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JAN 2014 VOLUME 28, NO.1 In This Issue The Power of the Tongue ............... 1&2 Patient & Confident Walk with Jesus . 3 We Get Mail ........................................ 4 The Tech Corner ................................. 5 Covenant Moments ............................. 6 Look What God is Doing ............... 6&7 Blessing for the New Year .................. 7 Yellow Ribbon Day Reports .......... 8&9 The Winner Is ..................................... 9 Conference Registration .................... 10 Conference Information ..................... 11 recently re-read Charles Capp’s book titled, “The Tongue—A Crea- tive Force.” I wanted to do this be- cause I noticed that recently many words that came out of my mouth were not faith confessions but were coming from my circumstances. And guess what? I was living proof that our tongue is a creative force. I was living with what I was speaking. Not long ago I had a circumstance in my life that seemed overwhelming. For things to turn around there were numerous people’s hearts that would need to be softened and turned to Jesus, not the least of which was my own heart. But others’ hearts were so hard and had been hard for so long that I began saying things like, “They have been like that their whole life and will probably die with that mindset. I can’t do any- thing to change the situation.” Does this sound familiar? The truth of the matter was I was living in the reality of the words of my mouth. God’s Word says in Matthew 12:34 (ESV), “…out of the abun- dance of the heart the mouth speaks.” Now let’s read Matthew 12:34-37 (MSG), “You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It’s your heart, not the dictionary that gives meaning to your words. A good person pro- duces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.” Wow! God really spoke to me about my heart giving meaning to my words. I certainly did not want my words to come back to haunt me, nor did I want my time of reckoning to come quickly. I needed to change my heart and my words if I wanted my circumstances to change. This was a lesson I had learned while standing for the restoration of our marriage, and I apparently had forgotten this lesson could be applied to my cur- rent situation. “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues (forces) of life.” Proverbs 4:23 (KJV) In the AVS version Matthew 12:34-37 says, THE POWER OF THE TONGUE By Carolyn Johnson, Director Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:26 (ESV) Happy New Year

Transcript of In This Issue THE POWER OF THE TONGUE - … 2014 VOLUME 28, NO.1 In This Issue The Power of the...

JAN 2014 VOLUME 28, NO.1

In This Issue The Power of the Tongue ............... 1&2

Patient & Confident Walk with Jesus . 3

We Get Mail ........................................ 4

The Tech Corner ................................. 5

Covenant Moments ............................. 6

Look What God is Doing ............... 6&7

Blessing for the New Year .................. 7

Yellow Ribbon Day Reports .......... 8&9

The Winner Is ..................................... 9

Conference Registration .................... 10

Conference Information ..................... 11

recently re-read Charles Capp’s book titled, “The Tongue—A Crea-tive Force.” I wanted to do this be-cause I noticed that recently many words that came out of my mouth

were not faith confessions but were coming from my circumstances. And guess what? I was living proof that our tongue is a creative force. I was living with what I was speaking.

Not long ago I had a circumstance in my life that seemed overwhelming. For things to turn around there were numerous people’s hearts that would need to be softened and turned to Jesus, not the least of which was my own heart. But others’ hearts were so hard and had been hard for so long that I began saying things like, “They have been like that their whole life and will probably die with that mindset. I can’t do any-thing to change the situation.” Does this sound familiar?

The truth of the matter was I was living in the reality of the words of my mouth. God’s Word says in Matthew 12:34 (ESV), “…out of the abun-dance of the heart the mouth speaks.” Now let’s read Matthew 12:34-37 (MSG), “You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It’s your heart, not the dictionary that gives meaning to your words. A good person pro-duces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.”

Wow! God really spoke to me about my heart giving meaning to my words. I certainly did not want my words to come back to haunt me, nor did I want my time of reckoning to come quickly. I needed to change my heart and my words if I wanted my circumstances to change. This was a lesson I had learned while standing for the restoration of our marriage, and I apparently had forgotten this lesson could be applied to my cur-rent situation.

