First Assembly of God

Come and be with us for an exciting day with ‘BUD WICKER’ in the Presence of our
Lord Jesus Christ. Who knows what God will do?  Because He loves people so much, He will meet them at the point of their need.

Will he heal the sick? Why not come and find out for yourself.
Are you a backslider who has felt like you have offended God so deeply that He would never take you back?  THINK AGAIN. God is restoring those who come back to Him with repentant hearts, and a desire to walk with Him once again.

Do you have any idea how much God loves you?  Come and find out for yourself.
Are you hungry for the presence and glory of God to manifest and flow down over you?

None of us know just how much He will do for us, but I can tell you if you come with
an open heart and faith even the size of a mustard seed, you will go home blessed.

Jesus said, - “If you can believe, all things are possible to him that believes.” Trust in God, and lay hold of His bright promises, and you will not be disappointed.
Sun Morning Service (Feb. 28) will begin at 10:45 am and an evening service will begin at 6:00 pm.

Expecting to see you;
Pastor Ray Leonard

Read this Scripture which is a strong warning against not believing the Word.
“….But the message was not mixed with faith (that is, with the leaning of the entire personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom and goodness,
by those who heard it; neither were they united in faith with (Joshua and Caleb) the ones who heard (did believe). Hebrews 4:2 AMP

The Holy Spirit hovers over all of God’s children, waiting for us to speak our heavenly Father’s Word. When we do, the Holy Spirit can release His power to perform and prosper us in the thing where we have sent His Word. This applies to finances, family problems, and all other areas of life. However, when we send forth the Word, we must believe that God is a rewarder of those who seek Him in prayer and that He will answer. Otherwise, the Word is of no effect. Speak the Word with full faith and confidence and see how powerful God’s Word is, and see wonderful answers to your prayers that will bring great glory to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Scripture Handbook for Business & Finances / Don and Kay Lasley).

From the Pastor’s pen;
Ray Leonard.

Dorothy was excited and scared the first Sunday morning she ministered with her “Care Team.” She told me, “Ken, I’m here, but I don’t know what to do or say, and I’m scared!” I remembered passing a woman sitting alone, so I pointed her out and said, “Dorothy, why don’t you go talk to her?”
“What would I say?” Dorothy whispered. I gave her what I call “The Three Miracle Working Questions.” I told her to say, “Hi, my name is Dorothy. What’s your name?” How long have you been coming here?” and “Is there anything I can pray about with you?” Dorothy smiled and said, “I can do that!”

She went over to the visitor and said, “Hi, my name is Dorothy. What’s your name?” The lady answered, “My name is Claudia.” Dorothy smiled and asked,”Well, Claudia, how long have you been coming here?” Claudia answered, “I’ve been coming about four weeks.” Then Dorothy asked, “Claudia, has anyone talked to you in the four weeks you’ve been coming here?” No, no one has talked to me since I stared attending here.” Claudia had told herself, “If no one talks to me this Sunday, I’m not coming back.” God had arranged a divine appointment for her with Dorothy.

Then Dorothy asked the miracle-working question, “Claudia, is there anything I can pray about with you?” Claudia began to cry, and she said, “My husband is institutionalizd with drug dependency, he wants a divorce; and my son is in satan worship.” Dorothy took Claudia’s hands and prayed with her, sharing the pain, the tears and the power of God with her. At the end of the service, Claudia went forward to receive Jesus as her Lord.

Three months later, Claudia walked down the aisle with her husband when he received salvation; and three months after that, I prayed with her son. Why don’t you declare this confession of faith: “My Availability Gives God Opportunity to Do a Miracle Through Me.” (“You Are A Miracle Waiting to Happen / Ken Houts)

From the pastor’s pen
Ray Leonard

Let’s begin by defining the word ‘faithful’. Faithful is being loyal to an idea, a promise, an organization, a friend, a spouse, or God. Paul tells us in 2 Tim 2:2 “and the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others.” Only a faithful person can be trusted. If you give your word to someone and they can count on it, and you keep it, you have proven yourself to be trustworthy. If you break your promise you have proven to be untrustworthy. God is keeping track of how well you keep your word. If you have not been keeping your promises repent deeply before God, and let your life shine with the difference. There’s so many things God expects us to be faithful in. Let’s enumerate a few of them.

1…loving everyone, including our enemies.
2…praying for God’s will, and praying for God’s kingdom to advance and grow.
3…praying for the strength, and spiritual maturity of your brothers and sisters in Christ.
4…praying for lost souls, and backsliders to come back to Jesus.
5…paying our tithes and giving our offerings.
6…helping a brother or sister in need.
7…helping a lost person find Christ.
8…showing the love of Jesus to the unsaved in practical ways.
9…obeying God’s Word in everything.
10..repenting daily, if necessary, of every sin and offense to God.

From the Pastor’s pen;
Ray Leonard

Every time you read the Word, you make a choice. Either you will continue to love rebellion and walk after the flesh and the ways of Satan, or you will come to the light (obedience) and love the Lord and the ways of God and be perfected in holiness. If you have a stubborn heart, you will shrink back from the Word of God and choose to continue to live in fleshly rebellion.

