Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Doing Greater Works (LS19)

         'Last Sermon of Jesus'

John 14:12-14  "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it."    

If we believe in Jesus as -
Saviour - we will fervently be preaching the gospel everywhere.
Lord - As servants, we must faithfully obey all His words, instructions and teachings.
King - Jesus' commandments, will and words are our decrees.
Provider - Jesus will meet all our needs and we don't need to hoard up.
Healer - Jesus will heal and we don't need any other physician.

and also as Teacher, Protector, Deliverer, Comforter, Advisor... then we can do greater works than what our Lord Jesus had done before. Millions of us are faced with a different types of difficulties and challenges when we do His work and preach His gospel. In the book of Acts, many miracles found were different from those performed by our Lord Jesus.

During our thirty years of ministering in remote and inaccessible areas that are without any medical facilities, we constantly experience His power, presence, deliverance and healing. Here are some of the testimonies that glorify God
   OA woman in labour, suffering for two nights, suspected baby in breech position, gave birth immediately after prayer,
    A tigress guarding its cub who was caught in a wild boar trap fled on seeing our unsuspecting tiny OA brethren as an angel advancing,
   An OA child was drowned for more than ten minutes under the river bed was revived instantly after prayer.
    It is normally these simple and obvious miracles that bring the heathens to believe in Jesus, that our Father in heaven is glorified.

Signs and wonders are still common in remote, poor and needy areas.

Brethren, most of our prayers of salvation, provisions, deliverance, and healing for the benefits of the poor and desperate Chinese villagers and the almost inaccessible OA brethren deep in the jungle were joyfully answered by our Lord.