In the past week, I have received three emails from Jeff Bernstein, my friend.and the founder of Gates of Zion, alerting me and others to fast and pray on Yom Kippur for three things. So in obedience to the Holy Spirit, I pass Jeff’s very important message on to you. See below.

According to Rabbi Ralph Messer of Simchat Torah Beit Midrash, Yom Kippur is God’s most holy day. It is “the sabbath of sabbaths!”

Day of Atonement‘s relevance to Christians with Rabbi Messer part 1

 
The Day of Atonement is an eternal ordinance (Exodus 12:14). It’s the day of redemption. On this day, we are called to understand and honor God for what he has done for us.

Blessings,
Joseph

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MESSAGE FROM GATES OF ZION

Dear friend of Israel and the Jewish people,

As you know these are very challenging times for all the world but especially for Israel. The nations of the world are increasingly setting themselves against Israel according to the prophetic word of God.

Tonight beginning at sundown where ever we live many of us throughout the world in the Messianic Jewish community will be uniting to fast and pray for Israel and the Jewish people.

We are at this time asking all of our Christian brothers and sisters in the Messiah to join us as we fast and pray for:

1) The Salvation of Israel and Jewish people

2) Protection for the State of Israel

3) Wisdom for the leadership of Israel

Thank-you in advance for standing with us and praying with us.

Your fellow servant in Messiah,

Jeffrey Bernstein
Gates of Zion

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.” – Psalm 122:6

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Prophetic Holy Feasts | Day of Atonement

 
Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur — Day of Atonement — is the last day of the High Holy Days. The fast of Yom Kippur begins at sundown on the ninth of Tishri and continues until the stars can be seen in the sky on the tenth of Tishri.

Yom Kippur is a day set aside to “afflict the soul,” to atone for one’s sins of the past year. This Day of Atonement only atones for sins between man and Hashem and not for sins between man and man.

Leaders must model what they request.

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. (Jonah 1:1-3a)

Where are you running – toward or away from God?

Who among us hasn’t heard God telling us to do something we really didn’t want to do? Sometimes it’s easy to convince ourselves that we know better than God what needs to be done.

Jonah was a godly prophet, yet when God commanded him to preach repentance to the Ninevites, Jonah ran in the opposite direction. As he ran, he went nowhere but down – down to the seashore, down into the bottom of the ship, down to the water, and down into the belly of the fish. Jonah learned what can happen to the man or woman who is called to lead but how shrinks from that role of leadership.

One can only imagine the wretched conditions inside the creature God had prepared to temporarily house Jonah. But was it any worse than the situations into which we put ourselves when we run from God. Eventually the Lord will bring us to a place where we have little choice but to stop, listen, and obey.

But why wait for such an unpleasant place?

Leaders may not always understand why God wants them to do certain things, but He doesn’t ask us to depend on our own understanding or logic. Rather, he calls us to walk in obedience to His instruction. Don’t make it necessary for God to introduce you to the inside of a fish.

Note: Most of today’s message above comes from the Maxwell Leadership Bible.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, I’m ready to do things Your way. Make it clear what You want me to do and bless me with the will and courage to obey. Thank You. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

Blessing of the Day
“Abiding in the Vine” (Part II) – Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston [YouTube video]

Blessings to choose to run toward God!

R. Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journaling Guy

P.S. Sign up TODAY for my free E-course ““30 Days To Breakthrough.” God wants to transform your life NOW!

P.S.S. Spiritual Journaling will transform your life!

UNCOMMON Journaling is the key
to unlock YOUR dreams!

God is on the move and doing amazing things in this earth! He continues to draw the body of Christ together in unity for His purposes. People may not be aware of all or see all that the Lord is doing but He truly is “CONNECTING THE DOTS”.

THE MOMENTUM OF THE WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT IS BUILDING UP SPEED. The dam is about to break free and there will be undeniable evidence of God’s hand moving on His People. THE YOUTH WILL PLAY A BIG PART IN THE AWAKENING THAT WILL COME FORTH!

Upon awakening this morning I received a WFJ (Word From Jesus). It was just in time and so appropriate for the second webinar of three taking place at 8AM today. Dr. Joseph Peck was hosting the Words From Jesus: How To Hear God’s Voice Webinar. Today’s topic was “The $14,400 Miracles!” The guest panelists were Doug Barclay, Bob Sims, and Bertha Hinson. During this life-changing, world changing webinar, they shared what Dr. Peck considered to be their BIGGEST GOD STORY FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS!

Without knowing what was going to be said today, this is what Jesus spoke to my heart. It’s so amazing how He is always right on time and right on target!

WFJ: SEEDTIME AND HARVEST

Now is the time of seedtime and harvest. I AM MOVING IN THIS EARTH IN UNUSUAL WAYS. I am the Lord of the Harvest. As long as the earth remains there is seedtime and harvest. I am planting My Word in the hearts of My people worldwide and they are speaking it out and it will bear much fruit. I DO NOT COMPROMISE MY WORD. It does not return void and it is accomplished.

MY WORD WILL BRING BILLIONS OF SOULS INTO MY KINGDOM. The Great Commission is going forth. I am also calling My people to sow financial seeds to bring in this end time harvest. SEEDS SOWN IN MY NAME FOR MY PURPOSES WILL REAP A GOD SIZED HARVEST. SPREAD MY WORD. SPREAD YOUR GIVING AND PARTAKE OF MY GLORY.

I bless you and invite you to enter My joy in the name of Jesus!

Your soon coming King!

Love in Jesus,

Nancy Slocum
“A pen in God’s hand giving LOVE a voice”
The Bellows of God
www.abigail777.com

Prayer Power
Lord God Almighty, thank you for what you are doing in this earth through your people. Help us to catch the vision of what you are doing so we can become a part of it. We leave the results in your hands, for you are the Lord of the Harvest. Help us to be sensitive to your Holy Spirit so we can hear and obey You, in Jesus name. Amen

I BLESS YOU with the joy, laughter, and peace of God! I BLESS YOU with God’s amazing grace! I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

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Webinar Details

• Title: The $14,400 Miracles
• Series: Words From Jesus: How to hear God’s voice
• Date/Time: Saturday December 12, 2009, 8 am EST
• Facilitator: Holy Spirit
• Host: Dr. Joseph Peck
• Panelists:
  - Doug Barclay: Regional Director in Partner Relations for Operation Mobilization (OM USA)
  - Bob Sims: Visionary of visionaries; Estensive business and ministry experience
  - Bertha Hinson: founder of Beauty From Ashes TV and His Gateway
  - Abigail Slocum: founder of God Whispers

In October 2002, I first met Doug Barclay at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes retreat at The Cove in Asheville, NC. As a result of our discussion, Doug left his full-time job in sales to pursue full-time ministry work with Operation Mobilization.

