Volume 5 Issue 37

Warfare prayer of the soldiers of the Army of Jesus to bind and destroy the works of the devil

Let us bind and destroy the works of the devil in the name of Jesus Christ who has conquered sin, satan, curse and death on the cross

Psalm 7:4  The spirit which makes one plunder the enemy without cause

Message for reflection – Sr.Angelica

whole body will be full of light

“The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

Eye photographs things and  the images are recorded  in mind. The picture or image it imprints in your mind remains forever. In this perspective, we can say that eye is the most important of all the five senses. Because the image it has imprinted in

your memory and mind is most unlikely to be  changed by any other senses like hearing, touch or  smell . As  a good camera takes good photos, the picture  taken by a  good  physically and spiritually healthy eye   will be proper. If the eye is sick, the photo it takes  and records  will not be correct. When we invite videographer for a function, we look for the best man who takes good photographs. Sick eyes will take wrong photographs. Either there will be double vision, or wrong vision.

In another version of the  Bible, the same verse is given like this.

Mat 6:22  “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light”. In this version the word ‘healthy’ is substituted by "single". What is ‘Single vision”?

  1. When we read the Bible, we should see it in the same way as God sees it. The problem of God with Israel was that whatever God said to them was seen by them in a different way. They had vision problem.

And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, of the giants. And we were in our own sight like grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. Num 13:33 

Today the problem of God with His children is the same. When He says something, we have to believe it. We should utter  the same words along with our loving Father. e.g. when the Lord says,

 “Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life”. Isa 43:4  Confess it as it is,  in faith.

The whole world might tell you, “You are stupid, good for nothing etc… you should look at yourself with a  single eye and say, “I am precious in my Father’s eyes, and honoured, and He loves me”.

Forgiveness and Reconciliation Programme (FRP)

 Message for year 2017

Luke 24:47--49"And then repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem".

Peace among men with whom God is pleased

The Lord has declared 2017 as the year of Forgiveness and Reconciliation

September 2017 - We pray for Forgiveness and Reconciliation between people of all castes and people groups.

Week  2

 

  1. That everybody loves  one’s neighbor as God has commanded “Love your neighbor as yourself”. (Lk 19: 18)
  2. That peoples  flow to the mountain of the house of the Lord. (Mic 4: 1)
  3. That peoples walk in the name of the Lord our God. (Mic 4: 5)
  4. That God might teach the peoples His ways. (Mic 4:2)
  5. That everybody walks in His path.  (Mic 4: 2)

Be Formed and Form (BFF)

Be Formed and Form is a 5 day 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 to shine 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

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Upcoming BFF

14th September to 19th September – Telugu- Hyderabad - Sol. Dinesh   9663362589 , Office.  044-65453245

 20th September to 25th September – English – Goa - Sol. Aravind 9822181817 , 9922910936

28th September to 3rd October - English - Sol. Dinesh   9663362589  Office -  044-65453245

Please pray, attend and send participants for this course.

Please confirm your registration as early as possible.It's a unique Christ designed course, transforms souls, delivers people from bondage, enlightens people on true knowledge of Christ and the word of God, Anointing of the Holy Spirit is abundant all through the programme.

 

Come and be blessed and bless others.

What is Troop Church?

There is an earnest search among the believers across the world for a real Church where a person can commune with God and relate to his fellow brethren. After trials and experiments the Indian Church is forming “Troop Church”.

The Army of Jesus was experimenting with the “Troop Church” for the past 19 years. Started in the year 1998. The experiment with Troop Church has been successful.

  1. It has independent first line second and third line Troop Churches
  2. It has raised many leaders, prophets, counselors and other ministers and gospel workers.
  3. It has no visible leader or hierarchical structure
  4. It has no office, no full timer, no paid worker etc.
  5. No organizational (hierarchical) set up.
  6. No money collection or transaction.
  7. No election, board, Committee etc.
  8. Every Troop Church trains up believers in their gifts like worshipping, preaching, prophecy etc.
  9. Since the mother troop disperses and starts new troops after 2 months, there is no stagnancy.
  10. No pollution or corruption with money or power.
  11. The two wings of Troop Church are Decentralisation and Multiplication.

