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Martin Luther

In 1517 an obscure German monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses (objections) to the door of the Wittenburg Church.  His  reputation was ruined, he was excommunicated, and his life was threatened.  But his act of confronting the errors and excesses of his day sparked the Protestant Reformation, lighting holy fires that burned around the globe, removing errors and destroying man-made religious traditions and structures.  In the same manner, we must again nail the scriptures and sound doctrine back on the church door of our day, rebuking the errors and excesses that are so common, and call on God to forgive us, cleanse us, renew us, and revive us again that we may proclaim the Gospel of Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit to a lost and dying humanity. 

Sowing Seeds for a Reformation of 

Charismatic and Word of Faith Christianity

Rev. Mel C. Montgomery, Editor

  January 2010 Issue

Special Announcement:

Rev. Mel Montgomery becomes

the New Vice-President of

Helping Inspire Ministries

A Floating Axe Head

The Symbol of God's Ability to Provide and Sustain

          As some of you know, George Brandt, the Vice-President for Helping Inspire Ministries--the organization through which I am ordained--passed away in November.  He was a genuine man of God, and he is missed.  Upon due consideration, Rev. Elizabeth Pruitt-Sloan and the elders of H.I.M. have asked me to assume George's duties and serve as the new Vice-President for H.I.M.  I have accepted the appointment, and am now the acting Vice-President of H.I.M.  I will be formally installed in the position at our annual convention in April.  I wanted to take this opportunity to share this announcement with my ministry partners and friends.  If at all possible, please plan to join us at the H.I.M. convention in April.  You don't have to be a member of H.I.M. to attend.  It is open to the public.  It will be good to see you. 

          Little did I realize when I joined H.I.M. three years ago, how much this ministry association and spiritual family would come to mean to me.  H.I.M. is a vibrant organization with remarkable members who are laboring together to reach the world for Jesus Christ.  I am glad to be a part of carrying out the vision the Lord put in Sister Elizabeth's heart years ago. 

          I have never recruited new members for H.I.M., and I am not about to start doing so now.  Such aggressive recruitment is unnecessary.  In my own experience, it has been sufficient to simply share with others the vision of H.I.M.  That vision is to connect with ministers at all stages of development, but especially with those just starting out.  H.I.M. provides to its members:  ministry fellowship, networking, mentoring, and advice to whatever extent it is desired.  I am pleased that so many ministers have found the vision of H.I.M. speaking to them as deeply as it speaks to me.  Just within the last couple of months, several ministers and a couple of churches have applied for licensing, ordination, or membership with H.I.M. 

          If you are seeking a spiritual home for your ministry, I would encourage you to give prayerful consideration to joining the H.I.M. family.  For more information about H.I.M. please read and download our Membership Packet.

         To God be the glory for the things He has done.

          --Brother Mel

Podcast Updates:

Voices of the Faith Giants Podcasts 

Remarkable Growth

          "Voices of the Faith Giants" has been podcasting for less than two months, and already in most podcast directories, we have come from a ranking of zero to being ranked among the top two or three podcasts in the categories of:  Charismatic, Pentecostal, Word of Faith, and prophetic.  Only podcasts by Joyce Meyer and Fred Price rank higher than we do.   

Global Outreach

          Traffic reports tell us that "Voices of the Faith Giants" is received by subscribers throughout the United States, in Europe, Africa, Australia, South America, Asia, and even in China and in Moslem countries that are closed to the preaching of the Gospel.

Launching January 1st

          In addition to podcasting the old recordings and Brother Mel's teaching articles and e-books, Mel has created a new 25-minute interview program.  In this program, Mel Montgomery interviews major apostles, pastors, healing evangelists, prophets, and teachers.  Mel asks them to tell the stories of their lives and ministries.  We find out also how spiritual gifts and anointings first began to operate through them, and lessons they have learned about the Holy Spirit in the years they have ministered. 

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January 2010 Ministry Events:

January 1      Title:  "Principles for Ministering in the Power of God"    

                    Guest:   Rev. Gil Howard Browne

                  Subject:  Mel and Gil discuss principles involved in ministering in the power

                                 of God.  They share ministry experiences and observations, and

                                 Gil relates a remarkable insight the Lord gave him into Satan’s

                                 present limited condition.  The Lord provides a message in tongues

                                 and interpretation during the closing comments at the very end

                                 of the podcast. 

