Crying in the Wilderness
Ministry
Our
Motto
“People
do not care how much you know
until
they know how much you care.” (John O. Anderson)
Mission Statement
“Crying
in the Wilderness Ministry” exists to awaken The Body of Christ to
unite, set
aside their differences,
be His witnesses and be light and salt to a
dying
world – proclaiming His entire love with a compassionate roar.
Vision
Statement
Ref:
A Compassionate Roar by John O. Anderson (2004) Bridge-Logos, Gainesville, Fl 32614
Imagine...
The
Body of Christ showing their love for one another in such a way that
the
“world” would say, “See how they love one another.” (John 13:34; 15:12)
Imagine...
The
Body of Christ being light and salt, boldly proclaiming the entire Word
of God
with a compassionate roar. (Amos
3: 7, 8; Matthew 5:13-16)
Imagine...
The
Body of Christ boldly proclaiming the true love of an unchangeable and
Holy God
– His love, grace, justice, wrath, mercy, and judgment. (Ps 102: 26-28, James 1:17,
Leviticus 11: 44-45, John 3:16; 14:6, Romans 1: 18-32; 6:23; 2:4, Hebrews 10:26-31)
Imagine...
The
Body of Christ boldly proclaiming all parts of God’s message – sin,
judgment,
love, repentance and salvation through the Blood of Christ. (Ezekiel 33, Jeremiah 1)
Imagine...
The Body
of Christ setting
aside their differences and working in unity. (John 17:23)
Imagine...
The Body
of Christ using
the gifts given them by the Holy Spirit to do THAT which God has called
them to
do. (1 Corinthians 12-14;
Ephesians 2:10)
Imagine...
The Body
of Christ set free
from the bondage of the law and walking in grace. (Romans 6)
Imagine...
The Body
of Christ being
willing to set aside their own agendas and the agendas imposed upon
them by
others and doing THAT for which they were created. (Ephesians 2:10)
Imagine...
The Body
of Christ
fulfilling the great commission without the hindrance of the traditions
of men.
(Colossians 2:8; Mark 7:8;
Matthew 15:6)
Imagine...
SCRIPTURES
WE BELIEVE THE LORD HAS
USED TO BIRTH THIS MINISTRY
YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO LOVE THE WHOLE BODY OF CHRIST
JESUS DID
NOT START A DENOMINATION
John 17:23
I
in them,
and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, that the world may
know
that Thou didst send Me, and didst love them, even as Thou didst love
Me.
YOU HAVE A
PURPOSE
Ephesians 2:10
For
we are His
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should walk in them.
YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED TO BE
LIGHT AND
SALT, TO TELL
THE
WORLD OF THE TRUE LOVE OF A HOLY GOD
Ezekiel 33:1-20
And
the word
of the Lord came to me saying, [2] "Son of man, speak to the sons of
your
people, and say to them, 'If I bring a sword upon a land, and the
people of the
land take one man from among them and make him their watchman; [3] and
he sees
the sword coming upon the land, and he blows on the trumpet and warns
the
people, [4] then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not
take
warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his
own
head. [5] 'He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning;
his
blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have
delivered his
life. [6] 'But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow
the
trumpet, and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a
person from
them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require
from the
watchman's hand.'
[7]
"Now as for you, son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the
house
of Israel; so you will hear a message from My mouth, and give them
warning from
Me. [8] "When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you shall surely
die,'
and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man
shall die
in his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand. [9] "But
if
you on your part warn a wicked man to turn from his way, and he does
not turn
from his way, he will die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your
life.
[10]
"Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, 'Thus
you have spoken, saying, "Surely our transgressions and our sins are
upon
us, and we are rotting away in them; how then can we survive?" ' [11] "Say to them, 'As I live!' declares the
Lord
God, 'I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that
the wicked
turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn
back from
your evil ways! Why then will you die, O
house of Israel?' [12]
"And you, son of man, say to your fellow citizens, 'The righteousness
of a
righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression, and
as for
the wickedness of the wicked, he will not stumble because of it in the
day when
he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous man will not be able
to live
by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.' [13] "When I say
to
the righteous he will surely live, and he so trusts in his
righteousness that
he commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered;
but in
that same iniquity of his which he has committed he will die. [14] "But
when I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die,' and he turns from his
sin and
practices justice and righteousness, [15] if a wicked man restores a
pledge,
pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes which
ensure life
without committing iniquity, he will surely live; he shall not die.
[16]
"None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him.
He
has practiced justice and righteousness; he will surely live.
[17]
"Yet your fellow citizens say, 'The way of the Lord is not right,' when
it
is their own way that is not right. [18] "When the righteous turns from
his righteousness and commits iniquity, then he shall die in it. [19]
"But
when the wicked turns from his wickedness and practices justice and
righteousness, he will live by them. [20] "Yet you say, 'The way of the
Lord is not right.' O house of Israel, I will judge each of you
according to
his ways."
YOU HAVE BEEN SET APART
HE HAS EQUIPPED YOU
YOU ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE
Jeremiah 1:4-9
[4]
Now the
word of the Lord came to me saying,
[5] "Before I formed you in the
womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have
appointed
you a prophet to the nations." [6]
Then I said, "Alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth." 7] But the Lord said to
me,
"Do not say, 'I am a youth,' Because
everywhere I
send you, you shall go, and all that I command you, you shall speak.
[8] "Do not be afraid of
them, For
I am with you to deliver you," declares the Lord.
[9] Then the Lord
stretched out His hand and
touched
my mouth, and the Lord said to me, "Behold, I have put My
words in your mouth.
HE WILL
PROTECT YOU
HE WILL
SUSTAIN YOU
YOU CAN
SPEAK WITH HIS AUTHORITY
Psalm 91:1-16
He who dwells in the
shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
[2] I
will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress,
My God,
in whom I trust!"
[3] For
it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper,
And from the deadly pestilence.
[4] He
will cover you with His pinions,
And under
His wings you may seek refuge;
His
faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
[5] You
will not be afraid of the terror by night,
Or of
the arrow that flies by day;
[6] Of
the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
Or of
the destruction that lays waste at noon.
[7] A
thousand may fall at your side,
And ten
thousand at your right hand;
But it
shall not approach you.
[8] You
will only look on with your eyes,
And see
the recompense of the wicked.
[9] For
you have made the Lord, my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place.
[10] No
evil will befall you,
Nor will
any plague come near your tent.
[11] For
He will give His angels charge concerning you,
To guard you in all your ways.
[12]
They will bear you up in their hands,
Lest you strike your foot against a stone.
[13] You
will tread upon the lion and cobra,
The
young lion and the serpent you will trample down.
[14]
"Because he has loved Me, therefore I will
deliver him;
I will
set him securely on high, because he has known My
name.
[15]
"He will call upon Me, and I will answer
him;
I will be
with him in trouble;
I will
rescue him, and honor him.
[16]
"With a long life I will satisfy him,
And let
him behold My salvation."