The Word by Rodney Howard Browne

Ezekiel 18:30-32 (NAS)
30 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.

31 Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why will you die, O house of Israel?

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares the Lord GOD. “Therefore, repent and live.”

God, our God, is the God of new beginnings. It does not matter what you have gone through or what you have done – there is a new beginning for you. God has no pleasure in your death and destruction. He has made a way for you to have a brand new start and all it takes is repentance being sorry for the sin in your life and turning around to follow the Lord. You cannot let pride stand in the way of receiving a fresh start from God. The first thing that God wants to do for you is give you a fresh, new heart – a fresh new spirit.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJ)

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

As a Christian, you have a new heart, but you still make mistakes. Don’t let sin stand in the way of your relationship with God and your spiritual growth. Be quick to confess your sin and admit your mistakes so that your Father God can forgive you and wash you and so that you can continue to grow into all the new things that God has for you.

Ezekiel 36:25-27 (NAS)
25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

26 Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

27 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.”

Rodney Howard Browne shows us that when God washes you and cleanses you and gives you a new heart and spirit, He also puts His Spirit in you to help you to walk in His ways. You are not alone, struggling to make it through the day. The Spirit of God is there to help you to walk in newness of life. All that is required is that you totally yield yourself to the Spirit of God on a daily basis and keep a repentant attitude.
Colossians 3:8-11 (NKJ)

8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.

9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,

10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,

11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.

Rodney Howard Browne teaches us that you have a new beginning in God and you keep on being renewed into the image of Him who created you as you walk in obedience to Him. It is an ongoing process.
Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)

22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.

23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Thank God His love, mercy and compassion is extended toward us new and fresh every morning and great is His faithfulness.

God’s Riches by Rodney Howard Browne

Foundation scripture: Ephesians 2:1-11(KJV)
1: And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

2: Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

3: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wath, even as others.

4: But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

5: Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

6: And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

7: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

8: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Once we were dead in our sins, but God, who is rich in mercy and who loves us with His great love has quickened us together with Jesus Christ.

Rodney Howard Browne shows us that quicken – means to make alive. We were dead to God and alive to sin – now, with Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are dead to sin and alive unto God! Verse 4, in the Amplified Bible, says that His love for us is great, wonderful and intense. We are saved by grace so that in the ages to come He might clearly demonstrate the immeasurable, limitless, surpassing riches of His free grace (unmerited favor) in His kindness and goodness of heart toward us (Amplified – verse 7).

The word of God teaches us that we are not just saved by grace, so that we can barely make it into heaven. Being saved by grace is only the doorway into all the wonderful things that God has for us. Through the ages to come, throughout all eternity, forever and ever, our Heavenly Father will be expressing to us the riches – the exceeding, immeasurable, limitless, surpassing riches – of His wonderful, unmerited, undeserved, free grace and favor as He reveals and extends to us, His goodness and His kindness.

The bible further explains that we cannot even begin to comprehend, with our limited mental abilities as people, the love that our Father has for us. We cannot comprehend the riches of His grace and favor and goodness and kindness. Many people do not believe that God loves them and wants to bless them, but even those who do believe it, have a hard time grasping the unlimitedness of God’s love and grace toward them. We feel that we are not worthy, and so we accept only little tidbits at a time of His love and grace and favor, but it has absolutely nothing to do with being worthy, and everything to do with how He feels about us.

He wants to show us His favor and He wants to bless us – not because of any worthiness on our part, but simply because that is the nature of the love of God. He loves the undeserving – He showers blessings on the undeserving. God blesses us because of His nature and in spite of ours. It makes no difference how we feel about it – it is so anyway. If you can even begin to understand free grace and unmerited favor, you will realize what a slap it is in God’s face for men to think that they should, or even could, earn His favor.

It is impossible to pay this debt we owe to God. The debt was paid in the blood of Jesus – far too high a price for us to earn, even over a lifetime. The best we can do is realize the price has been paid and humbly and sincerely and wholeheartedly receive our free gift, knowing that we will never be able to repay it. Realizing the extent of God’s love and blessing – even though completely undeserved – causes us to want to serve Him, to love Him and obey Him. He paid so high a price – the very least we can do is give Him everything we are and everything we have as He continues to pour out on us and show us His love and His kindness throughout all eternity and the ages to come.

Romans 2:4(KJV)
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Wisdom and Revelation Rodney Howard Browne

Foundation scriptures: Ephesians 1:15-23

 

15For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which {exists} among you, and your love for all the saints,

 

16do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention {of you} in my prayers;

 

17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.