January 15  Title:   "My Life:  From Aimee Semple McPherson to Kenneth Hagin

                  Guest:    Rev. Elizabeth Pruitt-Sloan

                Subject:    In this podcast, Rev. Elizabeth Pruitt-Sloan tells of her childhood in

                                Aimee Semple McPherson’s church, and being prophesied over by

                                Sister Aimee.  Elizabeth also relates the account of being healed as a

                                child in one of Jack Coe’s tent meetings, and observing a man being

                                healed of cancer of the tongue.  She tells of the revivals she has

                                witnessed, and discusses her life up 1956 in which she saw Kenneth

                                Hagin minister for the first time.  Podcast Length:  approx. 30 minutes.

January 22  Title:   "My Life:  From Kenneth Hagin to Now."    

                  Guest:   Rev. Elizabeth Pruitt-Sloan

               Subject:   Sister Elizabeth discusses moves of God of the 1950s and 1960s in

                               which she participated.  She and Mel note the similarities between

                               Aimee Semple McPherson’s Bible School and Rhema.  They also

                               bring out consistent characteristics that they see between Stanley

                               Frodsham, David Du Plessis, Howard Carter, Kenneth Hagin and the

                               Goodwins.  Mel makes the point that one of the characteristics of

                               genuine spiritual ministry is the desire to allow more seasoned ministers

                               to speak into your life.  They also touch on the vital role of the pastor in

                               keeping individual ministers, and the local church as a whole, on track. 

                               Mel gives an example of situations a prophet might not discern, but that

                               a pastor would see through in a minute.  In the course of the discussion,

                               the Holy Spirit also inspires a message in tongues and interpretation.

"Why the Lord Rejected Cain's Sacrifice"

By Rev. Mel C. Montgomery

     Several years ago the Lord asked me:

     "Do you know why I rejected Cain's sacrifice?"

     The explanation He gave surprised me.

If you have never seen a miracle, watch this video:

Police Officer Joe Sosnovik—a partner with this ministry—sent us this video of the Lord miraculously delivering him.

Late night on November 27th, 2009 Deputy Nelson makes a traffic stop in rural southwest Georgia.  The driver is identified as being sought for arrest and that the officer is to use extreme caution because he is considered violent.  Brother Joe Sosnovik overhears the information, and then moments later there is no response from the Deputy. 

With sirens and lights activated, Cpl. Sosnovik tops the hill at a high rate of over 90 miles per hour.  A deer suddenly leaps in front of the police car.  (To those of you outside of deer country—hitting a deer at only 30 or 40 mph has been known to cause the deer to fly over the hood, crash through the windshield, and kill the driver). 

At this rate of speed, Brother Joe Sosnovik should have been killed, or the police car should have rolled.  But God gave him a miraculous deliverance.  Note:  this Roy Fields song was playing in his car at the time of the incident.  You can hear Joe calling out to the Lord for deliverance in this hour of need:  “Jesus!  Jesus!  Jesus!”

If you will stop the video at 58 seconds, and then advance it by quickly clicking on the play button, and then pausing it, you can see the deer.

Brother Joe testifies that he suffered no injuries, and his patrol car received no damage.

We praise the Lord for His miraculous care of Brother Joe Sosnovik.

Updated Articles:

          I am making some of our articles available through the podcast.  So I am taking this opportunity to re-edit each article, add in additional information, and convert each article to a PDF Format.  If you have never read these previous articles by me, they are offered here.  If you have read these articles before, you may wish to read them again as I have added in additional information and details I have learned since originally writing these articles:

J.R. Goodwin and Kenneth Hagin

A life-long divine relationship.

Was Kenneth Hagin a Heretic?

Derek Vreeland objectively examines Hagin, 

Kenyon, and the Word of Faith teaching.

PDF File 

A Tribute to Oretha Hagin

by Dr. Charles Goodwin

PDF File 

The Goodwins and John Osteen

John Osteen's encounter with with the Goodwins, following a catastrophe, imparted the Holy Spirit's power to his life and ministry.  Brother Osteen was filled with the Spirit in Mom and Dad Goodwin's living room and preached his first Charismatic sermons from their pulpit.

