The Shepherd's Fold Apostolic Church

1 Kings 19:19-21:   (19)"So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with the twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him. (20) And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, 'Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.' And he said to him, 'Go back again, for what have I done to you?' (21) So Elisha turned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled there flesh, using the oxen's equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant."   God is preparing leadership- someone to take Elijah's place. Some have no responsibility to the ministry. But Elisha completely changed. He made it impossible to go back to his old life- he killed the oxen and burned all the equipment. He made a clean cut from his old life. He totally embraced th...

Luke 4:18,19 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."   Jesus came to proclaim LIBERTY to the CAPTIVE. Many times our minds are held captive to satan- but Christ came to set us totally free . Christ did a total work in redemption. He didn't just redeem our souls so we could go to heaven when we die. No- His redemption is a total work- spirit, mind and body. He wants us set free in every area of our lives, including our minds.   Ephesians 4:7,8 "But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore He says, 'When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men.'"   2 Timothy 2:22-26 "Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue ...

  2 Chronicles 29:15-20 Hezekiah had the people cleanse the temple. They "sanctified" themselves first and then they cleansed it from all the debris. It is interesting to note that they cleansed themselves first(verse15) before they took on the task of cleansing the temple. We must make a determined effort and choice to "cleanse ourselves of all filthiness of the flesh and spirit"- 2 Corinthians 7:1. We must do this first before we are able to help anyone else or be able to fulfill our calling.   We all keep things in our spiritual lives that are really just clutter. They may not be sin- but they do hinder us in our walk with the Lord- our attitudes is one very good example. These things bog us down and we are not to be victorious in our walk with the Lord.   We hold on to things (attitudes) that we want to keep. As in our natural lives, there are things we know that we need to get rid of. I have come a long way in cleaning out our garage. But it is ...

SOUP NIGHT & FELLOWSHIP Rescheduled!     Come warm up at a night of fellowship and inspiration. We will be enjoying some hearty soups & breads and desserts of course!   Come, invite a friend and be part of the fellowship!   Saturday, March 2, 2013 6:00 PM RSVP 614-747-6170 or    the shepherdsfold@ameritech.net

Matthew 2:1-8 Luke 1:76-80 Jesus Christ came to the earth to be a LIGHT to the world- a world that was full of darkness and no hope. Even before He entered the world as that little baby in Bethlehem-- His coming was preceded by light. A special star shown in the heavens, leading the magi to the place where He was. The heavens were filled with a great light when the angels announced to the shepherds that a Savior was born in Bethlehem. In John 8:12 Jesus calls Himself the LIGHT of the world. "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in in darkness, but have the light of life." Truly He came to be a light to a dark and sin-filled world. The light drew men unto Him.  But even more than this-- He called His disciples to also be LIGHT to the world. Matthew 5:14-16 says: "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden, nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to al...

Peace on earth?  At this time of the year we hear this phrase repeated in song and verse. But we ask ourselves, where is this peace on earth? Even without the recent terrorist events in the world, where is this peace on earth we hear so much about? Is it hypocrosy? Is is a myth? Is it a form of denial? Just where is this peace on earth? The global economy is collapsing, entire countries are in anarchy, civil war and blood shed. Thousands have died in Syria in the past year not to mention Nigeria, the uprisings in Egypt and Lyia over the last year. There is war within and without. Sickness and death, suicides, murders, super storms, fires, floods, earth quakes, drought and famine. Thousands homeless, unemployed, and we could go on and on. Those in our own government can't even agree with each other. So where is all that peace we talk about? Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shouilder and his nam...