Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Will this be your year for revival?




 Every year around January I see a lot of Facebook post about churches fasting and praying for a fresh move of God, and for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Some might call it revival

In January 2011, the church that I was then on Staff at as Children's Pastor concluded a 28 week revival. Going through that experience, I probably have a little different view on revival than most of the church world.

 Let me start out by saying a few things so no one misunderstands me. 

1. I do believe in fasting to get closer to God, however fasting does not change God it changes us. If all we do is go without food for a period of time without spending that time seeking after God then all we have accomplished is self control and discipline, which is not really a bad thing unless your purpose was to hear from God. God does call people to a fast sometimes and I am wholeheartedly behind it. Some people choose to fast to hear from God or get closer to Him and I am wholeheartedly behind that also.  A lot of fasting that is going on now seems to be a fad that everyone does at the beginning of each year. A corporate thing that local churches do because that's what we do in January of each year. I also see a lot of people posting how much they miss what they are fasting and are counting down the time until they can indulge in those things again. Then they usually post a picture of their binge when they are done with their fast.

A minister that I highly respect once said that he would rather live a fasted lifestyle than to go on and off of fast. That seems to be where I stand on the subject. We should not allow things that stand in the way of us and God in our lives all year instead of going without it for a month then going right back to it the rest of the year.

2. I am not against people being hungry for more of God, seeking after him, and wanting to see a fresh move of the Holy Spirit. What I wonder about are churches and ministers that have been praying and seeking God for revival and a fresh move for years and never see it. I would like to ask some of them, " How is that working for you?"

3. I do believe that some revivals and moves of God are sovereign. Meaning that God just poured out a blessing by his own will and it was going to happen no matter what. However, most of the time we have to cooperate with God to see things happen.  If you have been praying for revival for years and have not seen it, maybe you should rethink your whole approach. God is willing! Are we? About half way through the 28 week revival people started complaining about being in church so much it was a huge change in their lifestyle. However, some of the same people that were complaining were the ones praying for revival. Are we willing to do what it takes to experience a revival and then are we willing to do what it takes to keep revival? Or,  will it end when the services end and everything goes back to the way it was. You see some people that went through that 28 week revival are now serving God in a radical way and continuing to live the revival lifestyle. Some of the people that sat through all 28 weeks of revival services  post things on their FaceBook page like. I'm depressed, I'm board, I'm stressed out!. What's the difference in these 2 types of people?

There comes a time when we must put legs to our prayers and obey what God has told us to do or we will never see the move that we desire to see. As I said I probably have a little different view on Revival than most. You see to experience revival it takes a change of lifestyle. Are we willing to do what it takes to see it? It's God's will that we experience him every day. It's God's will that we walk in a fresh anointing every day that overflows into the world around us and touches lives. But until we take that anointing to the people that need it and release it into their lives, we will never see that move that we are praying for. It's God's will for us to walk in the spirit, so we do not fulfill the lust of the flesh. However, if we continue to feed our flesh on all that the world has to offer we might never experience walking in the spirit.  Until we are willing to step out of our comfort zone and be the hands and feet of God to the world around us we will never experience the things that we have been praying for for the last 20 years.

If we always do what we have always done, We will always have, what we have always had. To expect anything different is Ludicrous.

Revival is not a series of meetings where everyone gets refreshed and touched by God. It might include it, but that not what it is. I think Charles Finney said it best when he said, "A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God."

My friend we need to quit praying that God would send revival! He sent you to your city. Become the revival that you have been praying for! 

Can you imagine the revival we would see in our communities, if we would just step out of our churches and obey the great commission and Go into all the world and make disciples?  What if we would start to lay hands on sick people and pray for them when they ask us to pray for them, instead of just saying " I will pray for you" and then forgetting all about it and never really praying for them.

One night during worship toward the end of the revival the following list came to me and I wrote it down in my  notes on my phone.

