· These
are central contact avenues for the establishment and continuation of the
divine call/commission of Our Master Jesus unto all His disciples (as in Matthew
28:18-20).
· They
are centres where believers in Christ (men/women/youth/children) of different
tribes and races, are being equipped for the work of the Ministry in the Body
of Christ at this time and for all nations – verse 19.
·
They
are also interdenominational gatherings where the message of the Cross and of
the true full gospel of Christ is being shared; gatherings where the revelation
of the knowledge and lifestyle of Our Great Discipler, JESUS, is being made
known as empowered by the Holy Spirit.
·
Meeting
points where men are being made to know by the help of the Holy Spirit, what it
really means to be born-again (1 John 3:7-9 TLB), which is the first
entry/gateway to the new life in Christ Jesus; rather than the adulterated
falsehood of gospel from the kingdom of darkness being given unto men from some
pulpits.
What are the Objectives of These Labours?
(A.)
Inspired by the Holy Spirit, the discipleship contact meetings are purposely
for the Body of Christ which are:
ü Meant both for individual men/women,
as well as leaders/ministers/pastors/general overseers – who are gateways to
the church; who need to come to Calvary for themselves first and be incubated
by the Man of Calvary Himself, in accordance to how He wants them to live the
life of Jesus in them, before imparting and impacting the life of members in
church or brethren – His Bride. It is a forum where the message of the Cross –
the complete gospel (which is scarce and rare on the pulpit) is being brought
to life so that men and women can see their wretchedness and run back to Him
who died for them on the Cross.
ü From the above, having been incubated
and become light-bearers, to affect the life of members, who in turn will also
be light-bearers, so that the seed of discipleship being sown, continues to
grow and multiply by the Holy Spirit until the LORD of the harvest comes; this
also is the case for individual men/women who attend.
ü Platforms of discipleship where lives
are being transformed by the power of the Holy Ghost, and the Spirit of God is
being given the allowance and space to live His life in these vessels, thereby
the Bridegroom is being projected unto the Church – His Bride; leaders who by
their own level of conviction by the Holy Spirit, will make them to be
determined to persuade others to follow Christ, since God is expecting to see
the life that Jesus lived here on earth in their lives too.
ü That through the daily exercise of
allowing the Holy Spirit for the work of the Ministry in the Body of Christ,
men and women may know and become alive to the precise call of God upon their
lives and are ready to take it up with the major focus of “Becoming like Jesus.”
(B) Also inspired by
the Holy Spirit and in line with the above (A), the cell-prayer meetings are purposely for the Body of Christ and:
ü It is a small unit of the general
discipleship meeting for brethren and families (living within the different
locality or community), whereby the Holy Spirit (through the study of the Word
of God) permits minds to be rubbed on each other through the new-creation
lifestyle and experience of the life-light of Jesus in each other.
ü It is a venue whereby the hearts of
brethren are being enlightened more and deeper by the Holy Spirit in the
understanding of the teachings/gospel of Jesus in order to grow in His Grace.
ü Because of the limited number of
brethren, this gives opportunities for individual personal questions to be
presented, due to matters that are being struggled with, and counsel are being
given based on the truth from the Word of God.
ü During and at the end of these
discipleship prayer meetings, it is meant to lead the brethren into a deep
evaluation of God’s dealings upon individual lives, and to evaluate their
personal experience as the Word of God is coming into their hearts.
What these Contact
of Labour are not:
Ø Not a Bible Club nor Christian Social
Club nor a Bible School;
Ø Not a Church, but gathering of
believers from their different place of worship/denomination with the main goal
of having a practical understanding of God’s purpose and living a Christ-filled
life.
Ø Not a venue for outright hypocrites
or living of a double life – “Do as I say, but don’t do as I do”; saints in the
church but terror in the house.
Ø Not meant for those following God for
their belly.
Ø Not a platform of looking for
miracles, but ignoring the Miracle Worker or the Miracle Himself (Jesus).
Ø Not an opportunity to collect tithes
and offering, and “disciple’s gifts.”
Ø Business inventions forum.
Ø Not door(s) to seeking of visioners/prophets,
but to have an intimate personal relationship with Jesus who gives visions and
makes prophets.