Through a most peculiar series of circumstances, I was eventually prompted by the Holy Spirit to sow an UNCOMMON $14,4000 (12 x $1,200) seed into Doug’s life in February 2003, which was my largest financial gift up to that time. It so happened this was the exact amount (to the dollar) Doug needed to begin work with Operation Mobilization and he began his new job on 03-03-03. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Numbers are significant to God.

An UNCOMMON seed always yields an UNCOMMON harvest. An UNCOMMON seed is one inspired by Holy Spirit for a God-sized result.

Here is what we covered …

The BIG PICTURE – God’s VISION

1) Doug Barclay

• How God connected Doug and Dr. Peck
• Why Doug left his full-time sales job to go into full-time ministry work
• Fruit of obedience in sowing an UNCOMMON seed into Doug’s life
• Why Dr. Peck sowed the $14,400 seed into Doug’s life

Click on the image below to watch this 73 minute Camtasia video with Doug

RIGHT CLICK HERE and choose “Save Target As” to download the 73 minute (13 Mb) MP3 recording of this interview with Doug Barclay.

2) Bob Sims

• How God connected Bob and Dr. Peck
• Why Bob sowed a $14,400 seed into Dr. Peck’s company (Empower 2000) and God’s billion soul vision
• The Angel Breakthrough story (12 angels)
• Fruit of obedience in sowing an UNCOMMON seed into Joseph’s company (Empower 2000) and God’s billion soul vision

Click on the image below to watch this 52 minute Camtasia video with Bob

RIGHT CLICK HERE and choose “Save Target As” to download the 52 minute (9 Mb) MP3 recording of this interview with Bob Sims.

3) Bertha Hinson

• How God connected Bertha and Dr. Peck
• Why Bertha sowed a $14,400 seed into Dr. Peck’s company (Empower 2000) and God’s billion soul vision
• Fruit of sowing into God’s billion soul vision

4) Abigail Slocum

• How God connected Abigail and Dr. Peck
• Abigail’s feedback on what Doug, Bob, and Bertha shared
• Fruit Abigail has noticed as a result of people sowing the $14,400 seeds into God’s billion soul vision
• How God launched the “Words From Jesus” global movement through the $14,400 seeds to teach people how to hear God’s voice

5) How God launched the “Words From Jesus” global movement through the $14,400 seeds to teach people how to hear God’s voice

6) “You Were Born For This” by Bruce Wilkinson
We expect this video and/or audio to be published in January 2010

BREAKTHROUGH RESOURCES

• #WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST! (Dec 19, 2009)
• #WFJ: The $14,400 Miracles (Dec 12, 2009)
• #WFJ: The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy (Dec 5, 2009)
• Opportunities to invest in yourself and the Kingdom of God (Nov 4, 2009)
• The Angel Breakthrough and the $14,400 Miracle (Sep 14, 2009)

Blessings to TAKE ACTION to make this your most special Christmas season ever!

Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy
Founder and Executive Director of Webinars777 and Seminars777
Community Transformation Specialist
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations
www.empower2000.com

TEAM DESTINY

“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit;” (John 15:8a)

P.S. At the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders in the U.K. earlier this year, the primary word received was “no more business as usual.”

P.S.S. Do you sense a nudge to sow a $14,400 seed into God’s billion soul vision? If so, please call Dr. Joseph Peck (540-547-4240).

Some early fruit of the WFJ prayer calls was the inaugural launch of the Words From Jesus global movement on Dec 5 with a webinar titled “The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K. and Italy!” This featured our top God story of 2009.

Now on Sat Dec 12 at 8 am EST we are hosting a second WFJ webinar titled “The $14,400 Miracles.”

http://webinars777.com/wfj-the-14400-miracles/  

During this life-changing, world-changing webinar, we will be sharing what I consider to be my biggest God story for the past 7 years.

The cost for this webinar is $50, $25, or FREE, depending on people’s financial situations.

50% of the proceeds will be given to Worldprayr, the largest prayer network on Twitter, which is the most powerful social network on the planet.

My special thanks to Pat Badstibner, founder of Worldprayr, who agreed earlier today to have Worldprayr promote this webinar agressively with Tweets over the next few days.

On November 30, Bertha Hinson prophesied that December will be a month of MULTIPLICATION and it is.

Prayer Power
Abba, Loving Father, thank You for the gateway to heaven that remains open through praise, prayer, and thanksgiving. Thank you for the opportunity to share what I consider to be my biggest God story over the past 7 years. May everyone who participates in or listens to this webinar be richly blessed. We commit the entire webinar and outcome to you, asking You to have Your way for major Kingdom impact. We bless You Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And it’s in Jesus’ name, the Holy one of Israel, we pray believing. Amen and hallelujah!

Blessings for this to be your most special Christmas ever!

Randy
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy

P.S. Check out the landing page yourself and listen to Nancy Slocum’s prophetic words on audio.

http://webinars777.com/wfj-the-14400-miracles/

Today (December 5, 2009) is a historical day because the “WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT” WAS LAUNCHED!!! Dr. Randy Peck hosted the Webinar (WFJ) WORDS FROM JESUS: HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE. The topic was “The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K. and Italy. His guest panelists were Renato and Patrizia Amato from Italy and Lynne Lee from the U.K.

You may be wondering what is this WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT? Simply put it is the worldwide sharing of the Words From Jesus one receives in their quiet time with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the spiritual discipline of “Two Way Journaling,” namely written dialogue/prayer. This habit bears extraordinary fruit and creates major transformation. When shared it is wonderfully multiplied.

Renato and Patrizia have been missionaries for many years. They both have been journaling and recording the words they hear from Jesus for a long time. Renato began posting these “LIFE GIVING” words in his blog and called them WFJ (Words From Jesus). Other life time two way journalists: Lynne Lee , Dr. Randy Peck, Bertha Hinson and myself also began posting our own WFJ in our blogs.

We truly believe this is a God inspired idea led by the Holy Spirit to create a worldwide WFJ MOVEMENT. It will cause millions of people to desire to hear from God for themselves through two way journaling. Now more than any other time in history, people need to hear from God. People are so desperate and hungry to know that God loves them and has a purpose for their lives. He cares for them and wants to direct their lives step by step. God designed every human heart for relationship. God�s burning desire is to have an abiding intimate relationship with each one of us.

