Continuation of what happened in ministry so far
Before I go on, I just wanna say: Dear, I got your msgs, and I miss you. Sorry for not being able to text you, no load. :P But I miss you and I love you. =)
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Day 3: Wed
Time: Night
Event: Smokey mountain
Well, I spent the afternoon thinking what to prepare for sharing at Smokey. It was, yes you guessed it, a free topic. Free topics are really so stressful. Anyway, I thought and prayed, and upon realising that the Bible study sessions were usually topical sessions, the thought popped into my head that I should share on Acts 2. But I brushed it away, thinking ahhh, I bet the people here are ALL filled with the Spirit. So I brushed it aside as one of my cheap sermons and instead worked on "The Servant Song" (Isaiah).
The Bible study was to be at 8, but we arrived early at 7. Took motorbike there. Without helmet. Wah I really prayed that nothing would happen man. Reached there early, so settled down at the local pastors' place first.
Talked to them. They told me that they had a request -- on Sun they had just preached on the H.S., and preached so long they had no time for ministry. So they wanted me to do the ministry! I was amazed. I took it as a confirmation of the leading of the Spirit that afternoon, trashed my sermon, and decided to do it on Acts 2 (didn't prepare much for it, but will just follow the leading of the Spirit).
Wow. It was an unexpectedly long time of sharing. We talked about the Holy Spirit as God, and talked even longer as to how to receive the Holy Spirit. I'm amazed. a lot of my doctrine of the Holy Spirit got tied up nicely during the whole sharing. the H.S., through my lips, explained to me the significance of my personal experience with the H.S. In a nutshell, it is this: if I took 7 years from the time I desired the Spirit till the time I experienced him fully, then it means this: anyone and everyone will receive the Spirit. It doesn't matter how long it takes, He will be given to you. And in the same way you pray for your loved ones to be saved, you do not pray once and give up, you do not pray and worse still doubt, but you pray and pray and pray, and when that guy gets saved, you say Thank you Jesus. So in the same way, you pray for the Spirit, you wait on Him, and you pray and you pray, until you receive him, and then you say "Thank you Jesus". You never doubt him, never doubt his promise, never doubt his work, and always know that you will be filled.
So by the time we started to minister, God asked me to do something out of my usual practice. We usually would sing a slow song to minister. But God wanted me to show that he is God, and that he's not limited by our style and ways of doing things. So I told them to lead the celebration by singing "For all you've done". And to celebrate before eating the buffet of the Spirit. So we sang and had such a joyous great time.
Then we prayed. Prayed for a livewire and she went down under the power. No space to go down under the power. She hit head. Haha. But God just ministered to her. She's fine. Told her to just sit cross-legged and that it's ok. Then prayed for a few more people. Hit a few open circuits.
The Master disciplined me that night. You see, I had had such a great ministry in the morning. I was getting a bit ya-ya-papaya. I acted as if I had control. Nah. He had control. He wants to move, he moves. No one stops him. So I began to realise, that I was trying to fulfil God's word my style. So surrendered to the Lord. Felt a stillness overcome the room. Felt the presence and power of God fill the place. And so I told the people, I have no doubt at all that the Spirit will touch all of them. I have no shadow of a doubt, said I. The Master will do it because he is good. Not because of me. So I asked them to line up and just "automatic" come in and take my hands after I've prayed for each person.
Prayed for another livewire. She went down under the power. So I prayed for her more that her experience with H.S. will go to the next level. She began weeping. Just allowed the Spirit to flood my heart. It flooded and flooded and with each wave, she got the wave too. Wept louder and louder. I was feeling the wave too. It flooded my heart. Flooded more and more. Flooded more and more. And each time her grip was getting heavier. 'Cos she felt Him too. Then suddenly out of the blue I was overcome by the Spirit. Began laughing loudly and just flowing in his river. I felt swept away by him and was just bursting with joy. The wave swept my sister too. She began weeping loudly before the Lord and loudly, openly, confessing her sins. Wow. Such a mighty move of God.
