Heaven on Earth: Amarillo man says he died, brought back to life during church service - KMID - Local 2 News
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| Posted: 14 Nov 2019 09:47 AM PST  AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — There have been multiple books written about the afterlife. People have shared what they saw when they died before coming back to the land of the living. This is one of those stories, but it is not about what the man saw when he died in church. It is what he did not see. Jay Brent loves telling the story of the day he died in church. "I just love it but it's so hard to believe it was me. I know he can bring people back from the dead but he brought me back from the dead. It just blows my socks off," said Jay. Jay and his wife Chonda are active members at Trinity Fellowship Church. They were sitting close to the stage during a Thursday night service on July 11. That was the night Jay died. "It was a normal day," said Jay. "We were going to church, we stopped and grabbed a bit to eat. It was a great sermon." Everything was normal until Chonda noticed something was not right with her husband.
"I looked over at him and his gaze was set," Chonda recalled. "That's the only way I know how to describe it." Jay does not have the words either. "The lights went out," said Jay. "I was gone for all the trauma. She had to put up with all of it." Chonda tried not to panic. She began asking the people sitting around her for help. "I just got down on my knees in front of him and started praying," Chonda said. "That's the only thing I knew to do." It was at this point someone called for a medic.
Jarett Warren was on call that night. He was sitting out in the hallway when he heard the pastor say we need a medic. "They lead me down to Jay, and pastor Larry said we lost Jay," said Warren. "At that point, I looked a Jay and knew he wasn't there." The congregation began to pray with hands extended in the direction of the Brents. Chonda was praying too. "I was just pleading with the Lord," said Chonda. "You know, only God knows what we can and can't bear, but I didn't think I could bear that after everything else we had been through in the last year. I was just pleading with the Lord not to take him." According to the medic, Jarett Warren, Jay was already gone. "There's no palpable pulse," said Warren. "He was apneic, he wasn't taking any breaths. He wasn't breathing. He was dead." Warren went to reach around to grab Jay to pull him out to the aisle to start CPR. What happened next was a shock. "He just takes a deep breath and opens his eyes," said Warren. The total time elapsed from the moment Chonda begins to ask for help to the announcement that he was back was two minutes and fifteen seconds. Warren said he has seen a lot in his line of work but he has never seen anything like this. "It's divine intervention," said Warren. "It was the Lord at work and I believe in that with all my heart. In fact, that's the only way I can make it rational." Jay has gone through multiple tests and seen his share of doctors. There are still no medical answers, which is fine by him.
There is one question that he could not get off of his mind. Why didn't he see anything during those moments when he slipped away? Jay said he asked God about it in his prayer time. "He just told me I wasn't ready to see Heaven in that way," said Jay, "that I wouldn't have wanted to go back even though it wouldn't be my choice, but he had plenty of Heaven on Earth for me left. I wouldn't have been able to live my life knowing I left that behind." Jay and Chonda are still hoping they find some answers about his health. One of their doctors wants him to wear something called a loop monitor. It keeps track of his heart activity and uploads it to the cloud. DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE: The Brents said this has changed their lives forever. Hear more from them:  |
| Religion Briefs - Post Register Posted: 14 Nov 2019 07:00 PM PST  HARVEST FOURSQUARE CHURCH Pastor Paul Loeffler 102 N. 350 W. Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208) 785-5798 info@harvestfoursquarechurch.org www.harvestfoursquarechurch.org Gather for prayer: 9:45 a.m. Gather for doughnuts and coffee: 10 a.m. Gather to Worship: 10:30 a.m. Teaching time for children through sixth grade. The Book of Romans — Paul's letter to the church in Rome — is tremendously important for our lives today because it covered such important issues, and not just about God. In a time when so much of our culture seems bent on divisiveness, Paul addresses similar issues — e.g. racism, politics, and feelings of barely surviving — and encourages unity and grace in the church through God's power and love. We finish learning from this profound letter this month with some ways that we can put Paul's theories and philosophies into daily practice. Harvest Foursquare Church is a charismatic church that believes that God still uses supernatural gifts through people to show His love and grace for all people. For more information about what we believe, visit our web site. On Nov. 24 Pastor Ned Fiacco will be joining us. Pastor Ned is the founding pastor of Harvest Foursquare Church, and God has given him an encouraging word for us as we get close to our 25th year. Directions: Take Highway 26 west out of Blackfoot. Take the first right after the A&W (N. 350 W.). Follow that for 3/4 of a mile. The church will be on your left down a long driveway. BIBLE DISCOVERY CENTER 340 West Sexton Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208) 557-8232 Meet with us on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. A Seventh-day Adventist fellowship. The following is from Signs of the Times magazine, www.signstimes.com "On Sand and in Stone" "One day two friends began to argue as they walked through the desert. The dispute became so intense that one of them slapped the other one in the face. Without saying a word, the one who had been slapped bent over and wrote in the sand, 'Today my best friend slapped my face.' "Continuing their journey, they came to an oasis and bathed in the water. Unfortunately, the one who had been slapped sank in the miry bottom and began to drown, but his friend rescued him. After he had rested a bit, the one who nearly drowned found a flat surface on the sandstone cliff near the oasis where he carved the words, 'Today my best friend saved my life.' "His friend said, 'After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, but when I saved your life you carved on a stone. Why?' "He replied, 'When someone hurts us, we should write the injury in sand so that the winds of forgiveness can blow away the memory. But when someone blesses us, we must engrave the record in stone so that no wind can ever erase it." Exodus 31:18 And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God. JASON LEE MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 168 S University Blackfoot (208) 785-3611 E-mail: office@jlmumc.org Sunday, November 17, 2019 