“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

Today was another historical day of taking a stand for the WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT. Team destiny hosted their final of three WFJ (Words From Jesus) webinars in December 2009 called “The Miracle of Christmas.”

Dr. Joseph Peck served as the global connector and host of this webinar. The guest panelists were: Deb Smith, Richard Mayhan, Bertha Hinson, and me, Abigail Slocum. Clearly the Holy Spirit took control of the webinar before it ever started and never let go!

He began by waking me up at 3:22 AM to give me this prophetic word – WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST! It was His way of orchestrating the whole focus for the discussion. These are the questions we covered:

1. What is the Miracle of Christmas?
2. What is the significance of Isaiah 9:1-7?
3. How does someone come into the LIGHT of Jesus?
4. What can people do to experience their most special Christmas ever?
5. Prayer for an UNCOMMON Christmas blessing.

WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST!

Take the tour of the Word and be free in Christ. CHRISTMAS IS A SEASON FOR MIRACLES BUT EVERY DAY IS A MIRACLE IN CHRIST! TO BE IN CHRIST IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ALL.

SALVATION IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ALL. It is God’s free gift to all mankind. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall be saved (have eternal life).(John 3:16).

What is so miraculous is that SALVATION IS THE “GREAT EXCHANGE!” MAN GIVES GOD HIS IMPERFECT, BROKEN, SINFUL LIFE IN EXCHANGE FOR A PERFECT (COMPLETE) LIFE IN CHRIST. JESUS GIVES HIS ALL FOR OUR ALL!

When you receive Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, the LIGHT OF THE WORLD – THE CANDLE OF MAN, comes into your heart to show you the most excellent way of all to live. IT IS THE WAY OF LOVE BECAUSE GOD IS LOVE.

In this “GREAT EXCHANGE,” your old sinful man dies and the new man comes alive in Christ. CHRIST LIVES THROUGH YOU to live the perfect will of God which is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17).

Unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is your inheritance as a born again child of God. IT IS A LIFE OF VICTORY AND TOTAL PROVISION. To be one with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is to be free from every bondage of sin and to be free to experience the fullness and abundance of life in Christ Jesus. JESUS IS THE DOOR TO FREEDOM AND TOTAL FULFILLMENT.

Jesus’ arms are open wide and ALL THAT BELONGS TO THE FATHER OF LIGHTS IS YOURS WHEN YOU SAY “YES” TO JESUS who is the express image and likeness of God, and His Kingdom of Love becomes yours!

IT IS A SUPERNATURAL GIFT OF DIVINE INFUSION AND PROPORTION AND IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ALL! Become one with the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. ALLOW THE PRINCE OF PEACE TO RULE IN YOUR HEART FOREVERMORE, for God set eternity in the heart of man. He loves YOU so much and nothing will ever separate YOU from His love.

LET THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD LIGHT YOUR PATH AND BE A BEACON OF HOPE TO ALL MANKIND. THE KING OF GLORY HAS CHOSEN AND MADE A WAY TO TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN YOUR HEART AND BE YOUR KING AND PRINCE OF PEACE. SAY YES TO HIM AND THE KINGDOM IS YOURS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. The Redeemer wants to take all of you in your imperfection and transform you into the likeness of Christ. RECEIVE THE GREATEST GIFT KNOWN TO MANKIND AND LIVE “THE GREAT ADVENTURE” IN CHRIST. NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO THIS INDECSRIBABLE GIFT OF PURE AND PERFECT LOVE. It is greater than anything you ever wanted for Christmas for it is the desire of your heart. RECEIVE GOD’S GIFT AND SPEND THE REST OF YOUR NATURAL LIFE AND ETERNITY UNWRAPPING JESUS, GOD’S GIFT OF HIMSELF WHO IS PERFECT LOVE. THERE IS NO END TO LOVE. REJOICE AND BE AT PEACE. IMMANUEL HAS COME!

RECEIVE ALL OF THE GREATEST MIRACLE WHO EVER WAS OR IS TO COME! Let Christ have free reign in your heart and become His walking talking miracle and witness to all mankind. Your light has come. BE GLORIFIED IN HIS ETERNAL PRESENCE.