It is only through the Word showing us the motives of our hearts that we are ever able to turn from sin and walk in righteousness. It is only as the Word divides spirit from soul and flesh that we learn to hear the Holy Spirit speak to us. We can then turn aside from fleshly religion to walk before the Lord in holiness and purity, putting to death all the deeds of the flesh: “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts (of the flesh) which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your behavior; because it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy’” (IPet. 1:14-16.)   ‘The Great Falling Away Today’ / Milton Green

From the Pastor’s pen;  Ray Leonard

Lorretta Blasingame suffered two heart attacks and died in the doctor’s office. He pronounced her dead. When I died I saw myself coming out of my body and going up through the clouds and the next thing I saw was two beautiful gates open up and I entered heaven. Then I saw Jesus standing with out strectched arms for me to come to Him.
He gave me a lot of instructions and told me – that more people would miss heaven because of not having love one toward another – than any other sin on earth.

He said He would let me see heaven, and my mansion. I saw my baby brother, and my grandmother. He told me many people have ministries and every ministry is important.
He said, “Some ministries are called just to bring in a few people – but I have called you to bring in the multitudes into the kingdom, and pray for the people that the doctors can’t help.

I asked if I could put my head on His bosom – He smiled and put his hand on his chest, and said, “I’m sending you back to earth. Bring the multitudes and masses into the kingdom. I want you to bring them from hell into heaven, and then you can put your head on my bosom anytime you want to. (Loretta’s book, “Is There Anybody Up There”?)

From the Pastor’s pen;
Ray Leonard

Are you in a place in your life that is absolutely unbearable? Are you continually unhappy, angry, and depressed? You have prayed and prayed about it but still nothing changes. If so here is the answer. You need a change of attitude. You need the manifestation of the ‘fruit of the Spirit’ in your life. This fruit belongs to the Holy Spirit.
You cannot change your attitude no matter how hard you try if you don’t ask God for the fruit of His Spirit. You cannot produce joy or peace in your life no matter how hard you try. Your job is simply to make yourself available for the Lord to produce His fruit in your life. You need to pray like this. Lord here is my whole heart and my whole mind.
I ask you to completely change my attitude and produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit within me. Thank you Lord for answering my prayer in Jesus name, amen.

You may need to pray this prayer more than once, perhaps once a day or more, but God will answer it if you asked sincerely by faith. The more of the Holy Spirit we have in our lives the more fruit of the Spirit we will have, but even so, we must cooperate with the Spirit and not hinder Him if it is to work.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, against such there is no law” (Gal 5:22-23). {Material taken from’Harvest Warrior’s Newsletter / “The Fruit of the Holy Spirit.”)

From the Pastor’s Pen
Ray Leonard

Saying thank you takes such little effort yet pays such great rewards.
As I sit on the platform looking out on the congregation I see a diverse people that touches my heart. I am your pastor and I cannot help but appreciate you. You’re so faithful to come to the House of God because you love God so very much. Every so
often I (do what Jesus said to His disciples to do), I watch and pray during the worship service and see one with hands raised to the Lord with tears streaming down their face. Another is rejoicing and magnifying their Savior. Someone else is lost in His presence as though caught up into heavenly places, and all of us are blessed and refreshed by the God from whom all blessings flow.

I want to say thank you for loving God, and caring for each and every brother and sister in the Lord, and praying for them helping to lift their heavy burdens. Thank you for loving your pastor and wife and praying for us daily. How can I help but appreciate such a wonderful congregation which makes praying for you a pleasure and privilege. Above and beyond all of this, God Himself appreciates your expressions of love for one another which also, is absolute proof of your love to your heavenly Father (I John 4:16).

From the pastors pen;
Ray Leonard

The Lord is searching for those willing to carry the torch. He wants those without compromise who will exalt His name and let His light shine. He is looking for those willing to run with the vision of the gospel of the Kingdom. He yearns for those who will yield to Him and accept the grace that awaits anyone who says, “Yes.”

Who is called to this company? Anyone who is willing; you are called and I am called. Right now, the harvest is waiting to be plucked. Jesus said “Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest?’ I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest” (John 4:35). A key phrase in this passage is “open your eyes and look at the fields.” If you look for lost souls, you will find them. (“Light Belongs In The Darkness” / book by Patricia King)

From the Pastor’s Pen;
Ray Leonard

“For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry” (Heb 10:37).
Yes, Jesus is coming back to catch away His waiting bride before too long. But hear what I have to say. I believe God is about to manifest Himself to this world in the most awesome display of power ever seen, heard, or experienced since the beginning of time.
God loves people. He loves saved people, lost people, backslidden people, hurting people, and addicted people. The Church at large is not ready for Christ’s return. The bride has been unfaithful to her true lover, and bridegroom. The church is living in sin and is not taking seriously the commands of God and has drifted far away from Him.

God loves His Church, and is about to manifest Himself to her in power never before experienced. He is going to shake her from her deep and deadly slumber. All who awaken will then soon be caught up in the air to meet the Lord in clouds of glory. The bride must repent of many sins before Jesus can, and will rapture her. Sin cannot enter heaven, and Jesus is calling His backslidden Church to return to Himself in love, and great grace.
Many will return with everlasting joy upon their heads, while some will justify their sins,
be lost and sink into every-lasting shame and contempt.

God is going to shake the very foundations of this earth and manifest His presence and power in such awesome ways to sinners, that many will be stunned by His mercy, healings, deliverances, and everlasting concern for their lives, as well as their souls.
These things are about to happen, and they are going to happen much sooner than we think.

From the Pastor’s pen;
Ray Leonard