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1. TRIUMPHANT CHRISTIAN
VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2
CENTER V I S I O N A R Y T I M E S
APRIL 2009 BY: D. WILSON
EXPOSING THE SPIRIT OF FEAR APOSTLE J. WOODS
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Fear is the response of emotions of uncertainty of a Fear can cause us to flee from serving God
thing unknown or anticipated; it is false evidence ap-
pearing real. “For God has not given us the spirit of Now that we know the results of fear, we can
A SIGN OF THE 2 overcome it.
TIMES
fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound
mind.” (2 Tim. 1:7). How Do We Overcome Fear?
Apostle Woods acknowledges that fear is a natural Change fear based thoughts to differentiate be-
SAVED TO 2 emotion. In fact, Job and Elijah who were great men in tween what is the truth and what is a lie
SERVE
the Bible experienced fear, but they overcame it.
Identify and recognize where the fear came from
Fear is a spirit that will attack you if you let the words
MATTERS OF 2 of the enemy get in your ear. Remember that faith Check the thought by the word
THE HEART comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God Stand on the promises of God: they keep you
(Romans 10:17). Listen to God’s voice, and walk in
anchored
agape love, which does not hold an account of what
MONEY MINUTE 3 has been done to it. (Prov. 4:20). “There is no fear in Stop listening to the media
love; but perfect love casteth out fear..”(1 John 4:18).
Take time to think about how blessed you are; be
In order to conquer fear, we must understand the grateful because it could be worse
LET THE 3
PROPHETS capabilities of it.
Before you come into your blessed place, there
SPEAK
What are the Results of Fear? may be something that stands between you and
your pre-destination. When you come into your
BIBLE TRIVIA 3 Fear immobilizes us destiny, don’t let what you see with your eyes
Fear can lead you into sin keep you from the land of “silk and money.”
Fear can cause stress, and various physical problems We walk by faith and not by sight. “If you can win
JUST FOR FUN 4 the war on the inside of you, you can fight the war
Fear brings confusion outside of you, ” says Apostle Woods. Don’t fret
Fear can cause a person to hide (ex. Adam) about today because God is already in your to-
morrow.
Fear opens up the door for the work of Satan
• The Correspondence
GOD’S TRIUMPHANT LEADING LADIES PASTOR NISI
Ministry is currently
Women of God, our Father is Our purpose is greater than pose, start by reading Romans 10: 9-13.
accepting article sub-
missions. You may e- calling us to a higher place in being a mother, wife, or even a Once you have accepted Jesus Christ
mail your submissions Him. Will you answer the call? working woman making six into your heart, you will not regret it.
to visionary times@ figures. It is to fulfill the pur-
Some of us have answered , Let us build our inner strength by fellow-
gmail.com. pose of God in building the
but others may just lack the shipping and encouraging one another.
Kingdom.
• The deadline date for encouragement or motivation Let us live and blossom like pretty roses
the Summer issue is to receive the call from our If you are asking yourself, “How in the Lord together. Join us at the next
6/1/2009. Master. If you have not an- do I get to know Him?” First, Women’s Ministry on Saturday, April
swered the call, please be en- accept the Lord Jesus Christ as 25th 2009 at 11:00 a.m..
couraged and let God lead you your personal Savior. Then if
out of the shadows and into the you would like to know what
light of your destiny. you can do to fulfill your pur-
2. VISIONARY TIMES Page 2
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES: A SIGN OF THE TIMES
We are living in a time of pose is to better understand We know according to the
great trouble that Jesus it and to enhance communi- book of Revelation that one
prophesied would come just cations as well as surveil- day the world will worship
before His return. (Matthew lance systems for both civil Satan and the Antichrist be-
24:21). and defense purposes. lieving him to be the New Age
Christ. Consider the capabili-
The government is develop- Through radiation and air
ties of HAARP and imagine
ing technology that could waves, HAARP can manipu-
the power that the beast will
cause an annihilation of all late weather, hurt ecosys-
have using this technology.
humanity. According to the tems, shut down electronic
Air Force, the High Frequency communications, and even Remember that through all of
Active Auroral Research Pro- change our mental state. these end times signs, God
gram, HAARP, is aimed at HAARP along with satellites has and will always protect
studying the ionosphere, the can even cause holographic his own. Watch, pray and be
upper atmosphere. The pur- appearances in the sky. ready for Christ’s Return!
MATTERS OF THE HEART
Distress, heartache, pain, and always know what to do. You and tribulations turn into bit-
utter confusion will visit your have been given specific in- terness. Don’t let your emo-
door step, but be not dismayed structions in His word (Romans tions take control, but allow
for God is with you. 4:17). God to lead you.
God has not given you the spirit Follow Job’s example and cry Above all else, know that God
of fear, but He has given you out to God in your times of trou- is all knowing. He knows the
power and a sound mind. Even ble and God will answer you. plans He has for you and it will
though things may look crazy, God will deliver you just as he all work together for your good
you are not going crazy. delivered Daniel from the lions (Jer. 29:11).
den and David from his ene-
Fellow believers, in those times God can use the matters of
mies.
of trouble don’t speak the your heart to complete your
things that the world would say. Use the power that God has transformation, and launch
You have wisdom and you will given you and don’t let trials you into your destiny.
SAVED TO SERVE TIFFANY GILMORE
goal is to win as many lost local Westside community.
Who are we? We are Saved to
souls as we can to the King- Please come out and join
Serves’ Street Evangelism Ministry.
dom of God. Proverbs us.
