The most famous lighthouse in our state

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1 Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2015 The people living in darkness have seen a great light -- Matthew 4:16 Our world is rapidly plunging into the moral abyss and spiritual darkness of deception, demonic activity, and the destruction of all that is true, good, pure, righteous, just, and holy. As a result, it is becoming a very dangerous place. For everyone. There is a deplorable lack of transparency. Integrity. Honor. No one can be trusted. Covenants are broken by a whim. Commitments are kept if convenient. Spinning the truth has become almost an artform. Immorality has become amorality. God s institution of marriage is mocked, and the family is redefined while being destroyed. In the midst of the darkness, our world desperately needs hope. We need Jesus. Our hope in the midst of the dangerous, destructive spiritual darkness is illustrated by the function of lighthouses. In North Carolina, our coast is very rugged and has been nicknamed the Graveyard of the Atlantic because so many ships have come to ruin on our outer banks. So our shoreline is dotted with lighthouses. Whether the lighthouse is located on a sheer rock-faced cliff, a beautiful white sandy beach, or at the entrance to a harbor, the purpose of each one of them is to tell the passing ships where they are, then help direct them safely through the dangerous waters. Without them, ships have to guess their way through the turmoil of cross currents. Many ships, although navigating to the best of their ability without the light, have run aground on the submerged rocks and been broken up by the pounding waves. The most famous lighthouse in our state is located on Hatteras Island and named, appropriately, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. It looks like a very tall black and white striped barber s pole. It stands as a 210 foot tall sentinel that warns ships of an area of the Atlantic, called Diamond Shoals, where the Gulf Stream collides with a colder current, creating optimal conditions for stormy seas, giant swells, and shifting sandbars. Over time, the beacon of light from the lighthouse has not grown dim. Instead, at various stages in its history, the power, clarity, number of reflectors, and visibility of the light have been increased. Today, it is clearly visible for twenty miles. And the light has never been allowed to go out. Ever. Even during the Civil War it was protected because of its strategic importance to the safety and well-being of the passing ships. Blowing the Trumpet was the title for the prophecy seminar that Joel Rosenberg and I led at The Cove, which was taken from the book of Joel. So on Friday night as we began the seminar, and Sunday morning as we concluded, Rabbi Andy, who leads a Messianic congregation in Asheville, NC, came to bless us and to blow the shofar.

2 I was honored to participate in AWAKE 714, a gathering hosted by more than 80 local pastors in Midland, Texas, for the purpose of revival. My message was successfully delivered by video to the hundreds of people who gathered in the convention center on March 16th to humble themselves, seek God s face, and pray. One can imagine what would happen if there was no guiding or warning light coming from the shore, either because it was dim or had gone out. Ships would flounder in the hostile, changing sea. Some vessels might make it through to safety, but others would wind up wrecked on the shoreline. They would end as tragic statistics of the consequence of a lighthouse that may have been on the shore, but whose light was ineffective because it was non-functioning or too dim to make a difference. Praise God! In this world of chaos and confusion, darkness and destruction, God has given us the Light of hope. The beam has been seen, not just for 20 miles, but through the centuries for 2000 years. And it has never gone out, although the enemy has on many occasions done his best to dim it or snuff it out altogether. Jesus is the light that shines in the darkness. 1 He announced to the people of His day that, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. 2 We do not have to flounder in the dark, or be swept along with the current of the crowd until we plunge into the abyss, or crash our lives on the sandbar of our own self-centeredness and sin, winding up with broken hearts and broken hopes and broken dreams and broken homes. But the key is that we must follow Jesus closely, carefully, and consistently. He will lead us safely through to our heavenly Home. The challenge of the moment is not only to follow Jesus so closely that we navigate successfully the dangerous world in which we live, but the challenge is to be such a clear reflection of Jesus of His truth, love, justice, righteousness, goodness, purity, justice and holiness that we ourselves would let [our] light shine before men, that they may see [our] good deeds and praise [our] Father in heaven. 3 The challenge is to be a reflection of His Light so that we in turn become a lighthouse for others showing them how to navigate in the darkness of this age so that they, too, arrive Home safely. I believe this may be one of the most strategic moments in all of human history for offering real hope by sharing the Light. Don t hide the Light under the bushel of political correctness. Don t dim the Light under the bushel of intimidation. Don t mingle the PRAYER: REVERSED THUNDER Anne s Teaching Seminar at The Cove November 6-8, 2015 The key to faith that works is the foundation on which it is placed. Come learn to base your faith in prayer on God s Word. Transform your walk with Jesus as you get equipped to pray effectively, gain motivation to seek the Father s heart, and embrace the power of His Spirit. Worship the Lord Jesus as the All-Mighty, prayer-hearing, prayer-answering, miracleworking God and see Him meet your deepest needs and calm your greatest fears. Better understand what it means to rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, ESV) and watch your heart change, then touch the lives around you. For more information about being added to the wait list: Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove Box 19223, Asheville, NC Call: Visit: Light with the rising popularity of pluralism and multi-culturalism and relativism and humanism and agnosticism and atheism. The world desperately needs to know the hope the rock-solid confidence that there is Someone who has everything under control. The world is not falling apart. It is falling into place. God is working His plan to bring all things under His authority to redeem us, to return for us, and then to rule the world with justice and righteousness, ushering in 1000 years of world peace. Follow Jesus closely. Then be a reflection of Him as you let your Light shine. Give the world hope. Give them Jesus! For His Glory, 1 John 1:5 2 John 8:12 3 Matthew 5:14, 16