I LOVE YOU, MY CHILD. BE MADE WHOLE. ENTER THE JOY OF THE LORD. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE PERFECT LOVER OF YOUR SOUL! BE SATISFIED IN ME. I AM YOUR FULFILLMENT AND HEART’S DESIRE. SHALOM.

Love in Jesus,

Nancy Slocum
“A pen in God’s hand giving LOVE a voice”
The Bellows of God
www.Nancy777.com

Prayer Power

If you don’t know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, please say this prayer out loud from your heart and you shall be saved and come into God’s Kingdom of Love.

Father God, I believe in my heart that you sent your Son Jesus to die on the cross for me. I believe Jesus paid my sin debt in full. It was a debt I could not repay and it was a debt Jesus did not owe. Thank You, Jesus. I accept your perfect gift and sacrifice. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Savior. Baptize me in the power of your Holy Spirit and I will serve you all the days of my life! I am saved! I am free! Thank you, in Jesus name. Amen.

May you allow the God of all hope and the Prince of Peace to rule in your heart this day and forevermore. May this truly be your most significant Christmas ever as the FULLNESS of the gift of God’s LOVE FOR YOU, becomes an everyday reality in your life!

I BLESS YOU with the joy, laughter, and peace of God! I BLESS YOU with God’s amazing grace! I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

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Webinar Details

• Title: The Miracle of Christmas
• Series: Words From Jesus: How to hear God’s voice
• Date/Time: Saturday December 19, 2009, 8 am EST
• Facilitator: Holy Spirit
• Host: Dr. Joseph Peck
• Panelists:
  1) Abigail Slocum – founder of God Whispers
  2) Bertha Hinson – founder of Beauty From Ashes TV and His Gateway
  3) Deb Smith – founder of Connect 7 Coaching
  4) Lynne Lee – founder of Christian LIFE Coaching
  5) Richard Mayhan – founder of Prodigan Returns; leader with Worldprayr

Here is what we covered …

1. What is the Miracle of Christmas?
2. What is the significance of Isaiah 9:1-7 ?
3. How do YOU come into the LIGHT of Jesus?
4. What can YOU do to experience your most special Christmas ever?
5. Prayer for a UNCOMMON Christmas blessing

Watch Team Destiny’s complete webinar “The Miracle of Christmas!”
Click on the image below to watch this 116 minute Camtasia video

RIGHT CLICK HERE and choose “Save Target As” to download the 116 minute MP3 recording of this webinar.

BREAKTHROUGH RESOURCES

• #WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST! (Dec 19, 2009)
• #WFJ: The $14,400 Miracles (Dec 12, 2009)
• #WFJ: The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy (Dec 5, 2009)
• Opportunities to invest in yourself and the Kingdom of God (Nov 4, 2009)
• The Angel Breakthrough and the $14,400 Miracle (Sep 14, 2009)

For those of you who can afford it, we encourage you to SOW A $144 SEED (= 12 x 12 = 1% of $14,400) to bless someone in need – the poor, the hungry, widows, orphans, prisoners, or the persecuted. Thank you!

Blessings to TAKE ACTION to make this your most special Christmas season ever!

Joseph

Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy
Breakthrough Life Coach
Creative Marketing and Communication Specialist

Empower 2000, Inc.
“Raising the Bar of Leadership to Empower People, Businesses, and Communities”
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations
www.empower2000.com
540-445-1GOD (540-445-1463)

TEAM DESTINY

“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit;” (John 15:8a)

P.S. At the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders in the U.K. earlier this year, the primary word received was “no more business as usual.”

P.S.S. We want your feedback. We encouarge each of you to share your thoughts below.

