TO GOD BE THE GLORY! Dear Partners & Friends of Rivers, Together with my wife, Angeline, and family, I greet you in the Matchless Name of Jesus, our Lord. This year more than ever, the grace of God enabled our team to accomplish the will of the Father. As in the scripture by the Apostle Paul, the Lord Jesus did the planning and the directing. The Holy Spirit counseled and guided us. The Father’s kingdom established. To Him be all glory! 1 Timothy 1:12, 14 (AMP) 12
I give thanks to Him Who has granted me [the
needed] strength and made me able [for this], Christ Jesus our Lord, because He has judged and counted me faithful and trustworthy, appointing me to [this stewardship of] the ministry. 14
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our Lord [actually] flowed out superabundantly
The Lord gave us success in launching a brand-new program – The School of Worship. We had forty students from seven churches. The presence of God was awesome. Many testified of God's goodness. The School of Prophets was launched in Singapore by our ministry for the first time, though we did train other nationals in various countries. Students from different churches from five nations enrolled in the Three Day Intensive Training. The SOP was conducted in Taichung, Taiwan, anchored by Ps Melvyn David. Many churches gathered, and the favor of God was present. People experienced the power of God, and many pastors testified of their lives being liberated by God.
and beyond measure for me, accompanied by faith and love that are [to be realized] in Christ Jesus. However, I thank the Lord for a God-fearing team who does the job. Though our ministry is small yet God has given me soldiers of the kingdom. This bunch is willing to make sacrifices of time,
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energy and money to support the work and
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touch the lives of thousands around the world. We have been busier than ever according to the Word of the Lord given, as our territory expanded. The Lord also gave the same conviction in all of our hearts to increase our commitment. Though this year was filled with many spiritual challenges, the Lord delivered us from all.
The College of Prophets has experienced an exceptional grace this year. It is the Seventh Graduation Exercise of God's faithfulness since the Lord commanded us to start this school in 2011 when my wife Angeline and I were in fasting and prayer. This year’s intake has been the highest with more markings of assignment papers! Weekly the staff had to set up the tables and chairs for the class, yet they did it cheerfully. The administrative staff had more work this year than ever as they had to manage the three schools, internal church management, and mission trips. The new addition to our staff team, is my elder son, Samuel John Francis. He handles the media related ministry and even as a part-timer, he has become an asset.
A New Name to Honor Jesus I was thinking in my heart over an extended period, "What gift can I give to Jesus over for this 7th Graduation exercise?” Each of our ministry department in church carries the name, "The King's." I am humbled to present the very school the Lord has started, with a new name. From 2018, College of Prophets will be renamed as “The King’s College of Prophets.” The school has always been The Lord’s. The Lord’s hand is upon each of you in this prophetic journey together. I thank God for all the prayers of the saints, your sacrificial financial support and the fellowship of the brethren. Your smiles of faith strengthen us in the field. All about Jesus when not put into action in the mission field means nothing. A friend of mine sent me a quote, “You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.”
May God bless each of you and your families till the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Steven & Angeline Francis
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A PUBLICATION OF Rivers Of Life Ministries Ltd. EDITORIAL TEAM Steven Francis Judah James Diamante Nalinee Lisa Lim FOR ADVERTISING Judah James Diamante Phone: 6396 8116 james@riversmedia.org
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DESIGN & LAYOUT Isaac Chew Moxie Design Pte Ltd PHOTOGRAPHY Judah James Diamante Samuel John Francis Wen Da Kong, Gideon Raphael Lim
COLLEGE OF PROPHETS CELEBRATING 7 YEARS
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CELEBRATING JESUS MY KING
26 RIVERS MISSIONS OUTREACH 30 JMK SNAPSHOTS 32 WARRIORS TRAINING CAMP 34 GATHERING OF WARRIORS FAMILY CAMP 2017 36 SCHOOL OF PROPHETS 40 SCHOOL OF WORSHIP 54 COLLEGE OF PROPHETS 68 CONGRATS FROM THE FACULTY 73 PHILIPPINES YOUTH CONFERENCE
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REDEMPTION OF GOD'S COVENANTED PEOPLE Rev. Steven Francis
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Peter 2:9, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Beloved, you are God’s special, priceless, His own possession! The Jewish Bible translation read, “a people for God to possess.” Amen. God holds you dear to His heart. You are not part of this world’s system. You are not of the world but of God (1Jn. 4:4-6). Your mind is renewed by His word (Rom. 12:2), and you are translated from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of His dear Son (Col. 1:13). God wants everything of you! All of the covenant blessings of Abraham belong to you (Gal. 3:29). As Abraham had to obey the covenant he made with God (Ge. 15), we are to abide by the laws of the New Covenant. You are complete in Christ (Col. 2:10), and you are to be found in Him (Jn. 15 :4). God desires to bless His children with His bountiful grace and goodness in these times.
REDEMPTION OF GOD’S COVENANTED PEOPLE Exodus 19:4, “You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.” God desires to demonstrate His miraculous love and power on behalf of His people if you honor Him with your
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life. Hold on to your faith and not follow the dictates of this world.
On December 31st, 2016, I had a mighty visitation from God. Powerful, strong healing anointing is going to manifest in this world. When the medication of this world fails, the Lord will become the Healer. The weak in Christ will be strengthened by the power of the Holy Spirit (Isa. 35:3). Even the weak will say, he is a warrior (Joel 3:10). We will hear of many miraculous resurrection miracles in this end times. These are the days of supernatural harvest and glory. A new anointing will come upon the people of God to strengthen them.
During the Open Heavens Conference in June by Sadhu Sundar Selvaraj, the favor of God came upon me through many visitations from heaven. The encounters from God created a permanent effect in my spirit. There is an increase in the workings of the spirit of wisdom and revelation (Eph. 1:17,18; Isa. 11:1). There is a greater sense of the fear of the Lord in the manifest presence of Jesus (2 Cor. 5:11). A firm conviction in the preaching of the Word of God
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(Acts 4:13; 1 Thess. 1:5). A sharper mind to build the house of God and a deeper love for the people (Eph. 4:7, 12-16). I have been changed and renewed; you too can join the party!
AN END TIME OF VISITATIONS Haggai 2:9, “The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’” We need to expect and get ready for greater manifestations of God’s presence in these times. The Church and her people must be taught and establish again on biblical encounters with God. A life rooted in the Word will manifest encounters with Jesus (Jn. 14:21). The resurrection of Jesus and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts opened the door of heavenly encounters for everyday people (Matt. 27:51-53; Acts 5:19). No one can close the door God has opened, more so in these end times (Rev. 3:8). Theology must follow experience (Jn. 5:39; Jer. 29:13). God wants you to experience the reality of His presence and power. Today we validate empty words taught by pinnacle professors who emanate unbelief rather than men and women of God who have both seen and heard (Acts 4:20) the living reality of Christ and His kingdom (Jn. 11:25; Rev. 4). The affirmation of the authenticity of an experience is validated by discipleship and obedience in the establishment of kingdom objectives rather than just intellectual rationalism.
