On 26 Oct 2008 night after the service, when Pastor Paul asked me whether I want to have the anointing of carrying the cross – however, I was not ready. I need to consider this very carefully as this means a lot to me. Am I willing to let go of everything and follow the Lord’s way? There is no turning back for me – is my mind, my heart, my thoughts in the correct way?

Thanks God that He let me heard a Chinese song “Mandate” by Ezra worship in Praise 2. The Lord used this song to prepare my heart and finally a week later, I told the Lord “I’m willing”. I kept reminding myself “He must become greater, I must become less” - John 3:30 to build up my faith...

After our worship practice on the night of Wed, 5 Nov, after Pastor Paul released the power of The Sword's anointing on me, the power of God came upon my body and I started to bend. I couldn’t stand straight. Suddenly my right hand seemed to be carrying something and a very heavy weight was on my back. Oh! In my heart I asked God whether this is the day? It was already quite late and I was about to go home. The more I struggled, the heavier the Cross. In order to be obedient, I repented and tell the Lord “I am willing to carry His cross”.

I began to feel His pain - of helplessness, loneliness, rejection by people and even God Himself! The burden of sin was so heavy beyond words. One of our sisters cried, mourned and wailed like the woman mentioned in Luke 23:27-29. I then climbed to this sister, comforted her and gave her a hug – I was still under the anointing.

Thank you Jesus for giving me this experience. It not only strengthens my faith, it also helps me to trust Him and be more courageous to face the challenges ahead. I am now more sensitive to the Holy Spirit. The Lord has given me 2 angels with me and I also know their name.
Now, I can tell The Lord is greater, I am less. Amen!

背上十架（第1章）

當保羅牧師在10月26號星期天的晚上問我要不要背十架的恩膏之时，已有两位姐妹正在領受。我當時的感覺是還不是時候，要回去禱告和深思。我本身認為這是一件非常嚴肅的事情，我必須確定“自己”已經準備好要背上耶穌的十架，因我知道这是沒有回頭路。我的心是否有掙扎？我的思緒是否正確？而且不是好玩的事情，我是必须带着甘心愿意的心放下一切來跟耶穌走十架的路。

感谢天上的父让我在祷告时听到这首歌“使命”（以斯拉专辑2），让我能因着这首诗歌深思“自己”是否准备好。我牢记着约翰3：30 “他必兴旺，我必衰微”的经文-坚固我的信心。一星期后，我很肯定告诉天父“我愿意”。

我等待着天父的时间，就在一个星期三的晚上（11月5日），當保羅牧師行在圣灵恩膏时，他向我射出三支属灵的劍，这劍带着很大的力量進入我的灵的层面，我不知道神賜下什麼，只是彎著腰，然后兩手好像拉著東西在右邊，我的背好像有很重的物件壓下。哦！心想不會是今天吧，心里又開始掙扎，因为練習完主日崇拜的诗歌，時間已经很晚了，我的心很想要回家。虽然如此，我還是順服神把十架背上。在背的過程中，我感受到耶穌的心情- 無助，孤單，悲痛，被遺棄，藐視的感覺；他背上世界全人类的罪，真的是很沉重，这是無法用言語可形容得“重”。我聽到一位姐妹的凄凉的哭泣聲，就好像耶穌聽見那些婦女為他號哭（路23：27-29）。我就慢慢地爬向那位姐妹，就好像代表耶稣去安慰她，过了一段时间，她的哭聲渐渐停了下来，我感覺是结束的時候了，然后說了一句“成了” （約19：30），我就昏睡了。當我醒來時，腦里一片空白，什么都想不起，只想睡覺。

第二天，我感覺特別的清新，好像換了另外一個人，信心加倍速增。我的心灵里拥有“更多的神，且更少的我”，对主聖靈的感應更加敏銳，更加的感受到有二位天使在我身旁守護着我。我那充满对神感恩的心是無語形容。
天父啊！求你來使用我這微小的器皿來完成你的大事吧! Amen.

Bro Thomas Ong first received the impartation of the ‘Fire & Blowing Anointing’ through the phone. Due to his deep hunger for more blessings, he came to CKRM on 22nd November 2008 with his wife. Stayed overnight at the CKRM Sanctuary, he was tremendously blessed especially with the powerful gift “Sword of the Spirit."

