Here I Am

On September 16, 2010 was the Homegoing Celebration of Dr. Malinda Prince Sapp, Wife of Gospel Artist and Pastor Dr. Marvin Sapp. And Jonathan Dunn one of the Psalmist during the celebration song Here I Am a song featured on Pastor Sapp latest release. Toward the end of the song Pastor Sapp Join In....

MaLinda Sapp funeral: Jonathan Dunn performs "Here I Am"

Release And Let It Go!!!

Greetings precious people of God, God has given me a word to give unto you to encourage and strengthen you in the body of Christ. Release And Let It Go! Release Your Past hurts, Your Past failures and Fears, which the devil has placed in your life. Don’t let a devil in hell or earth tell you any different.

And because he has given you the power and authority to call them things as they be, Then arise above your fears, heartache and disappointments that you are hanging on to; those things that are keeping you back from all of the promises of God. 2Timothy 1:7 (KJV) declares unto us For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
You have been given the power to overcome the things of your past, You have power to walk in faith, You have power to place the devil under your feet, You have power to call them things as they be, Deliverance, Healing, Prosperity, Salvation. You have power even to change a generation.

God has called you for such a time as now to be more than a conqueror, And I touch in agreement with you that you be Healed, Delivered and that you Be Set Free from them things that Hold and Bound You Down. So right now begin to release those things and move on to your full destiny in God!!!!!

Release And Let It Go, In Jesus Name!!!!!

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Do Born Again People Sin Daily?

I am fully aware that many teach that no man can live free from sin, that we sin every day, and that there is no one that does not sin every day he lives. One can see that this teaching is entirely out of harmony with the Bible by reading the above Scriptures. If these men sin every day, then they are sinners every day and there is no time that they are not sinners. If they are sinners all the time, then there is no time they are not under the penalty of the broken law, and they will be sent to Hell as sinners to pay the death penalty. They are not Christians or saved from sin any one day they live if they sin every day they live. Christ means nothing to them if they are sinners and if they cannot be saved from sin.

It is time that men wake up and stop listening to such teaching and begin to read the Bible and obey it for themselves. Naturally, no man that does not believe in salvation from sin can ever get saved from sin. If Christ came to save us from our sins and He cannot do it, then He has failed in His mission. If the New Testament teaches freedom from sin, then it is either the truth or a lie. If it is a lie, then we might as well throw the whole Bible away and have nothing to do with religion. Christianity, in that case, is a mere sham and a false religion, teaching something that is not true. If salvation through Christ is true, however, then these modern teachers of religion are false and no man can safely believe them. It is not right even to listen to them deny the truths of the Bible. It is a sin to support them in such a program. If Christianity is a sham, it is a sin to support it and its leaders.


What Are your thoughts on this subject?

Make Plans To Attend

Elder Jonathan Turner and Staff invites you to share in with them as they come together as one in fellowship with powerful Worship, Praise, Seminars, and the Preached Word of the Lord!

Justified By Faith

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Romans 8:30 KJV

Happy Valentine Day!!!!

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. John 15:9 KJV Happy Valentine Day!!!!

A Day Of Celebration For Me

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. Psalms 139:14 KJV

On this day I celebrate my Birthday and I will rejoice and be glad in it, I am so thankful unto the Lord for all of his manifold blessings unto me, I don't take it for granted but I thank him for life and life more abundantly! For I am fearfully and wonderfully made in his image for his glory.

I thank God for the parents who raised me in the fear and knowledge of the Lord, I thank the Lord for being a brother who has stuck close by my side promising never to leave nor forsake me. One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. Psalms 27:4

So In closing I thank you Lord for all you done for me, Couldn't Be Dead, Sleeping In My Grave, But You Made Death Behave, Thank you from creating me in your image so that you be glorified for your kingdom!!!!

Eternally Grateful!!!!

God Is With Us

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. (Isaiah 43:2). There are times in our life when we find ourselves in difficult situations. Times when our faith is put to the test. We may even feel that God has abandoned us, and that we are all alone. When you feel that way remember that it is written; "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we may boldly say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" (Hebrews 13:5-6).

