II. For the Awakening of the Sleeping Giant of Evangelism. May it be through the power of the Holy Spirit of God that members of the fellowship with their testimonies impact the hearts of the people. Not only around them but remotely with the use of technology and media.
III. For the ingathering of the great final harvest in this new Season of Revival.
IV. Unity, Humility and Obedience from International Leadership to each servant of each nation. Knowing that this only can be achieved in unity with Jesus Christ as the fruit of our love towards God.
V. Servants who walk in love and holiness as a fruit of our intimacy with God.
VII. For the International Board of Directors, International Directors, Directors of Special Ministries (School of the Vision, Global Prayer, Media and advertising), Regional Vice-Presidents and all the leaders within our organization.
VIII. For the leaders of each nation including the President, Ministers, Directors and leadership of each government.
IX. For the Presidents of FGBMFI in each nation and their Boards of Directors, as well as ladies and youth leaders.
X. For the Chapter Presidents and their Boards of Directors, as well as ladies and youth Coordinators.
| Region | Population (2023) |
|---|---|
| Asia | 4,753,079,727 |
| Africa | 1,460,481,772 |
| Europe | 742,272,652 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 664,997,121 |
| Northern America | 378,904,407 |
| Oceania | 45,575,768 |
Data as provided at worldOmeter
"Father, we have made mistakes.
We have left undone things that ought to be done.
And we have done things we ought not to have done.
Lord, we ask for mercy and that You may restore us.
And please grant us, Father, that we may from now on live a godly, righteous and sober life, for the glory of Your Holy Name.
Amen."
Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
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3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility - 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.
Daniel 1:3-4 (NIV)
6 Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
Daniel 1:6 (NIV)
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom - 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.
4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:
“Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. 6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.
7 “Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame - the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. 8 We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you. 9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him;
Daniel 9:1-9 (NIV)
who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd
and will accomplish all that I please;
he will say of Jerusalem, “Let it be rebuilt,”
and of the temple, “Let its foundations be laid.”
Isaiah 44:28
“This is what the Lord says to his anointed,
to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of
to subdue nations before him
and to strip kings of their armor,
to open doors before him
so that gates will not be shut:
I will go before you
and will level the mountains;
I will break down gates of bronze
and cut through bars of iron.
Isaiah 45:1-2 (NIV)
"A New Wave Of Revival" is about to EXPLODE within the body of Christ.
The powerful miracle VISION God gave me for the fellowship, and the world, is not over...
IT HAS JUST BEGUN!
We haven't seen anything yet! God's VISION WILL INTENSIFY in an increasingly powerful wave of His Glory!
Open your heart and allow the Holy Spirit to perform spiritual surgery on your spirit today.
God is seeking a PREPARED people to serve Him in POWER.
ONLY through the HOLY SPIRIT God will take us POWERFULLY into the future. Our careful planning will not change the world. Our well-structured, world-wide organization will not save one soul. All of our meetings, conversations, seminars, and money mean nothing...
Without the POWER of the Holy Spirit!
We must once again become yielded, obedient, PREPARED vessels, willing to seek God in prayer and fasting, and willing to do what He wants us to do.
ONLY God, and the Power of His Holy Spirit, can make the fellowship ALIVE and VITAL.
Our SPIRITUAL ROOTS, and our POWER, come only from one source, and that is the power of the Holy Spirit.
A DIVINE PATTERN has emerged.
1. God does not need large numbers to launch His Work! He only needs a faithful few in each place.
2. God does not look at the circumstances and see the empty seats in a meeting. God only looks at the men who come. He seeks OPEN vessels, willing to PRAISE Him and seek His will.
3. Every chapter and every meeting is different. Let the Holy Spirit control the meeting. BE OPEN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT!
DO YOUR PART FAITHFULLY, AND LEAVE THE REST TO THE LORD !
The Lord God Jehovah is READY TO EXPLODE A NEW WAVE OF REVIVAL IN THIS WORLD...
And He wants you PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE in His Plan.
God will set us apart, and release a new, MIGHTY OUTPOURING of His Holy Spirit. It is time to give the devil a few more black eyes.
It is time to GET OUR EYES OFF OF THE PAST! It is time to stop talking about how much we have accomplished, and start prayerfully seeking God on WHAT HE WANTS TO DO NOW and WHAT HE WANTS FOR THE FUTURE!
No matter what men does, God's Plan will be fulfilled!
A NEW WAVE OF REVIVAL is coming!
The Lord says :
"Son, I'm waiting for you. I gave you Myself, I gave you My authority, I gave you My ability, I gave you everything I can give you, I can't give you anymore, GO, DO."
People need to know the reality of Jesus. Men and women are still alone - bound in spiritual chains. They are hungry for food they have never tasted. They are thirsty for living waters they have never experienced. They are searching for a AN EXPERIENCE FROM GOD. And He has an endless supply of food, water, clothing, compassion, and LOVE. He only needs vessels who are PREPARED and willing to OBEY to set these Spiritual CAPTIVES free! He is not looking for our clever ability, our world-wide organization, or our method of approach to taking the world. He only needs our willingness to HEAR and OBEY His will. The Holy Spirit will supply ALL the rest.
