"Here In Your Presence"
Antioch International Church worship team
led by Toni Bogart
Published on Aug 11, 2019
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Showing posts with label Toni Bogart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toni Bogart. Show all posts
Monday, August 12, 2019
"I Just Came To Tell You" - Antioch International Church worship team, led by Toni Bogart
"I Just Came To Tell You" - Antioch International Church worship team, led by Toni Bogart
Sunday, July 21, 2019
"Wide as the Sky" - Antioch International Church worship team led by Toni Bogart
"Wide as the Sky" - Antioch International Church worship team led by Toni Bogart
Published on Jul 21, 2019
Monday, April 8, 2019
Walk Through. I’ve Parted the Waters for You. - Now Think On This by Steve Martin
Walk Through.
I’ve Parted the Waters for You.
“God said to Moses: "Why cry out to me? Speak to the Israelites. Order them to get moving. Hold your staff high and stretch your hand out over the sea: Split the sea! The Israelites will walk through the sea on dry ground.” Exodus 14:15-16, THE MESSAGE)
When the Holy Spirit starts moving in a gathering of His people, things begin to happen. The anticipation is building. The atmosphere is stirred. The prophetic ministry starts to flow. I love it!
On April 7, 2019, in the Sunday morning service of Antioch International Church in Fort Mill, South Carolina, the worship team had completed our last song on the list. Two hours before that, the leader Toni Bogart had seen me sitting in the back-row chairs of The Barn auditorium, as I had gotten there early to listen to the team practice, starting around 8 am. I was not scheduled to be one of the vocals that day, but shortly after their practice start, Toni called me out and asked if I wanted to join them for the worship. Of course, I said, “Yes!” (She told me later that two others had been scheduled but weren’t able to make it that day.)
When the meeting began two hours later, as is the norm we finished the first song before Dr. Peter Wyns came to greet the people. From that point on all gathered were free to leave their seats and participate in communion at the front table as the next progression of songs were sung. I don’t recall the list exactly, for I hadn’t seen it until then. Of the five songs, I had heard two before, and asked the Lord to help me! One was sung by Kari Jobe, entitled “Worship the Great I Am”, and another I knew by the worship artist Julie Meyer, “Unto the Lamb”. These two were last on the list.
Even during practice, I could sense the anointing of the Holy Spirit on them.
When the Holy Spirit moves in my spirit prior to receiving a prophetic word, my heart begins to race a bit. I sense the extra energy excitement come, and so I prepare to hear what He has to share. Most commonly it is only one word, making me trust in faith that more will come as I begin to speak forth. Or in this case, sing out.
But as the worship time was ending, there hadn’t seemed to be the right time to share the word I was getting, so I assumed it wouldn’t be today.
Dr. Wyns had come back to the platform podium and had one of his youngest grandsons, Asher Enns, join him, to tell us of Asher’s dream he had had that previous night. From what I could hear, in the dream he had seen a “spiritual bomb” exploding over Israel. That was good, catching as much as I could from above them. (I found out later the reason I couldn’t hear the platform mics that well was because they were not in our stage monitors.) Peter and Asher then left the podium.
Pastors Jesse and Elizabeth Enns then came up. Liz had a prophetic word. Again, it was hard to hear what she was saying, but I am glad Matt Wyn’s production team (Harry Cogan, Tiffany Bryant, David Lopez, Luke Bender) record these times, and then also live stream on YouTube. I hope to hear fully later.
While this was going on, Toni was continuing to play on her keyboard. The Holy Spirit then spoke to me quietly in my head, saying now was the time that I had an open door to sing a prophetic song I thought was to have been for before. So, I stepped forward a bit and sang.
“The waters have parted for you. The waters have parted for you. Walk through. I parted the waters for you.”
Personally, I will recall this day in the months to come, knowing that many, many more moments like this will be experienced here. The Lord is moving at Antioch. The former spiritual wells dug during the decade of the former Heritage USA in the 1980s, long ago filled in over the past three decades of time, are being opened once again in this place.
On the other hand, the prohibiting waters that have kept people from crossing over, into freedom and release to accomplish the Lord’s will, are being parted, and His people are walking through, leaving behind bondage, sickness, hurt, pain, and unforgiveness. The time has come. Now is the time.
May you know of the Lord’s heart to take you through the parted waters, even as He did with Moses and the Hebrews, the Israelites. He has come to take you over, to walk through. He has parted the waters for you also.
It is a faith journey, but He is the One who is Faithful to carry you through. Trust in Him.
He is also bringing forth the unplugged springs of living water, for refreshing and much, much more. His heart is for the nations!
“For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them, will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 7:17, Complete Jewish Bible)
The Passover Lamb, Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, is giving us fresh springs to drink from and is declaring that now is the time to walk through the parted waters also.
