January 2012

Dear Members and Friends of Prince of Peace,

On November 13, 2011 the Lord brought Proverbs 20:12 (2012) to my attention and declared that it is the key to this next year.  It reads: “The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made both of them” (NASB).  I believe it is self-explanatory! The Lord has made it extremely clear that our eyes and ears must be open to Him as we go through this coming season.  On Sunday, January 15 I shared the word from the Lord regarding Ephesians 6:12 and the Greek word “pros.” Paul repeated this word, which means ‘against,’ five times for emphasis. Pros, translates as the English word “against” but it also means “near, by, to, towards, an intimate position, face-to-face, and a very close encounter.  The word “pros” is translated “with” in John1:1-2. “The Word was with God…” and it reflects intimacy and union of the Godhead.

Here’s the point!  There are actually four of them. First, in our daily lives the enemy desires us to have intimate contact or close encounter with demon powers that will be marshaled against us. BUT God trumps that desire as He calls each of us into intimate contact with Himself. (more…)

Serve Arlington High School

Prince of Peace is partnering together to serve Arlington High School

• Park Row Church of Christ
• Epworth United Methodist Church
• University Baptist Church
• Grace Lutheran Church and School
• Grace Community

You can help by baking cookies, helping with Feeding Frenzy (2nd Tuesday of Month at Mosaic), prayer, blessing the teachers, etc.  For more information contact Kelly Wilson.

JOIN US on Friday January 20th through Saturday January 21, for our next STC on the subject of Redemptive Gifts. More details to follow.

Click here to link to Strategic Training Center

Listen today to one of the most significant messages for Prince of Peace Church and the region.  Go to Sunday Messages – Listen to From Barrenness to Destiny

Check out the newest message from the last few Sundays.  Go to link at left: Sunday Messages.

The teachings from Saturday’s Roots of Islam Conference are available below:

Randy Simmons of the Oak Initiative

Kamal Saleem – Part 1

Kamal Saleem – Part 2

Bill Suddeth – Part 1

Bill Suddeth – Part 2

1 Samuel 17:17-26

17 Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp. 18 And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.” 19 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

20 So David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for the battle. 21 For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army. 22 And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers. 23 Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath  by name, coming up from the armies of the Philistines; and he spoke according to the same words. So David heard them.  24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid. 25 So the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel; and it shall be that the man who kills him the king will enrich with great riches, will give him his daughter, and give his father’s house exemption from taxes in Israel.”

26 Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” NKJV

Here is the word that Elder Rodney Wirth received for Prince of Peace on the eve of Rosh Hashanah (September 18).

You are not a people of beauty contestants but those who battle and contest in the spirit, a band of brothers and a sisterhood of warriors and leaders as in David’s mighty men and a group of Deborahs who persist in battle until the next call on the wall for battle. You are at the gates of the almighty God as living stones, a bulwark, a force to be reckoned with and feared by the enemy, hidden in Christ.

But there is one more question we must answer if we are going to see God’s kingdom come and His will be done in our lives and world: “what is my part?”  As Tom so aptly points out, we are the “gates” through whom God desires to enter our world.  While we often look for the right method, God looks for the right person.  People are God’s methods!  “I sought for a man” (see Ezekiel 22:30-31) is always God’s plan for the entrance of His kingdom into earthly chaos.  Turning the world right side up is not just the work of God and angels – it is the work of Spirit-led and Spirit-empowered people.  Discovering our realm of influence and fulfilling our God-given role therein, should be a lifelong pursuit as we partner with God in restoring His will in the earth.  We should never settle for less.  Keeper of the Keys makes this truth clear in a powerful way.

            You are holding in your hands a true manual for transformation.  Read it and apply its timeless truths.  If you do, you will move from the mundane cares of life and the status quo dreams of so many, into God’s exciting world of healing the hurting, restoring the broken, and life-ing the lifeless.

            Join the revolution!  (Dutch Sheets – From the Foreword to Keeper of the Keys) 

Many of you have been asking when my next book, Keeper of the Keys will be ready.  You can pre-order it now by clicking HERE.

We are lining up with God’s timing so that we can fully experience God’s anointing. Next Sunday (April 6) we will celebrate Rosh Chodesh here at Prince of Peace.  Rosh Chodesh is a… Day of new beginnings in a year of new beginnings! Day of Rest,  Worship, Feasting, Seeking Revelation, New Garments  and Freedom in Christ Jesus.  It is also a time…For Special Offerings—First Fruits. 

Giving brings us into God’s alignment.  I preached on alignment yesterday (March 30).  You can listen to the sermon by going to www.pophop.org. Giving is an act of faith, obedience and honor which declares our “state of alignment.”  (more…)