July 14th, 2010 Marco picked us up this morning and took us for a cup of coffee before we went to a city wide pastor’s meeting with more than 50 pastors in attendance. They seem like a very happy and friendly bunch. I spoke from Malachi 4 and challenged them to dedicate themselves to becoming [...]
July 14th, 2010
Marco picked us up this morning and took us for a cup of coffee before we went to a city wide pastor’s meeting with more than 50 pastors in attendance. They seem like a very happy and friendly bunch. I spoke from Malachi 4 and challenged them to dedicate themselves to becoming great fathers. I said that I come to them not as pastors or church leaders but as fathers. I reminded them of how they probably prayed some time in their lives about being more like Jesus. Then I told them that Philip had said to Jesus, “Show us the Father and it will be enough.” Jesus said back to Philip, “Have I been so long with you Peter, that you do not know me? If you have seen me you have seen the Father!” I said if you are truly want to be like Jesus, then you should be doing all that you can to appear like the Father of Lights to the people that have been put into your care. The whole time, I spoke softly, with fear and trembling to this group of pastors, as I did not want to offend them in any way, but it turns out that they were greatly moved. Marco, himself was very moved and had a hard time interpreting for me. The pastors said that he needed to have me back and they will call for a conference so that I can minister to them and be a father to fathers.
After the pastor’s meeting, we met the rest of the team at a shopping mall by the ocean for lunch. It is Aida’s 31st birthday today, so we had a birthday party for her at the restaurant. Tonight, I will be going to the church of Moses & Rosa whom I met yesterday. I have no idea what that will mean but I’m thinking that it will be another expression of the liberating power of the kingdom of God!
Moses and Rosa's Church
When we arrived Wednesday evening at Moses & Rosa’s church, over two hundred people gathered. I perceived that this group was ready to be taught the word of God so I began with “In the Beginning” where I describe what Jesus really meant by “unless a man be born-again he shall not see the kingdom of heaven.” The spirit of revelation hit the house very strongly and several times the people shouted! At one point I explained how a few people that we have ministered unto have been healed not by our prayers from the earth but because we are from above and not below. I placed my hand on Pastor Moses head in demonstration of heaven flowing out of my arm, through my hand and how I command the body to be healed as a heavenly edict instead of a plea from the earth. Pastor Moses said that when I put my hand on him, everything disappeared and it was Jesus standing in my place telling him, “Now, finally, learn this.”
I called for those who have not been born-again as I had explained in the teaching and 27 people came forward. Among them was a blind man with a cane and several demon possessed people. I let Marco do the praying with them so that the time was not wasted with translating so that the people able to understand from their own language. After Marco’s prayer, the team began praying for the people. Demons began manifesting, but came out in just a few minutes of time. After they left, the people rose from the cement floor and were looking like they were completely different people. I gave Melody a little teaching on how to work with the blind man and the next time I saw him he was without his cane and was dancing when the music started. She said she prayed from the place of heaven and had commanded his eyes to be opened and to see. She went to the next person and forgot about him and the next thing she knew he was dancing. Two of the other people reported eyes being opened up after we had left the meeting. I prayed for only around 20 people. Most of the people I prayed for were in ministry and needed a sure word of prophecy for their continued work. I also prayed for a few sick folk, who to my knowledge, were all healed.
