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Students, Young Professionals, Singles and Couplescome party...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:14:32 -0500

Students, Young Professionals, Singles and Couples
come party with young adults 18+ from all over the Triangle Area!
Ring in the New Year right with:
-Food-
-Music-
-Dancing-
-Games-
-and Prizes-

When: Monday, December 31st | 10pm to 2am
Where: LWFC Wake Forest

Directions: Living Word - Wake Forest Campus (Wake Forest/N. Raleigh)

"Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:35:56 -0500

“Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

A Poem About Weed by Official P4CM Poet Jackie Hill (by P4CM)

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:23:38 -0500

A Poem About Weed by Official P4CM Poet Jackie Hill (by P4CM)

Is “Secular” Music Evil? || Jefferson Bethke (by...

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:18:17 -0500

Is “Secular” Music Evil? || Jefferson Bethke (by bball1989)

“This Spoken Word Piece is Bananas!!!” Why I Hate...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:43:01 -0500

“This Spoken Word Piece is Bananas!!!”

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word (by bball1989)

"A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different..."

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:55:32 -0500

“A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.”

- Lord Action

Converse has a recording studio

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:05:56 -0500

Converse has a recording studio:

I’m dig’n this….

I did this piece a few months ago…check it out! Sharlene...

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:13:27 -0500

I did this piece a few months ago…check it out!

Sharlene Provilus Spoken Word At Dominion By The Word (by LivingW0rd)

"A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he’s considered an expert by others...."

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:36:54 -0500

“A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he’s considered an expert by others. A losers wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned enough to know how little he knows.”

- Sydney Harris, Jounalist

Terri Savelle Foy’s book “Imagine BIG” is...

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:27:00 -0500

Terri Savelle Foy’s book “Imagine BIG” is awesome! It’ll help you stretch beyond where you are and equip you to move in the direction of your God inspired dreams and goals. Writers, musicians, thinkers, world-changers—if you want to be challenged to think big, do more and be more—-get this book!

Back in September, I met Terri for the second time and I was privileged to get a copy of this book before it hit stores. I’m telling you, it’s been one of thebest resources I’ve invested in this year!

-Sharlene P.

Look at all these people…LTD Summit 2012

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:04:59 -0400

Look at all these people…LTD Summit 2012

Tales From The CAT: "No More Stupid Prayers"

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:43:00 -0400

I had to repent for praying stupid prayers. I’ve wasted a lot of time praying for personal needs that God already promised to provide through His covenant. It’s time to start directing my prayers towards others—others that don’t yet have a covenant with God!

Today, It hit me hard!

As I stood at bus stop 8020 on Capital, I saw hundreds of cars whiz by and I started to think about the lives in those cars. Some of them don’t know that God loves them. Some of them, although they look “Together” are absolutely broken. While I was standing there, I even overheard a couple arguing. The guy was furious, cursing and yelling at this lady. He steamrolled out the parking lot leaving her bewildered at best. I just prayed! Realizing these are real people with real problems. Across the street I’d just finished talking to a girl.

It was the first time I’d met her. But I’d saw her on the bus earlier that day…

She looked as if she had all her belongs in a shopping bag. Unkempt but smiley, this chick seemed to know every dude that walked passed her. On the bus that evening she was talking to some guy who looked suspect. I gathered she was a prostitute. I could be wrong (praying that I am), but our follow up conversation kind of confirmed what I was discerning. The first time I saw her, I was grieved. She might have been smiling, but I could tell something was wrong.

I wasn’t even supposed to be at that stop.

My plan was to do other stuff. But I felt the Holy Spirit lead me to get off the bus early to checkout something completely unrelated. By the time I was done with that, I’d just missed the 6:10pm bus, so I was stuck for another 20 minutes or more. Standing in front of Burger King, heading Outbound towards Triangle Mall—the sun was setting and I was bracing myself for an uncomfortable wait. I must have had my head down, attempting to keep the sun from reflecting off my glasses. But when I looked up, I saw the girl from the bus I’d just got off of, crossing the street to catch the Inbound Capital Downtown.

This was the same girl that had my heart feeling weighted.

