1 can put 1,000 to flight and 2 puts 10,000

This week we got a great chance to work together. Imagine that 3 fully grown mature men. Who are all very unique and designed by God with a different individual purpose.

Being an evangelist at heart. My driver is to establish healthy relationships. So with the Lords help, I try to bring things together. People mostly. Even when I am playing video games. I am thinking of ways to complete objectives where the whole team is involved and benefiting. This will happen in every believers life. You may start off ministering by yourself to people about the love of God. But God loves us to much to be left unattended to our limiting views in Him. So he puts us with other believers. All hearing from Him. Yet all from our unique relationship that we have in Christ. 

I always am asking what the Lord is showing someone. It's hard to say whether or not someone is right or wrong.We must look and try and find the Lord in what someone says. Then those who are responsible to lead should now try to plug that into the time of ministry so that the whole body is blessed. If you haven't adjusted to the way the Lord is doing things you will find this difficult.  No longer is God only speaking to one man to do all the work. The Lord is raising a whole Body to do all of the work. We must shift to not allow people to sit and let you do all the work.  It's actually more work for me because I am now responsible for what they told me.  If it is judged as from the Lord now I have to plug it into the ministry. Whether it comes from me or them. As long as it happens so the people receiving the ministry get all that the Lord is showing. It is irresponsible for me, if others are there, to take all the ministry and let others sit.  Even if they don't minister that night I will make sure that what the Lord shows them gets ministered. 

God can always do more when we team up. But He spends 2/3 of the New Testament teaching us the best way to do it. Rom:14. In order to put 10,000 to flight when we come together we have to shift our thinking to whom we are ministering. Instead of looking beside us at our brother or sister making sure they are doing it "right". Lol. How pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. Operating in the unique identity Christ has given, yet submitting the function that has been previously outlined. 

So tonight three of us went into the jail. One hadn't been in a while and could easily run the ministry without me. But he can run the ministry with me there so I usually don't stay home when he comes. Let me explain. Some people will always look to the leader to be the only source of the ministry. but if we love the Lord. If I need not be there for you to function as the Lord intends for you to, then i won't go, so that you can grow. But its rare and wonderfult to have those who will step up and lead with you there. With the guy I previously mentioned, I know He will step out and do what the Lord shows him whether I'm there or not. And the other brother who has been coming in each week I knew he would preach the gospel and continue preaching from the angle of the kingdom. So I had him preach. And the other start us off to set up a gateway for him to preach. Then I later asked him to finish the night off. This was weird because who ever brings the word usually is in the right place to close us out. Because they have been watching and judging the hearts as they preach. They can pray but I did see a lot of demonic oppression going on in the kids hearts. ( I dont throw those words out there to act like we have something big), Which broke my heart. I knew most of them didn't want to be free that night. Usually we will hammer the word to try and win a few before we close. But I told our finisher to ignore that default setting and full commit to the ten who were wanting what the Lord had. Act like they are the only ones there. This is key. Sometimes, for the sake of those who want it we must crucify our flesh (that wants attention at all times) and ignore a potential distraction. In order to love and serve those who need the ministry that day. Read when Paul cast the demon out of the fortune telling girl.  She would go wherever they went saying these guys are from God, these guys are from God. Then Paul finally got tired of it and cast the demon out. lol after many days, are you kidding me. We have separate children's ministry so we don't get distracted, imagine having the grace of God and control of your mind to not be distracted in order for the Body to be blessed. Anyways, our finisher for that night gave an opportunity for those to stand up and exactly 10 out of about 39 stood. This was amazing due to the peer pressure that we noticed in the room. Then our finisher prayed for one individual and our preacher tonight said that the Lord pointed that same guy out to him that he was oppressed. And then we set him free of course. 

So anyways here is a small picture of the ministry that happened tonight. Remind yourself to fan into flame the gift that is in you. 

Ministry is always about the person we minister to.

Journal Entry 2,

For those of you who are reading. I have the opportunity to serve as a leader in Rock Solid Ministries southern division. We get a chance to visit our local juvenile detention center each week.  I have always wanted to "keep track" of my thoughts and experiences as I serve in this capacity.  Thanks to the internet its easy to put this out there for myself mainly to look back on all the Lord has done.  These are my personal thoughts and events that happen while we minister.

