Beloved Brethren,

The WORD of GOD says,

"Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways be made smooth. And all flesh shall see the Salvation of GOD" Luke 3 : 5-6.

Dear brethren, in order that this precious Divine Revelation of our LORD JESUS CHRIST is fully appreciated by all, "Selah" meaning let's pause for a moment and seek HIM with reverential fear and ask HIM for the true meaning of the WORD and how THE WORD speaks to us each individually, shall we?

For GOD takes me as i am, james yap, as you are, each and everyone of you; with a contrite heart and broken spirit in order that GOD WILL use me and whoever willing among us, TO BE USED, be make vessel (clay vessel that we are), meat for the Master's use, unto HIS Honour and for HIS Glory and not ours but HIS and HIS Alone!

The WORD of GOD cannot be understood if we haven't asked GOD to cleanse us, to sanctify us and to have Mercy upon our lives so that HIS Name can be exalted ON HIGH by our humbleness through surrendering our all to HIM in absolute submission and "blind" obedience to our Everlasting LORD JESUS CHRIST Whose Divine GRACE grant us peace in HIM, with HIM and for HIM that we are now living under because we are all living under HIS Grace, Amen.

" COMFORT, O Comfort yee MY people," says our GOD.

Especially when we witness among us a dear brother and a dear sister who recently have lost a very dear loved one through cancer, their birth father and father-in-law.

Let's join hearts together with the bereave family to stand with our two dear brother and sister in CHRIST; brethren of ours, in joy and grieve and sing our praises in HIS Name because we are actually sending off the chosen one of GOD who IS NOW IN HEAVEN where JESUS says, "Today, you are with ME in Paradise" this dear brother of ours who fought the good fight of faith, had not denied GOD our LORD JESUS but has endured till the end while in UH most of you have visited; Praise the LORD our dear brother now is in no more tears, no more sorrow for his tears are being wipe away by JESUS HIMSELF, Amen.

"LORD, how grateful that i am that in my sinful imperfection, THOU Grace us THY Divine Mercy and Love, THOU O LORD WHO ART on high and yet hath prepared a highway in the wilderness of my loneliness in and the temporary departure from the Holy Place Azusa for just a moment, for soon i shall return to the very centre of Your Love by the highway that YOU built in a divine project for the July 22nd 2006 Pasadena Crusade. THOU hath prepared us THY WAY in the THY POWER that we claim and i say now, "blessed is HE Who come in the Name of the LORD that is the LORD HIMSELF"!

"For i hear THY Welcome Voice that LORD i come to THEE for cleansing in THY precious blood that flow from Calvary.

For i am coming LORD, coming now to THEE,

wash me, cleanse me in THY blood that flow on Calvary"!

The Glory of the LORD be magnified, O Magnify the LORD for HE IS worthy to be praised! HOSANNA blessed is the ROCK and let the GOD of my Salvation be exalted, HOSANNA. (sing three times please)!

james yap.

Let us each seek our GOD in HIS ONENESS, each of us individually stay still "BE STILL" and see the Salvation of GOD for the Presence of the LORD IS Here, Amen and Amen

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"i am here LORD"! "SPEAK my LORD"! "My DIVINE and Everlasting Father ABBA my Papa, JESUS my Redeemer and Saviour"!

May the LORD GOD Almighty speak in the HIS gentle, still small voice but Mighty in Power, to each and every one us, in each individual way as GOD YOU Design it and deem it fit LORD!"

"i but submit in absolute surrender and unto blind obedience

And the Joy of the LORD is my Strength. Is it yours too? Sure it is.

Take the above

Herewith is to practise what i have learn during my Bible study in the Holy Place church, AZUSA Congregation, CA., USA.

To begin with, i like to share what he or she is not.

1) Not a novice

2) Not a proud person but humble and meek and strong in the faith

3) Not an "escapee" escaping from responsibility

4) Not inconsistent but constant

5) Not faint hearted or chicken hearted

6) Not unprepared to be w/o "oil"

7) Not ashamed of the Gospel of CHRIST

A church leader if truly spirit led, is able to willingly render unto HIM his/her absolute surrender to our Master JESUS CHRIST, and divine Teacher that requires teachableness in our heart w/o half-heartedness on the part of this church leader but with a whole heart, an enlarge heart as the Psalmist say.

