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Sunday, August 05, 2007

Who is Elder Dre? (My Confessions)


I represent the One Whose Name is, "I Am the Lord Who heals." (Exodus 15:26)

God sends me with His Word and heals people, and delivers them from destruction. (Psalm 107:20)

Death and life are in the power of my tongue. (Proverbs 18:21)

Surely Jesus has borne all people's sicknesses and carried all people's pains. He was wounded for all people's transgressions, He was bruised for all people's iniquities, the chastisement for all people's peace was upon Him, and by His stripes all people are healed. (Isaiah 53:4,5)

As I go about, I teach the Word of God, preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, and heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. (Matthew 4:23)

Jesus already took all people's infirmities and bare all people's sicknesses away. (Matthew 8:17)

I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. He gave me power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. As I go, I preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' I heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons. Freely I have received, so I freely give. (Matthew 10:1,7-8)

He who receives me receives Jesus, and he who receives Jesus receives God. (Matthew 10:40)

I am a believer. All things are possible to me. (Mark 9:23)

And these signs follow me because I believe: In Jesus' name I cast out demons; I speak with new tongues; I remove serpents; and if I drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt me; I lay hands on the sick, and they recover. (Mark 16:17-18)

Everywhere I go the Lord is working with me, confirming His Word that I speak, through the accompanying signs. Amen. (Mark 16:20)

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." (Luke 4:18-19)

With authority and power I command the unclean spirits, and they come out. (Luke 4:36)

As I am teaching, the power of the Lord is present to heal people. (Luke 5:17)

"The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them." (Luke 7:22)

Jesus gave me power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent me to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. (Luke 9:1-2)

Jesus gave me authority over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt me. (Luke 10:19)

I believe in Jesus, so the works that He did I will do also; and greater works than those I will do, because Jesus went to our Father. (John 14:12)

Whatever I ask in Jesus' name, that He will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If I ask anything in Jesus' name, He will do it. (John 14:13-14)

I am a branch in Jesus. I abide in Him and bear much fruit. Without Jesus I can do nothing. (John 15:5)

As the Father has sent Jesus, Jesus also sent me. (John 20:21)

I received power when the Holy Spirit came upon me; and I shall be a witness to Jesus in my city, and in my country, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

I am a man attested by God by miracles, wonders, and signs which God does through me. (Acts 2:22)

"What I do have I give you: In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." (Acts 3:6)

I am filled with the Holy Spirit, and I speak the word of God with boldness. And with great power I will give witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. (Acts 4:31,33)

God anointed me with the Holy Spirit and with power, so I go about doing good and healing all who are oppressed by the devil, for God is with me. (Acts 10:38)

I speak boldly in the Lord, Who is bearing witness to the Word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by my hands. (Acts 14:3)

I am the temple of God and the Spirit of God dwells in me. (1 Corinthians 3:16)

And my speech and my preaching are not just with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that people's faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. (1 Corinthians 2:4-5)

Not that I am sufficient of myself to think of anything as being from myself, but my sufficiency is from God, Who also made me sufficient as a minister of the New Covenant. (2 Corinthians 3:5-6)

For I do not preach myself, but Christ Jesus the Lord. (2 Corinthians 4:5)

I'm not moved by what I feel. I'm not moved by what I see. For I "walk by faith, not by sight." (2 Corinthians 5:7) I'm moved only by what I believe. I believe the Word of God.

God has given me a ministry of reconciliation, and has committed to me the word of reconciliation that God is not imputing people's trespasses to them. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)

I am an ambassador for Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:20)

I am a worker together with God. (2 Corinthians 6:1)

"Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation (deliverance & healing)." (2 Corinthians 6:2)

Jesus has the name which is above every name. At the Name of Jesus every knee must bow, in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth. (Philippians 2:9-10)

"I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13)

God has not given me a spirit of fear or timidity, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)

God also bears witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will. (Hebrews 2:4)

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." (Hebrews 13:8)

I am submitted to God. I resist the devil and he flees from me. (James 4:7)

"And the prayer of faith will (heal) the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven." (James 5:15)

"The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." I am righteous in Christ Jesus according to Romans 5:19, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 2 Corinthians 5:21, and other verses. (James 5:16)

Christ left me an example that I should follow His steps. (1 Peter 2:21)

Greater is He that is in me than any sickness that is in the world. (1 John 4:4)

I overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the Word in my mouth. (Revelation 12:11)
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I'm just a nobody, trying to tell everybody about Somebody who can save anybody. I give all honor to the Father for the privilege of being His instrument, through whom He lives and works for His glory alone. I served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years, retiring in September 2003. In my final three years, I was co-pastor at Greater New Refuge COGIC in Fallon, Nevada, under Pastor Gregory L. Brown. I supported my pastor and church by helping with a new sanctuary's construction and caring for all ministry needs while staying true to my mandate to preach the Word of God without compromise. In November 2002, I was licensed to preach and ordained in June 2003. While stationed in Virginia Beach, I served at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church for 17 years under Bishop-Elect W.D. Scott, Sr., and now I serve at Calvary Revival Church in Norfolk, VA, under Bishop B. Courtney McBath. I also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Religion from Saint Leo University, deepening my foundation and commitment to this path of faith.

MY THEOLOGICAL TRAINING:

It brings to my face a unadulterated smile each and every occasion I am asked, “Elder Dre, What Theological Training do you have?”

My heart beams with joy at the opportunity to humbly give full glory to God as I reflect on on how the prophets, patriarchs and apostles of old would have respond: Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joshua, Gideon, King David, Elijah, Elisha, Jeremiah, John the Baptist, Matthew, Mark, Peter, James, John and the other disciples, not forgetting the Saviour Himself.

How would they have answered the question: “What theological training do you have?”

The words of the prophet Amos also came to mind: “Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:” Amos 7:14

I surely am not impliedly decrying theological preparation, education or training: I consider it essential, but not as much as some think. For the fact is, the Almighty raises up believers according to His own standards.

Educational qualifications, wealth, fame, talent, social standing, outward appearance etc. are useful; but they are secondary in His sight. Qualities like faith, obedience, holiness, humility, honesty, absolute loyalty to one’s spouse, the ability to raise one’s family to fear God and keep His commandments etc.; these are the things the Most High values.

“Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”

Only on the Day of Judgment will it be known how truly educated, weighty and effective I have been. That is why I have to smile when the question arise.

The vanity of the question is only matched by the foolishness of my answer.

As the wise man wrote: “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.” Ecclesiastes 1: 2 or as the apostle Paul commented in 2 Corinthians 11:16-30 when rattling off a long list of impressive qualifications “... I speak as a fool.”

Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. All who proclaim that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. 1 John 4:14-15 (NLT)

I am a preacher, but most of all, I proclaim that Jesus is the Savior with various applications of that truth in my everyday life. My dear friend, if you are a Christian, you are a preacher also. Whether you have been ordained or not, hired by a church or not, or ever been recognized as a preacher or not is beside the point. All who have God living in them are called to proclaim the Savior to the world. It is a Holy calling, and a demanding one. It will pull you out of your comfort zone, challenge your commitment, and help to develop you into the person God has created you to be.

John spoke as an eyewitness to Jesus' saving power. We speak as heart-witnesses; ones who have not seen Jesus with our eyes, but have experienced Him through personal transformation. I speak, and you speak, as a representative of Christ on earth. The message that we bring is simple, yet profound; that God the Father sent God the Son into the world to save those who are lost to bring them into relationship with Him. As you tell the story, and I tell the story, some will listen and receive the grace that God has sent us into the world to proclaim.

PRAYER THOUGHT: Father, what a privilege to be a spokesperson for You.

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