Those Who Know Their God Will Be Strong!

Daniel 11:32

"but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits."

We are human beings, we have limits, we have weaknesses and frailties. We are born disconnected from God with a carnal nature, easily influenced by the devil and the desires of our flesh. 

Only by the supernatural power of the Living God through His Spirit, can we be born from above and reconnected to God. Only by His strength and grace can we overcome this world and spiritual wickedness in high places. We must be remade in the image of Christ, we must be transformed (literally) by the renewing of our minds, there is no other way for a Christian to live in this world but by the power of God!

We must understand that in order to be strong in the Lord we have to become weak! We have to surrender our souls to Jesus, we have to surrender our time, our schedules, our talents, our finances, everything that makes us who we are in this world has to be laid at the foot of the cross! Jesus said, "Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed, but if it DIES, it produces many seeds!" When we are weak then God will be strong in our lives!

It's the exact opposite of how the world and those who love the world operate. The world's motto is, 'only the strong survive', 'whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger,' 'we're proud Americans, Europeans etc...... it doesn't matter what natural disaster hits, we will rebuild!', 'Hey, it's every man for himself', the list goes on.

The word of God says, 'when I am weak, THEN I am strong', 'submit yourselves one to another, out of reverence for Christ', 'If you are persecuted for Christ's sake, then blessed are you', 'Humbe yourself in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up', 'Love one another, by this all men will know you are my disciples if you have love for one another.' We cannot trust in the arm of the flesh, but in the power of God to save, sanctify, protect, provide, and help us in our everyday lives on this earth!

There will always be Goliaths until Jesus returns and sets up His kingdom on this earth, and as Christians we will have to face Goliath, but not in our own strength, because apart from Jesus we can do nothing! We have to face Goliath in the name of Jesus! With the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

We will have to face Goliath with the fruit of the Spirit birthed in our hearts, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, faith, and self-control. That's really the whole purpose of being a Christian, it's to bear the fruit of the Spirit in our hearts! Not go out and make disciples! Jesus called the apostles, and evangelists to go out and preach the gospel to all nations, not every single disciple that enters into God's kingdom is called to go out and make disciples! That's why Paul said, 'are all apostles?', 'are all prophets?', no they're not! Fruit bearing should be the first priority of every soul converted to Christ! 

As the world grows harder and harder, and farther from God, those who know their Lord and Savior draw closer and closer to Him, the One who is able to save our souls to the uttermost! We draw closer to Him who holds the keys of death and hell, Jesus the Christ! Many will face even death as martyrs for Christ in these last days, but we will not leave this earth in weakness and fear, but in victory and faith!

I know the Lord will pour out His Spirit again because He told me so, it's just a matter of time and preparation. He will send His apostles and prophets once more to walk this earth again, to prepare the way for His coming. This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in ALL the world as a witness, that means boots on the ground! In every nation on this earth the gospel will be proclaimed, and no one will have any excuse on judgment day, they won't be able to say I didn't hear it.

And in order to stand and face Goliath we will have to be STRONG IN THE LORD! Able to stand against the hatred of the enemy and those who hate God and the name of Jesus. We will have to be strong in the face of opposition and those who right now consider the gospel hate speech. But we will not face Goliath divided, oh no! All God's people will be unified by the Spirit of the Lord, we will be separated from this world, and we will love one another, and by this ALL will know that we are disciples of Jesus!

True signs and wonders will be done by God through the hands of the apostles and prophets in the midst of the people, like it was in the first century, and the Azusa Street revival. Yes, we will face Goliath, but not with guns, violence, and protests, but with the belt of truth around our waist, with the breastplate of righteousness on our chest, and the helmet of salvation on our heads, and the shield of faith in our hands.

Ephesians 6:10-17

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

In Jesus,

Tyrone

It's Not About YOU!

 

Romans 12:3

"For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith."

So many voices and so little evidence of the power of God in people's lives. So many proclamations of healings, signs, and wonders, and the Spirit falling on people, but where is the evidence? 