The voice of doubters is celebrated louder in Christianity rather the voice of biblical faith and authenticated encounters with God. One encounter with God can be more life-changing with a lifetime of obedience than an encyclopedia knowledge of the Bible. Well, God is going to turn things around, a new army from the Spirit of God is rising. They will both speak and do mighty acts of God in these end times.
UPSIZE FAITH AND PRAYER God measures His grace and goodness given to His Church and people (Rev. 11:1) so that the output of your faith and prayer is a result of His workings in your inner life (Eph. 1:19; 3:20). Many leave their unbelief unchecked in their hearts. Deal with unbelief and lack of faith breeds a prayerless attitude.
Last year, the Lord Jesus commissioned me to teach on Secrets of Prevailing Prayer (see page 74). The teaching series has sold well in many nations. There is a need to learn how to prevail in prayer and
push the darkness away from your home and region. This year, the Spirit of God prompt me to teach on The Faith of the Warriors Series. A new series to empower and upgrade your faith to become stronger in the inner man to stand the challenges of these end times with courage (Eph. 6:10). He who stands in faith stands with God (Heb. 11:6).
INCREASE OBEDIENCE Revelation 12:11, “And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.” Overcoming the work of the demonic forces against you is a result of spiritual obedience and alignment to the will of God for your life (Jas. 4:7). Just by resisting without obedience will render you powerless. Greater is He who is IN you (1 Jn. 4:4). Increase the presence of God IN you. Obedience involves the work of missions in the field. We need to raise up warriors who have proven their faith in open combat in the mission field and not classroom faith talkers. We encourage the members of Jesus My King to be active participants of mission trips. Sixty percent of the church is active in the work of the Lord. Let us love to obey God and to live for His kingdom. For each of you, who are empowered through our outreaches around the world, may the Lord strengthen you to live and be empowered by His grace.
Together with my wife, our prayer is that we will run together this last lap of the race that is before us. Jesus promised,
'' I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.'' Revelation 3:11
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Presenting the King’s ministries to celebrate His faithfulness from generation to generation.
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Our vision is to transform children into Disciples of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to instill the love of Christ in them. King’s Kids volunteers have an awesome responsibility and privilege to teach, train and mentor this next generation to be prayerful warriors with the heart of Christ – who are overcomers, full of love and faith, equipped to pray in ways that prepares them to face anything that comes their way; who are supernaturally natural, who hear the voice of God and prophesy.
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King's Generation 12
We seek to build a passionate community of Christ in the next generation that is prepared to advance God’s will. We aim to disciple youth aged 13 to 21, and teach them to be rooted in God's word, serve Jesus wholeheartedly, and reach the lost for Him.
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King's Psalmists
Bringing people into the presence of God is our call, to lead His people in pursuit of Him with passion, hunger and thirst for His heart is our goal. Our purpose is to bring the fragrance of praise and worship before His throne and to present the church ready to worship the King.
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We are called as a house of prayer, a watch tower over our church and nation. Thanksgiving, praise, worship and intercession are released when we come together in unity to pray. We continue to stand in the gap to birth forth breakthroughs as we expect greater things from God for our families, church and to the nations.
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King's Media
We generate, enjoy and exchange creative ideas, having the faith that God’s hand will reach out to people beyond our nation. Through online media, the Lord uses us to build up His people whom we may not have met to extend His Kingdom.
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We usher people into God’s sanctuary and connecting guests to God’s Family. All of us work together as a team, as a family to serve His Kingdom.
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Pastorial & Staff
Love, compassion, and zeal for the Lord drives us to do what we are called for. We believe that running the race that God has set before us is not for individuals alone but for us as a flock following our good shepherd Jesus Christ.
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TAIWAN By Francis and Esther Leong • 22 to 29 August 2017
From Comfort Zone to Battlefield!
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his trip marks a milestone in our spiritual journey since we joined the Jesus My King family in 2014. After graduating from the College of Prophets towards the end of 2015, there were a few calls made to the congregation for participation in mission trips. However, we were not prepared at that time, neither was there a sense of commitment to embark on one. Then in late 2016, Francis had a dream in which he saw a fully-armored warrior, equipped for battle in a comfortable carpeted air-conditioned hall like that of a church. Next to the warrior was a toy rocking horse. In a next scene, outside the hall, there was a real horse, all adorned for battle. The message was clear that it is time to move out from a comfort zone to a real battle outside and this could be a nudge to embark on a mission trip! We kept this dream and the voice of God in mind. A few weeks later, Francis had another dream. He saw a military assault boat floating on a swimming pool. That was another clear message that if God so equipped us as an assault boat, it had to be out in the sea fighting the enemies. We then decided we should go on a mission trip, and at that time, there was a mission trip to Taiwan open for participation. The purpose of the mission trip was to equip and train the Taiwanese churches with the School of Prophets program.
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God Can Use You to Minister, and He Will! One significant learning point we gathered from this trip to Taiwan was that God could use any ordinary believer to minister to any needy soul. We saw that happen to us when we started praying for people during the 2nd night of the ministry time slot in the School of Prophets programme, as well as when we visited a church in Taichung. Prompted by Pastor Steven, we began laying hands on those who came forward and prayed for them with our limited Chinese, mixed with English prayer phrases. To our great surprise, some of the people we laid hands on were overcome by the presence of God and were slain. Wow! This certainly could not be from us, but it was the Holy Spirit working THROUGH us! All glory to God! This seemed to be a norm for the rest of the nights where God was using us to minister to the needy crowd.
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Let God Use You! This was indeed an awesome experience which we would have forfeited had we not responded to God’s prompting to sign up for this mission trip. We want to encourage all of you to give yourselves the opportunity to allow God to use you for overseas mission, especially the graduands of the College of Prophets.
Be Bold and Prophesy! The second lesson we learnt is to thrive on the boldness of the Holy Spirit to speak out when God wants us to speak for Him. On the morning we were traveling to a church, known as “Xi Wu” church, Francis had a prompting from the Lord to share 3 verses to the congregation. He was initially hesitant to do so, but the Holy Spirit kept prompting him to share. He took the courage to approach the emcee after Pastor William completed his message, and shared the prophetic word that God wanted the Xi Wu congregation to hear, which basically focused on the resources that God has preserved for the church, His protection over it, and a new instruction to rise up to new heights.
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EGYPT & ISRAEL Open Heavens Conference 2017 by Jesus Ministries
Pastor Steven Francis was invited by Sadhu Sundar Selvaraj to be one of the speakers for this conference in Egypt and Israel. A total of 1100 deligates from 55 nations of the world were present. The mighty visitations of God was the gift of heaven on all who came. With Bruce Allen Sadhu Sundar Selvaraj
Worship Sacrifices of praise and worship were offered to God in locations we’ve been. Many experienced the tangible presence of God as we magnify and exalt the name of our Lord.
Intentional Humility We humble ourselves intentionally to approach God in the beauty of His holiness. In prayer and fasting, we prepared our hearts to have a touch from heaven.
