The Lord told me to name our annual youth conf Unshakeable to celebrate the testimony of what God has done in my heart and life by the homegoing of my wife Amy. That work, which has transformed my walk with the Lord, has affected our whole ministry in a way that cannot be measured and is continuing to challenge us to new levels of divine faith in our Lord Jesus.
In fact, on the last night of the conf. (Thur night), I will be sharing a message with the title Unshakeable and sharing my journey since Amy’s passing and using it as a challenge for our 220i graduates and all attending the conf. You don’t want to miss it!
Today we have an example of how this message of unshakeable faith has greatly affected our ministry and particularly 220 and the North campus (where i preach most Sunday’s on faith!). One of my mighty men and senior level team members for 220 leadership Mario Spann celebrated the homegoing of his dear Mother early this Sat. morning. He has battled in faith for months with her health (she went on dialysis like me a few months back) and slipped into a coma about 10 days ago. He and all those around him have stood for her total healing in that time. It has been a great witness and encouragement to me and all who have seen this magnificent stand.
As humans we have so many questions that arise in our minds but the Word of God is the final answer for everything. Heb. 11 speaks of those who saw miraculous things while on earth and yet many others who died believing. There faith was just as important and even more rewarded eternally for believing God no matter what. That’s what faith really is! It’s not forming your opinion of God based on experience but on the Word of God. If you ask me today, “do you believe in divine healing?” I would say with more of an emphatic YES than ever! Our experience cannot dictate our belief. The Word must dictate our belief. I leave with you with 2 verses that say everything I am saying but with God’s authority.
Rom. 4:19-20: And Abraham’s faith did NOT weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead–and so was Sarah’s womb. Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew STRONGER, and in this he brought GLORY to God.
Ps. Unshakeable begins Tues night June 23rd at Bethany North 7pm. Come jump in and don’t miss a session. If you can’t be here order the dvd’s!