I keep hearing preachers get up and say, "today you will be healed!", or "tonight the Holy Spirit is going to fall on you!", but then NOTHING happens!!! Why does this continue to happen when I can't read of any scripture where the apostles or even Philip the evangelist made a proclamation like that. 

Peter said in Acts 2:38 

"Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

There is no outpouring without repentance! There is no remission or forgiveness of your sins without being baptized in water! And there is no deliverance, healing or supernatural gifts without the Holy Spirit!

Men and women can proclaim all they want to, but it is GOD who does the works! All I see and hear is emotions, screaming, yelling, and jumping around, but NO demonstration of the Spirit and the POWER of GOD! Why is that?

The word of God is clear and answers every question of why we don't see evidence of God's power in these conferences, meetings, and daily Sunday church services around the world. 

Jesus HIMSELF said in John 5:30

"I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me."

Even JESUS, full of grace and truth, could do NOTHING of HIMSELF! Every work He did, and every word He spoke, came from the Father in Heaven!

Paul the apostle of Jesus reiterated the truth of His Master in 2nd Corinthians 3:5

"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,"

Jesus told His apostles that they could do NOTHING apart from HIM!

John 15:5

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing."

This is exactly why we don't see the power of God being manifested in the midst of the assembly on a regular basis! Jesus is not WITH those who get up and proclaim and then nothing happens! It's written in the scriptures!

So let me tell you who it's about, you already know don't you? JESUS! 

Paul said, in 1st Corinthians 1:23-24

"but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

If you want to see the power of God manifested on this earth, preach Christ Jesus and Him crucified! Preach the good news of the kingdom of God, preach repentance and the forgiveness of sins in Jesus name!

I myself want to follow the One who can save my soul from death and Hell, the One who holds the KEYS to death and Hell, the One who has ALL authority in Heaven AND Earth! His name is JESUS!

Revelation 1:18

"I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death."

Matthew 28:18-20

"And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

In The Lord's Army,

Tyrone

Is God With You?

Acts 10:38

"how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. "

John 3:1-2

"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.”

Exodus 3:12

"So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

If you call yourself a minister, pastor, apostle, evangelist etc.... and every Sunday you oversee the Lord's sheep and God is not with you, how effective can you be?

If all your sermons are just great orations, power point presentations, intellectual inspirational speeches and you yell at your congregation, but you have no confirmation of the word by God with signs and wonders following, then God is NOT with you!

It's not possible to be an effective minister of the gospel without the power of God working in you and through you on a daily basis. So many have settled for ear tickling messages, with wise and persuasive words but no power, no demonstration of the Spirit using you to cast out devils, heal the sick, or raise the dead. Why are many professing Christians today satisfied with being entertained instead of being convicted of their sin, unrighteousness and ungodliness? 

It should be obvious to all who read the bible that what we are seeing across the board in every denomination, congregation, and gathering of people is a lack of the true presence and power of God! A lack of genuine repentance, conviction, and conversion. Seeker friendly messages and the sinners prayer is the norm today, which is very sad considering we have the word's of God and His Son Jesus Christ contained in the bible for us to study and live by.

Is God with you? If not, then anyone who steps up to preach the gospel without the anointing, power and grace of God flowing from within them should step back until God is with them! Until the Lord Jesus is confirming the words they speak on His behalf with signs and wonders following!

Mark 16:19-20

"So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen."

In His Service,

Tyrone

What's The Answer To Cessationism?

So what is the meaning of Cessationism? Here's what Wikipedia says:                                                      

In Christian theology, “Cessationism” is the outworking of a three-fold belief-system:

1) The Holy Spirit’s purpose in imparting the “sign gifts,” has expired;

2) The sign gifts (or “Apostolic gifts”) were given exclusively to the original Twelve Apostles, so that the sign gifts and Apostleship are inextricably linked;

3) The gift of Apostleship no longer exists.

