Walk With Me - Antioch International Church - former Heritage USA/PTL Barn and Studio (#1 of 2)

Walk With Me - Antioch International Church

- former Heritage USA/PTL Barn and Studio (#1 of 2)

April 4, 2019

Fort Mill, South Carolina

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Steve Martin

Published on Apr 8, 2019

Walk With Me - Antioch International Church - former Heritage USA/PTL Barn and Studio (#1 of 2)

I take you on a short tour on the grounds of Antioch International Church (The River Place complex) showing you the Barn and the Studio. Restored! April 4, 2019 Fort Mill, South Carolina Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin - to give appreciation to and love for those we support, through Love For His People, Inc.

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The Heritage USA Barn 1984-1987

Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker days

The Heritage USA Barn about 1983 

- before the PTL Studio and Heritage Academy were added.

Some faces of Antioch International Church today!

Dance team led by Michelle McKay

Look What the Lord Has Done! 24 years ago on April 4, 1995 - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Tom Fahey (guitar) and Steve Martin (tambourine) - 1993

Look What the Lord Has Done!

- 24 years ago on April 4, 1995

Steve Martin

"Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, and command them, saying, 'Take up for yourselves twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet are standing firm, and carry them over with you and lay them down in the lodging place where you will lodge tonight.'"

So Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the sons of Israel, one man from each tribe; and Joshua said to them, "Cross again to the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel. "Let this be a sign among you, so that when your children ask later, saying, 'What do these stones mean to you?' then you shall say to them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.' 

So these stones shall become a memorial to the sons of Israel forever." (Joshua 4:2-7, NASU)

Many of you know that the Lord encourages us to always look forward, to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and where He is going. Paul says that in Philippians 3:13-14,  "Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."(NASU)

And yet he later says in the next chapter, "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you." (Philippians 4:8-9, NASU)

So do we look back, as Joshua encouraged, or do we look forward, from what Paul instructed?

Can we say, "Look what the Lord has done!" in our lives, and believe Him for the future yet to come?

Imagine my surprise when I looked on my personal Facebook page on April 4, 2019 and saw that they had uploaded a photo from April 4, 1995, as part of their "See Your Memories" feature. It was a capture in time of my good friend Tom Fahey and I leading worship at a conference for Mahesh Chavda Ministries (All Nations Church) in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. From 24 years ago this month. 

In 2013 I had posted it on Facebook, noting that Tom and I were once again leading others into the worship of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, as members of our Ahava Love Band. At that time, it had been quite a while, 18 years, since we had played and sang together on a worship team. We also were members of Antioch International Church in Fort Mill, South Carolina, on the same Heritage USA former property, during that time, where we were united in worship leading, in that same time frame.

What really caught my attention in regard to this “See Your Memories” post was the message I wrote along with the photo in 2013, noting that it possibly could have been from the time we also led worship at a conference on the former Heritage USA/PTL property 1995. And then to see that it may have been in The Barn on that property, the large venue which Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker had built in the early 1980s, using it as a spiritual well for 1500 people, gathered to sing and give praise to our Lord every Friday night.

I know it well. Laurie and I were there a few times for those large gatherings, along with my Mom and Dad. We were living in Michigan back then and they in Iowa, between 1985-1987. We each had contributed for Lifetime Memberships and were making use of them.

So what is the big deal? And what is The Barn?

I have been writing in the last few months as to how the Lord is restoring His people - both for the Jews making Aliyah (returning) to Israel after centuries, and the Body of Christ coming back together, to be a mighty force in these last days. Both re-groupings are the fulfillment of prophecy, and the outworking of His plans and purposes for us and the nations. 

Open eyes can see much of this happening now. Open hearts can experience it even more.

Back to the future - my good wife Laurie and I returned to The Barn in May 2018, as we rejoined our friends, our spiritual family, once again at Antioch International Church, who are the main occupants of the large facility, since their move there five years ago in April of 2014. Then in February 2019 Laurie and I once again were singing on that very same platform as part of the worship team. The very same place from where we had helped lead worship 24 years ago, along with Tom and several others. Sometimes I find it hard to believe.

In my heart, that moment was, and is, very special.

Does the Lord want us to look back? In many cases, I would certainly answer, "No." No to those things which have caused hurt, shame, loss of hope, loss of life (natural and spiritual), and more. He wants us to forgive, forget, and move on.

On the other hand, (recall Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof", when he was contemplating the situation, speaking, "On the one hand...on the other hand...") I know the Lord wants us to recall some of the former things, for it brings us renewed hope, vision, and ability to see His promises fulfilled, showing His ongoing, never-stopping faithfulness.

