Welcome to
FREE LIFE CHURCH
You’re going to love it here!
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Our congregation consists of spirit-filled people united in our love for Jesus Christ and our desire to see His Kingdom impact our city and beyond.
At FLC, church is more than checking a box. We gather to worship our King and encounter the presence of God. We believe church is the household of God with Him as our Father and therefore includes family and community. It is a place to be accepted as you are and equipped to become all God has purposed you to be.
What You Can Expect
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Kids Check-In Begins: 9:45 am
Coffee Bar Opens: 9:45 am
Worship Service: 10:00 amSunday mornings have a relaxed atmosphere with warm, friendly people to welcome you. You will receive a welcome packet with information about who we are and a welcome card for you to fill out so we can connect with you. Be sure to drop your card off at the Welcome Table in the lobby and grab a gift bag on the way out. Our services run about 90 minutes.
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At Free Life Church we love to worship. Our worship team plays contemporary music and we believe and encourage everyone to worship in their own unique way. As we worship, we are actively seeking to encounter God’s presence and be led by the Holy Spirit.
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At Free Life we are interested in you – not what you are wearing. You don’t need to worry about dressing up – or dressing down. Wear whatever is comfortable for you.
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OPENING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you for coming! We want this morning to be an opportunity for you to experience God’s presence, and for you to hear about ways to get involved in the FLC community.WORSHIP
We spend time engaging, seeking, and enjoying God through song with our Worship Team, and encouraging and prophetic words from our leaders and other trusted prophetic voices.SERMON
An insightful message of the application of God’s Word through one of our pastors or a guest speaker.POST-SERVICE PRAYER
Would you like to pray with someone from our trained Ministry Team after the service? Come find us off to the side of the stage and we’ll be happy to.
Are you looking to connect and learn more about Free Life?
Our Mission
Building a culture where people know God and advance His Kingdom.
As believers, we are ambassadors for the Kingdom of Heaven, to bring His world and accomplish His will here in Northern Virginia and to all of the earth.
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” -Matthew 6:10, ESV
Our Vision
Encounter
We believe that people need to encounter the God who created them. The first and greatest encounter is our salvation, but it doesn’t end there. We endeavor to build our lives pursuing God’s presence and trusting His power to manifest in our day-to-day lives.
Equip
We believe God desires His children to grow into strong and mature disciples who walk in freedom and victory in their lives. We desire to see people “equipped for the work of the ministry.”
Engage
We believe people are part of Gods family, and this requires strong, authentic relationships with other believers and to be intentional in building those relationships. We also desire to see our church engaging our community and sharing the love of Jesus with everyone.
Meet the Team
Clayton + Jen Grenfell
Senior Pastor + Worship Leader
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Clayton, Senior Pastor of FLC, and his wife Jen have devoted their lives to serving Jesus, advancing His Kingdom, and serving people. Jen led the Youth Group at FLC when she was still a teen, then became a part of the leadership team in 2008. Clayton began full-time ministry in 2004 at New Covenant Church Bryanston in Johannesburg, South Africa. He arrived in Leesburg, VA in 2007 and has served on the eldership team since 2008. Clayton and Jen married in 2011 and now have two children.
Duane + Marie Kobayashi
Eldership Team
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Duane and Marie came to FLC during its earliest days in 2003. They have served the church in many capacities and have been on the eldership team since 2004. They have four children and live in Reston, Virginia.
Kevin + Katie Pool
Ministry Leaders
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Kevin and Katie are passionate about community and God’s design for the church to be family. They came to Free Life in 2008 where they met, later married, and served in numerous capacities. They have three children and live in Leesburg, VA.
Josh + Rachel Dinneen
Community
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Josh and Rachel have a desire to see lives restored, and for people to experience God in a new and powerful way. They joined FLC in 2013 and have served in several areas. They live in Ashburn VA and have four daughters.
Tommy + Carly Carothers
Leadership Team
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Tommy and Carly have been with FLC since 2006. They have been involved in the leadership of multiple ministries at different times, and share a desire to see God’s people live out the gifts and callings that He has put in them. They have 3 children and live in Ashburn.
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A/V – Duane Kobayashi – [email protected]
Crisis Care Team – Melinda Wooden – careteam@flc.church
Children’s Ministry – Heather Paris – [email protected]
Connection Team – Don Wooden – [email protected]
Living Free – Talley Hess – [email protected]
Outreach (Kingdom Connections)
- One Hope Ministries – Bill & Beth LaRock – [email protected]
- Change a Life Foundation – Don & Melinda Wooden – [email protected]
- Loudoun Burn – Teresa & Bo Cook – [email protected]
- BetterALife – Elizabeth Ford – [email protected]
Men’s Ministry – Remonde Brangman – [email protected]
Women’s Ministry – Rachael Dinneen – [email protected]
Junior Youth – Mark Mogensen – jy@flc.church
Small Groups – Steve & Susie Gulick – [email protected]
Translation Team – Kathy Lizzama – [email protected]
Worship Team – Jen Grenfell – [email protected]
Prayer Team – Melinda Wooden – [email protected]
See How God is Moving at Free Life
2023 Testimonies
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I went up for prayer because I identified with a reoccurring thought/ feeling/belief- I’m trapped/stuck/helpless. From time to time, I also experience feeling physically weighed down (i.e. having a heavy winter coat makes me feel overly encumbered, or if one of my kids hang on me, I feel the need to free myself and get away). As the two people prayed for me their hands felt heavy on my shoulders even though I knew they were not applying pressure. Matthew 11: 28-29 was spoken which was meaningful to me. As they continued to pray I could no longer feel the pressure of their hands on me. The gentleman commented on how upright my body looked and I told him that I no longer felt the weight or pressure on my shoulders. My body felt light and as if weight was truly lifted. It was beautiful and I am so incredibly grateful. Our God is so good and so loving and I’m so grateful for the two precious people He used to give me more freedom. Thank you so much! -K
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I learned much about deliverance at the Spiritual Warfare conference that was held at Free Life Church. Previously, I had been delivered from narcolepsy during a healing event, so I had a degree of faith in deliverance. However, I did not know that I needed deliverance from things in my childhood and in my family. At the conference, I decided that I no longer wanted to deal with my bipolar issues, that I had full faith God could uproot this disorder from my life, a disorder I have had my entire life and one that also runs in my family. I had an odd confidence, a readiness to be rid of it, an almost angry feeling for it to not affect me anymore. Two wonderful women met me upfront and prayed with me, some of which was for unity within myself. During this, someone had come to the left of me and stood behind me, placing a hand so lightly on my back, and they said “mm-hmm.” When I turned to peek at who it was, no one was there, and not anywhere behind me. I believe an angel had come to minister with these two women, and I cried. I have continued to be delivered from bipolar since. Not only was I delivered from a mental disorder, but I prayed for an entire evening to God that day, asking for deliverance from all sorts of things, two of which were unusually physically hard for me to do. I surrendered everything to Him. For an entire 24 hours after that evening, I had a peace within me, a calm where nothing could make me upset, even throughout my workday. I did not eat a single thing for those 24 hours. I was simply full already. – A
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This is an amazing testimony of a physical manifestation of God in our home that has occurred.
