I had experienced the baptism of the
Holy Spirit in 2000. However due to my
disobedience to a calling, I went into a period of a tough and fearful
wilderness. Finally, in 2006 I gave up my secular job as an IT Sales Manager to
serve the Lord in obedience. By taking the step of faith to walk into the calling
of God in my life, doors began to open for me to minister in various places in
Sabah.
God knows that I have a deep desire
to minister in the fullness of His glory in the anointing of Isaiah 61:1 as He
also said in Jeremiah 33:3, ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you
great and unsearchable things you do not know. ’
I was then following a mentor for
two years and felt that there was a new season waiting. The Lord was leading me
to a new season of spiritual impartation
and empowerment to be ready for a
ministry of 'signs & wonders' to reach out to nations towards the great
harvesting of souls. The opportunity came when I met Ps Paul K. P. Ang at a
luncheon together with Dr Paul Ang of Paul Ang Global Vision. Dr Paul Ang prayed for some of us and released words of encouragement to bless us.
Then, Dr Paul Ang told Ps K.P Ang to
pray for him. Ps K.P Ang called upon the Fire of God to be released upon Dr
Paul Ang. Although I was sitting at a distance from Ps Paul K.P. Ang, a very
powerful Fire of God swept through my entire body. Instantly, I knew that there
was a very strong anointing resting on me. Ps K.P Ang then prophesized that the
Lord would be using me powerfully in the last days by igniting the Fire of God
to bless the Churches.
After that occasion Ps K.P Ang
continued to impart Fire upon me through the phone and whenever we met. My
inner man became even more sensitive to His leading and my ministry became more
effective as God opened more doors for me to minister in Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei
and Medan serving a ministry of signs & wonders. This ministry is
exciting and very different compared to my past outings.
My ministry took a different turn
altogether. Signs begins to follow me unlike the past and the Holy Spirit moves
powerfully whenever I minister as quoted in 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 and Mark 16:20.
The Lord uses me to minister beyond just merely speaking in tongue, laying hand
on the sick or see people added to the Church. The awesome empowerment has
drawn me to love God more and I begin to minister in His glory. Praise God!
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勇敢做开路先锋---粘俊平传道
我知道你一定会感到奇怪，为何我以电影《星际迷航》的主题，作为我属灵经历纪事的标题。
还记得在2012年12月31日汝来生命泉源教会（FOLA）的跨年感恩聚会上，我公开宣布：我将会在2013年作出一项重大决策。不过，当时我并没有透露是什么重大的决定。因为，在我的内心深处已觉察到，我在生命泉源教会的日子已经接近尾声，另一个新的季节即将开始。当我开始回顾自己的属灵生命里程，从我1981年回应神呼召的整个过程至今，我开始渐渐地感觉到，我似乎回到过去那段时期。从属灵的意义来看，我似乎会做出重大的决定。但无论如何，我十分的确信，2013年对我将是转化的一年，而我也会有一些显著的变化。
第一次与洪保罗牧师的相识是在2011 年。当时，他受邀在生命泉源教会（FOLA）的主日和展翅事奉学校特会分享信息。他主要的服侍就是为信徒传递圣灵火，并且使用属灵武器释放被捆绑受辖制的人；而他的服侍也经常伴随着许多的彰显。我必需承认刚开始时，我存有宗教心态，以至于，我小心翼翼的担忧这种超灵恩的现象。
由生命泉源教会（FOLA）主办，在展翅事奉学校特会中的其中一堂，我发现自己被保罗牧师点名出去领受服侍，就在等候被服侍的同时，保罗牧师问每个人：我们希望从主那里得到什么？当时我并没有想要从神那里得到什么。老实说，我当时挣扎着，如何回答这个问题。突然间，我有一个荒谬的想法：就是跟神要祂給保罗牧师的一切。所以，当轮到我的时候，我说出这个想法。爱因斯坦曾经说过：如果一个人的想法不荒谬，那就没有希望可言。
毋庸置疑的，荒谬的事总是引发笑声和幽默感。
保罗牧师笑着回答我说：「你想有我的备用轮胎（大肚腩）和光头吗？」 我周围的人开始哈哈大笑，而我却说不出话来。
保罗牧师没有任何踌躇，就握着我的手传递恩膏进入我的灵里，配搭着神的工作，改变了我对祂的事工的看法。所我所知，我已经越过原来的舒适圈，进入一个未知的领域。
我绝无为自己表达了荒谬的想法感到遗憾。
在2013年7月，我和妻子张喜悦第一次前来八打灵再也的基督国度领袖训练（CKRM PJ）。我们觉得需要领受更多地恩膏，才可以为神国度的服侍预备好自己。所以，自2013年10月开始，我们经常固定出席那里的聚会。令人惊奇菲思的是，每一次聚会都引发我心中更多的搅动。神呼召我返回原本服侍岗位和带领事工（过去曾带领过的），并已经开始在我的心中动工和展开。
我不可否认，那是从神而来到的搅动。所以，在2013年12月23日，我决定通知生命泉源（FOLA）的牧师告诉他我们的决定。我和妻子决定回应神放在我们生命中，使徒性的呼召，并且将从2014 年开始参与CKRM的事工。我们夫妇俩皆收到生命泉源牧师给我们的祝福。感谢主！
喜悦和我在2014年1月初拜访了新加坡基督国度(CKRM)。我们希望能更多地了解CKRM的事工。待在新加坡的那段期间，我们感到需要更深一步进入神对我们在CKRM 事工里的呼召。2014年1月6日，刘再芳牧师（国际妇发光团契新加坡华文部主席，祈祷院主席，新加坡基督国度顾问 ），洪保罗牧师和以斯贴牧师按立喜悦和我为CKRM八打灵再也的传道。
这也难怪，我被电影里企业号（星际迷航）的队长，任命去探查和发现并且勇敢做开路先锋的精神，深深的吸引着。因为，我也有一个类似的探索任务，要明白和发现更多神国的奥秘，如同在属界探索新的领域；而这个旅程已经开始。敬请等候进一步消息。
牧师的注脚：粘俊平传道，拥有硕士学位，任教化学于一所大学，通过下面的链接是他的妻子张喜悦传道的见证）。
