Ministers’ Conference

Hi Dear Drs. Rodney and Adonica, I came to say that few hours ago my step father, my brother, 2 couples and another friend prayed the prayer of salvation here in a party. I simply followed what Brother Rodney said last Sunday. I went through and in the end they all prayed, even the ones that have prayed before, they did it again. In the end they all hugged me and thanked me soooooooooo very much and my step father was drunk, but he told me later that he felt so much in peace after praying with me that he went to sleep and felt better. I know what he felt was HS… me crying here now… I have been praying for some of them for 21 years… and in an instant God answered my prayers… Like I told Brother Rodney after the full night prayer meeting: my life will never be the same! I am always bold and win souls for God a lot, but my family I had some of them left… a block was there… and Brother Rodney said last Sunday about taking the challenge and I said here loud: I will do it! Lord use me! I am ready! and today he gave me the boldness and the idea to just read the script and pray with them and no one found it strange as its CHRISTMAS! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THANKS BROTHER RODNEY FOR WHAT U SAID… YOU HAVE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IDEA HOW GREAT IT IS TO HAVE THEM SAVED. 21 Years ago they almost put me out of the house for I gave my heart to Jesus… today they did t he same! God is faithful and sooooooooooooo great! I love u Jesus! Happy birthday my Lord… wow yaaaaaaa… God bless you Brother Rodney and Sister Adonica and know that your harvest is reaching a little family in Brazil! Well we are Americans too! South Americans…(little joke)… Oh by the way, I can now cut off this petition from my prayer journal! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wow!!!!!!!!!! oh one man, whom i have never met before, came for he is my brother’s friend, and after prayer he said to me: “thanks for your prayer! I feel so clean now!” wow praise God. when you said that 2007 would be a harvest year, I believed and put myself out there… I won more souls for God in 2007 than in my life time of born again combined. praise God forever more. I Love you and thank for your lives every day. I lift you and your ministry and the harvest and Great awakening tours every day. Thanks for being so genuine and so sold out for Jesus! Have a joyous Christmas and a blessed 2008 of harvest. Olga Silva Brazil P.S.: did you receive the transcript translated to Portuguese that I have sent few months ago? if you didn’t tell me and I send to you again, if its of some use, as Miami and Boston there are so many Brazilians. thanks again.

Olga S
Brasilia, DF (No State) Brazil

 ¹And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

   ²Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

   ³Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

   ⁴Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

   ⁵He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

   ⁶He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

   ⁷And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

   ⁸I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

   ⁹Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

   ¹⁰Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

   ¹¹Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

   ¹²Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

   ¹³He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

   ¹⁴And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

   ¹⁵I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

   ¹⁶So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

   ¹⁷Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

   ¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

   ¹⁹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

   ²⁰Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

   ²¹To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

   ²²He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

1 Now [living] atCaesarea there was a man whose name was Cornelius, a centurion [captain] of what was known as the Italian Regiment,

2 A devout man who venerated God and treated Him with reverential obedience, as did all his household; and he gave much alms to the people and prayed continually to God.

3 About the ninth hour [about 3:00 p. m.] of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God entering and saying to him, “Cornelius.”

4 And he, gazing intently at him, became frightened and said, “What is it, Lord?”  And the angel said to him, “Your prayers and your [generous] gifts to the poor have come up [as a sacrifice] to God and have been remembered by Him.

5 And now send men to Joppa and have them call for and invite here a certain Simon whose surname is Peter;

6 He is lodging with Simon a tanner, whose house is by the seaside.” 

Rodney Howard Browne teaches us that Cornelius was a gentile, but

he venerated and reverenced God, as did his household.  He prayed continuously to God and he gave a lot of money to those less fortunate than himself.  These two things – his praying and his giving – came up as a sacrifice before God.  They got God’s attention.  Because of this, God moved supernaturally on his behalf to bring salvation to him and his household. When you honor God with your heart and with your actions, He notices you and remembers what you did.  He will move on your behalf to bless you.

Rodney Howard Browne also teaches us that when God created man, He gave them a garden with everything they needed. They lacked no good thing. When their disobedience removed them from this garden and their abundant supply, they began to know lack and deprivation for the first time.  It was not in God’s plan for man that they be in lack and want.  Even though man has been disobedient, God loves them and cares for them and desires to bless and provide for them.

God wants those of us who have – to share with those of us who don’t.  God never blesses you so you can be selfish – He blesses you to bless you – and to bless those who cross your path. Proverbs 14:31  (NIV)31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.When you are kind to those in need and when you do what you can to help them, you are showing respect and honor to God. When you overlook the poor and you pass over opportunities to help – then you show contempt toward God – no matter what a good Christian you claim to be.

Proverbs 19:17  (NAS)17 He who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his good deed.

Rodney Howard Browne teaches us that when you are gracious (showing grace and mercy) to a poor man – you are lending to the Lord.  God sees, remembers, and repays you.  You give to the poor as much for his sake as yours.  God watches your attitude.  He watches to see if you walk in love and generosity toward everyone – not only to those in your own circle.

