YOU CAN TRUST HIM

Table of Contents

1. Opening and Communion: Remembering Jesus and the Covenant
2. A Kingdom That Has Come: The Kingdom of God Within and Around You
3. Introducing Jean: Family Connection and the Theme of Trust
4. Trust in Everyday Life: Grandkids, Rules, and Being Trusted
5. God’s Peace and the Africa Assignment: Adventures, Opposition, and Ordered Steps
6. A Heart Check: From “A Good Message” to God’s Message
7. Encouragement and Obedience: God Using Simple Messages to Reach “The One”
8. Africa Testimony: Night Warnings, Jackals, and a Changed Heart
9. A Daily Practice: Seeing Jesus, Hearing Him, and Writing Down the Name
10. The Ripple Effect Story: A Coffee Salesman, an Insurance Man, and Generational Impact
11. Encouraging Your Dreams: Hospitality, Prophecy, and God-Assigned Helpers
12. Anchoring the Heart in the Word: Be Still, Trust God’s Power, and Believe
13. The Father’s Favorite Part: Sharing Your Day with Him
14. Restore Double: Standing on the Word and Refusing the Enemy’s Lies
15. Closing Prayer and Ministry Time

Opening and Communion: Remembering Jesus and the Covenant

The service begins with a reminder of why the church is gathered: to praise God and honor Jesus, the One who made it possible for us to connect with God. A reading is shared from Matthew 26, describing Jesus at the table with His disciples. As the bread is remembered, gratitude is expressed for Jesus’ body and what He gave.

Matthew 26:26: “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.”

Then the cup is remembered, with thanks given to God for it, and the meaning of the covenant and forgiveness is emphasized. The reading highlights Jesus' giving of His blood as the basis of the New Testament, shed for many for the remission of sins, and includes Jesus’ words about drinking it anew in His Father’s kingdom.

Matthew 26:27: “And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it.”

Matthew 26:28: “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”

Matthew 26:29: “But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.”

There is a strong atmosphere of thanksgiving and worship as the church acknowledges Jesus and what He has done.

A Kingdom That Has Come: The Kingdom of God Within and Around You

After the communion reading, a brief encouragement is shared about the words concerning the Father’s kingdom. The point is made that some people push the fulfillment of “my Father’s kingdom” into a far-off future, but a reminder is given that after Jesus was raised from the dead, He broke bread with His disciples, marking the kingdom as it was ushered into the world.

Matthew 26:29: “But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.”

The encouragement is simple and direct: if someone is looking for God’s kingdom, they do not need to search far away. They are told to look no further than inside them, and all around them, because the kingdom has come.

Introducing Jean: Family Connection and the Theme of Trust

The church is told they have the privilege of hearing from a guest minister, described with warmth and gratitude. Jean is introduced as someone close to the pastors, and the church is told they are blessed to have their pastors and to be able to glean from Jean as well.

Jean begins by expressing how blessed the people are, and she mentions she has earbuds in and that if she sounds strange, she may need to adjust them. She says it is always good to be back, and she shares that even though she has been there only a few times, the church already feels like family to her.

She explains why: kingdom-minded people find each other. There is an instant connection because believers share the same Father, Jesus is their brother, and they are connected. She asks people to respond loudly if they are going to agree, because she wants to make sure she can hear them.

Trust in Everyday Life: Grandkids, Rules, and Being Trusted

Jean shares personal context: her husband, Robert, ministered the last time they were there, but he could not come this time because of the extended travel schedule. She explains that after being at the church, she will head to her son’s house to stay with her grandkids while her son and his family go on a staff retreat for their church.

This leads to why retreats matter. Jean shares that it did not fully hit her until she began pastoring how important it is for pastors to have reset time, and to know someone else is caring for the people they are responsible for. She explains that is why she loves helping with her grandchildren: her kids know they can trust her, and they can leave their children with her.

From there, she ties it directly to the theme: they were talking about trust that morning.

She shares a humorous story about trying to follow all the rules her children set for the grandkids. She says she tries to keep all their rules and guidelines. While visiting family, her granddaughter said her other grandma never follows the rules, and they had ice cream for breakfast. Jean admits she was not excited about the ice cream; she was upset because she had followed the rules faithfully and had held back from doing “fun grandmother things.”

