July 31 REPORT ABOUT LAKELAND

HAS THE LAKELAND 'REVIVAL'
BECOME THE LAKELAND 'CONFERENCE'??

It pains me to write this report for I have waited to see a turn around for the past several weeks, and it has not come.

What began as a fresh, genuine move of the Holy Spirit is becoming just another Christian Conference driven by formula and hype.

Do people get healed and is the LORD still moving? Yes! Whenever you get several thousand believers assembled seeking the LORD you can bet He will honour that assembly. He will come anywhere that two or more are assembled in His Name.

However, the Holy Spirit and the freshness of what He first began to do, is no longer present in these meetings.

You can predict the music will last one and a half hours, there will be a welcome message and some announcements, then a message delivered from a list of guest speakers who may or may not have something to say and finally there will be a segment when the Holy Spirit is expected to do the supernatural.

The whole meeting is as predictable as the meeting you will see in church this weekend.

What went wrong? In my humble opinion, the same thing that always happens when man tries to cash in and orchestrate a move of the Holy Spirit ..... He leaves!

Whoever has been pulling the strings in the background has managed to quench another move of the Holy Spirit and turned it into just another conference.

If you share my fears about what has happened at Lakeland, it is time to get on our faces and cry out to God to not leave and to raise up someone who will not try and touch the ark.

Someone who will not try and touch the Glory, someone who is genuinely hungry for nothing but a move of the Holy Spirit and does not see a revival as a super business opportunity!

PRAY PRAY PRAY

Jly 27 & 28 Lakeland & Los Angeles Revival Meetings

At the Sunday night meeting in Los Angeles a crowd of about 15000 came out to receive from the LORD. Che Ahn who hosted the meeting welcomed and introduced Todd Bentley who gave his testimony, followed by an altar call which saw some 300 new souls come into the Kingdom.
An altar call for anyone dealing with addictions of any kind saw many more come forward for deliverance.

Anointed worship leader David Fitzgerald led the faithful both nights in worship which lasted well over an hour and a half. I have had several requests for information about any CD's David might have produced, so if anyone can direct me to a website I would be happy to pass the information along.



Craig Kinsley delivered a message on the Sunday night, which you can view using the God on Demand feature on the God TV website.


Eli Miller has been holding the fort, so to speak as Todd seems to be distancing himself more and more from the Lakeland venue. For the first time he spoke about the spiritual opposition which has been coming against Lakeland and led the assembled in intercession to break off the assignments of witchcraft and other forces.

Monday night saw Ryan Wyatt take the platform with the main thrust of his message being the fact the supernatural is supposed to be a part of the Christian life.

He pointed out that the demonic supernatural is attracting and seducing the younger generation which is a good reason the Church needs to be walking in the supernatural rather than just walking in the talking.

He said that a great many Christians have enough faith to get into the Kingdom 'some day' but do not have the faith to bring the Kingdom into the earth NOW!

His message can be heard on the God TV website using the God on Demand link to the archived meetings.

Jly 26 Outpouring in Los Angeles

Tonight Todd was in Los Angeles taking the anointing to a considerably larger venue in association with Pastor Che Ahn. Todd was asking the LORD for 1000 healings tonight!

After the extended time of praise and worship those having received a touch from the LORD came forward to testify to their healing. These were people who had been healed in the audience and not a result of being prayed for on the platform.



There was a steady stream of people coming forward with testimonies including this little five year old girl who had her deaf ear opened.

Some of the testimonies of healing included:

1. broken ankle healed
2. elbow healed and ears opened
3. chronic pain in back and leg was healed
4. crones disease was healed no more pain
5. sciatic nerve pain was healed
6. bulging disk was healed
7. cornea needing transplant was healed
8. cyst on neck for 50 yrs. was healed
9. girl with kidney infection was healed
10. broken knee cap healed
11. woman with diabetes felt the fire of God believes healed
12. woman with grapefruit size tumor healed -- tumor gone
13. chronic low back pain is healed
14. scoliosis healed
15. free from addiction and crippling fear
16. tumors under the arm have shrunk
17. arthritis healed
18. back pain from car accident healed
19. frozen shoulder healed
20. chronic hip pain healed
21. acid reflux healed
22. 5 year old girl left deaf ear opened now hear

There will be another meeting in Los Angeles tomorrow night at 5pm PDT, check God TV schedule for more information.

Jly 25 & 26 Nights 115 & 116 in Lakeland

On Friday night Pastor Strader took the platform and introduced the MD who works with the ministry to help confirm healing. He quickly cited three cases of confirmed healing and it is simply left to your conclusions as to why ABC had so much trouble verifying a healing. Unless of course they had a bias which precluded in depth research which might give the Glory to the LORD. You would have to be pretty naive to think you would get a fair report from a secular news program. 'Nuff said.

Pastor Strader had an uphill struggle as no doubt he felt under the gun, since Todd was supposed to be present tonight, but had to cancel in order to travel to Los Angeles for the meetings there.
Those who come to have an encounter with the LORD will have an encounter, those who are looking to a man will have an encounter with a man.


