11 Saturday Feb 2012
Posted in church, Community church, Praise and Worship, Prayer, Preaching, prophetic, sermons, Worship
We’re believing God to just sweeeeep through the place tomorrow. God’s people are longing for the healing and restoration that only happens in His presence. Worship with us! Tomorrow morning at our 10:45am.
Location: Philadelphia Ministries & Training Center
3117 McHenry Ave Ste. C
Modesto, CA
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16 Monday Jan 2012
Posted in Apostolic, Apostolic mandate, five-fold, Ministry, Pastors, Preaching, sermons, Uncategorized
HERE IS A RECAP OF PASTOR ALONZO WADE’S SERMON FROM SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012. TITLED: “I’M GIFTED“
According to John 14:17 the Spirit of truth dwells in us. Additionally, I Corinthians the 7th chapter lets us know just how the Spirit works in us and through us to outwardly manifests himself; He works by way of the spiritual gifts being used for the benefit of all – the entire body of Christ.
God gave EVERY MAN and WOMAN a gift to manifest His glory. “Manifest” means to express by extension. The expression of God’s Spirit has been dropped into every believer to extend the benefits of our God to ALL.
We ALL house the same GIFT (the gift of God), but different manifestations of it. The Gift extends out of us in different ways so the varying needs of all mankind can be satisfied by the Spirit of God. (I Cor. 12)
Keep in your remembrance the gift that has been put in you. STIR IT UP! Don’t let it go dead or dormant. Rekindle it! Make it anew! Light it up! Give it strength to be an active and busy expression of our God extended to man!
Each gift has a different maintenance plan that must be followed in order to stay healthy and vibrant. I Timothy 4:14 tells us not to neglect the gift. Not neglecting the gift means working the maintenance plan for YOUR gift. The scripture says the gift was given to you by prophecy and by the laying on of hands, but you have to work the maintenance plan to keep it moving.
You are gifted! We’ve laid hands on you and spoke words of lift to your gift; now you stir it up!
13 Friday Jan 2012
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ascension gifts, audio sermon, body of Christ, perfecting of the saints, Spiritual gift, work of the ministry
This message is the second in the series of sermons and teachings presented at our month-long prayer and consecration services for January 2012. Listen to Pastor Michelle Wade as she renders a clarion call to the saints to use their gifts to do the work of building the church as the body of Christ (coming from Ephesians 4 and I Corinthians 12).
“Planning for Perfected-ness” – is about you perfecting in your gifts, and you doing the work to build the church as the body of Christ.
One indication that the saints are not growing in their gifts is: the church is not growing as the body of Christ.
7 Characteristics of a church body that is growing as the body of Christ (according to I Cor. 12)
Each Saint’s Responsibility in ensuring the 7 Characteristics Are Being Manifested In Him/Her – The 7 Steps to Planning For Perfected-ness
09 Monday Jan 2012
This message is the first in a series of sermons and teachings presented at our month-long prayer and consecration services for January 2012. Listen as Pastor Wade, with much revelation, ties together the perfecting of the saints (Eph 4:11-12) with Jesus talking to Peter about being sifted as wheat (Luke 22:31-34).
Preached by: Pastor Alonzo Wade
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08 Sunday Jan 2012
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Abram, altar, Genesis 12, Genesis 13, house of god, promise land, unbelief
The ALTAR: a holy place to meet our Holy God so we can worship Him.
The altar must be more to the saints than simply being a place positioned in the front of the church where you go so the minister can pray for you, touch you, or bless you. There must be an altar in your heart wherein your heavenly Father can commune with you.
In Genesis 12 the Lord told Abram to leave everything he knew and had, and go to a place He (God) will show him. In verse 7 the Lord spoke to Abram, promising him and his seed the vast land upon which he was standing. Abram, in response, built an altar right there and then continued on his journey. As Abram journeyed into Egypt, out of fear he told his wife to tell the Pharaoh she was Abram’s sister. This was a sign of unbelief. Recognizing his own need to be affirmed by God again, Abram went to a place located between Bethel (meaning the house of God) and Hai (meaning a heap). – Genesis chapter 13.
The revelation here is that Abram built the altar between the house of God and the “heap of stuff” (which included fear and unbelief) keeping him from his new day. On the other side of Hai – ‘the heap of stuff’ – was Cannan, the promise land and the new day.
What is keeping you from getting into your promised land; from your new day? Just as Abram did, take that heap of stuff to the altar, tie it down and call on the name of the Lord!
THIS IS A RECAP OF TODAY’S SERMON (1/8/2012). WE PRAY YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY OUR MINISTRY.
