When a Sinner Comes Home

Going through the fast paced life, I recently met a man on the street of life. After talking and listening to the story of his journey, I felt that his pain was coming from an experience with the devil. He asked "Why am I going through so much pain in life?" As I recalled during elementary school, I praised the devil. I feel his power. It made me to feel good. I felt like I was in control of everything. I felt powerful as a 12 year-old boy. I watched the movie Witchcraft. I felt induced with its magical power. "I can do this or that." I got to do something. But in order to do this or that I had to give my soul to the devil on the school ground. I remembered stretching my arms out, calling out Satan, the Devil. Other students heard me pray and went to tell the teacher. My mom was upset over that.

Since then, I saw psychologist and psychiatrist. That did not help calm me down. I called out the Devil's name 5 times a day. Why did you disappoint me? I summon you Satan..., he said. Recently, in a dream, his bed was twisted. He saw demons laughing at him. As we talked, I found out that he promised the Devil his soul, but he did not give the devil his soul. Not yet he said.

However, the devil already attacked his loved ones. He loves his grandma so much. Somehow, a black demon talked to his grandma and three days later she died. He felt it was his fault that she died. After this, he gave the devil his soul hoping that the Devil would not kill the ones he loves. Since then, the devil told him to do his bidding. I liked bingo. I got the power. I won bingo! The devil told me to deny my God 5 times. I denied Him 5 times. I stopped praying to God. I cursed God. I sat in a circle and called the devil's name again. He did not show up.

Lust demon, sex, prostitution, looking at porn. No kidding! I use Satan's power to manipulate people, things to get what I want. Power. My dad died when I was 12 years old.

What is going to happen to me now? Jesus, I need you. I am a prodigal son, running away from you and your love. I want to come back to the Father today. Pity me. I have enough hunger. I bow down to you God. I want to accept you as my God. Please help me!"

I got a chance to lead him back to the Lord and helped him renounce the devil. He reversed the cursed, breaking the curse in Jesus' name. He renounced the devil 5 times since he denied God 5 times. God has come into his heart. Jesus is his Lord and Savior now. What a change of heart God can do to a sinner who repented of his sins. God is good.

Pastor Linh

A Broken Heart Healed in Jesus' name

I couldn't help but notice a young petite lady who was acting out visibly upset over something. She was not happy at all. Something seems to bother her big time. She was crying in a hall full of people. What was going on? It seemed at the time that the Holy Spirit was prompting me to come and talk to her. What if she did not want to talk? What if she becomes angry and acts out even more? Whatever it is I've got to find out. I felt God was giving me compassion for this young lady. I realized that God wants to heal her broken heart. She was hurting bad inside.

We talked, and she seemed calm describing her needs, her pains and the hurt. The broken dreams, broken heart and all the abuse she had to endure all these years seem to throw her life into turmoil and chaos. She feels insecure, beaten and abused by the people she trusted and by stranger as well. They all left some indelible marks in her life. She thought for a while that she was born with the problem. It was hereditary she thought because she had the problem for a while now, and she was getting used to it. She was craving for the things that would calm her down. Oh yes the fear, the anxiety, and the pain were so real that they would cause her to feel so panicked and anxious. Acting out was just the result of a messed up life.

Destiny seemed to be arranged like that for her until God broke into her life one beautiful day. It was a little cooler, and the rain was just passed by. After listening to her life story, I shared with her that God loves her very much and that He wants to heal her of her broken heart and mend her wound. I helped her realize the trigger points in her life that could have caused her to be in so much pain. It was true that the pain intentionally caused by the evil and selfish hearts of other people. She humbly bowed her heart before her Maker and confessed her need for the Savior. He is the Healer that she needs. She is able to declare her forgiveness over the people who hurt her all these years and cut all the chains that keep her in bondage, fear and depression. She forgives them all and release them into the Father's hand. God will deal with them according to His righteousness and mercy. She cut all ties with them and broke all the curses over her life in the Name of Jesus.

Tears flowed down her cheeks, and a beautiful smile broke out. As she learned to let go and let God into her life, she discovers new strength in her heart and her mind not to let other people hurt her any more. Jesus has come into her heart and healed her pain. She acknowledges Him as her Lord and Savior.

A bridge was built, and the Holy Spirit has done His work to draw her to Jesus Christ. A new life has begun. She is a child of God, and a princess of the King of kings. God is good to her and I know it very well. He is good all the time. He is more than ready to save, to heal and to deliver. He wants to come into your heart today.

Pastor Linh

Jesus Heals Her Pain

It was a rainy day earlier. The traffic was light today. People were going fast on the highway of life, minding their own business, holding onto their pains and disappointment. Does God really care about me and for me? If God is real and powerful, how come I still have this lingering pain? The pain was unbearable and persistent. Janice, not her real name, was sitting on the edge of a chair hurting badly inside. Every motion hurt. The head hurt; the back hurt; the arm and the legs hurt. The grimace on the face tells all.

So many things seem to go wrong within her body. How could she go on living like this? It was not worth it any more. She could not enjoy anything any more. Everything seems like a very difficult challenge for her to just move around. A thought of giving it all up crossed her mind. No more hope for her. Life seems unfair and cruel to her. Where is God in the midst of her pain? Why me? Why all of these pains coming to me like this?

Surprisingly, God came when she least expected. Today, Jesus was knocking on the door of her heart. "Let me come into your heart and be your Lord and Savior." Faith versus feeling became a real thing. She must choose faith today and get rid off all the negative things she has been confessing for a while about her fate and circumstances. She chose to exercise her Faith and definitely work, action that backs up that faith must also go together. Fear must go and disappear today.

As faith grew inside of her heart, she began to pray for mercy, for grace, for healing and for deliverance. In the Name of Jesus, Be healed now. Pain be gone now in Jesus' name. Spirit of fear, spirit of death, spirit of infirmity, I bind you in Jesus' name and cast you all out. Don't ever return to her. Pain go now.

She stood up and walked back and forth a few times. The pain immediately went away. She was no longer limping. There was still a little pain in the back. She laid her hand there and prayed again. The pain left completely. She was able to move easily now. The pain was gone in the Name of Jesus. Praise be to God and Jesus Christ.

She is sure now to have a reason to praise and thank God for her healing. Jesus is the Healer and the Deliverer. What God can do for the woman who had a problem with the issue of blood for 12 years when she exercised her faith in Jesus, He can do the same thing for you. Nothing is impossible with God.

Pastor Linh

Pain Was Gone! She went on rejoicing!

Sitting by the by-way and high-way of life, a woman was so saddened by her life's difficult challenges. She wants to end it all; no more desire to live. Hope seems to fade away. Sulky, silent, dull and sad facial expression until a stranger stopped long enough to ask how she was doing. He was interested in hearing her story.

After a while, she began to open up and there come all the pain, disappointment, hurt and illness sprung forth. It was easier to die than to live. What if it was not your time to go yet, and God was not ready to take you home yet? What if there is still much to live for? Do you have faith in God? Do you want to live and die healthy instead of being depressed all the time? Where is the pain?

She finally realized it is her choice to have a better quality of life. She has the control of her thoughts, of what she has allowed to come through her mind each moment. As she realized for the first time that she can change her feelings, how bad she feels when she changed her thoughts, what she feeds her mind. She feels better already.

After she began to believe that there is hope for her, that she can change if she wants to and the simple prayer over her, she prayed over herself and noticed the pain also left her body. She stood up and walked around back and forth a few times, and checked again. The pain was gone. It was just here a moment earlier, but by the power and grace of God and her little faith she had, the pain left her body. She praised the Lord and went on her way.

The by-way and high-way of life is full of people who can still take back the control of their lives when they learn to put their faith and trust in God and in the healing power of Jesus Christ. God is still seeking for people of faith to operate life-changing attitude and healing. He still heals today. Do you believe that God can heal you now? Yes I do. And so the healing happens according to her faith and trust in God.

God is good.

Pastor Linh

Delivered from painful Past

On the street of life, I met a man who had nothing much to live for. Nothing is going for him at all. He lost everything recently. Nothing left. Nothing to live for. He tried to end his life many times, but it seemed that every time something else happened or he did not die.

In his final desperation God has caused us to meet and talk. Lo and behold, he knew Christ before; he saw miracles and healing take place many times before. He knew the Scriptures but has forgotten to read God's Word lately.

