SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES
(Mark 16:17-18) (17) "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;" (18) "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
(Mark 16:19-20) (19) "So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God." (20) "And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen."
(Romans 13:1) "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God."
(Acts 3:6-9) (6) "Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk." (7) "And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength." (8) "And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God." (9) "And all the people saw him walking and praising God:"
(Acts 1:8) “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
(Philippians 3:8-10) (8) "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," (9) "And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:" (10) "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"
(Romans 15:13) "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost."
(1 Corinthians 1:18) "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."
(1 Corinthians 2:4-5) (4) "And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:" (5) "That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
PREFACE SUMMARY
Dear reader, this message reflects on the power of God that was visible in earlier generations, such as healing the sick, delivering the captive, and raising the dead.
My wife Tin and I were scheduled to speak at a church in Gensan, Philippines. Three days before our trip, I consecrated myself to seek the Lord for a message that would bring comfort and clear direction to the church we were to minister in and all those who would read this message.
The night before our trip, I felt the Lord impress me to walk down the stairs of our apartment complex located on the fifth floor to the basement floor. I usually do this every evening to exercise, but it was well into the night hours when the Lord touched my heart to go for a walk.
While standing on the balcony, I reminded God of how He had led me to give up everything and move to the Philippines for the beginning of the end-time revival. I felt like a prisoner ten thousand miles away from home, having to rely on my wife for everything, even to hire a cab to take us where we needed to go.
Beloved, the Lord spoke to me unexpectedly, saying, "Your miracle will find you." This reminded me of prophecies from several mighty men and women of God I received before leaving the United States.
Recently, the Lord came to me in a dream, asking me to write an article about Peter and John meeting the paralyzed man by the beautiful gate. He asked me to title it "Your Miracle Will Find You."
One evangelist told me that God needed me in the Philippines immediately instead of my planned arrival in October. He said that God would drop the visa requirement before February 18, which is also my birthday.
The evangelist confirmed that God plans to use me for a miracle ministry. They dropped the visa requirements on February 10, 2022, and I arrived in the Philippines on March 10, 2022, to be with my wife.
When God spoke to me in my spirit that my miracle would find me, I knew that he was reminding me of the many years when he orchestrated events that led me to the right people, who not only helped me move to another level but also made ways for his glory to be revealed in mighty revivals that touched many people.
I pray that after you read this message, you will understand the urgency of the Spirit to take this message to your churches as a wake-up call, for the Lord's coming is near. We must be about the Father's business, as the Word instructs us to redeem the time because the days are evil.
THE MAGNIFIED POWER OF GOD
(Acts 3:6-9) (6) "Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk." (7) "And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength." (8) "And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God." (9) "And all the people saw him walking and praising God:"
As we examine the scriptures above, it seems like many of our churches today claim power without showing any compassion toward the culture around them. Some churches are filled with people, leaving their services more entertained and elevated. They are just seeking a weekend experience that will cost them nothing.
Some people attending church services today want the power of the resurrection without first suffering the agony of the cross. It is forbidden territory for their pastor to preach against sins like repentance, brokenness, and unforgiveness. Many people attending church services today do not want the truth and do not want to face their sins. They complain that it could put them on a guilt trip.
Many people today want a neat religion they can control. They refuse to sit under a Bible-believing minister who will label sin for what it is. This is needed to break up the cresses of sin lying deep in a hardened heart.
The above scriptures speak of Peter and John, Jesus' disciples, making their way down to the temple to pray. They noticed a man lying by the beautiful gate near the temple, asking for alms. This large and beautiful gate was embedded with precious jewels and stones, undoubtedly a sight for everyone passing by. In the presence of all this beauty lies a man that they later discovered was lame from birth. He was loved enough by others to carry him daily to sit by the beautiful gate to beg for alms.
Peter and John did not pray for the man, but the scriptures declare that Peter took hold of the man's right hand, lifting him and saying, "Look on us. For silver and gold, we do not have, but such as we do have, give I thee. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, rise and walk." The man immediately received strength in his ankles, including his feet. Then he rose, leaping and praising God. He entered the temple with Peter and John, leaping and praising God in front of everyone, including the elders in the temple.
This setting shows more power outside the temple than in the temple. The power of God is outside the church, touching broken humanity. This demonstrates that God is looking for someone to answer his call on their life and allow him to use them to bring others into the family of God. We need the power to come up the steps and knock on the door.