Implicit Obedience There was a call for implicit obedience, a radical choice that was made by many to encounter God. Dying to self is the demand of the cross to obey God in full measure.
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The Lord is Pleased It was a wonderful weekend. The unity, the love, the laughter and the dedication to the cause of Christ was clearly manifested in our midst. The Lord is pleased with us. Thank you Ps Melvin and Sis. Viji for being wonderful examples for us to emulate.
Spiritual Breakthrough
Anna D’Souza
I experienced a spiritual breakthrough as God allowed me to flow in the gift of prophecy to encourage, edify and heal people in the visiting Churches. All glory to Jesus. Elisha Emmanuel, Devandran
Open Heavens Ministering from Position of Rest
This my first mission trip. First time experience what is 'Open Heavens.' I also experience spiritual breakthrough in ministering with my classmates. All praise and glory to the Lord! Chuan Sian Tai
I experienced a spiritual breakthrough in ministering from a position of rest, under God's anointing, authority and power. Ngoh Heng Yee
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Some fun games with ice breaker were initiated by Pst Elberd Boo and team at the Siem Reap orphanage. There were about 23 children treated to a sumptuous lunch. A lesson on the Father's love and how unique and special we are in God's sight was shared using leaves and thumb prints. Later, we broke into groups according to age. Many were touched by the love of God in their hearts as they shared their life's sufferings and how blessed they were to be in a Christian orphanage.. The children wished we would return. It was sad to hear about their tragic family background. Many suffered from absentee fathers who failed to take up the responsibility to serve their children.
Pailin province orphanage is a located at the foot of beautiful mountains. There were 45 orphans who were so enthusiastic over our coming. We ate and worshipped together. Many children were impressed by the fun games that required teamwork and creative thinking. They especially enjoyed the chicken dance performance by the team. Five poor families were provided rice and dry food and given the good news of Jesus Christ. The sick were prayed for. Pastor Rotha who led the orphanage, was a great help interpreting for us.
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BANTEAY MEANCHAY CAMBODIA Ministry for the orphans spread over 2 days with games and sharing the word. Many children were tearing as the love of God touched their lives. As in all the orphanages, there is great need for equipping and training them in the word. We also were permitted by the Lord's grace to visit all the classes in the Primary school for this district, evangelising using simple games to illustrate God's love for the children.
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An outreach to the aids-stricken orphans of Beth Rapha Charitable and Religious Trust.
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Rivers of Life Ministries/Jesus My King Church journey into the well building project began in 2016 when church members gave generously to the fund raising towards the building of wells for the less fortunate community of people living in the north eastern coastal area of Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka.
By the grace of God and together with the team from Singapore, we shared His love to children by providing meals, distributing school bags, and teaching them how to worship God with dancing and singing. 200 school bags were given away in 2 locations and we also did a feeding programme to kids in 3 areas. The team visited local churches in Iloilo City, Roxas City, Ibajay and Passi City and ministered to couples and youths. Praise and thank God for His faithfulness that through the support of Jesus my King Church, we were able to touch many lives with His love.
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For over 25 years the civilians living in this area bore the brunt of the bloody civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers since July 1983. The place was uninhabited since the war time until more recently in 2010 where the survivors returned and
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As water represents life and livelihood, JMK together with Sister Shirani from Arise Sri Lanka ministry joined hands to make contributions by donating funds for the building of the much needed well water both for irrigation and also to be filtered and boiled as drinking water. On April 4-9 2017, our church leadership sent Elder Barnabas and his wife, Sis Hwee Huan on an audit trip to Sri Lanka to verify the completion of the first batch of 12 wells built.
RIVERS WELL BUILDING PROJECT With Elder Barnabas and his wife, Sis Hwee Huan
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Pastor Joffi started a new outreach in Tanah Abang, Kahang, where 3 families came to the Lord. Munirah, 20, in orange t- shirt, has not been able to speak since she was a year old. She has been showing signs of recovery after being prayed for her deliverance. Several other families (in pics) have also been touched by the Lord.
We were glad to have met Sis Shirani in person and also her two (2) right hand men who help to supervise the completion of the wells before handing it over to the family who will be utilising it for irrigation, washing and consumption if it deemed fit. We toured the wells and it was a rewarding trip to see first-hand the good workmanship and finishing of the wells that the owners are proud to takeover.
We are glad to be part of the restoration work and touching lives in northern Sri Lanka in a small way. We thank the Lord for the missions partnership together with Sis Shirani.
As it is written in Psalm 146:8-9 “The Lord sets the prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow”.
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WARRIORS TRAINING CAMP
A MONTHLY PROPHETIC REVIVAL MEETING
By Elder Barnabas Wong
A Year of Warfare Worship 2017 has been an exciting year thus far. It is associated with the Hebraic year 5777, which symbolises completeness! This is the year the sword of the Lord will contend for the wells of revival to spring forth on the earth, and it is one of warfare worship! We started the year with seven days of prayer and fasting, during which Pastor Steven received the call to push back the darkness that is covering the island of Singapore. This call paved the way for the 22 messages focusing on prayer that were released, propelling us to a new awareness and instilling within us an urgency to war in prayer for us and our nation's destiny.
Prophetess Jennifer LeClair
Are you Prepared? Having spoken to a few regular attendees of our monthly revival meeting, Warriors Training Camp, I was heartened to hear that the ministry they received month after month had indeed made an impact on their lives. It is a rewarding journey where the end-time warriors are being prepared and trained to be ready for battle. Over the past years, there has been an acceleration and a building up of momentum towards the completion of Kingdom purposes and the fulfillment of the times. The Lord is establishing those of us in Jesus My King Church and Warriors Training Camp by equipping us with warfare skills and prophetic anointing. My desire and prayer is that our hearts will be fully prepared and ready to receive the soon coming King, Jesus Christ, and the reward He will give to each of us according to what we have done. †
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BUILDING STRONG HEALTHY FAMILIES By Raphael Lim
On 15th to 18th June, Jesus My King Church held its church camp at Bayview Hotel in Melaka, Malaysia. It was a memorable “gathering of the warriors”, where we learnt more about God’s Word and His teachings. The messages delivered by our camp speakers, namely Pastor Sam Dharam, Pastor Steven Francis, Pastor Melvyn David, Elder Lim Hong Leong and Elder Barnabas Wong, centred on the theme “Building Strong Healthy Families”. During the sessions, we learnt about how to be united as a family in maturity, and about the old testaments that spoke forth about the intimacy of God and man, which shed light on the “oneness” intended by God in our families. There was also a mini two-part series on the assault on family units through spiritual warfare. We thank God for these sessions that spoke life into our hearts as we ponder how the world today affects our families and loved ones in church.
