September 12, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

How Important Is It Anyway?

“Just how important is prayer? It is such a simple thing to pray and there are many more important things I should be doing as a Christian.” Well, let’s answer your question. Here are some facts about pray:

Daniel was a man of prayer—he opened his window facing Jerusalem and prayed three times each day, even when it was against the law and he knew he could be placed in jail for praying. Yet, God honored his prayers.

King David was also a man a prayer but he sang his prayers to God. He combined his prayer life with his praise life. And, God said, “He (David) was a man after God’s own heart.”

Jesus was always going off by himself and would pray into the late hours of the night always away from everyone else. Before He was crucified, He spent the time in prayer.

The Apostle Paul commanded us to, “Pray without ceasing”—to be always in a state of prayer and ready to pray at a moment’s notice; see what God can do with a man of prayer.

So do we need to pray—yes! The Bible says God keeps all of our prayers in heaven always before where God is—they are never lost or forgotten. Prayers are that important to God!

So when God moves upon us or asks us to pray, we ought not to take it lightly. These three things God has asked me to ask you to pray about in the last couple of weeks. Here they are once again:

1. To pray for the Presidency of the United States and ask God to give Mr. Trump the 3rd Chapter of Psalms. We must be asking for our President’s protection and judgment upon his enemies.

2. Take the challenge of 50 days of prayer for 51 Capitals starting this week. We must be asking God to send the Holy Spirit to move over and in our State and National Capitals. If we would pray God would begin to heal our land.

3. All of you who have the calling and spirit of the ministry of Elijah and Elisha you need to be praying for God to move over our nation. Starting on the East Coast and continuing to the West Coast. It is time for God’s Spirit to be poured out like heavy rain and flooding upon America. It will happen if you have passion and expectation, looking to God to fulfill His promises.

This is why we pray—not for ourselves but for God’s will to be done. Can you pray? Let’s do what Jesus would want us to do—PRAY!

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September 10, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Every Elijah…Pray!

Very early this morning while I was waking up, my eyes not yet open, God spoke to me and said, “Write and send a call to the Body of Christ for every Elijah in God’s church to pray.” Immediately, God reminded me of the story of Elijah in I Kings 18:41-46.

“And Elijah said to Ahab, Get you up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down on the earth, and put his face between his knees,43And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.44And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there rises a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and get you down that the rain stop you not.45And it came to pass in the meanwhile, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain.”

There is now a sound of an abundance of ‘latter rain’. Elijah prayed and after his prayers, the sky became black with clouds and wind and there was a great rain. If God’s Elijah(s) will pray expecting and not give up, God will send His clouds from heaven with the latter day rain that America will not be able to contain. It will flood our streets and impact everything in America.

Just as the hurricane Florence is coming to the east coast of America, so is God about to move upon the people in America. Florence is a sign; a sign of what God is wanting to do.

Send the word out to every Elijah. Watch for the clouds to arise out of the Body of Christ, clouds that will bring the latter rain. What God is doing on the east coast—be warned west coast—it is coming also to you.

This is a call for unity in prayer, for all Elijah(s) to pray, bringing God’s will, blessings, and power to impact America! It’s time Elijah(s)!

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September 9, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Fifty Days of Prayer for Fifty-One Capitals

Want to be blessed? Then pray for things that do not include yourself and are much bigger than anything you have ever prayed for. So pray the “50 for 51” theme of restoration for our nation.

Beginning the week of September 10th through 15th, and lasting for 50 days, you and I ought to pray, intercede, fast (if able too), and stand in the gap for our nation’s Capitals.

God impressed me to send out two reminders for His children to pray and contend for the Holy Spirit to move over all Capitals in the United States. This is something God wants to do, and He works through us. If you respond to the will of God and are faithful to what God is asking, God calls you a person of faith.

As I stated in the September 3rd & 5th articles, “Spirit said, ‘Ask the church to spend 50 days praying, fasting, interceding, proclaiming and/or claiming the works of the Father in our Capitals.” I believe God wants to move in each and every one of our State’s Capitals and Washington D.C’.”

2 Chronicles 7:14 states, “Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.” (New Living Translation)

· Begin to pray with a friend during the next 50 days for our nation

· Get your church group to commit to 50 days of intercession for our Capitals

· Have your church begin fasting for our political cities, that God would intervene

· Find 50 people who will take turns fasting one day, supporting each other in prayer

· Quote Scriptures of restoration and repentance over the people who live in our Capitals

· Ask God for nothing less than a revival, an awakening, a spirit of repentance to engulf our nation’s Capitals

· Be bold, be confident, be humble, and be driven by the Holy Spirit—seeing what God will do because you asked Him!

Let’s see what God will do if only we would humble ourselves and pray!

