Revelations 12:11 – They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.
23 Sep 2009
Worship event at my local church, Harvest Christian Church – pretty rad!!
A testimony I gotta share!!
So during the night during a ministry time one of the girls comes forward and my friend Mandi (if you know this girl, you know God has given her such a gifting of emotional healing) doesn’t know the girl and wonders if she should approach to minister to her but she hears God saying to tell the girl ‘he’s not worth it’...so she does this and the girl opens up and says how her boyfriends refuses to accept Christ and His love...a couple of minutes pass and the girl comes back, just had a phone call from her boyfriend – he doesn’t know what’s going on but wants to leave all his mess behind and accept Jesus...!!!
If you one of my unsaved friends reading this, shore – now you start thinking what are the odds or maybe even, wow, check this lekka made up story to soften our hearts and manipulate us into believing this stuff...and then I remember a revelation I had today (as simple as it might be)...LOVE!! A lot of us (me too at times) have a wordly perspective of love...and God is love. If you wanna accept Jesus you need to let him change your perception of love. A lot of us are holding onto love being that thing we feel for our mother or that feeling between you and your girl or your ex – and now its all been ruined...but where is God in these relationships...where is LOVE. So when it gets spoken JESUS LOVES YOU...you’re practically emotionally dead to that line...cause love to you is not the real deal...its not GOD!!
24 Sep 2009
Day of Kindness
www.touchproject.co.za
I got to head up the treasure hunt side of things and it was really awesome – really felt that God’s love had just been poured out in a thickness the night before and us going out would be taking that love out into the streets...in revival times there’s usually visions of waves/tidal waves hitting cities, and I saw this again but the wave was coming with hectic force and then the water would just trickle all through the city and saturate us in His ooey gooey yummy love!!
We had some awesome leaders head up the hunt from different churches around the city – and you know, this brings such lekka flavour to it all!!
My group got clues of red, feather, home shop, hair salon, shelly etc. – and so we pull in on Walmer Main, were Deli-on-Main is and I approached one of the waiters there, James – just prayed a quick blessing over him ad felt the Spirit speak to me about a baby girl, released this word and he said he had a baby girl back in Zimbabwe...Nyasha is her name...I too know a Nyasha from Zimbabwe, but she 21!!
Awesome, so we hung around and stuff...oh yeah, the home decor shop we found was called Red Feather...wow Lord...but being a public holiday was closed :-(
So we mission, and I ay lets go into Bliss Hair Salon, outside the salon in graphic print it reads: Bliss – ecstasy of spiritual joy...ha ha, within seconds we were filled with a Spirit of Joy. We all knew the salon is owned by a Christian...but were like, no we cant go in, this place is too fancy...WHAT!!
Then the Spirit musta spoken through me, cause I just said if you have faith to go in there lets go...so we all went.
Immediately I introduced us and spoke a bit on what a treasure hunt is and that one of our girls had a word for a hand to be healed, we got Richard with a bummed wrist though...whilst they were praying for him, the manager David took me to his office so I could pray for his back – something to do with vertebrae...trusting Jesus for break-through. When I was done praying he lead me to there little kitchen and I was able to pray for a woman – from my church, never met before but she is so Spirit filled...wow...got great words of knowledge for her, then she called another lady Priscilla and also prayed for her getting words of knowledge. Was about to leave when she stopped me and started praying over me – wow, she started breaking curses and generational curses and praying love, prosperity, success over my life – was hectic – i was in that kitchen for about 30min, my team was like frantically trying to locate me...how awesome to wanna bless but get equally blessed.
One thing that this lady said though to all of us (she was just so much encouragement)...was we CHOOSE to take offence...we can just say no thank you and yes, that makes a world of sense!!
Then just to shed some light on a very important matter. I gotta be honest here...plz pray for me...when I am witnessing in the community – its so easy for me to minister to the cleaning staff, or till operator etc. than maybe the cool guy or dude in the suit etc.
Cause just like when we were outside Bliss and we all tuned it was too larny – I now feel myself thinking, wow...did I mean that wealthy people don’t need the gospel? I don’t wanna get too caught up in this, but the short of it is this – yes, the bible says it will be more difficult for the rich to enter the Kingdom...cause of their worship for money – no they don’t sit there with their credit card and bow down, but its all about well as long a I have money I am sorted and this attitude sucks!!
I could write and beat around the bush for another year, but the fact is I am trusting God to give me a supernatural ability to reach the wealthy (lost ones) and I really think we can all learn from this.
Store up your riches in heaven!! The bible says it...imma gonna believe it. There’s no way out from the bible...its God’s word...flawless.
So now go preach the gospel to all the nations – young...old, poor...wealthy!!
