Port Orchard Church of the Nazarene

Steve and Wendy Backlund are authors, revivalists, teachers, and church strategists. They have a unique anointing and a revelatory teaching gift that creates new wineskins for greater dimensions of God (both personally and corporately). Steve shared about four areas of beliefs that we need to turn over to God, and exhorted us to "...take every thought captive..." He mentions "Declarations" that can be uploaded here, or at their website www.ignitedhope.com

Steve and Wendy Backlund are authors, revivalists, teachers, and church strategists. They have a unique anointing and a revelatory teaching gift that creates new wineskins for greater dimensions of God (both personally and corporately). Steve shared about four areas of beliefs that we need to turn over to God, and exhorted us to "...take every thought captive..." He mentions "Declarations" that can be uploaded here, or at their website www.ignitedhope.com

Pastor Jerry Shared about what our love for each other should look like, using the example of Jesus washing the disciples feet. Loving one another is not optional.

Pastor Jerry referred to the man at the Pool of Bethesda, when Jesus asked him "Do you want to get well?", and asked the question- Do we really want what God has for us? Do we want to be like Jesus? We are only as close to the Lord as we want to be. We have been forgiven, we need to forgive and enjoy the freedom we have been given

Jason Smith from Empowered International, lives in Chico, CA and takes an active role in the community where he recognizes that relationships are the foundation through which the Kingdom of Heaven is established in all walks of life.

Pastor Jerry shared how God is taking us to new levels of unity. He pointed out that we want to increase our dependency on God and increase our interdependency on one another. We need to honor and respect each other.

Continuing with the thought of Discipleing Nations, Pastor Jerry shared some of the exciting stories of Daniel to show how a man in tune with God can be used in many ways. He even challenged us with the fact that God has answers to many of the problems in the world- who is asking for wisdom? The Lord will entrust us with as much of His presence that we will jealously guard. We need to honor all people, so that we can influence them, and show them God's freedom, love and His kingdom.

Pastor Jerry encourages us to set aside our precepts and make room for the Holy Spirit in an effort to disciple the nations. We need to give up our natural expectations, and replace them with spiritual expectations. We need to have a private relationship with God, which produces life that is apparent to those around us.

Harold Eberle, of Worldcast Ministries, is received as a teacher and prophet in churches around the world. He encouraged all of us to get rid of old ways of thinking and come to an understanding of a better covenant with God. He shared three ways that God thinks of us: I will never remember any of your sins; I will give you My heart; I will put my Spirit in you and cause you to walk in my ways. A better understanding of this new covenant means God works within our hearts. Harold closed with a word of encouragement to the church.

Harold Eberle, of Worldcast Ministries, is received as a teacher and prophet in churches around the world. Speaking in the Elisha's Request Ministries service, he opened with some very exciting statistics about the "Born Again Rate" around the world, and encouraged the church that the world is NOT going down hill. For his message, Harold shared from Romans 5, previous experiences in pastoring, and his personal walk, some insights regarding the incredible power of Grace. His desire is for all of us to get past the Christian cliche's and traditions that can keep us from truly understanding, and receiving "the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness...".