0:00:08.320,0:00:12.040 Do you know that you are a work of art? 0:00:12.040,0:00:14.800 Man is the greatest product of God. 0:00:14.800,0:00:20.080 I mean, a man designed to think, talk and act with God. 0:00:20.080,0:00:22.560 Are you living in tune with God? 0:00:22.560,0:00:25.840 What is your status before God today? 0:00:25.840,0:00:33.080 Without the indwelling grace of the Holy Spirit, [br]man is but a shadow of the one God created! 0:00:33.080,0:00:39.840 The man God created was not a mere carnal one [br]governed by his senses 0:00:39.840,0:00:45.240 but a communicator between the visible and invisible worlds. 0:00:45.240,0:00:50.800 God and man used to talk together as friends. 0:00:50.800,0:00:57.760 But one day man broke the relationship by disobedience [br]and went away from God. 0:00:57.760,0:01:03.240 He then went further away until finally he left home. 0:01:03.240,0:01:06.600 He left his native land, Eden, where he lived with God. 0:01:06.600,0:01:12.400 He emigrated from God’s presence. 0:01:12.400,0:01:18.560 Since then, God has been eager to be [br]talking again with His old friend 0:01:18.560,0:01:25.040 but man, in leaving the presence of his Creator, [br]had lost his mother tongue. 0:01:25.040,0:01:29.160 I mean, he lost his original language with God 0:01:29.160,0:01:34.720 and became unable to communicate with his Creator[br]in spirit and in truth. 0:01:34.720,0:01:42.800 The natural man cannot hear or talk to God; [br]this is the challenge we are facing today. 0:01:42.800,0:01:49.880 Although God speaks again and again, so many do not [br]pay attention to what He says (Job 33:14). 0:01:49.880,0:01:52.920 The silence is hard on God. 0:01:52.920,0:01:58.440 As eager as the father of the prodigal son was[br]to see his son come back home, 0:01:58.440,0:02:04.360 God is eager to be on intimate terms again with man,[br]His old friend. 0:02:04.360,0:02:08.680 That is why He had to choose a language that man [br]would understand. 0:02:08.680,0:02:18.200 So He sent His Son, Jesus Christ on earth to bring man, [br]His old friend, back to Himself. 0:02:18.200,0:02:22.120 God honoured the human language by calling Jesus the Word. 0:02:22.120,0:02:25.880 The Word became flesh and entered the world. 0:02:25.880,0:02:33.120 Jesus is God spelling Himself out in a language[br]that man can understand, 0:02:33.120,0:02:36.640 a language of spirit and life (John 6:63). 0:02:36.640,0:02:46.160 For how long will we continue to think, talk and live in the natural when Jesus is waiting for you at the point of His Spirit? 0:02:52.320,0:03:01.280 From our many years of learning under and walking with God’s General, Prophet TB Joshua, until he was called Home to Heaven, 0:03:01.280,0:03:07.000 a passion has kindled in our hearts to impart [br]the treasure God has given us, 0:03:07.000,0:03:10.600 the living Word in the power of the Holy Spirit! 0:03:10.600,0:03:14.800 The letter of the Word cannot move, cannot operate without [br]the life of God (John 6:63). 0:03:14.800,0:03:24.280 Every Word of God is Spirit and life and it is the very life of God[br]in that Word that injects power, energy to the Word. 0:03:24.280,0:03:30.640 This is the Word that heals, saves, delivers and enables the believer to live a victorious life in Christ. 0:03:30.640,0:03:38.560 Just like Simon Peter in John 6:68, we have discovered [br]that there is no alternative to Jesus 0:03:38.560,0:03:42.400 because only He has the Words of eternal life. 0:03:42.400,0:03:51.240 After our mentor was called Home on 5 June 2021,[br]like the disciples of old, when Jesus ascended to Heaven, 0:03:51.240,0:03:55.040 we have been waiting in faith. 0:04:16.120,0:04:23.440 I found myself in a glass compartment[br]inside a cave without exit. 0:04:23.440,0:04:28.680 Suddenly a mighty rock came from Heaven 0:04:28.680,0:04:31.160 and hit the rocky mountain. 0:04:31.160,0:04:33.320 It pierced the cave. 0:04:33.320,0:04:38.040 The mountain shook[br]but I remained steady inside the glass compartment. 0:04:38.040,0:04:48.560 The rock drilled through the rocky mountain. 