Thomas and his wife are both civil engineers working in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Please read his awesome experience he wrote in his blog below.

http://heputanewsong.blogspot.com/2008/11/offensive-weapon-of-warfare-sword.html
http://heputanewsong.blogspot.com/2008/11/fire-anointing-and-gift-of-blowing.html

I have posted Thomas's testimony in my blog (below).

http://pastorpaulang.blogspot.com/2008/11/ckrm-new-every-wednesday-phone-ministry.html
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神在CKRM满足Thomas的渴慕并赐给他大能的属灵武器


Thomas Ong弟兄第一次领受圣火与吹气的恩膏是在电话里。由于他里面深深的渴慕，在2008年11月22日，与妻子专程来到新加坡CKRM并且晚上住宿在教会。他大大地蒙神祝福，特别领受了大能的武器“圣灵的宝剑”。

Thomas弟兄与他的妻子都是建筑工程师，在马来西亚巴生谷工作。下面是他在自己的博客中所写的奇妙见证：

http://heputanewsong.blogspot.com/2008/11/offensive-weapon-of-warfare-sword.html

http://heputanewsong.blogspot.com/2008/11/fire-anointing-and-gift-of-blowing.html

我也在自己的Blog中转载了他的见证（链接如下）

http://pastorpaulang.blogspot.com/2008/11/ckrm-new-every-wednesday-phone-ministry.html

Hi Ps Esther,

Realised I didn't get a chance to thank you just now for your ministry to me and my wife. =) First of all, we wouldn't be so blessed today if you didn't relay the prophetic message through Sharmaine to tell us to come back as the Lord had something for us. That prompted us to come once our work allowed us a day off. (The fact that the Lord arranged this whole day so suitably is really a huge surprise.) Thanks so much!

There were so many things you said today that also confirmed things that were happening in our lives. You know, when you mentioned about my being in both my Sunday church and my church plant, at first I thought you were going to ask me to focus on my Sunday church (that's the advice that most of the people have been giving anyway in our circles). What impressed me, however, was that you told me the Lord dropped the message in your heart to focus on the church plant instead--you didn't say your opinion, but rather what the Lord asked you to say--and immediately when you said that word I saw a vision of myself, talking to my Sunday church pastor one year ago, and that was the time when I had didn't feel the peace that I would be at my Sunday church for long. It struck me very deeply especially since I told myself I wouldn't act on it unless the Lord confirmed it. And that word of knowledge was during makantime!

Besides that, for my wife, as we were recounting what you were sharing with her, I really can see how it was so accurate and really spoke to her circumstances. The word to leave behind the past and how people have treated her in the past, to not fear the opinion of people, and the verse you gave her--when I heard all these, I really knew it was from the Lord. It really addresses some of the major things that're not so easy in her life. So really thank God for ministering to her.

Both my wife and I realised that God has given you a wonderful prophetic gift and really praise Him for it. May the Lord continue to use you powerfully in His kingdom and may your prophetic flame continue to burn brightly! And may God raise others like you who will bring a timely word of encouragement to God's people!

Agape and with many thanks,

Daniel and Janice
22th November 2008

I read Bill Johnson’s note (http://www.bjm.org/regarding-todd-bentley.html) on how he and a few others stood up for Todd Bentley and even after the mishap, to restore Todd through a period of healing.

I praise God for using such a man with a Father’s heart, truly a model for all Christians to follow, to have the heart & love of our heavenly Father. James wrote, “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead” (James 2:17).

Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry is well known for awesome divine healings and miraculous signs & wonders.

By God’s grace, we were part of a team selected to go to Bill Johnson’s Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry in early 2007 for a few days. This was under the scholarship given by Bethel School to the school in California that we were attending.

I was very impressed with the school, where they have a 24 hours Prayer Tower on a hill. When we were at the Prayer Tower, their prophetic team would draw pictures of the vision they saw on us and gave us prophetic guidance.

In one of the meetings at Bethel School, the team of Bethel Outreach ministers came forward and shared testimonies of the awesome and divine healings occurred during their outreach evangelistic missions. They shared on how God would just lead them to pray for the disabled. There were instant healings where sight restored, the lame got up from wheelchairs and many more awesome testimonies.

The outreach ministers comprised of young men, women and even youths. Their simple minded faith and courage really touched me. It was also the first time that I witnessed such an event.

