JP's website looks rather like a self-centered website than a God centered website. So much self branding And appealing to the western country audience with all the Caucasian photos.
Don't understand why you can or need to make donations to him or his cause. Kinda afraid that he will siphone all the money.
His e-newsletter:
Dear Friend,
God has something good and fresh in store for you!
And it's beyond what you can think or imagine.
Earlier in the year, I told my church that regardless of what is going on in the world this year, we CAN have hope (a confident expectation of good) because the Lord has said that this is a year of unceasing fruitfulness!
Beloved, I want you to know that this encouragement is also for you!
God doesn't want you to live in fear. You can be in the midst of a famine and still see a steady flow of God's provision.
The world is searching for answers everywhere—except from the Word of God. But let us look expectantly at what God's Word says.
In Jeremiah 17:5-8, God shows us the difference between the cursed and the blessed man.
"...Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited."
—Jeremiah 17:5-6, KJV
The cursed man trusts in fallible man and self—he relies on the ungodly counsel of the world; he depends completely on his own self-efforts—and has no heart for the Lord or His Word.
But the sad truth is—if you trust in man or flesh, you limit your life to only what man and flesh can do.
I don't want you to experience these limitations on your life. God has a higher and better way for you!
Let's go to the Bible's description of the blessed man...which is who God says you are in Christ Jesus!
"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, andthat spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."
—Jeremiah 17:7-8, KJV
Because of Jesus and the divine exchange at the cross, today you are this blessed man or woman. Like the "tree planted by the waters", you will not fear when heat comes. Heat may come, but when you (the blessed person) go through the heat, you don't feel it because your trust and hope are in the Lord. Like the disciple Peter who kept his eyes on Jesus, you will rise above the storm and walk on water.
Even in the midst of a drought, your leaf will be fresh and green. You will always be in the best of health, always youthful, fresh, and strong!
Unceasing fruitfulness is God's promise for you!
When life becomes hard or when you feel like you've lost all your strength to stand against the difficult circumstances that you are in, see yourself like that tree—evergreen, strong, healthy, and always bearing fruit.
Beloved, the key to living life as the blessed man is to put your hope and trust in the Lord. Whatever your challenges, Jesus is the solution! You put your hope and trust in Him by looking away from your negative circumstances and going to His Word instead for your answer.
As you delight in, and meditate on God's Word, I encourage you to savor the beauty, the love and the grace of our Lord Jesus and hold on to His wonderful promises for you. That's how you put your trust in the Lord and hope in Him. That's how you'll find His perfect love and grace driving out every fear and anxiety. And that's how you walk as the blessed of the Lord.
I promise you, not only will there be such a strong sense of rest and peace in your heart, but you'll also experience His wisdom and leading to do the right thing at the right time. You'll see His favor explode in your areas of need, and you'll experience good success in those areas without the stress that comes with trusting in man or your own limited resources.
Remember, even if the world is experiencing drought or famine, for YOU, it's going to be a year where you will be evergreen with unceasing fruitfulness as you meditate on the One who has done it all for you and will never fail you!
Experiencing His unceasing fruitfulness,
http://mailer.josephprince.org/edm/may_2012_unceasing_fruitfulness/unceasing_fruitfulness.html
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