Seed Thoughts June/July 2014

0607 Pic 9b //Lynette Hagin

"The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be Like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail." -Isaiah 58:11 (NIV)

IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY, trust is a word that has taken a back seat. When I was a teenager, my parents would tell me stories of never having to sign contracts. A handshake was a sufficient contract in their day. If you were negotiating the sale of something, the two parties would shake hands and consider it a done deal.

Recognize the Source

0607 Pic 9a TIMELESS TEACHINGS OF //KENNETH E. HAGIN

SO MANY TIMES people do not know whether God or the devil is doing certain things. "Well," they say, "maybe the Lord is trying to teach me something."

I remember hearing an evangelist years ago. He'd had a tent which seated 20,000 people. But when he put it up in Texas, a tornado came along and blew it away. At this meeting they were taking up a special offering to help him get another tent. I remember he said, and I almost fell off the bench when I heard him say it, "I don't know whether God or the devil blew away my tent."

God is not blowing down gospel tents! God is putting them up!

"Yes," somebody said, "but God allowed it."

God is not the god of this world. Second Corinthians 4:4 calls Satan the god of this world. And the laws governing the earth today came into being with the fall of man.

Activate God's Resurrection Power

0607 Pic 8 SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT: KINDLE THE FLAME

//Patsy Cameneti

Faith is much like a switch. It doesn't contain power in itself. But it's what we use to activate the power of God. Faith gives action to the power.

The Apostle Paul knew how to activate God's power. As we follow his example, we can have the same results.

More Word . . . Greater Living

0607 Pic 9 INSTRUCTOR HIGHLIGHT: RHEMA BIBLE TRAINING COLLEGE

//Tad Gregurich

I enjoy watching the old Andy Griffith Show. Sheriff Andy and his deputy, Barney Fife, always make me laugh. Actually, Barney was pretty incompetent in almost every situation. He'd have never gotten anything done if it weren't for Sheriff Andy. The only reason he accomplished anything was the power that stood behind him.

There are a lot of us who have been Barney Fife in our Christian walk. But thank God for the power that's behind us. Thank God for the wonderful Name of Jesus and the Holy Spirit!

One Family's Faith Journey

Sharing the Gospel Around the World

SPECIAL REPORT: MISSIONS

Nicole Doran, a 1991 Rhema USA graduate, had always dreamed of taking her family on a trip around the world. When her husband, Joe, overheard her sharing her dream with their friends, his ears perked up. Curious, they all began to discuss how it could be done. The idea soon progressed from taking a short-term missions trip to putting a bunch of short trips together. "We came up with this idea that sounded crazy," said Joe, also a 1991 Rhema USA grad and a traveling missionary. "We would leave my business for a year and take the whole family. We'd homeschool the kids and go on a one-year missions trip."

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June/July 2014

Sharing the Gospel Around the World

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