A Quick post to update you on the awesome stuff God is doing in Lakeland FL.

A third-party article (new york times owned lakeland area newspaper) that raises questions, but skeptically acknowledges testimony of attendees.

here is a link to Todd Bentley’s blog that talks about what is going on: Todd’s Blog

I have seen Todd Bentley in the past, and what is going on in FL is definitely the next level compared to how it was when I saw him previously.

You can watch online at: freshfire.ca
or you can watch it on Direct TV channel 365 GODTV, or online at god.tv

On a personal note, I will be driving all night with my 5 year old son on Thursday night to get there early Friday morning and wait in line to see my son healed. Last night on GodTV we were watching, and Todd called everyone to bring the sickest people on Friday to the service. My son had severe brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation in the womb (medical cause unknown). you can see his story here: prayforethan.com

If you have never seen a miracle, I encourage you to go. If you need healing, I encourage you to go.

Keep the Flame!

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This is a Modern day Parable/Analogy. God is definitely much more all-encompassing than a single human, but in my reflection today this simple analogy came to me.

The Kingdom is like a kettle of popcorn on a stovetop.

You have been a popcorn seed for as long as you can remember, sitting in a bag in a cabinet.

One day you find yourself taking an oil bath with other kernels just like you.

At first it is heavenly, the oil is refreshing, and you find great camaraderie with your other kernels. All of whom are happy to be out of the dry bag you had found yourselves in for so long.

And wow, the kettle is actually cozy and warm, but before you know it the heat increases to the point where you feel like you are going to explode, and something keeps shaking you around so you can’t get comfortable.

Then finally it happens - you explode, it feels wonderful, you are finally free of that hard shell that kept you imprisoned for so long, and you see yourself in a whole new light.

Soon other kernels experience the same thing, only a few at first, but then it seems like the entire kernel population has erupted into this newfound form.

As you look around though, you do see some of the kernels that refuse to be released.

Then it happens, there are so many of you experiencing the transformation that you actually blow the lid off, and before you know it you find yourself in a new container that brings you even closer to your destiny.

You have now been transformed from a dead, dry, armored shell, into an oil-drenched white fluffy piece of popcorn well-suited as food for consumption.

Over the last few months this has started taking place at my home church.

I can only speak about it from my perspective.

For me it started with a desire to pray and ask God for an outpouring of His Spirit.

So a few of us have been meeting on Monday nights praying for that very thing.

I know the Holy Spirit has already came at Pentecost, however there have been many powerful moves of the Spirit since - in similar fashion, even as recent as within the last 100 years.

H. A. Baker experienced it with his orphan street kids in China,

Charles Finney experienced it in his own life, in rural Ohio,

The Azusa street revival, Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship, the list goes on.

If God is not a respecter of persons, and he promises to Give us His spirit for those who ask, then that must include me and my family and my Church family here in tiny little Lewisburg WV.

The week before our Pastor brought us a fiery message “Stepping Over The Line” God decided to heal one of our youth group kids instantly. ( see story here: Erin’s Miracle) That Sunday (the Sunday of his message) several more people received prayer and testified about how God had touched them.

Two weeks ago another lady in our church came to pick up her child from our youth group, and we were calling for people who needed prayer for healing to come forward.

Her son brought her in, and God delivered her from a tormenting spirit, healing her injured ankle on the spot, and gave her a key to seeing it through via a word of knowledge.

A lady in our congregation prayed for one of her employees to be healed (who also is part of our congregation) and God healed her on the spot!

This Sunday, our pastor called for anyone who needed healing to come up, and one lady was receiving prayer, and God put her on the floor (with no coercion) she actually fell so hard it looked like she could have been hurt. And the beautiful thing was that it surprised the lady who was praying with her so much that she was somewhat upset by the whole thing.

I am amazed by our great King. God we ask you for more.

Be encouraged, seek His face, keep the flame.

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