Episode 9 :: Prayer/Words of Knowledge

Posted on January 11, 2012

Prayer: I want to pray for you now; I believe it is God’s will and desire to bless you and to heal you.

Father in the name of the Lord Jesus, I pray for everyone who is under the influence of this programme right now. I pray for you to touch their sick bodies and make them whole. I command sickness to leave their bodies, that they be healed right now. Be healed in your body, be healed in your bones, be cleansed in your blood in the name of Jesus. I command that deafness to go in the name of Jesus. Yes, that deafness leaves you in the name of Jesus. Someone with a growth on the back of your neck, you are healed in Jesus’ name, you are healed. Yes, be healed in your heart, be healed. I command the arthritis to leave you in the name of Jesus that you be made well, that stomach pain to go in the name of Jesus. Yes, be healed! I rebuke the fibroids in the name of Jesus; be healed right now by the power of the Holy Ghost in Jesus’ mighty name! What miracle are you expecting from Him? Receive that miracle! Be blessed in Jesus name. Amen! God Bless you.

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Episode 9 :: Quick Vote Question of the Week

Posted on January 10, 2012

Quick Vote Question of the Week: We gave you four [options]; one was “the baptism of the dead;” you didn’t choose that one. The second one was “Was Jesus in heaven before he was born?” The third one was the significance of the Lord’s Prayer, and the fourth one was “The  Practice of Divination,” and that’s the one you chose, and I believe that is because of the context. Here we are talking about…a story in the Bible when King Saul went to a woman that practiced divination and requested for Samuel to be brought up, though he was dead. Was it really Samuel that was brought up and if so, how, since Samuel was a man of God?

Answer: Alright, it is very simple. Let’s go over to where the story is in the Bible: 1 Samuel 28, I am reading to you from verse 7. At this time, the prophet of God was dead, and Saul didn’t know what to do, because he always heard the Word of God from the prophet Samuel. From verse 7 “Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment [meaning he took away the kingly raiment and put on some other raiment, that’s why it says other raiment], and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice [apparently in terror]: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day. Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. ” [1 Samuel 28:7-23]

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Episode 9 :: Question 8 on The Christian’s Superiority to Angels

Posted on January 9, 2012

Question 8 – Penn (Cameroon): Pastor, the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:3 that we shall judge angels. Which angels is this referring to? Does this mean that the Christian is superior to the angels of God? How be it that Christ said in Matthew 22:30 that at resurrection we are as angels. Does this means that at resurrection, we will drop low and to be like angels?

Answer 8: Yes, in 1 Corinthians 6 the bible does say that we shall judge angels, but then let’s read it “Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?” So, we shall judge angels; what angels? Fallen angels. So, we shall judge the fallen angels and not only angels, we are also even going to judge the world – that’s what the bible says – the world of the ungodly. We are going to judge them. We are going to be seated together with Christ on thrones, and we shall judge the world and judge angels that didn’t obey God. Now, the angels that obeyed God don’t need to be judged; they will just continue their work. They don’t need to be judge, [and] they are not going to be rewarded for anything, so they are going to just continue with the work.

So, you said “Does this mean that the Christian is superior to angels of God?” Yes, you have to understand that superior [is] in the sense of our identity with Christ. Remember who we are: the Bible says we are joint-heirs with Christ. [Romans 8:17] We are joint-heirs with Him, we are sons of God, we are born of the Spirit of God, we are born of Him. We are His children; the angels are His servants. We are His children. The Bible says the servant does not abide in the house forever, but the son does. So, when you are born again, as a born again Christian (a born again person), you are directly joined with Christ. You are one with Him, “But he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit” [1 Corinthians 6:17]. Angels have physical power; they are more powerful than we are, much more powerful. They have supernatural power. But, we have authority, authority in the name of Jesus and to Him they are subject; they listen to Him, they obey Him and His name, Jesus, is the greatest name, and they listen to Him, and we live in the name of Jesus. So, remember we are superior to angels, not because of what we have made ourselves or achieved but because of Jesus Christ – what He made of us.

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Episode 9 :: Question 7 on Speaking in New Tongues

Posted on January 8, 2012

Question 7 – Phil (USA): Pastor I would like to ask how to speak in new tongues. I’ve been speaking in tongues for years now, and just recently it feels as though the tongues don’t come out as freely as I would want them to. How do I speak in new tongues?

Answer 7: Well, let me quickly distinguish between what you are saying and what Jesus said, so we can be on the same page on this. In St. Mark 16:17 “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;” so, I think that what you’re saying means adding more to the spiritual tongues, spiritual language, you’re already speaking, not necessarily what Jesus said here – speaking in new tongues, because what Jesus said here was speaking in new tongues aside from what you were already speaking, your native language or ‘lingua franca’. That’s not what you are talking about, from my understanding of what you are saying, because you said “I’ve been speaking in tongues for years now,” which means you have already been speaking in these new tongues that Jesus meant. So, your terminology here is not in the same usage as when Jesus spoke, so you are talking about adding some new tongues to what you already have.

In that case, first, new tongues – additional vocabulary in tongues – will come to you while you are praying, many times while you are praying and you are inspired in prayer, and then also when you are listening to the Word of God, and you are inspired, these tongues will well up in your spirit. A lot of times, if you would let yourself go, even if you have to speak them under your voice, your spirit will pick them. But, if you don’t let that come up, you will suppress them and you remain with what you had before. So, when they well up within you while you are listening to the Word of God, speak them. A lot of times, you would notice they are there; you’ve got to speak them. They are new tongues; you speak them, and apart from that, there are other times of inspiration. You are just in meditation, not necessarily hearing the Word being preached or taught or praying; you are just in meditation, and you are listening from within your spirit and these things will well up in you. So, if you let the inspiration of the Holy Spirit work through you, you will have additional tongues.

Then also, remember that there is also the gift of divers kinds of tongues, which is given to us. The Bible talks about it in 1 Corinthians 12, and that gift is not necessarily for everyone except you covet (desire) it. See, it is given to one and as the Spirit chooses; that’s the gift of divers kinds of tongues that’s different from your prayer language. It’s a ministry of the Spirit in which He manifests Himself in different spiritual languages through us, and He brings forth the Word; He brings forth messages in that way to us.

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Episode 9 :: Question 6 on The Right Time to Date

Posted on January 6, 2012

Question 6 – William (South Africa): Dear Pastor, thank you for answering our questions online. I’m a first year student, I’d like you to share your views and thoughts on dating. When is it the right time?

Answer 6: The right time is when you become responsible. Now, when your parents are responsible for your education and responsible for everything you do, you are not responsible, so why go dating? Dating is really the idea that you are fixing certain times to get to meet someone and know that person, get to learn about that individual, and so that’s what it is. So, if you are deciding that “okay, I want to do this,” because you don’t just date, you date for a purpose, you are hoping to get married to that person if everything is right and during that dating period you are wanting to find out whether she is alright [or] is he alright? So, you would only begin dating when you are responsible, but there is more.

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