Humility and Power

We’ve done two 24 hour fundraisers in the last week now and while we had a great time doing them and a lot of fun on our end, we did fall $1107 short of meeting the goals here financially.

The upside is that we are caught up with the bills for the ministry thru August now. The downside is that we still have nothing toward the Kingdom Rain conference coming up in just under a month.

Join me in prayer over this issue and if led to give, do so by heading to http://healingstreammedia.com/donate

We’re looking very forward to CJ and Lanita Gaul joiningus tonight live on The Healing Wind for Winds of Worship!  God always does special stuff in those times.

M-

For many years we have had a message board community up and running.  Long before there was a Network of stations here, in fact, long before a single station was here at all, we had Grace Boards (GB).  GBs is a wonderful thing but it can get lost pretty easily in the shadow of the other aspects of our ministry here.

I would like to invite you to join GBs. It’s free to join, you just need a valid email address. The board software will then send you an automatid email with a confirmation code for you to verify that email address.  Once you do that we try very hard to approve you for access to GBs within 12 to 24 hours and sometimes much sooner.

We have these verifications in place because GBs is a place dedicated to healing.  People really open up and bear the details of their hearts and lives so out of respect for those hearts we try to go an extra step or two to verify you are a real person and are not there to just spam, etc…

Once you are approved, you will find almost 200 like minded believers with almost 30,000 posts in over 30 different individual boards making up the collective Grace Board Community.

GBs is completely staffed with Administrators, Global Moderators and regular Moderators from all over the United States and even some from Europe to help guide you and help things go smoothly.

Bookmark and join GBs here:  http://graceboards.com

Mark

I want to remind everyone that all three of our stations are now back up and running thru iTunes. I know many of you enjoy iTunes for all three of our stations and now you can do that again!

I want to address the financial issues as a couple people have asked me about it now and seemed a bit confused.  Yes the ministry is part of a new home business that is helping it pay for itself but that home business is not a “get rich quick” thing. We are making hundreds a month now however, it takes over $1000 a month just to maintain the very fundamental basics here.

Also, names do not matter but of our suscribed monthly partners, 4 of them in august ether had their payments decline or cancelled their support with us entirely.  While people certainly are free to support or not support as they feel the Lord directing them, it does place an incredible financial strainon things.

In the backdrop of that we had a couple people send in one time financial gifts that enabled us to maintain for aother few days here but it is really down to a day by day deal on this end as to if we will be able to keep everything up and going like it is.

If you have not joined us in our new home biz, I have a web site with more details including a free survey you can take to see if you qualify to join with us in that. http://marksproductsurvey.com.

Otherwise, all we can do is ask people to pray about what God would have them do in this time and t yield to any instruction the Lord gives them.

M-

In January of this year we launched our third station, The Healing Wind, and over the last 30 days it has set new records solidifying itself as the undisputed second most popular station we have just behind our flagship station, The Healing Stream.

Last month we had what we felt was a very good turn out for the Weekend of Fire conference here locally in Central, Ohio and we now look very forward to September 18, 19 & 20 for the upcoming Kingdom Rain conference.  It has been an incredible 2009 here at the ministry with one notable exception, that being our giving.

One option we could look into is starting to sell advertising on our radio stations. While this sounds good on the surface, remember that the average radio spot is 60 seconds long and the normal “flow” of music that you have come to expect from our stations would be interrupted up to three times an hour if we went this route.

Another option we have is to make our stations available only by paid subscription.  While this would help financially in the short term, the obvious draw back is the compromise of our mission to help facilitate the presence of God freely to the entire earth.

I’m also asking Him to touch 4 of you to sow a very special one time gift of $100 USD.

As we come down toward the end of the month, we again are facing a shortage in our monthly giving.  I’m being pressed deeper and deeper towards our new home business to look for the light at the end of this tunnel.

I know many tend to cringe a bit when you mention a home business but thats because so many compnaies have done it poorly and besiaclly set people up to fail. We knew that we had to find something different that really worked well with no chance of anyone getting hurt, especially being in a public ministry like we are, and we have found that.  Now we just want like minded people to let us explain it to them so they can make a choice about it for themselves.

