Tuesday, September 26, 2006


[Jen] (KOR)
- gone home
:D bringing her here!
* keep drawing her closer to Himself that His Kingdom would come & His will be done!
* she�d come to an end in herself so Jesus can intervene!

[Detectives Karen, Nathan, Dave]
- police who came to my house after the break in last last week - gave them $1,000,000 J
:D life in a society of [relative] law & order
* as they enforce the law, He�d reveal Himself to them as the One they must give account to on Judgment Day!
* they�d come to an end in themselves so Jesus can intervene!

Monday, September 25, 2006


[Alvin] (HK)
-my very lost high school friend N �I like darkness�
:D putting us back in contact when w we weren�t on speaking terms for a long time!
:D He is truth, He is Life!
* reveal Christ to Alvin before it�s too late!!!!
* Alvin would come to an end in himself so Jesus can intervene!

[Hun]
�I want to study the Bible & learn more about Jesus�
:D saving him from a car accident!
:D been reading the bible!
* keep revealing Christ to Hun as he reads His Word!
* Hun would come to an end in himself so Jesus can intervene!

[Ryan] (KOR)
�I want to become a real Christian�
:D the bible he gladly accepted &is keenly reading!
:D started doing CE together!
* provide a Korean-English bible so he can see God�s word in his heart language!
* reveal Christ to Ryan!!!!
* Ryan would come to an end in himself so Jesus can intervene!

[Cherry] (CHI) �I believe the Bible is really true�
:D she�s our new baby sister!!
* everyday she lives &breathes, she�d live to increase Christ & decrease self!
* ground her in His Word, ways & person!
* turn her into a HIStory-maker for His Kingdom!

[Kane] (KOR)
�I really hate my life�
:D he�s been reading His Word!
revealing Christ to Kane as he reads His Word!
* bring Kane to an end in himself so Jesus can intervene!

[Ben] (AUS) - shared $1,000,000 with on bus!
:D there is Absolute Truth!
:D He pursues lost sheep!
* reveal His absolute truth to Ben before it�s too late!
* Ben would come to an end in himself so Jesus can intervene!

Friday, September 22, 2006


[Rio] (KOR) - �I want to know Jesus so I read the bible every night�
:D putting this desire in Rio!
:D answering his prayers, even though they be selfish!
* reveal Christ to Rio as he intently opens up the Word every night!
* Rio would come to an end in himself so Jesus can intervene!

Thursday, September 21, 2006


[Muslims in darkness] - will live & die in darkness. WILL YOU PRAY? WILL YOU GIVE?? WILL YOU GO?? So they might receive light?
Check out: www.30daysfire.net or www.30days.net (for other language translations)
Spread the word about this to all your Christian networks!
:D wondrously saving many from a muslim background!
:D nothing & nobody is beyond the grip of His grace!
* you�d partner with God to see His name hallowed, His Kingdom come & His will done amongst every precious soul still entrapped in darkness!

[Ben] (AUS) - shared $1,000,000 with on bus!
:D there is Absolute Truth!
:D He pursues lost sheep!
* reveal His absolute truth to Ben before it�s too late!
* Ben would come to an end in himself so Jesus can intervene!

[Ibrahim] (SDA)
- Precious Muslim soul living on the same street, his name is an Arabic version of �Abraham�!
:D more muslims are turning to Christ than ever before!!
:D Christ is infinitely superior to any man-made religion!
* reveal Christ to Brahim!!!!
* Ibrahim would come to an end in himself so Jesus can intervene!
* more than likely he�ll become a father - transform him so he�d be a �father of the True faith� to his children + future generations!
* work through the Arabic tract I gave him to draw him to The Living Christ, and give up following a dead prophet who was never assured of eternal life!

