 Yes, that's good. Okay, great. All right. So welcome once again. Let's pray and we will get started I want to request any one of us here to lead in prayer, please Okay, yes, please Jeffinger Dear Heavenly Father, we come to another name of Jesus. We thank you for this beautiful day and for the class We are about to have God God you have called this peace supernatural town here on this earth You have given us the authority God asked me Listen to the classes help us to enlarge our mind about who you are and what we are called to do and help us to step Boldly outside and to preach this gospel to everyone who are lost Jesus God I pray that through this whole class There will be good network connections and everything that we needed will be provided to us We welcome the Holy Spirit to guide us and to help us to everything in Jesus name. I pray amen Thank you. Thank you, Jeff. Yeah So in the last last we talked about the key of faith we we took two classes to Delve deeper into this subject and just understand how Important it is for us as believers to walk by the key of faith. So there are a couple of keys So far, you know that we have touched upon but many more coming up. Let me quickly review The keys here for supernatural ministry We said that first we would need to understand these keys Learn to walk in them and later we will touch on personal preparation. So these keys would be Understanding the spirit realm second is faith and you know, we've talked about it already then the power of the word is the third key The renewed mind is the fourth key the anointing of the Holy Spirit is the fifth key God's presence and glory is the sixth key proclamation and action is the Seventh key and persistence would be the eighth key now when we Apply all these keys. We will see the manifestation of the supernatural So in a sense these keys are also listed in order Okay, of importance, but then again, I have been saying from the beginning that there is no formula So we may apply it them in a different order and see them working or You know, it might be a key which is not listed at all You know in among these eight, but you see God working out the supernatural through it So practically when when we look at some of the basic ways in which God moves These keys come into the picture. So first we said first of all, you have to understand that There is a spiritual realm and as believers we belong to the kingdom of light and so we take the truths of You know the that kingdom and we applied here in the natural realm There are certain laws that are operational and we can use that, you know for our Benefit here and and see God's works done. So that was one then faith. He said that Normally in the kingdom of God We know that people should come to God with faith So according to your faith, you know, it will be done for you If you believe you will see the glory of God if you You know, if you believe then you will receive from God. So believing is is very important But there are Exceptions so there are some cases where we have seen that for example the Man at the pool of Bethsaida without necessarily seeking Jesus and not really having faith. He still received his miracles. So there are these exceptions. So the supernatural Manifests on account of faith, but God's sovereignty. Okay, that's also Something that we observe and sometimes exceptionally people Receive despite not having faith now coming to the third key here Which is the power of the word and the fourth key would be the renewed mind so power of the word So when we employ the power of God's word, we can see the supernatural Manifesting and I'm sure, you know, many of us have witnessed it in our own personal lives and we have also We have taught others about God's word and see the word work in people's lives So why do we depend so much on the word of God for the supernatural? Sam 33 versus 6 and 9, you know, if somebody wants, I think it'll be good if you can read it So one person could please read Sam 33 versus 6 and 9 and another person can read Hebrews 11 and verse 3, please By the word of the Lord the heavens were made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth From 6 to 9 or 6 and 9 6 and 9 For his 9th verse for his spoke and it was done. He commanded and it stood fast in Amen, amen. So Just a moment Aradha will explain this and then you can read the scripture given to you So what we just saw is that the heavens were formed by the word of God Okay, by the breath of his mouth. He spoke and They were established that shows us that when God wanted to work What did he send he sent his word? So the word of God does the work of God God gets his work done By his word Okay, even when it came to the work of establishing the the worlds or The universe What did God use God used his word? So God worked through his word Okay, Aradha, please go ahead read Yes By his command This means that the things we see were made by something that cannot be seen Okay, sure. Thank you. Thank you so much Aradha for reading that. So I think you read probably an NIV version But uh, you know, we We understood that God once again by the word you know The things which are visible they were created from things which are Invisible so the word of God the spoken word of God Is what he used to create it carries the power to create and God's word Works Okay, so when God wants to do something he uses his word now Let's also look at another scripture. This is Hebrews 4 and verse 12 Can another person please pick this up and read Hebrews 4 and verse 12 Hebrew 12 What a word of God is living and powerful and sharper than two edges work Person even to the division of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow And he said the center of the thoughts and intents of the hurt Okay, thank you. So we saw that God used his word to do his works and here in the second passage that