He commanded Joshua to take stones from the river bed (see verses above) and build an altar on the other side, after crossing over. This was to be done in remembrance of His miraculous acts. It was to be able later to tell their children, "Look what the Lord has done!"

The Lord Jesus Christ, seated on the throne next to His Father God, along with the Holy Spirit, are moving in our land, and in the nation of Israel. They together are restoring the old wells of life, returning people to the places of their inheritance, and bringing hope and renewal into the hearts of their people, Jews, and Gentiles, the One New Man.

Even today I was watching the Jim Bakker Show online, as I often do, speaking about our Jewish roots. Jim was showing these photos from Heritage USA, which I share here.

There are more than seven ministries on the former Heritage USA property now. Each of the following has come and restored much of that which was lost, dead and buried. And now resurrected.

We need to give thanks to these, among others unnamed:

1. Rick Joyner at Morningstar - the Grand Hotel, Tower, and Administration building (approx. 2003)

2. Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda at All Nations Church - Fort Hope (26 acres across the railroad tracks, purchased and restored since 2000)
3. Vision for Israel (Barry & Batya Segal) - located on Main Street in the Grand Hotel (2009)

4. Dr. Peter Wyns, Jesse Enn, Matt Wyns at Christians For Messiah Ministries and Antioch International Church (The River Place complex) - The Barn, the Studio (since 2014)

5. Russell James - the Upper Room (2015)

6. Lathan Wood at The Movement - the Heritage warehouse and admin building (2016)

7. Todd Bentley with the Secret Place Church - Heritage storage (2016)

8. Jorge Parrott - CMM worldwide missions ministry - located in The Barn office building (2018)

These and all those on their staffs and volunteer teams have been used by the Lord to bring restoration in both the natural and the spiritual.

Antioch International Church 

in the former Heritage USA Barn & Studio

(new complex called The River Place)

Back then, in the 1980s and 1990s, we were singing the song, "Look What the Lord Has Done!" (made popular by Karen Wheaton and Lindell Cooley.) We are singing it again!

After all, the Lord never changes. He is always giving us reason to sing and shout His praises!

I can give high praise today to the Lord and say to others, "Look what the Lord has done!" as I look back on these past 24 years. I see what the Almighty God of Israel has done in our lives. I see what He has done, and continues to do, in the lives of believers, here on the former Heritage USA property, in Israel, and in all the nations.

I trust you can say that too, once you consider His love and actions He has done for yourself.

Shalom and ahava (peace and love in Hebrew).

Now think on this,

Steve Martin

Founder/President

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Jew Hatred is Alive and (Un)Well - Dr. Michael Brown THE STREAM

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Jew Hatred is Alive and (Un)Well

A careful reader will note that only the names and dates have really changed. The libels are the same.

MICHAEL BROWN Published on April 7, 2019

Michael Brown

Do you want proof that antisemitism (or, Jew-hatred) is alive and well today? Just confront it and expose it and watch what happens next. The Jew-haters will come out in force, repeating every standard antisemitic trope and telling you that antisemitism doesn’t exist — because the Jews are evil.

In recent weeks, I confronted the antisemitic comments of a Christian TV host and a conservative comedian.

In response, I have been accused of being a filthy Zionist shill, a false follower of Jesus, and much more. No surprise there, although, to be honest, some of the accusers are incredibly creative in their attacks. A case in point would be this comment, which takes the prize for absurdity: “Look at the sunken pits under the eyes….ASKDrBrown is infested with devils and profanes the mustache.” Ah, I profane the mustache indeed!

Or perhaps better still was the accusation that I’m “probably” Israeli intelligence or a Zionist activist. I confess! It’s all true!

But along with the personal accusations, commenters have accused the Jews of being the most vile, destructive, perverse, and ugly beings on the planet. To paraphrase and summarize, “These filthy Jews deserve whatever they get. And I’m not an antisemite!”

On a personal level, I’ve seen comments like these (along with many others that cannot be printed):

• “Do you rape children too? Is that why you are protecting the Satanist Talmud worshiping Jews?
• “You’ve exposed yourself as a Talmudic, Kabbalistic, Zionist son of Satan…poor idiot!”
• “Rot in hell you false prophet. You hater of God. You Judaizer.”
• “You are of your father of the devil, everything comes out of your mouth is a lie, you are a serpent, antiChrist son of a wh*re.”

Yes, this is what happens when you expose the lies of antisemitism. You are repaid with a flood of filth.