Head over to my site for some details and fill out a contact page with a good time to call and we will.  http://comeenjoylife.com

M-

The 2009 Weekend of Fire is in the books and I am happy to report that it was by far and away the most powerful and most successful event we have ever produced in the history of this ministry.

Lori and I hosted this event as opposed to playing a direct role in the ministry end of things and it was just wonderful to watch things unfold.  John and Linda Wood did an incredible job ministering to all in attendance Friday night driving out devils and bringing wisdom to many in the area of rejection.

This ministry has a new friend in Desiree Lamphire.  As I shared with the live crowd on hand,  God spoke and said to invite her. I told the Lord that I didn’t even know the woman.  God answered me back and said, thats ok, I know her, bring her in.  She did an incredible job with the crowd on hand Saturday night and brought a fresh mix of joy and encouragement while flowing and ministering.

CJ and Lanita Gaul have shown us here locally time and time again that they simply have a deep passion for people driven by a deep passion for Jesus. This conference would not have been what it was without their investment of time, talent and energy and Lanita’s gift of leading worship shined like a diamond ring in the sunshine. Thanks as well to their whole team as each one brought wonderful talents and giftings.

We had over 200 people watch our web cam feed over all three nights and the live attendance was 62, 51 and 40 each night for a collective attendance of 153 people.  Offerings were enough to bless the ministers involved and cover the Face Book ads we ran.  As many of you know, a few generous people gave in advance allowing us to not charge a pre-registration fee.

We are looking to do another conference in September so we will be detailing dates very soon.

M-

First of all, my appologies as I have not been updating here daily like I want to. It’s good to be back at the keyboard on this page again for sure.

Last night we kicked off the 2009 Weekend of Fire and all I can say is WOW!  There is such a beautiful expectation that far outweighs any previous year by far.  Some themes that continue to emerge are being childlike and the Kingdom coming into the earth and both were very true last night in our gathering.

Thank you to CJ, Lanita, Charolette, Tom, Steve, Jan and Brian Riggs for doing an incredible job in worship last night.  Having a full worship band is always a more full group expression toward and then into the Father’s heart and thats exactly what it was last night.

John and Linda Wood did not disappoint either.  Linda shared some testimony and John gave some foundational teaching about being on “legal ground” and went on to walk thru the crowd ministering deliverance to many. John would go on to minister for quite a while and the night eneded with a deep Joy in many hearts.

I want to add too, we peaked out last night at 35 viewers on the camera feed and we had 61 live in attendance with us here in Central Ohio.  Thank you to everyone locally working behind the scenes and to the wonderful staff online who for the most part go unnoticed to the masses, but who have incredible rewards both here and in Heaven for their selfless giving of themselves to help others enjoy the manifested presence of God.

Overall, the night went just under 4 hours and was an incredible way to kick off the weekend.  Tonight we are all looking forward t Desiree Lamphire and everything the Holy Spirit wants to do.

M-

I believe a core blind spot in the body of Christ right now is one of provision, finances and to a larger degree, wealth in general. The Internet is full of notes and videos rebuking people for having or making money. Of course, they don’t directly say that, but that’s what the strong underlying message is. The devil has put out the lie to the body at large that to truly by holy before God, you had better be poor. People readily gobble up this lie like it’s candy and then try to use to to demonize people of means.

People who are always in a financial pinch seem to be aware that God wants to bless them but commonly miss that when God wants to bless you, He’s going to do it thru a person. A person wrote that check in your mailbox. A person paid for that car that “God gave you”. A person handed you the cash at church at the last minute. ..and when God wants to do a financial miracle in your life, guess what He’s going to use? If you said a person, you are correct.

Now, this presupposes that you believe God indeed does desire TO bless you in the first place. If you don’t believe that, then that is the first place the Spirit of God wants to go and bring some gentle correction.