In our Chinese culture, such sharing would have been deemed to be boastful & considered ‘pride’ – a taboo. Thus, many of the Chinese ministers have lived with such false humility by not standing up to boldly testify how the Lord has used them as instruments to bless the people with the power of God.

We cannot boast about ourselves because apart from Him, we can do nothing (John 15:5, Zechariah 4:6). When we boast about the power of God, we are giving glory to the Lord. Testimony not only gives glory to our Lord Jesus Christ, but it is also a very powerful tool to break the power of darkness.

Jesus told his disciples in Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth”. The command from Jesus is very clear; we receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on us. When we receive the power from God, we have to use His power to bless the people like healing the sick and setting people free from bondages. Then we shall bear witness for the Lord, testifying and glorifying Him.

The school has many anointed people who flow in various gifts of the Spirit. Ps Esther and I were blessed, when Bill Johnson laid his hands to pray for both of us. The Lord also healed me of hypertension during my stay at Redding, which I shared in my article
http://pastorpaulang.blogspot.com/2008/10/god-heals-fall-that-healed-me-of.html.

The anointing of the ‘Chinese Opera’ will be used to preach the word of God, and it will be a common feature at CKRM.

Bro Timothy is an Accountant by profession. As one of our ‘Joshua Generation’ team members, he has not performed nor was he trained in ‘Cantonese Opera.’ However, when the anointing came on him at last Saturday prophetic ministry, he could deliver God’s messages to the audiences, by dancing and singing in the motion of a Cantonese opera performer.

The Lord then prompted Sis Grace that performance of the Cantonese Opera is to entertain the King of Glory. Like the olden days, the king of England would have a joker to entertain His Royal Highnest whenever he felt moody or depressed. Thus, isn’t it wonderful that the ministers of CKRM could preach and deliver the Lord’s messages through such amazing feat, and entertain the King of Kings who creates us for His pleasure? Sis Grace was recently at the Florida Lakeland Outpouring for a few weeks.

The same happened during our last Sunday 4 pm Cantonese/Hokkien Church service. The anointing came upon our Church pastor in charge Ps Naomi Choo as she joyfully delivered the sermon, dancing & singing in the motion of a Cantonese Opera performer. The anointing also fell on 4 others and many of the congregation burst into laughter.

Thereafter, the power & glory of God came down to heal the sick.

It was an amazing & awesome scene that will be the ministry that God has given to CKRM to preach the gospel to the lost souls under the anointing of the Chinese Opera (i.e. Cantonese, Hokkien etc…).

Sister Victoria wrote about this amazing anointing in her blog: http://victorgal.blogspot.com/2008/11/cantonese-opera-anointing.html.

Talents are given by God. In Exodus 35:30-32, Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze.”

God is really doing new things (Isaiah 43:19). The Youth Empowering service, commencing on January 18, 2009, will attract the youths with ‘miracles, signs & wonders’. It will draw the youths back to the Lord., while the ‘Chinese Opera’ anointing will draw interest of the old folks to hear the gospel.

(Translated from Mandarin into English)

Dear Ps. Paul,

Here is my testimony. Thank you so much for all the blessings that I have received from CKRM.

I visited CKRM in Singapore on 8 & 9th November 2008. This is the most joyful Church that I have ever seen. Everybody was just very joyful. I experienced the joy and manifested into uncontrollable laughter, like most in the congregation.

Having attended such awesome kind of meeting, I don’t feel like going back to Hong Kong. I have witnessed the audiences used the gifts of the Spirit to bless others. Although this is the first time at for me at CKRM, God is wonderful as He downloaded me with gifts of the Holy Spirit such as Lion’s Roar anointing, Worship anointing, Warfare and Fire anointing.

The sisters & brothers of the Church are so filled with love and their hearts so willing to bless others with impartation of spiritual gifts. On my 2nd day at CKRM, I continued to soak in His presence and receive more blessing & impartation of spiritual gifts. My desire is to be delivered and set free from bondages. The gift of the ‘Roar’ of the Lion of Judah helps to deliver and clear me from the ‘rubbish’ accumulated over the period. As I roared, I felt lightened.

In the afternoon, a manifestation came upon a sister of how the Lord carried the cross for the final journey to Calvary. My heart was very touched and this was a reminder to me on how the Lord was rejected by the world. I was deeply moved in my spirit. I believe that I would need to spend more time to seek Him with meditation.

