The Seven Thunders

 Fisher of Men...
Apr 14, 2004

The Seven Letters....

Time is short... It's time for truth!

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Fisher of Men...

While working at home one day, I noticed the absence of the sweet small voice of my three year old son within the confines and safety of our home... My wife was out and I was his sole caregiver for the moment. I scurried about the house looking for his likeness in the rooms about, but nowhere did I see but a glimpse of him. He was gone! Sheesh!

Panic was soon making my heart beat rapidly in worry and in fright. All who have had a child missing know the effect, the fear I speak of. I ran to the front, I ran to the back, upstairs, downstairs, all about... Finally, I peered out the window only to see my young son standing in the middle of the road, fishing rod in hand! He was peering inquisitively at a round iron sewer cap in the middle of the street.

"Oh My God"... he was fishing! Fishing through the little hole he found in the side of those steel seals. My first thought was of a frightened father watching his young son in the path of oncoming traffic. My second thought was, "I wonder if he's using worms'....

Man... the moment was scary and funny all at once!

I actually hesitated for a second, to decide whether to grab my video-camera as I raced down the stairs and out the front door.

After glancing up and down the street seeing there were no approaching cars, I walked up and watched (an image for your imagination) my little blond son in shorts and sandals standing over the sewer cap attentively looking down his line, to and through the small hole in the sewer cap... he was intensely transfixed on the task as I spoke...
 

"Hi Lucas whatch' ya doin?"

"Hi Dad ... I'm fishin'.."

"Oh!" I said ... "How do you know there's fish down there?"

"I 'hearded' water through that hole there..." as he pointed.

"Oh I see ... (pause) ... how you gonna get the fish out through that little hole there?"

(pause) ... as he thought ... "mmmmmm ... I don't know ... Will you help me dad?"

" Sure I said ... I certainly will son ... your father will always help you! "

" Thanks Dad."

We didn't catch many fish that particular day, but we had a nice chat about how dangerous it was to fish in the middle of the road. However, to my son, the mere possibility of catching a fish was far more important than the worry of landing a bumper on his butt.

I so wanted him to catch a fish, to make him glad.

But, thank God he didn't. I wouldn't have any idea how to get it out of that small hole! ;o))

I wished for my wife to be there to see him in his hope, to catch the moment. I wished I had my camera. It was a rare moment in time. A joyous, but passing time.

Just as my son tried to catch a fish that day, we as Christians should be trying to bring in a catch for our Lord Jesus, not to worry about how we are going to pull them out of the sewer, but rather on how we can throw them a line only to let the Father worry about how to get them out ... the storms are soon to come and many will be washed away in the sewer of this world, if we as Sons and Daughters of Christ don't cast our nets. His wish is for all to be saved.

" 'I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters', says the Lord Almighty." As His Sons and Daughters we must ask Him : "Dad can you help me" ?

We can do nothing without Him as our rod, lifeline and bait, with full knowledge of his mercy and power to get the saved out of the sewer of secular thought!

This is a true story I like to reflect on when thinking about times past, and reminds me of the parable in the bible when Christ called on His disciples /all Christians, to become fishers of men. It reminded me of how our Father in heaven is always looking out for us and is willing to help us and how he calls us to become 'fishers of men', savers of souls, pulling up the lost souls through the only opening to salvation in Christ...

Remember while fishing, the apostles had little luck until Jesus came and called them to try again, to cast their nets on the other side of the boat, bringing in an awesome load which almost sank their craft. God is calling all Christians to cast their nets now, to bring in a heavy load before the seasons change. Many feel the task is too great, not understanding that His Love as a lure, His spirit as guidance, will conquer all our doubts and fears. He is indeed the finisher of our fishing efforts.

Scripture: John 15:1 & 4b
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me" KJVFriends... often I try to cast a net on my own, only to find the fish are few. Only His help and hope with His telling spirit can we be assured all things are possible... Only working together in One spirit to bring in the net/harvest can we accomplish this important task - Trusting in Him for our bounty and bait.

I, for one, realize the task of bringing in the catch is sometimes like pulling fish through an impossibly small hole or pushing a camel through the eye of a needle. Hence we tend to draw in our lines... forgetting anything can be accomplished with trust and His love in our hearts.

I realize I may become annoying at times in my persistence in asking you all to send these letters on in hope of bringing in one soul to life; to cast a line in the waters, sometimes I feel I'm wasting worms in the waters of the world, but I tell you in truth my friends, in Christ... if we can save but one soul, if we can bring one fish out of the sewer of Satan's swamp, then we have caught a real trophy for Christ's Kingdom, a trophy worth more than all the treasure in the world... Think about this as you watch the school of friends around you about to be swallowed up by Satan, the shark swimming in the sewer looking for all he can destroy and swallow.