I haven’t touched my guitar in about a year since we started recovery from sex addiction and betrayal trauma last October. In fact, my piano had also been covered up with plastic for 6 months during our home renovation until just last week when I uncovered it and began playing again. It was such a spiritual experience to unwrap this instrument of worship now that our home has been restored and we’re farther along with our marriage recovery. Since it had been so long since I played my guitar, I picked it up today to tune it. I knew it was out of tune because I recall how bad it sounded a week ago when I strummed it a bit while unwrapping my piano. Imagine my shock when I began to tune it this morning and found that it was in PERFECT pitch! I couldn’t believe it. Not a single adjustment needed – not even a minor one. Not a tweak. It was perfectly tuned. Guitars don’t hold their tune that long in the natural. After confirming with my piano tuner that he hasn’t touched it while here recently and knowing no one else could have tuned it, I suddenly realized this must be a miracle. A physical manifestation of the same tuning going on in my heart, our marriage, and physical restoration of our home. The King was in the room. He himself had visited this place – and I am undone. It brings me to tears to think the personal hand of God has touched my guitar much like the hands of the father on the back of the prodigal son in the picture brought into our home worship room just a few days earlier. This hand painting of the prodigal son has been soaking in prayer and worship at our local Burn House for many months and must open a gate/door which has now manifested the very presence of God in our home. I’m blown away after praying for something like this to happen to me for so long and now it’s happened at such a time when God knew this prodigal son (me) is coming home to His father – He is TUNING my heart to His in such a tangible way through an object of worship. I shouldn’t be so surprised. God is so good! WOW! – C -
I want to say thank you for the role Free Life has played in our lives in ushering in the power of God. In January, I began having cluster headaches. After struggling and crying through the pain of these headaches for months, and crying out to the Lord for healing, I suddenly thought of Free Life (I had heard of it through people going to Encounter nights) and had this pressing sense that I needed to attend. And so, though my husband and I had not attended church together in years or regularly ever, I grabbed him and said I knew we needed to go. Within minutes of beginning to worship, I was overcome by the Spirit in a way I’ve never experienced before and didn’t really even understand was possible. Ken and I think Josh both came up during the worship and read the same scripture from Colossians 2 about having the full authority of Christ “who is the head” and it absolutely pierced me. The lingering pain in my head wasn’t gone but somehow, I knew I would never have a really bad attack again and more importantly, my husband and I knew we had to come back to the church. A few weeks later, my headaches abated completely as soon as we had a conversation that we were in agreement with God on a particular issue. I also experienced healing for gut issues after prayer at a Sunday service where a “word of knowledge” brought me to the front. All throughout this, my husband had a number of experiences during Sunday services and prayer with elders where God brought up pain and trauma from his family and military service that has allowed for great healing through repentance, forgiveness, and lies of the enemy being exposed.
An absolute hunger for the word, for practicing praise, for prayer, and for listening for the Lord in every area of our lives has been ignited. We have never been so unified and so hopeful that God wants to work in and through our lives. We are so grateful for the faithful service of the leadership at FLC for facilitating and ushering us into the transforming presence of the Holy Spirit and deepening our understanding of His ways. We have wanted a church like this ever since we both left the Catholic Church in our teens and have never felt that we truly had a church home before. Thank you and all praise to the Lord most high! -M -
I had the chance to have one of the ministry team members pray for me on a Sunday recently and I shared with her how hard it was for me to get ready to go to church that day; as I was driving to church a song came on that I had never heard before and it was saying exactly how I felt that morning and how I can worship the Lord even when I don’t feel like it. I also shared with her my difficulties in hearing the Holy Spirit. After my conversation with her I realized that the Holy Spirit is always speaking to me. When I left the church and got in my car, the Holy Spirit spoke clear to me saying that I, and all the believers in God, sit next to Jesus in Heaven. It was so clear that as I was driving my car, I laughed saying “Wow I am sitting next to Jesus”! I know this is my spirit man, and it was a great revelation for me. -M
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The Lord healed me from disability! I had a neck injury for 4 years. Couldn’t work, look at screens, drive, have the lights on, or sometimes couldn’t make food for myself! The Lord miraculously healed me on March 11th, on the 11 year anniversary of my baptism! Praise the Lord Jesus! -O
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I got pregnant in October and had some bleeding! At the ER we saw the baby alive but there was a lot of blood inside my uterus! 2 days later I came to a follow-up and the doctor said that there was no baby anymore. She said that my uterus was empty! And she prescribed a medicine to help pull out the “rest of the pregnancy”. I didn’t take the medicine because it was out of stock… later in the week I got the medicine but I was still feeling the pregnancy symptoms! So I decided on my own to go to the lab and get a hcg level exam. To our surprise the hormone level was up!!! Generally, when a person suffers a miscarriage, the hormone level comes down! But mine was raising! We got sooo confused because 2 doctors said that there was no baby anymore… we were devastated! So, I decided to go to another appointment with another doctor! And to our surprise baby was there! Baby is here!!! He is alive!!! Our miracle baby!! If I would’ve taken that medicine, it would’ve killed our baby.. I just want to share this God miracle! He gives life! He has plans! He is wonderful! Thanks Lord! -J
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My story started over 12 years ago when my pain began in my hips. Before the pain, I had lived in poverty and experienced a long life of trauma and pain, and abuse. I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis and began low-dose chemo treatments to slow the progression of it down, but no cure is available. As of two weeks ago, each day was literally 24-7 pain, stiffness, swelling and burning throughout my body. I had also been diagnosed with PTSD, Severe Anxiety, and Chronic Depression due to the pain I was living with. One Sunday morning, Ken called for anyone with Cancer or a long-term sickness to come up and pray for healing. Now I have prayed and been prayed for hundreds of times throughout my years, and nothing has ever happened aside from getting more sick. But this Sunday, something strange happened. As Ken came closer person by person, I began to freeze, and my body began to shake, and I even blacked out. Later Clayton and Ken helped explain to me that there was a demonic spirit in me. They asked me to come in and pray for more release. I was still so sick, and all my blood work and MRIs show the sickness as well. So, we scheduled for the following Wed. For no reason at all, I had so much fear. Well, I must tell you, forgiveness is the biggest part that came out of this for me. I prayed to forgive some items of very big hurt. I am finally free from the anger of it now with forgiveness. When we were done with our prayer session, I was no longer cold but very warm, and I was no longer scared, and I felt as though I was walking in a pool without pain versus being weighed down by thousands of pounds of pain. This night was my first night with no medication, and I slept in peace all night without terror dreams that first evening. I woke up the next day; I still had some stiffness and pain, so I prayed out loud I am healed. Each day my pain has been decreasing. I still have taken no medication to sleep since this happened. This week was my first time cooking for my family which didn’t leave me disabled afterward from pain and burning. I went outside in the cold and worked in my nonprofit, lifting and walking and moving for over 8 hours on Saturday after the release prayer!! My burning, anxiety, stress, and my pain is almost all gone now. From being sick for so long, I do have lots of bone damage, but I know each day I am still being healed, and one day soon, it will be 100% gone. I have never felt so much relief from pain and stress in my entire life as I do today. I am so grateful to God and the obedience of Ken and Clayton. Being able just to wake up and get out of bed now each morning feels like I am walking out of the invisible wheelchair I have been in for over a decade. I am healed! -L
2022 Testimonies
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I had a 3rd degree concussion last Friday and Pastor Tommy prayed over it on Sunday. I felt a warm sensation flow over my head during the prayer and afterwards the light sensitivity and headache went away. Thank you Jesus for being so good! -S
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Earlier this year, I did a routine health screening typically done for women and received a call soon after to return for further testing. I started getting nervous at this second screening after the technician told me the doctor would be speaking to me as the results looked concerning. Although the doctor said I shouldn’t be alarmed, he wanted to do a biopsy. A marker would be placed inside me in the case surgery was needed in the future. I shared the situation with my life group and a group member had a vision of God wrapping me with a blanket, my security could be found in Him. Amidst thoughts of fear that I had cancer, I kept the visual given to me in mind before the date of the biopsy- as it became a propeller of hope and faith. One night I was praying and declaring in prayer that I was cancer free, that my cells were normal. In the midst of fear, the Lord spoke to me one night as I was praying and said it would be ok. After the biopsy was completed, I received a call a few days later from the radiology center. I was overwhelmed with relief that it was good news- I was cleared, nothing to be found! It was also confirmation of the Lord’s faithfulness to protect me from the evil one. I’m so thankful for the support of my life group and the vision passed on to me. It is a testimony of the power of Christ’s love working in community. Thank you Jesus, I give you all the glory! -N
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We had need of a new car to replace our 17 year old van. This car brought us through the raising of 3 kids, many carpools, road trips, and tolerated overloading to dutifully haul the supplies we needed. It faithfully hung on as we patched it up the last few years. For many reasons, we did not feel we could afford another car, so I had been seeking the Lord’s provision. I knew in my spirit that He would provide what was needed for us and that the provision of a car would be a sign for us of the abundance He was preparing to pour out for us.
