Page 4—Missions To Puerto Rico

Drs. Stennis visits Puerto Rico for

crusades and outreach.

Page 6—Local Missions Outreach

Cook County Prison Outreach with the

Men of Valor.

Page 8—Highest Form of Worship

What is authentic worship? What does

it look like or resemble?

Page 12—Local Missions Outreach

2006 Annual Summer Praise and

Worship Festival.

Page 14—It’s Harvest Time

God has declared this a season of

Harvest. Have you sowed your seed?

Page 15—Calendar of Events

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Page 3—Victory Sunday

Page 7—Get Connected

Page 10—Pre Thanksgiving Celebration

Page 16—FFI International Conference

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Cover Picture Credits: Puerto Rico Landscape and camera (stock art);

Drs. Stennis in Puerto Rico

Page 2—The Set Times

Highest Form of Worship—Page 8

Drs. Curtis and Linda Stennis

Executive Editors

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General Photography

Article Transcription

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Cover Art Work

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Cover Photos Provided by

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Puerto Rico Missions Pictures

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The Set Times is a quarterly publication of

Salvation and Deliverance Ministries

International, Chicago, Illinois, PO Box 51550,

1540 N. Spaulding Avenue 60651. Email:

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THE SET TIMES

You Are Invited To Share In Our

New Year Prophetic and Anointing

Service

VICTORY SUNDAY

Sunday, January 7, 2006

10:00 a.m.

Come and enjoy dynamic

Worship and Praise

Come Hear A Word For 2007

Come and Receive A

New year Anointing

Host and Speakers

Drs. Curt and Linda Stennis

Call 773-227-2500

for more information

Drs. Curt, Linda and the missions’ team

travelled to San Juan, Puerto Rico October

6-10, 2006. There they teamed with Pastor

Nathan Mercado (River of Compassion

Ministries, Dallas, Texas) for several days

of ministry.

Puerto Rico is known for its beautiful

beaches, tropical weather and delicious

cuisine.

A new church edifice, founded by Reverend

Carmelo Carillo was dedicated in the city of

Patillas. The week of dedication services

were fruitful as lives were changed and

several people accepted Jesus Christ.

An entire day was devoted to evangelism in

the neighborhoods, including feeding the

hungry and praying for the sick.

Pastor Lucy Quinones (Iglesia Cristiana

del Camino) hosted the teams in the city of

Fajardo. There was a great breakthrough

and outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God

confirmed His word with signs and wonders.

The spirit of revival was truly in the place!

Ask of me, and I shall give thee the

heathen for thine inheritance, and the

uttermost parts of the earth for thy

possession.

(Psalm 2:8)

Rev. Mercado (left) Sherman Taylor and Dr. Linda shop for

food for the needy.

Drs. Curt and Linda finish their purchases at the checkout

in anticipation of the outreach.

Left to Right: Ben and Clarissa Turner and Kim Franklin

have a little fun at the grocery store.

Worship Service by the dancers and choir at the Inglesia

Christiana del Camino.

Rev. Mercado and Dr. Curt minister at the crusade in

Patillas

Group photo of the missions team including Pastor Lucy

Quinones of Fajaro.

Opposite Page: One of the many beautiful cobblestoned streets of San Juan.

In Chicago’s Cook County many

young men are given a choice

between jail and boot camp. Boot

camp is an intensive 18 week

program tha t he lp s bu i ld

self-esteem and military discipline.

For some of these individuals, this

might be the first time in their lives

they have experienced loving

discipline.

The Men of Valor (Salvation and

Deliverance’s Men’s Fellowship)

works with Chicagoland Prison

Outreach (CPO) to visit the boot camp

weekly, sharing the Gospel without judgment.

They plant seeds of salvation to reap a

harvest for the Kingdom as lives are

transformed and relationships are

established.

You may sow a financial seed into the local

and international missions and outreach

ministries of Salvation and Deliverance today

by using the enclosed envelope.

Photos Top: Graduating Class Drills; Middle Right: Men

of Valor Ministers Karl Davis and Robert Taylor with

three of the CPO graduates. Bottom Left: Men of Valor

with Secretary of State Jesse White.

Our Promise Partners are an integral

part of the ministry and your seed

faith offering help us accomplish the

following:

Send out local missions teams to

minister weekly in Prison Boot

camps, nursing homes, feed the

homeless and participate in other

outreach opportunities.

Enable Drs. Curt and Linda and

their team to preach the Gospel in

other cities and countries. This

includes healing rallies, training

local Pastors, hosting workshops to

equip believers in their region, and

build and feed orphans.

Continue to publish and send “The

Set Times” magazine, books and

media products across the globe.

As the Lord of the Harvest adds more

partners to help us we are able to win

more souls and encourage more

believers.

Become a Promise Partner

Today.

Call 7733-227-2500 or visit

our website at

www.promise7.org.

What is authentic worship? What does it

look like or resemble? Does it have a sound

or form? Even though there are several

different Hebrew and Greek words in the

Bible that are translated worship, believers

still search for the true meaning of worship.

The Hebrew primary word for worship is the

word “shacah” which means “to depress,

prostrate (in homage to royalty or God) – to

bow down, crouch, fall down flat, obeisance,

do reference, to make to stoop. One Greek

word for worship is “proskuneo” which

means to kiss (as a dog licks his master’s

hand) to prostrate oneself in homage, to do

reverence, to adore.

The actual first time the word worship is

mentioned in scripture is in Genesis 22:5.

