Merlin Gonzales

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Merlin founded Faith Hope and Love Intl., which collaborates with churches crossing denominational lines. He has developed the concept of “Mission Trips in Your Own Backyard” to unify the Body of Christ by bringing the love of God into the community. Merlin’s messages and teachings are about raising up a generation passionate for God to build a legacy of transformation. He is an Advisory Council Member for the State of Indiana Office of the Faith-based and a co-host for Religion in the News. Merlin speaks at churches, businesses, government, educational institutions and faith based organizations to encourage people to live out their faith. He is a church consultant helping pastors reach out in their communities to raise and train leaders. Merlin and his wife Annie live in Noblesville, Ind.

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God had provided us everything we need to possess the land that He promised us. Numbers 33:53, “Take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.” We just need to obey Him actively to take back our communities from the stronghold of this world for God. God did not say to just invade our communities with the proclamation of His Word but with demonstration of power through the Holy Spirit within us. We must not just conquer our communities but settle in it. We have seen cities and even countries where the Spirit of God took over it such as the Reformation led by Martin Luther on October 31, 1517. He transformed the country and the world through his words and action.

However, the cradle of reformation, Germany, became the center of Anti-Christ when Hitler ruled the nation from 1933 to 1945. I believe part of the problem was the fired-up Christians did not settle in the land and failed to continue the Christian influence they had in the past. Darkness started to creep in, and the land where the Christian Reformation started became a land where approximately six million European Jews were extinguished, known as The Holocaust.

I would like to encourage all of us to Grow our Indiana Communities that love God and our neighbors through the tangible expression of God’s unconditional love. Let us invade our neighborhoods with the active obedience to the Word of God. Let us not just share the Gospel of Salvation (The Great Commandment) but live out the Gospel of the Kingdom (The Great Commission).

Listen to my Daily Podcast about the expansion of the Kingdom of God in Indiana and how you can plug and play

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Sunday, Dec. 12 Speaking Engagement: Victory Christian Center

Sunday, December 12th I will be speaking at the Victory Christian on the Seven Cultural Mountains.  Please invite your family and friends to this service. I look forward to seeing you there.

When: Worship service begins at 10am. Bible Study is at 9am

Where: 1703 East 30th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46218-2604
(317) 926-0578 (map)

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,  and he will reign for ever and ever.” -Revelation 11:15b

God bless you,

Merlin

Merlin GonzalesSunday, Dec. 12 Speaking Engagement: Victory Christian Center
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Amazing God Stories From FHL Week Leaders

Here are some amazing God stories I gathered from the FHL Week Leaders’ de-briefing on Tuesday, Sept 21st.

  • Our Noblesville area reported the continued collaboration of churches, ministries and organizations
  • The North side area is working continuously with several ministries and churches in ministry training and evangelism
  • Our East side & Urban area shared about the ever growing awareness of the churches in the urban area and the continued pursuit to work together through the FHL CAN (Community Action Network)
  • Our West side area shared the excitement of some projects during FHL Week. Through the ‘Movie Night’ project, FHL is planning to have ‘Joshua’ movie at the Georgetown Cinema during the Halloween Week to bring Christian movie in a secular theater.
  • The BroadRipple/Midtown are have coordinated a multi-church Night of Worship at My Father’s House in BroadRipple on Tuesday, Sept 28th 6:30p-8:30p.
  • The FHL Kindness Day on Saturday, Sept 25th was joined by 150+ volunteers from the churches, businesses and educational institutions who worked on several projects across the city.

Once again, FHL Week is not just ‘a week’ of service but it encourages the continued partnerships that create a snow ball effect mobilizing the collaborative effort the communities.

Merlin GonzalesAmazing God Stories From FHL Week Leaders
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