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues (forces) of life.” Proverbs 4:23 (KJV) In the AVS version Matthew 12:34-37 says,

THE POWER OF THE TONGUE

By Carolyn Johnson, Director

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and

yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

Matthew 6:26 (ESV)

Happy New Year

Covenant Comments 2014 Volume 28, No. 1

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“…and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.” God talks about an evil report in Numbers 13 when the spies went into the Promised Land and ten came back with an “evil report,” even though they were only telling about what they saw, what they heard, and what they felt. But all of it was contrary to what God had said.

They were supposed to go to the Promised Land and plan their strategy – not “if” they were going to take the land, but “how” they were going to take the land. God said the things they saw, the things they heard, and the things they felt were an evil report. God had already said this was a land that He had given to Israel. It was theirs be-cause God said so.

God is a restorer of broken relationships. Marriage is important to our Father. He wants you to agree with Him. There is noth-ing too difficult for Him. Your spouse’s heart is not greater in strength than Jesus’ ability to change a heart, but He wants you to agree with His Word.

Charles Capps shares the following on pages 87-88 of his book:

We have all done it. We have gone to God and given Him an evil report. We have said in our prayer, “It didn’t work, Lord. It’s getting worse. I prayed and it didn’t work out.”

What makes you thinks it didn’t work out? We will say, “Well, you see, it looks worse and I feel like things are getting worse.”

That’s an evil report. You are not to be moved by what you see or feel. Be moved by WHAT THE WORD SAYS. SAY ONLY WHAT THE WORD SAYS. The Word says it will work out.

Stand on that. STAND.

The Bible says, “…and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore…” Ephesians 6:13-14. It didn’t

say turn and run. It didn’t say give up and say, “Dear Lord, it’s not working.”

It says, “When you have done all to stand.” STAND - JUST STAND THERE! “You mean don’t do any-thing?” Yeah! That’s what I mean. JUST STAND THERE. Somebody said, “What’ll I do? I prayed and it’s

just not working out.” Well, the first thing to do is to shut your mouth. The second

thing is just STAND THERE. If you can’t say something good, don’t say anything. It’ll work out, if you believe God.

Apparently I have forgotten some things since the last time I walked around a similar mountain. But I am declaring this day at the beginning of 2014 that my God is able. There is no relationship He cannot fix. God has the desire to heal broken relationships within our whole family because He is a good God and He is big enough to do so because there is noth-ing impossible with Him. Please join me in declaring, “Yes and Amen” to God’s promises!

Charles Capps’ book, The Tongue—A Creative Force is on sale this month for $5.00. Please see page 12 for the order form.

ON THE WAITING END OF A PROMISE

By Duke Rohe, Houston, Texas

Not a bad place to be. For this is where God steeps His Spirit in us. It is where we answer His question "Am I Sufficient?" It is where we find development in areas we weren't expecting. The following might be elements of growth you weren't anticipating while actively believing for a righteous thing.

Your spiritual awareness leaps. Those little anticipation antenna are on high alert.

You receive more because you believe more in an area than ever before.

You are poised for obedience. You become a complacency

buster. You want nothing to get

in the way of the alignment be-tween you and your God.

Your trust gets toughened. You grow bulldog-mentality to see it to the end.

You count on God to do His part, to do what you under-stand He said He will do. You are open to Him giving new

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PATIENT AND CONFIDENT WALK WITH JESUS By Patty Stewart, Canada Board of Directors

Patty and her husband Russ live in British Columbia, Canada.

They have been reconciled since December 2007.

M y husband is waiting for neurosurgery on his neck. When he came home from the “far country” six years ago it was quite obvious he had nerve dam-

age in his neck that was affecting his arms, but he was determined to work and provide for his family.

He enjoyed dirt bike riding. We were blessed with a vacation property to use winter and summer. His physical health has declined and he was now no longer able to work as a carpen-ter in a restoration company or enjoy the recreation activities that he used to. He was booked for laminectomy surgery in July but he has been “bumped” by other more serious life or death surgeries four times.

As a Covenant Keeper, God has taught me about waiting. I prayed and waited for my husband for ten years before he came home to us! Now God is teaching my husband how to wait, trust in Him and believe His promises for healing.

