1.Miracles, Signs and Wonders 2024
A Quality Pastor
by. Pastor Calvin L. Greer, Sr.
15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. (Jeremiah 3:15)
“Jeremiah had more to say about repentance than any other prophet. He called upon men to turn away from their wicked ways and dependence upon idols and false gods and return to their early covenantal loyalty to Yahweh. A pastor or minister after God's own heart stands firmly on the Word of God, immovable. He knows that the Word of God is the one safe pasture for the sheep of God, and there he will remain. Let other men try other things, but he will do the one thing that the Lord commands”.
The words above were segments of my sermon notes for a Sunday morning service at Kainos Community Church on Sunday October 15, 2023. Little did I know that the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, was equipping me for something that I was unaware that I needed. The events that followed that night would be the catalyst and the drive for the theme of our church for the next year, “Miracles, Signs and Wonders”.
On Saturday, October 21st, I began late that evening to prepare my clothes for church. I hung my suit on the front of the closet door, and as I reached to stuff my handkerchief into the front pocket, my right hand and arm strangely seemed to vanish from sight. Not only that, but my hearing seemed to fade to a monotone pitch, and the sounds around me seemed to be fading just as swiftly as my sight. Immediately, I sat down at the desk, gripped with fear and puzzled about the condition that I was in.
I called out to my wife who had already gone to bed. She was not in a deep sleep, but she could hear the distress in my voice. I explained to her what I had experienced, and she noticed that I was sweating profusely. I laid down for a while and decided that I would go to Emergency Care to get treated. I would later find out that I was having a stroke.
The feeling of helplessness and overwhelming stress during this difficult time would be calmed by the great shepherd of my soul. As always, the Lord came to my rescue. No paralysis or brain damage was found, no internal bleeding or loss of faculties, only by the grace of God have I been allowed to still stand.
This health episode, as well as another occurence in 2018 shows the validity that miracles are still prevalent today. I had to remain in the hospital for 17 days to recover from an illness that the doctors could not diagnose. I had close to 20 doctors examining my case, but to no avail, they could not present a sound reason as to what was wrong with me. I would shift from being extremely hot and sweating to being extremely cold, I was very exhausted with little or no strenth in my body. It was so bad, it appeared that flies were circling my head as if I had already died. I called my wife and told her to bring in the kids because I just knew that my life was over. However, a young minister and friend from the Church Without Walls of Houston, Texas came to visit me on behalf of pastoral care. His position was one that I had held for serveral as a member of the Church Without Walls. I never dreamed that the service that I provided to those who were ill and grieving would be reciprocated to me that day.
Boldy and emphatically, that young preacher, Reverend Kenneth Chaison, shared with me that God was not through with me yet, and that there was still work for me to do. He prayed for me after speaking life to me and the power and grace of God prevailed in that situation. Hallelujah!! What a mighty God we serve!
After the health scare in August of 2018, I was interviewed and graciously selected to be the interim pastor at Kainos Community Church in December of that seem year. The year 2019 as I served as the interim pastor, I experienced devastating challenges, as I had a second brother to pass away from a debilitating illness. Not only did I lose a brother, but also an uncle. Then I would lose both my mother-in-law and my father-in-law within ten days of each other. Four losses within four months was quite a challenge for me, but then I amost lost my own life in a car accident. The entire front of my Dodge Ram pick-up truck was torn off due to someone who who sped through a red light. His vehicle flipped over a few times after colliding with me. He jumped out of his vehicle with a gun nuzzled in the back of his pants. He fled the scene, and later, I along with the paramedics and policemen were wondering how I did not suffer from any broken bones or any harm to body from the way my vehicle had been shred and torn off in the front. Only a loving and caring God could have helped me through that situation.
The close of 2023 and up until now, our church has been focusing on the miraculous power of our savior and king, Jesus Christ.
Are miracles, signs and wonders still prevalent today? Of course they are. You are a miracle. We all are miracles. There is no way we can explain how we are here today, but God.
We made it through a rough national pandemic where many people lost their lives. However, the pandemic was the main reason we began praying as a church on a daily basis. Our prayer conference calls were originally scheduled for each Sunday morning, which was fine. However, when I noticed that we were unable to have church due to the pandemic, I suggested that we meet daily, to maintain connectivity, and to keep everyone abreast of how we were all doing. This is one of the main reasons we have “shout outs” at the end of prayer conference calls every morning. We are the body of Christ, and when one hurts, we all hurt. When one rejoices, we all rejoice. Thank God, for the unity within the body of Christ. Through the prayer conference calls, we have experienced many miracles, signs, and wonders.
After today, please keep reading these amazing testimonials. I know that you will be blessed and uplifted by these true accounts of what God has done through his great power. I am totally grateful for those who pray without ceasing even after our 6am meeting time. As a pastor and a shepherd, there is no greater feeling of exuberance than to know that there is a body of believers who pray consistently at 6am through, pandemics, tornadoes, hurricanes, sicknesses, deaths, joys, pains, divorces, losses, incidents, accidents and the like.
I am thankful to serve as the co-shepherd with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ over this praying remnant of believers of the Kainos Community Church.