The sister would not let me go 'cos she had experienced the Lord and her hand was locked on mine. so I decided to continue ministering, with one hand. =P Next in line came a brother. I lay one hand on him. I felt such a flow in the Spirit, the kind that comes by faith. I prophesied on him, "This man has faith". There was a burst in my spirit everytime I said that. The man felt the power of the Lord. He was about to fall but didn't 'cos he knew no one would catch him and he knew that there was not enough space. No matter. He felt the Lord. So I looked at him square in the eye, full of the Spirit, and asked him, "brother, you speak in tongues?" He said no. Then I nodded and asked him, "brother, but you feel the Spirit?" And he said, "Yes I do." He said it so full of conviction in his heart. And then I told him, yes, that is the Master. You have felt the Master. And if you continue to plug into him, it is just a matter of time that you will speak in tongues.
That was two livewires in a row. A livewire of sensitvity, and a livewire of faith. I felt my faith so strengthened just by touching that man. There was not enough time, Pastor alerted me. So I prayed a general prayer. And I acknowledged that the Master had demonstrated his sovereignty and his glory in that place. No one tells him what to do. But he will fill his people because he is God, he has always been powerful, he never changes, and because he wants to fill his people with power. And thanked him for being there that evening and touching his people. And thanking him for his joy.
After dismissing the people, I prayed for a sister who fears the supernatural things of God. She reminds me of the faithful back home. And so I told her I was going to pray for her. But I told her I'm not going to pray for you to receive the Spirit, so you don't need to cross your hands, said I. Laughed. Prayed for her for every spiritual blessing in Christ. Prayed for no more doubt, no more fear, because our God is a good God. Knew she loved the Lord and would do all to please Him. And so prayed that in his time, He woukld touch her and she would exp how good he is.
a Bible school student who was in Smokey talked to me. Told me that as we were praying, he saw a vision in which the heavens were opened, and the H.S. came from heaven like a dove and flew around us. I was amazed. I never have had such an exp before! And backed up by the moving of God in our midst!
Went back to Pastor Boy's home. Told him about my discipline from the H.S. Apologised for not clearing theology with him: he is the local minister, the one the Lord has set in authority over the sheep, and even I as a travelling minister must submit to him. Apologised if I ever was ya-ya-papaya. Showed him my theology on the H.Ghost: that prophecy is more admissable as evidence of the Spirit than even tongues. Showed him that I knew H.Ghost as God: God who is sovereign, who has the right to rule and who will never be ruled by anyone. And so we need not do the monkey, we need not be stressed, we need not do judo. We just submit to him, let him have his way, and flow with him. All in peace, calm, non-stress, and restful.
Good time. Brought back the Bible school student from Smokey. couldn't sleep that night -- because I knew it was a new level of anointing.
Reflection:
There's a level of the moving of the Spirit that can only be felt in missions. Because Jesus gave two commands: "come" to the unbeliever, and "go" to the believer. Every time we go, consciously or not, the H.S. is there to back up his word. I went on a business cum mission trip, but the H.S. is giving me more than I opted for. If we will go, we will exp things of God we will not exp at home. Also, the discipline of the Lord is good. For he is treating me as a son. As someone worth correcting. Amen. Praise God.
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Day 4: Thur
Time: Morning and night
Event: Teaching in the Bible school
Covered syllabus on Hermeneutics and John. Had to teach the Smokey student extra 'cos he really can't understand English. So basically spent most of the day covering syllabus. Quite tired 'cos I didn't have a good sleep the previous night. But God was always good. We finished the syllabus on time.
So when we had finished I asked the students to just worship the Lord. The Lord moved. It was so good. I didn't imagine that something so spontaneous, that H.S. would just want to move. As I laid my hands I exp what it's like to have the H.S. do the leading. I just sit there, hold their hand, and feel the power of God. Then they exp it too. And then we had a great time together.
Tonight, we went further than anywhere I had ever gone before. It took some guts, but I just trusted the Lord's goodness. After praying for a few people, I took the chance to instruct the people about the H.S. To look towards him than to man. To reach out because he will touch you.
