2018 Florida Spring Advance — Word Centered Fellowship Family News

2018 Florida Spring Advance Highlights by Edna Race

There was a great anticipation in the hearts of those who were at the Spring Advance. It all started with Jeremiah 15:16, "Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts." And indeed there was great joy and rejoicing in all of our hearts.

Mary Powell started off the advance with a great teaching giving us insight as to the difficulties and great challenges that Jeremiah had to face in order to obey and speak for God. In spite of all the difficulties, God helped him through it all and helped him to do what God asked of him.

We were all blessed with the amazing teachings of our young adults. Geoff Furey taught us the importance of studying Gods Word. Psalm 119:11 stood out in that we can hide God's Word in our hearts so that we can have access to it at all times. Then Annie Suminski taught that man was not meant to be without God's Word. We are spiritual beings and we need spiritual food. She related that Jeremiah fought hard to keep God's Word at the center of his heart and life. She showed us that it’s believing God's Word that pleases God. Danielle Davis taught on the family of God. She reminded us that we are all important in this one Body. We all have different talents but God's Word is our standard. God did not want everyone in the Body to be alike and that we need every part of the Body to function. The teachers all did a remarkable job sharing God's Word.

Steve Spaulding brought the entire weekend together with a teaching on taking a stand for God. He taught that people will stand for a lot of things but it is not uncommon to see those things collapse. But when we take a stand for God, we are taking a stand for the Creator of the heavens and Earth. Wow that is powerful!

Pat Powell reminded us all at the close of the House of His Healing presence that some people have prayed and waited for years to see a promise come to pass, but that we should never give up on claiming the promises of God.

There was great deliverance in the hearts of God's people and great joy and rejoicing having spent a glorious weekend in God’s Word.

2018 Spring Advance Highlights by Lane Furey

This was my first time helping out with Registration at the Advance and I had such a fun time! I worked alongside Judy Monteilh, Brittany Dorch and Annie Suminski; of course James was a big help too! I was able to learn a lot from these ladies who greeted every believer with a big smile and warm embrace. Greeting the believers at the Advance is like greeting your family at a family reunion - it may have been a while since you’ve seen some of your family, but you love them all just the same. Being on the registration crew is an opportunity to walk with God to see what we can do for each believer that arrives, with the ultimate goal of leaving the world behind and preparing hearts to receive God’s Word!

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2018 Florida Spring Advance Highlights by Michael Davis

This year’s Spring Advance was wonderful. The theme verses this year was Jeremiah 15:16, which says; “Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and they were the joy and rejoicing of my heart: For I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.” Our weekend was full of God’s wonderful Word, and all of us were exhorted in each of the teachings to make God’s Word the center of our lives. This verse in Jeremiah is a figure of speech. The verse is saying that Jeremiah devoured God’s Word, and that God’s Word was the joy and rejoicing of his heart.

Besides the wonderful teachings of God’s Word, I enjoyed the family night. All the children were welcomed to the evening fellowship on Saturday for a teaching on the family of God. Then, after the teaching, some of the believers shared a bit of their life with us, and it was a joy to hear from each of them. We heard stories about marriage, making a commitment to teach God’s Word to your children, a beautiful song on the violin, and two very funny comedy acts! But what made all of them so special was the love behind each one.

I’m thankful to be standing on God’s Word with so many wonderful believers who are concerned about the accuracy of God’s Word living in the Tampa Bay area!