Mar 30, 2016
Dr. Mark T. Jones
Apostle & Founder
Manifestations Worldwide Inc
In this greatest hour of the church, I feel believers of
Jesus Christ should consider on a deeper level what the scrip-
ture says in Romans 8:19. The world is truly waiting for the
manifestation of the sons of God.
Chaos, famine, pestilence, persecution, and outright
evil are ever present before us daily. People all over the
world have no hope because of the things happening in the world. However, there is hope if
only the people of God will stand up and do that which God called us to do. Feed the hungry,
clothe the naked, heal the sick, visit the fatherless, widow, orphan, and most importantly ful-
fill the great commission (Mark 16:15).
Clean hands and a pure heart allow the power of God to operate in and through you,
testifying to a world that doesn’t believe. Remember, people are waiting with outstretched
hands and open hearts, waiting for a touch from the true sons of the living God.
I pray that the true sons of the living God will be made manifest in this present season.
Manifest
Lady Lisa Jones
VOM Newsletter is to inform partners and the community of the
various events. It is also a way to evangelize, encourage, build & lift up.
Our prayer is that God is touching someone's life through Voice of Mani-
festation Newsletter (VOM). Our desire is to be obedient to the commis-
sion God gave us; to go and spread the gospel. All we need is an audience;
someone interested, a listener, a heart ready to receive. Many go door to
door; but VOM goes email to email across the country and around the
world seeking the heart that is in need of a word.
For the month of August, VOM is featuring the Congregational Life
Center’s grand opening. Also, don’t miss the extraordinary poem of Sis
Jenifer Cole, Pastor Eddie Boles’ words of exaltation and this month’s
spotlight, Deacon Danny Vickers.
If you don’t know Jesus as your Lord and Savior or if you are seeking
reconciliation with the Lord, please visit page 10, Redemption. Accept Je-
sus as your Lord and Savior with a simple prayer. Your life will never be
the same.
We, The Voice, encourage you to take a moment and allow the Lord to
speak to you. Remember, share with your friends and family; knowing that
some plant, some water and God will give the increase.
On a final note, congratulations, Dr. Jones on your new assignment as a
Host on the “You and Me” program on CTN at 2:30am on Wednesdays!
Manifest!!
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As we enter into the second half
of 2011, some believers are slowing
down in their pursuit of the Lord.
Some are allowing the onslaught of
the enemy to weaken them and
cause faintness of heart. Contend-
ing with many situations and cir-
cumstances, believers are fainting
along the way.
Psalm 27:13 states, “I had
fainted, unless I had believed to see
the goodness of the Lord in the land
of the living.” Here, David states
that he would have fainted along
the way, IF he hadn’t BELIEVED
in God’s goodness.
Then, Isaiah 40:28 & 29 tells us
“Hast thou not known? hast thou
not heard, that the everlasting God,
the LORD, the Creator of the ends
of the earth, fainteth not, neither is
weary? there is no searching of his
understanding. He giveth power to
the faint and to them that have no
might, He increaseth strength.”
Believers, now is the time to BE-
LIEVE with every fiber of your
being. Believe in the character of
God, believe in His love through
Christ Jesus, believe in His prom-
ises through His word. Believe that
He is God and there is none other.
Believe in His sovereign reign.
Believe in His ultimate authority.
Believe in Him as the Creator; thus
nothing is exalted above Him.
And, if you are fainting, believe
that He has already infused you
with His strength. He has already
inundated you with His power
through Holy Spirit. It is through
your weakness that He emerges
mightily!
As He spoke to the Israelites, let
not your hearts
faint, fear not, and
do not tremble,
neither be ye terri-
fied because of the
various trials or vexations within
your life.
“I am that I am.” Come unto
Him today, AGAIN. Trust Him to
be your “I AM”. Drop the pre-
tenses, uncover your masks, lay
down your self-protection, lie na-
ked before Him. Immerse yourself
in His love; allowing Him to satu-
rate you once again. Give it ALL
to Him; this time FOR REAL! He
wants all of you; your heart, intel-
lect, mind, will, emotions, body;
everything.
“And the Spirit and the bride say,
Come.” Only, BELIEVE!
Food for Thought
Gail Boles
Wilma Weems
Isaiah 61: 1 - 7 The Spirit of the
Lord God is upon Me, Because the
Lord has anointed Me To preach
good tidings to the poor; He has
sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to
those who are bound; To proclaim
the acceptable year of the Lord,
And the day of vengeance of our
God; To comfort all who mourn,
To console those who mourn in
Zion, To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning, The
garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness; That they may be called
trees of righteousness, The planting
of the Lord, that He may be glori-
fied.
