Macon Georgia is heating up!

What a trip we had back to Macon, Georgia!! This is our second trip back and you can see the momentum building. Friday night we ministered on "The Mighty God" and showed that God is showing himself strong in these days! We ministered at the altar with an accuracy in the prophetic that we had not touched before. We ministed to a woman and told her that she was being attacked in the mind as she then told us she had been battling suicidal thoughts like never before. We ministered to another lady and told her she just lost a close friend as she then freaked out as she had just lost her best friend to HIV aids. The whole team we brought was released and moved in accurate prophetic words that released the kingdom in power!

Saturday we trained the body in Power Evangelism and then sent the troops into their city. OH my goodness! We had saints that had been christians for decades that testified their lives had been transformed by what they saw. The pastor and his wife were a part of leading a teenager to the Lord while her parents were at choir practice. Another team had an amazing God encounter. After leading a young gal to the Lord, she then introduced the team to her mom. She was saved but introduced the team to her boys and they both wanted to repent and surrender to Jesus. Then the dad came home just as the team was leaving. He surrender his life to the Lord as well. Talk about household salvation. The dad had drug addictions and wanted to be free so they came and got us and we ended up bringing the church to him. We had about 12 people there from the church as we ministered deliverance to him. The mama got filled with the spirit and fell out in her home as she spoke in tongues! The couple reconciled and spoke words of life to each other as they hugged and kissed! This family will never be the same again and those that attended from the church won't be either. This house was only about 100 yards from the church.

On Sunday we heard testimonies from our last trip that people had been healed of pinched nerves, completely delivered from unforgiveness, and healed of dizzyness that was a symptom of a bad report. People testified of how their christianity had been rocked as they went out and preached the gospel and by the accurate prophetic words throughout the weekend. Then we ministered and we had another move of God similiar to Worcester as the fear of God fell and people flooded to the altar to get right with God. I can see a day when we are doing crusades in this city with thousands being saved and healed. The best is yet to come! Come and join us on one of our crusades and help us bring in this harvest for the Lord!

Fear of the Lord and Repentance hits church in Massachusetts!

We just returned from our trip to Worcester, Massachusetts where we conducted revival meetings and Power evangelism training. Friday night was all about Arousing the Warriors to Prepare for War! The altars were full of saints that were consecrating themselves to the Lord's Army! The body is coming the place that we realize we have been crucified with Christ and that to disciple nations we can no longer allow the love of money, pleasure, and ourselves to dominate our life! The saints are hot with love for the Lord which means to obey Him, love for each other which means to lift up, forgive, and help, and love for the lost which means to befriend them, and preach the gospel which comes with a kingdom!

Saturday we did a full day of training the saints in Power Evangelism and the purpose of Pentecost! We then went into the city of Worcester in the rain and preached the gospel! We had some people repent and call on the Lord, some spewed angry remarks of ignorance, some wanted to sleep with their sin, and others were seriously seeking truth. We preached the gospel to a young man named Jose who wanted to call on the Lord. Right in the streets of Worcester in the rain, he asked the Lord to forgive Him and help him be a follower while we stood and witnessed a true conversion! We also preached the gospel to 3 young muslims who asked what about Muhammad and what about allah! The youngest said he wanted to be a follower of Jesus after we explained their need for a savior and that only Jesus fits that bill! This is a movement! It's an army of laid down lovers going out into the sea of lost humanity!

Sunday morning was quite unusual! The Holy Spirit really led me to preach on holiness, repentance, and the Fear of the Lord with a fresh boldness! The altars were packed without any manipulation and we are already getting testimonies of people's lives that are shook up over their fear of sin! (Acts 24:25) We also had some great testimonies of healing such as a lady that had cronic neck pain with crunching for 6 years that was instantly healed by the power of God! Another man with a cane could not lay down without pain and he laid in front of the congregation, pain free. Many people with broken lives and broken hearts received a touch from the Lord! Praise God!

