The Shepherd's Fold Apostolic Church

We at the Shepherd's Fold Apostolic Church want to wish everyone a very Blessed Thanksgiving. As we spend time with our families and friends, we take time to give thanks for all the many blessings that the Lord has given us. Several in our church have gone through physical afflictions this year and the Lord has brought them out of each one. We are so very thankful that Sister Lynne has finished up all her cancer treatments and is clear of cancer. We offer God the praise and thanks for all that He has done for her! We are so very blessed. Continue to pray for her that her strength will continually be renewed. Also the Lord brought Bro. Parsons through a very bad illness this summer and he is doing well now. Sister Parsons took a very bad fall in September and we praise God that she suffered no broken bones or severe injury. Also the Lord has brought Bro. Lanning through some illnesses and he is still praising the Lord at 93. We have come through some severe storms in the natur...

Isaiah 26:20, 21 "Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut the doors behind you; hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, until the indignation is past. For behold, the Lord comes out of His place, to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth will also disclose her blood, and will no more cover her slain."  Colossians 3:3 "For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Believe it or not, like it or not- there is judgment coming to the earth. We must take refuge from the coming judgment. We must enter the chamber and close the door and go into "that place" of safety. In the nuclear age, bomb shelters were a common topic. There were no windows, provisions were set up to wait out a nuclear attack. It was a place of safety. God doesn't need a nuclear attack to bring judgment on sin. But we still need a place of safety. This "place" is not a literal, physical shelter- but a spiritual...

Remember that - Sunday, November 11 is the IDOP for our persecuted Christian brothers and sisters. We should be praying for all Christians on a regular basis, but this day has been set aside as an international event. Remember those who are in prison or being persecuted for their faith. As time goes on the list of nations that persecute or restrict Christians from following their faith in Jesus Christ is growing. We do not know how long our own nation will enjoy religious freedom. We need to be aware that there are thousands, if not tens of thousands who are being restricted, imprisoned and even murdered for their faith in Christ. The following link will take you to one of the websites   http://www.idop.org/    Pray that those who are being persecuted and/or imprisoned will remain faithful to the Lord. Pray that they will be released from their prisons and that the laws regarding religious freedom will be changed. Pray that they will be a witness and example to...

 John 6:1-15 (The feeding of the 5,000) In verse 5 , Christ was testing the disciples when He asked: "Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" Philip's response in verse 7 shows where his faith was. He quoted a dollar amount that wouldn't even be sufficient for each one to have just a little bread. Andrew's response wasn't much better-- a young boy who had 5 loaves of bread and 2 small fish-- " but what are they among so many?" Many times, we as Christians respond to needs in the same way. We look at our insufficiency. We look at what we have and we say it's too little. Looking at what we have or don't have- we then feel insufficient and our faith is low. But the truth is--- what we have IS insufficient! Jesus told the disciples to set the men down and then He took what He had- the 5 loaves and 2 small fish-- and when He had given thanks for what He had- God created a miracle right then and there! Jesus was trying to ...

Matthew 24:1-28 Verse 4-- "And Jesus answered and said to them: 'Take heed that no one deceives you.'" In the day we are living Christians need to KNOW the Word of God more than ever before. We need to check everything against what the Bible says. Many will come and deceive as the serpent deceived Eve. Just one or two "little" words can change an entire thought and an entire life. We need to know our Word and not just read it and memorize it, but make it an active and powerful part of our daily lives. Verse 23,24--if anyone comes to you and says Christ is here or Christ is over there- don't believe it! "For false christs and false prophets will rise up and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible even the elect."   There are two kingdoms present in the world today. The kingdom of Christ and the kingdom of antichrist. Antichrist is a spirit at work in spiritual darkness and preys on the dark areas of a person's mind...

Mark 4:13-20; Matthew 25:14-30 It is our responsibility to sow- God brings the increase. If we don't sow, we can never reap. We must continue on. We can't be detoured or distracted. We will have setbacks but we can't let it stop us. Luke 12:48 "...For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more." Our requirement is to plant. God will bring the increase. Our requirement is to be obedient to sow where God has placed us. It doesn't matter whether it is in a well lit and open area, full of opportunities to be seen or whether it is in a small, dark place unseen by the masses. That choice is up to God. Our responsibility is to sow what and where God has put us. Don't try to open doors that God has left shut. Be obedient to what He is telling you to do. We will never reap if we don't sow where God has placed us. (From Pastor Keith's Sermon 7/8/2012...

Mark 3:1-6 Jesus's first words to the man with the crippled hand were: "Step forward".   This means to "Arise into the midst".   Jesus next told him to "Stretch out your hand." If he wanted wholeness his first step was to take a step- forward.The man was used to the crippled hand- he had gotten used to it, had adapted to it. Between "Step forward"   and "Stretch out your hand"- there was a battle raging in the man's mind. The battle between these two statements was in his mind. He had to make the decision of what he was going to do- step forward and receive Christ's healing, or go on like he had in the past. His faith was being tested and stretched. God wants to stretch our faith. We say we want revival-- God says "Step forward" and "stretch forth". We have to win the battle in our minds. We have to believe that God is going to do what He says He is going to do. Our minds become our biggest obstac...