Our Spirit-Filled Life Conference was a great time of renewal for our whole congregation. Joe's gifted teaching and preaching of God's Word was especially annointed. God used Joe and his ministry team to take our church to another level in evangelism, spiritual warfare, and in walking in the Spirit. Joe's 4 day seminar has had an eternal impact on our church and our community. I highly recommend this ministry.
Pastor Ky Bishop
First Baptist Church
Washington, MO 63090
Dear Bro. Joe,
I want to give you an update about what is happening since your "Spirit-Filled Life" revival here with us.
You may remember at the close of the meeting you challenged our church to be an altar going church. Your quote was, "An altar going church is a soul winning church." Well, our people have taken that challenge to heart, and from the first Sunday after the revival until now we have truly been an "altar going church."
At first our church was going forward because of your challenge and because their pastor encouraged them to do so. However, we are now going because of the leading of the Holy Spirit and because we have a real burden for the lost of our community. Members are following other members to the altar because they see the brokenness and the burden they are carrying. They kneel beside them and pray with them for burdens to be lifted. For the first time in years I have seen tears and brokenness among our people. And, it is all happening at the altar!
There is a second benefit for having an altar going church. When the lost and visitors attend our services they see a genuine desire on the part of our membership to obey the Lord. Therefore they have freedom to follow the Holy Spirit's leading in their own lives! The result is folks are being saved and baptized, and new members are being added to the church on a weekly basis.
For thirteen weeks straight we have had folks saved and baptized in our services. Our statistics are as follows; we have had thirty additions, twenty-six for salvation, and four moving their membership from other churches. As of the writing of this letter, we have four awaiting baptism. It is enough to a Baptist shout. AMEN?
Bro. Joe keep preaching the Word and always include the appeal to become an altar going church. It will result in a continuing revival in the Lord's church, and thus be a real blessing to the membership.
My prayer is that we might see revival in all our churches! The time is short. Bro. Joe I praise the Lord for your faithful preaching of the Word of God, and for your emphasis on the "Spirit Filled Life."
Together in His Service,
Pastor Gene Spurgeon
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