Ministry leader of The Salvation Army Christian Fellowship:
Caleb ask for a specific mountain as his inheritance. A mountain full of giants, yet Caleb welcomed the3 challenge. What Mountain has God call you to take over? What Giants are present in your life that God calls you to courageously face? God equips the called and prepares us for victory. Ask in faith, be specific in your request and then move forward knowing God is with you all the way.
Give Me This Mountain - 11/15/09
Becomers or Stuck on Go?
Its time to get to work. Stop being content with the place of our faith and long to be better and to do more for the glory of God. Sermon preach by ministry partner of the Pomona Salvation Army Christian Fellowship Pastor Jerry Jones.
The Touch of the Master's Hand - 8/23/09
Sermon by Pastor Jerry Jones. Ministry partner of the Pomona Salvation Army Christian Fellowship. Join our community today and find your place in God's family!
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Heart Talk - Voices
Latest Heart Talk form the Parson Pastor Jerry Jones. God is always speaking but are we listening?
Prayer List 6 21 09
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made unto God”
(Philippians 4:6)
and NETWORK OF PRAYER
June 19, 2009
A NON- DENOMINATIONAL VERSE BY VERSE STUDY OF THE WORD OF GOD
CURRENT STUDY: “On the Romans Road”
A Study of the Book of Romans.
Get ready for another lengthy study period!
COMMENTARY PROVIDED FOR THOSE COMMITTED TO STUDY WITH US
Meeting are conducted at the home of Pastor & Mrs. Jerry Jones
1210 North Orchard Drive – Burbank, California 91506-1110
Call (818) 843-2112 for Information
Please keep this prayer list close at hand, visible, as a reminder to pray faithfully during the week and until a new list is prepared. In fact, it wouldn’t hurt to keep these prayer lists and pray over them faithfully. Also, feel free to share them with others.
Donna Godden – Tarkio, Missouri
Donna had rods and pins inserted in her spine on May 28. She is recovering in the hospital and will need weeks of recovery when she gets home. Pray that this operation will have been totally successful. Donna is improving and is in touch with Dr. Jones by way of e-mail rather often. She thanks you for your prayers.
There are three aspects to the subject of FAITH that need to be looked at. There are
the FAITH TALKERS…people who can talk faith that never really can produce the hard
evidence that they are a person living by faith. Talk is cheap we’ve heard it said. Then, there are the FAITH WALKERS. These people say it and mean it. They get up and start walking the faith walk. They walk right into the face of the storm. They do not back down from what my father called “Old Slough Foot” – the Devil. And, then there is the third group…the FAITH FIGHTERS. These people understand what it means to “fight the good fight of faith,” as Paul wrote to the young preacher, Timothy. They fight for what God’s Word promises them. They fight for what they feel in their heart is right, what is the will of God. These people are real “scrappers” – fighters. God help us to become like the third group…”faith fighters”…not warring after the flesh but after the Spirit. That works!
If we don’t ask we will not receive. If we do not seek we will not find. If we do not knock, the door will not be opened unto us. THINK ON THESE THINGS!
-- Dr. Jones
Doris Neisler– Newbury Park, California
Doris has been hit hard by a bladder infection that sent her to the hospital.
She is now at home recovering on strong antibiotics.
The Jake Burton Family – Viera, Florida
Jake just lost his job unexpectedly. This is a disaster for this family (Dr. Jones’ granddaughter).
Please help us pray that Jake will find work quickly.
Pray for MARSIE STUART and Linda Van Heerden
SIGN AND BE HEARD – Ayshire, Scotland
These fabulous ladies are involved in this new business to help people who cannot speak to be able to learn the sign language. They work with schools and places of employment. These ladies are part of Dr. Jones’ Internet ministry.
Sister TERRY GARDNER passed away recently, apparently from a heart attack…unexpected and without warning. Please pray for the Gardner family. Terry was just laid to rest. Pastor & Mrs. Jones had the joy of pastoring Terry for a few years.