This day was really awesome, Bliss Hair Salon has such a presence of God, its so great!! And so even in the presence, we were able to see Richard’s wrist healed and he is not a believer and he like the others was very receptive and just cause of God’s presence in that place.
This reminds me of a friend – we go to the same hair dresser, but in Summerstrand @ Shockwave. He was talking to Robyn (the hairdresser) one day about Jesus (I am also always evangelising – I see a cross round your neck and too me that MEANS you wanna know Jesus) and she tuned straight, the only thing stopping me from coming back to the Lord is I don’t want to give up sex...punch, lights out...what now...and when he told me this story I heard the Spirit say, invite her to church, nobody is saying get her to give up sex now...we come to Jesus as we are and trust the Holy Spirit does a work in them...in this context ‘and trust’ – is used in confidence, not like ‘and trust’ – and I wonder, just wonder if the Spirit might.
Guys...get into your word...take up your sword.
I love you all with the love of the Lord :-)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
from getting back on the streets to getting MY FIRE BACK!!
Wednesday 9 September 2009
I am at home – have not hit the streets in ages!! Decide to go out – hear God say legs and arms, ha ha...see absolutely no bummed legs or arms but continue missioning.
Come across a group of cleaning staff and really just feel, well I’m just gonna jump out there and offer prayer...and lead them to tell me about their aches and pains...wow man, this stuff is fun!!
Ended up praying for better jobs and one of the lady’s was healed – bad back if I remember correctly.
TESTIMONY TIME (personal stuff)
So I was in east London from 8 Sep to 13 Sep. Wow...I spent less than zero time in the word. This year has just been so busy and there are times when my walk has been supernaturally easy and it’s like I’m being carried, but then there are those times that I am just like whatever – this trip home was one of them.
Spent no time in the word...fell in various areas but testimony of God’s grace – I was able to just get back up – but its the whole yo-yo vibe – fall, repent, fall, repent...until you fall so hard you just grab the word and don’t stop reading till temptation goes back to...well...hell!!
I got an opportunity on the Friday to bless a jobless man with baby food. I had fifty rand in my hand to go buy snacks and stuff when this guy, Jonathan comes up t me and explains how he and his wife are struggling to find employment and they have a 3 month old...I was listening and all and then he spoke up about the baby food and how it cost R49.95 – I though what...never given a ‘beggar’ that much before, but hey I got this fifty and it cant be a coincidence. So we mission down to Spar and we chatting and stuff – oh yeah, by this time I had forgotten about snacks, I mean really...I havnt seen a gym in over a month...ha ha.
So as we walking I am asking him about life and he keeps asking me to organise him a job – I respond I have nothing, cause I just would not know now...wow, typing this though I feel guilty, I mean I could make a plan. So anyway he casually mentions how he has not eaten in 3 days...WHAT!!??!! I feel my Spirit say cool, baby food and buy the family some supplies...spent R80 on a stranger that day...but is he really a stranger? Looking at the world through God’s eyes we will start seeing things like they should be...there’s scripture in early new testament speaking of how God provides all we need – clothes, food etc and in James about if you have the means to bless a brother you cant just tune ‘okay bless you...by’!! This was pretty cool...learnt some lekka lessons and all honour to JESUS!!
Sunday in church – morning service – awesome!! Russian couple, wife is preaching...ever experienced Holy Spirit filled fire driven Russians...WOW!!? During worship get a word of knowledge God wants to set people free whom have suffered strokes...release the word...and s i l e n c e !! Ha ha...Lord!! Ah well...after the service two people respond...amen!! Such a lesson in pride...massive lesson...its about obedience and risk.
Then get a second word about someone in a red jacket needing prayer...dont find the person till...
Monday 14 September 2009
Back in Port Elizabeth driving past the airport...Spirit says red jacket in the airport...GO!!
Okay cool, so mission into the airport and true as bob...there he is. Only one red jacket in the whole place and so was able to pray a blessing over this dude, Ross from Namibia going back to Rhodes, Grahamstown – student @ varsity...cool!!
Thursday 17 September 2009
Just visiting a friend at his apartment and we walk out of his building, there’s a woman – mid fifty’s I suppose waiting by the door to be let in when I feel moved by the Spirit we have to offer her prayer.
So we back up and start speaking to her, we ask if she needs prayer and she responds saying her daughter’s leg is badly hurt. We lay hands on her and pray.
Monday 22 September 2009 – as we are walking out of my friend’s flat again, the supervisor stops us and asks if we are the gentlemen whom prayed for the lady...I got a bit nervous...we said yes, he said well...THERE HAS BEEN DRASTIC CHANGE...wow Jesus...never in a blue moon was I ever expecting to hear a report back on this prayer...I just have faith her leg is healed cause my Jesus don’t leave you half healed!!
