Letter from Pastor Madea,
Hosting the Lancaster Crusade
Dear Stan & Leslie,
I just wanted to send you a short note to tell you how much we appreciated the "Releasing the Saints Crusade/Seminar" you conducted here in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Stan, your teaching on the five-fold ministry of Ephesians 4:11 was very thorough and enlightening for all. It helped everyone to clarify his/her calling, purpose and place in the kingdom of God. The personal ministry and releasing into the various anointing seemed to spiritually energize those who came forward for prayer.
Leslie's teaching on intercession, breaking curses, recognizing seasons, having strength to breakthrough, spiritual warfare, prophetic music and dance, etc., contained a wealth of practical knowledge and wisdom. Surely every ministry should recognize the importance of having a well-trained intercessory prayer team.
The human videos moved everyone to tears. Acting out the stories as they are sung gives an added dimension and a ministry that touched everyone's heart.
The anointing was powerful.
A worship team's service is to help prepare the saints to receive the teachings and anointing from the LORD. Your worship leader, Stephen Dollins, picked songs that instilled awe for the majesty of the LORD and faith for the battles to come. Blessings, Stephen!
Ken and Tonja Peter's prophetic ministry was outstanding. We felt as though we were in Elijah's school of the prophets. Besides instruction on the practical dos and don'ts of personal prophecy and prophesying in general, both Ken and Tonja kept everyone focused on the righteousness of God and true godly behavior even throughout Ken's abundant humorous stories and quips which contained valuable lessons. It was a joy to see untrained saints stepping out in faith, getting filled with the Holy Spirit, freely worshipping the LORD, and exercising the gift of prophecy, all within only four days! The "activations", as you call them, were a great way for everyone to experiment with what they just learned. We felt these sessions were conducted graciously without offending even the meekest among us. There were some who weren't sure at first whether or not they accurately sensed a word from the LORD; however, they soon discovered to their own amazement that they had! No doubt all were encouraged in their spiritual walk.
Stan and Leslie, we truly believe that the LORD has commissioned you in these end times to effectively train His people to draw closer to Him, to know His love and power, to be strong and to do exploits in Jesus' Name. You have been as watchmen on the tower providing a forum for teachers, prophets, researchers, etc. with cutting edge information regarding fulfillment of Bible prophecy and world-changing events. Now you are preparing and releasing God's people for ministry. Be strong and encouraged in your calling. You are a blessing to His people.
In short, anyone who attended the Crusade with a heart to learn and serve the LORD came away with a fresh 'releasing'. Those who invested in travel and motel expenses were not disappointed.
It was both a pleasure and an honor to host the Crusade. It gives us great joy to find new friends and fellow workers in the harvest. By the way, though we stretched our budget to get ready for a large crowd, God blessed us back much, much more than what was sown. Your ministry is fertile ground.
God is faithful!
Yours in Christ Jesus,
Pastors Douglas & Gretchen Madea
Crown of Life Fellowship
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Crusade Comments...
We did not ask letters to be sent in. These comments were unsolicited. Comments coming from the bottom of their heart!
The Crusade was the most spiritually lifting event I have ever been in, and I have been around for 56+ years. At first, I was surprised to hear you call it a Crusade. As the meeting progressed, I knew that the Lord had caused you to name the event a Crusade because it was obvious that a new crop of followers were being released and commissioned. The ones that did not receive the gift of prophecy were uplifted and encouraged through the worship we all participated in. I know the Crusade and the Spirit of the Lord brought revelation knowledge, and my spirit was in agreement with every teaching on the five-fold ministry. It seemed as though your staff (through God) had rewritten the itinerary of the "Crusade" to wake my friend and myself, and minister to our needs. I have never been as blessed in any other meeting and I have been to some large crusades. -Luigi
I will never be able to express in words my appreciation for your faithfulness in bringing the message of our God to all peoples.
Only eternity will reveal the deep impact in changing directional course of some of our lives that happened as we were mainstreamed directly in the deep, deep things of God-into that river of fullness where God has promised to bless his own and the world. The river of God!
For the first time I was able to establish a link between God and myself. I believed He was there for me and I tenaciously clung to that hope through the years, but recent events had left me tired, shattered and discouraged; wondering if my beloved Father God knew I was still on earth, or if he even cared. Every motivation, ministry time and personal prophecy time during the meeting brought a confirmation for particular events in my life, many of those events occurring many years ago. Before attending the meeting, I knew no one and no one knew me historically. To have God reveal himself with many confirmations, as well as many other prophetic Words through the years at one time, in one place, was a sobering type of joy.
So often I had felt like there wasn't any place in this world for a person with my set of gifts, even within the church. It was like having a box of puzzle pieces and none of them fit anywhere! Now I can see how selfish those thoughts were. It's not about me and I can trust my Lord to provide and guide me as I seek him with a repentant, pure, willing heart. Many directions and purposes in my life were revealed. The particular combinations of knowledge, discernment, wisdom, prophecy and intercession-they never seemed to fit before, now fit together without seams. I praise God for this.
I entreat you to continue to seek God and to do His bidding. There are millions who await the truth of God's work. Many are tired of hearing "bless me theology" and intrinsically know within their spirit-man that they are being duped by cultural Christianity.
My life was totally rearranged and I know as I have never known the love of God. Most thrilling is the peace and joy God has restored in my spirit, soul and body-healed so very much in places I didn't know were broken. He has restored the JOY of my salvation and filled me with the oil of much delight! Let me also mention that many have prayed for my healing over the years but I was never to the place of repentance that I came to just prior to and during this meeting. My heart is full of tears of joy as I write this from the immeasurable love and mercy of our God. May our loving Lord and God, in his wisdom and spirit, guide you and direct each one of you in these perilous times as you bring the message to the nations. I am experiencing a prayer life as never before and I awake in the morning to the strains of many songs. -the Lady on the floor
I'm writing to thank you for expressing your love for the Lord so openly. I never knew how to worship the Lord. When you sang it really touched my heart! I realize I was worrying what others thought and it didn't matter! You showed me to sing for God alone, not others. I thank you for that, it has changed my life. I can now worship and it's a feeling of freedom! I thank Shawn for showing me another way of expressing worship. It has changed my life forever! I never felt so accepted by a group of people. You guys will be in my prayers FOREVER! -Lori The Spirit overflowed (teachings were anointed). Stan Johnson, his family, staff and speakers were fantastic! The Lord Jesus was moving in an awesome way. Healings right before my eyes. Jesus has his hands on The Prophecy Club ® . Bless you Prophecy Club! - Name Withheld
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