Calm seas NEVER produce able seamen. – African Proverb
CLOSING PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK’S HOME STUDY GROUP AND NETWORK OF PRAYER AROUND THE WORLD
Dear God…You KNOW that I am finite. I KNOW that you are infinite. I KNOW, and I acknowledge, that I know very little compared to the fact that You are ALL-KNOWING. I confess that I am truly limited in my abilities…You are not! I confess that I am pretty much limited in time and space…You are not! Thank you God that you are all-knowing, all-powerful, and everywhere present. I cannot make any claim to any of these supernatural qualities. I just need to tell you these things. I have the need to be totally transparent with You, my Lord. Now, in my childlike way, I plead with you to never leave me. I beg you to provide for me all that I need so that I may live my life so that it will please You and when my journey ends here it will literally end at Your throne. I confess my inadequacies, even my sin, and I thank You for being so gracious to me. Amen!
Dr. Jones – Burbank California
Pray for him as he continues to deal with the loss of his wife of 58 years, 7 months, and 7 days. GOD IS helping him to deal with this unbelievable loss. Thankfully, people have been unbelievably helpful in being around, calling, having him to breakfast or dinner, etc. Some have called. There is much to be taken care of when a spouse passes…legal matters, for example. Dr. Jones is believing GOD to fully cover the cost of Sister Jones’ passing. Pray about this and if you wish to be part of helping meet this need please do so. Pray for the needs of PARSON TO PERSON MINISTRIES to be met. We dare not let God’s servant or the ministry go lacking. God would not be pleased with that. And, feel free to contact Dr. Jones by phone at any time: 818-843-2112.
Lauren – A neighbor of Dr. Jones who came over when she learned of Sister Jones’ death. Lauren has been given eighteen months to live and she is finishing up her fifteenth month. She has renal cancer and she is only 52 years of age. Now, two lumps have appeared in one breast. Lauren, in her own words, has told Dr. Jones, “I am afraid to die…I do not want to die…I am too young.” Lauren is a Catholic who is now being ministered to through prayer and counsel. The two had never met until Sister Jones’ death.
Jolene Conrad – Memphis, Tennessee
Jolene is about 70 years old and has many health issues, including several mini strokes. Through Mrs. Jones’ death, and the Jones’ connection with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, the Conrad family has now come back into the picture. The two families were in church together in Ripley and Memphis more than 50 years ago and have not been in touch since. God has something working here. Pray for the Conrad family and for the Jones family to be truly reunited and blessed in their later years.
THANK YOU FOR PRAYING THIS PRAYER…FROM YOUR HEART…WITH ABSOLUTE FAITH IN GOD’S
DESIRE…AND ABILITY…TO INTERVENE ON YOUR BEHALF, THAT OF THOSE WHOM YOU LOVE, AND THOSE WHOSE NAMES AND NEEDS APPEAR ON THIS PRAYER LIST!
PASS IT ON!
For those receiving this prayer list/heart-sharing list by way of e-mail, please forward it on to those whom you believe will join our NETWORK OF PRAYER and help us pray. Those of you who receive this at the home study group meeting on Friday evening, please make copies and share these prayer needs with those whom you know will pray. Dr. Jones will be happy to mail the list to anyone you may solicit to become one of our prayer warriors. AND…please feel free to share your prayer requests with the ministry office so that they can be inserted into the very next prayer list. THE URGE TO GROW OUR NETWORK OF PRAYER IS PRESSING HEAVILY UPON DR. & MRS. JONES.
Dr. Jones’ HEART TALKS, plus much more, can be downloaded from our website:
http//www.parsontopersonministries.blogspot.com
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TWO OF DR. JONES’ LATEST HEART TALKS ARE:
“What Do You Do When the Baby Dies?” and
“PEACE…What Is It? How Do You Get It?”
Why not request your free and postage paid copies today?
