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Jerry Gaffney is still shaking up the NW and making Jesus famous. Here
is a very powerful story of his latest adventures in God.
May He shine upon you in the fullness of His glory!
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This is a true story. It just happened this Good Friday. It was Good
Friday and you could hear a pin drop in the church. The police were lined
up on the sidewalk outside this little church. Men were standing at the
entrance of the church, unsure of what was going to happen. There was a
man, standing outside with a sign, protesting the meeting. The building
was filled beyond capacity. The network TV camera trucks were surrounding
the church. Their TV satellite dishes were poised to broadcast any news
from within the church. It was the lead story on the 11:00am news and the 5:30pm news on
ABC, CBS & NBC. It would be broadcast again on all the networks.
Over 2 million people were waiting to see what was going to happen at this
little church in Kirkland, WA.
On the non-Christian radio talk shows, the news of this little church had caught
the imagination of a whole state, 24 hours a day, for 4 days. Even now,
three weeks later, they are still talking about it on the radio. Pastors are calling in to explain why Jesus had to die. People are calling
in asking, "Why, if God is love, why would He want to kill?"
People are asking, "Why would a loving God want to kill His own son?" People are asking, "Why would God be so unkind as to have a need to kill
animals before Jesus? Why would killing anything make God feel better?"
Ministers, theologians, philosophers, historians and teachers all called to
express their views. Some quoted the Bible, and some quoted history.
All expressed their thoughts. Some said, "God would not do it the
same today." Some said they could not believe in a God Who had
a need for death. Some said, "It would terrorize children."
Some said if that was Christianity, they would never believe.
What we had for about three weeks was a miracle. A whole state wrestled
with Soteriology. A whole state wrestled with the subject of salvation. The news media
talked about a Savior. The TV news media talked about the price of sin. The radio talked about a
need for a Savior. They talked in restaurants. They talked in stores. They talked in
schools. They talked about it everywhere.
Back in the church, the TV camera crews were set-up in the balcony. The
newspaper reporters and photographers were everywhere. The congregation
had been there early, so they could get seats. Now, it was time to see what the Lord would do. Then it happened.
Jerry Gaffney walked in with a small, black lamb, named Alfalfa.
He brought Alfalfa up on the platform. Then Jerry knelt down to pet the
lamb. Not a sound was made in the building. This little lamb
had caught the hearts and the attention of a whole state. Camera flashes
went off, TV camera lights came on, reporters sat on the edge of their seats.
People were trying to save the lamb. Over 180 people per hour had called
in to save the lamb. Bomb threats were called in to save the lamb.
Many death threats on Jerry's life were called in to save the lamb. I know
it makes no sense. They wanted to kill a man to save a lamb. Because
Jerry is Jewish, many anti-Semitic threats were called in. "We don't
need this Jewish Jesus. We don't need this Old Testament, Jewish
stuff." They called in and said they were ashamed of this kind of
Jesus. By the way, most of the calls were from Christian believers.
They would say, "I am a Christian but....." They were so
angry that they wanted to crucify. It reminded us of a crowd 2000 years
ago that turned on another man. It reminded us of a people who were so
upset they cried, "Crucify!" Hundreds and hundreds called to
express their views.
It was so wonderful, we almost wanted to cry. Never before in the
history of Washington had so many people thought about Jesus, and wrestled over salvation in such a short period of time.
Jesus had provoked them to think about their souls.
What could have stirred up so much commotion? Being Jewish, I had
spoken many times about Passover. Many times, at many churches, I had explained that we were to take a
lamb into our homes for five days. Many times, I spoke about how were supposed to fall in love with the lamb. Now a
whole state had fallen in love with this lamb. Many times, I spoke about
how we would have to kill the lamb for Passover, as a sacrifice to God, in
obedience to His Word. I also said in many other churches I would not kill
the lamb. I also had said two weeks earlier at this church I would not kill the Lamb.
