Thursday, September 17, 2009

TESTIMONY

AARTHY MAURYA
My husband Shivjor and I have two sons. So when I got pregnant for the 3rd time, I desperately wanted a girl and kept telling that to everyone around, especially to the members of The Master’s Touch Healing Center to which we belong. Pastor Robin had told us that every child, whether boy or girl is a precious gift of God and that we should praise Him for whatever He gives us. But I was still bent on a girl. The date given us had passed and the doctor said that it might have to be a cesarean birth. Our Pastor and other church members prayed for a normal and safe delivery and, praise The Lord, that’s what it was! The only regret I had was that it was a boy! After a short while, Shivjor and I noticed that one of his eyes would suddenly twitch, one of his hands suddenly jerk and get stiff and he seemed to have a breathing problem. We told our Pastor about it and he reminded us that the child had to be dedicated to God in a special church ceremony. We have learnt that Baptism is given only to adults who can consciously desire and receive it and that the baby Jesus too was taken to the temple at Jerusalem to be presented to the Lord. It was only as an adult that he went himself to the Jordon river to be baptized by John the Baptist. So we presented our child whom we named Ashish (meaning blessing) on Wednesday in the presence of the church. As Pastor Robin received him and prayed a special blessing on him, he commanded the spirit of rejection to leave Ashish. After that we noticed that all the earlier abnormal symptoms had completely vanished! We now have a completely normal healthy baby boy! We praise and thank you Jesus!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

REPORT ON SUNDAY SERVICE

At last Sunday’s Service, as soon as Pastor Robin came on stage and prayed for all evil spirits to leave the hall, two women immediately got up from their seats and came into the aisle. One fell to the floor and began rolling and crying out. The other began attacking the cameraman as he was shooting the scene. Pastor Robin came down and pulled her away and then she too fell on the floor. He went back on stage and continued the service during which both got delivered. In his teaching, based on Luke 7:36-50, he spoke about Jesus being invited to dinner at Simon the Pharisee’s house where other scribes and pharisees were also invited. These were the so-called “holy men” of the Jews who kept observing Jesus’ every word and move. Jesus, the only real holy person there, knew what was to happen next and waited for the hypocrisy of this scene to be interrupted by the kind of genuine behavior that God seeks. After a little while, in walked a distraught, weeping woman (probably a prostitute), who threw herself down at Jesus’ feet, kissing them and wiping his tear-soaked feet with her hair. She had also brought a bottle of expensive perfumed oil that she broke over his feet. Jesus’ spirit knew the unexpressed indignant thoughts of his observers and he addressed them directly with a parable to demonstrate that acknowledgment of personal sin attracts God’s forgiveness and inspires love. Jesus ended his explanation by saying, “Therefore I say to you, her sins which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” And he said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven …your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Pastor Robin then asked those who genuinely sought repentance and forgiveness to come forward and go on their knees, doing so himself. He led the congregation in such a touching prayer, that many could be heard weeping loudly. After the prayer, many acknowledged that they had felt a deep cleansing.

He then received messages from the Lord (Word of Knowledge) that people were being healed of various problems and kept announcing them. Many went up to testify to having been healed of various problems. Longstanding pains in knee joints disappeared. Headaches, earaches and severe soreness in the mouth also disappeared. Chest pains, breathing problems, nervousness and palpation were also healed. There were also testimonies from people who had been attending the services for some time and been healed. Mrs. Sheikh, an old lady used to be carried by members of her family and brought to the Service as she was unable to walk. That day, a beaming old lady walked up and testified on the stage, her happy and grateful family members accompanying her. Mr. Sambre who had been attending regularly for 8 months has now been delivered from a smoking habit. One-year old baby Rachel, daughter of Seema and Dharmendra Gupta had white patches on her face. Her mother Seema came on stage with Rachel to testify that all the patches were now cleared. Everyone praised and glorified Jesus and acclaimed that He is alive, forgives our sins and heals us even now when we put our faith in Him!