P.S.S.S. Please help us share this wealth – “The Miracle of Christmas!” – with the world! THE TIME IS NOW! Here are Sample Tweets

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• Let the Light of the world light your path http://bit.ly/65eCQk #worldprayer
• BE a beacon of hope to all mankind http://bit.ly/65eCQk #worldprayer
• Merry Christmas to all http://bit.ly/65eCQk #worldprayer
• Receive the greatest gift know to mankind http://bit.ly/65eCQk #worldprayer
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• Enter the joy of the LORD this Christmas season http://bit.ly/65eCQk #worldprayer

God is on the move and doing amazing things in this earth! He continues to draw the body of Christ together in unity for His purposes. People may not be aware of all or see all that the Lord is doing but He truly is “CONNECTING THE DOTS”.

THE MOMENTUM OF THE WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT IS BUILDING UP SPEED. The dam is about to break free and there will be undeniable evidence of God’s hand moving on His People. THE YOUTH WILL PLAY A BIG PART IN THE AWAKENING THAT WILL COME FORTH!

Upon awakening this morning I received a WFJ (Word From Jesus). It was just in time and so appropriate for the second webinar of three taking place at 8AM today. Dr. Joseph Peck was hosting the Words From Jesus: How To Hear God’s Voice Webinar. Today’s topic was “The $14,400 Miracles!” The guest panelists were Doug Barclay, Bob Sims, and Bertha Hinson. During this life-changing, world changing webinar, they shared what Dr. Peck considered to be their BIGGEST GOD STORY FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS!

Without knowing what was going to be said today, this is what Jesus spoke to my heart. It’s so amazing how He is always right on time and right on target!

WFJ: SEEDTIME AND HARVEST

Now is the time of seedtime and harvest. I AM MOVING IN THIS EARTH IN UNUSUAL WAYS. I am the Lord of the Harvest. As long as the earth remains there is seedtime and harvest. I am planting My Word in the hearts of My people worldwide and they are speaking it out and it will bear much fruit. I DO NOT COMPROMISE MY WORD. It does not return void and it is accomplished.

MY WORD WILL BRING BILLIONS OF SOULS INTO MY KINGDOM. The Great Commission is going forth. I am also calling My people to sow financial seeds to bring in this end time harvest. SEEDS SOWN IN MY NAME FOR MY PURPOSES WILL REAP A GOD SIZED HARVEST. SPREAD MY WORD. SPREAD YOUR GIVING AND PARTAKE OF MY GLORY.

I bless you and invite you to enter My joy in the name of Jesus!

Your soon coming King!

Love in Jesus,

Nancy Slocum
“A pen in God’s hand giving LOVE a voice”
The Bellows of God
www.abigail777.com

Prayer Power
Lord God Almighty, thank you for what you are doing in this earth through your people. Help us to catch the vision of what you are doing so we can become a part of it. We leave the results in your hands, for you are the Lord of the Harvest. Help us to be sensitive to your Holy Spirit so we can hear and obey You, in Jesus name. Amen

I BLESS YOU with the joy, laughter, and peace of God! I BLESS YOU with God’s amazing grace! I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

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Webinar Details

• Title: The $14,400 Miracles
• Series: Words From Jesus: How to hear God’s voice
• Date/Time: Saturday December 12, 2009, 8 am EST
• Facilitator: Holy Spirit
• Host: Dr. Joseph Peck
• Panelists:
  - Doug Barclay: Regional Director in Partner Relations for Operation Mobilization (OM USA)
  - Bob Sims: Visionary of visionaries; Estensive business and ministry experience
  - Bertha Hinson: founder of Beauty From Ashes TV and His Gateway
  - Abigail Slocum: founder of God Whispers

In October 2002, I first met Doug Barclay at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes retreat at The Cove in Asheville, NC. As a result of our discussion, Doug left his full-time job in sales to pursue full-time ministry work with Operation Mobilization.

Through a most peculiar series of circumstances, I was eventually prompted by the Holy Spirit to sow an UNCOMMON $14,4000 (12 x $1,200) seed into Doug’s life in February 2003, which was my largest financial gift up to that time. It so happened this was the exact amount (to the dollar) Doug needed to begin work with Operation Mobilization and he began his new job on 03-03-03. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Numbers are significant to God.

