Pleasures of God!!! Fullness of Joy!!!

“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday… at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” -C.S. Lewis

Beloved!!!! We were made to drink from a river of pleasure… (Ps. 36:8) and we settle for bowls of soup like Esau. God help us enter into your presence and receive pleasures forever more @ Your right hand! (Ps. 16:11) I love the little things in life, but when you have tasted the GOD things, you won’t be fascinated with the things of this world : ) I think that’s what… C.S. Lewis was going after. He was a man who blessed God for the little things in life. He was against making them idols as many of the people of God have done! Drink Deep of the Lord and release His presence to all who are thirsty (Jn. 7:37-38) This is my prayer for us all : ) God release the fullness of JOY to a generation!!! Give us the HOLY SPIRIT!!! in Jesus name!!!

John 17:23,26

I just wanted to say I love you all! I am so grateful for all your prayers and support. This may sound crazy, but I just want to say I LOVE YOU! YOUR FATHER LOVES YOU!!! I know that many times I speak to you all on things that God is teaching me from His Word by His Spirit. So I want to do so again briefly…

If there is anything I can say to you, it would be this… “God loves you all.” But this statement has been so common to us that it typically does not carry the weight of His Love. I want to share two verses with you and then you go and search out your Father’s heart.

John 17:23,26 (Meditate upon these and ask God to reveal His heart)

What does the Father see when He looks at you? I tell you this, He loves you with the same affections He loves His Son Jesus! We must settle this issue of our Faith. His love does not overlook our transgressions, but it empowers us to overcome our sins and mature into the image of His Son. This is the Glory of our lives, to know Him and to become like Him as we behold Him. We need a break in of “the Spirit of Revelation” (Eph 1.17) into the Knowledge of Him. What He is like, what He is feeling, what He is doing, and what He wants to do… in us, in the church, in the earth the nations of the earth. As we behold His affections for us, we are compelled to LOVE Him with the LOVE that was born in Him. God said “be Holy as I am Holy” … this is Happy Holiness!!! This is what sustains us a moves us into His heart… the Spirit of Revelation! Contend, get alone, open the Word and pray! He will come to the hungry : )

God bless, (Matt 5,6,7, pray, fast, give)

John and Gracey

Update Onething Raliegh/Durham

Beloved of God,

I just wanted to take a moment and share with you what the Lord is doing. We had an incredible weekend in Raleigh/Durham. IHOP-KC sent out a team of missionaries to hold a Onething regional conference.

It was a powerful time of encountering God in the WORD and in the SPIRIT. Many peoples lives were eternally changed this weekend for the Glory of God in Christ Jesus. I know only eternity will show the fruit of this weekend. Praise be to our God who has loved us, and who will always love us! His goodness and mercy are overwhelming!

With that said, I want to share some highlights and prayer request…

God’s favor was upon me this weekend and IHOP-AC. God began to speak to the IHOP-KC (kansas city) leadership concerning me and IHOP-AC. They asked me to come on stage and share with over 1600 people the vision and mandate that God has released for “day and night” prayer in Central NC. It was powerful and God graced me to speak as an oracle in those brief moments. All praise to Jesus. It is His glory not mine.

After the conference, Dwayne Roberts who is a senior leader and Director over Onething ministries asked to speak with me concerning some things that I said. He began to share with me some things that they have been speaking about in KC recently and how I was in agreement with what God has been speaking to their leadership team. He then proceeded to randomly become the answer to a prayer that I had asked God two night earlier for. My cell phone had been messing up and going black for a whole week. I told Gracey how I would like a new one, one that would serve my calling. I asked God to release to me an IPhone. Not because I was lusting after the latest technology, but b/c it would help me fulfill my calling as a tool for ministry. I did not see it coming, but Dwayne said God told me to give this to you. I was a brand new IPhone 3gs. He told me how a girl threw it on stage and said she was tearing down her idol. Dwayne attempted to return it, she said, NO!!! ITS AN IDOL… seeing the music that was on the phone, I now see why God was telling her to get it out of her life. There was contemporary Christian to ganster rap glorifying sex, money and drugs. God is soo good to free her from bondage and bless me in the same time. I still can’t believe that Dwayne Roberts was talking to me about the Lord and then, randomly… Gives me an answered prayer. God is funny : )

Last, Dwayne invited me and Gracey to come out in December to the conference in KC. He personally asked us to come for the Leadership Summit that will take place the following days after the conference. He said that he strongly felt the Lord telling us to come and represent Central NC.