She jokes about ice cream being made of eggs and cream and asks if someone would rather have scrambled eggs or have it cold and call it ice cream. The humor continues as she says that is why her grandkids love it when she comes around.

She then explains how she came to be there: when she realized she would be going to her son’s, she messaged the pastors and offered to come if they wanted time off. She notes they had a “get out of jail free card,” but they wanted to be there anyway, and that blessed her. She expresses appreciation for everyone being there.

God’s Peace and the Africa Assignment: Adventures, Opposition, and Ordered Steps

Jean explains that as soon as she realized she was coming, she began seeking God about what He wanted to say to the church. She emphasizes she does not take standing in that place lightly. She recognizes it is their pulpit and that there is responsibility in who stands there to speak.

Then she shifts into a testimony from the previous year, explaining she went to Africa and South Africa. She describes receiving the invitation almost a year before the trip, and then shares a moment from the week before the invitation came.

She was standing in the kitchen doing dishes in her older home, saying she has no dishwasher except her hands. She explains that washing dishes can be a time of focus, looking out the window, talking to God, and being fully present. In that moment, she says God had her attention and spoke to her: “Jean, I’m taking you on adventures.”

Jean responds that she loves adventures, explaining she loves new things, new people, and new places. She shares that she heard God chuckle, as if He was saying He knows her and what she likes. One week later, the invitation to go to South Africa and then Africa came.

She explains this was not normal for her: she had only been to Canada twice before, which was the extent of her international travel. When the invitation came, she felt peace and knew she was to say yes. She brought it to her husband and shared that he was invited too, but he declined because he did not want the long flight. She jokes with the detail that she told him it was business class, and he would have a pod to lie down in, but he said he has a bed at home and that she should go and enjoy what God has for her there.

After they prayed and had peace and excitement about the trip, Jean says messages started coming from people telling her she was out of her mind, warning her not to go, and claiming danger. Some said she was not using wisdom. She explains she considered whether she should listen, but she kept going back to God’s peace.

She says she submitted it properly: she brought it to her husband, and she also went to her pastor, Apostle Chris Corenzy, who affirmed it and encouraged her to go, noting that the trip was paid for and that she could take their message to Africa and South Africa.

Jean explains she chose not to listen to the naysayers. She pressed in and returned again and again to the fact that God gave peace to her, her husband, and her pastor. She emphasizes that if God sends someone on an adventure, He has a plan to take care of them. She knew God did not send her to harm her, and she chose to calm down and enjoy not just the destination, but the entire journey.

She describes how seriously she prepared. She jokes that nobody did more research on Africa, South Africa, and flying there than she did. Amazon packages arrived daily with things she thought she needed. She did what she believed were the right preparations.

She shares another key thought she believes God spoke to her: her steps are ordered, and each step matters because God ordered them. She explains that God guided her in what she needed, what to take, and what to leave behind. Their guest room became “the South Africa room,” where she gathered, planned, and prepared.

A Heart Check: From “A Good Message

Jean explains that preparation was not only about luggage and logistics. She had to prepare messages because she would speak to women in a village, children, conferences, a women’s conference, and a meeting with about 30 leaders. Every time it would be different.

She shares that as she prepared, she finished one message and thought, “That’s a good message.” But she says God interrupted her and asked if her goal was a “good message,” one that would make people say, “Wow, that was amazing.”

Jean describes that moment as a window into her soul, revealing who she was still trying to please. She realized she was not fully focused on pleasing God; she was thinking about pleasing the people who invited her and the leaders in the room. She shares honestly that she used to want her pastor to say, “That was really good,” and that realizing this hit her hard.

She says God did healing in her during that preparation, healing her from something she did not realize was present: the desire to please people.

Jean shares that she cried, acknowledging she is “a good crier,” and then she told God she did not want to go to deliver something impressive. She said people could find great messages online, and even AI could deliver messages. She only wanted to say to the people what God wanted them to hear. If only one person needed it, she would be satisfied.

Then she brings it back to that day’s message. She says God told her people need encouragement. They need encouragement that God is good and that He loves them very much. She explains that after being in church a long time, hearing many messages, reading many books, and having endless teaching at their fingertips, people can become overwhelmed, chasing likes, shares, comments, and online recognition. She warns that this can become the focus instead of God.

