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04.05.2016 – ISSUE 18

Posted on 4 May, 20164 May, 2016 by admin

Consulting a medium for guidance

Very often I get phone calls asking for prayer. Some will be direct prayer requests, whereas some will be to know the will of God. when I tell them, “You pray and He will reveal His will for you”. The usual reply I get, is this “Sister, God will not speak to me, I have never heard his voice”. I feel pity for them. Why such a condition among believers? Won’t God speak to His children?

We see an example in the Bible. Saul was anointed king by God. The minute he was anointed, God granted him a new heart, the gift of prophecy and many signs for confirmation of his being anointed as a king. But when he disobeyed God, the communication was completely cut off. Saul could not hear the voice of God any longer. Then he started seeking a medium to communicate with God. Today the same is done in all the Churches. Believers are made to believe that God will never speak to them and they can communicate with God only through the medium of pastors, evangelists, prophets and Church heads! This is utter falsehood and even abomination to God.

So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance. 1 Chro 10:13

Are you in the habit of consulting human beings (prophets, evangelists and pastors) and seeking God’s will through them?

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

"Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, EXPOSE them” Ephesians 5:11

Section 1 : The Old Testament

Babylon

The city that Nimrod built was Babylon.Now the name Babylon occurs in the Bible around 354 times, mostly in the Old Testament, and is in fact second in importance only to Jerusalem throughout scripture. Biblically it is always viewed as the Devil’s city while Jerusalem is viewed as God’s city. They are regularly contrasted with one another and seen in opposition to one another. So we need to understand more about it.

By all accounts Nimrod’s Babylon was the first great city of the world which in turn was the capital of the first great empire of the world. In fact we have reason to believe that Babylon was the greatest empire of all time. The Babylonian Empire had two eras of prominence but they both come in times covered by the Old Testament. Its first era of prominence was under the kingship of Nimrod himself and then later it again came to the fore under the kingship of a man called Nebuchadnezzar. In 539BC, the Babylonian Empire was attacked and captured by the Persian king, Cyrus the Great. This ended Babylon’s status as the most powerful kingdom on Earth and although there is evidence that the city remained an important cultural centre, and evidence that there were several rebellions by Babylonians against the new Persian Empire hoping to re-establish Babylon’s superiority, it was never resurrected. The physical empire of Babylon disappeared long ago.

This is why when we get to the New Testament, which records events around 500 years after Babylon’s demise, there is hardly any mention of it at all. Out of the 354 mentions of Babylon in the Bible, 342 come in the Old Testament. By the time of the New Testament it had been long gone. Indeed on the few occasions when it is mentioned, it is often just in reference to Old Testament events except for one notable occasion where Peter uses it as a code word for Rome. This is because by the time of Jesus and the apostles, The Roman Empire was the new dominant power on the world stage and the ‘Babylon’ of its day.

The curious part of the whole thing however comes in Revelation, which prophesies the events that will occur at the end of time. God reveals the future to the writer, John, through a series of visions and in Revelation 14, 16, 17 and 18 we find frequent references to Babylon. Given that Babylon had been long gone even by the time Revelation was written, it’s intriguing to find God referring to it in the future tense. For example in Revelation 18:21 we read:

“Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said: "With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again”.

Will be thrown down? Future tense?

Revelation 17:5 perhaps has the most famous reference to Babylon.

“This title was written on her forehead: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”

God’s wrath and fury at Babylon is palpable in these passages. He is ready to crush it with such terminal violence that it will never again see the light of day or have any bearing on the world again. He calls it the source of the abominations of the Earth. The language being used to describe it just couldn’t be any stronger. In Revelation 16:19 we read:

“God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.”
Fury. Wrath. Violence. These are the words that describe a God filled with a terrifying and righteous anger. God utterly despises Babylon. But again, wasn’t Babylon conquered over 500 years before Christ was born?

Revelation clearly and intriguingly shows that there is an element of Babylon that has survived until today and will survive until the end of time; something which is still influencing people, causing abominations, spiritual prostitution and adultery.

Be Formed and Form is a 5 days short term course. This training is a challenge to the present Church. Because our Lord Jesus Christ (Head of the Church) wants the Church to be transformed according to Ephe 5:26,27. To make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her himself as a radiant Church. Today the Church is ignorant about the will of our Lord Jesus Christ. By this BFF training , the Church awakes and arises, shining in the world.

The educated as well as the uneducated can apply . Send your Resume, Recent Passport size Photograph (3 Copies), ID Proof and reference letters to

Email ID : heavenlyhostofjesus@gmail.com

Ph : 044-65453245, 9952040052

The 32th Batch of BE FORMED AND FORM Training was held at Kerala from 25th April to 30th April 2016. The Lord sent nineteen persons from Kerala 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. 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;An elderly person of 81 walked in the name of Jesus after many years they cured 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.

The educated as well as the uneducated can apply . Send your Resume, Recent Passport size Photograph (3 Copies), ID Proof and reference letters to

Email ID : heavenlyhostofjesus@gmail.com

Ph : 044-65453245, 9952040052

What did Elohim teach about serving His people?

We can understand from the study of scriptures that Elohim did not create a hierarchy where men will be ruled by men. All of these ideologies came from the father and founder of a hierarchical form of government, and that was Nimrod. In today’s modern-day version of Christianity, ministers behave like tyrants who abuse their power under the banner of “I am appointed by God” and end up as abusive ministers who disfellowship those who do not conform to their manmade laws and standards. They rule their congregations like they are “god” and like to say, “You do what we tell you to do as we are appointed by God”.

Let us now look at the scriptures and see the issues that God has with ministers who under the banner of shepherds were ruling over God’s people unjustly in the Tanakh (Old Testament) and in the Messianic writings (New Testament).

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture! says YHWH. Therefore thus says the YHWH God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings says YHWH” (Jeremiah 23:1-2).

We can see in Jeremiah 23:1-2 that these shepherds (modern-day ministers, pastors, evangelists, prophets, priests, pope, bishops) were not doing their duty of being a servant. They were ruling over God’s people unjustly and not attending to their needs. They were only attending to their needs. That is, as long as these modern-day ministers have food to eat and a house to live in, that is all that matters to them. What did Elohim tell to these ministers? He will take revenge on these unrighteous ministers for the evil that they do to God’s sheep (God’s people).

“For both prophet and priest are profane; Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness, says YHWH. Therefore their way shall be to them Like slippery ways; In the darkness they shall be driven on And fall in them; For I will bring disaster on them, The year of their punishment, says YHWH. And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: They prophesied by Baal and caused My people Israel to err” (Jeremiah 23:11-13).

In Jeremiah 23:11-13, we can see that YHWH is accusing both priests and prophets for being profane. The reason is that they are telling wrong things to the children of Israel and are causing them to sin. This is the same issue we have with modern-day ministers and evangelists. Their teachings are totally contrary to the inspired scriptures. As long as you are part of their social club, you are safe. The moment you start questioning their teachings, you are marked to be disfellowshipped.