A leader must be able to submit unto total submission in order to learn and to enrich himself/herself to "spiritual matters" unfounded if there is disbelief in him or her.

A leader will always have to be a firm decision maker after consulting God in his/her faithful praying hours, however unpopular or strange the decision may be. Remember God uses the foolish things on earth to confound the wise, the so-called worldly wisdom.

A leader mustn't think that because he/she with help, registered a church to declare that he/she is the permanent chairman/chair woman.

That's vanity and folly in his/her behaviour.

A truly spirit-led church leader is not a man-pleaser nor woman-pleaser he or she may it be.

The Church is of GOD and for GOD and in GOD, this church leader must help the congregation to understand this truth in order to be able to progress, not to be worldly.- in corrupted thinking.

The appointment of church council members must be fair ( no favouritism) by the Body in fair balloting by all bona fide church members, proxy votes must be stringently verified; that a church leader with his team of comrades-in-arms are accountable and responsible to God; must be led by this church leader in seeking GOD for divine revelation before even thinking of venturing into so-called "mega" project or "mega" church when it's the heart, a true and pure heart the our GOD demand of us as HE See right into our hearts from HIS Emerald Throne.

A church leader will service with all heart, body and soul in being spirit led unto long-suffering, patience, endurance, etc., the 09 Fruit of the Holy Spirit as the key motivation because GOD says, "judge your brethren by his or her fruit - what kind of fruit but the FRUIT of the HOLY SPIRIT.

That's the true meaning of the WORD.

You are lonely and yet not lonely on the "top" if you are truly spirit led you church leaders. You can be forsaken by loved ones, friends and relatives, country men (and women) yes all that but you will never be forsaken by God for HE WILL never forsake HIS OWN. The Key word here is

Are you or are we truly HIS? As the steps of every good man (and woman) are ordered by GOD. Question now is are we good in the sight of GOD?

Are we upright with HIM?

Are greeting each other like this as an example,

"What's your spiritual standing with GOD today and every day"?

Are we talking all the time about worldly cares?

Or shouldn't we be spreading the message that PEOPLEs NEED THE LORD !

EVERYWHERE and all the more in America, Satan's domain in same sex marriages, women with women locking lips in public and men and men hand in hand in full public view.

Eph 5 : 14 - 21 pointing out to us church leaders and his/her congregation be awake from spiritual sleeps. (1st Thess. 5:6)

Dead means dead in the spirit alive in sins doing dead-works (Col 2:13)

Let CHRIST be the Beacon Light in your church leading (1st John 2:8)

Walk a believer's walk.

Redeeming the time

Identify this is evil time that we live in church leaders accountable to vigorous leading of his/her congregation members, doing to the least of our brethren even non-members, visitors, the fatherless (of our heavenly Father); the orphans (of having not our heavenly father) ignorant in the Presence of God not able to even recognise that GOD is dwelling among us, as in Emanuel GOD with us and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us and for us if we would just allow the gentle Spirit of JESUS GOD HIMSELF ON THE THRONE in the ONENESS OF GOD a SINGLE THRONE profoundly dictated unto us through John the reveller the GOD used at his old age in the Isle of Path-mos after taking to heart the divine assignment from JESUS at Calvary in taking care of Mary the vessel of GOD being sanctified and glorified by JESUS in one of HIS last seven (07) divine sayings of JESUS on the CROSS

Be bold when coming to the preaching of GOD's WORD with power, understanding with the authority given to this spirit led church leader with the anointing fire from above.

Do GOD's Will not in drunkenness of worldly living in pleasure seeking but be filled with the Holy Spirit seeking first the kingdom of GOD and HIS Righteousness and all these thing will be added unto us in our ministry, His ministry of reconciliation reconciling man (and women) to GOD (Vertically hand stretching out towards heaven) reconciling man to man and women too, (on the horizontal plane), in joy and praise unto our LORD the REDEEMER of our souls.

All church leaders must aim high for spiritual fullness (Col 1:9)

Talk spiritual talk and walk the Walk with GOD.

Give testimony because all preaching needs your life testimony in support of your ministry.

Singing new songs in thanks and thanksgiving with contentment of heart in serving our Living GOD and Coming King.

Be in humility and total submission in rendering what is to GOD and of GOD.

