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Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls. 30 For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good—not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne. Matthew 11:29-30 AMP
Jesus offers rest for our souls, a yoke that is easy, and a burden that is light—if we will be prepared to take His yoke upon us and learn of Him. That means that we submit ourselves to His guidance, that we learn about Him and also come to know Him personally. We cannot experience the blessing of truly knowing Him unless we will humble ourselves to submit to Him, to His word and His Spirit.
For all these things My hand has made, and so all these things have come into being [by and for Me], says the Lord. But this is the man to whom I will look and have regard: he who is humble and of a broken or wounded spirit, and who trembles at My word and reveres My commands.
Isaiah 66:2 AMP
So get rid of all uncleanness and the rampant outgrowth of wickedness, and in a humble (gentle, modest) spirit receive and welcome the Word which implanted and rooted [in your hearts] contains the power to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth]. James 1:21-22 AMP
If we want to be successful in life, we must have a deep respect for the authority of God’s word in our lives; we must be teachable; we must acknowledge that we don’t know everything and that we have something to learn. We must believe that God is speaking to us personally and receive it as such. Being teachable requires that we also receive and even welcome discipline and correction with a good attitude. This requires humility, repentance, and a willingness to change. When you come to a place in your life that you think you’ve arrived and you know everything—you have just proved that you know absolutely nothing. Be open to learn something new every day that you live! Know, and always remember this: God will pay attention to the man who pays attention to Him and honors Him—the man who trembles at His word and reveres His commands—and is a doer of them!
He leads the humble in what is right, and the humble He teaches His way. Psalms 25:9 AMP
The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord brings instruction in Wisdom, and humility comes before honor. Proverbs 15:33 AMP
Haughtiness comes before disaster, but humility before honor. Proverbs 18:12 AMP
The humility to receive instruction brings wisdom and wisdom brings honor. Haughtiness and an un-teachable attitude will lead to disaster.
I warn and counsel the elders among you (the pastors and spiritual guides of the church) as a fellow elder and as an eyewitness [called to testify] of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a sharer in the glory (the honor and splendor) that is to be revealed (disclosed, unfolded): 2 Tend (nurture, guard, guide, and fold) the flock of God that is [your responsibility], not by coercion or constraint, but willingly; not dishonorably motivated by the advantages and profits [belonging to the office], but eagerly and cheerfully; 3 Not domineering [as arrogant, dictatorial, and overbearing persons] over those in your charge, but being examples (patterns and models of Christian living) to the flock (the congregation). 4 And [then] when the Chief Shepherd is revealed, you will win the conqueror’s crown of glory. 1 Peter 5:1-4 AMP
The Lord speaks to those who are called as teachers and leaders to have a humble attitude as they tend the flock that is their responsibility. They are not permitted to be domineering or manipulative or selfish, but must rather be a godly example to the congregation.
Likewise, you who are younger and of lesser rank, be subject to the elders (the ministers and spiritual guides of the church)—[giving them due respect and yielding to their counsel]. Clothe (apron) yourselves, all of you, with humility [as the garb of a servant, so that its covering cannot possibly be stripped from you, with freedom from pride and arrogance] toward one another. For God sets Himself against the proud (the insolent, the overbearing, the disdainful, the presumptuous, the boastful)—[and He opposes, frustrates, and defeats them], but gives grace (favor, blessing) to the humble. 6 Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you. 1 Peter 5:5-6 AMP
God requires that we all humble ourselves to respect and receive from those in authority over us. Many people have gone astray because they would not listen to the godly counsel of those who are older and wiser. It is foolishness for you to have a know-it-all, you-can’t-tell-me-anything attitude. You demonstrate wisdom in your own life, by your willingness to listen to and receive counsel.
Who is there among you who is wise and intelligent? Then let him by his noble living show forth his [good] works with the [unobtrusive] humility [which is the proper attribute] of true wisdom. James 3:13 AMP
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I was blessed in the area of provision. Holy Spirit expended me further, let me explain. When it came time for the offering; I ask God, where is the seed? You give seed to the sewer and all I was seeing was the lack of money. I continue to confess the word. “My god provides all my needs according to his riches in Glory by Christ Jesus. (Phi 4:10)”. Because I give, man shall give unto me, good measure, press down, sharing together and running over, shall man give on to my bosom (Luke 6:38), Thank you God that you give power to obtain wealth that he may establish his kingdom here on earth.
I came to the services hungry and thirsty expecting God to do supernatural things in me. Such as to set me free, that I may set other free. I would sit in the service with a very large appetite, very hungry for the things of God. God never lets me down and I left fully loaded, very satisfy. I was thinking that man of God preached that message and it was all for me and it was what I needed to hear.
