I had a good job and was earning well, but I also desired to do ministry. So I resigned my job and thought to join a ministry who can pay me, so that I could do ministry and even earn through it.
I praise God that I had an opportunity to attend the discipleship training called “Be Formed and Form.” It’s here I learnt about market place evangelism sharing the Love of Jesus at our own work place, thereby serving the Lord while I work and also earn for my livelihood. Now I have a good business, I am able to serve the Lord as well as bless others in need.
We all know about Paul the disciple of Jesus Christ, who set an example for true disciples and for ministry in the kingdom of God. Let us meditate on Paul’s practical life of ministry.
In Phil 3:17 and 1 Cor 11:1, Paul was asking to follow his example. Though, Paul could earn his livelihood from ministry, he never made use of it. Instead, he was encouraging the disciples to work with their own hands. In Acts 20:34-35, 1 The 2:9, Eph 4:28, Paul teaches us not to be a burden to anybody. Instead, he wants us to work and earn, so we can have something to bless others too.
Paul did not want to obstruct the advance of the gospel. 2 Cor 2:17, “Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit.” And 1 Tim 6:5 “who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.” There are many who do ministry for selfish and wrong motives for financial gain. We should never take advantage of sharing gospel. We should never charge for prayer, healing, deliverance, counseling, or trainings (Matthew 10:8 Freely you have received; freely give).Paul is enjoying the pleasure of preaching free of charge (1 Cor 9:18).
Paul set an example of diligence before us. 2 Th 3:7-9 “We worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.” We also must be an example for others. We must work with our own hands in order to not be burden to anyone, instead we should have something to help others.
He could therefore say boldly in 2 The 3: 10 “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
Dear Soldiers so come let’s follow Paul’s example.
And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was withauthority
Lk 4:32
Let us see some more examples how Jesus preached with authority. Jesus went up on a mountain and preached to the people many things.
Mat 7:28-29 And it happened, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at his doctrine. For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him.
In Mat 10:1 and Lk 9:1, the Lord Jesus has given us power and authority to do all that he did . Jesus commanded us,
Mar 16:15 ….., Go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to all the creation.
Without this power and authority exercised, people will not accept the Gospel. Jesus has given us power and authority freely. Soldiers of the Army of Jesus should also give to the people freely.
To carry out the Great Commission, the Lord gave us, the Army of Jesus soldiers (AOJ) many tools like Gift Schools, Troop Church. Let us make the best use of them to reach out to people and to bring all of them to his feet .
Jesus, at the age of 12, was found in the Temple of Jerusalem sitting in the midst of the Teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
Luk 2:47 And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
Every believer should be manifested in the same way because the Spirit of the Lord is upon us. We, the Church was, and is (still most of the Christians) under the misconception that only a few people, say, Church heads and Evangelists only were given this authority. We wasted almost 2000 years without using this authority, given to all believers. What a great loss to the Church and to the Kingdom of God!
When we, AOJ Sisters started the first Troop Meeting at Manaparai in South India, as per the command of the Lord, we started with the opening prayer and pledge of AOJ, (2 Cor. 10:3-5) at once one lady possessed with an evil spirit started closing her ears with both the hands, shouting, “Stop it , stop it, I won’t allow any Troop Meeting to be started”. But all of us continued repeating the pledge in a loud voice. Then the demon was weakened and finally it left her. She became normal. We understood that this verse which is given to AOJ as a pledge, is powerful to demolish the strongholds of satan and to cast them out.
So we recite this pledge in every prayer meeting after the opening prayer.
Prayer: Father give us the anointing of the Holy Spirit to use this authority given to each of us, so that we may see the whole world coming to Your feet .
“For whoever exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted”
Lk 14:11
This is the basic Bible truth. This verse includes all that Jesus taught and set an example for us, when he lived on earth. It will remind us of our nothingness before God.
In Lk 18:14 we read how the tax collector, who humbled himself before God and asked for God’s mercy acknowledging he is a sinner, went down justified. It was just opposite with the Pharisee who declared before God his self righteousness.
Daniel 4:1,2 and the following touched me very much. In verse 34 King Nebuchadnezzar praises and exalts the king of heaven who can humble those who walk in pride.