We are going back to Macon, Georgia this week so come and join us in Raising up the Radicals to know God and make Him known!

Our Hope is in the Lord!

Our Hope Is In the Lord!

I just received this message by email from my good friend, Pastor Russell Benson who pastors our Covenant Community Fellowship church in Indiana. It is about the elections yesterday and I thought it worth posting. Our hope is in the Lord (By Pastor Russell Benson)

As I write this, Sen. Barack Obama is being declared the winner of the 2008 U.S. presidential election. We have heard that this was the most historic and important presidential election of our time. Whether it was the most important election or not, one thing is for sure, it certainly will have a profound effect on the future of our nation! I know many of you reading this are disappointed at the results of the election. The decision that America has made can potentially have a deep and profound effect on issues like the sanctity of marriage, freedom of religion, abortion, and many other issues that we as Christians are so concerned about. It is easy to get discouraged about the future of our nation. What will happen? How about the Supreme Court? Abortion, etc…

I feel impressed at this time to direct us to the true Hope, the true answer. There is only one hope for our nation and he is not the president of the United States. We know as Christians that our hope is in the LORD. We should not expect to have any real hope outside the Lord Jesus Christ. The answers for America do not lie in Washington or in a political party. The only hope for America and the entire world is Jesus Christ. Scripture tells us that it is Christ in us, the hope of Glory. Despite the political speeches, it is the church that is the city shining on a hill, not Washington D.C. The church is called the Salt of the earth. We hold the answers for this nation and this world. We must remind ourselves in this time that no matter what comes our way, no matter what is ahead, we can stand strong in faith. We do not need to let up or waver despite the darkness of the situation.

We will not be shaken and we will not be moved. Now is the time for the church of Jesus Christ to stand stronger than ever. We must stand for righteousness and holiness no matter what comes our way. We cannot be surprised when the majority of people around us reject holiness and reject the ways of the Lord. We cannot be surprised when they embrace a culture of death. We are not to be taken off guard, but we will be motivated even more to pray, even more to stand out in the darkness. We will let our light shine in a dark world, we must! Friend, we must shine in the darkness. Church, we are not to be shaken but we are to understand the times and seasons we are in. We are to discern what the Spirit of the Lord is speaking to the Church of Jesus Christ. Now it is time to get our marching orders and press forward. The body of Christ must prepare for what is ahead for us. We must be the voice crying in the wilderness Prepare the way of the Lord. It is not the church that is a reflection of the world, but the world is a reflection of the church. This is why judgment begins in the house of the Lord. We must be the church, God has called us to be and in turn America will be effected by the church. In these sober and prophetic times, now is the time for the church of Jesus Christ to rise up in true holiness, Holy Spirit power, and boldness. Get ready, now is our time to shine!

Russell K. Benson Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld

TEAM CITYTAKER

It is our sincere desire and mandate from heaven at Citytaker Ministries to raise up an army of harvesters marching through the land with power from on high to bring in this last days harvest for the Lord! We call it "Team Citytaker "! One of the ways we are doing this is with weekly worldwide evangelistic teleconference calls. Each week we have a 20 minute live worldwide call with Jeff where we share inspirational testimonies, quick potent training, and prayer for impartation to help you win the lost passionately and effectively. If you or anyone you know would like to participate for free, all you have to do is call into this number with this passcode each Thursday at 9pm EST for 20 minutes and get ready to receive:

Conference Dial-in Number: (218) 339-4600
Participant Access Code: 192494#

Last week we had callers from over 8 different states and Canada on the line. We heard testimonies of ringing in the ears being healed, people being led to Lord at the gym, and even people being RAISED FROM THE DEAD!

Do you need some encouragement to be more evangelistic? Do you want to move in the power of God? Do you want to be more effective in winning souls? Join us this week and fan the flame of evangelistic zeal to win the lost and see a mighty Holy Ghost Awakening in the land. Come join the army and be a part of Team Citytaker this Thursday night!

