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What is the Spirit Realm?
by Apostle John Lindsey
Teaching and preaching about the spirit
realm today has become as obsolete in
our religious society as the usage of
video tapes compared to dvds. This
may be due to the church being
baptized in a contemporary and carnal
attitude. Based on biblical references, I
always believed that God wants to talk
about spiritual things, not carnal. I
reference my beliefs to the vision the
Lord Jesus showed Apostle John in the
book of Revelation 1:10-20 and the
vision, which was shown to Apostle
Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:2-4. The
church must be well versed concerning
the spiritual realm if she is going to be
effective in the areas of salvation and
deliverance. There must be a
rediscovery of the spiritual realm. To
my dismay, there is a mass majority of
well-meaning Christian folk sitting in
church Sunday after Sunday, month
after month, and year after year who
still lack the basic understanding of the
common precepts pertaining to the
spirit world. Shockingly, many are
unaware of the significance of events
happening in our world today that are
results of activity at work in the spirit
realm around us. We are spiritually
blind in this area. Great spiritual
influences and resistances are the
effects of these activities, which
determine whether our circumstances
are favorable or unfavorable with
regard to our personal lives. Read
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All that Believed are Coming Together
Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
There is a secular song I have heard
many years ago entitled, “I’m on My
Own”. The female singer was trying
to convince her lover why she should
be alone. He, on the other hand, was
singing in the background the reasons
why they should be together. I can
almost hear that song echoing in the
church would today. In fact, I guess,
some churches could be considered
that female lead singer desiring to be
apart from other churches. Thanks be
to God He is going to change that tune!
The Body of Christ in this generation
has many issues. I ministered
recently and I used the illustration of
our left leg desiring to remove itself
from our bodies by simply walking
away. It seems absurd in reality but
spiritually, it does occur. The Body of
Christ is dividing against itself. Paul
stated in I Corinthians 1:13, “Is
Christ divided?” There are so many
lone wolves and vagabond Christians
who think they are better off all
alone. Acts 2:42-47, “And they
continued stedfastly in the apostles'
doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers.
And fear came upon every soul: and
many wonders and signs were done by
the apostles. And all that believed
were together, and had all things
common; And sold their possessions
and goods, and parted them to all
men, as every man had need. And
they, continuing daily with one accord
in the temple, and breaking bread
from house to house, did eat their
meat with gladness and singleness of
heart, Praising God, and having
favour with all the people. And the
Lord added to the church daily such as
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Anathema: The Divine Curse
By Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
Be wary of those who attempt to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ for
their own purposes and for their own benefits. We are indeed living in a
time when spirits of lust and greed are running rampant in our church
society. People are preaching for the wrong reasons, praying for wrong
reasons and prophesying for the wrong reasons. I was told some years
ago that a man entered a local barbershop complaining that he had just
lost his job. He stated to the patrons that he was opening up a church
because ‘that is where the money is’. What a shame that a potential
church leader, someone’s pastor, would develop and cultivate that type
of demonically inspired idea of opening a church. Jesus warned us of
these times. Apostle Paul also forewarned us in Galatians 1:9, that if
anyone should preach another gospel other than the gospel of Jesus
Christ, he shall be accursed. That word in the Greek is anathema which
means a divine curse. If anyone has not the love of Jesus Christ,
according to 1 Corinthians 16:22, he will be cursed. Be careful what
you allow to enter your ear gate. Everything polished may shine but that
doesn’t mean the Glory of God is shining. It is the glory of the god with
the little ‘g’ that is shining, a wicked and devilish plot to devour your
very own soul. Satan has always tried to duplicate the wondrous
workings of our God, but he cannot love you neither can he save you.
Saints, preachers will manipulate you into thinking your blessings are
tied into them. The devil is a liar. Yes, honor your leaders and submit to
them as it is fit in the Lord (Hebrews 13:17), but your blessings are tied
into your obedience to God’s Word (Deuteronomy 28). Preachers will
use the Holy Scriptures to manipulate and bind you when Christ came
to set you free. They will use the Word of God to condemn when there
is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1). He
nailed your condemnation to the tree along with any curses which may
have been spoken over you (Galatians 3:13). Read More
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A Lesson of Forgiveness: Philemon
By Prophetess D. Lindsey
The art of forgiveness is one, we
Christians, have to practice to
perfect. Coming from an old man
frame of mind, we are often bound
by the traditions of men and law,
for that matter, to seek retribution
or vengeance. As becoming saints,
however, we seek to learn the art
of forgiveness as taught and
demonstrated by Christ, our King.
In his model prayer, he instructs us
to ask the Father to forgive us our
sins as we forgive those who sinned
against us. Forgiveness can be
such a hard, bitter pill to swallow.