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While we took the Word seriously, we also took play seriously! We enjoyed an entire afternoon of competitive games, as teams pitted their wit, speed and strength against each other, all in the spirit of good fun and cheer, and caught up with loved ones over delicious food in Melaka. Together as a church, we went for a short walking tour, and ended off the day with a breezy duck tour through Melaka town. As a young man growing up in a generation where faith is constantly being challenged, I understand that the assault on the families is real. Being part of the family of Christ, my heart must be willing to hear the Spirit and obey what God wants me to do. In our families, there is an emphasis to upgrade our faith – for parents to be the prayerful warriors and priests of the family, and for children to be lovers and doers of His Word. As for the bigger picture, in our church, we believe that we are part of God's family, working together to build Him a dwelling place here on earth. We toil together as a family, knitted together in His love. As He is the head while we are His body, we move as the Lord leads us, step by step, only in His ways. As a body, we praise God that He has given us one another to treasure, for the glory of our Father.
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School of Prophets, Singapore 10 to 13 May 2017
A Golden and Timely School
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Beth-Rapha Charitable and Religious Trust Hubli, Karnataka, India
Pastor Steven had told me about the School of Prophets and also graciously invited me to come with my wife to the SOP. Finally we prayerfully decided to come. From the day one till the last moment I was thoroughly captivated by the presence of God. Every session was a session of heart-
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searching, conviction and impartation. Prophet Steven Francis sessions really touched my heart as his presentation of in-depth teaching was conducted in such a simplified way even a child will understand. I have seen many prophets in this 26 years of my ministry life and Prophet Steven Francis is a real father and a humble man of God. His life and fatherly heart has totally humbled me and I have decided to do the same to many who need such comfort. I encourage all those who want to come to SOP not to miss this golden and timely school for the church, this generation and the world today. May God bless the School of Prophets in an amazing way, and may they raise up many kingdom-minded disciples in Christendom for a time such as this.
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1ST BATCH
Living Out the Life of Worship
A wing ministry of College of Prophets Singapore
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chool of Worship was birthed from a desire to raise up end-time worshippers, who will give their all to our king, our saviour Jesus Christ. The Lord spoke to us in the year 2016 to start SOW. Together with Pastor Rupert and Rev. Dr Steven Francis, with much prayer and preparation in administration, we launched our first batch on 2nd March 2017 with 40 students hungry to learn more about worship. I praise the Lord that He brought these souls to our school to learn more than just prophetic worship, but the heartbeat of worship, which is to minister unto the Lord and having the right posture in coming before His presence. The class learned the different ways to worship the Lord - through warfare, intercession, throne room, tabernacle, intimate worship and worship that builds the house of God. These are the different dynamics of worship, which reveal the different facets of God. I am honoured and blessed to have shared my heart and experiences in worship to the students. I pray that each one of the students will live a life full of God's love, seeking Him with all their hearts and walking in obedience to His call. The road will be tough for those who follow Him for He tests His beloved children, for them to offer Him acceptable worship. The price is high but the reward is much higher because Jesus Himself is the prize of true worshippers. Praise be to the Lord most high. †
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TESTIMONIES THE 1ST BATCH
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Caderam Teh
SOW showed me that it is possible to improve one’s knowledge of worship in a short course. It has been a fruitful and amazing experience to be able to journey together with ministry workers in these few months. Not only has my worship journey with God has been edified, but relationships with fellow ministry workers has been nurtured.
Signing up for the School of Worship was one of the greatest decisions I made with regard to my ministry and my Christian education life! I really thank God for placing such anointed men of God to lead and teach us! This course has really redirected and opened my eyes to genuine and true worship.
Annie Pearl Lee
Cindy Ho
This course has motivated me to go deeper into praise and worship during my time alone with my Bridegroom. It was wonderful to learn how to be lost in His presence. Through God’s love and grace, He has opened many doors for me to secure my identity in Christ Jesus. He is my Lord and my Saviour and this truth has set me free!
I thank God for His blessing and guidance during these three months in SOW. The topics were greatly motivating and inspired me to worship God more intimately. He taught me how to worship Him in the midst of adverse circumstances. I will continue to praise and worship God every day with new expectations of His presence.
Church Of Singapore (Marine Parade)
Jesus My King Church
Church Of Singapore (Marine Parade)
Jesus My King Church
Michael Lee Jesus My King Church
When I come to the School of Worship, I realised that it is not just a music school. It is more about developing a passion for the word of God and worshipping God in humility and truth. I have learned that worship is an expression of speaking to God and how to stir and cultivate my affection for God, and touch people’s lives through worship.
Peggy Lee Jesus My King Church
I found the lessons very enriching, namely Pastor Rupert’s teaching on how to enter into worship and engage with the lyrics. One lesson by James stood out especially for me, when he asked the individual groups to select and sing a scripture - I enjoyed it thoroughly. I have a deeper understanding of what praise and worship is all about.
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Angie Loo
Eileen Lau
I thank God for making it possible for me to attend the School of Worship despite my hectic work load. It has opened my eyes to a greater revelation of what is true worship, to rise higher and to go deeper with The Lord and to respond by valuing God, treasuring God, enjoying God and being satisfied with God above all earthly things.
School of worship has given me an opportunity to experience what it feels like to worship freely and be in the presence of God. I felt that I’m learning how to recognise the Holy Spirit and flow with him. The lecturers, Reverend Steven Francis, Pastor Rupert and Brother James are some of the funniest, yet humble and wise people I've ever heard.
Cornerstone Community Church
Church Of Singapore (Marine Parade)
Berben Gayle Sabido Jesus My King Church
I am truly blessed and favoured to be a part of the School of Worship. Understanding the true meaning of worship has softened my heart and allowed me to savour, appreciate and enjoy His grace. It also allows me to recognize the full worth of my gift and be truly grateful that God has given me a unique experience to be in His presence in worship.
Celine Tan
Esther Fong
School of Worship has enlightened me about the struggles that I face in my journey in the Worship Ministry. I am delighted that the important lessons shared by the four speakers have enabled me to improve the quality of my worship. I have greatly benefitted from my experience with the School of Worship.
Worship to me was singing, dancing and playing musical instruments to the Lord. In the School of Worship, I learnt that true worship is a matter of our heart expressed through a lifestyle of holiness. Worship starts when we surrender our entire life to Him- in our daily living, at home, at work, at play and with every moment of our lives.
Christine Goy
Esther G
Church Of Singapore
Trinity Christian Centre
As the instructors imparted their passion and heart for God, they kept urging us to go deeper in our pursuit. They modeled the life of a disciplined, consecrated and devoted worshiper. The prophetic practice to sense, see, hear and interpret what the Spirit of God did during worship was also a weekly highlight.
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Jesus My King Church
Jesus My King Church
Everything I have learned in the School Of Worship about God's boundless wonders, through the Holy Spirit, I receive with immense joy. To know God and worship Him with a surrendered heart in obedience fills my heart with peace. I was so blessed by our lecturers and learned how to worship God in a way that will not taken away from me.
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Esther Goh Jesus My King Church
School of Worship is where students like me learn how to build our worship lifestyles with the foundational study on the word of God, develop godly character through progressive and consistent spiritual disciplines, hearing the voice of God, interceding during worship, walking in humility and unity in worship together as a body of Christ.