Monday, September 18, 2006


more awesome lyrics - another great song.
Not Home Yet - Steven Curtis Chapman
To all the travellers| Pilgrims longing for a home| From one who walks with you| On this journey called life's road| It is a long and winding road| From one who's seen the view| And dreamt of staying on the mountain high| And one who's cried like you| Wanting so much just to lay down and die| I offer this, we must remember this
We are not Home yet| We are not Home yet| Keep on looking ahead| Let your heart not forget| We are not home yet| Not home yet
So close your eyes with me| And hear the Father saying, "welcome home"| Let us find the strength|
in all His promises to carry on| He said, "I go prepare a place for you"| So Let us not forget

We are not Home yet| We are not Home yet| Keep on looking ahead| Let your heart not forget| We are not home yet| We are not home yet| Keep on looking ahead| Let your heart not forget| We are not home yet|
I know there'll be a moment| I know there'll be a place| Where we will see our Saviour| And fall in His embrace| So let us not grow weary| Or too content to stay| 'Cause we are not home yet| Not home yet
So let us journey on| We are not Home yet| We are not Home yet| Keep on looking ahead| Let your heart not forget We are not home yet| Not home yet|







Ever thank-FULL for you, pray our partnership in the Gospel will continue to be blessed as He uses us ALL to accomplish His purposes!












Another snippet I found REAL CHALLENGING:
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
God�s Tolerance
The world doesn't understand that God sees their thought-life. The Bible says, "The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."(1 Samuel 16:6-7) The world also makes the mistake of thinking that God's moral standards are the same as ours. They presume that He tolerates lying and stealing, and that He isn't too concerned about murder and adultery. This is why we must use God's Law to bring the knowledge of sin and show it to be exceedingly sinful. We do that by opening it up to show its spiritual nature-that God requires truth in the inward parts-that He considers lust to be adultery, and hatred to be murder. That knowledge helps to drive sinners toward the mercy of God in Christ. There goes another minute. Gone forever. Go share your faith while you still have time.
Source: www.wayofthemasterminute.com � GO HERE EVERYDAY!!

[AhMong, Ryan, Jenny] (TAI, KOR) - in my discussion small group last last Thursday J
:D bringing them here ?
* our discussion would cause them to think seriously about life & death, their eternal destiny & flee to the only saviour!

[Stacey, Teri, Marie, James] (TAI, KOR, AUS)
- in the group Papa gave me on Tuesday! Discussed �Father�s Day�
:D He�s believable!
:D bringing more aussie Christians to English corner!
* open their blind eyes to the reality of hell before it�s too late!!
* convict them of sin before The Father, cause the to seek the Saviour
* keep bringing more aussie Christians to English corner!

Brett [ZIM] -brother from ZIM met on bus twice now!
;D greatly blessing him!
* he�d use every blessing to be a blessing to others!
* bring life/sight to the dead/blind soul of his girlfriend!
* give him deep love for knowing God through His Word even though he hates reading!

[Kay, Matt, Andre, Josh, Steve, Mel] (AUS)
- cousins, need Jesus!
shared $1,000,000, curved illusion trick with!
:D the joys & delights of earthly families ?
* reveal to them the reality of heaven & hell, cause them to flee to the Only Saviour before it�s too late!

Sunday, September 17, 2006


[Civon] (LAO)
- Law student shared $1,000,000 with walking to QUT!
:D bringing him here
* reveal Christ to Civon, bring him to repentance & faith before it�s too late~!

[Les] (AUS)
- shared $1,000,000 with on the bus
:D giving us the gospel better than all the millions the world has to offer!
* Les would keep supporting those who proclaim the gospel, whilst not passing opportunities to proclaim Christ at work!
[Kevin] (CHI)
- shared $1,000,000 with @ church!
*


[Ben, Nick, Gab, Amy, Jared, Sarah] (AUS) - new additions to the big Wong family
:D giving them physical birth!
* bring them to new birth in Christ early on in life to spend many years walking with the Lord!

[Euge, Wapi] (AS, JAP)
- cousins, need Jesus! made a CD for Wapi of JC-songs for her to listen to in her pregnancy!
:D the gift of new life =)
* speak to her soul through songs!
* the new baby would lead to the spiritual birth of the unsaved parents!

[me]
:D He forgives and forgets!
:D the limitless pleasures & unending delights of walking with Him day by day!
:D my awesome grandmother! (88!)
:D HIS GRACE!
:D causing all things (the good and the bad!) to work for good!
* teach me humility & submission to lovingly honour my parents!
* help me to keep seeing myself + others from a God-perspective!
* destroy any fear of man & live everyday to declare His praises (1 Pe 2:10!)
* use every remembrance of past sin & failure to cause a deeper dependence on grace, a deeper love for Christ & greater trust in HIS power!
* give me a holy hatred for sin & greater passion for holiness!
* FILL me with the Holy Spirit!
* help me constantly choose to be apostolically passionate -laying down my life to see the nations worship Jesus!
* help me take 10 looks at Jesus for every 1 look I take at myself!
* help me be totally yielded to the Lord & emptied of myself - a perpetual WILLING VESSEL for Him to use!!
* deliver me from THE SIN OF UNBELIEF!
* provide a Paul/Barnabus/Timothy figure ( a discipler, encourager & disciplee)
* discernment to know when to share the gospel when I�m out &about & who with!
* help me LOVE the lost enough to warn them of hell!
* bring me to FULL KNOWLEDGE of Jesus Christ! DAILY denying self, taking up my cross & FOLLOWING JESUS!