So, I started to pray for her, “Lord, send someone in her life to speak life to her…” Immediately, the Holy Spirit said, “You go!” Those words, “You go speak to her” resonated in my spirit. So I looked at my watch, checking for the next bus time arrival. At that time it was about 6:20pm and I knew that my bus could show up in just a few minutes—I started to hesitate. But then I decided to just go. Turning with still some apprehension, I cautiously headed towards the crosswalk. Rightfully so, Capital Blvd is an eight lane highway. Smashing the crosswalk button, I realized that I’d only have a short window of time to get across, let alone to actually talk to this girl before her bus came. So standing there, I more of less asked God if He’d hold up traffic and keep our buses from coming—I was on board. He did. As soon as the light turned, I went.

“What are you get’n into tonight?”

That was the first thing that came out this girl’s mouth when she saw me. She didn’t know me from Sally Sue! But she wanted to know what I was doing…of course nothing spectacular. I think I just told her I was going home and doing my hair. Then she asked me how old I was. That’s when I found out she was 22 years old, apparently she thought I was her age. I probably grinned more than normal as I told her about my birthday in a few weeks. That’s where our conversation began.

I noticed something alarming about her, every dude that walked by she seem to know or seem to have commented on his looks. She kept talking about men, if not about her boyfriend, it was about random dudes driving through. I was like—wow, I think this girl is turn’n tricks. As we made small talk, she told me that her weekend plan was to run the streets—all night! Because that’s what she likes to do. When I asked her where she stayed, she said—at home with her parents. How true that is, I’m not sure. But it was obvious she didn’t like being there. Then she started telling me about her issue with drink’n and drug’n. My follow up was candid, but well received. All I said was, “You know that lifestyle leaves you with little options right?” She sighed and said, “Yeah”.

I wish I’d just told her what she needed to hear.

When her bus finally pulled up she didn’t even get on. She turned around and made up an excuse about it being too crowded. Why she didn’t board that bus for real—that I don’t know. But as soon as it pulled off this gentleman started walking in our direction—she knew him on not so good terms and decided it was time for her to dip. We exchanged goodbyes and she walked down the street, disappearing into the mire of oncoming traffic and sunset. Don’t know if I’ll ever see that girl again. But goosh, when she left, I kept thinking about the fact that I never got the chance to tell her—she could be free. I didn’t even get to tell her that Jesus loves her or that her past mistakes and failures don’t have to dictate her life.

All we talked about was Friday—not eternity.

Seemed to be a total fail in retrospect. When she left, I eventually got up and headed back across the street to wait for the next bus. As I stood there, I started to tear up—I felt for that girl. Just thinking about her and looking over the traffic, I began to understand what Jesus felt when he wept for the multitudes of people. Scripture says that he was moved with compassion. Fighting back tears, I was moved! Instantly, something clicked in my heart. My prayer was simple: “Lord, I want to do something with this life that you’ve given me…I want to reach people. Please show me how.”

That’s when I realized, that for years I’ve been praying for stupid stuff! I was up there asking God for a new car to convenience my life, when He was trying to use the bus and my experiences on the bus to change my heart. The longer I stood there, the more I wanted to ball my eyeballs out.

I wasn’t just weeping for the sinner…I was weeping for the saints.

How could I have spent so much time not recognizing the needs in my own city? How could I have gone to church every Sunday for months and never brought one new person with me? How could I have had the audacity to put my wants of the flesh before the needs of another’s spirit in prayer? How could I say that I loved God—but never expressed love towards those who needed it most?

Maturity in God is not measured by how much you love God; it’s measured in how much you love others. This is as real as it gets. This day marked a turning point for me. God allowed me to see something I’d not seen before. Today, I got a taste of true compassion.

Stay open to the voice of God—keep your heart supple towards Him. Remember, in our hast to see others changed by the Gospel, we need be on watch—because while sharing, it just might change us.

Tales From The CAT: "A Little Radical"

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:07:00 -0400

God asked me to do something radical…

A couple of months ago, I ran into this girl on the bus. Our first conversation started because she liked my hair. She was growing locs so it was only natural to talk about our hair growing process. Women with natural hair, be it locs or afros tend to do that kind of stuff. Since our first encounter, she and I were always cordial in our interactions. But last week I felt God speak to my heart and He wanted me to tell that girl that, “He loved her”!

