Mar 19, 2016
Page 4—Missions To Puerto Rico
Drs. Stennis visits Puerto Rico for
crusades and outreach.
Page 6—Local Missions Outreach
Cook County Prison Outreach with the
Men of Valor.
Page 8—Highest Form of Worship
What is authentic worship? What does
it look like or resemble?
Page 12—Local Missions Outreach
2006 Annual Summer Praise and
Worship Festival.
Page 14—It’s Harvest Time
God has declared this a season of
Harvest. Have you sowed your seed?
Page 15—Calendar of Events
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Page 3—Victory Sunday
Page 7—Get Connected
Page 10—Pre Thanksgiving Celebration
Page 16—FFI International Conference
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Cover Picture Credits: Puerto Rico Landscape and camera (stock art);
Drs. Stennis in Puerto Rico
Page 2—The Set Times
Highest Form of Worship—Page 8
Drs. Curtis and Linda Stennis
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General Photography
Article Transcription
Jully Reynolds
Cover Art Work
Gwendolyn Brown
Cover Photos Provided by
Kim Franklin
Puerto Rico Missions Pictures
Sherman Taylor
Maria Maldonado
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THE SET TIMES
You Are Invited To Share In Our
New Year Prophetic and Anointing
Service
VICTORY SUNDAY
Sunday, January 7, 2006
10:00 a.m.
Come and enjoy dynamic
Worship and Praise
Come Hear A Word For 2007
Come and Receive A
New year Anointing
Host and Speakers
Drs. Curt and Linda Stennis
Call 773-227-2500
for more information
Drs. Curt, Linda and the missions’ team
travelled to San Juan, Puerto Rico October
6-10, 2006. There they teamed with Pastor
Nathan Mercado (River of Compassion
Ministries, Dallas, Texas) for several days
of ministry.
Puerto Rico is known for its beautiful
beaches, tropical weather and delicious
cuisine.
A new church edifice, founded by Reverend
Carmelo Carillo was dedicated in the city of
Patillas. The week of dedication services
were fruitful as lives were changed and
several people accepted Jesus Christ.
An entire day was devoted to evangelism in
the neighborhoods, including feeding the
hungry and praying for the sick.
Pastor Lucy Quinones (Iglesia Cristiana
del Camino) hosted the teams in the city of
Fajardo. There was a great breakthrough
and outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God
confirmed His word with signs and wonders.
The spirit of revival was truly in the place!
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the
heathen for thine inheritance, and the
uttermost parts of the earth for thy
possession.
(Psalm 2:8)
Rev. Mercado (left) Sherman Taylor and Dr. Linda shop for
food for the needy.
Drs. Curt and Linda finish their purchases at the checkout
in anticipation of the outreach.
Left to Right: Ben and Clarissa Turner and Kim Franklin
have a little fun at the grocery store.
Worship Service by the dancers and choir at the Inglesia
Christiana del Camino.
Rev. Mercado and Dr. Curt minister at the crusade in
Patillas
Group photo of the missions team including Pastor Lucy
Quinones of Fajaro.
Opposite Page: One of the many beautiful cobblestoned streets of San Juan.
In Chicago’s Cook County many
young men are given a choice
between jail and boot camp. Boot
camp is an intensive 18 week
program tha t he lp s bu i ld
self-esteem and military discipline.
For some of these individuals, this
might be the first time in their lives
they have experienced loving
discipline.
The Men of Valor (Salvation and
Deliverance’s Men’s Fellowship)
works with Chicagoland Prison
Outreach (CPO) to visit the boot camp
weekly, sharing the Gospel without judgment.
They plant seeds of salvation to reap a
harvest for the Kingdom as lives are
transformed and relationships are
established.
You may sow a financial seed into the local
and international missions and outreach
ministries of Salvation and Deliverance today
by using the enclosed envelope.
Photos Top: Graduating Class Drills; Middle Right: Men
of Valor Ministers Karl Davis and Robert Taylor with
three of the CPO graduates. Bottom Left: Men of Valor
with Secretary of State Jesse White.
Our Promise Partners are an integral
part of the ministry and your seed
faith offering help us accomplish the
following:
Send out local missions teams to
minister weekly in Prison Boot
camps, nursing homes, feed the
homeless and participate in other
outreach opportunities.
Enable Drs. Curt and Linda and
their team to preach the Gospel in
other cities and countries. This
includes healing rallies, training
local Pastors, hosting workshops to
equip believers in their region, and
build and feed orphans.
Continue to publish and send “The
Set Times” magazine, books and
media products across the globe.
As the Lord of the Harvest adds more
partners to help us we are able to win
more souls and encourage more
believers.
Become a Promise Partner
Today.
Call 7733-227-2500 or visit
our website at
www.promise7.org.
What is authentic worship? What does it
look like or resemble? Does it have a sound
or form? Even though there are several
different Hebrew and Greek words in the
Bible that are translated worship, believers
still search for the true meaning of worship.
The Hebrew primary word for worship is the
word “shacah” which means “to depress,
prostrate (in homage to royalty or God) – to
bow down, crouch, fall down flat, obeisance,
do reference, to make to stoop. One Greek
word for worship is “proskuneo” which
means to kiss (as a dog licks his master’s
hand) to prostrate oneself in homage, to do
reverence, to adore.
The actual first time the word worship is
mentioned in scripture is in Genesis 22:5.
