Greetings
Brethren,The Lord has been extremely merciful to this grievous soul. Removal from the past life was crucial. Please, allow me to share. From 2005 to 2013 I attended, served, and was a member of a local church in Stevens Point, WI. As a member, a covenant was signed and in August of 2013 the elders held their end of that covenant and expelled me to a ministry in Kentucky called Pure Life Ministries (PLM). Praise the Lord!
At PLM I learned that truly I was not seeking God with my whole heart. There was so much inward unbelief, cynicism, and skepticism. A lot of head knowledge had puffed me up and a lot of disappointments had let me down. No one would be able to exactly tell, judging from the outside, but that cannot fool the Lord. He loves souls too much to ignore such hypocrisy and double-mindedness.
Throughout the eight month program He led me down a path of lowliness, that I may truly be a part of His Heavenly Kingdom (Mt 5:3). This is the door of repentance in which any of us can walk through, if we heed His voice. As I left PLM, a particular verse was given to me, Ezekiel 36:23,
And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes.
Like ancient Israel, I profaned God's name with my hypocrisy among many friends and family. There really isn't anything in me to boast about; there never was. In July 2014 I moved from Kentucky back to Wisconsin. I'm currently interning with a discipleship program in Almond, WI. The Evergreen Center (EC) is a program where interns spend 11 months focusing on the inward change that God has required for every soul. We are spending time reading such works written by Madame Guyon, Brother Lawrence, and others. We, the six interns and three staff, are committed to living communally and striving for the unity of the Spirit. I'm seeking Christ's full remission of myself and His full indwelling of Himself in my emptied vessel. This work can only be done of the Spirit. That's why this letter has reached you; your assistance is needed. We all desperately require prayer. The work can only be done by Him alone and He is pleased to answer the prayers of His saints.
Summary Points
July – Most of July was spent reconnecting with key elders from my former church. Please, continue to pray that restoration could be established.
August – As a ministry we (EC) took a trip to Door County, WI to reach out to international students. A lot of the students I spoke to were from Romania. From their experience, the church is a “cash cow,” taking money from the poor to build churches. Please, pray that the message of love conveyed by Pastor Doug entered their hearts: “Jesus won't ever lie to you.”
September – The Lord revealed a lot within the first two months. My selfishness, my cold love towards Him and others, an unwillingness to accept criticism or instruction from peers, and substance abuse.
October – The 3rd of October I underwent Arthroscopic surgery (ACL reconstruction). This has caused a financial burden since my health insurance is a high deductible and, since the new Federal legislation, is a high premium also. The good news is that God is good and He will provide financially just as He has provided physically. My physical therapist (who also loves Jesus) notices that I am ahead of the curve in recuperating, keeping up with his younger (18-year-old) patients. Praise the Lord! We pray over my knee together during every appointment and we are able to build each other up spiritually as well as physically. What an unexpected blessing!
Ultimately the Lord's Spirit has been gradually correcting through both programs what His glory is. Before I would have sourced his glory to His sovereignty; now I see that He has set His sovereignty aside in order to proclaim His mercy. God is sovereign, but He promotes His mercy over His sovereignty. He calls us to do the same; give up all rights to become nothing but a vessel of His mercy. I would be eager to discuss this personal revelation with anyone, for it has been life-transforming.
Please, respond with any updates; I'd love to hear about your
life. He was so good to place you in my life. Please pray for my soul
as you are led. Thank you to those who have never stopped. Ask the
Lord whether He would have you aide my situation financially. It
would be for tuition, so any donation would not be tax-deductible.
Checks should be made to Joel Huebner with “tuition” in the memo.If you are a part of a ministry personally, please feel free to send your updates my direction. I plan to send out a semi-annual postal update. Let me know your updated email address if you are interested in receiving the updates electronically. Please, feel free to text or call me at the same number, below.
The postal address is
the following:Joel Huebner
N7101 14th Ct
Almond, WI 54909
Joel Huebner
(715) 252-1503
jhueb298@gmail.com
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