May 12, 2004

Vol. 1

BLESSED!

Mat 14:15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

Mat 14:16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

Mat 14:17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

Mat 14:18 He said, Bring them hither to me.

Mat 14:19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Mat 14:20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

Mat 14:21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

Blessings come from God. In order to bless you and I must be blessed. The Lord shows us who is blessed. Jesus was blessed because he always did what the Father was showing Him. Whatsoever He saw the Father doing that is what He did and therefore there was never a need too big for Jesus Christ. Jesus met each need head on because He knew the Father and always did whatever the Father wanted him to. This scripture about the 5000+ being fed, plus the 12 baskets is a deep scripture with much meaning. What I would like to bring out about it is the multiplication factor. Although the disciples only had 5 loaves and two fishes, God blessed them. How did He bless them and they multiplied? Jesus Christ the Son Of God saw the Father feeding the 5000. He saw the Father blessing the 5 loaves and two fishes. Being the righteous and obedient Son He obeyed the Father and did the works He saw. You can do the same thing for greater works shall you do because Jesus is going to the Father and the Father honors the Son just like in this scripture. You can ask anything in Christ’s name and He will do it because the Father is glorified in the Son. Remember this scripture and understand. Multiplication is in the blessing and the blessing is in the Son who is in the Father who is blessed. You can have a multiplication if you are blessed. Get in the Son, get in the Father and get blessed.

May 13, 2004

Vol. 1 issue 2

We were made to worship. Everything within our being cries out in worship to the Lord. There is nothing we need to hold back. In the Lord everything is given up to Him who is the creator over all things. There is nothing we have apart from Him. There is nothing that exists or has it’s being apart from Him. With Him is life and regeneration. Without him is death and ashes.

When we look up we see the sun. The sun continually shines and gives forth its light. Every living thing owes its existence and life to the fact the sun gives forth its life giving rays. So it is with the Son. For the scripture states of Jesus Christ the Son “In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

Where do we look to get our energy from? Is it from the sun above or the food on the earth below? Is it from our neighbor? Is it not from Jesus Christ the author and the finisher of our faith? Our life, our love, our salvation? How often we spend basking under the radiance of the Son to bring forth life from our inmost being. This life which emanates from the Son will go forth from us and we shall say “virtue has gone out of me” when the sick touches us.

Oh to be like Jesus. Oh to have others see Jesus in us. Oh to have them seek out the Lord by our witness. Oh to have Jesus the witness to witness in and through us. The world is waiting. The sick are waiting. The judge’s yes and the religious leaders are waiting to see Jesus to again walk the streets. The world is waiting.

“Step out” says the Lord. “Step in your calling in the Lord Jesus Christ by dwelling IN Him and then the lights will so radiate from you that they may also say of you “If but his shadow touch me I will be made whole…” Said the scripture just of Peter? Why not you? The power is in Jesus. Stay there and the world will know me for without me you can do nothing. But know me and they will know me. Love me and they will see me. Hear me and they will hear you. Live for me and I will live IN you.

Oh to walk in that place underneath the shadow of the Almighty. To walk in the shadow of the Almighty you have to stay close to the Almighty, and when the sun is at 1200 you need to be IN the Almighty. Where is the shadow then? You have to be IN the Almighty to dwell in the protection then.

May 14, 2004

Vol. 1 Issue 3

The Way He Sees Us

Do you see the way He sees us

Set apart for only Him

A diamond in the world apart

For His Kingdom, For His Kingdom.

We could go another way

Listen to what the world may say

Believe the word of the news today

What did they say, what did they say?

The world can’t see the God who loves us

They cannot concieve of that.

They see our sin and our shortcomings

They don’t see the way God sees.

Now look to Jesus you who doubt

The pardon of the adulterous woman

The deliverance of the Legionized man

The freedom of the thief on the cross.

What did Jesus see in them?

What prompted Him to pardon?

There was nothing there for Him to desire

What did He see, what did he see?

Don’t look at self anymore

Don’t dwell on wrong things you have done.

Jesus power to forgive is still here

You can know grace, you can know freedom.

He did it for the man at the pool

He did it for the leper too

He will do it also for you

If you can see as God sees you.

How does God see you you may ask

While you were yet a sinner God sent His son

And what He did He did for you

For God so loved the world, for God so loved the world.

You may have been hard on yourself for a long time.

You may have thought I am not righteous enough

You may have wondered “Can he still accept me?”