You know you have experienced revival when…

1. When you start laying aside all weights & sin that gets in between you and God.
2. When you have a renewed love & passion for the things if God.
3. When you begin to serve God with not just your mouth but our actions.
4. When you fervently serve God not just at church but every day of the week everywhere you  go.
5. When you get so full of God that his presence begins to overflow in your life and begins to touch those around you.
6. When nothing else satisfies you, but more of God.
7. When you become so desperate for God that you do whatever it takes to get Him.
8. When your desires become God’s desires.
9. When your love for God becomes so strong that you just can't help but tell others.
10. When the fire of God in your life becomes so big that people start to come from all around to watch you burn.
11. When you submit yourself to God so much, that the change in your life becomes so evident that people can't help but notice and start to ask you what is different.
12. When the desire to be in God’s presence is so strong that you don't ask if you should go to church, but nothing can keep you from going to church.
13. When your love for God is so strong that you would never dishonor him by allowing sin in your life
14. When you love God so much you can't help but worship him not just at church but every day through your lifestyle.
16.  When you love God so much that you don't have to be manipulated to give. You can’t help but to give because you love Him and his works so much.
17.  When you rediscover your first love. The feeling & passion you had when you were first born again.
18. When you don't need to be led into worship, you just enter in. 
19. When it ceases to be about us and it becomes about him.
20. Instead of constantly seeking a blessing from God you become a blessing from God.

Actually this list is the lifestyle that a christian ought to be living in the first place,  but because we become distracted from the things of God and become spiritually dead we need to be revived.

The reason we need a series of meetings is that we are so dead we need to be jump started. After we have been jump started, we should be able to keep the charge.

Revival is a lifestyle.
Someone once said " I would rather live a fasted lifestyle than go on and off of periods of fasting." I personally would rather live a revival lifestyle than attend a series of meetings.

Below are several Quotes on Revival that have greatly impacted my Life....

“There are two great reasons we don’t have revival.
1. We’re content to live without it.
2. It’s too costly. We don’t want God to disrupt our status quo.
The Christian life can only be lived one way, and that’s God’s way. And God’s way is that I leave all and follow Him". ~ Leonard Ravenhill

When is a revival needed? When carelessness and unconcern keep the people asleep. - Billy Sunday

Have you noticed how much praying for revival has been going on of late - and how little revival has resulted? I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying for obeying, and it simply will not work.” - A.W. Tozer

A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God. - Charles Finney

We need to quit praying that God would send revival! He sent you to your city. Become the revival that you have been praying for!

The church that becomes focused upon maintaining itself instead of the gospel becomes a dead branch of the living vine... Thomas C. Oden

I'm sick and tired of only reading about church history; let's make some by the grace of God! - LEONARD RAVENHILL

Faith and works should travel side by side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again--until they can scarcely distinguish which is the one and which is the other. - General William Booth

The true follower of Christ will not ask, "If I embrace this truth, what will it cost me?" Rather he will say, "This is truth. God help me to walk in it, let come what may!" ~ A. W. Tozer

"Let's quit fiddling with religion and do something to bring the world to Christ." ~ Billy Sunday

Have you noticed how much praying for revival has been going on of late - and how little revival has resulted? I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying for obeying, and it simply will not work.” - A.W. Tozer

Revival is when God gets so sick and tired of being misrepresented that He shows Himself. - Leonard Ravenhill

A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women; and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today!- Billy Sunday

If you don't see a revival starting around you; let it begin in your own heart, then let it overflow to others...

You never have to advertise a fire. Everyone comes running when there's a fire. Likewise, if your church is on fire, you will not have to advertise it. The community will already know it. Leonard Ravenhill


By Jerry Moyer
The Jubilee Gang

Monday, December 29, 2014

2014 Jubilee Gang Tour Pics Video


2014 Jubilee Gang Tour Pics video.
We had an awesome ministering to children & families across America this year!
Looking forward to 2015! 


Wednesday, December 10, 2014

2014 Year end report

Dear Friends & Partners:

We just completed our last event for 2014 this weekend. in Grove City, OH at Victorious Living Church. This was a family event on a Sunday morning and the church was near full with families. It's always awesome to see families learn and worship together. Over the next 3 months Dec. - Feb we will be consulting with Victorious Living Church and helping them to Jump Start their Children's Ministry, as well as doing a few Jubilee Gang events. These months are typically our slow months with very few to no events. We are excited to partner with Victorious Living during this time.
 
As we look back over this year we feel so blessed and grateful for all God is doing through Jubilee Gang Ministries. We had another amazing year and saw so many lives touched, both children and adults. This year we traveled over 32,000 miles, ministered in 17 states, 35 churches, including 7 camps, and had over 1,200 salvation's. These salvation's were not only children, but had entire families come to the altar. That's what it's all about, seeing lives changed. 

