Just a quick thought...the move of the Holy Ghost

The Holy Ghost is often symobolized as a dove. Please read the two following scripture and my thoughts on them.

2 Kings 6:25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver

Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him.

I want to talk about what is happening in the "church world" right now. I know we are living in the last days and we have 2 overall types of Churches. Revelation teaches we having the Loving Church (Philedelphia) and the Lukewarm church (Ladociea). One is practicing true worship while the other has a form of godliness, a type of worship....But it is not true.

Churches are seeking for praise and worship atmosphere, but instead of having real praise they are accepting hype. The above scripture talks about a famine in Israel. Well today we have a famine of TRUE WORSHIP. You can go to church...not repent...but yet still praise God. Many bring polluted sacrifices to God, because they try to worship and praise while still having sin in there life. You can't worship the Holy God with sin clinging to you. Come out and be seperated says the Lord.

In the above scripture they were eating dove's dung. Now the dove represents the Holy Spirit. Remember, these people were eating the bowel movement of the dove. I don't want to live in the movement of the Spirit. I want to live in the move of the Spirit. Some people are statisfied with yesterday's blessing where the Holy Ghost was. I want to be where the Holy Ghost is.

To God be the Glory

Steve

Newport Church of God Fire Choir

I am so proud to be a part of our church choir. I think we do a bang up job everytime we sing. Rusty, our choir director, really tries to keep us sounding good and professional. Yet, he still places all the emphasis on ministring and anointing. We sang Friday at Ravenna COG; Sunday at our home church; and Monday at Greater Cincinnati COG. The spirit moved everytime we sang, and the church was blessed. God is so good to us. I thank God for our church, staff, andd choir. One thing you can say, we know how to have real worship not just hype.

Steve

The Statesmen

I found this clip of the Statesmen Quartet while searching the web. Pay no attention to the announcer, but wait and your here a classic Statesmen song "I Wanna Know" featuring Hovie Lister, Rosie Rosell, Buddy Burton, Ed Hill, and Tommy Thompson.



Steve

IN OTHER NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a service last night. Our choir sang at Ravenna COG. It was an amazing move of the Holy Ghost. There was no preaching last night, the Holy Ghost moved people to praise and prayer at the altar. (Let me say this, even though there was no said "sermon" there were words of exhortation. You should not have a service with some word from the Lord.) God really did some great work in peoples lives. Continue praying for our church and choir. We will be singing tommorrow at church and Monday at Greater Cincinnati COG.

Steve

Blasphemer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT LOOKS AS IF THE IDOTS ARE UP AND RUNNING.....THE MAN IN THE PIC BELOW CLAIMS HE IS JESUS CHRIST REINCARNATED. HE TEACHES THERE IS NO SIN ANYMORE. THERE IS NO DEVIL.
A PREACHER FRIEND OF MIND HAD INFO ABOUT THIS FALSE CHRIST ON HIS BLOG. I WASN;T GOING TO MENTION THIS UNTIL I SAW THE TODAY SHOW DID A STORY ON HIM....

WATCH BELOW!!!!!!!




Matthew 24:23-26 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not

1 Timothy 4:1,2 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron

FRIENDS THIS MAY SEEM FAR FETCHED AND MAY SEEM LAUGHABLE, BUT HONESTLY IT IS SAID THAT THOUSANDS ARE FOLLOWING THIS FALSE DOCTRINE AND WILL UTIMATLY GO TO HELL WITH THIS MAN THAT HAS A SPIRIT OF ANTI-CHRIST. WE ARE LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS. LET US WHO ARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH. STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH.

STEVE

Feelin' Poorly

I woke up sick Monday and have been feeling bad every since. I had to run errands all day today. I am wore out.... I am suppose to go on a choir trip tommorrow. Please pray for me that I will feel like going tommorrow. It is a former pastor's church. We are still waiting on word about a house...just keep praying.

God Bless

Steve

Special Request

Please remember us, we are searching for another house. We moved back with Mom last year when she experienced some financial and medical problems. Since then we have been searching for a house large enough for us in oa decent price range. Just pray something might quickly fall in our way. God can do it.

Steve

P.S. Please remember Dr. T. L. Lowery in prayer, he fell over the weekend breaking his nose and had some minor injuries. He was still in the hospital today.

We Survived so far.....

The Kids started school WED. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We only have Kassie and Joseph left at home now. They start school the 28 Mon-Thurs. That leaves me and Paul at home by ourselves for the first time in 7 years. We never had free time.

Paula is feeling much better. She sang at church Thurs, and that was great. She has not smoked in 3 weeks and her heart rate is better. She has felt like cooking (THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!) and cleaning around the house. I really believe God is touching her.