[30 days of Prayer for 1.3 billion precious muslim souls - coming soon!!]
Most of these 1.3 billion precious muslim souls entrapped in darkness N
. . .
unless God�s people pray, give & go!
So Check out: www.30daysfire.net
www.30days.com.au
Spread the word about this to all your Christian networks!

Friday, September 15, 2006


[thieves]
2 thieves broke into my place this morning.
:D everyone OK.
:D JESUS SAVES THIEVES!
:D but for His grace I would be involved in the same (if not worse) crimes too!
* the salvation of thieves breaking + entering in my area.
* reveal Himself to every thief that only He satisfies!

Monday, September 11, 2006


praise & pray 4 our mission to a world bound in sexual sin
just read a heartbreaking article Sex: a structure of sin at:
www.gordonconwell.edu/ockenga/globalchristianity/mmrc/mmrc9709.htm
girls as young as 7 are being sold into a deadly slave trade N
8,500 people get AIDS every day -- including 1,000 children N
�. In some cities, sex can be bought for less than the price of a bottle of beer.
:D nobody, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY is beyond the reach of His grace!
:D the ministry avenues this offers which may cause governments to welcome Christians.
* mobilise His body to face up & reach out to those caught in sexual sins
* REPENTANCE by the Church where in any way it has shown an unloving, un-Christlike attitude to those afflicted with AIDS/HIV
* help Christian missions examine how they can develop ministries to those suffering from the sex industry, including those afflicted with disease.
* help Christian missions examine how they can develop ministries that educate people on the price of immorality.
* help His children worldwide continue to press for the release of those forced into sexual slavery.

Monday, September 04, 2006


precious brothers & sisters, calling you to pray!



* picture not of Aaron, but me in ICU 4 years ago- if you've seen me since this accident happened, you will see the power of God working through your prayers!!)

praise & pray 4 [Aaron] - friend of a friend�s friend, fell in sport, now in ICU, in critical condition.
Unsure where he stands with God.
:D the way He turns �tragedies� into �trophies of His beauty & glory�
:D letting me go through what I went through so I could be living testimony to the fact He still does miracles today!
* work a miracle through Aaron�s injury that�ll serve to increase Christ & decrease Aaron!
* turn this �tragedy� into a �trophy of His beauty & glory�!
* fill in your own prayer for Aaron, his family/friends:

:) Abledy Wonggedy :D
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KNOW THIS O CHRISTIAN, AND BE ASSURED!THAT IN THE LIGHT OF ALL THE SUFFERING
& INJUSTICE OF THIS WORLD.
THAT THE LORD YOUR GOD IS THE ALMIGHTY GOD, HE IS STILL IN CONTROL OVER
EVERYTHING , AND HE RULES & REIGNS OVER THE EARTH!
NOTHING CAN EVER FRUSTRATE HIS PLANS & PURPOSES, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR
HIM, INDEED ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE POWER OF HIS GREAT NAME!
BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP, FOR THIS IS YOUR GOD!
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IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD HELL'S BEST KEPT SECRET,
PLEASE!! TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO IT ONLINE!

www.christianityworks.com <-- GO checkitout NOW!!