The Heart and Essence of Antisemitism

More disturbing, however, is the flood of filth that comes against the Jewish people as a whole. That is the heart and essence of antisemitism. (For the official US government definition of antisemitism, go here.)

To be clear, I believe you can criticize Jewish people or the nation of Israel without being an antisemite. And you can reject the inspiration or validity of the Talmud without being an antisemite. But when you demonize the Jewish people as a people. When you lie about them and slander their very nature. When you perpetuate false and exaggerated stereotypes, then you are an antisemite.

For example, responding to the idea that “the Jews own all the money,” I noted how often Jews have been expelled from other countries or have been deprived of good jobs or have been forced to live in ghettos. (The Jewish poverty depicted in Fiddler on the Roof has been common through Jewish history.)

How did the critics respond? Here’s one representative quote: “Why do you think they got kicked out of 109 countries in the first place? If you get kicked out of a 109 super markets, is it because they’re all racist and hate you? Only an idiot would even entertain that.”

Actually, a thinking person would dig a little deeper and realize that it was largely because the Jewish people refused to abandon their faith that they were kicked out of many countries. Often, they were ordered to convert or get out, and most refused to convert. (To cite one example, all non-baptized Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492.)

But the critics will have none of this. No, it is the Jews who are evil. That’s why they’ve been expelled.

This is like saying the reason a black teenager got kicked out of 109 all-white schools was because he was evil. Right.

Yet the critics (who claim I’m lying when I expose antisemitism), don’t want to stop at 109 nations. As one commenter stated this week, “Jews were expelled from Spain because they let in the Muslims… The very same tactic Jews are applying today to destroy Christian Western Nations…. Let’s make it 110… And NEVER AGAIN!!”

Yes, expel the Jews from America! The Jews must go!

You see, they do own all the money. They do control Hollywood and the media. They are the source of all the world’s problems. They just haven’t figured out how to stay out of their own way, since with all their might and power, they haven’t learned how to avoid getting slaughtered.

Antisemitism Doesn’t Even Make Sense

It would appear, then, that the Jews are really smart but also really dumb – that is, if you even try to make sense out of antisemitism.

Reading some of the comments posted in response to my videos, I’ve learned that today’s Jews are not really Jews; that all of them are the synagogue of Satan (talk about a misuse of Revelation 2:9 and 3:9); that all of them killed Christ; that they are parasites; that they support pedophilia; and that Zionism is terrorism. (And much, much more.)

In the words of one critic, “Jews in America deserve ridicule. They literally contribute the most to our degenerate behavior.”

Is it true that there are highly influential Jewish atheists and Jewish pornographers? Is it true that George Soros is Jewish and that radical-left groups like the ACLU and the SPLC have a high percentage of Jewish leadership? Is it true that Karl Marx was Jewish and that some of the key activists of the 1960s’ counterculture revolution were Jews? Absolutely.

But is it also true that there is a disproportionate percentage of Jewish philanthropists, of Jewish Nobel Prize winners, and of Jewish charitable organizations? Absolutely. (For an enlightening read, check out George Gilder’s book The Israel Test: Why the World’s Most Besieged State is a Beacon of Freedom and Hope for the World Economy.)

And is it also true that some of the most important conservative voices in America today are Jewish (from Dennis Prager to Ben Shapiro to David Horowitz)? That some of the most inspiring, morally-lifting books ever written have been written by Jews? Absolutely. (I’m thinking of books like Moshe Chaim Luzzatto’s Path of the Just, or of a number of books by Abraham Joshua Heschel.)

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What’s so interesting for me is that, as a Jewish believer in Jesus, I’m in constant conflict with my people. I believe they need Jesus as their Savior. I reject the authority of the Talmud. I don’t hesitate to criticize Israel when I believe the nation is at fault. I can give you a long list of our national and personal failings.

Yet, when I confront antisemitic lies and expose dangerous, exaggerated stereotypes, I’m a “fake Jew,” a “crypto-Jew,” and not a true follower of Jesus, the Jewish Messiah.

The King Will Come, a Glorified Jew

In the new edition of Our Hands Are Stained with Blood (due out in October), I highlight some of the most shocking examples of contemporary antisemitism (along with dangerous theological developments). But a careful reader will note that only the names and dates have really changed. The libels are the same.

The antisemitism of the last generation is the antisemitism of today. And it will likely be here until Jesus returns – but not beyond. As I’ve often said, it will be a bad day for the antisemites when the King who comes breaking through the clouds is a glorified Jew.

