The Time Of Sorrows!

 

Matthew 24:3-13

"Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved."

Let me tell you unequivocally and adamantly, WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MATTHEW 24!!!!  IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!!! 

That is exactly what the Lord told me over 15 years ago and it blew my mind!! 

Jesus also said before he comes it would be like the days of Noah AND the day's of Lot!!! And what were those days like you ask?

Genesis 6:5-13

"Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

When I was first filled with the Spirit of the Living God 18 years ago, the Lord said to me: The End Of ALL Things Is Near."
What does all mean? All means all, and that's all, all means!!!!
And the days of Lot?

Genesis 18:20-21, 19:4-5, 9-13

"And the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”

"Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally.”

The men in Sodom, young and old, were so wicked and perverse, they wanted to sodomize the angels of God!!

"And they said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door. But the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door.

Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city—take them out of this place! For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

The day's of Noah and the day's of Lot are happening right now aren't they? Indeed they are!!

Luke 17:26-30

"And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed."

The judgments of Revelation are also happening right now!!

Revelation 6:3-4

"When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword."

Five seals have already been opened and the four horses are already riding in the spirit realm!! Notice the scripture says peace is taken from the earth so that people should kill one another!! These are the judgments of God on sinful, disobedient humans who will not repent and turn their hearts towards God!

The recent high profile murder of Charlie Kirk, the mass shootings in schools AND church buildings should be a great warning to all humanity! The bible has already foretold what is happening now, and what will soon be coming!

The question is, will you take the warning seriously? Or will you continue your daily routine as if the violence, and the murders, and the wars, have always been happening, and this is just how it is in this world? 

Or will you cry out to God for salvation? Cry out for truth, for protection, for His Spirit?

The Choice Is Yours!

In Jesus,

Tyrone

The World Is Designed To Steal Your Soul!

 Every Human being that comes out of the womb of a woman is born corrupted! Not a perfect human as Adam and Eve were before they sinned. After the fall, every human being born is disconnected from God our Creator. Born in a fallen state, with a carnal nature that is earthly, fleshly, worldly, and given easily to sin. 

Clearly evidenced by the sin of Cain killing his own brother! Even after God Himself told him, sin lies at the door and desires to have you.

Genesis 4:6-7

"So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

It goes against the carnal nature of humans to obey God and His commandments, we don't naturally want to follow Jesus and apply His teachings to our lives. We want to do what our carnal nature desires, what the world desires, what our flesh desires, not what God desires!

This is why it's so hard to escape the corruption of the world, because the entire world is designed for the carnal nature of man! Designed to please the flesh and the ungodly desires of the hearts and minds of those who do not submit to God!

This is also why God commands us saying, "Come OUT from among them my people!"   

The smart phones, the T.V. shows, the video games, the sporting events, crusises, theme parks, adult entertainment, movies, politics, ungodly music, on and on! All designed to keep your soul disconnected from the only One who can save your soul!!! JESUS

Romans 8:5-11

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

This is exactly why we need the baptism of the Holy Spirit! This is exactly why we MUST be reconnected to God and enter His Kingdom if we want our souls to receive eternal life!! We must be regenerated, washed, cleansed, forgiven of our sins, renewed, and redeemed by the blood of Jesus! 

2nd Timothy 4:9-10

"Be diligent to come to me quickly; for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia."

Paul understood this profound truth! And he left the world behind for Jesus, and knew that others must come out of it too! Demas chose to leave Paul, and Jesus, because he loved the world more than them!

1st John 2:15-17

"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever."

How easy it is to love the world, and to deceive yourself by thinking I'm a good person, I haven't killed anyone, I don't rob people, or commit violent acts. I pay my taxes, I take care of my kids, I'm faithful to my spouse etc..... 

But you can do all of that until the day you die and then your soul will enter Hell! Why you ask? Because all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Because you were born with a fallen, carnal nature, and you still need Jesus, you still need to be reconnected to God by His Spirit, you still need to obey God and enter His Kingdom, and you still need the salvation of your soul!!!

It only took ONE sin for Adam and Eve to be considered sinners, disobedient, and because of that one sin they were cast out of the garden of Eden, a paradise that God Himself made for His creation!!!

John 12:25

The phrase "whoever loves this world hates his own soul" is derived from John 12:25, which states that "whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life." This verse emphasizes the paradoxical nature of the Christian life, where prioritizing earthly desires leads to spiritual loss, while rejecting those desires allows for eternal life. It challenges individuals to rethink their priorities, focusing on spiritual growth and obedience to God rather than the transient pleasures of this world.   (Bible Hub)

You can follow the ways of this world and die in your sins, or you can come out of the world, be separated, and be empowered by God's Holy Spirit to be able to live in this world, but not be OF this world!! There is really no other choice for those who desire eternal life with their Creator. 

If you truly desire to become what God designed human beings to be, which is perfect! Without spot, wrinkle, or blemish! You must humble yourself and submit to the commands of Jesus, follow His teachings and apply them to your life. 

As always, The Choice Is Yours!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Not Just Hearers! BUT DOERS!

I taught bible studies for the men at a local detention center some years back, and the majority of the times that I taught I included the statement: "The scriptures are just words contained in the bible, if you don't believe them and you don't put into practice what you read, the scriptures will be just words on a page, you must apply them to your life in order for you to receive the blessings the scriptures contain!