PRAY- God, take away my calling, take away my gifts, take away my revelation, but give me a heart of love!
... pray this prayer & expect lots of encounters with �hard-to-love� people! All part of the process of moulding us into His image =)
Earnestly covet your prayers as I seek Him for a heart of love.
Always COVETING~!! THE PRIVILEGE of rejoicing with you/praying for YOU too!! ... please?? =D
DO PLEASE send me praise/prayer points for you & the precious souls Papa�s put into your life too!!
.. please let me know if you don�t understand any of the �code� : P


praise & pray 4 [D. S.]
:D three judges towards the case appeared to be quite favourable to us. While we can praise God for this, it is not over until their verdict is handed down.
There�s also many praise points, which I�ll fill you in as I�m updated ?
* continue to pray and trust our God who is always faithful!
* D.s�s healing - he�s experienced serious health issues
* D.s�s wellbeing - it has been a hard road over the last few years - he�s suffered greatly emotionally and physically - and has often been unable to sleep
* D.s�s family-encouragement, protection, peace, health & blessing
* Winning the court battle -God to bring glory to his name, and to continue to meet the costs of our legal representation
* A harvest of souls -God to raise up and equip many labourers to harvest Muslims for Christ.

praise & pray 4 [Aaron] - met on train down to outreach, Shared smart card with him ;)
* bring Aaron to repentance & belief before it�s too late~!

praise & pray 4 [IMI]
:D there are voices of truth ready to stand for Truth in the midst of a world getting led astray by the deceiver!
:D giving them desire to bring Christ to M�s & M�s to Christ!
* fulfil 2 Cor 9:8 to them: �And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.�

praise & pray 4 [Eric] (TAI)
- shared $1,000,000 with him on the Surfers Paradise mall!
:D making Eric to know Christ!
* give Eric a heart of love for His Creator, to repent of his sin & embrace Christ before it�s too late!

praise & pray 4 [Mizuki & Maco] (JAP)
- was drawn to us as we worshipped Jesus in the surfers Paradise mall!
:D bringing them here ?
* Sovereignly work through the tracts + her time here in Aus to make them worshippers of the Lamb!
* give her a heart of love for the One who made her & saved her!

praise & pray 4 [Kevin] (CHI) - cousin of newly saved siblings ?
:D bringing him here ?
* bring His children across Kevin�s path to befriend him & �infect� him with a love for the God who made him!

more awesome lyrics - another great song. Move through me - Bill Drake
1. Take my hands, take my feet - Take my heart, soul, mind and strength
So the captives can be free, speak through me
Use Your word, use Your truth, make this vessel pure for You
So the thirsty can believe, pour through me
Lord run Your Kingdom through my heart, Crucify self, set me apart!
So that the nations hear Your truth, send this ambassador for You!
Move through me

2. Take the scales from my sight, pierce my darkness with Your light
So blinded eyes can finally see - Shine through me!
Let me wipe away their tears, show compassion, calm their fear
So wounded hearts will surely heal - Love through me!
� Bill Drake Old Dirt Road Music







Ever thank-FULL for you, pray our partnership in the Gospel will continue to be blessed as He uses us ALL to accomplish His purposes!



Another snippet I found REAL CHALLENGING:
Sunday, August 20, 2006 Completely Sold Out
When you study the Book of Acts, you will see that the Church was on fire. The zeal of God's House had eaten them up. They were about their Father's business. They were whole- heartedly sold out for the Kingdom of God. That's the key to being effective in reaching the lost. The Bible says, " ... the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him."( 2 Chronicles 16:9) The word "perfect" simply means, "to be completely sold out to God." Many Christians are living in defeat because they are not serving God with that perfect heart, and so the Lord is not showing Himself strong on their behalf. Today, be sold out to God by reaching out to the unsaved, and watch Him show Himself strong on your behalf. There goes another minute. Gone forever. Go share your faith while you still have time.
Source: www.wayofthemasterminute.com � GO HERE EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray 4 [me]
:D I CAN NEVER SIN SO MUCH THAT I�LL BE OUT OF HIS WILL!
:D He doesn�t have a plan B for me, ONLY HAS PLAN A!
:D my usefulness in His Kingdom has nothing to do with my past record of failures!
:D HIS GRACE!
:D many divine appointments
:D my recent sickness that swerved to decrease me & increase Him!
* reduce me to love!!
* help me LET GO of my burdens/sorrow/guilt/past declaring my old man CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST
* help me keep the Lord of the work PRE-EMINENT over the work of the Lord, and always break me & humble me whenever I get out of line! (Putting the work of the Lord over the Lord of the work
-ask me if you got no idea what I mean!)
* teach me to give Him everything, & not stop short of anything less than everything!
* help me stop trying to be �victorious� because I cannot, but trust Him to do in & through me what I cannot do myself!
* give me a holy hatred for sin & greater passion for holiness!
* FILL me with the Holy Spirit!
* help me constantly choose to be apostolically passionate -laying down my life to see the nations worship Jesus!
* help me take 10 looks at Jesus for every 1 look I take at myself!
* help me be totally yielded to the Lord & emptied of myself - a perpetual WILLING VESSEL for Him to use!!
* deliver me from THE SIN OF UNBELIEF!
* provide a Paul/Barnabus/Timothy figure ( a discipler, encourager & disciplee)
* discernment to know when to share the gospel when I�m out &about & who with!
* help me LOVE the lost enough to warn them of hell!
* bring me to FULL KNOWLEDGE of Jesus Christ! DAILY denying self, taking up my cross & FOLLOWING JESUS!

