Overflow Crowd Attends Anointed Training for Ministry Conference Down Under

Australia is the world’s smallest continent, but it is also the sixth largest country. Most of the nation’s 20 million people live along the eastern and southeastern coasts. Sydney, capital of the state of New South Wales, is the country’s oldest and largest city with an urban area population of more than 4 million.

Sydney, Australia’s Emerald City, is considered to be one of the most beautiful and livable cities in the world, as well as a global and domestic tourist destination. Admired for its distinctive harbor, beautiful coastline, warm climate, and cosmopolitan culture, Sydney and its surrounding suburbs have significantly raised their global profile in recent years, especially as host of the 2000 Olympics.

Located in Oxford Falls a suburb of the Northern Beaches of sunny Sydney, Christian City Church was the site for the much anticipated June conference.

Opening Service
An enthusiastic audience welcomed Pastor Benny Hinn to Australia on Monday evening, and he opened the conference with a powerful teaching that contrasted God’s presence and power.

Quoting from Acts 1:8—“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth”—Pastor Benny shared, “The result of God’s power on your life and my life is service.The Spirit of God comes upon you and me for a reason and a season. God’s presence is what fills your heart when you are saved. The power of God does not change the heart of man. The presence of God changes the heart, and it is the presence of the Lord that nourishes your life as a Christian and brings you true joy. The power of God demands that an individual become so surrendered that he must become pliable in God’s hands. And when the presence of God comes upon you, you begin to live the Christian life in fullness.”

As Pastor Benny brought his teaching to a close, an anointing for miracles descended in the service, and many people came forward to testify of God’s healing touch.

Session Two
During the Tuesday morning service, Pastor Benny continued his teaching on God’s presence and God’s power.

“God’s presence is for Christian living,” he proclaimed. “It enables me to live in Christ.
God’s power is for service. It enables me to do for Christ. The presence of the Lord does not increase. It is constant. God’s power multiplies and increases, from addition to multiplication to greater multiplication.”

Pastor Benny shared some tangible signs of God’s anointing, which include:

• Hunger for God
• Unity
• Desire for worship
• Prayer
• Association with other believers
• A trembling and shaking (sometimes)
• A rejoicing heart

Using several scriptural examples, including Acts 19:12 and Mark 6:56, Pastor Benny shared how the anointing can be transferred to others.

Final Service
In the Tuesday evening session, Pastor Benny presented a powerful teaching on demonology and deliverance, “The power of God drives away demonic powers.”

He addressed the topic of demonic powers briefly and took time to share the five divisions of angels and the five levels of the underworld. He also pointed out that we have power over all of these evil forces—“The blood of Jesus is your protection, but the blood of Jesus must be revealed to the hearts of man before the anointing can operate.”

Pastor Benny shared from Scripture how the blood of Jesus Christ:

• Covers
• Gives favor
• Breaks the curse
• Fulfills promises
• Imparts the promises
• Brings you out of slavery
• Brings God’s presence
• Reconciles
• Cleanses

As Pastor Benny began to bring his teaching to a close, a mighty anointing of the Holy Spirit intensified. He called all pastors and ministers to the front and began to anoint them with oil and lay hands upon them, asking God to anoint their lives for ministry. He also took time to minister to the youth and to lay hands on many of the young people who attended the conference.

A Request for Prayer
Pastor Benny urges, “What a wonderful time. I had been looking forward to returning to Australia since our last crusade here—which was so memorable and amazing. I believe that God is doing something even more powerful in the hearts and lives of people through what happened at the Training for Ministry Conference at Christian City Church. During these prophetic days, our wonderful Lord is calling believers to a higher level of faith and understanding, and so many believers responded to this challenge during the service there. I ask partners and ministry friends everywhere to pray for the people who attended our conference, that God would continue to build up an army of effective witnesses and ministers throughout Australia during the coming days!”

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