This morning as we waited for the surgeon’s office to call, we read God’s Word together…

“But if we look forward to something we don’t have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently…and we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.” Rom 8:25, 28

As we wait, God is drawing my husband unto Him-self. We are praying together…prayers of thanksgiv-

ing, prayers for our children, neighbours, our friends and even for those patients who have bumped him from his surgery time. We know God loves us and His timing is perfect. He has promised us…

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from His love. Death can’t and life can’t. The an-gels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears for to-day, our worries about tomorrow, and even the pow-ers of hell can’t keep God’s love away…nothing in all

creation will ever be able to sep-arate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38, 39

It’s now afternoon and we got a call from the surgeon’s office. The surgery is bumped another week and so we wait as God holds us.

Two months later… The surgery was performed in September following an eight week wait. After an ad-ditional eight weeks we can see that my husband is now able to lift his arm over his head. He is able to walk without pain and is gaining strength in his shoulders. He is starting physical therapy this week.

God's timing is perfect as my husband was now home to supervise and contract the renovations in our new condo. We were able to move in last week and now enjoy the blessings of “downsizing.” God is now in charge of the restoration of Russ' strength and his rehabilitation so he can return to work. God is good....all the time and His timing is perfect!

Walk Confidently with Jesus

input and understanding along the way.

You confidently challenge God to do His part.

You learn the world will tug you its direction, but your heart for Him will defy its gravity.

You get to see the clockwork of His timing used as a tool to fashion more trust, maturity and temperance in you. God is out to grow soldiers for war, not just for a battle.

You realize the end of your promise is to bring Him glory,

not to simply fill a need. You learn lessons that only

come from the experience of trusting in the unseen, the Him-possible. For you don't want to waste any part of this trek.

You get good at throwing the logical on the altar of the spir-itual. Trusting faith over facts.

You enlarge your ability to ex-tend understanding of others who are traveling a similar path.

You have no clue the number of people affected by your un-

wavering belief that God's in-tegrity is as good as His Word.

You leverage your expecta-tions for fulfillment of future promises. If God was faithful once, He will do it again.

You learn to pass up the trin-kets of the immediate for the immeasurable riches of the eternal.

You stretch faith in an area in yourself that will never return to its original shape.

You learn the wait was 'part' of the promise.

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WE GET MAIL

Dear Covenant Keepers Intercessors,

Thank you so much for your prayers and scriptures! They are such a blessing to me. No words can express my ap-preciation and admiration to all of you! Let us keep uplifting marriages in prayers. May God bless your work which in turn brings blessings to many couples!

I and my husband have just celebrated our 22nd anniver-sary. In addition, we will join a marriage camp December 30th through January 1st. We hope to strengthen our rela-tionship and repair gaps so as to leave no room for Satan.

Sylvia Ngsuenlau, Hong Kong

Dear Covenant Keepers,

Six years ago my youngest son Jon was diagnosed with testicu-lar cancer. Your intercessors and many others prayed for him and last year he was given the five year “all clear.”

He got married to Holly, the girl of his dreams, in September this year at a villa in Ibiza. They were thrilled they were getting married in site of the mystic rock in Ibiza.

To say this was going to be a challenge in terms of relation-ships was an understatement. Earlier this year at a family occa-sion the Lord convicted me that my heart was very cold to the OW. Now my husband and she were going to be in the same space as me in the week of the wedding with a civil ceremony in UK and pre-wedding drinks as well as the wedding itself.

I was blessed with prayer sup-port from my CKI online ooVoo group and many others.

I am blessed that my daughter is on fire for the Lord and married to a lovely Christian husband. They have two gorgeous boys, Joshua and Caleb. I got to the

venue and had just got our youngest grandson, Caleb, dressed by the car into his page-boy outfit when I put him down on the ground and slammed the car door…on my finger!

My first reaction was to throw my hand in the air and yell at the top of my voice...'JESUS IS KING. HE IS MY HEALER AND DE-LIVERER AND IN HIM DO I TRUST!!' and I went ranting on like this and praying aloud in tongues while the medical team was called.

I must admit I really thought I had done myself a mis-chief, but I was so in-censed and the build-up was so huge for this wed-ding with the challenge of the relationships that this torrent came out. I didn't care what anyone thought! I was mad at the enemy.

Well, there was blood pouring down the sink and still I prayed in tongues and proclaimed Je-sus as my healer, while the medics bandaged me up. My

daughter Naomi thought I would have to go to hospital but I did-n't. I can honestly say it did not trouble me at all, didn't throb, didn’t hurt.

