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Walter L. Smith III (WS-3), Apostolic Founder/Lead Facilitator Pure In Heart Int'l Ministries, Inc. - The Center For Kingdom Advancement (Hollywood & Ontario) 6767 Sunset Blvd. , Ste. 8-407 Hollywood, CA 90028 (323) 524-0654 Ministry Office www.PIHIM.org   http://AskPastorWalter-WS3.Blogspot.com "An Apostolic and Prophetic Ministry Bridging Faith & Culture" This electronic message transmission contains information from Pure In Heart Int'l Ministries, Inc. (PIHIM) that we consider to be confidential or privileged. The information is intended solely for the recipient and use by any other party is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone at (323) 524-0654, or by electronic mail ( PureInHeart@att.net ) Thank you.

"QUIET TIMES.." Mandated "quiet times" have great meaning and purpose, but they shouldn't replace or subtract from your normal devotion time with The Lord.. When you're really in a spiritual battle for the plan and purpose of God, the focus on "gaining new territory" often  distracts you from "maintaining what you've already accomplished and acquired"; which is why "the fort or base (quarter-master) is always protected - even when the front-line soldiers are sent out to war!" The Apostle Paul said it this way: "I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for w...

"UNEDITED VERSIONS"... "And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death [holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing]." (Revelation 12:11 AMP) I have NEVER lived more conscious of my own mortality, as I have in this season - and, I assign it to several distinct circumstances and situations that have occurred in my life.. #1 - The loss of every major influence and pillar amongst my family and my closest friend/mentor, during the past ten years. #2 - My lay-off from my last corporate job over two-and-a-half years ago, having to totally depend upon The Lord - day-by-day. #3 - Turning "40", and having a sense of even a greater degree of purpose and focus - in really making a difference for eternity. #4 - "Walking alone" and learning the importance of keeping my trust "in The Lord", and ...

TONITE... The lesson that I taught the youth with Samuel Marron at Iglesia Apostolica Profetica, was called "IDENTITY: No one is GOOD, but GOD!" I can NOT express how profound the truths from God's Word really are, as we began our journey back in the Genesis account, which clearly outlines "God's Original Intent" for mankind. Pastor J. C. O'Hair writes, "Only perfect human beings are fit for the presence of the Holy God, and only perfect human beings will come into the realization of that hope, which is laid up in heaven." He goes on to say that "Here then we see our great problem: we are all unrighteous, and no unrighteous man shall enter the kingdom of God. God is the "Great Physician"! HE has thoroughly diagnosed our case, and given us a clear record of that diagnosis. But HE has done much more. HE has prescribed an absolute cure and, at the greatest possible cost to HIMSELF; HE has provided "the remedy". So far as ...

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...