An UNCOMMON seed always yields an UNCOMMON harvest. An UNCOMMON seed is one inspired by Holy Spirit for a God-sized result.

Here is what we covered …

The BIG PICTURE – God’s VISION

1) Doug Barclay

• How God connected Doug and Dr. Peck
• Why Doug left his full-time sales job to go into full-time ministry work
• Fruit of obedience in sowing an UNCOMMON seed into Doug’s life
• Why Dr. Peck sowed the $14,400 seed into Doug’s life

Click on the image below to watch this 73 minute Camtasia video with Doug

RIGHT CLICK HERE and choose “Save Target As” to download the 73 minute (13 Mb) MP3 recording of this interview with Doug Barclay.

2) Bob Sims

• How God connected Bob and Dr. Peck
• Why Bob sowed a $14,400 seed into Dr. Peck’s company (Empower 2000) and God’s billion soul vision
• The Angel Breakthrough story (12 angels)
• Fruit of obedience in sowing an UNCOMMON seed into Joseph’s company (Empower 2000) and God’s billion soul vision

Click on the image below to watch this 52 minute Camtasia video with Bob

RIGHT CLICK HERE and choose “Save Target As” to download the 52 minute (9 Mb) MP3 recording of this interview with Bob Sims.

3) Bertha Hinson

• How God connected Bertha and Dr. Peck
• Why Bertha sowed a $14,400 seed into Dr. Peck’s company (Empower 2000) and God’s billion soul vision
• Fruit of sowing into God’s billion soul vision

4) Abigail Slocum

• How God connected Abigail and Dr. Peck
• Abigail’s feedback on what Doug, Bob, and Bertha shared
• Fruit Abigail has noticed as a result of people sowing the $14,400 seeds into God’s billion soul vision
• How God launched the “Words From Jesus” global movement through the $14,400 seeds to teach people how to hear God’s voice

5) How God launched the “Words From Jesus” global movement through the $14,400 seeds to teach people how to hear God’s voice

6) “You Were Born For This” by Bruce Wilkinson
We expect this video and/or audio to be published in January 2010

BREAKTHROUGH RESOURCES

• #WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST! (Dec 19, 2009)
• #WFJ: The $14,400 Miracles (Dec 12, 2009)
• #WFJ: The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy (Dec 5, 2009)
• Opportunities to invest in yourself and the Kingdom of God (Nov 4, 2009)
• The Angel Breakthrough and the $14,400 Miracle (Sep 14, 2009)

Blessings to TAKE ACTION to make this your most special Christmas season ever!

Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy
Founder and Executive Director of Webinars777 and Seminars777
Community Transformation Specialist
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations
www.empower2000.com

TEAM DESTINY

“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit;” (John 15:8a)

P.S. At the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders in the U.K. earlier this year, the primary word received was “no more business as usual.”

P.S.S. Do you sense a nudge to sow a $14,400 seed into God’s billion soul vision? If so, please call Dr. Joseph Peck (540-547-4240).

Today (December 5, 2009) is a historical day because the “WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT” WAS LAUNCHED!!! Dr. Randy Peck hosted the Webinar (WFJ) WORDS FROM JESUS: HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE. The topic was “The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K. and Italy. His guest panelists were Renato and Patrizia Amato from Italy and Lynne Lee from the U.K.

You may be wondering what is this WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT? Simply put it is the worldwide sharing of the Words From Jesus one receives in their quiet time with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the spiritual discipline of “Two Way Journaling,” namely written dialogue/prayer. This habit bears extraordinary fruit and creates major transformation. When shared it is wonderfully multiplied.

Renato and Patrizia have been missionaries for many years. They both have been journaling and recording the words they hear from Jesus for a long time. Renato began posting these “LIFE GIVING” words in his blog and called them WFJ (Words From Jesus). Other life time two way journalists: Lynne Lee , Dr. Randy Peck, Bertha Hinson and myself also began posting our own WFJ in our blogs.

