Ministry of the Word in Proddaturu

A couple of families have been enjoying the ministry of the word in this city. The church is yet to be raised up when the Lord recovered a good number of local families who can bear the Lord’s testimony. In this city, we had two meetings, one with a brother and the other with the same brother and a group of believers. 

In the ministry journey, brothers brought me to visit a brother who has been enjoying the ministry of the word, but due to some differences in practicing the church life, especially with related to spiritual gifts, he had kept himself away for a couple of years. Yet through the saints' continual contact as brothers in Christ, he recovered his pursuing of the ministry. With much burden, the brothers took me to his house for fellowship.

As I was told, many years ago, there used to be a seekers' meeting conducted in this city with a local brother. However, due to his insistence on exercising spiritual gifts, notably tongue speaking, he could not continue the fellowship. Despite these differences, some brothers who joined those fellowships were gained and the local churches in nearby localities were raised up. Later, this brother also stopped fellowshipping with the saints except for receiving the Holy Word for Morning Revival. 

Initially, for about an hour, I was listening to whatever he had to say concerning his understanding of the Christian life and the church life, his opinion on certain brothers who offended him, and his views on what the church life should be particularly emphasising on his appreciation of the truth concerning transformation. Then, after he poured out all that he had to, he gave me the opportunity to speak. All the while, I exercised my spirit to discern his inward condition and became clear of what he actually needed. Following the Spirit in my spirit, I led him to the word of God; chapter by chapter, and verse after verse. As I did so, the anointing within me was so sweet and strong that the brothers in the living room where the fellowship was going on listened with rapt attention. This particular brother got his book and pen, took notes as I was ministering. Meanwhile, another brother recorded the entire portion of the ministry of the word on his mobile phone. The burden was on the Christian life revealed in the book of Galatians.

Galatians 1

The Revelation of Christ is from God the Father seen in the spirit issuing in regeneration of the Spirit making us the children of God.

To reveal His Son in me that I might announce Him as the gospel among the Gentiles, immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood, (Galatians 1:16, RecVer)

And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in the heavens. (Matthew 16:16-17, RecVer)

I was in spirit on the Lord’s Day and heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, (Revelation of John 1:10, RecVer)

Galatians 2

The Living of Christ for our Christian life after the revelation of the Son of God. The Christian life is the life of living Christ daily.

I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. (Galatians 2:20, RecVer)

Galatians 3

Becoming the Sons of God through the growth in life from being children of God.

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:26, RecVer)

Galatians 4

The Formation of the Son of God through transformation. 

My children, with whom I travail again in birth until Christ is formed in you, (Galatians 4:19, RecVer)

This formation of Christ in the believers is the daily transformation a believer needs to go through. This is also in line with God working all things together for good to conform His children into the image of the Firstborn Son of God. 

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Because those whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brothers; (Romans 8:28-29, RecVer)

But we all with unveiled face, beholding and reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18, RecVer)

Galatians 5

What goes along with this growing in life is the living and walking by the Spirit. This is also the practical way to experience and enjoy the growth in life.

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not be entangled with a yoke of slavery again. (Galatians 5:1, RecVer)

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25, RecVer)

Galatians 6

Finally, for such a Christian life, living and walking by the Spirit, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is required.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen. (Galatians 6:18, RecVer)

With this fellowship, the seemingly negative brother became very positive. He was so thankful to the Lord for our visit and the fellowship on the word of God. The next day, we visited him again. This time, a good number of believers were present and the entire meeting was handed over to me. And I ministered on oneness using Psalms 133 and the need to maintain the oneness as revealed in Deuteronomy 12, the seriousness of division which was due to personal ambition in Kings 12, and the prerequisite to keep the oneness in Ephesians 4: 1-6. Then, we prayed together for the Lord to recover the oneness among the believers and that His testimony be raised up in the city.

Lord, bless Your move and recover Your testimony in Proddaturu.