God revealed to the king through a dream the future events. Daniel was given the grace to interpret the dream. Daniel told the king clearly , “You will be driven from human society and will make your home with the wild animals, You will feed on grass, as oxen do, you will be drenched by the dew of heaven ; seven times will pass over you until you have learnt that the Most High rules over human sovereignty and confers it on who he pleases (Dan 4:22)
The king forgot all about it. At the end of the twelve months, while stolling on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon, the king was saying , ‘Great Babylon ! Was it not built by me as a royal residence, by the force of my might and for the majesty of my glory?’ The words were not out of his (Dan 4:26-28) mouth when a voice came down from heaven :”Of you , King Nebuchadnezzar it is decreed ,the empire has been taken from you……..
”It happened to him exactly as what was told. He lived with wild animals eating grass and drenched by the dew of heaven. He lost everything. No servants ,No royal food, no shelter, but ate grass to live .
After many years he came to his senses. He raised his eyes to heaven. He blessed the Most High and says, ”No one can arrest his hand or ask him, ”What have you done? Then he realized that God humbles the proud.
Lucifer exalted himself. He was pushed out of heaven . But Jesus emptied himself and came down from heaven. By his humility he makes people come out of their pride. He became a slave and was obedient to the Father till the end .The Father exalted him and gave him a name above every name.
Let us analyse our thoughts ,our words and activities .Do we realize that all glory belongs to God ? When others speak in praise of us do we accept that it is God who gives the grace. Are we worried if people don’t speak in praise of us? Do we seek to be exalted and find ways and means to get it? Let us humble ourselves and glorify God.
Luk 14:10 But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place.
Choosing to sit in the lowest place exhibit humility in heart.
Even though Jesus here seems to be speaking about social mannerisms to be observed in public, it points out to deep truths. Let us see further verses from Bible which emphasizes this truth.
1Pet 5:6 Therefore be humbled under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time.
Luk 18:14 …….. For everyone who exalts himself shall be abased, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
Being exalted may or may not happen in this world but it will certainly on the last judgment day.
I know a brother called Stephen who accepted Jesus Christ from the Brahmin community. He was sharing his experience about how he was inspired to go to the lowest community to serve the Lord. So he selected a place where Naxalites live. The Lord exalted him there and many Naxalites accepted Jesus Christ. Even he served as a liaison between the Govt officials and the Naxalites there.
Another brother, at present a leader of a Church in India shared his experience like this.
“In prayer the Lord spoke to me. He asked me to go to a particular area where scavengers were living. I was asked to wash and kiss their feet. I did it and thanked them for the wonderful service they were doing for humanity. After that I often visited them and accepted their hospitality. We became friends while sharing Jesus’ love for them. They were in tears. The whole community accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.”
Bible gives a few examples of the results of humbling oneself before God.
Exalted by God and given a name above all names. Phil 2:8-9
Spared from evil . 1 Ki 21:29
Gathered to grave in peace not seeing evil . 2Ki_22:19
Get grace Jam 4:6
Lifted up by God. Jam 4:10
Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, give me the humility and humbleness of heart which led and took you up to the Cross on Calvary.
Luk 14:8 When You are invited by any one to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place.
There are many mansions in the Father’s house. The Lord Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us. He will come again and receive us to himself. We will be there where he is. (Jn 14:2-3) Then why to look for the best place to sit in the wedding feast on earth! The Lord showed me a beautiful bright glass house prepared for Sr. Susan who was with us. Angels were flying here and there. What a heavenly joy it was that I then experienced. Then you will be incline to throw away all worldly glory as refuse in order to gain the surpassing knowledge of the love of Christ Jesus.
Am I not precious in the eyes of the Lord?
He wants me to lay up treasures in heaven. God choose us to dwell in a contrite and humbled heart. (Is 57:15) If God Almighty dwells in me, I am the most blessed. It is no matter where I sit in public places. I am the son/daughter of the Supreme God who is seated on the high throne. The Lord Jesus will make me sit in his throne if I conquer my pride. “He will grant to him, who overcomes, to sit with Him on His throne”.(Rev. 3:21)
It depends on us where we choose to sit-on his throne or the best place on earth.
