Rejection I Final: Case Study

Randall Q. Lawrence
Faith Bible College
Rejection & its fruits & roots
Dr. Zalmer Nichols
4/25/2011

Class Final (1-Rejection): Case Study Solution:

Our case study (hypothetical) is built on an actual tragic situation where this young man was killed by a (former) homosexual lover. I bring this up because dealing with homosexuality becomes a life and death struggle (if not violence then HIV+ or another STD or Hepatitis).

I have been around a lesbian relationship built on abuse and control. One of these lesbians had had numerous “deliverances” done. Based on Luke 11:24-26, if a demon is removed (house swept clean) then it goes into the dry places and gets seven more worse than itself to inhabit the “clean house” body. [One can go from 1 to 8 to 64 to 512 = ‘general legion’.] Drastic as it may seem then I do not recommend deliverance without a supportive/loving/nonjudgmental intensive follow-up (recovery) for the person “delivered” out of homosexuality.

These homosexual persons have often dealt with rejection from family, friends, society, and even churches. They have built up massive defensive mechanisms (impossible to overcome without unconditional love), walls (unforgivable sin) not to mention having a lifestyle that leads them to a reprobate mind. I have met a number of lesbians who claimed to be “born this way” yet usually had some serious abuse (incest, rape) and/or neglect from their father, father figure, or male relative. A reprobate mind is difficult to overcome without intensive “therapy”—recovery in a very structured, disciplined discipleship program centered on Christ, group support (“homosexual anonymous”?), and intensive loving church-centered (worship-centered) program. There is a lot involved in the homosexual lifestyle—mental illness (narcissism, violence, control, fantasy, acting out, gender identity confusion, abuse to abusive), alcohol & drugs, club scene, “gay pride movement “ (masquerades as civil rights movement) and much more and societal rejection (family, friends, church, community).

A good way to evaluate the effectiveness will be if the former homosexuals speak in tongues and have been baptized in the Holy Spirit and with fire. If they cannot, then there is still a barrier or defensive wall/mechanism in the way.

Rejection I Midterm

Randall Q. Lawrence
Faith Bible College
Rejection & its fruits & roots
Dr. Z.
3/7/2011

Midterm: plan of how to get closer to God—what to do? How to enact it?

My first thought in my plan of how to get closer to God—“continue to follow you (Dr. Nick) as you follow Christ!”—Actually, I know that both my wife Peggy and I have made tremendous strides in our walks with the Lord as we have gotten involved with Ebony & Ivory Ministries and deeper with Faith Bible College classes.

The Spirit has been highlighting areas in my life—hidden sins, forgotten sins, pride/ego, arrogance, and more that I need to work on. Fasting and prayer is definitely one way and one gift that the Lord has given me in order to start dealing with these areas. I know that I cannot accomplish what He is laying on me and His calling on my life without my life becoming holy, consecrated, and purified to Him and His Presence.

I am going to address this issue through the magnifying lenses of this past weekend. The sermons by Dr Eva about getting back what the devil has stolen and by Brenda about right time but wrong channel highlight some problems that I am working on and have worked on.

I am going to take an analogy from Bill Johnson—football analogy. Focusing on the works of the devil/satan is kind of like being on the greatest football team and having the football yet you look over at the opposing team’s nasty, cheating, dirty team practicing on the sidelines and take your focus off your quarterback (minister/mentor + Spirit) and off your coach (God the Father) and off the asst. coach, All of Time Star Quarterback (Jesus who died on the field)……BUT YOU HAVE THE BALL. What has been highlighted to me is to keep my focus on the MAIN THING (MAIN PERSON)—Jesus Christ and what He is calling me to.

I have dealt with an unexpected, spiritual attack and a “general legion”-influenced former friend (persons with multiple deliverances [so 1864512? demons] succeeding in giving “prophetic word” to a congregation in which I am a member so I have had conflict with my best friend who is an Elder and with my former mentor among others over how they could allow such a thing.

Peggy, my wife, and I had some powerful experiences where God highlighted our past (Friday night, Sunday morning), highlighted our present (prophetic prayer room on Saturday, ministering and praying in the Name of the Lord), and our future (Sunday afternoon, evening plus things from Friday and Sunday am). Dr. Nick and Ebony & Ivory Ministries along with associated ministries (like Ministeria Internacionales Dios Se Presenta ?) have the “ball” (anointing, enduement of power from on High) and backing of the Spirit, Jesus Christ, and God the Father. My way to go deeper is to allow the Lord God to do His work on me and my life to purify, consecrate, and cleanse me deeper, to grow my discernment of the spirits & Spirit, my wisdom and knowledge, and work on growing my prophetic gifts of tongues, fasting, preaching, prophecy, prayer, and healing. I want to be a faithful disciple and friend of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and yes, that means following and allowing myself to be mentored, corrected, and encouraged by Dr. Nick in this walk with Christ.