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Testimony from Andy Magee 08/27/21

8/27/2021

“And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8

When starting a homeless ministry, a man named Joshua was clearly the most demonized man of the bunch. He was never close to where the Gospel was being preached and either stood at a distance or left. When serving lunch, he apparently liked boiled eggs and asked my wife if we had more. AnnaMarie told him that we did not; however, if he would come back she would have some just for him. Next week, my wife gave him four boiled eggs and told him that she did this just for him and no one else. It has now been almost two years since this occasion. Every Sunday enroute, we find Joshua waiting for us at the same place. AnnaMarie hands him four eggs, and he follows us afterwards to join us. Today, he stands closer than ever and listens to the Gospel being preached. One Sunday, he turned to my wife and repetitively said, “Look…..Jesus down there healing people!”

By Andy Magee

8/26/2021

Tuesday, September 27, 2016: by Andy Magee

"If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” John 14:15

I once met with a man named Stephen. Prior to his born again experience, he had been active in the practice of wiccan witchcraft, and the Lord beautifully transformed his life into a new creation set after Him. Like many young Christians, however, Stephen had much to contend with and learn in life with regard to his finances, insecurities, job focus, relationships, etc. One day when meditating, the Holy Spirit placed it in my mind to give a certain amount of money to Stephen. When receiving this impression, I immediately wrestled with the idea and argued, “But Lord, Stephen does not manage his money well. Wouldn’t this be poor stewardship on my part to just give it to him?” The impression back was, “That is my business. As for you, I am calling for you to do this in obedience to ME.” My response was obedience to what I believed the Lord was commanding me. A couple of days later, I ran into Stephen. I noticed that he was sitting outside by himself. I came up to him asking him how he was doing. With sadness, he looked up at me and told me candidly, “Well, to be quite honest with you, I was just over at the top of the Jackson Street bridge contemplating jumping off of it.” He said, “Andy, my life is a wreck….my finances, situation…everything!” Being moved with compassion, I handed him the money and told him that this money was a gift from the Lord Jesus Christ who loves him with a great passion. I told him, “Jesus loves you greatly, and I love you.” When looking at the amount, he looked stunned and looked up at me very moved. He said, “Andy, you will not believe this, but when I was praying about my finances, I expressed to the Lord that this exact amount was what I needed.” On this day, Stephen experienced God.

In Christ,
Andy M

Testimony by Andy Magee

8/23/2021

Another Testimony by Andy Magee

Then I Heard The Voice Of The Lord, Saying, “Whom Shall I Send, And Who Will Go For Us?” Then I Said, “Here Am I. Send Me!” Isaiah 6:8

August 17, 2016

Tyler took an evangelism course in his last year at college. In this course, he was required to spend 15 hours practicing evangelism, and he went to a downtown area close to a hospital in Alexandria. He saw tremendous fruit from this visit, and as a result, he later saw some of the same people again visiting his church.

Since this time, Tyler was led by the Holy Spirit to go back to this same location. He prayed that God would use him Supernaturally, and he shared the Gospel with three people. One of the guys he witnessed to was doing a live-stream blog at the time they met, and he began recording Tyler’s witness and engaged him in peaceable conversation with an untold number of people who were watching across the internet. The topic was identity and freedom in Christ. The second one Tyler witnessed to was a father of two, one of whom was just born. He lived a rough life and recognized that his present situation was not good for fatherhood and life. Tyler was able to encourage Him Through The Word Of God. The Third Witness Was A Dominoes’ Pizza Delivery Person. When Asked About Eternity, She Mentioned How Peculiar It Was That He Talked About This Subject. She Said She Struggled With Her Past Religious Upbringing And Was Just Thinking About This Very Subject Earlier This Same Day. He Mentioned That This Was A Divine Moment, And He Felt Led By The Holy Spirit To Be There. All Of This Happened In About A 1-1/2 Hour Time Frame.

In Christ,

Andy M.

Bass Family Schedule

8/22/2021

MINISTRY SCHEDULE 2021AUGUST AUGUST 3 - C.R. STEP STUDY AT FBC RAYVILLE

AUGUST 4 - 8 - GREATER THINGS CONFERENCE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. (WED - SAT NIGHT - DRIVE BACK SUN)

AUGUST 5-7 - FAITH POINT WOMENS RETREAT - HANNAH ASSISTED IN LEADING WORSHIP.

AUGUST 4 - TRAVEL TO OK CITY - NIGHT SESSION.

AUGUST 5 - CONFERENCE

AUGUST 6 - CONFERENCE

AUGUST 7 - CONFERENCE

AUGUST 8 - TRAVEL HOME.

AUGUST 10 - C.R. STEP STUDY AT FBC RAYVILLE

AUGUST 10 - EVANGELISM OUTREACH VISITATION FAITH POINT CHURCH

AUGUST 12 - FAITH POINT CHURCH ZOOM CALL 4 P.M. (Refer to email invite for code).

- C.R. WHIT TO LEAD PRAYER AT C.R. Service - Then lead response time. (2 SALVATIONS) - 15 on year.

AUGUST 13 or 14 - WHIT TO MEET WITH AND SPEAK TO AREA YOUTH PASTORS IN VICKSBURG MS AS A BACK TO SCHOOL PRAYER - CHALLENGE TIME. (cancelled)

AUGUST 15 - PARKVIEW APARTMENTS OUTREACH - CUT HAIR - AND MINISTER. 4 - 6 P.M.

AUGUST 16 - MEN’S RETREAT MEETING AT NORTH MONROE BAPTIST CHURCH AT 4:00 P.M.

