A message of encouragement from our President:
Our International President, Richard Shakarian is the son of the deceased founder of FGBMFI, Demos Shakarian.
He is based at the International Headquarters, Lake Forest, California, USA but travels the world to take
meetings at FGBMFI and other conferences.
LEADERSHIP
Blessings, you were born to overcome.
The anointing in you can overcome every attack and resistance in your life. Remember every time you present Christ, Satan
is defeated. Your labour of love makes a marvelous difference.
I felt impressed to let you know that you are loved. Yes, you are loved by the Lord and loved by all in the Fellowship.
Just as lights floods a darkened room. The anointing of the Holy Spirit upon this teaching will flood you life and
break every resistance that has come against you.
Overcoming my own difficulties
There was a time I was being overcome by several severe difficulties.
In my desperation I committed it all to Christ. Then I divided my problems into 2 groups. Those I could do something
about and those I had no power to change.
I made a list of the unsolvable, committed them to God, dated, signed it, and put it in the back of my drawer of socks.
Victory! Sometime later I discovered this forgotten commitment. I rejoiced as I read the list. Every item, yes, every
item was solved.
Your turn around is here
God is God, and there is nothing He cannot solve. The great creator is the one who helps you. You are being joined with
deity. A new power is starting to flow in you. The gates of hell cannot prevail against you.
You will overcome because ‘Greater is he that is in you, than he who is in the world’ 1 John 4:4
‘For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world’ 1 John 5:4
His love is evident by the benefits He gives you when you overcome.
‘He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death’ Rev 2:11
‘To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God’ Rev 2:7
‘To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a
new name is written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it’ Rev 2:17
‘And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works, unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations’ Rev 2:26
‘And I will give him the morning star’ Rev 2:28
Is your clock broken?
In prison two men who had received Christ at a FGBMFI prison meeting were trying to get one of the most hardened to
the meeting.
He said, ‘see that clock, it’s been broken for months, and if God can do anything then let’s see God start that clock!’
One of the new born again prisoners stretched his hand toward the clock and prayed. The broken clock started working!
The hardened prisoner received Christ!
Did you ever feel that you needed a jump-start?
‘But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth’ Acts 1:8
FGBMFI is founded upon the rock
He himself founded the FGBMFI upon himself, the eternal rock. Yes, there have been storms, but the FGBMFI has stood. It stood because it came from God.
Now we are working hand in hand with Christ. We are breaking chains of bondage and bringing joy. Great joy.
We are God’s army
‘When you go out as an army against your enemies, you shall keep yourself from every evil thing’ Deut 23:9
As chapter leaders we have a special responsibility in the way we conduct ourselves. These are His instructions to us.
‘Let the priests who come near to the Lord consecrate themselves, or else the Lord will break out against them’ Ex.22
‘For the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God’ James 1:20
‘Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels’ 2 Tim 2:23
‘If a person acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against the Lord’s holy things then he shall bring his guilt
offering to God’ Lev 5:5
‘You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy, for I am the Lord your God’ Lev 5:7
‘Watch yourselves. That you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward’ 1 John 8
A vision of Jesus
In Honduras many were seeing angels. So many angels. I thought with all these angels can the Lord be in their midst?
Then I saw the Lord.
He was standing near the front of the congregation. He stood alone. He was tall, and wore a beautiful shimmering silver
robe and a golden hat.
He is obviously the captain of the army.
He looked at each one just as a commander would look surveying his troops. Then He turned and looked at me. He didn’t
say a word. However, a strong clear message was instantly communicated: ‘I am going to use them, but not as they are’
It was just one year later we started the Fire Teams, and ordinary men and women began reaching tens of thousands
for Christ.
The Bible is the only religious script which teaches that God completely forgives sin
Forgiveness is the key.
I have seen hundreds of instant healings moments after I have prayed for people to release forgiveness, grudges and hard feelings.
Joseph was able to say ‘You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to…. preserve many people alive’ Gen 50:20
God is love, and love is the fulfillment of the law.
Forgiveness allows love to flow.
Mother Theresa said: ‘ …we can do no great things – only small things with love’
How to receive your miracle
My dad used to tell me ‘son it’s between you and Jesus’.
You and Jesus can produce all the anointing and all the good works of God. Take it to the Lord in prayer. Let the
anointing of the Holy Spirit break every bondage. Just you and Jesus can do it.
What my dad said to me is still true today for each of us. Each one of us can be victorious, overcoming in Christ by
the unlimited power of the Holy Spirit. My heart is filled with great love and appreciation for you, and for all
your hard work.
Your Prayer Partner and Co-Labourer.
Richard Shakarian
International President
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