Can any give some views on what is "Deliverance Ministry is?
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Just a church term that indicates a person is needing deliverance. The person may be either demon possessed or afflicted by demons & needs prayer to cast these filthy spirits out of them.\n \neg. spirits of suicide - a mind controlling spirit that makes the human victim think of death. The victim will have a feeling of hopelessnes, that life is not worth living - all these done by that spirit to oppress him. The person may hear voices telling him to commit the deed & eventually might do so if not helped. The person doing the deliverance will need to cast out that demon from the victim in Jesus's Name. This may need to be accompanied by prayer & fasting before the actual deliverance.\n\nIn the Bible, Jesus went about casting out demons besides doing other works & He commisioned his followers/disciples to do the same. Besides the 12 disciples, He also sent out 70 of his followers & gave them the power & authority over demons. This power & authority, He has given to those who follow Him today. Ref: Luke 9:1,2; Luke 10:17-20; Matt.17:18-21
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The importance here is making disciples, not just getting souls into heaven.  Evangelizing isn't enough, teaching and training is also needed.\nStudy Charles Finney.  When he preached, this is what he had in mind.  The most powerful revivals occured during his time.\nStats:\nPeople who accept Jesus and stay in the fold today: around 5%\nDuring Dwight Moody's revivals: around 30%\nDuring Charles Finney's revivals (1830;s-1860;s): 85-90%\nThat is an effective ministry, as Jesus loved.
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The preaching work is performed because Jesus commanded it, not because it benefits Jehovah's Witnesses personally or as a religion. As a side point, the vast majority of Witnesses hope to enjoy life ON EARTH forever, rather than in heaven.\n\nJehovah's Witnesses understand heaven to refer to the dwelling place of spirit creatures such as Jesus and the angels. They understand the Scriptures to teach that exactly 144,000 humans will join Christ Jesus as kings and priests to administer God's Kingdom (which will soon replace all earthly governments).\n(Daniel 2:44) God of heaven will set up a kingdom... It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite\n(Revelation 14:1) Lamb [Jesus] standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand\n(Revelation 20:6) they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him\n\nOver whom will they rule? Over the vast majority of mankind, most of whom will have been raised from the dead after Armageddon.\n(John 11:23,24) Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”\n\nHell is NOT someplace/something mankind needs to fear; there is no suffering in the grave. Sometime after the resurrection, death and "hell" will themselves be destroyed.\n(Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all\n(Ecclesiastes 9:10) there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol ["hell"]\n(Revelation 20:14) And death and Hades ["hell"] were hurled into the lake of fire\n\n\nAlmighty Jehovah God selects those few who have the heavenly calling. Each person "feels" his own hope and each person's hope remains unquestioned by his fellow Christians. Still the vast majority (literally more than 99.9%) of Jehovah's Witnesses expect an EARTHLY hope, the same hope given to Adam and Eve.\n(Genesis 1:28) God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill THE EARTH and subdue it [caps added]\n(Genesis 2:17) You must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die [so never eating from that tree means never dying]\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2000/10/1/article_02.htm\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2000/10/1/article_01.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/library/jt/index.htm
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I too believe that we all have a ministry. In Jer.  29v11is says that "For I know that plans that I have for you not to harm you,plans to give you a hope and a future."\n My husband and I work with outlaw bikers, coming out of the world, and then went back in as soldiers for the Lord! We have worked with drug addicts, in prayer for deliverance from drugs and alcohol. I don't believe Christians are recovering, but we are given healing. By His stripes I Am healed. Standing up and saying I am an alcoholic or an addict, just gives the enemy ammunition to work with.\nThere are so many women too that have been oppressed, and don't know the freedom that Christ has to offer them. So many think that they can go from an abusive husband to a confining Lord.  We work with freedom from legalism, and misinterpretation from poor teaching.  Teaching a women to be a Godly wife, so that her husband and household can be saved, is such a privilege.\nGod has given us such a heart for the lost. Sometimes I sit on yahoo answers, and think about the multitudes of lost and lonely people that I see, and I hurt for them.\nI don't believe that our ministry will be done til Jesus comes back or we go home.\nbe blessed in Christ
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It involves the governments, but it's also about the rule the world is currently under. 1 John 5:19 says the world is lying in the power of the wicked one. So this system of things is ruled by Satan, in other words he is the god of this system or these wicked times we live in. If you like you can e-mail me and we can discuss it further.
