Ministry of the Word in Betul, MP

Since our visit to Bhopal last year to a brother who is running a furniture business and supporting a good number of Christian workers from his business proceeds, we have been in fellowship with him and the group of believers he has been shepherding. It has been about a year now we have been ministering the word of God online. This time, the Lord took us to meet these ones face to face.

The moment we arrived at Betul railway station, we were driven to a meeting where believers were waiting for us to minister the word. As usual, a brother and I coordinated to minister the word; he going first, and I followed the burden he released. We ministered on the need to possess a sanctified vessel. Our vessels are easily defiled by sins and the world, therefore, the need to confess our sins and the need to apply the blood of Jesus Christ. These sanctified vessels then need to be filled with the Spirit for which the simplest way is calling upon the Lord’s name, and then the need to be filled with the word of God. The word can make them grow in the divine life. A practical help on the need to spend time reading and pray-reading the word of God was emphasized and illustrated using John 6:63. All the believers exercised to pray-read and recite the verse.

Sarni

We were given hospitality in Sarni at the home of the sister of the brother we are in contact with. With this family too, we spent time fellowahipping on the need to follow the Lord’s leading in every practical matters. In fact, I had the time to spent with his mother and two sisters. I shared my testimony and encouraged them to sanctify their time for prayer, reading the Bible, and also seek the Lord’s leading in every matter. And finally I prayed for them. 

Padhar

For two days, in Padhar, at the home of a senior couple who has been serving the Lord since 1990s obeying the Lord’s call, we ministered the word of God in six sessions. In every session the Lord gave us a particular burden which exactly met the needs of the believers gathered together. In fact, a good number of them were full-time serving ones who takes care of a couple of villages, preaching the gospel and shepherding the new believers.

The Lord’s speaking with this group began with the basic of calling upon the Lord’s name, praying and pray-reading the word of God, confession of sins and applying the precious blood of the Lord Jesus. Then, the seven aspects of the church in Ephesians 1-6, the universal and local aspect of the church in Matthew 16:18; 18:17, the need for oneness among the Lord’s childrenin John 17, and the need to be the testimony of Jesus, the golden lampstand in Revelation 1, 2, 3 were covered. All the believers received all the words with much hunger and thirst, especially the elder and senior brother and sister who were the key leading ones. In the last two sessions, we ministered on the need to love the Lord Jesus Christ above anything, to love Him with the first and best love, and a personal testimony of how the Lord saved me and called me to His service.

We enjoyed a wonderful hospitality of the elderly brother and sister. Since our train was running last by over three and half hours, we spend even more time with the elderly couple and some serving ones.

Alampur 

One morning we went to Alampur village, a beautiful village with few families who believed into the Lord Jesus Christ just about a year ago and has been shepherded by our brother who is in direct contact with us. We ministered on a simply way to touch the Lord through calling upon the Lord’s name and the reading for the word of God. We also showed them how they can contact the Lord all the time by exercising their spirits like the way of breathing by using 1 Thessalonians 5:17, "Pray unceasingly."

With these visits, we have released the burden the Lord gave us for this time for Madhya Pradesh. The word of God is Spirit and Life. Now, He will use His words to continue to supply His children, especially the leading ones, unto the recovery of His testimony one day.

Lord, thank You for blessing Your move in Madhya Pradesh! 

Raise up Your golden lampstands in Your time!