Peter and John did not pray for the man but took hold of their authority through Jesus of Nazareth. We can use that same name today to free others. When we use that name, we use a name God recognizes, which causes Holy Angels to stand at attention.
Here is a man representing lost, broken humanity who had to rely on others to take him anywhere. As the man met the men of God outside the temple who were known to be unlearned men but dear Saints because they had been with Jesus, they knew how to walk in kingdom authority. They used that authority to free that man.
The power of God available to them in using the name above every name, "Jesus of Nazareth," is available to you and me. Dear reader, the same power that came forth and healed the lame man by the beautiful gate is looking for someone who will surrender their life to God and step out on his word in faith to believe him for the impossible.
Beloved, can you see this man interrupting the temple service the priests had going on as he shouted that he no longer has to rely upon others to take him where he desires to go? For now, he has two good legs and two good feet to take him anywhere he desires to go. As a beloved reader, can you imagine what you would do if you were him?
Beloved Saints, the bottom line to this message concerning experiencing the same kind of power we read about demonstrated in the first church can be explained in these words, "the power of God will flow where God will get the glory."
Saints, did you know that when the men of God acted in faith, calling on the name of Jesus, the power of God moved to heal the lame man and beloved? Did you know that we, as believers, have been delegated that same authority by Jesus to set the captive free today? God does not give a gift for that day that is not available today because if that were so, he would be giving an imperfect gift.
Beloved, Saints, did you know that Jesus not only chose twelve disciples, giving them power over all the power of the enemy, but the scriptures declare that he sent out seventy chosen men, giving them the same delegated power?
Dear reader, did you know that Mark the Sixteenth chapter informs us that the same authority for the Apostles is available for all who will believe and call upon his name? Did you know that we today, as the body of Christ here on earth, have the power to place the devil under arrest through that delegated authority? (Matthew 18:18-20)
Dear reader, I cannot help but recall the story of the lame man who was healed and walked up the steps to enter the temple. I also visualize the Lord sitting by the pool of Siloam, watching the priests in their colorful attire come to draw water from the pool and perform their ritual dance as they returned to pour the water on the sacrifices. I can almost picture in my mind that it was then when the Lord, knowing that he would soon become the living water, said, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
"John 7:37) (37) "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. (38) "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.'
(Revelation 22:17) "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."
My dear brothers and sisters, I could speak for hours about the significance of the water mentioned in Ezekiel chapter forty-seven. The water starts at ankle depth, goes up to the knees, reaches the loins, and eventually transforms into a river that requires us to swim.
Beloved, this river represents the depths of the Holy Spirit. In this blessed river, we will witness the power of the living God in healing lost humanity, both from their sins and their diseases, with miracles that are yet to be witnessed.
This story caught my attention because the prophet had a guide with him until the water became too deep for him to walk, and he had to start swimming. For the prophet to swim, the guide had to let him go. Another exciting aspect of this story is that when the prophet returned to the river's brink, he saw trees growing and realized that new life and growth had come about.
I'M RUNNING ON A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY
Beloved readers, can I ask you a few fundamental questions that could change your perspective on some of the events happening many of our church today?
1. Do you know God in the power of His resurrection?
2. Did you know that God created a fish that can produce six to eight hundred volts of electricity in its body?
3. Did you also know that it takes 600 volts of electricity to run one of today’s vast electric trains?
God designed electric eels to produce more than twice that much electricity, such as up to 850 volts, which they use to control electrical impulses to send low voltage bursts to catch fish that try to hide from them.
Beloved readers, many people today speak about the need for power, but did you know that God ordains all power? (Romans 13:1) "There is no power aside from God, and all power is ordained of God." We cannot expect to see Him move when we come before God without a sense of expectancy.
Dear readers, we need to align ourselves with His Word, which He honors above His name, and keep our daily time to read His Word and maintain our solitude with Him in prayer as His Spirit puts His will in our hearts.
Beloved, one of the weaknesses in the church today is that people do not know their assignments and allow others to disrupt the vision assigned to them by the devil's trickery, thinking they can do a better job with their vision. Church leaders should have discernment to recognize when they place someone in authority over their people who is not of God.
Our churches today need the cleansing revival fire of God to show up in their services, which will pull the masks off what we believe are essential people and strip away the pretenses in the house of God.
When God shows up in His holiness, the works of men are tested, and what we thought was the workings of His Spirit will be shown to be nothing more than our fleshly cravings and desires, which will burn and be consumed with fire.
Some of our churches today have become social clubs that have lost their love and zeal for lost humanity, placing some of them in the category of the selfish elder brother we read about in the parable of the prodigal son.