James 1:21-25

"Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does."

Human beings are creatures of habit, so if it's your habit to go inside a building on Wednesday and Sunday, sing a few songs, clap your hands, stomp your feet and jump around, then sit down and listen to a man or in many cases a woman, preach to you, then you go home afterwards and do your chores, run some errands, watch a sitcom or a sports game, you are fulfilling the words of the above scriptures!

This is exactly why judgments come! Because all people, especially religious people, will keep doing the same things over and over and over, until they die, unless there is some kind of shaking, something that will force them to make a decision that will change their lifestyle, or the way they think!

Covid did that for about a year and a half, and you know what happened after? People just got worse and they went right back to doing what they were used to before Covid! 

So God Himself has to intervene in order for change to occur, and when He does, will anyone like the change that's going to come? I know I will! But millions won't!!

Matthew 7:24-27

"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Jesus said those who hear these sayings of mine and put them into practice are wise! So we have a lot of foolish people who call themselves Christians in this world don't we!

Being a disciple of Jesus is an everyday lifestyle of devotion, prayer, bible study, relationship, learning, growing, thinking different, talking different, applying the teachings of Jesus to your life, meditation on the scriptures, obedience to God's commands, written and spoken!

Have you deceived yourself? Do you believe you're putting  the teachings of Jesus into practice, but your life is completely opposite? 

Do you just acknowledge the scripture, and say, 'yeah I'm trying, I'm not perfect, nobody is, we're all a work in progress'! If this is you, then you have deceived your own self!

Will you be just a hearer or a doer?

The choice is Yours!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Details On The Three Days Of Darkness?

 

Pray for confirmation!

In Jesus,

Tyrone

Support Indie Christian Artists!

 🎵 A Call to Action for the Body of Christ: Support Independent Christian Artists God's Way! 🎵

Family in Christ, it's time we do things differently.

The music industry has changed — and not for the better. Today, platforms like Spotify and Apple Music have normalized a system that deeply undercuts the value of music, especially for independent Christian artists who pour their hearts, faith, and testimonies into their songs. Spotify and other streaming services pay artists between $0.003 and $0.005 per stream! For every 1 million streams, artists only receive around $3,000–$5,000. That’s less than half a penny per play — music is being treated as virtually free. 

And the majority of ALL indie artists today never come close to a million streams! 

In fact, at least 60% of artists on Spotify have less than 1,000 monthly streams. Meaning many independent artists don't earn anything at all from streaming!

But we are not of this world!

Napster and the rise of free file sharing may have sparked this trend, but that doesn’t mean we have to continue it. As members of the body of Christ and the Kingdom of God, we are called to be set apart — not just in our lifestyles and message, but also in how we support one another.

📀 Let’s Go Back to Digital Downloads

When you download a song directly from an artist (via Bandzoogle, their website, etc.), they receive 100% of that sale. No middlemen. No fractions of a penny. Just real support for real ministry. For many indie Christian artists, this income isn't about getting rich — it’s about earning an income (a worker is worthy of his or her wages) and having the finances to continue to create music that uplifts souls and spreads the good news of God’s Kingdom!

You will also own the song permanently and can listen to it anytime and anywhere! You remember the iPod and MP3 player days! Did you know that one 128gb SD card that costs $12.99 at Amazon inserted into your phone can hold 25,000 to 30,000 MP3 songs! Now that’s a lot of music!

You are also helping the songwriter, the publisher, the record label (if the artist is signed to one) and in many cases the producer of the music too!

Imagine this:
There are over 600 million Pentecostals and Apostolic believers worldwide. If just 1 million of us each downloaded one $0.99 song, that’s almost $1 million in direct support to Kingdom musicians!

We don't need a million-dollar label.
We are the label.
We are the support system.
We are the Church.

🙌 Here's How You Can Help Today:

1. Buy digital downloads from your favorite indie Christian artists.
2. Share their music with friends, church members, and online.
3. Encourage your community to value music again — and the ministry behind it.
4. Tag artists and tell them you believe in them. Your encouragement matters.
5. Repeat. Often.

Let’s build each other up, just like the first-century Church, who shared all they had to meet the needs of the saints. Let’s show the world that Kingdom music matters — and that we take care of our own.

💡 Artists: Make your music available for purchase.

❤️ Supporters: Download. Don’t just stream.

Together, we can shift the culture.
Together, we can restore the value of Christian music.
Together, we can make sure no anointed voice goes unheard because of a broken system.

📥 Download. Support. Uplift.

#SupportKingdomArtists #BuyChristianMusic #KingdomEconomy #NotOfThisWorld

Temple Of God? Or Whitewashed Tomb?

 

1st Corinthians 3:16-17

"Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are."

The scriptures that I am going to contrast here are similar to the wheat and tares parable. The word is telling us that we can be a temple of God by the indwelling of His Holy Spirit, or we can be a white washed tomb, like the Pharisees of Jesus' day, and false prophets and pastors of today!

You can look good on the outside, dress nice, smell good, skin beautiful and fresh, but inside your heart you can be full of every unclean thing! Evil spirits, strongholds in the mind, have a lying tongue and be a tool used by the devil!

