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Lighten Up with Laughter

5/21/2022

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​Things To Ponder:
* How come wrong telephone numbers are never busy?
* Do people in Australia call the rest of the world 'up over'?
* Does that screwdriver belong to Phillip?
* Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?
* Why is it that night falls but day breaks?
* Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
* Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
* Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
* Are part-time band leaders semi-conductors?
* Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawnshop?
* How do you get off a non-stop flight?
* How do you write zero in Roman numerals?
* If athletes get athlete's foot, do astronauts get mistletoe?
* Why do they call it 'chili' if it's hot?
* Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game," when we are already there?
* Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

[Submitted by Hugh Hoyle.]
 
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Articles of Interest in Today's Hugh's News

5/21/2022

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​​25th ​Anniversary Logo for Hugh's News: Designed by Arlette Revells
​​Articles of Interest in Today's Hugh's News
1.Lighten Up with Laughter
2.Articles of Interest in Today's Hugh's News
3.IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, July 27-29
4.He Never Saw It Coming
5.The Holy Spirit's Curriculum: Teaching God's Children About Jesus
6.Jesus' Provision for Forgiveness and Healing
7.Emmanuel College Moves to Offer Graduate Programs
8.Leroy and Evelyn Baker to Celebrate their 63rd Wedding Anniversary on June 12
9.Emmanuel College Campus Pastor Published 11th Book!
10.Science Recognizes The Power of Prayer
11.A Quiet Miracle
12.Emmanuel College President's Prayer Group
13.Will You Receive the Benediction?
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IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, July 27-29

5/21/2022

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IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, July 27-29
PictureBishop Doug Beacham, General Superintendent IPHC
IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, July 27-29
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We look forward to seeing you this summer in Jacksonville, FL!

YouthQuest 2022 will be July 22-25 and IPHC General Conference will be July 27-29.

DiscipleshipToday events will be held on July 26.

Scroll down or click the "Agenda" button for more detailed scheduling information.

Click "Attendee Registration" to begin the registration process.

Click "Sponsor Registration" to register a Sponsor/Exhibitor.

IPHC Kids Camp is available July 26-29, for children ages 4-11.
Early Bird cost is $55.00 per child.
Please make sure to register kids via the "Attendee Registration" button.
Click on the "Agenda" button or scroll down to view Kids Camp scheduling.

To register as a GenCon22 Voting Delegate cost $195.00
To register as a GenCon22 Attendee cost $25.00

Children and non-delegates will not be permitted to sit in the "Voting Bar" during General Conference Business Sessions.

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He Never Saw It Coming

5/21/2022

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Picture​Pastor/Poet Ronald Gadberry, Contributing Writer for Hugh's News
He Never Saw It Coming 

Author: Ronald Gadberry 
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The day was brisk as had been the previous forty days and the big man emerging from his tent smiled at he adjusted his armor, bending first one way then the other before sliding his sword from its sheath to examine its edge. This would be the day the Greeks would take the field. So  far his challenge to the Israeli army had gone unanswered and as much as he was enjoying  baiting them he was just as ready to take the fight to the next level. This would be the day! 
 

He had never expected to meet an opponent and had not been disappointed. One man in  hand to hand combat against him? Even the thought was absurd. Ten men would have  struggled in such a matchup. Standing over nine feet tall and tipping the scales at a mere 525  pounds he dwarfed every man on the field. His taunts were just the preamble to the thrashing  he knew the Jews expected to receive. The sun had finally cleared the horizon when he  walked into the valley for his last challenge. 

He “woofed” at the emerging soldiers and laughed as they pretended not to hear him. “Well”,  he growled. “Have you found your champion yet? The offer still stands! Oh yes, I think I’ll  enjoy killing him, so send him on out. I just talked to my god Dagon, and he’s ready to do the  same to your god. After that we’ll take care of the rest of you.”  

Standing with his hands on his hips he scanned the opposing encampment. It was then he  noticed the boy . . . 

