Dear Pastor and friends,

Solomon, the wise king of Israel, wrote, “Take away the dross from silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer” (Prov. 25:4). The removal of the extraneous matter and negative spiritual drains (read dross) in our lives will result in a much better, cleaner and more useful vessel for the divine Craftsman to use as He so designs. A lot of the time the dross that needs to be removed is just US! Oswald Chambers said, “Too much of me erases Him, but enough of Him erases me.” May the heavenly Eraser ‘clean the slate’ of our lives is my prayer.

The year 2012 began with back-to-back meetings in Florida and Mississippi. Both churches are supporting churches and I have annually preached in these works for many years. The meetings were greatly blessed of God. Last week I took my wife on a trip to celebrate her birthday. It was a special number that had a zero in it! You can guess the number if you wish. Hey, I’ll be 63 this year so…

Thank you so much for your faithful and God-directed benevolence extended to our home and the ministry the Lord has graciously given to me. Without your help financially and your prayers we would be far less than our best and not near as effective for Christ. You are an integral part of what God is doing in this revival ministry. I am eternally grateful and remain…

Your brother in Christ,

Tim Green

Revivalist

Dear Pastor and Friends,

Sometimes it seems that I’m communicating via telegraph or Morse code, and our hearers are on Skype, email, text message or whatever! I feel like I’m broadcasting on AM and their receivers are on FM or shortwave. The truth of the Gospel and story of salvation rings out clear and plain but there is a hindrance, a mis-connect. I don’t think the problem is with the message or even the messenger, but with the reception. My prayer is that God, through the Holy Spirit, would reveal Christ Jesus to needy hearts and lives.

I have never been busier, however, it seems so little is being accomplished against the Everest of need. May God stir and move the mountains of disinterest and mis-communication in both saint, sinner and minister!

As we hurry around amidst the upcoming holidays and festivities, I do not want to forget you, dear friends and loved ones, that have supported so faithfully through the year this ministry that God has given to this unworthy servant. You are my “on-earth” lifeline and my gratitude knows no boundaries to you and our loving heavenly Father. The rest of the year I will just be preaching on Sundays or one service appointments. Pray that our hearts and minds will be focused on Him and Him alone! May God be praised and His Son worshiped and adored is my prayer.

For His sake,

Tim Green
Revivalist

Dear Pastor and Friends:

“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Psa. 133:1). Here David exclaimed the blessing and benefit of brethren being united. Today, we often bemoan the sad curse of our disunity. Men seem to be more loyal to their “crowd” or an extra-biblical creed than they are to Christ! We have allowed walls to be built with the untempered mortar of carnality, critical spirits and cuttingly caustic slights that divide brother from brother and friend from friend. Would to God that a spirit of reconciliation would spread across our land like the wind blows the leaves in the fall, and bring revival.

I am consumed this month in revivals. Please pray that God would give us souls and that God’s people would be wholly restored to a right relationship with Him. I preached a two-week meeting in Tennessee and we enjoyed several nights of conviction and a real revival spirit. I am in West Virginia now. Please pray for the pastor and his wife (Don and Linda Dillon) as they were in a head-on collision two days before the meeting and she is still hospitalized. I will be in four-day meetings in Indiana and Maryland to close out the month.

Sandy and I thank you for your faithful encouragement to our home and ministry. Both of us have health issues we are dealing with and we covet your prayers for complete recovery. (I think my problems may be due to my advancing age – I don’t know about hers!) Our love and esteem is unwavering for all of you that have a part in helping us do God’s will. God bless you!

Yours faithfully,

Tim Green
Evangelist

Dear Pastor and Friends,

Thomas Chisholm wrote in 1945 the song, “I Want To Be Like Jesus”. The first stanza says:

I have one deep, sincere desire -
That I may be like Jesus.
To this I fervently aspire -
That I may be like Jesus.

What a glorious goal! To preach like He did in Matthew 23. Forgive the fallen like He did in John 8. To reach sinners like He did in John 3 and 4. To deal with wayward sinners like He did in John 21. And to live for others like He did always. May the good God of Heaven help us all to be more like Him daily.

God blessed abundantly in the two meetings this month. Both of the fine churches in which I preached revivals support our ministry monthly. It was wonderful to be with these dear, generous folks and real friends.

Thank you all for your faithful support of our home and ministry. As Sandy and I grow older… well, at least I do – I think she stopped aging some years ago- we are so much more appreciative of what God does for us through folks like you. God bless you is our earnest prayer.

I am “slammed” until Thanksgiving and praising God for keeping our itinerary as full as I possibly can handle. I really feel bad about having to refuse meetings due to conflicts in schedules. But I know God knows that I take the first confirmed date and don’t change unless it is a dire emergency. (There have only been a couple of those in the last thirty years, thank God.)

Your friend and His servant,

Tim Green
Evangelist

Dear Pastor and friends,

I read a story of a man who was a member of the “Golden Knights” U.S. Army parachute team. On April 24, 1974 he jumped out of a plane and performed his “trick jump” where his parachute seems not to open as he plummets to earth! However, on this day, his parachute didn’t open and he fell 2,800 feet to earth. By the way, his back-up chute failed also! Interestingly enough four years later he ran in the Boston Marathon! Sad to say many are falling away all around us in our ranks. But, I can truly say the “fall” does not have to be the end. Anyone who confesses, obtains forgiveness, and forsakes his sin can and will be able to run again! You may run with a limp but you can still run. I have maintained for decades that a limping Israel could outrun a healthy Jacob any day of the week.
I have been involved in some interesting and wonderful services in the month of August. I was privileged to preach my dear dad’s 56th anniversary Sunday at our old home church in Lansing, Michigan. It was good to see old faces, hear testimonies, and see God still working there. This past Sunday we had a great day in an unique church in Loveland, OH. God visited us and His presence brought rejoicing and help to many. I go to Seattle this coming week and pray for God’s anointing on the services.
Thank you so very much for your faithful help. God has used you and yours in our lives and I am eternally grateful. May the dear Lord bless you much for your generosity to our home and work.

Your companion in grace,

Tim Green
Evangelist