This year we have done not only children events, but many family events as well.  We love seeing families come to worship and learn together. We also did 7 camps where we saw a huger in the children for more of God. At one of these camps many of the children were unchurched and some were from the inter city that had never heard the Gospel at all. They did not know what to expect, but through the love of God showed them and the ministry time 40 children received Jesus as their savior and that was 1/2 the camp. Then in August and September we got to do several public school assemblies where we did a motivational self-esteem building program where we taught children principles on how to be successful in life. The children in our schools need this. They need to be built up and not tore down. Following the school programs we did events in local churches. 

In January, we will be heading to Dickinson, North Dakota to do a week long children's event that will parallel with adult services. 





Tuesday, November 4, 2014

30 People born again in OH & NY

We are almost at the end of our events for 2014. It has been an awesome year so far with over 1,206 people coming forward to be born again during Jubilee Gang events across America. We have 2 more events this year. We are looking forward to 2015 and expecting to see God do great things! 

During our event in Waterford, OH we saw 12 children come forward to be born again and many lives touched by God's Word. 

During our event in Holmes, NY at The Mission Church we saw 18 people come forward to be born again during this community outreach on Oct. 31st. 


Below are Pictures from these 2 events

1st service in Waterford, OH at The Rock
1. Angry Birds Live
2. Jerry praying with 12 children to be born again. 

Leading around 18 people to Jesus in Holmes, NY
at The Mission Church. PTL!


Thursday, October 23, 2014

Why Children's Ministry?


Jerry Moyer of The Jubilee Gang discusses Why we should minister to Children and shows from The Bible and Stats how important children's ministry is.


Monday, October 20, 2014

56 people born again in VA & OH

We had a great time of ministry in Front Royal, VA at Dynamic Life Praise & Worship Center. We saw around 46 people come forward to be born again during this 4 day event.  Many parents attended this family event with their children and were touched by God and encouraged to go deeper in their relationship with him. We were also able to do a character assembly at the Dynamic Life Christian School during this time.

On Saurday, October 18, we ministered at Faith Tabernacle Church in Urbana, OH to a standing room only crowd at their fall festival outreach to the community. We saw around 10 people pray to make Jesus Lord of their life and to be born again.

Next weekend on Saturday, October 25, we will be ministering at The Rock in Waterford, OH at 10:30-12:00 and 1:30-3:00 and on October 31, we will be ministering at The Mission Church in Holmes, NY at 7PM.

God is continuing to use the Jubilee Gang across America and around the world. Our summer 2015 schedule is starting to take form already. We have 4 confirmed bookings and several possible bookings.

If you would like to schedule The Jubilee Gang in your area please contact us ASAP to reserve your date. 


Below are Pictures from these two events. 


Dynamic Life Recieved a JG Makeover

Leading 21 children to Jesus in Front Royal, VA
at Dynamic Life Ministries. 

Night 2 in Front Royal, VA
1. Frog flip Game
2. Jerry and a really cute Little girl playing the Match It Game.
3. Praying with 20 people including one adult to be born again! 

Night 3 at Dynamic Life Ministries in Front Royal, VA

Pics from our outreach at the Faith Tabernacle Church Fall Festival
in Urbana, OH. Around 10 people were borrn again





Friday, October 10, 2014

Jerry Shares 4 things on his heart concerning children's ministry

In the following video Jerry Moyer of the Jubilee Gang shares 4 things that are on his heart concerning children's ministry



Tuesday, September 23, 2014

September Jubilee Gang Update: 61 Salvations!

Dear Friends & Partners:

During September 2014, we ministered in 3 churches and did one public school assembly. During these 3 church events we had 61 people come forward to be born again including several adults. During our last event in Bidwell, OH at Rodney Pike Church of God we had 45 people come forward to be born again during an outreach family event. Children and families were bussed in from local housing projects and many of them came forward to make Jesus Lord of their lives. On sunday morning 9 people including 2 adults came forward to surrender their live to God and to be born again.

In Newark, Ohio we did a public school assembly and were priveledged to encourage over 350 children to be all they can be in life. Then, we did a sunday morning at More Life Church and had 7 children come forward to be born again.