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September 5, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

A Reminder, 50 for 51

I hope you read the article, “50 for 51” dated September 3, 2018. If you didn’t, you can read it in my blog, wwjwmtd.com; just scroll down to the September article.

God impressed me to send out two reminders for His children to pray and contend for the Holy Spirit to move over all Capitals in the United States. This is something God wants to do, and He works through us. If you respond to the will of God and are faithful to what God is asking, God calls you a person of faith.

I stated in the September 3rd article, “Spirit said, ‘Ask the church to spend 50 days praying, fasting, interceding, proclaiming and/or claiming the works of the Father in our Capitals.” I believe God wants to move in each and every one of our State’s Capitals and Washington D.C’.”

Take a step of faith! Get your family or friends or your small fellowship group or your whole church, or maybe all of the above to intercede. I have already started to pray and every time I do the presence of God begins to fall upon me.

I know that God wants to do something special and over-powering in our Capitals. Do not be a Christian who is uninvolved. Become a mover and shaker with the Holy Spirit as your guide.

This is how God moves: when we humble ourselves to do what God wants; we pray till we see God move; cry out to God and willing to see God move over this land; and lastly, ask God to convict of sin and bring repentance—it is then and only then that “Christ will heal our land.”

Make a commitment to pray and seek God’s face for 50 days. Let’s see what God will do if only we would pray!

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September 4, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Update on Bill 2943

I received this email from Phillip. The Lord had mercy on so many of us and listened to our prayers. This is why to pray to our Father in the name of Jesus Christ. May god be praised forever and ever! Phillip writes: “Admittedly, the past few months have been an emotional roller coaster with regard to proposed assembly bills here in the State of California. However, God in His mercy has granted a reprieve. I awoke this morning still processing God’s intervention regarding Assembly Bill 2943 being withdrawn by its author, Assembly Member Evan Low. I remain in awe. The New Testament makes it abundantly clear that evangelism is in some way connected with the final return of Christ at the consummation of all history. Before the final coming of the Son of Man, “the gospel must first be preached to all nations.” (Mark 13:10) Clearly, the greatest thing you and I can do for all people is to bring them face-to-face with the Christ who died for them. Twenty-four years ago when God saw fit to birth His ministry called His Way Out Ministries, He could not have been more specific in defining our calling and mission. The Church Raise awareness, educate, equip, and encourage the Body of Christ to minister to those who struggle with homosexuality. Individuals Lovingly communicate to the sexually broken that God’s mercy and grace are sufficient for transformation. Restoration and wholeness, through competent ministry, prayer, and a caring Christian community is possible. Community Effectively and compassionately communicate God’s heart concerning sexual and relational brokenness, while disputing the unchangeable nature of sexual orientation. Today, freedom from homosexuality in Christ Jesus does not enjoy a lot of good press. However, The Church, Peter reminds us, exists not least to “declare the wonderful deeds of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were no people but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.” (1 Peter 2:9-10) This Good News must be shared. With Great Appreciation to Our Friends and Partners… A special thanks and heartfelt gratitude to the many individuals and families that have and continue to cover His Way Out Ministries in prayer and for courageously standing with us. It takes a team to reach around the world with the message of hope, healing, and transformation in Christ Jesus. Therefore, to the ministries and churches, we extend our sincere appreciation for your generosity, advocacy, and support. “Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father.” (1 Thessalonians 1:3) We wanted you all to know that we appreciate you. Your tireless service for the Lord is reflected in all you do. So we pray that you will know how special you are to us and to carry on the work of God, serving in His love. From All of Us at His Way Out Ministries… His Way Out Ministries will continue proclaiming to, educating and impacting the world with the Biblical truth that freedom from homosexuality is possible when Jesus Christ is Lord of your life. To each of you who continually bless us by your encouragement, ministry participation, monthly financial support, offerings, and prayers…we remain truly grateful! Thank you, thank you, thank you for standing with us! Pastor Phillip Lee Executive Director His Way Out Ministries

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September 3, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

50 for 51

During my morning time with God, the Holy Spirit impressed upon me to promote this action plan for the Church. I rarely consider such ideas, and I only have a small base to work from but small numbers are usually the numbers that God works with. Here is the plan.

Spirit said, “Ask the church to spend 50 days praying, fasting, interceding, proclaiming and/or claiming the works of the Father in our Capitals.” I believe God wants to move in each and every one of our States Capitals and Washington D.C.

So I am asking every believer or small group or church to designate 50 days of sincere and righteous intercession for our Capitals. I am asking God to move in powerful ways and in accordance with the Kingdom of God in order to make room for the Holy Spirit to impact and conduct changes in our culture.

There is no better place than our Capitals, for God to regain His influence over our states and nation than to begin at the source of political power. We should be asking for these things from the Father—these aspects of God’s Action Plan came to me while I was meditating on what God was asking me to do.

