प्रार्थना योद्धा / THE PRAYER WARRIOR

दस स्तरीय सेवकाई / TEN LEVELS OF MINISTRY आप सेवकाई के किस स्तर पर अटके हुए हैं? / At what level of ministry are you stuck? ‘‘और वे....... लोगों को सुसमाचार सुनाकर और बहुत से चेले बनाकर....लौट आए। ओर कहते थे कि हमें बहुत क्लेश उठाकर परमेश्वर के राज्य में प्रवेश करना होगा। उन्होंने हर एक कलीसिया के लिये प्राचीन ठहराए और उपवास सहित प्रार्थना करके उन्हें प्रभु के हाथ सौंपा....उन्होंने कलीसिया इकठी की और बताया कि परमेश्वर ने हमारे साथ होकर कैसे बडे़ बड़े काम किए...... कुछ दिनों के बाद पौलुस ने बरनबास से कहा कि जिन जिन नगरों में हमने प्रभु का वचन सुनाया था , आओ उनमें फिर चलकर अपने भाईयों को देखे’’। (प्रे.काम 14ः20-23,26;15ः36) “They went...they preached the gospel and taught many disciples, ...that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom. They ordained elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord...and gathered the church, they reported all that God had done with them...Paul said to Barnabas let us go back and visit... ” Acts 14:20...

गृह (घरेलू) कलीसिया का इतिहास / History of the house church 1. प्रथम 300 वर्षों तक कलीसिया गुप्त रूप से अपने आपसी प्रेम की घनिष्टता के साथ विश्वासियों के घरों में मिला करती थीं। उस समय उनके पास कोई गिरजाघर, पास्टर ,रविवाररीय आराधना, क्रूसेड, बाईबल प्रशिक्षणकेन्द्र और दशमांश जैसी बातें नही थीं। इन अवरोधों के न होने से कलीसिया विश्वास में दृढ़ और संख्या में प्रतिदिन बढ़ती जाती थी। (प्रेरितों के काम 16ः5) 1. For its first 300 years, the church met in the spontaneity, flexibility and intimacy of believers’ homes. There were no church buildings, pastors, Sunday worship, crusades, seminaries or tithing. During this period the church grew in faith and in numbers daily. (Acts 16:5) 2. पौलुस घर घर जाकर,परमेश्वर के सम्पूर्ण ज्ञान की बातों को बताता था। सारा प्रशिक्षण कलीसिया आधारित था। 380 ईशवी में घरेलू कलीसिया पर कानूनी प्रतिबंध लगा दिया गया। कलीसिया के प्राण जोखिम में आ गए और वह हजार वर्ष के अंधकारमय युग में चली गई। (प्रेरितों के काम 20ः20;27-29) 2. Paul shared the whole wisdom of God...

पांचवा सप्ताह का दूसरा दिन नामधारी मसीहियों के लिये प्रार्थना दस नामधारी मसीहियों या वापस फिसले मसीसियों के नाम लिखें और उनके जागृति के लिये मध्यस्थता करें। उनके लिये तब तक प्रार्थना करें जब तक कि वे  स्वयं प्रार्थना योद्धा न बन जांए और महान आदेश को पूरा करना आरम्भ करें। प्रार्थना और उपवास के द्वारा उन्हें शैतान के बंधनों से आज़ाद करें और कोई भी श्राप जो उनके जीवन में कार्यकारी हो उसे तोड़े और स्वतंत्र करें। प्रार्थना: हम प्रार्थना करते हैं कि नाम ....................... यह जाने कि 1. वह परमेश्वर के परिवार का सदस्य है (इफिसियों : 19)। 2. वह परमेश्वर की संतान है (यूहन्ना : 12-13)। 3. वह मसीह का राजदूत है (2 कुरिन्थियों 5:17-20)। 4. उसके पाप क्षमा किये गये हैं (1 यूहन्ना 1: 7-9)। 5. वह पहिले पापी था परन्तु अब नहीं हैं (1 यूहन्ना : 9)। 6. उसके भीतर परमेश्वर की आत्मा होने के कारण वह परमेश्वर का मंदिर बन गया है (2 कुरिन्थियों 6ः 16)। 7. दुष्ट शैतान उसे छू नहीं सकता (1 यूहन्ना 5ः 18)। 8. उसे इसलिये चुना गया हैं कि वह फल लाए जो सदा के लिये है। प्रभु हम प्रार्...