This week, like always, is amazing that God would want to visit with us and meet many people even though they never asked Him too.  I didn't feel a direct direction this week.  Last week I was led to tell my friend who goes in with me to preach on a parable that the Lord showed them.  What I originally heard from the Lord was that He wanted us to spend time preaching about the Kingdom of God.  Like Jesus did as He was here.  This week as we met before we went into the building, my friend agreed that we continue preaching the kingdom.  He shared a parable about the boy who had a demon that would throw him into a fire and cause a seizure. and the fact that Jesus asked the father if he believed.  The father said I believe but help my unbelief.  This is an amazing principle that shows up many times in the Word.  Abraham despite unbelief believed God and it was credited as righteousness (Rom 4:18).  We get to minister twice each night so I felt like that may be for one of those.  We started at the girls. I felt led to start. to sum it up I preached on the fact that we look to be numbed from reality or what we are going through.  This is not a bad desire but when we do this without the Lord we always end up empty and the result is not what we desired. But with the Lord we get peace that passes understanding ( no understanding why to have peace but we do), and joy unspeakable and full of Glory.  We also have a Father who loves us and gives us Grace that surpasses everything we go through. Ultimately His plan for us is the best possible life available. 

Then at our church, my pastor has set a goal for us to get at least 365 people saved.  Although this ministry is not part of that church I still have felt led to tell him those who receive the Lord each week. and for that number to be counted.  Now this was most difficult for me.  I never count how many who make a decision for Christ.  Its just not me.  King David once counted how many troops he had to show how powerful he was.  God frowned upon that and he paid a price.  So its not bad to count.  Many times God had His people count.  But only count when the Lord leads.  But we are a body and no matter what ministry we are its all 1 Kingdom.  So I was glad to report that 5 out of the 6 who we preached to received the Lord. I usually bring the people I preach to, to the place in the night where they can make a decision this can be done many ways. As the Holy Spirit leads. some times we do it silently in prayer as I pray I tell those who want to receive the free gift of Salvation to get it... so they know they did it.  this time I provided that but I felt led to have them repeat a prayer of salvation.  I seen in the Lord, that many needed to hear themselves say it.  So despite me being uncomfortable.  I did that for them.  Because in ministry its not about me.  and many times the Lord will have us do things that are uncomfortable for us. but its not about us its all about the people and what they need.  Then I asked them if they wanted individual prayer.  They all wanted it.  I prophesied to all of them.  then we were done.  the guards a the jail said that they didn't have enough guards for us to go into the boys to minister so we went home.  this was difficult because I didn't have my friend minister.  This also goes against much of what I believe.  My heart is to provide opportunities for those who come in with me to minister to so they can grow by exercising their faith.  but many times as a leader in ministry, you minister to "show how it can be done" or to provide a night where those who come in with me understand how the ministry operates. or how to handle situations as they arise. so its important for those who come in to see different ways to minister.  so the next time they minister they believe they can do that too.  or add that type of ministry to the way they do it.  because its effective and they got to see it in real time with real people.  Opposed to being in a conference hearing about how to do it. 

So a unique night.  But good praise to the person who came in with me.  It didn't bother him that he didn't get to minister.  Its all about God all the time and the people.  Thank God I have people coming in with me that are not concerned about themselves and what they can do.  We can all flow and we all play a huge part.  I know that he was praying as we were ministering and that helped the peoples heart to receive all that the Lord had for them tonight.

Thought process behind Minstering, and then what happens. Rock Solid Ministries South.

    I am part of ministry called Rock Solid Ministries. In that ministry, we minister to the juvenile detention center here and my local town. Every week we have been ministering there since the year 2001. Each week I would like to highlight things the Lord showed us or may have done. This is more for me then for anyone reading this.  I have always wanted to do this, to one day, to look back and see what the Lord has done. Now with technology we can do it so much easier than writing in a notebook and losing the paper some where.

   Our goal in this season is to preach the Kingdom. Jesus preached how the kingdom of heaven is like. Also the Word says when you preach the gospel, signs, and wonders shall follow. I felt led to ask my friend to minister tonight by picking one parable that lines up with what the Lord is speaking to his heart.  He ministered about the Camel going through the Eye of the Needle in a city. In this parable, Jesus dealt with the fact that we have to let everything go, for us to go after God . In this parable the Lord reveals how difficult it is for a rich person to enter the kingdom unless they let go of there need to have everything at all times. Not saying riches are bad. But can we let go of always needing them? Like they some how hold us up, or they give us some value?  How about King David who worshiped the lord in his underwear.  He had no problem stripping everything away, even though he had a kingdom on earth.  Then began to minister to the kids about his testimony. How God rescues him and delivers him all the time. Instead of being addicted and lacking why not be addicted to having the fruits of the Spirit.  To be addicted to love, joy, peace, etc. When he finished speaking I felt led to highlight a few key things that I seen the Lord doing as he spoke. One was the fact that we are on a path with God, not just a one day emotional encounter.  Like the camel going through the needle in a city, its constant, not just one time.  When he spoke about his testimony. He spoke it as though God continually broke him free of stuff, and continued to transform him. 