Shalom and ahava (peace and love in Hebrew).
Now think on this,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
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Now Think On This #408 - in the year of our Lord 04.08.19 – “Walk Through” – Monday 6:35 am.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
"Lion and the Lamb" - Antioch International Church worship team - led by Jesse and Elizabeth Enns with Toni Bogart, Trista Smith, Katie Wyns, Matt Hall and more.
"Lion and the Lamb" - Antioch International Church worship team
- led by Jesse and Elizabeth Enns with Toni Bogart, Trista Smith,
Katie Wyns, Matt Hall and more.
Published on Feb 24, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
After more than 5 years...it is time to be back.The silver-hairs are BACK AT IT!
Laurie Martin - climbing up once again.
After more than 5 years...it is time to be back.
The silver-hairs are BACK AT IT!
The silver-hairs are BACK AT IT!
Feb. 4, 2019
Dear friends of Love For His People,
I just want to share this testimony, for it has become a fulfilled hope and promised day for us. I strongly believe it will also be an encouragement for many others who think the time has come and gone.
On Feb. 3, 2019, Laurie and I were once again on a Sunday morning church worship team. It had been almost six years since the last time that had happened.
Then it had gotten to the point where we thought our time was done. The days were over. The years had come and moved on. We didn't sing in public since August 2013 - the last time with our group Ahava Love Band at a One New Man Saturday night meeting with Warren Marcus.
Then it had gotten to the point where we thought our time was done. The days were over. The years had come and moved on. We didn't sing in public since August 2013 - the last time with our group Ahava Love Band at a One New Man Saturday night meeting with Warren Marcus.
In fact, at times we considered, if not aloud but to ourselves, "Let the others do it now. I've done my part. I am tired, old, and time has passed." I can speak for myself, that this thought was just to cover up the longing I still had from the Lord to lead others into worship. And now that it seemed to have finished, I wanted the inner longing to stop. It almost was as if I didn't want to think about it, for it didn't seem that it would happen again.
The Bible speaks of that happening to others. They have a call from the Lord, they do it for a time, and then they are set aside; distracted into other areas, or just quit out of discouragement and "lack of use".
The Bible speaks of that happening to others. They have a call from the Lord, they do it for a time, and then they are set aside; distracted into other areas, or just quit out of discouragement and "lack of use".
But the Lord has His plans, His purposes, and His faith, which is bigger than ours. If the time is not over with Him, then it is not over with us. That which He has put in each of us may have been buried for a while, and even thought as dead. But it is only taking more process time to pressure the soft coal into a hard diamond, more so to enable the finest to come forth, beyond what would have done if completed earlier ahead of its time.
Character building.
The gifts may be there, but the fruit takes longer to develop.
Character building.
The gifts may be there, but the fruit takes longer to develop.
We give thanks for the Lord God Almighty, bringing us back into the place of leading worship, as we had been gifted to do for so many years before.
We also give thanks to the leadership of Antioch International Church, with Dr. Peter and Joy Wyns, Pastors Jesse and Elizabeth (Liz) Enns, who have given us this opportunity once again.
Our hearts are that we, being 64 (Steve) and 59 (Laurie) respectively, will be an encouragement to others who are "silver-haired"- that the Lord has much yet to do in and through you too.
He is not finished with us yet! There is much to do, increasingly coming forth as we step out in faith and keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the Author and the FINISHER of our faith.
If you have been out of the game for a while, seek the Lord to get back in. You are needed on the team once again.
With you in the Lord's service!
With you in the Lord's service!
Ahava and shalom,
Steve & Laurie Martin
Love For His People
(Photos by Steve Martin & Ed Brigham)
(Photos by Steve Martin & Ed Brigham)
Steve & Laurie Martin
Antioch International Church worship team
(Photo by Ed Brigham, Prayer Pastor)
(Photo by Ed Brigham, Prayer Pastor)
Also on the team (one of 5 teams that Antioch has in the church), are these as follows.
Worship leader Trista Smith (middle)
Also Christian Akker and Toni Bogart.
Bengie Austin (Bass guitar) and Chuck Smith (electric guitar)
Tommy Lopez
Tommy Lopez - flute and keyboard
Bengie Austin - bass man!
Chuck Smith (electric guitar) and Dan Adams (keyboard)
Megan Stephens (electric lead guitar)
The lady singers (L-R)
Christine Adams, Luanna Peterman, Laurie Martin
Two of the songs for the Sunday morning service
Christian Akker - acoustic guitar and vocal
Toni Bogart - keyboard and vocal
Tommy Lopez
(L-R) Christine Adams, Luanna Peterman
Steve & Laurie Martin
(Photo by Ed Brigham)
THANK YOU JESUS!
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