Hold On! For Showers Of Blessings In Due Season

by Lauretha Brown Ward


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 07/02/2001

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 148
ISBN : 9781588207203

About the Book

God used poetry in biblical days to communicate his everlasting words to mortal men. He saw to it that complete books of poetry like Psalms, Job and the like were included in the Bible to get his message across to us. But He did not stop there. God-inspired poetry is found in prophetic books as well as in historical books of the Bible.

In the New Testament, we find Jesus making poetic utterances. The Gospels, the Pauline Epistles, and the epistle of James are all filled with rich poetic utterances. We conclude that Spirituality and poetry are kin. Why else would the holy scriptures tell us that we can continually be filled with the Spirit by speaking to ourselves in Psalms (poetry), hymns, and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19)?

As I would be teaching the Word of God during the Sunday Worship Service, the spirit of God would inspire Lauretha Ward to write the sermons in poetry. She would sit and absorb the words from the sermon and compose the poetry in its entirety during the service.

A little before the conclusion of the service, Lauretha would stand before the audience and read the sermon in poetry. Oh how we would be blessed to hear the Manna of the Lord in Poetry!

These poetic sermons are about everyday living. God’s Word is for our everyday life. These sermons will help you with your life’s struggles, increase your faith in God, and cause you to walk in victory everyday the way Jesus intended.

In this book the sermons are arranged in four major themes which are "In The Storm," "Walk By Faith," "Attack Your Enemy," and "Victory in Life." Use the scripture text of the sermons for your meditation.

Open your heart and let God speak to you out of his rich Word.

Willie J. Powell, Pastor, Grace Fellowship Church

Two of the poems from this book were released as songs on a cassette entitled "Glory" in March 2000 by Hilltop Records in California. The songs are "Generation Now" and "What to Do." (The song title is What to Do When You Are In the Heat of the Battle.)


About the Author

As a gifted and anointed teacher she has been serving faithfully in Sunday School, small Bible Study groups, and ministry to women for over 25 years. Lauretha Brown Ward is a member of Grace Fellowship Church in Ypsilanti, where Elder Willie J. Powell is Pastor. Lauretha says, "Prayer and Fasting is a vital part of my life and has wrought personal breakthroughs in healing, deliverance, miracles, and increase. More importantly as an intercessor of S.W.A.T. (Spiritual Warriors Attack Team) I have witnessed the power of answered prayer for the churched and un-churched. My desire and ambition is to encourage and demonstrate God's love to others."

Professionally, Mrs. Ward is a Speech-Language Pathologist and has a heart for seeing restoration, salvation, and healing take place in the lives of her clients. She has been the wife of Dr. Gary Ward for 16 years and they are the parents of two sons, Aaron and Laurence. Lauretha counts it a blessing to live a purpose driven life. 

Hold On! For Showers of Blessings in Due Season merited the 2001 National Self-Published Book Award by Writer's Digest.