06.04.2016 – ISSUE 14

David casting out demons

It was the Lord God  who appointed David to be  in the palace of the king of Israel, not Saul. The Lord allotted duty also to David. whenever the Lord sent an  evil spirit  on Saul, David had to cast it out.

And it came to pass, when the  evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. 1 Sam 16:23

The Lord gave practice to cast out evil spirits in the palace and David started his ministry with casting out demons.

Jesus gave the power and authority to his  disciples over all  evil spirits . (Lk. 9:1)

“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;” Mark 16:17

Jesus also started his ministry in the Jewish synagogue with casting out demons. Lk. 4:33-35

Casting out demons seems to be the first and simplest of  all the gifts of the Holy Spirit. How many of us are entitled with the gift of casting out evil spirits?

The Lord works wonders beyond our imagination. He inspired Sr. Angelica to start a home for the senior citizens.  He further revealed that the home must be christened “Sap and Green Home (SAGH)” He confirmed it through Ps 92:14 - “They will be full of sap and green.”  Dear friends, SAGH is ready to occupy at Panaiyur main road, Chennai closer to VGP Golden beach and it is just two minutes’ walk from the seashore. It is equipped with necessary facilities for our seniors. Well trained and experienced nurses, visiting doctors, trained counselors etc. are special features of SAGH. We serve you with warmth and love, and we help you to grow gracefully in the presence of Our Lord.

Come and grow with us..

“Now gather yourself in Troops, O daughter of troops, he had laid siege against us. " Mica: 5:1

A wonderful opportunity for ladies who want to serve the Lord

A movement to raise the status of Women in India

Both in history and in the Bible Women’s role is very important in a nation.

During the crucial period of our Lord’s visitation to India (2007 – 2014), He wants our fair sex mass play a vital role in the transformation of our nation. In order to train them up, a 12 hour training Programme is given by the Lord. KHRDC started implementing it.

This training session covers the following subjects

• Fallen nature of women and restoration by Jesus Christ
• Building relationship
• Finance Management
• House Maintenance
• Exercising the authority of parents
• Behavioral patterns
• Common sicknesses of women and Medical checkup.
• Civic Sense

Praise the Lord!!

Please read John 2:1-11

The Lord is in need of "6 filled Jars"  to accomplish His work as He did in Cana.

The jars should be filled with the HolySpirit!!

The Lord will add to it colours, odour,  taste, value etc.,

People can draw wine from the jar to give taste,  strength,  love,  value to the women of the world.....!!

"" Oh Dear Covenant woman ARE YOU A FILLED JAR??  If you are a WOMAN FILLED WITH THE HOLYSPIRIT the Lord is ready to make  use of you to bring taste,  joy and love to the women of our Nation ""

THE LORD NEEDS " 6 FILLED JARS " (6 WOMEN FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT)  TO CONDUCT CWM IN YOUR PLACES!! 

Find out the jars who are simply sitting outside the houses and synagogue for washing purpose!!  (Traditional Christian life) 

The Master is in need of you???

Are you ready???!!!!!

The global church is entering a new era – the Prophetic era. Church leaders are of the opinion, it is   nothing but the fulfillment of Acts 2:17. To equip the believers for this movement, “Activating Prophecy Trainings” are conducted by The Army of Jesus. Because of the practical training given in prophesying, APT has gained momentum. From Sep 24, 2013, 43 batches have been conducted and 4841 members trained. The milestones in the church history From 3rd century to 1500 Dark Ages From 1500-1900 – Reformation initiated through Martin Luther 1900- Rising up of  Pentecostal Churches started after Azusa revival. Now the church is being led to a new revival, probably the last one!

A Prophetic Generation!

Acts 2:17 is being fulfilled! The sign of the last days!

What  are  the  signs ?

Ö    Elders, children, servants and everyone will prophesy!

Ö    A new generation is coming up!

Ö    The so called great Christian Kingdoms are falling!

Ö    The least deserving, ‘unholy’, adulterers and sinners who were standing on the roads are forced into  the Kingdom!

Activating Prophecy Training

• Aims to train everyone to get rekindled in this gift!
• Dos & Don’ts.
• Can everybody prophecy?
• How to discern the will of God?
• Will God talk to everyone?
• Can everybody hear the voice of God?
• A divinely inspired message revealing plan, will or decision of God for all.
• Through seeing, hearing or sensing.
• After receiving it, how to deliver it to others?
• How to claim victory over everything?
• How to use your tongue to prophesy?
• What is the power of your tongue?
• How to hear the voice of God or be aligned with the program of God?
• All these are taught in the Activating Prophecy Training

Is the Gift of prophecy imparted during the  APT class?

No. The believers have already received it when they were anointed but the gift was not activated. In APT class they are helped to activate it. The participants see the difference between a dead Church Worship full of rituals and the emergence of a small new church full of vibrant members, ready to be led by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:14).This New Church where everybody is mature in each one’s gift, grown into the full stature of Jesus Christ, without any banners or ads, silently permeates into the society, adds its saltiness and taste to it, penetrates through and overthrow the ancient towers of religiosity and religion through its softest roots of love (Eph. 3:17) This Church, built up in Christ (Col. 2:7) of individuals not of infrastructures nor palatial buildings of Gothic or any other style, will make its impact on this new generation, will draw them towards Jesus the Nazarene and will mOld His perfect bride.