Kong Wen Da, Gideon Jesus My King Church
I have journeyed deeper into the experience, understanding and expression of worship. The commitment of time in studying and reflecting on worship, engaging in it with the guidance of our lecturers and with our peers, created in me a stronger desire and passion for a life of worship to God.
Jamie Yeo Jesus My King Church
Going through the School of Worship gave me the space to intentionally think about worship (in music and in the conducting of my everyday life), both practically and theoretically. These three months, though seemingly quick, has brought me to a deeper understanding, altering the way I approach certain obstacles and challenges.
Eugene Tan
Jaypee Barrientos
A community of exchange between fellow worshippers, School of Worship definitely brought out the "hidden" worshipper deep inside me. It is also really heartwarming to have heard the coaches and instructors sharing hearts and experiences throughout the course.
I am blessed to have been a part of the School of Worship where my spirit has being lifted. because worship is not just an external expression of singing and praising God but it's a matter of the heart. I also appreciate the assignment because it drilled into me the impact and revelation that God has for me in my life.
Francis Leong
Jerrold & Rachel Hong
Initially I was expecting a theory-packed programme, with scriptural knowledge and definitions. However, I learnt that worship is not confined to a feel-good experience during a Sunday Service. Rather it is a lifestyle where I recognise God's greatness and give him thanksgiving, praise and honour, expressed in a song or hymn, or breathed as a prayer from within.
We were really blessed by our classmates, deepening our understanding of worship with like-minded people. What impacted us most were the instructors, who walked the talk and exuded Christ-likeness in and out of the classroom. It was a privilege to learn from them, and they gave us new heights in our worship journey to aspire towards.
Church Of Singapore (Marine Parade)
Jesus My King Church
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Jesus My King Church
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Kok Loon
Lisa Lim
I am thankful to have received the love of God from all who taught us how to worship with a biblical lifestyle and the distinction between a worshiper and a singer. My three take-aways are to build our character first, to cultivate a heart of gentleness and that the Lord is delighted when we worship Him, even in our brokenness.
The Lord drew me to join the School of Worship, which stirred in me a fresh desire to be like Mary, to sit at the feet at Jesus and gaze upon His beauty. He desires my love and devotion, whether expressed in contemplation, in speech or in song. I thank the Lord for pruning my heart as the teachings struck certain (raw) chords in my heart and spirit.
Jesus My King Church
Jesus My King Church
Lily Gimfil Jesus My King Church
My desire has always been to worship God in depth and intimacy with Him. School of Worship trained and taught us spiritual truths and principles and greatly assisted us in our personal pursuit of God in worship and intimacy. I thank all the dedicated lecturers who had sacrificed their time and effort to lead us closer to God in worship.
Raymond & Laveenia David Jesus My King Church
Being part of a worship team, I always thought I knew everything about worship. But boy, was I wrong. Attending the School of Worship really opened my eyes. The lessons helped us to understand where we were lacking as worshippers and the areas we could improve.
Mary Sia
Kingdom Community Church
In SOW, the Lord had taught me the inner dealings and preparation needed for purified and acceptable worship to the Lord. Sessions on strengthening the spirit man through fasting and praying in the spirit helped activated me to deeper spiritual discipline. I had been blessed and equipped by the SOW for greater depth of worship.
Ngoh Heng Yee Kum Yan Methodist Church
Praise God! Through SOW, I'm continuing to develop a deeper relationship with "Jesu, joy of man's desiring; Holy wisdom, Love most bright; Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring; soar to uncreated light ..." (words: Martin Janus; music: J.S Bach).
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Noan Soo
Remah Diamante
For all the sessions that I was able to attend, it was amazing! The teaching was very practical and brought many new revelations of what worship is and is not. It has upgraded my worship of Jesus my King!
I thank God for School of Worship because it has sharpened my understanding of what worship is all about. I saw signs and wonders and how that influences how I lead worship. It also gives me the courage I need whenever I sing for Him. To have a pure heart and to be part of the generation that will raise up for His Glory.
Jesus My King Church
Jesus My King Church
Patricia D’silva Rivers Of Life Church
Every module taught was essential for my spiritual growth in worship. I am extremely blessed, inspired and challenged by the anointed lecturers. By sharing their amazing life experiences, they have challenged me to make changes in my areas of worship. Thank you to all the lecturers for their efforts in making this course possible.
Jeconiah Santiago Jesus My King Church
SOW has taught me how to worship and what it means to worship, both the technicalities and the emotional aspect of worship.. The lecturers were also amazing in imparting their wisdom and experience. I strongly believe that this will be the humble beginning of many more who will be willing to go in depth with worship.
Regina Kavitha Jesus My King Church
Praise the Lord. I thank Jesus for providing me a with a wonderful opportunity to learn and enhance my knowledge. I thank Pastor Steven, Pastor Melvyn,Brother Rupert, Brother James for teaching and sharing their experiences as well which helped me to reflect upon my spiritual growth. All glory and honor to almighty God.
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Sarah J. Gason Jesus My King Church
My life was radically challenged to minister to the Lord through praise and worship. Desiring and acknowledging God’s rightful place in my life is an important aspect of intimacy, and the highest form of worship is obedience to Him and His word. I am excited to embark on this transformative journey to fulfill His destiny in my life.
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Rachel Too
Shekinah Maygala
I am so glad that I signed up for School Of Worship. It has helped me embark on a journey of growing deeper in intimacy with the Lord through worship. I thank God for the instruction of great teachers who themselves, are passionate worshippers. Their teaching has helped me to have a new depth of expression when I worship.
God created us to worship Him and this was emphasised and welltaught. My key lesson is to find fascination in being with Jesus and to pursue Him with a genuine heart. By humbly seeking Him, we come to a place of dying to self. God wants us to be in a love relationship with Him and to condition our heart to be captured by Him alone.
Selina Chan
Wendy Chew
The School of Worship has given me an in-depth understanding of worship. The pre-lecture worship led by the different group leaders and anointed musicians also ministered to me, especially, the jam session by Pastor Rupert Lim. I will apply what I have learnt and worship God in spirit and in truth as a LIFESTYLE.
I learnt how to cultivate a worshipful lifestyle and these three months of learning, growing in the Word, worshiping and praying lessons have brought spiritual alignment to my life. I have been inspired to walk in obedience to God's will and ways as well as learning God's way of serving in humility.
Paya Lebar Methodist Church
New Creation Church
Jesus My King Church
RiverLife Church
Yee Mei
Jesus My King Church
The course helped me to understand worship better and think about it in new ways. It helped me to be more aware of the responsibility of a worshiper. I now realize worship is a lifestyle and I desire to continue to embrace it and grow in worship. Most importantly, I am more in love with God and closer to knowing His heart than ever.
Zhang Pei
Church Of Singapore (Marine Parade)
School of Worship opened my eyes to see beyond the ritual of worship - that every song of praise or worship makes up a progression leading deeper into the courts of heaven. The course was engaging and challenging. Through the practical sessions I have learnt to replicate the principles and attitudes, when I lead worship in my church.