 For the First time in a long time I seen the kids in the room have a lot of faith.  I seen that they were engaging with the fact that this is possible with them, even though they're in jail and not doing well. It appeared that they were thinking  "wow this joy would be make my life better" and it was a little easier to let go of all the issues because, they were grabbing hold what God had for them. He finalized stating, as Jesus did, with man this is impossible but with God all things are possible.

  I seen the Lord all over this night. I spoke to the kids that this is possible, that they could have faith in God not faith in themselves. It is impossible to please God without faith. Many people have faith not even having faith in God, and still overcome amazing obstacles because they believe. However when we believe in ourselves, we are limited because when we mess up we lose faith because we are not perfect however, if we put our faith in God he is perfect.  He has a plan that goes way beyond our understanding. To mature each one of us, and that will be a light to others of who God looks like for them. So imagine if we really invested in everything God had for us. We would have faith in Him, and when we fall short He helps us overcome our weaknesses because He is strong.

As we were going to walk out, one of the kids asked if we could pray for them.  I originally wasn't going to, in fear that they would forget what we spoke on, but I thought sure.  What I heard earlier was that the Lord wanted us to preach the Gospel and that signs and wonders would follow. Specifically that we would preach about the Kingdom of God.  Then it hit me while praying, and I called out a time for God to heal them.  Every disease, addiction, relationship issue, diabetes, teeth issues, incurable diseases, and anything else that we didn't say.  I was like the room was super charged with faith in their hearts.  I could tell they were believing God to touch their life individually.  Wow. what can I say.  He did it.  He always shows up.  He loves those kids and us so much.

In Ministry, God heals and touches people all the time in spite of us.  My doctrine or capabilities are limited. I am not perfect.  But I do believe He can do whatever He wants to.  All I have to do is see Him, recognize what God is doing, then speak it to others.  We can have the most amazing messages and faith on our end, but that alone won't activate much in the people who are listening.  The people receiving must have faith on their own.  Many times, during ministry, we do whatever we have to do to get them in the best place possible to receive, and then preach what God wants us to say,  so they don't miss out on what God has. 

Like I said this is a online journal for me.  But if you are reading this thanks.  I appreciate it.  Hopefully it blesses you.  It blesses me to see God do His thing in the earth and the great mystery is that He wants to do it with us and in us.

We will continue preaching about the Kingdom and expect God to show up and minister to everyone who wants Him.

Star Wars 2014 Future & Books To Read with Timeline

Star Wars Books Must Read 2014

     Leading up to the first star wars  movie in  3 decades, releasing in December 2015 hopefully. I am always a Star wars fan. I am one of the few who like the new movies the Prequel.  I grew up on those.  There are not that many who speak from that stance I know.  But back in the early 80's there was nothing like Star Wars so those movies held a huge impact in the community.  But with all the theatrics now what matters is the story.  So my biggest concern is that Disney has declared all non movies to not be the real story.  This is so that they can create the future... and also the past ( I predict). This brings me to my excitement of Star wars and wanting to read some more back stories. If your a podcast listener like me you'll love audio books.  Audible.com gives you one book free trial... I suggest one of the top star wars books from this website http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/30612.Top_Star_Wars_Novels to get one of the best you can in that form.  Next we have ibooks, nook, kindle for most ebooks which are next best for people who like to read at night.  Then you have books which are awesome by themselves.  Keep in mind every new book released will be part of the Main Star Wars timeline.  All six movies, the Clone wars ( amazing on netflix ), and the new Star Wars Rebels on Disney XD, hopefully most tv providers will make this channel available in basic packages.  So if you want to be part of the real Star Wars new timeline. Then read all new books and watch all new shows. 
       Lucas went into "hiding" for 20 years. I believe he was maintaining the Story line this whole time.  How can a series this popular not be doing something in those years.  But when you sell to a big company that is letting go of all of the non "cannon" story lines you kinda have to say stuff like " oh yeah I wasn't writing those so they are not the main story.  But thankfully the new future for Star Wars will be planned out and hopefully propel us in to an unknown world much better then the current comic books limitations of keeping to years of story lines. So here is a list from starwars.wikia.com/wiki/timeline , the adult novels, that I hope to get into.  I am most interested in filling the gaps of the movies.  Then really am interested in Luke Skywalker, He is supposed to be the fulfillment of the balance to the force prophecy, that Darth Vader may or may not let go. Even Yoda was concerned that the Prophecy could have been misinterpreted.  But Darth Plagueis was freaking out at the sight of Anakin too.  So I think He balanced it all good.  The rebuilding of the Jedi and the amazing wisdom that Luke Skywalker shows in his studies of dark side vs. light side, and his studies of ancient races who succeed and fell.  But i'm not sure if the future stories of Star Wars will hold to any of this.  We have to read the Thrawn series due to its popularity. The New Jedi Order will suffice but I hear its like Battle Star Galactica.  Then I play Star Wars The Old Republic, so I am interested in the Old republic.  The popularity of Darth Bane will draw me to them.  But Revan is like an Prelude to what Luke Skywalker should be like.  Not bound by an order but a complete dependence upon truth whether light or dark.  But a protection of Life.  
     So here is a list of them that I look to get into. I am not listing any comics, or kids  or young adult books.  Let Me know if I am missing out on must reads. I know I omitted the Hans Solo trilogy, but I feel like a smuggler in space is a little to far for me and my interest in the Force. Hopefully the new movies will catch the power of the force and not show it as a limited power that may be out there. But I want to see masters use it not just with a sword that is so easy to make now a days. Use today's tech to fly people and destroy troops, and bring life and end it, and political wisdom, and everyday life choices that interact with a deeper goal.  Not magic or manipulation but a true seeking of the Truth of it and how to respond to find out more about it.  

