Let’s Work to Engage Thousands More
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” Acts 19:2
Korean pastors at Dunamis training
Many believers do not know about the Holy Spirit. We must continue to join God in the work He is doing to spread the fame of the Spirit. We can do this by increasing the number of Dunamis Project tracks offered worldwide. God has used the Dunamis Project to equip thousands of Christians for dynamic cooperation with the Holy Spirit in the ministry of Jesus Christ. Together let’s work to engage thousands more.
This year, in the US, we have eight Dunamis tracks running—Palmer, AK; Milford, IA; Flushing, NY; Traverse City, MI; Black Mountain, NC; Grand Rapids, MI; Bellingham, WA; and Holland, MI. We anticipate Ignite events in Allendale, MI; Downingtown, PA; Lower Burrell, PA; Monticello, MN; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Rochester, NY; Levittown, PA; and Zeeland, MI. We currently focus Dunamis efforts in the following global locations—Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Nigeria, Haiti, South Sudan, Uganda, South Korea, UK, Canada, Nicaragua, and Dominican Republic. We believe God desires a greater reach for the Dunamis Project.
Why would you want to be involved with launching more tracks? Think about how God has used the Dunamis teaching and equipping to transform your life.
Ripples of Healing: from One Person to Hundreds
Rev. Becki Newmann
It was by the shores of Lake George, New York, in the winter of 1993, that I had a life changing encounter with the Holy Spirit at a Dunamis event. People sometimes use the phrase “life changing” without really meaning that it changed their life. I mean it. The healing and empowering work of the Holy Spirit changed the course of my life. Ten years later, when PRMI offered the first Advanced Healing (AH) Course, I was quick to sign up. The teaching, reading, and practical experience that make up the course once again changed my life, and the lives of many around me.
The AH course equipped me in three primary ways. First, it gave me the opportunity to grow up in Christ as I received more healing as a part of the course process. Secondly, the structure of the course (direct teaching, reading, small group practicum) assisted me in building a biblical and intellectual foundation simultaneous to acquiring practice and skill in praying with people seeking healing and deliverance. Third, the course encouraged me to try out what I was learning. My project for the course was tied into my work as a youth camp director. As a result of the course hundreds of kids, teens, and adults experienced the healing ministry of Jesus, and many came to Christ, confessing Him as Savior and Lord for the first time. Read the rest of this entry »
Jesus’ Healing Ministry Today
by The Rev. Cindy Strickler, Director DFI, Dean of Faculty, DI
Cindy Strickler at Listening Evangelism Dunamis Project after eye surgery
In Exodus 15:26 we read, “I am the God who heals” and in Psalm 103 we are told that God is the one who “forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases”. Do you believe this? Does God really heal people today? We read stories of Jesus healing all kinds of disorders and the disciples did likewise, but what about us today?
These scriptures (and many more) were sent to me about a month ago when I experienced a partially detached retina. I was home making dinner one Friday night when all of a sudden I started to lose sight in my right eye. At first I thought I was imagining it, and then I thought I had a fingerprint on my contact lens. Then I realized I was in trouble. I called my eye doctor, who had warned me that given how near sighted I was, I was at high risk for retina problems. He asked me a few questions on the phone and said, “I want to meet you in my office first thing in the morning. I am not sure what is going on, but I am concerned. Stay quiet tonight and I will meet you at 9am. Bring your husband because I will dilate your eyes and come to the side door, because the office won’t be open.”
Needless to say, my fear level increased! I reached out to my prayer partners for prayer. We prayed and I was able to sleep (a little) that night. By 9am the next day, my husband, Steve, and I were at my doctor’s office. He did some tests and then said, “You have a partially detached retina and need surgery right away.” Within minutes I was headed to his other office to meet with a retina specialist and within 2 hours I was through surgery and on my way home. Time is critical with this kind of eye injury and I could tell I was losing more vision as each minute ticked by. Read the rest of this entry »
Tribute to Jane Torrey
I am on my way back from the memorial service of Mrs. Jane Torrey, wife of The Rev. Archer Torrey. All I want to say is that this was a glorious celebration of the resurrection and I was greatly blessed to have been present for this memorial service.
Jane and Archer Torrey at Jesus Abbey in 2000
Jane and Archer Torrey (pictured left) were the founders of Jesus Abbey. Through their mentoring of many of us in this movement of the Holy Spirit they provided the foundations for the teaching that we present through the PRMI Dunamis Project and the Dunamis Institute.
I owe my own life of following Jesus Christ very much to Jane and to Archer Torrey. For me, Archer taught and demonstrated the power of God and all the wild adventure of following Jesus Christ.
Jane, on the other hand, embodied the love of God extending to all and the deep river of total trust of Jesus intensified by Archer’s propensity for jumping off cliffs in radical obedience to create Kingdom realities. Read the rest of this entry »
Fulfilling the Evangelistic Vision
Nearly 60 Young Life leaders from the Dominican Republic crammed into a standing room only classroom over 3 days to learn more about the person and work of the Holy Spirit from PRMI’s Dunamis team.
The ministry of Young Life is launching their plan to reach over 540 young people for Christ in the next 3 years and PRMI’s teaching is helping them fulfill their evangelistic calling in the Dominican Republic. This was their annual training camp for leadership development.