Long beore the Webinar began, the Lord woke me up at precisely 6:12 AM and prompted me to begin praying in the spirit and interceding with resurrection power for Dr. Randy Peck’s webinar today and for the WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT to begin with a bang!

The number 6:12 is significant.

6 is the # for man. I AM INTERCEDING FOR:

1. The eyes of man to be opened to this God-sized WFJ move of God.
2. The ears of man to be opened to this truth: UPON THIS WFJ ROCK OF REVELATION JESUS WILL BUILD HIS CHURCH”
3. The hearts of man to be drawn like magnets all over the world by the power of the Holy Spirit to this call of God to come to Jesus and His Word.
4. I pray for God to stir up a deep desire for men, women and children to want to learn how to two way journal so they can hear the voice of God for themselves and then publish His Word to the world.
5. I declare in Jesus name that the mouth of the enemy is being slammed shut and the Words of Jesus are exponentially exploding in the earth to overcome every lie.
6. Every knee of man will bow and every tongue of man will confess that JESUS IS LORD!

The number 12 is significant.

1. Twelve is the number for government and apostolic authority.
2. For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
3. Twelve is the number of tribes of Israel. I CALL the tribes of the Lion of Judah to ARISE and take their rightful place in the plan of God and to spread the GOOD NEWS to the ends of the earth with the WORDS OF JESUS!

I want to invite and encourage everyone reading this to become a part of this vital worldwide move of God. Remember that “Two Way Journaling is God’s Supernatural HIGHway to His Heart!” Just start where you are!

Be blessed and go in the name of Jesus today knowing that WE ARE HISTORYMAKERS DECLARING THE WORDS FROM JESUS TO A DYING WORLD GROANING FOR THE SONS OF MAN TO BE MANIFEST IN THIS EARTH!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FOR THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER IN JESUS NAME!

In Christ,

Nancy Slocum
“A pen in God’s hand, giving LOVE a voice”
The bellows of God
www.nancy777.com

Prayer Power

Lord God Almighty, Your will be done this day on earth as it is in heaven regarding Your “Words From Jesus Global Movement,” in the matchless name of Jesus! Amen.

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Webinar Details

• Title: The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy
• Series: Words From Jesus: How to hear God’s voice
• Date/Time: Saturday December 5, 2009, 8 am EST
• Facilitator: Holy Spirit
• Host: Dr. Joseph Peck
• Panelists:
  - Lynne Lee: Founder of Christian Life Coaching
  - Renato Amato: Cofounder of Healing Broken Hearts and the Words From Jesus global movement

You’re invited to watch Team Destiny’s INAUGURAL “Words From Jesus: How To Hear God’s Voice” webinar launch. Listen to what I consider to be my BIGGEST GOD STORY of 2009.

We are going to have this webinar transcribed, edited, and made into a book. And all (100%) of the proceeds from this will go to Renato and Patrizia Amato, Italian missionaries for more than 30 years, and the ones who started this Words From Jesus global movement.

Here is what we covered …

• How God connected Dr. Peck (Virginia), Lynne Lee (U.K.), and Renato Amato (Italy) in 2009
• Fruit of obedience in sowing UNCOMMON seeds into Renato’s life
• The significance of the spiritual triangle between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy

Watch Team Destiny’s complete webinar “The Spiritual Triangle!”
Click on the image below to watch this 145 minute Camtasia video

RIGHT CLICK HERE and choose “Save Target As” to download the 145 minute MP3 recording of this webinar.

BREAKTHROUGH RESOURCES

• #WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST! (Dec 19, 2009)
• #WFJ: The $14,400 Miracles (Dec 12, 2009)
• #WFJ: The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy (Dec 5, 2009)
• Opportunities to invest in yourself and the Kingdom of God (Nov 4, 2009)
• The Angel Breakthrough and the $14,400 Miracle (Sep 14, 2009)

Blessings to TAKE ACTION to make this your most special Christmas season ever!

Joseph

Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy
Breakthrough Life Coach
Creative Marketing and Communication Specialist

Empower 2000, Inc.
“Raising the Bar of Leadership to Empower People, Businesses, and Communities”
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations
www.empower2000.com
540-445-1GOD (540-445-1463)

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UNCOMMON Journaling is the key
to unlock YOUR dreams!

LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the LORD; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. (Ps 15:1-5)

As a global CONNECTOR in Christ, I delight in connecting people, ideas, and resources. I realize that many of the connections shared are not meant for most of my followers. But hopefully, when the right opportunity comes your way at the right time, you will have the spiritual discernment and courage to seize that.

Over the next three days, I will be sharing what I consider three extraordinary opportunities to sow into yourself and the Kingdom of God. Each one of these requires a big step of faith and UNCOMMON obedience on the part of the sower. UNCOMMON obedience always leads to UNCOMMON blessings – always. Even if none of these apply to you directly, your prayer support will still be appreciated.

Today’s opportunity relates to sowing a $14,400 seed. This amount has a huge miracle story behind it.

In late 2002 and early 2003, the Holy Spirit worked in my life in a most peculiar way and finally instructed me to sow a $14,400 seed into Doug Barclay’s life. It turned out the amount the LORD told me to sow (12 x $1,200) was the exact amount Doug needed to begin working as “Development Director” for Operation Mobilization. Doug’s first day of work at OM was 03-03-03, a spiritually significant date. On March 8, 2007, I wrote a YDB devotional about that titled “The Doug Barclay Miracle.”

On January 1, 2007, the first day of my sabbatical year and my 21 day fast, the Holy Spirit told me to ask 12 people to sow a $14,400 seed into Empower 2000, my parent company. Later that day, a family member sowed the first seed. Then on June 12, 2009, a friend sowed the second seed. I wrote about that on September 14 in a YDB post titled “The Angel Breakthrough and the $14,400 Miracle.”

A few months ago, the LORD made it crystal clear to me that I was to ask ten more people to sow a $14,400 seed into Empower 2000 and God’s billion soul vision. After dragging my feet for a while, I have finally mustered the courage and removed the distractions to do this.

So here’s the opportunity. I am allowing ten more people to sow a $14,400 seed into Empower 2000, my parent company. After the ten seeds are sown, this offer will close forever.

In exchange for sowing a $14,400 seed, each investor will receive 1% of the gross income of Empower 2000 through December 31, 2011, paid on a quarterly basis. While I can’t make any guarantees, my goal is for each investor to experience a significant return on their investment.

In addition to this, each investor will be allowed to offer $10,000 in scholarships to needy people and organizations of their choice for online courses that Jerry Graham and I teach.