- To be Continued

“SIN NO MORE” (JESUS) VS. “SIN NO PROBLEM FOR JESUS” (FALSE PREACHERS) – THE PATHOLOGY OF SIN. REPEATED SINS COULD CONVERT A CHILD OF JESUS INTO A “DOG”

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. (Luke 5:32)

THE LORD'S FAMOUS QUOTE:

Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

ON REPEATED SINS: “SIN NOMORE; OTHERWISE WORSE THING WILL COME UPON YOU”!

After availing the grace once, there is no licence to commit the same sin again and again. Grace does not extend for wilful repetitions of sins.

John 5:14 (NKJV) Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

This should put to test the false preachers and the hyper grace gospel fraudsters. In the next sections, we will see more from the book of Revelations on these “dogs”.

END TIME = FALSE PREACHERS' TIME

2 Peter 2:1(NKJV) But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.

We have already seen that the churches today are controlled by mammon spirit -tithes. In order to retain the tithe money, pastors automatically become false preachers. We have already seen that no pastor speaks about Matthew 25:31-46 in which the Lord has given clear instructions regarding charity to the needy, without which one would not enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Giving is the key in New Testament. No pastor speaks on this for apparent reason. If they speak on this, they would lose their tithes. For them tithes is a lifeline and not faith. Once mammon spirit (Luke 16:13) occupies, truth exits. That tragedy has already happened. So, if anyone needs the truth, necessarily it is available outside the church only and NOT Inside the man/mammon controlled churches.

So, in the end time there would be more focused preaching (they call it deep messages – deep deceptions) on everything else but sin. In certain churches they speak against sin. If you are speaking against sin only, that is part of the story. You need to give clues as to how to get out of it. The Lord has ordained His servants not only to preach against sin but also repentance. A clear way has to be shown to get out of it so that sinners can make a complete break from the bondage. Amen.

Each one is a creation of Jesus. We have already seen that Jesus loves the sinners. So, a preacher of the word of God has to show love towards the sinners to enable them to get out of it. Amen.

Basically there are 2 kinds of people in the eyes of God: a) Person still being used the person for His work. b) Person whom God Stopped using.

So what is the difference? How to find out if we belong to category a or b?

Category a

A person who is close to God and not stopping all the work the Lord gave him, belongs to category a. For example in Exodus 3:2 God called Moses, trained him daily and did mighty miracles through him. God said lead my people to the land of Canaan. He did some mistakes on the way, but finally he finished the work in Deuteronomy 34:4.

How can we say that Moses belongs to category a?

He had a close walk with God daily. God initially spoke to Moses through the burning bush (Exodus 3:2). Later God spoke to him face to face on Mount Sinai (Exodus 33:20, 21).

Again God spoke to Moses in the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:21, 22). Even in the New Testament Peter and other 2 disciples saw Moses speaking with Jesus Mat 17:2, 3.

Exodus 24:2 clearly says, “And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him”.

Here God said Moses alone must come near. So every day Moses was going close to God. That’s why he is a vessel who is still being used and hence belongs to category a.

Category b:

God stopped using the person for His work, but used him in the past.

God called a person Jonah to rescue a nation and sent him to Nineveh (Jonah 1:1, 2). He fled to Tarshish, but God brings him back to preach in Nineveh (Jonah 3:1,2). Later God didn’t use him anywhere else and was done with Jonah.

Why God didn’t use Jonah?

After he went to the great city of Nineveh and proclaimed the message of God, Nineveh believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. Jonah 3:5. So they turned back from evil ways. God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened earlier. So all went fine and issue was solved, but Jonah was angry with God (Jon 4:1).

Why angry with God?

Because Jonah’s words did not come to pass. God saw Jonah’s heart and wanted to explain him. After the message was delivered Jonah went out of the city and God made for him a shelter. God provided gourd and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the gourd. Jonah 4:5-11

Next day God sent worms and destroyed the gourd. This made Jonah angry. God said,

“But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?" Jonah 4:11.

Two things to be learnt from Jonah, 1) His heart was not burdened. If you don’t have a burden in heart, you will not be a vessel to be used by God. 2) Jonah wanted his words to come to pass, but not God’s word. If you want to be first and God next, then God will surely not use you.

So we saw two categories of people who were called for rescuing nations. One of them was being used daily and other person was used only once.

What category you choose to belong to?

Isa 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"

Andhra Pradesh: Catholic bishop kidnapped and beaten for hours

Msgr. Gallela Prasad is the bishop of Cuddapah and was returning from Kadapa district, where he celebrated Mass. The car in which he was traveling was stopped by unknown persons, who blindfolded him and beat up the driver and the prelate all night. The Telugu Federation of Churches filed a complaint and asked the authorities to register the case to "ensure the safety of Christians."

Secunderabad (AsiaNews) - The Christian community of Andhra Pradesh is again under attack. This time, one of the local Church leaders has been targeted: Msgr. Gallela Prasad, bishop of the diocese of Cuddapah. The bishop was attacked by unknown assailants as he returned from Karunagari (in Kadapa district), where he celebrated Mass. The Federation of Churches Telugu (FTC), the apex body of various Christian denominations in the United Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, strongly condemned "the cruel aggression" against the Catholic bishop.

Muslims will soon outnumber Christians in Europe, a Belgian minister has claimed.

Speaking at a hearing into the Brussels attacks, Koen Geens said the European Community may not realise it “but this is the reality”.His comments were followed by Belgian deputy prime minister Jan Jambon warning against Europeans “making an enemy of Islam” describing it as “the worst thing we can do”.Spare a thought ... the survey of British Muslim opinion, What British Muslims Really Think, will be published in full by Channel 4 later this week
Speaking at the EU Parliament, Mr Geens said: 'In Europe, very shortly we’re soon going to have more practising Muslims than practising Christians' Speaking at the EU Parliament, Mr Geens said: “In Europe, very shortly we’re soon going to have more practising Muslims than practising Christians.”

Cardinal Zen calls on Beijing to end religious persecution in China

Hong Kong Diocese petition calls on pope intercession on freedom of religion.
Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong leads a prayer service calling for an end to religious persecution in China.Hong Kong:
Leading a prayer service in front of China's Hong Kong liaison office, retired Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong called on Beijing to end the persecution of Christians and allow religious freedom.

"Facing all this persecution, we cannot take it for granted. We cannot stand idly. If we keep silent, we are accomplices," Cardinal Zen told a group of about 100 people who attended the April 24 service.

To view more news regarding persecution click here

http://www.persecution.in/

All Glory to the King of kings! The Lord showed me a crown.Surely it belongs to our Lord of hosts, King of kings, our living God. I praise my Lord for this wonderful experience.