 

18{I pray that} the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

 

19and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. {These are} in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.

 

20which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly {places}

 

21far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the one to come.

 

22And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,

 

23which is His body, the fulness of Him who fills all in all.

 

(NAS) Ephesians 3:14-21

 

14For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father,

 

15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

 

16that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man;

 

17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; {and} that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

 

18may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

 

19and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fulness of God.

 

20Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,

 

21to Him {be} the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

(NAS)

 

Rodney Howard Browne teaches that every one of us wants to know God better and we all want a deeper understanding of the things of God. Some people run into trouble because they want a deeper revelation – so deep that God does not even know what they are talking about! Or they want a new revelation – so new that God has not even heard of it! There is no “new” revelation. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The revelation is the same – it is just sitting there, waiting to be uncovered by the sincere, hungry believer. It is “new” because it is new to you ! Things are always new the first time that you hear them.

 

Rodney Howard Browne teaches that these two prayers in Ephesians, prayed by Paul, are also the prayers of Jesus for you. God is not withholding Himself from us, we are the ones who do not make the effort to come into His presence to receive from Him. Sometimes we make the effort to know Him better, but because we come with preconceived ideas, we are not open to hear the truth. We should be hungry for the truth, not just for “new” revelation. Pray these prayers sincerely, in faith, out loud over yourself (change the ‘you’ to ‘me’) every day for a month and see what begins to happen! Do not forget to also read your Bible daily with a humble (teachable) spirit. I believe that you will begin to grow incredibly in the things of God.

What are you believing God for this year? Recently, as I was waiting on the Lord, He began to remind me of the power of a vow. I remember, in 1978 as I stood by my brother’s death bed, I made a vow. I told the devil, “Devil, you will pay for what you have done! I vow people will laugh at you all over the world!” I had no idea that God would give me a ministry of joy that would impact every continent of the world!

Rodney Howard Browne remembers crying out to God one day in 1985, walking up a fairway of a golf course in South Africa. I knew that God had more planned for me than what I had seen so far and I told Him that if He would get me out of where I was, that I would give away what I had to the nations of the world. Two years ago, I happened to be on the same golf course, playing the same hole, and the Lord reminded me, then and there, of the desperate vow I had made nearly 20 years before! As I looked back over the time between then and now, I was both humbled and awed by what God has done. God does not take vows lightly!

Rodney Howard Browne vowed, when Kelly died in my arms—100 million souls and $1 billion into world missions! The devil will pay for what he has done!

What are you believing for? Make a sincere, heartfelt vow this year, 2008 and let’s believe God for a supernatural breakthrough in your life.

Look what happened in Genesis 28:20-22. After Jacob had seen the vision of the ladder that reached to heaven with angels ascending and descending on it, he poured oil on the rock that was his pillow, turning it into an altar, and then he made a vow:

• If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go
• If God will give me food to eat and clothing to wear
• So that I may come again to my father’s house in peace
• Then the Lord shall be my God
• This stone which I have set up as a monument shall be a sacred place to me

Jacob vowed that if God would do these things for him, he would give a tenth of all of his increase back to God.

God is not asking us to build an altar of stone and pour oil on it. However—by way of example—this is a ministry that the Lord is using to bring in a mighty harvest of souls. Souls are very precious to the Lord and we bless and honor the Lord by pouring our oil—our finances—onto something that is sacred and precious to the Lord!

NORWAY HOLY GHOST AND FIRE CONFERENCE with Rodney Howard Browne

June 5, 2008

While on vacation, Pastors Rodney and Adonica decided to hold a Holy Ghost and Fire Conference in Norway. The place is packed to capacity with hungry people from all over Europe.

I came over to America for an impartation at the Lakelands revival. I was invited to the service on Sunday by Nathan Morris who gave his testimony in the meeting. I was prayed for by Pastor Rodney and felt God in power on my life. Now I shake when the power of God is on me. On returning to my home church, I prayed for the other leaders in the church who are now on fire. I started a Saturday night meeting where on the first night a lady was delivered. A visiting pastor came to preach and I prayed and laid hands on him before the meeting and then afterwards. He fell down under the power of God. The second Saturday night meeting more peopel come from other churches for an impartation, including a Methodist minister friend who oversees 5 churches. She has received a touch from God. (Continue to pray as there needs to be more of a release.) My wife, who is a leader for a local woman’s aglow, was also prayer for by Pastor Rodney and she has prayer for the area woman’s aglow leaders. I am arranging to go out on the streets this week. (If it ever stops raining) using the script from your web site. Also I will be preaching at two other churches this weekend where I intend to impart to the people there. I went to Exiter last weekend, intending to tell Pastor Rodney thank you. He did pray again for my wife and I, and recognized us. In the excitement I didn’t get to thank him. If it is possible could you let him know that this has been a great time for us and will be for ever grateful. John V.