BFF Batch 145 @ Panaiyur, Chennai – 18 Students

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First Century House Churches

The Practical

Given the right circumstances, a private home can be the ideal setting for a church meeting.  The smaller, homey setting fosters the genuine friendships. The Lord's Supper celebrated as a holy meal in this relaxed, unhurried, comfortable setting helps build unity and love. Since a home is usually not big enough to accommodate a huge number of people, participatory worship wherein each person contributes according to his spiritual gift is much more intimate and meaningful. Also, with no joint ownership of property, the carnal temptation to fight over such things as the color of the carpet can be avoided. House churches can be simple, wonderful, down-to-earth (yet touching heaven) expressions of new covenant church life. J. Vernon McGee predicted, “the Christians met in homes. I used to hold the viewpoint and I still do .. that as the church started in the home, it is going to come back to the home.”[24]  

comparing apples and oranges. Scholars tell us the early church met in the homes of its wealthier members. This was probably because of the large size of the home and the ability of the host to provide much of the food for the love feast. Roman villas typically also served as a center for commerce. The front two rooms facing the street were often stores fronts. A hallway between the two led into the home’s atrium. At the far end of the atrium was the business office. Thus it was not unusual for strangers to be in and out of a home. Further, there were typically multiple generations of family under the same roof. In addition, the household employed servants and their families. These were big, semi-public houses. There were large areas in which the church could gather, such as the atrium. Walls between adjoining rooms off the atrium could be removed to create a large area. Beyond the business office was an even larger semi-covered and completely enclosed courtyard. Enough believers gathered to make disciples, manifest a variety of spiritual gifts (and multiple people with the same gift), to have a plurality of elders and financially support qualified elders (who were thus freed to provide in depth teaching and leadership). They also probably had more of an Asian mindset to crowding than we do in the West; there may have been 150 people in an early house church.

Many modern homes are simply too small to hold enough believers to have the strength of a New Testament church. In modern Western house churches there often is no one qualified to serve as elder (such men are in short supply) and no one gifted to teach. Consequently, lacking leadership, the church becomes more of a “bless me” club. The fellowship at the Agape is fantastic and often the worship is wonderful and the kids have a good play time together, but no discipleship is really taking place.  Outreach is nil.  The congregation is so small there is no way a pastor could be supported. Though house churches are at the opposite end of the spectrum from mega-churches, it is important to avoid the mistake of thinking toosmall. Like Goldilocks’ porridge, the size should be just right; not to small and not too big.

To function as effectively as the early church functioned, modern church structures, sizes and systems must be carefully considered. The structure should be informal, the size of the community ought to be relatively small and the seating arrangement flexible. Since every member’s participation and ministry was highly valued and encouraged in the early church, a large home is still a good setting wherein every person can comfortably contribute and function for the edification of the whole body of Christ.

Regretfully, due to the structure and the order of churches today, we are often missing some very important purposes of church gatherings — fellowship and one another encouragement. Church is not about passively attending formal services; neither is it to be a program. It is a people. Worship is not going to a service but doing service to one another. It should be about intimate fellowship with one another and actively encouraging one another. It is about interdependently functioning for the edification of all.

We are suggesting that the apostolic church did not erect church buildings in large part because they simply didn’t need them. The letters which were written to the various New Testament churches were mostly written to house churches. Because they are written to house churches the instructions contained in them are geared to work in a smaller congregation.

A reformation is needed to help God’s people function more effectively and biblically. We must never forget that any church paradigm is weak and lacks life without the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God is the life of the church; without Him any church is dead. Let us seek to be clothed with the power from on high as we constantly seek to establish His Kingdom on earth.  May the Lord abundantly pour out His Spirit upon His body, the church!

by Steve Atkerson (To be Continued)

Upcoming Prophecy School

29, 30 September -  Chennai - Avadi - Contact : 9380450816 (Sol.Thangaraj) , 9884713203 (Sol.Sathish)

14, 15 October - Chennai - Panaiyur - Contact : 9380450816 (Sol.Thangaraj) , 9884713203 (Sol.Sathish)

Gift School – Jeremiah School of Prophecy

  • Aims to train everyone how to use this gift!
  • Will God talk to everyone?
  • Can everybody hear the voice of God?
  • What is prophecy? A divinely inspired message from god
  • Through seeing, hearing or sensing.
  • After receiving it how to deliver it to others?
  • How to claim victory in everything?
  • How to use your tongue to prophesy?
  • How to hear the voice of God or be aligned with the programme of God.

All these are taught in the Jeremiah School of Prophecy

It’s a 2 day training program with different levels of learning about the gift of Prophesy. All have the gift of prophecy, it just needs to be activated.

Jeremiah School of Prophecy @ Panaiyur with 7 students

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National Worship Centre (NWC)

This Month in NWC we are worshiping for “Andhra Pradesh”. Book your slot for worship. No doubt the nation is going to be shaken during our worship. Be ready and prepare for that.

 

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Prophecy NEWS Updates

A Warning From God Or Coincidences?

Was the Aug. 21, 2017 total solar eclipse a warning for America to repent of its sin?

One, my heart and prayers go out to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. I have no desire to add to their suffering. Prophecy Plus Ministries has sent a contribution. We encourage others to do the same.