In the night, I witnessed how the participants danced under the anointing of the Spirit and how God could use a willing & obedient vessel for His glory. My inner man has been strengthened and I have become more sensitive to the Spirit. I pray that my spiritual life will continue to grow that I could be used by God to bless others.

Warmly,
Sarah Tam,
Hong Kong
15th November 2008


Sarah Tam’s Testimony in Mandarin

我於11月8-9日到CKRM探訪, 這是我見過最喜樂的教會, 每個人都在聖靈裡笑過個不停, 第一天經歷熱身後, 也開始在聖靈裡不停的笑, 心想有這樣的聚會都不想回家了。

這是我看到最多會眾使用聖靈恩賜的教會, 雖然只是參加了一天聚會, 但就被download了不同的東西, 有lion roar, worship anointing, warrior anointing, fire等等, 這也讓我看到教會的弟兄姊妹很願意祝福人, 也很願意將屬神的恩賜分享出去。

第二天我繼續在聚會裡接受膏抹, 繼續接受恩賜的傳遞。感謝主, 在我很最希望接受釋放服事時, 結果通過了lion roar, 把裡面的東西清理出來, 下午有一段時間在靈裡體會耶穌背十字架的情況, 雖然時間不是很長, 但內裡面對主被人棄絕的情況有更深的了解, 聚會後的兩天, 腦海裡仍然浮著耶穌受苦的圖畫, 相信我還要花時間再去親近祂, 默想這件事。當天晚上也看到在聖靈裡載歌載舞, 和人如何順服在聖靈裡的聖靈運作。

自這次的經歷後, 感到靈裡的敏銳性和強壯度都有提升, 我求主讓我學習將所得的恩賜從可以釋放出來, 以致屬靈生命得以成長。

Warmly,
Sarah Tam
Hong Kong

Dear Ps Paul Ang,

We were having awesome cell group gathering just now where the presence of God and His fire was so strong like never before in this cell. I released the fire of God during worship and even the first song of worship, many can felt His tangible strong presence.

Many were enjoying in high praise, worship and shout to the Lord, blowing of shofar. The watching of Ps Benny Hinn's Healing Crusade's Dvd has boosts the faith level of the cell member, thus increase the atmosphere of 'Glory'. We prayed for the sick and also for my wife. She coughed & vomited again even after the cell, when there is still an anointing in my living room. We also prayed for a sister who going for surgery on her back this Saturday, may God performs miracle healing for her.

Thanks God for your impartation of the fire and it stirred my heart again and wipe away my spiritual disappointment and water my spiritual dryness since June this year (June was the time of my wife got depression).

No matter how I strongly desire more from the Lord and want to make a trip to CKRM. I still arrange the logistics to come tomorrow night or Saturday morning, if not, I 'must' come on next weekend!

God bless,

Thomas Ong
-- Outpouring of New Wine... fresh anointing.. joy unspeakable.. new oil.. great anointing... abundant living joy in Holy Ghost...cheer up, sons of God..

Note: Thomas came from the Klang Valley, Malaysia with his wife to CKRM on 22nd November 2008. On his return to Malaysia on 23rd Nov, he commented on the blog that:
Thomas Ong said...

I have witnessed 'Chinese Opera Anointing' yesterday and indeed our God is doing new thing! There is no rule/formula for God to evangelize, prophesy, healing the sick and doing miracle. People tried hard to access supernatural realm by trying certain formula.

However, if you can 'tap' in the glory of God and let HIM do whatever He want to do, don't let your mind control you. You will be amazed and began to realise that our God is a creative and humorous God.

Frankly speaking, unless you come to experience yourself in CKRM, otherwise you won't believe it!

November 23, 2008 10:05 PM


Paul Ang said...

Dear Thomas,

This trip must be very tiring for both of you, having to come all the way from Klang Valley to CKRM and returned the next day.There are all kind of languages in the world and the gospel has to be preached to all creations to fulfill the Great Commission commanded by our Lord.

Miracle is to change lives so finally we look at the fruit. If a person is set free from bondage, healed from sickness, spiritual life revived and sensitiveness to His leading enhanced; these are the fruits.

November 24, 2008 8:32 AM


Thomas Ong said...

Not really tiring, but both of us filled with excitement, fire, joy and wine of Holy Ghost! One day in the House of God is better then thousand day...

Thanks God that He has downloaded spiritual weapon for me, eg. fire, blowing and Sword anointing. For the Roar of the Lion of Judah, I just felt embarassed to roar although many has prayed for me at night.