Or you can have God's Spirit indwelling your heart and be full of light, love, peace, joy, all the fruits of the Spirit, and shining and glowing from the inside out! You can be a tool used by God for His kingdom and His purposes, to do good works for His glory!

1st Corinthians 6:18-20

"Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."

The time is coming when people will finally learn that the church building is NOT the church, and realize that your body IS the temple of God, IF so be that His Spirit dwells within you!

We must also realize and understand that everytime you lay with a man or woman outside of marriage you are joining yourself to that person! It's a spiritual and physical act of intimacy, and this how soul ties are made and you become more oppressed by evil, everytime you sin in this way!

Jesus told the Pharisees multiple times, that you can look good on the outside with your religious robes and clothing, but inwardly, in the heart and mind, you are full of dead men's bones! Totally Unclean!

Matthew 23:25-28

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness."

The same thing is happening today! Instead of Pharisees, insert the title of Pastors, False Apostles, and Prophets, who say they have been sent by God to lead, feed and shepherd the sheep of the Lord, but many have not! These are the wolves in sheep's clothing!

Which one are you? A temple or a tomb?

Examine yourself and ask the Lord Jesus to reveal exactly which one you are!

In Christ Jesus,

Tyrone

And THIS Gospel Of The Kingdom......

 

Mathew 24:14

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."

God is about to pour out His Spirit and send forth His true apostles and prophets for the last great move that will continue until Jesus returns!

This last great revival will be for the rise and fall of many, there will be a clear separation between those who serve God and those who do not. This time will prepare God's people to face the man of sin, and the implementation of his mark. The people of God all over the world will be united by the Spirit of God and and be a world wide body of Christ!

What did Jesus mean when He said, "And This Gospel Of The Kingdom....?" The same one He preached of course! The message of Jesus was not about His death, burial, and resurrection, that's not what He preached. He said, "Repent For The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand!" Matthew 4:17

He spoke in parables about what? The Kingdom of God! Just read ALL of Matthew chapter 13. 

The Parable of the Sower, The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, The Parable of the Mustard Seed, The Parable of the Leaven, The Parable of the Hidden Treasure, The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

The Parable of the Dragnet: Matthew 13:47-50

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

ALL the parables were about the Kingdom of Heaven or God! God is going to gather many people from every nation on earth! The scipture says it in the parable of the dragnet and in the book of Revelation!

Revelation 7:9-14

"After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying: “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

What does Gospel mean? Good news! And what is the good news of? The Kindom Of God!

And how do you enter the Kingdom of God? You MUST be born from above! Born of water AND the Spirit!

John 3:1-8

There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born [a]again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”

Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

The original Greek translation says, unless one is born from above, not again. You must be born from ABOVE! That is baptism in water and the Holy Spirit! Without both you cannot enter or see, the kingdom of God, and therefore your sins will not be forgiven and your soul will not be saved!

Why isn't THIS gospel of the Kingdom being preached throughout the world right now you ask? Jesus answered that question in Matthew 13:10-11

"And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given."

Jesus does NOT give His secrets, hidden truths, and mysteries of the Kingdom of God to everyone! But only His chosen apostles and prophets!! It's all right there in plain text for all to see and read for themselves!!!

Have you entered the Kingdom of God? If not, all the peoples of the earth will soon have an opportunity to hear THIS Gospel of the Kingdom, and make their choice. The times will be so hard and grievous that God will allow people to come to Him all the way until the end. He said Himself, "Whosoever will call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

What will you choose? Jesus or satan? The man of sin and his mark? Life or death? Wailing and knashing of your teeth? Or peace and paradise?

The choice will be yours!

In Christ

Tyrone

Revival IS Coming Soon!!!

 

The heart cry of the righteous is for God to bring revival! To pour out His Spirit on this earth to unite His people! One Lord, One Faith, One baptism!

I do believe the time is near, even at the door! The Lord has been giving, dreams, visions, and words, telling me over the years that there would be a great outpouring of His Spirit that would bring people outside the four walls of church buildings and into the streets of the world!

Young people, children, elderly, we all need Jesus, we all need a great move of God to set us free from bondage, sin, and corruption. 

The  Lord Jesus has saved His best wine for last, the holy apostles and prophets He will send to preach the gospel of the Kingdom. The last great move before King Jesus returns.

This morning my wife told me she dreamed of a woman inside of a home, and she opened a window outwardly and it was being held open by a chain and a wooden stick, it started to drizzle outside then all of a suddena a great deluge of water filled the whole house! God pouring out His Living Water upon the people!

This was a confirming message from God to me and I will be waiting in expectation of this outpouring and I will be looking forward to being united with the body of Christ and His bride in these last days!

Joel 2:23-27

"Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you—The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame.Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame."

* Also read Tommy Hicks end time vision *

Gospel Of The Kingdom Of God: Tommy Hicks' End-Times Vision

Do You Receive It? If so pray for it! Shout out to God about it! And let's dance in the rain together!

In Jesus,

Tyrone

Azusa Street Testimonies (Part 4)

 

Healed From Sickness

A sister who has had hemorrhages of the lungs for years was brought very low lately, having seven hard hemorrhages one after another. She was nearing the river and heard her name called three times by a heavenly messenger, but she answered that she did not feel she could say she had fought a good fight and kept the faith. Then the drawing to the other shore ceased. The saints prayed for her, and she arose, and dressed, being perfectly healed. She went to the table and ate her dinner and afterwards played and sang several hymns. She has received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and God has raised her up to preach the whole Gospel.