With one jewel of humility in the necklace around my neck, I will be pleasing my lover, my bridegroom Jesus (Song 4:9)
We are to sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Eph 2:6)
Is there a moment in your life when you chose to sit in a humble place without being hurt.
Prayer: Lord, help us to look for higher and heavenly blessings but look down upon worldly glory. Amen.
Gen 41:56 So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
The promise the Lord gave to us on 01.01.2021 was that India will send seed and food to other countries. It was fulfilled the same day , on 01.01.2021 with the FRP that was started in Kenya, Africa.
After that a few gift Schools, Troop Churches were started in other countries . They were trained in conducting Shadow Parli, Gift Schools etc and they are taking part in teaching, Troop Churches etc.
All the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain.
Unadulterated grain is stored up in plenty in India through Troop Churches. The Lord has handed over the vision of Troop Church, to His unworthy servants, AOJ soldiers.
These days we received information about people from U.S.A., & U.K. coming to India to learn what the Lord is doing in the Church in India. Apart from their coming, all Indians who are settled abroad for various purposes have been given the responsibility of spreading the light of Gospel in the surroundings wherever they are stationed.
During Tamil Nadu North Shadow Parli, the Lord revealed that He has released a desert experience on the institutional Church leaders. They are eager to hear the voice of Jesus.
The SMPs and SMLAs are granaries. The institutional Church Heads also want food in this famine period . We are to feed them. (Message of Dr. Albert Jones to SMP, SMLAs on 1.11.2021)
They have started coming to us and looking up to us for food.
2 proofs.
The Lord is using AOJ to bring certain Institutional Church Heads to ask forgiveness for the sins of their Church believers and thus get reconciled to God through “Forgiveness & Reconciliation”.
The Lord is uniting all Indian Christians living in India and abroad to worship Him in Unity. AOJ is providing a platform for this through our online worship. Arrangements are being made for it. From 01. 01. 2022, Online worship will be in 10 Indian languages, through which all Indians in whichever part of the universe could be connected in worshipping the Lord.
The Lord wants to strengthen the Shadow Parli, SMP, SMLA to destroy the kingdom of satan in this land. The powers which are in the mid heavens will be brought down to the earth through Shadow Parli, and will be destroyed.
Dear soldiers, let us cleanse ourselves, purify ourselves for the Lord is going to use AOJ in a mighty way .
Exo 15:11 “Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
If His holiness is to be manifested to the world through us, we should be holy.
Psa 60:6 God has spoken in his holiness: “With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
On 27,28th November, the Lord is bringing all the Speakers of the States, Coordinators of the States and Coordinators of Gift Schools.
There will be some special invitees who are going to come to learn from us.
Let us humble ourselves, so that we will be filled with the grace needed for this exposure.
So far , till 2020, all the darkness and the dark side of India was exposed to the whole world. After the cleansing of 7 years of famine, now the Lord wants to expose India in a different way. India will manifest the glory of the Lord to the world.
2Ti 2:20, 21 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use,……… Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
Let each one of us be a mighty vessel in the hand of God for honourable use.
Let’s dedicate ourselves with a new commitment to God.
The Lord has directed us to conduct a meeting at the National Level for the Speakers and Coordinators. It will be held at Chennai- the Jerusalem of India where the Apostle Thomas was martyred. His blood is still crying in the heavenly court for the salvation of India.
The meeting should concentrate on the impact, the Army of Jesus should have, on the society, bringing about a transformation in the Nation.
Regional Coordinators kindly circulate this communication to all the prayer groups (Morning prayer groups, Gift School Coordinators and participants, Troop Church Coordinators and members, Night Prayer groups, offline and online worshippers etc. ) in your region .
This communication should be translated into the local language and be distributed. We pray for the meeting from 1 to 30 of November, 2021.
Prayer Points:
Planning to be directed by the Lord.
For the will and grace to implement the Lord’s plan.
The soldiers to concentrate on discerning the Lord’s future plan for AOJ
All the Speakers and Coordinators (National & State) to reach the venue in time.
For Travel Mercy.
Participants to prepare themselves in prayer
A fiery anointing of the Holy Spirit to come upon all the participants
Peace and comfort in the venue
Discipline and time keeping to be maintained.
To receive revelations from the Lord about the plan of action
Prophetic messages to come down from heaven
The Lord’s glory to shine in the Meeting hall.