“As the Philistine paced back and forth, his shield bearer in front of him, he noticed David. He took one look down on him and sneered—a mere boy, apple-cheeked and peach-fuzzed. The Philistine ridiculed David. “Am I a dog that you come after me with a stick?” And he cursed him by his gods. “Come on,” said the Philistine. “I’ll make roadkill of you for the buzzards. I’ll turn you into a tasty morsel for the field mice.” (David) The  whole earth will know that there’s an extraordinary God in Israel. And everyone gathered here will learn that God doesn’t save by means of sword or spear. The battle belongs to God—He’s handing you to us on a platter!” That roused the Philistine, and he started toward David. David took off from the front line, running toward the Philistine.” (1 Samuel 17:40-49, MSG).

For forty days he had belittled, ridiculed and insulted God and His armies. Now God was  handing it back to him pressed down, shaken together and running over. He had not expected  any resistance but to send a kid with a shepherds staff and sling was over the top and Goliath, red faced and furious, lunged forward intending to skewer David with his spear. He saw an inexperienced boy but he met a mighty man of God. He never saw the rock that took him down. He never saw it coming. 

Paul wrote a note to us to which we should pay close attention. He said: “God hath chosen  the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak  things of the world to confound the things which are mighty . . .” (1 Corinthians 1:27, KJV). 

Satan attempted to out-god God, so God confined him to planet Earth. Then coming Himself as the weakest of His creatures, a baby boy, defied Satan to defeat Him. Then after thirty-three years of unsuccessful attempts, the devil managed to have Him killed but was forced to watch  Him defeat his greatest champion, Death. 

David once asked the question: “What is man that you take note of him?” The question is  legitimate for what is man? Now, having redeemed us by His blood Jesus has organized us  into a church that for 2,000 plus years has faced its giants and always risen to the challenge.  We may be small, (mortals battling spiritual, invisible creatures), even unable to see our enemy,  but if we act in obedience to Jesus, Satan will be defeated by us and He will never see it  coming.

[Pastor Ronald Gadberry and his wife, Jody, serve as pastors of Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church centered in an unincorporated community bound together by their church and the fire department.  Ron wrote, "Hopefully we can create a big enough fire it can’t be put out.  We are located 9 miles west of Ada in Oklahoma."  They began their pastorate there in October 2021.  On a personal note Ronald wrote, "I am back in my element as a full time pastor and excited for the prospects."]​

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The Holy Spirit's Curriculum: Teaching God's Children About Jesus

5/21/2022

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PictureFrank Tunstall, D. Min., Resident Scholar, Contributing Writer for Hugh's News
The Holy Spirit's Curriculum: Teaching God's Children About Jesus
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Author: Frank Tunstall

The three persons in the Trinity are One, and not one member has ever acted solo or independently. The devil has never been able to penetrate the bond in the Trinity. 

Jesus taught the disciples the Holy Spirit would be guided in the same way Jesus was guided.  "I tell you the truth,” Jesus taught, “the Son can do nothing by himself; He can do only what He sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all he does” (John 5:19-20). 

The Jews were trying their best to trip Jesus up, but He answered, “I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. I know that His command leads to eternal life. So, whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say“ (John 12:49-50).

Speaking in very human terms, the members of the Trinity protect each other. Three cords are not easily broken (Ecclesiastes 4:1). This understanding helps explain why Satan has never been able to penetrate the bond in the Trinity and motivate even one of the Persons in the Trinity to speak or act independently. 
   
“When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to Me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you.  All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you” (John 16:13-15). 

Blessed truth this - no independence, none at all, exits in God’s heaven; in fact, the term, independent, is not in the vocabulary of the Trinity. 

The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of truth is also the Spirit of prophecy. Jesus said the Spirit will declare “what is yet to come.” The prophet Agabus, for one example among so many, predicted “through the Spirit” that a “severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.” It happened “during the reign of Claudius” (Acts 11:28).

The members of the Trinity also freely give honor and glory to each other without any selfishness or jealousy. The Holy Spirit brought glory to Jesus by taking from Jesus what was His, and making it known to His disciples. The Holy Spirit has never tried independently to write a new Bible, for example. Instead, the Spirit teaches God’s children who Jesus is and what He said and did. Jesus is the curriculum of the Holy Spirit. 

“All that belongs to the Father is mine,” Jesus taught. This explains why Jesus said, “The Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you” (John 16:14-16). This marvelous teaching shows the Holy Spirit seeks no honor for Himself; instead, all the accolades go to Jesus. 