CKRM's members really very friendly and generous to share and bless other with spiritual gifts.

November 24, 2008 3:50 PM

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2nd Testimony from Thomas Ong after being at CKRM on 22nd November 2008
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Dear Ps Paul Ang,

Thanks for the info. Noted.

The gifts I received was Fire anointing, Sword of the Spirit, 'Holy Blowing' and perhaps 'Thunder Anointing', 'Arrow anointing' & 'Lion of Judah'.

For the arrow anointing, I am not sure. I practice arrow anointing on my wife when she was coughing, but the spirit doesn’t come out. So I 'choose' to take up a bow in my hand, and shooting the 'fire arrow' to the enemy. The enemy was vomited out. Also, I use 'thunder anointing' over my wife. I am not sure whether I got it or not because I mixed all the weapons. (First, I prayed for fire anointing come upon, then thunder anointing, I wielding SWORD of the spirit, she started coughing, then I use arrow to shoot the enemy, she vomiting.

Finally, I blowing to let her filled with the Holy Spirit - Sometimes these all process was mixed together)However, I am very sure I have 'SWORD of the Spirit'. And it is very powerful weapon and whenever I wield the sword, the deliverance takes place easily and faster if compare to just commanding in Jesus name. I prayed for Fire of God in online prophetic chartroom, those people in US felt the heat sensation in 'belly' and tingling at arm.

However, whenever I use the 'SWORD', two persons said they felt heaviness and dizziness in their head, so I told them is spirit of oppression, need to cast out.For the roar of the Lion of Judah, I tried at home and using my own voice, but not like those in CKRM one. Very hard to roar.

Hope will receive worship anointing (dancing type), 'Roar of Lion of Judah' again

Hallelujah

Thanks

Thomas Ong
27th November 2008
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神在CKRM赐给我许多大能的“释放与权能”武器——马来西亚Thomas Ong弟兄的见证

亲爱的保罗牧师，

在刚刚的小组聚会中，我们经历了神的大能同在，我们小组从未经历过如此强烈的神的火。我在敬拜中释放了神的火，甚至在第一首歌的时候，很多人就已经感受到了祂强烈的同在。

很多人高声赞美、敬拜、向神呼喊、吹角。观看辛班尼医治DVD的时候，小组成员的信心大大提升，增强了“荣耀”的氛围。我们为病人祷告，也为我妻子祷告。我妻子开始咳嗽和呕吐，甚至在聚会结束后还有这样的彰显，因为恩膏一直在我们的房间里存留。我们也为一位姐妹祷告，她周六要在背上做手术，愿神的医治临到她。

感谢神藉着您分赐圣火恩膏并重新挑旺我的信心，驱走我灵里的沮丧，使我今年六月以来一直干渴的心灵得到滋润（今年六月开始我妻子得了抑郁症）。

我强烈地渴望要从神得到更多祝福，我决定无论如何都要亲自去到CKRM。我正安排明天晚上或周六早晨过去，如果不能，我一定会在下个周末过去。

神祝福

Thomas Ong

-- 新酒浇灌... 新鲜恩膏.. 无法言表的喜乐.. 新油.. 极大恩膏... 圣灵中丰盛鲜活的喜乐...欢呼吧, 神的儿子们..

注：Thomas弟兄与妻子在2008年11月22日从马来西亚巴生来到新加坡CKRM，11月23日返回，他在自己的blog中写道：

Thomas Ong 说...

昨天我见证了“中国戏曲的恩膏”，我们的神实在是在行新事！对神来讲，传福音、发预言、医治病人、行神迹，没有固定的公式。很多人努力想要通过某种公式来达到超自然领域。

然而，如果你触摸到神的荣耀，让祂按自己的意思行事，而不是让你自己的观念控制自己，你就会惊奇地发现，神实在是有创意而又幽默的神。

坦白讲，除非你到CKRM亲身经历，否则你不会相信。

2008年11月23日10:05 PM

Paul Ang 说...

亲爱的Thomas，

你们从巴生来到CKRM，第二天又返回，一路上一定很劳累。世界上有各种语言，我们的主曾说过福音必须先传给万民，完成大使命。

神迹能改变生命，我们最后要看果子。如果一个人从捆绑中得释放，从疾病中得医治，属灵生命复兴，对神引导敏锐度增加，这些就是果子。

2008年11月24日, 8:32 AM

Thomas Ong说..