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Diplom a 8 | October 2017 |
Oct 2017
The Board of Rivers of Life Ministries and Faculty of College of Prophets wish to congratulate each graduate of Batch 8. You have done well to have followed the lead of the Holy Spirit in enrolling in this course of study. You have completed a rigorous schedule of requirements in classroom study, assignments, prayer hours and practical ministry in missions. On behalf of Jesus, well done! Fan into flame to shine for His glory!
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Anna D’Souza
Anna Zhang
Annie Pearl Lee
Cornerstone Community Church
Jesus My King Church
Jesus My King Church
It has been a season of God's gracious favor in giving me new friends, teachers and family. I found the curriculum thoughtfully planned and coupled with mature and anointed teachers. Past truths for me were polished up, and new revelations received, even though there were times my mind-skin was stretched some. But, through it all, the Lord's manifest love and presence was ever-present.
College of Prophets helped me to be more intentional about prayer, fasting and studying of the Word. It has provided me with valuable knowledge about the spiritual disciplines and spurred my hunger for things of God. Through the many anointed men and women of God, I was exposed to what the Lord is doing in His kingdom and this opened my eyes to the depths of His ministry.
I remember meeting Pastor Steven Francis in 2010 when he invited me to enrol as a student for the first batch of COP. I hesitated as I could not imagine myself training to be a prophet. Now here I am, 7 years later, a student of COP. This is really a miracle. It is the doing of the Lord and I give all credits to Jesus, my loving Master and Bridegroom.
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Christian DeLa Cruz The City Church
Being in COP has built greater discipline and momentum in my life, especially in terms of setting aside time away from my busy schedule to spend time with the Lord in prayer. I have also been challenged to pursue intimacy with God. COP has opened up new dimensions for me to continue my pursuit of the knowledge of God.
Chua Sian Tai
Debbie Ng
RiverLife Church
Jesus My King Church
Through this course, I learned to exercise spiritual discipline, praying, fasting, study God’s word and time management. I want to thank the Lord for encouraging me to sign up for this course. I learned more how the Lord supernaturally bless, guide and protect His Children. Their teachings and sharing enabled me to go one step higher to spiritual maturity.
COP was like going back to the 80s and 90s when church members would be searching the scriptures diligently. God has also connected me back to the prophetic messages I received in the 90s. Surely God's word given through his true prophets will not be returned void, and I am currently experiencing a personal revival. Hallelujah!
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Dorcas Peh Jesus My King Church
I have been richly blessed by the God fearing lecturers who taught the truth of God's word in the College of Prophet. My understanding of the prophetic is enhanced and I have gained much from the impartations and teaching from His servants. My spiritual senses are sharpened and strengthened to a higher level. Thank God for COP!
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Elisha Emmanuel Devandran Jesus My King Church
I am really thankful to be part of this team to learn about prophetic ministry. This journey has been certainly fruitful through the interesting and thought provoking modules. The lecturers have been really kind in helping us with their carefully compiled notes. Without any doubt, this course has strengthened and also humbled me in many aspects and made me grow in my walk with God.
Elizabeth Reginald My Saviour Church
For the past few years, I have been studying the Word, especially keywords to get a biblical understanding and knowledge. One such area of interest is Prophetic ministry. I have always believed in training myself in areas of uncertainty, so I enrolled for the COP (College of Prophets). The resources given and sharing by the pastors helped me to deepen the understanding of the Word.
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Elizabeth Saroja Florame Santiago Jesus My King Church
I have been extremely blessed by the teaching and impartation shared by all the anointed lecturers. The hours of prayer, fasting, reading and doing of assignments encouraged me to walk intimately with God. A big thank you and hats off to Rev Steven Francis and his team of lecturers for making this course possible. Not forgetting my husband James and my son Jacob for their support.
Jesus My King Church
Those books we read, writing essays and doing the book review as part of our assignment has been a challenge for me. But the Lord has always been gracious and always there to lead, guide and see me through. And it has helped me to understand God even better. All those subjects that were taught helped to develop my walk and spiritual growth with the Lord.
George Ong Jesus My King Church
Principal Steven Francis has designed a robust curriculum, taught by anointed experienced teachers. This has helped me to be more securely rooted in Lord Jesus, resulting in realigning my life and thrusting me out into that walk of faith! I learned how myopic we can be, had a glimpse of how broad God's wisdom is, and how amazing God's love is towards each and every one of us.
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Rev David Ravenhill
Grace Yong
Helen Chia
Huang Xiaofeng
June Lim
Krystal Peh
Lay See
Bread Of Life Church
St. Anne’s Church
Pasir Panjang Hill Brethren Church
Jesus My King Church
Jesus My King Church
New Horizon Church
COP came at a time when my family was walking through the darkest and deepest valley we have ever experienced. During these months, I learnt to hold fast to the Lord and grow in intimacy with Him. The lecturers have consistent, intimate relationship with God. They made the Word come to life and walking by faith a practical expression of knowing, hearing, seeing God.
My training in COP has propelled me to grow in intimacy with the Trinity. To fall in love with His Word and becoming a true disciple of Jesus has become my primary goal. Without the anointing of the Holy Spirit, ministry becomes unfruitful. With the prophetic teachings that I have received, it has equipped me to be more prepared and watchful before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
All the lessons were delivered by Godly and experienced lecturers, with enlightening and insightful content and inspirational life stories. This inspired me to learn to spend more time praying and studying God’s Word and applying it. God has transformed my mind and strengthened my spiritual life. I deeply appreciated all the efforts made by the lecturers and administrative staff.
The main takeaway was the need to strengthen my foundational basics. I learnt that practising consistent spiritual disciplines: such as praying in the spirit, fasting and waiting upon God is vital to develop an authentic walk with Christ. These sharpened my ability to hear God. I am taught that ‘Our first ministry is to minister to God first’. My intimacy with Christ precedes ministry success.
The past 8 months in College of Prophets has taught me so much and I've thoroughly enjoyed the journey with my classmates and lecturers. COP has helped me in my discipline with my walk with God, making it more experiential. COP covered many areas of teachings and I learn to apply whatever I have learnt in my everyday life. I've been so blessed and now I hope to be a blessing to others!
Embarking on this journey to be trained and equipped for endtime prophetic ministry is both painful and exciting. Painful - because, throughout the journey, God is burning away the dross in my heart, changing my mindset, undoing what I thought I knew, changing my heart. Exciting - because each lesson, I wait in anticipation for God's word to unfold and unpack with new revelation.
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Ps William Low
Lawrence Vimal Louis Lau Augustine Smyrna Assembly
God has shown Himself faithful to me through His provision for me during this course. Every lesson has kept me fully engaged and has spurred me to act upon what was being taught. I can now testify that my spiritual life has grown tremendously through the period of this course and I now carry more than just head knowledge but a deep experience with God, that this course has blessed me with.