praise & pray 4 Yang (KOR)
:D was going to go home, but extended stay
* use his extended stay to reveal Himself to Yang give him faith to embrace Christ & open his blind eyes before it�s too late!!

praise & pray 4 [Sue, Katy, Yufi, Phil, Hun, Rio, Bryant, Stephen, ] (KOR, HK, IRA)
:D those there to hear my testimony last Thurs!
* reveal Himself to these precious souls, give them faith to embrace Christ & open blind eyes before it�s too late!!
* leave them restless until they find the answer to the question �who do you ay Jesus is�?

[Sat evening outreach on the mall]
:D there is a remnant willing to take His Word seriously & �preach the gospel to every creature� (Mk 16:15)
:D JESUS IS ALIVE! (TELL THE WORLD!)
* keep all involved in evangelism closely abiding in Jesus moment by moment so they�ll be BOLD!
* EMPOWER them with wisdom & power as they deal with hecklers, demon possessed, serial stabbers etc
* save some, especially the hecklers/serial stabbers/demon-possessed as the gospel is preached!

Saturday, September 02, 2006


praise & pray 4 [Sydney evangelism Boot Camp] 6-10/9
:D revealing strategic insight to His people to rescue those headed away from God, into hell!
:D giving us His gospel!!
* the Boot Camp & weekly open airs would be Spirit-empowered & reap a harvest to His glory!
* thrust out more workers with His heart into the ripe fields! * churches would come alive with PASSION FOR THE GOSPEL OF GOD�S GLORIOUS GRACE!!
* remind us all who dare to call Jesus �Lord� that WE�RE IN WAR & not to live in peace time (because GOD�S GLORY & ETERNAL DESTINY�S ARE AT STAKE!)

praise & pray 4 [Lisa, Frank, Joe, Emily, Juan, Jon, Steve, Martin, Cassie, Shane, Kyle, Jess, Dave, Cheie, ] (GER, NOR, PNG, USA, PTR, POL, GER, AUS, CAN, USA, AUS, USA)
- awesome YWAM passionate bros & sis� I got to meet!
:D setting them ON FIRE for His mission!
* His Kingdom would come in them & through them!
* give them a heart of love as they serve, keeping the Lord of the work pre-eminent over the work of the Lord!

praise & pray 4 [Michael K] (AUS) - homeless, broke evangelist I met :|
:D taking care of him even when we, His body have failed to!
* forgive us as a body of Christ for not taking care of this broke brother N
* provide fellow children to care for & love him like Jesus!

praise & pray 4 [Sam] (KOR) *
�I want to improve my faith� �
:D putting this desire in Sam�s heart!
* reveal Himself to Sam in an unmistakable way, give him eyes to see & a heart to respond to relationship with Jesus!
* help him love Jesus more than the thing of this world, that one day he might be able to echo Paul�s words in Philippians 3:7-10!

praise & pray 4 [Ray, Bridget, Bryan, Alan, Huny, Mine, Rosie, Eric] (KOR, AUS)
- in the group Papa gave me on Tuesday! Discussed �faith�
:D He�s believable!
:D bringing more aussie Christians to English corner!
* reveal Himself to these precious souls, give them faith to embrace Christ & open blind eyes before it�s too late!!
* cause them to seek Jesus not for the things He gives but for Himself!
* keep bringing more aussie Christians to English corner!

praise & pray 4 [AhMong] (TAI)
:D bringing him here ?
* bring His children across AhMong�s path to befriend him & �infect� him with a love for the God who made him!

