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Join me in prayer for healing of the sick. Add your own name to a list of prayer recipients for divine healing. Each week a new list will form. Join in on fasts for healing, too!

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Hi folks:

HealingPRAYERs is intended for a group of commited souls to jointly pray for a fixed number of individuals that need our prayers for healing. A new list will develop each week, beginning on Mondays. Your own names can be added to as many weekly lists as you like, on the condition that the prayer-request lists do not exceed 10 people. The only reason I decided to limit the list is to make it easier for the folks praying to remember the names and the needs of each individual during their prayer sessions. This way, our prayers will be more personal and meaningful. Please also limit the requests for prayer to people needing healing; after all, that is the purpose of this very special group. Thank you for your cooperation. Oh, and there will be chances to join in some fasts for healing, too. I will post in advance when the fasts will take place.

There will be a thread in the discussion forum labeled "prayer requests." Please list one person, someone you know or yourself, who needs healing. Let others also post a request, up to and not exceeding ten requests with a short description of the health need. Finally, I eagerly ask that each group member participate in praying throughout the week for the health needs of those presented on the list. This won't work out if we all want prayer but none are willing to pray for the needs of others. Try to think of this as a service challenge...how service-driven are we in our walk with Jesus? Ok, let's get started! and Welcome! :-)

View This Awesome Testimonial...(new featured video, posted Nov. 11, '09)

Also, here is a healing-scriptures audio link, good for absorption! You may wish to listen to it often.

I bring it to you as highly recommended for all our health needs! Here it is: http://www.thehealingministry.com/Healing/Healing%20Scriptures.mp3

Audio reference: "The Healing Ministry," at http://thehealingministry.com/

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Comment by Kim on December 19, 2009 at 1:43am
hi everyone.
would you please lift me to the Lord in your prayers. I am getting so weary in this pain I have.Been to the Drs this week and they are stumped to what it is and why I have it and not knowing these things makes it difficult to treat, no doubt.All I know is that I am so tired...I have this pain 24/7....and wake most nights multiple times in pain..I just keep crying out to the Lord for help and wondering why I can't get relief.Please Lord have mercy.
Comment by Ginnybee on December 18, 2009 at 1:08pm
Please, my friends...do not hesitate to begin a new weekly request thread if I fail to do so. Also, I sure would like more folks to add their prayer requests. It gives us all a wonderful opportunity to serve the Lord through prayer for one another. If we all can come to gether in prayer with a specific focus like healing for our member reqests, I believe we would experience the awesome power of the Holy Spirit moving in and for us. Please remember there is power in prayer, and when we pray for eachother, we remain in obedience to God's Word, which really grabs His attention! So let's offer our prayers to help our brothers and sisters who need healing. Thank you all!
Comment by Ginnybee on December 14, 2009 at 11:42pm
thank you, Alcedes...for helping to keep this forum alive! :) I appreciate and enjoy reading your articles. May the Lord bless you continually.
Comment by ALCEDES JONES on December 14, 2009 at 3:10pm
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As You Wait

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen."
(James 5:7, NLT)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

God has put dreams and desires in every person's heart. But most of the time, there's a season of waiting involved. Maybe you're waiting for a relationship to improve; waiting to get married; waiting for a promotion; or waiting to overcome an illness. Much of life is spent waiting. But there's a right way to wait, and there's a wrong way to wait. Too often, when things don't happen on our timetable, we get down and discouraged or anxious and fretful. That's because we’re not waiting the right way.

Notice that today's verse doesn't say if you wait, it says as you wait. The fact is we're all going to wait. It goes on to say that we should consider how the farmer waits—patiently and eagerly. We're not supposed to sit around discouraged; we're supposed to be hopeful, positive, and full of expectancy!

Today, no matter what you are believing for, expect things to change in your favor. Today could be the day that God turns it all around. As you wait with patience and expectancy, you'll open the door for God to move. He'll fight your battles, and you'll see that abundant harvest He's promised in every area of your life.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father God, today I choose to wait expectantly for You. I trust that You are working behind the scenes on my behalf. I put my trust and hope in You knowing that You have good things in store for my future. In Jesus' Name, Amen."
Comment by ALCEDES JONES on December 12, 2009 at 1:10pm
something i found that touched my heart and i would like to share it
What is “power”? There are many definitions of power. It is the combination of strength and speed. It is the authority to act. It is the product of voltage and current. It is energy per time unit. It is influence or persuasiveness. It is the rate at which work is performed. It is the eleventh album by the rock band Kansas.