पांचवा सप्ताह का पहिला दिन /  First Day of the Fifth Week विस्तिृत घराने के लिये प्रार्थना /  Prayer for the Extended Household (Oikos) वे सभी लोग जिनसे हमारा नित्य सम्पर्क होता है वे हमारे विस्तिृत घराने के भाग बन जाते हैं। यह हमारी सीधी जिम्मेदारी है कि हमारी मध्यस्थता के द्वारा, सुसमाचार प्रचार तथा हमारी गवाही के द्वारा और अपनी सांसारिक आशीषों को बांटकर उन्हें परमेश्वर के राज्य में लाएं। हमारे घर में काम करने वाले, धोबी, दूधवाला, अखबारवाला, सब्जी देने वाला, कसाई, रिक्षा वाला, मेकेनिक, ड्राइवर, सहयात्री, स्कूल साथी और कार्यालय के सहकर्मी, पड़ोसी, मित्र और दूरस्त रिश्तेदार ये सब हमारे विस्त्रित घराने के सदस्य हैं। ऐसे दस लोगों के नाम लिखें, जिन्हें आप प्रभु यीशु के पास लाना चाहते हैं। प्रार्थना: पिता हम मध्यस्थता करते 1. नाम ........................ कि उनके हृदय और परिवार, प्रार्थना, शिक्षा और सहभागिता के लिये खोले जाएं जैसे कुरनेलियुस और लुदिया अपने हृदय और घर, पतरस और पौलुस के लिये खोले और पड़ोसियों को अपने घरों में एकत्र किया था।  (प्रेरितों के काम...

SPIRITUAL DNA 1. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) is a genetic code that contains all the essential information as to how a living cell will function and reproduce. If it malfunctions then the cell dies or worse it becomes cancerous and will eventually kill the whole body. 2. Without the DNA of Christ we cannot even see, much less enter the kingdom. When we are born again and become a new creation, His DNA determines how we function and multiply. It includes every aspects of our life, such as stewardship of our bodies, minds, hearts, attitudes and desires. (John 3:3-7;14:17; 2Cor. 5:17,18) 3. A sacrificial animal had its body parts cut into head, the legs and the internal organs with the fat and then offered on the altar. Head meant submission of devotee’s mind. The legs meant that he will walk with God in obedience. The organs and the fat, meant giving up everything that was of value to him. (Rom. 12:1,2; 2Cor. 6:16; Gal. 5:25) 4. When David wanted to buy Araunah’s lan...

Fatherhood 1. God is holy, Almighty Elohim but Yeshua introduced Him to us as a loving and caring Father who loves His children. Many know him as God but few know Him as Father, not by creation but by adoption, whereby we cry out “Abba Father”. (Romans 8:14,15; 2Cor. 6:18) 2 . No higher honor can be conferred on us than to be adopted into the family of God, and to be permitted to call the Most High, our Father. No rank is higher than that of being the sons and the daughters of a loving God. (John 1:12) 3.  There is a special relationship between the father and his children. We are to pray corporately to “Our Father” which makes us sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. Father heart of God longs to dwell inside us and make us His sons and daughters. (Matt. 6:9; 2Cor. 6:16,18) 4. A Biblical father.  a. Loves his children,  b. Teaches them the laws and the statutes of God,  c. Rules over them,  d. Provides for them and  e....

You are a Royal Priest 1. The Bible is the story of the KING, His Kingdom and His Kids. The KING died to make us kings and priests to minister as priests and reign like kings. (Rev. 5:9,10; 22:5) 2. Israelites were slaves in Egypt with no identity. On the night they sacrificed a lamb and splashed its blood on the door posts, they became priests of their households.  God declared, “You shall be... a kingdom of priests.” They lost their priesthood in the wilderness by idolatry and adultery. Only Levites came forward to set things right and became priests of Israel. Yeshua restored that identity by shedding his blood on the cross and made us a kingdom of priests. (1Peter 2:9; Rev. 5:9,10; Exo. 19:5,6; chap 32) 3. The church is a gathering of especially chosen people, a Royal Priesthood. Not just laymen but a holy nation. Holy means separated (set apart)- to be priestly rulers to the Gentile nations living in darkness. (1 Pet. 2:9) 4. ‘And the government shall be...