the Word of God is living and active and powerful So God's word is powerful it carries God's power in it Okay to get God's work done So why are we talking about this? We are talking about this because When we expect God to work in our lives We must apply the word because God Works by his word and his word is powerful. That's what we've understood so far So I take in God's word, you know into various situations of my life And what can I expect? You know, I can expect whatever I've been talking about so far When we talked about the first key about the, you know, spiritual realm and all that we said, yes, there are facts in the world, uh, however We also know from scripture that With God nothing shall be impossible. He's a god of impossibility. So there can be times when the natural Um, uh, you know facts and reports say one thing But when I applied the word That word can work That word can release its power And when we receive the power which that word has released We can see a complete turnaround of circumstances or you know, we can see God's intervention In certain circumstances, we can see, um, you know changes because What have we done? We have now put God's agent Okay, I'm just calling it agent, but we know God's word. It's actually God himself also So I don't know if I'm accurate in calling it an agent, but God's powerful word releases its power And we receive it and things Get transformed and there are many examples that we can turn to Uh and testimonies that you know, um, we ourselves Experience in our lives, uh, where we've seen that, you know, the the word of God is so powerful. So one particular Example which I've heard a pastor share is when There was a couples counseling, you know, which he uh undertook Um It it was a very different You know counseling that actually happened because apparently in one week There were three couples who came to pastor and said, uh, there are problems in our marriages and we need to Uh resolve this pastor. Can you help us? And so he started to Meet them on zoom regularly, uh and lead them, you know through, uh some Uh guidance and spiritual, you know Counsel, but he uh stated that was very unusual. Usually You know, he would have a certain way of doing it, but this time he felt led by the spirit to, uh, Follow the same pattern for three couples Okay So unusual for him. So basically Things that he did was first he said that, okay Uh, we will not discuss the past like, you know, whatever issues have happened Uh to each of the couples individually when he met them, he shared something like that and it said, okay Let's not talk about the past because he felt impressed by the Holy Spirit that that's how he should do it So normally that's not how it's done, but in this case Uh led by the Holy Spirit. He told them, okay, let's not discuss the past second He gave them passages of scripture and told them, uh, you read these passages And when we meet next time, uh, please tell me what you understood from these passages about God's design for marriage God's design, you know about, um, what a husband needs to do or what a wife needs to do So apparently, you know, these are all separate counseling sessions that he had for each of these couples, but The same pattern was followed and he shared how, uh, in a few weeks He began to notice that these couples were actually taking the word of God very seriously They were spending time in the word and they were reading the passages. They were understanding it they were sharing from their learning and that, you know, some changes began To I mean like he could see that their hearts are more open And they were ready to work through the challenges. So his observation was that see it wasn't that He sat down and gave them a lot of inputs At the outset. It wasn't like that. It was different in the sense. He told them You engage with the word of God and let's see But the word began to work In their lives and what happened ultimately the word was what was producing You know the the new way of thinking the new way of working Through the challenges, uh, the new way of, you know, moving forward From where they were at. So, uh, this is just one example of a circumstance where, you know, you have Conflict between husband and wife. So what has happened here? They were able to receive the power of the word into their situation now There was a need and that need was addressed through the word There can be many different needs, isn't it? So there can be a need for healing There can be a need for, um, you know, a miracle to take place. There can be a need for A door to open in somebody's life. There can be a need to overcome, you know, certain Issues that one may be battling with. So there can be so many different kinds of needs in those needs For me to see The supernatural power of god I can use the word. So when I start applying the word Its power is released and I can receive that power and see the change Okay, um, so Yeah, so that is a little bit about how the word actually works in our different situations Now we also know that Jesus taught about the word of god and called it The seed The word of god is a seed. Okay. So that's what we read. We read about this in Mark chapter four and you know, there are parallel passages um, even in luke, um, and I think Matthew as well, uh, where There was a parable of the sower that you know, Jesus presented to the listeners where he described when you saw the word of god A sower came he showed the word of god. Uh, it did not You know thrive in every place where he sought because of other certain hindrances, but where it was planted That is the good ground where it was planted and it was able to grow It gave fruit Okay, 30 60 and a hundred fold. So what is the lesson that he taught from this parable? He just said that we must Let the word of god be sown in our hearts Then what happens the