On February 1, I was at an open house and I saw three cardinals in a young tree. One of them flew directly at me and stopped to face me. I didn’t know what it meant for certain, but believed it had to do with provision, a reminder that God always provides for His children, that He gives good gifts, and that He it is always more than we could ask or imagine. He makes a way where there seems to be no way. I held that vision in my heart and continued to wait on the Lord.Last weekend, completely out of the blue, the Lord gave us a new car! It was 100% perfect with even better than I would have asked for! As I was in prayer one day, I looked out the window at the parked car and my spirit burned as I saw my old license plate on the new car. The license plate has a flying cardinal followed by the number 3.As I write this, I feel the Holy Spirit rising in me so strongly and my faith is even more increased about what is to come. I believe completely, with all that I am and have to offer, that this gift from the Lord is a crack in the wall and that the floodgates are about to open. I am excited, overwhelmed with thanks, and filled with anticipation for what the Lord will do.To Him be all the Glory and Honor!-C -
Last Fathers Day 2021 pastor Ken prayed at the end of the service, and included prayer for couples believing God for a child. One of our family members has a coworker who has had a miscarriage or two, not sure, and wanted to have a child. I took that prayer on their behalf, let the family member know and she shared the prayer with the coworker. To the glory of God, she got pregnant and their daughter was born on 04/03/2022
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September 12, 2021 I awoke with extreme burning in response to a COVID vaccine I received. Fast-forward to my having contracted COVID Thanksgiving 2021, when the burning affected my entire right thigh. Prayerful and believing, I believed that unforgiveness of a past wound to be a sort of block in my being healed. By Winter, the pain had advanced to what felt like 1-2 inch razor cuts several times on an hour. In mid February I was given pain medication and diabetic shots (no, I do not have diabetes…yes, I am shocked that I actually gave myself shots). March 1st, I had the opportunity to speak with Pastor Clayton on discernment, forgiveness, and the sadness I held in my heart for so little earthly years left living for the Lord. Something released that day alongside of forgiveness. I could feel a weight off of me. Perhaps it was in my having had a place to be heard without feeling admonished or shamed. From early to Mid-February, Pastors prayed weekly for healing. In an act of faith, I stopped taking my pain medication on February 23rd. I stopped giving myself shots on March 3rd and after several days of increased work schedule (a time when pain would increase), the pain has severely decreased and continues to subside. The cutting feeling is completely gone. Sharing praise through witness that I hope is encouragement. -C
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To start, I was very lost for the last 3 years with no hope for life. I had suffered loss, I had punished myself for everything in life, mentally and emotionally abandoned my family until the Fall of 2021. I was in the midst of ending life so my family would no longer suffer with the burden of me and who I was becoming these last three. I had lost faith and hope. My husband suggested let us find a church. I fought him tooth and nail about this because I was an ex catholic who pounded their fist and said NO I will not subject my children to the sufferings and lies I encountered in religion. My husband then came to me another time and asked the same thing and told me to think it over. I decided to go to my room alone with all emotion I feel to my knees and cried out for the first time in years “God if you can hear me help me. Show me where I need to go. I have no more meaning and have lost my way. I want to die because I am nothing but I also want to find a reason to live. Help me find where I am supposed to be” the next day I found FLC on Google and thought it was fluke and asked God again the same thing I fell to my knees begging for the same thing.
On to the next day, FLC came on Google again as the number one spot and again for the third time I fell to my knees (in solitude with no one around me) and asked for the same thing. I was lost looking for meaning and wanted nothing more to leave my family so they could have a better life without me. Being alive no longer seemed to suit me until that third night. No one may believe me but as I slept thinking of all the ways I could disappear and end everything a thundering voice woke me up and scared me. It said “Stop!! Go and I will reveal what you seek”. It scared me to death. I knew whose voice it was and as soon as I went online FLC popped up once again. We walked in as a family that Sunday. Sent our daughters to the childrens and my husband and I (broken and hating life and him knowing I may not be here as I had no will to live) sat in the corner seat. I cannot explain what I felt except for I got goosebumps and my heart was on fire. As soon as the choir sang I broke into tears, for the first time in 3 years I felt a sense of relief and freedom. I could feel the Holy Spirit in that very room moving through all His people. It was then that I knew I found what I was seeking and God knew in my hour of desperation I was ready to receive it.
I have never felt so close to Jesus in my life. I feel saved. I feel free. And I now remember what it is like to be alive. God knew What I needed and He provided to me at the most perfect moment when I was at my lowest. I feel like I’m home with all the people and the elders. I wish I could testify more and scream at the top of my lungs how fulfilled I finally feel. All I can really say is that you can feel His presence as soon as you enter. The messages are clear and anyone can clearly see Him sending out His message through gathering of people, the lifting of all the voices as we sing praise, and through the words of each person that gets up to the Podium and speak the message of that day. I am so grateful be alive today. My children and my husband are so grateful that I am still here as well. I can finally in the first time in many years of darkness and hate feel him moving inside of me, bringing back that burning desire to know Him, to finally see that I am worth of God’s love and to realize that He never abandoned me. I hope and pray that others who are seeking the same thing find it. In my life I have never felt so loved and full of such burning desire for Truth to the point that our daughters are now homeschooled with a Christian curriculum because they too desire to learn more about Gods Word and Jesus Christ. I am forever changed because of Fall of 2021 and am now fully ready to be baptized in front of my family. -K
2021 TESTIMONIES
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Thank you for yesterday’s service (10/24/21). The Lord took hold of my heart on the topic of prayer in a powerful way. I could barely speak after the sermon but I was able say to my dear wife: “honey, we need to get home”.
God reminded me about the beauty of prayer with conviction. Rather than allowing my thoughts to be distractions from prayer I viewed them as opportunities for prayer.
I feel refreshed and I want so much for this type of prayer to be the mark in my life. This has become my chief request of the Lord.