How strange it is to entitle the chronicles of my key spiritual events with the above theme from Star Trek. I know.
On 31st December 2012 Watch Night Service at the Fountain of Life Assembly (FOLA), Nilai, I announced publicly that I would be making a major decision in the year of 2013. However I did not disclose what that major decision was. Deep inside me, I felt that my season in FOLA was drawing to an end and a new season was about to take place. It all started after I reflected on my spiritual pilgrimage from the point that I responded to the call of God in my life in 1981 till then. It began to dawn on me that the then season I was in seemingly resembled some past seasons, in the spiritual sense, where certain major moves were boldly taken. I was somehow convicted that the year of 2013 would be a transitional year that I would leap in with some significant changes.
My first acquaintance with Pastor Paul K. P. Ang started when he was invited to speak on Sunday services and Wingspread Conferences in FOLA, in 2011. He has a ministry to impart the fire of God to believers and to appropriate spiritual weapons of deliverance to break the strongholds in them. Often, manifestations accompany him whenever he ministers. I must admit that I then had a religious mindset that caused me to be careful and apprehensive of this kind of spiritual phenomena.
During one of the sessions of the Wingspread Conference organised by FOLA, I found myself being called to receive a ministry from him. While I was waiting for my turn, Pastor Paul Ang asked each of us what we wanted from the Lord. I did not have the slightest idea what to ask of him. Honestly, I was struggling within myself to answer this question. All of a sudden, an absurd thought dawned on me, ‘Ask everything that God has given to him’. I spoke out this exact thought when it came to my turn. Einstein once mentioned that if an idea is not absurd then there would not be hope for it.
Absurdity usually triggers laughter and humour, as usual.
Pastor Paul replied, ‘Would you like to have my spare tyre and bald head too?’ He smiled. People around me started to laugh but I was lost for words.
Without any hesitation, he held my hands and imparted something into my spirit that orchestrated a deep work of God that has shifted my paradigm about his ministry. For all I know, I have crossed a threshold that took me from my comfort zone to an unknown frontier.
I absolutely have no regrets that I have expressed this absurdity.
In July 2013, my wife, Hephzibah, and I visited CKRM (Christ Kingdom Reign Majestically) Petaling Jaya for the first time. However, we felt the need to receive more empowerment from this ministry in order to develop ourselves for God’s Kingdom purpose. So, from October 2013 onwards, we started to attend the empowerment services at CKRM Petaling Jaya on a more regular basis. Surprisingly, and strangely, each visit has led to even more uncontrollable stirrings within me. The call of God to return to leading a ministry (that we once held) began to stir and unfold.
It was a stirring that I could not deny of its God-origin. On 23rd December 2013, I decided to notify the pastor of FOLA that my wife and I have decided to answer the apostolic calling that God has placed in our lives to be involved in the ministry of CKRM in the new year of 2014. Both of us have received his blessing to serve in CKRM. Praise the Lord!
Hephzibah and I visited CKRM Singapore in early January of 2014. We wanted to get more acquainted with the CKRM ministry. During our stay there, we felt led to take a further step to move into our calling in the ministry of CKRM. On 6th January 2014, Hephzibah and I were ordained by Rev. Liu Tsia Fang, the president of AGLOW International (Chinese Chapter), Pastor Paul Ang and Pastor Esther as pastors for CKRM Petaling Jaya. (Rev Liu is also the Chairman of Singapore Christian Prayer House and and an Advisor of CKRM Christian Centre Singapore).