You may respond by e-mail or via the USPS.
E-mail: his2u@charter.net
P. O. Box 6986 – Burbank, California 91510-6986
For the locals in this Home Study Group
DR. JONES CURRENTLY SCHEDULED SPEAKING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, June 24, 7:00 P. M. at the San Fernando Assembly of God, 7th & Harding.
SUNDAY, July 19, 9:00 A. M., Trinity Church, 3310 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, California
SUNDAY, July 26, 11:00 A. M., The Pomona Corps of the Salvation Army, Pomona, California
AUGUST 8, Downey, California, a seminar dealing with Jehovah’s Witnesses issues. Details
not yet worked out. Dr. Jones will be the final speaker, challenging any JW’s present to walk
away from that cult into freedom through faith in Christ.
OTHER EVENTS WILL BE LISTED IN FUTURE EDITIONS OF THIS NEWSLETTER/PRAYER LIST
Call for details!
IT IS TIME TO REBUILD THE ALTAR!
“Kneeology” is better than theology! A Christian on his/her knees is taller than the sinner standing up! PRAY ON SAINTS! Prayer works! You don’t really have to be on your knees to pray…just PRAY WITHOUT CEASING…in the bed, in the car, washing dishes…wherever! JUST PRAY…GOD IS LISTENING! GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL! Our needs are HIS concern! A Christian on his/her knees is taller than the sinner on a pedestal.
PLEASE INVITE SOMEONE TO OUR BIBLE STUDY!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE…GOD’S PEOPLE!
Let’s help their faith to grow along with ours!
YOU MAY WRITE TO DR. & MRS. JONES AT:
Post Office Box 6986 = Burbank, California 91510-6986
E-mail: his2u@charter.net
Web Address: http//www.parsontopersonministries.blogspot.com
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HEART TALK - PEACE
PEACE
WHAT IS IT? HOW DO WE FIND IT?
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth,give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
(John
“Great peace have they which love thy law, and nothing shall offend them.”
(Psalm 119:165 KJV)
Years ago, when speaking in a Wednesday evening service on this subject, the Holy Spirit gave me the best definition of peace that I have ever come across. PEACE IS THE ABSENCE OF STRIFE. Inner turmoil and fretting over the things that transpire in one’s life is the exact opposite of what God has promised – and what God has provided – for those who put their full and unwavering trust in God. The battle lines have been drawn long ago, and have been defined as conflict between the flesh and the Spirit. Attempting to deal with life’s challenges apart from absolute dependence upon the Spirit and the promises of God’s Word is futile. PEACE ONLY COMES FROM A FAITH IN GOD AND HIS PROMISES THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN…OR FRUSTRATED…BY DEPENDENCE UPON HUMAN REASONING. Dependence upon what most people have to offer when one is called to walk through one of life’s deep and dark valleys, for example “the valley of the shadow of death” (Psalm 23) will, more often than not, create inner strife, a troubled and worried, emotional state that is not what God provides for those who seek for it. The Bible tells us to “…seek peace, and pursue it” (Psalm 34:14; 1 Peter
On four separate occasions the Bible tells us that “the just shall live by faith” (Habakkuk 2:4; Romans
Now, you may be wondering why I am addressing this issue. You are right, this preacher has been called upon to face the biggest challenge of my almost six decades in the work of the Lord. My wife of 58 years, 7 months, and 7 days passed from this life on May 31st. She died in my arms after having told me the night before to “Please let me go…I will be with my Lord.” Everything that I have ever believed, preached and/or taught was called into question at that time. I was faced – in one of my man to Man talk with the Lord – as to how I would react to the fact that my prayers and those of many hundreds of people had seemingly not been answered. We believed that GOD would work a miracle and completely heal her from the cancer that had come back with a vengeance. In one day short of two months she was gone. Would I turn against God? Would I lose my faith? Would I question the validity of God’s Word? Would I stop praying for the sick and for miracles after having seen God work hundreds of them? I settled that matter in my car, on my way to church. His peace filled my inner being as I promised the Lord that I would not blame Him, that I would not lose my faith in His power to heal the sick and work miracles. I would not regress, but I would rather move forward in faith and in ministry. I would continue to pray for the sick and believe God for miracles. His peace filled my being, totally. Consequently, I do not “sorrow as others which have no hope” (1 Thessalonians
How could I do that? Humanly, I should be wallowing in sorrow and grief. This is not what I am taught in God’s Word and this is not what my beloved life partner would want. I will honor my God, and I will honor my wife, by allowing THE PRINCE OF PEACE to give His peace. His peace doesn’t come as humans might expect, or even attempt to give it. It comes on the wings of obedience to His Word and continuous reliance upon Him for inner strength, the strength to stay in the fight, to stay in the race, to finish the course with valor.