Then I asked the students who were (still) conscious to come and observe the way I ministered. It was a bold step of faith. I'm glad I took it. The Lord moved, touched the person I'm praying for and touched me, students observed and learnt about the anointing. After a few observations, I asked them to try it out. To lay hands on me, and pray for me as if I am the person they are ministering to. That was bold too. U know what? Every time they lay their hands on me, I was keenly aware of the presence of the Lord in their lives. The level of their anointing. And I was amazed too. For there were many who were nervous. Just like us. Not sure if the Lord would do something. But when they relaxed, and just soaked in the Lord, boy were they a live wire for me! I was just enjoying, thoroughly bathing in the presnece and power of God. Laughing sometimes, shaking sometimes, each time enjoying the presence of God that flows from them. There were a few open circuits, but it all became closed when they themselves felt the Lord. So important to feel the Lord! So important to have the Master's touch! So important just to release and let Him!
This brother prayed for me. Two stand up in my mind. The first who "experimented" on me. He started praying. The H.Ghost fell on me in amazing power, struck me and struck him at the same time. He went out under the power! I was left to enjoy myself in the presence of God just laughing and enjoying him. He stayed under the power for the next 1/2 hour just rolling around, praising God, enjoying the presence of God, sat up, lied down, woah: all kinds of things. Power man. Now that is one man so open to the things of God. He didn't need any appraisal. That anointing was his appraisal. The last one that prayed for me also stands up in my mind. He is a retired military man, older than my father. He laid his hands. He too was nervous. But he had a powerful anointing. I was sitting down, in one of those lecture chairs that has a writing tablet. the Holy Ghost struck me from the inside out 2 seconds after he laid his hands on me, I was lifted up from the chair, struck down on the floor, laughing my guts away and already out under the power. The man didn't know what else to do LOL. So he just continued until the power lifted. So I sat up, gave him an appraisal as to what to do when someone goes out under the power. talked to him and realised he had a gift for the discernment of spirits but had not exercised that for a long time! Wow! I told him: the next time I go into a new area: I'm gonna bring him along. Joked that his church had all the demons cast out, so no more need for discernment. Need to go somewhere where all the demons are. Then you got a lot of chance to discern!
So I told him to continue to ask for more giftings. Particularly prophesy. then when someone goes down under the power, you can just listen to the Spirit and flow with him as to what to do for the person.
Gave a debrief. Heh. First time I'm able to demonstrate and debrief. then again, not me. Because the H.S. decided to move, that's why we had a debriefing to do. Hehe. Glory be to the Lord God! Who is, who was, who is to come. Holy Holy Holy.
-blog in progress-
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Day 3: Wed
Time: Night
Event: Smokey mountain
Well, I spent the afternoon thinking what to prepare for sharing at Smokey. It was, yes you guessed it, a free topic. Free topics are really so stressful. Anyway, I thought and prayed, and upon realising that the Bible study sessions were usually topical sessions, the thought popped into my head that I should share on Acts 2. But I brushed it away, thinking ahhh, I bet the people here are ALL filled with the Spirit. So I brushed it aside as one of my cheap sermons and instead worked on "The Servant Song" (Isaiah).
The Bible study was to be at 8, but we arrived early at 7. Took motorbike there. Without helmet. Wah I really prayed that nothing would happen man. Reached there early, so settled down at the local pastors' place first.
Talked to them. They told me that they had a request -- on Sun they had just preached on the H.S., and preached so long they had no time for ministry. So they wanted me to do the ministry! I was amazed. I took it as a confirmation of the leading of the Spirit that afternoon, trashed my sermon, and decided to do it on Acts 2 (didn't prepare much for it, but will just follow the leading of the Spirit).
Wow. It was an unexpectedly long time of sharing. We talked about the Holy Spirit as God, and talked even longer as to how to receive the Holy Spirit. I'm amazed. a lot of my doctrine of the Holy Spirit got tied up nicely during the whole sharing. the H.S., through my lips, explained to me the significance of my personal experience with the H.S. In a nutshell, it is this: if I took 7 years from the time I desired the Spirit till the time I experienced him fully, then it means this: anyone and everyone will receive the Spirit. It doesn't matter how long it takes, He will be given to you. And in the same way you pray for your loved ones to be saved, you do not pray once and give up, you do not pray and worse still doubt, but you pray and pray and pray, and when that guy gets saved, you say Thank you Jesus. So in the same way, you pray for the Spirit, you wait on Him, and you pray and you pray, until you receive him, and then you say "Thank you Jesus". You never doubt him, never doubt his promise, never doubt his work, and always know that you will be filled.