The Lord asks Abraham to offer his son
Isaac before him on Mount Moriah. Though
we often associate worship with music there
(Continued on page 10)
is no mention of any musical instruments here.
The only instruments Abraham would use are
wood, fire and a knife. Here Abraham’s worship
was sacrifice, obedience and faith. This we must
conclude is worship in its highest form.
In the New Testament a leper came to Jesus
(Matthew 8:2-3, NAS) and bowed to him saying
“Lord, if you are willing you can make me clean.”
He stretched out his hand and touched him
saying “I am willing; be cleansed” and
immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Notice
the first thing the man did when he came to
Jesus: he bowed down to Him, and then he
made his request known to Him. This act of
worship brought the healing virtue of God
quickly.
On another occasion in Matthew 9:18 (NAS) a
political ruler or synagogue official came kneeling
down to worship Jesus. His daughter had just
died but he requested Jesus to come and lay his
hand on her (to restore her life). Was this
proper protocol for a political ruler? Probably
not, but rather a sign of true worship in sincere
faith and humility in his time of need.
Our final and third New Testament example is
found in Matthew 15:22 (NAS). Many know the
account of this miracle because this Canaanite
woman was described by Jesus as having great
faith. However, initially she came crying and
pleading loudly for Jesus to have mercy on her
daughter who was demon possessed. When
Jesus did not answer her plea, she came, bowed
and worshipped him. Then Jesus answered her
proclaiming her faith great and her daughter was
healed at once.
(Continued from page 9)
Women Moving Forward for God Ministries
and founder Dr. Linda Stennis hosted their
annual Summer Praise and Worship
Festival on Saturday August 26, 2006.
This outreach draws people from near and far
featuring various ethnic foods, games, rides,
free school supplies for children, music and
evangelism. Each year the festival grows
larger as Coordinator Pastor Doreen Barber
plans to accommodate the increased
attendance of family, friends and the
surrounding neighborhoods.
WMFFG is a dynamic women’s
fellowship that strengthens and
empowers women and families.
This purpose is accomplished
through various seminars,
workshops and social
programs such as the
festival. They established
the Jean O. Williams
Scholarship Fund in
2001 to award high
school graduates and
college students
supplemental funds
toward tuition and
related college
expenses.
If you would like
more
information
about Women
Moving
Forward for
God Ministries
or sponsored
events, visit our
website or call
our office at
773-227-2500.
To view other pictures from this year’s Outdoor Festival as well as
other programs of Salvation and Deliverance in 2006,
Visit our Website at www.promise7.org.
Everyone on the face of the earth recognizes
a harvest only comes after sowing (planting)
a seed, watering it and allowing it to grow to
a ripened status or maturity. Sowing means
you are giving or planting something (a seed)
into someone or something.
There are many different things to sow from
and into in your life. A person can sow
money, resources, kind words of
encouragement, time, talents, gifts and so
many more. The harvest is the reaping, the
gathering in, the increase from that which has
been sown.
The Holy Spirit has declared the Harvest
season. Surely you did not forget where you
planted. Surely you have sown seed from
which you have not harvested. This is the
year of Manifestation and the year is not
over. A certain season has been declared.
As with anything declared by God it must be
spiritually discerned. (I Corinthians 2:14).
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.
A man reaps what he sows. Let us not
become weary in doing good, for at the
proper time we will reap a harvest if we do
not give up. (Galatians 6:7, 9 NIV).
To everything there is a season, and a time to
every purpose under the heaven: a time to
be born, and a time to die; a time to plant,
and a time to pluck up that which is planted.
(Ecclesiastes 3:1-2).
When the HARVEST time comes you reap
from where you have sown. The above
scriptures show us this is a divine eternal
principle. God’s law of the Harvest will be in
force for as long as time remains according to
Genesis 8:22.
If you have been faithful to sow your seed,
the Lord is faithful to give you a spiritual,
physical and financial harvest. Let’s receive
it, it’s HARVEST TIME.
Quarter Four Calendar of Events, 2006
For these and other events, including information on our speakers, visit our website at www.promise7.org.
Event times and dates are subject to change.
Outside Events: Please call or visit the website of the sponsoring ministry for more information.
International Missions Quarter 4, 2006
Friendship Foundation International
Women in the Lord’s Vineyard
International Friendship Conference
Accra International Conference Centre - Ghana
November 25—December 1, 2006
Accre, Ghana
Agnes Mfon Gowon, President
Chihuahua Crusade and Outreach
December 4-12, 2006
Chihuahua, Mexico
Host Pastor: Pastor Elias
Christ Glorious Ministries Annual Conference
Sebei College Grounds
Kapchorwa, Uganda
January 2—7, 2007
Host Pastor: Tom Godwin
Church Events
Women Moving Forward For God Ministries
Fellowship Service
Saturday, October 14, 2006, 6:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Melanie Caruth, Peoria, IL
Pastoral Appreciation Celebration
October 15. 2006, 11:00 a.m.
Guest Speaker: Reverend Robert Caruth, Peoria, IL
Thanksgiving Day Celebration
Thursday, November 23, 2003, 10:00 a.m.
Youth Department Christmas Presentation
December 17, 2006, 3:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Celebration
December 24, 2006, 11:00 a.m.
Drs. Curtis and Linda Stennis, Senior Pastors
P.O. Box 51550
1540 N. Spaulding Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60651-2459
www.promise7.org
773-227-2500 or 888-227-4711