The 29th Batch of BE FORMED AND FORM Training was held at Panaiyur from 29 ^th March to 3^th  April 2016. The Lord sent eleven persons from across the country to be formed and to form others in their respective places. All the trainees under-went the training and have come out with flying colors. The curriculum included the Spiritual Courses like Character Formation, methods to engage in spiritual warfare and Personal counseling. From this batch theory and practical training sessions in the gifts of Deliverance, Healing,and  Prophecy were conducted which was every useful to the participants. The memorable incident of this batch is practical healing session at hospital; they cure the patient’s sickness instantly in the name of Jesus. God’s blessings and anointing was there throughout the training period. Our heartfelt gratitude goes to the teachers who have put in their best to equip these trainees.

Lahore(Pak) attack, calculated cruelty

Riaz Masih and Nasreen Riasat had been married for four years, with their first child on the way in just a month, when they decided a slow walk in the park would be just the thing to enjoy a pleasant Sunday evening in Lahore.
In a moment of calculated cruelty, they were thrust into the long roll call of families victimised by a jihadi suicide bomber on the Easter holiday, and among the vast accounting of terrorism’s toll on a country racked by extremism, again and again, for years.“I can’t figure out what happened!” Masih said, his voice choking with grief as he lay in a bed at Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital on Monday. Riasat, his wife, was torn apart by the bomber’s blast, she and their soon-to-be-born child among the dozens killed. “Within minutes, I lost my wife. I couldn’t save her.”

Pakistani Court sentences Christian to death under Islamic Blasphemy Law

"More than 200 houses of Christian inhabitants were set on fire, two churches and dozens of Holy Bibles were also desecrated in the attack by the extremist mob of around 3000. This wanton act of violence was planned after an alleged charge of blasphemy against a Christian man Sawan Masih by a Muslim man..." via PAKISTAN: A LOWER COURT LAHORE SAWAN MASIH RESIDENT OF JOSEPH COLONY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
Pravoslavie — March 31, 2014
Reported By: Fr. Joseph (Russian Orthodox Priest outside Russia in Pakistan)
On 27, March 2014; The Additional Session Judge Ghulam Murtaza of Lahore Lower Court sentenced Sawan Masih (Pakistani Christian) to death during a trial in Central Jail Lahore. Sawan Masih was accused of making derogatory remarks against the Prophet of Islam, Hazart Muhammad. The 26 years Old Sawan Masih, who is a father of three children, has consistently maintained his innocence during the year-long trial. The most common phenomena in Pakistan, those courts are under high pressure of extremists and they always give death penalty to the victims of blasphemy and the most sufferers are the religious minorities in Pakistan. The lawyer of Sawan Masih declared in the media to appeal the sentence in the Lahore High Court.

Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 65, Wounds 300 in Pakistan Attack on Christians ,Easter Day

Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 65, Wounds 300 in Pakistan Attack on Christians on Easter Day.

A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children, at a park in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday in an attack claimed by a Taliban faction that said it had targeted Christians.
More than 300 other people were wounded, officials said.The explosion occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park close to children's swings. The park is a popular site for members of Lahore's Christian community, many of whom had gone there to celebrate the Easter weekend holiday.

Fr. Thomas Uzhunnalil was crucified by ISIS on Good Friday

BREAKING: Fr. Thomas Uzhunnalil was crucified by ISIS on Good Friday ~ Cardinal Schönborn confirmed the priest's martyrdom during the Easter Vigil.Austrian media is reporting that Cardinal Schönborn of Vienna confirmed last night, during the Easter Vigil at Stephansdom that the Salesian priest, Fr. Thomas Uzhunnalil was crucified by ISIS on Good Friday. Polonia Christiana is also carrying the news, based on the Austrian reports. 

TEACHING: “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”- The two-in-one reply by Jesus: a) Give up everything & b) follow me! - Lesson for our new Testament life. (Luke 18:18-22)

HOW JESUS RESPONDS TO THE CHALLENGE?

Let us see the conversation between Jesus and this powerful and rich person – a ruler.

 Luke 18:18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God”.

 The first part of reply of Jesus was to kill hypocrisy. The Lord made it clear that none other than God is good. It is a simple lesson for all of us that when visitors come and praise us like “heaven and angels”, we must shut their mouth by telling them, “Only Lord Jesus is good”.

Well, that is not the special revelation here. It is only a sidelight.

THE REPLY – PART 1

In the next part, the Lord begins to answer his question. This first part of the Lord's reply belongs to the Old Testament way of life:

Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”

With this the Lord's reply was over. Apparently, the Lord has taken a part of the 10 commandments as the Law for the Old Testament life. The answer was given in full.

THE REPLY – PART 2    

Now there was an additional question from the rich man!

Luke 18:21 And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.”

