Testimony by Rev (Dr) Elisha Chieng 【詹立言牧師的见证】

Pastor Paul, Pastor Esther and I were schoolmates in Agape Renewal Center in USA in the year 2004. At that time all the three of us were very naive with regard to the spiritual giftings and the workings of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Paul and Pastor Esther started CKRM in Singapore, and I was one of the advisors, together with Bro Tan Kia Jin. Eventually, they become overseas missionaries under the covering of our church, Open Heaven Tabernacle 611 Bread of Life in Miri, East Malaysia. We jointly organised two Gideon Camps in Sabah, Malaysia. I took up the responsibility to explain to many, including pastors, as to why their ministry and behaviour were so radical and controversial.

Gradually, they changed and matured in many ways. They ministered with more teaching of the Word and not just demonstrating the power of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Paul had learnt to humble himself and took the initiative to reconcile with pastors he had offended. He had also become more cautious in accepting invitation to minister to avoid misunderstanding and undue accusations.

Both Pastor Paul and Pastor Esther had advanced speedily into specialised spiritual ministry such as the Lion, Lamb and Fire ministry. They expanded their ministry to Malaysia; and California and New York in USA. Both of them were more spiritually informed and better than me in many ways even though I had been a full-time pastor for over 30 years.

Therefore, I opted out as CKRM advisor and released them from being my overseas missionaries so that they could function more freely. I encouraged them to look for international apostolic/prophetic organisation for covering. Nevertheless, we remained as friends.

When Pastor Paul invited me to teach at the First Fire Starter School, I gladly accepted the invitation thinking he would give me just one or two sessions, after all he was well acquainted with many popular and anointed speakers.

When Regina, the principal of the First Fire Starter School contacted me about the teaching sessions, without much thought I agreed with her arrangement. Eventually, she informed me that I had to teach six sessions, I regretfully accepted it.

About one month before the school started, I felt greatly pressured, not knowing what to teach. Besides, my church was going through a very tough trial, for many months. I was betrayed, accused, persecuted and deserted by some church leaders and members whom I loved and helped in many ways. The once wonderful and blessed church split into two parties. During this time, I had difficulty sleeping, even reading the Bible and praying.

The pastors from my mother church came to try to solve the church problem, but it did not work out, instead they urged me and my wife to leave the church and the city as soon as possible because they believed that our lives were in jeopardy.

I took a few days off and sought the Lord for direction with my wife at a resort. After much prayer and meditation, we felt the need to stay back and take care of the needy sheep, about 140 members who chose to stay with us.

Eventually, we moved out of the rental-free building and rented a new place with a monthly rental of RM5,200.00. It was a stressful time as I tried to settle unreasonable demands of church members who left us, and also to renovate the 4 shop units we rented for our ministry. Anger, weariness and dejection came upon me and I was seriously contemplating to give up my ministry.

Being physically weak, spiritually drained, and feeling severely inadequate to teach at the Fire Starter School, I expressed my predicament to Ps Paul and negotiated with him to lessen my teaching load to 3 sessions. He turned me down and told me that God intended to restore, empower and use me for His glory.

I also expressed my concern to Regina, who encouraged and supported me in prayer. Meanwhile, I had no choice but to fervently seek the lord for purification, empowerment and to give me the appropriate message to share. I also requested all my intercessors to pray for me and engaged the whole church to intercede as well.

A week before the school started, I fell sick with fever, cold, and severe cough. I was on medication and felt very weak, burdened and weary. I was tempted to inform Pastor Paul to forget about me teaching at the School. I was wondering whether Pastor Paul would accept my excuse? Would he be able to find a replacement at the last minute?

Finally, I decided to trust God and went to Singapore with my infirmity and inadequacy. Nevertheless, I prayed to the Lord to demonstrate His signs and wonders in the school. I prayed specifically for the fire to come down; living water to flow; whirlwind to appear; chairs to be broken; new spiritual weapons to be imparted and other spiritual signs.