Two, I am not qualified to say whether the total solar eclipse was a warning or not, but if God was warning America to repent, it is a mistake to be one of those that are ridiculing the idea. The people of Texas and Louisiana have suffered the most, but the entire U.S. is going to pay a price and the cost will keep increasing, if there is no repentance.

Three, because darkness was one of the Ten Plague warnings to Egypt's Pharaoh to let God's people go (Ex. 10:21-23) some Jewish rabbis believe darkness caused by an eclipse is a warning from God.

Four, the total solar eclipse was seen only in America so some Jewish rabbis believe it was a warning to America.

Five, if the total solar eclipse was a warning to America, repentance is needed all over America not just in Texas and Louisiana. To deny that America needs repentance is seriously wrong. Repentance would be good for America not bad.

Six, God told Noah to warn people that He was going to send a Flood to destroy the earth (Gen. 6:1-7:12).

Seven, God told Jonah to warn the people of Nineveh to repent or He would overthrow them in 40 days (Jonah 3:1-10). NASA and Cuneiform tablets confirm that here was an eclipse in Nineveh shortly before Jonah arrived.

Eight, God sent two angels to warn Lot that He was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 19).

Nine, when God sends a disaster to warn people to repent (II Chron. 7:13), if His people will humble themselves, and pray, and seek His face, and repent, He will forgive their sins and heal their land (II Chron. 7:14; Jonah 3:10).

Ten, since the sun is almost 400 times as big as the moon, the sun would have to be about 400 times farther away from the earth than the moon is for them to appear to be about the same size. That is the way it is and it is not likely to be an accident.

Eleven, Anne Graham Lotz (Billy Graham's daughter), Mark Biltz, Steve Cioccolanti and others were preaching that the total solar eclipse could be a warning from God.

Twelve, the total solar eclipse was unusual in many ways:

  1. a) Jerusalem, the Holy City that is associated with the Tribulation period, probably got its name from the King of Salem called Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18);
  1. b) The sun set in Jerusalem at the exact moment the eclipse started in the U.S.;
  1. c) The first U.S. city to experience the eclipse was Salem, Ore.;
  1. d) The eclipse occurred over seven cities (a significant Bible number) in the U.S. named Salem;
  1. e) It has been almost one generation since Israel became a nation in 1948;
  1. f) It has been about six God-Days (6 X 1,000 years = 6,000 years since God created Adam;
  1. g) The Aug. 21, 2017 total solar eclipse will be followed by a second total solar eclipse in 2024 (about 7 years apart) and they will make an "X" over the U.S. with the center of the "X" being an area in Illinois that is often called "Little Egypt" (Darkness was one of the Ten-Plague warnings in Egypt and the only place in the U.S. that will be crossed by both eclipses is called "Little Egypt."

Thirteen, God controls the weather and He uses it to fulfill His Word (Job 38:24-28; Psa. 135:6-7, 148:7-8; Luke 21:25).

Fourteen, on Aug. 21, 2017 Harvey was a tropical storm. Three days later, it became a Category 1 Hurricane (at 1 pm on Aug. 24). Less than 30 hours later it had grown to a Category 4 Hurricane (at 6 pm on Aug. 25). It made landfall 4 hours later (at 10 pm on Aug. 25).

Fifteen, when Harvey made landfall it got trapped by two high pressure systems. As powerful as it was, it was boxed in and it couldn't break loose. It just kept spinning and dumping rain. Who besides God can trap a Category 4 hurricane?

There are many reasons why America needs to repent: pushing the two-state solution to divide Israel and Jerusalem, abortion; the U.S. Supreme Court redefinition of marriage, LGBT issues, the globalist effort to create a world government, violence and bloodshed all over America, silent pastors and church members, corruption in the swamp and media, and more. Did you notice that the first item on the list is pushing the two-state solution to divide Israel and Jerusalem? Look at event number Fourteen above. Notice that Harvey went from being a tropical storm on Aug. 21, 2017 to being a Hurricane on Aug. 24, 2017.

Now notice what was going on with the peace negotiations in the Middle East: President Trump's Advisor and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his "negotiating team" went to Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Aug. 21, 2017, Jordan on Aug. 22, 2017, Egypt on Aug. 23, 2017 and they arrived in Israel on Aug. 23, 2017 for a next-day meeting with Prime. Min. Netanyahu on Aug. 24, 2017. God said He will drag the nations into the battle of Armageddon for scattering the Jews and dividing the land of Israel (Joel 3:2). The total solar eclipse over the U.S. occurred on the same day Jared Kushner and his team went to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the U.S. on the same day Jared Kushner and his team met with Prime. Min Netanyahu in Jerusalem (or ancient Salem).

