Why an Apostolic Lighthouse?

Because there are many dear saints of God that have been in bondage to the religious systems of this world and are hearing the voice of the Lord calling to their hearts, "Come out from among her my people". Likewise there are those who are now in transition who, having come out of that "mystery Babylon", are now searching for the true light that does now shine.

Why?

Because these who have begun to know the Lord, are crying out for more of Him, and have moved out of their previous religious backgrounds to come together unto Jesus, Who is the author and finisher of their faith. The Holy Spirit of Christ has also come out to meet these, and sees much people, and is moved with compassion toward them, because they are as sheep not having a shepherd, and He desires to teach them many things.

This ministry and apostleship is the grace of God in our lives and the measure of the gift of Christ given to us for His church. It is what the Lord Himself describes our ministry to be, as you will see in the prophecies below. It is given that we may do our part of our service unto the Lord and in the building up of the Body of Christ. It comes with a commission to turn His people from the power of Satan to the power of God and from darkness unto the light of the glorious gospel of Christ!

This highlights the Apostolic commission spoken to me personally by the Lord Himself, in a vision, in April of 1992.

"I have sent you to bring the awareness and the reality of My Presence to My people. I have sent you and anointed you with My Holy Oil to destroy the yokes of bondages, to heal relationships and covenants, granting forgiveness and restoration. I have sent you to establish, strengthen and settle My people and those whom I have called into My Kingdom".

It should be understood by all of us that there is a difference between the 12 Apostles of the Lamb and the Apostles of Christ who have been anointed by the Spirit today. The Apostles of Christ are not the foundation that the church is being built upon, for that foundation is already laid. Genuine Apostles of Christ do not make up their own doctrine but rather they preach the doctrine of the 12 Apostles of the Lamb of which Apostle Paul is the 12th.

If we are to acknowledge the truth of the word then we must consider Christ Jesus as the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, that of a royal priesthood, the church. Therefore since His ministry is Apostolic in its nature and Apostolic in its foundation, it must be also in its administration. Every church fellowship therefore needs to align herself under the shadow and covering of the gift of the Apostle.

Call to your remembrance that the word says, "God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues".

Now we all need to remember what is written in the new testament scriptures, specifically the instruction that the Apostle Paul had given to his son in the faith, Timothy...
"This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:"
(1 Timothy 1: 18-19)

For it is the prophetic word of God that is a rudder on our ship (life or ministry) and directs our predetermined path in Christ. Without this our lives will become shipwrecked, we not knowing what to believe concerning our course and destiny in Christ. Remember this also that true directive prophecy is to be judged by your pastor/shepherd, is subject to the due order of the Spirit and will come through those of your immediate church family who are approved by your shepherd to do so, or by those who are related to you in Christ because of their relationship with the shepherd of your church family. However, and though you should not seek for this, directive prophecy may also be received from a stranger in Christ or through other friends in Christ whom you relate with personally, but it still must be brought to your shepherd to be judged. In this way directive prophecy is based in relationship and there is a divine covering and no confusion. We can then trust the prophetic word of the Lord, knowing also that each word we receive from God compliments the others that we have already received and proven to be of God.

Bishop Gary

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This is a prophecy delivered to Bishop Gary on November 13, 1994, at a church meeting in Mckinney, Texas, from a man of God named Jim Beckton.

"God is giving you a vision of Apostolic Ministry. A vision of seeing churches planted and the gospel spread through your area. And great peace and great joy is coming your way to give you that understanding that God has called you in that. You're His bondservant, you're the one that has been sold out to the Lord. And the Lord says, Don't look at the faces of the people, and don't even judge yourself by others. But know that God has planted deep in your heart the word of the Lord for that region and that area that you're in. And God has raised you up to speak a word in season to him who is weary. For God is given you the tongue of the learned, and you will speak the word only by the revelation of the Spirit. You'll not reason it out in your mind, but you'll speak it with the revelation of the Spirit. And through that men and women will be trained and God will raise up a Lighthouse of Apostolic Ministry in your place, says the Lord."

This is an excerpt of a word of prophecy spoken by Pastor Reggie Thomas, from Oklahoma City OK, at our Anniversary Celebration at ROLC on June 25th, 1999.

"For I, the Lord your God, has set thee apart in this hour unto Myself for My purpose. And I shall raise thee up as an example and even your marriage and your family and your children as a light in the midst of darkness, as a Lighthouse across a stormy sea. And you shall bring them in on the coast of the harbor. You shall bring the ships that are about to fall apart. The families, the ministries, the churches that are headed for the rocks, you shall cause them to find their way into the harbor, into a safe place, saith the Lord your God. And your family shall be the expression. Your family shall even be the expression to this local House. And I, the Lord your God, shall stand them up. It won't be you standing them up, because I'm gonna put them on display, saith the Lord your God."

The following highlights a word of prophecy given by Dr. William D. Hinn to ROLC during our Fall Conference on September 5th, 1999.

"This House is like a magnet within this area. Not only just within your surrounding neighborhood, but I mean within this city. I see it as a magnetic force that cannot help but draw attention to itself because there's power in it. Like a Lighthouse that would be standing on a cliff to guide the ships, this House is standing as a magnetic force that causes attention to be drawn to it. Some people will be drawn to it to receive from it. Some people will be drawn to it to criticize it. But one way or the other they're drawn to it. They cannot help but be turning their heads towards it because there is a power within this place. They may understand it and want to receive more of it, or they may not understand and be critical of it. But one way or another they're going to be drawn to it. Your Pastor will speak a word from this pulpit, it will elevate and go into the heavens. From the heavens, those that are seeking the word of God will hear it. It will come down to them and they'll preach it. And you will begin to hear more and more where those that are around about you are repeating what has already been taught in this House even though they have never been in this House. Only because God will use from this watchtower his sounding word and the blowing of his trumpet, and from that blowing of the trumpet it will echo across the land and others will begin to hear the word of the kingdom. And some will oppose it and some of them will fight against it. Some of them will speak against it and speak their doctrines and they will try to justify what they believe. But it is only because there is enough power coming out of this Lighthouse to challenge their position".

This prophetic word of confirmation was given by Bishop David Huskins from Cedartown GA, in presbytery along with Bishop Jim Dutton from Augusta GA, and with Apostle Steve Everett from Cape Coral FL in a Apostolic Conference at ROLC on February 5th, 2000.

"Lord tonight, as a three-fold cord, we declare in the heavens and testify to the principalities and powers that God has a Pastor, that He has a Pastor with Apostolic authority and Prophetic confirmation in the River of Life Church in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. So may all of heaven record it, may the earth rejoice and be glad in it, and may hell be put on notice of it, that this night a new day dawns in this life, this church and in this region in Jesus' Name. And the saints of God agreed with it and spoke blessing over this ordained, consecrated and set apart man and woman of God. Amen."