Just a day before I left for Singapore, I tried out my range of weapons from the armory of the arsenal of fire on an intercessor, and everything worked out well. That really encouraged and strengthened my faith. In fact, my purpose of coming to the school was not just to teach, but also to learn, to be empowered, and to see the effects of many new things taking place. After I completed my teaching sessions, I stayed back for another two days as a full-time student, and I was very much blessed.

God was very gracious, merciful and faithful to me. When my teaching session came, He downloaded strong anointing upon me for about 15 minutes before I could teach. Whenever I proclaimed the scripture, God demonstrated the reality of His Word with signs and wonders. It was the first time in public that I saw the effect of the elements of the Holy Communion, whirlwind, living water, fatherly love and other signs.

As a teacher, I taught only simple truth, and God graciously demonstrated what I proclaimed. Praise the Lord I was able to see how God could use a weak and simple person like me. As a student, I picked up much knowledge and anointings from Pastor Paul, Pastor Esther, Pastor Liam, Pastor Hephzibah, Brother Kia Jin, Regina, worship teams and many others.

I am very much encouraged by students who shared with me how they had been touched and transformed as a result of the 7-day school.

Indeed, God’s grace is abundant to all of us, we must try to do His will with uncompromised obedience. Let us be holy to please God. Let us be united and commune with Christ all the time in order to bear more fruits. As students, we should begin to apply the fire weapons from the Arsenal of God to destroy the works of the Devil, to seek and save the lost and to advance God’s Kingdom.

Honestly, I was tremendously blessed at the 7-day School. My sincere thanks to all the teachers, students, and helpers of the school. May all praise, honour and glory be to our God forever and ever. Amen!

Rev Dr Elisha Chieng

Co-founder’s Footnote:-

Rev Dr Elisha Chieng was a Methodist Pastor for 26 years with 12 years as District Superintendent overseeing many churches. He left the Methodist Church after being filled with the Holy Spirit and fire. He was the chaplain and dean of studies in Agape International Leadership Institute, Malacca.

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March 8, 2019

2004年，保罗牧师，以斯帖牧师和我是美国愛修院的同学。在那段时间里，我们三个人对于属灵恩赐和圣灵的运行还很天真。

保罗牧师和以斯帖牧师在新加坡创办了基督国度崇高掌权教会，我和 Jim 弟兄一起担任他们的顾问。最终，他们成为海外传教士。我们在东马来西亚美里的的教会，天井聖殿611靈糧堂，成为了他们的属灵遮盖。我们在沙巴共同主办了两次基甸营，借此机会向包括牧师在内的许多人解释为什么他们的事工和行为如此激进和有争议。

渐渐地，两位基督国度崇高掌权联合创办人改变和成熟了，并将更多的圣经教导纳入他们的事工，而不仅仅是圣灵的彰显。保罗牧师也学会了谦卑自己，甚至主动与他冒犯的许多牧师和解。他对于事工服事的邀请也变得更加谨慎，以避免不必要的误解和指责。

保罗牧师和以斯帖牧师迅速地进入了他们的呼招，包括了犹大狮子，羔羊和火的事工。他们的事工扩大到马来西亚，美国和其他国家。实际上，尽管我曾经是一名 30 多年的全职牧师，但他们在属灵方面都比我更有见识和更好的装备。

因此，我选择退出做为他们顾问，并让他们卸下在我教会的海外传教士职务，让他们能够更自由的服事。我鼓励他们寻找一个国际使徒/预言组织来遮盖他们。尽管如此，我们仍然是朋友，互相支持。

当保罗牧师邀请我在他们的第一届烈火启动训练学校教课时，我很高兴地接受了这个邀请，以为他只会让我教一两堂课。毕竟他认识很多著名和满有恩膏的讲师。他们一定可以胜任这项工作。

当 Regina 校长为着课堂的事物与我联系时，我没有多想就让她安排一切。当她终于告诉我必须教6堂课时，我有点后悔，但无论如何也接受了。

在学校开学前的一个月，我的压力非常大，不知道该教什么。此外，我的教会已经经历了几个月的艰苦考验。我被一些我曾经在很多方面帮助过他们的教会领袖和所爱的成员背叛，指责，迫害和遗弃。那曾很受蒙福的教会分成了两个支派。在此期间，我经历了睡眠困难，甚至也很少阅读圣经和祈祷。

