKENS
•DECEMBER 5th JAMIE ENGLEHART
•DECEMBER 15th CRUSADERS
10/24/2007
CLARKSVILLE PRAYER GROUP
Pastors and Intercessors of Clarksville, it is prayer time again!!!! I am excited and concerned about several things happening in our city. The exciting things first: Church of Champions was donated a 2 million dollar facility! Faith Outreach and Xtreme Ministries are working together with the youth in our city that are under attack through the gangs and other traps set by the enemy. Vineyard is teaming with other churches for men’s ministry and worship. A men’s breakfast called CRUSADERS has started and is bringing in speakers such as David Bunker, Matthew Stark, and Brad Stine (promise keepers keynote speaker) to minister. Finally, in November we will be having a Market Place Ministry Luncheon for Pastors and Marketplace Leaders. There is so much good happening in our city, Praise God! There are still several things in the city that still need a lot of prayer attention. The enemy is still on the move and wrecking destruction in our city. We must set ourselves to prayer to bring about God’s kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven. Bo shot himself after a city council meeting he attended; Xtreme Fitness shut down do to embezzlement; 101st soldiers are losing their children when they deploy to Iraq (check news today); many soldiers are faced with divorce and adultery; gang activity is on the rise,; sexual predators are on the loose in Clarksville, and many other forms of evil. Men and Women of God we must PRAY and THEN ACT according to the plan God has laid out for us as individuals, as churches, and as a community of believers!
Clarksville Prayer Group will be meeting Oct 27th, 2007 at 3:00 PM BUT IN A NEW LOCATION! Xtreme Ministries has opened a café and will be hosting the Clarksville Prayer Group with coffee, snacks, and other refreshments!
Xtreme Ministries is located at 1596 Ft. Campbell BLVD, Clarksville, TN 37042 next door to the Foodlion. You can also visit our website at www.xtremeministries.com for more details.
Clarksville Prayer Group will be meeting Oct 27th, 2007 at 3:00 PM BUT IN A NEW LOCATION! Xtreme Ministries has opened a café and will be hosting the Clarksville Prayer Group with coffee, snacks, and other refreshments!
Xtreme Ministries is located at 1596 Ft. Campbell BLVD, Clarksville, TN 37042 next door to the Foodlion. You can also visit our website at www.xtremeministries.com for more details.
10/23/2007
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AN APOSTOLIC CHURCH FINALE
Here we go this is the last part of the 50 Earmarks of an Apostolic Church.
1. FLOW IN REVELATION
"It is quite common to see apostolic churches flow in a revelation that is obvious to the hearer that the source of the teaching and preaching is the Holy Spirit Himself. Holy Ghost inspired messages or teachings move beyond a simple discourse of facts, places and information into capturing and presenting the spirit of the word as well."
2. PROPHETIC
"Prophecy and apostolic churches are like wet is to water, inseparable. Prophecy is a supernatural utterance in a known language. It is the result of being baptized in the Holy Spirit thereby giving the believer divine utterances that edify, build up and comfort the hearers."
3. POSSESSING
"But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey...(Lev 20:24 KJV) Notice that God said He would give their land. We often speak of receiving and inheritance in the context of someone who has died and left us something. With this type of inheritance we don't have to do anything other than simply follow the dictates of the will and receive. This is not so in the above scripture. To possess the land means that we must also dispossess its former occupants. The Greek word for inherit and possess are the same yarash. So we learn that God has given us great and precious promises (2 Peter 1:4) as our inheritance, provided we are willing to possess. how do we do that today? By mixing our faith with actions (James 2:17). We can never possess the land without an aggressive and possessing faith. Many are believing they are receiving but have no possessing acts. Apostolic churches are filled with yarash people As Caleb boldly declared, 'Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome...' (Num 13:30)
4. STRONG PREACHING
"To preach is the Greek word kerusso meaning to proclaim after the manner of a herald. Years ago young boys who sold newspapers on street corners were often times referred to as heralds. They knew how to make themselves heard. Apostolic churches are preaching churches. they are rich, strong, and bold in the heralding of the word of God. No watered down, diluted, weak, or apologetic preaching or ministry here. They are not concerned with the time and will not quench the Holy Spirit. These are those who preach the word of God with authority."