~ Blessings, Pastor Wade
21 Wednesday Dec 2011
Posted in Apostolic, intercessor, Leadership, Ministry, pray for our leaders, Prayer, Training
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There is nothing more vital to a healthy, mature ministry than prayer. Without having a strong, vibrant culture of prayer, a ministry cannot become all God has purposed for it to be. It is through corporate prayer that we can grow as a body together, we touch the heart of God together, we bend the ear of God together, and together we listen to hear God speak back to us. Before Christ’s life, death, burial, and ascension, common individuals like you and me did not have access to go directly to the throne of grace. At that time the priests – those especially called and ordained because they were born into a chosen bloodline – went before the Lord on behalf of the people. But now because of Christ everyone who accepts Jesus as Lord is of the royal priesthood, and can boldly and confidently go before the throne of grace and find mercy in the time of need.
Corporate prayer service is a time when the royal priesthood (that all of us) prays together. Everyone one of us, whether leading prayer or not, has an active role to play during the prayer service. These roles can include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
| Role | Description |
| Prayer Leader | This person is responsible for the overall direction of the complete prayer service. He/she will give directives throughout the prayer service. |
| Prayer Starter | This person will begin the prayer service with a few scripture readings and a prayer of praise. He/she may also include a song of praise. |
| Prayer Team | This consists of designated individuals who should be prepared to take the lead in prayer at anytime during the prayer service as directed by the Prayer Leader |
| The Congregation | This is any and everyone in attendance at the prayer service. All should come to prayer with the intention of getting involved in the prayer service. This is done by audibly and physically showing signs of agreement with the prayers being prayed. The congregation may also be asked to turn and pray for or with one another in small groups |
Continued Discussion
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17 Saturday Dec 2011
Posted in intercessor, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Praise and Worship, Prayer, Virtual Prayer Room, Worship
Meet Pastor Michelle at Hearts Toward Heaven: A place of Worship & Prayer for a 12-minute virtual prayer session on Psalm 18:1-20.
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Blessings.
06 Tuesday Dec 2011
When David prayed: “Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me“, he was sick and tired of his sin nature running him. He recognized the responsibility was his first to put a stop to what was going on in his life. No one else could make him or force him to take a serious look at himself and do what it took to make a change.
Whenever temptation, fear, or discouragement knocks on your door, you have to tell it, “NO! You can’t stay here! I HAVE to live here, but I don’t have to live with you!”
According to Micah 7:6, sometimes a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
You must make decisions about the house of your heart. Will you let enemies stay and make their abode in the house of your heart? You HAVE to live there, but the enemies do not. You can put them out!
04 Sunday Dec 2011
Because we desire to develop a body of believers who are strong and confident in prayer, we have done quite a bit of teaching on the subject of prayer. We believe praying in the spirit to be a powerful component to a strong prayer life.
The purpose of this training was to introduce and review some basic concepts on Praying In the Spirit. By the end of this lesson, each person was able to:
Here are notes from the training session:
What is it?
How does it work?
What are the purposes for speaking in tongues?
Who can pray in the Spirit?
How often should you pray in the spirit?
For a more comprehensive study on Praying in the Spirit visit this website.
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~Blessings!
12 Saturday Nov 2011
Posted in Apostolic, Apostolic mandate, church, Community church, Leadership, Ministry, Pastors, Preaching, Training, Uncategorized
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Evangelism, go ye therefore, Good news (Christianity), Great Commission, outreach, Tim Challies, win souls
In tonight’s training session at Philadelphia Ministries & Training Center we discussed the topic of: Evangelism vs. Outreach, using a wonderfully written article by Tim Challies entitled Evangelism & Outreach. Challies helps us recognize that even though these two terms are often used synonymously, they actually are two different functions.
Evangelism is “the act of spreading the gospel… preaching the gospel…[and] teaching men how to avail themselves to the offer of salvation.” Outreach, on the other hand is “reaching out to the community in order to meet needs…[It is] an act of love…[that] allows people to make a connection with the church.” It is through outreach that unbelievers experience the love of Christ.
Outreach alone will not result in the saving of souls; however it often leads to evangelism, which often does result in repentance and acceptance of Christ. In doing the work of outreach we can let people know the reason for our actions is because Jesus loves them and so do we.
While I recommend you read the article in it’s entirety, here are some final take-away messages shared by those who participated in this training:
Evangelism –
Outreach –
In closing, I would like to make one final point. I have often observed well-intended Christians spreading the gospel in the most condemnatory of ways. While evangelism must include some degree of expression of God’s dissatisfaction with our sinful behavior, when proclaiming the gospel we as should gradually release words of correction in this way:
The scripture does say “He who wins souls must be wise.” (Prov 11:30).
Blessings to you!
~ Pastor Michelle
