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wherefore, when I lookedthat it should bring forthgrapes, brought it forth wildgrapes?(5) And now go to; I will tell

you what I will do to my vine-yard: I will take away thehedge thereof, and it shallbe eaten up; and breakdown the wall thereof, and itshall be trodden down:(6) And I will lay it waste: itshall not be pruned, nordigged; but there shall comeup briers and thorns: I willalso command the cloudsthat they rain no rain upon it.

God has given us a very

fruitful hill in the ApostolicMessage. He fences it, Heremoves the stones, plants itwith the choicest vine (pointto yourself), He builds a tow-er, and He puts in a wine-press. All He expects in re-turn for His investment is forthe vineyard to bring forthgood fruit.

However, when the inhabit-ants of the vineyard:

TEAR DOWN the walls(Standards, Ordinances)

IGNORE the tower (Ministry)

AVOID the winepress(Sound Doctrine, EnduringFaith)

Then God does just like He

Old Paths and Vineyards

Jude 1:3--Beloved, when Igave all diligence to writeunto you of the commonsalvation, it was needfulfor me to write unto you,and exhort you that yeshould earnestly contendfor the faith which wasonce delivered unto thesaints.

Jeremiah 6:16--Thus saiththe LORD, Stand ye in theways, and see, and ask for

the old paths, where is thegood way, and walk there-in, and ye shall find restfor your souls. But theysaid, We will not walk

therein.

A recent interaction on anApostolic Forum I am partand some reflection onthings I have been allowingin my own life, afforded mefor an important lesson on

the need to be far more cau-tious with my own thinkingand attitudes as regards thethings we hold dear andwhich make us distinctly'People of the Name." It wasa lesson I will not soon for-get.

Hebrews 6:9--But, be-

loved, we are persuadedbetter things of you, andthings that accompanysalvation.

The true people of God arePentecostal in experienceand Apostolic in doctrine.This is what Jesus taughtand lead His disciples to be. BUILDING UP the teachingof the Apostles and our El-ders is wise as their inten-tion is better things for us.Such as a father to his chil-dren, we should see thesafety and security of theordinances passed down asgood pasture.

Isaiah 5:1-6(1) Now will I sing to mywellbeloved a song of mybeloved touching his vine-yard. My wellbeloved hath avineyard in a very fruitful hill:(2) And he fenced it, andgathered out the stonesthereof, and planted it withthe choicest vine, and built atower in the midst of it, andalso made a winepresstherein: and he looked that it

should bring forth grapes,and it brought forth wildgrapes.(3) And now, O inhabitantsof Jerusalem, and men ofJudah, judge, I pray you,betwixt me and my vineyard.(4) What could have beendone more to my vineyard,that I have not done in it?

Old Path and Vineyards

Miracles in Action

November 2013Volume 1 Number 11

Water From the Rock

Miracles in Action

Dr. Larry and SheliaYates

1819 S. 8th Street

Ironton, OH 45638

740-237-4548

740-237-9847

larrylyates@hotmail.com

sayfaithis4ever@yahoo.com

miraclesinaction.weebly.com

larrylyates.wordpress.com

We desire not only tosee believers live victo-

riously, but to help

them become rooted

and grounded enough

in Gods Word to reach

out and teach others

these same principles

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Who We Are

Mission Statement

The mission of Miracles in Action is to boldly proclaim the Apostolic Mes-

sage, teaching believers everywhere the True Nature of God, as well as

who they are in Christ-equipping them with the knowledge necessary to

live a life characterized by righteousness, freedom an true spiritual power,

while exercising their God-given authority and dominion and operating

fully in their Covenant responsibilities, rights and privileges.

Vision

Miracles in Action is an Apostolic teaching ministry dedicated to sharing

the Apostolic Faith, the revelation of our full salvation and the realities of

the New Creation to lost and hurting humanity through a basic understand-

ing of the truth and reality of Gods Word.

"And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their syna-

gogues, and preaching The Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every

sickness and every disease among the people...Verily, verily I say unto

you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also, and

greater works than these shall he do, because I go to the Father. And what-

soever you shall ask in My Name, that will I do that the Father may be

glorified in the Son. If you shall ask anything In My Name, I will do it."

Matthew 9:35, John 14:12-14

Restoring the Vision of Apostolic Christianity-Declaring Your Destiny

through the Word of Faith

ly its emphasis on Acts2:38 salvation and wor-ship of the One True and

Living God in JesusChrist but also a uniqueapproach to scripture.Our actual goal as Chris-tians is merely to be Ap-ostolic. We strive to"weed out" traditions anddoctrines of men whichwere added later. Basical-ly, we try to take whatMartin Luther started, toits logical conclusion, truebiblical reformation. Wesee many doctrines and

beliefs not as Apostolic,but as a later develop-ment. Even my learnedseminary professorswould agree with this, butthey put much authority inchurch history, creedsand councils. They seethe goal of the Biblescholar/theologian to de-velopthe seed left by the

did back in the exampleto the people in Mosestime. They were getting

Manna, (food from heav-en), but instead chose anearthly diet (Quail) andGod flooded them withtheir desires until it wascoming out of their noses.

If we do not BUILD UPthe things of the kingdom,we will become WILDGRAPES, and the Spiritof God will remove thewall, the tower, and thewinepress, and ALLOW

the wild animals to comein and completely destroythe fruitful hill.

Let us choose to BUILDUP the things of the king-dom of God. What setsthe Apostolic Churchapart from the rest ofChristendom is not mere-

writers of the New Testa-ment. They think it arro-gant to even question the

wisdom of the churchfathers. We on the otherhand see our job descrip-tion as one of recoveryof truthwhich has beenlost or distorted, to"earnestly contend forthe faith which wasonce delivered unto thesaints"(Jude 3). We areat heart, restorationists,trying to help restore theChurch to her originalbelief and power. Of

course we don't want toignore what others havewritten or said about theBible, but we understandthis merely to be thethinking of falliblemen.We believe that thechurch has gotten awayfrom what the apostlestaught in many respectsand that we need to get it

Old Paths and Vineyards (cont)

Were on the Web

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back. We need to stop seeingthe

church in Acts as in an infantstage, and start seeing it as themodel upon which to base ourbelief and practice. Only whenwe return to New Testamentpatterns, principles and practice,will we experience true NewTestament power.