Celebration Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship and Sunday School 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour "A Wonder-full Life: Looking With Gratitude" Scripture: Acts 4:32-35 The purpose of Jason Lee Memorial United Methodist Church is to CONNECT people to Christ, help people GROW in Christ, and help people SERVE Christ. We pray that you will experience God's love here. If you do not have a church home, we invite you to join us for worship each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School is available for children aged preschool to eighth grade. Free child care is available. Holy Communion will be celebrated the first Sunday of each month. Everyone is welcome to attend services — come as you are! Sunday, 9 a.m. AA Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Worship and Sunday School Sunday, 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour Monday, 10 a.m. Women's Bible Study Tuesday, 10 a.m. Jesus, A Study Tuesday, 11 a.m. Knit Wits Tuesday, 5-6:30 p.m. Community Dinner Table Thursday, 7 p.m. Choir practice Saturday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary — Soprano Dianne Burt and her family will perform a benefit concert for the Community Dinner Table. No charge for the concert, but coats, warm hats and gloves, canned food, or monetary donations to benefit CDT will be gratefully accepted. BLACKFOOT CHURCH OF CHRIST 370 N. Shilling Ave (208) 785-6186 Ross Ward, Evangelist Each Veterans Day we remember those who have served in the military for our country. Memorials like these are great because it may be that we do not often consider their service and what they sacrificed for our nation. Rarely can we understand another's sacrifice until we have experienced similar circumstances, yet we are called to that very thing in Christ. I would say that none can claim to have suffered as Jesus did. When we read the Gospels, we find He sacrificed of himself continually so He could perform the work God had called him to do. We also recognize that through this sacrifice, He paid the ultimate price for our salvation. Jesus redeemed us (bought us back) from the consequences of our sin. This sacrifice deserves our greatest respect. We show that by living our lives in a manner that our Savior desires. The consequences are great if we ignore the great price that was paid for our redemption. St. John's Chapel (Presentation of the Lord) Sheep Trail Rd. Pingree, ID 83262 (208) 226-5217 http://www.presentationofthelord.org/ Saturday mass at 5 p.m. Sunday, November 17 — Oodles of Noodles — 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Members of St. John's Chapel are once again planning to sell homemade egg noodles at their Christmas Bazaar fundraiser next month. But first they have to make them and they could use some help because there will be oodles of noodles involved. They're inviting people of all ages and faiths to participate, as well as expert noodle makers and those interested in learning how to make pasta for the first time. Organizers say they will be making the noodles at the church, located on Sheep Trail Road, about a half mile from Highway 39 in Pingree Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thanksgiving mass will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. CALVARY CHAPEL BLACKFOOT 689 S. Fisher Ave. Telephone: (208) 785-0809 E-mail: ccblackfoot@gmail.com Mike Eld, Pastor A congregation that believes in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, our Savior. We also believe that the Old and New Testaments are the only inspired word of God; that they are without error in the original manuscripts, and the infallible rule for faith and practice. Weekly Schedule Sunday: 10 a.m. Our guest worship leader and speaker: Paul Verhoeven Ladies Bible Study: Monday at 7 p.m. will meet at the home of Sharon Riddle Operation Christmas Child ends Sunday! Boxes to be shipped November Monday Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Praise and prayer meeting. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Movie Night at CCB — "God's Not Dead" — "A Light in Darkness"  |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2019 09:03 PM PST  MEADVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB) November 15, 2019 "Portraits of Jesus the Christ": a stirring handbook that brings out the spiritual truths, which are enveloped in the portion of scriptures and are relevant to the subjects being discussed inside of this book. "Portraits of Jesus the Christ" is the creation of published author Morris Dubidat, a person who has a vast love and strong faith in God. Dubidat writes, "The temple was erected to portray God's glory, majesty, and grace, which was to be revealed in his Son, Jesus. "'That I may dwell among them' was a revelation of his plan for the future "Emanuel" God with us. There was nothing on earth like the tabernacle, and there was no greater experience to have than the presence of the Almighty God, both in sensing his presence and seeing the Shekinah light of his glory in the most holy place. "This tabernacle was a revelation of his eternal plan for man's redemption through Jesus his son. After we have settled the sin question at the altar of sacrifice and then have ourselves washed from the defilement of sin at the laver, we are then ready to enter the holy place of fellowship with the saints and to behold the glory, beauty, and grace of God. "In this Old Testament tabernacle, the veil restricted the entrance to the most holy place and hence the presence of the Almighty. But now in this dispensation of grace, the veil was ripped open on purpose by God. Since Jesus went into the heavenly tabernacle with his blood, access is no more denied to those of us who have accepted him as our sacrificial lamb, we can come boldly to the throne of grace where he is seated on the right hand of God his Father in heaven. With humbleness of spirit and a heart of gratitude, we join in the songs of the redeemed in praise and adoration to him who has redeemed us with his blood. "With such experience in Jesus who was portrayed in the tabernacle, we can wholeheartedly agree with David in Psalm 27:4. This one thing is our greatest desire to dwell in his presence." Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Dubidat's new book is a soul-refreshing narrative that provides a deeper understanding of God's eternal plan for man's salvation, which He predestined before the world began. This book is intended for leaders and laypersons alike who want to get deeper in God's Holy Words that can be used for Bible studies, whether in church or at home. View a synopsis of "Portraits of Jesus the Christ" on YouTube. Consumers can purchase "Portraits of Jesus the Christ" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble. For additional information or inquiries about "Portraits of Jesus the Christ," contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919. Share article on social media or email:  |
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