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I was about to quiet school, but I couldn’t do. God really spoke to me in New York and I end it up here, at the Bible School. These meeting that we had last weekend was amazing I am telling you. The power of God in this place is just fantastic.

You can explained. The extended meeting for the students last weekend was awesome, my faith in the Word of God has growing since this meeting that we had. I have no words to say thanks for what God does through the school. Dr Rodney Howard Brown, I like to thank you for all the things you have done for us. I love you Pastor. God bless you and every single Pastor….

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I was living in the state of Pennsylvania when I had a dream with pastor Rodney. In my dream I TOLD Pastor Rodney I wanted to go to Bible school and I was speaking in tongues. I felt in my spirit to share my dream with Pastor Corey.  So I emailed Pastor Corey and to my amazement he replied that same day.  Pastor Corey asked me if I wanted to go to Bible school. And I replied; my finances are not good right now.  Pastor Corey told me about the scholarship program.  And I came to Bible school and God has provided everything for me. I have a place to live, clothing and food. The meetings have been so amazing.

One particular meeting Pastor Eric was preaching and he laid hands on everybody after service. That night I felt the fire of God and his Glory touch me. After that night I was talking to my dad who is a non-believer.  My dad is a Muslim and in the past he was never receptive to anything I said. Now when I talk to him he pays more attention to me.  One night I was placed in the call center. One of the phone calls I received was from a woman who wanted prayer for her finances because she didn’t have a job. I asked the women do you want to be baptized in the Holy Ghost. She replied yes and when I prayed for her she began to speak in tongues. And I asked her do you feel the fire of the Holy Ghost.  And she said yes.  So I prayed for her to receive the fire of the Holy Ghost. Then I prophesied to her that she would find a job in two weeks. Amen!

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One night I just happened to turn on the television to the Great Awakening.  My spirit witnessed with what they were saying and how they were reaching out to people.  When I heard they were offering a $2,000.00 scholarship.  I prayed if it was Gods will for me to go to Bible School, He would open the door for me.  I always wanted to go to Bible School but never had been able to go.  I called in that same night and requested an application form, which came very promptly.  After completing all the requirements I submitted my application.

About six weeks later I received a voice-mail saying I had been accepted to River Bible Institute.  Halleluiah!  I was so happy at first but then I began to think that the voice-mail didn’t say I had received the scholarship, only that I had been accepted to the school, so the next day I called River Bible Institute and kept playing phone tag with the people I was trying to reach that afternoon.  The next morning I called the number back and the operator told me the number could not be completed as dialed, so, I tried about four or five times with the same results.  I called information and asked for the River Bible Institute telephone number in Tampa, Florida.  The information operator told me they had no such listing.  I told her I had used the same number yesterday with no problems.  She asked me if I wanted to speak to her supervisor and I replied yes.  He looked up the number on the computer and said the same thing.  I realized there was no sense in arguing with him so I hung up.  As soon as I hung up my mind took off like a rocket ship.  It started telling me this was a fly-by-night deal and it was a scam and the people had pulled the plug and had run off. James M.

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Revival is coming – said the Lord to me in 2003. It was something I could not really understand. At that time I was a member of small traditional Lutheran church in Latvia. Yes, I was born again. Yes, I was baptized in the Holy Spirit. But revival ??? Nobody preached in my church about it. I heard from some of my Christian friends something about it. But this was time God told me personally- Revival is coming.

I went to my dear friend Lutheran pastor, who is Holy Spirit filled and lead men and told my news from God. He listened to me with attention, then slowly, choosing the right words, he began to speak. He said- it sounds very good but revival has a big price and I do not see people who are ready to pay it. I don’t see people, who are ready to lay down their lives for it.Seven years I lived in faith that Revival is coming, seeing no real evidences. I was doing everything I understood to spread the news and to prepare myself and people around me for coming changes. I encouraged, urged. Many even in church sought I am crazy, most of all when in 2010 I dropped everything at home jumped out of my comfort zone and came to RBI, just because God urged me. And now eight years later I am here in one accord with my wife and son as a part of Revival ministries International, as a part of Great awakening, as a part of Revival and it is taking place! It gaining momentum! And I see America shaking I see the whole world shaking! I see harvest coming in! The new season for this precious seed Revival sown by God has begun! Revival is taking place! –Martins D.

