BUCKHANNON — Wyoming County native Nik Walker become referred to as by the Lord a yr ago in June to start his evangelical ministry referred to as Nik Walker Ministries. He was wanting to talk about his journey when he these days came to city for a Revival.
Walker is currently a full-time college student, but he became on a football scholarship at concord university in 2016 when he obtained his calling and left the recreation to head full-time into ministry. at the moment, Walker is student-educating and may graduate in December with an elementary training degree. Walker had been a youth pastor for 3 years within the city of Mullins, about 20 miles south of Beckley, when he stepped out of that role to pursue his evangelical calling.
Walker performs revival services within the evenings and each weekend while finishing his schooling. For the closing three months, Walker become in a greatly acquired and heavily attended revival referred to as the Summersville Outpouring. Summersville being determined relatively a great deal within the center of the West Virginia accommodated a pretty good deal of attendance from far and wide the state.
Walker visited Buckhannon back in April 2019 and become requested to come for the River is Rising Revival held at Pastor John Darnall's Cornerstone neighborhood Church in Tennerton. He graciously introduced his praise and worship crew, together with some energetic preaching Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Evangelicals agree with within the centrality of the conversion or "born once again" experience in receiving salvation, in the authority of the Bible as God's revelation to humanity, and in spreading the Christian message.
Walker attributes his groundwork in the ministry to his roots in the neighborhood called Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) back in high college. Walker was a senior in high faculty and reported that he was at all times very vocal with the community. He chuckled and admitted that he began attending the meetings at school because it obtained him out of classification. Walker pointed out, "I didn't get saved except i used to be sixteen at Winterfest." Walker pronounced he become at all times massive in sports and he became a frontrunner in the lecture room and on the field. "once I received saved, it was tough for me not to talk about it. It changed into no longer uncommon to peer me praying for other americans on the field, people from the different teams," indicated Walker.
At age 17, all over his junior year of excessive college, Walker gave his first message. He preached a short sermon to the FCA neighborhood at his excessive school in Wyoming County. The message changed into 9 minutes lengthy and he delivered, "My messages are a lot longer now." Ever on account that that point, Walker referred to he has usual there turned into a calling on his existence to evangelize. right through his senior 12 months, he changed into appointed to the leadership crew of the FCA. via this management function, the community all started to trip to the area core faculties in Wyoming County and they might have functions at the a lot of core faculties that could filter into the Wyoming East high faculty. Walker brought up, "We noticed over 300 youngsters saved out of the three schools and that's how evangelism began for me." Walker mentioned this become now not some thing that just happened all over lunch, but rather found it mind-blowing as a result of they we re seeing kids saved all over type time at public schools. Walker stated, "It was a salvation message handiest; we have been all about salvation."
Walker spoke of he begun to see true contemporary-day miracles when he begun touring. "We began seeing really unusual miracles - like scars disappearing, blind eyes opened. One evening we prayed for a younger girl in Princeton; she was simplest nine years old and legally blind. The group took her glasses off and laid hands on her whereas praying and he or she now has 20/20 vision." Walker brought up, "It changed into so strange! We weren't praying for these miracles; they were just happening, and i talked about to my group, 'we are only going to hold chasing this.'" Walker extra stated, "we are seeing the fruits of the spirit from I Corinthians start to occur; individuals talking in other tongues – we don't seem to be inquiring for it, it simply happens." Walker believes here's what the Lord desires to ensue during this technology and for the youth to be baptized in power. Walker pointed out, "The church is so lukewarm at the moment, and so I believe in Jesus , however because you believe in Jesus, doesn't mean you comply with Him."
Walker stated, "the first time I ever saw a scar disappear whereas praying become in a high faculty in 2018. I didn't pray for it; I didn't ask for it. These three children got here as much as me and instructed me they all acquired saved when i was at their college, however they nevertheless battled with the spirit of suicide." Walker indicated when his group visits public colleges, there are so many denominations of religion that they are trying to remain denominationally impartial. He spoke of, "The Lord spoke to me and mentioned, 'Son here's not denomination, here is no longer Pentecostal, Charismatic, or Church of God, here is My word, you're experiencing My word.'" At that point, Walker noted he advised the three students that got here to him, "Your scars can be removed." Walker pronounced he was speakme about the intellectual scars and the emotional scars. He had no theory what became about to happen.
Walker mentioned he is now traveling in all places the state of WV and others. His ministry team has been to Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and are planning a trip to Cumberland, MD. When he began this ministry, his group consisted of a small group of five – all from his church in Mullins. His group of five has now grown to a team of 25. After commencement in December, Walker plans to movement to Summersville, located on the center of the state he feels the Lord is calling him to stream, so he can take the observe to the entire state. Walker indicated that he's being called to evangelize to the total east coast of the united states. He cited, "americans have been hearing about what we're doing, and they want that of their state, their city, their church so they call us to come back evangelize."
