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Good Evening Church Family, God is able and faithful! Yes, I will say that again... MY GOD IS ABLE AND FAITHFUL! With everything that has happened this week there is more of a fire in me to shout the faithfulness of God to the top of my lungs. The devil has taken multiple shots against the family of God and he is trying to make us feel like he is winning BUT he is not. This week an amazing young man, Charlie Kirk, went home to be with the Lord. His life and ministry have had a huge impact on young people of our nation and really even the world. He was a voice of truth in a wilderness of lies to a generation of young people who are hungry for truth. The devil thought he would end this rising of truth by blowing out one life's light but just the opposite happened. The flame from Charlie's life was blown onto a generation of young people who are being set on fire like a dry field in the middle of summer. The impact of his death has touched hearts that no one expected it to touch. One of the men who Charlie often debated with (who is not a Christian) made a video post of how tragic the loss of his life was with tears streaming down his face, hardly able to get his words out. There have been posts and tweets from people who are from the LGTB+ community expressing true loss and sadness over his death. Their comments are all the same, "He disagreed with our choices but he cared about us." College campuses that he had been to around the US had prayer meetings on the campus and hundreds of young people are flocking to them. Instagram is filled with posts from young Americans who are saying, "Charlie may be gone but what he believed in is in us and we are not letting this vision die. We are going to be even louder in our faith and what we believe." Ohio State just had an outreach by the Christian athletes similar to one they had last year. This year, thousands of young people showed up to hear about Jesus!!! Thank you Jesus! They aren't staying away from these events because of what happens, they are running to them!
Later in our Prayer section you will hear a request from someone that came into See's candy that Layci reached out to but what I want you to hear even more is why she reached out. She shared that she had been so hesitant in the past few years to step out in faith and share her faith with people because of what they might say. But after what happened to Charlie Kirk, she said, "I thought to myself, if he can die for his faith, I can at least step out and share my faith with someone." I'll say it again, the devil took a shot at the family of God through the death of Charlie Kirk, but he is NOT winning. I believe there are Layci's all over the country that are having the same revelation in their lives to stand up for their faith and what they believe. Not to hurt or kill or destroy because that was not who Charlie was. He believed words, especially anointed Biblical words, could help others to see the truth that could set them free. These young people are going to be forever changed by what they saw this past week and I believe they are not going to cower... they are going to rise. We need to be praying for our younger members in our Church Family across the world. We need to pray for the truth of the message that Charlie Kirk shared over his lifetime sinks into them and nothing the enemy does will be able to take it away. In a recent interview he was asked, "If you died what would you want people to remember you for?" He said without hesitation, " I want them to remember me for my faith in God." That is what our prayer needs to be over the young people of America. That they will remember Charlie for his faith in Jesus and his desire that everyone come to know Jesus for themselves. To be set free from the lies of the enemy and to walk in the truth. I believe the fire that has been set in their hearts is going to be like the fire of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego... it will burn only that which is holding them back and keeping them captive. What's left will be genuine, pure, true, righteous young people who will set the course for our Nation for years to come. So, don't look at what is going on in the natural, Church Family. Rather, ask the Lord to open your eyes to see what is going on in the supernatural! Remember that God is working all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. We need to be looking for the good that is coming from what the devil meant for harm and we need to surround the seeds of faith that were planted in so many young people's heart with our prayers. Prayers that the seeds will grow strong and flourish, producing a mighty end time harvest! Amen!!
Thank you Jesus! God IS able and God IS faithful now and forever!
Blessings, Pastors Sheli and Steve
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