Friday 18 – Sunday 20 September 2009 (will add more about this later)
Joshua Generation Church, Cape Town – visiting here in Port Elizabeth at Oxygen Life Church. Andrew Selley is a legend!!
FIRE FELL!! I got a fresh impartation...and thats the vibe...WOW!!
www.joshgen.co.za
www.oxygenlife.co.za
Monday 21 September 2009
Friend comes over for coffee, we have some muffin tart...yes...finish laughing...its a muffin in a tart format...it was wow.
After finishing about ¾ of it, I feel the urge to hit the streets quick quick – hear the Spirit speak of 6 slices, cut up the tart and go not too far from home and talk about Jesus a lil and the word I got about 6...ha ha, we had 6 guys there...till Jacqueline appeared from nowhere...she started beating her husband up...uhm...awkward...five minutes later she came back and asked for prayer...her ankle was healed, she had been in an accident. Also saw a knee healed...praise Jesus!!
That night...hit Sasol in Summerstrand – release the glory and saw another ankle healed and just prayed a blessing over some people.
HARD CORE TESTIMONY TIME
It is easy to become complacent, and when a friend comes up to you and says well Ryan, I see you losing your fire...its like you wanna choke!! But...when you spending enough time with Jesus (24/7)...its rather hard to become complacent!! FAITH + ACTIONS...this is what God is speaking to me these days...Rev 3:20 Here I am, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
Whats the significance of such a simple verse...Jesus wants in...let Him in!!
This is how I feel the Spirit lead me to break it down (like understanding...not hip hop)
1. Jesus announces Himself at our heart’s door & knocks – God always gives us a choice, hence why Jesus is not just like rushing in;
2. We need to hear and discern His voice – by living a righteous life and keeping our spiritual ears open and clean;
3. FAITH & ACTION = hear + open;
4. Then He will come in - a promise;
5. Then Jesus comes in and engages with us (eat with him) and he allows us-AS WE ARE-to engage with him (and he with me).
I was born again in May 2008 – baptised in the Spirit – July 2008 – baptised in water Sep 2008 – experienced the fire April 2009...and somehow I started to run dry till the Josh Gen weekend...God spoke to me about LOVE...loving others through Him & now I am making sure I spend decent amount of time in the word...God’s Word...our Sword!!
The Holy Spirit is fun, but we need the word in our walks as well!! Father, Spirit and Son live in absolute unity...the perfect relationship...how can we want to keep on separating them...are you nuts!!?? Ha ha but seriously...Jesus loves you...and I love you cause Jesus loves you!!
Hope you enjoying my blogs...I actually wanna know what you think – are you being encouraged...or do you think I have lost the plot:
Facebook me: www.facebook.com/ryanodendaal
E-Mail: ryanodendaal@gmail.com
I am at home – have not hit the streets in ages!! Decide to go out – hear God say legs and arms, ha ha...see absolutely no bummed legs or arms but continue missioning.
Come across a group of cleaning staff and really just feel, well I’m just gonna jump out there and offer prayer...and lead them to tell me about their aches and pains...wow man, this stuff is fun!!
Ended up praying for better jobs and one of the lady’s was healed – bad back if I remember correctly.
TESTIMONY TIME (personal stuff)
So I was in east London from 8 Sep to 13 Sep. Wow...I spent less than zero time in the word. This year has just been so busy and there are times when my walk has been supernaturally easy and it’s like I’m being carried, but then there are those times that I am just like whatever – this trip home was one of them.
Spent no time in the word...fell in various areas but testimony of God’s grace – I was able to just get back up – but its the whole yo-yo vibe – fall, repent, fall, repent...until you fall so hard you just grab the word and don’t stop reading till temptation goes back to...well...hell!!
I got an opportunity on the Friday to bless a jobless man with baby food. I had fifty rand in my hand to go buy snacks and stuff when this guy, Jonathan comes up t me and explains how he and his wife are struggling to find employment and they have a 3 month old...I was listening and all and then he spoke up about the baby food and how it cost R49.95 – I though what...never given a ‘beggar’ that much before, but hey I got this fifty and it cant be a coincidence. So we mission down to Spar and we chatting and stuff – oh yeah, by this time I had forgotten about snacks, I mean really...I havnt seen a gym in over a month...ha ha.