She tells the church that even if someone thinks they do not need encouragement, perhaps what they hear will be shared with the next person God puts in their path.

Encouragement and Obedience: God Using Simple Messages to Reach “The One

Jean describes how, while preparing in the days before coming, she intentionally cut down her schedule and submitted it to God, telling Him He had permission to interrupt her agenda. Over the prior 48 hours, God put people on her heart, including people in different countries.

She first thought she would just pray for them, but while praying, she felt God tell her to pick up the phone and message them. She describes going into Messenger, wondering what to say, and then typing carefully. She jokes about thumbs being used for video games, but now being used for communication. She says she avoids voice text because it can be misunderstood and cause trouble, and she recommends rereading before pressing send.

She shares that as she typed encouragement, God also gave her a prayer for the person. The person responded that Jean had no idea what she had said and what it changed that day, and that it was exactly what they needed to hear.

Jean emphasizes that sometimes people forget how powerful encouragement can be. She says many believers have prayed, “Use me, God,” but they picture being used only from a pulpit with a microphone and an audience. She says God may instead want to use them with one person first, through simple obedience.

She shares her heart: she has always told God she wants to listen, recognize His voice, and obey His voice. She admits people sometimes feel prompted to reach out but delay, and sometimes the person passes away. She clarifies she is not trying to put guilt on anyone, but to say: learn from her mistakes and do not delay. Pick up the phone, make the call, go see them, send the text.

She shares that sometimes people receive her messages in the middle of the night due to time zones, and they say it was exactly what they needed.

Her point is that as believers obey, God sees that He can trust them to carry out what He is telling them to do. She summarizes it as: “God, you can trust me.” If God can trust someone with a phone call or text, He can trust them with something bigger.

Africa Testimony: Night Warnings, Jackals, and a Changed Heart

Jean shares a powerful story from Africa. She describes a meeting with leaders, where there was a tall, big man who seemed stoic and not very open. She shares humor about how some people show what they’re thinking on their face, and she includes playful banter with Pastor Lenny, joking about Ivory Snow soap, and that it is a Procter & Gamble product. She jokes about tagging them and sponsorship, but clarifies it is live and cannot be edited.

Back to the story: she says she ministered what God gave her. She explains she did prepare messages after seeking God for each group, but every night in Africa, God woke her at 3:00 a.m. and told her to share something different the next day. She jokes about the time she spent studying and wonders why God did not tell her when she was wide awake, but she obeyed.

The first night, she got her laptop and started typing, and then she heard jackals outside. She says that will teach someone to trust God, because it is not something she hears in Syracuse, New York. She says she had to focus and calm herself, joking that as far as she knows, they do not operate doorknobs.

After that, she says she basically slept with her laptop because she expected God to wake her again.

She returns to the leaders’ meeting story. After she finished ministering, she noticed young men surrounding her, asking questions, weeping, and talking about the message. She saw the stoic man move toward the door quickly.

The man who invited her asked if she had seen him leave. Jean said yes. The inviter found him outside, bent over, sobbing. Jean explains that South African men do not normally sob like that, and the man said what she said, “cut to my heart.”

Then the inviter said that after six years, he was finally able to lead that man into the baptism of the Holy Ghost, right then.

Jean reflects that she could have resisted the 3:00 a.m. disruptions and refused to change her message, but she chose to obey. After seeing the fruit, she told God that if He wanted to wake her up again, He could. If God wanted to disturb her plan, He could.

She applies this to daily life: she may need to clean the house or get groceries, but if God has something else, she will do it. She says once you see God move like that, you do not want to miss opportunities.

She highlights what changed for that man: now he has the power of the Holy Ghost functioning in his life, praying in the spirit, new power, and new fire. She expresses how much she loves that God asked her to go and bring the message, and that God said, “Jean, I need you to wake up right now.”

Jean then shares a personal testimony of her past, saying that in her teens and early twenties, she did drugs, drank, and got drunk, but none of that compares to the joy of God using you and showing you the answer to prayer, and a life changed because you listened and obeyed, even in something as simple as a phone call.

She challenges listeners to think about their daily lives and who God may want them to call. She encourages them to ask God who that person is and to write it down.

