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Location and a Map We are located in the rich San Joaquin
valley of California, namely in Bakersfield. Here are directions to our ministry: Traveling north or south on Hwy 99, take the White Lane exit and go west until you get to Ashe Road. 1/8th of a mile down Ashe Road, turn left into the building complex at 4600 Ashe Rd. We are located in Suite 317.
WHAT DOES SHEKINAH MEAN?
The word Shekinah, found in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, literally means dwelling. It is used in Rabitic literature to signify God's presence, and it is used in Hebrew writings to describe where God dwells. Although the word Shekinah does not occur in the Bible, the root skn occurs not only in the verb dwell, but also in the noun miskan, which means dwelling place or tabernacle. Also, the name Shecaniah, "Yahweh dwells", is found in I Chron. 3:21. The promise that God would dwell with mankind, goes back to Noah's blessing in Genesis 9:27; the Aramaic Onkelos and the Aramaic Targum (an Aramaic paraphrase of the Old Testament) renders this verse to read, "He will cause His Skekinah to dwell in the dwelling place of Shem." God first revealed His Glory cloud in Exodus 13:21, which represented His presence and protection in the Wilderness. This Glory cloud also rested upon Mount Sinai when Moses communed with God and received the Ten Commandments. God's desire is to tabernacle or dwell with man. Before we were born-again, God could not dwell within us because we were not sanctified. So He had them sanctify a piece of ground and build a tabernacle (which was basically a tent covered with curtains), and in that He dwelt. His Shekinah Glory or His presence or His essence descended down in the midst of the Ark of the Covenant, the one place on earth that God sanctified for His Spirit to dwell. After many generations, Solomon built Him a house which we call the Temple. The Shekinah Glory of God moved from the tabernacle into the temple where it stayed until Jesus said on the cross, "It is finished." Then the Shekinah glory departed from the temple and ascended to Heaven. It returned fifty days later, on the Day of Pentecost, to take up its final abode in the hearts of man; which was God's plan from the beginning. Before God could do that, man's heart had to be changed to be sanctified, or set apart, to become holy that it could be a suitable dwelling place for the Shekinah of God. Why is this ministry named Shekinah Ministries? For several years after we became a ministry, we had no name. We were just folks who gathered together at Pastor Ron's house on Sunday. We were just church, and we didn't have or need a name. When we decided to become official as a ministry, we needed a name; especially when we were to get a building. The one thing Pastor knew for sure was that it was not going to be named Ron Crenshaw ministries because it wasn't his ministries, but the Lord's. He didn't even want his name associated with it at all. The name on Pastor's heart very strongly was Shekinah, which was so apropos as to who we are in the Lord. This was a place where the glory of God would dwell and have a place; to have a home. That is how we came to be known as Shekinah Ministries. We experience the Shekinah in our ministry continually as we obey, live, speak, believe, and act upon the Word of God. He moves in response to His Word and those who make their stand on it. That is who we are, and that is why we know, understand, and experience the Shekinah of God in our midst. |
What
You Can Expect When You Come to Church
The day is often over at about 6pm, but the time flies in the presence of the anointing of God! It is an awesome experience which we invite you to come and enjoy and partake of.
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