From Alaska

Bro. H. M. Turney, an evangelist who was in Alaska when he heard of the outpouring of God's Spirit in California, struck out immediately for Los Angeles, and he has received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and gift of tongues. About five minutes before he received the Holy Spirit, while kneeling at the altar, he whispered to Bro. Oyler that the devil was tempting him that the speaking in tongues was not for him. Bro. Oyler replied, "The devil is a liar from the beginning." And immediately the Holy Spirit fell on our brother and he spoke with tongues. Since then he says the Lord waked him up at night speaking and singing in tongues, as He has so many others. A brother from Redlands, seventy-nine years old, came for Divine healing. He was deaf and used ear trumpets. The Lord opened his ears immediately. Then as he arose to go, a brother asked him," "Where are you glasses?" He looked around and said with astonishment, "Why, I can see as well as I ever did." He had had poor eyesight. The Lord also healed him of rheumatism at the same time. "With his stripes we are healed."

Bro. G.A. Cook Receives The Holy Spirit

God has told His children to be witnesses, and the most convincing evidence is testimony of personal knowledge. To endeavor to help those who are sending in letters of inquiry to the Apostolic Faith office, asking how they may receive the Holy Spirit, the writer will state a little of his personal experience in obtaining this pearl of great price, the baptism with the Holy Spirit. I dropped into the meetings on Azusa Street some time in April, having heard that some people were speaking in tongues, as they did on the day of Pentecost. Although I had been trying to preach Pentecost for five years, the speaking in tongues was as strange to me as though it had never been mentioned in God's word. At first the meeting seemed a very tame affair to me, as I had been along the line of much fleshly demonstration and noise.

As I was indoctrinated in the second blessing being the baptism with the Holy Spirit, I branded the teaching as heretical, not going to the meetings for some time. In the meantime, Pentecost came to the place, and many began to speak in tongues. I now began to attend regularly. In fact, I could not stay away. My heart began to break up, and soon I was going from one person to another, asking them to forgive me for harsh words and criticism. God so melted my heart that I would cry at my work or riding on a streetcar. How the dear Lord began to teach me that what I needed was His loving, tender Spirit, and that power with God meant deep humility in our dealings with our fellow creatures. I now began to go to the altar and earnestly seek for the Lord to have His way with me. Soon the power of God began to work with me. The Holy Spirit showed me that I must be clay in the Potter's hands, an empty vessel before the Lord. I laid aside all doctrine, all pre-conceived ideas and teachings and became absolutely empty. The Holy Spirit now settled down on me, and I could feel the power going through me like electric needles. The Spirit taught me that I must not resist the power but give way and become limp as a piece of cloth. When I did this, I fell under the power, and God began to mold me and teach me what it meant to be really surrendered to Him. 

I was laid out under the power five times before Pentecost really came. Each time I would come out from under the power, I would feel so sweet and clean, as though I had been run through a washing machine. I now had come to the place where I was completely submitted to the whole will of God. I had been seeking about five weeks, and on a Saturday morning I awoke and stretched my arms toward heaven and asked God to fill me with the Holy Spirit. My arms began to tremble, and soon I was shaken violently by a great power, and it seemed as though a large pipe was fitted over my neck, my head apparently being off. I was now filled with the Holy Spirit. Words cannot describe the power I felt. The nearest description that could be given would be the action of a pump under terrific pressure, filling me with oil. I could feel the filling in my toes and all parts of my body which seemed to me to swell until I thought I would burst. 

I do not know how long this continued but it seemed to me a long time. The pressure was now removed and my soul and spirit seemed to leave the body and float in the air just above. My body seemed hard and metallic like iron. This was undoubtedly the baptism into the death of Christ. It was now time for me to arise and go to work, so I got up without speaking in tongues. I believe I would have spoken in tongues then, if I had remained in the hands of the Lord long enough. About thirty hours afterwards, while sitting in the meeting on Azusa Street, I felt my throat and tongue begin to move, without any effort on my part. Soon I began to stutter and then out came a distinct language which I could hardly restrain. I talked and laughed with joy far into the night. Praise His name for such a wonderful experience of power and love and joy. G.A. Cook.

In Him
Tyrone

A Confirming Prophetic Word?

 

The Lord said to me this morning: "There Will Be War; A Terrible One"

This is what sister Mary Galmond said over a hundred years ago, from Azusa Street End-Times Prophecies post.

"Then He said to me again: "The time is coming when men are going to get desperate and will go into the banks even at noontime and hew men down, and take out the silver and gold and walk on with it. They will rob the banks in open daytime." The Lord said the time was coming when men would not regard a man's life any more than that of a dog. Then He says again that there is going to be a war as there never was before. Four nations from the four corners of the earth are coming together for battle, and it is going to be one of the worst wars that ever was in history."

In Christ,

Tyrone

Word From The Lord!

 

The Lord said to me some months ago: "The Beast Will Be Unleashed"

This is the same word I heard from the Lord back in 2013, which is about 12 years ago now, He is reminding me and confirming what He said. Check out these posts and pray for confirmation, the time is at hand!