Why were we created? Because 11:30 says "He that winneth
Ephesians 4:11 says "He gave Also, if you are interested
souls is wise."
some apostles; and some prophets, in becoming a member of
and some evangelists and some How do we plan on do- this ministry T.E.A.M.,
ing this? I'm glad you please see Min BK Ujah or
pastors and teachers for the per-
asked...We are doing this Bro. Semmie Gilmore for
fecting of the saints, for the work of
by spreading the Word more information.
the ministry, for the edifying of the
and Love of Jesus Christ on
body of Christ."
the first Saturday of every
What is our goal? Our primary month from 11 to 2 in our
3. VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2 APRIL 2009 Page 3
MONEY MINUTE BRITTANY MAYO
As citizens of the Kingdom of way down to that weekly bills and save for the future.
God, we surely would not shopping fix.
If you find it hard to get moti-
want to be destroyed be-
Companies do budget cuts vated, simply pray and ask
cause we didn’t utilize the
often, though this may be God to help you. I assure you
knowledge and resources
hurtful to employees, it saves He will answer and give you
given to us. (Hosea 4:6).
a ton of money for the com- strategies.
The Bible calls for us to be pany. So consider yourself as
Our God is rich. He owns it all
lenders and not borrowers, your own personal CEO and
and He knows it all. No more
so let’s start on the path to cut that budget.
keeping up with the Jones’
being debt free.
By setting a responsible it’s time to use wisdom and
Budget! Budget! Budget! Cut budget and getting rid of leave an inheritance for our
any unnecessary expenses, those unnecessary ameni- children, and children’s chil-
from that daily coffee all the ties, you’ll be able to pay off dren.
LET THE PROPHETS SPEAK ELDER VICKI ASHLEY
WAKE UP: KNOW THE TIME of the earth in an attempt to will come upon the earth and
bring them under his control He also gives us sign posts of
Matthew 24:37-38 says as in the the return of Jesus Christ.
and power, we can be com-
days of Noah…, people will have the Matthew 24:15-43 gives us
forted by the good news of
same attitudes and mindsets at the truth of what we need to
the Word of God, “Jesus
Christ’s return; business as usual— know to be able to discern
Christ will reign as Lord for-
not knowing that the greatest trou- the times in which we live,
ever and ever!
ble the world had seen was ap- and in verse 44 our Lord
proaching their threshold. God warned the people be-
fore the floods came to give Jesus Christ says “Therefore
Much like the people of Noah’s day, be ye also ready: for in such an
we too are standing at the crossroad them an opportunity to par-
hour as ye think not the Son of
take of his provision.
of our spiritual and natural way of man cometh A warning is a
cometh.”
life. Though Satan is mounting up to Today He lets us know that season of preparation
a full-throttle assault on the people we too must prepare for what against an imminent event.
BIBLE TRIVIA
Bible Scholars: Test your four horsemen of the 4. How much time did Jo-
knowledge with Bible Trivia. Apocalypse rides a red nah spend in the belly of
Check your answers on page horse? the whale?
four.
3. What was the first town 5. What did the lords of the
1. What biblical Babylonian in the United States to Philistines offer Delilah
king cast Daniel into the be given a biblical for revealing the secret
lion’s den for praying to name? Hint: Its name is of Samson’s strength?
God in defiance of a the most common bibli-
royal decree? cal place name in the
country.
2. In the Bible, which of the
4. Triumphant Christian Cen-
Visionary Times ter is a T.E.A.M. ministry
with a prophetic roar of
praise and power-speaking
restoration to this genera-
tion. The leadership at TCC
TRIUMPHANT CHRISTIAN
CENTER train, equip, and release
mature saints to operate in
904 Thomas Ave. the five-fold ministry gifts
(Ephesians 4:12).
Columbus, Ohio 43215 Sunday Worship Service
Phone: (614) 225-0421 TCC ministers strongly to
11:00 a.m.
youth and leaders of this
Thursday Prayer: generation by bringing them
Apostle Juan Woods
together in unity starting
Pastor Vernice Woods 6:30 p.m.
with this city, moving on to
Correspondence Ministry Staff Writers: Thursday Bible Study the state, traveling to the
Brittany Mayo Tiffany Gilmore nation and branching out
7:30 p.m.
Vicki Ashley D. Wilson into the world.
******* Special Report *******
Congratulations to Pastors’ Juan and Vernice on his recent ordination as an
Apostle. The services were held on Sunday March, 29th 2009 at TCC. The
services were officiated by Dr. Lafayette Scales, Apostle of Rhema Christian
Center.
A T . E . A . M M I N I S T R Y W I T H A P R O P H E T I C R O A R
O F P R A I S E - S P E A K I N G R E S T O R A T I O N T O T H I S
G E N E R A T I O N . . .
JUST FOR FUN Bible Trivia Answers:
1. Darius the Mede
(Book of Daniel, Chap-
This story can fit 175-225 words. ter 6).
If your newsletter is folded and mailed, this story will
appear on the back. So, it’s a good idea to make it 2. War (Book of Revela-
easy to read at a glance.
tion)
A question and answer session is a good way to
quickly capture the attention of readers. You can
either compile questions that you’ve received since
3. Salem, Massachusetts.
the last edition or you can summarize some generic
Salem is the shortened
questions that are frequently asked about your
organization. form of Jerusalem,
A listing of names and titles of managers in your which means “the city
organization is a good way to give your newsletter a
personal touch. If your organization is small, you of peace” in Hebrew.
may want to list the names of all employees.
If you have any prices of standard products or
4. Three days and three
services, you can include a listing of those here. You
nights.
may want to refer your readers to any other forms of
communication that you’ve created for your organi-
zation. 5. They promised 1100
You can also use this space to remind readers to pieces of silver.
mark their calendars for a regular event, such as a
breakfast meeting for vendors every third Tuesday (Judges 16:5)
of the month, or a biannual charity auction.
If space is available, this is a good place to insert a
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