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Meagan Peh
Nadarajah
Nalinee
Ngoh Heng Yee
St. Anne’s Church
Jesus My King Church
Jesus My King Church
Full Gospel Assembly
Kum Yan Methodist Church
The training in the College of Prophets has built up and strengthened my inner man. I have enjoyed and benefited much from inspiring and Spiritfilled Pastors and lecturers, who shared their rich knowledge, experiences and passion in pursuing God. The books and assignments have also provided practical insights to grow spiritually in the quest of becoming a special force of warriors and prophets.
COP is a solid and grounded platform where people are being trained, equipped, prepared and transformed to be everything that God has created them to be. I have learnt so much in these 8 months, learning how to be more sensitive in the spirit and how to move in the prophetic. It is indeed a lifechanging experience, enabling me to pursue everything that God has for me.
Praise the Lord. College of Prophets has been a great opportunity for me to learn deeper things of God and helped me to reflect upon my spiritual growth. I thank the Lord for giving me this opportunity. All glory and honor to the almighty God.
Embarking on this journey of learning and discovery started off as a simple act of obedience to what I believed God was calling me to do. I have learned since that ministry is primarily about the love that God has for people, and reaching people is our first concern. God indeed qualifies the called, and that my obedience to His calling is paramount to being used in His kingdom.
Praise God! Through COP, I'm continuing to experience the fulfillment of the prophetic word from Isaiah 54:11-12, "God will lay your walls with colourful gems, and your foundations with sapphires"
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Ordilla Tan
Patrick Peh
Priscilla Samson
Rey Santiago
Suh Sze
Theresa Tan
Church of Nativity
Jesus My King Church
Cornerstone Community Church
Jesus My King Church
Jesus My King Church
Jesus My King Church
After undergoing this course, I am now at peace, calmer and not distracted when I wait on God. Before I joined this course, when the word of God was proclaimed, the word does not take root in my heart. Now, I am more attentive, I can understand the preaching and can retain some words in my heart.
I want to thank God for His divine appointment and timing to be able to attend College of Prophets. I am able to build a stronger and more rooted foundation in the Word and Spirit. I have learnt to renew my mind with the truth that my acceptance, security and significance are in Christ alone. I want to give all glory to God for opening this door so that my entire family is able to attend COP.
College of Prophets have been instrumental in helping me to inculcate an active prayer life. Pastor Steven has successfully conveyed the urgency of preparing ourselves for the end times. This time at COP has been a tremendous help for my spiritual walk and it has encouraged me to seek and wait on the Lord, to hear his voice and to allow Him to further continue His work in me.
Having been in this faith all my life, I've always thought that going to church on Sunday, praying twice a day and reading the Bible would make me a complete Christian. A new paradigm opened up for my wife and I in our understanding about God, the Bible and the many aspects of what it truly means to be a Christian. It brought us new enlightenment to the next level and a lot more.
This course is an enriching, learning and refining process in strengthening my faith and growth in God. It has motivated me to move forward with a desire to seek God's heart and be refined and transformed by Him. It also encourages me to be consistent in my walk with God and my love for others.
I thank God that through COP, the Lord graciously gave me wisdom, knowledge and revelation through the gifted and anointed lecturers. It has been a great learning experience. I have learned to be more disciplined in my prayer life, fasting, reading the word of God and my relationship with the Lord grew to a new level of intimacy. Thank you Pastor Steven, lecturers and COP staff.
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Vasantha Kumari Zara Ong
Zhao Rui
Jesus My King Church
Jesus My King Church
RiverLife Church
Due to bad church experiences in the past, I was challenged and ever hungry to know and grow close to the True God. It was merely with this reason that I got enrolled in this course. I believe God had cleared some hurdles thus giving me time and energy. Worship, prayer and reading His word and meditation are some routines that have been instilled in me within the past 8 months. Although in the midst of troubled moments, I have been strengthened in faith with a never-give-up spirit.
I loved attending the weekly classes with a group of awesome truth seekers, journeying together to learn, and sitting at the feet of teachers who have had years of experience to share and vast revelations to impart. The topics covered by this course were useful, practical and interesting, strongly rooted in the Bible, and maintained a good balance between theology and practical application.
COP became a milestone in my spiritual growth, especially the fundamental areas of prophetic ministry, and the knowledge of the teachers from different parts of the world. Eight months of studying, reading, prayers, and writing of essays helped me to establish a discipline of prayer, understand prophetic ministry from a holistic perspective, and build a sound foundation.
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looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2
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from the faculty
Keep seeking Him with all your heart My heartiest congratulations to the class of College of Prophets Diploma, batch 8 2017.
Love never fails Congratulations on your successful completion of the Diploma in Prophetic Ministry from the College of Prophets. Praise God that you have made it and reached another milestone of your life. He is our enabler and lifter of our heads. The Lord is pleased with your perseverance and endurance. He is proud of you because you are an overcomer. God is about to write a new chapter of your life. Be confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:6). Get ready for your adventure with Christ as you submit your life to Him. As each of you begin your journey to serve Jesus, clothe yourself with humility. Lead every thought and the purposes
of your heart into obedience to Christ. Refuse to be wise in your eyes and submit to Him in complete obedience. God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble (1 Pet 5:5). Humility and fear of God bring wealth, honour and life (Prov 22:4). In whatever you do, when you do it in love, God is exalted. Love is greater than any spiritual gift. As Paul says, if you had the gift of prophecy, and if you understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if you had such faith that you could move mountains, but didn’t love others, you would be nothing. If you gave everything you have to the poor and even sacrificed your body, you could boast about it but if you didn’t love others, you would have gained nothing. Love never fails. (1 Cor. 13: 1-5 NLT) As you commit to walk in love, may Christ dwell in your hearts through faith and be rooted and established in love (Eph 3:17). May you flow in His love and wisdom and may others be blessed by your life and ministry. We are so proud of each one of you for your completion of the requirements of COP.
It was an honor and delight to have been able to spend those few days with you as a class to impart and release the things that the Lord had placed on my heart for you. Thank you for being an amazing and attentive class. I am certain that you have taken away much from the various lecturers but may you always be doers of His word, so that all that the Lord wants to do in you and through you will be realized in the days ahead.
Your desire for God has been a tremendous blessing to me. I would like to commend you on your tenacity in completing this course as it would have been a challenge juggling other responsibilities in your life while doing this course. Be assured that all the hard work you have put in will not
Keep seeking Him with all your heart and let the fire of His Spirit burn bright and strong in your life.
Don’t wait for the ideal situation to arise, go for it.
the impartation that you had received help you to love God and his people all the more. Henry Varley said, “The world is yet to see what God can do with a man fully consecrated to him.” Dwight L. Moody responded, “By God’s help, I aim to be that man.” The rest is history. Commit to being led by the Holy Spirit, in his ways and for his purposes, you will become a history maker as well.
First of all, congratulations! Your graduation is a new beginning as much as it is an end. You took the time to learn because you wanted God to use you. Your greatest temptation from now on would be to wait for the ideal situation to arise. Don’t wait, go for it. Our Lord Jesus Christ has done an amazing work of grace in your life, and now you are ready to step into the next level of your ministry that would be significant and life-changing. Remember! As long as you have a heart to pray and seek, there is a God who is ready to listen, love and lead. May
Ps Rupert Lim
Christ Methodist Church, Singapore
G. John Daniel
Faculty South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies, Bangalore.