Gospel Of The Kingdom Of God: January 2013

Gospel Of The Kingdom Of God: Word From The Lord

Gospel Of The Kingdom Of God: Word From The Lord

In Jesus,

Tyrone

Azusa Street Testimonies (Part 3)

 

Brother Rosa’s Testimony

When Rev. Evans and his wife and Sister Florence Crawford went to the city of Oakland preaching the full Gospel, I went the first night, not to criticize but to investigate. Many preachers were there to criticize, but when I stepped in, I felt the power of God and could not say that it was the work of the devil, as most of the preachers declared, for I was practically convinced that it was the work of the Holy Spirit. I went home and began to study my Bible, and went to God in prayer to reveal to me if these people were really the people of God. He revealed to me in the attitude of my supplication that they were preaching exactly what the disciples of old preached. I was convinced that every minister of the Gospel should receive the same baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire that the disciples received on the day of Pentecost, before they are prepared to preach the Gospel. 

I was teaching that when we receive sanctification, we receive the Holy Spirit, as most of the preachers are teaching. But as I went to my Bible with the spirit of prayer, God revealed to me that the disciples were justified before Christ ascended; but they never were baptized with the Holy Spirit until the day of Pentecost. The second day that I went to the meeting, the Lord put a real hunger in my soul to go forward, but I was too proud as a minister of the Gospel to humble myself in a lowly mission and let ladies pray over me for the gift of the Holy Spirit, and I had in my mind what people would think of me. But the third day, as I arose to testify in the audience, the only words I could say were: "What does God think of me?" Then I could only weep for some minutes and the power of God came upon me until I dropped to the floor. 

I was under the power of God for about an hour and a half, and it was there that all pride, and self, and conceit disappeared, and I was really dead to the world, for I had Christ within in His fullness. I was baptized with the Holy Spirit and spoke in a new tongue. I praise God for the light, and now I am walking in it. The desire of my heart is to see every man and woman that preaches the Gospel of Christ, baptized with the Holy Spirit, for without the Holy Spirit it is almost impossible for us to convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and the judgment.

Testimonies Of Outgoing Missionaries. 

A company of three missionaries left Los Angeles September 13, en route for the west coast of Africa. Sister Hutchins has been preaching the Gospel in the power of the Spirit. She has received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and the gift of the Uganda language, the language of the people to whom she is sent. A brother who has been in that country understands and has interpreted the language she speaks. Her husband is with her and her niece, who also has been given the African language.

Sister Hutchins' Testimony.

I was justified on the 4th of July, 1901, and at that time, I felt that the Lord wanted me in Africa, but I was not then at all willing to go. But on the 28th of July, 1903, the Lord sanctified me. Before He sanctified me, He asked me if I would go to Africa. I promised Him I would. From that time on, I have felt the call to Africa, and have been willing to go at any moment, but not knowing just when the Lord would have me leave. On the sixth of last month, while out in my back yard one afternoon, I heard a voice speaking to me these words: "On the 15th day of September, take your husband and baby and start out for Africa." And I looked around and about me to see if there was not someone speaking to me, but I did not see anyone, and I soon recognized that it was the voice of God. I looked up into the heavens and said: "Lord, I will obey." Since then I have had many tests and temptations from the devil. He has at times told me that I would not even live to see the 15th of September, but I never once doubted God. I knew that He was able to bring everything to pass that He told me to do. After hearing the voice telling me to leave Los Angeles on the 15th, I went to one of my neighbors and testified to her that the Lord had told me to leave for Africa on the 15th of September.

She looked at me with a smile. I asked her what she was smiling about. She said: "Because you have not got street car fare to go to Azusa Street Mission tonight, and talking about going to Africa." But I told her I was trusting in a God that could bring all things to pass that He wanted us to do. He has really supplied all my needs in every way, for the work where He has called me. I want to testify also about my husband. He was a backslider, and how the devil did test me, saying: "You are going out to cast the devil out of others, and going to take a devil with you." My husband was not saved, but I held on to God and said: "Lord, I will obey." I continued to testify and to make preparations to leave on the 15th. The Lord reclaimed my husband and sanctified him wholly and put the glory and shout in him. So now it is my time to laugh. The devil has oppressed and mocked me; but praise the Lord, now I can mock him. Glory to God! It is now ten minutes to four o'clock in the afternoon on the 15th day of September. I am all ready and down to the Mission with my ticket and everything prepared, waiting to have hands laid on and the prayers of the saints, and expect to leave at eight o'clock from the Santa Fe station en route for Africa. We expect to go to Mt. Coffee, Monrovia, Liberia. Feeling the need of a real companion in the Gospel that was out and out for God, I prayed to God that He might give me one to go with me. I had my eyes upon one that I wanted to go, but in prayer and humility before God, I found out it was not the one the Lord wanted to go. So I said: "Anyone, Lord, that you would have to go will be pleasing to me." And, to my surprise, He gave me my niece—a girl that I had raised from a child. Now she is nineteen years of age, is saved, sanctified and baptized with the Holy Spirit, and is going with me out into the work of the Lord. So instead of giving me one companion, He gave me two—my niece and my husband.

