"AskPastorWalter"

READ my response to this most important topic, during the Our Weekly interview.. WS-3 Sent from WS-3's iPhone

FAMILY: Your "discernment" is NOT "your feelings" about a matter- after an encounter, experience or exchange with an individual occurs! DISCERNMENT is a manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the life of a devoted and disciplined follower of Christ, who has prioritized God's Word (Logos & Rhema) above the limiting experiences that occur in everyday human interactions; which often ill informs - without our "spiritual antennae" attuned or sharpened enough, to both perceive and understand the strategies of hell against a person's life, by having the Mind of the Spirit on the matter! It (discernment) is NOT some "mind-reading sensitivity" or "predicting someone's intentions" - spiritual mechanism, that God has given to ANY of us "to use, on one another"..?!? YOUR - past disappointments, hurts, judgments, and suspicions are NOT the primary source or foundation for things which are "born of the Spirit", and sh...

In almost two decades of consulting church and para-church organizations, it is RARE to find the "one thing" required for a successfully anointed, purpose-driven and relevantly impactful ministry... The RIGHT and ONLY way to lead God's People, is ON YOUR KNEES! Leaders - who have "intercessory ministries" that support "them", fundamentally understand the principal and the importance of God's Presence and Power being center-stage - of all the ministry activity and outreach that will occur.. BUT, if he or she is NOT "on their face", as an every day posture in leading God's People, they will eventually begin relying upon one of the other "tools" that God apportions to the "ascension functions or gifts" in Christ's Body, which brings eventual compromise, imbalance or complacency into the picture! What "tools" are you referring to? I.e. - Ministry supporters, your charisma and giftedness, your denomination...

Yesterday evening, as a ministered to a bunch of youth, ranging between the ages of twelve and eighteen years old, I can't describe the exhilaration of "seeing lives transformed" before my eyes - by simply sharing the Gospel in a way that both inspires them and gets their attention.. The "call of God" has been upon my life since I was very young, but it seems more real (or fitting) to me now, than it did before!  I guess that's partially because of the very young age that I began to both hear and excitedly seek out HIS voice and presence; and now, it just feels like a continuation of that - with much more substance and satisfying contentment than I could have ever imagined! When you're truly "walking in purpose", the swirling indecision and debilitating silence of the unknown, can quickly get the best of you - if your not planted in the knowledge that God's not in a rush to "use you"; HE wants a relationship with you! HE wants you...

How to Pray Evangelistically By Chuck Lawless Three years before my father passed away, he turned to Christ for salvation. It was amazing, actually.  My dad had quite a temper prior to his conversion. My childhood memories of his displays of anger still echo in my mind. Though my grandmother was a strong believer, Dad never showed interest in Christianity. In fact, he first believed that many routes lead to God; "we're just following different paths," he told me. We prayed for more than 30 years that Dad would become a believer.  Then, it happened. Dad called my little brother to say he wanted to talk about following Jesus . . . right then! God so transformed my father that we spent the final years of his life getting to know a new man. He was a trophy of God's grace, an undeniable example of 2 Corinthians 5:17a—"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation" (HCSB). God graciously answered our prayers. Are you praying for non-Christians to turn to...

"SHEPHERDS or HIRELINGS?"   By: Pastor Walter L. Smith III (WS-3) "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!" says the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: "You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings," says the Lord. "But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking," says the Lord. "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell s...

The Center For Kingdom Advancement (TCFKA) was NOT just a "good idea" I came up with a few year ago... The Center For Kingdom Advancement  (TCFKA) is an intergenerational, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and nondenominational group of discerning and devoted Christ-Followers, learning from, linking with and sincerely loving one another, as a thriving community-wide fellowship and discipleship training center - in both a physical and virtual-global community that bridges the multi-pronged dynamics of daily and weekly gatherings, times of prophetic and apostolic commissioning, and the supernatural release of God's grace through a reforming culture of intercessory prayer and worship; as a mature, skilled and mobilized workforce-movement for the Kingdom of God. TCFKA's SLOGAN : "Bringing unity and encouragement through fostering healthy community in Christ's Body - till HE returns."    TCFKA will accomplish its purpose: By educating, empowering and engaging th...