-H
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I would love to share what Jesus has done and my life and continue since I become his follower. It’s been an amazing journey. I was baptized in the Holy Spirit before in the water. Then the week that I was about to be baptized in the water I was speaking in the spirit strongly and I couldn’t speak English I had to concentrate myself on it. I had encountered with evil through smell of cigarette for about six weeks than the Holy Spirit show in the dream the spirit that was following me. Then two weeks later I get a vision while I was meditating very clear. I was not afraid I know Jesus is with me. I have been praying for people and they are getting healing with my prayers. I had a client that was taking anxiety medicine and it’s hurting her stomach and she couldn’t eat. I pray for her after two weeks her anxiety went way and she thank me and I told her that was not me but Jesus and the Holy Spirit that heals her. Yesterday my friend was at the church and for some reason he did not ask for prayers even though Josh was saying that the Holy Spirit was going to do some healing, so I was with them after the service and I pray to God to heal his back and shoulder because he was in pain and the pain went way. I am sharing this with you because I am new Christian and I go to your service because I like your teaching.
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Last week, while Ken and Josh were speaking, I went up for healing for carpal tunnel. While Josh was praying, I felt my joints popping and warmth throughout my hand! I could feel the pain leaving my hand and arm. I went home and could do work at home with no pain. When I got up the next morning, I could flex my hand with no swelling or pain for the first time in years. Each day, my hand has had less pain, swelling and discomfort. I can now do things I couldn’t do for the last several years! Thank you Jesus!
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I have had migraines following a car accident in 2001, in which my C1 & C2 vertebrae were affected.
Since then, every time the barometric pressure changed (rain onset), I get terrible migraines. Until last Sunday, I’ve had to take a small dose narcotic to address these migraines. Last Sunday Josh asked that anyone with top two vertebrae issues come up for prayer, which I did and thankfully received any healing He (God) would extend me.
Shortly after 1AM on Monday, I awoke to a loud popping noise and adjustment I felt at the base of my head. My neck had adjusted, something that has not happened without chiropractor assistance. I quickly gave praise (to God) in an email to Josh. Additionally, we had rain earlier this week and I had no migraine.
I feel so blessed in having been delivered from fear in March and now from 20 years of migraines due to C spine vertebrae issues. Not sure why God is choosing to do this for me other my being his child and it all being finished already …a life I’m living in the rearview mirror of God.
So blessed. Encounter • Equip • Engage is a part of the faith articles of FLC and also a very important testament to the witness of God as experienced through my walk with my Savior. He’s alive!
-C
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Healed from Pain –
I’ve been experiencing body aches and pains for some weeks prior to June 27, and had to take pain medication at least 3 times a day. Sunday June 27 at the start of the service, Josh called for those with migraine headaches and also included those with body pains for prayer. That Sunday my shoulders were hurting real bad even after I’d taken some pain medication. As Josh prayed 2 ladies that were close to me laid their hands on me and immediately the pain left. It’s now Thursday and I’ve not taken any pain medication. Glory to God!
-M
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Though we don’t attend this church on a regular basis since we live out of state, we still feel a connection since my parents, and my sister, both attend this church. I was able to attend a service for the first time a few weeks ago, and we’re excited to make it a point to visit anytime we’re in town We just wanted to share this testimony as I know people a part of this church were fighting along side of us with prayer and we appreciate it so much.
A few weeks ago, our one year old daughter, suddenly started crying and moving in a way that showed her stomach was upset. As soon as I picked her up, she turned ghost white, lips purple, and went completely limp in my arms. I immediately called 911. The only other thing I knew to do while holding her was to repeat the name of Jesus and pray in the spirit.
She was rushed to ER and they began running their tests. Blood work, Xray, urine check, and ultrasound. They were able to quickly diagnose what’s called intussusception. Essentially, her small intestine was going inside of the large intestine. A life threatening condition if left untreated in a timely manner. She was immediately life-flighted to Wilmington Children’s hospital. By the time we got to Wilmington, she was showing no symptoms – so they did another ultrasound and it showed that the condition had resolved on it’s own. Praise Jesus. We were filled with relief.
They wanted to keep us overnight for observation, so we stayed. By morning she was starting to show symptoms again, so they sent her down to ultrasound and saw that the issue had reoccurred. They performed an air enema which has about a 75% success rate without the need for surgery. It immediately fixed the issue. We breathed another sigh of relief. But a few hours later, she started acting fussy again. Anyone that knows our daughter, knows that she is a happy, content baby so we knew something was off. While the staff tried to tell us that she may just have a virus she’s fighting off, we insisted that they do another ultrasound. Sure enough, her intestines had shown reoccurrence of intussusception. By this point, we started to come undone emotionally. The surgeon gave us 2 options, so we needed Holy Spirit to give us an answer quickly. And He did.
As much as nobody likes hearing that your baby needs surgery, we knew she was in good hands. They performed emergency surgery to correct the issue. They found 2 large lymph nodes that were causing the issue, and had to take out her appendix as well. The whole procedure took about an hour. She came out of surgery and woke up a completely different baby. We were hesitant to write this testimony, because during the process, things weren’t going the way WE wanted them to go. But looking back and recounting where God was in all of this, is nothing short of a miracle. So here’s the good part….
A few weeks prior to this, Holy Spirit beckoned me to fast. Had I not been in His word and in prayer as much as I was, I would have handled this entire situation from a totally different head space. The moment her body went limp, instead of acting in fear, I boldly plead the blood of Jesus over her. She went from vomiting profusely, in and out of consciousness, to riding in the back of the ambulance, peacefully. Jesus was there.
I reached out to my mom and sister and they began to declare that every single doctor, nurse, and tech that worked on her, be filled with supernatural wisdom. They diagnosed the issue promptly and conducted every test flawlessly. Jesus was there.
She was in and out of pain while we were in the ER at Onslow. I was supposed to be at rehearsal that night, so I reached out to our pastor and told her to gather the worship team and pray. Pastor Mac lead the team in prayer and sent the voice recording to us. He shared Matthew 8:5-13, and Isaiah 53:5. The word is a powerful tool. When Jesus was in the wilderness, He fought the devil off with scripture. We prayed and read scripture out loud. The baby immediately shifted from a place of discomfort to a place of comfort. She fell asleep during the entire ultrasound, so they were able to quickly diagnose the issue a lot faster than if she were to be as restless and she was. Jesus was there.
She slept the entire flight to Wilmington Children’s Hospital. All of her symptoms were gone by the time we arrived there. They ran another ultrasound and saw that the issue had resolved on it’s own. We were able to rest that night. God knew that’s what she needed. He knew that’s what we all needed. He was there.
In the morning, she started to show symptoms of pain again, so we replayed the prayer that the worship team had sent and played worship music in our room. She again shifted from a place of discomfort to a place of stillness. My husband took her down to ultrasound this time and I stayed back in the room, reading the word out loud and praying in the spirit. I was scared, but Jesus was there. Immediately after the ultrasound, they conducted the air enema, which resolved the issue right away.
A few hours later, she started to show symptoms of reoccurrence. Again. We were told there was a very slight chance of this happening, so for her to now go through this pain again for the 3rd time, we were starting to come undone emotionally. It felt like a roller coaster ride of ups and downs. In the book of James, it says to call for the elders of the church to pray over the sick. We needed help fighting this battle. We sent word to the pastors of our church to gather the prayer warriors to not only pray for her, but to pray for the strength for my husband and myself to keep running this race. The surgeon then gave us a few options. We needed Holy Spirit to lead us with an answer quickly. At that moment the surgeon said, “as a dad, do you want my opinion?” I knew that was our answer. Jesus was there.