The schedule to be prepared according to God’s design
Everyone to submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit
Participants to glorify the Lord in sight seeing
Visit to St. Thomas Mount to revive the spirit in every participant.
Food to be blessed by the Lord
Participants to be grateful to the Lord for all the blessings
For the staff in the meeting venue and the guest house
For the Lord’s protection every minute
Prayer and meditation to throw divine light into the hearts of all the participants
Material arrangements to be blessed by the Lord
For the Holy Spirit to hover over every place
All the activities of the evil forces to be bound and destroyed
The organizing team to be alert and committed
For the name of Lord Jesus be lifted up all the time
Special invitees to be inspired by the Holy Spirit
Logistics, technicalities, Communication system, electronics, electricity, internet etc. To be under the control of the Lord.
Angels to surround us, worship with us and guard us
Participant to carry home with zeal the action plans and implement them in their area
Please share the revelations received during prayer
Luk 1:20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
There is a particular time for the fulfilment of each prophesy. The angel assured Zechariah that whether you believe it or not, the prophecy will be fulfilled in its time.
God speaks to His children in various ways and reveals His plans. He goes on speaking to His children and to His Church. He spoke in the past. He is speaking now and He will speak in future also because Church belongs to Jesus Christ.
Church is the Bride of Jesus Christ. No one else has any claim over the Church of Jesus Christ except Jesus Christ because He has purchased it with His own blood.
All through the years the adversary has made attempts to snatch away Jesus Christ’s Church and His children from Him. Today the enemy’s deception is in mixing the world with the Church, the spiritual with the material. We see a tendency today that anyone can use the name of Jesus Christ, do miracles like healing, Deliverance, etc in order to gather a crowd for themselves in the name of Jesus Christ and use this crowd for making a name for themselves, or a livelihood for themselves, to start a business, to expand their business or to acquire property etc. This is the way satan has deceived the Church today.
Satan has hijacked many of the servants of God and made them believe that, Jesus Christ has given them authority and even power of Attorney to keep a group of people under their custody and make them dance according to their whims and fancies. They tried to gather a group of people by hook or crook, (the believers) and keep them like slaves under different organizations and name them “Churches”.
AOJ was given the duty of delivering these captives from their imprisonments.
Luk 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed…
These captives are enslaved under the various religious organizations.
Long ago, even from 1950s, the Lord started speaking against these prisons and to AOJ He gave the visions & revelations that He is going to liberate people of India from this slavery.
When the revelation of the birth of John the Baptist (the forerunner of Jesus Christ) was announced on the earth his father, Zechariah who should own this message and pave the way for its execution on the earth, did not accept it. It was such a great thrilling message which carried a cluster of blessings to the earth not only to Zechariah personally but to the whole earth.
“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard Lk 1:13
your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth Lk 1:14
He will be great before the Lord Lk 1:15
he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. Lk 1:15
And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God Lk 1:16
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” Luk 1:17
How gladly he should have accepted this message! Instead this Chief priest could not accept this message which was given from heaven and asked for a sign
Luk 1:18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this?
In other words He was asking for a sign.
The Lord gave the very sign of shutting his mouth .
Dear AOJ soldiers,
After about 2000 years of this incident, again we are given such a message!
The Message, the Good News of the birth of a forerunner for Jesus Christ’s Second Coming.
The Message about the birth of a “Model Church” .
The Church which is the Body of Jesus Christ in which He really dwells, the Church which is active and lively ! A Church which is fully alive where Holy Spirit is present 24 hours.
Just like Zechariah, the Chief priests of the Christian organizations could not accept this message. So the Lord made them silent until the reality took place on earth. The Church Leaders became silent spectators of this great pandemic Covid 19, havoc which brought the institutional Churches to a complete closure.
Luk 1:21-23 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute.
The whole world was waiting for the Church to have an answer for this pandemic. But it remained silent.
But the very birth of John the Baptist, opened his mouth.
The birth of “House Church” (Troop Churches) is the assurance the Lord is giving to commence the era of the early Christian Church.
This is a clear sign of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to this earth.
John the Baptist was the forerunner for the first coming of Jesus Christ!
Troop Churches is the forerunner for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ!
