April ’10 Partnerletter

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April 2010

Dear Friends,

“Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was great joy in that city.”

·         Acts 8:5-8

Sometimes on the field you need to adjust to the changing environment that is beyond your control. It can be an unction from the Holy Spirit to cancel a meeting due to foretold danger; or change the program right before the you are ready to get on to the platform to preach, due to electricity problems or some other infrastructural problem. I have learned over the last 15 years of field ministry to adjust and flow with the Holy Spirit – and only the Lord knows how many times such obedience has kept me out of harm’s way.

Sometimes you even have to deal with political situations; normally a national election that can be violent as the political parties clash before the polls open. But I have never encountered an international political problem like I have this March that has led to the postponement of my April Pakistan ministry trip. Like I have done since 2001, I usually go to the Pakistan embassy a few weeks before the trip and get a visa within a day or so. But I was shocked when I went to the Pakistan embassy in Singapore, put my application, passport and visa fee on the counter, and was informed that it would take one to two months to secure a visa. The reason? There is a political dispute between the US and Pakistan that has led to punitive measures taken by the Pakistani government. They are purposely making it difficult for US citizens (including US diplomats) to receive visas – all requests must go back to Islamabad and be approved by the Ministry of External Affairs. So we have postponed the April Pakistan trip which was to include a pastor faith seminar in the capital city of Islamabad.  Please stand in agreement that I will secure a visa as quickly as possible; and pray that the US and Pakistan develops better bilateral relations!

In the meantime, we are still busy planning a few more trips that I want to announce. I ask you to please keep these upcoming trips in your prayers, and seek the Lord about what you should do in supporting these upcoming May ministry trips:

Chitradurga, India Pastor Faith Seminar and Church meetings:

In the early part of May, I will be heading back to India to conduct GJITCM’s largest pastor faith seminar every held. We are expecting over 2,000 pastors and church leaders to attend the seminar which will take place 5 hours north of Bangalore. I am really excited about this trip because the enthusiasm for the seminar is very high. Many of the pastors and church leaders are familiar with our ministry; and they are not only expecting good Holy Spirit-led teaching, but Signs, Wonders and Miracles confirming the Word taught!

I am also excited about this trip because we are going to hold all meetings at the church of an Indian spiritual son of mine, Pastor Kottresh. He has come a long way since I first taught him Word of Faith principles in Bangalore back in 2006. He has applied the teachings and his ministry has exploded: He now pastors a church of over 7,000 members. After the seminar, I will be conducting some church meetings for him – we are expecting a great Holy Ghost time!

Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan, Malaysia Ministry Trip:

I have been asked by the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship of Malaysia (FGBMF-Malaysia) to come and hold some meetings for them in the capital city of Malaysia. Then a few of the Brothers want to take me to a Muslim stronghold area of Kuantan. The purpose of the trip to this region is to hold a pastor faith seminar to build up the Christian pastors and church leaders who are spiritually weak, intimidated and are not making any progress. We will be bringing to this very needy area, Word of Faith teaching to build up the Christian leaders and to demonstrate Holy Ghost power that will confirm the Word taught. This trip is of great importance because the FGBMF-Malaysia needs to have a strong church foundation to build upon to infiltrate the Muslim stronghold area with the Gospel.

I ask you to please pray for both these trips in May. I am believing to have some good news next month about securing a Pakistani visa and heading into the country also in the month of May. I also am expecting to have some very BIG news that will make you truly rejoice. But I will wait till next month and end this letter for now.

Till next time -

You are loved and blessed of God – and by me,

Dr. Will Pantin

Dr. Will Pantin

April ’10 BSCMF Letter

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April 2010

Dear BSCMF Member,

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

·         James 4:7

This month I want to give to you one of the major “Keys to the Kingdom”, that if you will apply it to your life it will bring great success and victory. As most Godly Keys, it’s simple to understand – the things of God are usually simple – the complication and failure comes from not following the simple instructions. But I have been meditating upon this Key for the last month and I have seen dramatic victory in my life, family and ministry. The Key comes from James 4:7, that states “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Now the first thing I want you to see is that you need to act first: YOU NEED TO SUBMIT TO GOD. Why? Is it because God is trying to control you? No; when you submit yourself to God, to God’s Holy Word and to God’s Sovereign Will, you place yourself in proper position under His divine protection – you are protected in the cleft of the Rock that is Jesus. You also need to submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and to the Leading of the Holy Spirit. When you submit yourself to all three, you place yourself in proper position – WHICH MEANS YOU ARE IN A POSITION OVER SATAN AND EVERY EVIL WORK!

The next thing you need to do is to RESIST THE DEVIL. Too often we allow Satan and every evil thing into our lives and ministry without putting up much of a fight. The Curse of sickness and disease comes and we just say, “Oh well, it happens to everyone”. We allow lack, want and need into our lives and just act like such things happen. Remember this fact: Whatever you allow into your life, you are giving it place to stay. We are redeemed from Satan and every evil work; and we have the power, authority and dominion in Jesus’ names to overcome and cast it out of our lives. You need to be vigilant and resist the devil with all your strength.

And what is the result? SATAN WILL FLEE FROM YOU. Satan and every evil work must leave you; and you will walk in the Blessing and goodness of God. Why? Because you are in your proper place: You have submitted to God and His Will – and God only has good things planned for your life. You have to resist the devil and every evil circumstance that has tried to attached itself to you. Satan and every evil work HAS NO CHOICE but to flee from you, because you rule and reign over Him through Jesus. You have the victory in every situation because as the Word of God says in 1 John 4:17, “…because as he [Jesus] is, so are we in this world.”

If you will apply diligently this ‘Key to the Kingdom’, you will walk in great success and victory – SUBMIT TO GOD, RESIST THE DEVIL AND WALK IN VICTORY!

May God bless you richly,

Dr. Will Pantin