Our baby isn’t a huge fan of strangers. At that point, she was so over the random doctors and nurses looking at her. But when we got to the operating room, the team that was ready for her, took her and held her like she was their own and said, “don’t worry, we’ve got her.” She didn’t even cry when they took her. Jesus was there.
We waited in the waiting room for about an hour, reading the bible. I remember looking out the window and seeing the birds flying around and Holy Spirit reminding me that He takes care of the sparrows. He loves our baby more than we love our baby, which is unfathomable to think about. How could we not trust Him? Her surgery went flawlessly. She woke up a totally different baby. Other than the fact that she was exhausted, she was content. Jesus was there.
We were sent home a few days later and she ran a low grade fever for about a week. They kept telling us it was probably a virus, unrelated to the surgery. She was getting back to her normal self, so we went to Virginia to visit family and celebrate her first birthday. The night we got there, I had an intense anxiety attack. Even after witnessing miracle after miracle during her whole procedure, the enemy started attacking my mind. I was overwhelmed with PTSD, unable to get the images out of my head of her limp body in my arms and the what if’s of this happening again. I felt horrible for doubting. I probably asked for forgiveness a thousand times when my faith got weak during the ups and downs in the hospital and at home during recovery. I’m Human, but thank God for His grace!!! I cried myself to sleep, but our baby was right next to me, sleeping so peacefully. Jesus was there.
The next day, she spiked a fever of 103.6. I was at my sister’s house at the time. As much as my flesh wanted to panic, I was overwhelmed with peace. Even my husband heard it in my voice when I called to tell him. My sister has a gift of healing. She took her and held her while repeating the name of Jesus over and over again. She then read out loud the story in Matthew 8 where Jesus took the fever from Peter’s mother in law. We held her hand and prayed over her. We read that verse out loud, not to remind Jesus of what He’s done and what He’s capable of doing. We read it out loud to remind ourselves, and to declare it over our situation. Our daughter’s fever broke and it never came back. Jesus was there.
It’s been a few weeks now, and the baby is back to her normal, fun loving self, praise Jesus! She’s been going to physical therapy for the past 6 months to work on her core strength and crawling. They wanted to send her to a pediatric neurologist as they were concerned she wasn’t making very good strides with her crawling. We figured she’d probably need time to recover with the incision site in her belly, slightly worried that she may be set back in her accomplishments with physical therapy, but y’all – she started crawling FLAWLESSLY, literally the day after surgery. Everyone was amazed by how well she all the sudden started moving around. JESUS WAS THERE.
Though we weren’t understanding why things were happening the way they were happening, especially in the middle of the storm we were going through – God saw the whole entire picture. He knew what He was doing. It’s not our job to understand. It’s our job to trust The One who created her. The one who created us. He loves us so much. He is good and He is faithful. HE IS THERE.
Thank you, Jesus.
-J
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A few weeks ago my daughter was diagnosed with perioral dermatitis and was in a lot of discomfort. We laid hands on her and ended up getting an 8 week antibiotic treatment from her doctor saying it could take months for it to clear up.
She’s been taking the medicine and we’ve seen a slight improvement. However last night she was telling me that her face was starting to hurt badly again and was getting swollen.
She went off to bed discouraged and I went in faith and laid hands on her face and said “You are covered by the blood of Jesus!” I prayed that her face would be completely normal in the morning.
Morning came and I was excited to see how it looked. The swelling and pain had gone away but there were still bumps covering her face… but this evening in the car I looked over at her and noticed her face was completely healed!
Thank you, Jesus!!!!!!! Hallelujah. We are covered by His blood!!!!!
-A
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My children have been set on fire by God. They knew the Lord; but during the fast (Feb 1-21, 2021) I was fervently praying for them to experience something more real and deeper with God. I was praying for literal encounters with Jesus. My prayer was that He would show up in big and powerful way in their lives. IT HAPPENED! They have experienced God like never before and Jesus is all they can talk about! God didn’t even wait for the fast to end. He answered this prayer rapidly and with great power. I am overjoyed to see my children with a new passion for Jesus. The ripple effect has already begun as they are now talking to my nephew about what the Lord has done for them and we are seeing God at work in his life, now, too. Do it AGAIN, Lord! Thank you for your wonders that never cease!
D
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Part 1: Three weeks ago, coincidental with the FLC fast, I received an email from a very good customer of ours who had not been in touch with us for months. This was related to the impact which the Covid19 lockdowns had had on their business. Subsequent to the conversations which ensued, it developed that they would be moving forward with a larger volume of work in one wave than I can ever recall receiving since we have been in business.
Part 2: A material order related to a portion of the work they were moving on was large by our standards. It occurred to me to invite the supplier to consider any additional discounts which might be available on the purchase. They in fact did offer a discount. But before I tell how the math worked out on the discount, I’ll back up a bit.
I’m regularly awakened by the Holy Spirit in the fourth watch of the night (3:00AM to 6:00AM), often at precise times which have biblical numerical significance, including times which coincide with chapter and verse references in God’s Word, i.e. 3:33AM (Jeremiah 33:3), 3:16AM (do I need to say which verse?), 2:22AM (Daniel 2:22, Acts 2:22) etc.
Last Sunday morning I woke up precisely at 3:33AM. Then, on Monday, I awoke just as the clock turned to 3:16AM. At the usual time that day, I went into the office, where my testimony resumes…
I was ordering 3700 ft2 of a certain product. The extra discount offered, which I referred to above, was $.90 per square foot. I was delighted to save some money, but even more delighted when I did the math to see what the discount would amount to. 3700 ft2 x $.90 = $3330.00. Three is the number of the Godhead, and I also associate 333 with the aforementioned verse in Jeremiah “Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and unsearchable things which you do not know.” In Biblical numerology, the addition of one or more zeros does not change the character of a number, but the magnitude. As the message in this “coincidence” sunk in, I felt such gratitude to the Lord that He is with me, and for my brothers and sisters at FLC, who were fasting, in part, for the release of resources for the Lords kingdom.
How great, indeed, is our God!!!
An FLC saint
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I’ve been a Christian since I was a kid. I went to Bible college for 4 years but I had never fasted.
For the past month, the Lord kept giving me words like “humble” and “humility” and then “fast”.
I’ve always shied away from fasting due to my ignorance on the matter and also because of my weight. I’m built quite small and have feared it wouldn’t be good for my body to skip meals.
But I couldn’t shake the words.
I do not attend Free Life Church, but my mother, who does, sent me a link to Clayton’s series of teaching on fasting. I listened to the first one last Friday night. I was so encouraged that I woke up and listened to the second one before my feet hit the ground that Saturday morning. And before I knew it, I committed to fasting that day. I didn’t even give myself an opportunity to “think it through”, I just found myself locked in my guest room with my Bible in my lap. I didn’t even tell my husband… I just escaped and trusted him to take care of the needs of the household.
I didn’t have anything specific I wanted to fast and pray for. I honestly just wanted to meet with the Lord and for him to reveal himself to me. So I humbled myself. Emptied myself of all that was me and just waited. It felt silly and empty at first. No real need other than just a deep desire for Him. So I waited. No music. No prayers. Just a whisper of “God, here I am. I humble myself. I just want you.”
And I waited…. and waited some more. Unsure of the time. I grew hungry. “God, this is not fun. I want you. I’m hungry for you. I want to see your heart” I opened up the Bible and read the first 9 chapters of Mark….Because I knew the things Jesus did would be in there. And that’s when He showed up. I’ve read Mark a million times it seems. But never like that. God revealed himself to me in a new way. Answering questions without me even asking them. He shed light on it all.
