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Pastor Ron and Kathy are captivating speakers! Experience God's glory - go to the special events page to attend their next event!
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Grandville, MI 49468-0065
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MISSION STATEMENT:
To strengthen, teach, equip and train believers to know their authority in Christ who in turn will go out and advance the Kingdom of God . To raise up a new generation of believers who will worship our Lord in freedom, spirit and truth. To preach the complete gospel including the healing and deliverance atonement that was purchased at the cross.
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February 6 & 7, 2009
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A Message From Pastor Ron and Kathy
We would personally like to thank you for visiting our website. DeGraw Ministries is a ministry focused on equipping and teaching believers to go to a higher level in their walk with the Lord and to develop a deeper level of intimacy with him. We do this through hosting personal inner healing and deliverance sessions and by hosting conferences and gatherings consisting of praise and worship, Holy Spirit led teachings and healing and deliverance services. We have recently finished hosting our first teaching and equipping school for new believers in Iowa and are excited about raising up leaders in that region! We are currently mentoring other people for their own ministries and trying to establish apostolic regions in Iowa and Colorado and wherever else the Spirit of the Lord leads us! Our hearts desire is to usher in the manifest presence or glory of the Lord so everyone can walk out of the meetings changed. We invite you to join us at one of our gatherings in order to equip you to take it back to your home, workplace, community and church. We love seeing people healed, set free, delivered, equipped and on fire for the Lord! Our gathering "In His Presence" for women only is held every Tuesday in Grandville, Michigan. Please visit our events, conferences, and speaking engagements pages for more opportunities to be with the Lord through our ministry. Blessings! Pastor Ron and Kathy
Weekly Teaching by Pastor Ron DeGraw
Scripture: And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. (Mat 16:18 NKJV)
Message from the Word: Many in the church today see the evil of the world as something that is beating against the church. They see the church as some sort of walled up structure with the devil and his evil plans attacking and hammering against it. But in our scripture Jesus shows that just the opposite is true. He says that the gates of Hades (hell) will not prevail against the church. This gives the image of the church attacking the gates and walls of hell, not the other way around. Jesus’ words show a triumphant church, a victorious church, a church on the attack. So what seems to be the problem? The problem is many in the body of Christ don’t understand the power and authority that they have as Christians. They don’t understand that they are the ones who are supposed to be on the attack, chasing after the enemy. Romans 8:37 (AMP) says “Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us.” We are more than conquerors, we have a surpassing victory. This doesn’t sound like people who are hiding behind walls just praying for the attacks to stop and waiting for the Lord to return. This shows a church taking on the enemy, healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, raising the dead and casting out demons (Matt 10:8). So when the enemy attacks, take the attack to the enemy! Use your authority! Use the name of Jesus and the gates of hell will not be able to withstand you!
Prayer: Lord, I thank you that I am more than a conqueror. I thank you Lord that you have given me victory in every area of my life. And in the name of Jesus I take my authority and take back everything that the devil has tried to steal, kill and destroy. I pull down the strongholds and attack the very gates of hell. I thank you and praise you Lord for the victory that is mine through Jesus Christ.
This devotion written by:
Pastor Ron DeGraw
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