A Daily Practice: Seeing Jesus, Hearing Him, and Writing Down the Name

Jean shares an exercise she heard in a service somewhere and invites the church to do it then and there.

She asks everyone to close their eyes and picture Jesus standing right in front of them, face to face. She asks them to gaze into His eyes for a minute, and she also includes those listening online, with a practical note: if you are driving, pull over.

After a moment, she tells them to write down anything He said to them while they were gazing into His eyes. Then she tells them to ask Him: who is the first name at the top of the list of people He wants them to reach out to today? She asks them to write that name down.

She challenges them to do this daily in the morning. She says it could be someone they have thought of many times, or the last person they would ever think God would put on their heart.

She explains this is how communities and nations change: by reaching people one by one, building the kingdom of God that way.

The Ripple Effect Story: A Coffee Salesman, an Insurance Man, and Generational Impact

Jean shares a story from her husband Robert’s life. When he was a young man, he owned a restaurant. He believed in God but was not born again. God sent two men into his restaurant to witness to him: a coffee salesman and an insurance salesman.

She describes the coffee salesman doing his daily job, walking into Robert’s restaurant, seeing a tired young man running a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week diner, and witnessing to him.

The coffee salesman invited Robert to a full gospel businessmen’s luncheon. Robert went and heard a testimony from a man associated with sports, and the room was packed with a couple of hundred men. Robert was moved to tears but had to return to work.

The coffee salesman came back and asked what he thought. Robert said he never expected to be in a luncheon where every man was in tears, and he had to get back to work.

Then, a couple of hours later, Robert’s insurance man came in and said he had seen Robert at the luncheon. He asked Robert to take a break to talk. Robert said he had ten minutes. The insurance man pulled out his Bible, wrote down scriptures, told Robert to read them, and said he would come back the next week to talk.

The next week, the insurance man returned and asked if Robert read them. Robert said he did not and had no time. The insurance man said they should take a break, then go to Robert’s office. He went through the scriptures with Robert and asked if he would like to accept Jesus as Savior. Robert said yes.

Jean then explains what happened after that. Two and a half years later, Robert closed the restaurant and took a corporate job. God sent him to Lexington, Kentucky, where Jean’s sister worked. Her sister met Robert and said, “I’ve got just the girl for you,” referring to Jean.

Jean shares that she was told Robert was a born-again Christian, and even though she thought that was weird, she decided to meet him anyway. It took months for their schedules to line up. When they met, two weeks later Robert led Jean to Jesus, four weeks later he proposed, and three months later they got married.

Jean mentions people again said she was nuts, but she had peace. She shares a detail: after she was saved, Robert gave her a Bible with her maiden name on it, which she jokingly called a lack of faith because he should have put her married name. But Robert said he did it intentionally to keep his heart right: he wanted her to be saved more than he wanted to marry her. She shares that he ordered the Bible the day after he met her, in faith, believing she would come to know Jesus.

Jean then emphasizes the ripple effects. She had a three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, and when the daughter was five, Robert led her to the Lord. Jean’s parents rededicated their lives. Her little brother was led to the Lord in a difficult season. Their children were saved, and one became a pastor. She describes great nieces and great nephews born again because of this chain of events.

She shares that they have other sons, and two of their kids are in ministry, traveling the world, reaching thousands for Jesus, and seeing miracles. Jean and Robert also minister and have led many people to the Lord over their 45-year marriage. She brings the focus back to the beginning: it all traces back to one coffee salesman obeying God to speak to one tired young man.

Jean’s point is that if someone is encouraged today, listens to God, and reaches the one person God puts on their heart, they have no idea what ripple effect will happen in the kingdom of God.

She warns not to let the enemy tell you that you do not have a ministry or that you have nothing important to do. She calls that a lie meant to isolate you and keep you silent because you think you do not know enough or do not pray like someone else. She repeats the simple instruction: make a phone call, send a message, listen, and do what God is asking.

She shares again that nothing is too hard for God, and she briefly testifies that she was once a single mom, a party girl, and very caught up in her own life, but when she heard about Jesus and being born again, it was the exact right moment. She describes her conversion as a moment of freedom and a burden lifting, and she says she was crying heavily, and yet Robert still married her. She emphasizes that you do not know what someone is going through, what God has been doing in them, or what they have cried out to God about.