Calling all Citytakers!!!!!

Troops are assembling in South Florida!

We just got back from a great Power Evangelism Conference in Lake Worth, Florida. We trained the saints in zeal, boldness, and power to be missionaries in the affluent West Palm Beach area. Jesus wants to and can save the rich too! Someone needs to bring this harvest in and the troops are assembling. We had a lady delivered as she said she felt something black in her leave and and another lady was healed in the training of a pinched nerve. We then went out into the city being not only hearers of the word but doers! 25 of us went to nursing home and lady who had a stroke asked with broken speech and a broken heart for Jesus to forgive her. We then prayed for the affects of the stroke to be reversed and after prayer she said clearly, " Thank you for praying for me. I feel much better!" We were amazed at how clear she could speak! Glory! We then went to Walmart and you could see saints preaching the gospel and ministering healing all over! An ambulance pulled up to the Walmart because a lady had something fall on her in the store. They had her arm in a splint and the EMTs were about to lay her on the stretcher. We asked if we could pray and the lady said yes. We commanded the pain to leave and she said she felt much better right in from of the EMTs. We have heard that there were at least 13 salvations. As you know, we dont preach a mickey mouse bubble gum gosple either. Sin, judgement, the cross, the resurrection, repentance, faith, and spiritual growth. God is raising up a radical army to bring revival, power evangelism and transformation to the land!

The Go of the Gospel!

Today we took a team to the University of South Florida(USF) and preached the gospel open air and one on one! As you can see we had a crowd of about 75-100 students and the hundreds that walked by that heard the bold declaration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We told them they had a vote or decision to make that was even more important than John McCain or Barack Obama.(Joe Biden had a rally at the campus today so this was an even hotter topic) There were many muslims, nominal christians, atheists, and many more in the crowd! We had a man who was a seeker who had some good questions that we met up with at the restaurant and we talked even further with him about the Truth. We had teams preaching one on one as I preached to the crowd! Students attentively sat there listening to the gospel for 90 minutes as we reasoned through some questions they had! (Acts 17:2) Christians came up to us afterward and thanked us and I trust the Lord is emboldening them to share the gospel as they watched us unashamably opening our mouth with the gospel which is the power of God unto salvation. It's Paul who plants, Apollos who waters, but God who gives the increase(I Cor 3:6)! It's time to come out of the closet and go with the gospel to the sick who need a doctor instead of waiting for them to come to us!

Lady with damaged Retina Sees!

We had another awesome night at Ignited Church in Lakeland, Fl, the starting point of the Florida Outpouring. The moment the service was given over to us we started going after healing. We had a man that had been in a car accident whose back and neck had mobility he hadn't had in years with conformation from his wife. Another lady had an ankle with arthritis and she could stand on it with no pain which she was not able to do for quite a while. A little girl who had been struggling with asthma said she felt God come and take something away and give her a new life. She could breathe with ease! Hallelejuah! The highlight was a lady who had a damaged retina that caused white bloches in her vision who was completely healed and she could see perfect! We also got an email when we got home that a lady watching on the internet could see 50% better as she was able to read her notes without her glases! Thank you Lord that the blind see! We ended the night with saints hand in hand in the altar praying to know Him intimately and make Him known passionately! It's time for a hospital clearing, Wall Street shaking, Silicon Valley moving, White House invading Awakening that sweeps the land. Come on Citytakers! Let's win souls and make disciples!

We have some great news on a new way we want to help you be equipped with zeal, power, and the word in passionately following Jesus in seeking and saving the lost. Starting this Thursday, we are going to have a live worldwide teleconference call called “Team Citytaker” where you can call in with me live for 15 minutes! Here’s what you can expect:

1. Up-to-date evangelistic testimonies that will spark your evangelistic flame
2. Quick and potent evangelistic training that will stir your passion for the lost
3. Prayer and Impartation to pour gas on your fire
4. Ability to email questions for the next “Team Citytaker” call!

