This past week at the Great Awakening Broadcast we saw the wonderful works of God with many people having awesome experiences with God the living God. There were people testifying on the internet of how God has touched them and how they caught the passion to go and reach out to people who need to be saved from the current condition in their lives.

And God is faithful! He will come through! He always does! He will and does save and heal and deliver those who call on him! Jesus’ work on the cross did not happen in vain; it was and is a full work he took care of all of our sin! No sin left unforgiven. Nothing left in the dark. He comes and touches and heals everything!  And his power is available to all! And there is nothing he cannot do. No one who is too far gone he cannot save! His hand is not too short! His love never fails! God is good he is not evil he will save!

Rodney talked about how religion will fail you but God will never fail you through Jesus Christ! For Jesus said he is the way and no man shall come to the Father but by Him! And those who are truly his come with complete surrender holding nothing back! For he is worthy! Worthy of all worship, honor, praise worship and adoration forever! Amen!

Rodney also talked about how America needs to come back to God fully, returning to Him as their first love, not just as a secondary supplement to their lives or using him as a crutch just to get by, but as their Savior! The all powerful God who can do anything as Jesus said in Mathew 2:22 that “If you believe you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”! He saves, now and always.  –Dennis M.

This week at The Great Awakening happening here in Tampa, Florida has been a knock my socks off week. It started on Sunday with the Main Event and Pastor Rodney Howard-Brown teaching on Honor. I can hardly believe all that I am here learning so much just sitting in the service as the presence of God just wraps me up like a blanket. On Monday night I had the great privilege of helping in the call center.

WOW! While on the phone I was able to lead a man back to Jesus as he rededicated his heart and life, a 10 year old boy was baptized in the Holy Spirit and more than one person called in with pain in their body and when we hung up the phone they were shouting that the pain was completely gone! It was on Tuesday when I was able to take the things I am learning here as a first year Bible School student here in the River School of Worship and the teachings from Sunday morning, and teach the river bears ages 3-5 what Honor is!

After the service Pastor Rodney prayed for everyone in the building me included and that blanket feeling I described earlier was once again was very obvious as I laid on the ground. As I was there all I could think about was something I heard in school, the longer you are under the anointing the more you change! This has been my prayer and I can clearly see God answering it! My attitude, my family life, my work ethic, my whole life is changing for the better. Thank you Jesus!  It’s only Thursday and I cannot wait to see what God does next!-Jennifer W.

This whole week has been completely awesome! The presence of God has been so powerful and just almost overwhelming!! Over this past week I served in the call center and words can not even describe how much God is moving and touching people through this Great Awakening! Having call after call of people really and truly wanting the fire of God to fall on them and wanting everything that God has waiting for them to receive is just unfathomable. There are healings, addictions broken, families reunited and so much more happening when people are calling in for prayer. My life is being tremendously touched and transformed by the hunger that people still have! The Great Awakening is happening now! And I will not miss it for anything!-Anonymous

What has truly been amazing here at in this Great Awakening at The River at Tampa Bay Church is seeing young people really catch what the message of the Gospel is and how to share it with their family, friends, and strangers.  The job of every believer, OLD and YOUNG, is to reach the lost people of this world and tell them about the love of Christ and what He has done for them so that they can be saved. I recently took a team of 20 youth members, all ranging from the ages of 12-18, soul-winning to a housing development in downtown Tampa.

In the group was a 16 year old shy girl who had never gone soul winning and was so nervous about sharing her faith with strangers.  However, she knocked on the first door and read the script to the person who answered and the individual received Christ into her heart! Not only that, but she went on to pray with 5 other people for a total of 6 people saved on her first time soul winning! This so encouraged me to see a youth member catch the fire of God and passion to win souls at any cost, regardless of feelings and being scared! The team all together was able to pray with over 145 people in 50 minutes! It excited me much to see 20 teenagers pray with that many people! America is being changed every day…it will be saved!-Timothy T.

The first night during the service I was asked to help on the Great Awakening prayer line. I had never been in the call center during any meetings before. I was totally blown away as people called in for prayer who were already under the power of God, saying that as they sat there watching the service they began shaking and weeping. One lady called crying under the power of God who had just answered the altar call Pastor Rodney gave, standing in front of her TV. She already had been saved but she felt the conviction of the Holy Spirit and wanted to come back to her first love. One lady who had never received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit prayed to receive it and began speaking in tongues. Another night while praying with a lady who needed healing in her back, I asked her to take a step of faith and do something she couldn’t do before. She felt a warmth in her back and said there was no more pain! For me, one of the most impacting calls this week was from someone who called in awe of what was happening. He kept saying things like “You guys really have the real thing!” As he watched he didn’t know what was happening to him but he found himself shaking all over and crying. He said that he and his friends didn’t want to be in the occult anymore! The connection on the phone was lost but he called back and another prayer partner got to pray the prayer of salvation with him and his friends. It is mind-blowing how the Lord is touching and saving people from all walks of life right in their homes!!-Victoria D.