I felt a mighty power of the Holy Spirit leading me at midnight worship slot. The Lord led me throughout the worship showing a vision of the Cross and I was taken towards the centre and a bright light came down from above in the form of a dove, and I had a joyful anointing of worship by the touch of the Holy Spirit. It was a very powerful warfare worship. All glory to our Lord Jesus Christ.
When I was worshiping I saw a cross and a burning candle. Although I don’t know English when the fellow members were singing I was able to understand that clearly. I backslided in the past. But today I was restored .I am very happy .Thank you Jesus.
During praise and worship. The Lord told me “Daughter I love you”
When I was worshiping I saw a vision. Water was gushing out of a mountain and flowing down. I started calling many people but no one came. Then I saw a white dove coming over me and went.
I saw the great glory of the Lord on the stage. Then I felt fire burning at the altar. Lastly I felt someone dancing around me.

Praise God for the successful completion of 9011 slots in National Worship Centre with a Non Stop Worship (24/7)

27.04.2016 – ISSUE 17

Posted on 28 April, 201628 April, 2016 by admin

Worship in vain

While we were in Kerala for conducting APT, one believer who is an auto rickshaw driver shared his experiences. The Lord has given him a special gift. While he is driving his rickshaw, he is shown certain incidents in the lives of the passengers. Once the Lord showed him in vision one of the famous actors in Kerala who is invalid and bedridden now. (He has acted in the largest no. Of films in the world) He saw in vision one pastor(by name) visiting this man and he is sprouting up on his feet. The rickshaw driver didn’t have access to this pastor. The Lord connected this pastor and one film producer who is a believer. They went to visit him. The Lord did a miracle. When the pastor prayed, he started weeping. Till then, he had no feelings, no reactions. He was moving on a wheel chair. This gave tremendous hope to him and to his wife.

He had been taken to many temples and to many human gods. Nothing could help him. His wife noticed the change and started weeping. The Lord has this comment about majority of the worships which are taking place in this world today.

“They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men." Mar 7: 7, 8

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.

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

Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, EXPOSE them”

Ephesians 5:11

Section 1 - The OldTestament

From Adam to Nimrod (cont)

But when the Bible reports that Nimrod is the first mighty man in history; a fierce warrior and a great hunter, we should avoid being tempted into thinking highly of him because the Hebrew root of the word for “mighty man” actually translates into English as “tyrant”. The Jewish Talmud calls him a ‘hunter of the souls of men’ and the famous Jewish historian, Josephus also talks of Nimrod as a tyrant or dictator. Indeed his name “Nimrod” literally means “let us revolt” or “the rebel” and unlike the other descendants of Ham who mostly ended up in Africa or China.

Nimrod (who it was believed was born in modern day Ethiopa) headed towards the Tigris-Euphrates valley – that’s right, the exact spot where the Garden of Eden had been. The fact he was returning to the scene of the original fall of man to build his empire is significant in itself. He clearly meant something symbolic by it. Perhaps he was identifying with that scene of original rebellion. Perhaps he was metaphorically trying to build a new Eden by his own power and apart from God.

Perhaps he was identifying with Cain by stubbornly returning to the area he had been banished from. Perhaps it was all of these reasons. But it was here that he built the city of Babylon. He also built the city of Nineveh nearby and conquered the others that already existed in the area, thus creating his empire. As the first to learn the arts of war, Nimrod ruled and subdued his empire with an iron fist and was noted for his use of sorcery and fire to gain his victories. Like many men of renown in the ancient world, myths and legends arose around him to the extent that it’s impossible to discern which are true and which are not. You may recall a scene from Braveheart where the Scots are about to go into battle with the English and many, upon seeing William Wallace for the first time, refuse to believe it is the man they have heard so much about. In the legends that have arisen around him he is 10 foot tall and can shoot fire from his behind. This is the kind of thing that surrounds the legends of Nimrod.

- To be Continued

The educated as well as the uneducated can apply . Send your Resume, Recent Passport size Photograph (3 Copies), ID Proof and reference letters to

Email ID : heavenlyhostofjesus@gmail.com

Ph : 044-65453245, 9952040052

The 31th Batch of BE FORMED AND FORM Training was held at Trichy from 19th April to 24th April 2016. The Lord sent six persons from Tamil Nadu 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. 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 cured 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.

HE COMES FOR THE SPOTLESS AND WRINKLE FREE BRIDE, A VIRGIN!

A formal teaching on the pathology of sin has been long overdue. Bro. Justin attempted it two days ago. This paper is intended to shed more light into it and it is also intended to thrash the false preachers and their false preaching’s.

Jesus is the ONLY holy God. He expects His bride to be holy. Unless we are holy we cannot reach His presence. In simple terms, in a sinful environment (heart) this Holy God (Holy Spirit) cannot not reside- HE WILL NOT RESIDE. The question of these sinners listening to the last trumpet sound does not arise (1 Cor.15:51,52 and 1 Thess. 4:16-17).

Before going into this vital topic, let me quote the qualifications of the “bride to be” of Jesus.

Ephesians 5:27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

The Lord is coming down to rapture his spotless and wrinkle free bride – a pure virgin. He is not coming down to pick up and wed the rotten one. An adulterous bride will go into the lap of the king of adultery, Satan.

FALSE PREACHERS SAY - “SIN NO PROBLEM FOR JESUS”

Let us look at the preaching of the end time preachers. Recently I attempted to read a book written by a famous pastor cum preacher of a western nation, titled “Sin no problem for Jesus”.

I read only a few pages of that dirty book and thereafter I got so wild, I threw it out. This book is supposed to have created waves in USA. Oh yes, USA creates waves and ripples all over the world with its triple ex rated porn movies. Now USA, including its illustrious President advocate homosexuality as the norm. No wonder, this adulterous book also topped the chart.

But the surprise is that the book was recommended and gifted by a young woman to my wife saying that the book contains the “real truth” and my wife should go through that! This young woman is a believer of our church (AG).

She had a running battle with my wife, trying to convince my wife that Jesus had paid the price for all the future sins as well and so we can do any amount of sin and finally enter into the Kingdom of Heaven! Pure serpent thinking! No wonder that the Americans fell for it. Any sinner wants such soothing words to comfort them and Satan feeds them enough. The Lord allows such stumbling blocks as He never wants junk to enter into His Kingdom.

My wife countered her with the word of God (supported by me) for a while and thereafter the battle became silent. My wife does not discuss about this battle with her friend any longer, meaning the battle ceased with both the sides holding their turf!