So please pray for us as we are seeking God to release funds for us to drive out to Kansas City this new years. Also, we are planning to spend Christmas with Gracey’s family in Indiana. So there is a urgent need for prayer and break in of finances to do all God is calling us to. He is faithful to do all He desires, as He partners with His people, unto the glory of His name in the nations of the earth!

You are loved, God bless (Matt 5,6,7)

John and Gracey

Jesus LOVES me!

DO WE (me included) GET THIS STATEMENT! I am afraid we have only caught a glimpse…

How amazing would it be to really be set free by the Son. Not just to claim freedom and live in bondage to sin.

How amazing would it be to move into maturity… This is the call upon us all. I pray for us all that we would see the Son of Man, the Son of God as He is. We must all give ourselves to contending for the Spirit of Revelation (Eph 1:17) to come to us and reveal His beauty, glory, dominion, and power! He is God, and He has offered Himself to us…

Who will not fear Him, Who will not love Him. All things were created through Him and for Him, To Him every knee will bow. Let us bow now unto His Love, His mercy, lest we continue in rebellion and remain against the One who gave Himself for us.

We NEED Revelation, We NEED Revival! Come to us Holy Spirit… We are in desperate need of YOU! Business as usual will not suffice in the coming days ahead. In Your Mercy, Father, Pour out Your Spirit. (Joel 2)

Jesus Love me this I know…

Jesus loves me this I know… But does he know me?

I am again gripped with the sobering reality of the Word of God. It is full of such promise, such hope of a GOD of LOVE who gave everything to make a way for a rebellious people to come into fellowship with Him through the voluntary sacrifice of Love from a Bridegroom King (Jesus) for a promised Bride. O the Joy that was set before Him, He endured the cross…

But now He calls us to take up a cross and follow Him. Beloved I am gripped with the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5,6,7) Do we look like this people Jesus speaks of. THIS IS NOT CONDEMNATION, THIS IS AN INVITATION.

Jesus is calling out to His bride… come “follow me”. Forsake all else and give yourselves to me. I really desire a bride made ready on that day, standing before me pure and spotless. A bride who longs for my coming…

I am terrified that many of you reading this post have no idea that you are accountable for what God has said to all of humanity. I am jealous for you to know that God of Love that will stop at nothing to have you for Himself. (2 Cor. 11) You are His inheritance, do you realize this!

Many do not, and many will stand before Him on that day. They walked the broad path, saying they entered in the narrow gate. The did many works and they even were used by God to do great things in His name, but…

they were workers of sin, lawless, treated the blood of Jesus as common, forsook the cross He commanded them to take up. they loved themselves, they loved their things, they loved the world, but… they didn’t love God, and therefore their love for others was not pure it was of the flesh and not the Spirit of God.

Beloved, let us examine ourselves and see if we are in the faith, the faith of the Apostles and Prophets, not our parents, pastors, seminaries. REAL FAITH… ABANDONMENT UNTO JESUS. You can’t earn grace, but God’s grace isn’t cheap… it cost Jesus’ life and it will cost you yours if you desire to lay hold of if. It’s really a gift, but Faith is more than words beloved, it is obedience unto His commands. Grace is not a “get out of judgment pass” it is the empowerment of the Holy Spirit unto righteousness  (Matt. 10: 38-39)

Jesus said “If” you love me, you will keep my commands… you can only do this through laying down your lives to say yes to Him. You will not be without sin, you just will be compelled to crucify your flesh and any sin found in you… b/c you are captivated by His love, His cross, His call…

Does He know you… Do not let anyone tell you that you are saved, get alone with God and let the Holy Spirit confirm you are a child of God. (Rom 8 -read in the Amplified translation) The Spirit cries out Abba Father… not our emotions or our flesh, but the HOLY SPIRIT IN US BEARS WITNESS. Those who endure to the end shall be saved! To not take lightly your calling and fall from grace! You were created for His beauty…

Let God strengthen and confirm you in your faith… do not let the enemy or yourself deceive you.  JESUS LOVES YOU, YOUR FATHER LOVES YOU, now prove yourselves to be disciples (John 15:8) bear fruit… (Matt 7:18) There will need to be pruning and removing of dead things, but if there is never any fruit coming forth… (John 15:9)
Submit yourselves to His Lordship, His leadership, His Love… He knows what is best and how to bring you into maturity for the wedding day.