How 'Superbook' Broke This Boy's Addiction, Stopped Him From Suicide - LUCILLE TALUSAN, CBN NEWS CHARISMA NEWS

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How 'Superbook' Broke This Boy's Addiction, Stopped Him From Suicide

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According to psychologists, excessive video gaming overstimulates the nervous system, especially for children whose nervous system is under-developed. It also affects the brain of the child, causing him to have trouble paying attention, managing emotions and tolerating frustration.

This may explain why an 11-yr-old Vietnamese boy's addiction to violent video games led to depression and suicidal tendencies.

Minh Viet's addiction to playing violent video games began at 8 years old, and since then, he's been at it for hours every day. One visible effect of his obsession is the uncontrollable blinking of his eyes.

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But more alarming than the eye twitching is how these games led Minh Viet to think about suicide. One time came after his mother scolded him and took away his iPad.

Minh Viet said, "I cried. I want to commit suicide." When asked how this is done, he said he learned how to do it from his gaming. "In the video games, they jump off the roof."

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Ngocanh Le, Minh Viet's mother, says she was disturbed when her son told her this. "He says that I will commit suicide. He cannot do what adults expect him to do. He feels he is a failure."

As a Christian, Ngocanh knew that prayer and the Word of God could solve her son's problem. But she also knew that Minh Viet needed something that would catch his attention, just like the video games.

That is why Ngocanh is so thankful "Superbook" has come to Vietnam and is translated in her own language.

She is so happy Minh Viet is interested in "Superbook." Ngocanh says, "He loves 'Superbook' very much. He has shifted from video games to 'Superbook.' He understands more about the Bible. And sometimes, he says to me he feels he's very sinful. But God has saved him. He was touched by God. And in school, he got very much improvement." 

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"For Your Name Is Holy" - Steve Martin, Tommy Lopez, David Peterman - Strength For Israel worship at Antioch International Church

"For Your Name Is Holy" 

Steve Martin, Tommy Lopez, David Peterman

Strength For Israel worship

Antioch International Church

Fort Mill, South Carolina

Gathering together the 1st Friday of each month.

More details here: Strength For Israel

Steve Martin

Published on Apr 7, 2019

"For Your Name Is Holy" - Steve Martin, Strength For Israel, Antioch International Church (#2 of 3) David Peterman - bass, Tommy Lopez - flute Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin - to give appreciation to and love for those we support, through Love For His People, Inc.

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John Kilpatrick: Jezebel Is Stepping Out of Shadows to Oppose Revival, Trump's Re-Election - STEPHEN STRANG CHARISMA NEWS

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John Kilpatrick: Jezebel Is Stepping Out of Shadows to Oppose Revival, Trump's Re-Election

6:00AM EDT 4/8/2019 STEPHEN STRANG  CHARISMA NEWS

Rev. John Kilpatrick remembers the intense move of God that overtook his Brownsville Assembly of God church in Pensacola, Florida, in the 1990s. More than 4 million people encountered God at that revival. But Kilpatrick says that if we want to see revival turn this nation around, we need the Spirit to move in more than just the church. We need an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our marketplace, our media and our politics. Yet the Jezebel spirit is doing all it can to stop that from happening.

If you've been reading my Strang Reports or my latest book, Trump Aftershock, you know that last year, Kilpatrick prophesied Jezebel was rising up to oppose President Donald Trump. He gave that prophetic word while preaching one Sunday at his current church, Church of His Presence, and a video of that sermon went viral. I recently interviewed Kilpatrick for my new "In Depth With Stephen Strang" podcast. You can listen to it here or at the end of this article.

During our interview, he shared what he sees God trying to do in our nation—and what the enemy is doing to try to stop it.

"The Spirit of God is going to begin to invade this nation," he says. "And it's time for we in the ministry to begin preaching the word 'repentance.' I have never seen people find it so hard to repent as they do today. And many in the ministry won't even give altar calls anymore and allow the people to come forward and repent of their sins and lead them in the sinner's prayer. It's like Satan has done everything he possibly can to keep a born-again experience away from this generation. It's going to take a moving of the Holy Spirit, and it's going to take revival ... and I believe we're getting close to it."

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Although Kilpatrick says he's not a "Trump man," he prays for him regularly and believes a coming revival depends on him being re-elected.

"Where else would you go in the nation right now ... where a man would have the ability to stand up against this kind of onslaught?" Kilpatrick says. "He would take this kind of stand for the unborn, he would take this kind of stand for Israel, and he would take this kind of stand at the church. Basically, this man God has given us right now is standing in the gap by himself in many cases, holding back the tide that would try to destroy this nation."