End times are like this. People would want to do all dirty things and hope to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. False preachers also would side with them because if they tell the truth, the believer would not give tithes. It is a good deal between spirit of Jezebel and the spirit of mammon. (2 Timothy 4:3-4)

THE FINAL AUTHORITY:

JESUS ON SIN/SINNERS

Jesus has made it abundantly clear that He came down to the earth to save the sinners. He never loved sins but He always loved the sinners. This love was meant to save them and not meant to encourage them to continue in their sin. This aspect has to be clearly borne in mind. Jesus is the ONLY Holy God and none should play around with Him and His grace. Amen.

This is a never changing position of Jesus. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Amen. (Heb.13:8).

Matthew 9:13 (NKJV) But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Mark 2:17 (NKJV) When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

- To be Continued

And those members of the body which we think to be less honourable, on these we bestow greater honour; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty,

but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honour to that part which lacks it,

that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?

Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.

Translating the Greek words of 1 Corinthians 12:28

English Word Used in Bible	Greek Word	Concordance Number	Actual Meaning of the Greek Word
God	theos	2316	Elohim (God)
Appointed	tithemi	5087	Placed
Church	ekklesia	1577	Called out
Apostles	apostolos	652	Messenger or a sent one
Prophets	prophetes	4396	Foreteller or an inspired speaker. This means someone who is sent by God with a divine message.
Teachers	didaskalos	1320	An instructor who teaches the things of God and the duties of man.
Miracles	dunamis	1411	Workers of miracles
Gifts	charisma	5486	Spiritual gift
Healing	iama	2386	Healing
Helps	antilempsis	484	Helps/helpers
Administrations	kubernesis	2941	To guide
Varieties	genos	1085	Diverse (race)
Tongue	glossa	1100	Languages

Corrected Translation of 1 Corinthians 12:28

“For Elohim has placed among the called out people, first messengers, after them, inspired speakers, after them instructors, after them workers of miracles, after them spiritual gifts of healing and helpers, and guides, and diverse languages.”

When we read 1 Corinthians chapter 12 in its context, we understand that all of the messengers work as one to bring people into the body of the Messiah. Everyone is to look after each other and help each other. 1 Corinthians 12:28 is not talking about a hierarchy; it is talking about the gifts that Elohim gives to “His servants” so that they can support other members of the body and thus we all become one in the body of the Messiah.

- To be Continued

Christian Girls Kidnapped in Pakistan, Forced to Convert to Islam and Marry Captors

Five Christian girls have been kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam just this month, according to a human rights group that monitors ongoing abuses of religious minorities in Pakistan."In April in the area of Kasur alone, five Christian girls were kidnapped and converted to Islam and forced to marry their captors. These girls are denied the legal protection of individual rights," said Sardar Mushtaq Gill, a lawyer with Legal Evangelical Association Development in Pakistan.

Fides News Agency reported Monday that the latest victim was 23-year-old Laveeza Bibi from the Kasur district in Punjab, who earlier this month was kidnapped by two Muslims who stormed her house armed with guns, kidnapping the girl and threatening her parents. One of the abductors, identified by the name Muhammad Talib, reportedly forced Bibi to marry him and become a Muslim.

Sarwar Masih, the girl's father, reportedly went to the police, asking them to register a First Information Report of the crime, but officers had to be persuaded by Gill and a local pastor before finally agreeing to do so. Gill said the 'phenomenon continues to have unacceptable proportions,' with many cases every year of Christian girls being forced into Muslim marriage going unreported.

Lead has vowed that it will continue to fight for justice for women in Pakistan, especially minority religious populations such as Christians and Hindus, which Gill said are the most vulnerable and defenseless people in the country. There have been several different reports this past year of Christian girls in Pakistan being targeted, injured, and even killed by Muslims for refusing their sexual advances.

Back in January, the British Pakistani Christian Association reported that three young Christian girls were walking home at night in Lahore, Defence Colony, when they started being harassed by four drunk Muslim men in a car. After the girls rejected the lewd advances of the men, the Muslims crashed their car into the girls, seriously injuring two of them, but killing the third, 17-year-old Kiran.

"All three families are really shook-up, Shamroza and Sumble are grateful to God for saving them but have been inconsolable at the loss of a close friend. Other girls in the local area are now too scared to travel at night and are being accompanied by the men in their families. The community wants justice for poor Kiran and seeks an end to the targeting of young Christian girls," Naveed Aziz of the BPCA said at the time.

Other persecution watchdog groups, such as International Christian Concern, have also warned that Christians are "considered second class citizens" by the Muslim majority in the country, with Christian girls and women especially subjected to violence and threats.

Muslim Brothers Turn to Christ After Watching Slain Mother Beaten for Converting to Christianity

The sons of a slain Ethiopian woman who was beaten mercilessly by her husband after she converted from Islam to Christianity last year have given their lives to Christ after witnessing their mother's strong faith in Jesus.

According to global Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors USA, a Christian convert named Workitu, a mother in her 50s, was killed by her husband and a neighbor at the end of March in the Addis Ababa after she refused her husband's demands to sell government drought relief aid.

Christians in the Muslim-dominated town told Open Doors that Prior to Workitu's fatal beating in March, she had already endured a number of relentless beatings from her husband after she converted to Christianity last August.

Not only did she endure regular beatings from her husband, she also received threats from community members who demanded her to return to Islam. The local Christians also explained that Workitu's husband, who spent most of his time with his other wife, had promised to kill Workitu unless she renounced Christ and returned to Islam.

Church officials in the town urged Workitu to tell the local police about the threats that she had received. She did so by writing a letter to police in February that explained how the threats made her fearful for her life.

Open Doors' report states, however, that local police ignored her letter and denied they ever received it. After Workitu was beaten badly by her husband and neighbor in March, she was taken to a clinic located in a nearby town. After spending a few days in the clinic, she was referred to a hospital. Unfortunately, Workitu succumbed to her injuries while being transported to the hospital. Police have arrested the husband and neighbor and charged them with homicide.

Pakistani Christian Man, Pregnant Wife Burnt Alive in Kiln Case: Main Suspect Granted Bail by Court

One and a half years after a young Pakistani Christian couple were tortured and burnt alive in a brick kiln after being accused of blasphemy, a court has granted bail to the prime suspect in the case, which had caused national outrage.

Yousaf Gujjar, who was granted bail this week, is the main accused among more than 100 others who were charged with beating and burning alive Shehzad Masih and his pregnant wife, Shama Bibi, parents of four, in the same klin where the couple worked as bonded laborers in November 2014.After the bail hearing at Kasur district in the province of Punjab, the victims' family was in tears, according to a Pakistani Christian non-profit, Legal Evangelical Assistance and Development.

It was a good experience in my life which I will remember forever. God strengthened me and the presence of the Lord filled me when I was worshipping.

When I was worshiping the lord with a burdened heart, Lord assured that he will open doors for our state Karnataka to win souls for Jesus. God gave me these word Ezra 4:11 and Isa 19. All the glory to Jesus and Victory belongs to Jesus.