The call will take place this Thursday, Oct.9th at 9pm EST for 15-20 minutes. You will be able to meet Citytakers all over the world! Here is the number and PIN code to participate for FREE!

Conference Dial-in Number: (218) 339-4600 Participant Access Code: 192494#

Please simply reply to our email, citytaker@verizon.net today with a RSVP and let us know that you plan on being a part of the “Team Citytaker” call!!

Saints Tending the Flame

What a priveledge to be back to Ignited Church in Lakeland where the Florida Outpouring that touched the world began. This is where we have done all the Power Evangelism training over the last 5 months where we have seen around 13,000 saints from 40 different nations trained in New Testament evangelism. Last night, we ministered on Keeping the Flame and the altars were full of hungry believers wanting to be hot for Him. The soundman testified of being instantly healed of Broncitis and we had a man with scoliosis for around 20 years say all the pain was gone and he had complete flexibility. Tonight, we will be back at Ignited and we are believing for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Come join us or watch us live at http://www.ignitedchurch.com/ at 7pm. Keep your flame hot for Him! Talk to ya soon!

Hot Coals are burning in Macon, GA

We just got back from 3 days of revival in Macon, GA with Church of the Harvest. As we began to minister on the fire that burns our heart, I laid hands on everybody to receive fresh fire from heaven. This 11year old boy began to shake and weep uncontrollably and when I asked what he was feeling he cried, "POWER!" Look out for this next generation of Firebrands for Jesus! We then encouraged and challenged the body to be fiery witnesses for the Lord and the altar were full of saints that wanted to birth a move of God out of white hot prayer. Sunday we wrapped up the meeting with crazy praise, preaching on an Awakening, and we then began to see the altars full of people who wanted to get saved and make a fresh commitment to live hot for the Lord. I then began to minister to the needs of the people and we saw asthma and much more healed. This lady is the worship leader and she had degenerated disc disease with stiffness in her neck with pinch nerves. Not any more!The more I travel I realized we need God to touch our hearts with a spirit of revival that flow into evangelism and then citywide transformation. I believe God is giving Citytaker Ministries strategies and plans to see real Transformation through unity, intercession, power evangelism, and discipleship! My heart is burning to see America burning with a radical love for Jesus! We are preaching this Friday and Saturday back at Ignited Church and we are then off to the East Coast of Florida for a big Power Evangelism Conference called Cairos! A hot America for Jesus!

Miracle Power in Fort Myers, FL

We just got back from our 5th or 6th trip to Fort Myers were we are sowing into Revival, Power Evangelism, and Citywide Transformation. It was a night of raw miracle power as this man had 2 ears that were 75% deaf. He took his hearing aids out and said he could even his wive's whisper of "I love you!" As I began to preach on the miracle power of God he screamed out, "Hey preacher! I just want to let you know I can hear you!" This guy below had Degenerated Disc Disease for 9 years and the pain immediately left! Come on somebody! This is what America needs! Amen! More Lord!

Revival at Rushmore!!

Who would have ever thought that we would be preaching revival meetings at one of the nation's most famous tourists stops but we were and God was absolutely amazing!

We broke through on the first day as we challenged the onlookers to look into the face of the living Lord instead of dead presidents. We told them that even though the carved images in the mountain were remarkable, the One who carved the commandments with his finger was worthy to be worshiped. The second day the crowds about doubled and we saw the Lord torch the heart of the saints to love Him and their neighbors! The most awesome thing was the meeting after the meeting. We went to a local hotel and had a baptism service with 4 young worshipers making the plunge into the watery grave. Like always, the Lord saves the best for last. The last day the crowds just about doubled again as we challenged the church to chase after God with a burning love! The altars were packed for impartation as you can see and the healing anointing with the gift of faith fell. We saw youngs adults have their hearts burned with love and an amazing wave of healings. Asthma, torn ligaments in the knee, vision, and so much more! One gal went home and tested her blood after being diagnosed with Diabetes and her blood sugar went from 500 down to 200. Another man who had Degenerated Disc disease received healing with the confirmation from his wife as you can see. We finished the gathering with impartation and believed something was birthed in this region that will bear much fruit in the months and years to come. We are now home resting and getting ready for revival meetings in Fort Myers, Macon Georgia, Lake Worth, and back to Lakeland!