Revival Ministries International – Australia Meetings

The Australian office commenced operations ten years ago as a result of an amazing outpouring of the Holy Spirit across this nation that was highlighted by meetings which continued to exceed capacity crowds. In May 1996 in Melbourne, we saw history in the making when over 16,000 people registered for a week long time of refreshing and 2600 people made decisions for Christ.

Churches closed their offices and brought all their staff and encouraged their congregations to “soak” in these meetings. People came off the streets, into the venue not knowing what was going on and gave their lives to Jesus. “Changed – never the same again.

On Friday 17th May, over 11,000 people attended the final service of the meetings, with last minute overflow areas set up in the foyer, and 700 people responded to the altar call. The people were shouting at 105db (the Production men informed us that a 727 is 102 db at 100 meters).
The album ‘Revival Down Under’ was recorded at this meeting. Thousands also attended meetings in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney.

Testimony from Ps Allan Meyer, Careforce Church, Mt Evelyn

Some years ago, Rodney Howard-Browne held a series of meetings at the Melbourne Entertainment Centre. To some the meetings were controversial. For our family they were a turning point. At that time a fascination with the drug scene had claimed my youngest son and he had been gone from our home for two years. We invited him to come and see what was happening. He accepted the invitation. Within 15 minutes of being in the atmosphere of worship his hands were in the air. Later that day one of the visiting Americans spotted him sitting alone in the front row. He was prayed for, spent an hour and a half on the carpet, and within days began moving his stuff back home. He is now married and a successful business man and father, attending Crossway. We will forever be grateful to God for His encounter wtih our family through the Rodney Howard-Browne meetings some years ago.

Ps Allan Meyer, Careforce Church, Mt Evelyn

Rodney has a genuine love for God and people. I am sure his ministry Revival Ministries International will be a tremendous blessing to you.

Ps Mark Conner, Citylife Church, Melbourne

Good News Vizag • January 10-14, 2006 • Visakhapatnam, India ( 50,000 Decisions for Christ! )
January 10-14, 2006 we ministered in Visakhapatnam, India, for five days in a mass soul-winning crusade called Good News Vizag, organized for us by an American evangelist, Mark Swiger, who has conducted more than 50 crusades all over India.

It was quite an ordeal just to get there, taking more than 50 hours in all, and included an unscheduled 12-hour wild ride, from about 4:30 PM on Saturday to nearly 5 AM Sunday, from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam with a driver who did not speak English–a 670 kilometer (420 mile) drive that should have taken no more than nine hours–most of it was spent trying to keep our driver awake!

We dodged buses, taxis, trucks, motorbikes, cows, goats, and people with plenty of near-misses! Fortunately, we know that our lives are in God’s hands and the angels are watching over us at all times, until the Lord is done with us here on earth, and so we can afford to walk in peace and joy in almost any circumstance!

The crusade workers stayed up all night to greet us and when we arrived they welcomed us with showers of flower petals and fireworks in the middle of the road, stopping all traffic while they did it! It was certainly an arrival to remember!

When we arrived we found out that there were several Pentecostal churches involved and they held meetings for the Christians in the mornings. We preached a couple of times in the morning and so did Eric Gonyon, our international crusade director.

It was a good opportunity to minister to the Christians on revival and see them impacted by the power of God. Thousands of people felt the anointing of God for the first time ever. They were filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking in other tongues, shaking, crying, and laughing. Many children were powerfully touched by God as well. There were even pastors who fell out under the power of God for the first time ever in their lives.

Even though the meeting was scheduled at a bad time, in the middle of a major Hindu festival, we still had a great response, with 50,000 people giving their lives to the Lord. Many people were baptized in the Holy Spirit and many were wonderfully healed and delivered–some of excruciating pain that they had had for many years.

Many, many people reported seeing a light or a ball of fire coming toward them and hitting them at the moment they received their healing!

I went to Santa Fe College- a total of 38 came to the Lord. I got so bold today that my partner and I got on the RIS and began handing out surveys to people getting on the bus. A total of 14 souls were won! Yeah!

 

Linda S.