I thank the Lord for great times of fellowship we had during the Homecoming convention. I believe the Lord led me to share some very powerful truths on how we can build 10000 micro churches. I basically shared from John chapter 15. You need to get the dvd’s. I am glad that so many of you took the time to come home to be with us here. I pray that you have pleasant memories of your time here with us, but even more importantly, that you were challenged to go out there and start a micro church of your own.  Yes you can!

Even though we had almost 20 different nations physically represented at the Homecoming, and even though Lighthouse has planted churches in more than 50 nations, I know that there are still many more nations that we need to go to with the gospel of Jesus Christ.  We need to expand our vision to affect more nations.  We know from Ps 86:9 that “All nations whom you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, And they shall glorify your name“. I think it will be great to take the gospel to all nations!  What do you think?  SO I challenge you to personally target one nation in the world to send the gospel to.  You can do so by personally going there, by supporting a missionary financially, by prayer for that nation etc. Just make sure that somehow you help with the harvest of the 7 billion souls we have in the world today and God will be bless you with more than you can ask or think of!

… be ye therefore wise as serpents…

These days I have become very interested in snakes and I believe that the Lord is showing me a lot of things I can learn from their ways.  I’ll share a few of my observations with you and we can discuss what you make of it.

Serpents are very patient and are therefore masters of ambush.  A snake can be in the same place with you for years and you’d never know it.  I saw a documentary recently and the python targeted its next meal for 4 long days.  It lay coolly at the bottom of a lake, and observed deer come to drink water. After 4 days it grabbed one of them and had a good meal.  Apparently, it typically would go to sleep for a year after that.

Snakes are very successful. Their needs are few and they can thrive in almost every kind of environment.  You find them in the deserts, in the snow, on trees, underground, in water, in the heat and in the cold.  They do not have to feed regularly.

Serpents are also masters of camouflage. Because of this, they survive for a very long time.  They do not stand out much but stay within trees, underground and in foliage; in its natural habitat. Usually, if you do not provoke a snake it will not attack you.

But the snakes too have a master.  They are a meal for the secretary bird. This bird, can slap the snake dead in two quick swipes with its feet.  Its a sight to behold!  And then the bird picks at it for its meal.

Snakes kill about 40000 people every year.  12000 people die from India alone.  From snake venom which is very deadly.  Their venom can kill you with 4 to 5 hours after being bitten.  They inject and poison very quickly.  In the same way, what has been injected needs to be extracted very quickly.

One of the most deadly snakes in the world is the black mamba in Africa. It can ran as fast as a 100 meter sprinter.  Imagine that!  Some snakes can leap out for long distances; almost flying to get to their target.

Well, why don’t you think on this for a while and may God open your eyes to learn something from their ways.

Click here to listen to all the “25 Steps to 10,000 Micro Churches”
 

Enjoy some shots from the opening ceremony for the Homecoming.  I shared 9 out of the 25 steps to 10000 micro churches throughout the day.  I believe the Lord is showing us clearly how to achieve our vision.  We will succeed by the grace of God.

Audio Messages: 25 Steps To 10,000 Micro Churches

Morning Session 1
Morning Session 2
Evening Session

I believe that it is a great blessing to gather from all over the world, where Lighthouse churches have been established, to fellowship, interact and refocus as a church.  It also gives me the chance to meet all my spiritual children.  As you can imagine, it is almost impossible to travel to all these countries to impart the vision for what the Lord wants to the church (even though I still do my best to visit and encourage the churches)

The opening ceremony for the Homecoming convention will be tomorrow night, when my wife will be in the house.

It is also a great blessing to have the Jesus Cathedral completely full with people this evening, and to have the opportunity to have the vision of the church emphasized. Our aim is to have 10,000 (ten thousand) micro churches!

A micro church has at least 30 members.  Believe me; God wants us to bear much fruit.  LCI is blessed to multiply and become a larger family.  Don’t worry, any and all of us can be a minister of a micro church. Say amen!  It will come upon you to your surprise in the name of Jesus. You are just as normal as I am.  You too can accomplish much in Christ. 

There is a time when you ought to be a teacher; not just receiving.  It is more blessed to deliver the word of God than to just sit and receive the word. So rise up and become an instructor in the word of God. There is no greater offering that you can give to God, than giving yourself to Him.  Your blessing will be in the church that you will establish.

Throughout this week, both in the mornings and in the evenings, I will be sharing on the 25 Steps to having Ten thousand micro churches.  Listen to this evening’s message and receive the prophecies associated with this vision.

Audio Message: 25 Steps To 10,000 Micro Churches

Exactly 4 years ago, during the Home Coming 2004, I made an altar call to recruit students for the Christ Missions Academy faculty of the Anagkazo Bible and Ministry Training Seminary (ABMTS). A whole bunch of students enrolled and so it is with great pleasure that I bless the first 45 graduants of the Anagkazo Bible and Ministry Training Seminary this afternoon. As I appoint all of them as pastors, I charge them to go and be great ambassadors for Christ. May they seek after God only and obey Him. May not be intimidated by the challenges they will encounter on the mission field and may they survive through all the changing scenes of life. God bless the work of their hands. Amen.