Two days later I thought I had better take a look. I'm a bit quea-sy so I was not looking forward to the mess. There was only a tiny speck of blood on the band-age and layers of skin kept com-ing off so I had to keep it dressed. I have full movement of the finger although there is a lit-tle lump on the joint.

Jon, who is not a Christian yet, sent me a lovely thank you card after the wedding.

“Thank you for all you have done; raising me well, car-ing for me, praying

for me, standing by me, teaching me and loving me. I’m so sorry you hurt your finger just before the wedding but I’m glad that Je-sus helped you through!”

Jesus is King and in Him we trust.

Tara Wright, United Kingdom

Jesus is King

& Healer !

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Our new web site is SO CLOSE to being ready!!! But as in a marathon

where the last couple of miles are the hardest to complete – we just have to keep on plugging away!

The basic structure is in place and has many new features. We are cur-rently working on changes to content of the pages from the old site. One technology change that many of you (including myself) will really appreci-ate is that the new technology is flexi-ble to format the web layout to the de-vice it is viewed on. If you usually use a smartphone or tablet instead of a full desktop monitor you will no longer have to squint to read the tiny print that is the result when the current site is displayed on a 3 inch smartphone screen.

Another feature is one that will not be visible to web site viewers. That is the link to the back-end database that will eventually replace our current data-base technology that has been in use for over a decade. Today when some-one fills in the contact form an e-mail is generated and sent to the “info” e-mail address. We then must re-type all the data into the database. Our re-placement database that will follow behind the web site introduction will have a data feed directly into the da-tabase reducing the clerical effort of managing all the information of our constituents and supporters.

Currently your prayer requests sent from the web site must be re-typed into forms for the intercessors use. The replacement database will pre-pare the reports automatically. The reduction of clerical effort will allow all of the CKI support staff to spend more time on ministry effort.

THE TECH CORNER By Rex Johnson, Director

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COVENANT MOMENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

LOOK WHAT GOD IS DOING

CANADA

CK's husband visited her recently and they had a pleasant time together.

CK's husband Skypes her at least once a week and also phones every so often to play her a tune on the organ which he plays as a new hobby.

CK's husband supported her as she went through quite a few difficult health tests during a cancer scare. Test reports reveal that it is not cancer but something that is not so life threatening. We are praying for healing.

UNITED STATES

AZ: CK and husband removed the divorce petition from court. I am praying and believe God will bring us back together under one roof and fully restore our marriage. We spent Thanksgiving together.

CK’s husband, who is in a NC marriage, has his truck parked at her home while he is away and he told her that she can use it if she needs to. She

praises God for this kindness extended to her.

CA: CK praises God for a date she had scheduled with her husband after her CKI ooVoo group meet-ing.

CK spent Thanksgiving with her spouse. He still says he intends to come home soon.

OK: CK called to tell his wife about his brother’s health situation. He was caught off guard when she answered. He has only been able to leave voicemail messages and texts since she left. He praises God she received his call.

CK had good face to face conversation with her husband regarding their son’s future plans and test score. He did well on the test.

CK had another long phone conversation with his wife and she talked about her needs openly.

CK’s wife is sounding more like herself and he was able to avoid any strife during one of their recent conversations.

CK had a dream about herself and her spouse and was able to share it with him. Then he shared a dream he had about the two of them.

Canada

CK dreamt that their spouse was coming back, though it looked like they expected them to move where the prodigal was in the US, so they questioned as to why not move back to Canada (then the CK woke up). It's al-ways nice when the Lord gives you a dream about your spouse.

CK's husband received a report that the cancer that he thought had returned has not.

USA

AZ: CK has been blessed to know that his brother, who he has prayed for for years, is now born again and even ministered

to him. PTL!

CK praises God that He has giv-en her a desire to exercise (“once a dirty word to me”). Now, every day at 7:30am she walks and prays around her neighbor-hood for 30 minutes.

CA: CK thanks God for His pro-vision of the new tires she need-ed at a good price.

CK is praising God for His grace and favor. The hospital where he had services recently waived a $20K medical bill!