So by the time we started to minister, God asked me to do something out of my usual practice. We usually would sing a slow song to minister. But God wanted me to show that he is God, and that he's not limited by our style and ways of doing things. So I told them to lead the celebration by singing "For all you've done". And to celebrate before eating the buffet of the Spirit. So we sang and had such a joyous great time.
Then we prayed. Prayed for a livewire and she went down under the power. No space to go down under the power. She hit head. Haha. But God just ministered to her. She's fine. Told her to just sit cross-legged and that it's ok. Then prayed for a few more people. Hit a few open circuits.
The Master disciplined me that night. You see, I had had such a great ministry in the morning. I was getting a bit ya-ya-papaya. I acted as if I had control. Nah. He had control. He wants to move, he moves. No one stops him. So I began to realise, that I was trying to fulfil God's word my style. So surrendered to the Lord. Felt a stillness overcome the room. Felt the presence and power of God fill the place. And so I told the people, I have no doubt at all that the Spirit will touch all of them. I have no shadow of a doubt, said I. The Master will do it because he is good. Not because of me. So I asked them to line up and just "automatic" come in and take my hands after I've prayed for each person.
Prayed for another livewire. She went down under the power. So I prayed for her more that her experience with H.S. will go to the next level. She began weeping. Just allowed the Spirit to flood my heart. It flooded and flooded and with each wave, she got the wave too. Wept louder and louder. I was feeling the wave too. It flooded my heart. Flooded more and more. Flooded more and more. And each time her grip was getting heavier. 'Cos she felt Him too. Then suddenly out of the blue I was overcome by the Spirit. Began laughing loudly and just flowing in his river. I felt swept away by him and was just bursting with joy. The wave swept my sister too. She began weeping loudly before the Lord and loudly, openly, confessing her sins. Wow. Such a mighty move of God.
The sister would not let me go 'cos she had experienced the Lord and her hand was locked on mine. so I decided to continue ministering, with one hand. =P Next in line came a brother. I lay one hand on him. I felt such a flow in the Spirit, the kind that comes by faith. I prophesied on him, "This man has faith". There was a burst in my spirit everytime I said that. The man felt the power of the Lord. He was about to fall but didn't 'cos he knew no one would catch him and he knew that there was not enough space. No matter. He felt the Lord. So I looked at him square in the eye, full of the Spirit, and asked him, "brother, you speak in tongues?" He said no. Then I nodded and asked him, "brother, but you feel the Spirit?" And he said, "Yes I do." He said it so full of conviction in his heart. And then I told him, yes, that is the Master. You have felt the Master. And if you continue to plug into him, it is just a matter of time that you will speak in tongues.
That was two livewires in a row. A livewire of sensitvity, and a livewire of faith. I felt my faith so strengthened just by touching that man. There was not enough time, Pastor alerted me. So I prayed a general prayer. And I acknowledged that the Master had demonstrated his sovereignty and his glory in that place. No one tells him what to do. But he will fill his people because he is God, he has always been powerful, he never changes, and because he wants to fill his people with power. And thanked him for being there that evening and touching his people. And thanking him for his joy.
After dismissing the people, I prayed for a sister who fears the supernatural things of God. She reminds me of the faithful back home. And so I told her I was going to pray for her. But I told her I'm not going to pray for you to receive the Spirit, so you don't need to cross your hands, said I. Laughed. Prayed for her for every spiritual blessing in Christ. Prayed for no more doubt, no more fear, because our God is a good God. Knew she loved the Lord and would do all to please Him. And so prayed that in his time, He woukld touch her and she would exp how good he is.
a Bible school student who was in Smokey talked to me. Told me that as we were praying, he saw a vision in which the heavens were opened, and the H.S. came from heaven like a dove and flew around us. I was amazed. I never have had such an exp before! And backed up by the moving of God in our midst!
Went back to Pastor Boy's home. Told him about my discipline from the H.S. Apologised for not clearing theology with him: he is the local minister, the one the Lord has set in authority over the sheep, and even I as a travelling minister must submit to him. Apologised if I ever was ya-ya-papaya. Showed him my theology on the H.Ghost: that prophecy is more admissable as evidence of the Spirit than even tongues. Showed him that I knew H.Ghost as God: God who is sovereign, who has the right to rule and who will never be ruled by anyone. And so we need not do the monkey, we need not be stressed, we need not do judo. We just submit to him, let him have his way, and flow with him. All in peace, calm, non-stress, and restful.