Let me ask you one simple question.

Are you a sinner, Jesus came to save sinners

Are you unrighteous, He came to call you to repentance

Are you sick, He came to Heal your sickness.

Are you friendless, He sticks closer than a brother.

Now Jesus sees you as someone desirable

No matter how you see yourself

You were formed in Sin but

God sees you as a diamond.

May 16,2004

Vol. 2 Issue 1

You Are One

“Now I beseech you, brethren , by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” 1 Corinthians 1:10

May 17, 2004

Vol. 2 Issue 2

Future Church?

Towards the end of last week the Lord had me take authority over the principalities and powers that were responsible for continued operations of this Adult Video Store. This store is in a prominent location on a hill near the intersection of two of the most traveled major roads within a mile from where I live. There may be 100 or so that go by it every 5 minutes. I believe the Lord has shown me that he wants a church established in that prominent location. It will be a place of deliverance for those who are bound in the various vices that the demons of pornography bind up their victims in. It may appear as a porno place now. But if you look closely at the building you will see stripes and you will see the color of red. I believe this is a chosen place of God for the operations of deliverance in this area. A place where there will be great deliverance for the saints. The Lost will find salvation. I see a great light descending upon it and within it. Angels ascending and descending there.

When I took authority I told them Jesus gave me, they had to leave. I would like you to believe with me that the place will close down, go up for sale, and the church will move in. Let the church of Jesus Christ take the pre-eminent position in this area. We have the authority and power from the Lord. Stand with me in prayer and let’s take this in Christ for the Lord! Amen?