As I sat there hungry, God began to love on me and “feed” me. He taught me about fasting after the Bridegroom had left. He revealed truths to me that came from His heart. I turned to Psalm 119 and thought I would end my time of fasting by reading it aloud. (Phew that’s a looooong psalm!) I came out of my guest room and saw that it was now 2:00 and I missed lunch. I was only planning on missing breakfast. I decided to go ahead and break my fast at 3 so I listened to Clayton’s third sermon during that time. Funny thing is that God taught me everything that Clayton taught even before I could hear his message. Everything lined up perfectly. It was really, really cool!
I had so much clarity during that time with the Lord. He revealed so much to me and gave me understanding. All I wanted was HIM and HE showed up. I am so thankful for that. Praise Him! He is Holy!!
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share this.
-A
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I have been on a spiritual journey for most of my life. Growing up in a culturally Jewish home, I never read the Bible, went to temple or worshiped God in any way, shape or form. I knew that he existed however because no matter what happened in my life, I trusted that all would be well in the end . . . and it was. While I didn’t have an ideal childhood, I felt guided by an inherent knowing . . . not really knowing what that was.
I have visited temples, churches, studied other faiths and nothing felt quite right. From the very first day my husband and I attended Free Life I felt something move in me…I spent most of that morning worshiping in tears and asked for prayer.
Today . . . my relationship with [with the Lord] is growing and reading or listening to the Bible has become a part of my joy and curiosity. I cannot think of a better book to immerse myself in. After reading the book of Revelation (yes I started at the end) I am totally convinced that walking in the path of Jesus Christ is the only path for me.
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I was recently affected by the chickenpox virus. According to doctors healing could take about 10-15 days. I prayed and asked God to please have a speedy supernatural recovery so I could go back to work as soon as possible. After only 2 days God healed my body.
Thanks, praise and glory to our mighty God!!
-M
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I had an infection and the doctor prescribed an antibiotic. After a few days, the symptoms hadn’t really changed. I wondered if the dose was strong enough, or if the medicine itself was strong enough. The symptoms made me very uncomfortable and took me away from important things that I needed and wanted to do.
A leader prayed for me and the symptoms started to get worse – worse than they had been before. After about an hour, they almost completely disappeared and stayed that way. My only conclusion was that the prayer had activated the medicine and kicked into high gear.
A few days later, the doctor called to tell me that the infection involved a bacteria that was resistant to the antibiotic they prescribed for me, which meant that the antibiotic would not work. It hit me that prayer did not activate the medicine, prayer was responsible for 100% of the healing.
I got to tell the nurse that it was OK, because the symptoms were gone anyway. God is good!!
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During this past Sunday’s baby dedication I service, I wondered if I was dedicated as a baby as my now deceased parents didn’t tell me – I’m now a grandma, long time in wondering about it. Well, I said it would be no harm ‘dedicating myself’ alongside the babies being dedicated. I especially connected with Eden’s mom who said that all the lies she’d believed left because of Eden, or something like that. I said, whatever it is in my life that needs to leave should leave as well. I prayed alongside Josh as he prayed for the individual families, and immediately after the service I went into my closet, knelt down, anointed myself with oil and prayed a blessing over my life. Later that day I called our oldest sister and asked her if we were dedicated as babies and she said no, and I told her what I’d done.
It is difficult to explain what has happened to me, but is like God has put in me order, not that I was disorganized, I’m very regimented, though at times it would be stressful, but God has just supernaturally transformed me. Like I say, it’s difficult to explain it, but it feels good!!
-M.
2020 TESTIMONIES
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During the recent fast in October, one of the elders prayed for me to have dreams. I have not been one to have dreams very often, or at least none that I remember. That same week, I had a dream that was so clearly from the Lord and I knew it was important for me. While I don’t fully understand the dream, it was encouraging that the Lord spoke to me through this. He provided me with peace in what seemed quite a dark situation. I was able in the dream to walk through whatever attacks or barriers were taking down others, and arrive peacefully on the other side. The Lord is so good to reveal truth in His timing. I trust He will provide more understanding when it is needed. For now, I feel encouraged and emboldened for the journey ahead.
-CO
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Over the last year and a half, I was experiencing problems with my eyes that were becoming more intense, more painful, and more frequent. It was hindering my ability to work for several days at a time. During the recent fast in October, the leaders prayed for my eyes and immediately the pain was gone. I felt only pressure. Within two days my eyes were completely healed. The Lord used the obedience and authority of the Elders to speak truth over the lie that sickness/disease/corruption is allowed to remain in God’s pure and righteous temple. I believe the Lord healed my eyes completely and this is the end of the attacks that are distracting me from seeing the vision and fulfilling the call the Lord has for me.
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We are with you online and I asked for prayer for my husband’s spinal fusion surgeries. I know you all have been praying. By His Stripes we are healed. By way of a praise report and to say thanks for the prayers that you prayed, my husband is way ahead of schedule in his healing process after surgery. He is walking without a walker and a cane. He is nearly pain free, which is a drastic change from where we started. His PT said his progress is more advanced than any patient she has ever had at this point in the process. So I am thanking Jesus for His miraculous power and willingness to heal my husband, and thanking you for your prayers. God is faithful, always faithful, and worthy to be praised!
-KC
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My daughter in law attended the Encounter Night on October 10. It was her first time being at FLC. She was so moved by the Presence of God. Josh had a word of knowledge for someone who had recently injured their clavicle. She turned toward me and her eyes got big and she said… that’s me! She had been injured trying to lift something too heavy, and the large item had hit her in the clavicle. She had been on meds to help reduce the pain for several days. When she said it was her, I led her over to Josh for prayer. As we left the church I asked how she was feeling and she said there was no change. I checked on her again in the morning and she was ecstatic. She said the pain was gone, no more meds and that she woke with an immense amount of peace that overwhelmed her. The Father is revealing Himself to her in wonderful ways!”-TM
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Recently my 2 granddaughters, 5 and 3, came for a visit. They are a bundle of fun, energy and always curious. The 5-year-old asked if she could help me make eggs at the stove as that is what her Daddy taught her. Of course, I said yes, wanting to see her culinary skills:-)I assisted her and at the last moment, she reached forward and her forearm touched the sizzling hot pan. She let out a wail!!! I fully expected she would have a bad burn so we put ice on it (which made her cry louder), and then I told her we were going to pray and thank Jesus for the healing that HE was going to bring. She quieted and received the prayer.Five minutes later we looked at her arm and the large, bright red mark did not turn brighter or blister. It was fading. I told my granddaughter that we will just keep thanking Jesus for the healing that He purchased for her. So we sang the chorus together, “I raise a Hallelujah, in the presence of my burn.” Five minutes later we checked, and the skin was barely light pink. Later that night – totally healed!A few weeks later she came back for a visit. I was cooking at the stove and said to her, “Do you remember when you got your burn?” She said, “Oma, why are you bringing that up again? That’s over, Jesus healed me”. Then I had the opportunity to teach her about the power of the testimony and how God wants to replicate the healing for others, and how she can share what Jesus did for her to others and see them be healed too. She said, “I can do that Oma!”-TH
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This summer’s activities were very much in question as event after event was cancelled due to COVID. Since the two week theatre day camp I work for and help to run operates out of Loudoun County Public School facilities, we deferred our decision making until LCPS gave us directives. When they opened the buildings In June for activities, we made plans and set up policies for the safety of campers and staff and were given permission to run our camp. On a hot Monday in July, 80 campers, 30 high school interns, and 20 staff showed up to act, sing, dance, build, and paint together. The staff and the campers handled the restrictions and the challenges incredibly well. It was such a joy to see kids in each other‘s company and working together towards a common goal.On the Thursday of the second week, my principal called us, meaning me and the other camp administrator, to the office and told us that someone (we don’t know who) made a complaint to the administrative offices of LCPS about our program. They complained that we were being unsafe and not following policies. As I sat there listening, I felt no fear or worry. I had prayed into this camp for weeks: for the safety of all involved and for the protection of the Lord to be over the camp. I had taken authority over my territory and claimed that ground for the Lord. I knew that the complaint that had been taken to the administrative office was an outright lie. My principal is an excellent leader. He spoke directly to the administrator who had communicated the concern to him and invited that person to come and see our camp in person. On Friday he stopped by to observe and said to our principal that it was an incredible thing to witness and he saw no concerns or issues.I felt the Lord‘s blessing over the entire experience. For me it was so important to be able to provide this service and this opportunity to our community here in Loudoun. Parents of campers were emailing us that their children were crying leaving camp every day – not because camp was a bad experience but because it was so good that they didn’t want it to end. There were challenges, and it was an adjustment, but it was a beautiful experience. The enemy tried to invade the camp but he was turned away at the borders. And at the time of this writing it is 3 weeks since camp ended. I have not heard of a single illness in any of our campers or staff.-RH
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In a recent trip back to my home of younger years…
A few months ago my sister had gone into the doctors complaining of major pain, swelling and the toes and lower leg turning green and black. The results of the exam were not good and he tells her that she has no blood flow into the lower part of the leg, the small toe has gangrene now in it and if she does not have the leg amputated above the knee she could lose the whole leg and possibly her life. She left very down and called a few of the family members to include me. I asked her what she was going to do and how should I pray for her. She said she wanted to be healed and she absolutely was not going to have her leg cut off. I prayed for her on the phone but felt prompted of the Holy Spirit to call Her son. He is a strong believer and I reminded him that the same power that raised Jesus he also had within him to go and lay hands on her leg and cast out the sickness. He did so and frankly I had dismissed It as being healed.
