RevRyan12
11-21-2011, 05:18 PM
Hi! I am excited to be here, and hope that I will be a blessing in a small way-as I am hoping to learn much from you guys!
I am not necessarily Apostolic, but very open to relationship with Apostolics. I will explain why later, but my background is Assemblies of God. I am currently ordained with an independent Pentecostal organization that has hosted both Trinity preachers and Apostolic ministries at their camp meetings.
I AM NOT HERE, BY ANY MEANS, TO TRY TO PUSH ANY DOCTRINE BUT TO FELLOWSHIP AROUND THE MINISTRY OF THE SPIRIT, so please know that I come with NO AGENDA (In fact, if I, by lack of history in your religious culture, ever post anything that might be considered offensive-by accident-please understand that is NOT my heart and please take the time to pm me to explain how what I wrote could be considered offensive. It would have been by accident. I understand I am a guest in your forum.).
Here is where I am in my spiritual walk, and why I am here-up front.
I am a minister-only age 33, but I grew up in a church that had wonderful moves of the Spirit. I remember dancing, lots of tongues, prophecy, joy...It was a small church, but there was love and an openness to God's work in our midst. i grew up in camp meetings and revivals. For years I have not see this, aside from visiting special meetings here and there. BUT...I tasted enough, as a child, to know the power is real. I have also been used SOME in prophecy, Word of Knowledge and healing (But this has been more of a trickle than a flowing River from within.).
After sitting in meetings with Freddy Clark, and more recently, a minister who was mentored for several years by Chester Arthur Hensley (I had an experience in this particular meeting, last week, where God gave me some very specific things to do, and as a result, received a powerful, powerful impartation that lifted me off my feet literally threw me to the ground. The result is a fresh desire to walk in holiness and an area of sin in my life was broken! PTL! I do NOT know who Hensley is aside from this site-a thread I found.)), I can see that there is a genuine flow of the Spirit that I have experienced in part, read a lot about, but have not stepped into. I know the doctrine between us is different (though I have been baptized in the Holy Spirit and speak in tongues daily). I had a wonderful talk with Bro. Buford (who I do not know) from the UPC today, and he had such a gentle, fatherly way about him, and he shared some names with me to research their writings and messages.
So, long story short, I am not Apostolic per se, but I am Spirit-filled and desire a moving of the Spirit that I have seen in your ranks-through the years. I am here to learn how to flow better in that flow.
I hope my hunger shows and I will at least be accepted here-at least at arm's length. I believe I can learn-and that is my only goal here. No agendas to change you guys, but to grow myself.
I am not necessarily Apostolic, but very open to relationship with Apostolics. I will explain why later, but my background is Assemblies of God. I am currently ordained with an independent Pentecostal organization that has hosted both Trinity preachers and Apostolic ministries at their camp meetings.
I AM NOT HERE, BY ANY MEANS, TO TRY TO PUSH ANY DOCTRINE BUT TO FELLOWSHIP AROUND THE MINISTRY OF THE SPIRIT, so please know that I come with NO AGENDA (In fact, if I, by lack of history in your religious culture, ever post anything that might be considered offensive-by accident-please understand that is NOT my heart and please take the time to pm me to explain how what I wrote could be considered offensive. It would have been by accident. I understand I am a guest in your forum.).
Here is where I am in my spiritual walk, and why I am here-up front.
I am a minister-only age 33, but I grew up in a church that had wonderful moves of the Spirit. I remember dancing, lots of tongues, prophecy, joy...It was a small church, but there was love and an openness to God's work in our midst. i grew up in camp meetings and revivals. For years I have not see this, aside from visiting special meetings here and there. BUT...I tasted enough, as a child, to know the power is real. I have also been used SOME in prophecy, Word of Knowledge and healing (But this has been more of a trickle than a flowing River from within.).
After sitting in meetings with Freddy Clark, and more recently, a minister who was mentored for several years by Chester Arthur Hensley (I had an experience in this particular meeting, last week, where God gave me some very specific things to do, and as a result, received a powerful, powerful impartation that lifted me off my feet literally threw me to the ground. The result is a fresh desire to walk in holiness and an area of sin in my life was broken! PTL! I do NOT know who Hensley is aside from this site-a thread I found.)), I can see that there is a genuine flow of the Spirit that I have experienced in part, read a lot about, but have not stepped into. I know the doctrine between us is different (though I have been baptized in the Holy Spirit and speak in tongues daily). I had a wonderful talk with Bro. Buford (who I do not know) from the UPC today, and he had such a gentle, fatherly way about him, and he shared some names with me to research their writings and messages.
So, long story short, I am not Apostolic per se, but I am Spirit-filled and desire a moving of the Spirit that I have seen in your ranks-through the years. I am here to learn how to flow better in that flow.
I hope my hunger shows and I will at least be accepted here-at least at arm's length. I believe I can learn-and that is my only goal here. No agendas to change you guys, but to grow myself.