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Your Kingdom Come

Eagerly anticipated books arrive. 

Your Kingdom Come, announced by Australian Christian leaders as "... a strategic book of very real significance for these turbulent times."  

It's a teaching on victorious living, including character, behaviour and how to conduct our relationship with God.

In the Lord's Prayer Jesus was giving more than a liturgy, but an instruction about the whole of life. 

This book is for those those wanting to progress in the Kingdom. 

  

If you want to challenge the old paradigms, experience new perspective, walk in new vistas, this will help you do that.  

A Ministry resource for :- pastors, church department and group leaders and those wanting to lead others into a deeper life.

The Lord's Prayer is commonly thought to be a prayer of hastening the day of the coming of the Lord. I suspect it's more - it's not asking God "Is He going to come?" it's not praying, "Lord, please come." It is saying, "Your Kingdom come." It's a statement, a statement of fact. It's a faith statement. It's a statement that is declaring something.

The entire Lord's prayer may in fact be far more than we have normally accredited it with, more than a religious liturgy, or request for His involvement and benevolence in our lives but an instruction for the whole of life in fact. This book explores each piece of the Lord's Prayer in this light and comes up with some amazing constructs for living a powerful, God honouring overcoming life and being part of establishing His Kingdom on earth. I want to know how God is going to impact my life here and now.  

This prayer is in fact, not some little mamby pamby prayer that we’ve repeated since childhood. Rather, this is a glorious, fantastic, amazing statement of faith with which the people of God can change the world in which they live.

This is a book for troubled times. 

There is power in a believers faith filled prayer, but are we believing that God will hear and answer when we pray. How to get the ear of God is a question many ask, but perhaps a more important question How can God get our ear. Are we listening, are we hearing and are we obeying when we do hear?  

In difficult days there is nothing more important than hearing God for daily direction, protection and provision. 

World renowned International evangelist, Tim Hall put it like this in his forward to the book.  

A Ministry resource for:- 

Pastors, 

Church department and group leaders, 

    Those wanting to lead participants in a deeper life, 

    Those wanting to progress themselves deeper into the kingdom.  

"Your Kingdom Come could be read as an extended devotional, perhaps a chapter a day, mixed with prayer and serious meditation. For slower readers, perhaps only a portion of a chapter, depending upon how much time is available. But anyone who reads this book thoughtfully, and with a mind open to the Holy Spirit, will, in my opinion, be enriched by the encounter."
Rev Dr Ken Chant

Pic: L to R, Rev Dr Howard Sands, Rev Dr Ken Chant, Dr Alison Chant

How to Get your Copy

of Your Kingdom Come

and one for your friends

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0645324507  

e-book Kobo 

https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/your-kingdom-come-5 

All books by Howard Sands 

All Author Page - all books listed
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Rev Dr Howard Sands is the International Director of Beautiful Feet Task Force, is available as a speaker for churches, outreaches, business & missions. 

INTERESTED IN INVITING HOWARD SANDS 
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What is it Going to Take?

The world is in upheaval. 
Nothing is what it used to be. 
How is the church handling the current situation? 
Are we cowering down and waiting for things to go back to normal?
or 
Are we looking for opportunities to share Christ with a hurting, confused, angry, lonely depressed people, people without focus, without purpose and without hope? 

Now is the time to re-evaluate everything we hold dear. 
If we are born of an incorruptible seed, then its time for that seed to germinate and produce in us what its purpose is. 
 
The question we should be asking is: 
What is it going to take to reach your people group? 
My community, my town or city, my ethnic group, my nation. 

NOT: What can I can do? 
NOT: What have others done before us? 
NOT: What is possible? 
No, the answers to all these questions limit our best possible outcomes to the extent of my current faith. 
Jesus did not call us to go and live within the realms of our possibilities but our impossibilities. 
He did not not ask us what we thought we could do, but commanded us, "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel."

He did not form a committee, or take a vote. 
He came with a purpose, to establish the kingdom of God on earth and redeem mankind.
He commanded his followers to make disciples. 
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”  Matthew 28.18-20  

I believe it's time to 

RETHINK CHURCH. 

It's time to get onto doing what Jesus commanded, instead of playing religious games and kidding ourselves that we are doing God's will.  

Jesus said, 

"Go ye, Disciple nations"
We have largely, stayed home and got fat.

Our thinking, for the most part, has been limited to growing a congregation in a building. 