We truly believe this is a God inspired idea led by the Holy Spirit to create a worldwide WFJ MOVEMENT. It will cause millions of people to desire to hear from God for themselves through two way journaling. Now more than any other time in history, people need to hear from God. People are so desperate and hungry to know that God loves them and has a purpose for their lives. He cares for them and wants to direct their lives step by step. God designed every human heart for relationship. God’s burning desire is to have an abiding intimate relationship with each one of us.

Long beore the Webinar began, the Lord woke me up at precisely 6:12 AM and prompted me to begin praying in the spirit and interceding with resurrection power for Dr. Randy Peck’s webinar today and for the WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT to begin with a bang!

The number 6:12 is significant.

6 is the # for man. I AM INTERCEDING FOR:

1. The eyes of man to be opened to this God-sized WFJ move of God.
2. The ears of man to be opened to this truth: UPON THIS WFJ ROCK OF REVELATION JESUS WILL BUILD HIS CHURCH”
3. The hearts of man to be drawn like magnets all over the world by the power of the Holy Spirit to this call of God to come to Jesus and His Word.
4. I pray for God to stir up a deep desire for men, women and children to want to learn how to two way journal so they can hear the voice of God for themselves and then publish His Word to the world.
5. I declare in Jesus name that the mouth of the enemy is being slammed shut and the Words of Jesus are exponentially exploding in the earth to overcome every lie.
6. Every knee of man will bow and every tongue of man will confess that JESUS IS LORD!

The number 12 is significant.

1. Twelve is the number for government and apostolic authority.
2. For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
3. Twelve is the number of tribes of Israel. I CALL the tribes of the Lion of Judah to ARISE and take their rightful place in the plan of God and to spread the GOOD NEWS to the ends of the earth with the WORDS OF JESUS!

I want to invite and encourage everyone reading this to become a part of this vital worldwide move of God. Remember that “Two Way Journaling is God’s Supernatural HIGHway to His Heart!” Just start where you are!

Be blessed and go in the name of Jesus today knowing that WE ARE HISTORYMAKERS DECLARING THE WORDS FROM JESUS TO A DYING WORLD GROANING FOR THE SONS OF MAN TO BE MANIFEST IN THIS EARTH!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FOR THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER IN JESUS NAME!

In Christ,

Nancy Slocum
“A pen in God’s hand, giving LOVE a voice”
The bellows of God
www.nancy777.com

Prayer Power

Lord God Almighty, Your will be done this day on earth as it is in heaven regarding Your “Words From Jesus Global Movement,” in the matchless name of Jesus! Amen.

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Webinar Details

• Title: The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy
• Series: Words From Jesus: How to hear God’s voice
• Date/Time: Saturday December 5, 2009, 8 am EST
• Facilitator: Holy Spirit
• Host: Dr. Joseph Peck
• Panelists:
  - Lynne Lee: Founder of Christian Life Coaching
  - Renato Amato: Cofounder of Healing Broken Hearts and the Words From Jesus global movement

You’re invited to watch Team Destiny’s INAUGURAL “Words From Jesus: How To Hear God’s Voice” webinar launch. Listen to what I consider to be my BIGGEST GOD STORY of 2009.

We are going to have this webinar transcribed, edited, and made into a book. And all (100%) of the proceeds from this will go to Renato and Patrizia Amato, Italian missionaries for more than 30 years, and the ones who started this Words From Jesus global movement.

Here is what we covered …

• How God connected Dr. Peck (Virginia), Lynne Lee (U.K.), and Renato Amato (Italy) in 2009
• Fruit of obedience in sowing UNCOMMON seeds into Renato’s life
• The significance of the spiritual triangle between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy

Watch Team Destiny’s complete webinar “The Spiritual Triangle!”
Click on the image below to watch this 145 minute Camtasia video

RIGHT CLICK HERE and choose “Save Target As” to download the 145 minute MP3 recording of this webinar.