The Lord took me deep into worship. He gave me the spirit to worship and praise him. I thank Jesus for strengthening me in spirit to praise and worship. When I was worshiping I saw a light blue sky and a long narrow gate. I should pray and ask Jesus about the revelation he showed me. Thank you Jesus for this wonder full experience.

Thank you Lord we are lucky to be in your presence. It was a very nice experience. All glory to the Lord.

While worshiping I felt the great presence of God and i saw that angels were singing and praising along with us. That time I felt so cold. I thank the Lord for this wonderful presence that filled me.

The Lord our God is a living God .He is “El Shaddai” the Almighty God. After singing some worship songs, i was filled with Joy and gladness. He made my heart and mind very clear and strong. “Shalom in the Name of Jesus”.

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Kingdom Gazette Volume 4, Issue 13

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Dear Friends in Christ,

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

We are very glad to release our 13th edition in volume 4 of our magazine *Kingdom Gazette*.

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Kingdom Gazette Volume 4, Issue 12

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We are very glad to release our 12th edition in volume 4 of our magazine *Kingdom Gazette*.

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Kingdom Gazette Volume 4, Issue 11

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Kingdom Gazette Volume 4, Issue 09

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Kingdom Gazette Volume 4, Issue 10

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20.04.2016 – ISSUE 16

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I will show you what you shall do

when we were asked to shift the “Shekinah Evangelization Programme” from Trichy to Chennai, we had to find a place for it within 5 days. One morning, we set on a journey to find a proper venue for the programme with a brother in Chennai. He took us to a place called Padappai. while we were looking at the buildings from the roadside, a voice was heard from within., “This is the place, get into it” . we got the confidence, and so rushed to meet the owner. Even though he was trying to avoid, when we told him ‘that was the exact place the Lord showed us’ he agreed. For more than 10 years the Lord allowed us to stay and conduct the trainings in that place.

when God sends you somewhere or appoints you to do something, He may not show you the whole thing in detail, but you will have to rely on him, ask Him before you take each step. Prophet Samuel, even though he was sent to Jesse’s house with a strategy, God did not specify what he has to do there. He just said,

"Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; 1 Samuel 16:3

Samuel had a great problem in identifying the exact person God had in His mind. There was every possibility of pouring the oil on the wrong person. But since he had tuned his ears to listening to the clear voice of God, he could not miss the right person.

Instead of relying on our own intelligence or experience, let us ask God on every issue, including elections which we are facing, ‘Lord, whom do you want to rule over us’?

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.

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. By His grace CWM BATCH – 15 - DAY 1 went on well with great Spirtual Warefare. The Lord was victorious.

Classes were handled by 4 teachers - Sis. Rosline, Sis.Helen, Dr. Esther and Dr. Petricia.

About 40 participants of various age groups from 13 - 50 yrs participated.

Decisions taken by participants:

- Decided to have transformed character through Jesus and Bible reading. To be loving, kind, humble and patient with family members and children.

- Decided to keep ourselves clean and our house and surroundings clean.

- The Lord has put a great burden about Madurai and India. Decided to do Evangelism.

- Altogether all classes were very informative and useful.

The educated as well as the uneducated can apply . Send your Resume, Recent Passport size Photograph (3 Copies), ID Proof and reference letters to

Email ID : heavenlyhostofjesus@gmail.com

Ph : 044-65453245, 9952040052

The 30th Batch of BE FORMED AND FORM Training was held at Palavakkam from 11th April to 17th April 2016. The Lord sent Ten persons from Andhra and Tamil Nadu 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. 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 cured 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.

We can say from Ephesians 4:11-12 that the whole point of having apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers is to support you and teach you, that is, be a servant to you (not vice versa), so that you can come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of the Most High.

Lessons from the book of 1 Corinthians — Did God appoint a hierarchy in the religious system/church?

1 Corinthians chapter 12 is always used by churches in conjunction with Ephesians chapter 4 to promote and make the church members believe that God ordained a hierarchy of rulership in the church.

Let us read 1 Corinthians chapter 12 verses 1 to 31 (New King James Version) and see what is actually being said here:

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led.

Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works in all.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,

to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

For in fact the body is not one member but many.

If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?

And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?

If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.

And if they were all one member, where would the body be?

But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

- To be Continued

Compiled by Bro. Samarpan, Mumbai

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)

The Lord made it very clear in Matthew 25:31-46 that anyone who helps the poor and needy alone earns a place in heaven.

He chose to call the ones who refused to help the poor and needy as “cursed”.

Matthew 25:41. “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, YOU CURSED, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;

Confirming this commandment, the early New Testament church was very particular about caring for the poor:

Galatians 2:10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.

Also James 2:2-9.

“FOLLOW JESUS” = TO BECOME HIS DISCIPLE.

The second and last additional commandment for the New Testament believer is to follow Jesus. How to follow Jesus as His disciple?

2a) One has to hate one's life:

Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

2b) One has to bear his Cross

Luke 14:27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

2c) One has to forsake everything for the Lord.

Luke 14:33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

We have already seen that there are three more qualifications for a disciple namely 1) following all His commandments (John 8:31), 2) bear much fruits (John 15:8) and love one another like the way Jesus loves His disciples (John 13:34,35).

CONCLUSION:

Do we see in these discussions the necessity for any of the qualifications which had been speculated in the first part of this write up such as going to the church regularly, being obedient to the pastor, paying tithes and offerings, participation in church works etc. No.

Do we see any church emphasising that every believer should become a disciple of Christ in this manner and care for the poor in the manner commanded by our Lord in Matthew 25:31-46?

We are given clear mandate to put Jesus first and follow Him only. If we are successful in these two areas we will inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. If we fail in either of these two requirements, we would not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Being obedient to the church pastor or following church traditions, without satisfying the above commandments, is the worst way to lose the Kingdom of Heaven.

One should avoid that at least now. All glory to Jesus. Amen.

Patriarch Takes ‘Painful’ Stock of ISIS-ravaged Syrian Town

Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Says ‘If It Goes on Like This, We Christians in Syria Will Disappear…’ His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II in the demoliished by ISIS St. Elian church (Syriac Orthodox) in Al-Qaryateyn

Bajrang Dal Attacks Believers and Pastors Inside Church in Bihar

On 10th April 2016, a group of Bajrang Dal members stormed the church service of GEMS church at Nabinagar and began to beat the believers and the missionaries. On 5th April, a graduate of Timothy Bible College was severely beaten and abused in Patna district. The Area Convention of Magahi 2 Zone was conducted from 8th to 10th April 2016 in the theme ‘Holiness upon Holiness’ at the GEMS church in Nabinagar in which 210 believers participated. It was organized by Area Leader Bro. Jebakumar Dhanraj and the local arrangements were done by the pastor of this church Bro. Suresh Lakhra.

Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, EXPOSE them” Ephesians 5:11

Section 1 - The Old Testament

From Adam to Nimrod(cont)

The Bible explains: In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times. – Genesis 6:4

Things were clearly going very wrong and God was sorry he ever made mankind. He decided to wipe everything off the face of the Earth and start again with a man called Noah. This led to one of the most famous Biblical events where a great flood covered the whole Earth and destroyed everything except that which was safe in the Ark.Now after the great flood in Genesis, Noah had three sons; Shem, Ham and Japheth. Ham had a son called Cush and through the family line of Cush there came a man called Nimrod. The Bible reports it like this:The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.” He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh. From there he expanded his territory to Assyria,building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah). - Genesis 10:6-12I include verses 6 and 7 in this reference because it is important to note the extra attention given to Nimrod in comparison with the other descendants of Ham. Even so, this only hints at his importance in the history of mankind. He was possibly the first king in world history (this is the first time the word ‘kingdom’ is mentioned in the Bible), he was master and commander of a vast empire, the first man of ‘renown’, the first heroic warrior on Earth.

- To be Continued

Day 4

When I was worshipping I heard the voice “This is my staying place (means) God wants to stay in INDIA”

When I was worshipping I saw a few people going to heaven led by a man wearing a long white robe. Many people were crying and shouting at the bottom where there was darkness.

God put a strong sensation in my heart. God himself is going to come down and break the bondage of this nation and the strongholds of satan personally. God reminded us the promises of the day Genesis 28:15 that he is not going to leave us until he fulfills all the promises.

When I was worshipping God reminded me of the promises of the day Genesis 28:15 and told me He is going to rebuild his tabernacles and make us his memorandum.

Presence of God filled my heart and I felt the Spirit of God hovering over this place. That time an unexplainable joy filled my heart. And God gave me a burden for my country and my area. Thank you Jesus for this wonderful experience

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13.04.2016 – ISSUE 15

Posted on 13 April, 201613 April, 2016 by admin

How to appoint leaders ?

As we are nearing the election in our State, it will be much useful for us to meditate on the conditions the Lord Almighty put on appointing leaders over Israel.

In the book of Deuteronomy, we read the following conditions .

No stranger: Should not appoint a stranger. He should be one among the brothers.

(Deu. 17:15)

No multiplication of horses: He should not go to Egypt to multiply horses or cause the people to turn to Egypt . (V 16)
Not many wives, not much silver and gold: (v 17)
Keep the law book with him: (v 18)
Read the law book all the days of life : (v. 19)
Heart not lifted above his brethren: (v. 20)

Can we think of such a leader taking responsibility of administration in our State? It is in the hands of God’s children. They can write decrees (Esther 8:8) and prophesy with the authority the Lord has given.

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.

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 educated as well as the uneducated can apply . Send your Resume, Recent Passport size Photograph (3 Copies), ID Proof and reference letters to

Email ID : heavenlyhostofjesus@gmail.com

Ph : 044-65453245, 9952040052

Indian Pastor beaten and stripped naked on the street:

Patna (Fides Service)-beaten and stripped naked on the street: it is the fate of Indian Pentecostal Christian citizens assaulted in the State of Bihar because publicly preached the Christian faith. As reported to Fides by the global Council of Indian Christians (Gcic), the episode took place in the District of Patna, capital of Bihar. The Christian Deepak Kumar had stopped in front of the Barh railway station and began to speak publicly of Christ by proclaiming his Gospel to anyone who would listen. Suddenly ten militants, allegedly belonging to Hindu etsremisti groups, approached and began to smite him and insult him, leaving him half-naked and wounded land. Sajan k. George, President of the global Council of Indian Christians (Gcic) has condemned the violence and told Fides: ' these men have committed a crime and must be stopped. Kumar was not doing anything illegal: he was simply speaking the truth

A group of about 40 Hindu extremists in a Pentecostal Christian Assembly stormed during a prayer meeting,

New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A group of about 40 Hindu extremists in a Pentecostal Christian Assembly stormed during a prayer meeting, interrupting the worship, threatening the faithful and seizing Bibles: as reported to Fides by the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), the incident took place last Sunday, April 3, in Kawardha district in the Indian state of Chattisgarh.Sajan K George, president of the GCIC told Fides: "Chattisgarh has earned a record of infamy for radicals who illegally suppress religious freedom. Last month alone 25 extremists beat men, women and children and a church was vandalized, in Raipur district".

Anti-Christian violence and the implications that all this brings to the life of Pastors will be a topic of discussion at a conference to be held in Goa from April 5 to 8, in which Bishops, priests, lay people, theologians, activists will also discuss on the issue of religious intolerance in India. The central theme of the meeting is on the figure of the priest, "minister of God, reflected in the person of Pope Francis". (PA) (Agenzia Fides 05/04/2015)

HC rejects bail to 10 convicts in professor hand chopping case by radical muslims

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to ten convicts in the case related to handchopping of hand of Professor T. J. Joseph by Islamic Militants in Kerala,India The Kerala High Court today refused to grant bail to ten convicts in the case related to the chopping off of a hand of a college professor in 2010 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a question paper he had set.

When their bail application came up for hearing, a division bench, comprising Justice K T Sankaran and Justice V Raja Vijayaraghavan, ruled that grant of bail to the accused will adversely affect the trial and security of witnesses. "If bail is granted at this stage, that will adversely affect the trial of absconding accused as well as security of witnesses," the bench said.

All the 13 convicts belonging to a radical Islamic outfit have filed appeals against their conviction by the NIA court with ten of them seeking bail.

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)

END OF THE (OLD TESTAMENT) LAW ON THE CROSS OR BEFORE THAT?

We see it in Romans 10:4 that the law ended with Jesus Christ. Any activity based inheritance was replaced by faith (on Jesus) based inheritance.

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

But what we see in Luke 18:22 is that the Lord had ended the Old Testament law (meaning the 10 commandments) with an upgraded law which is superior to the old even ahead of His crucifixion! The upgraded law includes the Old Testament commandments as well. (A few of the Old Testament commands were discarded by the Lord through His subsequent teachings, which we are not going to discuss here).

THE ADDITIONAL COMMANDMENTS

What are the additional commandments in the upgraded New Testament law?

Part 1: “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven;”

Part 2: “and come, follow Me”.

Let us look at the Tamil version of Luke 18:22

The Tamil version makes it clear that the rich man was directed to follow Jesus only AFTER selling his ALL belongings and distributing the same to the poor people!

THE NEW TESTAMENT RULES – A DEEPER LOOK

We were all struggling to understand the meaning of “disciple of Christ”.

Well, the Lord has explained it more here.

A disciple of Christ (follower) is one

1) who is ready to give up all his belongings and give them to the poor, and

2) one who is ready to follow Jesus (and become His disciple).

