I have had alot of people ask me where Night of Bliss is being held, and how you can attend.

It is being held in the ExCel Centre in London, and for registration and more details, please go to www.loveworldchristiannetwork.org or www.loveworld.tv and you can find out everything you need.

God bless you all mightily, and I hope that you will be there with me in the spirit.

“What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder” Mark 10:9

Have you ever read that scripture before?  It is a portion of the Bible in which Jesus speaks of marriage and divorce ~ however this verse doesn’t just apply only to marriage.

The Amplified Bible puts it this way ~ “What therefore God has united (joined together), let not man separate or divide.”  It doesn’t say “Who therefore God has joined together…” (although it applies too), it says WHAT God has joined together! 

Also we read that God instructs us “…let not man separate or divide”.  Obviously God joins two things (people, jobs, dreams, love, prosperity, joy etc) together for His purposes.  However we clearly see that we have the responsibility to not let these things to become divided or separated.

If God has joined you and your wife together… LET NOTHING AND NO-ONE SEPARATE YOU!  You might say to me… “Well Angela, I love my wife, and wish we were still together~ but we’re already separated.  We fight all the time, she says she doesn’t love me anymore and there’s no way we can get back together.  We’re just waiting to get the divorce, and there’s nothing I can do about it”. 

Yes there is!  Pray.  When you are in prayer speak this scripture with power…  really get it into you.  Declare (for example):
“Father, I thank you for my wife/husband _________.  I thank you for joining us together  in marriage, and I thank you because Your word says that what You join together, let no man separate.  I therefore will not let any one or anything or anyone to separate us: no principality, no power, no imagination or thought, no circumstance, no plan and no person ~ in the name of Jesus.  You joined us together Lord, and I declare in the name of Jesus that we will no longer be separated from each other.  I pray that we live together in happiness and joy…(pray for the needs in your marriage)” AMEN

 Maybe you’re suffering a terrible illness, it may be something that is painful and debilitating ~ or perhaps it is paralysis.  Do you suffer from cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis?  There’s apparently no cure… no way out.  Nothing left the doctors can try… WRONG!

When you are born again, you received divine health.  God joined to you divine health and it is your birthright as a child of God.  God wishes you to be in health (3 John 1:2), and in Romans 8:11 it says: “And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.”  The original word for ‘restore to life’ is zōopoieō which means vitalizes, or gives life to.  So the Holy Spirit lives in you and brings you body to vitality.  This divine health was joined to you through the Holy Spirit, and refuse to be separated from your health ANY LONGER!

Speak to your body!  Tell it: “The Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead lives in me!  I thank You Holy Spirit because You bring life to my body.  Father, Your word says that by Jesus stripes, I was healed (1 Peter 2:24).  In the name of Jesus, I am healed.  This sickness will no longer be tolerated in my body.  This disease/cancer (etc) is not accommodated in my body… every cell of my body is filled with the vitality of the Holy Spirit, and I am healed… I am made WHOLE in the name of Jesus…” AMEN

Are you facing eviction?  Are you behind on your rent, and cannot see a way to pay it?  There’s simply not enough money in your bank account to cover all your expenses and you don’t know what will become of you?  Refuse to be separated from the house God has ‘joined’ you to.

“In the name of Jesus, I cannot be evicted from my home!  I cannot be divided from my abundant prosperity, and I am more than able to pay every bill needed in the name of Jesus.  I dispatch angels to bring to me everything I require and want.  I thank You Lord because You are my source.  You were made poor so I can be rich, and my prosperity is overflowing!  I thank You for my home, and my bills.  I thank You because You will be glorified through all this Lord, and I give You the glory and honour.  I thank You because I will not be moved in the name of Jesus…” AMEN

Refuse to be separated from what God has joined to you.  In the Rhapsody of Realities of Chris and Anita Oyakhilome, you learn God’s word which tells you that you have the birthright of abundance, prosperity and joy on the inside.  You have the life and nature of God… so go ~ and be blessed!

There was an entry in December’s “Rhapsody of Realities” (Wednesday Dec 26th entry) that really struck me, and I have continued to meditate on it ~ and I just wanted to share with you all a few things…

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome wrote an entry called “What You Need For A Miracle Is In Your Hands”, and it just spoke to my spirit.  

We read from Exodus 4:2 ~ “And the Lord said unto him, What is in thine hand?  And he said, A rod”.  This portion of scripture is actually showing just after Moses was given the charge to liberate the Israelites (about six million of them!) from Pharaoh, Moses asked the Lord “What happens if they don’t believe that you sent me?”.  God asks him what was in his hand and he wisely answered “A rod”.

 Why do I say “wisely”?  Well, Moses could have quite easily answered “nothing” because a rod might not be viewed by a man as being significant… and we can see that it didn’t have much of a natural connection with the ‘conversation’ they were having.

I studied what it meant in the original Hebrew “… in thine hand”, and it is yad.  This is a primitive word that distinctively means open hand.  It is used many ways, and among some of the meanings it implies are:

“Power, means, direction, custody, dominion, enough, ministry, with (him, me, you), and service”

Really think about what the Lord is asking… He is also asking you; what is at at your disposal?  What is within you power and means to do?  What direction can you take?  What is already in your custody, what do you have enough of?  What needs can you attend to right now, what is with you in this instant?  What service can you perform?