God challenges you to actually INCREASE AND INTENSIFY your service as a spiritual leader in HIS NEW WAVE OF REVIVAL.
Today is THE DAY. Yesterday is over! Everything that has gone before is done, and everything that is to come depends SOLELY on our obedience to God.
The mandate from God is that we BREAK THE CHAINS OF BONDAGE in the world. Our mandate is to DESTROY THE ISOLATION OF LONELINESS, and LINK THE WORLD TO GOD!
Stand up, let the power of God flow through you, and revive a dying world with the message, and the PROOF PRODUCING POWER of Jesus Christ!
Our spiritual strength, and our spiritual revival, begins and ends with PRAYER. God is calling us back to our early spiritual roots, our early beginnings, and the core of those early spiritual roots is PRAYER.
FAST AND PRAY in your local chapters. FAST AND PRAY for God's will in your personal life. Let the Holy Spirit quicken to your heart the next move in your area. Seek God in the middle of the night.
Seek God for your own life. He will come in. Call upon God to release A NEW WAVE OF REVIVAL in your own life in your own chapter, in your own convention, in every meeting.
Wait upon His voice in your life - and when you hear it, then ACT, GO. DO.
The Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International must NEVER become just "another club," "another meeting," "another organization."
Seek God, obey His will, and you too will experience a fresh move of the Holy Spirit.
PREPARE yourself for the intensified vision through increased daily prayer, fasting, and by making time for God - seeking His voice.
We need the power of the Holy Ghost in the chapters. Invite the Holy Spirit to come, he'll come.
Conventions must be more open to a flow from God. GOD ALONE CAN CHANGE OUR WORLD - all we can do is prepare ourselves to serve as God's vessels.
God is the One that anoints. If we are under His anointing, and under the power of His Holy Spirit, then nothing can stop us.
THE HOLY GHOST SHALL COME UPON US, AND THE POWER OF THE HIGHEST WILL OVERSHADOW ALL BARRIERS, BREAK ALL CHAINS, AND MEET EVERY NEED.
In my original Vision, God did not show me a large worldwide chapter headquarters. Don't misunderstand me. I am grateful for that building - we need it, and God provided it. But let's be honest with each other. The beautiful building was not the Vision God gave to me. Building the building did not fulfill the Vision - it simply provided us with another tool to minister that Vision.
In my original Vision, God did not show me chapters. And again, don't misunderstand me. Chapters have provided us with another way to reach out into the community with the saving message of Jesus Christ. Chapters have proven to be anointed vessels for ministering to the local community.
But beloved, the Vision is people.
The Vision is God's Holy Spirit changing lives.
The Vision is God BREAKING THE CHAINS OF THE DEVIL and setting the captive free!
Let's get our eyes back on Jesus. He is the source of our power. He is the source of our strength, and through Him, never doubt for one second that we will bring light to a dark, dank, lonely world.
Together, let us now unite in the Spirit.
"Heavenly Father,
We thank You for all that you have done - through our
lives, and through the ministry of the fellowship. But
whatever has been accomplished to date... we now
know it is only a glimmer, a glimpse of the future, of
what is STILL to be done through the power of Your
Holy Spirit.
Lord, we stand ready and willing to serve.
We are willing to pray, to fast, and to seek Your will
in our lives, no matter what the cost. You are Lord. You
are Master, and it is YOU ALONE we shall serve.
Heavenly Father, forgive us if sometimes our eyes
have focused on men, on chapters, or on buildings. We
ask that you will help us FOCUS ONLY ON YOU and
Your mandates for our lives. We realize YOU ALONE
are our hope - and without the power of the Holy Spirit,
nothing we can do will ever save one solitary soul.
Lord, we ask that You use us as vessels to help fulfill
your vision. Allow us to break the BONDAGE OF SIN
in the lives of our neighbors, and in the lives of millions
of the people around the world. Help us melt the ICE
COLD death of Satan from lost souls, and transform
them into children of LIGHT through Your saving
grace.
Lord, we give You ALL the honor and the glory for the
revelations You have shown us, and thank You, in the
name of Jesus Christ, for what You are about to do to
change face of this world.
Amen!"
I see a time when the intensity of God's glory will dominate
our Fellowship meetings and conferences.
"O heavenly Father, I know there are certain sins in my life.
I'm ready to kill them now.
I'm ready to destroy them now.
Father, in the name of Jesus, I kill the idols in my life,
ending this thing between you and me,
and get rid of those things in my heart
that for so long I have resisted destroying.
Lord, cover these sins with your precious blood, dear Jesus.
Forgive me my sins, Lord,
purify and cleanse me,
and let Your glory, let Your presence
come into my life right now.
Lord, I open my heart to receive
the power of God into my life.