ü Pray for miracles, signs, and wonder to be performed by God in our Capitals.

ü Do not limit what God can do or wants to do by limiting God in our minds, words, or prayers.

ü Be Daniels and Esters in our sincerity, passion, and urgency during this time.

ü The fight is not political or cultural but a spiritual battle against the powers of darkness and Satan control and influence over or Capitals.

ü Each person, group, or church decides their timeframe. Only stay within the boundaries/dates of September 5th to November 15th.

A personal note: California has seen two groups move into the Sacramento area within the last two years. I believe God has sent them there in order to be not only a witness for Jesus Christ but also to perform His will in an area that Satan has had a free will to do whatever he wants to do. Jesus Culture moved to the Sacramento area a couple of years ago and now the International Healing Rooms under the direction of David Hauser and his wife will setting up a ‘home-base’ and ministering in the greater Sacramento area.

There is no place in California that has more oppression and rejects the will of God at every level of society than my state’s capital. It is time for God’s people to say, “Enough is enough! If God is for us who can be against us! It is time for our house to serve the Lord! It is time for Christ to be lifted up and glorified!”

Please join me and tell others to take the challenge of Daniel and Ester. 50 days of intercession and challenge God to move—to see if God will not pour out a blessing of His will and power upon our nation’s Capitals. Jesus would want all of us to do what the Spirit of God is saying to His people, “50 days for Jesus in our 51 Capitals.”

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September 2, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

A Must Read

I receive emails from various ministries and sometimes a personal article touches my heart and spirit. This was one of them. It comes from Kris Vallotton. (You might want to get on his email list.) Kris writes, How do you treat others when they make mistakes that hurt or impact you? There’s so much power in the way you respond to someone in their mess. My grandfather taught me this back when I was a teenager, but it wasn’t until recent years that I truly understood how big his love was for me. In 8 years, I managed to tear the door completely off of his flatbed truck, bend the forks straight down on the farm tractor, and rip the siding off of the garage wall. Of course, these are just a few of the highlights…every week was a venture in destruction and a lesson in patience. He never scolded me or made me feel stupid. His patience caused me to desperately want to please him. I actually think my desire to live up to his expectation resulted in me embracing his crazy work ethic. My grandfather taught me to create a place where people can fail successfully. The truth is that life is messy and none of us are perfect. We all make mistakes, and we will all be around people who make mistakes that affect us. But what would happen in the world if we made room for people to make mistakes, let them learn how to fail, and helped them get back up? I wrote about this on the blog this week. Check it out if you have a hard time being patient when people mess up, or if you don’t know how to manage yourself when you make mistakes. My prayer for us this week is that we’d all begin to create legacies of mercy and cultures of excellence through the way we deal with others’ mistakes. Here’s to all the knuckleheads and those who love them well! Blessings, Kris

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August 30, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Do It Now!

As I was watering the garden in the morning two days ago, God said to me, “Pray right now for the President.” I hesitated and God said again, “Pray right now! Do it now!” So I began to pray with the watering hose in my hand. As I prayed the Spirit of God began to fall upon me. I prayed for Mr. Trump, his family, his administration and those who were around him.

I was praying for protection. For Mr. Trump to have favor from heaven and favor with other leaders; for our President to know and do God’s will for America and Israel. I kept praying for a few minutes—I kept praying until I no longer felt the Spirit pushing me to pray.

I hope you understand and believe what Jesus said in the Gospels, that in the last days, “Heaven would be shaken.” Yes, God is presently shaking the powers of heaven and the powers of heaven are falling upon the earth. Everything around us is being turned upside down by the Kingdom of God covering the earth. Make no mistake, there are battles going on in the heavens and this earth at this very time. So today I received this warning.

I received an email and video that you must listen too. Here is the link. If the link does not work then do a search and find the recent video of Lance Wallnau’s Prophetic Warning to Christian Leaders. What he saying is correct—not a false prophetic warning—I assure you what Lance is saying is true and a call to action. Here is the title and/or link:

"Lance Wallnau Issues Prophetic Warning to Christian Leaders"
Lance Wallnau, Dallas/Fort-Worth, Texas (To watch click here), or go to The Elijah List August 30, 2018 link and article issued by Steve Shultz—the link will work from this website.

I will be sharing more about this and other things God has been showing me. It is a season for going to battle against the powers of darkness. We must be bold in coming to God in prayer and being positive in our words in proclaiming the Kingdom of God on earth. It is time to do what Jesus did—to do what Jesus wants all of us to do.

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What would Jesus want me to do?

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August 27, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

G&JC Article #4

A Personal Note & Final Article

I firmly believe that any future revival/awakening/spiritual movement will only take place if the Church reaches out to the gay community. I am not suggesting that we accept the behavior or beliefs of the gay movement, but that we reach out to gays and offer them the love of Christ. This can only take place if the power of the Holy Spirit moves us to ‘go where the Church has never gone before’.

