DAY 17

OCTOBER 17th, 2019 – Andhra Pradesh

VIDEOGRAPHER BROTHER AMMAN GUTPA FROM DELHI JUST SENT A LITTLE CLIP FROM OUR STAY IN PUNJAB AND WE POSTED IT TOWARDS THE END OF DAY 11, JUST BEFORE OUR ARRIVAL IN VIJAYAWADA. HERE IS ALSO THE LINK: https://youtu.be/4iEX2Qc6Ui8

Most of the coming four days will look like this:

Driving quite some distances to different rural villages – some days we need to drive 3 to 4 hours one way or even more – for morning and evening services in different churches, most of the time not returning to the hotel before 1 or 2 in the morning, then trying to get some sleep, which at this point in time has become for us more important than food. However, we are very grateful that the believers of every church prepare delicious meals for us after the services, and they do it with all their substance and with all their hearts.

This evening service tonight is at Pastor Radna Pradin’s church in Vaddeswaram, 25 km distance from the hotel, and while we are driving he mentions to us that there are warnings in this area on social media about these meetings.

When we were at Pastor John Wesley’s church on Monday, he asked us not to post any photos on social media, because he had to go for questioning every day for 2 weeks in a row to the police station. Another Pastor was recently held in jail for 3 days. These two incidents have nothing to do with our visit, but we know that these things are going to happen and the time is short, and that’s why Brother Vin is burdened to get the Word for NOW to the Bride, preaching with many infirmities these days; it’s the 22nd service today. And wherever God sends him he is going, believing there must be predestinated Seed getting ready to be taken to the Garner, and it needs extra SONSHINE and preparation to ripen. It’s tremendous to see that when he is behind the pulpit, nobody would know that he is suffering, because the Anointing takes over. He is walking the talk and is an encouragement for all of us, not to look on circumstances but to the Word alone! Please lift up the hands of the ministry more than ever before, because as we all know, all hell is against this Truth, and we surely can see and feel it these days.

When we get to the little church of Pastor Pradin, they are ‘over-welcoming’ us; such lovely, faithful and humble believers, that over the years have been taken through many tests. Saints from other churches are attending as well, and the place is packed – inside and outside – and all of a sudden there’s an invasion of thousands of flies that are attracted by the lights, and we have to sit in the dark for a couple minutes, while the brothers are trying to get rid of these pests with some incense sticks. Those flies are literally everywhere, they are even crawling in our shoes, trying to get in our nose and ears, hair… what an attack of the enemy again! He is trying to disturb these meetings, which he did already without success on Sunday, when the rain was pouring down and here he tries it again tonight with flies, but by now he should realize, that nothing can move a true believer, because all Heaven is standing behind us; we are not serving a historical, but a Living God! Much more could be said here along these lines…

The service tonight is a bit different, because Brother Vin with Brother Joshua Matangi interpreting is addressing the condition of the church by the Title:

DIVINE PROMISES ARE GOVERNED BY DIVINE LAWS, with the Subject: Atmosphere And The Supernatural Work Of God

“Some things are greatly needed to understand in this Hour, because there are so many things that people are unconscious of. That’s why we need men who are in touch with the reality of Jesus Christ, and their faith can bring Jesus on the scene. When the disciples were in the storm, they were all thinking they were going to perish, but when they realized that Jesus was in the boat, they only had to wake Him up, and immediately He brought everything under control, and it brought such peace and assurance to them.

Jesus wants to be involved in our lives and circumstances, and wants to take care of our troubles.

When you get to church, you are not just coming to meet, that pertained may be to forty – fifty years ago, this is the Hour of the Rapture and you need to understand the Laws of the Spirit. You cannot be like somebody who is trying to start the car with your house key. Many people today have the wrong concept.

Are the ministers conscious of what it takes to make their church ready? I am not a foreign missionary, but I come as a brother to help and if I see something that can be done better, I would say, you could fix that. Not to condemn or criticize, but I want you to line up and go forward.”

There are laws by which the church can be restored back to the Apostolic Church, where they walked in perfect faith and love. But you can hardly find it in message churches. That will not bring Jesus, but your faith will.

Brother Vin brings the drama from the happenings in Mark 5:21 to Mark 6:6, where Jesus marvelled because of their unbelief contrasting to Luke 7, where Jesus marvelled at the Roman Centurion’s faith; a Gentile, who asked Jesus to ‘Just Speak The Word.’

“It is too late for living down here, you must be flying up there. Some are twelve years in the message, and back in Jesus’ time they only walked three years with Jesus and wrote the Book of Acts. God cannot work in chaos. Without faith it’s impossible to please God.

When the Word goes forth you look and see, who can receive It or who wants a bit honey to sweeten It or who wants to mix It with other things. But we need to take the Word as It is. You are not judging the Word, but the Word is judging you.”

As ministers you should bring the church in this Hour to the understanding of their position. Sometimes preaching is a wonderful thing and I believe, teaching goes beyond hat. Teaching is placing the man positionally what he is. Jesus knew His position, the Roman Centurion knew his position.

Are you making Jesus marvel tonight? What kind of an atmosphere are you in? You want to be in a Supernatural Atmosphere, not a social atmosphere. I see culture, tradition, people gathering, who don’t know their time and season, but not everywhere. An Apostolic church is different from a denominational church. Get your church lined up like in the Book of Acts. Understand order. It has offices, deacons, trustees; it’s not a family church… that’s not God’s church. God’s church lines up with God’s Word. Line up your church that they can be an example. God’s church is far beyond congregating people.

MAY WE MAKE HIM MARVEL BECAUSE OF OUR FAITH.

I would like to mention that our precious friend and brother Andrew Makokha from Kenya arrived today.