PDF File 

                                                                         John Osteen  1990's                    John Osteen 1950's

New Article by Dr. Charles Goodwin: 

        You've heard it, I have too.  Some of us have even said it, "the term 'x-mas' offends me.  Let's put 'Christ' back into Christmas!"  Brother Charles clears up a common misunderstanding Christians have about the term "X-mas."  This will surprise you.

"X-Mas Or Christmas?"

Dr. Charles Goodwin

PDF Format

A New F. F. Bosworth Recording:

"Christian Confession"

By Rev. F. F. Bosworth

Length of Recording:  68 Minutes

Live Stream

Something New and Special:

          At the December Holy Spirit meeting, someone very special decided to visit the meeting and we are so glad that she did.  Her name is Florence Abbott.  She and her husband were saved while in West Africa.  They went to the Assemblies of God Bible College in Springfield, MO where they met Stanley Frodsham who was just entering reitrement.  They fellowshipped with him there both in his home a few times, and at some Bible College meetings, where they found Stanley Frodsham to be very "aflame" with the Holy Spirit.  Brother and Sister Abbott went on to work with David Wilkerson at the first Teen Challenge center in the Bronx, NY as summer missions intern team members.  They also helped with the San Francisco Teen Challenge Center.  They itinerated for over six years throughout the Northwestern United States.  Later, the Abbotts founded a church in Salinas, California, primarily made up of young adults from Big Sur.  They continued in ministry until the passing of Sister Abbott's husband in 1997.

          Sister Abbott has been recorded as she read Stanley Frodsham's 1965 prophecy that he delivered at the Elim Bible Institute's convention,  She has given us permisison to host this recording on our site.  No recording of Stanley Frodsham reading this prophecy is known to exist, but with Sister Florence being British, and having set in Frodsham's meetings, I think her recording must sound very much as Stanley Frodsham sounded when he spoke this out so many years ago.  I urge you to listen to it:

                                 Sister Florence Abbott today                  Rev. Stanley Frodsham 1930's

"Coming Deception and Coming Judgments"

A prophecy given by the Lord through

Rev. Stanley Frodsham

as read by Florence Abbott

Recording Length:  28 Minutes

Live Stream

This recording donated courtesy of www.crowns.org

       To read a brief biography of Stanley Frodsham, and to listen to some of his recordings,

please click HERE. 

Video Channel:

           I have found conversations and times of fellowship with Gil Howard Browne to be a great blessing to me.  He is used of the Lord in a revivalist-refreshing anointing.  He travels the world bringing Holy Spirit refreshing to multitudes.  He is the real deal.  I have asked him to be a recurring guest on our podcasts, and he has agreed to do so.  Here is a link to the most recent audio podcasts.

            Some of Gil's meetings have been videotaped, and he offers them through a video channel 24 / 7.  You can click on the link below, any time of the day or night, and watch a video of Gil teaching or leading praise and worship.  (The video begins with a 15-second secular commercial).  These videos will really bless you:

24/7 Inspiration

Just for Fun:

          I did an internet search of "Brother Mel" and "Mel Montgomery" and was surprised to find that there are a number of Brother Mel's out there.  To distinguish myself from the others and to set the record straight, let me tell you which references pertain to me:

Will the Real Brother Mel Please Stand Up:

I am not the Brother Mel / Mel Monotgomery that:

     Is Catholic

     Is 79 years old

     Is an oil-painting artist of religious objects

     Owns a barbecue restaurant in Fort Collins, CO

     Lived in 1808

     Sings old Frankie Avalon songs

     Drove stock cars in the 1950's

     Nor am I the Australian wrestler known as "Mad Mel Montgomery"

I am the Brother Mel that is:

     Young (50 doesn't look as old to me as it once did)

     Dashing (Eh!  We all have our egos!)

     A Minister of the Gospel (Much to the shock of my high school classmates)

     Not rich (alas!  I'm working on it though.)

     Still single (alas! alas!  Haven't found Miss Right yet.  I'm working on that too.)

     Who ministers where invited  (No telethon invitations yet.  Wonder why?)