Is the gay lifestyle an abomination according to Scripture, sure it is. But I like what Phillip Lee says about taking the Gospel to those living the gay lifestyle.

Phillip writes, “An abomination is an outrage, a disgrace, something detestable to God – and, yes, this is exactly what God says the practice of homosexuality is.

In Romans 1:26-28, the Bible twice says of practicing same-sex scenarios that God "gave them over" to their sin, meaning, God let their sin run its destructive course in their lives.

Any decision to reject God’s truth results in our becoming enslaved to ungodly passions.

Abomination does not signify "case closed, 10-4-over-and-out, done, finality!"

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 tells us clearly, "Some of you once practiced a behavior, a lifestyle that even progressed to the point that it is how you thought of and defined yourself."

However, 1 Corinthians 6:11 says, "Now you are washed by the blood of Jesus. Now you have a new life. You are sanctified by the Holy Spirit and you are being transformed into new individuals. You are justified – set free from your sin and now wear the robes of Jesus’ righteousness. The Holy Spirit ‘has done’ and is ‘continuing’ to do a great work of transformation in your life."

No longer viewed by God as an abomination. You and I must (embrace and allow) God’s Word to accomplish the purpose for which He sends it:

"As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is My Word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to Me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it" Isaiah 55:10-11. See yourself as God sees you and not as you once were.”

I like what the Apostle Paul said about his ministry. “I come not to you with words of intellectual wisdom or clever sayings, but in the demonstration of the power of Christ.” We must likewise depend on the Gifts and Fruits of the Spirit if God is to impact and change those within the gay movement. Afraid, no; weak, no; confident in the words of Christ, yes; and willing to love the unlovable, yes—this is what Jesus would want me to do.

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August 24, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

G&JC Article #3

Concerns About the Revoice Conference by His Way Out Ministries

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.” (Isaiah 5:20)

Today, especially in America, little is being offered which promotes the truth about homosexuality with the general public and the Church believing the many untruths and inaccuracies being offered. This did not happen by accident. This has been and continues to be a well-crafted strategic plan. (This is their plan of attack.)

Phase One: Get society and the Church to ‘accept’ the falsehood that someone can be a gay Christian (it’s ok to practice homosexuality), which will then set the stage for the transition to Phase Two.

Phase Two: Revise Scripture to endorse and validate the homosexual disposition and agenda.

Hence, pro-gay theology: “the abandonment of Scriptural truth; scientific information, social changes, and personal experience become the cornerstone of how ‘truth’ is determined.” For homosexual practice to be seen as acceptable and created by God, historic and traditional Christian teaching had to be discredited.

Phase Three: Since it’s ok to be a gay Christian (according to pro-gay theology), then God Himself supports, approves and validates homosexuality and same-sex marriage.

Herein lies the true problem and the crisis. Nowhere in the Bible does any Scripture, not one, approve of or support the notion or concept of gay Christian or same-sex relationships. Every time Scripture mentions homosexual practice it is always, without exception, mentioned in the context of a behavior in which no man or woman is to practice – not unlike many other behaviors.

The Church cannot ‘welcome and affirm’ what God Himself never affirms. Yes, Jesus welcomed and loved every person but He never, ever affirmed his or her sin – not once.

That said, permit me to take this another direction for a moment.

It is long overdue for many, including homosexual strugglers, to stop singling out homosexuality as the worst of all sins.

Today, many view the person engaged in homosexual acts to be unsaved. Why are not the same assumptions made, at least with the same rigor and emphasis, regarding other sins such as: fornication (pre-marital sex), idolatry, adultery, thievery, covetousness, alcoholism, slander, and deceit. An end must come to declaring those guilty of pre-marital sex as just, well, “disobedient Christians,” while declaring homosexuals definitely non-Christians.

As Christians, our relationship with God through Christ is the cornerstone of our identity.

Today, many are being told, “Accept yourself and follow your heart.”
However, Jesus says, “Deny yourself and follow Me.”

“By this, we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, ‘I have come to know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him; the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.” (1 John 2:3-6)

The ‘gay Christian’ identity does not exist in the Kingdom of God.

"Concerns About the Revoice Conference" is a must view and listen by friend and ministry partner, Dr. Michael Brown. Dr. Brown offers and puts in crystal clarity where we are today with regard to "Gay Christian?, Pro-Gay Theology, etc."

The video is a must watch for anyone and everyone concerned about the many misguided attempts to revise sexual morality.

Steve’s note: Once again Phillip articulates God’s perspective on gay issues and how Biblical truths confront secular thought in our culture. Jesus asks us to be smart, informed, and bold. It’s time to respond to our calling in Christ—say ‘yes’ to what Jesus wants you to do.

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