Love you all greatly,

John

God is Good!

Hey everyone,

Just a quick update, God is soo good! He is always good, but He continues to Kiss us daily with Revelation of Himself. Just this past week I celebrated my 23rd Birthday, spoke @ EGS, and celebrated my 1yr Wedding Anniversary! If that wasn’t the greatest weekend of the year, God also did a great miracle. He broke in upon our little world and He eliminated 25,000 dollars from our debt. My students loans were eradicated by God! He truly is amazing. Then, He came to David Gordon (Director IHOP-AC) and told Him that there would be another sign of His commitment unto us… A release of 10,000 dollars as confirmation of our calling unto the Lord. He is soo good! He is good when we have nothing, and when we have plenty (b/c then we can give it away) and be more blessed : ) Now we continue to pray for the release of finances for the building of the House of Prayer in Alamance Co. for the Glory of His name!

PEOLPLE ARE DYING!!!

All across the earth there are many people who are literally starving to death. They have no food to eat, no water to give them life… so they die. This is a horrible reality that we must face as the body of Christ. We must take action… BUT THERE IS AN EVEN GREATER REALITY TAKING THE LIVES OF NOT ONLY THE PHYSICALLY MALNOURISHED, BUT THE SPIRITUAL!!!

I am gripped right now in my spirit and I am humbled to write to you again. I see myself as one that is in need of this word and I yoke myself with the recipients of this message.

I see clearly by the HOLY SPIRIT that the body of Christ is full of people with malnourished spirits, sick souls, and diseased bodies. This in itself may be an entirely different word, but today I want to address this one issue.

We are in this condition b/c we have been content to feast on the pleasures of this age and we have not contended to feast on the presence of God- we do not have the knowledge of God.

All across America we have millions of “believers” coming together week after week. MAJORITY go to “church” just to meet our own needs of feeling like we have accomplished our check list for the week and have shown everyone that we are good Christians. We might not think that is the case, but honestly we have to admit many do not go to meet with God… just to hear someone else tell them about God.  We go to church for so many reasons, only God knows are hearts. This is true, but EVEN THE BLIND CAN SEE OUR FRUIT!!!

We have filled ourselves with so many “good/permissible things” and so many “wicked things” that we have not filled ourselves with “GOD things.”

The reason that America is in such a terrible spiritual/moral state is that the majority of the CHURCH DOES NOT CARE!!! SHE IS SLEEPING WITH A HARLOT HERSELF and she is calling if GOD’s BLESSING!

If we really cared, we would give ourselves to crying out to God to come and heal our land… WE WOULD CRY OUT UNTIL GOD CAME!!!

WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAR AWAY WE ARE FROM GOD AS A NATION… IF WE DID, WE WOULD COME UNDER THE CONVICTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND OUR ONLY RESPONSE WOULD BE …

REPENTANCE!!!

I believe that God is raising up in this hour a generation who will contend earnestly for God to come and bless us as He desires with His presence. A generation like Jacob who will wrestle in the place of prayer and intercession until God comes like He has promised. A people who will stir themselves up to lay hold of God. To see all of what God has promised be released to us.

WE HAVE BEEN SO FAR LONG WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN OUR MIDST THAT MANY OF US HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE ARE MISSING.

What is better… clothes, shoes, houses, cars,  boats, etc… OR GOD!!!
DO WE NOT KNOW WHAT WE ARE MISSING!!! We are such a bored generation… GOD IS NOT BORING, WE ARE… I tell you that there are real encounters with God that will leave you ruined for days on end, b/c you were encountered by the Eternal One. We must contend for our inheritance that we would KNOW HIM and THAT HE WOULD MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN. This is what He wants, He is only looking for those who would give themselves to saying YES… WE WANT YOU TO GOD… WE ARE HUNGRY… COME TO US!!!