This shows us that there is always something we have and can do, no matter what.  Born again Christians shouldn’t lack.  Why not?  Because all things are yours (1 Cor 3:21), and you shall not want for any good thing (Psalm 34:10).  We can see that Moses acknowledged the good he had, the positive things he had, and what he could do!  Like we said before, Moses could have replied to the Lord ‘nothing’ and missed out on the miracles meant for him.   But through recognising what he HAD, great things then came from that rod.

So what does that mean to us as Christians?  If you feel in need or lack, firstly acknowledge every good thing (Philemon 1:6).  The Lord is asking you to give what is in your means and power. 

In the words of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome “Don’t be surprised when you think you’re in need and yet the Lord is asking you to give what you have.  At such times, be smart to recognize that a miracle is about to happen for you, for He’ll bless and multiply back to you whatever you present to Him.  It might be the last bit of money you have in your account; it might be your skill or talent; whatever it is, remember that its not the size or the worth of the thing that matters, but the quality of your faith. 

Whatever you have is God point of contact to bless you; learn to present what you have to Him in faith, and He’ll multiply it back to you“

Read Mark 6:37-44, where we see the multiplication and supernatural increase from such a small amount.  Acknowledge every good thing in your life, use your faith and present who you are, what you have and what you can do, to the Most High… because He causes you to increase in every area, and when you are seeking Him, you shall not lack ANY GOOD THING.

 Every thing you need for that miracle is in you hands… set a time for your miracle and present what you have to God in faith… you will not be disappointed!

Take care, God bless you all mightily ~ until next time

We see it everywhere at Christmas time, on cards, decorations and displays.  A crude stable; Jesus in a manger, Mary and Joseph, various farm animals, a few shepherds and the three wise men bearing gifts.  The ’star of Bethlehem’ may make an appearance as well.

The question is, is this what the bible shows to be the scenario?  The record we have of the event of Jesus ‘lowly birth’ can be found in Matthew and Luke.  In Luke 2:10-12 we see that the angel of the Lord spoke to the shepherds and said:

10″… Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.”

So the shepherds knew that his birth is taking place that very day, and sought Him out.  So far, so good ~ they arrive at the stable, which we see in our ‘commercial nativity’

However…

When you look in Matthew and read of the wise men coming to worship Jesus and present him with gifts, we find they were not present at the stable.  Why is that? well..

We read in Matt 2:8 that King Herod asks the wise men to “Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.”  Herod knew that Jesus would be a young child, as he ‘enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared’ (verse seven).  So before the wise men leave Herod, we know that Jesus is no longer an infant.

We read in Matt 2:11: “11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.”

So is the ‘commercial nativity’ correct?  I am afraid not.  The only account in the bible of the ‘three wise men’ we see in the traditional nativity, that come to worship and bear gifts  of gold, and frankincense and myrrh, clearly shows that they found Jesus as a young child in the house, as opposed to a ‘babe’ or ‘infant’ in a manger.

Interesting, right?  Well, I thought so, and I just think of what other things society accepted as ‘biblical’ without finding it out for themselves…?
Take care, God bless you

We know that as Chrisitians, we have been charged with winning souls for God, as directed by Jesus: “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15)

However, what is the best way to fulfil the calling God placed on our life?  Some believe evangelism should be totally led by the Spirit of God, other’s think that plans and strategies are the only way to go.  First  let’s look at these two different avenues in place…

1. Led by the Spirit:  One sees a man down at the convenience store.  The Holy Spirit guides the person to approach this man, strike up a conversation and lead it to the Gospel.  He is/is not receptive to what the evangelist has to say, either way they part ways.

This evangelist does not target any person, catergory or type of people, but approach only as they feel led to.

2. Plans, plans, plans:  The soulwinner has a strict strategy on who they will approach, what demographic, status or area they will target, and how they will do it.  They have a spiel prepared, and know how they will counter any comments or complaints.

** Please note that these are only brief generalisations, and are not intended to say that the scope is contained within those short paragraphs**

The call to preach to all nations is not just for the leaders and Pastors, but for EVERY believer.  Are both of these methods extremely effective by themselves?  I don’t believe so.  Both groups are evangelizing (to be commended), but on the other hand, both groups are missing out on preaching to ALL nations (peoples). 

So, my thoughts?? I guess that’s why you’re here~!

A combination of both a well thought out plan, and heeding the guidance of the Holy Spirit in both preparing your plan(s) and executing them, is what I feel we are meant to do.

We read in Acts 5:42 that “… daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ”.  They preached the Gospel in EVERY house; not some, or a few (or even ‘many’) but EVERY house.  Daily they taught in the temple.

So we can see they had a plan; go from house to house, reach every one they could possibly reach, regardless of any status, appearance etc.   They knew what they had been guided to do would be effective, and they carried it out.   We can also read in the Word, that their preaching efforts bore fruit in Acts 6:7 “And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.”

Does this mean we disregard the leading of the Holy Ghost?  Defintely not.  We need to yield ourselves to the Spirit in every plan we are making, in the carrying out of every plan and task, and the changes we may need to make by His direction.  Prayer should be a pre-requisite for any big decisions, and should always continue ferverently and effectually.

So here is something for every Christian to consider that they can extend themselves in the area of winning souls.  The Word says “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; he that winneth souls is wise.” (Prov 11:30).  Pray (and fast) for your evangelistic efforts, meditate, fellowship with the Spirit.  Ask for clear direction and strategies, and then use that plan to fulfil God’s call of evangelism on your life.  Remeber that He is your Wonderful Cousellor, and can reveal to you anything you need to know.

I would love to hear any strategies you’ve received for preaching, as well as your results and testimonies.  I’d love to hear from you all!

Take care, God bless you MIGHTILY!