Many, if not most of us have been
wounded and mistreated as we
attempt to live this Christian life.
We are forewarned that all who live
godly will suffer persecution, so we
must endure our trials with
patience and long-suffering to
exercise the fruits of the Holy
Spirit. Even after acknowledging all
that, it can still be a rough ride on
the road to forgiveness. There are
plethora of illustrations I could use
to help articulate my point, but the
Holy Spirit is leading me to look
into the book of Philemon
(pronounced fi-Lee-mun) and his
dealings with his runaway slave,
Onesimus (pronounced
O-nee-si-mus). Read More
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The Message of Faith
by Apostle John Lindsey
Faith is one of the most mature subjects we tend to teach and
preach in the church. I have heard many messages regarding
this theme but I have never heard it really taught in depth.
More than often, I think we just merely brush over the surface
of the topic doing a great disservice to our congregations.
The faith message must be taught in depth, it must be
preached and taught repeatedly so that the people will
understand how important it is to walk by faith and not by
sight (2 Cor. 5:9). Join me as I attempt to touch on some of
what the Bible has to say about faith.
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Praying in the Spirit
by Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
Prayer is the most effective form of communication we
have with the father. When we pray we unlock doors,
release God’s hand of provision, pull supernatural
manifestations in to the natural, and increase our
heavenly bank account by making deposits of faith in
God’s Word. When we neglect to pray, we fail to cover
ourselves, our family, friends, and ministry in the blood of
Jesus. We leave ourselves open to demonic attack
because through our lack of faith or obstinate laziness,
we refuse to pray. There are many ways and methods to
pray. Different occasions and situations call for different
types and methods of prayer. The type of prayer I will be
discussing is praying in the spirit. Read More
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Cutting Your Ground Wires 101:
Breaking Your Earthly Ties
by Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
Many a Christian cries out to God in a
desperate attempt for more power,
more anointing and more spiritual gifts.
Nowadays everyone wants to be the
great ‘so and so’ or a ‘prophet to the
nations’. 1 Peter 5:5-6, “Humble
yourselves therefore under the mighty
hand of God, that he may exalt you in
due time:” It is so rare, however to find
a Christian who genuinely humbles
himself in this manner and allows God
to perform the promoting from one
level of anointing to the other. Luke 12:
31, “But rather seek ye the kingdom of
God; and all these things shall be
added unto you”. We tend to bypass
the ‘seek ye the kingdom’ part and
head for the ‘these things shall be
added’ part.
In the secular world, we should
observe the local school system’s
policies of not graduating a child to the
next level without them properly
achieving the desired results on the
required standardized tests. This is
where a lot of us fall short because we
not only fail many of our tests; we fail
to show up for the class! Have you
ever seen a 1st grade student enrolled
in a 9th grade class? Well that is
absurd, right. In order for that person
to be promoted to the next level; there
is a series of testing involved. Read
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Get Out of the Boat and Walk on the
Water
By Prophetess Lindsey
I delivered this message at an
appreciation service honoring a close
friend in the gospel. I thought to
share that message with you. I pray
you will be blessed and strengthened.
PRIMARY TEXT- Matthew 14:22 -33,
Mark 6:45, John 6:15-21, and a host
of other scriptural references cited in
the document.
The events we read about immediately
follow the feeding of the multitude on
the coast of the Galilean Sea. It is
certain to point out that the women
and children were not counted among
the five thousand for it was Hebraic
tradition referring back to Moses,
where only men were counted.
Nevertheless, the miracle Jesus
performed in feeding the flock of God
had become a distant memory as the
twelve disciples rowed their way
across the sea. Jesus, discerning the
hearts of those He fed that they
desired to make Him king, instructed
the disciples to cross the boat by sea
and would meet them on the other
side. Jesus took the time to pull away
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The Fruit Inspector
By Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
Everyone loves gifts. As a matter of fact, if you give your enemy a gift,
even he may turn away his wrath for a moment. Ephesians 4:8,
“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity
captive, and gave gifts unto men.” Which gifts did He give us? First and
foremost, He gave us the gift of salvation and saved us. Romans 10:13,
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved”.
Secondly, He gave us the gift of the Holy Ghost and sealed us.
Ephesians 1:13, “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word
of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye
believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise”. The Holy
Ghost brought with it nine spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:4, “Now there
are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.”) to edify us and then He
gave us a fruit basket (Galatians 5:22-23). A bundle of nine spiritual
fruit to justify us as His elect.