Things were piling up on him one thing after another; the storms of life just keep coming at him at a faster speed. Too much to bear. Too strong to handle. His mind lost all God's perspective. The truth of the loving and Almighty God and Father seems to escape. He is angry at life, himself and at God for the ways things are in his life. It's not right. It's not fair. This is too much. If God really cares why did he let these things happen to me. Oh, I just want my life to be over. No more. No more trying. No more pain.

Tears strolled down his face as he listened to the Words of God being read to him. He paid attention. He listened more attentively. His focus began to shift from his painful existence to God's permanent love for him; from his pain to God's remedy; from his own negative words that he professed and repeated to hearing the Word and faith began to rise again in his heart.

He realized that he has got to live his life for God. God will see him through. God is true. His love is eternal. His Word is sure. He can stand on God's Word and promises. God will give him strength and power to live a victorious life. He cannot go back to the past and undo it. Whatever already happened happens for a reason, and he just has to trust God who knows what is best for him.

Life must go on. There are people out there that need God's love and compassion. There are hurting people out there, those who have never heard of the Gospel, and he needs to go and tell them about Jesus, how Jesus has saved and delivered him from destruction.

God is good. He provides for his children. He leads and guides them through troublesome times. He is the faithful companion and friend that we can trust and count on. God is good to me all the time. The Word of God is good for my soul, mind and spirit. My body must be healed from all these painful things that I have allowed to attack me. Be healed my body, soul and spirit. My mind is renewed now in Jesus' name.

I left that place knowing I did what the Lord has called me to do, a bridge of love, a signpost that points people back to the Lord God. He is awesome and powerful to save, heal and deliver everyone who comes to Him in the Name of Jesus. Yes! Life is worth living every moment of it until time is no more.

Pastor Linh

Pain Was Gone in Jesus' Name

A woman was rolling in her bed sick with some kind of infirmity. She did not know what was going on in her body, but the pain was persistent and hurting her. It's been there for a while and would not go away. You can see that pain on her face, and she was groaning in such discomfort. They have done everything they could for me. The pain level was at 8-9, in tear she said.

Have you prayed? I did. I begged God to help me "Please help me God." Let's agree in faith and pray knowing that Jesus is here, "Where two or three gather together in His name, He is there with them." Agree. Is it alright if I anoint you with the oil and lay my hand on your head and pray? Sure. And so I prayed a simple prayer with faith knowing that God will hear my prayer and deliver this woman from her pain.

"In the Name of Jesus, I take the authority over the spirit of infirmity and bind it and cast it out of your body. Pain leave her body now...in Jesus' Name." A radiant joy and smile are evident on her face after the prayer. She sat up, got out of bed and received her healing. The pain was gone instantly. Praise the Lord.

She was healed and happy! Praise the Lord.

Pastor Linh

God Is More Than Ready to Save

I recently met someone who was involved with satanism, occult and new age. He was attacked many times by demonic forces and the spirit came to talk to him. He felt scared and anxious; feeling pulled more to the evil side than to God. He felt like his future was set for him, and that he could not have any control over it but to do evil things. God is good. He is the God of light. When light shines in darkness, darkness is dispelled.

When I sensed that the Holy Spirit is ready to move to save him, and God's plan for him is always to save, to redeem, to heal and to deliver, I asked him if he is ready to pray to receive Jesus Christ into his heart. He nodded his head. He prays and opens his heart to the Lord and received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Demons were cast out; the spirit that haunted him was bound and cast out. He felt calm and collected; together we praised the Lord for His salvation. Holy Spirit of God moves in and takes control of his life. A new journey has begun indeed.

God is good all the time. He is more than ready to save those that earnestly coming to Him.

Pastor Linh

A Man in Need

There was a man who drank a lot to numb his pain. The drinking problem became so bad, but he refused treatment or AA group to help address the issue. He sank deeper into drugs, cocaine, marijuana. He even spent his rent money on drugs to satisfy the deep hole in his life. Eventually, he became a homeless man sleeping under a bridge.

He lost a son. Since the death of his son, his wife divorced him; he was laid off. He lost his house, lost his direction in life. His health is declining. He is looking for a place to stay, to have a warm shower, a breakfast; maybe a group home or half-way house would do for him.

What would Jesus do? How will the church help this man to get back on his feet? God is searching for him to show him love. God is needing your help! Did you see this man on the streets of life? Will you stop long enough to hear his story. Maybe God can use you to do something about it.

Pastor Linh

A Man Spoke in Tongue after Prayer and the Laying of Hand

After the confession, the personal time with God crying out to the Father for forgiveness of sin, the Holy Spirit fell upon a man today, and he spoke in tongue. He was crying tears of joy, feeling God's peace, feeling no more condemnation in his heart, feeling loved by God and having all his sins forgiven. He is a new creature in Christ Jesus; old things had gone and new things have come.

He invited the Holy Spirit to come into his heart. As I prayed for him to receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and power to live the victorious life, he started praying in tongue as tears rolling down his cheeks. God visited an unlikely place to save a lost sinner.

I told him Jesus does not condemn you. Go and sin no more. Whom the Son set free, he is free indeed. I am so excited to see God's Holy Spirit works as I go and talk to him today. What a privilege to serve the Almighty God.

Pastor Linh

A Depressed Man Met Jesus

A man came from an abusive family. His father abused him. He was molested by his grandfather. Growing up, he seems to get into trouble all his life. Joining a gang when he was young, he started to drink alcohol, smoked and used drugs, marijuana, and cocaine.

When a worse moment in his life came, he bought a gun and shot himself in the head. It did not kill him. He felt even more depressed when he saw dad hit his mom; he pushed and threw her against a wall. Now as an adult, both his parents died; suddenly a voice came telling him to poke his fingers to get blood. He seems controlled by spirits of lust, anger, molestation.

Today, he came to hear that there is a loving God who will cleanse him from all the filth, forgive all his sins, and deliver him from the voice that haunted him. He does not want to go to hell, however he expressed that he does not accept Jesus Christ yet as Lord and Savior. I led him to the Lord Jesus, and right away a load of burden was taken off his chest. He smiled and said he never felt this good before. He ran to tell other people about the freedom and transformation that he just experienced.

Praise be to God. God can change your life today! Now.

Pastor Linh

A Man in Need of Deliverance

"Something happened to me when I was 12-14. I just stayed at home, not going to school. I heard like someone is tapping on the wall. I felt irritated and hit the walls. I hit other people's house walls as well. Whoever looks at me, I felt like they wanted to fuss with me. I chased the small girls around; When they cried, I could not stand it, and I just wanted to choke them.

I smoked a lot, and my father bought the cigarette for me. I cursed a lot. My mom is not here. I was loved by my grandmother, and I was shocked when my grandmother died when I was 9 years old. I did not talk much since, did not want to see anyone. I took medicine for my illness, and I did not go to school. I prayed daily waiting on God, but the illness persists. I played around with the TV cable all the time. The doctors could not do anything to help me; the medicine could not help me either. My father had to give me showers because I cannot take care of myself. They don't want me home any more because they could not stand me any more; when something took over, I had incredible strength."

God is reaching out to everyone of us to help, to set free and to deliver. He can set you free today. Will you trust Him? Do you believe Jesus can set you free today?

Pastor Linh

Some of Life’s most important lessons…

Life isn't always fair, but it's still good.

When in doubt, just take the next small step.

Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree .

Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

Make peace with your past, so it won't screw up the present.

It's OK to let your children see you cry.

Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about .

If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

Take a deep breath; it calms the mind.

Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie...Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

Over prepare, then go with the flow.

Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

No one is in charge of your happiness, but you.

Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?"

Always choose life.

Forgive everyone everything.

What other people think of you is none of your business.

Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

Believe in miracles.

Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

Your children get only one childhood.

All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back

Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

The best is yet to come.

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

Yield.

Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Do You Have the Time to Care?

"I need help! I feel anxious many times over nothing. Other kids used to beat me up; I had black and blue injury. I was the skinny toothpick. I was picked on a lot daily. My family moved a lot. There was this big bully who seemed to follow me everywhere I went. One time, he kicked me in my tail bone with a steel boot. It hurt me so much.

Some of my friends died. I am afraid to die. I had brain surgery. I believe I am going to heaven. I am saved. I have faith in Christ. I am divorced, and I have joint custody of my children. I am in debt, and I live in fear. In my dreams, I had fear running away from bullies. I ran away from myself, my spouse.