I believe that God is looking right now all across the earth for those who will give themselves to crying out day and night, night and day for Him to come and bring REVIVAL.

BELOVED, WE ARE AS HUNGRY AS WE WANT TO BE… SO CHOSE THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE… GOD or THIS WORLD.

For if you say you are a friend of the world then you make yourself an enemy of GOD!!!

GOD HAVE MERCY ON US… we are wicked and perverse. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU ARE… WE NEED YOU, COME TO US…

COME WITH THE RAINS YOU PROMISED… IF THERE ARE A THIRSTY PEOPLE, YOU PROMISED TO SEND YOUR RAINS… POUR OUT YOUR SPIRIT… SEND REVIVAL… WE NEED YOU TO COME!!!

RESTORE HUNGER TO YOUR CHURCH… CAUSE AN AWAKENING… CAUSE A GROAN TO COME TO YOUR BRIDE AN ACHING FOR YOUR PRESENCE… RESTORE THE CRY… ESTABLISH THE ALTER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR PEOPLE…

SHUT IT ALL DOWN GOD AND TEACH US TO PRAY!!! WE ADMIT THAT OUR CHURCH GROWTH STRATEGIES ARE ONLY FACADES AND MARKETING MANIPULATION, SCHEMES OF MEN THAT ONLY CREATE SIMILAR PEOPLE WITH NO HUNGER… WE LOVE OUR CONCERTS, BUT WE DO NOT KNOW YOU AS THE ONLY ONE WORTHY OF OUR GAZE. WE ARE SO OVERFEED ON “CHURCH” ENTERTAINMENT, THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE IN AWE OF A HOLY GOD, THE ONE WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH…

DO WHATEVER IT TAKES… BREAK US GOD, SHATTER AMERICA, BRING HER TO HER KNEES AND DON’T LET HER GET UP. WEAKNESS WILL PERFECT YOUR POWER. COME AND WOUND US, THAT YOU MIGHT HEAL US… BUT LET US BELOVED CHOSE VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION BEFORE HE COMES AND HUMBLE US THAT WE MAY NOT BE OFFENDED AT HIS LEADERSHIP… MAY WE PARTNER WITH HIS ZEAL FOR A PEOPLE COMPLETELY GIVEN TO HIM IN LOVE!

Happy Birthday AMERICA…

May we embrace the greatest gift of ALL… GOD and His MERCY!

Again we come to a day in our land where we celebrate our beginnings and celebrate our nationalism of this generation. I am deeply broken over the condition of this country. Still, I pray God would give me an even greater burden for Her and Her salvation. I do not just mean “salvation” as in Sunday school prayers or alter calls. I mean the hand of God physically protecting us from us seen enemies in the demonic realm and physical enemies of the flesh. What I realize is that the hand of God has now been far removed from us as a nation for some time. Not b/c He doesn’t love us, but b/c we have rejected Him. AND HE WILL ALWAYS GIVE HUMANITY OVER TO THE DESIRES OF THEIR HEARTS… EVEN IF IT BREAKS HIS!

We can say here in the South “Bible Belt” that we have not rejected God! We can also say that we are liars then… b/c the clear evidence is that God is not in our land as He so desires. THE CHURCH LOOKS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE WORLD. We have given ourselves over to the culture of sin that controls the world and we have not given ourselves to the culture of the Kingdom which Jesus Himself has called us into. WE DO NOT WALK IN POWER, b/c WE HAVE SOLD OUR BIRTHRIGHTS FOR A BOWL OF SOUP… THE PLEASURES OF THIS AGE!

We the “church’ live in compromise day after day lusting after the gods of this age, giving ourselves over to our flesh and the demons that come to steal God’s beautiful inheritance in us. We give ourselves to believing in eternal life and that we are gonna be ok. But now where does the Bible teach that this life is only about the coming age. Actually, it teaches about the now, the eternal life now of

John 17:3- this is eternal life that we would know God and Christ Jesus whom He has sent.

