Hello, Brothers & Sisters in Christ! I thought this might be a good way for us to get to know a little bit about each other. Feel free to share whatever you feel led and comfortable about sharing.
My name is Diana and I live in a little Chesapeake Bayside town called Onancock. I'm about 150 miles south of Washington, D.C. and 70 miles north of Virginia Beach. My husband, Allan (Al) and I retired and moved here about five years ago. We bought our house here in town 14 years ago. We did extensive renovations over the years (it was a fixer upper when we bought it) and converted it into a B&B. I had no idea how much work running a B&B involves. LOL. This is a super way to witness to the lost. I give out free bibles and have tracts laying around all over the house. It's a great way to plant some seeds.
When we opened five years ago we were immature Christians (at our age)! I was looking for a church and found one just a block away from our house. It's a Baptist church. I never felt comfortable there. The pastor always preached the Word, but I just never felt like I belonged there. I felt something was wrong with me. I found Steve's website while doing some research on Rick Warren. They were doing his book in our Sunday school class. I shared my research with the class and they did not want to hear it. I also voiced some concerns I had about different things being said in class that were not right. Even I, an immature believer, knew that what they were saying was wrong. It was not scripturally correct. They let one member teach a class on "Why God Wants You To Be Successful." That was it. I was outta there!
Steve had just started the live online bible study. I sent him an e-mail asking him for prayer that I would find a church. He wrote back and said that they had prayed for me. Right after that I stopped going to that building that they call a church. I started listening regularly to Steve's teaching and reading the articles on his web page. I couldn't get enough of the truth. I learned that I could just sit down and read the bible for myself and I learned more than I EVER did going to a building.
I never before heard about living the crucified life. The church I attended never explained about Christ in you. They didn't talk about idolatry. They did preach about being transformed into the image of Christ but I got the impression that that was something that happened when you died.
I am so thankful to God that he has led me to Steve and Apostasy Watch. I have learned so much about what it means to be saved and all the things that the bible tells us how to keep saved and how to work out our salvation. I have learned so much that it's impossible to list everything here.
And Brother Dan Mace is another blessing in my life. I am learning from his teachings and wonderful articles.
I just want you all to know that each one of you that shares each week is a blessing to me. I love you all and I look forward to the day when we will all be together praising our Wonderful Great God in Heaven.
God bless each and every one of you precious brothers and sisters.
Diana (Creeky37)
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Who we are
The Lord bless you all. My name is Rich and my wife’s name is Judy we live in San Diego, California. I was born and raised here. Actually we live in Spring Valley which is within San Diego. We bought this house in 1985. And it has been our residence ever since. We came out of the Latter Rain and Manifested Sons of God movement. Steve Lumbley calls it the Dominionist Movement. The year we came out was 1995 we were in the wilderness for about 12 years, he had a lot of leaven to get out of us. I Thank God in His MERCY He called us out! It was purely by His grace.
I actually heard about Steve through Dan Mace of Zion’s Trumpet Ministries. A close friend of mine at work gave me a couple of Dan’s books about five or six years ago and I started reading them that was when the Lord started to reveal the crucified life to us. The movement I came out of only taught that we would establish God’s Kingdom ourseleves that He would not come until we took it by force. It has been about 8 months ago that the Lord truly revealed what the crucified life is all about. It was if the Lord turned a light on in my spirit and said this is the true gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. I saw Steve’s apostaywatch website on Dan’s earlier website. And saw on Steve’s site the Paltalk information and we have been listening to Steve and Dan since.
I am so thankful for the fellowships of Steve’s and Dan’s and we feel such a love and closeness to all who
Fellowship there. I work nights so I usually can’t be there on Fridays but I always hear the recordings. The Lord has changed our lives and is transforming us in Christ’s image. Amen
Diana thank you for hosting the Apostasy Watch Blog. I check it often as I like to pray for the needs of the body. And I also like to hear the praise reports. I am looking forward to the day that we can fellowship face to face in the Lords Kingdom and it’s going to be a glorious event. The Lord Bless you all.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,
7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
1 Peter 1:3-7 (NKJV)
Rich Grube (rich and judy)
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