I also said I would only demonstrate the price of sin. I also had said two
week earlier I would put up a drop cloth to hide the lamb, and then squirt blood
on it to re-enact the death of a lamb.
NOW HERE IS THE MIRACLE.
All of this is on tape, but few outside the church have asked.
Somehow, the word got out that I really was going to kill the lamb. A
Pastor put out a press release at 4:00 pm Friday saying the lamb would live. Channel 4 put it on their web-site that the lamb would live. Here is the
miracle again. Even though they knew we were not going to kill the lamb,
the TV and newspaper people stayed and reported the story.
We picked little Alfalfa up and put him on the altar. As we did this,
people screamed, "Don't kill the lamb!" The lights went dark, and the lamb was gone. Only a single spotlight shone
on the empty table where Alfalfa had been. The only thing that was left
was a blood-stained tablecloth. There was a gasp in the congregation. They whispered, "Did he really kill the lamb?" I walked over to
another curtain and said, "Why is there so much stress about
something I am going to barbecue? Why aren't we concerned about this Lamb
Who died?" We then opened a curtain that revealed a man on a cross. He really looked
as if he had just been crucified.
The sight of him horrified many in the crowd. Their breath was almost
taken away to see something so real. His hands and feet looked as if they were bleeding. His brow had scars
from the thorns. His face looked as if he had been beaten.
I fell at his feet and prayed, as if he was the real Jesus. I prayed as
if He had done this for my sins.
I spoke about the eight places Jesus bled and died.
1: I spoke about the blood on His brow - how
He died to His will.
2: I spoke about the blood on His head - how Satan mocked His
authority.
3: I spoke about the blood on His face -
how Satan mocked His reputation.
4: I spoke about the blood on His cheeks
when they plucked out His beard - how Satan shamed His traditions.
5: I spoke about the blood on His back -
how Satan mocked His strength - how Jesus said, when you are weak then you are
strong
6: I spoke about the blood on His hands -
how Satan mocked the hands that made the world
7: I spoke about the blood on His feet -
how Satan mocked His freedom to go where He wanted to go.
8: I spoke about the blood on His side -
how Satan mocked the desires of His heart.
I asked some men to help me take Jesus off the cross. They carried him to
a tomb in the back. Again, when we took him down, the congregation saw the marks on his back and
almost started to cry. The Lord had made everything so real.
I then said, "I have some good news. I know the end of the story.
My Jesus is alive!" As I said the words, Jesus came walking
out. He came walking out with Alfalfa, the little black lamb. When
the congregation saw Jesus and the little lamb, they jumped to their feet
and cheered. I said, "We have the good news. Jesus did all this for you."
When I gave the altar call, over 200 ran the altar to get right with God. A little 7-year old girl looked at her daddy and said, "Daddy, did Jesus
really do that for us?" He said, "Yes, Honey."
She then said, "We must go down and get saved." One of the
men who worked for the press fell on his knees and gave his heart to Jesus.
One of the ministers spoke with him for 45 minutes. He said, "I have
been to many church services. I have been to Jewish services, Buddhist
services and other Christian services, but this is the clearest
presentation of the gospel of Jesus I have ever seen. I have a lot of
thinking to do." Another man from the press fell to his knees and could only say, "Oh my, oh
my, oh my."
The evening news blasted across the air-ways, "Alfalfa lives, but sin is
very expensive." It was the lead story for two days. They
showed Jesus in a good way, not a bad one. They talked about our Jesus.
They talked about the price of sin. They talked about the need for a Savior.
It was in the newspapers, "The lamb lives, but sin is very expensive."
The News Media was broadcasting the good news about Jesus. Over 2 million
heard the good news of the Gospel of Jesus. I could think of no better way
to give the Glory to Jesus than this. Have I been persecuted and falsely
accused. The word says rejoice and I am. What was the fruit?
We baptized in water over 40 people Easter Sunday night. Only 27 were
scheduled, but 13 more wanted to be baptized , even though they had no change of clothes. Last Sunday night, we baptized
another 20. What was the fruit? Over 220 people have signed a 24-hour prayer, praise and intercession clock.