旅途并不感到劳累，我们两人都充满了兴奋、圣火、喜乐和圣灵的酒！在神的殿里住一日，胜似在别处千日。

感谢神赐给我属灵的武器，如圣火、吹气和圣灵宝剑恩膏。至于犹大狮子吼，那天晚上很多人为我祷告，但我还是因感觉很尴尬没有吼出来。

CKRM弟兄姐妹真是很友好又慷慨，愿意向他人分赐属灵恩赐和祝福。

2008年11月24日3:50 PM

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亲爱的保罗牧师，

谢谢您的信息。

我领受的恩赐是圣火恩膏、圣灵宝剑、“吹气”恩膏，可能还有“雷的恩膏”、“箭的恩膏”和“犹大狮子吼”。

关于“箭的恩膏”我不太肯定。当我妻子咳嗽时，我尝试在她身上使用“箭的恩膏”，但里面的灵不出来。于是我选择拿弓在手，把“火箭”射向仇敌，仇敌被呕吐出来。同时，我也在妻子身上使用“雷的恩膏”，我不太明确是否有这个恩膏，因为我把所有的武器混合使用了（首先，我祷告圣火恩膏浇灌下来，之后用雷的恩膏，挥舞圣灵宝剑，她开始咳嗽，然后我用箭射向仇敌，她开始呕吐）。

最后我向她吹气，使她被圣灵充满（有时这些程序混合在一起），但我很肯定我有“圣灵宝剑”，这个武器非常有能力，每当我挥舞宝剑的时候，释放会比单用主耶稣的名字更容易。我在网络预言聊天室里为别人祷告，在美国的人感到腹部发热，胳膊有发麻的感觉。

但当我使用宝剑时，两个人说他们感到头部有重量和眩晕感觉，我就告诉他们那是有邪灵压制，需要释放。关于犹大狮子吼，我尝试在家里用我的声音，但不像在CKRM的那样。吼叫比较困难。

希望能领受敬拜恩膏（跳舞那种形式的），并再次领受犹大狮子吼。

哈利路亚

谢谢

Thomas Ong

2008年11月27日

Dear Ps Paul,

Since Sharmaine shared her testimony, I also want to share mine. The first time I encountered the miraculous power of God was in 1996, when I was 12 years old. It was the time when Rodney Howard-Browne came to Singapore, and we barely knew what Holy Laughter or other manifestations were all about. I remember my church background: if anyone was touched by God, they'd cry. It was always cry cry cry. =P It was that, and speaking in tongues, healings, and deliverances. Foolstop.

I remember 1996 very distinctly because I felt it was one of those rare times when I saw the power of God flow to so many churches all over the place. I met up with so many Christians, in school, other churches etc, and realised they too were enjoying the latest outpouring of the Spirit. For me, I was on fire. That fire which God lighted in my heart since 1996 is something burns strong within me. One desire I strongly had was that God would bring something similar back to town. That's 'cos I've seen so many youth who don't know the power of God and do not know anything of the spiritual gifts beyond speaking in tongues.

I've been praying and praying for so many years...I nearly thought that this was hardly going to come again in my generation. But it's here that I want to thank God for your ministry in CKRM. The day that I first encountered the power of God in your ministry, I realised God had answered my prayer.

Hope you will appreciate something about my background. I'm a full-fledged Pentecostal, very open to the move of the Spirit, but very particular about Scriptural adherence and precedence. And, in all honesty, I had problems with manifestations that involved eagles and lions. My friend Sharmaine asked me and my wife (then girlfriend) to come and visit your ministry in CKRM. I thought, no harm going, even if I need to discern. I know the power of God, so shouldn't be a big problem identifying real from fake. (so thick-skinned right. haha.)

As that day turned out, I was held up with something, so I actually came 1 hour late into the meeting. Needless to say, I was very "paiseh" and so I did my best to be as inconspicuous as possible. I quickly sat on the seat my friends had reserved, try to be as unnoticable as possible, and then I prayed: "O Lord, if it's you, I hope to be blessed today. I know you will not lead me into error." So I watched you preach. Or so I thought, because 2 min after that you laid hands on someone, and that person began roaring in the Spirit.