And the Lord has made it clear that these are the two principles in addition to the Old Testament principles he mentioned to the rich man as the guiding principles for anyone who wants to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.

MORE UNDERSTANDING FROM JESUS TEACHING:

1) SELL ALL THAT YOU HAVE AND DISTRIBUTE TO THE POOR

1a) SELL ALL THAT YOU HAVE = GIVING FIRST PRIORITY TO JESUS.

Matthew 10:37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

1b) “DISTRIBUTE TO THE POOR”

The Lord had been focusing on the poor people all through His ministry. I am giving a few of the references here.

Matthew 11:5 The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Luke 6:20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.

- To be Continued

A normal person would think, “My goodness, what is wrong with all of these people? Are these people normal (psychologically stable)? Is this the hierarchy of mentally unstable people God created as per Ephesians 4:11?” The answer is NO.

God did not create the above-mentioned hierarchy. Men created these huge titles by adding and subtracting and misusing God’s words.

For God, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers are all at the SAME LEVEL. He classifies them as His servants. One is not superior to another. They are to teach God’s word and are servants of God.

According to modern-day churches/religious institutions, the hierarchy works as this (Figure 1):

God >>> Evangelist or Prophet or Pope or Bishop >>>> People who want to learn the way of God

According to the scriptures, this is how God works (Ephesians 4:11-12) (Figure 2)

God >>> People who want to learn the way of God >>> Evangelist or Prophet or Pope or Bishop (They are servants of God. So they have to work below the people, not above the people. They serve the people from below, not from above. If they rule from above, then they become a Nicolaitan.)

When we read Ephesians 4:11-12, it clearly says, “

“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ”. The role of all the apostles and others are for equipping the saints. The word “equipping” comes from the Greek word “katartismos” (concordance number 2677). The word means preparing fully the people.

Let’s look at an example in a modern-day situation:

The king gave his maids, butlers, chief of staff, secretaries and his advisors orders for the equipping of the people so that they can serve in the king’s palace. Here the king gives direct orders to his servants (maids, butlers, chief of staff, secretaries and advisors) saying, do whatever is required to serve and teach my people so that they can serve in my palace. The people over here are supposed to serve the king and not his servants.

Now going back to Ephesians 4:11-12, how many apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers do you know that are willing to do the following for you?

Clean your home.
Clean your toilets.
Give money to help you.
Provide you with shelter and food.
Pick you up from your home and take you to the supermarket.
Help you in times of need.
Cook food for you.
Find a job for you.
Encourage you to do great things in life.
Come to your home and teach you the word of God.

I am sure we all know the answer to the above question, which is, there is hardly anyone. Why is it that they do not want to do the above-mentioned things? Because then they will be seen as a servant. Since they have already appointed themselves with these huge titles like the “Presiding Evangelist of the Church of God”, how can they then do things that a servant would do? It would be an embarrassment for them.

- To be Continued

Compiled by Bro. Samarpan, Mumbai

“Cast your burden upon the LORD and He shall sustain you; He shall never suffer the Righteous to be moved.”

Psalm 55:22

It’s not an occasional or solitary act; it’s a continual one.

Casting.

The Hebrew word “shalak,” which is used here for “cast,” basically means to “throw far from, hurl, pluck out, etc.” Thus, it’s a picture of a long heave, not a dropping nearby. In reality, it’s the same picture for “casting all your cares upon Him (Jesus) for He cares for you” (I Pet. 5:7).

Why should such a word be used instead of that like “hand over to?”

Simply because “casting” is a long-distance relinquishing of, which lessens the likelihood of our quickly picking it up again. And, when we realize it’s our “burden” and “cares”we’re giving to Him, we realize why He said“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Mt. 11:28-30). Truly, when we’re yoked to Him, He’s the One Who slips in under our burdens and says, “Here, let Me bear them for you.” Glory!!

Yes, somehow we arrive at the conclusion that being burdened is being spiritual—i.e.,“I’ve got my own little cross to bear.” But, oh, nothing could be farther from the Truth! Nothing!! In fact, always walking around weighed down by the “cares of the world” gives more the impression of an abandoned, homeless orphan than it does an adopted child of the King of kings! That’s why we must take Him at His Word and relinquish those burdens into His loving arms, knowing “He shall sustain us and not allow us to be moved (Heb. ‘mowt’—‘to slip, shake, fall, decay, be carried away, etc.’).” Hallelujah!!

Now, we must remember that He will not force Himself on us and aggressively wrench that burden from our grasp. A thousand times no! Instead, like the Perfect Gentleman, He’ll continue quietly “standing at the door and knocking,” asking us to open up to Him (Rev. 3:20). Then, He’ll whisper, “And, while you’re at it, why don’t you give Me your burden?”

Years ago Hannah Whithall Smith, in her book The Christian’s Secret Of A Happy Life, wrote of a man who was walking down the road with a large sack of cotton on his back. As he struggled under the load, a gentleman sitting atop a large wagon, pulled by two horses, passed by.

“Would you like a ride?” the passerby asked.

“Really?” cried the weary man. “Yes! Yes! I’d love to ride.”

So, up into the wagon he climbed, sitting down on the seat next to the driver. However, the heavy sack of cotton remained on his back.

A bit puzzled, the stranger asked, “Well, aren’t you going to throw that sack into the back?”

And, to his surprise, the man replied, “Oh, no—I couldn’t ask you to do that too!”

To this humorous anecdote, Smith added,“Such is always the case when we’re saved by Grace, but not resting in Grace.” May today be the day that we “let go and let God.”

By Sis.Caroline

Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, EXPOSE them” Ephesians 5:11

Section 1 - The Old Testament

From Adam to Nimrod

First of all you may notice that the story of creation, the fall of man and indeed the whole of Genesis, is probably the most contentious book of the Bible; the one that is attacked most regularly and with the most venom. This is because Genesis, particularly chapters 1-11, is the foundation upon which the rest of the Bible is built. The creation story, the fall of man, Satan’s role in it and how the nations were birthed are fundamental to our understanding of the world we live in. This is why it is so unpopular with that fallen world. If it can be undermined or disproved in any way, the rest of the Bible would be discredited, just as a building would collapse without its secure foundation.

However what happened in the Garden of Eden has a very real impact on the world today. After Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan’s offer to become as gods through secret knowledge, sin entered into the world, which became cursed with death. God pronounced several judgements on all concerned; curses that would affect all their descendents for the rest of time. He says to the serpent:

“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." Genesis 3:15

This is the first of hundreds of Old Testament prophecies that refer to Jesus Christ. God had already set in place a plan of redemption whereby the offspring of a human woman would crush the serpent’s head but would be bruised in the process.

Adam and Eve went on to have two sons called Cain and Abel. Cain infamously killed his younger brother in a fit of jealousy, was banished from God’s presence and moved to a land just to the East of Eden where he is noted to have set about becoming a builder of cities. He is thereafter always associated with the evil one.

