After turning my life over to God, I became OOOOONNNN FIRE for Jesus! You know when you look at fire and its different colors? Some of the hottest spots are the blue flames. That is where I was. I felt like dynamite but I also realized that many things in my world would have to change. I went on a sabbatical for at least 6 months from my not so Jesus centered friends whom I love so much. I’m close with several of them to this day. They truly respect me for my Christian beliefs and several of them have actually come to know the Lord since that time. Continue reading
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“I Met Messiah”
A new website is showing video testimonies of Jews who have received Jesus as Messiah.
The site, IMetMessiah.com, is aimed at bringing the good news of Christ to Jews who are interested in knowing more about Him.
“As Jewish people, most of us grow up without considering whether or not Yeshua is the Messiah expected by our people for millennia,” Eitan Bar, the site’s founder, explains in a video. “Yet, something happened in our lives that changed each of us and caused us to rethink the usual Jewish views about Jesus.”
“We offer these stories to you and hope that your relationship with God will deepen through meeting our storytellers,” Bar adds.
The site has over a dozen testimonies from Jewish businessmen and women who have discovered Jesus as Lord.
“I was frustrated,” Grant Berry recalled. “Here Maria was, this Christian girl that had a relationship with my God—the God of Abraham—and here I was, a Jew, trying to have a relationship with my God—the God of Abraham—and nothing. I was disconnected.”
Berry told his Christian friend about frustration with feeling that he was unable to reach God.
“I have been trying to tell you for six to eight months … You can’t have the Father without the Son,” Maria replied.
All Fun and Games Until the Darkness Begins (Pt. 4)
Caught in a nightmare of fear, the days and weeks went by as I struggled to break out of the darkness. My friends knew something was up. I’m a big dude and I wasn’t eating. Something was wrong with me. I was like a zombie. My Mom would have to make my lunch. I didn’t want to wait in line at school, I just wanted to go off and eat on my own. Every morning she would give me a little sack lunch with a sandwich in it. She kept asking if I was sure that I only wanted one sandwich. At best, I would only eat half of it. For some little girl, that might be normal but that definitely was not normal for me.
I knew my friends were talking about me. I did my best to talk and laugh like I was fine, but my eyes would show it. I would say, “I’m fine guys, I’m fine, I’m cool.” But I wasn’t. I wasn’t fine at all. Continue reading
Lifted on the Wings of Prayer!
We recently had our Ready Now Expo and it was amazing! Hundreds and hundreds of our loving partners joined us on Grace Street for the tapings of the Jim Bakker show. As I was sitting on the set, waiting for filming to begin, I looked out on all of those beautiful faces. Gratitude chills went up and down my spine. I could not help but remember this past year and my battle with Hepatitis C and the outpouring of intercession and prayer from thousands of people on my behalf. Wonderful people like those that were out on Grace Street smiling back at me. Continue reading
The Healing Ministry of Kathy Troccoli (Pt 3)
This week I am continuing to share the ministry of Kathy Troccoli because it is so needed in today’s culture – inside the church and outside. Life and it’s circumstances can be harsh at times, and we all need to know that there is hope… that God loves us through all the pain. On one show recently, we talked about how you are defined by the people who love you. For some out there, this is definitely a blessing, but for others, it can seem like a curse… until you are born again and realize that the God of the Universe loves you unconditionally!
Let’s hear from Kathy. Continue reading
It’s About Finishing Well
I just want to thank you all. I have literally felt the prayers of the saints during this process of taking these medications to get well. I know that God is the Great Physician and He is the one who gives medical help so I’m grateful for the process I’m going through even though it’s rough some days.
In the past year or so, I watched my body decline in different areas and I thought my liver was having a hard time. But, I felt an urgency that I had to get well because of the days we’re living in. I had to be strong for what God has for us to do!
Jim always thanks me for coming and sitting next to him on the shows when I really should be home in bed. But that’s my place and my joy because that is what God has given us to do and I want to do it to the best of my ability. Continue reading
Counting My Blessings!
One thing I know for sure is that sin has consequences. I’m urging you to not make the same mistakes I did. I have had to deal with sin’s consequences in my body.
For me those consequences showed up as Hepatitis C and all the side effects of this horrible disease. Plus, my five abortions ended in my not being able to later have children. My last aborted baby had not been totally removed and resulted in a life-threatening infection. I had to have an emergency hysterectomy.
I have never cried more tears than I have these last few months. I have never allowed God to deal with me in a sweet loving way like I have recently. I always felt I didn’t deserve it. I felt so unworthy. What my body has suffered over the years is because of my own wrong doing – bad choices. Continue reading
My Great Motivation
On one of our recent shows that Jim was taping without me (because I was just too ill to come to the set) he mentioned that I had to get well so that I could run Lori’s House. I just want you all to know that there is no greater motivation for me than to know that Lori’s House will be operating soon and we will be saving tiny, innocent lives. Can you imagine anything that would touch the heart of God more? Jesus said pure and undefiled religion is taking care of the widows and orphans (James 1:27) and with the help of our partners and friends, we will do it very soon here at Morningside! We can do many ‘good works’ that we think please God, but with this effort, we can know it does!
Statistics have confirmed that in this country, 40% of all women have had abortions – almost half! Until recently, that statistic was 25% or 1 out of every 4, supporting the fact that abortion is becoming more and more prevalent. In this country alone, we have aborted over 55 million (and counting) babies. Abortion does more than stop an innocent heart from beating. The long-term effects of having an abortion are proven to be debilitating for women of all ages. Continue reading
My Life and Testimony
My readers often ask me how I do it – how I manage my life with all that I have to do – and this health issue I am going through. The short answer is “I don’t” and the long answer is “He gives me grace”.
I will soon write another book and you will get the inside scoop of what it’s like to be a restored woman in a high profile ministry, married to a dynamic visionary, and raising children – whew! My life and ministry, even with all its challenges, is a gift for which I am very grateful – but one which has been and continues to be very demanding
I will always be completely open and transparent about everything because I believe that people are looking for other REAL people, not people wearing masks or personas. The Lord knows we have enough of those kind of people! Some have said that it’s just TMI (too much information) and I need not tell every little detail of my life! Continue reading
Needing the Prayers of the Saints
I have shared on the show how I am dealing with the fallout of some wild and crazy years when I was younger. This situation I now face with my health is requiring treatment that makes me physically ill – but will, in the long run, rid my body of this condition that is trespassing on God’s temple!
If you have watched our show, you know that Jim and I are not “religious” about the things of God, and we don’t put God in a box based on a certain way of thinking. That’s why we’re okay with however God chooses to deal with this affliction. God could heal me in a split second, but if He chooses the medicinal route, who am I to question His wisdom? He knows best in all things, and I trust Him with every aspect of my life, both now and forever.
I have always loved and trusted God, even in the crazy years. I know that sounds weird, but it’s true. God never left me, though I left Him for a season. He never stopped wooing me back, and He never stopped showing me that the path I was on was not what He intended for me. The prayers of my Mother and others came before the Lord constantly. Continue reading