If you are interested in this offer and opportunity, please call me at 540-547-4240. If I’m not available, please leave a voice message with your phone number and I’ll return your call.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, thank You for the courage to finally do what You instructed me to do. I leave the results in Your hands. May you richly bless each person who steps forward. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Blessings for spiritual discernment and courage!

Randy
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy

The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” (John 21:17)

On a scale of 1-10, how consistently are you being fed spiritually?
On a scale of 1-10, how consistently and effectively are you feeding God’s sheep?

I keep hearing again and again in my spirit, “The sheep are starving.” This raises three important questions:

1) What do we feed God’s sheep?

Answer: God’s Word

The first chapter of the gospel of John makes it clear that Jesus is the Word of God. In John 6:51, Jesus said, “I AM the living bread that came down from heaven.”

On a Sunday morning about seven years ago, I drove my daughter and her boyfriend for 2+ hours to Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg Virginia to hear Dr. Jerry Falwell preach and meet him in person. It just happened to be the 50th anniversary of giving his heart to the LORD, I remember clearly what Dr. Falwell said, “Any Christian who is not rooted in the Word of God has no roots.”

Allow me to share the following online quote by David Hunt, co-founder of The Berean Call:

I’m going to feed them from the Word of God. What do we mean by that? Well, Jesus quoted it in the wilderness, and it comes from Deuteronomy chapter 8. God said through Moses, and this really relates to Peter. God says in Deuteronomy 8:3: “I led you through the wilderness, I caused you to thirst and to hunger to see what was in your heart and to teach you that man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” And then of course, Jeremiah said: “Thy words were found and I did eat them, and they were unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart.”

Incidentally, the theme verse for The Berean Call is Acts 17:11 – “[The Bereans] … searched the scriptures daily [to see] where those things were so.”

2) How often are we supposed to feed God’s sheep?

Answer: Daily

Psalm 1:1-3 speaks of how a man is richly blessed by meditating on the Word of God morning and night. There are many other Bible verses that emphasize the importance of meditating on the Word of God.

Blessed is the man who … delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. (Psalm 1:1-3)

To me the answer to this question is so intuitively obvious. How often do we feed our physical bodies with physical food? The answer is clearly daily, in fact several times a day, except when fasting.

3) How can we best feed so many starving sheep with limited resources?

Answer: Web 2.0 (Social Marketing)

As Dr. Jerry Graham and I teach in our Web 2.0 online courses, Web 2.0 is at least 100 times more powerful than Web 1.0 (traditional websites) for communication and marketing. The overriding theme of our Web 2.0 courses is “Feed me sheep.”

We all have a very limited amount of time. Using the Internet strategically is one of the best ways to LEVERAGE that time. The Internet is God’s SUPERNATURAL highway of communication. Stated another way, “What prayer is for communication in the spiritual realm, the web is for communication in the natural realm.”

I want to say a special “thank you” to a few of our Web 2.0 course participants who are consistently feeding God’s sheep through Social Media.

Renato Amato – www.renatoamato.com
Bob – www.thebahamabob.com
Nancy Slocum – www.nancy777.com
Bertha Hinson – www.hisgateway.com

I also want to say “Congratulations” to three of our Web 2.0 course participants who are launching their first paid 4-week teleseminar series next Tuesday November 3.

Renato Amato and Ben Stewart – “4 SIMPLE STEPS TO HEAL YOUR BROKEN HEART!”

Carrie Stone – “FOUR WEEKS TO FREEDOM!”

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, thank You for the life and power contained within Your holy Word. Thank You for the Internet which allows each of us to LEVERAGE our time tremendously on Your behalf if we so choose. Forgive me for being inconsistent in recent months feeding your sheep daily through this blog. I pray against the spirit of busyness in my life and the lives of those who read this message. I ask for Your divine guidance and favor in raising up an army of tens of thousands of your shepherds over the next year to feed starving sheep with Your holy Word using Web 2.0. As You command us, we ask You, LORD of the harvest, to send many workers into the harvest fields. Thank You Jesus. Amen.

Blessings to feed yourself daily and then feed God’s sheep consistently!

Randy Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR & The Journal Guy

P.S. Successful people do daily what unsuccessful people do occasionally!

 
Breakthrough begins with thanksgiving, praise, and prayer!

Then King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord GOD? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? (2 Samuel 7:18)

What is the significance of the number 12 in Biblical numerology?
What is the significance of today’s message for you to breakthrough?

In Biblical numerology, the number “12″ represents the apostolic. According to the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM), 12 is “THE NUMBER OF GOVERNMENTAL PERFECTION. There were 12 tribes of Israel; 12 Apostles, 12 foundations in the heavenly Jerusalem; 12 gates; 12 pearls; 12 angels. The measurements of New Jerusalem are 12,000 furlongs or stadia, while the wall will be 144 (12 x 12) cubits.”

Let me share a recent extraordinary story about the number 12 and the Angel Breakthrough.

On Saturday June 6, 2009, I hosted my very first live Web Marketing Intensive Training seminar at the Holiday Inn Express in Culpeper, Virginia. What happened there was extraordinary. Afterwards, Julia (my wife) and I went for a 24 mile (= 12 x 2) bike ride. During that ride, the LORD told me to ask Bob Sims to sow a $14,400 (= 12 x $1,200) financial seed to provide the funding to allow all of our MTC (Marching Through Culpeper) prayer team members to participate in our first 12-week quick start Web 2.0 program.

During my morning quiet time on June 8, 2009, I spent four hours writing a long two-way prayer and then composing a lengthy email to Bob Sims asking him to sow an UNCOMMON financial seed ($14,400) by June 12 to help our prayer team breakthrough with the Marching Through Culpeper movie project. It turned out my email to Bob had about twelve “12′s” in it.

Meanwhile, while I was composing that email to Bob, he was sending his own email with an audio file titled “Breakthrough.” That was the first time Bob has ever emailed me an audio file and neither of us knew what the other was doing. Neither of us knew what the other was doing.

The audio file “breakthrough” happened to be 12 minutes long. Bob Jones, the speaker on the audio file started,

“A week ago Friday I was in Nashville and I went and laid down at 3 o-clock. And I no sooner laid down and I was in what I call a trance. And I was waiting on a road and 12 men were coming toward me and I could see that they were angels. But one was in front of the others. And the one that was in front came up to me and said ‘My name is Breakthrough.’”