Simply put, there is no egotism in the Trinity. The Spirit takes from the great library of everything Jesus taught and did, and all that Jesus is, and makes Jesus known to the Lord’s followers. The Apostle John wrote as He concluded His Gospel  that “Jesus did many other things as well. If every  one of them  were written down,” John wrote, “he supposed even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written” (John 24:25). But the Holy Spirit knows everything about Jesus and all His knowledge squares with the written Bible.  

It begs to be re-affirmed. The Holy Spirit’s curriculum is Jesus. All that the Heavenly Father is, Jesus is, and the Holy Spirit is. This Trinitarian language shows the inter-relationships between the Heavenly Father, His Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. It also illustrates why the devil has never been able to penetrate the bond that is in the Trinity, and never will.

Since the Trinity exists in this bond of three that cannot be broken, it only follows believers in the church, including pastors and teachers, need devoted prayer partners. In fact, it is a necessity for effective kingdom service. Jesus was emphatic when He taught, “I say to you if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven” (Matthew 18:19). 

Only two is enough to begin such a partnership, and three makes a bond not easily broken.

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Jesus' Provision for Forgiveness and Healing

5/21/2022

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PictureHugh H. Morgan, Editor
Jesus' Provision for Forgiveness and Healing

Author: Hugh H. Morgan

The early church anointed and prayed for the sick that they might be healed. They combined that prayer of faith by declaring that a person's sins would be forgiven.

This is what James wrote in his letter in the New Testament: "Is anyone among you sick? Let him [her] call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him [her], anointing him [her] with oil in the Name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him [her] up. And if he [she] has committed sins, he [she] will be forgiven" (James 5:14-15 NKJV).

The greatest evidence of God's love for us in the fact that Jesus died for us while we were still sinners. The Apostle Paul wrote, "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Rom 5:8 NIV).
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During the earthly ministry of Jesus Matthew tells the story of a paralyzed man who was brought to Jesus by four of his friends. Because they could not get inside the house where Jesus was speaking and healing the sick, they went to the roof and lowered this man to floor in front of Jesus. 

Matthew tells it this way: 

Mark 2:2-12
So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and He preached the Word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." 

6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" 

8 Immediately Jesus knew in His spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and He said to them, "Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'? 10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins . . . ." He said to the paralytic, 11 "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home."  12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!" 
NIV

It is because of Jesus' sacrificial death upon the cross that we, too, can be forgiven of our sins and healed of our sickness or disease. 

One of my favorite hymns of the church is "Great is Thy Faithfulness." In the stanza is Biblical theology. The writer penned these beautiful words:

"Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!"

The Psalmist inspired us with these words of hope and healing:

Psalm 103:1-5
Praise the Lord, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise His holy Name. 
2 Praise the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits —  
3 Who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases, 
4 Who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion, 
5 Who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 
NIV

In the Gospel of Matthew there is a remarkable story of a woman who had a disease for twelve years. It is important to take a look again at what she said within herself concerning a belief that she could be healed by Jesus. She must have spoken these words over and over again when she learned of the healing power of Jesus:

20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind Him, and touched the hem of His garment:

21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole.

22 But Jesus turned Him about, and when He saw her, He said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
(Matthew 9:20-22, KJV).

Because of this woman's severe hemorrhage she was ceremonially unclean. However, she did not allow that restriction to keep her from reaching Jesus. The fact that Jesus declared her made whole and that she was a daughter clearly indicates that this miraculous healing included salvation. 

 She touched Jesus with faith to believe she would be healed and so it was so as well as her salvation when Jesus called her a daughter.

Peter wrote these words about healing as a part of the atonement,  "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 NKJV).

What a great God and a loving and compassion Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He continues to provide forgiveness of sins and healing. They go together like twins.

May I offer a prayer for you?

Dear Lord Jesus,

I praise and thank You for all the benefits that You have given me. You have forgiven all my sins and removed them as far as the east is from the west--never to remember them again. You have healed all my diseases. I claim my healing and thank you for forgiving me. I believe and receive Your healing as You have saved me, in Your most holy Name, the Name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. Amen.