Most who have ever believed God for a financial miracle and gotten one understand that God uses people in the equation. Here is the things… you cannot give what you don’t have! I cant buy your groceries at the store if I don’t have the extra money to do it with. I can’t buy you a new car, even if I feel I’m supposed to, unless I have the means to do so. I can’t give you one of my houses unless I have an extra one to give. Jesus said if someone asks for your hat, give him your coat too, but this assumes you have a coat in the first place. The body has missed this for the most part.

God wants you to have extra so you can then be a source of blessing to others.
Is it not hypocritical to ask God to bring a person your way to bless you if you yourself are not willing to be elevated into the place where God could use you to bless others? We must be delivered of the fear of wealth. We go around speaking of how God owns it all and then out of the other side of our mouths we come against preachers who say it’s ok to have extra.

I know, sometimes this attitude is hidden behind “wealth can’t be the primary focus” but who works a full week and doesn’t expect to get paid? Is it more holy to go to your employer and tell them to just keep their money this week? We really need to get our thinking straightened out about this and bring ourselves into alignment and agreement with God on this issue of Kingdom Finances.

Wealth, Provision and Wisdom go hand in hand in hand in the scripture. We have got to stop letting the devil have all the money. The illegal drug trade and the adult film industry alone make enough money to fund and increase almost every ministry in the earth today. When God wants to start to tip that balance back toward His Kingdom, guess how He’s going to do that… if you said with a person, you are correct.

The question becomes, are you willing to let Him elevate you into a place of wealth? Is it not true humilty to accept God’s best for our lives instead of being stubborn and insisting we remain in less than He wants us to have?

It’s a hard place to be in as many will judge you as evil just because you are not struggling to get by like they are. Others will secretly resent you for not making them your personal charity case. It will cost you friends in your life currently who relate to you because of your social class instead of around the unity of Jesus. And of course, it’s a very narrow road that requires you to walk VERY tightly with the Father because you will need loads of Wisdom to maintain, spend, save and invest for and toward the Kingdom of God. This will be a somewhat lonely road for most.

Its been said that if all the money in the world was collected and redistributed evenly to everyone to start with the same amount, within 3 to 5 years the same people that have it now would have it again. For God to increase your money, He will need to change your thinking about it. You have to stop believing that it’s more holy to have less. You have to stop believing God somehow authors lack. You have to stop believing that God wants to punish you by withhold from you.

In a revelation of God’s Love is also a Revelation of God’s Wealth, Provision and Wisdom. Don’t move in one without the other.

M-

Well, its been a good week now since I updated last but a lot has happened, most of it good.

I am down to 329 pounds now. I started in March of 2008 at 491 pounds and have lost a total now of 162 pounds.  That brings me to 30 more pounds and I will be under 300 pounds for the first time in roughly 15 years.  Also, another 38 pounds of weight loss and i will have lost a total of 200 pounds!

Melaleuca is going very well for us and I would like you to join Lori and I in it of you are not in already.  Ive set up an information based site to help answer some initial questions for people.  When your done looking around, simply fill out the contact form and Lori or I woll call you.
 http://comeenjoylife.com

More later!

M-

I am asking the people of God to step in here and sow an unusual financial seed into this Kingdom based ministry. To do this just go to our giving page, http://healingstreammedia.com/donate.

Yesterday’s faithful givers have enabled us to be here today for you now. I’m asking you to now see past today and look with me into tomorrow.  See people that you don’t know listening from countries you don’t live in. See the same powerful times with the Holy Spirit that you enjoy here being enjoyed by thousands of others who currently don’t even know we are here for them.

Will you empower this ministry financially to embrace this glorious future for the thousands that await? I pray the Lord is already speaking to you as you read this about sowing an unusual financial seed into this ministry. We must not only make up the June shortfall but we have to bring in enough to cover July and turn the corner from provision to abundance so we can begin to pay for the incredible growth that the Lord has blessed us with.

Once again, to give, just head to our donate page, http://healingstreammedia.com/donate and thank you for doing the very best you can right now at the critical time where so many hearts hang in the balance.