Here are some things the “BREAKTHROUGH” angel said that jumped out at me:
1) “I’m going to move among the common people” (bloggers)
2) “If you do what I tell you, we are going to bring many into the Kingdom”
3) “I use tools!” (Web 2.0)
4) “His angels are like winds. I believe he said Move, Move, Move. It is 3 cities that are ready.”
5) “It’s America’s time for breatkthrough. Study about breakthrough in scripture. Most of the breakthroughs come through praise.”
6) “It’s now.” .. It’s time the Body of Christ quits being observers and becomes participaters.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, thank You for Bob Sim’s extraordinary faith and obedience. Thank You for the audio file he sent me about the Angel Breakthrough. Thank You for his $14,400 seed sown on June 12 that You will multiply 100 fold. May those who visit this web page sit before You to reflect upon today’s message. Bless them with ears to hear and eyes to see what You are revealing to them to do to break through in their own lives. Thank You Jesus. In Your name I pray. Amen and hallelujah!

Blessing to go in and sit before the LORD as King David did!

Randy Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR & The Journal Guy

P.S. If you have comments to share, please post them publicly on my blog rather than sending me emails. Thank you.

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Prayer Power (Mon, June 8, 2009)

Randy, I want you to start your morning by listening to I AM – 365 Names of God to remind you not just who I AM, but who you are in Me. I want your faith to increase. I have brought you to this point so that you have to ask for help from people who I want to partner with you. Nana will want to sow into your life and Julia’s life. It’s Ok to ask her. She sees Me through you. She wants you to be richly blessed. She believes in what you are doing. Likewise, Bob will want to sow into what you are doing. He understands Me. He knows I AM a supernatural God and that My ways are so much higher than the world’s ways and that My thoughts are so much higher than the world’s thoughts. Bob can see God working through you. As a visionary for visionaries and a forerunner of forerunners, Bob understands how I ask my Jedi Knights to do unusual and extraordinary things. Bob will want to partner with you financially. He understands Kingdom economics, which always trump world economics. My yield is 30-60-100 fold, not 5-10%. Randy, write down Proverbs 3:3-10 that Tim Smith read yesterday while on stage at SPC. That was for you.

Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine. (Proverbs 3:3-10)

These verses will minister to Bob’s spirit. They will speak life into him. They will help him understand what I AM asking him to do. When Bob sows his financial seed, that will be the blowing of the shofar for the fourth time. When Nana sows her seed, that will be the blowing of the shofar for the fifth time. Saturday June 6 was the blowing of My shofar for the third time. The Web Marketing Intensive Training Seminar you led was profound. I completely redirected your paths. What you did is duplicatable and saleable. I AM creating a system for you, Randy, to help My children share their God stories, products, and services with the world. Bob’s seed will allow you to invite in all MTC prayer team members. Just teaching your tribe members how to use affiliate marketing alone will result in much, much recurring financial income. I AM both the giver and the gifts. Copy and paste the I AM track you are listening to right now.

I AM Track #10: “God the reward: I AM your exceedingly great reward. I AM the LORD; taste and see that I AM good. I AM both the giver and the gifts. I AM the preparer of your place in heaven. I AM able to give you much more than this. I AM the one source of all true wealth. I AM the Spirit of liberty. I AM He who anoints your head with oil. I AM the bridegroom returning for my bride. I AM the LORD who looks on those who tremble at My Word. I AM God who prepares a table for you in the presence of your enemies. I AM in the midst of two or three gathered in My name. I AM God who will answer you. I AM the glory who conceals a matter for a king to search out. I AM the fountain of gardens. I AM the resurrection of my beloved. I AM God whose throne is in heaven. I AM from above. I AM the LORD whose countenance beholds the upright. I AM the just rewarder of all who seek Me. I AM God who teaches you to profit. I AM the giver of abundant life. I AM more than you can ask or think. I AM sitting at the right hand of the Father. I AM the maker of many mansions therein. I AM the Sabbath rest. I AM the inheritance of the Levite. I AM the fountain of life. I AM the giver of great wisdom. I AM the Holy Spirit that hovers over your life.

Randy, I want you to send the I AM – 365 Names of God PDF file to Bob as an attachment when you send him your email from Me this morning. Also, I want you to post the audio file on the MTC blog as a private post. Bob’s seed will unlock financial wealth for the entire MTC prayer team through Web 2.0 coaching from you. Bob’s seed will also unlock large Kingdom networks through you and your networks. Bob understands Mt 6:21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” and Heb 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Trust and obey! Trust and obey! Trust and obey! I AM who I AM. At my Word, all knees will bow.

Jesus, I am overwhelmed by your mercy, grace, power, and abundance. Thank You for your encouraging words and clear direction this morning. Thank You for the passion within me. As Tim said yesterday, please put up a roadblock whenever I start to stray off Your path of life. May people see Your glory and Your majesty through me. May I be completely transparent so that nothing hinders your full manifestation through me. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done today, June 8, 2009. To You be all glory, honor, and praise. I love You with every fiber of my being. Thank You for being my friend in addition to my LORD, King, and Master. Thank You for being the Comforter of my soul. And that reminds me of how you sent me to Holy Comforter School for grades 1-3 in Charlottesville and how Mrs. Cox, my second grade teacher, helped me get on the right path academically. She was the teacher who first manifest the love of God to me in school. Thank You for Mrs. Cox. Bless her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Jesus, I am overwhelmed by Your presence.

Yes, Randy, I AM light. I AM peace. I AM love. I AM joy. When you’re in my presence you feel all those things. Your face is glowing right now just as Moses face glowed. You are ready to write My letter to Bob Sims. After doing that, add the I AM -365 Names of God audio file to the MTC blog. Then do these things in this order. Do not allow anything to distract you:

Set up and test Aweber for Peck Webs, WBR, and Empower 2000
Reserve Deborah777.com as Deborah requested
Write a letter to your YDB intercessory prayer team
Write a letter to Caren sharing your heart – absence of joy and life – “From my heart to yours”

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From: Randy Peck
Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Subject: The $14,400 Miracle
To: Robert Sims

Dear Bob,

Jesus has given my a crystal clear instruction to ask you to sow a $14,400 seed to become a financial and covenant partner with Empower 2000 and JIREH Marketing (Jerry and Sharon Graham’s parent company). Your seed will form a triad of Kingdom-minded companies to storm the gates of hell.

Attached is my 2-way prayer with Jesus from this morning which will minister to your spirit and bring clarity. The LORD actually told me in my spirit to ask you to sow this UNCOMMON seed on Saturday June 6 while I was riding my bike 24 miles with Julia about seven hours after the Web Marketing Intensive Training Seminar was over. He told me again several times on Sunday June 7.