Encouraging Your Dreams: Hospitality, Prophecy, and God-Assigned Helpers

Jean transitions to another encouragement: encouragement concerning dreams.

She shares that she and her husband love to entertain and have people over. They host pastors for dinner because God told them to minister to ministers. She explains they create a space for fellowship without competition, without comparing church size or numbers. She describes Robert as a chef who loves cooking a big meal, and she loves setting the table, preparing appetizers, getting the house ready, communicating, welcoming people, and seeing people talk, laugh, and minister to each other.

Then she shares that four different prophets told her over five years that God wanted her to write a book on hospitality. Each time, she thought hospitality was too simple and that anyone could do what she does. She said it seemed like it would be a two-page book. On the outside, she thanked them; on the inside, she questioned it and heard the enemy’s lies: what would she say, who would want to read it, who does she think she is?

She says she still has not done it and does not know how to start. Then, while in Africa, she ministered to a precious woman. When Jean sat down, the woman was in tears and told her she was supposed to write a book on hospitality. Jean noted that there were five people.

Then the woman told Jean that she helps people write their books, and that God told her she was supposed to help Jean write hers. Jean says they both wept, and Jean repented for taking so long to believe it. She recognized the woman had never been to her home and knew nothing about her, but God put it on her heart.

Jean shares that they have now written several chapters, and the helper said, “Send me your notes. I’ll put it together.”

Jean then gives instructions for those with dreams, prophecies, or ideas. She says to submit it to God, ask Him if it is from Him, and then seal it. She describes praying a hedge of protection around it so you do not get involved in forcing it, and asking that the enemy cannot touch it, change it, stop it, hinder it, or alter the timing. She says to trust God to bring it about when He says it is time, without forcing it.

She explains that she and Robert have done this over prophecies: typing them out, keeping them in a book, and pulling them out on days when they feel low and wonder if God remembers them. She says reviewing prophecies helps her remember that these were God’s words, not something she sought.

She advises discernment: make sure it is a prophet you trust, someone your pastor confirms is trustworthy. She notes she has rarely seen a situation with a false prophet, but she did see it once in many decades, and she emphasizes trusting the pastor to bring in trustworthy ministers. She says when you get a word, you should submit it to your pastor and ask if it rings true.

She adds light humor that sometimes a pastor will respond like a mother: you will believe it from someone else, but not from me.

Anchoring the Heart in the Word: Be Still, Trust God’s Power, and Believe

Jean shares that she keeps certain words and scriptures visible in her home, especially in seasons when she needs to believe in God. She types out words God gives her and tapes them to her bookshelf so when she looks up, she sees them. She also places scriptures on bathroom mirrors, cabinets where she gets her coffee cup, the coffee maker, and in her office, so her eyes are on them.

She describes how anxiety can rise when something happens, and emotions start to take over. She warns about calling the one person who will let you vent everything, and she reminds the church that words have power and we should watch what we say.

She says the first scripture in front of her in those moments is Psalm 46:10, and she explains why: it calms you down, gets you off the emotional roller coaster, and reminds you not to let emotions rule.

Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”

She emphasizes the phrase “know that he is God.” Then she shares another practice: if she is waiting on an answer, she goes back and remembers all the other answers God has already given.

She shares that sometimes when she was believing for a financial miracle, she felt overwhelmed, and she felt God remind her of other miracles: healing from leukemia, healing from Guillain-Barré, healing from rheumatoid arthritis that was only in her body for three days, and dealing with celiac disease. The point was that God had been faithful before, and therefore He would be faithful again.

Then she shares the next scripture she kept near that reminder: Genesis 18:13–14, where God challenges unbelief and asks if anything is too hard for Him. Jean explains that remembering what God did for Abraham and Sarah encourages her to trust that God will intervene for her, too, no matter how impossible it seems.

Genesis 18:13: “And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?”

Genesis 18:14: “Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed, I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”

Jean then mentions John 14:1 and describes it as a direct instruction not to let the heart be troubled, but to believe. She connects this to remembering what Jesus did on the cross and everything He paid for, and then placing needs at the foot of the cross, trusting that He took care of it.

John 14:1: “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.”