Do you know that believers have access to God’s power? Yes, the same God who created the universe. Yes, the same power He used to raise Jesus from the grave. The Bible tells us we do (Romans 8:11, Ephesians 3:20, 2 Timothy 1:7, 2 Peter 1:3). If we have access to so much holy power, then why do we so rarely utilize it?

God has given us all we need, not only for life, but for abundant life. There are usually two reasons we do not experience God’s eternal power regularly: 1) either we’re not properly “plugged in” to the power source, or 2) we’re plugged in, but there is a short in our wires somewhere. We have access to God’s power all the time, the problem is we neglect to access it.

The power God gives us is difficult to define, but I think it is simply the ability to become more like Christ. This is impossible in us alone. That is why it requires God’s power working in us. This power causes us to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:36-40). This power gives us the ability to serve others. It gives us the ability to overcome sin. It gives us the ability to have self-control. It gives us the ability to persevere.

God’s power displayed in mere humans is awesome. If we could experience it in fullness, I think we would want to experience it regularly. So how do we get there? Let’s use the word “POWER” as an acrostic to help us remember five disciplines or actions that are crucial to us experiencing God’s power: Pray, Obey, Worship, Expect, Remain. If you apply these five actions in increasing measure, you will see God’s power manifested in your life.

Pray

Famous evangelist Billy Sunday is quoted as saying, “If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power.” We cannot utilize the full power of God if we’re not praying. We cannot grow in Christ if we are not praying. If Jesus needed to pray (Mark 1:5, Mark 6:47, Luke 5:16, Luke 6:12), then how much more do you think we need to pray? E.M. Bounds, a great student of and writer on prayer, said, “Prayer is faith taking possession of its unlimited inheritance.”

Prayer is powerful (Romans 8:11, Mark, 11:24, Acts 1:14). Prayer doesn’t so much change God’s mind as it changes our mind toward God. Praying prepares us to see the power of God by getting us ready for God to act (11 Chronicles 20:1-30). Prayer admits our own limitations. This is when God reveals himself to us.

Prayer is commanded (Matthew 26:41, Luke 18:1, Ephesians 6:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:17). Prayer is commanded because it requires humility. Humility is key to God allowing us in his presence. Prayer is also relational, and if we’re going to have fellowship with God and others, we need this type of communication. Thus, prayer is a spiritual discipline that our obedience demands.

Prayer has conditions (John 15:7). We must be obedient. We cannot harbor secret sins. We must not be indifferent to the needs of others, but we must show mercy. Self-indulgence will cause failure in prayer. Failure is also caused by our stubbornness and disdain for God’s commands.

Prayer is answered (1 Kings 18:37-38, Acts 4:31). Prayer is not always answered the way we would like, but it is answered. You have probably heard the ways God answers prayers: “Yes,” “No,” or “Wait awhile.” The last answer is probably the hardest for us to take, because it requires patience and complete trust.

Obey

Obedience is how we show our love for God and Jesus (John 14:15-23, 1 John 5:3). This is contrary to the world’s way of thinking, but critical to the believer’s way. We love because he first loved us (1 John 4:19). Our attitude towards obedience should not be “I have to do this,” but rather “I get to do this.” Because we know God loves us, we know he only has our best interests at heart. What he commands is for our own good. It may not be the most fun or easiest way, but it is the best way.

Disobedience is one of the sins that prevent God from hearing our prayers. If our prayers are hindered, we cannot fully experience God’s power. Obedience is a choice. In the Old Testament, God gave the children of Israel a choice of blessings or curses. They usually chose curses and “reaped the whirlwind.” If we have a choice and we know that choice will benefit us greatly, why not choose it?

God will reward our obedience (Ephesians 6:8), though we may not immediately see the reward. In fact, we will not see many of the Bible’s promised rewards until eternity. But we will get rewarded, and these rewards are in addition to our salvation. Our hope in a future blessing should help motivate us to obedience.

We struggle with obedience because we have the wrong attitude about it. We obey more out of fear or obligation than out of love. The world and our flesh tell us that obedience is for the lowly, scared, and timid. They say obedience is for animals and is degrading for a human. However, if we change our thought process to understanding obedience is simply an expression of our love, then we will want to be obedient. And as we are more obedient, we will experience more of God’s power.

Worship

Worship comes from the word “worthship” which means that we worship that which is worthy (Revelation 4:11). God is the only one worthy of worship. Worship is not for us. We insult God when we act as if worship is to entertain or please us. God should always be the object of our worship and we are the subjects. We relinquish control of our lives and give ourselves to God as an offering. We worship Him because of who he is and what He does.

Worship is basically communion with God where we interact with Him and other believers. It is devotion focused on Him and shared with others. There should be elements of remembering (looking back), expecting (looking forward), and honoring (in the present looking up). Paul D. Adams says worship is the “free and spontaneous response that delights in glorious revelation of God ultimately shown to us in the crucified and risen Christ.”

