"Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the Lord is coming, for it is nigh at hand." Joel 2:1

David Magiera
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My encounter with God

This story begins on November 27, 1976. Everything I believed in was in ruins. My life seemed completely destroyed! I was 30 years old and had tried for years to make something good of my life and failed in every area. My marriage was a nightmare, and my business was failing, too. I was broken, empty and desperate for help. I hadn't been in a church in over ten years, but I had always maintained a belief that there had to be a God. I believed that the earth and all its natural wonders, the sun, the stars, the vastness of the universe, just couldn't have been an accident. Finally, as tears poured down my face, I cried out, "Oh God, please help me -- I can't take it anymore!"

Having heard my cry from eternity, God had been preparing my heart to receive His Son, Jesus, through the ministry of a Christain television program. On a Sunday morning, November 27, 1976, I totally surrendered my life to Jesus. Satan did his best to try to stop me from making that decision. Right at the very moment of my decision, he filled my thoughts with the fear that my life would be forfeited -- lost somewhere in a forsaken mission field -- with all my aspirations of success gone forever. In a split second, Satan was able to present that entire picture. But he lost the battle! I said to my God, "Even so, Lord, I will go if that's what You want for me."

There was no altar call, just a broken man praying in front of his TV, surrendering his life to Jesus while the love of Jesus poured into his empty heart. It was absolutely indescribable! In that moment, Jesus came into me and filled me with His Spirit. It was the most incredible feeling of peace and joy that anyone could possibly experience. And it lasted for over six months! Only later did I learn from fellow believers that I had been "born again" and filled with the Holy Spirit.

The Lord eventually eased me back into my life. I had to experience the painful task of growing up all over again, but this time with Jesus -- the Living Word of God, the Water of Life -- in my heart -- this time with the Holy Spirit helping me "overcome" my "self" to become the new me, a new creation in Christ. For the next three years, I was devoted to reading the Holy Bible and praying to God. I probably read through the New Testament a dozen times. I couldn't get close enough to my Father -- my Creator! But this is only the beginning of a painful, self-stripping journey filled with inspiration, revelation and wilderness experiences. (Entire testimony)

The Lord is the
source of our life and
our talents!

All that we do should be for His glory.
It is by His good pleasure that we move

and breathe. Our every breath, every step, every thought and every desire should reflect His love,
His excellence and be done unto His
total and absolute glory!

It is my deepest desire that Bride of Christ Ministries, and all that the Father has revealed, touch your soul for the sake of His kingdom.

The unfathomable sacrifice

Jesus endured for each of us is beyond our imagination. Truly, there is no greater knowledge and achievement than to meet our loving Savior

at the foot of His cross and enter into His

"spirit-filling" intimacy and love. - David

“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning—yes, more than those who watch for the morning.”

.............................................Psalm 130:5-6

Sheila Magiera
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Yes, my soul desires to wait upon my Lord, Jehovah Jireh, my Provider, Jehovah Rapha, my Healer. He is my beginning in my creation, and He will be my ending as I leave this life…although never to end but only to be embraced by the true Lover of my soul, the One and Only true Lover. He is my Heart; He is my one desire; He is all I live for and dream about as each day begins and each day ends. His desire is for His bride as she awakens unto Him. “Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth, for Your love is better than wine.” (Song of Solomon 1:2)

Oh, indeed, His love is better than wine. He has planned, before each one of us was born, each day of our lives. He planned for our futures to be good and not bad. But we are in a battle in which the enemy rages against our souls to steal our hearts from the One who truly loves us. Jesus is soon to return for His waiting bride. She will be alert; she will be found longing to be One with her Creator, desiring the destiny that He intended from the beginning of time to bring forth one in His image, one with Him, one who will reign with Him forever, one whose heart longs for her Bridegroom…a warring bride fighting the good fight of faith to become one with Jesus. “And You have made them a kingdom (royal race) and priests to our God, and they reign (as kings) over the earth.” (Revelation 5:10) “But they shall be priests of God and of Christ the Messiah and shall reign with Him a thousand years.” (Revelation 20:6)

Are you longing for the “Desire of the Nations”? Let His bride arise as He calls forth, “Come away, My beloved,” and his bride says, “Draw me away, my King.”

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"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood..." Ephesians 6:11,12"

Chris Hickman
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In 1999, at the ripe old age of 18, the Lord supernaturally told Chris that he would begin his webmaster business with someone who would be near the spot he was driving by. That spot was just blocks from my house. About a year later, I met and became Chris' very first customer in what now is a web hosting and development company (Antioch Interactive Media) with over eighty clients.

There is nothing Chris can't accomplish if it has to do with creating, building and maximizing a website. Such amazing and entirely self-taught skills... how beautiful to see God's talents manifested in someone who is driven by a desire to produce nothing short of perfection. God is truly your talent, Chris!

Chris has now given his enormous heart and time into this ministry for over ten years... and mostly for free! How can I ever repay such a generous and loving heart. - David

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As the Lord continues to manifest His presence and unite His bride, we will also

continue to highlight those whom He has chosen to enter in

and be a part of this work of the harvest.

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