As you probably already know, I don't like this roaring stuff. But as that brother roared in the Spirit, I felt something move up my spine. It was a very familiar feeling: the electricity through my veins, the sudden alertness, the opening of my spiritual senses. I could feel myself caught up in the wave of the Spirit. I closed my eyes, enjoyed the presence of God, very ministered to, but as that guy kept roaring, something stirred within me and it was bubbling from my belly. At one particular roar, my girlfriend, slapped on the front of her face by the Spirit, gripped my hand tight (knee-jerk reaction)--that was it, I felt it too, I couldn't control it any longer. I began to chuckle. I was quite soft, you know. But don't know why you noticed me. Then you called me to go to the front for prayer. So much for me trying to be the inconspicuous latecomer. Haha.

When you called out "the Fire of God", I was lifted up by the Spirit, slammed on the floor: it felt like as if someone did a wrestling move on me. I felt the power of God go through my bones. I just felt like shouting out. For a long long time, I never felt so free in the presence of God, to shout his praises, to just pray and pray and pray in tongues, to just lift up his holy name, and to keep doing it over and over again. And I can't remember the exact sequence of events from there on. What I do know is that that was the first time I was drunk in the Spirit--I still didn't roar, thank God, he knows my theological suppositions--but what I do know is that I had a tremendous dose of the Spirit's power. I think I was at the altar area for quite long. And when someone else was struck by the Spirit, I knew: 'cos it was as if all of us, connected by the Spirit, could feel when a wave was coming in. Someone would be struck by the Spirit, start laughing or crying or roaring etc, and all of us would feel it. I couldn't help myself--not that I couldn't resist the Spirit, but I had no intention of doing so when I was having such a blessed time with him. So each time the Spirit struck someone, I felt it very strongly, it was as if some electric current struck me. And it struck me with such a great force that I was lifted up from the floor each time, then it would simmer down and I would be left on the floor again.

When I left the meeting that day, I was so refreshed, I said: I'd definitely come back again. if not this week, then next. And I knew that I had to bring some of my friends who had never seen the work of the Spirit before. Some people may criticise that move, but honestly, if all the others see is tongues, the thought that just keeps coming up in their minds is that it's all fake and we're misleading ourselves. They need to experience the manifest presence of God--that's the exact thought that came into my mind--and so I decided the next time I could I would bring them.

I wanna thank you, and the rest of the CKRM people, for paying the price to hold the anointing that God has placed upon your lives. I know you must have paid an enormous price for it. I would pay the price if I could, but it wasn't up to me to choose. I thank God that we can see the genuine power of God taking place. I hope you don't mind when I say that I don't agree theologically with everything, but to be honest, I hunger more for God's presence than partisan differences. What's a bit of difference compared to knowing the real presence of God? I wanna bless your ministry with all my heart. I pray God will protect all of you, to continue to have a pure ministry, blameless before God; I pray the people you disciple will be outstanding men and women of God who will not bring the power of God to shame, but rather have the lives that reflect His character and glory; I bless the people in your ministry that they will never run dry, but will pursue the crown of glory that Christ has for all those who faithfully pour out their lives for him. Above all, I hope you will guide the people you minister to to catch the anointing, to have a life transforming experience, and to move into impacting the world and catching the ways of God.

May God protect you from all discouragement and give you strength for the adversities that you will face. God bless you for paying the price. We've all been blessed because you paid the price.

With my utmost blessings,
Daniel Ng
Presiding Elder
Outreach Church Singapore

God is good, awesome & amazing. Two persons called me on the phone from overseas two days ago after reading the articles on my blog. They desired to be anointed with fire of the Holy Spirit so that they could bless others. When we prayed for them on the phone, God instantly hit them with the fire. Praise God!

Matthew 13:44, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.”

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10).

Thus, don’t miss God’s blessing allowing the evil one to hinder you with fear, doubt and unbelief & preventing you from tapping into the heaven’s treasure. Seek counsel from those who have proven to walk in the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:17 "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."

At CKRM, God has blessed many Christians with powerful spiritual gifts. Please read
http://pastorpaulang.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-empowerment-ministry-for-todays.html & http://www.ckrm.org/testimonials.html for more information.

Below is a testimony which I have just received and it will encourage you:

Testimony from Sharmaine:-

Dear Pastor Paul and Esther,

I would like to share with you about how God has led me to and blessed me through CKRM. First, let me share with you a dream I had on 6 October 2006 that I have penned down in my journal. I had totally forgotten about this dream until I read my past entries in my journal last Sunday.

