24th July 2010
Ministering at Open Heaven Ministries was awesome.. We had such a great time. However, unfortunatley the next day my(Vegod) Dad died. He was such a generous person and I found that through my Dad it's better to be a blessing to others than anything else. He recieved Jesus as His Lord and Saviour so it gave me a sense of joy in him going to be with the Lord.
Last week I said that this week i was going to share about your Family being a demonstration family. 1 Corinthians 2:4 talks about not only coming with words but, with a demonstration of the spirits power. Every single one of us qualify to stand and pray believing God to move. The key is to hear His heart and to know His will. As we know His will He will position us to be a demonstration of His power.
A praying family is a powerful family and a demonstration family is a family that displays that power. Activating what you have is so important so that the world will know that God has a plan for each of them. My wife and I took some friends out on the street and as we were sharing with the people there was a sense of impatience but, that began to change when we prayed for them and began to prophesy the word of the Lord to them. With that their hearts began to open and many people joined us in inviting the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour.
So.... As a family from parents to children what abilities do we have to change the world. easy we just need to share what little gifting we may have with one person at a time. So often our attention causes us to divert so often towards daily living but, I know, you know and God knows it's not your intention. As a people of eternity we have so much to look forward to.
I have many friends who raise their children to be a demonstration by leading them through being an example as opposed to controlling them and the end is they begin to inherit the Kingdom of God.
God is with you... Thank you also for praying for us at this time.
Love and Blessings Vegod (and Ali) Dutt
17th July 2010
We had a great time in Brisbane this week , ministering to a group of mothers who have a heart to fellowship and a heart for God and we are looking forward to ministering tonight at Open Heaven Ministries in Gold Coast Australia.
I believe that Harvesting has a strong focus for those of us who believe that God has given us a purpose and a future. You can harvest in every area - in the gifts of the Holy Spirit for example healing, prophecy and deliverance etc... or extending the Kingdom by sharing the gospel with others and inviting to have a relationship with Jesus Christ or, Business opportunities as Joseph did with Pharaoh or. creating an invention or, creating an idea the Holy Spirit has placed in your heart.
What are you sowing into? You can sow anything but, the most relevant to what yields a harvest is time and money in this present age. So, if you are sowing? What are you reaping? is 100, 60, 30? or is your efforts being stolen, drying up or being choked like in the parable of the seed sower. If you find that your seed is being choked, drying up or being stolen then you need to take action to position that seed in a place where it will yield it's fruit in season and where it's leaves will never wither, so that it can prosper.
Leaders - Is your Church or Ministry a 10% ministry?
So many of us have a heart to build God's kingdom and I have so many requests for finances to help and assist people in the ministry. But, I inform them that if you are a 10% tithing based church then what happens if God gives you an 11% vision? The early church was without lack, they had an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that was immeasurable and they moved with amazing demonstration of miracles, signs and wonders that yielded a large harvest of people. The reason why we have meetings in 4-5 Star resorts and Country Clubs is because we have an expectation to "Possess" the wealth of the wicked and see it come to the righteous as we worship the Lord together. Who pays for it? I do, it comes from my own pocket and we have no regular income but, we live by faith or, sometimes we get people who want to sow into it. If things are getting hard? the key is to take leadership and not control. Taking control restricts but, taking leadership lights the way for others to follow the revelation God has given you. They will follow you because of the fruit you display as opposed to the position you hold. But, if you do the same thing and expect a different result you could find yourself struggling more than you would like to.
A Pastor friend of mine shared that one of his staff members wanted to be paid for his role as assistant Pastor but, they were not in a financial position to do so. The Lord gave me a strategy right there..... It was to get him to choose a night during the week to minister and to build a week day service that could pay him from a portion of what was recieved. These are opportunities we as leaders can give to others to build them up as leaders and ultimately affect the body as a whole. The Assistant Pastor has an opportunity to step out and believe in himself that God has anonted him for the purpose of ministry and it gives people an opportunity to sow into something that they believe is good ground.
Next week - Is your family a demonstration family? also, we are ministering in the Sunshine Coast.
Never give up hope and don't stop believing because God is with you, Love Vegod and Ali Dutt
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