 Apparently the rich and powerful ruler had doubt about the Old Testament law. He did not believe that he could make it to Heaven through the Old Testament commandments. Or he wanted to show to Jesus that he was very righteous!

 The Lord had to reveal to him (and to us also) that the Old Testament commandments lapsed when the Son of Man rose to preach the gospel! Wow.

Let us look at the next part of our Lord's reply which is the actual explanation to his question as to how to inherit eternal life

Luke 18:22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “YOU STILL LACK ONE THING. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

This reply was not only meant for him but for all the new Testament believers.

Through Luke 18:22, the Lord has redrawn the principles to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. From this moment onwards, this changed rule has become the basic principle for every new Testament believer to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. Even before the Lord was crucified, the  new rules took effect.

This is the revelation of the day!

The rich man had indeed fulfilled the law and thus eligible to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven as per the Old Testament commandments. But the Lord had made it clear that he was not eligible to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven without doing the “ONE MORE THING”. The rules have been apparently redrawn.

And so John the baptist started his mission with the clarion call to “repent” which was not there in the Old Testament commandments.

Matthew 3:2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”

Jesus also gave the very same clarion call when he started His gospel work.

 Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Translating the Greek words of Ephesians 4:11

When we translate Ephesians 4:11 Greek words, we find out what is actually being said. Technically, the words apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers mean only one thing, “a person to teach God’s way”. Unfortunately, the Christian world has desecrated what God actually meant. Men have twisted God’s words and have made a TITLE competition to show everyone on where they stand in the hierarchy of their church which is ruled by men. For example,

• Presiding Evangelist of the Church of God – Dr Roderick
• First Vice President, Evangelist, Successor to the Church of God – Mr Richard
• Director of the Church of God and Evangelist of Australasia – Mr Bruce
• Apostle, Modern Day Prophet, Anointed Teacher, Preacher, Author, Executive Producer – Dr Arthur
• His Holiness the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI
• Patriarch of Antioch and all the east Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church His Holiness Ignatius Zakka I I-was
• Grand Rabbi Moshe

- To be Continued

Compiled by Bro. Samarpan, Mumbai

Reason 2:

Reason 2 is most important .

If God did not harden Pharaoh’s heart then the 10 plagues would not have happened in Egypt.

1. InExo 8:23says every plague God made a distinction between His people and Egyptians. The Egyptians were severly affected by the ten plagues where as the Isrealites remained untouched.

In Ex 14:31

And when the Israelites saw the great power the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

The scripture says people lay their trust on the Lord and his servant Moses because of the hard times Egyptians faced.

2.Secondly, why does God allows persecution?

Here bible says In Exo 8:22to show them that “He is the Lord”. In Exo 8:10says,” to show them there is no one like the Lord, our God”. If no plagues had happened, no one would know what a mighty god we serve.

Finally,    

Ex 10:1-2

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these miraculous signs of mine among them that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord."

Here the bible clearly says why God allows persecution because we have to know who our God is. That’s why God allows persecution and do miracles to save from them. So what should we have to do in that time? The    Bible says,

Rom 8:35-36

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Here we see the confidence of Paul. In the whole Bible the most persecuted person was Paul. One time when he was arrested for spreading the gospel (Acts 28) one viper bit was on his hand. Everybody in the Island thought he is going to be die .But he was not taking care of it .what happened, nothing affected him. The gospel says, ‘everybody feared and believed Jesus’.

Every persecution teaches something In

Heb 5:8

Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered

So without persecution Christion life is meaningless. If no persecution then there won’t be any miracles in either. Like the Istealites we also will not know the power and authority of our God. Bible says don’t fear about anything and just keep going and no one can stop us. 

Rev 2:10

Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.

The forthcoming second anniversary of National Worship Centre falls on April 13,2016. 8512 slots have been completed so far .We are going to celebrate the second anniversary for 7 days from 7/4/2016 to 13/4/2016.

2 Chr 30:21, 22 In this verse we see King Hezekiah celebrating 7 days feast for the Lord. For that he called all the people of Israel. They joined together and worshiped our Lord for 7 days.

2 Chron 30:21

“..For seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites and priests sang to the Lord every day, accompanied by the Lord's instruments of praise”.

In the same way we are going to celebrate 7 days of special worship. In the end i.e. on 13/4/16 we join together and worship our lord. BFF trainees, troop churches, NWC regular worshipers must take part in it. Come worship our Lord as a team.

 2 Chron 30:27

“..God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place”.

In the same way those who attend and worship the Lord these days - their prayer will reach heaven. They will receive from the hands of the Master special blessing and promises. No doubt the nation is going to be shaken during our worship. Be ready and prepare for that, Slots will be allotted shortly.

Praise God for the successful completion of   8681 slots in National Worship  Centre with a Non Stop   Worship (24/7)

• As we worship the awesome presence of god was there. The lord was literally walking up down and his awesome presence all there of us enjoyed. I never felt any tiredness during the time of two hours of worship all glory and honor to him alone
• I saw god sitting in his throne opposite to me and some angles are sitting on my right side and while we are praising god some angles are rounding us
• I feel that god is touching me in the shoulder that in my back bone something hot cold something there on my backbone