*At these different discipleship contact meetings, there are
diverse Bible related discipleship materials/resources {e.g.
books, publications, CDs, DVDs, MP3 messages etc.} for deeper understanding by
the help of the Holy Spirit. *Also at these various discipleship centres,
classes are being run for the children, as well as the youths, where they are
also imbibed with God’s Word and call upon their lives (thereby enhancing their
own personal conviction) – “Remember the
LORD in the days of your youth.” Ecclesiastes
12:1a
Let’s Raise Our
Banner of Thanksgiving!
v Thank You Jesus for creating and
giving us the platform of discipleship – Matthew 28:18-20.
v Thank You Father, as it pleases You
to reveal the glory of Your Son, Jesus to all men and women through the Holy
Spirit (on the platform of discipleship) in order to reconcile us back to You (John
17).
v Thank You Father, for how You have began
to form eternity into our souls through the platform of discipleship – by
knowing You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Him that You sent on earth to
come in the flesh.
v Thank You Jesus for obeying Your
Father’s commands and instructions by giving us the revelation knowledge of who
He is, so that we too {being discipled by our Helper, the Holy Spirit}, will be
able to obey the instructions/commands in accordance to the Word of God.
v Thank You Jesus that the natural man
cannot please nor understand the things of God (Romans 8:8), and so You
gave us the platform of discipleship to help us to grow by grace with Your
new-created life inside of us (i.e. remain sinless like You), so that we do not
get polluted by them of the old nature, since we are still in this world.
Petitions and
Prayers
Matthew 14:15-19 (KJV) – “And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a
desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may
go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. But Jesus said
unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. And they say
unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said,
Bring them hither to me. And he commanded the multitude to sit down
on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to
heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude.”
v Let’s raise a cry unto Heaven
concerning every resource brethren which God has called unto these discipleship
labours at every contact centre/unit, that the Great Discipler begin with them
first, and give them unction and utterance to speak as their Master has
instructed them; let them be sensitive to Your prompting O Holy Spirit at every
moment and let their hearts be opened to You; let their speech not be enticing
words of the wisdom of men but let it be in demonstration of the Spirit of God.
v Verse 19 – Lord Jesus, as You commanded the
crowd to sit down, help Your people as Your Father has bid them come, to sit
down – let their spirit not be agitated – let them not be restless; as they
settle down, Holy Spirit, please break into their hearts and let their heart be
opened and at rest in Christ Jesus.
v As You blessed and broke the bread,
break Your Word gently unto Your people, so that it will digest well into every
marrow of their soul, in order for their faith to stand in the power of God and
not the wisdom of men - 1 Corinthians 2:5.
v 1 Corinthians 1:30 - O thou Purchaser of the salvation
of mankind, breath Your breadth of life upon the souls who attend all these
discipleship contact meetings because You gave up Your life for them; let it be
that their hearts become affected as they come/attend so that they are
acceptable and reconciled back to their Maker, as You purposed it to be.
v 1 Corinthians 2:2 - Now Lord Jesus, we plead with You,
that every message of Jesus and Him crucified that is being preached and heard
from these contacts platform will be the message that will send fire into the
hearts of men; let there be a yearning for more of You Jesus.
v Holy Spirit, create a heartburn of Your
truth in men/women as they come, so that every faulty foundation that has been
laid can be demobilised by the Cross and Jesus will be the standard – the sure
foundation - in their lives.
v Let Your people by Your Word; see
You, the God of men, and not the men of God who have watered down the Word of
God with their intellect, pride and opinions.
v For the leaders of denominations
present at the meetings, circumcise their hearts, give them the heart and the
humble spirit of a child to receive Your truth, Oh Lord; help them to be children
even in discipleship and let them not be choosy - Matthew 18:2-4 KJV.
v As You daily lead them to Calvary,
Lord Jesus, help them not to be proud men that are just big talkers. Let them give
You space to humble them and make them to know that the kingdom of God is not
just talking but living by God’s power, which is the power of new life (Holy
Spirit) which must be evident.
v Our Jesus, along with Your Father,
You chose 12 disciples - You sat upon them - You taught them and the platform
of discipleship blossomed, becoming a mystery unto us till today. Let by Your
divine power of multiplication of which You sowed 12, and uncountable numbers
came forth; let it fall upon the lives of attendees at these various
discipleship meetings. Cause every segment of Your gospel that they hear and
understand, begin to work mysteriously in their lives, thereby producing good
fruits to abide for the purpose of Your Kingdom.
