Halloween Outreach 2018

Many testimonies on spiritual reading, word of knowledge and healing... Jesus!

This year’s Xperiential Halloween Outreach is unique in that we combined cosplay, spiritual booth and busking (worship songs) altogether in the public square. Jesus!

Reaching Our Natives

Jesus said to them, “A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his own hometown, among his relatives, and in his own house.”

This is why it is always easier to go out into the missions fields, than to stay and reach out to your native people. If we can consistently reach our own people in a place without honour, we will never die of criticism and discouragement. Because we didn't need the honour to begin with.

Hindered Prayer Part 2

The only hindrance to prayer is specified in 1 Peter 3:7 - "...so that your prayers will not be hindered."

I always wondered why our prayers can be hindered, since we are IN Christ and that God always hears us (because of Christ).

The context of 1 Peter 3:7 must be read properly.

You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a FELLOW HEIR of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. - 1 Peter 3:7 (emphasis added)

While the epistles of Peter were written to both Jews and Gentiles, the primary audience was still the Jews. In the Jewish culture, women were deemed as less superior than men. In the first place, there was gender separation in the synagogues where women were forbidden to sit with the men, who were deemed as superior.

Peter, in the wisdom of God, wrote in that context and pointed the husbands to this truth ---- 'show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life...' To be a fellow heir of the grace of life is to be of equal position (sons and daughters) in the eyes of God.

To treat oneself as more superior is pride. It is no wonder Peter said, 'so that your prayers will not be hindered.'

Peter wrote in 1 Peter 5:5 - God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Pride boasts about oneself - "I am better and more superior than you." The attitude of pride is either "God should hear me more than you" or "I can depend on my own effort and behaviour, instead of God."

This is what happened to the Pharisee in Luke 18.

Luke 18:11-14 - The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Is there a hindrance to prayer? Yes, and perhaps there is only one ------ Pride. That is why satan fell in the beginning.

Hindered Prayer Part 1

If unforgiveness can hinder your prayer to God, then God cannot hear your prayer of repentance because it is already hindered.

It’s time to destroy sacred cows and return to the Scriptures.

Jesus said in John 11:41-42, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. I knew that You ALWAYS HEAR Me...”

Today, your life is hidden with Christ in God (Col 3:3). That means that when God sees you, He sees Christ. This is why Galatians 2:20 says that you have died.

There is no hindrance to your prayer. Except for 1 Peter 3:7.

Lifestyle of Power & Love

A lifestyle of Power & Love is what every believer in Christ can walk in, if you realise who Christ is IN you. It is not reserved for the evangelists and pastors. It is your birthright and identity.

For too long, the Body of Christ has been looking to the men of God at the pulpit. We are always waiting for the next mega evangelistic rally or outreach event. We are waiting for a so-called anointed and prominent preacher. We are waiting to go for the next missions trip out of town. We are waiting for God to send revival. We are waiting for so-called fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

The only waiting Jesus told the disciples to do was BEFORE the Pentecost. They waited at the Upper Room for the Promise (Holy Spirit) to come. It happened! And that was 2000 years ago.

Today, God is NOT asking you to wait for another outpouring. He already GAVE the fullness of the Spirit to you. He already SENT the Holy Spirit. The word ‘revival’ is meant for something dead. Believers like you and me are NOT dead. We are spiritually ALIVE in Christ. We have been revived when the Holy Spirit came into us. What we need is not another revival. What we need is to BE AWAKENED to the reality of who Christ is and who we are IN Him.

Stop looking to the man at the pulpit to minister to you. Start looking to the MAN IN you who ministers. Christ IN you is the HOPE of GLORY!

Many ministers teach you but many don’t empower you. Because they want to come back and teach again, in order to feel needed. If you leave that meeting exalting the man at the pulpit and say, “Wow he’s amazing! I don’t think I can be like him!”, then you have not been empowered.

If you leave a meeting exalting Christ IN you and say, “If he can do it, so can I. Because we have the same Christ!”, then you have been empowered to walk out the same identity God has put in you.

In School of Power and Love Singapore (5-8 Dec 2018), this is our objective. We know that Todd White and his team WILL empower you to live a lifestyle of Power and Love. We are fully confident in that, because I am one of the beneficiaries of Todd’s YouTube videos many years ago when he first started out in the streets.

They have done School of Power and Love more than 100 times and this is the first time it is held in Singapore. Many have said that this is the MOST life-changing event they have ever attended.

Personally I have and am still living a lifestyle of outreach. I don’t wait for another evangelistic rally. I don’t wait for another outreach event. I don’t wait for another missions trip. I don’t wait for another church meeting. I don’t wait for another evangelist or prominent speaker. I don’t take breaks from reaching out because IT IS A LIFESTYLE where your LIFE IS THE OUTREACH.

I’m seeing people healed and ministered to on a regular, daily basis. I was at Yahava this afternoon to buy coffee beans. The Barista was surprised at the Word of knowledge and healing that he received. He is a Christian, but he has stopped going to church for three years. He has never experienced anything like this since he was born (he’s a 2nd generation believer). And he’s on his way back to the Shepherd.

The good news is this... I’m just a normal believer. A father of one son and a husband of one wife. I’m just someone who loves coffee and holds a secular job. Not a pastor. Not an evangelist. Not holding any four-fold offices (some say it’s five-fold, but it doesn’t matter). I only know how to fold my clothes. 😬

So if I can do it as an ordinary person in Christ, all of you are more than qualified. 

You just need to know who you REALLY ARE IN CHRIST!

In School of Power and Love, you WILL walk this out.

Stop waiting. And start going 🙂

Hurry and sign up now at http://powerandlove.org/si2018/

Early bird rate is ending in two days’ time! Don’t miss it and end up paying more!