I'm still plugging away at my goals for 2010. One of those goals is to get 3 books published this year. (I told you that my goals were audacious!!!!) I just completed the press release for the anthology - Prove Me Now Herewith: Testimonies of Overflow Blessings from Faithful Tithers. While cruising the Internet to see what I could find on testimony services, I came across this post from I.H.S.'s blog. I am inserting it here in its entirety because it sums up completely why am am working on this book. Enjoy it, and be blessed!!!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
"Testimony Service?"
I remember, when I joined what a lot of people called the sanctified church, there was at the beginning of the service this part called testimony service, and some places called it devotional service. This was the time when those in the congregation could get up and sing a song that they loved and then after singing two verses and the chorus they would then start telling everyone in the church how good the Lord has been to them.This was the general format: " first giving honor to God; who is the head of my life and to his Son Jesus. I honor the pastor of this church, to all the elders and ministers, to the deacons and to the mothers of the church and the missionaries, members, saints and friends. I thank God that I'm saved from my sins, sanctified and filled with the precious gift of the Holy Ghost..." They would then proceed to expound on an incident where had it not been for the sovereignty of God something bad would have happened or something bad happened but God turned for their good.This was a time when the saints would encourage one another to continue to move forward with God as their Lord and Saviour. The testimonies that were given at times would directly speak to another individual in the congregation and that they would see and hear that if God did for that person then surely He would do it for me too. However, a lot of churches no longer have that time in the services anymore, and I've heard some pastor's say the reason being was the people began to glorify what the enemy was doing as opposed to God and it also became a place for some people to tell off others.Whether the church you attend has testimony service or not; I believe in my heart that we as believers must continue to "testify" to one another all that the Lord has done and is doing in our lives. It's a normal thing for me to call home to my parents, and while I'm on the phone with my dad or my mama Al the conversation never ends before we have expressed to one another what God has been up to in our lives and this carries us until the next time we speak.So, I implore all believers to get back to "testifying" to one another and watch God strengthen you even more.
Posted by I.H.S. at 1:33 PM