potential of the word will then You know be realized and uh, the the word will grow it will Release forth Whatever it carries. So for example, uh, let's say my need is a need for healing So if my need is a need of healing, then what can I do? I can begin to apply The word of god, uh, every single day, right? I can begin to Speak scriptures on healing. Um, you know read, uh, passages of scripture that talk about how Jesus is Redemption, uh brings my healing how the cross Releases my healing and so when I dwell upon the word of god, you know in this manner what happens it grows It takes root. Okay. It takes root and it begins to produce What it contains so the words of healing which I have sown what will they contain it will contain its own kind So it will bear and release healing You know in my physical body and it will do the supernatural Work for me. So, uh, we use the word of god to see the supernatural manifest in that particular situation Okay, so uh, maybe fear if I am a person who is fearful So, uh, you know, I can share from my own life that this has been an area which was quite challenging for me um for for many many parts of my my Journey, especially as a student. Uh, I remember in our courses we used to have Uh The theory exams and then the practical and you know, there's always this viva where one needs to go And answer the questions of an external and internal examiner So for whatever reason I would be overcome by fear Uh for these, uh, viva sessions and uh For this particular situation, you know, I had listed out certain scriptures The righteous are bold as a lion. It's only the wicked who run away when no one is chasing I have not received a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind Yeah, you know things like that. So I would just begin to speak declare those scriptures meditate on those scriptures And and similarly, you know battling this this whole fear The scenario I remember uh that even into my professional career and my professional life there were times when I needed to keep putting in the seat, you know, keep putting the seat keep nurturing the seat and Personalize those declarations and say, you know, I am bold in crisis. I am bold, you know, I am confident I have a word in season on my on my lips. So things like that. So I I really had to Soar the seed to overcome fear. So the need is very different here You see the supernatural manifesting when you saw the seed for that scenario in your life and uh, there are many, you know, testimonies out there. I heard one testimony of a particular lady who Was afflicted by final stage liver cancer. Uh, and in those days, this is sometime in the um, I think Maybe the 70s 80s or something like that when there was no proper treatment for her condition and the doctors gave her a couple of months for You know that that she would only make it for those many months, but she shares her testimony about how Uh, she had heard a lot about the word of god and the power of the word of god And she just felt flat before god when she came home and she said god I know that, you know, the this world cannot offer me a cure for the disease that I have But uh, I I pray in jesus name that you will heal me because with you nothing shall be impossible And you know, she cries to the lord and she says, okay, you know, her husband is a priest was a preacher And she had four children, I think so she just cried out to the lord and she said lord This is not my time. I'm very young. I can't leave and I have so much to do You've got to heal me the next thing she did was to uh pull out scriptures on healing and She started to sew those scriptures into her heart. Okay, so the scriptures. How often did she sew the scriptures? She says that she did it three times a day the way we Have our medicines Usually the doctors would say okay have with breakfast then have it at lunch have it with dinner So that way she started sewing the word of healing, you know morning Afternoon evening, she would bring out that that that paper and begin to read begin to meditate begin to declare Confess those those passages on healing and she did it day after day. She did it, you know, um a week after week She did it month after month The amazing thing is when she went for her, uh, due checkups, you know after this incident Miraculously miraculous even for the doctors. They said all your blood reports are normal all your reports are normal So in other words, they were saying that you're actually healed, you know from this condition now We you know people of this generation we speculate and we say, uh, what is this? Maybe it was temporary and you know, she things sorted out Things went back to usual after that, but uh, the I think there was a small disconnect there But uh, I'm back and hope you can hear me So I was saying that uh, there are several such testimonies where people can affirm about This miracle seed of god's word and how it has produced in their lives But for that we have to sow the seed. How do we sow the seed? We need to Hear the word we need to believe the word and then begin to you know Walk and live in agreement to the word of god. So so the seed of god's word and it will produce There's actually a publication apc publication Call, you know god's miracle seed. So you could download it from apcw.com Um forward slash books and uh, you can read it Basically, it just talks about the power of the word to produce miracles in our lives. So why are we talking about this? Basically, you know, we we could take this truth and we can apply it in different situations for ourselves personally Um and for people that we are working with you know, we may for people it is You know not Something that they would like because normally What is the uh understanding in our christian circles? Okay. I have a problem. I will go to the pastor pastor will pray pastor will lay