Gordon & Company

People tend to say nice things about others for diplomacy's sake and that's okay, but let me tell you, with an objective view here, that the folks at Hope Assembly of God have it going on! Pastor Gordon Cashwell of Hope Assembly of God, the Convoy of Hope and Without Walls was a real encouragement during the Thursday, May 28th Grand Opening of the Charleston House of Prayer, located at 633 King Street. First off, Gordon has a quick-witted sense of humor that carries the crowd well, but more importantly, he loves the Lord and people deeply.  His hotdog outreach story was hilarious! It was so enjoyable to be here this day. The warmth was in the air and many friends were there from Father Ron Satterfield, Pastor Frank Signeous, Earl & Kathleen Cox, Jesse Williams, Jennifer Quinn, JoAnn Parrott & Jane Howerth.  The turn-out was great and the room was filled. Most of the 100+ people in the room were church leaders.  The Charleston House of Prayer will serve as an interdenominational site dedicated for prayer. Gordon's well-earned reputation around Charleston as a Kingdom guy and team player is well known.  He was very helpful to the prayer campaign in the Park Circle area. For more info http://www.hopeassembly.org/

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A crowd of over 100 church and layleaders gathered for the grand opening.

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(l-r) Pastor George Kublenu, Kathleen & Earl Cox, JoAnn Parrott

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Earl Cox with Israelalways.org sharing his heart for the Jewish people.

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One of Hope Assembly's many community outreaches

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Pastor Gordon of Hope Assembly of God

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The Charleston House of Prayer

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People praying in the prayer room.

...know them that labour among you... 1 Thessalonians 5:12 * ...pray for one another... James 5:6 * ...the eye cannot say to the hand I have no need of thee... 1 Corinthians 12:21 * ...there is one Body and one Spirit... Ephesians 4:4 * ...the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth... Ephesians 4:16 * ...I pray that they may be one with us so that the world will believe...John 17:21 * ...how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity...Psalm 133:1 "The purpose of life is companionship." *** "Worship is that form of companionship where we love on Him in response to His great love for us." *** "The most powerful drive in the human heart is the desire for companionship." *** "We inherited this drive from the One we were patterned after." *** "The difference between manipulation and leadership is motive." *** "Motive is purified and guided in the presence of God: Prayer." *** "Pride is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency, an attitude of self-entitlement and a motive for self-glorification." *** "Pride starts subtly and then turns into the aggressive enemy of real companionship" *** "The Cross and the presence of God brings fellowship (heart to heart), but the world offers only socializing (facade to facade)." *** "Every relationship has a foundation. The pride of public ministry has been a foundation for too many. At some point it consumes" *** "There is a difference between worshipping the idea that we worship God and actually worshipping God." *** "Why do we want to see prayer back in the schools, when it is no longer in our homes or churches?" *** "Corporate prayer around the Throne must return the center of church life if there is to be any hope for the masses." *** "Corporate prayer produces effective preaching, not preaching produces corporate prayer." *** "If we are so in the know, why do we no longer gather together to seek God, navigate through our haughty hearts to get a glimpse of God's heart and then pray in the lost?" *** "Christianity is not an enterprise, venture for self-discovery or political or civic organization. It is a Blood-bought fellowship of prayer focused on One." *** "Prayer-based friendships are the only ones that last." *** "Prayer-bathed friendships are not incidental to ministry, they are foundational." *** "Prayer is not a ministry of the Holy Spirit. It is the ministry" *** "It's one thing to tell somebody what we believe about Jesus, it's quite another to be able to introduce someone to our Best Friend." *** "We are more like Martha than Mary; More like Christian activists, than people of prayer." *** "We need unity in humility found at the foot of the Cross, not prideful uniformity that says: 'Look at us doing God's work'" "There has got to be a practical, excecutable strategy in place for us to dethrone the ministry of Hollywood in our homes and bring families and communities together via corporate prayer inspired by the Spirit. Technology is not the enemy; Our disobedient laziness is the enemy." ***