When Walker become requested if he felt he was known as to be a healer, he replied, "i'm conveniently a child of God." He persevered, "All of these different titles are only issues i am doing until He comes returned." Walker introduced, "When the Lord comes back and i go to Heaven, I gained't be a healer, an evangelist or the rest however a baby of God." Walker defined that we serve a God who gives and takes away. He pointed out, "The Lord has requested me to be an evangelist, but i'm a child of God first." Walker mentioned there is a curative power that comes and referenced Mark 16, "That any individual who follows Jesus can convey curative via their prayers and faith, it's a promise within the be aware of God."
In 2018, all the way through the teacher strike, Walker noted the Lord led him to Charleston. Walker mentioned he walked within the Capitol constructing on Monday morning and was instructed approximately 11,000 people had been there that day on the grounds. He defined there become a different prayer being performed that day, and referred to he wasn't asked to lead the prayer, however wanted to be a part of it. Walker pointed out, "The Lord advised me to go to Charleston. That He had more for me than only a prayer."
Walker suggested that there become a long line and an enormous crowd outside of the Senate Chamber doors. He mentioned they were chanting, and he was staring at and listening when the Lord spoke to him and instructed him to make his option to the entrance as a result of he turned into to bring a message to the americans. At age 21, Walker stated he changed into questioning, "You need me to give a message to all of these americans? I don't have the rest during this; i'm not part of this." Walker said the Lord instructed him, "You don't have a part during this. you've got an element in Me. give these individuals a observe." Walker become making his option to the front when he spoke of a lady stopped him and asked, "Are you making an attempt to get to the front? You're right here to pray for us, aren't you? Let me take you." He noted she led him down an extended lower back hallway and advised him when he walked through that door, he could be on the entrance.
Walker mentioned he became looking around and saw his high school English instructor. That former instructor reportedly informed him, "if you say Jesus, they'll kick you out." Walker stated he begun to provide a note to the individuals, quoting scriptures and referring to the Lord lifting up kings and taking down kings and instructed the community, "you're standing earlier than your leaders. if you want issues to exchange, drop your signals, carry your arms and lets pray for these leaders, however don't pray in the identify of any God, pray in the name particularly names, Jesus Christ." Walker furthered, "Some americans had been indignant and asserting you can't say Jesus in a executive constructing, however I continued and advised them to wish and they would reap the merits the following day." the following day, the governor turned into on television signing the bill that ended the strike.
Walker brought up, "we have considered the Lord do some surprising issues, even in politics." Walker has only been in full-time ministry for a bit over a year, however observed he has already considered miracles, gifts of the spirit occur on people, the hand of the Lord touching governors and different political officers, because he believes this is what the spirit of the Lord does for those who comply with Him. "Jesus is looking for followers," claimed Walker. "it's a genuine ardour, a hunger," he persevered.
Six weeks of the Summersville Revival have been held every night and every weekend, for a total of 11 weeks. "Our country is in a mess. Our state is in a mess. which you could opt for officers and agree with they're going to flip it around, however Revival is what goes to show it round. I accept as true with WV is the coronary heart of the nation and Revival begins right here for the complete nation. I agree with the Lord is coming soon. we're equipped and that's the place the heart of this team is getting individuals able for Jesus' return," Walker emphasized.
When Walker became requested, "what's the one factor you want people to find out about this ministry?" he responded, "you are going to not ever be the same if you come and style Jesus." Walker endured, "My biggest concern is the people who feel they will Heaven and aren't. Even Jesus pointed out there may be people who say My identify, Lord (Matthew 7:21), individuals that do stuff, put up on social media in Jesus' name, and Jesus will study them and say, 'depart from me, I in no way knew you.'" Walker continued, "The one thing I desire individuals to learn about my ministry is I sugar coat nothing. we are followers of Jesus; we aren't church americans. I call this ministry church is odd as a result of i'm uninterested in church as typical, we have been called to make disciples – anything else you do is a lost cause." Walker said the coronary heart of his ministry is making disciples, and it become an easy commandment given through the Lord. Walker furthe red, "I need my heart to smash for the issues that damage His coronary heart."
Nik Walker Ministries has a fb web page, Twitter, and Instagram. The group are living streams on facebook and television. The ministry team will proceed to shuttle all the way through the state and different states spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. Nik Walker Ministries became thanked for traveling Buckhannon and many within the group are hoping for fabulous benefits to develop from their teachings.
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