We must listen to God's voice and be open and receptive to His message to hear it and receive His blessings. Our faith grows stronger when we spend time in God's Word and see Him come through for us, even in the most challenging circumstances.
Dear readers, we can achieve great things when we work together as a team, in love and harmony, sharing God's message of hope and salvation with those who seek answers. There are no shortcuts to our relationship with God, and we must be willing to pay the price for His anointing
MORE POWER OUTSIDE THE CHURCH THAN INSIDE IT"
Dear reader, this would be an excellent place to speak of the more than twenty years that God used me as a truck driver to minister throughout the inner cities of America, which will burn in my memory for the rest of my life.
Beloved, God gave me a heart to reach the street people, and I did. While wearing my Indiana Jones hat and feeling like the king of the road, the Lord used me to win the hearts of drugged-up people that others would cast aside as trash but beloved. Did you not know that these are the people God's Son Jesus came and gave his life to?
Saints, if that Indiana Jones hat could talk, it would tell stories of going under bridges, old abandoned homes, and crack houses to show the love of God to a hurting world. Still, beloved, for up to twelve years, I did not tell these street people that I was a famous truck driver preacher, for they killed the one before me and shot at another. Still, God had me on assignment, and I believed that the same message that changed me could and would change them.
Dear reader, please know that you are not going to preach to these kinds of people living on the streets fighting for their very lives without getting to know them without placing your life in danger.
Saints, they had to see the love of Jesus working through me to soften their hearts before they could desire what I have to offer; therefore, preaching to them was off the table, but it would come later.
Beloved reader, I had taken martial arts training when I was young. This experience helped me in the streets, for there were times when I had to get rough with some of these people physically. Still, for twelve long years, beloved, they had watched how I treated an elderly black gentleman named "Mr. Roosevelt," who became like a daddy to me.
Dear reader, I took him clothes, bedding, money, and many times, paid for him to get to a shelter to get cleaned up. Still, there were times that he did not smell so good, and one time during a terrible rain storm, I let him sit inside my truck, and instead of getting out to urinate, he did it in the seat of my car, which I like to have never got that smell out of that seat. I finally used something they used to eliminate the animal smell, which cleaned it up.
Saints, the store owners felt sorry for him and would let him stay inside during freezing weather; however, they would inform me later that he never once attempted to touch anything, but they just could not put up with his stench.
Dear reader, his name was Mr. Roosevelt, and some tell me he passed away years later while sitting on a guard rail, but did you know there were times when the nearby truck stop, out of respect for me, would let me bring him in for a good breakfast meal?
Saints, God recently came to me in a dream, asking me to write about Peter and John by the beautiful, massive gate made of precious stones.
Dear reader, after waking from the dream, I began to think about what I might use in my article when, just like a picture appearing before me, my thoughts became something like, "Look at all that beauty with a broken, lame man needing healing lying within sight of it, and could this be a picture of the weak church we see portrayed to the world today?
Beloved, I did not write this message to brag about myself but about the power available to those who will take God at his word and step out in faith, trusting that the one who called you to it is equipped to take you through it.
Dear Saints, the protecting hand of almighty God was on my life to see me through all those years. I had a pimp run me down one night on a bicycle wanting to shake my hands, informing me that he had noticed that when the ladies that stay with him come home after meeting the truck driver Guardian Angel, they come home talking to each other about how they begin to feel different inside like they are unique and loved.
Dear reader, this is very personal, and I usually keep personal things between me and God. Still, it was not long during these twenty years until the devil had a gang surround me with the intent of taking my life, but God had other plans, which turned out to work in my favor.
Beloved, I often wonder about the seven-year mental state I suffered through from the early 1980"s to 1994, which became like a nightmare to me with no happy ending in sight.
Dear reader, the pressure was so tremendous on me to the point that I found myself relapsing back to drugs to calm my nerves, usually driving the big rigs coast to coast to survive.
Beloved, looking back on those trying years, I now understand and realize that the years, which seemed like a nightmare to me, were used by God to prepare me to face these street gangs without fear. They used God to penetrate their hardened hearts with the most excellent news: "God loves Sinners!
Beloved reader, back during those trying days, I had been with some very mean but beloved people. During that period, I met absolute angels who informed me that God sent them to me. One disappeared, walking away from me, which was just like the TV series "Touched By An Angel."
