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Malcom X , Nelson Madela just some of the people I know who have been locked up and I would trust them to teach me just because a person makes a mistake in life does not mean they cannot change and become who God wants them to become, now you said the Holy spirit moved throughout the service well if GOD can be apart of that ministry so can you ..my advice go into into Prayer and ask God to guide you in your decision, just do not hold it against the Pastor that he made a mistake in Life. Church Lady

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Moses drew water from a rock (Exd. 17:6), parted the Red Sea (Exd. 14:16), and was raised to the house of the Pharoah that should have killed him (Exd. 2); Jesus paid taxes with money from the mouth of a fish (Mat. 17:27) and turned water into wine (Jhn. 2:9); Naaman was healed by dipping himself in a muddy river (2Ki. 5:10); the children of Israel were sustained with food rained down from heaven(Exd 16:15); and a little boy’s lunch fed 5000 people (Jhn. 6:9-13).

These are just a few examples of unusual meth-ods, unusual things, and unusual places that God used to supply the needs of His kingdom and His people. Regardless of how strange His methods may seem, He has designed them all for our good. So, the next time you are faced with an unusual circumstance or unusual opportunity, before you reject it, ask God about it. It may be the “secret trea-sure,” or golden opportu-nity that will get you to the destiny He has prepared for you.

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Have you ever wondered how others appear to be “moving on up” when it comes to their careers, families, finances or ministries and you’re sitting back wondering…”God why does it seem like everyone else is being blessed but me?” I’m quite sure ALL of us have wondered this at some point in time in our lives. What I have learned is that our ATTITUDES have a LOT to do with how God deals with us concerning eli-gibility of being promoted. The problem is, some PEOPLE have a problem with His process. Unlike GE, GM, Kraft or any other secular entity, your promotion is NOT always related or linked to your years of service (although in some cases it can be), but your MATURITY, READI-NESS AND OBEDIENCE to handle the next dimension. In case you weren’t aware and no matter what anybody else thinks, PROMOTION COMES FROM GOD!

There are several things I think the Lord considers before He decides to

“raise us up” to any level or dimen-sion that He desires to plant us in the Kingdom. For one (1), I believe that God LOVES Underdogs! He used them many, many times in scripture; seems like it was always the LEAST likely folk He would decide to use. The Bible declares in Psalm 75:6 & 7: For pro-motion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Be care-ful how you view another person, treat them and what they are doing; if you are constantly critical of them, “hating” on what they are doing (or not doing), making fun of their efforts, not support-ive of anything they do, backstabbing behind their backs, “whining” at what God is doing in somebody else’s life instead of celebrating others, etc., this may be the very reason you’re in a state of stagnation. If you’re not responsible for calling a person to do, what they do, then learn how to keep your opinions to

yourselves. Sure, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but only a fool speaks every thought without giving a thought before releasing their words. God has a pur-pose and plan for whomever He’s called to duty; it’s not up to any one individual, group, clique or circle to decide that GOD is wrong and they are the deciding entity of who’s HOT and who’s NOT. Whenever you try to elevate yourself above the Will of God, then be prepared to be abased….BY THE FATHER HIM-SELF; He doesn’t play in this area! Mat-thew 23:12 states: And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. This scripture is so important, that it’s REPEATED TWO MORE TIMES in Luke 14:11 and Luke 18:14 which to me qualifies as a WARNING! Whether you realize it or not, when you behave in this manner, you are attempting to take God’s place (by trying to exalting yourself and your opinion above His) by

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Second (2), if you walk around with a sense of entitlement to any and every-thing good, this may be the reason you’re in a state of stagnation. God’s blessings are truly yea and amen, but that doesn’t mean He’s only raining them down on YOU! God is so sovereign, He will do what He wants, when He wants to WHOMEVER He chooses (GLORY TO GOD!) What I love about him?....He doesn’t have to call a meeting, gain a consensus, or get approval from ANY-BODY to move in His Mighty Authority! In reality, NOBODY is really entitled to anything! God grants promotion and elevation when He feels one of His own is ready for it and CAN HANDLE IT. You KNOW when God is promoting somebody because the devil and all his imps can’t “take” WHOM GOD has chosen to raise up! Just like Joseph; who doesn’t know his story? He was lied on, left for dead by his own broth-ers, accused of rape falsely and left in a pit to die…BUT GOD raised Him up, moved him to the PALACE and kept his heart from becoming hard; during the famine HE SAVED THE VERY BROTH-ERS THAT TRIED TO KILL HIM! Now THAT’S humility! It’s important to see

the bigger picture; consider and under-stand the responsibilities that come with elevation. There is no room for arro-gance; they must understand that His Word IS the LAST WORD concerning them, obedience is CRUCIAL to stay in a position of elevation; and HUMILITY is the key to staying grounded in Him at any level.

During the last Presidential election, I along with millions of others witnessed the power of a mighty God raise up an humble, quiet man that was a sit-ting Senator; no one took seriously as a candidate and was certainly considered the under-dog especially in compari-son to another more popular candidate that was considered “heir-apparent” to the “throne” of the Presidency simply because she had a husband who served previously in that role. What chance did he really have of winning? Well after the Iowa Primaries, THE WHOLE WORLD saw that there was a ray of hope com-ing from another camp that everyone previously counted as down, out and of non-importance.