Update: I have read all the new books as well thanks to Audible.com.. subscribe to them and get the books for like $15 each.  There is a significant difference between the new books and the old.  I do feel they fill in the gaps we all desired.  Dark Disciple gave me a completely unexpected view of the assasin.  I really hope to get a book soon on Ahsoka Tano after reading that.

My Top 10 Favorite Characters in Star Wars
1) Obi Wan Kenobi
2) Darth Vader
3) Revan
4) Anakin from Clone wars
5) Hans Solo
6) Darth Plagueis
7) Ahsoka Tano
8) Yoda
9) Darth Maul
10) Je'Dii Ranger Lanoree Brock: Dawn of the Jedi

My top 10 Books 
1) Darth Plagueis
2) Episode III: Revenge of the Sith movie novelization
3) The Old Republic: Revan
4) Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
5) Labyrinth of Evil
6) Tarkin
7) Dark Disciple
8) The Old Republic Deceived
9)  Dawn of the Jedi: into the void
10) Kenobi


Here is a list of the Current Star Wars books with the new ones that are released.  I have read almost all of the pre movie books here.

25,793	Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Tim Lebbon
The Old Republic
5,000-2,975	Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories by John Jackson Miller
3,954-3,950	The Old Republic: Revan by Drew Karpyshyn
3,653	The Old Republic: Deceived by Paul S. Kemp
3,645	Red Harvest by Joe Schreiber
3,643	The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance by Sean Williams
3,640	The Old Republic: Annihilation by Drew Karpyshyn
1,032	Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller
1,003-1,000	Darth Bane: Path of Destruction by Drew Karpyshyn
1,000-990	Darth Bane: Rule of Two by Drew Karpyshyn
980	Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil by Drew Karpyshyn
Prequel
67-32	Darth Plagueis by James Luceno
33	Maul: Lockdown by Joe Schreiber
32	Cloak of Deception by James Luceno
32	Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves
32	Episode I: The Phantom Menace movie novelization by Terry Brooks
29	Rogue Planet by Greg Bear
27	Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn
22	The Approaching Storm by Alan Dean Foster
22	Episode II: Attack of the Clones movie novelization by R. A. Salvatore
22	The Cestus Deception by Steven Barnes**
22	Jedi Trial by David Sherman & Dan Cragg**
22	Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie novelization by Karen Traviss
22	The Clone Wars: Wild Space by Karen Miller*
22	Republic Commando: Hard Contact by Karen Traviss
22	Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover
22	The Clone Wars: No Prisoners by Karen Traviss*
21	The Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth by Karen Miller*
21	The Clone Wars Gambit: Siege by Karen Miller*
22	Republic Commando: Triple Zero by Karen Traviss
21	Republic Commando: True Colors by Karen Traviss
20	Medstar I: Battle Surgeons by Michael Reaves & Steve Perry
20	Medstar II: Jedi Healer by Michael Reaves & Steve Perry
19	Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart
	Dark Disciple by Christie Golden
19	Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno
19	Episode III: Revenge of the Sith movie novelization by Matthew Stover
19	Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel by Karen Traviss
19	Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno
19	Imperial Commando: 501st by Karen Traviss
19	Kenobi by John Jackson Miller
19	Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight by Michael Reaves
18	Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows by Michael Reaves
18	Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force by Michael Reaves
17	The Last Jedi by Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Classic
	Lords of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp
	Tarkin by James Luceno
	A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller Aftermath: Chuck Wendig

New Madden 15 & 25 All Relocation uniforms and cities Information and Kickoff. Please Come & Help the Madden Community Out

Well it’s finally here, Maddenoliday.  We have been awaiting this for months now.  There really is nothing better then opening up that new game and hitting the sticks. I have been a gamer now for 26 years.  Rocking that Nintendo back then, birthed my greatest and most time consuming hobby. 