Dear reader, I know what it is like to be whipped and cursed by a rough, demanding father who would help the world, even the common man off the street, but did not show that kind of love to his family, which, because of this abuse, caused me to shoot at him in a drive-by with a shotgun which hit all around him without hitting him. I am not proud of what I did, but I had my reasons for how he had dishonored my family. I did apologize to him later, sometime before he passed.
Beloved, I know what it is like at fifteen years old to get thrown out of the house and live out of my car thinking that the whole world is out to get me, but one thing I did was that even if I stayed out intoxicated all night, I still showed up to work the next day often found myself sleeping at the business in my car.
Dear reader, I remember one night being surrounded by a local gang that had intentions of taking my life. I had been warned about them by some street friends, but I was not scared, for I had already had guns and knives pulled on me, and when this gang moved in to surround me, I decided, well, if this is the way to leave this world showing the love of Jesus, then what better way to go?
Dear reader, I walked up to the ring leader and said, "You are not going to show me a dance that I have not already danced to before because I have danced with the big boys, so do you want to lead, or do you want me to lead?
Beloved, I then said, "But do you want me to tell you why I do what I do in these streets," and he said yes, to which I replied. "Almighty God had ever reason in the world to wad me up and throw me in the trash, but he decided not to."
Dear reader, did you know that the Spirit of God softened his heart until tears started streaming down that gangster's cheeks, and in front of all the other members, he said, "You are a good man," which caused the others to back away and nod their approval?
Beloved, the story behind this message is that I took tons of shawls, clothes, blankets, pillows, belts, dresses, etc., in my big truck to help these people, for in my mind, they need to know that not everyone is against them.
Dear reader, after twelve years of not letting them know that I was a minister of the gospel, let me tell you that when they found out that Guardian Angel the Trucker was a preacher, I could not take enough Bibles to them, for their mothers, grandmothers, etc. sent them for bibles and because during that time, I was a member of the American Bible Society, I had no problem getting bibles.
Dear reader, I can tell you much more about my experiences working in America's inner cities. Still, one thing I will say to you is this, "One time, my good friend Mark Crouch invited me to his TBN studio in Greenwood, Indiana, to do something for the Truckers and Christian Bikers Association.
Beloved, I remember inviting some friends, such as recording artist Tony Malone, to come with me, for Tony had written the song "18 Wheels and Jesus," a song about my life and ministry from the cab of a truck; he had gotten his idea for the song from a radio station owner "Bob Smallwood, who gave me free programs on his stations.
Dear readers, I wore my faithful Indiana Jones hat everywhere I went and wore it to that event. However, it was not long till brother Mark, Tony, and others made fun of it because it did not match up with their lovely western cowboy hats, but when I told them that if my hat could talk about the many times it had faced guns, knives, and danger but refused to back down.
When I put it on to wear it, I felt brave, for even the police in the inner cities showed respect for the trucker called "Guardian Angel," who had a reputation throughout the streets of America for wearing his genuine Indiana Jones hat.
Beloved, would you believe me if I told you that on one occasion, a truck from Channel Eleven News watched my bobtail truck (truck without a trailer)? At the same time, I visited a prostitute who was a patient at Grady Hospital located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dear reader, I had ministered for years through those streets, and that prostitute sent me word that my ministry had touched her life, and she wanted to turn her life around, for she was making plans to remarry her ex-husband, which touched my heart to find a way, to visit her in that hospital.
My dear readers, have you ever noticed that sometimes there seems to be more power outside the church, waiting for someone to believe in God enough to bring it inside? And who better to bring it in than those who have experienced a transformation, like Mary Magdalene, the woman at the well, or the person who once lived under a bridge? These individuals have been shown the love of Jesus through the actions and behavior of others, who have told them, "I may not have silver and gold, but I have something greater. In the name of Jesus, rise above your shame and past, and know that He knew you before you were born and has a plan for your life to enrich the lives of others. You are not only special, but you are a trophy of His amazing grace."
Beloved readers, did you know I still have the email from Cineflix Productions in Hollywood wanting to talk to me about doing a reality TV show, which I did not answer immediately?
I finally interviewed with them, and to have some fun and make a point, I leaned forward in the interview with my Indiana Jones hat on and said, I will do the show if you will do it my way."
I said in the interview that in the streets, there were times that I had to defend myself physically, and if I did their show, I wanted to get physical enough to bring some blood, but the stipulation was that I wanted it to be my blood.
Beloved, I informed the interviewer that I want to shed a little of my blood to have the opportunity on camera to hold it up as a truck driver minister and say something maybe like facing that gang leader, "This is my blood, and it does not mean anything, but let me tell you about a man who shed his blood for you that can change your life forever."
