November 2009
Hello friends and family,
As we know, Jesus spoke to the religious and was very stern with them because they could predict the weather, but not the spiritual. In this day and hour, we need to walk with our spiritual eyes wide-open like never before! Jesus said in Matthew 24:12 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of many will grow cold.” He was referring to the signs of the end of the age. We are seeing this take place before our very eyes. We must not grow weary in this hour, but run harder than we ever have. Let us not take one day that God has given us for granted and may we live our lives with eternity stamped on our eyes.
The Bible tells us that since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. I believe that people like Elijah, Paul, Peter and Moses, even with the great exploits these mend of God did, would rather be a part of what we are about to possibly partake in – the end time harvest! In the midst of great darkness, we have a greater light.
We had a great trip to Houston, TX this past month. We trained and equipped New Song Fellowship for the harvest. There was a great move of God while we were there. I took a small team to the homosexual district of Houston. It was a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah. The whole community was under the influence of homosexuality. We prayed once again at the need for revival in our nation. I am encouraged that when the enemy comes in like a flood, my God WILL raise up a standard! As we partner together, we will see a great harvest. Our partnership together allows God’s light to shine in these dark places.
It was an honor to be invited to speak at Christ for the Nations Bible Institute this past month in Dallas, TX. I ministered to the next wave of evangelist the world will see. The message dealt with the need for spiritual empowerment and having a Holy Spirit-gripped burden for the lost. These are two essential needs for any missionary or evangelist. God came down and gripped the students as they cried out for a fresh burden for souls. Your partnership has helped me impart into the next generation of Holy Ghost evangelists! While in St. Elmo, IL, God brought a fresh wind of revival and a great harvest of souls. There were around 75-100 people who got right with God, or were saved for the first time! Many of the people testified that they had never felt the power of God like they did during those meetings in their entire lives. Thank you Jesus! One thing that excites me most is that we installed a new evangelism director. Todd and Tasha Dial are now leading a brand new evangelism team at Freedom Reigns in Christ Church of St. Elmo. We laid hands on them in order to install them and they were hit by the power of God in a supernatural way. They testified they had never felt the power of God like that before. They received a fresh anointing for their new assignment! I spoke with Todd recently and he told me that there are now seventeen people meeting to pray, go through the Acts 29 instructional manual, and strategize on how to win their community for Christ. This is fruit that lasts way beyond a weekend event. It is fruit that will remain for decades of soul-winning. As we partner together we are working with the WILL of God to build His kingdom throughout America and the world for decades to come!
I had the wonderful opportunity to minister once again at Crossroads of Life in Duncanville, TX. We mobilized and equipped many to share the Gospel on Saturday morning. It was a very fruitful time. On Sunday, many were saved and touched mightily by the power of God. We are working with the pastor at Crossroads of Life to possibly install an evangelism director that I have trained at Heartland School of Ministry.
Once again we thank God that this past month that many souls were saved, healed, and delivered. I am very grateful to see many new evangelism directors and teams set in place to further the Great Commission. I will be giving you updates on all of these new teams in the days ahead. Our partnership is a blessing to God as He is working through us to bring in the harvest. Thank you so much for all your prayer and support! If you have any prayer needs or requests, please send them to me. I look forward to the opportunity of seeing you again real soon!
It takes team work to make the dream work!
Joe Oden