Cast a line - plant His seed with a simple smile, a gesture of kindness, an act of love and the fish will follow.

I do not mean to say "listen to me". I am but a servant. Rather, I mean for you to follow His lead and obey His Word. The few alone can not reach all - and that is what we have to do... reach all... like the movie "Pay it Forward" we must return/revive Gods gift back to his children... together we can change the world... together we can reach the un-saved, we can do our part in spreading the Good News...

You MUST BE BORN AGAIN. You must ask for God's forgiveness. You must confess Him publicly. Whenever Jesus called someone, He did it publicly.

He said in Mt 10:32 -WHOSOEVER THEREFORE SHALL CONFESS ME BEFORE MEN, HIM WILL I CONFESS ALSO BEFORE MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN.

As it is also written, BE READY ALWAYS TO GIVE AN ANSWER TO EVERY MAN THAT ASKETH YOU A REASON OF THE HOPE THAT IS IN YOU WITH MEEKNESS AND FEAR-1 Pe 3:15.

GO YE THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST: TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER I HAVE COMMANDED YOU: AND, LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD. AMEN-Mt 28:19,20.
 

It is our holy duty as believers in Christ ... He wants to save us all... Love your fellow man, save his/her soul, throw the life line... It's all about His Love! Praise Jesus the Fisher of Men!

I mean to offend no one in calling the Lost "fish" I hope you know... I only wish we could all comprehend the need for speed in getting our job done, in coming together in unity and purpose, casting our net together in unity and purpose to bring in the lost.

Unfortunately many Christians don't feel the need to fish for souls, not realizing salvation is only the beginning of our journey, our walk and not the end all. Is it not our obligation and duty in obedience, to follow in the path of Christ to reach out to the lost souls in the world?

Jesus tells us, HE THAT IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME... WHOSOEVER THEREFORE WILL BE A FRIEND OF THE WORLD IS THE ENEMY OF GOD.
 

Many believers feel they are unqualified for 'fishing' nor have the right 'bait' to bring in a catch for His church, forgetting His promise and call to all, that He is at our side ready to help us. Just as I stood beside my son that fateful day fishing on the street, the Father promises His all in bringing in the catch. Faith in Christ our Lord is the only tackle we need in bringing in the lost in the Last days.

You see, these are prophetic days, days when scriptures are being fulfilled before our eyes. The world as we know it is changing rapidly, and it will probably get worse and more helpless before Christ returns. In other words, when the storm hits many fish will be lost in the flood of deception and destruction in the sewer we call home. Likewise, when God is shaking all things that can be shaken, we must press into His kingdom and walk in the unshakable fullness of His Presence.

Friends... When we have the Father through Christ at our side; our rods will bend over with the load of saved souls, we only have to drop a line, to cast a net in His name. Only with Him can we bring in the harvest, only through Christ can we cast our nets into the deep waters of this world - and we must.
 
 

(Luke 12:8) "I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God".

(Luke 12:9) "But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God".
 

Folks... Never hesitate or pass up an opportunity to drop a line for the Lord... not only for their soul but also for yours. LOVE HAS A GREAT POWER!! and a sincere smile can do miracles!!

I believe our time to be fishers of men may be coming to a sunset in time for any chance of redemption for the lost and God is mercifully calling us again to cast our nets. The storm to come is not meant only to punish the ungodly, but also to wake us out of our stupor. A lukewarm fish is one that got away and many in the churches are slipping through the nets... ...<°}}}}><
 
 

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Jesus Is About To Step Into Some Unusual Boats

Apr 11, 2004

By Jim Goll
Web: www.jimgoll.com
 

1.Watch Out! Jesus Is About to Step into Some Unusual Boats!

When ministering at the Healing Rooms Prophetic Conference in Spokane, WA, this past week, I kept getting nudged on the theme that Jesus was going to go from the "In - House to the Out-House" in order to reach people. Jesus is about to step into some unusual boats to meet people where they dwell! After giving the opening message, a testimony proceeded the following day from a lady who had previously been healed of HIV. She is taking "church" to the Rainbow Bar in Spokane, WA, with great favor! A local h otel is paying for a brunch, and a radical team of believers is inviting the area prostitutes, homeless and others to experience the Love of God on Easter Morning! Outrageous! The Holy Spirit is moving us to the "Out House" (out reach).

This testimony really impacted me. I realized the Holy Spirit was saying something. In the Jesus People Movement, Jesus stepped outside of the "normal churchese box" of that time. He used beaches, parks, coffee and tea shops of all things! He just showed up in unusual places. Today a radical remnant of people are arising who are inviting Jesus into their little boats, and He is showing up!