I was taught from a child to never look a gift horse in the mouth. In
other words, whenever someone gave you a gift, you are supposed to
be grateful and appreciative. Be thankful when someone presents you
with a gift, whether you like it or not because out of the abundance of
their heart, they brought forth such gift. Jesus offered these spiritual gifts
to us at times in our life while we were yet unworthy. Only through the
atoning sacrifice of His Blood are we made worthy. He offered these
spiritual blessings to us because He loved us even while we were yet
unlovable. When you give a person a gift, you expect them to use it. It’s
offensive to take a person’s gift and tuck it away. This is why our Lord
took great lengths to explain the parable of the man with the ten talents.
We are supposed to use what He has given us. Our gifts and talents
were not meant to be hidden. Our talents were designed to be used, not
buried. Jesus gave us these gifts to be used for His Kingdom. Read
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Exposing the Jezebel Spirit
by Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal,
king of Sidon and the Phoenicians. She
was the wife of King Ahab of Israel
and birthed him two sons, Ahaziah and
Jehoram, who reigned in his stead
following his death. Her name contains
the Canaanite root “z-b-l”, which is
defined “prince, master” which is
usually attributed to the god, Baal.
Ahab married Jezebel for political and
economical reasons. Their marriage of
‘convenience’ also opened the doors
for Jezebel’s religious influences to
spread throughout Israel. Jezebel is
remembered for her devotion to the
god of Phoenicia, Baal and Ashram.
See I Kings 16:31; 18:4; II Kings 9:7,
22. The prophets Elijah and Elisha
blame Jezebel more than Ahab for the
assassination of God’s truly anointed
and sent prophets and introducing the
worship of Baal as the national religion.
Jezebel maintained power and control
during the regency of Ahab and their
two sons. Although she reigned as
queen, the prophets never treated her
as such.
Jezebel plotted the murder of Naboth
when her husband griped and
complained over the coveting of his
vineyard. After her conspiracy of
Naboth’s death, she gave Ahab the
land (I Kings 21). This woman was
cunning, sharp, controlling and violent.
Athaliah, who later become queen of
Judah, inherited her mother’s spirit of
witchcraft II Kings 8:18. It was Jehu
who killed Jehoram (II Kings 9:14-28)
and buried what the dogs left remaining
of Jezebel’s bones (II Kings 10:18-
28). It was Jezebellic influence which
caused the downfall of the Omrian
Dynasty (I Kings 21:17; II Kings 9:36-
37). In Revelation 2:20, the term
Jezebel is used to symbolize false
prophetesses who bewitches and
entraps Christians into idolatry. Read
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Crossing Jordan
By Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
Deuteronomy 12:9-11, “For ye are not
as yet come to the rest and to the
inheritance, which the LORD your
God giveth you. But when ye go over
Jordan, and dwell in the land which the
LORD your God giveth you to inherit,
and when he giveth you rest from all
your enemies round about, so that ye
dwell in safety; Then there shall be a
place which the LORD your God shall
choose to cause his name to dwell
there; thither shall ye bring all that I
command you; your burnt offerings,
and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the
heave offering of your hand, and all
your choice vows which ye vow unto
the LORD:”
There are certain places, spiritually and
physically, we will never enter because
we haven’t walked through our Jordan
Rivers. The Jordan River was the canal
between the place of suffering (the
wilderness) and the place of blessing
(the Promised Land). Although Israel
had wandered forty years in the
wilderness, were weary and worn out,
there remained yet another level of
conflict they had to endure before
entering into their rest. When fleeing
their Egyptian tormentors, the Israelites
were chased to a point of no return.
They had to either cross the Red Sea
or return to Egypt as Pharaoh’s slaves.
They had no choice but to cross over
because the enemies of their salvation
were hot on their trail. They crossed
the Red Sea in fear and doubt, but the
next generation crossed the Jordan
River with boldness and confidence.
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Dare to be Different
By Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
Have you ever attended a function where you were wearing the very
same identical outfit as someone else? Notice how uncomfortable you
felt, wondering who looked the best? Well, that is the same way we
should feel when we categorize ourselves after other Christians. We
tend to imitate others in the way they convey their messages, the way
they conduct themselves, their mannerisms, their dress, hair, and their
charismatic style. How that must irritate God, to see the care with which
He took to create all of us differently and just as marvelously as the
other, and we resort to copycat behavior. Consider the trees, how they
branches boast of its individuality. Examine the blades of branches
boast of its individuality. Examine the blades in shade, height and width.
Look at the animal kingdom and in shade, is such a of another. they
manage to carry and do so independent of We, humans, especially each
other. We, humans, especially those of us who profess Christ, don’t
seem to those of us who profess Christ, don’mind the fact that mind the
fact that some animals rank higher on the social ladder of some animals
rank higher on the social ladder of intelligence in intelligence in this area
than we do.this area than we do.
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Are all things done unto edifying?
By Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
Edifying. We use this word quite
frequently, and if not, we definitely
should be because our primary source
of encouragement comes from our
church family. God is calling our
people to edify one another, the
church, and the work of the Kingdom.