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Emmanuel College Moves to Offer Graduate Programs

5/21/2022

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Dr. Cyndee Philips, Director of Institutional Research and the School of Education Assessment Coordinator
Emmanuel College Moves to Offer Graduate Programs

Author: Ashley Westbrook

Emmanuel College is pleased to announce that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) granted Level III status to the College on December 7, 2021. This action enables the College to move forward in its strategic plan to offer master’s degrees.

The College is now in the process of developing four online graduate programs as follows: Master of Education in Elementary Education, Master of Science in Exercise Science, Master of Divinity, and Master of Ministry. These programs will launch in the fall of 2022. Each program has been in lengthy development over the last several months. They will be rolled out as the finishing touches are concluded for each.

Director of Institutional Research and the School of Education Assessment Coordinator, Dr. Cyndee Phillips shares what will set Emmanuel's Master's of Elementary Education program apart from the rest!

Please Click Here to hear Dr. Cyndee Philips explain the programs.

“Offering master’s degrees is an important milestone for Emmanuel College and the next logical progression of our academic offerings,” said President Ron White. “We are delighted that SACSCOC has enabled us to move forward with our plans to develop graduate studies. These programs will be primarily online enabling students to enroll and study from anywhere.”

SACSCOC accredits nearly 800 institutions primarily in the southern region of the United States. Institutions are accredited to grant specific degrees which are classified by six levels. Moving to Level III status means that Emmanuel College may now develop and offer graduate educational programming in the master’s degree category. 

“The SACSCOC approval allows Emmanuel College to expand our mission to integrate faith and learning beyond undergraduate programs,” said Vice President for Academics, Dr. Janet Coleman. “We now can impact graduates and their learning and profession as well. It’s a significant time in the history of Emmanuel College.”

For more information visit www.online.ec.edu or contact Online Enrollment Counselor, Mac Dye at mdye@ec.edu or call him at 706-245-2907.
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Leroy and Evelyn Baker to Celebrate their 63rd Wedding Anniversary on June 12

5/21/2022

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PictureDr. Leroy & Evelyn White Baker
Leroy and Evelyn Baker to Celebrate their 63rd Wedding Anniversary on June 12

​Author: Hugh H. Morgan

It is a pure delight and a real joy to announce that Leroy and Evelyn Baker will be celebrating their 63rd Wedding Anniversary on June 12.

The Bakers are known throughout the IPHC. Leroy has been rightfully called Mr. Camp Meeting Speaker. He served as the assistant director of Evangelism when Bishop Leon O. Stewart was the executive director. He was the speaker for the National IPHC Radio Broadcast. 

For many years their children, Karlene, Curtis, and Chris traveled with them in services that blessed many people by their singing and playing of musical instruments.

Leroy Baker wrote the words and music to a Gospel song "God's Got An Army." The following are the lyrics to this wonderful song:

​God's Got An Army

Author: Leroy Baker

1. God said to Abram, Come and follow me
I'll lead you to a land that flows with milk and honey.
Just as far as you can see,
I'll give it all to thee
And children like the sands of the sea.

2. God asked Ezekiel,
Can these bones live again?
Ezekiel said, Lord, You know if they can.
Then preach to these bones, say come together and stand,
It's time, we're gonna march thru this land.

3. In the clouds of heaven
King Jesus will descend
And ev'ry knee shall bow
And ev'ry tongue confess
He'll reign throughout this land in peace and righteousness.
And I'll be there in the army of the blessed.

[Editor's comment: I heard Leroy Baker sing this Gospel song he had written in 1974 at a Chaplains and Spouses Retreat in Bethany, OK.  Leroy led our singing, and Evelyn played the piano. I loved the song then, and I love it today. This song has been sung around the world, and I am glad I know the author. May God use this song to bless many hearts in 2022.]

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Emmanuel College Campus Pastor Publishes 11th Book!

5/21/2022

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PictureChris Maxwell
Emmanuel College Campus Pastor Publishes 11th Book!

Author: Ashley Westbrook

We are thrilled to promote that EC Campus Pastor, Chris Maxwell has published his 11th book, titled "Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life's Uneven Surfaces". 