Revival in the Northern Plains

Well we just back from a 11 day revival tour in the Northern Plains. It started in Winnipeg, CA as we traveled with anointed worship leader Jason Lee Jones. The bomb dropped right off the bat at our first meeting. The youth gathering had kids getting wrecked by the love of God. As their parents came to get them at 9:30pm, they were wrapped up in the realms of God for another hour and a half. One 12 year old kid said at 11pm, "God is not done yet!", as he brought this manifest presence over to his friends house. We saw some amazing healings of dislocated hips, 2 years of slipped discs, knee injuries, back problems, and amazing emotional healing for these young people. Then we did revival meetings in churches where we saw God heal a lady with carpal tunnel syndrome. She had her braces on and was preparing for surgery as her arms had no circulation and were in tremendous pain. Jesus healed her right on the spot and the place erupted! We also did Power Evangelism training and the girl you see below went out with a team for the first time and saw a man in a wheel chair for 5 years get healed as he got up and walked out of his chair!!! We then wrapped up our Winnipeg trip with a Citywide revival meeting where the altars were filled with Holy Ghost lions that were filled with the love and boldness to win their city.

It was then off to the beautiful plains of Bismark, ND. We had 2 days of awesome revival meetings were again we saw some God move powerfully!! A lady who had panic attacks for 11 years, had her first day of freedom after prayer! We saw backs, necks, feet, wrists and lots more healed as the Lord again had the altars full of saints who wanted to burn for Him. The relationships we built are precious as we were off to Mt. Rushmore for a 3 day revival in South Dakota!

Taking the Fire around the World!

After training over 12,000 people live and the countless number on the internet in the believer's commission to go, preach the gospel and heal the sick at the Florida Outpouring in Lakeland, Citytaker Ministries is now taking the Outpouring out around the world! We have just finished over 4 weeks in Fort Myers where we have seen tumors dissolve, frozen shoulders, slipped discs, and so much more more healed by the power of God. Believers are now releazing the power they possess and what is the purpose of the power! Lost souls, lost souls, lost souls. We are conducting revival meetings and power evangelism training and are getting ready to go all around the world to places such as Southern Illinois, Winnipeg, Mount Rushmore and so much more! It's time for the outpouring of God's glory with signs, wonders, and a true sold out heart for God that results in lost men, women, and children coming into a relationship with Jesus to spread around the globe! To know Him and Make Him Known! Keep an eye on our itinerary and come join us in this last days Outpouring!

The Body is being Endued with POWER!

We have been camped out training tens of thousands from all over the world at the Florida Outpouring in Lakeland, FL. with Todd Bentley and Freshfire. We are now seeing people take the power of God back to their homes, cities, and nations with amazing passion and results. We just had a grapefruit size tumor on a lady's backside disappear with confirmation from her husband in the training. We are getting ready this week to conduct a 3 day revival and Power Evangelism training in Fort Myers, FL this Fri, Sat. and Sunday. You can check our intinerary and come on down. You can also watch us Monday-Friday at 1:30pm EST by clicking on Ignited Church logo on our homepage. Citywide Transformation!

Deaf Ear Opens outside a Restaurant!