Rodney Howard Browne shows us that you might not have much to give.  You might only be able to give $5 or $10 or $20, but that could mean the difference between someone else being able to eat that day or not!  It is not the amount – it is the fact that you care enough to be generous toward others with what God has given you.

2 Corinthians 8:9  (NKJ)9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. 

Rodney Howard Browne teaches us that God provided for every one of us to be redeemed from poverty through the sacrifice that Jesus made.  The way you tap into the blessings available to you is to give – and one of the ways you give is to give as much as you can to those less fortunate than yourself.  God sees, He hears, He remembers – and He supernaturally brings to you the things you need the most! 

v. 6         Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near;

v. 7         Let the wicked forsake his way, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

v. 8         For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

v. 9         For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

complish that which I please – it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

God’s World never, ever returns to Him void.  Void means empty; vain; without

producing any effect; useless.  God’s Word is never empty, vain or useless.  It always

come down to water the earth and cause it to be productive and produce seed and food for us, so God’s word is sent out to be a blessing and to accomplish God’s will and plan.

God never sends His Word without having a plan for it.  The entire universe was created and came into being by the words that God spoke; He never wastes His words.  If He speaks it, it will come to pass!

Jesus was the same way.  Luke 4:32 (AMP) says, “And they were amazed at His teaching, for His word was with authority and ability and weight and power.”

Jesus spent 30 years filling himself with the Word of God.  He had a thorough knowledge of the Word.  He was intimately acquainted with the Word.  Not only was He God in the flesh, being familiar with God’s spoken Word, but also in His humanity, He had an extensive knowledge of the written Word of God.  Even though He was God, He spent His whole human existence immersed in the Word of God.

When He spoke the Word of God, He spoke it with authority and power, because He was in the Word and the Word was in Him.  He knew what the will of God was because He had spent time in God’s Word and in His presence.  He could speak boldly and with results, because He was fully acquainted with God’s will and His plan for man.Matthew 7:28-29 (NAS)

v. 28       The result was that when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were amazed at His teaching;

v. 29       for He was teaching them as (one) having authority, and not as their scribes.

The scribes could not speak the Word of God with confidence, because they had not

spent time in His presence.  We are not as bold as we should be because we have not

spent enough time in His presence. Jesus could speak boldly because He was perfect in every way.  There was no sin in Him that the devil or anyone else could accuse Him of.  He had a clear conscience.  When you have a clear conscience before God, you can speak the Word boldly and see results.

Verse 22 says “ Wives be subject to your husbands as a service to the Lord”.

Rodney Howard Browne teaches in order to have a Godly marriage it is important that God’s Word be the foundation for your relationship. God’s Word is the handbook for a successful, Godly marriage that will last a lifetime and bring glory to God. However, as far as some men are concerned, they think that God has placed women on the earth for their benefit alone. Their attitude is, “When I say jump, JUMP.” That is not how God intended it to be. It is one man and one woman coming together as one flesh. As they flow together, the husband takes the headship according to verse 23, and then the wife be comes subject in everything to her husband.

Rodney Howard Browne shows us that this is not something that can be demanded, but actually comes forth when verse 25 is practiced, “Husbands love your wives.” A wife can easily submit to her husband as he loves her, even as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for the church in its fullness. That Agape love – self sacrificial love that considers not its own needs but the needs of others- is the love these scriptures are talking about.

Verse 28 says “Men ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself”. I told Adonica that there is nothing on her body or her personality that I want changed. I love her just the way she is and she does the same with me. Verse 29 – Look at the way Jesus cares for the church. That is the key, husbands, to love your wife the same way. Rodney Howard Browne explains that the responsibility is not on the wife, it is on the husband. Verse 31 – “..leave his father and mother…”  More marriages have been broken up because of family ties and domination or interference by either parent towards the husband or the wife. It is important that the husband and wife be undivided and come together in unity; inseparable without any outside influences. If you want to get into trouble with me, try interfering in my marriage and dictating or laying down the law to my wife.  You’re about to get into trouble and things won’t be well with you. Adonica and I decided that no one, neither parents nor in-laws would divide us or come between us. No outside force or influence. We are one together. One will put a thousand to flight and two will put ten thousand to flight – two are better than one! Communication is one of the greatest keys to keeping a Godly marriage. You have to spend many hours talking things through, from child discipline, money, how many children to have, etc. etc..

Rodney Howard Browne tells us that a good marriage means a lot of time and effort. It takes many hours to maintain a marriage. Adjust and repair, staying flexible, always changing, keeping your heart soft and tender. Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, even if it means staying up till 3 in the morning until it is straightened out. Finally, don’t invest all of your time in your kids, or  when they have left the house you will find yourself living with a spouse you don’t know. Many people divorce each other after a number of years because they can’t live with each other alone. Their life was spent investing into their children and now they find that they have grown apart. Rodney Howard Browne wants us to make a decision to base your marriage on God’s Word and learn to forgive quickly. Keep a soft heart and God’s blessings will be on you and your marriage will be a testimony to others. In a day and age when marriages are breaking up on every side you can make it with the help of the Holy Ghost. He’ll make the difference!