Endorsements and Testimonials about our ministry...
Dear Pastor Steve,
Let me take a moment now that we are six weeks out from our conference with you to express my gratitude to God for bringing the Oil of Heaven team to our church and community. Without doubt the Lord Jesus is moving through our church and you are a big part of that. As you know, we have been praying the entire year for the Holy Spirit to begin moving in our midst. The conference we had with you was a big breakthrough for us. Not only did we have physical and emotional healings, but we are now following up on those who received spiritual gifting from the Holy Spirit.
Without doubt our congregation has a greater zeal for Jesus, for sharing Him with others, and an expectancy for God to move in our midst. Thank you again for coming to share the empowerment of the Holy Spirit with us at CCOH. If I can answer any questions for others who are considering to have you in their church, please send them my way.
Yours in the peace, power, and purpose of Jesus,
Jeff Wuertz
Pastor, CCOH
www.ccohchurch.com
Some comments from the Holy Spirit Weekend at Victory Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, Oct 23-24, 2009:
"I felt such an opening of my mind to new spiritual truths!"
"It was an epiphany experience showing us what we are supposed to do with it (power of the Holy Spirit) and that we are entitled to do this."
"They were so gentle -just regular people."
"It truly was spiritual renewal for us as individuals but collective spiritual renewal for our church."
"Thank you God for bringing this team to us."
"As a life-long Lutheran and now a pastor for 14 years, I was uncertain what to expect when Pastor Steve and the Oil of Heaven team came to our congregation to lead a workshop. We have always believed in prayer, in healing, in God's power working through His people. However, we have always felt more comfortable compartmentalizing God, allowing Him to often, only work thorough our accepted norms. Over the two day event we were led through God's Words of Scripture and in prayer. Over the two day event we had many people come to better understand the power of God when we remove the restrictions. Many of those who attended came away with a richer appreciation of letting God be God and the value of opening ourselves up to be recipients of His blessings. We say we believe in miracles. Through our Healing Prayer time we were able to reaffirm the true power of God to grant miracles and heal His people as He desires. Thank you Steve and Roxana – you were a blessing from God for us." -- Rev. Bill Lowrey, Sr. Pastor, Holy Cross Lutheran Church - Arlington, TX
"This is remarkable! We get to talk about the Holy Spirit AND it’s in a Lutheran setting! Usually, in my experience, it’s only one or the other. I have been a pastor in the Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod since1994. My S.T.M. work was on Dr. Martin Luther’s teaching on sanctification; and I have always been interested in the work of the Holy Spirit, but from a solidly Lutheran perspective. I am more skeptical than most when it comes to the more flaky Charismatic stuff of the Enthusiasts, or "schwarmerei" as Luther calls them. These are the people, he says, who act like they’ve "swallowed the Holy Spirit feathers and all." That’s why I was so pleased to find out about Pastor Steve Stutz and his ministry team. I have been to their workshop on healing prayer and their workshop on the Holy Spirit. Both of these workshops were encouraging in the work of the Holy Spirit AND done in an environment that is "safe for LCMS Lutherans." That is not to say that you won’t be challenged, because you definitely will be! But isn’t that what you want in a really good workshop? They offer something that challenges you to grow but doesn’t take you off the deep end! I have served on the Texas District Commission on Prayer and Spiritual Formation for the last few years with Steve, and I highly encourage everyone to consider prayerfully this wonderful resource. What a blessing!
--Rev. Ernie Bernet, Pastor, St. Mark Lutheran Church – Mineral Wells, TX
"Oil of Heaven ministries was a blessing for our ministry at St. John. It is time Lutherans take prayer for the sick and the work of the Holy Spirit seriously. First of all, and of first importance, the Oil of Heaven team spoke clearly the Word of God in everything they proposed before doing anything else. Nothing they said or did was not rooted in the Word and yes--even our Confessions! My people really did not know what to expect and were pleasantly surprised at the gentle and loving way the whole team taught and worked among us. The Lord showed up, but not in the ways people expect when they think of healing ministry, but with peace, quietness, and faith. When Naaman the Syrian showed up to Elisha for healing he expected him to wave his hands and says something but instead he simply told Namaan, “Go and wash.” In the same way Oil of Heaven was just as simple and just as trusting in the Lord and His Word to accomplish his work among us. Pastor Steve and Roxana can be a blessing to your parish as well."
---Rev. Charles R. Miller, St. John Lutheran Church, Lake Charles, LA
"We thank you so much for coming and sharing your lives and your ministry with us. As we seek to follow the will of the Father, our hearts and minds needed to be open to the works and words of the Holy Spirit. I was very impressed with your use of Scripture and common sense to help us prepare to listen to the Spirit. We had a number of people who were profoundly touched during this weekend. It is our fervant hope to have you back sometime to teach us further. Right now we will begin taking "baby steps" by developing a time of "soaking prayer" here at St. Paul. Jesus said he would build his church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it. For this church to thrive it has to be His work. Many blessings on your ministry."
--Rev. Wayne K. Frost, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Big Spring, Texas
"Oil of Heaven Ministries has been a tremendous blessing to both my wife Kelly and to me. We have been blessed in not only attending a training weekend, but also to be a part of a few soakings. We have used what we have learned to be a blessing from others. Although it may not be often, God has used Kelly and I, as an instrument for His immediate healing of others. As we drove down to a training weekend in Houston from Dallas, I had pain in my back that was so bad I could barely make the car trip. After the healing service on the weekend, I was able to drive back to Dallas with bearable discomfort and the day after that I had no pain and was symptom free for over three months. I now drive hundreds of miles at a time for my work and I arely have any significant discomfort. Thanks for everything."
--Rev. Brad Aldrich, CrossPollination Ministries, St. Louis, MO
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