Thursday, June 27, 2019

"Gotta love it, right? - Now Think On This message by Steve Martin, Love For His People ministry



June 27, 2019

Greetings friends of Love For His People.

I was asked yesterday when my next email would go out, so after our 11th family reunion (with me in charge, held here in Charlotte, working 2 jobs (my former boss needs some emergency assistance), and planning the next trip to Israel in September with the "Four Louis Brothers Adventure"... I thought I'd better get one out.

Gotta love it, right? Sure do! It is rather nice when people ask for your messages.

The Martin Family Reunion went very well. With this being my 3rd one I was in charge of out of the 11 (how does that happen when there are 8 siblings taking turns???), and returning to the job I had retired from 2 years ago now this October, I know the Lord gives grace and strength to carry on. For that - you and I can always be thankful.

My 2nd edition of "So What Do You Do?" was published. Maybe it will encourage you with the kids at home for the summer.

And...a special surprise for someone. Look here.

I'll keep this short, knowing you are probably on vacation (checking emails, heh?), hanging outside in the shade, or just laying low for a season. But thanks for reading all the same. It is much appreciated.

But wait! On the first Friday of each month, I am on the leadership team and lead worship for the Strength For Israel gathering at Antioch International Church in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The next one is July 5, 2019. While some are hitting the beach, others are coming this way into Charlotte, North Carolina.

Plan of joining us! Strength For Israel. Full worship team and Israeli-style dancing, Shabbat challah bread, candle lighting, and biblical message!

As always, be blessed in your blessing others.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People ministry
Charlotte, North Carolina USA
So What Do You Do?

Train Up A Child
Steve Martin

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6, NKJV)


You can add "grandchild" to that verse too, for that also is in the Lord's heart.

Having given some time in caring for our youngest grandson, Levi Avalos, for a few times each week the past two years, I recall the times when raising our own four kids that I wish I knew then what I know now. If you are a grandparent, you may be thinking the same thing.

Life is really more difficult I believe for these past two generations. No longer is "black" black, nor "white" white as we use to say. Now everything seems to be blurred and wacky. No wonder kids these days bury themselves in video games and YouTube, with parents gone, neighbors unknown, streets unsafe to play on. You name it, things are not what they use to be.

So true are the Bible verses stating, in 2 Timothy 3:1-6, "But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these." (NASU)

So what are parents and grandparents to do? (Read the rest: Train Up A Child )
by Steve Martin
I'm not telling. You have to look. So go ahead. Special Surprise!
by Steve Martin

What say you about where you stand in God's plan?

Are you fitting in? Do you care? Are you where you think you are, or where you think you should be?

These messages have been written to bring you encouragement, some further insight, and to help you get to where you, and He, wants you to be in the Body of Christ.

The Lord is putting His people together - both in Israel with the Jews making aliyah and with believers around the world finding out their place and purpose in congregations.

What Say You? offers inspiration on how we can then live and move in this life, to cause godly effect and actually, cause something positive to happen or bring about in our lives, our families, our cities, our workplaces, and our country.

May you be about His business, as He directs you in your going.

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Blessings and Curses Part 6: Ministers of Reconciliation - Dr. Peter Wyns, Antioch International Church


Blessings and Curses Part 6: Ministers of Reconciliation 
- Dr. Peter Wyns
Antioch International Church, Fort Mill, SC





Book written by Dr. Peter Wyns - "Blessings and Curses"



Dr. Peter Wyns delivers his sixth and final message on Breaking Generational Curses

"This is What I Saw and Heard in Heaven..." Jennifer Eivaz, The Elijah List


June 25, 2019

"This is What I Saw and Heard in Heaven..."Jennifer Eivaz, Turlock, CA

From the Desk of Steve Shultz:

Steve ShultzJennifer Eivaz has to be one of my favorite people as well as an amazing prophetic voice to the Body of Christ.

I've almost NEVER seen anyone run with the vision God has for them like Jennifer. My wife and I are good friends with Jennifer and her husband Ron.

More and more in this season, God is asking us to tell the stories of Heaven and of Heaven on Earth, and ALSO where both Heaven and Earth MEET.

This is one such story. God is so good. Many, and I mean multiple thousands, are being caught up to Heaven where God wants to show them amazing things that they CAN TELL US NOW!