Now, that might now sound radical at all. As a Christian, you should be able to walk up to anyone and tell them that God loves them. But the reality is, there are many Christians who are only comfortable sharing God’s love in Church settings. But when they are doing “Real Life” their anxiety goes through the roof. What if that person rejects you or rejects God? What if they think I’m being pushy? What if they think I’m weird? All kinds of crazy thought go through our minds, except the right ones.

What if they give their hearts to Jesus?

What a novel concept! So anyways—I knew God wanted me to share that with her. She stayed on my mind, so the next time I saw her, I choked up and didn’t say it! I spoke to her, but I didn’t share what He wanted me to share. Then the weekend came around and I began to think about her more and more. After not seeing her on the bus for almost a week now, I finally saw her again tonight. Mind you, I’d just got off work, so I wasn’t exactly ready to strike up a conversation. As I boarded the bus my body wanted to go straight to the back and doze off. But the Holy Spirit promoted me to sit right in the middle of the bus. Guess where that girl sat? RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!

I had another opportunity.

The night before I’d just finished writing a new spoken word/monologue piece called “(Father) For-give Me!” In it, the main character basically tells their story and towards the end talks about this girl on the bus who invited them to Church. That girl who offered the invite was me! Crazy how go God works! I was literary moments away from living out the monologue I’d just wrote the night before!

As soon as she sat down we started up a conversation and then I eventually got up enough nerve, by the sheer GRACE OF GOD—to ask her, “Hey you go to church?” random question. She and I have never talked about church before. But to my surprise, she turned completely around and said, “No, but I’m looking for one!” Immediately I thought about the upcoming forgiveness series starting this Sunday at my church. So I told her about Living Word and the fact that I do Spoken Word. The she said that she didn’t have to work on Sunday and she might come out! I was so blessed! But it gets better, because right after we talked about that I said, “Hey, don’t take this the wrong way, but you were on my heart all weekend and God wanted me to tell you that He loved you!” Her face lit up! All of a sudden this girl opened up about her life and family. Then she reached into her bag and pulled out a Bible Promises book her mother had given her! Apparently, she’s been keeping and reading it almost every day. What a powerful moment for me. In that instance, God confirmed that He was up to something big in her life. Our interaction was just another seed being sown.

Again, that may not seem radical at all. But know this…

Just two or three weeks before, I was on the bus with this same girl, when another female leaned across her seat and asked her in front of everyone, “Hey, are you gay?” I assume that the girl I‘d I just invited to church said yes, because the other female’s follow up question was, “Well can I have your number?” I was partially shocked! I just couldn’t believe that conversation was actually happening out in the open on a public bus.

Not that I am at all being prejudicial.

But this girl from the bus—when I first saw her, she looked like a dude. She had mannerisms like a dude; she talked like a dude and walked like a dude too! So If I had to guess, I would have probably said she was gay from jump street. But to have that confirmed weeks later via that awkward conversation I overheard—I think subconsciously added to my angst with sharing “Oh, by the way—God Loves You!”

I had no Idea how she would respond!

If she identifies with a homosexual lifestyle and has been around just one crazy Christian walking in religiosity and condemnation instead of grace and God’s redeeming love, her entire perspective could have been tainted. So for me, it was radical! But seeing her be so receptive to that simple concept “God loves you!” blew me away.

Just before my stop, she looked at me and said, “I knew you had a good vibe when I first met, thank you for sharing that inspiring message.” I of course thanked her, exchanged a departing greeting and dipped! As I stepped off the bus this evening, my heart was so full—God left me speechless! I stand in awe and even as I write—I’m still grinning just thinking about how AWESOME He really is!

-Sharlene

The Rise Up Effect If you don’t know about TRUE...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:05:58 -0400

The Rise Up Effect

If you don’t know about TRUE Daughters you should!

What an awesome experience I had last night at the True Daughters Girls Camp 2012. The message was powerful. I took part in the worship service and share a piece, but I think I got just as much as I gave, if not more!

