President's Prayer Group

Author: Ron White

"From His abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another" (John 1:16, NLT).

Pray for more donors who establish scholarship funds for our students.

Pray every Tuesday for increases in student financial aid and for dramatic growth over the next five years - growth in traditional students, online students, and eventually, graduate students. 

Pray daily for the eradication of the corona virus on our campus, in our nation, and around the world, and pray for safe and effective operations for Emmanuel College this semester. 

Thank you for praying.

Ron White, Ed.D.
President
Emmanuel College
181 Spring Street
Franklin Springs, GA 30639
706-245-2803

Joshua 1:8  Prosperity and success
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
KJV
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Joshua 1:6-9
6 "Be strong and brave, for you will be a successful leader of my people; and they shall conquer all the land I promised to their ancestors. 7 You need only to be strong and courageous and to obey to the letter every law Moses gave you, for if you are careful to obey every one of them, you will be successful in everything you do. 8 Constantly remind the people about these laws, and you yourself must think about them every day and every night so that you will be sure to obey all of them. For only then will you succeed. 9 Yes, be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." 
TLB
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Joshua 1:6-9
6 Strength! Courage! You are going to lead this people to inherit the land that I promised to give their ancestors. 7 Give it everything you have, heart and soul. Make sure you carry out The Revelation that Moses commanded you, every bit of it. Don't get off track, either left or right, so as to make sure you get to where you're going. 8 And don't for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it. Then you'll get where you're going; then you'll succeed. 9 Haven't I commanded you? Strength! Courage! Don't be timid; don't get discouraged. God, your God, is with you every step you take." 
(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)

Pledges

The deacon ran into the pastor's office and exclaimed, "Pastor, I have terrible news to report!

"Burglars must've broken in last night. 

"They stole ninety thousand dollars worth of pledges."

It is imperative that we pray for our young men and women serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. They are facing challenges I never dreamed would ever happen. 

Let us pray that they will stand strong and courageous as soldiers, airmen, Marines, sailors, and coast guardsmen. 

I know of one chaplain and his family who are leaving today for their overseas assignment in a foreign land. I want to maintain their privacy by not
revealing their names. This may be the most challenging and fulfilling assignment of this IPHC military chaplain and his family.

I have committed to pray for him daily and his family. I also pray for my successor, Chaplain (Colonel) Jerry Jones, USA Retired, who serves as our director/endorser of Chaplains Ministries, IPHC, as well as Bishop Garry Bryant, the chairman of Chaplains Ministries, IPHC, and his staff at Evangelism USA in Bethany, OK. In addition, I pray for our other chaplains as well as chaplain assistants. Today I think they call them Religious Affairs Specialists.

The Scriptural Mission of our military chaplains is recorded in Acts 13:47:
​
They are . . . following orders, doing what God commanded when He said,

I've set you up
as light to all nations.
You'll proclaim salvation
to the four winds and seven seas!" 
(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)

I am reminded of the Scripture that tells of Jesus' encounter with a Roman Centurion whose servant was sick and demonstrated his faith by believing that Jesus would only have to speak the Word and it would be done, 

Luke 7:9-10
He said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel." 
NIV

I found Christians who loved Jesus in all ranks in the Air Force when I served as a chaplain.

​A response to Dr. David Jeremiah examines Socialist Visions and Policies 

By Thomas E. Long, North Carolina

It is very sad and dangerous regarding this nation or any other nation to partake of having a favorable consideration of socialism! Americans and others should live like we should according to the holy precious Words of our Heavenly Father forever!

I'll Be a Sustainer Contributor to Holmes Bible College

Author: Hugh H. Morgan, Editor

When I was a child growing up in the Pentecostal Holiness Church I remember singing a song, "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam." It may be that some of you sang it too as a child learning about Jesus. Here are the lyrics:

Jesus wants me for a sunbeam,
To shine for Him each day
In every way try to please Him,
At home, at school, at play.

It occurred to me that Jesus would have us consider prayerfully and with faith becoming a Sustainer Contributor to Holmes Bible College.

I have committed to praying for Holmes Bible College and to giving as God supplies the means. I have given to Holmes Bible College as a Sustainer for this year. I can renew that in 2020 as the Lord directs me to give. I can testify that God did supply the means for me to give to be a Sustainer Contributor to Holmes Bible College.

​In President D. Chris Thompson's recent newsletter he wrote the following appeal:

Special Challenge
Holmes moves forward by faith! The College has been a faith institution for 124 years. She still is! We now have over 130 sustainers – 4 more last month. I rejoice and praise the Lord for these! They pray for the College and give at least $1200 per year – the cost of one day’s operation.