This is not to say that Jesus is leaving all the great congregations that already exist! It just means that He is going to also use some additional tools to reach out beyond some of our comfort zones and once again stretch us a bit! Watch out, Church! Watch out, World! Jesus is about to step into some unusual boats in order to catch some fish. He is fishing in the market place and among the poor and destitute in this hour. He is fishing for both the "up and outer and the down and under"! Jesus has fishi ng on His mind!

2. Jesus Has Fishing On His Mind - A Look At Luke 5:1-11

Now it came about that while the multitude were pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them, and were washing their nets. And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the multitudes from the boat.

And when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered and said, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but at Your bidding I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish; and their nets began to break; and they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink. B ut when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!" For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not fear. From now on you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.

3. What Happens When Jesus Steps into a Boat

· You must go to the "river" (today's terms) to find Jesus. · Jesus is looking for a boat to get into. · Jesus gets in a boat that He chooses. · The test of jealousy awaits the other boats that also have been waiting. · Jesus has something to say when He gets into the boat. · He calls you to acts of radical obedience. · Jesus will ask you to do something that you don't think you can do. · When He moves inside that boat He speaks humility and change. · The sup ernatural activity of the Holy Spirit is activated and the impossible occurs. · It will take covenant partners to be able to accomplish the full task. · It will cost you your history, your boat, your future, your life, your everything - when Jesus truly steps into your boat!

4. The Importance of Networks - A Prophetic Perspective

Yes, Jesus is going fishing again, and He has boats that He wants to use. The boats represent congregations, house churches, ministries and everyday believers who will partner together for the Harvest. But a "net that worked" was the tool which was lowered into the waters in order to haul the catch of fish into the boats. Once again, the Holy Spirit is raising up fresh "networks" of gifted relationships that will work hard - even through the night.

Relationally-based apostolic networks will continue to arise with a fresh emphasis on the harvest and cross pollination. Some of the nets will need to be washed (cleansed) and renewed in order to be used in the next move though.

Notice that a net is made up of separate strands that are woven together in a cross over pattern. As we carry the cross of Jesus together, laying down out lives for one another, a harvest of souls so large will come forth that other vessels will be needed to contain all that is caught. Let the "nets that work" be released for the glory of the cross.

Remember - Jesus has fishing on His mind, and a "net that works" is a tool He will use this time to clean and preserve the great haul that is ready to come in. Get your nets ready folks - Jesus is about to step into some unusual boats this time around!

Blessings to each of you!

James W. Goll
Web: www.jimgoll.com
 

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A dying declaration is considered proof in a court of law. Why is this? When you are dying, it is the one time you don't lie. Christ's words as He was dying on the cross for your sins are evidence.

Jesus said, "FATHER FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO". -Lk 23:34.

Just before being hung on the cross that first Easter, He said He was the Son of God. -ref Mt 27:43; Mk 14:62.

His word also tells On the cross, Christ cried out, "It is finished." another translation would be "the debt is paid"! He was not speaking about His life, but about the plan that had been foreordained before the foundation of the world. Am I certain of this? Yes. [We have been] redeemed...with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world (1 Peter
1:18-20).

Imagine, this precious blood shed for your sins was planned for you before the world was formed. Seven hundred times the blood is mentioned as the only -- THE ONLY -- way of salvation. Believe it and receive the Christ who shed that pure blood for your transgressions.

Watch and pray, therefore, that you would be counted worthy to escape the judgment that is coming upon the earth and be able to stand before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:36).
 

"The flesh is weak and unable to meet the stringent demands preached by Christ. Therefore, one must become a new creature and a partaker of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:41). This experience alone makes one qualified to fulfill Gods standards. The partaker has been raised to "newness of life" and has God's own nature within to help him meet the holy ethics of Christ's sermon. Without this new birth experience, it is all a hopeless, helpless exercise in futility. One needs Christ to fulfill Christ's demands."

"Dear friend, you have now learned that a confident trust in the symbols of Christ's shed blood and an adherence to His teachings, though good, are not good enough to gain an eternity in heaven. It takes Jesus. That is why Acts 16:31 states, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. Substitute anything or anyone, good or bad, for Christ and it brings an eternity of doom and damnation. Trust in Christ's shed blood and resurrection today". Amen"
 
 

Joel 2:28-29, Acts 2:17-18 ... "And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy."

Yes, Jesus really is coming soon. Many Christians really believe this. Many others just give lip service to the idea. Some Christians don't really believe in the Second Coming of Christ at all. The way they live their lives often shows that they don't really expect it.

In fact, there has been a big decline in real, serious belief in the Second Coming among Christians in recent years. The goal of most Christians today is not being ready for the Second Coming. Their goal is having a better life in the here and now.

This attitude will cause 'the many' to lose their way...

My dear friends, remember ... There is but one truth .. It is not possible to have more than one truth... is this promise of God/Jesus not our most prized Gift to receive and to give... What gift could be more important to a person?