I pray, but the problems seem the same or getting bigger. I believe God, but why did God let things happen to me? I tried meditation and felt disappointed. It did not help me. I felt angry at God. I felt jumpy when my alarm makes noises. Why am I anxious crying over nothing?" Is there any help for me?

How would you minister to someone like her? Would you sit down and just listen first and gently allow God to use you as He alone can to minister God's love and healing to a broken spirit and troubling soul? Do you have the time to show that you do care.

Pastor Linh

What Would Jesus Do?

Have you met someone whose life is so messed up? God is seeking to save that which is lost. The story below demonstrated that God is still in the Healing business. He saves you and me for His own sake, to demonstrate that He truly loves us.

"I had my first OD when I was 16. I took anti-psychotic drugs to fight my depression. As I recalled, I had out of the body experience; I do meditation and I use healing bone. I feel illuminated yet at the same time I am government-paranoid.

I believe God is the Source. I want to be close to Him. However, I used mind altering drugs just for a few hours of side effects to get high. Deep down inside of me, I am searching for answers. "Why my life is so hurtful?" People made fun of me in school. "What did I do to deserve it?" I have so much anger and resentment toward myself, and my enemies. I hated my enemies. I have sad thoughts. I don't have peace in my heart. I don't read the Bible. I do pray. I feel scared. Prayer is just a last resource.

In high school, I had many thoughts. I was in a relationship with my boyfriend, but I felt his rejection. There was a change from within. I felt awful, depressed when I am being made fun of when I was 7-8. I noticed myself stopped talking when I was 12 years old. I shut-in, didn't want to reach out. I felt goofy; people joked around and playful that hurt me. I am retarded, and I have ADHD. I became a loner. I got into heavy metal music to hide my pain; It was the modern group "Into the Mouth of Hell We tour"; AC/DC group that glorified death and destruction.

About two years ago, I began to play around with tarrot cards in the garage; I explored New Age. It seemed to provide accurate detail about my life; very insightful I thought. It has 7 energy points, extra projection, out of the body experience/leaving my body. My life is a mess. I need help."

What would you do to help someone in desperate spiritual needs? What would Jesus do?

Pastor Linh

Life Skills and Characters to Be Developed

I have pondered over these Life Skills and characters. It will take time to enhance these great skills and characters:

Skills and characters will take time to develop. Characters will take place more over life skills. Having both together is a great development.

Fruits in Galatians 5:22 is needed as always. It is a must to have the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Along those fruit are things very important to have.

Integrity, responsibility, accountability,

Godly characters, fun and loving to be around,

giving heart, open mind, helping hands,

vibrant body, dreamer of a bright future,

faith-action oriented.

full of faith in God.

no fear, willing to learn,

willing to try anything new to learn more,

love God, love your neighbors as you have loved yourself.

know how to make money, handle money well.

Caring heart,

clean up the house, house chores,

good with kids, good with people-skills,

listening more than talking,

Be teachable, coach-able,

cheerful, happy heart.

No gossip.

Uplifter of others.

See beyond what is now.

Willing to delay instant gratification.

Work hard. Handle stress well.

Love life.

Love Jesus, empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness.

Love souls like God does and let himself be used by God for whatever purpose He wants.

Willing to pay the cost to fulfill God's dream, calling for your life.

I am sure there are more "skills" needed to be added here.

Pastor Linh

Jesus Is Love

In the midst of all the pain, the hurt and the turmoil, the past few weekends have been wonderful. I was just chilling out by the sea and open water, feeling the breeze, getting wet in the rain, swimming in the ocean and also allowing the sunshine to warm my soul, thinking about the past, the present and the future.

What will tomorrow hold? I don't really know what tomorrow will hold, but I know the God who holds my tomorrow. I feel like Peter, the Apostle, when after everything that happened in his life before and after he denied Jesus three times, he went fishing in the sea of Galilee. The disappointment, the frustration and the opportunity just to be alone with God helped me sort things out. What is God's will for me? What is the mission and purpose of my life?

There, in the open sea of Galilee, back to the things Peter used to do in the past, fishing for fish; however, it was also the place where he met the Savior Jesus again face to face and hearing His voice again. It was the Lord! He has fresh bread and fish for the physical needs; He is the Bread of Life for my soul; He is the living water for my thirsty spirit.

Jesus is so personal. He loves me despite of my shortcoming. He is so forgiving, so merciful and kind. Jesus's love is irresistible. He loves me, and He shows me what true love really feel inside. His love wins the heart of man back to God again and again.

I realize that in those personal encounters, you and I certainly will have a God-encounters, and those encounters will definitely change our hearts, minds, souls and spirits.

We will never be the same again when we personally meet Jesus on the streets of life, where the rubber meets the road. God is faithful. He is so loving, caring and kind. He is not always angry, and He does not treat us according to our failures in the past, our past sins, our denial of knowing Him.

He is always ready and open to welcome you and me back. Why not come back to Him today, now. It's better late than never. Jesus is waiting. Love is beckoning us.

Pastor Linh

A Man in Desperate Need

I recently met a man on the street of life. He woke up one morning and found an imaginary friend who he would call his drinking buddy. He could see this friend like he was real. This imaginary friend would ask him a question early in the morning "Got a beer?" Then he would go out and drink with this imaginary friend.

He lost it all, his job, his car, his clothes, and now he is living on street drinking alcohol and panhandling to get by each day. He would sleep on the curb of the street at night. Once in a while, his imaginary "real" friend would be mad at him because this friend did not get his way! One day, this friend got him so mad that he beat himself on the chest that people had to call the ambulance to take him for treatment.

The depression hit him hard along with other illnesses. He loses hope, just want to give up. A little faith he said in God got him through a day. He would like to be off the street because the stress level is too much to handle. It causes anxiety attacks, shaking and alcohol withdrawn.

What option does he have the rest of his life? Where does his help come from?

Pastor Linh

Jesus Is the Answer to the Broken Heart

Once in a while, I met someone who was so down, discouraged and depressed. He would cut his hands around the wrists; this self-multilation helps him reduced the terrible pain inside his heart he said. But is it really I asked him. No, cutting, hurting oneself like this does not help at all he finally admitted. After so many attempts to choke, to hang himself and so on, this was the last time he tried to end it all so he won't bother anyone else any more.

Piercing, lacerating one's body hoping it would ease the pain is just a way one copes with the aweful pain inside one's heart and mind. One person I met some time ago would burn himself with cigarette lighter, hoping the filth, the pain, the shame and the emotional trauma he has experienced since childhood would go away. Maybe he said that God would love and accept him and not letting him be put in hell.

The love of God in my heart caused me to reach out and ministered to this hurting person with the love of God. After some sessions of 1-1, a person who wanted to die with the help of other professionals finally changed his mind not to hurt or kill himself.

Through the entire process, I have seen God's grace at work in the life of each one who has come to God for help; it's a desperate cry for help. At one time I had seen this 18 years old lady took a lot of medicine that would cause her mind to go into a coma. All just to want to get away from the pain, the rejection, the loneliness and the depression.

If one only knows that Jesus is truly the Answer. Many does not provide cure for the soul; it's only a temporary solution that man can offer another lost and hurting soul. It's truly the love of God and the power of Jesus Christ can set one free to love life and to live in freedom from bondage again.

God is looking for a lot of His children who are sensitive enough to the hurting world out there to offer a helping hand. May God use you and me to help bring His true healing and transformation to the broken world in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Linh

Spiritual Bondage Needing a Breakthrough

Have you ever experienced a spiritual bondage? It has something to do with something that you have struggled for a while and could not break through. You need a major deliverance from the Lord Jesus. You need healing for your past hurt, pain and disappointment. The strongholds could have become so strong over time due to lack of knowledge of the problem (Hos. 4:6). Your problem could have many hidden layers. The devil is very cunning, and we cannot be ignorant of his devices. He is like a roaring lion roaming around looking for easy targets to prey on.

Does it have demonic origin like the craft, witchcraft, voodoo, runes, ouija board, occult, psychic, divination, tarrot cards, palm reading, white magic or black magic? Is it perpetual sin? Is it total disobedience against God's Word with some type of deviant behaviors? Is it boiling anger or rage that is out of control? Is it bitterness, resentment and un-forgiveness that give power to the devil to take you hostage? Whatever it is that is mastering you meaning it is controlling you, you are in bondage.