People want answers, people want hope, they want reality, they actually want what God offers them, the chance to live in the life of their original design, as God intended, but how will they find it? Most unbelievers would never step inside a church, so how will they hear the message of His love. How will they get to experience His love, and become a part of His family through becoming a new creation.  

I was recently challenged greatly by the message of Chris Galanos from Experience Life Church in Lubbock Texas in his book "From Megachurch to Multiplication."  After growing a conventional church to mega church status in under 8 years he started to question the way they were doing church, how valid were their goals and why was he not thinking like some of the missionaries their church supported and others, that were thinking in terms of how to reach an entire ethnic group, a state or even an entire nation. 

While his church was lauded as one of the USA's fastest growing churches, and thinking in terms of thousands (they had already seen over 10,000 commitments to Christ) the people he was gleaning from were thinking in the millions. 

Whatever you believe God has called you for, I believe it is time to rethink. 
Rethink vision, rethink purpose, rethink goals, rethink strategies. 

If we always do what we have always done, we will always get what we have always got. 

If what the church has done in its efforts to reach the world over the last approx 1700 years has achieved its goal of winning the world and making disciples OF all nations - not just in all nations, (since the Roman Empire institutionalised the church) then we can go back to doing what we did before, but if it appears that the previous methods and strategies did not do as Jesus commanded then maybe its time to rethink. 

E-Life church's journey towards movement, may not be for everybody, it will certainly challenge the status quo if you act on it, but at least it seems to be one church's attempt to answer the question "What is it going to take to reach your people group?" 

 

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Rev Dr Howard Sands 

With over 40 years of ministry experience in over 26 countries on every continent, from village home meetings in developing countries to crowds up to 50,000, from stadiums to street meetings, he is equally comfortable, from pastoring local churches, special guest at church meetings, keynote speaker at conferences, youth conferences, pastors and leaders training, Bible college lectures, outreaches, outdoor crusades, tent crusades and business leaders equipping. 

Howard brings a refreshing dynamic to understanding who you are in Christ and will help to lift your congregation or conference from where they are in their experience to where God says they are in His word. He is strongly word based, Spirit led and tangible healings and renewed relationships with the Lord are often experienced at his meetings.

See ministry and business overview here https://about.me/HowardSands

See full ministry bio and ministry references here 

http://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com/2011/02/your-church-can-benefit-from-ministry.html

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YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/VideoBFTF 

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Account 0094 0442 

AUSTRALIANS ARE WAKING UP.

Does this look like something you are experiencing? 

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

-- Joseph Goebbels
Reichsminister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
German Third Reich.
In office 14 March 1933 – 30 April 1945

NEVER FEAR 

While he exercised control for a time - it came to an end. 

The LIE ALWAYS COMES TO AN END

There is something more powerful than a lie, its the truth.

Lets tell it without fear, the gospel of faith, hope and love in the finished work of Christ is the truth and no government, big media, big pharma or eugenics controllers can stop the truth. 

We call for an exposure of the works of darkness and the freedom to bring the love of Christ to anyone and everyone who repents and commits their life to Christ providing them with forgiveness, salvation and righteousness regardless of their past.

More info on Joseph Goebbels and his antagonism towards the church found in the Church struggle segment. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels

If this rings any bells for you (it should) you know that the truth must prevail and we must not lie down and unquestioningly take the lies any more. 

How to request a visiting speaker to attend your church or event

I have often received emails and messages from pastors inviting me to visit their countries and preach at their churches and events without giving much detail.
 
They expect me to jump on a plane because they have written to me (which may take 10 minutes to write) and I have to spend thousands of dollars, (to travel to Africa in many cases will cost me about $3,000US for economy flights) disrupting my normal schedule and away from my family, church and income, (I am not paid by a church - I earn my own income) just to do what they has requested.
 
This invite is then watered down in my mind when I notice that I am one of a large number of people the invite was sent to and I am one of the many CC people on the list. This pastor is taking the approach, 'ask as many as you can, maybe someone will come.'
This does not incline me to even want to reply.
 
I have found that God does not usually work this way.
God has a divine purpose and He is specific and detailed. I know because I have experienced the goodness and mercies of God when He specifically told me where to go. I find often that such a person has no means or intention of covering my costs and is expecting me in many cases to help cover his costs.

