November 28, 2024
Greetings Pastors and Spouses, Prayer Partners and Friends,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
We trust you've had a blessed Thanksgiving Day! We've had an exciting day celebrating with our extended family. Our two sons and their families came over to our place and we had a great time visiting and eating together. The family circle has continued to grow over the years (more about this in our CLOSING THOUGHTS).
Last week in our opening we wrote about all the snow we got. Well that all melted but now it's cold outside. Right now, it's in the mid-twenties and tonight temperatures will drop down into the teens with windchills being even colder.
But this past weekend, the spiritual temperature was anything but cold! It was hot!
Let me tell you where we were and what God did.
CLARINDA, IA - This past Saturday night and Sunday morning, Beth and I ministered at New Life Church (Assemblies of God) in Clarinda, IA (located 80 miles southeast of Omaha, NE); pastored by James and Tanya Patterson. This was our third time to minister in Clarinda, but the first time since the Patterson's became pastors there (we did minister with the Patterson's several years ago at a church they were previously pastoring). On Saturday night we taught on the gifts of the Holy Spirit found in I Corinthians 12 and 14. The people were very engaged; taking notes, asking great questions and sharing input. It was a great evening. Then came Sunday morning! We preached on the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and several responded to the first altar call to commit their life to Christ, recommit their life to Christ or to make things right with God. That's always exciting! After the second altar call several came forward desiring to be baptized or refilled in the Holy Spirit. It was exciting watching and hearing people receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit. It was a great weekend with a great group of people. We thank God for all He did, and we thank you for praying!
EXTENDED THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION - Tomorrow through Sunday, Beth and I will be traveling to Stevens Point, WI to celebrate Thanksgiving with Beth's 97-year-old mother and bringing her to church on Sunday.
ZOOM TEACHING - Our next ministry will be this coming Tuesday, teaching pastors enrolled in our Wisconsin/Northern Michigan Network's District School of Ministry (DSOM). We've been asked by our District Office to teach via Zoom on the subjects of; "How to Pray with People to Receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit with the Initial Evidence of Speaking in Tongues" and "How to Pastor Expressions of the Spiritual Gifts". Please join with us in praying that God will anoint the teaching.
MAILINGS GOING OUT - It's the time of the year when we send out our mailings to schedule services for 2025. We've already sent out the mailings to the Peninsular Florida District, the West Florida District, the South Carolina District, the Georgia District, the Wisconsin/Northern Michigan Network (District) and the Minnesota District. We are now starting to work on our mailing to the churches of the Illinois District. Please join us in praying that the doors will continue to open wherever God would want us to minister.
2024 SCHEDULE - You can view our schedule by clicking here.
2024/2025 SCHEDULING - Since last week's emailing we have scheduled services in Delavan, WI and Rothschild, WI. Pastors: if you want to schedule something yet in 2024 (or 2025), feel free to contact us by sending us an email at: billjuoni@gmail.com or call/text us at: 920.723.1024.
INFO AFTER CLOSING THOUGHTS - At the very end of the emailing please read the paragraphs about - MINISTRY CAR FUNDRAISER, BILL'S BOOKS, and FACEBOOK.
CLOSING THOUGHTS - A couple of months ago our youngest granddaughter had a softball game against Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI. Our oldest son and daughter-in-law drove up to watch the game and while they were there, they bought a Northern Michigan University sweatshirt for me. The significance about this is that 50 years ago I graduated from Northern Michigan University with a degree in Business. Now 50 years later we had a granddaughter playing a softball game against Northern Michigan in Marquette. While attending Northern Michigan, never could I have ever imagined the plan God had in mind for me. Not in my wildest dream! Today as I was wearing that sweatshirt and visiting with our sons, their families, and the grand kids - never as a graduating 21-year-old could I have imagined this! For all believers the point is God can bring you further and do more than you could ever imagine. We look back and say, "Who would have thought!" We have so much to be thankful for!
Please join us in praying that God will pour out His Holy Spirit this Tuesday evening in the Zoom teaching.
Thank you so much for being our partners in ministry!
Together in His Service with You,
Bill & Beth
MINISTRY CAR FUNDRAISER - If you would like to donate to our "car fund" using your credit card you can click here. It's simple, safe and secure. If you would prefer to donate using a check - please make the check out to "Fresh Fire Ministries", mark it "car fund", and send it to: Fresh Fire Ministries, P.O. Box 372, Whitewater, WI 53190.
BILL'S BOOKS– Both books I have written, “More Power – Supersizing the Working of the Holy Spirit for Life and Ministry” (a guide to the baptism in the Holy Spirit) and "God's Power Tools for Life and Ministry" (a guide to the gifts of the Holy Spirit) are available through Amazon. People have been ordering them and buying them in our services! The paperback versions are available for $12.99 at Amazon and the eBook versions on Kindle are available for $3.99. You can order either book by clicking here. [The third book, 'Helping Others Receive the Gift' is a compilation with several other authors published in 2008.] If you enjoy the books, go to Amazon and write reviews. The reviews will inspire others to read the books.
FACEBOOK – Each week Beth continues to make new friends on Facebook. If you are new to our emailing and would like to connect with her on Facebook, create an account, and make a friend request to “Beth Ann Murray Juoni”. It's been incredible to see the people she has connected with from across the country and even overseas. We have found former parishioners, pastor friends, evangelist friends and many new friends.
rekindling and fueling the fire