So when you pass through the waters of difficulty, and the flames of distress, know that God is always there with you. For, The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. (Nahum 1:7) always remember that you are walking, hand in hand, with your Heavenly Father when those difficult times arrive, and that He Loves You very much because you are one of His beloved children!

Higher Ground

Greetings in the name I love to hear, the name of Jesus! Those of you that know me I am a lover of the Hymns, The songs my parents taught me, the songs that we would sing as I was a young child growing up in church. Many of the songs are embedded in my spirit, they are the songs that motivate and inspire me to make it day by day and one of my favorite among so many is Higher Ground.

There are 4 Verses to this song, Verses that gives you the ability to fight the good fight of faith and the determination to press on in Jesus, To weather the storms of life, To take a stand against the enemy, To run on to the end and be saved!

Verse 1
I’m pressing on the upward way,
New heights I’m gaining every day;
Still praying as I’m onward bound,
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

Verse 2
My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where those abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.

Verse 3
I want to live above the world,
Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;
For faith has caught the joyful sound,
The song of saints on higher ground.

Verse 4
I want to scale the utmost height
And catch a gleam of glory bright;
But still I’ll pray till heav’n I’ve found,
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

Refrain:
Lord, lift me up and let me stand,
By faith, on Heaven’s tableland,
A higher plane than I have found;
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

This song should be every child of God desire, to have their feet planted on Higher Ground, Thanks Johnson Oatman, Jr. for allowing God to inspire you to write and compose this song that would live much longer than you would. A song of Inspiration, A song of determination.

Higher Ground was written by Johnson Oatman, Jr.,in 1898

Morning Manna

I will lift up my eyes to the hills, From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber, Behold, He who keeps Israel, Shall neither slumber nor sleep Psalms 121:1 KJV

Food For Thought!!!!

Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.

Bishop Norman L. Wagner (1942-2010)

Bishop Norman L. Wagner, longtime pastor of Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church on Oak Hill Avenue and past leader of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, died Saturday. He was 68.

The Youngstown native graduated from South High School and Youngstown State University before earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theology from Aenon Bible College in Columbus and Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis. He was installed as pastor of Mount Calvary in June 1971 and went on to author several books and establish a senior citizens complex, Calvary Christian Academy, and a television and gospel choir ministry, which brought him national recognition.

When Calvary Christian Academy closed in 2001, Wagner led the opening of a charter school, Legacy Academy for Leaders and Arts that year and still served as chairman of that school.

He was a guest at the White House on several occasions, including a 1982 luncheon at which President Ronald Reagan recognized 100 “Outstanding Black Clergymen in America.”

In 1976, The Vindicator named him one of the 10 most progressive pastors in the city.

He leaves his wife, Dr. Rita Helen; two daughters and a granddaughter.

Mayor Jay Williams, who attends Mount Calvary, said Bishop Wagner was charismatic, committed and a man of intelligence and integrity. He was committed in his service to God and serving others, and you couldn’t know him without coming away with a desire to serve others, the mayor said.

Wagner was known across this country and the world, yet he was a humble man committed to his ministry and his mission to serve, Williams said. His loss “is indeed incalculable” to his church and the community, Williams said. He added that he and his wife, Sonja, who also attends Mount Calvary, are “eternally thankful for the indelible impact that Bishop Wagner had on our lives. We will seek to honor his family and his legacy through our work serving others.”

Jason Whitehead, the mayor’s chief of staff and an assistant pastor at Mount Calvary, described Wagner as a “visionary” and “an exceptional religious leader of his time.”

Wagner was bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World’s 13th Episcopal district, which is the state of Texas, Whitehead said. As a national evangelist, he was much sought after as a preacher and teacher in Pentecostal apostolic circles, he said.

He had also served as a bishop in Europe for Assemblies, with his diocese being the European Council of Nations, Whitehead said.

His death is “a tremendous loss to the ministry,” Whitehead said, noting that impact will reach far into the community as well. Wagner was perhaps one of the best known ministers of any color in this area, he said.

Wagner’s service as pastor to his church would have reached 39 years in March. He grew up in Mount Calvary, Whitehead said, explaining that his mother had been a charter member of the church.



