Pinecrest Bible Training Center
1968-2008

John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone.

Beginning in 2008 the vision and bible school that God so graciously gave Wade Taylor beginning in 1968 came to an abrupt end, falling into the ground and dying.

We now wait for God to raise up and bring forth His seed of promise in another, that the vision fail not.

Summer 1994

To the Walls, Watchmen
Bernice M Mercier

Called to a life of holiness; called to a life of obedience.

How are the members of the Body of Christ to live up to these lofty Scriptural standards? How are these "walls" of the Church, His Body, to be protected against worldliness, compromise, and complacency? Who will warn the inhabitants of impending danger or attack? And, who will guard the precious flock of God?

The walls of the Church, His Body, suffer for want of "Watchmen."

"And I searched for a man among them who should build
up the wall and stand in the gap before me for the
land, that I should not destroy it; and I found no
one" Ezek 22:30 NAS.

In our day, the Lord is still searching.

Not all members of the Body of Christ enter a selfless life of sacrificial service to God. Few there are who find the place of constant communion with their Lord. Thus, He places "Watchmen" within His Body.

The Lord's watchmen not only guard the walls, but they faithfully listen for the Lord's voice. They seek His face and move within the realm of His revealed will. As humble, yielded vessels, the watchmen speak His Word alone. Their walk is illuminated by His light, as it reveals the darkness of worldliness invading the Church today.

The Watchmen are willing to blow the trump, to sound the alarm; and to offer another opportunity to choose a better way. These who stand in the gap may be men, women, or children, but all are stirred by the needs that surround them. The Watchmen care for the souls of those who have settled into apathy and indifference. They reach out to those who have strayed, and minister to their condition.

Calling from the walls, they urge repentance and a life of holiness regardless of the rejection or criticism which inevitably follows them. They throw off all that hinders or would drive a wedge between themselves and the Lord in order to guard the walls of the city. It is the cry of the Watchmen that releases healing to the Body of Christ.

"I have set watchmen upon your walls, O Jerusalem,
who shall never hold their peace day nor night: you