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In this book, Chris details how we can find balance in the hills and valleys of life. He found writing the book to be a therapeutic experience.

In its first week of sales, Equilibrium hit #1 on Amazon in the Christian & Professional Growth Category. Click the link below to find out what Pastor Chris has to say about it! 

https://ec.edu/2022/05/18/ec-campus-pastor-publishes-11th-book/

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Science Recognizes The Power Of Prayer

5/21/2022

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PictureHugh H. Morgan, Editor
Science Recognizes The Power Of Prayer 

​Author: Hugh H. Morgan


According to an article in ​Daily Encouraging Word on Saturday, May 21, they quoted this Scripture recorded in Philippians 4:6, CEV: “Don’t worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your…requests to God.”

We are instructed in God's Word to pray about everything.

It is encouraging to learn that modern science is now recognizing the value and power of prayer.  From their research they are discovering evidence that is hard to refute.

A study that was conducted in 2014 by The Mind Health Report revealed that people who have quiet prayer time, who are engaged in intercessory prayer, and who are involved in church activities are healthier and live longer.

It is most revealing when researchers from Florida State University found that praying for somebody increases that person's readiness to forgive them.

Another study from the University of Miami the researchers discovered that prayer and religious practices improve one's ability to pursue and achieve long-term goals.

Researchers from Columbia University found that people who value religion and regularly attend church are 90 percent less likely to suffer from depression than their nonreligious peers.

Thank God for these researchers who have validated the importance of faith, prayer, and church involvement.

I want to thank the Lord for two ladies in our church who are in charge of the prayer requests, one by texting and the other one by telephone calls.

Other prayer groups are essential to our church and community. I think of the Tuesday morning Ladies Bible study and prayer group who lists their prayer requests and records answers to prayers. It is an ongoing document from the fervent prayers of our ladies who meet at our church with several ladies from other churches. Every Sunday morning before church two couples meet for prayer to pray for the pastor and the people who will worship that day. Our pastor has a special prayer meeting on Wednesdays evenings where they spend time in prayer for our church and community.

We are in city with the University of Georgia and other colleges. Youth are coming to the Lord and we must prepare now for the influx of these precious students and workers.

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​A Quiet Miracle

5/21/2022

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PictureAnne Graham Lotz
​A Quiet Miracle

Author: Anne Graham Lotz

"Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted" (John 6:11, NIV).

When Jesus miraculously fed the crowd with five loaves and two fishes, the people weren’t just given a snack or a bite to tide them over until they could get a full meal, they “all had enough to eat” (John 6:12, NIV)!

It was such a quiet, unobtrusive miracle – nothing flashy or showy or manipulative or spectacular. There had been no adequate resources to feed so many people at once, yet everyone was not only fed but also filled!

How had He accomplished the miracle? The formula is really quite simple:

The disciples gave it all.

Jesus took it all.

God blessed it all.

Jesus broke it all.

The disciples gave it all.

And the entire multitude was fed!

Blessings,

Anne Graham Lotz

Copyright © 2022 Anne Graham Lotz (AnGeL Ministries) Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved www.annegrahamlotz.org.  

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​Emmanuel College President's Prayer Group

5/21/2022

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PictureRon White, Ed. D., President
​Emmanuel College President's Prayer Group

Author: Ron White

​​"Dear brothers and sisters, pray for us" (1 Thessalonians 5:25, NLT).
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Please pray for Emmanuel College this week, May 22-28, 2022. Thank you for praying. 
Sunday – Pray for revival and renewal on our campus next fall.
Monday – Pray that our planning will lead to greater efficiencies and better stewardship of the resources provided us.
Tuesday – Pray that recruiting efforts at churches, conferences, and youth events will be more productive.
Wednesday – Pray for growing enrollments in our fully online programs that help students pursue and complete their degrees.
Thursday – Pray for a meeting today regarding the refinancing of the College's debt.
Friday – Pray for marketing and recruiting activities for the master's degree program in exercise science that it will exceed its enrollment goal for fall semester. 
Saturday – Pray daily for revival and renewal on our campus. Pray for a dynamic move of the Holy Spirit. (He [the Holy Spirit] will guide you into all truth-Jn. 16:13).
 