With the left growing more liberal and sin becoming more rampant, Kilpatrick believes we're in a prime time for a fresh outpouring.

"This is spiritual warfare for the soul of this nation," he says. "When you go back and study revivals, national awakenings, [these are] the very same kind of conditions that were prevalent right before revivals or these national awakenings."

And he would know. The famous Brownsville revival I mentioned earlier happened in Kilpatrick's church. He still remembers the incredible way God stirred it up—and it all started with prayer.

"Prayer is what sparked it," he says. "God never puts revival on sale. It'll cost this generation, but it cost previous generations. ... The Lord spoke to me, and He said, 'If you'll make this a house of prayer, I'll pour out My Spirit here.'"

When Kilpatrick received that word, he began holding a prayer meeting every Sunday night. The Lord told him to set up 12 prayer banners that represented 12 categories to pray for. People would go from banner to banner, praying for each topic and getting so excited about prayer that meetings soon began lasting around two hours or longer.

Kilpatrick and his church prayed faithfully like this for 2 ½ years before revival broke out. For about the first year of that time, Kilpatrick would hear a voice accusing him each week, telling him to stop these prayer meetings, or he would lose his followers.

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"As we were praying, I heard the Holy Spirit speak," he tells me. "And He said, 'You have held tight. Now I'm about to send forth My Spirit in this place in a mighty way.'"

As soon as Kilpatrick heard that prophetic word, the accusing voice went silent, and he never heard it again. Revival swept through that church a year and a half later in 1995.

In fact, the revival came when Kilpatrick wasn't quite expecting it. He was still grieving the loss of his mother, who had passed away a week before Mother's Day of that year.

"I was in grief," he tells me. "And a prophet called me on the telephone, and he said, 'Brother Kilpatrick, the Lord has heard your cry for revival. He's going to send revival to you. First, when your mother is gone, when your mother is passed, then the Lord said He'll send revival.' And sure enough, it worked out just that way."

A little over a month later, on Father's Day, Steve Hill preached as a guest at Kilpatrick's church. But something was different about Hill this time, Kilpatrick says. Hill had just returned from experiencing the outpouring of the Spirit at Holy Trinity Brompton in London, England.

"After not seeing him for quite some time, there was a difference on stage," Kilpatrick recalls. "He looked different out of his eyes. He walked different. His voice sounded different. There was an authority on him, a mantle that had come onstage. And so when I saw him, I said to myself, Oh, wow, this is not the same Steve Hill I knew."

Hill preached two things during that sermon: Jesus loves you, and He has a plan for your life. As simple as the message was, around 1,000 people ran forward for prayer when he was done preaching.

"The rest is history," Kilpatrick says. "The power of God came down in such an awesome way that if I live to be 300 years old, I'll never forget that day. It was an awesome downdraft of the power and the glory of God."

That revival continued almost every night for about five years. People traveled from all over the U.S.—and even the world—to experience what the Spirit was doing in Pensacola. Could God bring another Brownsville revival to America? Of course. But Kilpatrick says we need a revival that goes beyond one city and sweeps the entire nation. To see that happen, though, God's people must position themselves to receive it.

"It's time to quit discussing things about the president," Kilpatrick says. "It's time to quit discussing what's going on in Washington. ... And it's time to start praying. The people of God need to pray out loud right now. Like I've never seen prayer in my lifetime."

If you're ready to pray for revival to turn this nation around, share this article with your friends and listen to my entire interview with Kilpatrick below. If you like what you hear, rate and review my "In Depth With Stephen Strang" podcast on iTunes. You can click here or visit the iTunes app on your iPhone to do so.

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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.”

I repeated this simple phrase a few times, with my eyes closed as I usually do, to concentrate on His voice. I was not aware that Peter had again returned to the platform for the third time and was exhorting the people to begin to pass through the waters that the Lord was opening for them. Waters of deliverance, healing, and salvation. By this time a few had come to the altar area already, and then Peter began welcoming others to join them. The Holy Spirit was moving among His people.

For those who have walked with the Lord for any measure of time, this is not unusual, having the Holy Spirit give a prophetic word or song through people, followed by a response from those within hearing. And yet, this was a bit more special. Almost all the congregation had come forward, seeking to receive what the Lord was freely offering.

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

Love For His People, Inc.

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Now Think On This #408 - in the year of our Lord 04.08.19 – “Walk Through” – Monday 6:35 am.