Unusal Happenings in Small Group

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

I was just struck with a sense of sadness/conviction at the title of this thread. It should never be unusual for the Lord to move in our midst with signs and wonders; not just in a church setting (home or otherwise). Wouldn't it be awesome if where ever we went people would feel the Spirit? This is not an indictment of anyone, except maybe myself.

Yes it should be the usual, I put it in there to draw attention to sometimes overlooked praise reports.

[Pressing-On]

Very awesome, Jeanie and Keith - although - it doesn't surprise me!!!

I'm proud of your ministry. You are great people!!!

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by keith4him

Yes it should be the usual, I put it in there to draw attention to sometimes overlooked praise reports.

I think is is a great report!!! I was very gald to read it!!! Thanks for posting it!!! I'm did not mean to slight you in the least. I guess the Lord is just working me over a bit.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by keith4him

Yes it should be the usual, I put it in there to draw attention to sometimes overlooked praise reports.

"Overlooked" happens a lot. So do miracles and outstanding answers to prayer. I think we take so much of what God does for us on an ongoing basis so much for granted.

The "extraordinary" has become ordinary to so many so often and God doesn't get the glory or praise He deserves really. We're so spoiled!

People just don't take the time to tell what God is doing. My husband could have been killed a couple weeks ago and it's a miracle he walked away from that accident totally unharmed - not even a scratch. That's a miracle!

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Felicity

"Overlooked" happens a lot. So do miracles and outstanding answers to prayer. I think we take so much of what God does for us on an ongoing basis so much for granted.

The "extraordinary" has become ordinary to so many so often and God doesn't get the glory or praise He deserves really. We're so spoiled!

People just don't take the time to tell what God is doing. My husband could have been killed a couple weeks ago and it's a miracle he walked away from that accident totally unharmed - not even a scratch. That's a miracle!

My pastor's 17 y/o daughter was completely healed of Crohn's disease two Sunday's ago. All she could eat before was plain turkey without having abdominal pain and the rest. She's been eating jalapenos and hot sauce since the healing and is doing fine. She stopped taking her medications the night she was healed as well.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

My pastor's 17 y/o daughter was completely healed of Crohn's disease two Sunday's ago. All she could eat before was plain turkey without having abdominal pain and the rest. She's been eating jalapenos and hot sauce since the healing and is doing fine. She stopped taking her medications the night she was healed as well.

That's wonderful! What a change for her. Crohn's is a horrible disease.

God has never stopped working miracles. We just take many things for granted or at least if not that then what He does for His children and the way He works in the world is met with a "ho hum" and not much is made of it usually.

An unthankful generation is what we are I'm afraid. IF there is a lack of miracles and healing and answer to prayer the way we'd like to see it it's probably partly due to the fact that we're so unthankful, yet God still answers prayer. He's an awesomely merciful, patient and loving God.

[Scott Hutchinson]

I'm so glad to hear about the work God is doing.

I too love to hear these great stories of the goodness and graciousness of our Lord. I've seen him do these things so many times before. It is always fresh to see it again and again.

Thanks for sharing....

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Theophilus

Praise the Lord!

Have you ever read The Coal Miner Preacher by James O. Russell?

Link

There are some good testimonies in there of some of what God did in the homes of the simple folks that lived in Kentucky back in the olden days whereof this book was written.

It is good to hear of and see so many, here and there, returning to the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus. Godspeed and carry on.

A good book about a man of God (even if he was a one-stepper and even if he did later join the UPC) and some of the miracles in his ministry

Originally Posted by Sam

even if he was a one-stepper

What's a "one-stepper"?