0:04:48.560,0:04:52.160 I watched. 0:04:52.160,0:04:54.920 Then I came out and walked. 0:04:54.920,0:04:58.640 I stopped and gasped as I saw 0:04:58.640,0:05:06.080 the rock had drilled a perfect beautiful tunnel[br]made of gold! 0:05:06.080,0:05:12.200 I said to myself, there must be water[br]at the end of this tunnel. 0:05:12.200,0:05:14.360 I started walking. 0:05:14.360,0:05:18.360 Suddenly a voice came from above: 0:05:18.360,0:05:25.520 “Stay where you are. Don’t enter![br]The water is coming to you.” 0:05:25.520,0:05:29.760 I stopped and stayed where I was. 0:05:29.760,0:05:36.920 As I stood still, suddenly I saw the water flowing[br]from the end of the tunnel towards me. 0:05:36.920,0:05:40.280 The water was clear, sparkling with life. 0:05:40.280,0:05:43.360 It flowed closer 0:05:43.360,0:05:45.240 until it reached my toes 0:05:45.240,0:05:47.000 and washed my feet as a wave at the seashore. 0:05:47.000,0:05:49.080 and washed my feet as a wave at the seashore. 0:05:53.280,0:06:01.960 While I was pondering on the vision, my heart prompted me[br]to the Book of Daniel 2:44. 0:06:41.200,0:06:44.720 What is the purpose of the rock? 0:07:03.360,0:07:10.760 The purpose of the rock is to remove the barrier between[br]our heart and God. 0:07:10.760,0:07:16.880 When a man yields his heart to the Holy Spirit, [br]the veil is taken away. 0:07:16.880,0:07:25.120 The Word of God is the seed of divine life that comes [br]into our heart and causes faith to grow. 0:07:25.120,0:07:31.120 The vision is for an appointed time (Habakkuk 2:3). 0:07:33.560,0:07:44.480 The vision is to link man back to God through His Word, [br]by His Spirit, to edify the Body of Christ 0:07:44.480,0:07:49.840 and to cooperate with a network of churches[br]all around the world. 0:07:49.840,0:07:54.720 The vision is in line with the calling and gift of God in our lives. 0:07:54.720,0:08:03.840 The rock that fell from Heaven is the Word [br]of the Kingdom as Jesus said in Matthew 13:19. 0:08:03.840,0:08:10.480 Our vision is to help get the Word into people’s hearts - [br]because it is only there that it works effectively. 0:08:32.240,0:08:36.360 During the last two decades under the mentorship [br]of Prophet TB Joshua, 0:08:36.360,0:08:40.280 our interaction with thousands of believers and [br]church leaders worldwide 0:08:40.280,0:08:48.480 and the recurring questions raised by so many during lectures[br]have drawn our focus to the practical side of Christianity, 0:08:48.480,0:08:52.840 I mean, our daily walk with the Holy Spirit: 0:08:52.840,0:09:01.200 how to develop spiritual awareness, how to hear from God, [br]how to build one´s faith in the face of life’s uncertainties. 0:09:01.200,0:09:06.160 These core issues and others will be addressed under the guidance of the Holy Spirit 0:09:06.160,0:09:11.720 through in-depth teaching sessions with time for [br]interactive questions and answers. 0:09:11.720,0:09:16.760 Our vision also embraces local churches. 0:09:16.760,0:09:28.720 We want to cooperate with a network of ministries to impart our knowledge, experience, and spiritual gifts as the Spirit leads. 0:09:28.720,0:09:35.080 Until today’s church realises that the spirit of man is [br]the fountain of faith, 0:09:35.080,0:09:39.000 that is when the Holy Spirit will be involved in our affairs. 0:09:45.560,0:09:48.200 As our mentor, Prophet TB Joshua taught us, 0:09:48.200,0:09:55.320 “In the University of God, however brilliant you may be, [br]you will not be given double promotion, 0:09:55.320,0:10:00.840 you must take every course for each course serves a purpose.” 0:10:00.840,0:10:02.720 So, what do you need? 0:10:02.720,0:10:04.320 An open heart. 0:10:04.320,0:10:13.760 What are the materials required to take every course - to not give up, look for alternatives or despair at life’s often cruel blows? 0:10:13.760,0:10:23.720 Humility, faith, endurance, perseverance, forgiveness[br]and love without expectation. 0:10:23.720,0:10:25.360 Who marks our work? 0:10:25.360,0:10:27.440 The Holy Spirit.