With this foundation, certain beliefs naturally follow, most notably, that

1) The sign gifts have ceased, and

2) The sign gifts are not expected to reappear. These sign gifts/Apostolic gifts are:

    a) speaking in unlearned, real, human, languages, A.K.A. “tongues” (Acts 2:5-12);

    b) interpretation of aforementioned unlearned language;

    c) prophesying (foretelling the future, not merely forth-telling already-revealed truth); and

    d) healing-on-demand.

What is the meaning of Continuationism? Wikipedia says:

Continuationism is a Christian theological belief that the gifts of the Holy Spirit have continued to this present age, specifically those sometimes called "sign gifts" such as tongues and prophecy. Continuationism is the opposite of Cessationism.

Continuationists believe that the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit are still distributed today, are still in use, and are still needed in the church. The same Holy Spirit that inhabited the Apostle Paul and gifted him with supernatural abilities was present during Old Testament times and also endowed such abilities upon those God specifically chose to accomplish His works in New Testament times.

Here is what the scriptures say:

Acts 2:14-21 

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

‘And it shall come to pass in the last days (plural), says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in heaven above (aurora borealis, meteor showers, comets) And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke (volcanoes erupting). The sun shall be turned into darkness (solar eclipse), And the moon into blood (lunar eclipse), Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved.’

The above scriptures should be enough to end all debate, but we also have the real life testimony of millions of believers who have been baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire over the centuries, most notably the 'Azusa Street Revival', where the saints spoke in other languages, prophesied, saw visions, had dreams, and witnessed mighty miracles of healing being performed on a daily basis and many souls were converted to Christ during a three year span.

Acts 2:36-39

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

And to show that the gift of the Holy Spirit was not just for the apostles or the rest of the disciples who were in the upper room, we have examples of Gentile converts to Christ upon whom the Spirit of God fell.

Acts 10:34-48

"Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all— that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered, “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days."

Peter even had contention with converted Jews of the circumcision about Gentiles receiving the Holy Spirit and he had to explain what happened to the other apostles and brethren in Jerusalem!

Acts 11:1-18

"Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”

But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, saying: “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me. When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’ But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’ Now this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven. At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea. Then the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter, who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.’ And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning. Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?”

When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.”

I could go on with more scriptures etc... but I won't, the bottom line is, if you don't believe what the scriptures teach on any subject, then you won't receive what they say! If you believe it, then YOU WILL receive it! It's that simple.

God allowed a whole generation of His people that He called and delivered out of Egypt from the hands of Pharaoh to DIE in the wilderness, why? Because of unbelief!!!!!

Hebrews 3:16-19

"For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief."

Even Jesus could not do many works in His home town because of their unbelief and hardness of heart! If you really want to hinder a move and work of God in your life, just don't believe His word. 

Mark 6:1-6

"Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Manget these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they were offended at Him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching."

Romans 8:9 tells us this:

"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."

Pretty clear right? And the only way to receive the Spirit of God into your heart is to be baptized with the Spirit by the Lord Jesus, and the initial sign that will tell you and others that God has come down to dwell in you is speaking in other languages, believe it or not, the choice is yours.

In Jesus,

Tyrone

Azusa Street Miracles!

Excerpt taken from “Azusa Street, They Told Me Their Stories, The Youth and Children of Azusa Street Tell Their Stories” Retold by Brother Tommy

“I recall witnessing two of the greatest miracles where Seymour was greatly used by God. I was all ears! First, she told about the man with the wooden leg. Seymour had approached a man with a wooden leg and asked, What did you come here for?‘ The man replied, I want you to pray for my leg. It is starting to get gangrene where the wooden leg attaches. Seymour replied, I‘m just upset because you have the wooden leg on. It would be hard for God to grow a leg out when the wooden leg is attached. The man removed the wooden leg and stood before Seymour standing on his one good leg.

Seymour laid hands on the man and proclaimed, Let Thy Name be Glorified. In the Name of Jesus, I command this leg to grow out. The gangrene is gone; you are healed.

Seymour didn‘t preach that night. The miracle spoke for itself. Rejoicing was continuous as the crowd went wild. The man ran upon the platform and around the room. No one could get him to stop rejoicing and praising God.