     Who writes website articles, (sometimes forgetting spellcheck)

     Articles and e-books for which I have been called:

     "An insightful prophetic writer,"  (Thanks!)

      "A fraud artist who should be dragged of to jail," (Gosh!)

      "A self-proclaimed watchdog." (Where and when did I proclaim this?)

      "The Anti-Christ."  (Really fella, get back on your medication!)

      "A dirty rotten x%R#&c$*!"  (You don't eat with that dirty mouth, do you?)

        Additional clarifications will be provided as needed.  :)

 Please Remember to Pray:

For our sons and daughters in uniform, serving in the armed forces of the USA, Great Britain, Australia, and in whatever country you live in.

We are proud of you!

And every day at Mel Montgomery Ministries

we pray for you.

          We appreciate those of you who have stepped forward to be financial partners with this ministry.  Your gifts make all of this possible, and produces spiritual fruit in the lives of others that abounds to your spiritual account.  To donate CLICK HERE.

A Word from Brother Mel:

Hello Ministry Partners and Friends,

          Where did 2009 go?  Wow, it went by fast.  Were are you spiritually?  Are you ahead of where you were at the beginning of this year, at about the same level, or have you lost ground? 

          I think the greatest thing I learned this year is that having faith in God is much less about commanding, demanding, and standing, and is much more about humbling, obeying, trusting, and resting.  

          There are a number of things for which I am believing God at this time, and with these goals, I really have no idea how to get there from here.  But I take comfort in the fact that my Heavenly Father knows all things, even the deep yearnings of our hearts, and He has all power in Heaven and in earth to bring those things to pass.  So as I keep reaching out to Him in prayer, He will show me each next step.

          My life and ministry has involved a great deal of waiting.  Perhaps this has been your experience also.  But every blessing God has given me, when it finally came, was well worth waiting for.  Truly as Proverbs 10:22 says, "The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it."

          Perhaps you believe you have a great calling from God or that He has some substantial destiny for you to fulfill, and yet at the moment,  you are in obscurity.  My friends, that seems to be the way God prepares many of His servants for the works He calls them to.  He put Joseph into slavery and then into prison for years, but doing so prepared Joseph to stand in Pharoah's court.  God put Moses on the back side of the wilderness for 40 years, to prepare him to be used in signs and wonders that would deliver the people of God, and shatter the mightiest empire of the day. 

          Ministry-wise, I was in obscurity for the better part of 25 years before God began lifting me out of it by bringing me the Goodwin recordings in 2006.  Through 2007, 2008, and 2009, the website grew and grew.  The Lord has also given me favor in H.I.M. and has opened a door for me to serve in it as the new Vice-President.  And in 2010, and we are stepping over also into podcasting, which will allow us to reach even more multitudes.  Each of these blessings and divine appointments seemed to come along in their own timing, and were just the right fit for me when they finally did come.  If you are called to ministry, take courage in the fact that the same God who called you, also is working accoring to His own plan and timing, to bring you into your destiny.  And when it comes, it will have been well worth waiting for.

          To the pastors who receive our newsletter I would like to say that we are scheduling meetings now for 2010.  Right now I have several dates tied up throughout 2010, including attending and being one of the keynote speakers at the annual H.I.M. convention in late April, and a number of dates set aside in 2010 to record podcasts with other Charismatic leaders.  But I still have several openings avaiable in 2010.  If the message of Reformation, the messages of the "men of old," and the things I teach in in my writings and recordings speak to your heart, call my office at 417-438-1695 and let's see if we can arrange a time for me to come minister at your church.

          I'm not releasing the details of this publicly yet, but I had two major spiritual experiences in 2009.  One was on September 14th, and the other was on October 4th.  In these the Lord showed me that He was going to increase my anointing and gifting in a particular area.  I submitted the visions to other seasoned ministers of the Gospel and asked them to judge the experiences and what was told me.  They have judged them to be real, biblical, and from the Lord.  When what the Lord said to me specifically will come to pass, I do not know, but I believe it will be soon.

          To my ministry partners who support this ministry with their finances and prayers, I want you to know:  We set aside a time every day to pray for you that God will heal you, prosper you, give you peace in your lives, and to bring you into all that He has for you.

          God bless you!

          Kind Regards,

          Brother Mel   

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