FIVE STEPS of MATURITY cycle 1. A Person of Peace: An apostolic team of two or three finds out the person of peace like Cornelius and Lydia. They stay in their house, eat with them, miracles take place and a believer’s church is birthed. (Luke. 10:1-9)  2. A Believer: ‘He who believes and is baptized will be saved and these signs shall follow - they shall expel demons...pray for the sick and they will be healed. They will go and preach everywhere’. (Mark 16: 15-20) 3. A Disciple: is one who makes many disciples. Going to the church makes you no more a disciple than going to a repair shop makes you a mechanic. A disciple takes up his cross and is willing to suffer to make more disciples of Christ. (John 15:8,16; Luke. 9:23) 4. An Elder: An elder is a man or a woman of character, given to hospitality, well equipped to convict unbelievers and those who oppose. Elders must feed the flock willingly and not for filthy lucre. Peter called himself a fellow elder. T...

YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST 1. You are a New Creation : You are no longer a sinner because you have confessed all your sins, repented, proclaimed Yeshua as your Lord and Saviour. You have been baptized i.e. you have died with Him and raised again, washed in His blood and anointed with His Spirit, therefore now you are a completely new creation. (1 John 5:18; 1:7-9; Rom.10:9,10,13; 6:3-4; 1 Cor. 6:11; 2 Cor. 5:17) 2. You are Child of God : If you are in right relationship with the Father, then His glory will spill over from your personal life, into your family, marriage, your job and other relationships and you will reflect His glory on earth. (John 1:12; Rom. 8:14,19; Ps. 82:6) 3. You are a friend of Yeshua : You are now a friend of Yeshua and if you really love Him then you will gladly obey all His commandments. As a faithful friend He has promised to give you whatever you ask provided it glorifies God. (John 15:13-15; 14:13-14, 23-24) 4. You are a Fellow Worker wi...

FIVEFOLD MINISTRY GIFTS Yeshua gave apostles; prophets;evangelists; shepherds and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, to build up the Body. (Eph 4:11-13) 1. Apostle (messenger): It comes 300 times in the Bible. Apostles do not just plant a church but a church planting movement (CPM). The 12 were special. Modern day apostles are called missionaries or church planters. Today there are more apostles than ever and we need many more, as millions of churches are yet to be planted.(Eph.2:20) 2. Prophets: hear God and speak to the people. In the last days, God is pouring out His spirit of prophecy on men, women and children. A church without prophets remains deaf, dumb and blind for God will not do anything without first telling His prophets. (Acts 2:17,18; Amos 3:7) 3. Evangelists: Paul fully preached the gospel with mighty signs, where Christ was not named. Philip the evangelist did great miracles and baptized thousands in Samar...

Sacrifice is True Worship 1. God made the first sacrifice to cover Adam and Eve with the skin of a beast as symbolic of the Messiah covering us with the garment of salvation. (Gen. 3:21; Isa. 61:3) 2. The first time “worship” is mentioned in the Scriptures is when Abraham went with a sword and fire to offer his son Isaac as sacrifice. He became a friend of God forever. He did not sing, dance or clap his hands. (Gen.22: 5-8) 3. God called Jerusalem temple, “a place of Zebach (slaughter)”. Covenant between man and his Maker was always ratified with the shedding of blood. The Hebrew word Beryth for covenant means ‘to cut.’(2 Chron. 7:12) 4. Every Jew knew that God meets and speaks at the Altar; “It shall be a continual burnt-offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle, where I will meet with you, to speak with you there.” (Exodus 29:42) 5. Jews offered sacrifices, then stood in the outer court and prayed while a priest took the ‘sacrifice...