To be a sustainer you receive and accept the challenge by praying for Holmes Bible College and giving at least $1200 per year. You can do that by faith in God to provide the means for you to give $1200. That is the cost of one day's financial operation for the college.

God will bless you as you plant your seed of financial blessing for Holmes Bible College.

In a time of famine, "Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him." (Gen 26:12, NIV). Reaping a hundredfold harvest is a good thing when the weather and soil are favorable, but it is a miracle when it happens in a time of famine.

Allow God to speak to you and then do what He tells you to give. The Apostle Paul wrote this statement about God's provision: But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Phil. 4:19, KJV).

Jesus said this about giving and receiving (the spiritual law of reciprocity) written in Luke 6:38, "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you" (NKJV).

You may contact President D. Chris Thompson here:

Holmes Bible College
Attn.: President D. Chris Thompson
4901 Old Buncombe Road
Greenville, SC 29617
(864) 246 3566

Here is the Scripture recorded in Luke's Gospel about what Jesus said in the synagogue in Nazareth, His hometown:

Luke 4:16-21

16 He came to Nazareth where He had been reared. As He always did on the Sabbath, He went to the meeting place (the synagogue). When He stood up to read, 17 He was handed the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll, He found the place where it was written,

18 God's Spirit is on Me;
He's chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poor,
Sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and
recovery of sight to the blind,
To set the burdened and battered free,
19 to announce, "This is God's year to act!"

20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the assistant, and sat down. Every eye in the place was on Him, intent. 21 Then He started in, "You've just heard Scripture make history. It came true just now in this place."
(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)

​Just a reminder to everyone regarding the Town of Falcon Community Prayer Walk to be held on Saturday morning, Sept. 25, 2021 at the J. O. Humphries Memorial Park in Falcon NC beginning at 8:45 AM at the flag pole and concluding at 12:00 noon.  We hope you will attend and help us pray for our surrounding communities, our  local, state, and national government , our military, our police and fire departments, our churches and pastors, our schools, our children and teachers, our medical workers especially during this covid pandemic, all our leaders.  

II Chron. 7:14: "If My people which are called by My Name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."  Oh how we need to pray !!!  Thank you for coming and supporting our prayer team and those who have assisted with this special event. Hope to see a good group on Saturday.

A special thanks to Mayor Cliff Turpin and the Town of Falcon Commissioners, Supt. Joey Leggett of Falcon Children's Home, Antioch Church Pastor Mark Fuss and Kristy and Jeffrey Shirley, youth pastor and Pastor Casey Strickland and wife Rachel of Culbreth Memorial Church, and all those who are participating as leaders in our prayer walk.  Thanks so much.

Mrs. Janet Lucas
PO Box 80
Falcon NC 28342
910 980 1391
910 624 6419 cell

​Heavenly Asphalt

Author: Anne Graham Lotz

"The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass" (Revelation 21:21, NIV).

If the apostle John hasn’t already conveyed to us that My Father’s House is spectacular, his description of the streets surely does. But I wonder if there is a subtle message to us contained in his description – a message that my wise mother, with her characteristic humor, pointed out to me when she dryly exclaimed that you can tell what God thinks of gold because He paves the streets of heaven with it! Gold is really just heavenly asphalt! In other words, there are many things down here on earth that we give a top priority to, which in eternity will be inconsequential and insignificant.

It’s sobering to contemplate how much time, effort, sacrifice, compromise, and attention we give to acquiring and increasing our supply of something that is totally insignificant in eternity. What are your priorities? As you live them out, will they have eternal value and significance?

Blessings,

Anne Graham Lotz

Copyright © 2021 Anne Graham Lotz (AnGeL Ministries) Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved www.annegrahamlotz.org. 

President's Prayer Group

Ron White
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"But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners" (Romans 5:8, NLT).

Pray for sinners everywhere but especially for the unsaved among our students. Pray for the love of God to overflow them and for receptive minds and hearts to receive it.

Pray every Monday for revival to saturate our campus and for our students to follow the Lord with acts of Christian service.

Pray daily for the eradication of the corona virus on our campus, in our nation, and around the world, and pray for safe and effective operations for Emmanuel College this semester. 

Thank you for praying.

Ron White, Ed.D.
President
Emmanuel College
181 Spring Street
Franklin Springs, GA 30639
706-245-2803

Isaiah 11:11-12  God keeps His promises

11 On that day the Lord will extend His hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Ethiopia, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
12 He will raise a signal for the nations,
and will assemble the outcasts of Israel,
and gather the dispersed of Judah
from the four corners of the earth.
NRSV

Those Church Bulletin Goofs

These announcements have been  the bane of every church secretary. No one can vouch for their authenticity, but they're fair warning
for the church staff.