It is no wonder that the appointment of the captain of the USS Enterprise (Star Trek) to explore, discover, and to go boldly beyond the frontier has captivated my heart and my spirit. There is a similar quest in me to understand and to discover more of the mysteries of God, as well as to explore new terrains in the spiritual realm. The journey has begun. Stay tuned.
(Pastor's Footnote - Ps Liam holds a Master of Science (Information Technology), Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons), Diploma in Ministry and 20 years of Pastoral experience in Latter Rain Church of Malaysia. Currently teaching chemistry in Inti International University, Nilai. His wife, Ps Hephzibah's testimony is vide the link below)
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2014 年新里程碑的开始------张喜悦传道
2013年在我家庭中有两件显著事件标志着。
第一件发生在2013年11月。我亲眼目睹了我的小儿子毕业领取信息技术学士学位。当我看到我的小儿子走上台阶，接受他的名册，对神的美善和恩典我感激的忍不住流了泪。诚然，若没有他神圣非凡的带领。我的丈夫和我是不会有能力为我们的四个孩子提供高等教育。这一切是发生在2003年，那一年，我丈夫和我做了一个我们人生重大的决定，我们全家从亚罗士打搬到汝来，让我们夫妇俩可以获得更好报酬的工作，以支持我们的孩子有更好的教育。我们搬到汝来之前，我们在亚罗士打牧养一所教会。经过多次的祷告和寻求神，我们觉得上帝释放我们在那里已经牧养了20 多年的工作。就这样，我们把教会交回总部照顾。随后，神开辟了道路，我们在汝来一所私立大学任教。
当我们抵达汝来，我们参加生命泉源教会（ FOLA ） ，一个携带复兴愿景的教会，是由戴德辉牧师博士牧养的教会。我们在Fola 有10 年美好服侍的机会，跟随圣灵的河流 而流。在亚罗士打牧养约20年后来到Fola，真可说是我们在安息休假。以备从新得力，在Fola 我们参于敬拜赞美团队，也服侍开车接送弟兄姐妹来回教会，以及教堂清洁的工作。感觉在FOLA日子是越来越舒适，越来越来轻松。神却在这时对我说话， 要我预备好进入一个新的季节。踏上一个新的里程。说到这里那就要回到2013 发生在我家庭的其中的一件事-----我的小儿子毕业的这 事件上 ---- 我觉得上帝用我的小儿子已经完成学业在对我说预言—启示我们即将结束旧有的季节。要我继续前进。
后来，上帝又通过2013 年十二月在我家庭所发生的第二显著事件又对我说话：----我的大儿子结婚的事。上帝是在对我说，我的大儿子成立家室已经开始了新的家庭，我也将会有一个新季节的开始，但是，这个新季节究竟是什么？
大约两年前，我开始知道 CKRM的创办人保罗牧师和以斯帖牧师，因为他们多次来到FOLA服侍。我见证他们大有能力以神迹奇事服侍大家。目睹他们很强的传递圣灵火的恩膏。我也看到了圣灵的强劲表现，许多生命被感动，并通过他们的服事许多生命被改变。看到很多圣灵的彰显，其中有些是比较奇怪的，我必须承认，开始时我是相当怀疑。随着时间的推移，我开始好奇，这种好奇心使我去追求要了解神更多，我越追求我越饥饿。通过他们所传递的属灵的恩赐，火恩膏的传递，我发现自己的属灵生命已经进人更高的程度，我对神的爱更加的成长。渐渐地，我也意识到自己，渴望能像他们这样的服侍，那心中的渴望不断增长。我相信，我需要在火的地方，捕捉，抓着更多的火，并在火的恩膏里更加的成熟成长。对我来说我已经认识到CKRM是一个充满圣灵火的地方。
承载这个愿望在我的心，我相信如果此举是神为我们两个人所安排，所定的旨意，他也会对我的丈夫说话，所以我就和我的丈夫分享了主对我所说的那些话。另我感到极大安慰和鼓励，主圣灵也同时在同一直线上向我的的丈夫启发，说话（他将在另一篇文章中分享神如何感动他） 。我也要求我的一些亲密的朋友，为我们将要踏上的新方向祈求祷告。我很高兴地接受他们的鼓励和在这个征途上祷告的支持，我们即将踏上。
经过很多的祷告，寻求神的方向后，我的丈夫和我都坚信这是神的旨意和时间要我们回到原本他对我们的呼召来事奉祂-----那就是牧者的角色。神在他百般的智慧和计划中，号召我们到CKRM八打灵再也去事奉祂。我们很荣幸能有机会被按立为CKRM Petaling Jaya 的传道，并成为CKRM事工的一份子。我们已通知戴德辉牧师博士这是我们的愿望，去追求我们的呼召，我们已收到他给我们的祝福释放我们在FOLA的角色，好让我们能回应神对我们生命的呼召。
我在这里，2014年1月的开始正式踏人我们的新季节。主耶和华我们的神是应当称颂的 阿门！
Photo on the ordination of Ps Hephzibah Chong by CKRM's Advisor, Rev Liu Tsia Fang vide the link below:-
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The year of 2013 marked two significant events in my family.