5. GIVERS
"Apostolic churches above all others will respond to the cry of the Spirit of God and meet the needs of the ministry. it is amazing to see the united efforts of God's people reach seemingly impossible tasks. When the Antioch church heard of hardship on their fellow brothers and sisters they responded and gave abundantly out of their own needs"
1. FLOW IN REVELATION
"It is quite common to see apostolic churches flow in a revelation that is obvious to the hearer that the source of the teaching and preaching is the Holy Spirit Himself. Holy Ghost inspired messages or teachings move beyond a simple discourse of facts, places and information into capturing and presenting the spirit of the word as well."
2. PROPHETIC
"Prophecy and apostolic churches are like wet is to water, inseparable. Prophecy is a supernatural utterance in a known language. It is the result of being baptized in the Holy Spirit thereby giving the believer divine utterances that edify, build up and comfort the hearers."
3. POSSESSING
"But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey...(Lev 20:24 KJV) Notice that God said He would give their land. We often speak of receiving and inheritance in the context of someone who has died and left us something. With this type of inheritance we don't have to do anything other than simply follow the dictates of the will and receive. This is not so in the above scripture. To possess the land means that we must also dispossess its former occupants. The Greek word for inherit and possess are the same yarash. So we learn that God has given us great and precious promises (2 Peter 1:4) as our inheritance, provided we are willing to possess. how do we do that today? By mixing our faith with actions (James 2:17). We can never possess the land without an aggressive and possessing faith. Many are believing they are receiving but have no possessing acts. Apostolic churches are filled with yarash people As Caleb boldly declared, 'Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome...' (Num 13:30)
4. STRONG PREACHING
"To preach is the Greek word kerusso meaning to proclaim after the manner of a herald. Years ago young boys who sold newspapers on street corners were often times referred to as heralds. They knew how to make themselves heard. Apostolic churches are preaching churches. they are rich, strong, and bold in the heralding of the word of God. No watered down, diluted, weak, or apologetic preaching or ministry here. They are not concerned with the time and will not quench the Holy Spirit. These are those who preach the word of God with authority."
5. GIVERS
"Apostolic churches above all others will respond to the cry of the Spirit of God and meet the needs of the ministry. it is amazing to see the united efforts of God's people reach seemingly impossible tasks. When the Antioch church heard of hardship on their fellow brothers and sisters they responded and gave abundantly out of their own needs"
10/17/2007
AN APOSTOLIC CHURCH PV
I wanted to finish up with EARMARKS OF AN APOSTOLIC CHURCH.
1. PRESBYTERIES
"Apostolic churches form presbyteries made up of apostles, prophets, and teachers. Many times we see scriptures where apostles and elders are assembled together (Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22, 23; 16:4; 21:18.) Timothy himself was confirmed into ministry by an apostolic presbytery. As the scripture reads, "Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery" (1 Timothy 4:14.) There will be much more truth in regards to the establishing of apostolic presbyteries revealed to us in the days ahead.
2. STRATEGIST
"And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong (2 Chr 26:15). This scripture is a prophetic example of apostolic strategy. The 21st Century apostolic church will be a ministry of divine strategy to wage war on the enemies' strongholds. We have had two thousand years to get the gospel into the world and our job is not yet done. We need and will see divinely inspired apostolic strategies given by the Holy Spirit to enable us to reach the world with the gospel. Uzziah shows us that God gave him strategies that helped him win in his generation. 'He was marvelously helped,' and we will be too.
3. SUFFER
"I wish that I did not have to include suffering as an apostolic church earmark. However, it is evident that apostolic people suffer, grieve, travail, and even lament because of sin around them, lukewarmness, lack of reverence and commitment toward God and, of course, the opposition against their pioneering call. However, in spite of their suffering, they never give up and quit but keep their eyes on Jesus who is the author and finisher of their faith."