"Thursday night--Potluck supper, Prayer and medications to follow."

"For those of you who have children and don't know it,
we have a nursery downstairs."

"This being Easter Sunday, 
Mrs. Bertha Lewis will come forward
and lay an egg on the altar."

"Next Sunday a special collection
will be taken to defray the cost
of the new carpeting,
All those wishing to do something
on the new carpet will come 
forward and do it now."

"You will want to attend 
the National Prayer and Fasting
Conference at First Church.
Your registration fee includes three meals."

"During the absence of our pastor, 
we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing
a good sermon when Dr. A. B. Doe
supplied our pulpit."

David Jeremiah Jeremiah examines Socialist Visions and Policies that are invading the United States

Author: David Jeremiah

A deadly virus is quietly spreading throughout our nation. It is far more lethal than COVID-19, and most American’s are totally unaware of the threat that it poses to our freedom and way of life. 

You may Click Here on this hyperlink I have prepared for you to learn about the danger to our nation and all those who love the United States of America. 

This disease is called Socialism and today socialism controls one-third of the world’s nations. Until recently, Socialism had been considered public enemy number one by Americans. That is no longer the case.

A 2020 poll showed that 40 percent of Americans had a favorable view of Socialism, and that number goes to 61% when the polling is for those between the ages of 18 and 24.
 
From the erosion of free speech and free exercise of religion to the looming threat of a one world government that allows for no opposition, socialism is a pernicious force that the followers of Christ must be ready to face head on. Our freedom, and perhaps our very lives, depend on it.

Today on Turning Point Television, Dr. David Jeremiah examines socialist visions and policies that are invading the United States and how these policies intersect with Biblical prophecy and what God's people can do about them.

Bitter or Blessed?

Anne Graham Lotz

"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered" (Psalm 32:1, NKJV).

Your heavenly Father has been waiting for you to come home to Him, waiting for you to confess your sin of resentment and rebellion, waiting to celebrate the joy and love and pleasure He wants you to have in relationship with Him. Don’t make excuses; don’t rationalize your bitterness. Go to God; ask Him to cleanse you of your sin. Ask Him to uproot your bitterness. Invite Him into your life to take control of everything, including past memories of abandonment or abuse or adultery, present circumstances of injury or injustice, and future dreams and disappointments.

Follow the example of the psalmist, who wrote, “I will confess my transgression to the Lord” (Ps. 32:5, NIV).

“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”

Wouldn’t you rather be blessed than bitter?

Blessings,

Anne Graham Lotz

Copyright © 2021 Anne Graham Lotz (AnGeL Ministries) Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved www.annegrahamlotz.org.                                                                                        

Matthew 25:31-40  End time prophecy given to us by Jesus Christ, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords

31 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.  32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.  33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.  34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:  35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;  36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' 

37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?  38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?  39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'  40 And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'
NKJV

​Enriching the Family

Author: Anne Graham Lotz

"We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body . . . and we were all given the one Spirit to drink" (1 Corinthians 12:13, NIV). 

When you and I received the Holy Spirit into our lives, we became members of the larger body of Christ that includes other believers. Perhaps without realizing it, at the moment of conversion, we became part of the family of God; Jesus is the Head, and other believers are our brothers and sisters. Paul describes this new identity as being “baptized by one Spirit into one body.” But the new privilege of belonging to God’s family brings with it new responsibilities to care for and build up the other family members. For that purpose, the Holy Spirit gives us each gifts that enable us to be contributing family members. These gifts are not natural talents although they can enhance what we have developed ourselves. These gifts are supernatural and only come from the Spirit at His discretion. (1 Cor. 12:11)

What is your spiritual gift? Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal what it is so you can use it to enrich the family!

Blessings,

Anne Graham Lotz

Copyright © 2021 Anne Graham Lotz (AnGeL Ministries) Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved www.annegrahamlotz.org. 

1 Thessalonians 5:23-28
23 May God Himself, the God Who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together — spirit, soul, and body — and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. 24 The One Who called you is completely dependable. If He said it, He'll do it! 

25 Friends, keep up your prayers for us. 26 Greet all the Christians there with a holy embrace. 27 And make sure this letter gets read to all the brothers and sisters. Don't leave anyone out. 

28 The amazing grace of Jesus Christ be with you! 
(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)

A woman pulled into a crowded parking lot and rolled down the car windows to make sure her Labrador Retriever had fresh air. She was stretched out on the back seat, and her owner wanted to impress upon her that she must remain there.

She walked to the curb backward, pointing her finger at the car and saying emphatically, "Now you stay. Do you hear me? Stay!"

The driver of a nearby car gave her a startled look. "I don't know about you, lady," he said incredulously. "But I usually just put my car in park."