 
Ron White, Ed.D.
President
Emmanuel College
181 Spring Street
Franklin Springs, GA 30639
706-245-2803

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Will You Receive the Benediction?

5/21/2022

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Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 
NIV
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Romans 15:13
 May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope. 
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Romans 15:13
 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and shalom in trusting, so you may overflow with hope in the power of the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
Tree of Life Version
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Lighten Up with Laughter

5/20/2022

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An English teacher visited a chicken farm.  After a brief conversation he asked the farmer a question,  "Does a hen sit or set?" 

The farmer replied, "Mr. English teacher, I do not know if they sit or set. What I want you to tell me is, when a hen cackles, is she lying or laying?"

[This joke was submitted by Rod Callahan.]
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Articles of Interest in Today's Hugh's News

5/20/2022

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​25th ​Anniversary Logo for Hugh's News: Designed by Arlette Revells
Articles of Interest in Today's Hugh's News
1.Lighten Up with Laughter
2.Articles of Interest in Today's Hugh's News
3.IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, July 27-29
4.He Never Saw It Coming
5.The Holy Spirit's Curriculum: Teaching God's Children About Jesus
6.Emmanuel College Campus Pastor Published 11th Book!
7.Emmanuel College Moves to Offer Graduate Programs
8.Leroy and Evelyn Baker to Celebrate their 63rd Wedding Anniversary on June 12
9.Responses to Articles
10.A Radical Change
11.Emmanuel College President's Prayer Group
12.Will You Receive the Benediction?
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​IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, July 27-29

5/20/2022

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IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, July 27-29
PictureBishop Doug Beacham, General Superintendent IPHC
IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, July 27-29

IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, July 27-29

We look forward to seeing you this summer in Jacksonville, FL!

YouthQuest 2022 will be July 22-25 and IPHC General Conference will be July 27-29.

DiscipleshipToday events will be held on July 26.

Scroll down or click the "Agenda" button for more detailed scheduling information.

Click "Attendee Registration" to begin the registration process.

Click "Sponsor Registration" to register a Sponsor/Exhibitor.

IPHC Kids Camp is available July 26-29, for children ages 4-11.
Early Bird cost is $55.00 per child.
Please make sure to register kids via the "Attendee Registration" button.
Click on the "Agenda" button or scroll down to view Kids Camp scheduling.

To register as a GenCon22 Voting Delegate cost $195.00
To register as a GenCon22 Attendee cost $25.00

Children and non-delegates will not be permitted to sit in the "Voting Bar" during General Conference Business Sessions.

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He Never Saw It Coming

5/20/2022

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PicturePastor/Poet Ronald Gadberry, Contributing Writer for Hugh's News
He Never Saw It Coming 

Author: Ronald Gadberry 
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The day was brisk as had been the previous forty days and the big man emerging from his tent smiled at he adjusted his armor, bending first one way then the other before sliding his sword from its sheath to examine its edge. This would be the day the Greeks would take the field. So  far his challenge to the Israeli army had gone unanswered and as much as he was enjoying  baiting them he was just as ready to take the fight to the next level. This would be the day! 
 

He had never expected to meet an opponent and had not been disappointed. One man in  hand to hand combat against him? Even the thought was absurd. Ten men would have  struggled in such a matchup. Standing over nine feet tall and tipping the scales at a mere 525  pounds he dwarfed every man on the field. His taunts were just the preamble to the thrashing  he knew the Jews expected to receive. The sun had finally cleared the horizon when he  walked into the valley for his last challenge. 

He “woofed” at the emerging soldiers and laughed as they pretended not to hear him. “Well”,  he growled. “Have you found your champion yet? The offer still stands! Oh yes, I think I’ll  enjoy killing him, so send him on out. I just talked to my god Dagon, and he’s ready to do the  same to your god. After that we’ll take care of the rest of you.”  

Standing with his hands on his hips he scanned the opposing encampment. It was then he  noticed the boy . . . 

