Dear Church Family,

The heat is here, and summer is upon us. And that means that our youth group is about to embark into unmarked territory! On Wednesday June 16th LifeBlood Youth is headed to Jesus Culture for a 3 day power packed youth conference followed by a day of fun at Six Flags. When I stepped in as Youth Director in January, the Lord gave me a message and vision for our youth-Love the Lord, Grow in His Ways, and Expand the Kingdom. God has allowed this simple yet powerful idea to transform us as a group. It all begins with God, ends with salvation, and along the way a true relationship with God is built. That is what makes this upcoming trip so exciting! This summer our youth will be built up in the understanding of God and His power, while worshiping side-by-side with other youth from around the nation. God’s hand is already moving among our youth, and young leaders are emerging. It is our expectation that these young men and women of God will grab a hold of God’s mandate for their life, and usher them into a new season.

I want to say thank you to the church as a whole for embracing our next generation, and helping us with each of our fundraisers. Some of you have braved the heat for a pie auction, or shot some hoops with our young men, while others come out to Macayo’s in force to support us and eat some good food. Our goal was to make this trip affordable for each student, but along the way our church has grown in unity. We still have a small ways to go, but we serve a good God who is taking care of all of our needs. So keep us in your prayers, and always- Love the Lord, Grow in His Ways, and Expand the Kingdom!

Thanks,

Philip Brown

At Skyway Church May 21-23
$25 Registration by emailing jmartinez@skywaychurch.com or call 623-935-4858 to reserve your seat

Dear Church Family and Friends:
If you are a leader you are going to be an instrument in the hand of God to affect change. You will change your life, the lives of those who follow you, and even the spiritual atmosphere where you are assigned to work. You will want to attend this conference because you believe you have a calling to lead and influence the culture. Prior to this century, the predominant Christian thinking has been that the high calling of God is to lead in a full time vocation at the local church. Now we understand the high calling of God is for you to lead at what ever sphere of influence God has chosen you to impact for the expansion of the kingdom of God. This means that most leaders lead outside of the local church, not within. The high calling of God for you is to occupy the high places at whatever sphere of life you have been called to live. This conference will empower you to understand the relationship between the spiritual and practical dynamics to move you to the top of your mountain, and bring others along with you as you go. You are going to learn the importance of your leadership position in the grand scheme of God’s plan for the earth in this hour. No matter if you lead a Child Care facility, a government agency, a local business, and yes a local church ministry, God wants you to be the best in your arena, the best on your mountain. You are going to experience an impartation of God’s power for your calling and access the principles of the kingdom for you to move to higher levels of competence and excellence. These three days will change your life forever when you apply what is released.

- Pastor Greg

I want to say happy Mother’s Day to all the moms. Mothers have a very special relationship with thier children that is different than most dads. Kids are going to spend more time with their moms, especially during the formative years of their lives. The daily interactions of mother and child are open doors to discover gifts and talents developing in the young one’s life. Over time mom develops an innate ability to know more about the potential of her child than even the child knows about him or her self. Mom you have an opportunity to pray your child into their destiny! The things you see you can call into being. God has given you a special access to heaven when you pray over your children. Never think it is too late! Your prayers regarding the destiny you see in your child can cause the righteous seeds in their life to bloom. I want to pray a special prayer for all of you today to be blessed and to walk in the blessings that God has for you and your entire family.

Pastor Greg

Dear Friends and family:

I know first hand the financial pain and hardships that many of you are experiencing. Because of this, I have been in prayer and seeking God about our First Fruits offerings for 2009. The Lord gave me a very clear process to see us move out of this place of pain. Simplify, unify and get out of debt. I am going to be speaking about how we can do this as a congregation in the coming weeks.

When we become a citizen of the Kingdom of God it is a free gift given to us. Jesus paid the highest price, his precious blood, for our salvation to be purchased. We can never give any amount of money that will buy our way into heaven’s gates. Our salvation is free, but living in economic freedom requires obedience to all that God has written to us regarding his principles in the areas of finances and economics, God has recorded key ways that our money should be directed first before we spend it on other things. When we are disciplined to obey the word of God and hear the Holy Spirit with our finances God will rebuke the devourer from our lives and open the windows of heaven to pour the financial blessings upon us! Do you know the difference between the tithe and First Fruits?