And they shall rebuild the old
ruins, They shall raise up the for-
mer desolations, And they shall
repair the ruined cities, The desola-
tions of many generations. Strang-
ers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the foreigner Shall
be your plowmen and your vine-
dressers. But you shall be named
the priests of the Lord, They shall
call you the servants of our God.
You shall eat the riches of the Gen-
tiles, And in their glory you shall
boast. Instead of your shame you
shall have double honor, And in-
stead of confusion they shall rejoice
in their portion. Therefore in their
land they shall possess double; Ev-
erlasting joy shall be theirs.
The Lord says to "YOU": He is the
God of restoration and desires to
bring restoration to your life. He
will fill those desolate and barren
places with His glory, repair those
wounded places and reconstruct
every area of your life. He will re-
store the years that have been lost.
Release your life to Him and He
will build something strong and
majestic out of the debris and frag-
ments of the past. Allow God to
heal the wounds and mend your
broken hearts as you submit and
trust in Him. He wants to give
"YOU" Beauty "4" Ashes, and the
oil of joy for mourning. He will
rebuild the old ruins and your life.
He wants to make something pow-
erful and magnificent out of the
ruins of your past that seem to have
been destroyed. He wants to salvage
the broken pieces of your past. He
wants to restore and rebuild each
one of you from the devastation and
adversities that have been in your
life. All you have to do is submit to
Jesus and come before Him with
clean hands and a pure heart.
J R E M E R G E
We Are The Now!
Rise, Rally, React
AND Reach
This Month’s Series: “What Does Love Got To Do With It” Lessons:
Whose Love is it?
What Types of Love?
Agape Love: Pure
Everything we do in our lives—whether as
parents or children—should come from a
place of loving our heavenly Father and
one another.
Matt 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind. Matt 22:38 This is the first and great
Students’ Corner:
We love you!!!
Pastor Mapps and
Mrs. Mapps
Recognition and Thank you Corner:
JR Emerge would like to take the opportu-
nity to say thank you for your teaching and
words of wisdom:
Mother Graham
To our Hospitality
Team who has taken
time to prepare really
good and tasty
meals….Thank you!!!
MONDAY NIGHT MANNA TOPICSMONDAY NIGHT MANNA TOPICSMONDAY NIGHT MANNA TOPICS
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1. An Ounce of ____________ 2. The Love of the ____________
3. The ___________ is Like..... 4. This is the Season for the ____________of the Sons of God
5. The _____________ Sin 6. _____________, the Ability to Understand Difference
7. __________ Eyes, _________ Ears, 8. _____________ than the Rule
Fruitful Life
9. No ___________ About It
10. _________ Don't Know That
11. Surviving Attempts of Spiritual ______________
12. __________, the Source of Powerlessness
13. Nothing to ________, Nothing to Lose
“STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD……….”
Do you know that Jesus is the light of the
world? He continues on to say that he that follows
Him will not walk in darkness. The dictionary
defines light as something that makes things visi-
ble and darkness as the absence of visible light.
There is a significant amount of people
with different issues in life. They are walking in
darkness. There are people that struggle with
drugs, while others drink alcohol. Some eat un-
controllably, yet others are bulimic. There are
those where pornography is their stronghold and
others that lie during every conversation. I can go
on and on pointing out those issues. The questions
are; What are we looking for? What is stopping us
from moving forward in life? Darkness!!
Darkness does not allow us to see our way
out. However; Jesus offers us the opportunity to
bring light, so we can walk away. We no longer
have to find ourselves in that dark place where we
feel hopeless, worthless, rejected, oppressed, de-
pressed, or out of control.
I know that you are reading this page be-
cause you are looking for an answer. You want to
walk away from that dark place, but can not see
your way out. I promise you that He is the only
way out. He offers you light for eternity. Open
your heart and by faith accept the one that offers
you light for eternity. Allow Him to bring clarity
in your life, showing you the way out and you will
never want to return to your old life. I assure you
that your life would never be the same.
If you want to accept Jesus as your Lord and Sav-
ior or would like to rededicate your life to Him,
repeat this prayer out loud with all your heart:
Father, I come before you as humble as I
know how. I repent of all my sins, known and
unknown. I confess that I am a sinner. I am ask-
ing you to forgive me of all my sins. Jesus, I be-
lieve that you died for me. Come into my heart.
Wash me, show me your ways, teach me your
statutes and fill me with your Spirit. Make your
ways my life; in Jesus name, Amen!