praise & pray 4 [B] (SDN)
:D calling his whole family out of darkness into His light!
* empower & bless him as he leads a local Body, to increase Christ & decrease self!
* give B a heart of love as he serves, keeping the Lord of the work pre-eminent over the work of the Lord!

praise & pray 4 [Tim]
:D calling his whole family out of darkness into His light!
* going to Uganda for a STM, may Tim�s life, worldview & heart be changed to be more like His!

praise & pray 4 [Chris] (UK) *
- my blessed roommate for the week of outreach on the Coast!
:D his encouraging, prayerful, kindred spirit!
* direction for future in missions!
* increase his heart of love for Christ & those He loves!
+ praise & pray 4 [Kerri, Fiona] (AUS) - sisters we met at the Set Free AOG church we visited
:D convicting Kerri of her attitude against muslims!
* give Kerri a heart of love towards those He loved & also died for!
* work in & through Fiona�s life to bring her muslim boss closer to Christ!

to ANYONE involved in the work of the Lord -- the work of the Lord is NOT the most important thing!
a CRUCIAL reminder to anyone involved in "the work of the Lord"!

THE LORD OF THE WORK -- by Chip Brogden



"Separate unto Me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have
called them" (Acts 13:2b).

There is a pressing need in the Body of Christ to distinguish and
discern the difference between the Lord of the Work and the work of
the Lord. How easy it is to confuse these two things and treat them
as one and the same. Yet the difference before God is quite vast.

This difference was revealed to me several years ago. I was
conducting some meetings in Texas and attended a ministerial luncheon
consisting of local pastors. My presence as a visitor was
acknowledged and I was invited to stand and "share a few words". What
would I say to these pastors?

The Lord had already prepared my heart with a special word just for
them. I said, "Brothers, I came all the way from North Carolina to
remind you of one thing: the work of the Lord is NOT the most
important thing."

I allowed my words to sink into their hearing for a moment and the
silence was deafening. I understand now what Jesus experienced when
the Bible says that "He knew within Himself" that the people
questioned and doubted in their hearts. I could sense this as these
pastors silently wondered what could possibly be more important than
the work of the Lord.

"Brothers, the Lord of the Work is more important than the work of
the Lord," I said. And I sat down.

In my experience, fewer than one person out of one thousand really
understands this, even when they nod and say amen. I am still growing
in this revelation. I am constantly being reminded by the Lord,
"Chip, I am more important that your ministry. I am your priority.
This is My work, not yours. I reserve the right to separate you for
service or place you on the shelf. I reserve the right to send you
forth or keep you at home. The Lord of the Work is more important
than the work of the Lord. You keep saying this, but you do not
always practice it."

According to the Scriptures, the Kingdom of God exists wherever
Christ has the preeminence. To seek first the Kingdom of God is to
seek the preeminence of Jesus over all things. For many years I
assumed that seeking first the Kingdom of God meant to seek first the
work of the Lord - putting the ministry before everything else, even
before the needs of my family.

While my intentions were good, the Scripture does not say, "Seek
first the ministry." It says to seek first the Kingdom of God. How
does this apply to ministry? It means simply this: I must be governed
by the Lord of the Work, not the work of the Lord.

The "work of the Lord" tends to take on a life of its own if we are
not careful. We begin in the Spirit but then we use fleshly means to
perpetuate the ministry. I can say this because I have been guilty of
it. The thought and the intention may be good, but before we realize
it, the work of the Lord becomes preeminent over the Lord of the
Work. In fact, the minister, the pastor, the teacher, the apostle, or
the prophet assumes the position of the Lord of the Work. How quickly
the flesh comes in!

If God's Eternal Purpose is for Jesus to have the preeminence over
all things then this certainly includes the work. The Lord of the
Work does not change, but the work of the Lord is constantly
changing. The Lord of the Work governs the time, the place, the
people, the provision, and the assignment. All these things may
change as the Lord of the Work sees fit. He sets one up and brings
another down. He opens doors and closes them. He leads us to speak or
bids us to remain silent.

In the Book of Acts no one initiates anything. They are wholly
governed by the Holy Spirit. He sets people apart, He sends them
forth, He tells them where to go - forbidding them from going to
certain places, only to send them later, when the time is right. We
do not find apostles or prophets or pastors "working their gift" and
going about willy-nilly, just doing whatever they feel like doing.