There is a whole new satanic supernatural realm that the Bible talks about in Ephesians 6 that we are to be aware. Even though the battle belongs to the Lord, we need to be on His side; we need to be equipped with the truth, God's Word. You need to know that spiritual warfare is real, and it's deadly if you are ignorant and ill-equipped with the truth and the power of God's Holy Spirit. We must be aware of satanic attacks and oppression.

Do you know that as a child of God, you have authority to bind demons and cast them out? Do you know that the Son of God has come to destroy the works of the devil and He wants you to do the same thing? Do you know that Satan has been defeated.

Jesus cast out demons so many times. You can cast them out in the Name of Jesus. You can be set free from any bondage today. Jesus' Name is above every name. It's the Name that you can trust and use effectively to destroy the works of the devil in your life.

Pastor Linh

Resist the Devil, and he Will Flee from You

Satan has a claim on any human being and even in a life of a Christian when he/she sins against God. Satan obtains a legal right or a claim to a life when a person deliberately sins against God and violates the Word of God.

This act of rebellion opens a way to spiritual attack or demonic oppression.

Just like Paul, the Apostle, I am also the chief sinner. I had a broken family. I failed in my previous marriage. However, the grace of God has carried me through some of toughest times of my life. I have experienced the severest attack from my enemies, and from Satan himself with all demonic attacks. I have seen and realized who are my real friends. They are so few!

Amazingly, I have read and found in Scripture that God is faithful and righteous, and He will forgive us. I know for a fact that after one confesses the sin, repents the sin, renounces the evil thing and asks God for forgiveness, one can receive God's forgiveness and healing and deliverance.

One has to renounce the claims that Satan has over one's life. God does forgive absolutely; He will restore and bless again. However, I know, sometimes, it's hard for a person to forgive himself/herself; it's hard for the family members or the people in the church to forgive the person because of their pride and attitude of self-righteousness. It's easy for one to fall into a trap to think that one is holier than others.

Indeed in my experience, I know Satan will never want to leave a soul. He will fight back spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically and financially as well. The demons will resist and fight back with many wicked manifestations. They do not want to be sent back to the bottomless PIT. However, Scripture lets us know that Satan is a liar; He can disguise himself as angel of light; he is the thief who has come to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus has come to give us life and life abundantly.

In the Name of Jesus, Satan has to go and leave the body it oppressed or possessed. Satan in the Name of Jesus I declare that you are defeated by Jesus. I declare that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. HE is my Healer and my Deliverer. He is my God.

Pastor Linh

Spiritual Warfare, the Battle Is Real

Spiritual warfare is something that I have learned recently with real first hand contact of the enemy, Satan and his evil forces and their wicked schemes.

Evil forces invading people's life, demons with all their harassment, demonic oppression, possession and many devilish tools used to attack Christians on a regular basis and to cause fear, hopelessness and depression even to the point of death.

I don't know about you, but I feel these attacks more often than before. The Bible says, Resist the Devil and he will flee from you. As a child of God, you and I have authority and the power to resist Satan and all his demonic forces in the Name of Jesus. We are to plead the blood of the Lamb of God over us to protect us from harm. We are to break this evil power over people's life in the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

The witchcraft, the curses, the generational family curses are all very real in the spiritual realm. They do affect our natural realm in a very tangible way. It alters the mental status; it affects the moods and feelings; it turns a normal person into a very violent one; it keeps people in bondage with the lure of sex, alcohol and drugs and prescription drugs and household chemicals.

I have found that rage or anger is the strongest feeling that I have seen often displayed and evil deeds manifested out of control; pure hatred for the things of God and God Himself is blamed for many unfortunate things happen in people's life. People are tormented by the past hurt, pains and disappointment. They are angry and they like to take this angry feeling out on someone's else, whoever happens to be around.

Satan hates God and opposes Christians and the Church. The Son of God has come to destroy the works of the Devil. We are God's children, Christ's disciples, and we are to continue to carry on the works that Christ Jesus has given to us to do. We are to depend on God's Holy Spirit every minute of the way to declare it null and void all the attacks of the enemy.

Pastor Linh

Liberty and set free.

A young man who was so down and heavy with burden of sin. He could not sleep, and he could not hold it inside any longer because the burden was so great. It hurt him.

After talking and listening to his story, he was open and ready to renounce his sin and to confess all his sin and unrighteousness to God. I helped him read I John 1:9, Psalms 103, 51. Romans 12:1-2.

The Word of God spoke to his heart. He has found Christ's love and forgiveness. He knows he is forgiven. He experiences God's liberty, joy and deliverance after confessing his sins to the Lord God and repenting of his sins and old ways.

He found God's presence once again in his life. After rebuking the sins, he walks away free from the bondage and sins that had bound him in the past. He described seeing a white spirit leaving him and he felt so relieved and light. The burden has been lifted off him.

God is great; He is bigger than our sins. He loves us and forgives us and washes away all our sins.

Pastor Linh

Faith in God reaffirmed

I recently met someone who had a nervous breakdown. People messed with her. Health challenge with back problem due to a car accident is pain in the neck. She is chained to the past of an lifestyle that wrecked her life. Constantly fighting to stay alive and to search for life meaning and purpose she has done. Life is hard.

However, she discovers and reaffirms today that God is still loving her and healing her now. She realizes that there is hope and a future that God promises to his children. She justs wants to have a good life with her family.

Jesus is her Lord and Savior! He is mine too. What about you.
Pastor Linh

Haunted ghosts and shadows disappeared.

I recently met a young woman who described to me that she has been seeing shadows, ghosts and shadow bunnies. They came out of the cracks in the ceilings to haunt her. She is afraid and greatly distressed that these figures keep bothering her. She does not know what to do!

Suffering from many abuses as a child growing up in a broken family, she never confronts these abusers. They all broke her heart. One got caught; Others denied it ever happened. Some are just gone. No where to be found. What would a hurting child do all these years, holding on to the past? How could she now as an adult deal and cope with all these pains? Only God's grace can heal the wounds of the past. Only His power can break the chains and set her heart free to love and to trust again.

I explained to her that faith and fear cannot co-exist together. When you feed more on one, it will grow; I encouraged her to choose faith, faith in God, faith of God that will help her move the mountains out of the way. She has chosen faith in God. Faith in herself. Faith in the goodness in humanity.

She does not want the shadows any more, the things of the past, the ghosts in her life. She turned over all the pain, the hurt, the abuse, all the M & R. She has forgiven the people who hurt her and cut all ties with them. No more pain. No more oppression from the demons in her past.

After the anointing on her hands and forehead, I prayed over her and took authority over the unclean spirits in her life, bound them in the Name of Jesus of Nazareth and commanded them to leave her, and never to return to haunt or hurt this one. She left on her way soon after the prayer. I checked with her the day after, and no shadows or ghosts had haunted her since.

Only God's power in the Name of Jesus can heal people and set them free. She is glad to be on her way again.

God is good to her and to us all when we call upon His Name. I was soon attacked by the violent spirit after that with a severe cramp and terrible stomach ache. It lasted for several hours for no reason at all. I vomited quite a few times, until late at night, after much perseverance and trust in the Lord to release me from this pain and to set me free from the oppression and attack, it left me alone. I was able to sleep well after all that attack to my physical body.

God's grace is more than able to carry me through.
Pastor Linh

Headache was gone after 3 prayers of faith

Yesterday, I had a chance to help pray over a woman with a terrible headache. She could not sleep because of the headache that was bothering so much. She feels miserable.

After sitting down and meeting with her over a brief conversation in the hall, I asked her "Do you believe God can heal your headache now?" She said yes. I told her because of your faith in God and in His Word I am going to pray for you. Is that alright? She said yes.

I anointed her hands and forehead with the oil. It was a simple prayer of faith to command the sickness and the pain to leave her body now. On a scale from 1-10, her pain level was 7-8, it went down to 5 she said. I explained it to her that one time Jesus had to pray for the blind man twice and after that he was able to see.

I prayed for her the second time, and it went down to 3-4. I know God is honoring her faith. I led her in a prayer confessing her sins and unrighteousness, declaring her faith in the Lord God alone and that Jesus has power over all sickness and disease. She did that confession.

I prayed for her the third time, and this time her headache was gone. She was so relieved and happy to praise and give thanks to the Lord. She walked away so rejoicing and blessed.

What a blessing to be touched by God and healed in the Name of Jesus.