The Tithe: This is ten percent of our gross income we give to the local church from each pay check we receive. The tithe is to come before any other offering. It literally belongs to God and we are stewards of this money.
First Fruits: This is a free will offering that you give at the beginning of your year. You are giving the first as an act of faith and obedience that God will supply abundantly more as the year goes along.
All the tithes and First Fruits offerings are given for us to work in unity to expand the kingdom of God as he directs Skyway to be a light to the world. When you give along side of one another, we are all reaching the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ! We are reaching over 35,000 people around the world right now!

Many people ask me for an amount or percentage for the First Fruits offering. The first thing I say is for you to pray and ask God about an amount, but here is the amount I feel God is challenging us as a congregation for 2009.

· $200 per person; even if it takes multiple weeks to achieve this goal!

· 600 people accepting this faith challenge for 2009

Everyone else is invited to prayerfully give more or less according to your hearts desires, but every man, woman and child is asked to give a prayerful and sacrificial First Fruits offering this year. I greatly appreciate your support in this effort. I believe that God will deliver you in your personal situations as we come together corporately in this way.

Thank you,

Pastor Greg

Pastor Greg

Navigating the Crisis is a unique book in which Greg Brown has done something few people do. Many times speakers come together, synergize with one another, and give incredible messages in a gathering that we call a conference. Few times does anyone ever capture the overall anointing that comes from that cluster! Greg Brown did just that when he wrote Navigating the Crisis! This book has a rare anointing for now! Not only does it represent the time in which we are living, but predicts the next three years. This is a NOW book filled with timeless, practical insights for any season. Navigating the world crisis we presently find ourselves in will now be much easier since Greg has provided this blueprint filled with strategic insights for the new season ahead!

Easter Sunday is quickly approaching. We are seeing momentum and favor as the day nears. I have a sense that what we are doing is for our region, not just our church. As we pray around the clock starting April 3, we should focus our prayers for the spiritual hunger in our area to increase. Let’s ask God to fill every church on Easter Sunday. Let’s pray for the miracle power of God to be experienced by people at all places of worship. Let’s believe that every sanctuary in our Valley will be filled and experiencing God’s best while we are gathering and filling the stadium. I see the prayer time during the Easter service to be filled with hope, power, and the opening of heaven’s gates. There will be a sound released when we worship and pray that will literally open the gates of supply into our region. There are economic strategies in heaven for this area that have not been grasped; they will connect after this special service. Our heavenly assignment is to benefit all the people and churches around us. Thank you for your prayers and support as we advance.

Pastor Greg

Special Guest Speaker: Henry Gruver

Brother Henry is a dearly loved friend to the Skyway family. He has traveled the world to pray and see the Kingdom of God expand and entire nations changed. Today he brings a special word that God gave him specifically

I have just returned from England, the land where great awakening of the past once burned and a new outpouring is gaining momentum. I had the privilege of sharing the word of the Lord and our testimony with leaders from many nations and one powerful local church in London. London is a city of many people from different nations, the congregation at Oasis Church consists of over fifty different nationalities. They are all hungry for Jesus and the modern move of the Holy Spirit. They filled their building every night with expectation for God to move. On Sunday, the altar call for salvation saw several people come forward before the message was spoken. Their hunger for God drew the word of the Lord out of me while I was preaching and ministering. The outpouring of the Spirit was very strong with signs and wonders. People remained in prayer lines after the service ended for over an hour and a half. Finally it was time for me to go home with my host family as they waited for me in their car. It is a tremendous honor and blessing to serve the Church in this hour. Revival is coming and revival is here! God has blessed us with a forerunner anointing to release in this modern day. I encourage each of us to fervently pray for the lost to come to Jesus, miracles to take place daily and for the precious Presence of our Lord to fill our services each week. It is a great blessing to be home with all of you again.

Pastor Greg