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prepare me for the task. He has to transform me by His grace. And how fitting was the
Pastor Calvin Watkins from the USA was the speaker for Friday night and Sabbath. He
said that before God can use us He has to clean us up and make us ready for the mission,
ACKAN
On Friday night his message was based on Joshua Chapter 7. This talks about the
defeat of the Israelites because of the sins of one man - Achan. He said, as God’s
children we are called to tear down or overcome strongholds in our lives that cause us to
be defeated spiritually. He said that this story can be applied to the spiritual battles that
we have to fight every day and without the strength of Christ who indwells us, the
He said that we need to get rid of the Ackanism in our lives, surrender to God’s power
and direction, and allow God to santify us by His grace, there and then the spiritual defeat
can be reversed
ISAIAH
He also spoke about the Holiness of God. His text was based on Isaiah Chapter
6. He said as Christian, we should allow the holiness of God to guide and govern our
lives. He said that like Isaiah we should have a deep awareness of the holiness of God
• It will produce a fear(reverence) in our heart at all time especially when we come
• It will produce the wonderful fruit of the spirit which will spring forth from a
• It will convict us of our personal sin and our desperate need for forgiveness.
He said like Isaiah, when the obstacle in our lives have been removed and our heart is
truly revived, like Isaiah we will see the Lord high and lifted up and become aware of
the holiness of God and be aware of our sins and our desperate need to be cleansed from
our unrighteousness. Only then will the Lord indwells us with His holy presence,
Brethren, I want to see the Lord high and lifted up. What about you.
Pastor Cottrell also spoke about the initiative for the city of Kingston to evangelize
for 2006, and he has urged all of us to be involved in whatever way we can to win at