That is 10 people per hour 24 hours a day, either praying, worshiping or
interceding for revival in WA. We are going to pray till we see the
Pacific Northwest saved.
The meetings are going into their 9th week.
We are meeting Tuesday - Friday 10:30 am and 7:00pm.
People are running to the Lord every night.
Thirty people made decisions for Jesus just last night alone.
To all my friends:
Please pray. To those of you who do not live in Washington state, please, pray. We are
so close. We had the whole state God-conscious for about 3 weeks. It is not time to
stop, but time to charge! To my brothers and sisters in Jesus, please, invade the heavens for us.
Victory is at hand! Everyone is talking about Jesus right now. Some of you
know when we get this close, all hell breaks loose.
Please, pray for total victory.
We do not want to settle for second best.
We do not want to be beaten back.
Victory is at hand!
All we need is one more push.
There are almost one million of you out there.
If you have read this much of the letter, God is calling you to pray.
We need prayer from Tonga, Fiji and New Zealand.
We need prayer from China, Japan and the Philippines.
We need prayer from India, Israel and Iran.
We need prayer from Russia.
We need prayer from Korea.
David Yonggi Cho, we need your prayer warriors.
Loren Cunningham, we need your prayer warriors
David Wilkerson, wake up, we need your prayer warriors.
Billy Graham, we need your prayer warriors.
Jim Cymbala, we need your prayer warriors.
Rinehart Bonnke, we need your prayer warriors in Africa.
Rodney Howard-Browne, we need your prayer warriors.
Oral Roberts, we need your prayer warriors in your prayer tower.
Oral, hear our hearts' cry. Victory is at hand!
TD Jakes, we need your prayer warriors.
Pat Robertson, we need your prayer warriors.
Paul Crouch, we need your "granny-commandos".
Kenneth Copeland, we need your faith.
Dad Hagin, we need your faith and prayer warriors
Steve Hill, we need your prayer warriors and fire.
John Kilpatrick, we need Lila Terhune and your prayer warriors.
John Arnott, we need your prayer warriors.
Benny Hinn, we need your anointing and prayer warriors.
All of you men are on the roll call of Jesus.
He needs your prayers.
We in Washington need your prayers.
Join your army with our army.
Let's win this battle for Jesus and rejoice in the victory.
I love every one of you men.
All you prayer warriors around the world, hear the trumpet blowing . When
you were new to ministry you prayed for help. Now, someone new is blowing
the trumpet. We are all busy, I am not asking you to leave your
battlefields. I am asking you to send an invasion force into the
heavens for Washington. We can get this state saved, if you will just
pray. Hear the heart of a warrior in battle. We will win. Do
you want part of the reward? Call the Lord. He will tell you what is going
on in Washington.
Night after night, they are filling this little church. Sometimes you
can't get a seat. For 8 weeks now people have been coming in to see what
the Lord was about to do. It hasn't even slowed down. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, please come. This is God. It's
happening at this little church. Come and see what the Lord is doing.
If you are a friend, I need your help. Please, come.
May the Commanded Blessings of the Lord be upon thee
We love you guys
Jerry & Jan Gaffney
jgaffney@aa.net
jgaffney@myhome.net
PS: This is a note from pastor Bob Wallace the pastor of Kirkland A/G
I am writing this in response to the many emails and phone calls I have
received since Brother Jerry Gaffney released my testimony of healing on the
internet. Yes! God has healed me and His work of healing was complete. I have 100% mobility; in fact, I walk up to 5 miles a day.
God is a good God and His mercy is new every morning. I wanted to
encourage you that no matter what the need is, God is the God of the impossible.
We just prayed with a lady that had a 20 year old blood disorder two weeks ago,
and she was instantly healed. She has the doctor's test results to verify
the healing!. The Lord has given her a complete blood transfusion. Whatever your need is, God is able! If you need prayer call or write us.
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