The total solar eclipse passed over "Little Egypt" in the U.S. one day before Jared Kushner and his team were in Egypt to discuss Pres. Trump's "ultimate deal." Is there a connection between the eclipse, Jerusalem and Hurricane Harvey? It has been said, "There are no coincidences with God." These things are either a warning from God or coincidences. Each person should decide for their own self. Many are reluctant to say these things are a warning from God to repent, but if they are people need to stop ridiculing it, they best get on their knees soon and the U.S. needs to end the so-called peace process immediately. If God's patience with America is waxing thin, there are no words to describe what America may experience in the next few weeks or months (Israel attacked - God and Magog, economic collapse, increased violence, birth pang type natural disasters, persecution, only God knows what else.

- BY PNW STAFF

Christian NEWS

Fulani Militants Kill 20 Christians in Unprovoked Attack

International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on September 7, 2017, the Christian village of Ancha in Plateau State in north-central Nigeria was invaded by Fulani militants at midnight. Twenty Christians were killed in this gruesome, carefully coordinated attack. Nineteen of the murdered victims were members of Salama Baptist Church; one was a member of the Methodist Church. One entire family was killed in the attack. They were the last surviving members of their direct line. Five other Christians suffered various injuries and are now in the hospital for treatment.

These type of attacks are not new. Between October 2016 and September 2017, Fulani militants have attacked more than 20 Christian villages, killed more than 200 Christians, destroyed hundreds of homes, many churches, and properties. The damages associated with the destruction have cost more than $100,000.

ICC's Regional Manager, Nathan Johnson, said, "The Nigerian government needs to hold the Fulani militants accountable for their actions. Allowing them to commit these atrocities with impunity is putting many Nigerian lives at risk and shows that they do not truly value all of their citizens. We hope that the government can take effective action to demilitarize and stabilize the Fulani militants and stop the senseless killing of so many Christian farmers."

China Continues to Hold and Presumably Torture Nobel Nominee Gao Zhisheng

(International Christian Concern) - Nearly a month has passed since Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was presumably taken by state security from his home near Shaanxi's Yulin city on the morning of August 13, where he was under house arrest. The whereabouts of Gao, reputed as the "Conscience of China," are still unknown. As is typical in these cases, he could face torture in a black jail hidden away in rural province.

Gao became the target of Chinese authorities for defending the most vulnerable in China, including Christians, coal miners, and Falun Gong practitioners. He has been kidnapped numerous times, repeatedly endured torture, including beatings, sleep deprivation, and electric shock, and spent many years in jail and solitary confinement. The Chinese government released him in 2014, but placed him under house arrest.

The causes for his disappearance could be many, including President Xi Jinping's retaliation for Gao's recently published memoir, in which he heavily criticized the Communist Party and predicted a 2017 collapse of the regime; the upcoming 19th Party Congress, a major power show where Beijing wants no accidents and demands silence from dissidents; or interviews he recently gave to the media in Hong Kong and the US, detailing torture and inhumane treatment.

Iraqi Christians in U.S. Face Deportation

Chaldean Christians who escaped persecution in Iraq by coming to the U.S. now face more obstacles. Slate.com reports that the U.S. Chaldean Christians have a large community in Michigan--about 121,000 of them have settled there.This is the largest community of Chaldeans outside of their native Iraq. Most of the members of this community are politically Republican. Many have been known to support the Republican Party and President Donald Trump with donations and votes. These Christians applauded Trump’s and Vice President Pence’s commitment to protect persecuted Christians in the Middle East.

Despite these political leanings and the dire situation in which they would find themselves if forced to return to the Middle East, this community of Chaldean Christians now faces possible deportation by the same administration they have supported. The ACLU and other lawyers have previously filed a class-action complaint, successfully stopping deportation at least temporarily, but members of the U.S. Chaldean community still fear detainment and deportation, and ultimately, the torture and possible death that they may face if forced to go back to Iraq, due to terrorist organizations such as ISIS.

Supreme Court sends notice to Government on rights of Dalit Christians

In a major development in the fight to secure the rights of Dalit Christians and Muslims, the Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of India as a result of a petition filed by All India Catholic Union and its past president, Dr John Dayal, challenging the validity of Article 341 para 3 of the Constitution of India.

Uttar Pradesh militants crackdown on Christians

Christians in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh are facing harassment and disruption of their worship on an ongoing campaign by Hindu militants against so-called ‘forced conversions’.

After our report last week that the Sunday worship service of Pastor Mahendra Gangwar’s Church in village Grem was disrupted by a mob of young men, led by members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP-World Council of Hindus) and the Gau Rakshaks (cow vigilantes) on 30 July, another incident has occurred only a few miles away from Grem. In this case a church service held in Nawabganj, district Bareilly of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was disrupted by the same mob of Hindu extremists on Sunday 6 August 2017.