On Sunday, February 12th, police were called to a church in Ferguson, Missouri after four men, allegedly armed with firearms, attempted to rob the congregation. The pastor, Marquaello Futrell, a former police officer, used the presence of the Holy Spirit to foil the robbery.
The incident began when a man entered the church carrying two bags and started asking questions of the children’s services director. Shortly after, four young men in masks followed him in. Pastor Futrell, noticing the men’s suspicious behavior, contacted the police while instructing staff to ensure the safety of the children in the church and to record the faces of the men.
“I immediately just had the hairs [stand] on the back of my neck. I’m like, ‘OK, something’s about to happen,’” Futrell said.
“Me being a former police officer, I immediately noticed their waistbands. I’m like, ‘There’s something there,’” the pastor said.
Rather than causing panic among his congregation, Pastor Futrell continued with the scheduled service. He then approached the men, telling them he still had “a cop anointing.” The men agreed to receive prayer and the congregation prayed for them for several minutes. Pastor Futrell thanked them for letting the church pray for them and said that they had encountered the move of the Holy Ghost and would never be the same again.
“Don’t you play with me,” he told the young men. “I still got a cop anointing and I still know what’s going on, and I still know what’s about to happen. God’s about to change the plot of the enemy. Lift your voices and shout unto God for what he’s about to do.”
The Ferguson Police Department later confirmed that the four men left the church in a black Dodge Charger with tinted windows and the investigation is still ongoing.
“See, that wasn’t so bad, brothers,” Futrell told the men after the church had prayed for them. “Thank you all for letting us pray for you. And we’re thankful that for whatever reason, the Lord let you all come here. That when you walked on the ground, you walked on Holy Ghost turf.”
“You stepped foot on All Creation parking lot. You encountered the move of the Holy Ghost and I just believe that you all will never be the same again,” the pastor told them.