With love and blessings,
Angeline Francis
Wisdom & boldness Congratulations to the graduating class of 2017. I am very honored to part of your journey. May the Lord grant you wisdom and boldness as you apply your newly acquired knowledge to advance His kingdom. May you see the fruits of your labor.
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Senior Pastor Church of Praise in Christ, USA
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go to waste nor go unrecognized by the Lord who surely reward you in very special ways in His good time.
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Run to win. Don't give up! Congratulations on completing your course of study. Now the real journey begins. You will find yourself pressured by people and tempted by the devil to compromise on both your calling and convictions. If you survive these you will still have to face your own flesh that will, from time to time, seek to divert you into some easier path or pleasure. You will soon learn that God alone is able to keep you from stumbling and make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless. Therefore cling to Him for everything. Make Him
your first priority, best friend, counselor and teacher. Learn to trust and rely on Him for everything and in everything. Keep in mind that, as sons and daughters of the Living God, you are not bound to anyone’s will but His. Learn to walk in the fear of God and never in the fear of man. Seek to please Him in everything, regardless as to whether it is in your best interest or not. You will have times of hardship as well as seasons of great joy, so learn to be content, whatever state you are in. Finally remember that the prize or crown is never given during the race but always at the end; so run in such a way that you may win. The greatest prize is to hear Jesus say, “Well done good and faithful servant” There is no greater reward than that! So run and don’t give up.
David Ravenhill
USA, Guest Lecturer, College of Prophets
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Continue to abide in His Word I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2017 Class of the School of Prophets. It was a joy and privilege to share a small part of your journey as a class. I have been associated with Bible Schools for over 30 years and there are a few takeaways I feel I would like to share with you that may help in going forward. First, you have had the privilege of sitting under many anointed leaders from various backgrounds and experiences. I suggest you refer to your notes and consistently rehearse the many treasures that were shared. This is how a precious sown seed can take fruit within a soft and compliant heart (Luke 8:15). Secondly, do not lose the momentum; press onward by building on the foundations that were established over
Go forward with great courage & faith Congratulations on your graduation from COP! This is the beginning of a new chapter of your faith journey with God. You have invested a part of your life to be trained in the things of heaven, and now is the time to apply what you have learned for His glory. It is important that we understand the times we live in with regards to God’s agenda for Man, and live
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these past months. Most people know John 8:32 regarding knowing the truth and being set free by it. The key to the fulfilment of this truth is found in verse 31. A continual abiding and adherence to the Word of God is a must. God has entrusted you with significant keys of the kingdom; may they be used for His glory in these exciting and challenging days.
Timothy O’Connell
Pastor Cornerstone Community Church, Singapore
our lives relevant to it. This is undoubtedly the hour of the emergence of God’s kingdom on earth. We are witnessing the crashing in of His kingdom in an unprecedented way, precipitating the great end-time shaking as prophesied in the Scriptures (Hebrews 12:26-28), and that is already happening right now. Each one of you have a unique and vital role to play in this final grand move of God that shall bring in the greatest harvest of souls in history! Know that wherever you are, God wants to display His kingdom reality and power through you, thereby extending His reign and rule in that sphere that He has positioned you in. To that end I charge you to go forward with great courage and faith. May the wisdom, favour and anointing of God rest richly upon you to live true to all His purposes and callings upon your lives. Shalom!
Ps John Koe
Senior Pastor Petra Church, Singapore
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Dear Students, You are God’s Masterpieces.
Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. BEND your knees, RAISE your hands and WAIT on HIM.
I hope that the teaching, support and guidance you received at the College of Prophets has helped you in many ways. Anointed prophetic lecturers, both local and from overseas, have poured revelation and biblical knowledge into your life, prayed over you and empowered you. I am so happy to see you graduate and achieve your goals. You have completed a great and remarkable milestone - a future of expectations, spiritual encounters and experiences with the abundance of God’s grace. In His hands you will never go astray but you will be fruitful. Taste the goodness of God as all of your hard work pays off. Start where you are. Apply what you have learnt. Do what you can. Be on FIRE. Accomplish great things, dream dreams, believe in the gifts that God has placed within you. You can change the world. The journey ahead of you is an adventure to fulfill your destiny, purpose and potential. Graduation isn’t the end of a tough journey. It is the beginning of a beautiful one. The time has come for each one of you to rise up to proclaim the good news. You have been
prepared to face an exciting time. It marks both an ending and a beginning. It signifies both warm memories of the past and BIG dreams for the future. The journey ahead will bring both challenges and chances. May you carry the spirit of God to capture the chances and beat the challenges. Be set free from man-made traditions. Start each day believing in your dreams. Know without a doubt that you were made for great things. Obstacles do not have to stop you, do not turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb over them, go through them, or work around them. Pray for breakthroughs. Practice what you have learnt. College time may be over, but life’s lessons are yet to be learnt. Keep an open heart and mind. Keep close contact with your buddies and pray for one another. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think. My wish for you is that your life becomes all that you want it to be. Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small and you never need to carry more than you can hold. There is a lot that awaits you. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU - The sky is your limit. Spread out your wings and soar high.
Viji Torai
COP Manager
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“God has called me to teach and train the present generation of prophetic company who will be sold out for Him. Some of these people will be called by God into the full time ministry, while many will remain as prophetic ambassadors in the community, releasing the Word of the Lord to the people. The Church was birthed forth in prophecy and must carry a prophetic spirit in her message and mission to the lost. I have been called to trumpet the last call to the Church before the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”
College of Prophets provides Word-based training by qualified ministers with proven ministries. These ministers have established ministries and have trained thousands around the world. They are ministry practitioners with an anointing to build the Church for Jesus.
Rev Steven Francis With this burden, a team of ministers who are highly trained by the Lord have been assembled with the same purpose - “to equip the saints and to build up the Body of Christ (Eph. 4:12). Rev Steven Francis has been relationally connected to each of these men of God for many years, some of whom have spoken wisdom into his life. All the trainers are mentors to their people and have been in the mission field for many years. They bring wisdom, both in field work and church ministry.
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The school’s training is based on three values needed for the prophetic training and ministry: COMPETENCY in the knowledge of God’s word and the subjects pertaining to the various disciplines of ministry. INTEGRITY in their personal walk with God and their conduct of ministry. ACCOUNTABILITY to the Lord, to the Church, and to fellow ministers by abiding and operating within the limits of the Word, the will of God, and the ethical frameworks for the prophetic ministry. College of Prophets aims to train warriors of Jesus for these end times who will hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches and become overcomers! For more information: email vijitorai@riversmedia.org or call 6396 8116
We desire to share with you the same apostolic wisdom with prophetic revelation so that you too can fulfill God’s will for your life.
Please mail applications to: Rivers of Life Ministries Ltd 77 Geylang Lorong 19, #05-00, Singapore 388513
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