Our first stop will be Chattanooga, Tenn., Harge Row. I want the prayers of the saints that I may stay humble. Mrs. J.W. Hutchins  Address: Mt. Coffee, Monrovia,  Liberia, Africa.

A Girl's Consecration For Africa. 

I am saved, sanctified and baptized with the Holy Spirit and have the Bible evidence. The Lord showed me that the language I spoke was the language of Africa. My aunt who has been the same as a mother to me, was going to Africa. I asked the Lord if He wanted me to go, to open up a way for me, and the next morning He opened the way for me. I did not have the means and He gave me the fare and supplied all my needs. I am willing to trust Him through to Africa. I know the Lord wants me to go there. I want to testify to those people and teach the children about the blessed Lord, and to work for the Lord. I am willing to forsake all my loved ones for His sake. I want the saints to pray for me for I am young in the Lord. Leila McKinney.

In Christ,

Tyrone

Unplug

 

I hear the hum of a thousand neon signs,
Screens flashing like sirens in my eyes,
Voices calling me —
Stay. Play. Forget.

The world spins faster,
Pleasures, phones, sports, parties —
A carousel of empty crowns,
A kingdom built on sand.

And for a minute,
I almost forget why I ever wanted out.

But then...
A whisper slices through the noise:

"I have chosen you out of the world — therefore the world hates you."
"The world loves its own." (give us Barabbas!)

Chosen.
Not chosen for fame,
Not chosen for followers,
Not chosen to chase shadows down endless streets.

Chosen... to leave.

To walk out of the glittering graveyard,
To leave behind everything that promised me life
But fed me slow poison in golden cups.

They call it living.
I call it dying with your eyes wide open.

The world says,
"Come, dance with us."
But I see the chains tucked behind their smiles.

And then I hear once again, that still small voice within,

And it says:
You weren’t built for cages.
You weren’t designed for their applause.
You were made to walk in the fire.
To live outside the simulation.
To stand in the Light they can’t understand.

So here I am:
Transformed into something new,

Here and there, with the wind that blew.

They’ll call me crazy.
They’ll call me lost.
They’ll call me everything except what I am:

Free!

Staying Connected To The Vine!

Tyrone

IF You Have Love For One Another (Part 2)

 

John 13:34-35

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Can you love your brother or sister in Christ, when they disagree with you? When they tell you the truth about yourself and expose your sin? 

Can you love a homless man or woman off the street who wants to get to know Jesus? How about if they ask to come into your home for some food and a shower? 

How about a prostitute, who's looking to change her lifestyle, can you genuinely love and help her without judging her?

Jesus loved like this and much more! He touched the lepers and the sick, the blind and the lame. He loved smelly fishermen and Mary Magdalene, out of whom He cast seven devils!

And the greatest love of all, He sacrificed Himself for ALL humanity that we might be redeemed from our fallen state, that we might be cleansed from a life of unrighteousness and sin!!!

And while upon the cross itself, after being beaten beyond recognition, He cried out and said Father forgive them, for they know not what they do!!

That is the Love Jesus is commanding His disciples to have for one another!! My goodness that's a high standard!! Help your people to reach it Lord!!

The leperous man in Matthew 8:1-4 experienced the love of Jesus.

"When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Peter, experienced the love of Jesus in Luke 5:4-8

"When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”

The un-named woman who was likely a prostitute also experienced the great love of Jesus in:

Luke 7:36-39, 44-50

"Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.  Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

This is the love the disciples of Jesus are commanded to have for one another!!

How can this be? Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord!!!

In Christ,

Tyrone

IF You Have Love For One Another! (Part 1)

 

Wow! Can you see how the world is getting darker and darker? The wicked and ungodly are getting bolder everyday! Blaspheming the name of Jesus, laughing and mocking those who believe what the bible says. Many entertainers are making a mockery of the crucifixtion, the religious of today are becoming more bold in their hypocrisy and desire for money. So called pastors the world over are getting addicted to pornography and the like.

Yet there is still more to come! As people harden themselves more and more to the presence and grace of God, the Lord is getting ready to separate His people from the unbelievers! When He pours out His Spirit for this last hour, true love and Holy Spirit power will be seen once more before the Lord Jesus returns.

The scriptures must be fulfilled, and millions will literally hate the righteous with all their being and there will be no more hatred of other so-called races, or because of the color of skin. It will be, we hate you because you are a Christian! Because you are a disciple of Jesus, because you have the Holy Spirit in your soul, and because you are bearing the fruit of the Spirit, namely LOVE!

Didn't they hate Jesus for the same reasons! Didn't they crucify Him without a cause! Yet all He did was love, heal, and tell people the truth that could save their souls from hell and the lake of fire!

And this separation and outpouring of God's Spirit is absolutely necessary world-wide in order for millions of people to be saved from the coming judgments and the wrath of God!

I truly do not see the true and genuine love of Jesus in any congregation I have been in or served in. The closest I have gotten to it was the International Church of Christ in Chicago, before it was exposed as cultish. But they had one thing right, they knew how to get people to study the bible and lay the right foundation of Christ, but failed to teach people about the baptism with the Holy Spirit. 