Anointed worship once again started off the meeting at Lakeland. Someone needs to tell me this mans name as he is already playing when I tune in and no one seems to introduce him. If you know his name please email me.


Returning to the platform at the Lakeland Outpouring is Fresh Fire associate Craig Kinsley. His message was on the truth of the fact that what we can see is not real, and what is unseen (to the natural eye) is in fact reality. For example if what we see with our natural eye does not line up with what God has said, then what God said is obviously the truth.


Most of the evening was spent delivering the message trying to get us to quit relying on our intellect, which as Craig said: "if we can get our natural mind around it, it is probably not God".
Several people came forward with reports of healing as a result of words of knowledge delivered by Craig.

Jly 24 Night #114 Lakeland Healing Revival Outpouring

Tonight Eli Miller delievered a message about coming into the freedom we should all have in Christ Jesus. To that end he had people come forward who were in need of being set free from traumas of all manner. Over 100 people came forward to be set free of the stronghold of trauma which can keep us bound to events of the past.


Eli also prayed for people to be set free from the spirit of death and of suicide. In what is a very courageous move many people came forward to be set free of this terrible torment!

Jly 23 Night 113 Lakeland Outpouring

Catherine led the faithful in praise and worship as thousands once again came to Lakeland Florida for an encounter with the LIVING GOD.

Bobby Conner took the platform again tonight with a message about what God is doing in this hour. He said that Lakeland is not a revival but rather a preparation for a revival. Right now the LORD is cleaning out and preparing vessels for His Oil which He will light when the true Revival breaks out around the world!

If you missed tonight's message you really should check it out using the God on Demand feature on the God TV website. They archive the meetings which they have broadcast.

The LORD told Bobby He was going to heal all manner of bone and joint disorder tonight, this would include crippling disease and arthritis.

Again, Bobby did not lay hands on people for their healing but rather had the people pray one for the other (as we are supposed to) and then anyone who was healed came forward to testify.

Of course coming onto the platform to testify also means you get an 'extra' touch from the LORD as the following pictures demonstrate.





These last two pictures are the Pastors who had come to Lakeland today receiving an impartation from Bobby Conner.

You can bet they will not leave Lakeland the same way they came in!

Jly 22 Night #112 Lakeland Revival Outpouring

Catherine Mullins led an anointed and energetic time of praise which lasted for the usual 1 1/12 hours.
Bobby Connors took the platform tonight and began his message with a series of encouraging scriptures. This Southern Baptist minister has been preaching for 26 years now, and as he says 26 years at five nights a week is a 'whole lot of talking'.

He shared with those assembled some of his supernatural experiences complete with visits from angels and actually going into heaven.

I look forward to the day when this type of testimony will not be limited to the few, but will be common place within the Body of Christ.

We really need to quit fearing the supernatural, and God really is quite supernatural.

Bobby made the point that the Lakeland Outpouring is all about GOD and it is not all about Todd. Some people need to near that!

He also said that the time is coming that the strongest miracles will be coming from THE BODY and not from SOME Body!
Bobby then said the LORD had told him He would heal people with any kind of breathing problems. He did not lay hands on anyone for healing but asked those attending to pray for each other and release the healing anointing to those in need.

He then called for anyone who had received a healing to come onto the platform and testify. This resulted in a continuous stream of people who had been healed of all types of breathing disorders.

After their testimony the people coming forward received 'something' extra from the LORD via the anointing on Bobby. He is clearly a man comfortable with the things of God who spends much time with the Master.

Broadcasts will continue live on God TV and on the God TV website.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

FROM TODD BENTLEY &
FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES

Last Spring, God birthed a revival of His Son in Lakeland, Florida. For 111 days now—He has cradled the revival here in this southeast pocket of America. Since then, the Spirit of the Lord has led tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands via the internet and television, to this stable of miracles, signs, and wonders to celebrate and worship, to be healed and saved, to prepare and to equip. The speed at which the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ has traveled has been unprecedented in the history of revival. We’re living in new and exciting times of acceleration on all counts.

Since the beginning—we’ve sensed that there’s nothing ordinary about this outpouring—it’s something new and fresh—with much movement to it. Just as the Lord didn’t remain in the stable but grew up strong in the Spirit, and walked the land — we’re sensing that this revival is meant to move—it’s our time now to walk it throughout the land—to move the Ark from the cradle and into the harvest fields.

This hasn’t come about without much prayer and intercession. Many prophets have strongly felt that this revival is to be a “moving ark of God’s glory.” This is in alignment as well with what our Board of Directors, our ministry leadership, and key spiritual advisors are discerning.

Where once the revival hubs seemed to stay put, sometimes for years,—the Lord is telling us, “Move, walk the land, move the Ark of My Glory.”

This in no way means the end of revival—it’s just the beginning! Already we’ve had successful excursions to “test” the waters in places like Dallas, Concord, and Louisville. The Lord has shown me many more potential wells to uncap in the days, weeks, months, and perhaps even years to come—38 in all right now, including places like Knoxville, Atlanta, Spokane, and into Birmingham, England, and other key areas.