Our choir will be singing in Ravenna, Ky this Friday night. I am looking forward to this, Bro. Cornett, who pastors the church was my pastor when I was a kid. I think I will really enjoy myself. We also are singing at Greater Cincinatti Church of God Monday the 28. So really prayer for our church choir--Newport Church of God Fire Choir.

Special note-- I will be preaching at Fireball Ministries Church of God in Elmwood, OH, Saturday, Septemeber 2nd 7:00 PM. For more info call or email.

God Bless,

Steve

My Throat and back to school

I met with my gastorintestial doctor today. I thought I was having another upper GI endoscopy. She related to me, because of the inflammation of my esphogus, I would have to wait another 3 weeks. I go back on the 12th of September. Good News, the biopsy was negative for cancer, however I do have Barrett's Diease.

The kids go back to school tommorrow. We will only have Joseph and Kassie at home. They start school the 28, then all the kids are gone. The house will be quiet.

Keep us in your prayers

Steve

The Holy Ghost Fell at Church tonight

We had one of those old fashioned gulley washers tonight. The Spirit was really upon the service tonight. The anointing was powerful. Bro. Woolum, didn't get to speak, there was a message in tounges and prophecy. People filled the alters and 4 got saved. However, that is not was astonished me. Service was dismissed, while people were still praying for those who needed to leave. What amazed me was, that more than half the church stayed and wanted to be in the service, feeling the Spirit. That's what church is about. People loving and caring for each other, enough to pray one for another.

Steve

The Word

I've been wanting to post this, but I was waiting till after I preached last night.

We live in a world of mega-churches, politically correct and inclusive gospel, and a non-literal interpertation of the Bible. God-fearing people are allowing current culture to dictate this new liberal thinking. I have always adheared to a classic pentecostal theology. I consider myself a true fundelmentalist, evangelical Christian. Yet, I am now being astonished by how many classic evangelicals are accepting this heresy.

Classic pentecostal theolgy takes the Word of God as inerrant, immutable, and literal. That is not to say that there is some of the Bible that contain symbolic and figurative passages (Daniel, Revelation, etc.). However for the most part, I take a literal view of scripture. The Genesis story is not a parable, but an actual story. I may raise some eyebrows with some of progressive stances in the church. When it comes to scripture though, I will stand with what the world calls, hard liners and fanatics. I will not change my stance on scripture.

I will not adhere to the gospel of inclusion, beliving that all will be saved. That there is no literal hell. That no matter how you live, ultmatly everyone goes to heaven. What a farce. This week even Billy Gramham has embraced a non literal view of scripture and inclusive gospel theolgy according to Newsweek magazine. The writer of the article may have misrepresented Dr. Grahams comments, but I have seen no clarifacation of such.

Gallup poll, released a statistic that only 28% of Americans, belive the Bible to be literal. This gives new meaning to Jesus saying narrow is the way that leadeth to eternal life and only few will find it.

I want to end with a scripture PSALM 119:60

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgements endureth for ever.

On my soapbox,

Steve

Paula's Blog

Paula has decided to start a blog check it out at

www.geocities.com/paulafarrell31

more later

Steve

Just a quick note....

I will be preaching this Thursday August 10 at Newport COG 7PM. Please remember me and the service in prayer.

Thanks

Steve

August is here....and its hot...General Assembly is over

Well, August is here are so are the upper 90's. Looks like this month is really going to be hot.

Paula's out of the hospital, they have her on some new meds. She seems to be calmer, I'm still a nervous wreck. My blood pressure is up, and my patience is down. I am sure with God's help and prayer, everything will get back to normal.

School will be starting in a few weeks for my two oldest kids...Barbara (senior) and Robert (8th). We are going to home school the rest of the kids. So please remember my patience level. Please don't pray patience for me, just pray I can calmly, and successfully handle these situations.

Ok, to the COG Assembly. I didn't get to go, but I followed everything through the internet. I think the Media department did a fair job at covering the Assembly. I enjoyed both of Brother McGuire messages, esp. Saturdays. I don't think Bro. McGuire was programmed. Sometimes the general officals come of so programmed it makes me sick. The music seemed to be within my style and I enjoyed it as well.
I thought the reduction of tithes should have passed the GA. I was glad to see major changes to the Council of Eighteen. I love the fact that Bill Isaacs is on there. He is one of the upcoming men of the COG.

Bro. Tim Hill moved up too 2nd assitant GO, I really enjoy his ministry and I think he will do good things for the COG. I was surprised that the agenda of women bishops didn't come up. I was really glad that the realignment of the ministry creditinals was held off. I would like to advance in the ministry before the next assembly and then I may go back to pastoring.

More later...

Steve