Young single men lived together in rented apartments, as well as the women. They gave up jobs and cars, they met together daily and only dated other singles from the church. Married couples opened up their homes to people, they had marriage retreats and conferences. It was truly a well oiled machine, but everything was being done in the flesh! Without the Spirit of God! It just continues to show you what man can do when everyone is thinking the same!

Jesus said in John 13:34-35

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Let me tell you right now, it is IMPOSSIBLE to have the type of love that Jesus is talking about in John 13 without first being baptized with the Holy Spirit! How can you truly display the Love of God, if God's Spirit is not in your soul? 

You can't bear the fruit of the Spirit if you don't have His Spirit to begin with!!! And this is where the Pharisees and teachers of the bible fail today, they are not helping souls to be truly converted to Christ, they are not teaching people how to enter the Kingdom of God!

How many times have you heard, repeat after me? How many times have you heard just repeat Romans 10:9? But what did Jesus say?

John 3:5

"Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."

The truth is on full display right here in plain text, black and white, but sadly not explained, taught, or accepted! The explanation for water and Spirit is contained IN the scriptures! Jesus was baptized in water, and the Holy Spirit came down from Heaven and remained on Him. He is our perfect example and the Blueprint that we should follow!! Another explanation is in Acts 19, with the men who believed in John's baptism.

Acts 19:1-7

And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.” 

Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. Now the men were about twelve in all.

You cannot have genuine love for another brother or sister in Christ without first being filled with the One who can give you the fruit of love! The Spirit of God!

If you have not experienced true biblical conversion the way Jesus Christ Himself outlined it, then you HAVE NOT entered into God's Kingdom! 

If you truly desire to enter and see God's Kingdom, and receive God's Spirit into your soul, so you can bear the fruit of the Spirit, reach out to me at hisbrideministries777@gmail.com. I'll be blessed to help you!

The choice is always yours!

In Christ,

Tyrone 

Wait On The Lord For Your Spouse!

 

Genesis 2:24

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."

This is what God ordained from the beginning! Marriage, between one man and one woman. He decreed that a man should leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife.

Did God ordain a boyfriend? How about a girlfriend? Both questions can be answered with a resounding, NO!

Of course you can have a friend that's a girl, if you're a male, and a friend that's a boy if you're a female. BUT, the relationship should not move beyond that friendship if you're not an adult and God has not made it clear that the person you have a close friendship with, will become your husband or wife.

There is so much heartache and sin amongst young people today who just can't wait on God to bless them with the ONE. You can avoid all the pain and heartbreaks from the so called boyfriends and girlfriends that you think you love for a time, but then for whatever the reason it doesn't work out.

If the world followed the commands of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ the amount of abortions would drastically decrease and the amount of children born without a father present would plummet as well. 

There wouldn't be any sexually transmitted diseases, unplanned pregnancies, and no promiscuity etc.....

Here's what the statistics say:

"In the United States, over 18.5 million children live with a single mother or father. Approximately five million children aged five and under live in a single parent household. Almost one-fourth (23%) of children under the age of 18 live with one parent and no other adult, which is the highest in the world."

"Approximately 40-50% of marriages in the United States end in divorce. Specifically, about 42%-45% of all first marriages and 60% for second marriages end in divorce. The divorce rate has been declining, and in 2019, it hit its lowest point in 50 years."

"In the first six months of 2024, the monthly national abortion count averaged nearly 98,000 abortions. That eclipses the 2023 monthly average of 88,000 and the 2022 monthly average of 81,400." 

That means that over one million pregnancies were aborted in 2024 alone!

So if all this is going on in the world, shouldn't those who profess Christ be completely the opposite? Yes Indeed!!!!

Let the people of God, OBEY the commands of God! We must wait on the Lord for our spouse's, and we must cry out to Him for guidance, and confirmation about the one we are to spend the rest of our lives with. It's a very important decision, and we need to be absolutely sure we are making the right choice!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Azusa Street Testimonies! (Part 2)

 

Arrested For Jesus Name

A brother who has been baptized with the Holy Spirit was arrested on account of the disturbance which the preaching of the Gospel created among the people who crowded about the tent in Pasadena. As he stood to answer the accusation of disturbing the peace, another brother says he saw an angel standing by his side. He was released. The Lord has been doing great things in that place and we expect greater things.

Some workers were preaching on the street corner in Los Angeles and a poor drunkard had just been saved, when a policeman came up and ordered them to stop, and took two of them off to jail. The sister sang all the way to the jail and shouted and prayed while they were there. They soon were anxious to get rid of them and let them go. Meantime the other workers returned to the mission and told how the workers had been arrested and they all went to the altar and prayed and arose praising God; and soon in walked the ones who had been arrested. We are ready not only to go to prison, but to give our lives for Jesus.

Missionaries To Jerusalem

A band of three missionaries, Bro. Andrew Johnson and Sisters Louisa Condit and Lucy M. Leatherman, who have been baptized with the Holy Spirit and received the gift of languages, have left for Jerusalem, going by way of Oakland, leaving there Aug. 10th. Reports came of meetings on the way that four souls received the Pentecost in Colorado Springs and three in Denver. Bro. Johnson has received seven different languages, one of which is the Arabic. Sister Leatherman speaks the Turkish language, and while in Oakland, some were talking on the street about the gift of tongues; Sister Leatherman began to speak just as a man wearing the Turkish fez came by. He listened in wonder and asked what college she had attended, saying she spoke the most perfect Turkish tongue he had heard spoken by a foreigner. He was an educated man from a Turkish college in Constantinople. She told him the Holy Spirit gave her the language which she did not understand herself and he was the first person that had interpreted for her.