Check the pre-requisites in appoint church deacons in reference to the Bible one such useful reference is in 1st Tim 3:8-13

Deacons are to be in (i) SOBERNESS

(ii) ABSTINENCE

(iii) TEMPERANCE

(iv) AVARICE

Fully comprehensive of the Mystery of CHRIST with a good conscience and godly experience in blamelessness.

Even a Deacon's wife must be worthy of her position not to be like a slanderer but like her husband must be sobre too if not more in support of her husband faithful in her Fidelity.

Polygamy is strictly forbidden.

As in 1st Tim 3 : 8-13. deacons need all the time be having the right attitudes in godliness and with reverential fear in the LORD and for the LORD.

Only godly man or woman will have the divine understanding from above in the mystic secrets.

Another bible relevant verse in 1st Tim 4:9-16

Deacons must also be able to teach, preach and counsel using GOD's Wisdom not man's so-called wisdom that GOD is not interested in how wealthy, how knowledgeable, how popular nor how presentable.

Deacons should cultivate gifts in perseverance, responsibility, accountability in soul winning for the Holy Spirit of JESUS WHO is in FULL CONTROL.

Deacons may suffer reproach at times.But we have to fix our hopes on JESUS our Living GOD Who is our Saviour in guiding church leading to teach and to admonish when necessary bring out the /truth of GOD's WORD without fear of man or favour of women.

Be a good model of CHRIST in CHRISTlikeness and CHILD likeness.

In GOD we stand, without GOD we all fall.

Amen.

sharing offered by james yap in the Holy Place, AZUSA USA.

Let's take in O.T. examples for contemporary Christians like ourselves shall we?

This is for us ordinary laymen (& women too), and i am referring to the dear sisters in this mailing list.

Now, let's go back to basic, invariably, we are back to Bible characters, and in this instant, let's concentrate on the following well-known figures that we have learnt on human weaknesses as well as qualities. That's right, each of us make in the image of God possess quality that we can tap on.

1) ABRAHAM : is both strong and weak.

You will surely "oppose" to "hear" me say this. But hear me out dear brethren. Abram showed his weakness when he was unable to face his challenge in representing himself as protective husband over his own wife.

Fearing for his own safely he had exposed wife to possible "contamination" when GOD already prophesied that a son is being bless to a cold womb that will be cold no more; that will bore Issac the promised child from GOD.

He exposed Sarah to tremendous danger for molestation or even forced impregnation GOD Forbid! So GOD intervened and save the near disaster.

And why was this blessing (of a child in her cold womb) delayed? Simply because Sarah mocked GOD. Yes she did. She laughed (giggled to be more correct); She had not repented when the Angel of GOD rebuked her?!

Not only was the husband wrong, the wife too.

So husband don't ever you dare to say your wife is your sister okay?

2) JACOB : is a conniving one, a more conflicting character.

Deceitful because of the mother, yet he was strong in wrestling with GOD and received a new name that we will all do from GOD if we make it to JESUS Who will bear us all a name only GOD know and we know too when we come to it at the end of our journey of faith.

3) JOSEPH : This favourite son of Israel (Jacob) is the strong character in Faith favoured by GOD And in essence, we learnt that because of his total obedience and absolute surrender unto the Will of GOD, he received blessing superabundant, because Joseph was like JESUS blameless even when he was blamed, pure even when he was "crucified" has a heart of gold just like JESUS has forgiven all those who persecuted him.

4) MOSES : is the graduate from "Egypt University, the Prince of Egypt (means nothing to GOD); Humbled by GOD for 40 years in the wilderness as shepherd until the appointed time meeting GOD at the burning bush the manifestation of GOD at His Holy Place where GOD specifically commanded to "take off thy shoes for you are standing on holy ground".

We all knew how mightily Moses was used by GOD.

5) JOSHUA : (in point forms)

GOD's most effective general at war with good works in leadership divinely blessed by GOD when he declare "as for me and my family we will serve GOD"!

6) RUTH : is the beloved daughter of GOD in her gentle spirit with a gentle but powerful strength confessing to her mother-in-law "your GOD shall be my GOD"; earned her reward from JESUS Who hath honoured her.

But the other daughter-in-law? Never even mentioned again in the Bible because this daughter had not recognised GOD to receive GOD as her Saviour.