BREAKTHROUGH RESOURCES

• #WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST! (Dec 19, 2009)
• #WFJ: The $14,400 Miracles (Dec 12, 2009)
• #WFJ: The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy (Dec 5, 2009)
• Opportunities to invest in yourself and the Kingdom of God (Nov 4, 2009)
• The Angel Breakthrough and the $14,400 Miracle (Sep 14, 2009)

Blessings to TAKE ACTION to make this your most special Christmas season ever!

Joseph

Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy
Breakthrough Life Coach
Creative Marketing and Communication Specialist

Empower 2000, Inc.
“Raising the Bar of Leadership to Empower People, Businesses, and Communities”
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations
www.empower2000.com
540-445-1GOD (540-445-1463)

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UNCOMMON Journaling is the key
to unlock YOUR dreams!

To Timothy, a beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (2Timothy 1:2)

Who do you have in your life that you are discipling?

My pastor, Matt Gregory, has told me on several occasions, that everyone needs three types of relationships – 1) someone who is mentoring them, 2) a peer mentor, and 3) someone they are mentoring. Let me share a miraculous story of someone I mentored in 2008.

On Thursday January 24, 2008, I met with Pastors Jacob and Charlene Phillips for a pre-scheduled phone call and online meeting to discuss creating a website for White Oak Run Baptist Church.

Because I’m a people person, I asked Jacob and Charlene how their family was doing. I learned they had 3 grown children, none of whom I had met. Charlene told me that JJ, one of her sons, had graduated in May 2007 and recently lost his job. When I asked what JJ did, she told me he is a graphics artist and has been drawing ever since he could hold a pencil. As a destiny coach, I immediately recognized that JJ’s God-given calling and gifting was graphics design.

When I asked if JJ knew how to use computer graphic programs, Charlene told me “no.” However, recognizing God’s potential in JJ, I still asked to speak to him. It so happened he was at Charlene’s home. After talking to JJ, I invited him to come over the next morning to discuss possibly working for me.

When JJ showed up on time and nicely dressed the next morning (FridayJanuary 25), I introduced him to Jon Monroe, my web technical consultant. Then I shared my heart, including why I am so passionate for Jesus and the vision for my parent company (Empower 2000). We then went for a one mile walk in my neighborhood on the beautiful day. JJ shared his heart with me. God had quickly blessed us with a heart-to-heart connection.

I offered JJ a position as a part-time graphics consultant, he accepted, and then he began working that same day. I began the tedious process of training JJ to use Photoshop. It turned out he was a quick learner and very motivated. Over the course of the next seven months, JJ designed awesome logos, website headers, business cards, custom posters, and much more for me and my web clients. Eventually, JJ learned Flash on his own and made an awesome animation for my coaching business.

JJ fit in great with our web team and my wife Julia loved having him in our home. To my delight I saw JJ blossom into a mighty man of God as a result of our Christ-centered work days with daily morning devotionals. Over time, I began to love JJ as if he were my own son.

My discipling relationship with JJ led my wife and I to develop a covenant friendship with Jacob and Charlene Phillips. That opened a whole new bunch of doors of opportunity.

Eventually, I came to discover that God had blessed me with the most anointed graphics artist I had ever met. My wife, my son, my other web workers, and my closest friend all recognized this incredible talent in JJ. I believe JJ will be a catalyst to reclaim the “ART” mountain for Jesus Christ.

Around July or August 2008, I asked JJ to find some Photoshop video tutorials. To my surprise, he was able to list those immediately because he frequently accessed those at home to learn as much as possible, as fast as possible. Now enjoy JJ’s links:

• http://www.tutorialized.com/search.php?id=1&s=basics ***
• http://www.techtutor.tv/category/photoshop-cs3
• http://www.vineyardesigns.com/resources/
• http://www.photoshopatoms.com/tutorials/

Around September 2008, I released me three part-time web workers, including JJ. God had gotten me to the point where I was finally ready to outsource my work on an as-needed basis instead. Within a month or so, JJ interview at a large company which was so impressed with his talent they created a brand new position as “computer graphics artist” and hired JJ.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, thank You for connecting me with JJ Phillips and then giving me the opportunity to disciple him. Thank You for the strong bond you built between the two of us. Thank You for all the good artistic seeds that JJ sowed into my web business. May 2009 be the most prosperous year of his young life. Thank You Jesus. Amen and hallelujah!