God Still Heals

God laid His hand on a little crippled boy seven years of age and healed him of disease and made him whole except his ankles. He walked on the sides of his ankles. Then, when he was fourteen years of age, he had been sent to college and God had called him to preach. One day as he was sitting reading his Bible, a man came for him to go and hold a meeting. He began to say to the Lord: "Father, if I go to that place, it will be necessary for me to walk here and yonder, just put strength into these ankle joints of mine." And immediately he was made whole and leaped and praised God, like the man at the beautiful gate. He has since been in evangelistic work over the United States, seeing multitudes saved, sanctified and healed.

The Shekinah Glory Cloud

"Five years ago, God put it into this man's heart (Bro. Charles Parham) to go over to Topeka, Kansas, to educate missionaries to carry the Gospel. It was a faith school and the Bible was the only textbook. The students had gathered there without tuition or board, God sending in the means to carry on the work. Most of the students had been religious workers and said they had received the baptism with the Holy Spirit a number of years ago. Bro. Parham became convinced that there was no religious school that tallied up with the second chapter of Acts. Just before the first of January 1901, the Bible School began to study the word on the Baptism with the Holy Spirit to discover the Bible evidence of this baptism that they might obtain it.

The students kept up continual prayer in the praying tower. A company would go up and stay three hours, and then another company would go up and wait on God, praying that all the promises of the Word might be wrought out in their lives.

On New Year's night, Miss Agnes N. Ozman, one who had had for years "the anointing that abideth," which she mistook for the baptism, was convinced of the need of a personal Pentecost. A few minutes before midnight, she desired hands laid on her that she might receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. During prayer and invocation of hands, she was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke with other tongues as the Spirit gave utterance.

This made all hungry. Scarcely eating or sleeping, the school with one accord waited on God. On the 3rd of January, 1901, Bro. Parham being absent holding a meeting at the time, while they all waited on God to send the baptism of the Spirit, suddenly twelve students were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, and when Bro. Parham returned and opened the door of the room where they were gathered; a wonderful sight met his eyes. The whole room was filled with a white sheen of light that could not be described, and twelve of the students were on their feet talking in different languages.

He said they seemed to pay no attention at all to him, and he knelt in one corner and said: "O, God, what does this mean?" The Lord said: "Are you able to stand for the experience in the face of persecution and howling mobs?" He said: "Yes, Lord, if you will give me the experience, for the laborer must first be partaker of the fruits." Instantly the Lord took his vocal organs, and he was preaching the Word in another language.

This man has preached in different languages over the United States, and men and women of that nationality have come to the altar and sought God. He was surely raised up of God to be an apostle of the doctrine of Pentecost.

In Christ Jesus,

Tyrone

Becoming!

 

John 1:10-13

"He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the [e]right (authority, power) to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."

This is so deep! A treasure trove of knowledge in these few scriptures! 

1) God Almighty the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and everything in it, prepared a body for Himself to enter His own creation, so that we might have a chance to be redeemed, reconciled, and saved from the corruption and fallen state that all human beings are born in because of  the sin of Adam and Eve. 

2) God Himself in the form of man entered the world through a virgin woman, who was supernaturally impregnated by the Spirit of the Living God, and walked amongst the work of His own hands and was not received by those He made and loved!

3) But the ones who did receive Him and love Him, He gave the authority, right, and power TO BECOME children of God! Oh if you really understood what this means you would be rejoicing from here to eternity!

You see a man or woman can become just about anything they desire to become! That's the power of the soul and spirit working in man to become what they desire. Every human has this power because God made us that way! He breathed a part of Himself, His essence, into man, and man BECAME a Living Being or a Living Soul! The breath of God Almighty made us come alive!!!

Genesis 2:7

"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being."

So you can set your heart and mind to become a doctor, a lawyer, a body builder, a scientist, a basketball player, football player, a baseball player, and the list goes on and on! And all this becoming takes effort, practice, dedication, persistence, study, sacrifice, time and money! 

I thought to myself wow, a human being can devote him or herself to becoming whatever he or she wants to be. So why are there so many who call themselves Christian, who don't desire to become disciples of Jesus? Why don’t most professing Christians devote their lives to Jesus and dedicate their souls to become like the One they profess?

It's so easy to go inside a building, sit down and say amen and hallelujah, sing a few songs, say hi to a few folks, smile, and then go home and watch T.V., or go out to eat at your favorite restaurant, thinking you're better than you were before you went into the building! What a great deception this is!!!

This is why the scripture tells us that the first century Christians devoted themselves to Jesus, the apostles teaching and to each other!

Acts 2:40-45

"And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need."

If you don't become like Jesus, and you don't become His disciple, and you don't devote yourself to His teachings, and His word, then you will most certainly hear these words on the day of judgement, "away from me, I never knew you!"

Yes, you can become just about anything you want to become, even an alien, just ask Anthony Loffredo!

The Choice Is Yours!

In Christ,

Tyrone