If you are seeking for prayer, would like more
information on how to study the word of God and/
or are looking for a church home, please call 813-
241-6919 ext. 13 or 813-900-0104.
Deacon Danny Vickers is an anointed musician,
artist, faithful believer and overall gifted man of
God. He is a native Floridian; married with three
children (one of them is our beloved Kayla) and
proud grandfather.
When asked who he is in his walk with Christ,
his immediate response was - encourager to hurt-
ing people. I immediately related to his response;
as my first encounter with him was as an encour-
ager. He told me one Sunday that my praise dur-
ing service was pleasing to God and encouraged
him. I was very encouraged by those kind words.
He continued by saying that he is very discern-
ing of people’s needs. Additionally, he wants oth-
ers to be enlightened into their walk and why they
are going through. His heart is towards all people,
but particularly African Americans who tend to
have a poverty mentality.
The Benevolence Ministry is his responsibility
at CFM. Its mission is to provide 411 for the fam-
ily and not just 911. In other words, families in
need of financial assistance can get the help, but
they also receive methods to become more finan-
cially secure through classes/workshops.
Raised by his grandmother, he learned the
value of prayer; and home to him always had a
spiritual atmosphere. His grandparents only had a
third grade education, but instilled in him what no
university level could duplicate. After reuniting
with his biological mother in his early teens, he
literally went from heaven to hell. His mother’s
home was not as peaceful as his grandmother’s.
Watching his mom get abused really made him
distracted in his walk. Thus, he went through a
season of worldly pleasures which caused him to
wander further from Godly things.
Deacon Vickers met his wife in his late teens
and went back to church; grandmother’s prayers
were still at work. They strengthened their walk as
they raised a family and, thirty four years later
they are still together and happy as ever.
Additionally, he spoke proudly of his days as
superintendent at Cathedral of Faith church with
this being the way he and our beloved Apostle
Jones met. He stated that Apostle became the
Praise team leader and changed the pace of music
from old school to new school. This blessed me
because we definitely are blessed to have a vo-
cally gifted pastor. Can I get an amen? He men-
tioned how Apostle got elevated expeditiously as
they separated; with Deacon going to another
church for a season. Now he is with Apostle once
again and the rest is history.
With regards to the influence of Apostle Jones,
he quickly stated, “Some pastors bring in the
sheep to herd them, but our pastor teaches you for
God’s purpose. CFM is not for everybody or sit-
ters; this church is a place to learn and go. The
Deacon Danny Vickers
tare and wheat are together in the congregation
and it’s up to you to personally listen for instruc-
tions from God.”
He learned to use wisdom and asked God to
show him where he wanted him to take his walk
and understand it. He states that he does what he
sees his daddy do. From this point forward, his
vision grew and grew and now he considers any
business in the church to be serious business.
His favorite series taught at CFM would have
to be “Yoke Don’t Know That!” He laughed as
he spoke of the numerous times that he listened
to the cds in this series as it ministered to him.
Jesus said if we cast our burdens on Him, our
burdens will be easy. God keeps this yoke on us
to keep us walking in one accord. Deacon Vick-
ers reflects on this series every time things get
tough. The yoke must get stronger to keep us in
line, he stated.
Consequently, his motivation for his walk
came from his brother-in-law’s life and, eventu-
ally salvation. His brother turned drug money
earnings into a quite successful business. Eventu-
ally, he incurred a tumor; almost died and had to
make a change in his business practices. He
turned to the local church that could not help
him; so in an effort to survive, he immediately
went back to a life of crime. It all ended though
when he was shot; he died and was dumped into
a river.
What does the future hold for this awesome man
of God?
Some plans God has not revealed as of yet, so
right now it is immeasurable! He has a vision to
write a book on benevolence and would call it
“Building a Strong Benevolence Ministry”. Peo-
ple have spiritual needs as well as physical needs
and they sometimes only have the church to
come to for needs to get met. CFM’s goal is to
assist people outside of the church as well. He,
surprisingly, is a natural artist and desires to put
an art gallery together.
His personal mentor, Alan Thompson , has a
phenomenal company with teachings that really
compliments the benevolence ministry. It cen-
ters around changing lives in multi-faceted ways
to equip the saints.(www.richesr4u.com or
D.A.S.H …Destiny Awaits, So Hurry! ) They are
presently working on some upcoming ventures;
one of which is a financial workshop to empower
the saints. This will be coming soon in 2012.
His closing remarks were great life reminders
and personally blessed me. “Your pain and how
God brought you through is your healing for
somebody. We learn from our failures, but the
key is getting back up. Don’t be buried with
your gifts never being shared.”