Good time. Brought back the Bible school student from Smokey. couldn't sleep that night -- because I knew it was a new level of anointing.
Reflection:
There's a level of the moving of the Spirit that can only be felt in missions. Because Jesus gave two commands: "come" to the unbeliever, and "go" to the believer. Every time we go, consciously or not, the H.S. is there to back up his word. I went on a business cum mission trip, but the H.S. is giving me more than I opted for. If we will go, we will exp things of God we will not exp at home. Also, the discipline of the Lord is good. For he is treating me as a son. As someone worth correcting. Amen. Praise God.
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Day 4: Thur
Time: Morning and night
Event: Teaching in the Bible school
Covered syllabus on Hermeneutics and John. Had to teach the Smokey student extra 'cos he really can't understand English. So basically spent most of the day covering syllabus. Quite tired 'cos I didn't have a good sleep the previous night. But God was always good. We finished the syllabus on time.
So when we had finished I asked the students to just worship the Lord. The Lord moved. It was so good. I didn't imagine that something so spontaneous, that H.S. would just want to move. As I laid my hands I exp what it's like to have the H.S. do the leading. I just sit there, hold their hand, and feel the power of God. Then they exp it too. And then we had a great time together.
Tonight, we went further than anywhere I had ever gone before. It took some guts, but I just trusted the Lord's goodness. After praying for a few people, I took the chance to instruct the people about the H.S. To look towards him than to man. To reach out because he will touch you.
Then I asked the students who were (still) conscious to come and observe the way I ministered. It was a bold step of faith. I'm glad I took it. The Lord moved, touched the person I'm praying for and touched me, students observed and learnt about the anointing. After a few observations, I asked them to try it out. To lay hands on me, and pray for me as if I am the person they are ministering to. That was bold too. U know what? Every time they lay their hands on me, I was keenly aware of the presence of the Lord in their lives. The level of their anointing. And I was amazed too. For there were many who were nervous. Just like us. Not sure if the Lord would do something. But when they relaxed, and just soaked in the Lord, boy were they a live wire for me! I was just enjoying, thoroughly bathing in the presnece and power of God. Laughing sometimes, shaking sometimes, each time enjoying the presence of God that flows from them. There were a few open circuits, but it all became closed when they themselves felt the Lord. So important to feel the Lord! So important to have the Master's touch! So important just to release and let Him!
This brother prayed for me. Two stand up in my mind. The first who "experimented" on me. He started praying. The H.Ghost fell on me in amazing power, struck me and struck him at the same time. He went out under the power! I was left to enjoy myself in the presence of God just laughing and enjoying him. He stayed under the power for the next 1/2 hour just rolling around, praising God, enjoying the presence of God, sat up, lied down, woah: all kinds of things. Power man. Now that is one man so open to the things of God. He didn't need any appraisal. That anointing was his appraisal. The last one that prayed for me also stands up in my mind. He is a retired military man, older than my father. He laid his hands. He too was nervous. But he had a powerful anointing. I was sitting down, in one of those lecture chairs that has a writing tablet. the Holy Ghost struck me from the inside out 2 seconds after he laid his hands on me, I was lifted up from the chair, struck down on the floor, laughing my guts away and already out under the power. The man didn't know what else to do LOL. So he just continued until the power lifted. So I sat up, gave him an appraisal as to what to do when someone goes out under the power. talked to him and realised he had a gift for the discernment of spirits but had not exercised that for a long time! Wow! I told him: the next time I go into a new area: I'm gonna bring him along. Joked that his church had all the demons cast out, so no more need for discernment. Need to go somewhere where all the demons are. Then you got a lot of chance to discern!
So I told him to continue to ask for more giftings. Particularly prophesy. then when someone goes down under the power, you can just listen to the Spirit and flow with him as to what to do for the person.
Gave a debrief. Heh. First time I'm able to demonstrate and debrief. then again, not me. Because the H.S. decided to move, that's why we had a debriefing to do. Hehe. Glory be to the Lord God! Who is, who was, who is to come. Holy Holy Holy.
-blog in progress-
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