The remaining weeks of this historic Lakeland Healing Outpouring promise to be amazing, spectacular days. Our final day will be August 23rd, in Lakeland out at our airport location. If you haven’t yet attended, now is the time to come and get some! But if you can’t make it to Florida, be in prayer for your area or region—it may well be one of the wells the Lord has shown us, and may even show us in the future. Pray for us as we walk the land, carrying the precious Ark of His Healing presence for His glory into those fields white and ripe for harvest.

More details will be forthcoming!

BAM!
Todd Bentley

Jly 21 Night 111 Lakeland Revival

They keep coming to touch the LORD and many to receive a healing. Worship ran for the customary hour and a half. Unfortunately at about this time my hydro went down and was off until the meeting was over.
So if you want more details you will have to check the archived copy on the God TV website.

Jly 20 Night 110 Lakeland Revival

Roy Fields led the thousands assembled in the Lakeland 'tent' in worship for the usual one and a half hours. Worship helps prepare the heart to receive from God.


Pastor Stephen Strader took the platform tonight explaining some of the history surrounding Lakeland, Ignited Church and the present day outpouring.
As he explained this has been prophesied and looked to for many many years now, and they have always been expecting a tidal wave, however, they wound up with a tsunami!
Pastor Strader has an engaging preaching style which mixes humour with seriousness in the right proportions to keep you listening to what he has to say. And he does have much to say, which the Church needs to hear.
One of his main focuses was the fact that we ALL have the same Holy Spirit living in each and every one of us and that we should not covet someone else's anointing we should be content with whatever role the Holy Spirit would have for each of us.
As unique as our fingerprints are is as unique as God would want each of us to be. As Pastor Strader said the LORD does not make copies, He make all originals.
I am looking forward to hearing more of this mans messages as he clearly is anointed to lead and equip the Church.

There was an altar call for those who did not know the LORD and for those who needed to get themselves right with God. As you can see, the call was well attended. There were several new believers who gave their lives to the LORD tonight.

And all the angels of heaven rejoiced!

Jly 19 Lakeland Revival BUSTS OPEN

Tonight there was a continuous avalanche of healing miracles. Todd only spoke for a very short time on releasing the anointing that resides in each and every one of us.

Tonight looked like the Lakeland Revival that it is supposed to be. It was impossible to record all of the healing miracles that occured. Do yourself a favour and view the archived meeting on the God TV website. Use the God on Demand button.

From the first call to the platform for a steady two hours there was a never ending stream of people being healed of all manner of ailments.

A very partial list of some of the miracles includes:

• woman came out of a wheelchair
• hernia was healed
• asthma was healed
• terminal liver cancer felt her liver get cold
• pancreas believed to be healed
• arthritis in hands healed
• tumor in side is shrinking
• disease in eye being healed
• gall bladder being healed
• chronic pain in leg is gone
• herniated disk --- back on fire
• chronic pain in uterus being healed
• deafness from car accident -- healed
• chronic pain in neck healed
• left ear deafness healed
• man with brain injury prayed for
• left knee injury healed
• deaf left ear opened
• 80% deaf ears opening
• woman with short leg had leg grow out
• chronic hip pain removed
• woman came out of wheelchair and quit here oxygen
• woman with ms paralyzed on left side -- feeling restored
• boy deaf for 6 years ears opened
• woman with kidney failure believes she was healed

This was one of the most explosive nights of healing during the last two months. The healing miracles were literally non-stop for over two hours!!!

I believe that if Todd can simply ignore all the critics and quit trying to please them, which is an impossible task and just be himself ---- and LET IT RIP! This will indeed turn into a world shaking revival!

The non-believing, heresy hunting christians will continue to be happy in their unbelief and the secular media will take forever to convince .... so just ignore them both and look to and only try to please God!

Jly 18 Night 108 Lakeland Florida Revival

Roy Fields once again led worship to a packed house on Friday night at Lakeland Florida.

Todd Bentley returned to the platform after his time of r & r. He reported that last night in Louisville Kentucky there was the same 'Fire' and hunger as what he had experienced during the first weeks of the revival at Lakeland.

Basically he was saying that he thought the desire and hunger had deminished not only among those assembled but that he himself had to question the degree of hunger he still has.

He delivered a message which pointed out the need to remember what the LORD has done in our lives in order to avoid slipping into complacency and apathy.

He also announced that the revival would continue 'as is' until Aug. 23 and that he would be changing to a time of taking the revival to other cities in the nation and the world. Stephen Strader would be at the head of the revival in Lakeland starting in the near future.

My own opinion is that with all the opposition from the so-called Christian church combined with the bad press in the media coupled with a general lack of financial support that the 'revival' in it's present form will just not continue. Anyone watching over the past two weeks has to be aware that the freshness and the real fire has gone out of the meetings and no amount of 'hype' can make it happen!

Men have always had a hard time knowing how to handle the things of God when they come into the realm of reality and not mere theology.

Now would be a great time to spend time on your face before the LORD to help see this move through to completion. There is a tremendous amount of opposition bordering on christian witchcraft to what the LORD is trying to do at Lakeland.

Sadly, He may have already left the building.