I have an urgent financial need that require both faith and mercy on the part of the sower. By Friday June 12 at the latest, I must have at least $3,000 more in my personal checking account to pay two automatic withdrawals, $1,733 to my home mortgage company and $3,000 to the IRS. Julia and I are desperate for a financial miracle. Julia has been such a trooper for the LORD through the extreme financial hardships we have experienced during the past year.

Some history is in order.

As you already know, I committed my life to Jesus on January 6, 2001 (Epiphany Sunday), 2000 years after Jesus was born. I knew the very moment I made that monumental decision that my life purpose was to be the greatest salesman in the world for the Word of God. This came on the heels of the Holy Spirit leading me to read “The Greatest Salesman in the World” book during 2000. I actually read each of the ten scrolls 3x per day for 30 days (90 times per month) over the course of 10 months (Feb-Nov 2000) to the point I had the entire book memorized. I have never done anything like that before or since.

Knowing my life purpose has been what has kept me going through all the trials and tribulations associated with such a great assignment. It’s what has led me to give all I have to those in need as the Holy Spirit has directed me. It’s been what has kept me from going back to do anesthesia to provide for my family.

In April 2001, I got connected to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes after being invited to their annual banquet in Fredericksburg, VA. That led me to volunteer to help me the local FCA huddle in Culpeper. It turned out the very first FCA huddle (student group meeting) I ever went to in my life took place on the morning of Sept 12, 2001, the day after 9-11. My daughter showed up out-of-the-blue. Less than two weeks later she committed her life to Christ and was transformed miraculously from a selfish teenager to a beautiful young lady.

The FCA has had a greater impact on me than any other ministry in my life! See
http://yourdailyblessing.com/the-impact-of-the-fca-on-my-life/  (2007-03-06)
http://yourdailyblessing.com/winning-gods-lottery/  (2007-03-07)
http://yourdailyblessing.com/the-doug-barclay-miracle/  (2007-03-08)
http://yourdailyblessing.com/in-a-pit-with-a-lion-on-a-snowy-day/  (2007-05-11)
http://yourdailyblessing.com/extraordinary-loyalty/  (2007-10-31)
http://yourdailyblessing.com/zees-principles-of-success/  (2007-11-02)
http://yourdailyblessing.com/highlights-from-fca-banquet-on-nov-18/  (2008-11-20)

To understand the spiritual significance of the $14,400 amount, you must read my YDB devotional from March 8, 2007 titled “The Doug Barclay Miracle.”
http://yourdailyblessing.com/the-doug-barclay-miracle/  (2007-03-08)

On January 1, 2007, the first day of my sabbatical year and my 21 day fast, the Holy Spirit told me to ask 12 people to sow a $14,400 seed into Empower 2000 to keep me from having to tap my IRA. When I asked my parents, they agreed to do that, albeit reluctantly. When I asked Michael Stay, he turned down the opportunity. When I asked Patti May, no seed was sown. Those “no’s” took the wind out of my sails to ask others.

Incidentally, I first got connected to Patti on Jan 1, 2007 when I serendipitously called together a group of Pray Culpeper members to meet in a downtown Culpeper building adjacent to the post office to dedicate a suite to be a prayer sanctuary for our community. Patti connected me with Bob Griffin, an extraordinary Messianic Jewish prophet, who then came to Culpeper for the very first time on January 15, 2007. See http://yourdailyblessing.com/bob-griffin-is-coming-to-culpeper-on-jan-15/

Now I realize the timing to ask for the other $14,400 seeds wasn’t right. Those people weren’t ready and neither was I. But now God is inviting 11 more people to sow a $14,400 seed into Empower 2000 to become “web apostles” to empower people, businesses, and communities around the world through the combination of journaling (to hear God’s voice), coaching (for support, encouragement, and accountability), and Web 2.0 (relationship marketing).

I had never seen or heard the word “Web apostle” until Deborah Smith, one of my three RCN (Relational Coaching Network) coaching partners, referred to me as that in her email following the Web Marketing Intensive Training Seminar two days ago (Saturday June 6). My recent correspondence with Deborah is attached.

Please listen to Deborah’s and Virginia’s audio testimonies at http://www.prosper777.com/

What happened at the Web Marketing Intensive Training seminar on June 6 was extraordinary. I was very pleased with the overall excitement, interaction, and responses of the 10-11 participants, all who were born-again believers. Virginia Morton was there. All of us gleaned something of significance that will change how we market in the future. I obtained great video testimonies from almost all the participants afterwards. It turned out the Holy Spirit led me to create my own curriculum and PowerPoints for the seminar rather than using ones I had purchased in the “$10k in a weekend” package. After the seminar was over, Michael Stay told me that what I prepared was much better than what I had purchased. He told me that small businesses are hungry for what I have to offer. This is HUGE.

The LORD led me to offer the seminar participants this:

UNCOMMON Opportunity ($1,440 package, limited to 15 people)
12-week quick start program = 90 days of UNCOMMON Internet Marketing (IM) Coaching
a) 7 one-hour group coaching calls ($1,400 value) [= $200/hour x 7]
b) 12 weeks of IM coaching via daily emails ($1,680) [=$20/email x 84 emails]
c) Access to private Member site with online resources x 1 year ($1,200 value)
d) Professional Blog ($500)
e) One private 60 minute session with a Web 2.0 coach ($300 value)
f) One mutually agreeable Joint Venture opportunity (> $10,000 value)

While riding my bike with Julia 24 miles after the seminar, the Holy Spirit told me that your $14,400 financial seed will provide the funding to allow all of our MTC prayer team members to participate in this 12-week quick start program. That will bless each of us and our team enormously – Virginia, Burt, Rick Heeren, Carrie and Rod Stone, David Bean, Georgia Willis, Ben Stewart, Butch Mills, Kay Dunkley, Nasir Iqbal, and YOU. Carrie and Rod need our help ASAP. So do Nasir and Deborah Smith.

Your $14,400 seed will serve as the key to unlock extraordinary financial provision for …
1) Julia and me
2) Jerry and Sharon Graham
3) You and Carol
4) Deborah and David Smith
5) Ben and Kay Stewart
6) The Christian coaching networks world-wide
7) The entire MTC prayer team
8) The world-wide FCA network

Here’s what you will get for your $14,400 seed
1) Free passes for 12 people of your choosing to the 12-week quick start program
2) 1% of the gross income of Empower 2000 through December 31, 2011 (paid quarterly)
3) My coaching to help you launch your own weekly webinars for dreams and visions
4) 12 one-hour one-on-one coaching sessions for you by me
5) One professional coffee blog and one tea blog with 12 hours of training by Julia

You may sow your seed either as a one time payment of $14,400 or in 3 equal installments of $4,800. Presuming the Holy Spirit leads you to sow this UNCOMMON seed, I prefer for you to wire the money into my personal Suntrust checking account so the money is definitely available by June 12. Another alternative would be to mail your check to me overnight.