hands and uh situation will resolve Okay, but in every Case that's not how god works There can be some situations where the word of god needs to be sown And we have to wait for the Release of its power We have to wait for the work of the word in people's lives for us to actually see results. So that's not a Pleasant or easy method, but there are times Where this is the root Which we may have to take. So again going back to pastors testimonies. Uh, so he had shared uh, that during covid times Um, there was one particular gentleman, uh from our church and even I I'm aware of this person Uh, he was very sick, but he was conscious enough to Um read messages. So while he was in isolation and uh, he was not doing well at all like his breathing was giving way and The situation looked quite grim In those times what pastor did was, uh, it seems he sent voice messages with scripture in it and just Explaining what that means and maybe a prayer or something like that. So every day he used to send scriptures to this man who is in isolation and One thing is we have to give credit to that individual also because Even in his weakness, he would Listen to that audio prayer audio scripture And he would repeat it several times a day. So what was actually happening, you know, the word was being sown That is one thing the word was releasing its miracle power At the same time our key which we saw earlier. What was that faith? So faith is rising in this individual. So the long story shortest he came out of it He's hailing healthy now. In fact, I think I I met him last week You know, he's doing very fine and he's overcome. This was the first wave of covet here in india, which was pretty bad The second covet wave, uh, there was a similar situation and uh, uh, you know, it was this was uh, slightly different in the sense that the person who was affected by covet Was not even conscious anymore. So he was in, you know, the icu set up and put, you know, with all, uh He was all sort of, um tied up to machines. So It wasn't looking good actually the the situation and, uh, um In this case, my pastor was thinking how what do I do? How do I work in this scenario? Again, what he did was, uh Though he could not speak to the man who was in this condition He knew that he could contact the family members. So the wife and the children So he started having regular calls with the family members when the, uh individual was still in in the icu and in a very Bad state. Now people did come back and keep saying that oh, you don't understand Uh situation is very bad. He will not make it and uh, you know, don't We don't know how long he he's going to survive it. So bad reports were always coming But what does the word say? What did god say about himself? He said I am jahua rafa the god who heals you So his nature doesn't change, isn't it? Whether it is kovat or any other sickness So based on what the word says what pastor did was on these regular calls with his wife and children He started sharing scriptures. He started explaining those scriptures. He started, you know praying with them So what's happening? The word is being sown. Is it a longer process? Wouldn't it be easier to just rebuke the sickness and you know for the person to just get up from Yes, that would be nice, but you see sometimes The supernatural manifests through the sowing of the word of god and we have to let the word work We have to receive the power of the word in us and that is how we will see the change We will see the healing. We will see the transformation. So what happened then? You know this kept happening and eventually he came out of The icu's he was at home and I know for a fact that even at home for a while He had to be on oxygen support But he's hailing healthy and he's back to church now and I don't know when I met him not At least not, you know in the recent months, but this year sometime I I didn't meet him and He's fine fully functional But an amazing restoration of health, but what was the root the key That that worked in these scenarios. It was the word and the power of the word So, you know, we'll have to be sensitive to the holy spirit and apply What the spirit of god is Leading us to apply in circumstances, so This key that we're talking about is the word of god. Similarly, you know, you can I Remember there was a there was a student By recall it's been this many years ago and he came to me after the classes and he said pastor You know, I'm going through incredible temptation. I cannot even explain, you know what I'm going through and How do I Get free from This situation and I just prayed I was like lord, what do I do? What do I tell him? Okay, do I just pray do I bind that that spirit which is oppressing him and that is it But when I prayed for that young boy, you know, I was pretty sure that what god was saying was The word has to go and so then I pulled out in those days, there was a Shelf in that very hall where they had stacked up our apc publication So then I pulled out the publication and from the publication I pointed out, you know, to certain chapters and certain scriptures And I said, you know, what you have to do from today Every day I want you to take this word. I want you to, you know, speak the word meditate on the word read this Read this tell me what you understand. So work with the word Why work with the word because then what will happen the word will deliver The word will release its power and you will see, uh, what You know, only god's word can do First the slum is to 13 for this reason. We also constantly thank god That when you receive the word of god Which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a word of men, but for what it really is The word of god, which also performs its work in you Amen and so, uh, thank you john. So that's quite clear, isn't it? So paul is telling the thessalonians that they