我母堂的牧师很积极地来帮助我们解决教会问题。可是却没有成功；他们敦促我和妻子尽快离开教堂和城市，因为他们相信我们的生命受到威胁。

我和妻子在雨林度假村休息了几天，寻求主的指示。经过很多的祷告和冥想，我们觉得有必要留下来照顾大约140个选择跟随我们的会友。

最终，我们搬出了免付租的会所，并找到了一间每月5200令吉租金的场所重新开始。为那三分之一离开我们的会众的一些无理要求，寻求解决方案。

并凖备为我们的事工租用的4个单位的商店进行一些装修时，我确实感到非常生气，疲惫，很想放弃我的事工。

由于身体虚弱，灵命枯干，并且感觉没有资格在烈火启动学校教课，我与保罗牧师分享了自己的困境，并与他讨价还价，要求他将我的教学负担减少到3堂课。他不同意，而是表示上帝为着祂的荣耀准备恢复，授权并使用我。

我也向 Regina 表达了我的顾虑，她鼓励我并为我代祷。与此同时，我别无选择，只能热切地寻求主来洁净，赋权与我和指示我适当的教学信息。我请求我所有的代祷者为我代祷，甚至让整个教会也为我祷告。

在学校开学前一个星期，在服药期间我的身体感到非常不适，感冒后发烧，严重咳嗽，疲倦，负担沉重。我很想告诉保罗牧师我不能帮他。保罗牧师会接受我的借口吗？他能在最后一分钟找到讲师吗？

最终，我决定信靠上帝，带着我的软弱和不足到新加坡。然而，我呼求主自己在学校里展示神迹奇事。我特意祈祷火降下来，活水流动，旋风出现，椅子被坐破，新武器被传授。就在我去新加坡的前一天，我在一位代祷者身上尝试了我烈火军火库里的武器，一切都很顺利。这真的鼓励和加强了我的信心。

其实，我来烈火启动学校的目的不仅仅是教课，而且还要学习，获得授权，并看到许多新事物的发生。在我完成了我的教学后，我多逗留了两天，成为一名学生，我感觉到非常的蒙福。

上帝对我非常仁慈和信实。在我教学开始的第一天, 他在我教导之前向我下载一个很强烈的恩膏长达15分钟。还有每当我宣告经节时，上帝就用神迹奇事证明了祂话语的真实性。这是我第一次亲眼目睹领圣餐，旋风，活水，父爱，上帝军库的效果。

身为一名教师，我只教导了简单的真理，上帝施恩地展示了我所宣告的一切。赞美主我能够看到上帝如何在我的最低潮的时候使用一个软弱而单纯的人。作为一名学生，我从保罗牧师，以斯帖牧师，居鲁士牧师，协西巴牧师，Jim 兄弟，Regina，敬拜团队和其他许多人那里获得了很多知识和恩膏。

学生们与我分享了他们如何因为为期7天的课程而被感动和改变，令我深受鼓舞。

上帝的恩典是丰富的，我们所有人都可以得到。我们必须以不妥协的顺从来尽力遵行祂的旨意。让我们活出圣洁来取悦上帝；让我们团结起来，与基督密切交往，以便结出更多果子。作为学生，我们应该开始应用烈火军火库里的武器，摧毁魔鬼的作为，寻找和拯救失落者并扩张神的国度。

老实说，在为期7天的课程里，我被大大的祝福。衷心感谢学校的所有老师，学生和同工。愿所有的赞美，光荣和荣耀归于我们的上帝。阿门！

詹立言牧師

联合创办人 脚注：-

詹立言牧師在卫理公会牧教26年，他曾担任地区主管12年，负责监督许多教会。在充满圣灵和火之后，他离开了卫理公会教堂。他曾是马六甲爱修园国际领导学院的牧师和研究院长。