Like prayer and obedience, worship is one of those spiritual disciplines that is not optional. In fact, it is essential. Dwight Bradley put it this way, “When a person worships God, it is as a thirsty land crying out for rain.” Worship is a hungry heart seeking love. It is a soul searching for its counterpart.

Worship starts with inward attitude that is often expressed outwardly through praising, singing, etc. (Colossians 3:16). True worship is a balance of the heart and the head (Romans 12:1-2). We worship in “spirit and truth” (John 4:21-24). John Ortberg tells us to “pursue worship that links well-ordered minds with overflowing hearts.”

Though worship regularly occurs in church where we come as God’s people to respond to him and go to reveal him, location does not really matter in worship. We should have a worshipful spirit all the time. Our service and ministry stem from our worship. Every task, every moment should be an opportunity to worship God. We should do nothing less than worship the source and foundation of our power.

Expect

According to Webster’s Dictionary, expect means “to look for as likely to occur or appear.” It implies a considerable degree of confidence that a particular event will happen. Words in the Bible that are synonymous with expect are faith and hope (Ephesians 6:16, Philippians 1:19-20, Hebrews 11:1).

Having an expectant attitude is a discipline that needs to be developed. Our attitude has such a profound affect on our lives that we need to work to develop a positive one. One of the ways we can do this is by being ever hopeful in all things, even more so in time of struggle or turmoil. James said “consider it joy when you encounter various trials, know that the testing of your faith produces endurance…” (James 1:2).

Satan cannot steal our salvation (heart), so he attacks the mind. His aim is to make us ineffective in our Christian walk. He wants to short-circuit our power outlet by planting seeds of doubt and causing us to become undisciplined. Cynicism, discouragement, bitterness, and anger are the attitudes he would like us to have. As difficult as it is, we must force negative thoughts out of our mind. Negative thinking leads to a sour spirit.

“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5). Positive Christian thinking is critical (Philippians 4:8). What we think about is what we bring about in our lives. People will not be attracted to the gospel of Christ if it is brought by a bunch of grumpy, gripey people. Let’s keep expecting the Lord to do His work in us and keep looking for his eminent return. An expectant heart is a hopeful, happy, powerful heart.

Remain

Jesus is the source of all the good things we have through God, including His power. Jesus tells in John 15:4-11 that we have to remain in Him in order to be fruitful. Producing fruit is the evidence of remaining in Him. Jesus also gives us the consequences of not remaining in Him, which are in drastic opposition to remaining in Him (hint: removal, fire, burning).

The Greek word translated “remain” in the NIV is from the word meno. This word is also translated “abide,” “continue,” “stay,” and “dwell.” It implies some decision to stay or continue in. It is a choice we make to persevere in our walk with Christ. When we remain or abide in something, we are loyal to it even to death. We keep doing what needs to be done even when it is hard and requires great effort. We do not quit in the midst of the struggle.

Our Christianity is not just a “Sunday thing,” but an every day thing. It is not a one-time surrendering but more of an ongoing conversion to the image of Christ. If we are to become like Jesus and bear fruit for Him, we need to remain, stay, abide in Him. We need to “continue in” his word and in the things we have been taught (1 John 2:24, 2 Timothy 3:14). Remaining is a discipline we should choose to do daily if we want to see God’s power manifested in us.

It is crucial that we keep our dependence on Jesus and our communion with him. Our dependence on him needs to become habitual. Remaining in him is necessary for producing what is pleasing to God and profitable to us. When our pride tells us we can “go it alone” is when the branch starts to die. There will be no power for godly living if we do not regularly maintain the connection to our power source. Our branch must stay attached to the Vine.

As you review the five disciplines, you may have noticed that all are related. You may have noticed a common thread running through each. The common thread is relationship. A relationship is a connection. These disciplines require a connection to the source of our power. Our power was embodied in and exemplified by Jesus Christ. In Him was all the fullness of the Father, and in Him we come to know and have access to the Father. Maximum spiritual power comes from maximally maintaining our connection (relationship) with God through Christ. All we have to do is choose to do so. Choose POWER.
Comment by ALCEDES JONES on December 9, 2009 at 6:06am
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Take the Limits Off

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"They turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel"
(Psalm 78:41, KJV)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

We serve a God of increase! He wants to do new things in our lives. We should always be rising to new levels, but it's so easy to get stuck in a rut and just settle for the status quo. Sometimes we think, "Well, I've reached my limits. I've gone as far as I can go. This is as happy as I'll ever be." But if we're going to continue to increase and really experience God's best, we have to get our thinking lined up with God's thinking./p>