So as we walking I am asking him about life and he keeps asking me to organise him a job – I respond I have nothing, cause I just would not know now...wow, typing this though I feel guilty, I mean I could make a plan. So anyway he casually mentions how he has not eaten in 3 days...WHAT!!??!! I feel my Spirit say cool, baby food and buy the family some supplies...spent R80 on a stranger that day...but is he really a stranger? Looking at the world through God’s eyes we will start seeing things like they should be...there’s scripture in early new testament speaking of how God provides all we need – clothes, food etc and in James about if you have the means to bless a brother you cant just tune ‘okay bless you...by’!! This was pretty cool...learnt some lekka lessons and all honour to JESUS!!
Sunday in church – morning service – awesome!! Russian couple, wife is preaching...ever experienced Holy Spirit filled fire driven Russians...WOW!!? During worship get a word of knowledge God wants to set people free whom have suffered strokes...release the word...and s i l e n c e !! Ha ha...Lord!! Ah well...after the service two people respond...amen!! Such a lesson in pride...massive lesson...its about obedience and risk.
Then get a second word about someone in a red jacket needing prayer...dont find the person till...
Monday 14 September 2009
Back in Port Elizabeth driving past the airport...Spirit says red jacket in the airport...GO!!
Okay cool, so mission into the airport and true as bob...there he is. Only one red jacket in the whole place and so was able to pray a blessing over this dude, Ross from Namibia going back to Rhodes, Grahamstown – student @ varsity...cool!!
Thursday 17 September 2009
Just visiting a friend at his apartment and we walk out of his building, there’s a woman – mid fifty’s I suppose waiting by the door to be let in when I feel moved by the Spirit we have to offer her prayer.
So we back up and start speaking to her, we ask if she needs prayer and she responds saying her daughter’s leg is badly hurt. We lay hands on her and pray.
Monday 22 September 2009 – as we are walking out of my friend’s flat again, the supervisor stops us and asks if we are the gentlemen whom prayed for the lady...I got a bit nervous...we said yes, he said well...THERE HAS BEEN DRASTIC CHANGE...wow Jesus...never in a blue moon was I ever expecting to hear a report back on this prayer...I just have faith her leg is healed cause my Jesus don’t leave you half healed!!
Friday 18 – Sunday 20 September 2009 (will add more about this later)
Joshua Generation Church, Cape Town – visiting here in Port Elizabeth at Oxygen Life Church. Andrew Selley is a legend!!
FIRE FELL!! I got a fresh impartation...and thats the vibe...WOW!!
www.joshgen.co.za
www.oxygenlife.co.za
Monday 21 September 2009
Friend comes over for coffee, we have some muffin tart...yes...finish laughing...its a muffin in a tart format...it was wow.
After finishing about ¾ of it, I feel the urge to hit the streets quick quick – hear the Spirit speak of 6 slices, cut up the tart and go not too far from home and talk about Jesus a lil and the word I got about 6...ha ha, we had 6 guys there...till Jacqueline appeared from nowhere...she started beating her husband up...uhm...awkward...five minutes later she came back and asked for prayer...her ankle was healed, she had been in an accident. Also saw a knee healed...praise Jesus!!
That night...hit Sasol in Summerstrand – release the glory and saw another ankle healed and just prayed a blessing over some people.
HARD CORE TESTIMONY TIME
It is easy to become complacent, and when a friend comes up to you and says well Ryan, I see you losing your fire...its like you wanna choke!! But...when you spending enough time with Jesus (24/7)...its rather hard to become complacent!! FAITH + ACTIONS...this is what God is speaking to me these days...Rev 3:20 Here I am, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
Whats the significance of such a simple verse...Jesus wants in...let Him in!!
This is how I feel the Spirit lead me to break it down (like understanding...not hip hop)
1. Jesus announces Himself at our heart’s door & knocks – God always gives us a choice, hence why Jesus is not just like rushing in;
2. We need to hear and discern His voice – by living a righteous life and keeping our spiritual ears open and clean;
3. FAITH & ACTION = hear + open;
4. Then He will come in - a promise;
5. Then Jesus comes in and engages with us (eat with him) and he allows us-AS WE ARE-to engage with him (and he with me).
I was born again in May 2008 – baptised in the Spirit – July 2008 – baptised in water Sep 2008 – experienced the fire April 2009...and somehow I started to run dry till the Josh Gen weekend...God spoke to me about LOVE...loving others through Him & now I am making sure I spend decent amount of time in the word...God’s Word...our Sword!!
The Holy Spirit is fun, but we need the word in our walks as well!! Father, Spirit and Son live in absolute unity...the perfect relationship...how can we want to keep on separating them...are you nuts!!?? Ha ha but seriously...Jesus loves you...and I love you cause Jesus loves you!!
Hope you enjoying my blogs...I actually wanna know what you think – are you being encouraged...or do you think I have lost the plot:
Facebook me: www.facebook.com/ryanodendaal
E-Mail: ryanodendaal@gmail.com
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