7) SAMUEL : A man of God in difficult times

8) King David : GOD's blue eye boy because of his utter faithfulness not meaning he is sinless but just the contrary David sins are many and far more serious breaking 05 out of the total ten Commandments of GOD.

David was spirit filled and seek GOD in his unceasing prayer lifestyle unto GOD in submission and obedience. Doesn't mean we cannot sin, we all are sinful in nature.

9) ELIJAH : a strong brutal man of GOD for brutal times

10) ISAIAH : A man of judgement and hope

11) JEREMIAH : more than just a crying prophet we commonly called him; he is truly a GOD-Please not a comprimisor. Suffered much for GOD.

12) ESTHER : IS TRULY A FINE CLASSIC FEMALE VIRTUES, PERFECT EXAMPLE OF STEWARDSHIP IN BEAUTY.

....to be continued

Blessings to you all.

james yap

JESUS is truly our Life-giver and also the Soul-taker.

JESUS never fail. HE never slumber; 24-7-366 HE watch over us, and see right into our hearts.

HE WILL never forsake HIS own.

Therefore be sure we are HIS and HIS Alone!

Hang on there, for HE IS coming soon.

Remember, what the Word of God says, "HE Hath a reward for each and everyone of us with our name on it......."

All we have to do is to receive it and remember also brethren;

God's reward come to both good and bad depending on our good or bad works.

A good reward for us is to remain faithful to JESUS as HIS bride supposedly to be; HE being our heavenly Bridegroom.

So wait upon JESUS as like the 10 virgins; however as JESUS taught us already; only five (05) of the ten (10) are faithful, remember?

Stay faithful therefore, hang on there!

Never give up on our LORD and Saviour. Be like the 05 wise virgins.

Do not be foolish to be without oil meaning.... stay in the intimacy with our JESUS Lover of our souls.

Hang on there okay? We mustn't give up right?

It may seem long, i know, like a long road ahead of us but at the end of the "dark tunnel" is our silver lining, the Beacon light that never fail;

(my last sharing, remember) ?

" In just a very little while.....", ( that is time in heaven - one day; and how many days it'll be on earth, we already know how to calculate ) !

HE never forsake HIS OWN, Great is HIS Faithfulness and jy bets his life on that.

Let's ask GOD to knit our hearts together in one accord, supporting each other in prayer, lifting each up in the Name of our Lord CHRIST JESUS, Ya Shua Messiah WHO SAVE and Redeem souls unto HIS Own Pleasure.

KNOW that GOD know what is in our hearts; Hearts is what GOD want from us, a WHOLE heart, with single mindedness, obedience better than sacrifice unto HIM and HIM only WHO is a Jealous God ! Which groom would not be jealous if the bride/brides turn unfaithful?

Be dedicated unto HIM in loyalty and faithfulness unto the heavenly Bridegroom Who is coming to betroth us as His bride - the church !

FAITH , HOPE , and CHARITY the Bible says, the most important of the three is LOVE (Charity) !

So, let's " Agape " brethren.

And i'll see you all at the very special Reward Presentation Ceremony, (as the recently held "Academy Awards" ceremony Kodak theatre in Los Angeles).

See you all;

whom i have prayed for.

Glory to GOD.

i am,

your brother,

james

On that particular "Pentecost" as God promises, a powerful anointing came upon God's people; something divinely powerful came into their midst and it had the sound of a powerful mighty wind; as like a mighty storm sweeping out of heaven filled up the whole upper room where gathered are the chosen ones and they saw the resurrection power of God suddenly appeared 9am present clock timing.

What an awesome and divinely inspired sight for them all - the privileged ones headed by Peter who was delivered of his guilt in denying our Lord three times as in our Lord JESUS' divine prophesy.

Tongues of Holy Fire that distributed among them, the Fire came from heaven that did not burn but rested upon each of their individual heads! How amazing and amazingly awesome - the powerful anointing from GOD.

Baptism by Fire just as in John the Baptist's prophesy!

Yes John who was used to pave the way for JESUS' three and a half years' ministry on earth for our salvation!

The Powerful Force which none of them had ever seen before, revolutionising the entire world; surged within them, the company of disciples immediately knew that their lives will never be the same again but permanently changed by God in His divine mercy! Just as it with james in the Holy Place!