I walked in her apartment last week, looked down and asked “so, when did receive your healing?” and she said all within 30 days that her leg started getting color back in it but her little toe got real black and became hard. The swelling was going down and the pain went away. Then one morning she woke and the little toe had fallen off, separated from the foot cleanly as if surgically removed and all the color, feeling had come back with no more pain. As I looked at the severed toe and leg; I was amazed at His works because I know that I know His promises to be so true and I was so thankful for His goodness and mercy He shows all of us through His son Jesus and in His name.
-DW
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I hadn’t been sleeping well for a while. Someone at my Life Group prayed for a few of us in the same situation. Since that night, things have changed and I’ve been sleeping well.
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I had been studying for the GRE for 2 months straight and was struggling with feeling anxious and guilty every time I took a break. It got to the point where I would struggle to sleep at night. I’m aiming for really high-level graduate schools, so a lot was riding on my test scores. Two days before my test, the Lord told me to stop studying, and to give my extra time to Him instead (this was VERY hard for me to do). I also had people at my Life Group pray for me. The day of the test, I didn’t know a lot of the answers, but I maintained my peace throughout the entire test. I’d Just ask the Holy Spirit to guide me to the right answers. I wound up getting within the score range that I needed!
-MJ
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I usually start my workday at 7:20am. The other day, I didn’t have a client until 10am so I slept in and spent some time with the Lord. I was planning on going to the office just after 9. While I was praying, I kept feeling urged to look at my schedule, to the point where the prompting distracted me from spending time with the Lord. I looked at my schedule, and someone had booked an appointment online for 9am.
If I hadn’t checked my schedule, I would’ve been late for my first client. As annoyed as I was to have to cut short my time with Jesus, I would have been much more frustrated if I was late to that appointment. It was a cool experience to be reminded of how much He cares in the little things. He knows how much it stresses me to be late or even to cut it close, so He stepped in and helped when I didn’t even know I needed it.
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I was responsible for envisioning, creating, and facilitating a large event at work – the first of its kind. Several high-profile people would be in attendance to see how the event, and I, fared. The night before, I prayed with my Life Group for the success of the event.It ended up having a higher turnout rate than any event in the history of the company, and was a wild success. Specific details were prophesied over and came to pass, including attentiveness for everyone that came. Not a single person was seen on their phone for the duration. We had also prayed for wisdom, and I felt led with confidence to actually end the event early to avoid impending rain. It proved to be God’s wisdom – I was able to get everyone out of the event safely without getting wet, and received help cleaning everything up before the end of the allotted timeframe.-AN
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I got delivered from anger in the summer of 2019. Since then, I have been walking that freedom out in my daily life. It has been really hard – but I could see some fruit in small ways. I spoke over myself often, “I am free. I am free. Even if I don’t feel free, Christ has set me free.”
In the summer of 2020, I got delivered from a deeper level of anger (I see the fruit of it in a greater measure). God gave me a prophetic picture of my situation, which I talked about with some of the leaders to get help understanding it. They encouraged me to meet for a Living Free session to have the issue dealt with and healed on a spiritual level.
Since that meeting, I’ve realized that the anger isn’t part of my character, as I had thought it was. It’s now easier to be nice to my husband, and easier to practice patience with myself, my children, and my husband. My responses to situations are different. In fact, I’ve even experienced a joy and underlying peace to it all. I’ve also found it easier to read my Bible.
-DP
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I went up for prayer this last Sunday for my right wrist which had been weak and hurting during use. After receiving prayer, the pain from simply turning my wrist immediately went away, although it still didn’t feel fully normal.One day later I would estimate that my wrist is at 95% strength and the weakness, pain, and fear of using it are gone.God is so awesome… thank you!-KP
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This past Sunday, after being filled with truth and given a Rhema Word during Pastor Clayton’s teaching on Kingdom Warfare, I received a text from my daughter in law saying that my son was suffering from extreme heat exhaustion and was contemplating going to the ER. He had worked outside on Saturday, and Sunday morning he was coaching Little League Baseball games. He began to experience symptoms of dehydration, his body temperature was elevated, and he was having heart palpitations.Normally, I would be gripped in panic and fear, but the Spirit of the Lord quickly reminded me of the truths I had just received in my spirit that morning at Free Life. So I jumped in my car and went to their home where my son was laying in his bed. I immediately laid hands on him and using the authority given to me by Jesus through His Holy Spirit, I spoke those truths from God’s Word over my son. His body temperature cooled and his heart rate came down. He is now hydrating like crazy, and resting, which is a feat in itself because my son has never been one to be still. He’s the father of 3 of my grandkids with another due in August! I’m praising the Lord and filled with gratitude for the sound teaching that morning that equipped me to take action. All Glory to God! My husband and I are thankful to have discovered Free Life!-TM
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This past Sunday I received prayer for pain in my back. It was gone before I left the church!-KH
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Our son slipped and fell into a pool, bruising and scraping one of his knees and a toe. We prayed together and thanked the Holy Spirit for making his body whole and healthy. By the time we finished, we had seen the bruise dramatically decrease, and the bleeding that had begun, had stopped. God is good!!– TC
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Last year, Clayton gave a message on the power of Communion, and that we can claim healing through it. Well I took Communion that day in faith that the sciatic nerve pain I had been experiencing would be healed, and it instantly was that day. I had had pain in both legs that sprung up out of nowhere.Fast forward to this past week – the sciatic nerve pain returned in my leg. Last night, I was laying in bed and my leg was hurting. I thought to myself, “Wait, I took Communion and got healthier; free from this.” Literally, the pain instantly went away!!-DP
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On May 15th I unexpectedly lost my job of 8 years in a company-wide reorganization that reduced the workforce by 600 people. Fortunately, two days before our life group (Kingdom Life) studied a chapter in Bill Johnson’s “Strengthen Yourself in the Lord” about thanksgiving. Give thanks to God in all things, and all situations, to strengthen yourself. Thanksgiving opens the door for peace to enter in. Peace is the portal for rejoicing. As the verse says, “ We enter his gates with thanksgiving in our hearts, we enter his courts with praise(rejoicing)” I had started practicing thanksgiving in my daily prayer times and I have had peace throughout this transition.