P.S.: I checked with her the day after, and the headache is gone completely. Praise the Lord for His grace and power over her life. She is thankful to God.
Pastor Linh

Demons cast out in the Name of Jesus

Have you ever encountered demonic activities in your daily walk? Demons are evil spirits; when they entered a person's mind or body, it manifests itself in different male or female voice that the person who is being oppressed can hear and distinguish the voice. Demonic images can also appear in a person's mind as well.

This evil personality takes residence in a person's life by legal right when a person sins against God, violating God's Word or holy standard. The first one could become a gatekeeper that eventually opens the door for other demons to come in. In the Gospel of Luke 11, Jesus talks about a demon that was cast out went about looking for a place to rest, but found none; it then returns to its own house, seeing that it is clean, and goes out and invites 7 more wicked spirits to enter the same house.

A man once said he had demons in him; they are female and male voices that are in his head telling him to hurt and to kill people, if not, they will attack him. He feels miserable, hopeless. Since 3-4 years of age, his friends told him stories about witches, how people used to hang witches in the past; black cat myth, the devil and the book, the Satanic bible. Confusion, sadness and hurt affect his soul; anxiety fills his life when other people die around him. Feeling scared of death, he does not want to go to hell. He senses that there is a 666 number put on the back of his head. People calls him name that put him down; and the pain in the back of the head on the left side constantly hurting him.

What would you do to help someone like this? Pat him on the back and tell him to go and see a doctor. He did, but nothing changes. Poor you, let me pray for you and then forget about that person or will you pray over him, anoint him and take the authority that Jesus has given you to bind the demons and cast them all out, and expect them to come out.

The man gave his heart to the Lord. The voices stopped. Peace comes into his soul. Together we praised the Lord for saving him and helped set him free. God can use you to help people set free in the Name of Jesus.

Pastor Linh

How God's love changes us

I was so excited to meet a man who has lost his power and will to live; It seems that out of no where we met for a short while, but his life is turned around by the power of the Gospel. He struggles with a habit that seems hard to break. The same thing is repeated every month; every cycle, it's the same time, the same struggle over sin. How can he break that habit? Why and how did I repeat the same thing every month?

By the power of God and His Word the man is set free. He shared his heart and confessed his sins to the Lord and repented of his sins, God's love came into his heart and restored him. He received God's forgiveness. The man's countenance changes, from depression to hope; from death to life; a smile is evidently seen on his face. God's power is so great and His love conquers this man and brought him back.

So many things were brought back to the man's memory. He confessed to the Lord all happened in the past, the defiant and rebellious spirit was cast out, and he broke the curse over his life. He is free. It was so good to see the power of God's love at work. Sins confessed; forgiveness is experienced; love is felt. Hope is restored.

God will continue to transform and shape us as we open ourselves to Him and the Holy Spirit working power in us.

Pastor Linh

Hope Deferred makes the heart sick! She found hope

As I was standing in a hall, I could not help but notice a young woman who was crying hard. Something seems to bother her greatly. She was talking to someone else, a counselor, who was trying to help her.

As I was getting ready to walk down the hall, this counselor approached me with a referral to talk to this young lady who was in great distress. Sure, I can talk to her and find out how to best help her.

She fell no more love for her husband of many years and just recently left home. They are fighting over the custody of a child. Their teenage child is with her own child. Nothing left to live for. No house. No job. No skills. No church connection. Tired of life, and she just wanted to die. A quite young and beautiful person she is without hope.

Immediately, I listened attentively to her and heard her story. What a story! A life broken with not much hope. However, God has broken into her spirit and allowed her to see that God is watching over her and giving her bright hope and a better future. Through the Word of God shared in that instant, this young lady found new hope, and the tears stopped immediately. She found out that God still loves her though her husband may have gone on with his life and does not leave much for her. She found out that God cares for her, and she does not doubt God any more.

I shared with her that death and life are in the power of the tongue; whoever loves it will eat its fruits. She chose life over death. She chose hope over hopelessness. God chose her and He entered her heart right then and there. I gave her a Bible to read. She welcomes it. The young woman left the office with such hope that she was able to leave the facility to go home soon after a couple of days.

God is still at work in the lives of many of His children. We all must be where God needs us most. It's right where we are!

Pastor Linh

Life Is Being Changed!

A young man who has been in his own wonderland fantasy world addicted to heroin and had to be detoxed. God met him in a powerful way that moves his heart to tears. I brought him a message from the heart that God loves him and that he can become great if he chooses to walk the narrow way/God's godly way of life. He does not want to have that lifestyle any more. Only God knows how he can use such a young life for the sake of the Kingdom.

His life in an instant is changed by the love of God. He realizes for the first time that God loves him and he surely wants to change for the better. He receives a Bible and is encouraged to read the book of James.

God in so many tangible ways reaches out to seek and to save the lost. We just have to be His willing vessel to be used in the hands of the Master.

Pastor Linh

Headache Instantly Left!

Recently, I saw a young man was holding his head, constantly saying "my head hurts. Oh my headache." It's the withdrawal. Tylenol does not semm to help him. It's still hurting.

After talking for a while about the headache and other life issues, I asked him if he wanted me to pray for him. No, he did not want to. He did not think that God cares about him or loves him. If God does, why did God allow this or that to happen in his life?

I told him that I know that God loves you and He cares about you. Would you like me to pray for you? Finally, he agreed to let me pray for him. As soon as I laid my hand upon his shoulder and prayed for him, the headache left him instantly.

The man was surprised to see that the headache just disappeared instantly. He praised God and thanked God for touching him. I prayed for him some more after that and anointed him and prayed some more. The man left rejoicing to go on doing other things he wanted to do.

God is great. He is the Healer.

Pastor Linh

A New Beginning

A new chapter has begun today for me.

July 13th, 2010 was a sad day. It was coming actually and finally. It's happening. Nobody really wanted it, but because of the hardness of the hearts, divorce happens. Time stood still. Hearts broken due to insupportability of the marriage.

There are so many things to learn from our past experiences and mistakes; and there are many things we will treasure in our hearts. It's painful. It's not easy, yet we cannot dwell in the past.

We must learn from the past experiences, all the pains and hurts and disappointments and move forward with life with new hope and promises that God who is faithful and righteous will forgive us of our sins, heal our broken hearts and cleanse us.

We can only look toward God for help and healing and move on with our lives. There is hope in God; there is grace from the heart of the Father; there is power from the Holy Spirit to live a victorious life. There is love from Jesus to love God again. There is strength to go on with life and to never quit on God because God never quits on us.

Pastor Linh

A Man Set Free from Bondage of Guilt

A man sank deeply into depression that he almost took his life. Couldn't sleep because of the guilt, shame, hurt and pain of the past has caused him to want to end it all once and for all. Nothing much to live for. Causing so much pain for others is the reason he does not want to do it any more. He has come to find out from the Word of God that it's all a lie from the Devil.

With the encouragement, he read the Bible again out loud; he read the Psalms; he sang; he sang again; he prays; As he did that the Lord delivered him out of bondage and guilt and set his feet back on the Rock of his salvation, his refuge and fortress.

God is great. The man is rejoicing, no longer wanting to die. He wants to live! He is going to declare what God has done for him. Proverbs 18:20-21 also help him see the words he had been using. No more.

Thanks be to God.

Pastor Linh

34 years of drug addiction delivered.

Depressed because of the male demonic voices that continued to haunt him years after years, a man was driven into a life of destruction with marijuana and cocaine. The voices told him to kill, hurt himself by contemplating suicide; cutting, hanging and playing Russian Roulette. With the gun in his hand and rolling the chamber for 15 times, it did not kill him.

Using drugs and selling them led him to no where but jail and prison. More than 20 years in prison for the crime, he is fed up with it. Religion does not help him either. Going to become a deacon at a church does not help him either. He feels helpless to a point he thought to himself "Does God really exist?"

Since the tender age of 14, with 34 years of using drugs and the voices, for the first time, he said the voices left him instantly. The joy on his face was evidently seen; He opens his heart and welcomes Jesus Christ into his life again. I anointed him and laid my hands upon him and asked the Holy Spirit to baptize him and to fill him with His power, purpose. God sets him apart for His kingdom.

God is great. He is still in the soul saving business. He needs more witnesses who would step out of the comfort zone of playing safe, playing church and step into the battle field with God. Lives need to be saved and rescued. Souls need to be won into the Kingdom of God again and again until Jesus comes.

In the Name of Jesus, demons flee.