Indeed these are words to live by!
Written by: Denise L. Griffith
At times, dealing with immediate family can be
a real challenge. But, when the father or mother of your
spouse’s premarital children come into the picture, the
situation can almost become unbearable. “BABY
MAMA DRAMA”!! Man, whenever I have to interface
with her, it’s tough. I thank God that those times of in-
teraction with her are few.
My intention isn’t to sling dirt at anyone. Be-
cause without Jesus, we all are a mess. The thing I’ve
learned that has helped me the most when dealing with
cantankerous people, is that I must first determine what
my heart condition is in the midst of the drama. No out-
side person can make us happy, mad, sad, etc. Eventu-
ally, my baby mama’s actions toward me became a non-
issue.
Sure, you may not like how another person
treats you. You may feel that their treatment is unfair
and that it’s undeserved. You may even feel misunder-
stood and that your actions and words are being misin-
terpreted. But, when you stop trying to solely be under-
stood, and instead try to understand the other person, the
emotional blow isn’t so great.
As Apostle Mark Jones states, “If you’re truly
dead in Christ, why are you talking about how you
feel?” Dead people don’t feel anything! Not reacting so
emotionally to negative treatment (or positive treatment)
is when we are really maturing and is manifesting son-
ship.
We should be careful when dealing with those
who may not know Jesus. Most times, the only way peo-
ple know how to handle us is by what they knew of us
from the past. Even though our current reality is differ-
ent from when they knew us, we have to have under-
standing.
When my oldest child’s mother and I were to-
gether, the relationship was extremely chaotic. We had
big fights, pulled guns on each other, robbed, sold drugs,
and conned people. That’s the person she knew. Without
a transformed mind, she won’t choose to see me any
other way. It’s important that I deal with her consistently
in a spirit of love and patience to reflect the nature of
Christ regardless of how she treats me.
Maybe God will impress upon her heart one
day that my transformation is real and that He can
change her too. Who’s in your life that you need to show
more love and understanding?
Let’s be real; healthy eating habits can be
a challenge. Sometimes, it is much easier to grab
the cold sweet ice tea over the plain bottle of wa-
ter. Eating healthy almost sounds like a taboo and
something that only those who can afford embark
upon.
There are so many diets out there that make
false promises of fast results with little work. In
some cases, results may come fast, but that does-
n’t solve the problem. Permanent results come
with better food choices and exercise. We live in a
very stressful, fast pace world; and often we go
for fast food. Or, due to the economic crisis, we
get cheap food. Unfortunately, these poor choices
are not always the healthiest.
You may be asking; So what does it take to eat
healthy? What do you have to do to begin health-
ier eating?
God’s desire is for us to keep our body or
temple healthy. Eating healthy is not an overnight
fix, but it is one that can be started immediately.
In the words of the old saying, “You are
what you eat!”
1 Corinthians 3:16 “Do you know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you ?”
Healthy Eating Habits
Paradise in The Midst of Chaos
Everyone has faced challenges in life,
when they have focused on all the things that
were wrong; leaving a door open for victimiza-
tion. Do words like, “I am the nicest person in
the world, why would they say and do that to
me”, sound familiar? These are words of victimi-
zation that we must put to a cease and transform
into words of growth. Words of growth sound
like, “I forgive you and I love you”. Such words
indicate you are not in offense and you are able
to grow in love. When evil tries to manipulate us,
we must not ask questions like “why me”, in-
stead we should ask, God for revelation and to
equip us with the wisdom to learn from that
situation.
Don’t focus on the negative things peo-
ple say and do; instead focus on how you can
intercede because we wrestle not against flesh
and blood but evil and darkness. Focus on how
you can impart and encourage someone else that
may be in your situation. Constantly, seek God
for the lesson or revelation that He is trying to
impart into your life. He is constantly teaching
and showing us new things; however, sometimes
we don’t realize.
A wise woman told me that she listens
to an individual’s heart when they speak because
by the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Listening to an individual’s heart through true
discernment, instead of the words coming out of
their mouth, may save you a lot of time and en-
ergy. Some individuals are constantly looking for
victims, just so they can attempt to suck the life
out of you, if you will allow them.
Life is too short to waste time on the
negative and foolish, focus on the positive and
giving God the glory! Ask God how you can ad-
vance His Kingdom through your experiences.
Imparting into others the things revealed to you
by God is just one way. When we keep our focus
on God we will always be in paradise in the
midst of any chaos!
-Kayla Vickers “When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee”
-Proverbs 2:10 KJV
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