I never lose sight of my need to always come to You when
I am hungry and dry for Your righteousness. Thank you
for never turning me away and for Your faithful promise
to fill me and satisfy me. You are more than enough and
everything I need.
L+L: Chapel of Change is bringing together people of
many different races, ethnicities and backgrounds.
In what ways are you seeing people pursuing
righteousness and justice, and how do you see
them being filled or satisfied?
Estelle Martin: The teaching and preaching ministry
of Pastors Brian and Laura Warth, the ministry teams,
emerging leaders and staff at Chapel of Change are
making a significant impact in the kingdom of God, and
the devil is not happy at all. Praise God! First, prayer is the
most important foundation on which everything else is
centered around. As leaders in the church, we are called to
engage in intense “boiler room” prayer times like Charles
Spurgeon initiated. The church body is encouraged to
raise up prayer altars in our hearts, in our homes and
wherever we go. There are weekly Zoom prayer times and
Wednesday evening prayer with Pastors Brian and Laura.
... Second, the emphasis is not only on receiving the Word
of God but teaching others to teach others the Word of
God. There are over 30 small groups via Zoom that have
been meeting each week to go over the lessons taught in
the School of Spiritual Foundation available online every
Thursday evening for seven weeks. We are intentional in
our praying and getting the Word out, expressing our love
and extending an invitation to Christ, all via airwaves,
texting, Zoom, online and every way we can during this
time of the pandemic. As a result, we are experiencing
record attendance in all our outdoor services at the
various campuses of Chapel of Change. We have also
witnessed several water baptisms and received many
reports of deliverance and salvation. All people of every
nation, tribe and tongue are welcome, and many have
sensed the call to come to Jesus, which is ultimately the
pursuit of righteousness and justice. They have expressed
a desire to be filled and satisfied with something more
than what the world has to offer. On Oct. 30, we will have
a tent revival in our new tent, and we are expecting a great
harvest to the glory of God.
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Laura Warth: Brian himself is very multiethnic. When
he was in prison, because he was in the chapel and was
serving God early on when he went in, his friends were
mixed of all different types of ethnicities. He didn’t know
what it was like to only have one set of friends. He had
an African American chaplain who mentored him
for several years. There was diversity in ethnicity and
age. For myself, I was very active in my community in
different organizations, mainly for helping society. The
community was diverse as well. I didn’t isolate myself. He
didn’t isolate himself. This was part of who we were, and
actually that’s who our friends are. Sometimes people ask
us, “How are you able to bring different ethnicities, races
and backgrounds together?” Well, first Brian was a gang
member, and he went in prison, and he was converted.
I was a businesswoman, a real estate broker. I owned a
company. Those are two different types of economic
backgrounds. It was natural for us to bring together people
that didn’t look the same, that didn’t have the same type
of status socially or economically. We’ve got executives
in our church, and we have people that are former drug
addicts.
Chapel of Change’s vision is to “see a diverse people deeply
connected to God, one another and kingdom mission.” Visit
chapelofchange.org to learn more about the church and its
ministries and leadership.+
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