Pastor Linh

12 years of back pain left instantly

A car accident 12 years ago sent a man's life to spin out of control. The pain is out of control. For 12 straight years, he could not live a day without pain; pain in the neck, pain in the back, tingling on the left side and headache. They have driven him deep into pain medicine addiction. A month of doctor's prescription could be gone in 4 days. Nothing helps. Street drugs do not help. Alcohol does not help.

He was angry with God blaming him for allowing something like this to happen to him. Desperation and depression cause him to lose his faith in God. God seems so far away from him; leaving him alone to deal with his pain. His doubt, fear and blaming himself do not help him either; the pain persisted. Addiction would eventually destroy his whole body.

God met him on the street of life. Sitting around a small table, we held hands and prayed. He prayed first, and then I prayed. Between 1-10, his pain level was at 8. At the end of the prayer, his pain went down to 1 instantly. I asked him to stand, check and see how his pain level is now. 1. I anointed him on his hands, forehead and laid my hands on his back and head and commanded the pain to leave him. The pain left him completely. Checking back again with him today, he is so happy. He slept well last night for a long time. Doing well he said. I encouraged him to read the word of God. He said he will. Great.

Leaving him walking back to my corner, I thank the Lord for delivering him from doubt, fear and physical pain. The pain of 12 years left him instantly just like that. Thank be to God.

Pastor Linh

Depression left in the name of Jesus; back injury healed.

A man who sank deep into major depression met me on the street of life. It was a dark day with no hope on the horizon; He thought everything was lost; no job, no car, no place to live, and no one to love. His children are not with him. He felt lied to, cheated by someone who he thought loved him for who he is; she was after his money. He felt angry at God, cursed at God and at life. Looking sad and down.

An accident left him with a back injury. Surgery may not fix the problem; he was scare and fearful. With easy money came, easily it went out of his life fast. Nothing much is going for him. He did not know where else to turn. A wrong thought ended him up in a ditch of life filled with drugs, alcohol, woman and wild living. Nothing matters much any more. Everything left him empty, stressed out and homeless.

Growing up he was molested and abused; people he thought he could trust turned out to be his predators. He felt stuck and trapped in. In his desperation, he turned to a psychic woman who cheated him out of a lot of money by telling him more lies; he bought into her lies and lost more of his faith in God. Every time something went wrong he ran back to her for more counsel and more lies.

Then when the timing is right, God broke into his soul, revived his spirit and set him on the right path. He surrendered himself to Jesus, found God and Jesus Christ, the Healer and Deliverer. He gave his heart and his life to Christ right on the spot. God has entered his life and changed everything. Jesus even touched and healed his back injury after prayers.

Following up with him again, he showed no sign of pain in the back at all. He left me that morning with a big smile thanking God for what He has done for him.

God is great. He is good all the time. He is good to us, His children. Trust Him and obey His voice.

Pastor Linh

The Devil left her, and she is free.

God's power in the Name of Jesus just freed this troubled soul.

Growing up, she was exposed to Ouija Board, a kid game many said, but it was a game that opened herself up to the devil attacking her. For many years, she did not know why her life was just a mess. Psychological problem, mental and emotional problem kept coming at her. It was like there is a darkness that she cannot get rid of. She felt scared, fearful, worried. She was involved in Horoscope and other things that tied her to the darkness.

Being married to a husband she barely knew. He is involved with witchcraft. That is his life. He also made a pact with the devil, and she though did not want to get involved, she was affected when he put the necklace with the dragon upon her chest. She immediately felt the evil fire burning upon her chest. She resisted it, ran away from it, but this darkness did not leave her. It haunted her. Psychological problems caused her to seek help. God's timing is perfect.

She remembers growing up, going to church, her mother told her to give her life to God. But for some reasons, she slipped away. Bible stories were part of the past.

Until today, on the street of life, we sat and talked, and the power of the Gospel broke through unto her spirit. She cried out loud asking God to save her and to enter her life. She has made Jesus Christ the Lord of her heart and her life. She dedicated her soul to God and rebuked all evil forces and renounced the devil. The devil left her, and all unclean spirits of lies, deception, alcohol, drugs also left her. Tears flowed freely down her cheeks. God's love suddenly becomes so real. She sees the light for the first time; there is hope for her now. She is ready to face life again. The power of the Holy Spirit is so strong. You can feel it right there on the path of life. God's power flooded her soul, revived her spirit and healed her body.

She is free and delivered from the oppression. God is great. He is good all the time. A daughter has come home to the Heavenly Father.

Pastor Linh

God is still in the soul winning business!

A beautiful young lady was tired of life, of sickness and of anger just wanted to end it all. On the street of life, we met and talked and Jesus is more than ready to save her from destruction. He loves her and forgives all her sins as soon as she invited him to come into her life.

The spirit of depression, death and destruction left her and she freely gave her heart to Jesus. She receives the Bible with joy and is reading it. A smile joyfully reflecting the new found freedom in Christ Jesus is evidently seen. God is so good to me and to her. She receives my witness of Jesus Christ so readily and wants to live a godly life, helping her parents and her family.

All the sickness that passed on to her from her dad is broken in the Name of Jesus. Spirit of anger is broken in Jesus' name. She wants to go to church to learn more about Jesus.
Hallelujah.

Pastor Linh

Goat-demon curse is broken; man is free to give his heart to the Lord

Have you ever met someone who said today is the day he would end his life? He did not know how he was going to do it, but he was tired of living. The pain in his heart is too much to bear. The losses of his wife due to her battling cancer and the little baby to a heart defect seem overwhelming.

After hearing his story, I said you are at the brink of death, despair and hopelessness, and I am sent here by God to bring you back to the brink of life. The choice is yours. Satan is the liar; the thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy. God did not kill your wife and baby. He may have allowed it. God is good. He is reaching out to you to save you now from destruction. He is giving you hope and Life.

Your wife and baby may never come back to life, but you can have faith in God and trust the Lord Jesus, invite Him into your heart so you can one day see your loved ones again.

God began to do His work in this man heart. He sat up straight and attentively listened to the Word I read to him. The Spirit softened his heart and finally he opened up his heart to invite Christ Jesus to come in to be His Lord and Savior.

I led him in prayer to break the bondage of sin he committed; the curse he brought it upon when at 12, his brother died and the devil marked him for death with the goat-demon surrounded by fire and barbwire. In the Name of Jesus, the curse is broken; the man is free. I prayed again to command the healing to take place in his body.

I gave him a Bible and prayed some more for him. God is great. He is still in the saving soul business.

Pastor Linh

Spirit of Anger left; back pain is gone instantly!

It is not a coincidence that I met a very muscular man today on a corner of a street of life. From the outside appearance, he looks normal; yet when you took notice and stopped long enough to sit down and listen and hear the deep feelings behind every words, you will soon discover that this man needs the Lord and His deliverance.

He is supposed to meet God today through me, an ambassador of Christ Jesus. I am sent by God to meet him there and to bring the healing and deliverance he desperately needs.

He has a deep issue with anger and resentment; pure hatred for his father who molested him when he was young. Even though it was just one time, it lasts forever in his mind for 37 years. He was in bondage. He wants revenge. He wants to kill. He could not get it out of his mind. The pain is so ever before him. He felt violated by his own father. He attempted it one time to hurt his father, but soon forgot that idea. He did not talk to his father for many years now. He tried to forget and disconnect with the man, but the more he tried the more he remembers. No job, no life; God seems not interested in his life he said. Everything is about to change.

Married, went on with his life; divorced, got married again. No children. About to divorce another wife. No home! Just wandering around. Until something happened recently that our paths crossed.

Upon hearing his story, I told him that God loves him. He cares about him. He needs God's deliverance. What do you mean deliverance? You know what I mean. When you are in bondage, slaved to sin, controlled by anger, driven by hatred, you are bound. Jesus can set you free today.

We continued to talk for awhile. I shared some Scripture with him and gave him a Bible. He read some. We talked some more, and when I felt that he was ready to settle the matter with God and with himself, I invited him to pray first. He prayed a 10 second prayer! I led him in a different prayer which he never prayed before in his life. Spiritual warfare prayer! He has come home to the Father, his Heavenly Father. He forgives his earthly father. He cut loosed all the ties that bound him with his father and the past. He is forgiven as well.

I anointed him and prayed more for him to invite the Holy Spirit to come into his life to give him power to live a victorious life. I spoke joy, happiness and peace into his life in the Name of Jesus. Immediately, he felt that everything has become light and new and different. He felt entirely different. I knew God has heard his prayer.