Next, Sister Lankford told of the man with no arm. Seymour spoke with a man who had lost his arm ten years earlier through a work-related accident. The arm had been totally severed at the shoulder. Brother Seymour asked the crowd, Would you like to see God have a wonderful time here tonight?

Some of you may remember the man‘s leg that grew out about a year ago. Seymour then asked the one-armed man, Can you work with just the one arm? I‘m just given minimal paying jobs and I barely make enough money to even eat. Seymour shook his head and responded, That‘s not good. Are you married? Yes. Got kids? Yes. This man needs to be able to make a living. This man needs to work and he needs to be able to pay his tithe.

Will you tithe if I pray for you and God gives you your arm back? Seymour said teasingly. Yes! Seymour burst out laughing. I‘m just having fun. He then slapped his hands on the shoulder itself and commanded the arm to grow out. Almost instantly it grew out. The healed man stood in total shock, then started moving his arm and feeling of it with his other hand, awed by the miracle.

A few weeks later the man came back, bringing about 200 people with him, telling many at the meeting that he had gotten his old job back. Many of those he brought with him needed healing and left that evening fully restored as people in the crowd prayed and laid hands on each of them.”

The time is near for greater works than these to be made manifest in these last days!

In Jesus,

Tyrone

Signs And Wonders!

Mark 14:14-20

"Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen."

The truth contained in these scriptures are absolute, Jesus spoke them and I believe what He said. The ministry of Jesus included many signs, wonders, and miracles as God bore witness to His Christ and the words He spoke.

Jesus never emphasized the signs and miracles that the Father worked through Him, but God used the signs, wonders, and miracles to show that Jesus was approved and sent by Him into the world to preach the good news of the kingdom and to reconcile the world back to Himself.

John 3:1

"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."


Acts 2:22-24

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it."

Acts 10:36-38

"The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.


When John sent his disciples to ask Jesus if He was the Messiah, Jesus answered by telling them all the works that God was doing through Him

Matthew 11:1-6

"Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities. And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”

The earthly ministry of Jesus was all inclusive, not only did He meet the physical needs of people but also the spiritual. He preached the gospel and showed people the pathway that would lead them to the salvation of their souls, He cast out demons from those who were oppressed, He opened the eyes of the blind, the cripple were made to walk, those who had diseases were cured, the dead were raised up, and the hungry were fed. There was not one need of the people that Jesus didn't meet in His ministry.

Likewise, those who are called by the Lord and sanctified for His use will do the same ministry works that Jesus did and the Lord Himself will confirm His ministers and believers with signs, wonders, and miracles following.


John 14:12-14

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it."

The same works that Jesus did, His apostles did too.


Matthew 10:5-8

"These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give."

The ministry works of Jesus include all the above. Preaching, healing, cleansing, raising the dead, and casting out demons. These are the signs, wonders, and miracles that will follow those who believe in Jesus.

In the book of Acts we read of how the Lord worked through His ministers and the believers in the 1st century church as they preached the gospel and witnessed about His crucifixion and resurrection from the dead.


Acts 2:40-43

"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."

When the early believers prayed after Peter and John were released from the rulers in Jerusalem, they asked the Lord to give them boldness to speak His word and that signs and wonders be done through the name of Jesus.

Now this is a powerful prayer to the Lord!


Acts 4:23-31

"And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: ‘Why did the nations rage, And the people plot vain things? The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together Against the LORD and against His Christ.’ “For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.” And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness."


Acts 5:12-16

"And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed."

Stephen and Philip were not called to be apostles, but they were believers of Jesus Christ, men of good reputation, full of faith and the Holy Spirit. (Philip was an Evangelist)


Acts 6:8


"And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people."


Acts 8:4-8

"Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that city."

Yes, signs and wonders will follow those who believe in Jesus as they preach His word, minister to His people, and bear witness to His kingdom, to His death, and to His resurrection!

In Jesus Name,
Tyrone