CO: CK called Home Depot with a request for help. Her fence around her home was falling down. She was caring for both

her dog and a neighbor’s dog. She asked to have someone come to give her an estimate. The sales person said she didn't have anyone to come out, but she said she and another em-ployee would come and take care of getting the fence back up! They offered to reinforce the fence and five men put steel stakes in the ground all around the fence. They told her if it needed reinforcing again, call them and they'll come back and get it back up. No charge. Praise God.

FL: One of the things that the Face Book page affords partici-pants is leaning on and getting encouragement from many oth-

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LOOK WHAT GOD IS DOING

ers who are or have been where we are. Empathy is an important emotion. When we have that I believe our prayers are more forceful and heartfelt.

GA: CK praises God for the two healed marriage testimonies that were given at her CKI group meeting recently. There was a time for questions and answers for the group as well as a great praise and prayer time together.

OK: CK thanks God that her lawyer informed her that no date has been set for early De-cember mediation. No infor-mation has been received from her husband.

CK ran “Route 66” half mara-thon. Her daughters also ran. Her husband and son came to watch and then they all went

out to lunch together.

CK greatly appreciates receiv-ing an unexpected check for $100 from a home school group she is connected with.

CK shares that “My Christmas this year promises to be very different. I have been staying with a friend who is recovering from total knee replacement. Also, have several Native American friends from church have made me feel loved and accepted like I don't remember the last time I felt. Merry Christ-mas to all of you. P.S. I praise God for Covenant Keepers. You taught me a lot and were there when I thought my world was falling apart. I haven't seen my spouse for a long time now but I know God has us both in His plan.”

CK is learning to “let go and let God”! There are signs of anoth-er woman in the picture but CK is focusing on Jesus. CK’s daughter was accepted in a comprehensive rehab pro-gram locally. Her daughter had been attending church leading up to this. CK is hopeful for a good outcome physically and spiritually.

WA: CK thanks God for the op-portunity to have spent Thanks-giving with his parents.

CK praises God for her Thanks-giving spent with the entire fam-ily. They are starting/restarting a tradition…a talent show – so fun!

WV: CK praises God for her husband and their family (all 23 of them) being at their home together for Thanksgiving.

We get to choose what we believe for the New Year. Please choose to initiate God’s promises and blessings for your life and for your family in the New Year by proclaiming them as truth. He is the God “Who gives life to the dead and speaks of the nonexistent things that He has foretold and prom-ised as if they already existed.” Romans 4:17 (AMP) The power in a blessing is in speaking it! Because I believe that God “is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.” Ephesians 3:20 (ESV) Did you get that? We can’t even imagine all the wonderful things planned for us in the coming year. Therefore, today I declare:

I am blessed with God’s divine purpose and perfect plan for my life. I am blessed with gifts, God-given abilities and guidance. I am blessed

by hearing His voice. I am blessed with strength of character, perseverance and self-control. I am blessed with family and friends, faith and freedom. I am blessed with health, joy, favor and fulfillment. I am blessed with pro-motion, protection, prosperity and provision. I am blessed with spirit of obedience, supernatu-ral success and a positive outlook on life. I am blessed with a fresh start and a new outlook on

life, beginning today.

I am looking forward to the new thing God will do in my life this year. I choose to get excited

about my future because I am blessed!

In Jesus’ name, Amen

(A portion of the above taken from Joel Osteen)

Blessing for the New Year

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CALIFORNIA YELLOW RIBBON DAY

About twenty

CKs met in Buena Park, Cal-

ifornia, on Saturday,

November 2nd, at the Holiday Inn. In attend-

ance were Loretta Jackson, State Director for California;

Cherie Igo, Group Leader in Placentia, California; and Lor-raine Woodhouse, Intercessor for the Southwest Region. We had praise and worship for about 30 minutes and everyone en-tered in and there was such uni-ty in the group.

Loretta shared how "Yellow Rib-bon Day" started in Covenant Keepers. She then taught about the love walk referenced in 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7 (AMP) Our love walk comes from our rela-

tionship with the Lord Jesus. As we grow more and more in His love our prayer life changes and also our words. She also shared about trusting God and that nothing is too hard for God. The message was light hearted as she described how to walk through difficult situations with your spouse and others. Know-ing who you are in Christ is the key to walking through situations in victory. What people say about us or what our spouses say is not what we are. God says we are precious in His sight and that we are also a gift to Jesus from the Fa-ther. Spend quality time reading the Bible and feed on His word daily be-cause Jesus truly heals the bro-ken heart and makes it whole.