Blessings to learn to use Photoshop well to help your business or organization flourish in the marketplace!

Dr. Randy Peck
“Blessed to be a blessing”
The Connector – connecting people, ideas, and resources in Christ through the POWER of the Holy Spirit

Blessings of the Day
First Steps Ministry: One-on-one discipleship
What Are You Thankful For Today?

• Co-Founder and President of Lifeforming Leadership Coaching: Assembling the Whole Story
• Strategic Alliance Partner for Empower 2000 and Peck Webs
• Responsible at Lifeforming Leadership Coaching for Forwarding a Coaching Movement in the 7 Mountains (spheres of cultural influence) by visioning, relational marketing, fund raising, and selecting key leaders to help steward the values and methods of coaching where they live and work.
• Professor in Divinity School at Regent University

Jack and AJ come from the business world, where Jack’s marketing and sales expertise with his own company, Arista Marketing Associates, won him the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for New Jersey in 1988. In 1996, Jack and AJ joined Harvest Evangelism to dedicate their lives to helping pastors and marketplace leaders embrace their calling to reach cities and nations.

Jack has authored two books, Marketplace, Marriage & Revival: The Spiritual Connection and The Marketplace Connection: Reflections of a Businessman and is conducting seminars on the topics covered in these books. Jack is an international speaker.

In 2004 Jack & AJ founded “The M&M Connection,” a consulting group, dedicated to helping business owner’s, corporate executives and all marketplace Christians make the connection between the six core biblical principles for a godly marriage and God-ordained success in the marketplace. M&M Connection offers a nine-week study for couples to connect these issues. This nine-week study is also in a form for Small Groups and Sunday school classes.

M&M Connection exists under the auspices of Harvest Evangelism. We believe that the key to transformation of nations and cities begins through the transformation of marriages. God has given us a charge to be in 300 cities by 2008 with mentors trained to mentor other couples.

Jack and AJ have ministered this message in Argentina, The Philippines, South Africa and the USA. Presently 14 nations and forty cities have begun to use the nine-week process to bring transformation to marriages.

Jack and AJ are the parents of three married children, and have seven grandchildren. They live in Pittsburgh, PA and Celebration, FL.

Matt grew up in the Shenandoah Valley in Luray, Virginia. After graduating from high school, he attended Liberty University, where he met Elayna, and earned a bachelor of science degree in church ministries. In 1992, he married Elayna and began serving as youth pastor at Open Door Baptist Church in Culpeper, Virginia. While in Culpeper,
three sons were added to the Gregory Family.

In 2003, Matt had the opportunity to serve as interim pastor at Open Door after long-time pastor and friend, Mark Jarvis left the church. During this year, God began to birth seeds He had long ago planted in Matt’s heart. During 2003, Matt discovered that he enjoyed pastoring all ages (not just students). Matt’s desire to see lives changed and influential leaders reproduced led Matt to join the front lines of ministry: Church Planting.

On April 1, 2004, after much prayer and thought, Matt left Open Door and became a church planter with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia. The Gregory Family moved to Bealeton, Virginia on May 31, 2004, to start Soul Purpose Church in Fauquier County.

Matt balances family, church work, financial consulting, continued study toward a master’s degree, along with his love of sports (golf, football, basketball).

• Founder and President of Jubilee Unlimited
• Strategic Alliance Partner for Empower 2000 and JIREH Marketing
• Purpose is to influence believers in their relationship with God; believe in them, help them move forward through their God-given design spiritually, relationally, physically, and vocationally
• Certified Life Coach – Institute For Life Coach Training
• Certified Human Behavior Consultant –Personality Insights, Uniquely You
• Master of Arts in Christian Ministry –Counseling –Faith Seminary, WA
• Registered Counselor – WA
• 32 years as an entrepreneur
• Former home education parent
• Have a passion for connecting people with resources
• Have passion for learning
• Facilitator of Christian men’s and home groups
• Founder of Service business WA
• Founder of promotion company OR
• Speech Pathologist
• BA in Speech Pathology U of Northern Iowa