God is continuning to use the Jubilee Gang across America and around the world. Our summer 2015 schedule is starting to take form already. We have 4 confirmed bookings and several possible bookings.

If you would like to schedule The Jubilee Gang in your area please contact us ASAP to reserve your date. 



Below are some Pictures from these events



We had an awesome day at Christ Church in Plainfield, IN 
during 2 Family services. Many people touched 
by God's Word and several people born again! PTL!     

We had the privilege of encouraging over 300 children 
at Licking Valley Elementary School during a J
G public school assembly today in Newark, OH

Leading 7 children to Jesus in Newark, OH

Night 1 at Rodney Pike COG in Bidwell, OH
1. Jerry praying with 45 children that came forward to be born again.
2. Angry Birds Live Game.

Sunday morning Family service at Rodney Pike Church of God in Bidwell, OH
1. Pizza flop game with parents and their children.
2. 9 people came forward to be born again including 2 adults!



Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Summer Tour Complete: 1059 people born again so far in 2014

We just finished our summer tour last week in Monticello, AR where we ministered at New Life Assembly of God. Its been a busy 2 weeks finishing up our summer tour. We ministered in MO, IL, KY, and AR where we saw around 50 people born again.

During our last event in Monticello, AR we partnered with New Life Assemble of God to do a city park outreach and 3 public school assemblies. During these three assemblies there were over 1300 children in attendance.

We have seen over 1,059 people come forward to be born again so far this year during our events.

We still have several fall and winter events coming up during the next few months.

Below are some pics from our last few events. 

12 children born again in Radcliff, KY
at Heritage International Church

New Life Church in Monticello, AR

City Park outreach in AR.
Taking the Gospel to the streets where it belongs.
Outside the church walls!


Below are Pictures from the 3 Public School Assemblies
in Monticello, AR




Saturday, August 9, 2014

66 children born again in MA & CT

Dear Friends and Partners:

We had a great time ministering at Pine Brook Camp in Shutesbury, MA and at Cornerstone Church in Cheshire, CT these last 2 weeks.

At pine Brook Camp in MA we saw over 40 children Born Again. The camp director told me that this was close to half of all the campers. Many of the children at the camp were unchurched children and some of them were from the inner city of Springfield, MA and were sponsored so they could attend. Many of these children had never experienced anything Christian before. One of the children spoke up during the camp fire on the last night that he knew they were coming to a christian camp but did not have a clue what that meant. The child was very  apprehensive about it because they had never been to church before and did not really know any real Christians. Then he told how he was born again during this week of Camp and experienced God in a new way. It is our prayer that he will take what he received at this camp back to his family and community.

During our 4 day event in Cheshire, CT we saw 26 children come forward to be born again and many children came forward on the last night seeking more of God and going after Him with a new passion.

Over the next 2 weeks we will be in MI, MO, IL, KY, & AR.

Below are some Pictures from our events in MA & CT...


Night one at Pine Brook Camp in Shutesbury, MA
1. Angry Birds Live.
2. Praying with 33 children to be born again.

Day 2 at Pine Brook Camp in Shutesbury, MA.
1. Breakfast food flip Game.
2. Praying with 8 children to be born again

Children going after more of God and breaking strongholds in their lives at 
Pine Brook Camp in Shutesbury MA


Jerry praying with 20 children to be born again in Cheshire, CT

Night 2 at Cornerstone Church in Cheshire CT.

1. Frog Flip Game.
2. Jerry praying with 6 children to be born again.

Breakfast food flip game in Cheshire CT



Friday, July 25, 2014

60 children born again in Three Rivers, MI

We had an awesome 3 day event in Three Rivers, MI at New Hope Assembly this week. We saw over 60 children come forward to be born again during this 3 day event.

This week we will be ministering at Pine Brook Camp in Shutesbury, MA and Cheshire CT at Cornerstone Church. 

Below are some Pictures from this event...


New Hope Assembly in Three Rivers, MI has been converted.

Leading 26 children to Jesus in Three Rivers, MI

Night 2 in Three Rivers MI.
1. Jerry & a young lady playing Wheel of Blessing.
2. Angry Birds Live Game.
3. Leading 24 children to Jesus.