May 18, 2004	Volume 2, Number 3
“Christ is the author and finisher of our faith..” “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” 1 Corinthians 12:7 “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” 2 Corinthians 1:10	Christ Our Example—Our Light Without Christ we would not be able to do anything. According to the scripture Jesus Christ is the light which lights every person that comes into the world. He also states to us his disciples that we are the light of the world. It is stated of Christ that the light shined in the darkness and the darkness comprehended it not. Why didn’t the darkness comprehend the light? Why didn’t it see it? Because in order for Christ to be our light he had to obey the Father. We know that Christ always did whatsoever the Father did and whatever He saw the Father do He did! The results are the establishment of His Kingdom and His authority in the earth. Thank you Jesus for always doing whatsoever the Father wants! Where Are We Heading? People may well be wondering where all this discussion of the "9 Lies of Today's Church" is heading. Am I going to conclude by saying something like "Come out of her, my people" and leave it at that? Where is this whole discussion taking us? We are obviously rejecting many aspects of today's church system, but what is the solution? Is there something practical - a real answer at the end of all this? I have been wrestling with all these same questions myself. In a lot of ways I have been wrestling with them for years. What are we actually going to DO about it all? The only thing that makes any sense to me, after months and years of pondering this before the Lord, is the concept of an "OUTDOOR CHURCH". A new movement. Something real. I am very aware that people get terribly suspicious when anyone starts talking about "movements" and so on. They always think the worst - that we are talking about a new "denomination" or something. But a 'movement' does not have to be like that at all. The Great Reformation was a’ movement'. It crossed all boundaries. So did the 'Jesus Movement' and others. A movement does not have to be like a 'denomination'. I have quite a few extreme 'Out-of-church' friends who insist that the real answer is simply to "come out of the system" and be alone with Jesus. -All by ourselves. To some people this has a lot of appeal. But not to me. I already spent seven years (ending in 1993) in the most crushing 'wilderness' experience - out there alone. It is not a place I believe God is calling the whole church into I have watched quite a number of extreme 'Out-of-church' people now for almost 20 years. They are out there by themselves and they advise others to do the same. But I look at the "fruit" and I can't say I've seen any sign of them being closer to the 'Book of Acts'. They may have a close relationship with God, but it seems a very lonely one to me. They do not really believe in the concept of "body" or 'leaders'. And so they rarely 'gather' or accomplish much at all. I have observed this pattern for years and years, and I have to say that it does not seem like much of an "answer" to me. So what do I mean by an "Outdoor church"? As I said, this is the only solution that makes any sense to me. All I can think of is a movement that holds meetings outdoors and in homes - that stands for TRUTH and REVIVAL. That openly exposes the lies and distortions of the current system but does not have this, as it's main message. Rather, its main message is a call to 'deep Repentance', true Salvation, personal Revival and deep communion with God. In other words, this is a REVIVAL' movement that aims at people's hearts If we do not have the spirit of repentance and a Revival anointing, then I believe we have no business beginning any such "movement". We cannot have a 'new wineskin' without the NEW WINE. That would never work So to me, the most important aspect is the anointing of the Holy Spirit and this message of repentance and Revival. After that comes the exposing of the "lies" of today's system. (-This is important also). All of these things need to be put forth by a group that is actually LIVING what it talks about. Cynics will say that we will just end up repeating all the errors of the current 'system'. -Those proud men will come in and ruin the whole thing. But I do not believe this has to be the case. Are we going to just sit back and criticize all our lives? Are we just to do NOTHING then? -Simply sit back and let the whole thing get worse and worse while we hide away? -Leave many unsaved people mired in 'Religion' while we simply talk amongst ourselves? Away with such attitudes. Cynicism kills. Inaction kills. If we have a spirit of Revival then we need to ACT I am quite serious about this. We need a complete "alternative" to the current system. Something that stands for truths that is so revolutionary that it is hard to fall back into the same routines and traps. Based on deep "HEART” preaching. I truly believe this is possible. A very real, tangible movement. Very "loud" and public. Calling the church to repentance. But what do you think? I feel this is probably the most important thing that we can discuss relating to the "9 Lies". Should we be heading towards something like this? What are your thoughts? Even if you just hit "Reply" and write a few words – either for or against this concept of a "movement" - that would help me to know if this is something that we should be exploring. I would love to hear from as many of you as possible on this.
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May 19, 2004	Volume 2, Number 4
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Philippians 3:8-11 “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” 1 Corinthians 12:7	Righteousness By Faith We the believers of Jesus Christ need to rest ourselves in the loving arms of Christ and rely upon Christ for all our need. As we understand from scripture by the works of the law is no man justified. Our righteousness is as filthy rags. It seems no matter what we do we cannot attain it by our own determination. That is because we are not to determine to establish our own righteousness. We are to do the opposite. We are to consider ourselves dead to ourselves that CHRIST may MAKE US LIKE HIM! There is basically no amount of fasting, no amount of prayer, no amount of self punishment and discipline that will make our heart become righteous. Our heart is very wicked and who can change it? You and I cannot change our heart. You and I do not have to. Paul states in the scripture in Philippians 3 VS 8 that HE COUNTS ALL THINGS LOST that he may win Christ. Now is Paul talking about getting saved here? No. Paul is talking about getting to a place in Christ where he might find Christ IN HIM. He is looking forward to CHRIST’S MANIFESTED PRESENCE in him and the evidence of that is FINDING A RIGHTEOUSNESS NOT OF HIMSELF. And the only way for him to do this is to die daily. To be made conformable to his death. When you and I are dead to self, the place where self-righteousness abides then Christ’s-Righteousness can manifest. This righteousness is by faith and it takes faith to consider your self dead so Christ can impute His righteousness and manifest itself in and through you. Is righteousness by faith possible? Yes. Did Paul have it yet at this time? No. Did HE think it was possible? Yes. Is it possible for us? Yes! Let us press toward the mark of the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus and loose self righteousness forever and let Christ move in! Amen! Submit Articles To The Body Of Christ Newsletter! The Body Of Christ News is a newsletter for The Body Of Christ by The Body Of Christ. The Lord may give you a word, an exhortation, an admonition, a teaching that the Lord would like you to share in this format. Just let me know what you want shared with the rest of The Body Of Christ. New Website – WWW.chooselove.org Any person striving to have a more meaningful relationship with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ should find this book to be a tremendous help in achieving that end. The author, in a careful, reasoned and Holy Spirit-guided way, points out how the modern church has neglected, or worse ignored, the fact that the devil is a real spirit set out to kill, steal and destroy. You will note the scriptural insights in regard to the demon hit list clearly reveal that we, God’s creation, saved or unsaved, are under siege like never before. In short, the church has become disinterested spectators instead of spirit-filled participants who are enthusiastically and aggressively destroying the kingdom of darkness in their lives and in those with whom they have contact. Additionally, you will also learn how today's church is repeating some of the very same practices that have allowed demon activity in their lives since the “dark ages”. Instead of relying on the Lord, the Blood of Jesus and the Word of their testimony, a pseudo-intellectual approach, indorsed and encouraged by the world of psychology, has been adopted by the people to bring about personal deliverance. The “Demon Hit List” will set straight that which has been twisted by the devil. All in all, you will find the foregoing chapters to be both eye-opening and revealing. May you have eyes to see and ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to you, the Church?
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May 20, 2004	Volume 2, Number 5
“Christ is the author and finisher of our faith..” “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” 1 Corinthians 12:7 “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” 2 Corinthians 1:10	Atlanta Gathering Of TBOC! This Monday The Body Of Christ will be meeting in Atlanta. We will be blessed to meet each other in person. Dress will be casual and there will be people from all over the place. We anticipate great things from the Lord as we move in faith to establish what the Lord has already established in the scripture. One Body, One head, One Christ, One Lord, One faith, One God the Father, One church, One hope. I praise God that we the Body Of Christ can see ourselves as The Body Of Christ and not some body part floating off into the sea to establish itself. It is not that the church has not existed these 2000 years. It is that the Lord is bringing us understanding how to live out our faith in the earth HIS WAY. Man and the church has had a number of ways of seeing how the body should operate. How many names and denominations are there? And are we to also form our own little denomination? No. God has established in His Body protection that we if we submit totally to the Lord he will place us in HIS body wherever HE wills. But we have to be dead to ourselves and our own self-wills and our own self-righteousness. Basically “Lord we do not care about our own wills anymore. We are your church, lead us however you want to lead us and we your church will submit to you!” Isn’t that what he has always wanted? May the Lord has HIS way in Atlanta and see that we HIS body walk in the fullness HE wants us to until we obtain ALL that He wants us to obtain. The Lord bless you as you come out to Atlanta. See you there
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Atlanta Preparation Letter # 1