Baptism - a defining moment 1. Baptism is harakiri (self immolation) to the world by making a covenant to resonate with the will of the Father, that none should perish but come to the saving knowledge of truth. (Rom. 6:3-5; 12:1,2; 1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 3:9) 2. The Hebrew word for covenant is beryth, which means “to cut” . Baptism signifies cutting one’s umbilical connection with the world by being sealed with the Lamb’s blood. It is a defining moment for covenanting to live and die for Yeshua. (Gen. 15:9-18; Luke 9:62; Phil. 1:29) 3. No clergy baptized anyone in the NT. Anyone could take his/her baptism in the presence of two witnesses. Orthodox Jews consider even eye contact with women as sinful, hence women baptized each other. In Muslim countries it will be suicidal for men to baptize women. Jewish priests did not baptize anyone, men or women, they only offered sacrifices. (Deut. 19:15; Matt. 5:28) 4. The Greek word Baptiizo has wide latitude of meaning like imme...

The role of women 1. Preaching: The first thing Yeshua did after His resurrection was to tell Mary Magdalene, a reformed prostitute, to “Go and tell the brethren”. Even since then the women have gone all over the world and told the Good News of Yeshua. (Mat. 28:10)  2. Speaking: The actual translation of Paul should read, “I  do not permit ‘wives’ (gune-wife/women) to dominate their husbands (aner=husband/men) in public.” He did not stop women from speaking in the church or at home. To avoid confusion, Paul put restriction on men also. (1Tim. 2:11,12; Eph. 5:22,23; Titus 2:3; 1Cor. 14:31,32) 3. Teaching: Priscilla is named six times, three times before her husband Aquila. They taught Apollos, a mighty expositor of the Bible. (Act. 18:24-26; Rom. 16:1,2) 4. Discipling: Yeshua did not choose a female disciple, because He was modeling same sex discipling. We could avoid a lot of sex scandals in the church with His model. 5. Baptizing: Orthodox Jewish ...

PRAY, PROCLAIM & POSSESS THE NATION 1. The Dominion Mandate : God commanded us to “subdue the earth and have dominion over it”. He will not violate that decree. We only need to, “ask Him to give us nations for an inheritance and the ends of the earth for our possession”. That is why God is looking for interventional intercessors.(Gen. 1:26-28; Psalm 2:8; Acts 1:8; Josh. 1:6; Eze. 22:30; Isa. 59:16; Jer. 5:1) 2. Assess the Situation : The land is cursed by disobedience to God resulting in murder, demon worship, sexual sins, dysfunctional families and other sins rampant in politics, culture and religion. Our cities and nations have become a dwelling place of demons. (Gen. 3:17, 4:10; Isa. 2:8,18,20; Lev. 18:25-28; Mal. 4:6; 1 Cor. 10:19-20; Rev. 18:2) 3. Build rigorous, biblical, theological, and anthropological foundation so as to avoid tension between syncretism and contextualiztion for ministering in animistic contexts such as New Age mysticism, occultism, Af...

PRAYER WALKING : TEN STEPS 1. Submit to God : Put on the whole armor of God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. (James 4:7; Eph. 6:10-18; 1 John 3:8) 2. Praise : Lift up your holy hands and bless His Holy Name everywhere. Thank God for giving you a people as your inheritance and the land that your feet tread upon as your possession. Command the heavenly hosts, the trees, the birds, the beasts, and everyone to clap their hands and sing praises to God. (1Tim. 2:8; Deut.10:17; Ps. 2:8; 66:1-5; 141:2; Josh.1:3; Rom. 16:20; Isa 55:12) 3. Preach : The whole creation is travailing for the revelation of the children of God. Preach the good news to stray animals, dirty gutters, potholed roads and fruitless trees because Yeshua shed His blood to reconcile all creation. (Mark 16:15; Col. 1:20,23; Rom 8:19) 4. Speak salvation to the city by name, just like Yeshua prayed for Jerusalem, Chorazin and Bethsaida. Bless those who serve you by providing food, water, heal...