The
first one took place in November 2013. I witnessed my youngest son graduated
with a Bachelor degree in Information Technology. When I saw my youngest son
walked up to the stage to receive his scroll, I could not help to hold back my tears
of gratitude to God for His goodness. Truly, without His divine guidance, my
husband and I would not have been able to provide for our four children’s
tertiary education. It all happened back in 2003, a year in which my husband
and I made a major life decision to move our family from Alor Setar to Nilai to enable the
both of us to secure better paid jobs in order to support our children for
better education. Before we moved to Nilai, we were then pastoring a church in
Alor Setar. After much prayer and seeking God, we felt that God released us
from the pastoral roles that we had held for nearly 20 years. With that, we
handed the care of the church to its denominational headquarter. Subsequently,
God opened the way for us to teach in a private university in Nilai.
Upon
our arrival in Nilai, we attended Fountain of life Assembly (FOLA), a church
that carries a vision for revival and is pastored by Rev. Dr. Joseph Tai. We have had a wonderful 10-years serving God
and flowing in the River of God in FOLA. Our time in FOLA is truly a sabbatical
that has refreshed us enormously having pastored a church in Alor Setar for
about 20 years. At FOLA, we served in worship team, fetching people to and from
church, as well as cleaning the church building. Just as we were getting
comfortable with our ministries at FOLA, God spoke to me about positioning
myself to enter into a new season. This has to tie back to the first significant
event in 2013 - my youngest son graduation. I felt that God has used the
completion of my youngest son study to speak prophetically that the old season was
coming to an end for us. I had to move on.
Then
God spoke again through the second significant family event in 2013 that took
place in the month of December, that is, the wedding of my eldest son. God was
saying to me that as my eldest son has started a new family, a new season would
begin for me. But, what is this new season?
About
two years ago, I came to know about Pastor Paul Ang and Pastor Esther, the
founders of CKRM, as they came to FOLA to minister on several occasions. I have
witnessed how they minister powerfully in signs and wonders and with a very
strong fire impartation. I also saw the strong manifestation of the Holy Spirit
and that many lives have been touched and transformed through their power
ministry. Seeing all the manifestations, and some of which are rather strange,
I must admit that I was rather skeptical initially. Over time, however, I
became curious and this curiosity has turned into a hunger that has caused such
a pursuit for more of their impartations. Through the impartation of spiritual gifts,
fire anointing, my spiritual life has taken a greater height and my love for God
has grown. Gradually, I have also realized that the desire to minister the way
they do has grown. I believe that I need to be in the fire place to catch more
of the fire and to grow more in the fire anointing. I have recognized that CKRM
is the fire place for me.
Bearing this desire in my heart
and believing that The Lord would speak to my husband if this move is in His
will for the two of us, I then shared with my husband what the Lord has been
speaking to me. I have been tremendously comforted, encouraged and inspired by
the Holy Spirit that He has been speaking to my husband along the same line (he
will share his account of conviction in a separate article). I have also
requested some of my close friends to pray for us for the direction that we are
about to take. I am pleased to receive their encouragement and prayer support
on this journey that we are about to embark.
So after
much prayer to seek God for His direction, my husband and I are convinced that
it is the will of God and His timing for us to return to our original calling
to serve Him in pastoral roles. God, in His manifold wisdom and divine plan,
has called us to serve Him in CKRM Petaling Jaya. We are honored to be given
the opportunity to be ordained as the pastors for CKRM Petaling Jaya, and to be
a part of the CKRM ministry. We have informed Rev. Dr. Joseph Tai about our
desire to pursue our call and we have received his blessing to release us from
our roles at FOLA in order to answer the calling that God has placed in our
lives.
Here
I am, stepping into our new season in January 2014. Blessed be the Lord our
God!
(Pastor's Footnote:- Ps Hephzibah holds a Master of Applied Statistics, Bachelor of Science (Education) with Hons, Diploma in Ministry, 18 years of pastoral experience in Latter Rain Church of Malaysia. Currently teaching Mathematics in Inti International University).
(Pastor's Footnote:- Ps Hephzibah holds a Master of Applied Statistics, Bachelor of Science (Education) with Hons, Diploma in Ministry, 18 years of pastoral experience in Latter Rain Church of Malaysia. Currently teaching Mathematics in Inti International University).
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