Hearing the cries of young women who were desperate for freedom in Christ shook my heart! The atmosphere really begins to shift when you start pulling back the curtain and exposing those deep-rooted, ugly and very stinky sins that no one wants to talk about. Sexual perversion is such a taboo topic in the Body of Christ and yet it has been the demise of too many leaders and lay persons. For as far back as the Bible, the enemy has used sexual perversion, be it whatever form, to literally destroy the lives of people. Each generation seems to have its own niche. Different method, same devil! The enemy would love to have us all die a slow death of condemnation, suffocating because of the guilt and shame caused by these “Secret” sins.

I walked away with a determination to “Be Holy” in every area, just as God is Holy. Furthermore, I felt the responsibility to always be a true example. Paul said, “Follow me as I follow Christ.” I desire with absolute conviction to be able to say the same. For years, I had my personal struggles with different forms of sexual perversion and it took time for God to deliver me from the mess I was in—more or less, when I finally received my deliverance, making the necessary changes to sustain that victory took time for me to establish. In all honesty, the process of renewing your mind—and turning toward Christ never really stops. I have to stay on guard because the enemy seeks anyway possible to throw me off. I’ve gotten wiser, but I’m certainly not immune to the attacks. Nevertheless, Thank God I’m no longer who I use to be.

After last night I realized the importance of “The Rise Up Effect”. It’s time to start stepping up and sharing my testimony—offering hope to everyone who hears, especially to young girls who are experiencing what I’ve gone through!

Where the Spirit of Lord is, there is LIBERTY and it’s time for our younger generations to experience real freedom. Freedom in Christ!

DBTW 2012

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:19:12 -0400

The last two weeks have been some of the most powerful few weeks in my life and ministry. It started with Dominion by the Word Conference 2012 at my home church. I had the opportunity to do a new Spoken Word piece called “The Re-Introduction” on the first day of the conference. In fact, I shared this piece at all three services. It was POWERFUL!!! God really showed up. This year’s conference was like none of the others before. It wasn’t “Jump and Shout” material. It was more “Sit, Listen and Grow” material. Very timely for this season of our ministry and really for this season of our world. I’m still meditating on much of the conference. However, If there was one thing I can say I got from that weekend it was this: God is getting ready to take us, both corporately and individually to another level in Him—not for our glory, but for His!

Now is the season to sow and prepare. I’m excited and ready to rock!

Oh Yeah, If you want to read some of the “The Re-Introduction” it’s posted in link up top called: The Art

"Don’t just put on the armour of God, polish it also…"

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:54:04 -0400

“Don’t just put on the armour of God, polish it also…”

- Perry Crutchfield

“Your Love Oh God” by Danielle Munizzi—-This...

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:17:42 -0400

“Your Love Oh God” by Danielle Munizzi—-This one of most beautiful worship songs I ever heard…enjoy!

This album has been in my rotation for the last couple of weeks....

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:01:00 -0400

This album has been in my rotation for the last couple of weeks. IT’S BANANAS! But you don’t have to take my word for it. Go get!

Beautiful Monster by Thi’sl (XHUSTLER MUSIC)

Come and support! I’d love to see you there. Check...

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:39:00 -0400

Come and support! I’d love to see you there. Check “Next Event” section for details.

Satan Shut The "Hell" Up!

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:34:34 -0400

…Oops can I say that!

We all know that the Devil is a liar! So why in the world would we listen to anything he has to say? He’s a liar (John 8:44)! He’s completely incapable of telling the truth. Everything that comes out of his mouth is in fact—a lie! In actuality he spends most of his time trying to get you and me to believe a lie. It could be about one thing or another—but it’s still just lies. He prides himself on being able to get the believer to do everything but believe in the truth. So tricky, yet so foolish!

During my prayer this morning I got a fresh revelation/reminder of this. My morning started off a bit rocky. Because for the last few days I’ve woke up worried about various things. This morning I hit the wall and just got plain angry. I was angry with myself, Satan and to be honest I think I was annoyed with God also. After about an hour of sobbing and being completely frustrated, I actually acknowledged God in prayer. As I laid there with my face buried in my tear soaked pillow, the Holy Spirit brought something back to my attention.