Today, I had the most amazing dream. I dreamt that I was in a church hall that was unfamiliar to me but it was a city harvest church service. I walked in and stood with people whom I do not know. The hall was divided into 2 portions, the front and the back. I stood in the first front row of the back portion.

Then I saw Rodney Howard-Browne (RHB) at the pulpit! I was surprised and excited to see him. I thought to myself "Why didn't the church bulletin announce he was coming to minister to us?" Usually, if a guest speaker comes, the church will announce beforehand. As I know not many Christians know who RHB is, I asked the person on my left, a stranger, who this minister at the pulpit was.

The stranger said that she does not know but she knows that many wonderful things happen when this man ministers. Then she said something like he is like Oral Roberts or Billy Graham, a great servant of God. Then as RHB ministered, the power of God filled the place. I began to cry for quite a while. I then lifted my hands and worship God. Then there was a break.

Pastor Kong, in casual green polo t-shirt came up to the pulpit to preach. RHB is no longer there. I received a sms from my cell group helper telling me he has booked 18 seats in the front portion and got a seat for me to sit with the cell group. So I obliged. There were many new friends. He introduced me to some of the new friends. We exchanged some superficial greetings and then I went back to worshiping God, standing in the front row of the seats.

As I was enraptured in worship, suddenly, RHB came back on stage again and started to minister. The power of God filled the hall again! This time, I felt lightning hit me and I fell, unable to open my eyes for quite sometime. I was crying and in my heart, I was asking God to forgive me. Then someone who was helping me (the catcher?) said something like "The work is done." End of dream.

When I read this dream, I realised that this dream was a prophecy that is coming to pass. RHB is a symbol for CKRM ministry in the dream (both RHB and CKRM move in the power, miraculous and signs and wonders).

The first part of the dream is likened to the time when I first visited CKRM in the beginning of the year. At that time, I was checking out CKRM (Me asking who the minister was in the dream) and at that time God delivered me from a spirit of heaviness, during "Soak in the presence" 12-1.30pm when I was seeking God individually.

After visiting for another 1 or 2 times, I stopped going (The "break" in the dream). The 2nd reappearance of RHB is likened to the season now that I am back attending CKRM. For the past 2 Saturdays @ CKRM, I have been mightily blessed.

On the first Saturday of my return, I was hit by the power of God and was delivered from evil spirits. Secondly, my body for the first time began to manifest the sign of the eagle (the prophetic anointing). This is a real miracle! Why do I say that? Because during my very first visit to CKRM, when I saw all these manifestations of Lion of Judah, Eagle I was stunned and taken aback and I thought to myself "I can never do that...I am not so drama!..so pai seh!"

I also believe that Saturday was the day my spiritual gift-the prophetic was being stirred up (2 Timothy 1:6). Other than that, of course the I experienced the joy and peace of the Holy Ghost! But God's work in my life did not stop here! 2 days later, on Monday, I went to trumpet praise bookstore and stumbled upon this book "The prophetic Intercessor" by James Goll. Suffice to say, God revealed many things to me through that book, but I shall not elaborate here.

On Thursday evening, I had a dream. In this dream, I was shouting at my mother saying unkind things and I woke up feeling a lot of anger. I know immediately that God is showing me that this is something not pleasing to Him. I was feeling quite discouraged, as I have been to through many many deliverances on a yearly basis and looks like its not going to end!

True enough, on the following Saturday, I was once again delivered with the many other blessings that occurred previous Saturday happening again. On Sunday morning, I again had a dream, this time I was screaming at my father and said some horrible stuff. The context of the dream was like that of what had happened in real life however I never said those horrible stuff in real life.

In fact in the dream I premeditated on what to say (Which in reality was what I thought) but out come out from my mouth was something different and horrible that shocked me! I know God is revealing again something in my heart that displeases him that he wants to take away. (I guess I will be anticipating another round of deliverance this Saturday? haha) Indeed what King David wrote is true. "Behold I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. Behold you desire truth in the inward parts, In the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom" Ps 51:5-6 (Dream: I was crying and in my heart, I was asking God to forgive me.) Isn't God amazing and great to His people? Praise the Lord! I am looking for more wonderful things to happen!

I hope by my testimony, you will be encouraged in the good work that you are doing. I've been greatly blessed by God through your ministry. Thanks for persevering in the midst of trials and persecution.

Sharmaine