Camp-meeting has really confirmed a lot of things in my life that the Holy Spirit has been revealing to me since the beginning of school, as well as bringing things that weren’t so clear to me into  focus and making it clear. God has been illuminating the plan for my life and touching me like never before. I’ve been hearing Him more clearly and have been more sensitive to the Holy Spirit and His promptings. I actually see the Lord taking me from faith to faith and Glory to Glory.

The awesome thing for me too is that I’ve noticed my children watching me and my walk with God closely, and seeing how He comes through for us as a family, and He’s taking them from faith to faith as well and getting them more hungry and thirsty for the things of God. I have the privilege of seeing Gods goodness unfolding right before my eyes. I not only want to share His goodness with others but I also want to express my gratitude of His goodness, mercy, grace, love, and all that He is in my daily walk, talk, and in all that I do.

He’s been too good to me in every way that all I can do is live for Him. I thought at times that I might have not been doing the right things or may not be in the perfect will of God, but He let me know otherwise. It’s been awesome to be able to see Gods plan for my life unfold and be a part of others’ lives being impacted as well so that the Glory of God can be shown through their lives too. God is good. -Kelly R.

It was Saturday night and I was home. My heart was so hungry.  I just had to have more of God.  I just had to have another touch from his hand.  I found myself praying in the spirit. Face booking people to watch the service online.  Here I was close to midnight glued to the computer screen.  It felt like electricity going through my body.  I

had no energy before I logged in.  All I could think about was how I wanted to change. How I want the heart of God.  How I want His heart to be my heart.  I need him so.  One thing I’ve learned from the last couple of nights is that YOU CAN NEVER be too free.  Freedom is relative.  Just when you think God can put no more he squeezes even more into our heart.  May God burn through me, in me, may every fiber of my being be dipped in the kerosene of his Holy Spirit.  I thank the Lord for all he is doing.  I would never have even dreamed using my face book page to soul win.

Several people watched the live service and even more were amazed to find out that I had been healed.  I couldn’t stay quiet. I had to tell everyone how wonderful the presence of our Lord is.  There is none like Him.  To God be the glory.  I was touched in Lakeland and I was never the same.  Now the circle has been completed and here I am.  I am so grateful for Jesus.  –Bianca P.

The Great Awakening tour is happening! Get on a train, Get on a plane, Get on a bus! Get down here anyway possible! God is doing awesome things through the time that CTN has allowed Pastors Rodney & Adonica Howard-Browne to minister the Good news and to stir up revival in this land, which is America. People are constantly on the phone lines because the people are calling in are so hungry and desperate for a move of God in their lives and in their cities and in their nations even. We have people praying for the people calling in and the people are getting healed, People are seeing financial needs met, People are getting demons cast out of them, People are getting filled with the Holy Ghost! God is moving in people lives and they will never be the same again.

Men and women of all ages, races, backgrounds and ways of life are coming from afar or even right next door to come and apart of what God is doing in these revival meetings to just see what they’ve only hear about on TV or from a friend. And they are getting ignited and learning how to win souls using the Gospel Soulwinning script and taking what they have learned back home with them and leading ten, fifty or even hundreds of people to the Lord. Just as Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne said “There is another Great Awakening happening in America!” So come out and be apart of what God is doing, Or even watch on CTN or Revival.com –Xan H.

This week God is shaping and molding me into the person He wants me to be only so I can be a better servant for His Kingdom. While at work I’m being stretched this world is not nice sometimes and living it out is not hard but challenging I’m learning how to be a role model not just to talk about it but to actually live it I’m not perfect now but I strive to be. You see I was use to the world before because I was the same as everyone else you get an attitude with me I get an attitude with you but that’s not who I really am never was but that’s how I acted because that’s all I seen when God continues to touch my heart and show me what real love really is the same love I have to share with everyone else I cant be bitter or let things get to me because I have nothing to be angry or bitter about so through all the rough bumps or mountains storms hurricanes and bad attitudes this week I’ve learned to continue to praise God and thank Him for saving me while keeping my heart humble and remembering that without Jesus I am no one and it’s not my will but His therefore I must put a smile on my heart and show the love of God at all times not only to help others but to keep my heart right as well. God is truly doing so many amazing things in my life but this weeks main focus was definitely about keeping my heart pure. Thank you for listening until next week…God Bless! –Angel A.