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The Great Awakening is not just another TV-show but it is a life changing fire spreading throughout America and the rest of the world! This first week of the Great Awakening services hasn’t just had an impact on the local church here at The River at Tampa Bay but it has had a great impact in all the homes that it is reaching. The journey of this fire doesn’t end in the church and the homes that are watching by TV or Internet, it continues to people across the globe as all these people that are getting revived and set on fire again for God, are spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. Now all these people that are getting a revelation of our first commandment to go out and preach the gospel, are winning souls for the Lord. Peoples lives all over America and all over the world are getting changed and saved. This fire of God is spreading fast and there is no end to it! It is the presence of God touching the lives of thousands of people. It is a tangible presence that is creating an even greater hunger for the power of God and for it to spread like never before. This fire is a soul winning passion dropping down in peoples hearts, a passion and a need for other people to make the most important decision of their lives, to accept Jesus into their hearts. This fire creates a hunger and a need for God and His glory to surround and dwell in their lives, to come back to their first love and passion for Jesus. To once again get the revelation of what Jesus did for them on the cross. This Great Awakening is the fire of God spreading fast and every second it is making an eternal difference.-Sara B.

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Went out yesterday and went to a park. We led at least 10 by reading the script and also read out in Spanish to 10 Mexicans playing basketball – Starting a soul winning station in Pinellas

Kathy B.

Thank you both so much for the Great Awakening taking place. My husband and I pastor a church in Knoxville, Tennessee. We have been inspired by watching your broad cast to get our members to join us for a soul winning adventure.

Please pray for us for boldness and the fire of God to come on us as Pastor’s and on our church.

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This past week at Minister’s Conference was such an amazing time for me. It was my first time being able to be in both of the meetings each day and really being able to tap into the anointing even when I was working in my area of helps. This past week, I came to realize and truly appreciate being involved and committed to The River Church. I realized that I am under an incredible covering and that I get to sit under the teachings of a great and thoroughly anointed man and woman of God. Not only do I get to sow into Pastor Rodney’s ministry with my tithe and by offering my time to forward his vision, but I get to receive from all of the amazing and anointed ministers that he brings to The River Church.

I also learned a lot in my ministry of helps this past week and all that goes into the productions of Revival Ministries International. I was given the opportunity of running two of the cameras and even through serving in that area, I was still able to feel and sense the anointing and presence of God that fell in each meeting. One night in particular that I was on camera, I ended up getting drunk in the Holy Ghost because the power and presence of God was so strong. Even while serving, you have the opportunity to tap into the anointing and get everything out of the service that you can. I am truly blessed to have the privilege of serving and being a part of the Minister’s Conference 2010 and I would encourage ANYONE to attend and hear from awesome, anointed, and powerful men and women of God that attend and impart to us at these meetings! 

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With an excitement and a great expectation of what God has for me, I started my internship in three departments: in RBI Office, Hospitality and River Kids Church .From the beginning of my internship at August 24, I decided to learn as much as I could. I am determined to put more effort for what I am going to do right now .I am determined  to receive the work of the Holy Spirit like never before in my life. My goal is to see myself growing up spiritually in many areas in my life.

The work in the RBI office is teaching me to do many practical things, that I may have ignored before. It really amazed me that there is so much more paper work to be done in order to keep office in the right position .At once; this office is responsible for whole RBI /RSW/RSB procedures. Second, the office must cooperate with all very important departments. Third, the office is for all students and must serve them with love and the other fruits of the Holy Spirit must follow as well! The students have many needs and I am learning how we as a school office can or cannot provide these needs.  In addition, I am getting some assignments to do. Some of them are easy, but some of them surprise me to see myself through them  in position without any ability to do them! However, it does not matter if I can do it or not I decide to learn, to grow up, so I keep on keeping on. I believe that God will be pleased with my progress and in Romans 8:28, He says:

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. “

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Internship, what can I say it has been the most challenging thing that I have ever done so far in my walk with God. When I started my internship, I also decided to move, right before camp meeting. So I had a lot going on. Even though I had worked for the ministry for the past two years, that first morning was so different for me. Everything in the ministry was the same but I was the one that had changed. I got started right away in the department I was working in, the RBI office. There was so much that had to be done and learned.  I got to see the application process from the other side, I sent in my application three years ago and waited like crazy to find out if I got accepted or not. Working in the RBI office I have gotten to tell my testimony of how I came to school, how God is always faithful, and to pray with those that aren’t sure about coming to RBI. I stepped into full time ministry the moment I walked in as an intern. The Bible says in II Timothy 4:2 be instant in season, out of season! I am learning that I can’t have an off day because someone else is depending on me. That God has called me to this position to show others His glory and favor in my life.

The everyday stuff of working in the office has had its ups and downs, not knowing what to do all the time, that I can learn. But the hardest thing has been the hours outside of the office, because internship doesn’t end when you leave at 5. The work day maybe over but now is the time when God starts talking to you about what you said or how you treated someone. It is walking at new level of faith and trust with God. Its burning out everything that is not of Him out of you, to make me more like Him. Because at the end of the day, no matter what area I work in the goal is to be more like Him in all I do. Internship gets to the crux of who you are, shakes out all the junk, burns the flesh, BUT feeds, grows, and matures your spirit 100 fold.

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I was soul winning with the script and I was having trouble seeing the script without my glasses. But I just kept winning souls anyway. After leading a few women to the Lord I began to walk away went out take my glasses off but I didn’t have them on. I could now read clearly without my glasses.

We have had an awesome time the last two days soul winning the last two days. God healed the woman’s feet at the bus stop. Prayed with a woman who had been sexually abused and she forgave the attacker and got saved. Another man forgave himself after taking someone’s life and so many more! We were so lucky to have the team leaders that we had were able to learn how to jump on buses and witness to people.

Today we were at Petegon City Mall I met a gentleman who was a make artist .Who was a homosexual. After I prayed the salvation prayer with him, I told him again that God has a plan for his life. He began to weep .The Lord then told me to tell the man that he didn’t see him as a failure. The man began to cry and he received a healing touch from God.