Spreading His Glory
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth. Psalm 108:5
Together, as we celebrate our Risen Lord and Savior, we cannot help but recommit to spread His glory. How can we do anything less with this Good News but work diligently to spread His fame around the world?
PRMI knows God’s call to proclaim the message of our Risen Savior and Lord and how today, through His Holy Spirit, He continues to work in this world. We are determined to join with you in exalting the Lord Jesus. We are driven to partner with you in establishing the context for His Holy Spirit to be known and to work. Cooperating with the Holy Spirit is the primary way we spread His glory.
In 2012, we will hold teaching events focused on the person and work of the Holy Spirit on-site and online worldwide. This is only made possible by God’s use of you, His faithful investors in His Kingdom work. Thank you, donors, for your obedience and exceling in your financial partnership with us.
This year:
- in the US, we have eight Dunamis tracks running—Palmer, AK; Milford, IA; Flushing, NY; Traverse City, MI; Black Mountain, NC; Grand Rapids, MI; Bellingham, WA; and Holland, MI.
- we anticipate Ignite events in Allendale, MI; Downingtown, PA; Lower Burrell, PA; Monticello, MN; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Rochester, NY; Levittown, PA; and Zeeland, MI.
- we currently focus Dunamis efforts in the following global locations—Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Nigeria, Haiti, South Sudan, Uganda, South Korea, UK, Canada, Nicaragua, and Dominican Republic.
Closing of a Listening Evangelism Dunamis Project in Michigan
Easter Greetings! Jesus is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
Video of Dr Brad Long sharing an Easter message for our day.
Every Sunday is Resurrection Sunday. This Sunday is Easter, the special Sunday for Christians to relish the joy and truth of Jesus’ resurrection. Indeed, it is the central doctrine of the Christian faith without which there is nothing to believe in or live for. Paul declares resolutely,
“ If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. ….” 1 Corinthians 15:13-17 NIV
The Apostles Creed features the resurrection of Christ front and center:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Maker of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost;
the holy catholic church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
Jesus Christ crucified, dead and buried, raised from the dead and ascended into heaven is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. From the earliest days of the Church, it has been taught that Jesus’ resurrection body also seals our hope in our resurrection to new life in Christ.
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Prayer to Block the Recent Fatwa
As intercessors we are called to block the fatwa calling for the destruction of all Christian churches on the Arabian Peninsula.
On March 12, Sheik Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, declared that it
is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region.” For more reporting on this statement made by the grand mufti and the consequences, I recommend the following:
Israel National News article
The significance of this statement is observed as follows by a commentator in the Washington
Times.
“This is not a small-time radical imam trying to stir up his followers with fiery hate speech.
This was a considered, deliberate and specific ruling from one of the most important leaders
in the Muslim world. It does not just create a religious obligation for those over whom the
mufti has direct authority; it is also a signal to others in the Muslim world that destroying
churches is not only permitted but mandatory.” To read the full article, click on the link.
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Partnering For God’s Glory: A Look at Partnerships in the DI
The Dunamis Institute has nearly 60 partnerships that are active or show excellent potential. The partnerships vary from collaborating on a single event to working on a teaching ministry and strategy for an entire country or people group. All are to reveal God’s glory.
How do partnerships with the Dunamis Institute begin? The journey to partnership begins with a conversation between an interested person and me as partnership director. For example, recently I connected with a former PRMI partner and current pastor ministering in New Zealand. The next day I spoke to a friend about a possible “Ignite” (a short event providing a ‘taste’ of the Dunamis Project) on the East coast. Later, I worked out the details for a staff member to attend a conference that will enable networking with members of a Messianic Jewish organization. From one day to the next, it’s a mystery as to who God may bring into relations with the Dunamis Institute.
Some partnerships move quickly. For example, it’s fairly easy to schedule an “Ignite.” Other partnerships take months to fully form. Some are informal. Others require formal partnership agreements. All take prayer and effort to sort details as to what God desires. Read the rest of this entry »
A Church Being Restored in the Power of the Holy Spirit
Video of Rev. Mwo of Winfield Reformed Church, Flushing, NY.
Over the last three and a half years, PRMI has been conducting a Dunamis Project in Chinese and English at the Winfield Reformed Church in Flushing, New York. This congregation, now known as the Grace Reformed Church, is a fellowship of Taiwanese Christians. We have been permitted use of their facilities because the once thriving congregation of several hundred, devastated by internal conflicts, has shrunk to only 20 members. That tragedy has meant availability of space and time for us to conduct Dunamis there. Still, the elders had reason to hope the Lord could revitalize the congregation. They are located among a large population of Taiwanese people with whom to share the Gospel and thus rebuild their congregation.
The following is an English transcript of a testimony given in Mandarin by the Rev. Mwo who bears witness to the power and grace of God as He works to restore this congregation.
How to account for this congregation’s struggles, loss of spiritual vitality and membership? Of course, human sin played a role. And there were some long-standing problems in the congregation which had never been dealt with. The context of this more than a hundred and fifty year old church may also have something to do with it. Read the rest of this entry »