4. PUT A DEMAND ON YOU
"Yes, apostolic churches will put a demand on you to commit and dedicate yourself to grow. Apostolic churches are not the kind where you can come in sit and hide for too long. Neither are they the kind of churches where you can grow at your own 'turtle speed.' Remember the apostolic spirit sets the pace, so you will probably feel compelled to grow and mature more than ever before. Why? Because apostolic churches reproduce sons and heirs, instead of dependent children. You see, need only based ministry can only produce need only centered or an unhealthy dependent people. So apostolic leaders will demand that you grow. For example, when you first meet them they will pray for you, then they will pray with you, then they will require you to get to the level of praying for yourself, and not to stop there, but to pray for others. Notice how you are always involved in the process.
5. RELATIONAL
"To be in one accord refers to the relationship that one believer has with another. Apostolic people love being with each other. Relationships are one of the fabrics of an apostolic church. For people to be relational they must be connected. Within the apostolic church persists a heart felt need to be united with their brothers and sisters in Christ through the development of a personal relationship that transcends a casual meeting during a church service. Apostolic people carry a burden for another. They are concerned about the welfare of their fellow co-laborers. When one suffers, all suffer. Why? Because the wall of self-centeredness and 'bless me only' Christianity has fallen down. They truly love one another."
I will post the last part next week and see you on Sunday.
"BRINGING GRACE TO A LOST WORLD"
1. PRESBYTERIES
"Apostolic churches form presbyteries made up of apostles, prophets, and teachers. Many times we see scriptures where apostles and elders are assembled together (Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22, 23; 16:4; 21:18.) Timothy himself was confirmed into ministry by an apostolic presbytery. As the scripture reads, "Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery" (1 Timothy 4:14.) There will be much more truth in regards to the establishing of apostolic presbyteries revealed to us in the days ahead.
2. STRATEGIST
"And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong (2 Chr 26:15). This scripture is a prophetic example of apostolic strategy. The 21st Century apostolic church will be a ministry of divine strategy to wage war on the enemies' strongholds. We have had two thousand years to get the gospel into the world and our job is not yet done. We need and will see divinely inspired apostolic strategies given by the Holy Spirit to enable us to reach the world with the gospel. Uzziah shows us that God gave him strategies that helped him win in his generation. 'He was marvelously helped,' and we will be too.
3. SUFFER
"I wish that I did not have to include suffering as an apostolic church earmark. However, it is evident that apostolic people suffer, grieve, travail, and even lament because of sin around them, lukewarmness, lack of reverence and commitment toward God and, of course, the opposition against their pioneering call. However, in spite of their suffering, they never give up and quit but keep their eyes on Jesus who is the author and finisher of their faith."
4. PUT A DEMAND ON YOU
"Yes, apostolic churches will put a demand on you to commit and dedicate yourself to grow. Apostolic churches are not the kind where you can come in sit and hide for too long. Neither are they the kind of churches where you can grow at your own 'turtle speed.' Remember the apostolic spirit sets the pace, so you will probably feel compelled to grow and mature more than ever before. Why? Because apostolic churches reproduce sons and heirs, instead of dependent children. You see, need only based ministry can only produce need only centered or an unhealthy dependent people. So apostolic leaders will demand that you grow. For example, when you first meet them they will pray for you, then they will pray with you, then they will require you to get to the level of praying for yourself, and not to stop there, but to pray for others. Notice how you are always involved in the process.
5. RELATIONAL
"To be in one accord refers to the relationship that one believer has with another. Apostolic people love being with each other. Relationships are one of the fabrics of an apostolic church. For people to be relational they must be connected. Within the apostolic church persists a heart felt need to be united with their brothers and sisters in Christ through the development of a personal relationship that transcends a casual meeting during a church service. Apostolic people carry a burden for another. They are concerned about the welfare of their fellow co-laborers. When one suffers, all suffer. Why? Because the wall of self-centeredness and 'bless me only' Christianity has fallen down. They truly love one another."
I will post the last part next week and see you on Sunday.
"BRINGING GRACE TO A LOST WORLD"
ANNOUNCEMENTS
•NOVEMBER 7th MARKET PLACE MINISTRIES LUNCHEON
•NOVEMBER 15th-17th GCI LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
•DECEMBER 5th Jamie Englehart
•DECEMBER 15th CRUSADERS
•NOVEMBER 15th-17th GCI LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
•DECEMBER 5th Jamie Englehart
•DECEMBER 15th CRUSADERS
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