Brothers, because someone lives in a so called, "western. or 'rich' country": do not suppose that they are able or inclined to pay your costs, or even their own. It may be that they can and are willing to (2 different issues) but this matter should be clearly discussed in the invitation along with some other important issues
 
Therefore I thought it prudent to lay out some suggestions for offering invitations which will help all parties involved avoid uncomfortable situations and embarrassment.
 
If you are inviting preachers to visit your church and country, please be more specific or you may not get an answer to your request or receive a decline.
 

The following should be covered.

Purpose

Be clear with the type of meeting, dates and what you are specifically asking them to do. You can always ask for their feedback and suggestions as well
 
Example
1) We are inviting you to be one of our speakers for our 5-day Revival Meeting from 1-5 Sept.

2) There will be 2 meetings a day and you will be one of 3 guest speakers and we would hope that you would be able to bring 3 messages along the topic of a revived heart. We will let you know your schedule once you have accepted. We will also arrange for you to speak at our Sunday service on Sept 6 and at another church in the area on that Sunday evening
 

Financial Arrangements:

Explain clearly what you can afford to cover in their costs and if you will remunerate them with a set amount, a love offering or some other form of gratuity.

Example
1) We will pay for your economy class airfare and pick you up at the airport. If you want to bring your wife and any of your church leaders, currently we cannot afford.to do this, they are welcome but would need to make their own arrangements.

2) We will pay for the 3-star hotel accommodation. However if you were to bring your members, we will take care of up to a maximum of 3 rooms. Alternatively we have a church member who has offered accommodation for you (and wife if accompanying) should you prefer this.

3) A love offering will be given to you at the end of the meeting.
 

Some info on your church and the meeting:

Give a very brief outline of your church history, current attendance, where the meeting is to be held and any other special details, such as combined with other churches etc.

Example
1) Our church is now 7 years old, this is our annual conference which began 3 years ago and we invite the congregations of our 2 sister churches in the area to participate.

2)Currently our church Sunday attendance is around 300 people. For this conference we expect the number will be around 600 people.

3) The meetings will be held in the public town hall which accommodates about 1000 people
 

 
I am not suggesting that the examples above are the details you have to make in your invitation just the way to make the invitation. You may not be able to cover air fares or hotels, the point is just be clear about this.

Even with such info, the invited guest will have to pray and seek God if it is His will for them to attend. Keep in mind that many ministers have their travel schedule booked up to a year in advance. Give plenty of notice.
 
If you are organizing such an event, you should pray and seek God if it is God’s plan for you to have such a meeting and seek his direction for your guest speakers.

This will often come from those with whom you have established some kind of relationship.
When you write to request (a phone call is often the best way to start this and follow it with a formal written invitation) always address the message to the person by name. Using terms like "Dear Servant of God" suggests that you have sent the same message to many and weakens the strength of your invitation.
 
I hope this helps you to be clearer in your communication regarding invitations to your church and/or event and avoid embarrassment for you and your guest.

 
Acknowledgement to Ps Randy Tan from Singapore for the basis of this information.

Rev Dr Howard Sands 

With over 40 years of ministry experience in over 26 countries on every continent, from village home meetings in developing countries to crowds up to 50,000, from stadiums to street meetings, he is equally comfortable, from pastoring local churches, special guest at church meetings, keynote speaker at conferences, youth conferences, pastors and leaders training, Bible college lectures, outreaches, crusades, tent crusades and business leaders equipping. 

Howard brings a refreshing dynamic to understanding who you are in Christ and will help to lift your congregation or conference from where they are in their experience to where God says they are in His word. He is strongly word based, Spirit led and tangible healings and renewed relationships with the Lord are often experienced.

See ministry and business overview here https://about.me/HowardSands

See full ministry bio and ministry references here 

http://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com/2011/02/your-church-can-benefit-from-ministry.html

 

The Beautiful Feet Lecture 
https://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-2017-beautiful-feet-lecture-why.html


See Beautiful Feet Task Force facebook page here 

https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulFeetTaskForce

Hear samples of preaching and ministry here on YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/user/VideoBFTF 

See Africa Network BFTF membership site here 

https://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com

To send an invitation to Howard or Joy Sands or Beautiful Feet Task Force we prefer your message with the above details by messenger here  
https://www.facebook.com/howard.sands.5

Ghana 2015, Leaders conference

Indonesia 2006, Healing service

South Africa 2015, Leaders conference

Kenya 2016, crusade

India 2017, Pastors Annual Conference

Australia 2019, Combined Churches Victory meeting

India 2017, Pastors conference

South Africa 2019, Tent Crusade