So much so that His run for the highest office in the land, led to a LANDSLIDE VICTORY during the final campaign to the White House. I’m sure after all the criticism and hell (yes that word is in the Bible) that President Barack Obama endured (and is STILL

enduring) he could tell you, it not only didn’t come easy, but he held on and focused on the bigger picture. I believe God granted him VICTORY and ELE-VATION because of his humbleness to handle the job, and his demeanor and maturity to handle the role.

Lastly, I believe the Lord considers our FAITHFULNESS to WHAT we are doing before granting elevation. Are we engaging in our assignments to the best of our ability? Are we representing Him in excellence or in pompousness walk-ing around with a sense of entitlement to all that’s good and great? Are we good stewards over what He has allowed us to have? Are we arrogant in our present place in God? Are we focused and con-stantly seeking Him regarding what our next moves should be? Are we prayer-ful about EVERYTHING we do con-cerning our assignments or do we have a “whoredom spirit” running ONLY after the highest dollar? If you’re half-hearted, lazy, greedy, constantly looking for somebody else to blame or point the finger at because of your failures and lack of progress, this may be why you are in a state of stagnation. God’s heart and desire IS to promote us in our vari-ous vocations, talents, gifts, abilities and ministries. However, He’s watching and waiting for YOU to set yourself in a posi-tion to show Him you are ready, able,

willing and mature enough to handle the next dimension He sets you in.

Can you be genuine in celebrating somebody else’s victories and successes even if you had nothing to do with them getting it? Can you sincerely from your heart pray for others to progress in what they’re doing by participating in their efforts to advance in whatever their assignments are? Can you send a word of encouragement from time to time to another brother or sister, just to let them know “you have their back?” If you want to “go up”…then learn to grow up…God is willing, able and ready to elevate YOU, but He will NEVER ele-vate foolishness! Learn how to worship God with your HUMILITY, MATURITY & YOUR OBEDIENCE. Take personal inventory, because there may not be any-one to blame for your lack of progress but yourself. THINK on these things….Selah.Psalmist Doris Stokes is:President & CEO of Black Pearl Enterprises & 1 Voice Music MinistriesA Psalmist, Worship Leader, Recording Artist, Songwriter & Gospel Stage Play ActressEmail: [email protected] Websites: www.dorisastokes.com (the Official Website) www.facebook.com/Psalmist513DAStokes (On Facebook)

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The younger brother of gospel vocalist and choir director Edwin Hawkins, Bishop Walter Hawkins was one of gospel’s most successful per-formers. The leader of the Love Center Choir, Hawkins led the group to two Dove Awards, presented by the Gos-pel Music Association, and multiple Grammy nominations. The group’s debut album, “Going Up Yonder,” released in 1975, spent several months on the Top 40 gospel chart compiled by Billboard. Their second album, Love Alive II, sold nearly 300,000 copies. This was surpassed by their third album, “Love Alive III,” which topped the mil-lion sales mark. They continued this success with “Love Alive IV,” released in 1989, which remained in the top position on the gospel charts for 39 weeks.

Hawkins gave very little thought to a career in music until 1968. In an attempt to raise money to send the Ephesian Church of God in Christ’s youth choir, directed by Edwin Hawk-ins, to a convention in Washington, D.C., Hawkins helped the group record

an album, Let Us Go into the House of the Lord. Although initial plans called for the album to be sold locally, it became an international success when a single, “Oh, Happy Day,” sold more than a million copies. The group subse-quently toured as the Edwin Hawkins Singers.

In the early ‘70s, Hawkins left the group to pursue a career on his own. After earning a master’s of divinity degree from the University of California in Berkeley, he founded the Love Cen-ter Church in Oakland. Two years later, he returned to the Ephesian Church of God in Christ to record an album, Going Up Yonder, with the Love Center Choir.

In addition to continuing to work with the Love Center Choir, Hawk-ins periodically collaborated with his brother and other family members. While he joined his brother to record an album with the Oakland Symphony, he wrote and produced an album, “Baby Sis,” for his youngest sister, Lynette, in 1985. The same year, he wrote and produced one tune, “Everybody Ought to Know,” on his brother’s debut solo studio album, “The Search Is Over”. In 1988, he joined with the Hawkins Family to record the album Special Gift. Three years later, he co-produced and served as musical director and arranger for a Grammy-winning album, “Tra-maine Live,” featuring his ex-wife, Tra-maine Hawkins.

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songs for the Williams Brothers’ album Hand in Hand. During the 1990s, Hawkins was back leading the Love Center Choir on the Grammy-nomi-nated Love Alive V: 25th Anniversary Reunion, released in 1998. His catalog was revitalized in the new millennium, with a number of reissues and an all new recording, the Stellar Award-win-ning Song in My Heart, in 2005. Hawk-ins underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2008, but was well enough to join a subsequent Hawkins Family reunion concert tour. A sixth Love Alive recording was being planned for fall 2010 when Walter Hawkins succumbed to the pancreatic cancer at his home in Ripon, CA on July 11 of that year, at the age of 61. a Sample of Walter Hawkins albums

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Walter Hawkins performs in the East Room of the White House during Black Music Month in 2008

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