AUGUST 17 - MEET WITH GLORIA STEEL TO ASSIST WITH PRAYER SESSION (SALVATION - REGENERATION) (16)

- C.R. STEP STUDY AT FBC RAYVILLE

AUGUST 18 - PRAYED IN HOME OF YOUNG MAN WE PRAYED WITH ON WEDNESDAY. (J.T. - MAKR B AND I MINISTERED TO A MAN AND WHILE WE MINISTERED HE PROFESSED CHRIST - REPENTED - SALVATION - (17).

AUGUST 19 - HANNAH TO LEAD WORSHIP AT FBC RAYVILLE CELEBRATE RECOVERY SERVICE 6:30 P.M. (SHE GOT SICK). WHIT TO MINISTER AT PARKVIEW APARTMENTS THIS EVENING.

AUGUST 22 - PRAY AT GRACE PLACE MINISTRIES - BIRD SONG 3 P.M.

AUGUST 24 - C.R. STEP STUDY AT FBC RAYVILLE

AUGUST 24 - EVANGELISM OUTREACH VISITATION FAITH POINT CHURCH

AUGUST 25 - HANNAH TO LEAD WORSHIP AT RIVER OF LIFE STUDENT MINISTRY. ARRIVE AT 5:40 P.M.

AUGUST 26 - 28 - FAITH POINT CHURCH MEN’S RETREAT - WHIT TO TEAM FOR THE RETREAT.

AUGUST 31 - C.R. STEP STUDY AT FBC RAYVILLE

Good Morning Saints, I would like to give you an up-date on furnishing Water to a Community in Honduras, Those in this Community have to carry water 10 miles; think with me, what an inconvenience it would be to us to do this. The well is being drilled

8/21/2021

Deputy Sheriff, Doctor, Professor, Major, Black Belt and my friend Andy Magee.

8/20/2021

Another Tribute to Jerry Linhares

8/19/2021

Not sure I was Jerry’s best friend, but he was
definitely mine. Soooo many powerful impacts
on our lives from children’s weddings to
grandchildren’s baptisms, funerals and thousands
of hours tutoring our family in the ways of the. Lord.
What an impact he had on all of us.
Missing him Big Time,

Terry and Kathi Barnhill

Tribute for Jerry Linhares

8/18/2021

In all my times of hearing Christ in prayer, I have never felt condemnation from HIM. There have been times when I was informed that change was needed, but I never felt condemnation along with it. That is almost exactly how I felt with Jerry. Even if – and I cannot remember it ever happening – he felt he needed to address something in my life, I never felt any condemnation from Jerry in that regard. He was truly as Christlike a figure as any human I have ever known on this planet!! I miss Jerry Linhares.

May you, Jerry, continue to enjoy your face to face relationship with the God-man you were so much like while down here. And I know, I know … birthdays are no big deal “there” in eternity … but with your each passing one down here, it is a reminder that you have walked through “the door” and we cannot touch you for now. But in a little while, we will … again … touch and see … that the Lord is good. You already know it and deserve it. So, you enjoy where you are until we all get our resurrected bodies AND “The Garden” back. We’ll walk again in “The Garden”, but it will be nicer than the one behind your house – I mean, Susan’s house! Hang in there, Susan and Lindsey. The God of Jerry is Your God – forever - and HE will sustain you until you “meet again”!

Ken Fletcher

A Birthday Tribute to Jerry Linhares

8/17/2021

Jerry Linhares Birthday Tribute

Born August 17, 1940 D. January 4, 2021.

Brother Jerry Linhares began in the ministry as a Catholic Priest in the 1960’s when the Charismatic Renewal exploded and changed the course of the Church and the nations.

Brother Jerry was in Shreveport at the time and ministered as a parish priest, personal ministry and prayer meetings. He was led to leave the priesthood and began ministering as an evangelist. He moved to Monroe in the early 1970’s and continued to minister as a personal pastor. He spoke at various churches and ministered at home prayer meetings. He did it all... pastor, bible teacher, marriage counselor, worship leader, conference speaker, missionary and evangelist.

Jerry was a fisher of men. He was noted for his boldness to minister the Baptism of the Holy Spirit to any who were hungry for a deeper walk with the Lord. He loved everyone he came in contact with. He offered one on one pastoral care for all who wanted a deeper spiritual life. He discipled many souls who looked to him as their personal pastor.

We want to honor him on this special day. May we all aspire to be like him.

CLF

A Special Memory of Jerry Linhares

8/16/2021

A Special Memory of Jerry Linhares

Yesterday I posted about Jerry Linhares and I doing a mission trip to the eastern jungles of Peru. Today I am going to talk to you about a particular incident that came out of this pastor training for couples. One morning after this first session Jerry and I were walking to the motel room, when a couple we encountered wanted to talk to brother Jerry. Jerry was able to speak their language, but I could not. The story goes like this:

This couple had an eight-year-old daughter who is in a small dugout. There was a larger dugout with a picky-picky motor on the back (one with a long shaft), through a wake into where she was setting. This wake threw her overboard and the motor propellant came by and hit the little girl; the impact killed her. The owner of the larger boat showed no remorse and responsibility for this accident. They were members of a different denomination. This accident caused great grief to the parents. As we heard the story, compassion filled our hearts. Brother Jerry began ministering to this couple and afterward he had the husband hold his wife and pray for her. This forgiveness caused them to have a feeling of being born again. During the rest of the conference, they held hands and acted as they were teenagers in love. This is also abnormal for their culture. Brother Jerry came through again!