So in this year’s madden, what’s our goal? What are we going to do?  Last year I dove into Madden Ultimate team more than any other Madden.  I felt like it was a little clunky and time consuming.  So this year I will focus more, on my first and greatest madden love, the franchise mode. I will have a superstar rb, qb, and of course the addition of the fridge as a running back will be great.  This year madden brings us a great running game, with new features and key moves.  Will this be the year where we can actually use a power back vs. the speedy guys……..   I highly doubt it but I will try.  Lynch, the Fridge, Steven Jackson, are a few that should provide the power to tempt this. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA6UnNKsvuE

So my franchise mode will consist of a struggle team like the Jaguars to turn them around, the Patriots, then I will move a team away from their current city and move to one of the 17 cities available.  This leads me to the main reason I write this post.   I wanted to make a post and YouTube video.  In it I want to post every single city, team name, and uniform pictures. So I need your help to bring all this together,  There are 17 cities, 3 different names per city, then 3 different uniforms,  Can you take a pic with your phone, or a snap shot or web image? Anything to Help the community out.  There is nothing worse then moving your team and hating the uniforms, Im not sure why madden wont let u see them before you choose.  Weird ending up with a yellow uniform when you don’t like that color.  So you can help me out, even email me @ rodman636@yahoo.com  , or my twitter at http://twitter.com/Terceirafire  you can link it to me in the comment section too.. HELP US ALL OUT. 

Other then that lets not be too negative, and truly enjoy one of the best hobbies in life, Video Gaming.

Peace,

JJ

Below is a list of all the cities and a list of their benefits from http://blogs.thescore.com/franchisemode/2013/05/23/madden-25-lets-you-to-relocate-your-franchise-to-these-17-cities/

The score has the credit for the table below.

London, England	Huge	Fair Weather	45%	London is a huge market that would love an NFL Team
Los Angeles, California	Huge	Fair Weather	95%	Los Angeles is the easiest city choice financially. They’ll pay for a large percentage of your stadium
Mexico City, Mexico	Huge	Hardcore	90%	Mexico City is a prime destination. It offers hardcore fans and big time stadium funding.
Toronto, Canada	Large	Laid Back	20%	Toronto is an interesting destination. Good fans and decent stadium funding.
San Antonio, Texas	Average	Loyal	65%	San Antonio is a fairly large market with loyal fans. You’ll have to compete with basketball though.
Orlando, Florida	Decent	FrontRunner	20%	Orlando is home to boy bands, theme parks and strip malls. Where do I sign?
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Small	Laid Back	15%	OKC doesn’t offer much stadium funding but their fans are pretty laid back!
Salt Lake City, Utah	Small	Fair Weather	45%	Salt Lake City can’t offer much stadium funding but their fans are pretty loyal.
Brooklyn, New York	Huge	Hardcore	90%	Brooklyn is the hottest choice among professional teams. Huge market and hardcore fans make this a perfect destination.
Memphis, Tennessee	Small	Laid Back	17%	You might have the blues if you move here. Very little funding means an expensive stadium bill!
Chicago, Illinois	Huge	Hardcore	80%	Chicago is the perfect city for an NFL team. Fans in the Windy City are as loyal as you get and the market size means more jersey sales.
Sacramento, California	Average	Laid Back	42%	Sacramento supports an NBA team, so you should be fine moving here.
Columbus, Ohio	Decent	FrontRunner	20%	Columbus offers fanatic fans that love their team. The market size is small, but you’ll be adorned here.
Portland, Oregon	Decent	Fair Weather	45%	Portland is not a bad spot to relocate to. Good fans and decent stadium funding can be found here.
Austin, Texas	Decent	FrontRunner	45%	Austin is the perfect place to relocate. Good BBQ, great fans and warm temperatures year round.
Dublin, Ireland	Decent	Laid Back	60%	If you’re interested in going International, Dublin is a great spot. Good food and adoring fans can be found in Dublin!
Houston, Texas	Huge	Loyal	95%	Moving a 2nd team to Houston is a bold move. Choose this city and you can bring the Oilers back.