Pastor/Prophet Joy Allen's Blog – February 2008 Archive (4)

Act 4:18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

Act 4:19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

Act 4:20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.



In the book of Acts, Peter and John were commanded to cease preaching the Gospel. Their very lives were on the line as the people and the government… Continue

EVANGELISM REDEFINED

by Joy Allen, 2006



a homeless man sitting in the street

enduring the cold and extreme summer heat

he heard the Gospel, thought his life was once whole

but his salvation was not complete - purity was never his goal



being homeless is not a sin

but he also smoked and drank

and prostitutes were the distraction

that kept his paycheck from the bank



he'd met an evangelist

on the corner one day

who… Continue

Luk 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

Luk 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

Luk 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

Luk 18:13 And… Continue

In 2 Kings 5, the Bible gives an account of Naaman, a mighty man of war who happens to be a leper. Naaman hears of a prophet who has the ability to heal him, but struggles with the humility needed to be obedient unto deliverance. When he finally overcomes his pride, and learns to heed the word and instruction of the prophet, he is healed of his leprosy by the prophet Elisha.



Now, Elisha has a servant – much like today’s “armor bearers”, by the name of Gehazi. It is Gehazi that so… Continue