Dear readers, only God knows how many lives were changed during my years of inner street ministry. Still, one thing is for sure, and that is, Like Peter and John at the beautiful gate, I used the power that was available to me through the name of Jesus to make a difference in lives that were living for another day, some of whom had committed crimes while high on drugs that have no recollection of even committing the crimes.
Beloved, for those of you who have a burning heart to be used by God, I wish to leave you with four things that will help prepare you to be the one God will use in this next move of his Spirit, which will be a move that will be a revival of his glory which better defined, would be his way of life where the power of the word of God is preached using the authority that is in the name of Jesus to reach a hurting world that is looking for answers with some even looking for a reason to live.
Dear reader, listed below are four things to do, when you do not know what to do and this is what the Lord awakened me up in the middle of the night to write down as we booked my flight to begin my ministry with my wife throughout the Philippines which can be viewed from our YOUTUBE Channel "Jerry & TinTin Hulse"
1. Do not doubt that the Lord is not with you because he is the one that brought you to it and if he brings you to it, he is capable and will bring you through it.
2. Those who do not understand you, will see the Lord working through you and will start to believe that he is with you.
3. As long as you remain humble before the Lord, he will work through you to touch others for this is why he chose you for this time and era in history.
4. Never ever doubt that the one who planned you life before you were born is right by your side ordaining your steps opening doors of opportunity for you to enrich the lives of others.
MY CONCLUSION
Dear readers, it is no secret today that some of our churches like to exploit themselves like a large chandelier. Instead of looking like a church, they are starting to take the appearance of social gatherings that have lost their love and zeal for lost humanity, fitting the category of the selfish elder brother in the parable of the prodigal son.
Beloved, the truth is that for many years, church elders have attempted to sweep their sin and the sin of others under the rug, compromising their faith for a meal ticket, causing apostasy to set in. Therefore, the question would be, "Have our eyes become accustomed to the darkness around us?
Most churches today do not want evangelists to come for a revival because they fear what they may uncover. Therefore, these greedy pastors plan revivals between other church pastors, which are just a series of meetings claiming they have the fire when there are no reports of changed lives after their meetings nor even the smell of smoke.
Have we come to the place in our church world today where leaders emphasize their programs and build more prominent buildings than minister to the lost culture around their church?
Why are so many pastors today resigning? Is it because of the intense pressure from people who are supposed to be people of God or a deacon board questioning their every move?
(Proverbs 15:17) "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a stalled ox and hatred in addition to that."
Why do pastors, barely holding on, have to pamper and beg people to attend church, and is it because people are so used to a microwave society that they want a weekend experience that will cost them nothing?
The bottom line to this excellent message about how God demonstrated his power outside the church through Peter and John, who were known to be unlearned men, but their reputation was that they had been with Jesus; they were the answer to being used by God like these men is, Our God will honor us as we honor him and he will always do what is best for us as he meets the needs of others."
(Jeremiah 29:11) "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
Beloved, if we are to experience the fire of God once again in our churches, we must be willing to discard our methods, including our timed programs, and give God flexible room to move in our meetings. And until we realize that if we are to experience the power of God in our services, we must first experience it in our souls, spending enough time with God to allow him time to place his burden for lost souls in our hearts.
Until we get past our fleshly acting and begin to realize that we need one another with the understanding that we have one common enemy, when Paul said he fought a good fight, he was not speaking about the church down the street.
We are all part of Christ's glorious body; therefore, let us understand that we are better together looking like one body to a hurting world instead of a bunch of loose body parts attempting to be God's man or woman of the hour.
Saints, please know that we will not experience a Peter and John experience inside or outside our churches until we realize that the same power is available that day to heal the lame man by the beautiful gate available to us.
Dear readers, God placed this message in my spirit with an urgency for the church to recognize the late hour we are living in and become an influence on the culture around us, but at the same time, let us not compromise and allow the culture around us to influence us.
God uses us to become an influence that will bring change not only to our generation but also to our world, bringing social, spiritual, and economic changes. That will affect future generations for the glory of God because it will take our working together in every fabric of society to bring about a change that will transform our nation, which will spread to other parts of the world.
To view a You tube video of a recording artist "Tony Malone," singing the song he wrote about my life as a trucker evangelist, copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://youtu.be/ouW9VpNNLCE
International Evangelist
Jerry W. Hulse Ph.D.
Miracle Life Church International
