I Hear an Abundance of Rain

1Ki 18:41 ¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for [there is] a sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, [There is] nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

"There will be an abundance of rain that will come and it will come to this land, and it will come to those who have been weary—to those who have had a drought—but I will restore and I will not only restore, I will bring restitution", says the Lord. It will be more than what they have had before. It will come back in multiplication as you put your trust—your confidence—in Me, says the Lord

As I heard the Word of the Lord I looked up the word restitution. It means the act of restoring to the rightful owner something that has been taken away, lost, or surrendered

There are things God is trying to do to get the abundance of rain into His body, into His church, into His bride.

He is setting up the five-fold (The Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher)

I know there are people who reject it, refuse it, abandon it, mock it, but those people will be in their same miserable state 20 years from now that they are in now.

If you reject what God is trying to do you cannot and will not be blessed.

If you are still trying to do it they way man says you are bound for a big disappointment The only way that blessings come to the people of God is to harken to His voice and not the voices of tradition and the religous ways of men.

Deu 28:1 ¶ And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and] to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

God tells us that He will bless those who listens to the man of God and not a board, not religious zealots, but true men of God who will not bend to the doctrines of men

2 Chronicles 20:20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

You Have to ask for the Rain!

Zec 10:1 ¶ Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain;

Don’t ask for the rain unless you want to get WET!

Don’t ask unless you want a super duper extraordinary baptism of the Holy Ghost!

Jesus said, “how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?” Luke 11:13

Most of the Pentecostal Church doesn’t want the rain. It messes up church programs.
The Largest Pentecostal Denomination in the world the Assembly of God says, That we disapprove of Latter Rain doctrines and practices such as "impartation," "birthing," "Joel's Army," and the "five-fold ministries" taught as "offices" with "predictive prophecy," and other extraneous teachings "which, being unfounded scripturally, serve only to break fellowship . . . and tend to confusion and division."

http://www.ag.org/top/Beliefs/Position_Papers/pp_endtime_revival.cfm

I guess they disagree with Paul when he said I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; (Romans 1:11)

Impartation is what Paul used to spiritual gifts of the Holy Ghost into others. I guess they would argue with Paul as well.

You see the religous people didn’t like A.A. Allen, They didn’t Like Jack Coe, They didn’t like anything that would make them get right with God.

They don’t like Benny Hinn, They don’t like Rod Parsley, They don’t like Paul Crouch, and I can promise you they don’t like TJ Tipton.

And there is a logical explanation. THEY DON’T WANT TO GET WET!

Somebody say they just don’t want to get WET! They might mess up some of those PhD’s (Pentecostal Hair Doo’s)

They might mess up some of those $1000.00 Suits

Have you noticed the more of God that comes in to the church the more religious people get upset?

But let me prophecy something, There are people who are coming into this place that want a fresh move of God, they want the fresh rain to fall in their lives, they want the blessings that come with the Rains of God.

There are some people in the Church who wants to get WET!

The rain will bring not just blessings but extraordinary blessings.

When the rain of God falls the effects will bring accelerating. What use to take a year to grow will grow in a week.

What use to take 3 months to produce will be produced in 3 days.
What use to take 3 days to administer will take 3 hours.

I hear an abundance of rain coming.

Wow What a Summer!

The Lord has been preparing us for what is about to happen. As we went throughout Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas preaching in the tent. We saw God show up in power and might as He healed the sick and saw the oppressed delivered. It is such a humbling experience when you lay your hands on the sick and God heals them.

At a camp meeting this Labor Day at Christ for the World. A dear friend and Apostle Bobby Hogan prophecied over me saying,

Brother Tipton the Lord says, "The next 30 days is the most important days of your life. I see a cross road in your ministry." The Lord says, "There is getting ready to be some changes, they are going to be major and those changes are going to be in the next six (6) months. But the next 30 days is the most important time of your life, because your getting ready to have something inside happen that is going to change your ministry and the change is so much." Oh I hear the Holy Ghost saying, "Just like Saul was turned into another man when he was anointed. Your getting to be turned into another man," Turn around three (3) times and bring me the oil and when I lay my hands on you the Lord says, "The spirit of prophecy like you have never had." I am not talking like this scattered stuff. I'm talking about prophecy that is going to fallon you from the dotting of the i's and the crossing of the t's and the rumor is going to be if you want a word from God go see TJ Tipton.

UGANDA AFRICA

I just got back from Uganda, Africa. I saw miracle after miracle. Everything from HIV healed to the paralytic walk. Many Muslims were saved as they experienced the love and power of God. Our first service in a village a local witch doctor got saved. In that same village of Kagoma we planted a church that we named, "River of Life Church." Over 120 people are attending regularly even though they don't have a building and are meeting under a tree. As I was preaching every day and many times three times a day I knew there would be a change when I got back home. I appreciate Mike and Lori Reed for all they did and how they went out of their way for me. They will never know what it meant to me and I was so honoured to stay with them while I was in Uganda. Please keep them in your prayers they are doing tremendous work in Uganda Africa. Only eternity will be able to show what they have planted while being resident missionaries in Jinja Uganda.

After spending a relaxing week with Rhonda and the triplets I knew I had to find out what direction God was going to take us. I was invited to go and minister at a Hispanic Church in Howe, OK and the Word of Knowleged and the Word of Wisdom exploded in me. Miracel after miracle took place both nights people were standing because of the lack of room for seating.

I was a bit hesitant but not surprised when I realized that I was to resign from River of Life Church as Sr. Pastor. The Holy Spirit had been pushing us since July to resign and go full time on the road.

We will be heading west to the Hobbs, NM area, Shiprock, NM area, and then hopefully to Pheonix, AZ. We are praying that God will open doors as we take the Word of God with signs and wonders across America and then to the world.

If you would like "The Sent Ones" to come and minister in the prophetic with signs and wonders contact us at apostletj@gmail.com