I have been thinking a lot about the days of the Jesus Movement back in the 60’s and 70s. We Jesus People had a strong belief in miracles, signs and wonders, faith, healing, prayer, the Bible, and powerful works of the Holy Spirit. We where "high on heaven" all the time!

We had limited theology, even more limited doctrine and almost no dogma at all. We where not sure of anything except that Jesus died for us because He loved us and He had a wonderful plan for our lives. It seemed that we could do just about anything through Christ who strengthened us, and often did. We were too naive to doubt, too ignorant to argue and too filled with joy to fight. We didn’t worry about style, numbers or money. We just wanted to tell people about getting saved and we trusted the Lord to give us the opportunities and open the way. And you know what? For millions, IT WORKED.

In these days of skepticism, anger, selfishness and doubt, so much of what was innocent has been lost. We have been burned, disappointed and educated. In short, we have grown up.

Wouldn’t it be awesome to find the wonder again? To be child-like once more. I would love to see us do the things we did at first, and even greater things, precisely because we have grown. It would be good to redeem the years and go forward by going back.

For all us "Jesus Geezers", just one more good run at this world. A last hoorah, if you will. After that we can leave it to the "Gospel Persons" or whoever they are now. I think they can do it; they just need to grow up a bit.

ONE WAY WITH JESUS!

Mike

There is a verse in the word that says, "they have seduced My people, saying, Peace, when there is no peace... (Eze 13:10). This scripture portion refers to false prophets that tell people what they want to hear rather than the true word of God. It’s a word of false peace. They do this because these "prophets" know that EVERYONE is looking for peace.

The great quest of mankind is to find some peace in a mad and sinful world. We spend time, money, and in some cases, our health in a vain attempt to find what we are looking for in the same world that robs us of the very thing we seek.

A mind, stayed on the Lord, is the only mind that ever finds real peace. Oh, we might find it elsewhere, but only for a moment. The world’s peace fades fast. What we so desperately need is the eternal peace of God that does not pass away.

So seek HIM. He is there if we seek him with "all our heart" (Jer. 29:13). Remember, a heart and mind at peace is a wonderful thing. It is worth more that silver or gold.

Grace and Peace to you,

Mike

The Lord has blessed us with many, many salvations last weekend and all on Sunday.  Who would have thought that there were so many unsaved people in church on Sunday.  Thank you Holy Spirit!!!

Mike and I are heading out to England and Wales next week.  Please keep us in your prayers.  We want to be just where God wants us to be saying just what he wants us to say to all of the people he wants us to be speaking to.

"The LORD gives strength to his

people;

the LORD blesses his people with

peace."

(Psalm 29:11 NIV)

God's grace and peace to you!

Susan

Because I believe in and love Him, I seek him in ALL things.  Because I seek Him, I find Him everywhere and in everything.  It's been the only way I have been able to survive all these years, and especially the last three months.

"Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find;

keep on knocking (reverently) and (the door) will be opened to you." Matthew 7:7 (AMP)

Mike Warnke

Hallelujah!  Just heard from Mike and he had 33 salvations today in one A.M. service in Kansas.  Thank you Lord!

Susan

Pastors, leaders, parents -

I ran across some information from a publication that I love this morning.  I feel that it’s crucially important to our spiritual health as a result; I would like to share it with you.

STARVING BAKER

“Imagine finding a new bakery.  You love going there because the baker creates new recipes, better than any you’ve ever tasted.  Soon word gets out and crowds start coming.  The baker doesn’t have enough help and ends up trying to serve all the customers himself.  Gradually you see a change.  He’s getting thin.  Very thin!  What’s up?  You decide to sit and observe.  Suddenly the problem becomes obvious.  He’s busy serving everyone else but never stops long enough to feed himself.  With food all around him, he’s starving.  Can you relate to that?  A lot of us, particularly leaders, fail to take care of ourselves spiritually, emotionally and intellectually, and eventually we end up being unable to take care of others.  And when we do read our Bible or listen to CD’s it’s always for others.  And what’s the result?  We end up busy but barren, going through the motions without taking time to feed our souls on the bread of life.  And we keep promising ourselves to do better, ‘When the kids are raised…when I go on vacation…when things slow down…when I retire.’  Solomon wrote: ‘”…They made me caretaker of the vineyards.  But I have not taken care of my own…”’ (Song of Solomon 1:6 NAS).  The only way things are going to change – is if you change them!  Otherwise you’ll simply exchange one set of demands for another.  Learn to walk away.  Jesus did, ‘After He had dismissed the multitude, He went up into the hills by Himself to pray…’  (Matthew 14:23 AMP).  Start doing what Jesus did, otherwise you’ll end up like the starving baker!

“I am the Bread of Life.  He who comes to me will never go hungry…”

(John 6:35 NIV)

The word tells us that, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).  I can guaranty you that the enemy of God is prowling around your spiritual malnourishment right now.  Slam that door in his face and feed on the Bread of Life.

Be especially blessed today with peace and joy,

Susan Warnke

(The above article was extracted from The Word For Today Winter 2006/2007)

This is a continuation of the 12/11/09 blog -

Mike has returned home safely and we look forward to celebrating Christmas.  But, before we sign off for the year I wanted to give you an update on Mike's last preaching trip.  Everytime he did an altar call he had salvations (thank you Lord).  It would appear that Mike is carrying a heavy anointing for salvations once again. 

Pastors - please consider having Mike in soon for an outreach service.

Merry Christmas and a healthy and financially prosperous New Year to you all,

Susan

Dear Ones,

My friend, Rob Hoyt said that there are events that take place in our lives that change things, as we know them, forever.  Once the event has taken place, the world we live in is never the same and neither are we.  We must re-orient ourselves to our new reality and let God help us discover who we have become.

On Nov. 6^th, 2009, 31 days ago, my eldest son passed into the hands of the Lord.  He was 26 days short of his 40^th birthday.  Jesus gathered Brendon to Himself after years of struggle with drugs and alcohol.  Brendon was at peace with the Lord but could never seem to be at peace with himself.  He is fondly remembered and desperately missed.

After a month of dealing with, what has been for us, earth shattering events, we are busy getting back to work.  We would like to finish 2009 on a positive note and roll into 2010 under a full heard of steam.  As always, your prayers and support are crucial.   Thank you all for your faithfulness.

Grace and Peace,