Jesus tells us..."It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

The Bible tells us, EXCEPT YE REPENT, YE SHALL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH. WHOSOEVER THEREFORE WILL BE A FRIEND OF THE WORLD IS THE ENEMY OF GOD. Jesus tells us, HE THAT IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME
 

Jesus promises that your godly sorrow, your repentant heart and your renewed love for him will lead you to life. So, pray to him right now: "Lord, give me a truly repentant heart. Take me back to who I was when I was first in love with you. Yet, this time take me farther, deeper in you, than I've ever been before!"

As you repent, God's Spirit will begin to produce in you a new revelation of the glory of Christ. And he'll make it known to everyone around you!

"Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, Like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes"

If you would like to become Born Again, Your prayer....

OH Heavenly Father Out of our smallness and sinful ways, we your most unworthy children lift ourselves up in prayer.

For we are burdened with the things of this man made world and seek the peace of Your love. We come to You Oh Father out of fear of this world and what it is becoming. We come to You as we have lost all hope in the things of men, as they have abandoned You and only seek their will, not Yours. Oh Father, we fear for our country and our children, and we come to You with abandonment and trust. Be our shield in these times Father, for without You the secure walls of our existence will quickly be breached by the evil one.

When we feel this way Father we soon realize how small we are and that we are Your scared little children. We quickly realize that You are our very essence Father and that we must fully abandon what we want and seek what You will. For in fear, we quickly realize as things fade into nothingness that You are our loving God, and that our greatest possession is Your love and Your Sons mercy.

Father, send down Your Spirit on this earth and awaken the hardest hearts, for the evil one prowls like a wolf and has devoured the hearts of many. With great hope we make this plea Oh Great and Loving God. Amen
 
 

REV 3:20-22 "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

I ask you all to stay on our list to keep us in contact, to keep us together in new developments and news, Join this Army of the Lord... enlist in His strengths and Glory.

I hope you can see the importance and urgency of these times; I pray we have done our job in building/sending this ministry His words to you... I hope you relies we can not reach all- and that is what we have to do... reach all... like the movie "pay it forward" we must return/revive Gods gift back to his children.. together can change the world... together we can reach the un-saved, we can do our part in spreading the Good News... Unity in His spirit drives us to walk together in Him to get this Job done!
 

We MUST BE BORN AGAIN. You must ask for God's forgiveness. You must confess Him publicly. Whenever Jesus called someone, He did it publicly.

He said in Mt 10:32 -WHOSOEVER THEREFORE SHALL CONFESS ME BEFORE MEN, HIM WILL I CONFESS ALSO BEFORE MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN. As it is also written, BE READY ALWAYS TO GIVE AN ANSWER TO EVERY MAN THAT ASKETH YOU A REASON OF THE HOPE THAT IS IN YOU WITH MEEKNESS AND FEAR-1 Pe 3:15.

GO YE THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST: TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER I HAVE COMMANDED YOU: AND, LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD. AMEN-Mt 28:19,20.
 

It is our holy duty as believers in Christ ... He wants to save us all... Love you fellow man, save his/her soul, throw the life line... I cannot reach these souls on my own... I have done my best, my part and now ask you- please- to send it on to spread the word to save your brother and save yourself... God tells us He loves us all and wishes we all go to his house; help me send this invitation of love from Him.

Don't hide you faith!... Get it out, show the light, don't place the lamp of the Lord/Gods light under a blanket... We must unite together as one and become a bright light to the world... to show our selves and to proclaim the truth to others... the revival is here, now... This is what God tells us.

When John the Baptist saw Christ upon the earth, he said in John 1:29, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Praise God, this was the Lamb sent from heaven who could take away that which was only temporarily covered through the blood of animals. On the cross, Christ cried out, "It is finished." He was not speaking about His life, but about the plan that had been foreordained before the foundation of the world. Am I certain of this? Yes. [We have been] redeemed...with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world (1 Peter
1:18-20).

We have proven what the Holy Spirit has to say about the times soon to come... God means for us to be ready and to not worry, we must seek this truth and be on watch for his redemptin draweth near... Many Christian have neglected this important part of his Word and it could be said the Bible was written for these times.

At this point, one final question remains, "What will you do with Jesus?"

You are a sinner. Christ shed His blood for your sin, and now you must receive Him. Remember the words to that old hymn, "What will you do with Jesus? Neutral you cannot be. Someday your heart will be asking, What will He do with me?" If you reject Him, I can give you the answer today. John 5:40: ...ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. Again, John 14:6:

No man cometh unto the Father. but by me. Revelation 20:15: And whosoever was not found written in the [Lamb's] book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Just Remember ...Love the Lord with all your heart and find His truth and all will be well... "Fear not".

God Bless you/everyone!

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Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it." JESUS CHRIST...
 
 

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