The Garden of Eden incidentally is described by scripture to have been located in the Tigris-Euphrates valley which would place it in the area we now refer to as Iraq.

The rebellion of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden marked the start of a severe decline into depravity and perversion for the world. The descent into wickedness was so severe that it reached a point where God saw that everything human beings thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil (Gen 6:5). This was also around the time where we find out about the strange creatures known as Nephilim.

The forthcoming second anniversary of National Worship Centre falls on April 13,2016. 8759 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 the special blessing and promises from the hands of the Master. No doubt the nation is going to be shaken during our common worship Jericho wall is going to fall down during 10 PM to 12 AM worship all the BFF participants, Light houses members, teachers and brothers and sisters in Christ are invited for this worship.

For further details: 7708505152

Promise for day 1

He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land your grain, New wine and oil the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land that He swore to your forefathers to give you.

Deut 7:13-14

Promise for day 2

“That day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off”. Neh 12:43

Promise for day 3

But to you who fear my name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves.

You shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this," Says the Lord of hosts. Mal 4:2-3

Promise for day 4

Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you."

Gen 28:15

Promise for day 5

“They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed”.

Mark 6:56

Promise for day 6

The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. Gen 9:2

Promise for day 7

“The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace”. Ps 29:11

Day 2:

When I was worshipping the presence of God filled my heart. I got a joyful experience I never felt before. Thank you Jesus
When I was worshipping I saw the angels standing near me. The Holy Spirit filled my heart.
Mighty joyful anointing filled my heart. Thank you Jesus for this experience
When I was worshiping Jesus touched my left shoulder. I thank my God

Day 3:

When I was praying in my home God showed me a verse Mal 4:2-3. Then I desired to go to the worship centre, There I saw the same verse pasted on a notice board as a promise verse. In worship God spoke to me. Worship is not going to be the same hereafter It will be warfare worship. God is teaching every worshiper bring a New movement through the war songs. Which will change the atmosphere, the city of the nation.

06.04.2016 – ISSUE 14

Posted on 6 April, 20166 April, 2016 by admin

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?

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.

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.

Sl.No	Name of the Meeting	Date	Place	Number of Participants
1	Activating Prophecy Training (APT)	April 2,3,2016	Panaiyur	21

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

English Word Used in Bible	Greek Word	Concordance Number	Actual Meaning of the Greek Word
Apostles	apostolos	652	Messenger or a sent one
Prophets	prophetes	4396	Foreteller or an inspired speaker. This means someone who is sent by God with a divine message.
Evangelists	euaggelistes	2099	A preacher of the gospel.
Pastors	poimen	4166	A shepherd who tends herds or flocks.
Teachers	didaskalos	1320	An instructor who teaches the things of God and the duties of man.

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.

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

*Batch Numbers*	*Dates*	*Medium*	*Venue*
Batch 32	April 21-26	English	Goa
Batch 33	May 2-7	Hindi	Ranchi, Jharkhand

*Batch Numbers*	*Dates*	*Medium*	*Venue*
Batch 31	April 19-24	Tamil	Trichy
Batch 32	April 21-26	English	Goa
Batch 33	May 2-7	Hindi	Ranchi, Jharkhand

*Batch Numbers*	*Dates*	*Medium*	*Venue*
Batch 30	April 11-16	Telugu	Palavakkam, Chennai
Batch 31	April 18-23	Hindi	Palavakkam, Chennai
Batch 32	April 19-24	Tamil	Trichy
Batch 33	April 21-26	English	Goa
Batch 34	May 2-7	Hindi	Ranchi, Jharkhand

*Batch Numbers*	*Dates*	*Medium*	*Venue*
Batch 30	April 11-16	Telugu	Palavakkam, Chennai
Batch 31	April 18-23	Hindi	Palavakkam, Chennai
Batch 32	April 19-24	Tamil	Trichy
Batch 33	April 21-26	English	Goa
Batch 34	May 2-7	Hindi	Ranchi, Jharkhand

Message for reflection – Sr.Angelica

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SAP AND GREEN HOME

Light houses night prayer was held at Palavakkam on 30 April 2016

Gift School

School of worship

School of Deliverance

Covenant Women

A wonderful opportunity for ladies who want to serve the Lord

Know Your Enemy series

Babylon

Annoucements – BFF Upcoming Batches in various languages

Be Formed and Form (BFF)

BFF – Batch 32 Report (25. 04. 2016 –30.04. 2016)

Be Formed and Form (BFF)

Work of Nicolaitans (Contd)

TEACHING – Bro C.Umashankar IAS

WHY GOD USED ME WELL THEN, BUT NOT NOW ? – Bro. Paul Vasanthan

Christian NEWS

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National Worship Centre (NWC) – Visions and revelations

Praise God for the successful completion of 9011 slots in National Worship Centre with a Non Stop Worship (24/7)

Message for reflection – Sr.Angelica

Worship in vain

Advanced Study in Troop Church Training (ASTCT)

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SAP AND GREEN HOME

Light house, Dharmapuri

Light house, Salem

Light house, Namakal

Light house, Erode

Light house, Karur

Gift School

Covenant Women

A wonderful opportunity for ladies who want to serve the Lord

Know Your Enemy series

Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, EXPOSE them”

Ephesians 5:11

Annoucements – BFF Upcoming Batches in various languages

Be Formed and Form (BFF)

BFF – Batch 31 Report (19. 04. 2016 – 24. 04. 2016)

TEACHING – Bro C.Umashankar IAS

Work of Nicolaitans (Contd)

Christian NEWS

Christian Girls Kidnapped in Pakistan, Forced to Convert to Islam and Marry Captors

Muslim Brothers Turn to Christ After Watching Slain Mother Beaten for Converting to Christianity

Pakistani Christian Man, Pregnant Wife Burnt Alive in Kiln Case: Main Suspect Granted Bail by Court

National Worship Centre (NWC) – Visions and Revelations

Praise God for the successful completion of 8926 slots in National Worship Centre with Non Stop Worshiping (24/7)

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Message for reflection – Sr.Angelica

I will show you what you shall do

Advanced Study in Troop Church Training (ASTCT)

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SAP AND GREEN HOME

Light house, Rameswaram

Light house, Madurai

Light house Dindigul

Light house Theni

Light House Virudunagar

Light House Nagercoil

Light House Thuthukudi

Gift School

Covenant Women

A wonderful opportunity for ladies who want to serve the Lord

Covenant Women meet

Annoucements – BFF Upcoming Batches in various languages

Be Formed and Form (BFF)

BFF – Batch 30 Report (11. 04. 2016 –17. 04. 2016)

BFF Alumni meet

Work of Nicolaitans (Contd)

TEACHING – Bro C.Umashankar IAS

Christian NEWS