It's interesting that in this scripture the people limited the Holy One of Israel. Think about that. How can the all-powerful God, the Creator of the Universe, be limited? By our thinking. He can be limited in our lives by what we believe. A lot of people don't realize today it's their own wrong thinking that's keeping them in mediocrity./p>

Today, take the limits off by choosing to believe God. Feed your faith by studying His Word. As you meditate on His promises with an open and humble heart, you'll see Him move mightily in your life, and you will experience the blessings He has prepared for you!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father God, today I choose to believe You. I take the limits off by trusting that You have good plans for my future. I invite You to search my heart and remove anything that isn't pleasing to You. I bless You today and always. In Jesus' Name. Amen. "
Comment by ALCEDES JONES on December 1, 2009 at 6:10pm
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The God of More than Enough

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"…the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am Almighty God…"
(Genesis 17:1, NKJ)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

Do you need more peace, joy, or any provision in your life? Friend, we serve a God who is more than enough and He has more than enough!

The original Hebrew word in this verse is El Shaddai which means "the All-Sufficient One" or the God of plenty. In other words, our God is simply more than enough! He's not worried about how He's going to meet your needs. He's not wondering how He's going to provide for you; He's already overflowing with everything you need in this life, and He longs to bless you. Do you know why? He wants to bless you abundantly so that you can turn around and be a blessing to other people. He wants you to be His reflection in the earth. But you have to first receive what He wants to do in your life. You can't go around with a negative, self-defeating attitude and expect to see the blessings of God pour in. No, the Bible tells us that it is our faith that pleases God.

Today, keep an attitude of faith and expectancy. Remember, you serve the Almighty God. He promises to supply all your needs because He is El Shaddai, the God of more than enough!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father God, I believe that You desire to supply all my needs. You are the God of more than enough. Today, I receive Your Word and choose to have an attitude of faith and expectancy. Thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness to me. In Jesus' Name. Amen."
Comment by ALCEDES JONES on November 30, 2009 at 6:28pm
WOW PASTOR JOEL START THIS WEEK OFF WITH A GREAT EYE OPEN HOPE IT HELP EVERYONE WHO ARE DOWNCAST
Comment by ALCEDES JONES on November 30, 2009 at 6:24pm
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Overflowing With Passion for Life

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord"
(Romans 12:11, NIV)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

Zeal is simply another word for passion. I've noticed that too many people today have lost their passion and enthusiasm for life. At one time, they were excited about their dreams and got up every day with purpose and passion. But now, because time has passed and they've experienced disappointments, they're not excited about those dreams anymore. They've lost their fire.

Friend, God wants you to live with passion! You weren't meant to live a stagnant, ordinary life. You serve an extraordinary God, and you are called to be a reflection of Him.

The truth is, most of life can be very routine. We have to work to keep things fresh. We have to put forth effort to stay passionate about our jobs, relationships, and our walk with the Lord. I believe every day we need to stir ourselves up. Just like the apostle Paul told Timothy, today I'm telling you to "fan your flame!" In other words, don't let the fire go out. Stay passionate about your life so you can move forward and embrace the dreams God has placed within you!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father God, thank You for Your Word which is truth that sets me free. Help me to stir up the passion in my heart so that I can stay on fire for You. Thank You for guiding and directing my steps so that I can embrace every dream and promise You have for me. In Jesus' Name Amen."
Comment by ALCEDES JONES on November 13, 2009 at 4:15am
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Walk by Faith

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"For we walk by faith, not by sight"
(II Corinthians 5:7, NKJV)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

Are you walking by faith or sight today? In other words, are you choosing to believe God no matter what your circumstances look like, or are you making decisions and focusing your mind on what you can see.

As believers, we have to remember that we aren't just subject to this natural realm–what we can see, hear, touch, and smell. No, we have access to the unseen, supernatural realm where all the promises and blessings of God are stored. When you choose to walk by faith, you are opening a door from the natural realm to the supernatural realm and drawing the blessings of God into your life.

Remember: with God seeing isn't believing; believing is seeing! Throughout the day, begin to declare, "Father, I want to thank You that my payday is coming. You said no good thing will You withhold because I walk uprightly. I believe even right now You're arranging things in my favor." As you walk and live by faith, you will live a life pleasing to God. You'll see His blessing and favor in abundance, and you'll fulfill the destiny He has in store for you!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Heavenly Father, today I choose to walk by faith. I choose to believe Your Word no matter what things look like in the natural. I know You are working behind the scenes, and You will open up doors of blessing and favor in every area of my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."
 

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