Please let me know what you decide to do by June 9 if possible. Thank you.

Blessings for UNCOMMON obedience and favor!

Randy
Friend of God
“Blessed to be a blessing”
The Connector – connecting people, ideas, and resources in Christ through the POWER of the Holy Spirit

P.S. At the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders in the U.K. earlier this year, the primary word received was “no more business as usual.”

Zec 4:6 So he answered and said to me: ‘This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.

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From: Randy Peck
Date: Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:29 AM
Subject: The wind of the breakthrough
To: Robert Sims

Hi Bob,

This morning while I was laying in bed reflecting, the LORD told me to re-send my 2-way prayer from yesterday to you this morning, but this time to include it directly in the email instead of as an attachment.

After getting up, I came downstairs, knelt down and prayed a few minutes. Then I came to my desk to journal. I was planning to listen to Genesis 49-50 (Jacob’s blessing on Joseph), but when I maximized iTunes, I noticed “Breakthrough Revival (prophecy),” the MP3 file you sent me yesterday, happened to be at the very top of my iTunes window I had opened. The Holy Spirit prompted me to listen to that again.

Here is how Bob Jones starts, “A week ago Friday I was in Nashville and I went and laid down at 3 o-clock. And I no sooner laid down and I was in what I call a trance. And I was waiting on a road and 12 men were coming toward me and I could see that they were angels. But one was in front of the others. And the one that was in front came up to me and said ‘My name is Breakthrough.’”

Nashville might well be the most spiritually warm city in America.

Here are some things the “BREAKTHROUGH” angel said that jumped out at me:
1) “I’m going to move among the common people” (bloggers)
2) “If you do what I tell you, we are going to bring many into the Kingdom”
3) “I use tools!”
4) “His angels are like winds. I believe he said Move, Move, Move. It is 3 cities that are ready.”
5) “It’s America’s time for breatkthrough. Study about breakthrough in scripture. Most of the breakthroughs come through praise.”
6) “It’s now.” .. It’s time the Body of Christ quits being observers and becomes participaters.

The web is the number one business tool available. Ted Baehr, the founder of Movie Guide, uses this for his email signature, “He controls the media controls the culture.” Since the web is the most powerful type of media on the planet now, Ted’s statement can be boiled down to “He who controls the web controls the culture.”

We know the number “12″ in Biblical numerology represents the apostolic. Yesterday I spent 4 hours in the Holy of holies composing the email I sent you. This morning while reviewing that, I noticed the frequency of the number 12 in that email

1) $14,400 = 12 x $1200
2) 12-week quick start program
3) 12 weeks of Internet Marketing coaching
4) Free passes for 12 people of your choosing to the 12-week quick start program
5) 12 one-hour one-on-one coaching sessions for you by me
6) One professional coffee blog and one tea blog with 12 hours of training by Julia
7) “Web apostle” – In her email sent after the Web Marketing Intensive Training Seminar, Deborah Smith referred to me as that. That is the first time anyone ever referred to me as “web apostle.”
“3 cities” – In yesterday’s email, I wrote, “Your seed will form a triad of Kingdom-minded companies to storm the gates of hell.”

The Holy Spirit will process this for you to lead you into all truth.

Blessings,

Randy
Friend of God
“Blessed to be a blessing”
The Connector – connecting people, ideas, and resources in Christ through the POWER of the Holy Spirit

P.S. At the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders in the U.K. earlier this year, the primary word received was “no more business as usual.”

Zec 4:6 So he answered and said to me: ‘This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.

Ex 12:13 ‘Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

What friends do you want to bring to Jesus?

Today many Christians around the world celebrate Holy Thursday in remembrance of Jesus’ “last supper” (Pesach/Passover eve). It’s interesting that this year the Jewish and Christian celebrations of Passover nearly coincide.

Yesterday morning I received an email from Jeff Bernstein sent to his Gates of Zion followers stating:

“Tonight is Pesach/Passover eve. Today on the 14th day of what is the 1st month of the year at twilight each household of Israel killed the Passover lamb and put its blood on the doors of their homes. Passover as far as I know has been celebrated longer than any event in history. Jewish people have observed Passover for over three thousand years! How do we know it is Passover? Look outside this evening. The moon is full. When Israel departed from Egypt they did not have flashlights. God timed it perfectly. A full moon gave light so the entire nation could pack up quickly and leave 400 years of bondage in Egypt. Passover is a powerfully significant feast for both Jews and Gentiles who are grafted onto Israel’s olive tree. It is not that Passover points to the Messiah nor that the Messiah is found within the elements of the Passover Seder Meal. It is more powerful than that. Messiah Yeshua is the Passover!”

On Sunday April 5, Pastor Matt Gregory preached a powerful message titled “Contagious Christian Commissioning.” During that, he laid our four basic objectives that make up the “Job Description of a Contagious Christian.” Those included 1) Deeply understand the substitutionary atonement by Jesus, 2) Always remember what Jesus did, 3) Passionately share about Jesus, and 4) Expectantly live.

At the end of the worship service, Matt commissioned everyone to come forward and nail a card to a large wooden cross with the name of at least one friend they want to bring to Jesus. As part of this commissioning service, Matt challenged each of us to commit to:

1) Pray daily for my friend(s) by name
2) Invest in them as a good friend by caring and serving
3) Invite them to attend the worship service on Easter
4) Fast on Good Friday (April 10)
5) Share my story and God’s message with my friend

Prayer Power
LORD Jesus, thank You for the feast of Passover to celebrate the greatest gift ever given. Thank You that through your death and resurrection, all those who believe and willingly receive your grace have resurrection life in You. Help each of us fully grasp the signficance of this momentous day and Holy Week. Transform us into contagious Christians, not just with the words we share, but with the lives we lead. Amen and Halleluah to You, the Passover lamb.

Blessings of the Day
1) 55 Maxims for Christian Living [see below]

2) Watch “God Pursues A Loving Relationship” – recorded Camtasia video for Week 3 of Experiencing God Through Journaling

3) Receive FREE Chapter 1 of UNCOMMON Wellness Coaching e-book

Blessings for a joyful, meaningful and blessed Passover to all!