Night 3 in Three Rivers, MI. at New Hope Assembly.
1. Pizza Flop Game.
2. Jerry leading 15 children to Jesus.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Over 300 people born again in MI & OK

Dear Friends& Partners:

We have had a busy 3 weeks ministering at 5 camps in MI and OK. We ministered 33 times during this 3 weeks and saw over 300 people come forward to be born again. Many children flooded the altars and over half way up the middle isle during many of these services to seek after more of God and to get their life right with Him! We had many times of intense worship with children on their knees crying out to God. It was an awesome experience.

Camps have always held a special place in my heart because summer church camp was such a big part of my life from as far back as I can remember. My father was a dean of a Church Camp in Southern OH while I was growing up so I was at camp every summer even before I was a camper. God used Church camp to get my life back right with God as a teen  and I was baptized at camp as a child after being born again at age 6 in my fathers church.

Camp is a time when kids can get away from all the influences of the world and focus their attention on God.

One night during one of our OK camps we had already had a powerful altar service with many children around the altar seeking more of God. After all the children went back to their seats we felt that God might have more for us so the children were told that the altar remained open however they could go to the snack shack if they wished. The children spontaneously started coming back to the altar to go after more of God and to seek his face.



Below is a video of that service....



Below are some pictures from these camps...










Friday, June 27, 2014

96 people born again in VA & GA

We were able to minister in 3 churches in Grundy, VA, Savannah, GA, and Richmond, VA over the last week and a half. 

During these 3 events we saw 96 people come forward to be born again. 

This week we will be in Vassar, MI ministering at the East MI Wesleyan Family Camp for 7 days then we are off to Tishamingo, OK where we will be ministering at 4 kids camps in 2 weeks. 

Check out our entire summer itinerary at the link below...
http://www.jubileegang.com/itinerary.html


Below are some Pictures from our last 3 events...


We had an awesome time of Family Ministry in Grundy, VA

Night one at The Sanctuary of Savannah GA.
1. Angry Birds Live
2. 15 Children came forward to be born again.

Day one at Cornerstone AG in Richmond VA
1. Angry Birds Live Game.
2. Jerry and a young lady plating the Match it Game.
3. Praying with 33 children to be born again!


Jerry Praying with 18 Children to be born again
on day 2 in Richmond, VA





Saturday, June 14, 2014

Mighty Outpouring in Queen City TX

We experienced an Outpouring of God's presence this week in Queen City, TX at a Kids Camp for Christian Fellowship Church.

We saw 13 children born again and many children on their faces seeking more of God and surrendering their entire lives to Him.

It was so awesome to see children on their knees worshiping God and going after Him with all they had.

This week we will be in Maxie, VA and Savannah, GA ministering to children and families. Check out our entire summer itinerary at the link below...
http://www.jubileegang.com/itinerary.html


Below are some pictures from the camp this week in TX.

Christian Fellowship Church in Queen City TX has been converted!!!!
Night one in Queen City, TX
1. Breakfast foo flip Game
2. Jerry teaches on "What is a Christian"
3. 13 children came forward to be born again.
Night 2 in Queen City, TX
1. Angry birds Live Game
2. Children on their faces seeking more of God
3. Jerry teaching the power verse put to a beat.

Last night in Queen City TX.
1. Pizza Flop Game
2. Children going after more of God & surrendering their life's to Him.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

216 people born again in GA

We have had a fruitful 1st week on our 2014 summer tour. 
June 3-4 we ministered at Hope & Life Fellowship in Snellville, GA and saw 179 children come forward to be born again during our 2 day event there. 

Then we traveled to Bethlehem, GA on June 6-8 and saw 37 children come forward to be born again during our 3 day event at Restoration Church.On Friday night a good friend of mine from high school came to the event and his 8 year old son came forward to be born again. 

We are currently in Queen City, TX at Christian Fellowship Church this week, then we head home on Friday to drop off our rental trailer and pick up our regular trailer that is in the shop getting a new axle. Then we head to VA  on Sunday. 

Please keep us covered with prayer as we travel Americas highways ministering to Children and Families.


Pictures from our events in GA


Jerry praying with around 140 children to be born again
in Snellville, GA The front was full and children 
were knelling half way up the center Isle.



Jerry praying with 15 children Friday
 and 17 children on Saturday 
at Restoration Church in Bethlehem, GA


We had an awesome time of ministry
at Restoration Church in Bethlehem, GA