“As the Philistine paced back and forth, his shield bearer in front of him, he noticed David. He took one look down on him and sneered—a mere boy, apple-cheeked and peach-fuzzed. The Philistine ridiculed David. “Am I a dog that you come after me with a stick?” And he cursed him by his gods. “Come on,” said the Philistine. “I’ll make roadkill of you for the buzzards. I’ll turn you into a tasty morsel for the field mice.” (David) The  whole earth will know that there’s an extraordinary God in Israel. And everyone gathered here will learn that God doesn’t save by means of sword or spear. The battle belongs to God—He’s handing you to us on a platter!” That roused the Philistine, and he started toward David. David took off from the front line, running toward the Philistine.” (1 Samuel 17:40-49, MSG).

For forty days he had belittled, ridiculed and insulted God and His armies. Now God was  handing it back to him pressed down, shaken together and running over. He had not expected  any resistance but to send a kid with a shepherds staff and sling was over the top and Goliath, red faced and furious, lunged forward intending to skewer David with his spear. He saw an inexperienced boy but he met a mighty man of God. He never saw the rock that took him down. He never saw it coming. 

Paul wrote a note to us to which we should pay close attention. He said: “God hath chosen  the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak  things of the world to confound the things which are mighty . . .” (1 Corinthians 1:27, KJV). 

Satan attempted to out-god God, so God confined him to planet Earth. Then coming Himself as the weakest of His creatures, a baby boy, defied Satan to defeat Him. Then after thirty-three years of unsuccessful attempts, the devil managed to have Him killed but was forced to watch  Him defeat his greatest champion, Death. 

David once asked the question: “What is man that you take note of him?” The question is  legitimate for what is man? Now, having redeemed us by His blood Jesus has organized us  into a church that for 2,000 plus years has faced its giants and always risen to the challenge.  We may be small, (mortals battling spiritual, invisible creatures), even unable to see our enemy,  but if we act in obedience to Jesus, Satan will be defeated by us and He will never see it  coming.

[Pastor Ronald Gadberry and his wife, Jody, serve as pastors of Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church centered in an unincorporated community bound together by their church and the fire department.  Ron wrote, "Hopefully we can create a big enough fire it can’t be put out.  We are located 9 miles west of Ada in Oklahoma."  They were elected the last week of October 2021.  On a personal note Ronald wrote, "I am back in my element as a full time pastor and excited for the prospects."]​

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The Holy Spirit's Curriculum: Teaching God's Children About Jesus

5/20/2022

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PictureFrank Tunstall, D. Min., Resident Scholar, Contributing Writer for Hugh's News
​The Holy Spirit's Curriculum: Teaching God's Children About Jesus
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Author: Frank Tunstall

The three persons in the Trinity are One, and not one member has ever acted solo or independently. The devil has never been able to penetrate the bond in the Trinity. 

Jesus taught the disciples the Holy Spirit would be guided in the same way Jesus was guided.  "I tell you the truth,” Jesus taught, “the Son can do nothing by himself; He can do only what He sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all he does” (John 5:19-20). 

The Jews were trying their best to trip Jesus up, but He answered, “I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. I know that His command leads to eternal life. So, whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say“ (John 12:49-50).

Speaking in very human terms, the members of the Trinity protect each other. Three cords are not easily broken (Ecclesiastes 4:1). This understanding helps explain why Satan has never been able to penetrate the bond in the Trinity and motivate even one of the Persons in the Trinity to speak or act independently. 
   
“When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to Me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you.  All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you” (John 16:13-15). 

Blessed truth this - no independence, none at all, exits in God’s heaven; in fact, the term, independent, is not in the vocabulary of the Trinity. 

The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of truth is also the Spirit of prophecy. Jesus said the Spirit will declare “what is yet to come.” The prophet Agabus, for one example among so many, predicted “through the Spirit” that a “severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.” It happened “during the reign of Claudius” (Acts 11:28).

The members of the Trinity also freely give honor and glory to each other without any selfishness or jealousy. The Holy Spirit brought glory to Jesus by taking from Jesus what was His, and making it known to His disciples. The Holy Spirit has never tried independently to write a new Bible, for example. Instead, the Spirit teaches God’s children who Jesus is and what He said and did. Jesus is the curriculum of the Holy Spirit. 

“All that belongs to the Father is mine,” Jesus taught. This explains why Jesus said, “The Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you” (John 16:14-16). This marvelous teaching shows the Holy Spirit seeks no honor for Himself; instead, all the accolades go to Jesus. 