Loretta and Cherie prayed for the differ-ent areas which we have committed to do on Yellow Ribbon Day as well as praying for

those attending. Lor-raine Woodhouse shared with the group of how special it was for her to be there and see the different faces of those who she prays for and that it was a joy to pray for oth-ers.

Covenant Keepers were so yielded to the spirit of prayer and the love of God flowed through the room.

Louisiana's Yellow Ribbon Day, November 2, 2013, was a small gathering of faithful standers from Lafayette and Baton Rouge. We met at a Lafayette seafood restaurant for some great food and even better fellowship.

It was inspiring to share how God has been work-ing in our lives. For example, one lady is now work-ing at a clinic and sees her husband frequently when he comes in for check-ups! After lunch we adjourned to a home for a teaching from Mark 11:22-26, "Have faith in God. Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours. When you stand to pray, for-

give anyone against whom you have a grievance so that your heavenly Father may in turn, forgive you your transgressions."

The Holy Spirit reminded us that we need to speak the Word out loud and we need to ask. After time for private repentance, we prayed for our hus-bands, wives and children. It was a powerful time of prayer.

We were all encouraged, and the Baton Rouge Covenant Keeper's group renewed its commitment to meet each week, in spite of the leader now working four nights a week. We were blessed with rejuvenated faith as we proclaim God's Faithful-ness. His desire is to heal and restore marriages. Our desire is to be His voice, His heart, and His hands as we joyfully and boldly proclaim God's Faithfulness to covenant. To God be the glory.

LOUISIANA YELLOW RIBBON DAY

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ARIZONA YELLOW RIBBON DAY

Saturday, October 26th, at the Old Chicago pizza and pasta restaurant six covenant keepers gathered for

the Arizona Yellow Ribbon Day dinner. We had a great time of fellowship and encouraging one an-other. God used the event in a very special way. A new covenant keeper came and said he en-

joyed being with us. However, he was not sure if he was supposed to stand. At 2:00 AM the next morning the Lord woke

him up and told him he was to stand for his marriage. He is now part of our group. Praise the Lord!

Winner of the Yellow Ribbon Day Photo Contest William & Sharon Cothron’s Texas Group

This group will receive one free registration to the 2014 “Families are Forever” Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina

July 18-20

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CELEBRATING 28 YEARS With Jesus as Our Cornerstone

See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame I Peter 2:5

July 18th—20th New Conference Location

Steele Creek Church of Charlotte

New Hotel

Hampton Inn & Suites 9110 Southern Pine Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28273 704.525.3333

Standard Rooms—$79.00 Suite Rooms—$99.00

Complimentary Breakfast

Free airport shuttle

Shuttle will transport between hotel and church

Conference Registration

$115 by June 30h / $145 after June 30th

Meals provided Friday evening 5:00 PM Saturday lunch & dinner (Breakfast served at hotel)

Opening Session Fri 7:00 PM - Ends Sun 1:00 PM

New Leaders Training Friday 9:00–11:30 AM

International Directors & Boards Regional & State Directors Lunch Meeting

Friday 12:00-2:00 PM

Regional Prayer Directors Friday 10:00-11:30 AM Leaders Come Together Friday 2:30-4:30 PM

Come Early—Stay Late Thursday evening 6:00 PM dinner at Café South (self-pay)

Join Us Sunday Evening After The Conference For Dinner at the Lake—Donation Taken

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CITY/STATE/ZIP _______________________________________ COUNTRY _______________________________ 3 DAY CONFERENCE MEALS PROVIDED (FRI DINNER, SAT LUNCH & DINNER) $115 BY JUNE 30TH - $145 AFTER JUNE 30TH

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MAIL TO: COVENANT KEEPERS INC. PO BOX 38238, CHARLOTTE, NC 28278 OR CALL 704.248.8777

