The Priority of Purpose Over Promise

The hyper faith teaching of recent years has produced a church that is self-centered, unproductive, and powerless. Many Christians today struggle when they do not see the answers to prayers for which they are believing. Faith wanes when we don't see God's promises manifest as expected. The biblical principals shared in this book give us a much needed understanding of God's priority and of the importance of seeing God's promises in the context of the purpose (His Purpose) in which they were given.

The hyper faith teaching of recent years has produced a church that is self-centered, unproductive, and powerless. Many Christians today struggle when they do not see the answers to prayers for which they are believing. Faith wanes when we don't see God's promises manifest as expected. The biblical principals shared in this book give us a much needed understanding of God's priority and of the importance of seeing God's promises in the context of the purpose (His Purpose) in which they were given.

Mike Powell spent twelve years in ministry as a youth pastor, evangelist, and pastor before feeling the call of God to the mission field. For twenty years he and his wife Renay, who is also very active in the ministry, served as missionaries with the Assemblies of God in Mexico, and other countries throughout Latin America and Africa.. The Powells worked in church planting, church revitalization and evangelism. They held numerous evangelistic crusades, conducted many seminars and conferences, and were heavily involved in hosting missions teams from across the U.S. strategically involving them in effective collaboration with missionaries on the field. In 2012 Mike and Renay transitioned from their missionary work back to pastoral ministry accepting the role of Senior Pastor at First Assembly of God in Lavon, Texas where they currently reside. Mike also travels in the U.S., speaking at churches, missions conferences, revivals, and seminars. He has also authored the book Insights on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. He is fluent in Spanish and preaches in English, Spanish, and in bilingual services. Mike and Renay married in 1979 and began their ministry in 1982. They have three grown children: Tiffany Burns, Tyler Powell, and Tarah Phillips, (who went to be with the Lord in 2012) They also have five grandchildren: Scottie and Avery Burns, Noah Phillips, and Connor and Kelli Powell. For more information about the ministry of Mike & Renay Powell please visit the church web site www.lavonfirstassembly.org or look for them on FaceBook.