This story is brilliant. Enjoy it. And stay tuned to ELIJAH STREAMS at https://elijahstreams.com, where soon Jennifer Eivaz will be interviewing ME. Jennifer is my first "official" sub when that is needed on ELIJAH STREAMS! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

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"This is What I Saw and Heard in Heaven..."Jennifer Eivaz, Turlock, CA


My husband and I have two wonderful children, one boy and one girl. Our son, David, is a basketball enthusiast who is almost ready to start driving and then our daughter, Christiana, is quite the creative and attends elementary school.

He is the God of the Impossible

Perhaps you didn't know that I'm physically unable to have children. Still, the Lord saw fit to show me both of my children in two separate visions well ahead of time. I saw their gender and heard their names as He prepared our home for a miracle. He really does know us in His heart before we are born, and He knew my children before they ever came into being (Jer. 1:5). Despite my physical limitations, I still became pregnant and both children came just as He promised.

Surprisingly, I became pregnant a third time, but then lost the pregnancy through a miscarriage. I was devastated and experienced a deep grief that gnawed at me for years.
As I initially prayed through the problem, Jesus gave me a clear vision shortly after the miscarriage. I found myself in Heaven standing before Him. He opened His hand and I saw our miscarried child being carried so carefully in the palm of His hand. This experience didn't take away the pain, but it helped me to know that she wasn't gone forever. She may have died on Earth, but she was alive in Christ and I will see her someday.

A Glimpse Inside Heaven

This last year, I was taken to Heaven again. (By the way, these visions can seem so real that it's hard to say if it's really a vision or not. Still, everything must be in congruence with the Bible and so I will carefully point to the Scriptures as I describe what happened.)
While in Heaven, I saw a beautifully-dressed young girl and she was playing with a group of other children. I knew in my heart that she was my daughter whom I had miscarried on Earth. She also appeared to be around the age she would have been if she had lived.

When she saw me, she excitedly grabbed my hand and took me to see the flowers growing nearby in a field. To my amazement, the flowers began to speak to me in a very soft, sing-song type of voice. I couldn't make out what they were saying/singing, but the Bible does say that all creation speaks and this was a fascinating example of that (Rom. 1:20).

Then I looked on the horizon and saw the mountains. They were moving back and forth, but here it was a gentle movement and not a violent one. Again, the Bible says that mountains shift and move in His presence and at the sound of His voice (Ps. 97:5; Mark 11:23-24).

Finally, my daughter spoke to me and said, "I can't wait to hear you tell me the stories that I've already read about." I knew what she was referring to. I had read in Psalm 139:16 about the book that God wrote about our individual lives before we ever got here.

Apparently, she had read my book, and at this point I sort of lost myself. I asked her, "Do you want me to just come over now?" She replied, "No. You're not finished yet." And then the vision ended.

Now I want to assure you that this was not some kind of necromancy. I didn't conjure this up or even expect it. I was clearly in Heaven and saw many children who had died on Earth, but were alive in Christ. That's important to clarify because some might try in their grief to contact the dead and that is Scripturally off limits. I believe Jesus allowed this heavenly encounter at a key time in my life so I could finally resolve the grief I still felt and be encouraged to finish my race because I'm not finished yet. And either are you. 

You are not finished yet. You need to finish.

Are you stuck in disappointment? Has something or someone died, and are you still stuck in grief, not wanting to move forward? I want to encourage you that you can move on now and fully respond to the upward call of God in your life. The Holy Spirit is here and fully willing to help you.

Your Calling Began in Eternity

Your calling in God began in eternity and your calling will have an eternal impact. This can explain why all of Heaven is waiting for you to finish. There will be those in Heaven who've read your book and are waiting upon you to finish. I also believe that you too will be asked to "tell them the stories that they've already read about you."
Be encouraged today. I am praying for you.

Jennifer Eivaz, Executive Pastor
Harvest Christian Center, Turlock, CA

Jennifer Eivaz is the bestselling author of both The Intercessors Handbook and the newly released Seeing the Supernatural. She is also a featured writer for several online publications including the Elijah List and Charisma Magazine. Jennifer is a vibrant minister and conference speaker who carries the wisdom and fire of the Holy Spirit. She is passionate to equip the Body of Christ for effectual prayer, to hear the voice of God accurately, and to experience genuine encounters with His glory. 