Hey friends- I wanted to give you a quick update ! We have now trained over 10,600 harvesters in Power Evangelism at the Florida Outpouring with a pure, uncompromised book of Acts gospel message! I believe we are having great impact. Not only are the saints being equipped, but they are taking it back to their church, city, and nation! I am getting stories that people who have come to our training are now starting to go out and use what they received all over the world. We also have networked with 4 local churches in Lakeland to follow up and plug these new believers into Frest Start classes where they can begin to grow up in their salvation. Here is a picture from yesterday of a deaf ear that opened right outside a restaurant! I am holding his hearing aid in my hand! We were meeting with a couple future evangelists about raising up other equippers and as we walked out we meet these 2 men. The older man had a deaf right ear for 10 years and after prayer he said he could hear good without the hearing aid. They both wanted to surrender their life to Christ right in the hot sun! You can imagine how excited everybody was but especially the upcoming evangelists that were with me! Praise the Lord!

Daily power in the streets!

We were announcing some testimonies from the streets in the revival last night! We have now trained around 5700 people from around 35 nations to preach the gospel with power. Yesterday we saw hernias that were protruding out of people stomachs instantly healed in the training. The day before we had a shooting in the Lakeland mall so we sent hundreds of Holy Ghost bold laborers guess where? Right into the mall! What a sight! People preaching, praying, and laying hands on the sick all over the place! It was like a bomb from heaven went off! A youth group from Texas came down and they met a guy who had fallen off his house and busted his knee up. They ministred healing and the man could bend his knee and jump up and down with no pain! Totally healed! He then gave his life to the Lord, right in the mall! You should have seen this group of Brit's yesterday just combing through the streets of Lakeland house by house with Holy Ghost zeal! Come join us this summer! You'll never be the same! You can watch us live Mon -Sat at 1:30pm EST by clicking on the Ignited Church logo on the hompage of Citytaker.com!

You shall receive POWER!

We have now trained over 4900 people from over 30 nations at the Florida Outpouring with Todd Bentley. We are getting reports back from all over America and the world of people set ablaze for the lost. God is using us to compel the church to bring this gospel out to where the people are. We are mobilizing the church into the highways and byways with POWER and the uncomprimising gospel of Jesus Christ. Here is a clip from a production company that followed us to catch on film what God is doing OUTSIDE THE CHURCH! Come and join us or watch us live on the internet at 1:15pm EST by clicking on the live internet training on our homepage. By the way, the lady on the film crew from England got healed in the training of a cracked spine from falling off a horse 25 years ago. I called her out with a word of knowledge and she said the power went through her back like a firecracker. Here's the video of a lady getting healed of a disease that causes a hump in the back and much pain! A team member went back yesterday and she is still healed! Glory!

Healing Anointing is Breaking Out in the Training!

We have now trained over 4200 people from over 30 nations at the Florida Outpouring with Todd Bentley. In yesterday's training a woman had liver cancer with 4 pea sized lumps. We prayed and the pain left immediately and the lumps left right with the pain. Her friend verified. So we have seen cracked spines, shortened legs, and now lumps on the liver healed in the training. God is demonstrating for those in the training that He is still the Healer! Amen! We are training the body in zeal, word, and POWER! Here is a picture of one of the men we trained showing his kids how God healed a man's hip and delivered him from cigarettes outside the church!

God is Raising Up His Army!

Hey friends-

As of today we have trained about 3000 believers in radical new testament evangelism from around 30 different nations at the Florida Outpouring in Lakeland with Todd Bentley. We have seen people come out of wheelchairs in WalMart parking lots, hips and backs so healed they gave us their canes, ankles with pins and rods healed in restaurants and so much more. Literally there is a buzz in the city as the saints are marching throught the land with love, boldness, and power!! We also have had a worldwide audience as we are live on ustream everyday at 1:30pm eastern time as we equip the world in word and power. You can watch it live right from out site www.citytaker.com ! You can hear the testimonies each night as we share from the platform all that God is doing in these glorious days. Yesterday we had 3 legs grow out an half of inch right in peoples homes and of course people are getting saved everyday! Let's press in and see whole cities turned upside down! We love you Lord and give you all the glory!