This is the first in a series of letters to be sent to you in your preparation for the meeting in Atlanta May 24-25 2004.

Reminder of Purpose:

The Holy Spirit gave vision of this meeting about four years ago while the Ring of Fire intercession group prayed.
We saw twelve people seated around a table with Jesus being the center.
The twelve were virtually unknowns.
The twelve were intent on one purpose, which is to hear and implement the will of God for the worldwide Body of Christ.
Each of the twelve carried within their spirit a part of the Heart of God and Purpose of God for the worldwide Body of Christ.
Each of the twelve shared with the group the heart of God.
No one expressed his or her personal opinion.
Each spoke as an Oracle of God communicating only absolutes of His Word and Heart.
All in unison set God’s Heart in motion.
Each of the twelve were ordained and sent out by the laying on of hands with Prophecy to do their part in the establishment of the Kingdom of God.
The Fullness of Christ was manifest (in it’s early development stage).
The establishment of The Holy Nation under True Theocracy began.

Fresh Word:

Tonight, while in intercession, the Lord spoke: “My time is not your time.” And “The fullness of time has come.” Let me explain as the Lord gave interpretation.

My time is not your time: Regardless of our agenda and our time schedule, our time is to be in submission to Him. We all are to get out of our time mold (functioning in the sense realm) and get into His (functioning in the Spirit, i.e.: the 4^th dimension) The Lord has commanded the Fullness of Time and we must adjust ours to His.

The Fullness of Time has come: Eph. 1:10: “That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him.” God has ordained the Atlanta meeting to fulfill these criteria. Atlanta is to be the place where our Lord’s vision is born. He has been waiting 2,000 years for this Appointed time. He will not be frustrated or disappointed.

Our Responsibility:

It is not an accident as you have been called and chosen. However, we must all realize that our Heavenly Father has been inviting (calling) these “stones which the builders rejected” for many years. We are the ones that have accepted the call and consequently have become the chosen. Many are called but few chosen; the chosen ones are the ones who accept the call.

I don’t think any of us could or would stand up and boast that I am worthy of this calling. On the contrary, we have all been shown who we are without Him, less than nothing. But thank God Jesus arose and Empowered us making us His very Righteousness and telling us that we can do ALL things through the Anointing, which strengthens us.

Each of you is now being stretched more now than you have ever been stretched. Each of you has a unique calling upon your life that will be fully activated in Atlanta. Each of you have been chosen to be in unity with the ones He has chosen to actively participate and set in motion God’s will upon the earth. Each is commanded to stay in the Spirit, listen and be sensitive to His prompts and to pray for each of the people on the list posted at the bottom of this letter. There may need to be a shifting of funds (that means $$) to ensure the attendance of all those called. The Holy Spirit will direct you.

Our Personal Preparation is Essential:

The Lord has not given us a specific program. Thank the Lord. However, He has given some general parameters.