received the word They didn't just listen to the word and forget about it because there is a characteristic of the word What is that? Now that word Is what worked in The thessalonians who believed so this word worked in you who believed So when we believe when people believe the word of god, it begins to work in their lives It begins to produce in their very situations And we also see in the book of revelation that the word of god is talked about as um A sword in revelation 1915 it says like jesus christ will come and that uh, he he his uh tongue It's it's like a sword. Okay. So his word Is a sword and we uh know that effusions when paul wrote to the effusions about the armor of god even there uh in Chapter six and verse 17 he described the sword of the spirit Which is the word of god. So the word of god also has this supernatural characteristic where it, um It invades the situation and it can overcome it can overcome Whether it is a work of the flesh or it is the work of the evil one You know anything that is not supposed to be there that can be broken with the power of god's word So as we begin to apply the word believe the word, um, you know, receive its power We will see the supernatural manifest. So let me just pause here If there are any questions comments, uh, we could take that up at this point Or your experience with applying the word in your life Also one, uh, general question. Yes. Yes. We tend to see some uh, sometimes we Speak both types of if I um We speak about uh on sundays when we had declare issue or when we know about the word which builds a subway declare that but when, um Situations are not great. I'm going to speak the other way also. Um, so What do you think was it would would it nullify the effect or, um, can it overpower the blessings? Uh And we also see this when we interact with people in our church also like, um Sundays or like when we talk about this, they'll be very excited. But we know what is happening also Yeah, when we have conversations. So I just want to know, uh, how badly it could affect Okay, sure. Uh, thanks john, uh again a very, uh, um, you know interesting question there Sometimes we speak two things contradictory things with our mouths and what we are saying is if we, um, go by the word of god, then that will produce in our lives, isn't it? But see whenever we we talk about declaration, okay, there are Uh, passages of scripture. Of course, we all know the the scripture in problems Which says life and death is in the bar of the tongue, but luke 645 Um, in that jesus said A good man out of the good treasure of his heart Brings forth good and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart Brings forth evil For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. So here is the point that I want to make When we speak something It is either from our hearts or it is not So whatever I speak out of the abundance of my heart, you know, that is the most valid, uh statement Okay Now just because I know about the word its power and about, you know, um Mentally, I know, huh these things are supposed to work So if I just speak those words without so what is the element here Even when we read romans 10 9 and 10 if you believe in your heart, the lord jesus confess it, you know With your mouth then you are safe. So you believe because with the with the heart one believes and with the mouth confession is made. So It's all about belief John it's all about that level. So when you believe and that belief is come being released Through our mouth as a confession those things work Now if I short circuit it or I bypass it, I don't believe it, but I just say it. I believe something else Okay There's a conflict there and I don't know how far it will be fruitful Did it make any sense Yes, yes And also the point that out of the abundance of the heart that also Uh really matters The attitude is on the other side. Uh, it is very difficult for Them to speak the right things for for us to speak the right things So it's also the matter of the heart. We correct ourselves and god wants us to be prosperous. God wants us to say this And then uh believe it and compass it It makes a lot of difference. Yeah. Yeah, thanks for Yeah, yeah, no problem john. So it'll work. Um When we believe it so in faith we have studied this we've said that faith is not A mental ascent or I know Mentally that this is the right thing to do. So I say it but you know, there is also something known as the heart And the heart is the place where we believe so when we believe and when we speak That is what makes things fruitful and the word of god works like that. So we must remember that And this also would mean that Sometimes it will take time For us to sow the word Till our hearts are in that place of belief and then we speak it out. It's very powerful Okay, so uh, don't don't feel bad if you if your heart is not yet in that place Just work with the word keep putting the word keep studying the word and faith will arise Faith will be built up and you you you will see god supernatural being released. Okay, so we will wrap up our session for today But definitely we are open to discussing a little bit more about this In the coming class um, sorry for options Everyone for today, uh, but thankfully we made it. Could somebody please pray and we will wrap up today's session Father we pray and Commit ourselves once again For your presence god. Thank you for the word that came through today lord. Jesus. We pray that we would Encourage ourselves and people around us to declare your word and to see Your supernatural work is manifest in our lives god We pray oh god that everything that we do let it be in alignment with your word And every word that we speak let it be in alignment with your word We pray and declare your presence upon each one of us come on. Thank you in jesus name. We pray Good week. Thank you