JESUS told His chosen ones to go forth baptising in HIS NAME - JESUS CHRIST, preaching in His Name to all nations as soon as they were clothed with the resurrection power from on high!

The dramatic coming of the Holy Spirit of GOD JESUS.

The Bible clearly illustrated, "In His Name"; The Name OF Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and what is this Name?

In JESUS"s Name were signs and wonders prevailed as God promises!

Now Peter and all the rest of the true followers of Christ were truly transformed

And on the fiftieth day after Lord JESUS' ascension unto His former Glory and Power in the heavenly realm, HE upon this 50th day, the day of Pentecost; JESUS descends in the form of God's Holy Spirit, and whosoever opens his or her heart to receive CHRIST have the Holy Spirit dwelleth in them thus fulfilling the Word of God in Holy Scriptures. GOD with us the Emmanuel JESUS CHRIST our Saviour and Redeemer; GOD WITH us!

Dwelling in us the "temples of God" our bodies;

Hallelujah! Glory to God!

i am,

your brother,

james

Let everything that, everything that,

Everything that hath breath praise the Lord

Let everything that, everything that

Everything that hath breath praise the Lord

Praise YOU in the morning

Praise YOU in the evening

Praise YOU when I'm young and I'm old

Praise YOU when i am laughing

Praise YOU when i am grieving

Praise YOU every season of the soul

If YOU could see how much YOU're worth

YOUR Power, YOUR Might, YOUR Endless Love

Then surely we could never cease to praise YOU.

Praise YOU in the heavens

Joining with the Angels

Praising YOU forever and a day

Praise YOU on the earth now

Joining with Creation

Calling all nations to YOUR Praise

If YOU could see how much YOU're worth

YOUR Power, YOUR Might, YOUR Endless Love

Then surely we would never cease to praise YOU

Yes, i am suffering, but seeing the greatness of this divine plan for me from the Lord, i begin to rejoice in my sufferings. Yes, it's true brethren, i am not kidding you. Because this plan by which God hath made for my good, is built together with Christ our Lord. It's no joke following Jesus. Since He had suffered much for me, much more than i i can possibly imagined myself have suffered or still suffering, what is it compared to the Lord's heavy sufferings for all of us on the Cross?

No wonder the Apostle Paul could declare that all that he (Paul) suffered could not be compared to the Glory of His imminent 2nd Coming, no longer as the Lamb of God but as our Divine Judge.

Therefore, i say, jy can do no less but will willingly and submissively bow his knees before Jesus at His Judgement Seat also His Merciful Throne, in front of Abba Father Who is Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ our Redeemer and Saviour !

Thank you brethren for reading my humble sharing.

Be great if i could at least get an acknowledgement from you if not your return sharing too.

"May our Lord grant you all according to the richness of His Glory, to be strengthened with might by the Power of His Spirit in the inner man. Amen.

Praise the Lord.

i am your brother,

james

With His Peace dwelling in my heart, there formed in my mind, so many good thoughts that i'm now going to share with you all,my dear CBC brethren;

1) Faith + Focus + Follow-through = Success And success is spelled ...W-O-R-K-s

Let Faith therefore, be in control of every decision we make and every action we take

2) Positive possibility is in our trust in the Lord;

not in wealth, qualification, position or worldly possession .

As a positive thinker, we are God's stewards. Not private owners of amass wealth or properties

3) CHRIST within us will help develop our inner-most potential for good in such a way that;

through pursuit of our God-given possibilities, we will become the person HE wants us to be !

4) Read all the self-esteem literature we can, but until we connect with our Creator - GOD, we are already missing the natural and normal connection most essential for our spiritual growth that GOD desires in us to experience His Closeness, divine presence daily in our walks with HIM;

w/o HIM our Solid Rock of God, to depend on we will not be able to stand but will be sucked deep into into Satan's sinking sand

Therefore,it is that solid unshakable foundation of our " I AM " more than each individual " i can " wrong spirit that blinded us.Remember the the great " I Am " the " I Am HE " and the mighty " I AM that I AM " Lord God Almighty JESUS CHRIST our Saviour !

More sharing when i am more free. Got to go now to w-o-r-k....formerly jim now James by the Power of God, Amen.