Simply put, there is no egotism in the Trinity. The Spirit takes from the great library of everything Jesus taught and did, and all that Jesus is, and makes Jesus known to the Lord’s followers. The Apostle John wrote as He concluded His Gospel  that “Jesus did many other things as well. If every  one of them  were written down,” John wrote, “he supposed even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written” (John 24:25). But the Holy Spirit knows everything about Jesus and all His knowledge squares with the written Bible.  

It begs to be re-affirmed. The Holy Spirit’s curriculum is Jesus. All that the Heavenly Father is, Jesus is, and the Holy Spirit is. This Trinitarian language shows the inter-relationships between the Heavenly Father, His Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. It also illustrates why the devil has never been able to penetrate the bond that is in the Trinity, and never will.

Since the Trinity exists in this bond of three that cannot be broken, it only follows believers in the church, including pastors and teachers, need devoted prayer partners. In fact, it is a necessity for effective kingdom service. Jesus was emphatic when He taught, “I say to you if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven” (Matthew 18:19). 

Only two is enough to begin such a partnership, and three makes a bond not easily broken.

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Emmanuel College Campus Pastor Publishes 11th Book!

5/20/2022

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PictureChris Maxwell
Emmanuel College Campus Pastor Publishes 11th Book!

Author: Ashley Westbrook

We are thrilled to promote that EC Campus Pastor, Chris Maxwell has published his 11th book, titled "Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life's Uneven Surfaces". 

In this book, Chris details how we can find balance in the hills and valleys of life. He found writing the book to be a therapeutic experience.

In its first week of sales, Equilibrium hit #1 on Amazon in the Christian & Professional Growth Category. Click the link below to find out what Pastor Chris has to say about it! 

https://ec.edu/2022/05/18/ec-campus-pastor-publishes-11th-book/

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Jesus' Provision for Forgiveness and Healing

5/20/2022

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PictureHugh H. Morgan, Editor
Jesus' Provision for Forgiveness and Healing

Author: Hugh H. Morgan

The early church anointed and prayed for the sick that they might be healed. They combined that prayer of faith by declaring that a person's sins would be forgiven if they had committed sins.

This is what James wrote in his letter in the New Testament: "Is anyone among you sick? Let him [her] call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him [her], anointing him [her] with oil in the Name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him [her] up. And if he [she] has committed sins, he [she] will be forgiven" (James 5:14-15 NKJV).

The greatest evidence of God's love for us in the fact that Jesus died for us while we were still sinners. The Apostle Paul wrote, "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Rom 5:8 NIV).
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During the earthly ministry of Jesus Matthew tells the story of a paralyzed man who was brought to Jesus by four of his friends. Because they could not get inside the house where Jesus was speaking and healing the sick, they went to the roof and lowered this man to floor in front of Jesus. 

Matthew tells it this way: 

Mark 2:2-12
So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and He preached the Word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." 

6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" 

8 Immediately Jesus knew in His spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and He said to them, "Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'? 10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins . . . ." He said to the paralytic, 11 "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home."  12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!" 
NIV

It is because of Jesus' sacrificial death upon the cross that we, too, can be forgiven of our sins and healed of our sickness or disease. 

One of my favorite hymns of the church is "Great is Thy Faithfulness." In the stanza is Biblical theology. The writer penned these beautiful words:

"Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!"

The Psalmist inspired us with these words of hope and healing:

Psalm 103:1-5
Praise the Lord, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise His holy Name. 
2 Praise the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits —  
3 Who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases, 
4 Who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion, 
5 Who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 
NIV

Peter wrote these words,  "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, NKJV).

What a great God and a loving and compassion Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He has provided the forgiveness of our sins and our healing by His death on the cross of Calvary.

May I offer a prayer for you?

Dear Lord Jesus,

I praise and thank You for all the benefits that You have given me. You have forgiven all my sins and removed them as far as the east is from the west--never to remember them again. You have healed all my diseases. I claim my healing and thank you for forgiving me. I believe and receive Your healing as You have saved me, in Your most holy Name, the Name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. Amen.

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