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Hampton Inn & Suites

9110 Southern Pine Blvd. 704.525.3333

1. Cafe South Restaurant 2. Sonic, Starbucks 3. Hampton Inn & Suites 4. TGI Fridays 5. Steele Creek Church of Charlotte 6. Walmart, Panera Bread, Qdoba’s

Mexican, McDonalds, Chick-fil-A, IHOP, Arbys, O’Charley’s, Chilis

7. Pan China, Wing King, Saffron’s (Indian), Portofino’s Italian Grill, Sal-sa’s Mexican Cantina and Harry’s Grill

8. Applebees, QuikTrip, Mac’s Speed Shop (Bar-B-Q), KFC

9. Burger King, McAlisters Deli, Don Pedros, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Dunkin’ Donuts

10. Food Lion (grocery), Royal Panda, Joe Mommas Grill

Thursday 6:00 PM Everyone Dinner at Café South, #1 above (self-pay)

Friday 9:00 AM Group Leaders, State & Reg’l Dir. Church, #3 Above Take hotel shuttle to church

Friday 10:00-11-30 Regional Prayer Dir. Church, #3 Above Take hotel shuttle to church

Friday Noon-2:00 PM Int’l, State & Reg’l Dir. Lunch & Learn

Friday 2:30-4:00PM All Leaders Church, #3 Above Take hotel shuttle to church

Friday 5:00 PM Everyone Dinner, #3 Above Take hotel shuttle to church

Friday 7:00 PM Everyone Opening Session—Church

Saturday 9:00 AM Everyone Speakers—Lunch and Dinner provided

Sunday 11:00 AM Everyone Church Service at Steele Creek Church of Charlotte

Sunday 6:00 PM Everyone Dinner at the lake

Steele Creek Church of Charlotte 1929 W. Arrowood Rd

TEACHINGS ABOUT COVENANT AN ALTERNATIVE TO DIVORCE (Marilyn Conrad - book)… ............................................................................................................................................................................................. $3.00 Offers a Biblical alternative to divorce. Including scriptural guidelines for marriage healing COVENANT MARRIAGE, DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE (Craig Hill - 2 CDs) ................................................................................................................................................................... $10.00 Craig teaches foundational truths about covenant relationships, the covenant of marriage, and what the Bible says about marriage, divorce and remarriage MARRIAGE: COVENANT OR CONTRACT (Craig Hill - book) ............................................................................................................................................................................................ $6.00 We must return to the Biblical value of covenant in marriage DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE (Mike & Marilyn Phillipps – CD) ............................................................................................................................................................................................. $5.00 This teaching gives strong, biblically-based answers to many questions that people pose on this sometimes controversial and confusing subject

Mike & Marilyn have helped thousands of people all over the world to find God’s course through this potential minefield MEANINGLESS WORDS & BROKEN COVENANTS (Tim Coody – Workbook or Audio Book on CDs) ................................................. Workbook $10.00 or Audio Book on CDs $13.00

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A Thousand Praises—CD by Kati Chestnutt $5.00

The Tongue—A Creative Force $5.00

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Lo! I shall put in the foundation of Zion a precious cornerstone, proved, and laid in the foundation; he who believeth shall not be in haste, but shall be patient,

or shall be steadfast. Isaiah 28:16 (WYC)

Christ Alone…….CornerstoneChrist Alone…….CornerstoneChrist Alone…….Cornerstone

Enjoy these beautiful songs of

praise and worship from one of

our very own Covenant Keep-

ers. Taking inspiration from the

Holy Spirit, Chopin and other

sources, this is a compilation of

country, gospel and praise

songs featuring Kati’s gift for

playing the guitar. Kati has

generously donated her CDs to

Covenant Keepers. For a $5

donation this musical treat can

be yours. Enjoy this CD and

support CKI at the same time.

Sale Price $5.00

Start the New Year off speak-

ing God’s Word over your life.

Words are the most powerful

things in the universe. The

words you speak will either put

you over in life or hold you in

bondage. Many people have

been held captive in their cir-

cumstances by their own

words. Put yourself in a posi-

tion to receive God's best for

you by speaking His Word. His

Word spoken from your mouth

and conceived in your heart

becomes a spiritual force re-

leasing His ability within you.

Sale Price $5.00

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