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Laveyan Satanism is a belief system that emphasizes independent thinking, self reliance, and self definition of moral codes. This path rejects indoctrination of any kind and views self limiting standards of behavior as a form of weakness or delusion. The deitiy is not so much an actual being called "Satan" so much as a satanic principle which consists of truth, honesty, freedom, personal power, elevation of pleasure and skepticism of religious dogma.\nAdherants to this view find it very liberating and it is attractive to many alienated ex-christians. However critics point out that Lavey himself ended up miserable, sick, addicted and deluded and that the "church" itself is completely split and riddled with venomous infighting to this day. To some outsiders this seems to indicate that no philosophy based on self indulgence can lead to much good. However adherants of the Laveyan principles continue to insist that their lives have been improved by these ideas and that it is the most truthful approach to life available.
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It is Shekinah Glory Ministries (same people who sing praise is what I do). It is an excellent song. Yes ...... Yes ..... Yes..... YES YES YES
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I think Joel Osteen is a true spiritual messenger of God whose purpose on this earth is to teach us how to be winners with self confidence, find peace and joy in our lives and how to live with positive mental attitudes.\nHe effectively teaches the Word of God through a simple refreshing message that we can all understand and relate to.\nHis messages of inspiration touch more souls in a way that is rarely seen and felt in churches today and this world is a better place because of the difference his ministry is making in our lives. If everyone followed Joel's messages, this world would be a better place to live. \nThink that may have something to do with why he has the largest church congregation in America?
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I agree with the concept. Our salvation is completely dependant on the way we lead our life on planet earth. I personally believe salvation is not a state after death but a realisation of truth while living!
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Well I thought at first that was someone taking the mick, but you seem genuine and what you have written is true, even powerful but that's normally shared with christians not with those who will ridicule something (sacred) like that. A 'prophetic' word perhaps but is the place to share it? Will it be well received? Yes you have addressed it to christians but it just seems to be the wrong place to share it ...but then I could be wrong of course..
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I haven't read it.  I have heard it's very good though.  It's by C.S. Lewis and is a parody-like book about a demon named Screwtape who writes to his cousin Wormwood about how to tempt Christians.  It's a pretty creative way of writing about temptations Christians have and I've always been interested in reading it since I first heard about it.\n\nFor a good synopsis of the book you can go to the book's website page on what it's about here:\n\nhttp://www.biblestudyinfo.com/screwtape/synopsis.shtml
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It means telling something to someone who already knows it and believes it.  The members of the choir are already members of the church, usually pretty dedicated ones, and so "preaching" to them is rather unnecessary.  They sit there long enough, they get to know all the minister's sermons anyway.  My mother was in the choir for many years, and was also a Sunday school teacher.  She could have given the sermons herself when the minister was sick.
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I have the book.  I've read the book.  It is non-fiction.  It is a book about serious spiritual warfare.  I have no reason to disbelieve any of it.  I believe Rebecca's experiences are so "severe," because she had dabbled in the occult before she became a Christian.  In other words, she opened herself up to the troubles she has faced.\n\nI do not believe what you will read in this book will be a typical representation of what most Christians will face, spiritual-warfare-speaking, in their lifetimes.  But those who've been involved in witchcraft, the occult, etc. prior to becoming a Christian already have Satan's full attention.  And he does NOT like to lose a good servant.  So he tries to get them back any way he can.  Rebecca is one of those people.\n\nBe prepared for nightmares if you read the book.
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Emmanuel Swedenborg founded the group. Or at least its based on his works, books, concepts, etc. Some think of it as a kind of for runner of the Spiritualist movement in that he communicated with spirit entities. That's a part of the belief system involved. There are two Swedenborg groups in the U.S. that I know of. A web search might help. Hope this did. :-)
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Never heard of it, But I run a home based church about 1 hour from Cleveland. If ever interested in attending you can contact me through my website below. Very anti denominational but pro God. Would love to have you show up. No tithing or offering wanted.
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Not a priets, a fundamentalist minister.  His name is Ted HAggard and he was the leader of a huge church and one of the largest politically active funamental Christian organizations in the country.
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I think it's called Chiaros or Kairos.  I think it's an offshoot ministry of Walk to Emmaus or Upper Room.  I found a couple links.\n\nBlessings