Women of the Sword Ministries

TRUTH SEEKER PUBLICATION  published this article about Carlene Taylor in there  SEPT./OCT., 2003 article, Ruined for "Church as usual".  SINGLEVISION PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS WWW.SNGLVSN.COM.

Ten o'clock on Saturday mornings.  A small group trickles into Springs of Living Water Church in Fargo, ND.  Not everyone is right there at ten.  Understandable, considering some drive to Fargo from places like Barnesville, Colfax and Jamestown.  There is a feeling of expectancy in the air.  The new CD by Jason Upton plays softly in the background inviting the presence of God.  Carlene Taylor, the leader of the sessions stands before the group and reads a passage from Numbers chapter 3.

She teaches for just a little while before worship begins to breakout.  There is a wonderful sense of freedom as people begin to worship God.  Some dance others raise their hands, a few quietly sit with tears running down their cheeks.  Someone begins a prophetic dance.  She can hardly finish because the Holy Spirit is so strong on her.  Another blows the shofar.  Victory is in the house!

For the past three years Carlene Taylor has been holding these sessions, describing them as "extreme prophetic worship and anointed teachings that will bring you into the secret place of the Lord."  She says the group has been small and intimate and mainly women attending.  God has been doing a mighty work in these women who dedicate themselves to coming here.  "They are ruined for church as usual!"

For her teachings, Carlene has used materials from Fushia Pickett to study the books of Ruth and Esther and also the book of Deborah.  She uses some of John Bevere's Under Cover Training to learn the importance of submission to authority, which Carlene believes is a very misunderstood principle in the Body of Christ but it is very key to intimacy with the Lord and for leadership training.

Carlene takes advantage of conferences held throughout the nation to learn everything she can in order to take the information back to those who attend the prophetic sessions.  She feels people need this information to help them to walk deeper with the Lord.  She has been to the Open Heavens Conference in Las Vegas with Todd Bentley and recently attended the Weapons of Warfare Conference with Juanita Bynum in St. Louis MO.

She says the Lord the Lord impressed upon her to study the Ark and Levitical Law.  At first she felt she was not qualified to do this type of teaching because she didn't think she was a scholar who had studied these topics in depth.  But she said the Holy Spirit has been teaching her and giving her wisdom and she has been able to impart these teachings to others.

Carlene was ordained under Curry Blake of John G Lake Ministries and has been serving under Pastor James Samuelson for five years.  She says, "We believe Fargo is going to see revival soon."

Carlene encourages all you "Esther's, Ruth's, Deborah's , Enoch's and John the Baptists to come to these sessions.