I asked him about the pain he had as a result of a fall some months ago. The pain was there still as we spoke. He leaned over, and I stood up to pray for him. Laying my hand upon him, I commanded the pain to leave him and bound all the evil, unclean spirits and cast them out of his life forever. After taking the hand off, he felt the pain left him. He stood up, turned around, checked his shoulder, the pain left him. I asked him "Is there any more pain anywhere?" He said some in the lower back. He laid his hands upon the pain. I put my hand upon his hand and prayed and commanded once again the pain to leave him. It did leave him immediately. He felt no more pain. A smile broke out on his chubby face. God is so good to his children. He is free. Went on his way rejoicing.

Hallelujah! God is faithful. I called a pastor friend of mine to share the story. We all gave thanks to the Lord of hosts for His mighty healing over this man's life.

Pastor Linh

A Hard Pressed Life Needs Jesus

Have you ever felt lonely, depressed, and suicidal? Have you ever had a day-in and day-out migraine headache that does not seem to go away. Have you ever been under a CPS custody and later in life ended up in prison? Have you ever felt rejected by family members, unwanted, and unworthy of God's love because you've done so much bad stuff in your life? Have you ever felt if you just believed enough about God then He will perhaps hear your prayer? Have you ever felt sad because you've lost your mom due to a horrific circumstance? Have you ever felt like everything is against you, and there is no hope for you?

I met a man on the street of life just like that. Unless his mom comes back from the dead he would not be the same or straight. There is so much hatred toward someone he loved to hate.

He does not want to dishonor God with his choices, but he could not help doing something that God is not pleasing. Psychic telephone calls; palm reading just to find out the future. Just for entertainment. That's it.

There is hope in Christ Jesus, and He alone. He is the answer you are looking for.

Call upon His name now. He will deliver you today.

Pastor Linh

Sniffing Cleaner to get high

As a young boy at 12 years old due to peer pressure, he sniffed carburetor cleaner to get high. He never knows that today after 31 years he is still addicted to that crap. No school, no job and no skills. No life. He had black-out often every time he goes to buy the cleaner to smell to get high.

After buying the stuff, right away he would find a street corner, pour or spray the cleaner on a rag and smell it. He breathed in and smelled it again and again. Soon after that every time, he would pass out. He felt it is a normal way of life for him now. "Do you want to get rid of that?" Do you want to be delivered. No. It seems bearable now. "You've got to know what you are doing!" he said and continues using it. There seems no other alternative for him. Trapped in it he knows, but could not get out or break away from it.

Frustrated, lonely and bound, he needs God's deliverance! "Is he open?" and is he ready to be delivered today? God knows.

Pastor Linh

Migraine headache healed after a few days

A woman complained of constant migraine headache, mostly on the left side of her head. I invited a lady friend and asked her to put her hand on the head of this woman where she said it hurt.

After a simple prayer commanding the migraine to leave, she felt better 60%. I asked her to put her hand on her own head and prayed again. She felt better. I prayed again the third time, the fourth time and the fifth time. She felt a lot better, but something is still there.

I recommend her to search her heart and read some Scripture. A few days later, she testified that the migraine headache has left her completely. Hallelujah. I encouraged her to continue to believe in God and serve God. God is good.

I checked with her again a few days after the prayer, the migraine is still gone! Hallelujah.

Pastor Linh

Back to Satanism, now back to God

I just met a man who was showing sign of being angry. He just hit someone on the face. I stayed calm and managed to talk to him. I discovered that he is going back to Satanism. He used to worship Satan for 40 years. When God convicted him of his sins, he ran toward God and repented and gave his heart to Jesus. He got baptized.

However, anger and hot temper seem to have a hold of him once in a while. He relapsed and wants to do things his way. It feels more normal to him to do whatever the flesh desires. As I approach to him about God He does not want to hear anything about God or the Bible. He does not want God's help at the moment period.

I asked him why he was going back to Satanism, and he said "It's more satisfying." You can do whatever you want to do." "I see."

I ask him do you want to be set free. No is his reply. Don't talk to me about God.

I said good bye and left, waiting for the right opportunity to approach him again.

A day later, he saw me and asked for a copy of the Bible. Whenever he does not read the Word, the flesh seems to gain an upper hand. He shared that Jesus appears to him again and wants him to serve God and to tell people about God and to volunteer to help other people. I prayed for him today to invite God to have full control of his life.

God is sovereign.

Pastor Linh

Dead to sin; Resurrection power; New Life in Christ

Maundy Thursday was the day that Jesus' friend, Judah, betrayed Him with a kiss. All hell broke loose in that garden of Gethsemane. All dear friends ran away, left him for their own dear lives and happiness. They were scared, afraid and in hiding. They were human. Have you been betrayed by a dear friend or loved one? Jesus understands you and what you are going through. He never deserts you nor forsake you. He is your trusted Friend forever. He cares about you. He is here with you.

Friday, Good Friday, was hard. Everything was happening fast. You are just going through the motion. Your head is spinning. It seems very gloomy, sad and full of sorrow. The darkest night of the soul was deeply felt. In the darkest hour, people's heart will show forth what is really inside.

A lot of beating fell upon Him; Life and people seem so cruel to each other. Why did they hurt each other? For what purpose? What was going on? This could not be happening, you wonder? After all the beating, insulting and torturing, Jesus was led by the soldiers through the streets with crowd screaming, yelling "Crucify him. Crucify him. Crucify him."

How cruel and sad that is! He only came in peace; He only came in love; He only came to give them life and life abundantly. He only came to seek and to save that which is lost. He came to show the people the way back to God the Father. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. But why would they hate and scream at him like that? Don't they understand they are rejecting the Savior, the Messiah! What did He do to deserve death? Nothing. Hi is without sin. He did endure all that pain, hurt, suffering, and rejection just for you and me. By His stripes we are healed. By his suffering and death on the cross our sins are forgiven. Sins are expunged completely from us.

He willingly laid down His life for His friends, for you, for me and for all people throughout the whole world so that when they are ready to invite Him to come and dwell in their hearts, He will gladly come in right away. He is knocking on the door of your heart now.

He loves you and me more than anything in the world. You and I are special in God's eyes. We are created and made in His image. We are loved and valuable. God loves us so much that He gave His one and only Son so that any time, anywhere, you and I believe in Him, we shall not perish but have everlasting life.

Saturday was quiet. More sadness overshadowed the whole city. Life seems to be turned upside down. No music. No celebration. No joy. Life goes on as usual, but it seems like something new is about to happen. Life cannot continue in sadness forever. Something new has got to come. Life must overcome death. Light will dispel and defeat darkness. Love overcomes hate. God has defeated Satan on the cross and at the empty tomb. Man has to return to God to find their rightful place as children of God.

Something is about to happen. Can you feel the earth is trembling? Can you feel the earth is rumbling? You see rocks were rolling down the hill. You run. It is an earthquake. A new day has begun. Change has come for the better. The sun is bursting forth its radiant light. Angels announced the greatest news to the seekers. The women are scared and excited. They ran to tell the news. I can't believe it. He is alive. New hope has come. The dawn is here. Life does have meaning, full of abundant blessings from God. I have hope now because of His resurrection and power!

Sunday has come. It is here at last. Resurrection power is felt in the air. Jesus is alive. He is risen. He is alive. He rose again from the dead. He defeated death. It could not hold him down. Nothing can hold us down. God is able to deliver us from death. He took our place on the cross. He died for us so that we can live forever with him in heaven when we put our faith and trust in Him. I believe!

My Lord and Savior is here with me. I am afraid no more. I can go out and declare the Good News to everyone now. The Holy Spirit is upon me. I have received Him and His power to be His witness...

New anticipation and excitement fill the air with new hope, new miracle life, new joy and new relationship formed with God and with each others. God has broken through to humankind that He loves them so much that He was willing to be separated from His Son for such a time in order to take care of the sin problem that man has had. Jesus is the Bridge back to God. The cross! He is the Way, the Truth and the Life and no one can come to the Father but through Him. Hallelujah.

God is good. He is awesome. In Him, I shall have a new miracle life everyday. There is hope in God, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Yes, you are the One I love Jesus; You are the One I worship and give thanks to; You are the One I will serve with joy and in your power, the Resurrection power of the Holy Spirit.