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Pastor Mike S.

What a service at Spirit and the Bride! we had 5 get Filled with the Holy Ghost and Fire! Both of my Daughter-n-laws!!! Frankie Story and His Wife Brooke and Craig Naylor! My Son Brian had a Vision of the Fire and the Glory of God! We are in an Awakening in Bonifay Fla.

Jeannette R.

I have been watching your program every night from Winter Haven since the first night and sometimes again at 11:30 when I can’t sleep. I talked to a girl at church today that wants to come down there. She said she is going to talk to the pastor to see if he will sign up to be a soul saving station. I am 73 and used to do soul winning. I’m asking the LORD to give me the boldness to do it again. My husband is 85. Love you guys, I Praise the Lord for all of you. God Bless CTN Love Jeannette

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He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  Matthew 16:15-18 KJV

In Matthew 16:18, Jesus did not say that He would build His church on Peter, but that He would build it on this fact: That Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.

The English word “church” is derived from the word kuriakon which means “belonging to the Lord”. It does not mean a building and is never used in the New Testament to designate a building. In the English New Testament the word “church” is used to translate the Greek word ekklesia, which means “an assembly of people”. In some passages, it is simply translated as “assembly”. Ekklesia is derived from two Greek words, ek meaning “out from,” and kaleo which means “to call.” The Greeks used the word when speaking of their legislature – the people designated and called out to represent their community in the legislature. We are “called out” of the world and gathered together to serve and represent the Living God here on earth and also in Heaven!

In Matthew 16:18, Jesus is putting the emphasis not on the word “Church”, but on the word “My”, as in “I will build MY Church…” The Church is unique, not merely because it is called a Church, but because it is the Body of Christ – an assembly of believers who belong to Jesus! Jesus is the Head of the Church:

Ephesians 5:23 AMP – For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church, Himself the Savior of [His] body.  

Colossians 1:18 NIV – And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.  

Hebrews 12:22-24 NIV – But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.  

In the New Testament, the word “Church” is used to designate the Church in general – the whole Body of Christ – and also a specific local church or assembly of Christians. However, it is not referring to a particular group or denomination.

The local church, in a particular area, is vital to the growth, development and expansion of the Body of Christ in that area. It is important for each of us to be a part of a local body of believers, with people who love and accept us, and also who hold us accountable as we grow in our faith. Hebrews 10:24-25 AMP says, “And let us consider and give attentive, continuous care to watching over one another, studying how we may stir up (stimulate and incite) to love and helpful deeds and noble activities, 25 Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together [as believers], as is the habit of some people, but admonishing (warning, urging, and encouraging) one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching.”  

The mission of the local church is:
Preaching and teaching
Making disciples
Fellowship
Worship
Missions and evangelism
Maturity of the believer
Ministry in the home
Ministry to material needs

And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole human race]. 16 He who believes [who adheres to and trusts in and relies on the Gospel and Him Whom it sets forth] and is baptized will be saved [from the penalty of eternal death]; but he who does not believe [who does not adhere to and trust in and rely on the Gospel and Him Whom it sets forth] will be condemned. 17 And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages; 18 They will pick up serpents; and [even] if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well.  Mark 16:15-18 AMP

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.  Matthew 28:18-20 NKJV

Mark emphasizes preaching and Matthew, teaching, but they are agreed on the overall role of the Church. The Church’s mission is to get people saved, delivered, healed, baptized in water and the Holy Spirit, and then to take care of them, disciple them, and send them out to continue to do the work of the Church.

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This minister’s conference had a great impact on my life. I was serving almost every service and physically, I got very tired. But my spirit was hungry and thirsty for all that God had for me. I had a few extraordinary encounters with God this week that I will remember for the rest of my life. Not only did God touch me, but He also spoke to me and I got direction for what He wants me to do with my life.