I am seeing many great things happening during this Great Awakening event at the River Church. God is moving mightily among many people. I am being touched and renewed by this conference. This week my testimony was great in many ways. I have been seeing people in our church volunteering and helping in many different areas.  For example, I went to the call center and it was exploding with phone calls. The phone was ringing off the hook. Our member was praying for people and people were getting healed, saved, set free and developing spiritually.

Many people were asking for prayer for the fire of God in their life. Pastor Rodney’s message and teachings were extremely well delivered and received. Pastor Rodney was talking about the history of Pentecost, and the cost associated for acquiring the anointing. The meetings are pivotal for the body of Christ in America, in order to advance and take ground for Jesus. We have to count the cost for eternity is at stake, because souls need to be saved.

His power is his love for people; the cross is where we first come to Jesus. We need the Holy Spirit to go to the next level so we can receive power to be a witness for Jesus Christ! It’s amazing to see hundreds of churches coming on board with the Great Awakening and becoming Soul Savings Stations. We need to preach the message raw as possible to save people from a devil’s hell. –Daniel W.

When attending New Year’s Eve service, something was stirring in my heart that this year was going to be absolutely amazing! I knew that I wanted to go to new heights in God, and have a closer more intimate relationship with Him; not only for myself, but to see the lives of others radically changed. When Pastor mentioned ( we have been preparing for a few weeks) what was getting ready to take place on January 2, 2011, I had no idea what was getting ready to happen! It was the first night of the Great Awakening, and the energy was so high! So many high levels of anticipation and great expectation of what God was getting ready to do in our lives and in the lives of people!! From the moment the entire congregation began praying in the Holy Ghost to the very last minute we went off the air, the Holy Ghost moved in a miraculous way and it has been the same magnitude of Holy Ghost fire that has come to purify, refine, and ignite me, and even my family, every night! Two nights ago, Pastor compelled those who have been saved that it is time for us to get stirred up and get back to what God has called us to do which is win souls. Some times in my daily life, I can get sidetracked and get so busy, but that night, I was reignited to win souls at any cost and fulfill the Great Commission in an even greater way! These meetings are life changing and it has only been 5 days! Only the Lord knows what will happen after a month!! –Needra H,

I just think that it is so awesome to be a part of the amazing things of what the Lord is doing through this ministry, especially during the Great Awakening services.  I love how America is being shaken through the power of God under the anointing.  I think it is truly amazing that people are coming from all over this continent to see if all this joy and fire of God falling down on people is real.  They are coming from the ends of the earth to witness God’s awesome power of the people getting set free from bondage and getting set on fire to be followers of Jesus Christ.  All the people are witnessing all of this are being convicted by the Holy Spirit to be obedient to the Great Commission of what our Lord and Savior commanded us to do.  There are a lot of people that want the zeal but have no idea and no revelation on how to obtain it because they are under so much religious and ritual bondage that they are trapped and do not know how to get out of it or even know that there is an issue.  I am so grateful that the Lord has anointed Pastor’s Rodney and Adonica Howard-Brown to do is such a miracle.  The vision that they have for America to be shaken is coming to pass.  It is a wonderful thing to see our Lord performing these signs and wonders through this ministry and the networks that are broadcasting into people’s homes that are lost, oppressed, and stuck in ritual bondage. -Angela P.

Beth Boyd M.

Pastor Rodney, I re-dedicated my life last March while watching the Main Event online in NC. Moved here in May with only what I could carry in my car. John, my 17 year old moved here with me to go to The River in July, my oldest…well you know her, she has been here, NOW my youngest daughter Joy, presently in NC in college, re-dedicated her life and she is transferring down to USF in Summer and she watches the “Soul-a thon” online…what more can I say! I am a blessed MOMMA! :0)

Brenda H.

Looking forward to tonight, love Sister Brenda and Brother Charles love you all from Lawrence county tn. With granny too

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” Luke 4:18-19 KJV

“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV

The only true liberty comes by the Spirit of God. True liberty comes from receiving, believing and acting on God’s word. There is no other way to walk in complete freedom than to be submitted to God’s word and Spirit. In the Christian world there are those who walk in true freedom, but unfortunately there are also those who have fallen in the “ditch” on either side of the freedom road. Some Christians are very legalistic and bound and others are so “free” that you can’t tell the difference between them and the world. The Lord does not want us to be religious and He certainly does not want us to be carnal – He wants us to be spiritual!