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Paideia
Fr. Thomas Hopko’s 55 Maxims for Christian Living
Source: http://dangreeson.tumblr.com/post/31558579/fr-thomas-hopkos-55-maxims-for-christian-living

55 Maxims for Christian Living
by Fr. Thomas Hopko
1. Be always with Christ.
2. Pray as you can, not as you want.
3. Have a keepable rule of prayer that you do by discipline.
4. Say the Lord’s Prayer several times a day.
5. Have a short prayer that you constantly repeat when your mind is not occupied with other things.
6. Make some prostrations when you pray.
7. Eat good foods in moderation.
8. Keep the Church’s fasting rules.
9. Spend some time in silence every day.
10. Do acts of mercy in secret.
11. Go to liturgical services regularly
12. Go to confession and communion regularly.
13. Do not engage intrusive thoughts and feelings. Cut them off at the start.
14. Reveal all your thoughts and feelings regularly to a trusted person.
15. Read the scriptures regularly.
16. Read good books a little at a time.
17. Cultivate communion with the saints.
18. Be an ordinary person.
19. Be polite with everyone.
20. Maintain cleanliness and order in your home.
21. Have a healthy, wholesome hobby.
22. Exercise regularly.
23. Live a day, and a part of a day, at a time.
24. Be totally honest, first of all, with yourself.
25. Be faithful in little things.
26. Do your work, and then forget it.
27. Do the most difficult and painful things first.
28. Face reality.
29. Be grateful in all things.
30. Be cheerful.
31. Be simple, hidden, quiet and small.
32. Never bring attention to yourself.
33. Listen when people talk to you.
34. Be awake and be attentive.
35. Think and talk about things no more than necessary.
36. When we speak, speak simply, clearly, firmly and directly.
37. Flee imagination, analysis, figuring things out.
38. Flee carnal, sexual things at their first appearance.
39. Don’t complain, mumble, murmur or whine.
40. Don’t compare yourself with anyone.
41. Don’t seek or expect praise or pity from anyone.
42. We don’t judge anyone for anything.
43. Don’t try to convince anyone of anything.
44. Don’t defend or justify yourself.
45. Be defined and bound by God alone.
46. Accept criticism gratefully but test it critically.
47. Give advice to others only when asked or obligated to do so.
48. Do nothing for anyone that they can and should do for themselves.
49. Have a daily schedule of activities, avoiding whim and caprice.
50. Be merciful with yourself and with others.
51. Have no expectations except to be fiercely tempted to your last breath.
52. Focus exclusively on God and light, not on sin and darkness.
53. Endure the trial of yourself and your own faults and sins peacefully, serenely, because you know that God’s mercy is greater than your wretchedness.
54. When we fall, get up immediately and start over.
55. Get help when you need it, without fear and without shame.

For who has despised the day of small things? (Zechariah 4:10)

What are your favorite “little” things you do each day?
How much satisfaction do you get in doing the “little” things?

During our weekly Marching Through Culpeper (MTC) prayer call yesterday, Virginia Morton gave us “LITTLE” as the our word to focus on this week. She said that God accomplishes great things through us when we obey Him in the little things. It’s the little things in our relationships that make things work. When we ignore those, relationships suffer.

After sharing 3 scriptures with the MTC prayer team (Zec 4:10, Prov 15:16, and Phil 4:11-13), Virginia prayed first. She thanked God for the little thing of meeting me in Food Lion in early 2005. This led to me interviewing her on my A Life Of Blessing TV show, which turned out to be the first time she ever publicly shared the God story behind MTC. That opened a whole host of other doors for her, many of which are a direct result of her active participation with the Pray Culpeper team.

When Virginia started the weekly MTC prayer calls a year and a half ago, that was a little step of faith. However, on the spiritual Richter scale, it was HUGE. So much fruit has come from these prayer calls. God has knit together the hearts of everyone who participates regularly. And all of us have experienced a significant growth in our faith. By far, these are the most inspirational group prayer times I have ever participated in.

Virginia has learned how to hear God’s voice, speak what she hears, and consistently do the little things to obey God. As a result of her UNCOMMON obedience, I have witnessed God opening progressively larger and larger doors of opportunity for her.

Virginia is one of the most obedient people I have ever met. When she speaks or prays, I often sense the LORD is speaking directly to me through her. I stand amazed at how God is using this ordinary person with a heart to obey to accomplish his extraordinary purposes. I suspect the unfolding of this MTC movie project may be one of the greatest miracles I ever experience in my lifetime.

Let me share with you the first paragraph of Virginia’s recent blog post titled “Meet Linda Seger.” To read the rest of her inspiring message, please see Blessings of the Day. I encourage you to comment on Virginia’s blog if it inspires you.

“I have been working on a screenplay adaptation of “Marching Through Culpeper” for several years. Due to the length of the book, the most likely scenario would be a miniseries. I’ve had the good fortune to collaborate with three talented, aspiring screenplay writers during the process. I feel the next step is to seek the expertise of a professional script consultant. During my long literary journey, I’ve learned that God always shows me the right person at the right time. I recently mailed the first three hours of my screenplay to Dr. Linda Seger, perhaps the top script consultant in the world.”

Prayer Power
Daddy, thank You for the privilege of having a front row seat to watch one of the greatest miracles of this decade unfold. Thank You that Virginia has learned to hear Your voice and obeys You. Thank You for Virginia’s friendship. May You bless and protect Virginia with legions of angels. Thank You that through Your vision for the Marching Through Culpeper movie project, you are “bringing truth, understanding, and reconciliation.” In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

Blessings of the Day
1) Meet Linda Seger – blog post by Virginia Morton

2) Kitty Kallen—Little Things Mean A Lot – Lyrics and YouTube video [see below]

Blessings to listen to and obey God in the little things so He can do the big things through you!

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Lyrics from “Little Things Mean A Lot”  by Kitty Kallen

Blow me a kiss from across the room
Say I look nice when I’m not
Touch my hair as you pass my chair
Little things mean a lot

Give me your arm as we cross the street
Call me at six on the dot
A line a day when you’re far away
Little things mean a lot

Don’t have to buy me diamonds or pearls
Champagne, sables, and such
I never cared much for diamonds and pearls
’cause honestly, honey, they just cost money

Give me a hand when I’ve lost the way
Give me your shoulder to cry on
Whether the day is bright or gray
Give me your heart to rely on

Send me the warmth of a secret smile
To show me you haven’t forgot
For now and forever, that’s always and ever
Honey, little things mean a lot