• Founder and President of Core Impact: Strategists for Market Pre-eminence
• Strategic planning consultant for Empower 2000 and Peck Webs
• Extensive business optimization, strategic planning, marketing, and joint venture/strategic alliance experience. Michael has excellent program/project management experience utilizing diverse skills in the areas of land use planning, site development, community development, and operational start-ups. He has managed multiple projects throughout the U.S. and Canada valued from $100 thousand to over $5 billion.
• Business Optimization and Strategic Planning
• Integrated Marketing and New Business Development
• Competitive Assessments and Market Analysis
• New Business Capture
• Privatization of Government Owned Assets & Public/Private Ventures
• Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances and Aggregations
• Small Business Coaching
• Conflict Resolution and Peacemaker Services

Michael Stay’s Areas of Expertise include:

• Business Optimization and Strategic Planning
• Integrated Marketing and New Business Development
• Competitive Assessments and Market Analysis
• New Business Capture
• Privatization of Government Owned Assets & Public/Private Ventures
• Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances and Aggregations
• Small Business Coaching
• Conflict Resolution and Peacemaker Services

Michael has extensive business optimization, strategic planning, marketing and joint venture/strategic alliance experience. He has excellent program/project management experience utilizing diverse skills in the areas of land use planning, site development, community development, and operational start-ups. He has managed multiple projects throughout the U.S. and Canada valued from $100 thousand to over $5 billion.

He is a recognized expert in managing privatization projects that transfer ownership and/or management of government assets to the private sector. He has special expertise in managing complex programs that involve public-private partnerships (PPV) and multiple regulatory agencies and diverse stakeholders.

Michael served as a vital member of a leading private real estate development team that was awarded 50-year contracts to privatize family housing for the Department’s of Army, Navy and Air Force at 18 different U.S. military installations located in 14 states. Mr. Stay provided key strategic leadership and support to this team for over 5 years. These contracts include the ownership, design, development, re-development, construction, management, operations and maintenance of over 21,000 homes for military service members and their families.

He was also the program director responsible for leading the energy industry portion of the largest government privatization project ever conducted in the world, at the time, a $3.6 billion privatization/asset sale of a U.S. government owned oil and gas field in California.

In addition, Michael provided executive leadership and management services, for over 6 years, to a public-private venture involving one of the nation’s foremost education reform initiatives. This PPV innovatively reformed education by uniquely connecting business with education.

He was formerly the Director of Project Management for North America with the Chevron Corporation. While with Chevron, where he served for 19 years, Mr. Stay served in various capacities of increasing responsibility and scope including:

• Design/Construction of offshore platforms, and onshore processing facilities
• Manager of Infrastructure Development (Buildings, Schools, Fire-stations)
• Contracts and Permitting Specialist; and Manager of Environmental, Safety and Health
• Business Strategist and Capital Hill Technical Lobbyist
• Public Affairs – Corporate Spokesperson
• Industry Director of Privatization
• Director of Program Management for North America

As corporate spokesperson on complex and extensive public affairs issues, Michael has prepared and delivered testimony before several congressional committees and has been extensively quoted in such major media as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the New York Post, and ABC’s World News.

He has worked with several government departments and agencies including the Dept. of Energy, Dept. of Defense (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines), HHS, GSA, GAO, CDC, and numerous Congressional members, staff and committees.

Michael’s education includes:

• Bachelors of Science Degree, Civil Engineering – Colorado State University
• Masters Degree in Theology – Life Christian University, Tampa, FL
• Certified in Conflict Resolution – Mediation and Arbitration, Peacemakers Ministries
• Certified Project Management Professional – Project Management Institute

• Founder and President of Fountains of Life
• ProtĂ©gĂ© for Jack Frost
• Held conferences in 59 different cities in the US and around the world including 23 different countries
• Certified in the Elijah House Basic and Advanced Prayer Ministry schools
• Web Mastermind Team Member