Here is the awesome part: I was contacted by a recruiter a couple days later who had an interesting opportunity that I agreed to pursue. It only took about two weeks, and signed an offer letter yesterday which includes better benefits and a 10% increase in salary. This feels like a promotion. Our God is a good good Father and gives great gifts to his children.
Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.“
– GH
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I haven’t been able to see my family much during the quarantine, and when I have, it’s been with social distancing. There’s been a lot of fear around all of this with COVID and with my family seeing me. It’s been hard for me emotionally for many reasons, including not being able to see my sister’s newborn baby. Today I saw my mom and for the first time since all this started, we hugged, said she heard from the Lord about loving me and coming along side me in this time. We agreed we needed to fight whatever fear was coming against our family. Such restoration and transformation in a short period of time with my mom, all from the Lord speaking to her regarding not fearing and stepping out in love. I’m believing for continued transformation in my family. I want to encourage you that the Lord is on the move! Thank you Jesus!
– MB
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My wife and I weren’t sleeping well for several nights in a row. Nothing about our sleeping environment had changed, but we were sleeping less. I put a bit of oil on our headboard last night to anoint it, and in prayer, took authority in the name of Jesus over our sleep. I spoke peace and rest over it.We both slept much better last night!– TC
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My son, a toddler, had a close encounter with a copperhead snake. My daughter (a few years older) and I were pretty shaken up by it. My mind kept going over all of the “what if” scenarios for how badly that encounter could have gone, and it was making me terrified of possibilities in a situation where we’d already been saved (also making me afraid to take my kids into the woods again without being super on-edge). My daughter was acting afraid that the snake would now hunt her down.
My mom was nearby and said, “Thank goodness we have a big God,” just in passing, but it was a wake up call for me. I began focusing on what God had done to protect us and save us from this venomous creature. I repeated these things out loud to my daughter, and we even told fear to go and prayed for Jesus to give her bravery…but mainly we focused on thanking Him. The atmosphere shifted and now she even talks about it as if it was just a big adventure we had, without the overwhelming fear. It taught me how easy it can be to shift an atmosphere, and how important it is to do so, even when we are past a situation that already worked out in our favor. It surprised me how quickly and comfortably my mind went into the negative tailspin after something that was actually a good outcome.
Yes, we narrowly avoided a copperhead, but we DID, and God protected us. Thank you, Jesus, for protecting my children, my mom, and me!
– KC
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Last week, we asked our Life Group to pray for my parents’ business, which has been affected by COVID. They have lost business, but have continued to keep on all employees and have even done work for one customer for free, because it’s what the Lord put on their hearts. Also, they did not get the PPP stimulus, even though they qualified, because the money ran out.
We prayed, and this week I heard from my parents. Firstly, they are still super optimistic that God is going to take care of them through all this. Second, they received a Small Business grant from their county for a few thousand dollars. Finally, after they dropped off a deposit, their bank called to inform them that there was an extra check that they missed, and the bank adjusted the deposit to account for it. It ended up being about $200 more than what they had intended to deposit.
– KC
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My family has been has been getting updates from extended family in NYC where a close family friend, in normal health and not at-risk, was diagnosed with the coronavirus. His condition went downhill quickly to the point where doctors coordinated a phone call with his mother to say goodbye, and the phone was held up to his ear. Some of my family and I decided to fast and pray together for his healing and recovery. The morning after the phone call, we received reports that his condition was improving and stabilizing, unlike those around him. Doctors were able to identify specific issues and begin treating them. We are continuing to pray and trust, as people in my family in VA and those in NYC are being encouraged in their faith – at ALL levels of faith – because of what God is doing in this man.
– AC
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I’m a chiropractor and am still working at the office. Virginia has declared chiropractic essential healthcare, so praise God I still have a job! One of my patients expressed to me she was very fearful and worried about her work situation. She said they have already cut her hours to 1/3 of what it was previously. She didn’t know how much more they were going to cut her hours and she was getting concerned that she would have to file for unemployment. Her husband currently has a steady work situation, but I could tell she was very worried about hers. She is a patient with whom I’ve had some spiritual conversation, and she is open to many worldviews, and I have shared mine with her. Today I asked if I could pray for her before she left the office –she smiled and said yes. I simply prayed for provision for her and her family and her business, and that the Lord would bring blessings and provide, as it is His nature and part of who he is. After I finished praying, she was in tears and I gave her a hug. She said she was very grateful that she had not delayed her appointment, as she had planned to.
– MB
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Almost immediately when the fast began, we started experiencing a downturn in our business. Clients were leaving every day over the littlest things. It wasn’t making sense in the natural realm but we knew it was a time of testing in the spiritual realm. While we lost 10-20 clients (mostly lower-fee), we gained a focus and strength from the fast that we needed just in time for that 2-week period before things settled out. I’m happy to report now that God has provided new clients during this fast (and continues to do so) and we’re moving through this “shift” in our business toward more health and growth. We’re excited about how He continues to bless and use us through our CPA firm.
– CT
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Well it is still amazing to see what God can do.
Back on Jan. 5th I prayed with a leader for miracles to become real in my life as I faced cancer surgery. I know that he was in it from the beginning even in the miracle of finding out that I had cancer. I had no symptoms of issues…but an MRI revealed a tumor that was odd shaped and out of the edges. It ended up being a Gleeson score of 7, which is not the most aggressive but can become deadly if left to its own way.
God led us to a doctor in Houston that uses a unique combination of existing technology that’s only being used in 3 places in the US. It uses a laser to burn the cancer instead of trying to cut it out with damaging other nerves and structures while the whole procedure is being observed in real time in an MRI machine. Details of each cell type are identifiable in order to remove all of the cancer without damaging other things.
We prayed that it would be gone, and though it wasn’t, it did shrink to where it could be removed without causing more harm. Now, after 4 weeks, I have no side effects of the surgery or of ever having cancer.
God is truly a gracious, loving, and merciful to us.
– JS
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I was cooking in the oven with a cast iron pan. I had just taken it out of the oven and it was sitting on the counter top. I wasn’t thinking when I was preparing dinner so I grabbed it–burning my ring finger (thankfully it wasn’t any more of my hand). I had seen a friend pray for her daughter’s finger the previous day so it encouraged me to pray for my finger. I ran it under some cool water and prayed over it. The next morning I woke up and was reading and thought wait, I burnt my finger last night it should hurt. I started rubbing it and saw that there wasn’t any mark, and no pain at all. I keep rubbing it out of surprise because I genuinely thought it should hurt more, but it was completely fine–not even a shiny mark from a small burn!
– MB