In the book of Galatians, Paul was dealing with law and grace. The Galatians were Gentiles who had been set free and converted to Christianity, but legalistic Judaizers had been trying to bring them back under the Law of Moses. The descendants of the Judaizers are still around today: people who are always trying to drag us back under the Law.

Legalistic Christianity

They define Christians as being people who live by a long list of rules and regulations; of do’s and don’ts. They believe and preach that God’s grace and favor is earned rather than a free gift. They espouse a works program of good behavior for salvation. What is true is that if a person is really changed by the Spirit of God, there should be evidence of it – we expect to see a corresponding change in character and behavior. The danger of legalism is that it tends to promote the idea that God’s love is earned, rather than just accepted freely. We should accept that God loves us because He said so, not because we worked for it or even because we feel it. Legalism reduces Christianity to an impossible set of rules. It leaves out the part where God’s goodness leads us to repentance (Rom 2:4) and turns the Good News into the bad news!

Legalistic Christians need to acknowledge the work of the Holy Spirit and realize that He is the One who helps each of us to walk out our Christianity. Change is important, but we need to realize that the Lord might be requiring different changes in us than He is in others. We need to focus on allowing Him to work in us and refrain from interfering in His work in others.

“[It is He] Who has qualified us [making us to be fit and worthy and sufficient] as ministers and dispensers of a new covenant [of salvation through Christ], not [ministers] of the letter (of legally written code) but of the Spirit; for the code [of the Law] kills, but the [Holy] Spirit makes alive.” 2 Corinthians 3:6 AMP

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1 KJV

The Law of Moses has no power to save or change a heart, but God’s word does. Jesus is that Living Word. God wants us free – neither legalistic nor lawless – not in bondage to the Law nor in bondage to sin and the flesh.

Lawless Christianity

They define a Christian as someone who lives above the Law. They feel that they need no guidelines and that God’s word is not as important as their own personal sense of God’s guidance. They follow their feelings and impulses. This is a very dangerous place to be. You leave yourself open to works of the flesh and demonic deception. Many of them view God’s word as if it was entirely full of religious tradition, which is simply not true. It is full of life and freedom. These Christians have recognized that God’s forgiveness is a free gift; made possible by Christ’s death on the cross; received by faith; and that it is not based on our ability to live up to God’s perfect standards, which is all true. However, they forget that Christians are also just humans and that their “feelings” are flawed. If you only live by what you “feel” God wants you to do and not by His word, you are bound to fail.

Lawless Christians need to recognize that there really is freedom in being submitted to God’s word even as they gratefully acknowledge His great and gracious salvation. Our freedom in Christ is not an excuse for sin, selfishness or self-will. Neither does He release us from our obligation to walk in His will and His ways, governed and led by the love of God.

“For you, brethren, were [indeed] called to freedom; only [do not let your] freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an opportunity or excuse [for selfishness], but through love you should serve one another. 14 For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is complied with in the one precept, “You shall love your  neighbor as [you do] yourself.” Galatians 5:13-14 AMP

“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” James 1:21-22 KJV

“For it is God’s will and intention that by doing right [your good and honest lives] should silence (muzzle, gag) the ignorant charges and ill-informed criticisms of foolish persons. 16 [Live] as free people, [yet] without employing your freedom as a pretext for wickedness; but [live at all times] as servants of God.”  1 Peter 2:15-16 AMP

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This year’s Minister’s Conference changed my life. I was so ready and excited for that whole week of meetings. I was ready for a change, I was hungry for more, and I needed a touch from God more than ever before. Already this school year has been quite challenging for me in almost every area.

It hasn’t been as easy to press in now since I’ve had such busy schedule, but I suppose this all comes with ministry! I’m learning to keep my priorities in line now more than ever and keep Jesus as number one above all else in my life. So this whole week of Minister’s Conference was exactly what I needed! The presence of God was so refreshing and so strengthening to me in every service.

I would come in weak and tired, and leave revived and strengthened. One particular night I came into service late because I had just gotten off work. I arrived tired and needed a fresh touch from the Lord. After a long arduous day at work, I needed His joy to fill my heart at that moment; and He did! I knew God was doing a restoring work in my heart.

And finally, I received direction for my life. I knew God had called me, but after Phil Smithhurst ministered Saturday and Sunday night, it was confirmation of what I was already feeling in my spirit. God revealed His plan for my life even more, and He did more in my heart than I can even articulate. I’m so thankful for that week and I know that my life will never be the same.