For some time now I have been seeking God for answers to questions that only He has the answers to, and this week God answered a few of those questions. A lot of what was taught grabbed a hold of my heart and me. A need and a passion grew inside of me, to make a difference in a lot of areas in this world. I got confirmation of what God has called me to do and God also revealed a few new things that He wants me to accomplish for His kingdom and glory.

God used the guest minister’s mightily this week, not only to make an impact on the people attending, but for this generation. The seeds that they sowed into so many people’s hearts will grow and reproduce in other people’s lives. These seeds will spread like the fire that touched us and will set this generation on fire for God. If what happened during Minister’s Conference 2010 would stay within the four walls of the River at Tampa Bay Church, it would be a disgrace for the kingdom of God. But I know it won’t. What happened in my life as well as in everyone else’s that attended this conference will not only shake America, but other nations as well. This was only the beginning of a great explosion of the power of God manifesting in our lives and in the lives to come. This life changing conference is the beginning of the power of God changing the world. I can only look forward to the next step, in saving and shaking this world for the glory of God.

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My internship here at RBI has definitely not been what I expected. It has been better.

Coming into the internship program, I was not sure what exactly what I would be doing. I knew I wanted to learn different aspects of the ministry and how the ministry operated on a large scale. Since I have started my internship, I have learned how to fill out tax exempt cards, update pictures on to a website, and call pastors informing them about up coming events. There are many skills I am still learning like how to transfer a call at the receptionist desk and how to take minutes in staff meetings. By no means have I learned everything that there is to learn, so I am excited that I still have three quarters left to my internship.

I would say the number one thing that God has shown me while I have been at RBI is to walk in love, regardless of whether the person I am having a conflict with deserves it or not. Sometimes there are days when it seems like everyone has something against you, but then you have to think, “Maybe I am the one with the attitude, not everyone else.”

No matter what problems or circumstances I have faced, I know that nothing is impossible with God and with His help I can do all things

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I prayed with woman who was already born again she was in a wheelchair and she got out of the wheelchair.

It was not until I attended church at the River some years back that God came to Life for me. I had been to many a church with no effect. It was by the Spirit of the Lord in Rodney Howard Browne that God touched me. There are no words that can express my love and gratitude for Pastor Rodney, His wife and all His the wonderful staff at the River Church Thank you Pastor Rodney for saving my Life through Christ! I am watching on the web right now and the presence of God is so strong in my home,,,

I am being touched by the Lord right now,,,really being ministered to,,,thank you so much for bringing this broadcast! I ministered in Russia this past year and am going back in June so am very interested in what this couple have to say.

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I was at home Sunday night service and pastor started to call for back problems I raised my hands at home and the holy spirit told me touch  the screen when I did what the holy spirit said I fell out in the spirit at my computer and GOD touched me my dad saw this and asked if I was ok and he knew what had happened  to me I had been healed and touched by the Lord, but it did not end their the spirit lead me to go lay hands on my dad for total body resturation and when I obeyed the lord I began to speak in tongues and I fell out in the spirit by my dads bed I am so blessed by this ministry and I will be at the next service praise God for all he is doing with pastor Rodney and the church.

Young woman with (3) other young women and man received Christ.  The one young woman so grateful and happy to have had the opportunity to receive Christ Jesus.  Asked my name and said I had a friend with the same last name.  A man searching for which religion to believe/follow.  Searching all religions, but happy and thankful to hear and receive Jesus Christ.  One young man I had to chase/run after to catch up with and share the opportunity to receive Jesus Christ.  He was happy and amazed because he had prayed for a sign.  He called his girlfriend and she mentioned that her grandfather had helped to build the Skyway church.  I was so happy to see how grateful and happy many were to receive Christ Jesus.

There were 6 of us to start, we went to the mall.  Brittney right off the bat ran up to guy named Scott and he got saved.  We presented the gospel inside the mall and 9 more people got saved.  I thought Scott was cool because he stopped, listened, and was really happy, and asked for information.