This topic is endless. Let me share something that one of Lucille’s nieces (Faith) in
TODAY, I will delete from my journal two days: yesterday and tomorrow.
Yesterday was to learn from and tomorrow…well that will be the consequence
of what I can do today.
TODAY, I will face life with the sure knowledge that this day will never return.
TODAY, is the last opportunity I have to live intensely, as no one can
assure me that I will see tomorrow’s sunrise.
TODAY, I will be brave enough not to let any opportunity pass me by,
my only alternative is to succeed.
TODAY, I will invest my most valuable resource: my time in the most
transcendental work: my life.
TODAY, I will spend each minute passionately, to make a different and
unique day in my life.
TODAY, I will defy every obstacle that appears on my way,
trusting I will succeed.
TODAY, I will resist pessimism, and will conquer the world with a smile
and a positive attitude of always expecting the best.
TODAY, I will make of every ordinary task a sublime expression.
TODAY, I will have my feet on the ground understanding reality and the stars’ gaze, and thus will invent my future.
TODAY, I will take the time to be happy and will leave my footprints
and my presence in the hearts of others, not just in the sands of time.
TODAY, I invite you to begin a new season where we can dream
that everything we undertake is possible and we fulfill that dream, with
joy and dignity.
TODAY, why not perform a random act of kindness?
And, if there be those you love, tell them, you don’t know when it
might be your last opportunity.
Tell them, as I have just done…TODAY.
I leave you to prayerfully consider your own philosophy toward life…and death. We are all born to live, to die, to live. I have chosen to follow the example of David following the death of the child born to Bathsheba following his sin (as Nathan the prophet described it). David besought God to spare the child’s life. He didn’t! After seven days the child died. David fasted and lay in the dirt. He refused to eat. He believed that God would be gracious and change His mind. He didn’t! David’s faith could have been totally destroyed. Thankfully, he didn’t let that happen. I will not let that happen to me. When the baby died, David “arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and CAME INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, and WORSHIPED, then he came to his own house, and when he required (asked) they set bread (food) before him and he did eat” (2 Samuel 12:20). Those of his household, including his servants, could not understand how David could conduct himself in this manner. After all, Jewish custom called for a lot of mourning, a lot of tears, a lot of wailing (even with hired professional mourners). None of this happened. They could not understand. David explained it clearly and concisely. He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live. BUT NOW he is dead, wherefore should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he cannot return to me” (vv. 22, 23).
I trust that my experience with death will somehow help others to know how to deal with it when the death angel comes calling. To everything there is a time, a season, and a reason. “It is appointed unto men once to die.” This is a fact of life. How we die is much more important than when we die. How we handle death is an issue that each of us, if we haven’t before, will be called upon to deal with. Will we deal with it, leaning hard on the Lord and drawing strength from Him, bathed in THE PEACE OF GOD WHICH PASSETH – IS BEYOND HUMAN COMPREHENSION. Explain it? Impossible! Possible? Absolutely!
Should you desire to communicate directly with this preacher, please do so. Below are ways that I can be reached. And, thanks for listening.
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