The Lord asks Abraham to offer his son

Isaac before him on Mount Moriah. Though

we often associate worship with music there

(Continued on page 10)

is no mention of any musical instruments here.

The only instruments Abraham would use are

wood, fire and a knife. Here Abraham’s worship

was sacrifice, obedience and faith. This we must

conclude is worship in its highest form.

In the New Testament a leper came to Jesus

(Matthew 8:2-3, NAS) and bowed to him saying

“Lord, if you are willing you can make me clean.”

He stretched out his hand and touched him

saying “I am willing; be cleansed” and

immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Notice

the first thing the man did when he came to

Jesus: he bowed down to Him, and then he

made his request known to Him. This act of

worship brought the healing virtue of God

quickly.

On another occasion in Matthew 9:18 (NAS) a

political ruler or synagogue official came kneeling

down to worship Jesus. His daughter had just

died but he requested Jesus to come and lay his

hand on her (to restore her life). Was this

proper protocol for a political ruler? Probably

not, but rather a sign of true worship in sincere

faith and humility in his time of need.

Our final and third New Testament example is

found in Matthew 15:22 (NAS). Many know the

account of this miracle because this Canaanite

woman was described by Jesus as having great

faith. However, initially she came crying and

pleading loudly for Jesus to have mercy on her

daughter who was demon possessed. When

Jesus did not answer her plea, she came, bowed

and worshipped him. Then Jesus answered her

proclaiming her faith great and her daughter was

healed at once.

(Continued from page 9)

Women Moving Forward for God Ministries

and founder Dr. Linda Stennis hosted their

annual Summer Praise and Worship

Festival on Saturday August 26, 2006.

This outreach draws people from near and far

featuring various ethnic foods, games, rides,

free school supplies for children, music and

evangelism. Each year the festival grows

larger as Coordinator Pastor Doreen Barber

plans to accommodate the increased

attendance of family, friends and the

surrounding neighborhoods.

WMFFG is a dynamic women’s

fellowship that strengthens and

empowers women and families.

This purpose is accomplished

through various seminars,

workshops and social

programs such as the

festival. They established

the Jean O. Williams

Scholarship Fund in

2001 to award high

school graduates and

college students

supplemental funds

toward tuition and

related college

expenses.

If you would like

more

information

about Women

Moving

Forward for

God Ministries

or sponsored

events, visit our

website or call

our office at

773-227-2500.

To view other pictures from this year’s Outdoor Festival as well as

other programs of Salvation and Deliverance in 2006,

Visit our Website at www.promise7.org.

Everyone on the face of the earth recognizes

a harvest only comes after sowing (planting)

a seed, watering it and allowing it to grow to

a ripened status or maturity. Sowing means

you are giving or planting something (a seed)

into someone or something.

There are many different things to sow from

and into in your life. A person can sow

money, resources, kind words of

encouragement, time, talents, gifts and so

many more. The harvest is the reaping, the

gathering in, the increase from that which has

been sown.

The Holy Spirit has declared the Harvest

season. Surely you did not forget where you

planted. Surely you have sown seed from

which you have not harvested. This is the

year of Manifestation and the year is not

over. A certain season has been declared.

As with anything declared by God it must be

spiritually discerned. (I Corinthians 2:14).

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.

A man reaps what he sows. Let us not

become weary in doing good, for at the

proper time we will reap a harvest if we do

not give up. (Galatians 6:7, 9 NIV).

To everything there is a season, and a time to

every purpose under the heaven: a time to

be born, and a time to die; a time to plant,

and a time to pluck up that which is planted.

(Ecclesiastes 3:1-2).

When the HARVEST time comes you reap

from where you have sown. The above

scriptures show us this is a divine eternal

principle. God’s law of the Harvest will be in

force for as long as time remains according to

Genesis 8:22.

If you have been faithful to sow your seed,

the Lord is faithful to give you a spiritual,

physical and financial harvest. Let’s receive

it, it’s HARVEST TIME.

Quarter Four Calendar of Events, 2006

For these and other events, including information on our speakers, visit our website at www.promise7.org.

Event times and dates are subject to change.

Outside Events: Please call or visit the website of the sponsoring ministry for more information.

International Missions Quarter 4, 2006

Friendship Foundation International

Women in the Lord’s Vineyard

International Friendship Conference

Accra International Conference Centre - Ghana

November 25—December 1, 2006

Accre, Ghana

Agnes Mfon Gowon, President

Chihuahua Crusade and Outreach

December 4-12, 2006

Chihuahua, Mexico

Host Pastor: Pastor Elias

Christ Glorious Ministries Annual Conference

Sebei College Grounds

Kapchorwa, Uganda

January 2—7, 2007

Host Pastor: Tom Godwin

Church Events

Women Moving Forward For God Ministries

Fellowship Service

Saturday, October 14, 2006, 6:00 p.m.

Guest Speaker: Melanie Caruth, Peoria, IL

Pastoral Appreciation Celebration

October 15. 2006, 11:00 a.m.

Guest Speaker: Reverend Robert Caruth, Peoria, IL

Thanksgiving Day Celebration

Thursday, November 23, 2003, 10:00 a.m.

Youth Department Christmas Presentation

December 17, 2006, 3:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Celebration

December 24, 2006, 11:00 a.m.

Drs. Curtis and Linda Stennis, Senior Pastors

P.O. Box 51550

1540 N. Spaulding Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60651-2459

www.promise7.org

773-227-2500 or 888-227-4711