3 Bible Study: Hope in Troubled Times Read Joel 2:1-17 I. GOD IS MOVING God s movements are not always pleasant. *Why did God say to blow the trumpet and sound the alarm? *Give phrases from the following verses that describe The Day of the Lord: Joel 2:2, 10-11; Isaiah 13:6, 9, 10; Ezekiel 30:3; Amos 5:18-20; Zephaniah 1:18; Zechariah 14:1-4; 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3; 2 Peter 2:9, 3:10. *Based on the above verses, what do you think The Day of the Lord is? *When does Joel indicate it will take place? Give the phrases from Joel 2:1; Zephaniah 1:14. *Give phrases that confirm that The Day of the Lord is God s Day He is fully in charge. Joel 2:11; Zephaniah 1:14-18; 2 Chronicles 7:13 *When God moves, why do you and I have no cause to fear? Psalm 27:1-3; 46:1-11; 91:1-8; Nahum 1:7; Romans 5:1-5; 8:31-39 *As we see evidence that The Day of the Lord is on the horizon, what should we do? Joel 1:14; Zephaniah 2:3; 1 Peter 4:7-8; 2 Peter 3:11-12, 14; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 11 *How do you see God moving in our world today? In your life? II. GOD IS LOVING *Who invites us to return to God? Joel 2:12 *What phrase in v.12 indicates that this invitation is extended when judgment is imminent? *Give a definition for each of the words Joel uses to describe the Lord in 2:13. *How are we to return to God? Joel 2:12-13; Hosea 14:1-2; 2 Chronicles 7:14-15 *What does fasting mean and what does it include? Matthew 6:5-18 For almost thirty years I have been leading yearly seminars at The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. But in March, for the first time, I shared platform responsibilities with another speaker, Joel Rosenberg. We each took three sessions as we taught through the book of Joel, plus shared in a Q & A. God poured out His blessing. The day before the seminar began, I had the pleasure of taking Joel up to my Father s house where he met with and prayed for my Daddy. *What one word in Matthew 5:16 indicates that fasting is not an option? *When have you fasted? Have you ever fasted turned away from everything and anything in order to turn to God and get alone with Him in prayer? *What is the difference between rending your heart and rending your garments? Joel 2:13 *Following his betrayal of Jesus, did Judas rend his heart or his garments? Matthew 26:14-16, 47-49, 27:3-5 *Following his denial of Jesus, did Peter rend his heart or his garments? Mark 14:66-72; Acts 1:15-22; 1 Peter 1:3-5 *If you say you have repented, what difference has it made in your attitude? Your actions? *From the following verses, describe God s movement in judgment while His love is expressed in salvation: John 3:16; Romans 6:23. *What is our ultimate hope in troubled times? John 14:1-3 God blesses us from time to time with visits from very special friends. Jonathan Feldstein, who directs Heart to Heart, saves lives in Israel through a blood donation program. He stopped by the AnGeL Ministries office to show our staff the ambulance, paid for by American churches, that will be on call in Galilee. We laid hands on it and prayed God would bless all who travel in it. As God moves in judgment, would you return to the Cross, rend your heart and trust in His love to leave behind a blessing? Then share Hope with someone else.

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