Kingdom Prayers 1. Ask for nations : God has promised, “Ask of Me and I will give you nations for an inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.” Prayer (Proseuchomai) is not reciting a shopping list, it includes making a vow, covenanting with God to, “Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done on earth” to become a blessing to all the families of the earth. (Psalm 2: 8, Matt. 6:10; Gen. 12:3; 22: 17-18) 2. Pray for your city : God has kept you in your city to intercede on her behalf; “And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.” (Jer. 29:7; 1Tim. 2: 8) 3. Ask for intercessors : God is looking for those who will stand in the gap between God and the perishing, so that they will not be destroyed because He does not want anyone to perish. (Eze. 22: 30; 2 Pet. 3: 9) 4. Ask for the out pouring of the Holy Spirit : God promised tha...

The lord’s prayer 1. All Israel prayed together at The Hour or Prayer. Those far away spread their prayer mats and prayed facing Jerusalem while those nearby went to the outer court of the temple and prayed after the morning and evening sacrifice, as the incense was being burnt in the Holy Place. 2. The Jews prayed to El Elohim, El Shaddai, Jehovah Jireh, Almighty, a Holy and therefore a distant God. Yeshua introduced him to us as our Father which made it relational, that requires accountability and obedience. 3. Jews prayed for the reign of Yahweh in Eratz Israel, the Land of Israel but Yeshua expanded it to His ‘Kingdom on earth’. Our prayers and proclamation should result in visible micro and macro societal changes, that lead to preparing the earth for His Millennial rule.Rev. 20:1-7 4. Give us this day our daily bread: Yeshua is the bread of life but half the world goes to bed without bread, literally and spiritually. The first indicator of Kingdom is that ever...

Result of prayerlessness 1. Why is there such a lack of peace, justice, equality and love in our nations? Why do the nations rage and fight with each other? Because we believers do not pray kingdom prayers for the nations. (Psa.  2:8; Matt. 24:7)  2. Why is there so much bribery, corruption, filth and lawlessness in your city? Because we do not prayer walk the city even though we have been commanded to pray kingdom prayers for the peace of our city. Yeshua prayed for Jerusalem by name. (Jer. 29:7; Matt. 23:37-39) 3. Why are there so many floods, famines, hurricanes, earthquakes and natural disasters? Why lesbian, gay and bisexual rallies and carnivals take place in Christian countries. Because we do not bind the strongman and have let him loose to do whatever he likes. (Matt. 12:29; 24:8) 4. Why is terrorism flourishing in the world bringing so much unnecessary death and destruction, all in the name of religion or an ideology? Because Christians do not ...

The ministry of  fasting 1. After Moses fasted for forty days, God gave him the Ten Commandments and the Torah, the first five books of the Bible. He became the greatest of all prophets.(Exo. 34:28) 2. Yeshua fasted for forty days before starting His earthly ministry. He would rise up early in the morning to pray. He admonished His disciples, “Could you not watch with me for one hour? Watch and pray that you do not fall into temptation.” He finished His earthly ministry with the most agonizing prayer at Gethsemane and triumphantly marched to the cross to save the lost Adamic race. (Matt. 26:40,41) 3. Anna the prophetess, a widow who had been fasting and praying for 84 years, had the privilege of holding baby Yeshua in her bosom and blessing Him. (Luke 2:36-38) 4. Elizabeth fasted and prayed and the barren woman became the mother of the greatest man (John) born of a woman. (Matt. 11:11)  5. Daniel fasted and defiantly opened his window for all...

The Apostolic Gardens 1. Yahweh blessed the humankind and said, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion over it.” The man was commanded to change the remaining barren earth into a Garden of Eden. Yahweh’s original Great Commission has not gone out of date (Gen. 1:28). 2. In the Garden of Eden (Delight), Adam’s (means mud) relationship with Yahweh, with his wife and with the creation, all was in perfect harmony. 3. Adam was commanded to keep the garden and guard it. Adam failed, allowing Satan to deceive Eve. (Gen. 2:15) 4. Yahweh put two trees in the Garden, the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge. Any fool would have chosen to eat the fruit of the Tree of Life and live forever. But that meant submitting to the will of the Creator. Adam chose to do his own thing and disobeyed (Gen. 6:3; Gal.6:7). 5. The moment Adam rebelled; the Spirit of Yahweh left him. His carnal eyes opened up and his spiritual eyes closed down. Both spiritual...