Jennifer is the founder of Harvest Ministries International and Executive Pastor with Harvest Christian Center in Turlock, California. Jennifer is married to HCC's Senior Pastor Ron Eivaz, and they have two wonderful children.


While Iran, US Go Head-to-Head, Iranians Are Turning Their Hearts to Jesus - CBN News Chris Mitchell

While Iran, US Go Head-to-Head, Iranians Are Turning Their Hearts to Jesus
06-26-2019
CBN News Chris Mitchell
It may surprise you that the fastest growing church in the world is in Iran.  Yet that’s the assessment of those who have seen and heard the remarkable story of millions turning away from Shiite Islam and turning toward Jesus Christ. 
The image Iran presents to the world is large demonstrations with shouts of ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel’. 
Those who have seen Iran from the inside, however, paint a very different picture.
“You can’t believe the images on TV.  Because for example, all the protests you see on the streets, those are mostly contrived.  They’re young people on the streets and they’ve told us if we don’t go to the streets, we won’t get our grades so we’re forced to go and protest,” one Iranian church worker said.
He spoke to CBN News on condition of anonymity.
He says there are two Irans.  The one you see on the news and the other hidden from the world.   
 “I would say there’s a 10 percent Iran and a 90 percent Iran.  Ten percent control the country in a more oppressive manner, hardline, religious manner and then the majority of the people, 90 percent of the people love America.  They don’t hate Americans.  I think that’s the message that Americans need to hear.  They tell us all the time, we don’t hate Americans, we love America.” 
He wants Americans to know that forty years after Iran’s Islamic revolution, there’s another spiritual revolution underway. 
“Awaken to the truth that we live in a time that’s very special.  More people have come to faith in Iran in the forty years than in the previous 1400 years.  So, there’s a once, not only in a lifetime, but in history where we have a moment where Iranians are coming to faith at such a rapid rate.”
Frontiers Alliance International (FAI) is producing a documentary called Sheep Among Wolves to introduce the Iranian church to Christians worldwide. 
“What’s taking place in Iran right now is spectacular,” says FAI founder and director Dalton Thomas.  “It’s the fastest growing church in the world that owns no buildings, has no 501c3’s, that owns no property, that has no bank accounts; that has no centralized leadership; that has no denominational leaning and yet it’s multiplying like crazy … What the Lord is doing there is staggering.” 
The evangelism results in intense persecution that Thomas says leads Iranian believers to seek prayer but not in a way you may think. 
“Typically, the way we pray is we expect that they want us to pray for the persecution to end and they say, no, no, don’t do that.  Persecution is growing the church.  When the persecution stops, the growth stops.  What we want is the Gospel to spread far and wide and deep in Iran.”
With Iran and the use on the brink of war, Thomas says it’s important to see what’s happening behind the Iranian veil. 
“When Muslims from Iran come in contact with the Man from Nazareth, something beautiful happens.  And when they realize that they have been bought and saved and purchased with Jewish blood; prophesized by Jewish prophets in a Jewish Bible something crazy happens; something beautiful happens and that’s what we’re seeing take place in Iran.” 
Thomas believes one day the world may wake up to find Iran’s church growth in the 21stcentury rivaling that in China and Korea in the last century. 

Grammy Nominee Leads Crowd of Young Adults in Pure Worship -Tauren Wells

Tauren Wells

Grammy Nominee Leads Crowd of Young Adults in Pure Worship Charisma News
4:00PM 6/26/2019  Charisma News
Tauren Wells recently led a crowd of young adults in a live worship performance of "Great Are You Lord." Wells performed last week at the 2019 Hope & Life Conference at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.
During the middle of the set, Wells pulled out a Bible and read from Psalm 150. He then exhorted the youth assembled: "You may not be holding a guitar, you may not be holding a drum, but if you inhale and you exhale, you realize you have the instrument that you need. Because the Scripture says let everything that has breath—let everything that has breath—praise ye the Lord!"
Wells has been nominated for five Grammy awards and won four Dove Awards, including for Best New Artist. He was featured in the January 2019 issue of Charisma as one of the nine Spirit-filled voices you need to know in 2019.

Watch here: Tauren Wells



Wednesday, June 26, 2019

SHE IS NOW THE BIG 6-0!!!! (through the years...) - Laura Jean Unzicker Martin!