The minister of God was teaching on the seed and he stated; if you don’t understand this parable then you can’t understand the bible.
Then another minister talked about the word of God. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God (John 1:1-5). In him was life and the life was the light, (Gen 1:3). Let there be light. God put his light – Glory all over the earth. This send my spirit exploding in the inside. Then he went into Gen 2:7 “and the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground”. God used the same dust of the ground that in the beginning he had called his light into existence over all the earth (dust of the ground) and placed his glory. This dirt, the substance was the material he made each of us. They call this a simple seed offering teaching! Man was made after God’s own image, out of the dirt of the ground and gave him dominion and authority. God relocated the garden of Eve inside of us, he gave us seeds. Then he shared that the soil suppose to be the ground to help the seed grow. Now I know is all inside of me. “Due 30:14” But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in the heart, that thou mayest do it”. I plan Gods promised in my Garden. The Bible is a book of seeds.
When it came time to make an offering I took the envelope and lay my hands on it and prayed. I asked God what he would like me to give. God gave me dollar amount, but in the natural is seemed impossible. Only God and only a miracle can I possibly give that amount. God was about to teach me some more. My mind told me I had no money, but husband reach over and gave me some money and I put it in the envelope. Then the minister told us to write on the envelope what you believe God for with for; with the seed that you’re offering. I felt a shame and embarrassed that my seed was so little. I heard the Lord tell me; write down what I told you as what you’re believing me for, so I did. Then I had to get over my pride and embarrassment and wrote my name on the envelope. As I did that the anointing of God increased so much more. I was already drunk crying and laughing; now I was also shaking. I was fully convinced that God had honored what I had believed him for.
Before this ministers conference I would not have done what God told me to do, because my mind set was “you want big things from God, then you give big”. God told me he look at the intent of my heard and increase my faith to believe him for it.
NO LIMITS, NO BOUNDERIES, I SEE INCREASE.
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I have never been in one of pastor Rodney’s camp meetings before so I had no idea what I was in for! It was an amazing experience! During this conference I learned what it means to serve! No matter how tired I got, no matter how many hours had been put in I choose to press in and do everything with excellence! God defiantly blessed me with all the wisdom and anointing imparted from all the ministers in attendance!
As I experienced an amazing time in the Lord surrounded by such anointing for a week straight, I was also faced with a great test! At my arrival here for school, I felt led to not work outside the ministry and trust in the Lord for my needs. To make a long story short, I worked for two weeks, knew I was in disobedience, quite my job and began to work full time at the church! During this conference my bank account was depleting and I began to freak out a little bit setting in the sanctuary after service crying out to the Lord praying for him to come through because my car payment was suppose to be coming out soon, I got a phone call and was informed someone put $5000 in my account! I went from -$206 to $5,000 in a split second! My faith, trust and confidence of who I am in the Lord was enlarged and I received blessing pressed down shaken together and running over!
God is so good and I will never be the same after this conference! My territory has for sure been enlarged!
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It is such an honor and a privilege to serve in the Outreach Department at the River Church. I am in my fourth month of interning in that department and it is so awesome to see what God is doing through it. Since July, we’ve gone from seven or eight different bible studies in different communities in Tampa to about twenty every week. God is increasing our influence in the Tampa area and people right on the streets, and their doorstep, on basketball courts- you name it people are coming to know the love and power of God because God is raising up people daily to become all that he wants them to be and to go and take initiative in advancing the kingdom of God.
We’ve seen supernatural blessing as well. No matter what kind of vision the Lord has given to you, you can know he will provide for your every need. We recently had a situation where we had an increase in team members and needed an extra computer to be able to work on. We prayed and believed God for it and days later not one but TWO computers were given to the outreach department and above just getting two computers, they were one of the best models out there! How faithful is God to provide for your every need. He’s moving mightily and we are hungry for more and more!
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Dear Pastor Rodney I watch you from Australia. Thank you for your zeal and love for God and His people ….. I watch you and i feel His presence.. I feel that i can have a hope that my marriage will be saved ….I pray that this time of the year will become a tipping point for you and your ministry that His manifest presence and glory follow you in every places you will go…That miracles and wonders and salvation will become every day fruit…That you will going to have favor and open doors you been only dream about…My the Lord open wide the portals of heaven and pour you out such a blessing in every area of your life that you will be so amazed by His goodness to you in Jesus name… Blessing and joy in Him
You have been praying with me to receive a job for several months. I received a job on Wednesday, December 30, 2009. My sister-in-law had lost touch and we were reconnected last week. I will be working with my sister-in-law who is an interior designer (a dream I’ve had for a long time). Thank you so much for standing with us. We love you.