She describes how focusing on what Jesus did helps her move out of doubt into peace and back into a sense of authority, reminding herself of her position with Jesus.

Then she mentions 1 Corinthians 2:9, explaining that what God has prepared is beyond what people can naturally see, hear, or imagine. She says God reveals what He has prepared through His Spirit, and that our job is to believe while God’s job is to carry it out. From that place, she says she prays, “Father, reveal it to me. What would you have me to do?”

1 Corinthians 2:9: “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”

Jean shares that sometimes God will only give steps one and two because you cannot handle the whole picture yet, so you trust Him. She testifies that most of the time it is beyond her wildest dreams. She even shares that she had a dream decades ago that she was in Africa ministering, long before she had ever ministered in a pulpit at her home church, and that dream came to pass in 2025. She uses that to encourage people to trust God with what He has put in their hearts.

She emphasizes that being a son or daughter of God does not need to be complicated. You simply are. You accept who you are, spend time with Him, and talk with Him.

The Father’s Favorite Part: Sharing Your Day with Him

Jean shares a personal story from a recent visit to her son and his family. She describes driving away and crying, feeling it was hard to be far from her kids and grandkids. She admits she was having a pity party and focusing more on leaving than being grateful for the visit.

Then she describes God speaking to her and asking, “What was your favorite part of your visit?” She says it snapped her out of it, like a child being redirected.

She reflects that her favorite part was at the end of the day, sitting in the living room with her son and daughter-in-law, sharing about the day, what happened with the kids, and what they were dealing with at church. They laughed and cried together, and they had time to share.

Then Jean shares what God said: that was His favorite part, too. She describes God as a loving Father who wants to end the day with His child, sharing about the day, sorting things out, and being close. She says to picture being a son or daughter with your head on His shoulder, sharing everything.

She addresses the lie people sometimes hear: that God has billions to listen to, so why would He listen to you? She says deep down we know that is a lie, but sometimes we still listen to it. She counters it plainly: you are His kids, and His favorite time is to sit and listen.

Restore Double: Standing on the Word and Refusing the Enemy’s Lies

Jean shares that she wants to leave one final scripture. She says she trusts the Father has shared through her what He wanted shared that day.

She applies it to real life: if the enemy has been stealing in relationships, finances, or health, she points to Zechariah 9:12 and emphasizes God’s promise of restoration.

Zechariah 9:12: “Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.”

She adds a strong statement: if it is in the Word, the enemy cannot argue with it. She describes her practical mindset, comparing it to having proof in writing, like a text message: it is right there, so she believes it, stands on it, receives it, and refuses to be moved off it.

She calls the Word of God truth, for you, intended by God, inspired by God, and given as a gift.

She addresses those who feel alone, who isolate, who think nobody else goes through what they go through. She says that the enemy is lying. She urges them to get into the Word. She shares that countless times she has opened the Bible and asked God to speak to her, even acknowledging it may not feel like the “most mature” way, but in the moment she needs God to show her something, and she chooses to trust Him to do it.

Closing Prayer and Ministry Time

Jean says she knows some people want prayer and that God told her to pray. She notes the time and says she would love to pray for anyone who needs prayer.

She then prays, thanking the Father for bringing a word of encouragement and reminding them of how powerful and awesome He is. She thanks God that His Word is true, that they can stand on it, live by it, and trust it. She declares trust in God completely.

She also prays about the anointing God has given and expresses trust that as she prays for people, they will be ministered to by God. She blesses the house, thanks God for the work being done in the region and through the pastors and the people, and thanks God for showing each person the one person to reach out to first, to see them set free from strongholds.

She closes in Jesus’ name, and the church responds with amen.

After that, Pastor Lenny thanks Jean and shares a lighthearted comment that Fishkill is only 35 miles away from her grandchildren, should she decide to relocate. He then closes with prayer, thanking God for blessing the church, for loving them through Jean, for the word and encouragement, and for a great day and week in Jesus’ name.

Thank you for reading this teaching, and we hope it encouraged your heart to trust the Father and to respond to His voice, even in simple acts of obedience. If this message blessed you, please share it with someone who needs encouragement, and let it be a reminder that God can use “the one” conversation, the one text, and the one step of faith to create a powerful ripple effect in His kingdom.