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Soul winning is a life changing encounter. It not only changes your life because you are giving but it also changes many others who you give to. It is an action that is not about you. It is sharing the Gospel, and sharing the Life which is the Word of God. I really enjoy outreach and going to locations where we invite people to ride on the bus after we share the Gospel.

I also enjoyed going on the Great Awakening Tour where all day we would do nothing but share the Gospel. It is awesome to know an amazingly good God and be able to share Him with others who are crying out for His love everyday. People want to be loved. They want to be fulfilled and we have that Life inside of us that meets every single need. I love sharing the Gospel and seeing their countenance change. I have met so many people who were so thankful I spoke to them. There were some who cried because the love of God became real to them in their hearts.

God has healed people through the speaking of His Word. I met this lady in Montana living in some apartments. She said she had been in depression and I was an answer to her prayer. She recommitted her entire life back to God and then had to sit down after praying. She told me she had pain in her knees and so I prayed a simple prayer and prayed Is. 53:5. After I said “amen”, she jumped up and gave me a huge hug.

There was no more pain and she was crying with joy touched by Jesus. God touched her life. But all I had to do was obey and do what He has asked us all to do.

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Our Mission and focus in life as believers is to win souls and see people enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. The Bible Says in Proverbs, he who wins souls is wise. The River at Tampa Bay Church has been out on the streets being wise! To see people who have never even heard the name of Jesus, be presented with the very hope that will rock their worlds, is one of the most fulfilling and rewarding things in life.

The Bible also says, in Matthew 28 that we are to make disciples. One definition of disciple is to be a follower. It is so important to share the Good News, but also important to see them become disciples and to continue to follow Jesus. Salvation is more than just a prayer to pray. It is so cool to see the ones who have been changed and are being disciple going forth winning people to Jesus and raising up disciples as well. It has definitely made me look at people differently. People that I walk by, and come in contact with everyday are not just bodies.

They are souls who need the same hope and life that I have received. It would be selfish and stupid for me to keep it to myself. I had to realize that, yes, Jesus died for me, but He also died for everyone else as well. I question salvation if you don’t have a heart to see the kingdom of God populate every minute of the day, and every day of the year. It can be frightening, but the reward over powers fears. Your life and way of thinking will never be the same after encountering the love of Jesus flooding and unbeliever’s heart for the very first time. It’s MORE than worth it.

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Revival ministries international is not just another ministry! It is a place where you can come and find out how big god really is, and how much he wants to use you if you will let him. Since coming to the ministry I have been a part of the children’s ministry, security team, ushering, parking lot attendant, and Television production team. Along with the soul winning outreach which is held twice a day Monday through Friday it was easy to find a place where God could use me. Since coming in the fall of 2009 for my second year of bible school soul winning has been embedded into my mind and thinking!

Everywhere you look there is an opportunity for god to use you, just go to your local grocery store and as you’re shopping for food, shop for some people too! I remember one occasion when I went to a local Wal-Mart. It was late and I was ready to go home, but I just felt like I should talk to some people about the lord. Within twenty minutes I had talked to 4 people. Two received Christ as their savior, one I invited to church, and another dear lady was healed from a sprained ankle. God is so good! If we just offer our time to him he can do great things through us.

Another instance was when my friend and I went to north boulevard homes in downtown Tampa. Within an hour we had won fifty people to the Lord. On that day we were able to lead somewhere between thirty or so children to Lord! It’s amazing how quickly god can use you! Since being here at River Ministries international my life has changed dramatically on my outlook on people. Every person that I meet is an opportunity to lead to the Lord!

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This week of sitting under Pastor Adonica’s teaching has been life changing for me. I hadn’t realized the extent of myself hardening my heart to the Lord. I was open to receive and I recognized that I needed the Lord to deal with me. I am so thankful for that decision. She spoke about the heart of God in regards to how he feels about the condition of our heart and how he brings correction when your heart doest have the right attitude. I never realized until now, that its not about being in the ministry and creating a title for yourself, its about taking what God has given you, no matter how little it may seem, and giving it out to the person in front of you. You don’t have to wait until you’re in front of a congregation to share God’s love and his heart.

You should respect God so much that when his Holy Spirit comes to convict you and set you on the right path you instantly obey. Delayed obedience is disobedience. I always thought that God was a mean, strict, and uncompassionate God and that whenever I messed up he was waiting to pester me with “conviction”. But that is 100% not the heart of God. He loves and cares so much for me that the last thing he wants to do is bring judgment to me. He brings correction and discipline to my life for my benefit to protect me and to relieve me from a life that isn’t filled with his complete joy, peace, and love. He never condemns you or looks down on you, but gently straightens you out to show you places in your life that are the hindrances in growing in your relationship with him. If I allow the Lord to straighten out me out immediately, I will never harden my heart and wind up miles away from his perfect path for my life.

Gods discipline can only feel unending if you never surrender your full will to the father. Discipline will only work if you receive it. You have to make the choice personally to be reachable by God. Open your heart so that you can see his love more than his correction. The way you can do that is by understanding that he corrects the ones he loves, and through his correction he is showing you the love he has for you. Everything that God has for you is available- all you have to do is protect you heart from the world and keep it open towards the Lord.

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What I think is that all people should love one another and show compassion to each other. But we do not see that these days in time. We fighting against brothers and sister against sister and, all start when some persons get into other peoples affairs. We must keep our nose out of other people’s business. Before we speak we have to listen to our hearts to find out what to say to the person or keep our mouths shut. We need to learn to embrace one another and to say that powerful word (I love you.). Then after that let your heart do the talking, for the brain in your heart will come up with things to say and do. We just have to walk in the light that is within us. We must stop judging one another and love one another. When things go wrong we must seek the Lord and he will put in our heart how to fix the problem. But if still there is a problem is not fix. We need to go to the word and stand on it. When God tell us to do something we must obey Him immediately and do what he tells us to do. He is not going to lead us down the wrong path. When we walk in obedience and do what he tells us to do, we will see windows and doors open unto us. But we cannot allow the devil to come in through a door of disobedience and rebellion. We must stay in God’s presence at all times. To love God is to obey Him, and we know that He loves us and His desire is for us to go higher in Him. We should not fall into a trap when people offend us or talks bad about us. We just have to be like a duck and let these things role off our backs.