Sickness must leave my body; sorrow must leave my heart; pain and confusion must leave my mind now. Diseases must disappear and vanish from this temple of the Holy Spirit now. All my sins are forgiven; No more condemnation for me and for us who are in Christ Jesus. He paid the price in full. God's justice is served. Satan get out of my life. Demons flee now. I am covered by the blood. I am righteous because of Jesus. My faith is in Him who died for me. His death is for me; my sins are expunged from me forever. He defends me at the cross; all is paid for with His blood. I am alive now and forever more.

And so are you. God loves you very much. Come to Jesus now and experience a new miracle life in Him now. He is waiting for you now.

Pastor Linh

Sure of Her Salvation in Christ. Heaven is now her home.

As I walked past someone this morning, I noticed that she was crying. Someone else is talking to her. As I about to continue to go somewhere, a voice called out to me saying "she wants to talk to you." I stopped to find out what was happening.

As we talked a little bit, this person asked me how many times God will forgive her. I said as many as you are coming to Him in repentance. It's not 3 times, or 7 times, but 70 times 7. I told her it's not remorse that God is looking for. It's not feeling sorry about it and going out and doing the same thing again. It's repentance; turning around 180 degrees toward God. She cried and deeply touched.

She knew God, but somehow all these long years she has never been able to know that her salvation is secure; she was not sure that if she died she would go to heaven. We prayed. After the prayer, for the first time, she is sure of her salvation.

Tears of joy come down upon her cheeks. She now knows God loves her and does not condemn her any more. She said that it's hard to forgive oneself. Nothing is impossible with God. God loves you and He does not condemn you. Forgive yourself and know that He loves and died on the cross for you even before you knew Him. She realizes now that Jesus is the King of kings, she is the princess. She is God's daughter.

Smile! God loves you. Now she knows something! She knows that God loves her no matter what she did. Satan is the liar, a thief who comes to steal, to kill and to destroy. But Jesus comes to give her life and life more abundantly.

What a blessing to witness Christ's love toward her today. Lord you are good, and your mercy endures forever. A soul at last has found rest in you.

Pastor Linh

Running away from God No More!

A man sitting in his own prison, running away from God's calling for his life. His father is a minister who wants his son to continue the ministry, but he seems not able to hear God's call to do it. Depression sets in; Disappointment and the hurt have caused his heart to stop responding to God's love. Don't know where to turn, what to do, just wasting life away until God's Word is shared with him today.

His heart is open; his spirit yearns for God again. He opens the Word to John and reads it again. He runs away from God no more. He is commissioned by God to fulfill the Great Commission for his life in the power and strength of the Lord. The Holy Spirit comes into him and energizes him and helps him see life from God's perspective. Instead of waiting for God to call him, he responds to God's call to be His witness, to bear fruit (John 15) and to bring glory to God who redeems him for a rich purpose.

He lives with a new vision for his life; God's call is now upon his shoulders; his heart is strangely warm now after the encounter with God. God is awesome. Trust His heart, respond to His calling for you today. Run toward Him and let Him guide you from now on.

Pastor Linh

Depression left, healing takes place in Jesus' Name

A traumatic experience left this person in bondage for many years. She could not remember her childhood and how it was like. All blocked out by the traumatic experience when she was 10. That led to a series of wild living, running away from home, causing all hell to break loose in her life.

The anger, the hurt just led her to run farther away from home. Back and forth. It seems that there is no one to really love her. The lies, the heartaches taunted her. The Ouija Board game, the tarot cards, the curses and the rebellious heart seem to lead her life downward fast.

Until she met the Lord and knows that God loves her and He is going to deliver her and to set her free, things have changed. She accepted the Lord as her Lord and Savior. The pain left; the anger left; she is willing and open to reconcile to her family. Peace comes into her heart. Smiles come across her face to show that God is good. He is able to deliver lost soul from bondage of sin.

Pastor Linh

Lust Demons and Satan fled

Walking down the street of life, I met a man who was struggling with lust demons, he said. He asked for a priest for help, but the priest was busy. We found a place to sit down and talked. Satan had him for 18 years bound with pornography, Satan worship, lust, abortion, Halloween and a split mean-personality.

I led him to the Lord Jesus Christ. After confessing the sins and the unrighteousness, the repentance, he invited Jesus Christ to come into his heart. He renounced all these evil, demonic, wicked spirits and Satan out of his life. The Lord Jesus heals him right away. Demons flee. Satan left also. The man is free testifying that the demons and Satan had left. He's experienced peace. I gave him a Bible and He was reading the Bible.

A new life in Christ is indeed beautiful. God is great. He is good all the time.
Pastor Linh

A Rebellious heart has returned to Christ

A young man struggling with rebellion, losses and hurt in the past has given his life to Christ. He played with Ouija Board and opened himself to many things that is harmful to him and his body.

He confessed his sins, repented of them, then opens his heart to invite Christ Jesus to come into his heart. You cannot imagine the peace of God came into his heart instantly. He experiences the love and forgiveness of God in his heart and feels at peace.
A Bible is given to him, and I ask him to read the book of John. Thanks be to God.
Pastor Linh

Migraine Headache healed instantly

There was a young lady with migraine headache sitting in front of the group, listening to Amazing Grace and the Gospel message. She left the room, but came back the second time.

This time as she about to leave the room to go home, I asked for an extra few minutes. I invited her to sit down and had a word of prayer with the group. We all held hands and prayed to the Lord.

After I anointed her head and hands with oil, I laid my hand upon her head and prayed and commanded the migraine to leave her. It left her instantly. The migraine is gone. She smiles and we all thank God for answering her prayer.
Praise be to God.
Pastor Linh

Miraculous healing in the name of Jesus

There will be a Healing Services to the communities in Seattle, WA on March 26-28, 2010. You can call the local churches there to check it out. Bring the sick there for Jesus will heal them.

I believe that the Lord will be magnified; His name be praised. Jesus is the answer that we all need. He will set the captives free; the lame walks; the blind sees; the sick healed; and the demonized freed.

Obedient, broken and made whole again vessels He can use. Simple faith in the Lord Jesus and mountain-moving faith are all crucial, touching many lives with the love and power of Jesus' name.

Pastor Linh

Searching for Answers

Have you ever felt lost in your family? Have you ever been made to feel like there is no place in the family for you? Have you ever felt like you are not the person that you could be? Everybody is not happy and you are not so happy about yourself either.

You are trying to stay in college, but you have no car and no job to support yourself. Drugs seem to be the problem; you have noticed that since you gave birth to your first born son you are addicted to vicadin. You seem to need it for your back pain right after the epidural procedure you had. Things got worse when you have your 2nd and third son. Three children were born, but the pain and the addiction for pain medicine seem to drive you crazy. You feel like you need it to survive now.

However, the pain seems to go back further in your life history that you were abused mentally and physically since the age of 16-25. You've got your hair pulled; you were fighting; you got spit on; you got separated from your kids. There is not child support you feel coming from the father of the children. He is now with someone else, running around cheating on you. Infidelity is not acceptable. However, you just met your boyfriend who made you feel okay. You discover your need to divorce your husband now; you have nothing else to say to him; your parents are watching your children for you.

This is the first time that you ever felt desperate. Money is running dry. You are hurting because he is cheating on you. You are addicted to pain medicine and the CPS has to get involved. You got lured into a credit card fraud by using someone else's card to buy something you need. Wrong. You don't use fraud and expect to get away from it.

Why? How did this happen to you? You now cry most of the time and a lot more when you feel depressed. Where is God in your life? What does He want you to do? Why did you feel guilty? What will you do about this feeling? How will you get rid of these feelings? What will you want to do with your life?

Pastor Linh

New Year 2010 Decisions

Happy New Year 2010.

Walk in the sight of the Lord blamelessly.

Walk with integrity, honesty, accountability and faith in the Almighty God.

Give what belongs to the Lord. Bring the tithe into God's storehouse.

Give more to good causes. It's more blessed to give than to receive.

Share the Gospel with everyone and anyone who is open and willing to listen.

Act kindly to everyone.

Forgive everyone. Forgive yourself.

Love your neighbors as you love yourself. Honor the Lord your God first and utmost.

Honor your parents as long as you shall live. There is a great blessing from the Lord for you.

Stay clear from temptations. Do not give in to your worldly and fleshly desires.

Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect.

Let no sin dominate you, your mind or your heart.

Owe no man nothing but love.

Make all the money you can make and give all that you possibly can for the sake of the Kingdom.

Desire the Lord more than silver or gold. Nothing in this world can compare to having a close and intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus.

Pastor Linh