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!

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 :)
-- alice chow
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Pray for The Unreached People Group of the Hour!

[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!

I've been asked to share my testimony tonight at the Thursday evening dinner + discussions with internationals.
DO rejoice with me & please pray for me!

praise!
:D He's given us All a story to tell to the nations!
:D saving us to partner with Him in saving others!
:D Christ _must_ increase, so He _will_ increase & He is_ increasing!
~pray~
~ _His_ Kingdom come, _His_ will be done on earth as it is in heaven!
~ _decrease_ myself so that He would be lifted up through me & draw all to Himself!
~ His life flow in & through me _clearly_! :)
~ Holy Spirit work to _reveal Christ_ to these precious lost souls!
for His Kingdom & glory~!
d_b the Able b_d

live for what u were created 4! - be a MEGAPHONE of God's glory!
" the glory of God is anything that makes God seen" --- Charles Ryrie
can ppl see God's glory in y.o.u.?!
"Christians are to be good news before they share the good news." -- Joe Aldrich
"If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit" -- Jesus (John 15:5).
WARNING: Want to be a vessel through which
God�s glory shines through?
He may just have to punch/poke A lot of holes in you so He can shine
through you all the brighter!
--aw
Do you see, do you see?
All the people sinking down?
Don't you care, don't you care?
Are you gonna let them drown?
- Keith Green
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lives - www.gfa.org/freebook

[KP Yohanan talks] see www.gfa.org/gfa/australia)
:D in every generation He raises up godly leaders who truly know Him!
:D bringing him to AUS ??
* empower him to stir up the church wherever he goes to get real with God!
* protect him from attacks, keep him well rested & fit for proclaiming His Kingdom!
* lasting fruit in the form of changed lives, re-aligned To eternal realities from his travelling talks!

[impact winter outreach aftermath!]
:D bringing the mission field to us!
:D when His Kingdom comes, there will be many from muslim peoples worshipping before the throne with us! (see Revelation 7 - EXCITING STUFF!)
* keep revealing Himself to muslims through supernatural visitations, dreams & visions!
* use every interaction/gospel tract/DVD/Arabic bible given to draw worshippers to Himself!
?* send out more labourers to the ripe, neglected harvest fields of muslims!

Apologies that this is a decidedly picture-less update. Halfway through the week on the Gold Coast, my camera decided not to function as it should! >_<
In any case, pray in faith to the Father who knows them by name & what they look like, even if you don�t! ;)




a list of abbreviated names of those He brought across my path, from all across the middle east - partner with Papa in His will for them, knowing of course there were hundreds more contacted by our team ;)
[Hu, Hk, Ma, Mo, Ab, Ab, Mo, Wa, Sa, Mo, Ka, Ha, Al, Ha, Al, Fu, Om, Ma, Mo, Sa, Ah, Ha, Nu, Ba, Ih, Mo, Mo, b, Us, Ta]
:D bringing them here!
* Increase Christ to them & in them & decrease self!
* reveal The Truth to them before it�s too late!
* set them free from bondage to lies & deception so they might worship Him in Spirit & in Truth!
* Their names would be written in the Lamb�s Book of Life!
(see Revelations 20:15)

[impact winter outreach aftermath!]
:D bringing the mission field to us!
:D when His Kingdom comes, there will be many from muslim peoples worshipping before the throne with us! (see Revelation 7 - EXCITING STUFF!)
* keep revealing Himself to muslims through supernatural visitations, dreams & visions!
* use every interaction/gospel tract/DVD/Arabic bible given to draw worshippers to Himself!
?* send out more labourers to the ripe, neglected harvest fields of muslims!

:D = PRAISE Papa!
* Underlined = ASK Papa!
REMEMBER: every people/person/thing you pray for & come in contact with is a potentially productive missionary!
. . . WOW!!!
As you read & pray, you might know of others needing prayer along similar lines.
Why not shoot some prayer arrows their way that hits �the bullseye of God�s glory�! =)
Apologies that this is a decidedly picture-less update. Halfway through the week on the Gold Coast, my camera decided not to function as it should! >_<
In any case, pray in faith to the Father who knows them by name & what they look like, even if you don�t! ;)




a list of abbreviated names of those He brought across my path, from all across the middle east - partner with Papa in His will for them, knowing of course there were hundreds more contacted by our team ;)
[Hu, Hk, Ma, Mo, Ab, Ab, Mo, Wa, Sa, Mo, Ka, Ha, Al, Ha, Al, Fu, Om, Ma, Mo, Sa, Ah, Ha, Nu, Ba, Ih, Mo, Mo, b, Us, Ta]
:D bringing them here!
* Increase Christ to them & in them & decrease self!
* reveal The Truth to them before it�s too late!
* set them free from bondage to lies & deception so they might worship Him in Spirit & in Truth!
* Their names would be written in the Lamb�s Book of Life!
(see Revelations 20:15)
:D Em, Da & Fr - brothers from muslim backgrounds - many more I�m sure !!
* they�d keep aligning their lives with His will to bring all things together under Christ
* keep them standing firm in the freedom they have in Christ, never returning to their former slavery!
* use them & every MBB to draw more precious souls out of the darkness & into His light!
[Hu, Hk, Ma, Mo, Ab, Ab, Mo, Wa, Sa, Mo, Ka, Ha, Al, Ha, Al, Fu, Om, Ma, Mo, Sa, Ah, Ha, Nu, Ba, Ih, Mo, Mo, b, Us, Ta]
:D bringing them here!
* Increase Christ to them & in them & decrease self!
* reveal The Truth to them before it�s too late!
* set them free from bondage to lies & deception so they might worship Him in Spirit & in Truth!
* Their names would be written in the Lamb�s Book of Life!
(see Revelations 20:15)


All for now, feel free to ask further questions!

Know that opportunities abound to reach out as Papa has sovereignly brought many precious souls from �closed Nations� into �free Nations� - open your eyes - they�re probably closer within reach [literally!] than you think!

May He break our hearts with the things that break His heart, and drive us to obedience!

"When man works, man works; when man prays, God works." -- Hans von Staden

. . . yet amidst the heartbreak, There is rejoicing !

rejoicing !- now more than ever before, precious muslim souls are coming out of darkness into the
glorious light of Christ!
rejoicing !-- God�s plan & purpose to see Jesus Christ as supremely pre-eminent among them will
be accomplished despite millenniums of failure & neglect!

. . . just think how much greater, louder & more vibrant the rejoicing in heaven will be as we cooperate with Papa in accomplishing His great purpose to draw Spirit-and-truth worshippers to Himself!!
So will you adjust? will you align yourself to His will to bring all things together under Christ?
(see Ephesians 1:9,10, John 3:30)
Ephesians 1:9[God] revealed the mystery of His plan to us. He had decided to do this through [Jesus] Christ.
10 That in the dispensation of the fullness of times [God] might gather together in one all things in [Jesus] Christ, both and which are on earth; even in him: which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
John 3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.