June 10, 2011
We were scheduled to complete a 3-day training to do specialized couples ministry in Orlando, Florida. We bought our airfare and hotel but needed someone to provide childcare for Zoe, our 3 year old. I said, “Lord we need a nanny to go with us and take care of Zoe while we’re in training.” A few days later, a trusted colleague asked if we were still going to Orlando for training. She told me that she
was going to visit her family in Orlando and would watch Zoe for us. God provided excellent care for Zoe with more benefits than we could pay. Zoe’s nanny took her to a couple of amusement parks and cared for her at no charge! At another time, my wife and I had been praying and confessing the Word of God taught by Pastor Winston. I received an e-mail from a store corporation stating that I was a recipient of a gift card. I started to delete it as “spam” but decided to have my wife read it to see if she wanted to submit the information they requested. My wife followed up on it by providing a few simple pieces of information that verified who I was. About a month later, we received a $500 gift card in the mail. Praise the Lord! Marcus & Juvy Radford
June 3, 2011
My continued faith in expecting God to show up and show out in my life is THE BLESSING in action! Praise God! I have been waiting for a car since I lost mine in 2006. In December of 2009, I won a civil court case and the settlement was enough for me to purchase a car. Now here is the blessing, when I went to pay for it, the dealer gave me the keys and the car with a balance of $605 to be paid on my terms.
Hallelujah! The grace of God is sufficient and faith in God appropriates His grace! The day I got the car was the day Chicago had its worse snow storm, it was cold and ugly. God shows up on time! Praise God for His favor! I have also launched out in a small business endeavor. I continue to walk by faith and not by sight. Lisa Kelley
May 15, 2011
A few years back, the weatherman forecast freezing rain and snow for this particular Saturday afternoon. I usually leave my car in the driveway, but with the bad weather coming, I wanted to drive my car into the garage, so the ice would not cake on my car. I drove my car around the back alley when I discovered that my husband had left our utility trailer in the middle of the garage, so I could not drive my car in. My husband was at work, and the utility trailer had about 800lbs of concrete and drywall on it, so I could not budge it. I prayed to the Lord to help me move the trailer, just like he made Samson strong, to make me strong. I waited around in the garage a few minutes when the Spirit of the Lord just fell into the room. The Holy Spirit said, “Move it now”. I moved it just as easily as you would
move a baby stroller. I then was able to drive my car in the garage. Praise God! Hallelujah! Debbra Hill
May 8, 2011
For the past three years everyone in my department has been promoted twice except me. My workload doubled but my salary didn’t. I was feeling used, mistreated and embarrassed. I became very angry and bitter and sought God about this matter. I had to repent for my attitude and trust him to promote me as he said he would in Psalms 75:7. My husband was laid off from his job over a year ago, but Pastor has been preaching on vengeance and recompense. So, I really began to meditate on this word and on Joel 2:19. I even inserted my name into it; “I am sending Pam grain, new wine and oil, enough to satisfy Pam fully; never again will I make Pam an object of scorn to the nations.” I started believing for my new job and each morning I would pray that the vengeance of the Lord would come on my workplace. I wrote down everything I wanted in my new job: a $30k increase in salary, an office, blackberry, 25-inch computer screen, easy workload and good people to work with. I continued to meditate on Joel 2:19-28 and every chance I got I started speaking, “God is going to promote me to a position so big everyone will say how did she get that job?” In June, by faith, I applied for a position that was posted and just believed that the job was mine. I kept telling my husband to stop saying that he’s out of work and to start saying, “I have a job” because “God shall supply all of our needs and in the midst of famine God’s people shall be satisfied.” We began interviewing in June, trusting and believing God for our increase. We never stopped giving and I began writing on my tithe envelopes “this seed is for jobs made in heaven” because we knew we would receive a harvest. The weekend of July 23 our home flooded with eight feet of water. We lost half of our possessions including both cars. But, “when the enemy comes in like a flood the spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard against him” (Isaiah 59:19). On July 26 my husband started his new job and I received my job offer! I was promoted to Director of Marketing Operations (a promotion of seven levels). I received everything that I believed for: a $30k salary increase, a corner office on the executive floor, a blackberry, a 25-inch computer screen and great people to work with. Now everyone in my company is saying, “how did she get that job?” Our home is being restored and we just bought two new SUVs! Vengeance and recompense manifested and God gets the glory! Pam Beck
April 17, 2011
Recently, I was invited to my son’s house for dinner and saw my cousin’s son who has been in and out of prison for years. God told me to let him know that he will never go back to jail again and that he is going to use him to go into places that nobody else would go to get the lost. He received the message with tears and I was led by the Holy Spirit to read Psalm to strengthen his spirit. I told him that he must receive the Holy Spirit and when he does he will be empowered to do God’s work. By now the atmosphere had changed and everybody started praising GOD. We started cleaning and a huge glass plate slid off of the table. As I went to grab the plate it broke cutting two of my fingers and one was almost severed. I started yelling “the devil is a liar” and we went to the ER. After 2-3 hours I was going to leave when I removed the wrap and the blood started fl owing heavily from my fingers. I was rushed back to the Doctor and she took one look and said, “you going to need about 10-12 stitches.” When the Doctor left I starting crying and then I heard you say, “we’re living in the SUPER NATURAL.” I stopped crying, rebuked the bleeding and called “JESUS, JESUS, JESUS.” Immediately the bleeding STOPPED. The Doctor returned and I asked her “do you believe in GOD” and she said, “yes.” I told her that while she was gone I called on Jesus. As she was cleaning my wound no blood came out where just minutes before blood was pouring out. It STOPPED, glory to GOD. I wore a band aid from a cut that almost severed my finger with no stitches. We are living in the SUPERNATURAL and it’s no turning back now. I left the hospital laughing at the devil and praising GOD. We’re not taking sides, we’re taking OVER! We are made to RULE! JESUS is LORD! Selena Sawyer
April 10, 2011
I am a 17 year-old H.S. Senior and my heart overflows with affection and hunger for God. On one Sunday in February after the Faith Refresher I came to church with hope and a dollar bill. When offering time came, negative thoughts came to my mind like, “What could a dollar do?” I needed toiletries but God’s grace was much greater than those needs. I placed my last dollar in the envelope and told myself, “I don’t know how but God is going to make a way for me to get my necessities.” I prayed over my seed and then I was at rest. Pastor said something during service that really stuck with me, “everything God will do for you has already been done; you just have to receive it.” After service the Holy Spirit and told me to stay for the next service. I was led to sit in the back of the sanctuary. When the offering came and as I passed the bucket the woman sitting to my left reached out and covered my hand with hers and said, “I don’t know why God is telling me this, just take it and don’t ask any questions.” I opened my hand and there was a roll of money. I began to quiver in my seat as I started to cry. I knew immediately that God’s favor was over me like a shield. God took my dollar and returned it to me 100 times. The Lord blessed me within the same hour. Thank You Jesus! Praise The Lord! Nia Marissa Williams
April 3, 2011
During Faith Conference 2009, Pastor Winston challenged us to stretch our faith and believe God for $1,000 to sow into the airplane fund. Brandon and I purposed to trust God and gladly took an envelope! God was faithful to fill our envelope within 30 days. That same month I received a $5,000 raise! Five months later I received another $5,000 raise! God multiplied our seed greatly in less than one year! We thank God for His faithfulness in 2010. We are expecting Greater Things in 2011! Brandon and Kelly Roberson