Let's go through the years a bit...

SHE IS NOW THE BIG 6-0!!!! 
Laura Jean Unzicker Martin!

June 28, 2019


Mother Lorraine Unzicker
Thanks for raising my wife, you and Otto!


Father - Otto Unzicker
- with our daughter Hannah 
in Fort Lauderdale, FL 1988

Laurie and sister Judy

Her father Otto - quite the painter
(His painting, "Bethlehem Bell")

Laurie, sister Judy, mother Lorraine, sister Linda

Married me! I had to wait until she turned 18.

Firstborn son Josh - born on her 19th birthday!

Worship team singer in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. around 1989



1988 with Derek Prince in Ft. Lauderdale, FL - ministry Christmas dinner

Laurie and 2nd born Ben! Follow the yellow brick road. 2017

Leading worship - 2011 at Antioch International Church (Jesse Enns on guitar)

Oldest daughter Hannah, Laurie, and youngest grandson Levi - 2018

Youngest daughter Christen and mom

Wedding day for daughter Christen

Mom with husband and daughters

Laurie with her Mom, husband and 3 of the 4 kids at Billy Graham Library
in Charlotte, NC

Jerusalem, Israel in May 2017 (Love the sunglasses!)

Sisters and spouses in hometown Peru, IL at childhood home

Mom with husband and kids - June 2018  
Pineville, North Carolina

...and the family has grown. June 2018

Jerusalem, Israel - May 2019

A bit sassy I'd say! Wedding day Oct. 8, 1977, Peru, IL.

Dancing to the music - daughter Hannah's wedding. Oct. 2014

Mom and daughter - Lorraine Unzicker and Laurie - Oct. 2014
  




Martin family June 2019
(She had her swimming suit on so kind of hidden...)


Happy 60th my love!
Steve

Faith Like Superman - Pastor Jesse Enns, Antioch International Church


Faith Like Superman - Pastor Jesse Enns
Antioch International Church
Fort Mill, SC
Streamed live on Jun 23, 2019

https://www.antiochinternationalchurc... To see the supernatural power of the Lord released , one must be Desperate, have Determination and Devotion.

Franklin Graham Takes Aim at Madonna's Claim that Jesus Christ Approves of Abortion - CBN News Andrea Morris

Franklin Graham Takes Aim at Madonna's Claim that Jesus Christ Approves of Abortion
06-25-2019
CBN News Andrea Morris
Evangelist Franklin Graham is confronting the so-called 'Queen of Pop' Madonna for saying that Jesus would approve of abortions.
Madonna, who grew up Catholic, wants to meet with Pope Francis to convince him that Jesus would support abortion rights for women.
But Franklin Graham says that's absurd.
"Madonna says that the Author of Life, Jesus Christ, would approve of the destruction of life through abortion. That's absurd! I'm sorry that Madonna and others who believe the way she does are so misled," he said. 
"They must not understand that one day God will hold them accountable. To stand before a Holy God with the blood of the unborn on your hands is a frightening thought," Graham said.
The 60-year-old Madonna, who is famous for her risqué behavior and her progressive beliefs, made her comments in an interview with Australian talk show host Andrew Denton to promote her new album.
The discussion turned toward abortion and a woman's reproductive rights. Madonna said she would like to sit down with the Pope and expand on Jesus' "point of view about women."
"Don't you think Jesus would agree that a woman has the right to choose what to do with her body," she said.
The Media Research Center's Newsbuster's site provides a video link to her comments:
Madonna has a history of outraging the Christian community with sacrilegious comments and behavior, such as her 1980's video 'Like a Prayer' which the Vatican viewed as a mockery of the faith.
Songs from her previous "Rebel Heart Tour" were forbidden in some places from being performed for being "religiously insensitive".
Madonna also used the interview to promote women's rights, but raised more eyebrows by encouraging prostitution.
 "You could be a head of state and you could be a prostitute and both of them have something to admire," she said.
"There's an art to all of those things and one job isn't better than another and all women that do all of these things should be applauded and respected and admired and if that's what they choose to do," she concluded.
But Franklin Graham says Madonna's morality won't cut it with God. "Our only hope is to repent of our sins and put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, our Creator and the giver of life."