Eternal life is not quantitative, but qualitative. Eternal life is about encountering in the spirit the Eternal One. Beloved we were made to be encountered by God all the day of our lives. We have as humans are the only creation with the faculties to move in a intimate relationship with God. Where we are touched by a living Word a living Spirit and we commune with Him.

We have settled for a gospel that promotes life after death just like every other religion… but have missed out on life now. We are not here to live for ourselves and our fleshly ambitions, but to live for the Kingdom that we were born into. We were born again into a Kingdom to bring the Kingdom to earth. Is this not how Jesus taught us to pray… “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.”

The prayer is not so much about saying words, but us coming into agreement with the will of God being released upon the earth. That the Government of Heaven would be realized upon the earth changing the world for the Glory of God in Christ Jesus.

Sadly, the church looks no different than the world… she is eating and drinking from the same cup and table of sinners. We must begin to feast upon God, the knowledge of God and restore to the body of Christ all that we were intended to be in this age. THE LIGHT of God in darkness. God raise up burning and shinning lamps!

We have given up our inheritance in Christ, and in doing so have told Jesus that He can not have His inheritance in us. He is coming for a Bride who has made herself ready. He is coming in response to her cry, her intercessions for Him to come and take over the Kingdoms of the earth that she may reign with Him forever.

We must again come before our great God and His great Mercy and REPENT for our Idolatry. We must realize that repentance is not a “dirty” word. It is beautiful. It is actually taking seriously the precious blood of Jesus poured out for us. True Repentance comes at the Revelation of His Kindness… and it brings refreshing to us.

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves and repent… I will come and Heal their land.

O GOD COME AND HEAL OUR LAND… SEND YOUR RAINS… WASH US CLEAN OF OUR (AMERICAN) PRIDE, IDOLATRY, IMMORALITY, PERVERSION, GREED, GLUTTONY, INDEPENDENCE apart from you is only slavery to the kingdom of darkness… that is where we are living… WAKE UP AMERICA!!! HE IS COMING QUICKLY TO JUDGE THE NATIONS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS…

(JOEL 2 ) IS OUR ONLY REMEDY… PRAYER AND FASTING, WEEPING AND MOURNING, THAT HE WOULD TURN FROM JUDGMENT AND LEAVE A BLESSING.

MERCY TRIUMPHS OVER JUDGMENT… YOU WORD IS TRUE, MAY WE COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH YOUR DESIRE FOR MERCY!

PASSION for JESUS!!!

“Passion for Jesus is the fruit of recognizing His dedication to us- not the fruit of our dedication to Him.” - Mike Bickle: Passion for Jesus

Get in the Word!!! Read the Mike’s book!!! the Holy Spirit wants to ruin us with love for God, there is no more time to waste with our “buisness as usual” Christianity. God desires us to love Him with our entire beings, only He can do it, but we must actively and aggressively submit to His love. O God let us see YOU!

Love you all, Be blessed, surrender to LOVE it is what you were created for!

John and Gracey

Urgent Prayer Request!

We are praying that God would release to us means financially to go to Florida with Richard Mull for one week to receive ministry and be equipped to minister as well. If you are not familiar with Richard from my updates, please check out His website www.operationlightforce.co

m. He is the author of two great books, “Lord Disciple Me” and “Lord Heal Me.” Richard is a man of God whom has graciously given us the opportunity to have a full week with His staff to receive healing ministry and learn biblical foundations to healing ministry.

I see the great need for the church to enter into wholeness and true freedom that Christs brings. We desire to come into the place where God would use us to minister and equip others as well to release the ministry of “Christ the Healer”

Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (1 Jn 3:8)

Jesus came preaching the Kingdom, healing the sick, and casting out unclean spirits. I am fully convinced from what God is doing in our lives, that this is the will of God for the body of Christ today. No where does it say in the Bible that we are not to do these things, contrary it says that we are to do these things. We are asking God to release to us the ministry of Jesus to declare His Kingdom (1 Cor. 4:20) With word and power. Please pray for us as we are contending for a release of power as well as provision in our lives.

If the Lord leads you to help us financially, we need the funds by the 25th of May.

We love you all… God bless

John and Gracey