I receive healing.
I receive Your anointing now,
in the name of Jesus.
Amen."
I'm going to share with you an incredible revelation, a
whole new dimension... a dimension so powerful, so
staggering I call it THE ULTIMATE DIMENSION.
"Heavenly Father!
We thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus Christ,
to earth to walk with us.
We thank You for sending Your Holy Spirit to live
within us. And now Lord, we thank You for allowing
us to become ONE with You, to walk in Your power,
to operate in Your wisdom, and to perform Your
miracles so we might be mighty endtime witnesses
for Your glory!
Lord, we ask in a very specific way that You empower
us so that we desire You
above all else, so that we are willing to suffer and
sacrifice for Your glory, and so that we might serve
you in this endtime generation.
Lord, we love You, and praise You. And give You
all the glory for everything You will do through our
life.
Amen."
(The 3rd paragraph is slightly adapted from the original written by Demos.)
God is setting the stage for a new wave of His Shekinah Glory to sweep across Europe and the globe!
"Heavenly Father, I repent of my sins, and desire to restore my relationship with You. Lord, forgive me of all my sins, and wash me clean with Your precious blood. Lord, I want to learn to rest in You and walk in Your divine life. Please accept my contrite heart, and teach me Your ways. Amen."
"Lord, I abide in You. At your bidding I gladly wear Your yoke. Let each consciousness of failure only give new urgency to the command, and teach me to listen more earnestly than ever until the Holy Spirit again gives me to hear the voice of Jesus saying, with a love and authority that inspire both hope and obedience, 'Child, abide in me.'"
"Lord, I receive Your divine life, and gladly accept the ever-increasing simplicity of its meaning. Lord, I freely give of myself to be ruled and taught and led, and rest in the arms of Your everlasting love."
"Heavenly Father, this day I ask You to destroy any evidence or remaining remnant of the old man in my life. Purify me and cleanse me of all my old habits and sinful ways, so that I may be a pure branch for Your love to flow through to produce fruit for Your glory."
"Lord, I thank You for the opportunity to walk in a vine-branch relationship that produces divine life, and give You all the praise and glory for any good works You may unfold through my humble life. I ask that when others see me, they see You also."
"Lord, thank You for first loving me."
"I pray You will, each day, through Your Holy Spirit, increase the intensity of my love for You until that precious time when You will come again to rule and reign over this world! Amen."
In his own time of intense praise and worship the Spirit of God said to Demos:
Oh Lord, thank You for Your Holy Spirit.
We exalt You.
Jesus, Your word is so precious.
Thank you for men like Stephen who,
though they killed him,
was so involved in praising You
that I honestly do not think he felt one moment of pain.
You let him see part of heaven
so he could look up and see You at the right hand of the Father.
You are exalted all the way to the Father,
all the way to the throne.
You are sitting on Your heavenly throne right now,
hearing and receiving our prayers.
Lord, help us.
Bless us.
Open new thoughts in our minds as to what You want.
We love You, Jesus.
Thank You for the privilege You have given us
all these years to work for You.
We just love you so much.
We cannot thank you enough.
Give us the burden to do something more for You, Father God.
There's so much more to be done.
Give us the burden and Your empowering
to accomplish every task You set before us.
We want to do everything we can
to glorify and exalt Your Name
before Jesus comes once again.
Amen.
"Heavenly Father,
we thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus Christ,
to earth to walk with us.
We thank You for sending Your Holy Spirit to live within us.
And now, Lord, we thank You for allowing us to become ONE with You,
to walk in Your power, to operate in Your wisdom,
and to perform Your miracles so we may be mighty endtime witnesses for Your glory!
Lord, accept our praises.
We exalt You in everything we do.
We ask now in a very specific way that You empower us
with a desire to seek You above all else,
so that we are willing to sacrifice for Your glory,
and so that we might serve in this endtime generation.
Lord, we love You, praise You, exalt You,
and give You all the glory for everything You will do
through each of our lives.
Amen."
Worldometer mentions there are 195 countries in the world today, of which 193 are member states of the United Nations. See worldOmeter.
Other sources also include dependencies, or disputed territories, thereby reaching for example 253 countries. Click here to search Google for "how many countries in the world"....
OPERATION WORLD mentions the following.
The Joshua Project lists 16,350 distinct peoples;
the World Christian Database lists 13,674
peoples. Both of these are based on an
understanding of groups on an ethnolinguistic
basis, transnational peoples being counted
multiple times.
Info from the Operation World DVD-ROM 2010, www.operationworld.org.
OPERATION WORLD mentions the following.
Ethnologue (2009 figures): 6,909 languages.
The World Christian Encyclopedia: 13,511
languages and 30,000 dialects.
Global Recordings Network estimates over 10,000
spoken languages and dialects.
Info from the Operation World DVD-ROM 2010, www.operationworld.org.
Other sources speak of over 7,000 officially known languages in the world. Click here to search Google for "how many languages in the world"....