THE DEVIL IS A LIAR!

Over the last two week or so, I’ve been handing it to the enemy. By favorite thing to say to him when he starts bothering me is: “SHUT THE HELL UP In Jesus’name!” (A colorful way of taking my thoughts captive). Say what you want—it worked! I actually told one of my co-workers last week, what I’d said. During the conversation he asked me if it was ok to “Cuss” the devil out. I don’t know if there is any Biblical reference for that. The flesh part of me wants it to be ok! But as I was laying down this morning the Holy Spirit brought that conversation back to me and spoke to me very clearly.

Satan doesn’t really care about you cuss’n and fuss’n him out! He just doesn’t want to you use the Word of God. Curse words don’t have any power to destroy his kingdom; he’s got people using them all the time. What does have the power to shut him down is the Word! The Word is living and active, sharper than any two edged sword (Hebrews 4:12). It cuts him deep. He has no comeback for the Word. He is no competition for God and His Word. Once the Word is spoken, his only option is to OBEY!

The Bible says that the enemy prowls around “LIKE” a roaring lion (1 Peter 5:8), but that fool ain’t no lion! He’s just pretending to be one! There is only one Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Revelation 5:5) and he’s the one that really runs this show! Humans are the ones who put Satan on equal footing with God. Yet again, GOD HAS NO COMPETITION. To say that Satan is God’s competition is to imply that he has as much power as God has. That is a lie! Let’s look at this example.

We just finished the Olympics—the USA Women’s Soccer Team is now known as the world’s greatest female soccer team. To test their skills, let’s put them in a game with a group of 7 year olds girls dressed in official soccer gear. These second graders have their roster full, jerseys on, ball in hand and a mean grit face to match. These girls are talking all kinds of smack! They’re running around the field taunting the USA Women’s Soccer team—making fun of their mistakes, their playing style and even their appearance. For all intense and purposes these 7 year olds are doing everything that real competitors would do. But keep in mind, they have a fatal flaw—they’re only 7 years old! Unfortunate for them, they lack the actual physical ability to outrun and outscore the USA Women’s Soccer team. So are they really competition? HECK NO! They are NO competition. The USA Women’s Soccer team could crawl faster than most of those kids could probably run! That’s exactly how the enemy looks. He looks like those 7 year old girls [No offense to any aspiring 7 year olds.]! He’s got on the gear, talking junk and appearing fierce—yet he lacks that actual ability to win! God had this one in the bag before Satan ever hit the field. The game is set, God wins every time and if you’re on God’s team—you WIN every time!

So stops listen to that liar (John 8:44)! Satan is just mad because he can’t really beat you—so like the bully he is, he just tries to torment you to death! Remember, Jesus Christ died for your freedom. Don’t voluntarily give it up to a destructive lying thief (John 10:10)! Thank God for the reminder. So now I have a killer counter attack for the enemy every time!

If Satan tries to get me to think I’m unworthy, I say “Christ took my unworthiness to the cross, now I’m the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21)—so shut the [The Mouth of:] “hell” up in Jesus name!” If he says I’m rejected, I say, “Christ exchanged my rejection for His love from and acceptance before the Father (John 17:24). So shut it up!” If he tries to convince me that sickness, disease and lack are my final destinations. I simply say, “Hold up—first of all, you’re a liar and Christ bore my sins in His body on the cross. By His stripes, I’m already healed (1Peter 2:24)! As for lack, I seek the Lord so I don’t lack any good thing (Psalm 34:10). Christ became poor so that I might by His poverty become rich (2 Corinthians 8:9). I tithe and give into good ground therefore; I always walk in increase (Luke 6:8). The windows of heaven stay open over me (Malachi 3:10). So again, shut your mouth and go SIT down somewhere—away from me!”

Again the Devil is a liar, don’t believe anything he says. An easy way to know if it’s real truth or not is to simply check the Word of God. If it’s in complete line with the Word, you’re good! If it’s not from the Word, then it’s probably not from God!

-Childlikfaith