To Be Continue!!!!

You Can Make It!!!

1st Peter 4:12,13
12.Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

13.But rejoice , inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy

Theirs a song that simply Say's It's only a test you're going through, Hold on keep the Faith for it only just a test. So when the fiery trial come at you and things to hold you down and/or to discourage you think it not strange but rejoice inasmuch knowing that you are a partakers of Christ Sufferings.

I wrote a song entitle You Can Make It, Just Hold on to Faith, Don't You dare Give Up, God has not forgotten, Nor has he Forsaken You, You Can Make It!!!! And I encourage you to do just that Grab Hold To Your Faith and Remember this if nothing else during your trials. For yet a little while , and he that shall come will come , and will not tarry! Hebrews 10:37 KJV

Truth Be Told

There's are 3 SIDES to every story, but 1 SIDE rarely takes a seat at the table; that SIDE is named TRUTH! Seen him lately?

Isa 59:14-21

14.And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter .

15.Yea, truth faileth ; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey : and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

16.And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor : therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

17.For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

18.According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay , fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies ; to the islands he will repay recompence.

19.So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

20.And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

21.As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

Is There Anyone Listening?

Have we done enough or are we selfish as people of God to not having gone before the throne of God for those who most recently suffered in Haiti, The word of the Lord lets us know that "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availed much" People of God across this nation I pray you are listening and I challenge you to go beyond your prayer closet and give finance to the cause of the Haiti crisis....


Tell Me Is There Anyone Listening!!!!

God Is

God Is The Joy and The Strength of my life, When friends, family leave you trust in the one that will never leave nor forsake you, Draw nigh to him and he will draw close to you. Be encourage by this song God Is as sung by Fred Hammond and Monica Allen along with the Greater Grace Temple Mass Choir, Pastor by Bishop Charles H. Ellis, III

The Dream Still Lives On

Today we solute one of God's Visionary Leader, A Great Pioneer, Gone But Not Forgotten, The Rev Dr Martin L. King, Jr., He Dream Still Lives On!!!

God Is A Healer

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 NKJ

Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 NKJ

In spite of what you're going through, Be sure to know that God Is A Healer, And I declare unto you my brother, my sister that you Be Healed, Be Delivered and Be Set Free!

To God Be The Glory!!!!

On this day January 14, 2004, I became critical ill and was rush to the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, For what I did know what was at that time going wrong and had to undergo a 12 Hour Emergency Surgery, and since that time death came on 4 different times but thanks be to God who has gotten us the Victory through his sled blood for us on Calvary, I can truly say that I been bless, I Got A Testimony. So On this day I decided to let my blog followers know that on this day January 14, 2010 I still got victory and I'm yet rejoicing in the God on my salvation.....

Full Blog Story To Come Soon! Entitle "After All I Been Through, I Still Got Joy"

Do You Speak In Tongues?

I would like to share with you a Video Post from one of my Facebook Friends with a Topic she shared and would like to know your opinion on it....



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You Are A Overcomer Through Jesus Christ

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 KJV

Jesus came, died and bleed so that we could be saved! And being saved gives us the power to overcome many things that come upon us in our day to day walk with him from the devil, But the Lord has given us the power to overcome our trials,fears and other things that come to hinder our walk with him. For his word declares that on the cross where his suffered, died and bleed that he has overcome them all so that we would have peace, love and joy in the Holy Ghost... So lift up your heads and be encourage to know that you are a Over comer and that your tribulation are just your stepping ground to the victorious things ahead of you for you are a "Over comer" It's a done deal, sign, sealed and delivered by the Lord!!!!

A New Year, A New Decade '2010

O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things : his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory .Psalms 98:1 KJV

Greetings on this Lord's Day The 1st day of the year '2010, I would like to first extend to all of my blogger's a Happy New Year!!! I need not tell you how grateful and thankful I am unto the Lord for allowing me to see another New Year, Another Decade! I thank you for following me in '2009 and prayerfully you will follow me in '2010

Because Of His Unmerited Favor, I Humbly Remain

Elder Timothy Gaines