What exactly does edify mean?
According to Merriam –Webster, edify
means to build or establish, to instruct
or to improve in moral or religious
knowledge. A closer look at this word
in the original Greek tongue, reveals a
more weighty and noteworthy
disclosure. Edify in the Greek is the
term, oikodome, which means, building
up, the act of one who promotes
Christian growth in Christian wisdom,
piety, happiness, and holiness. In other
words, if the bible declares that we
should edify the church, we should
conduct ourselves in such a way to
ensure Christian growth at all times.
Apostle Paul used this word exactly
eight (8) times in his teachings; 1
Corinthians 14:5, 14:12, 14:26, 2
Corinthians 12:19, Ephesians 4:12, 4:
16, 4:29, and 1 Timothy 1:4 . The
amusement to that is how the teachings
of Apostle Paul are always used to
demean, harass, belittle, and intimidate
certain churches, yet we see this same
man instruct the churches to edify one
another over and over again.
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Take Me from Oppression to
Progression
By Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
There will be times in your life when
you feel as if the walls are closing in on
you. You may feel as if all hope is lost,
everything has gone awry, and as a
result, your thunderous praise has
succumbed to a whimpering
whispered, hallelujah. When this
season strikes you, you need to
understand what season you are in.
Wisdom will teach you to continue
advancing forward and don’t ever
retreat into a life of misery, defeat, and
despair. Make your mind comprehend
the fact that all things are working for
your good, according to the purposes
of God toward those who He has
called (Romans 8:28). You are not like
everyone else. What may work out for
one person will not always work for
you. You are royalty (1 Peter 2:9); the
rules of engagement in this game of life
don’t apply to you, my friend. Let me
share a personal example with you that
you may fully grasp what I am about to
share with you. Get ready to thrust
your faith into catatonic levels.
June 2002, I was called into the
principal’s office at an area elementary
school for an end of year assessment. I
had just received the teacher of the
year award for the outstanding service
I provided to the school as I cared
passionately for every student in my
four classes, approximately 94
children. Two of our grade level
teachers basically walked off their jobs
after state testing had completed and I
was chosen to fill their vacated
positions. I had an ill child at home
who was suffering severe allergies and
needed constant medication. I was
attending a local university completing
dual programs in Religious Studies and
Business Management. I was also the
administrator of my father’s church and
the financial secretary. Needless to
say, my hands were busy, yet I was
approaching a set of circumstances I
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by Prophetess Delisa Lindsey
All of God’s children have destiny; and we all dream. We dream of a
better life for our family and friends but most important, we dream of
doing a great work for God. If you are privileged, then God has
revealed to you His greater purpose for your life. This is called your
vision. Proverbs 29:18 says,” when there is no vision, the people
perish”. The Hebrew word for vision is chaza , which means “a
revelation, a view, a sight, or an agreement”. The Hebrew word for
perish is para which means “ to make naked, to set at nought, to refuse
and uncover.” Our vision keeps us occupied, focused, and energized. A
person without vision is like a blind man groping in darkness. Isaiah puts
it this way, “we look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we
walk in deep shadows.”
Every business has a vision, every church has a vision, every family has
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What is the Gospel Message?
by Pastor John Lindsey
People of God, I want to talk to you
about a topic that I believe is one of
the most important subjects we have
been given stewardship over and the
responsibility of handling as children of
God. This my people, is the gospel of
Jesus Christ. Jesus began to
commission the church in Mark 16:15
to go into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature. When He
said, ‘go’ it shows that the Lord
commanded us, the church, the body
of Christ to ‘go’ and preach this
gospel. The term ‘all the world’ is
something I deem vitally important to
understand. A person does not have to
necessarily travel to China or to Africa
to fulfill this commission. God revealed
this mystery to me a few years ago. I
always thought you had to travel the
world to fulfill this or be ordained as
an Apostle of Jesus Christ, but what I
came to realize is the fact that
everywhere you go in life is your ‘all
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Father, God in the Name of Jesus
by Pastor John Lindsey
We as Christians and ministers
especially, have to know how to pray
effectively. Without knowledge of the
scriptures, it is very easy to fall away
into error. Your effectiveness and
knowledge in prayer shows your level
of maturity in your walk with Christ.
Following the ways of tradition,
especially within certain denominations,
we were taught to pursue ignorant
practices regarding prayer,
deliverance, fasting, wearing of
apparel, etc. We have accepted these
customs as doctrine without studying to
show ourselves approved unto God for
ourselves. Unfortunately, we have
learned to imitate the repetitive, vain
patterns of prayer regardless to
whether the prayer is biblically
accurate or not. Sometimes we follow
these vain traditions out of habit
because it is what we are used to, it
sounds and feels good, or it makes us
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