BRAVE!!? umm....ME?

We had an Italian-Irish couple from London minister at the full-time pastors and staff devotion yesterday morning. Giancarlo and Catherine then prayed for each one of us with a gentle but powerful anointing of the Father's love. He spoke many prophetic words over us but for me but I could only recall that he said...uhh... I am a brave because I do not fear man. He exhorted me to be strong and courageous. I also remembered him prophesying about having the spirit of David. I could sense God's tangible anointing flowing very gently but powerfully from Giancarlo. As I lie on the floor, Catherine told me later, that she saw a very huge angel with its wings over me. Wow!! I always wondered where my angels were and how they looked like.

Raymond, Patrick and I took them out for lunch and since we discovered that they loved durians, we took them to a stall in SS2 and it was so pleasurable to see them enjoying the fruit. I have invited them back again to do a seminar on the 'Father heart of God' and he said that he will try to see if he could get John Arnott from Toronto Blessing for next year. It was a great joy to know this wonderful couple. You sometimes wondered how you can connect so well with certain people through just a chance meeting.

Supervisors' Retreat At Peacehaven

We just returned from an overnight retreat with the Supervisors. Inspite of my high standards, I must say it was a great time of bonding, fellowship, play (badminton and table tennis) and 'light-work'- great ingredients for a wonderful camp. I exhorted the team to make efforts to serve together as friends. I am a strong believer in the Spirit of God being free to move when we do not just engage our minds but we are relaxed enough with one another so that our hearts are being engaged with one another. I have experienced creative ideas being birthed forth because we do our reflection or discussion in the pool or a place where stress is reduced.

Despite the success of seeing New Life group of churches flourished, one regret of the twenty something odd years that JY, LC and I have served together is that we have not grown in our friendships. My family and Lawrence's used to go on holidays together but for some unknown reason, we have drifted apart and our relationship, although still strong, is now based mainly on our work in the church. The three of us have a wonderful working relationship with great mutual respect for one another but we have failed in the aspect of friendship. At the last R n R with the two of them, I suggested that we prioritize this aspect in our future goals. I hope it will birth forth a new generation of pastors who are friends.

F4L#2- YOUR RED SEA

Is your face pressed to the wall today?

Do you face a roadblock and do not know which way to turn?

The Lord God declares. "I will part your Red Sea".

The Red Sea represents any dead end or impossibility in life that stops you from achieving the best

that God has for you.

God wants the best for you.

Speak like God spoke this week,

"I will part your Red Sea".

FAITH FOR LIFE

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You will receive weekly prophetic exhortations like these:

F4L#3

Light is not afraid of darkness. The truth is darkness is dispelled by light. You are God's light (Matt 5:14) and wherever you go in Jesus' Name, darkness flees and you triumph over evil. You are an ambassador of God's kingdom to this world.

So arise!

Shine! for God.

GOD OF A BETTER TOMORROW

God is committed to bring us into a better future. One of the most quoted verses in Jer 29:11 tells us that in God is planning for us a better future that is blessed and full of hopes.

Ask Abraham- From barreness to having descendants like the stars in the sky and sand in the seashore;

Ask Joseph- From a slave to a Prime Minister

Ask the Israelites who were in bondage in Egypt- From slavery to a land that is flowing with milk and honey

Ask David- From a rejected shepherd boy to a Giant slayer to being the greatest King of Israel

Ask Paul- From a persecutor, full of hate to an apostle, full of love

Ask Mary Magdalene- From a prostitute to being a follower of Jesus

Ask Peter- From a fisherman to a fisher of man (3000 at his first sermon)

Ask Me

OUR DNA OF SUCCESS

At the Ampang Church today, I preached a message on our 'DNA of Success'. When God created Adam and Eve, He commanded them to be 'fruitful and multiply, subdue the earth and rule over the other creations'. God knew what Adam and Eve are capable of because He is the One who has placed with them the DNA or the capacity to do what they have been commanded to do. Friends, God has placed within us a DNA that destined us for success, for fruitfulness, or impact and for headship. Just as a pen is made to write, we are made for success. We need only to walk in this wonderful calling that God has placed within each of us.

WE ARE THE 'TEN TIMES' PEOPLE

The God who blessed Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah with wisdom and understanding 10 times better than all the 'wise' men (magicians and astrologers)

is OUR God.

God is no respecter of persons and will give this same blessings to those who believe Him. Faith is the substance. This ten times realm can be yours if you believe. Begin today to believe and walk in the realm of the '10 times'-

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IN FAVOUR,

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IN GRACE,

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IN SUCCESS,

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IN STATURE,

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IN HEALTH,

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IN PROSPERITY,

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IN LOVE,

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IN HOPE,

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IN JOY

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IN ALL

THE GOODNESS OF GOD.

A NEW MALAYSIA?

Folks, the results of the General Election last week was still quite unbelievable to many people. For me, I felt that God was sending a prophetic message to us who have been praying but not believing. We have fasted and we have prayed for 40 days every year for the nation and yet we have not believed the world that God can give birth to a nation in one day.

Isa 66:8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

I am not aligned to either Barisan nor the Opposition but the cry in my heart was for our nation to be freed from racism, corruption and injustice. Looking at how things have remained unchanged for the last 50 years, I must confessed that I have lost hope and stood in the group of the 'ye of little faith'.

The election results was a rebuke for my unbelief, not so much because the Opposition has won but on believing that our national problems are too big for God and for not believing that God could do the impossible. God showed us that He is still in the business of parting the Red Sea.

Folks, I have been reminding the church that come on Wednesdays that we have been given the mandate to govern the nation through prayer and to be a prophetic voice to our nation. We are to be a house of prayer for the nations. Through prayer, we are called to possess the gates of the nations. Last Tuesday at the staff prayer gathering, Sis May felt that the Lord will raise up the church to possess the gates of media, education and business.

The Opposition has won 5 states and it remained to be seen if they can deliver on their promises. However let us not fall into the same trap of unbelief, that whether it is the Opposition or the Barisan who is in charge, it is our miracle-working God who is in control of the destiny of Malaysia.

Let's believe again….

This from Grace, my wife:

The new day has dawned ....
There is a dawning of a new day in the spiritual atmosphere of the land of Malaysia. The racial and religious walls put up by the politics of the past 50 years are coming down. The Malays are smiling with the Chinese, the Chinese are smiling with the Indians and so on. Suspicions are being stripped down. Malaysians has come of age. Malaysians have matured. The new generation of Malaysians want a new world order in Malaysia. This order calls for treating all Malaysians regardless of age, religion and race as one nationality - Giving everyone an opportunity to make an honest decent living without fear or favor. It calls for all the poor and needy to be helped regardless of race or religions. It calls for respect of each other as a unique culture. As we embrace our multicultural strength, Malaysia will hence forth rise to heights of greatness.

Political parties who have been given the mandates, don't disappoint Malaysia. We've given you a huge mandate to correct injustices and oppressions in our land. The impossible has become possible. Be a good steward of what you have been entrusted. Get rid of unrighteous policies, laws, practices and favoritism politics. Bring in the rule of law, plain old honesty, integrity and transparency.

Malaysians are believing again. They are believing that goodness exists - the democratic system we have in this land actually works. The glass celing above us has been cracked open. I believe from this day onwards, we will hear a new sound in Malaysia. Malaysia Boleh is no longer just a mantra, it is an actuality. We will no longer enter games finals only to buckle and lose under pressure because of the "glass ceiling". We will win because the land has seen what was deemed impossible become possible. We want a united land - a free land to live and build a legacy - for our families and for our beloved Malaysia.

The new day has dawned ....