Watchman Nee observed that God often puts His greatest ambassadors in
chains. Brother Nee himself spent the last twenty years of his life
in the seclusion of a Communist prison. Is this not a waste? It
sometimes appears that the Lord of the Work is not doing things
correctly. We want to go out and the Lord tells us to stay home. We
want to stay home and the Lord tells us to go. He is the Lord of the
Work. I cannot explain everything He does, nor can I understand. In
humility we must bow down and say, "You are the Lord of the Work, and
I am only a worker. You are the Master, and I am the servant. You
know what You want and what You need far more than I do. I only see a
portion, but you see all things. So I submit myself and my work to
you!"

Brothers and sisters, this is the only safe way. Can we submit
ourselves to the Lord of the Work? Can we offer Him our gifts, our
talents, and our abilities on the altar and let Him direct things? I
believe that almost every apostle, prophet, or pastor that has gotten
off track has done so because of this very thing - making the work of
the Lord preeminent over the Lord of the Work. God gives them a gift,
or a calling, or a ministry, and they begin working at it until they
no longer need to be governed by the Holy Spirit. They have to
constantly put out and perform. Really, they are too gifted. We need
a little less giftedness and a lot more brokenness.

When I go back and take inventory of the places I have traveled and
ministered in over the last few years I find a pattern. They were
doing just fine until I arrived and proclaimed to them the
preeminence of Jesus Christ and His sovereignty as the Lord of the
Work. This word created a crisis in their fellowship although most of
them did not realize it at the time. Sometimes it takes years for
that crisis to fully develop, but nearly every church or group I have
visited has since fallen by the wayside, voluntarily closed their
doors, or gone into a deep, dark deception. As you can imagine, I do
not get invited much anymore, and I am less and less inclined to go.

This is a painful thing - realizing that you have labored in the
flesh, labored for religion, built a house of straw on some
foundation other than Christ. But if we are so good at our ministry
that we don't need to hear from God and be governed by His Spirit on
a daily basis then we are far gone. We have left our first love and
made the work of the Lord more important than the Lord of the Work.
We need to repent.

I need a ministry that is so impossible to perform that apart from
the miraculous, divine intervention of God it will be absolutely
nothing! God delights in the impossible because we are forced to rely
upon Him - anything less and we begin to imagine we can do it. I need
a gift from God that requires me to be on my face before Him in order
for it to operate. If I can get up in the morning and just "work it"
without Him and apart from Him then it is a dead thing. There is no
life apart from abiding, and outside of that abiding I cannot draw
upon the Life.

This is the only way the Lord will use something: if He can have the
preeminence. He must retain the first and the final place. He must be
the Head. The Lord of the Work is more important than the work of the
Lord. I pray we will grasp this truth and make the necessary
adjustments before it is too late and we suffer loss. May this word
convict our hearts. Amen.

Chip Brogden www.TheSchoolOfChrist.Org

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any comments?

balance me out or I might just drink in wht this guy says ;)

His slave, Able u_u
keep living to love Him SUPREMELY!
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how's your heart for Jesus?
if you don't love Jesus more today
than you did yesterday,
you're in danger of not loving Jesusat all :(
-- pastor mun seet
As you go through your highs and lows
in life,
never forget or doubt God's control
in your life.
Live each day to honour God
and show others your faith :)
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Friday, September 01, 2006


[Riverfire with Internationals + City outreach]
- going to watch the annual river fire fireworks show with internationals following an Aussie BBQ dinner
PRAISE! :D the hospitality of Aussie teachers to host internationals!
Pray~ * eternally significant interactions & relationships to form & build through this time spent together!

I was thinking after the show of joining the City outreach, just heard this news:

the Queensland Police has issued a warning for all those who are in the Queen street mall, in relation to a serial stabber going around, stabbing people for no known reason. While the danger has increased in the mall, so has the fear level, so it gives us a great spring board in which we can talk to sinners.
PRAISE! :D not even stabbings can separate us from His love!
Pray~ * bring this serial stabber to hear the gospel, be broken & convicted of his sin & bow the knee to King Jesus in repentance & faith!
*protect all on outreach as we assault the kingdom of darkness in the power & presence of the Rosen Lord of lords & King of kings!
* Christ would increase, Hs name be hallowed, His Kingdom come & his will done in the city streets where His gospel is proclaimed calling sinners to repent!