Monday 8:30 AM - Praise (which I’m sure will blend in and out all day)
Blending into a few opening statements
Blending into a time of each person (12) sharing God’s heart with the others (about 15 minutes each. Then about 15 minutes participation and questions by the other 11) I know 15 minutes doesn’t sound like much but when you tack on the 15 minute question and interaction time to each, that totals 6 hours.
Praise and worship to break out at anytime.
Lunch somewhere in there.
Monday evening after the group meeting spend personal time with several people whom you just met or don’t know well. We will all know one another by the time the meetings end Tuesday.
Tuesday: 8:30 AM – Praise
Blending into Holy Ghost directed day
Lunch?????
Sometime during the day everyone will be ordained and sent out with the laying on of hands with Prophecy.
Sometime we will share the Lord’s Supper. This time together is going to be a modern day version of Jesus’ last Supper. He is in the midst of His chosen twelve giving them specific instructions for the Kingdom of God.
There will be no acknowledgement of titles, accomplishments or kudos. The exception being during the Anointing and sending out as the Lord directs.

In order to prepare for Monday each person needs to spend time with the Lord on this specifically.

Dig down deep in you heart and bring to surface all the things He has placed there over the years you have known Him. You will find that each thing He has placed there is absolutely impossible for you to accomplish. If you can figure out how to do it then that is not an item to discuss. So dig deeply into you innermost being and get God’s heart. It doesn’t matter if you are walking in or experiencing these things now for God’s intention for this meeting is to set in motion and establish His Kingdom rule.
Plan to pray for each person on this list. Don’t stop listening to the Lord until He has shared with you the Jesus in each person. If you know the person, ignore anything the sense realm would reveal to you. Only look at and pray for what the Lord Reveals to you concerning each person. Even though we in the US have not met our brethren from India and Africa, they are just as much a part of Jesus’ Body. He will show us what to pray and what we are to see. We are to know one another in the spirit even before we meet face to face.
Implode: if you have not fully imploded by now, you must by then. If you have not read the entire Implosion Series and sought the Lord on every point, you will be way out of the loop. We are all members one of another and as such all are dependent upon each other. If anyone slacks with implosion, it will affect all of us. A house divided against it self cannot stand.
Be prepared to send out Ray and Brenda on the first leg of the reproduction of the Montgomery cell
We are all in a growth cycle somewhere between early adolescence, mature adolescence or adulthood; ready to break through to full maturity as sons of God. You know exactly where you are on this scale. If you don’t, ask the Lord and He will tell you. By your words you will be justified or by your words you will be condemned. We all must activate our faith muscle and establish ourselves in full maturity. We have no choice. We have reached the point of no return. The only option is to continue.
Know this that for each one of us, this all is a major stretch in faith. But remember that faith is the substance of our hope. This must all be done by faith (calling those things that be not [revealed] as though they were [revealed]). Each person is now in a place where the very problem area you have avoided must be addressed. We all have or have had giants against us in our lives. Now it is time to tackle them and move on. Paul said in Phil.3 that he learned and practiced this one thing, he put the past behind and pressed on toward the prize of the High Calling in Christ Jesus; we must do so as well.
No procrastination. This word is out of our personal dictionary.
Each one of us has obstacles that would try to prevent us from attending and fully participating in the Atlanta meeting. For some, it may be money, for others it may be attitude, for others it may be convenience and still for others it may be lack of vision and lack of personal implosion. The Word is the answer. We all must agree with God saying, “I have what I need.” “I am part of the establishment of Theocracy upon the earth and I will be at the meeting.” Confessing we don’t or we cannot at this point would be making God a liar. He is not and His Word is true. Each of us needs you. We are not whole without you present and participating fully.
Understand the full responsibilities of being in the Five-Fold ministry with full plurality of leadership active. If part of it – subject to it. This is r the fullness of the Gift of Christ to the Body.

The Lord has given me specific Revelation and understanding for each person and will take a few minutes with each one to first ask you what the Lord has shown you about yourself relating to The Body of Christ. Please be prepared.

It is important to mention that God has been waiting a long time for a group of invited and called Children to respond to Him. He has told us that He is more excited about this meeting than we could ever be. So prepare as unto Him.

Continue to be blessed

Ray

Jesus is Lord!

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Ray & Brenda Griffith

Alabama

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Alabama

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Helen Loeb

Alabama

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Alabama

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Alabama

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Atlanta Preparation Letter # 1

Reminder of Purpose:

Fresh Word:

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