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Internet Church By Elvis Iverson Copyright © 2006 by Elvis Iverson All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwisewithout prior written permission of the copyright owner, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper or broadcast. Printed in the United States of America Elvis Iverson P.O. Box 8132 Omaha, NE 68108 sim@elvisiverson.com Supplication International Ministries http://www.ElvisIverson.com Contents: 1. Prophecy about Cyber Revival 2. Warning To Internet Prophets 3. Internet Ministry 4. Internet opportunity 5. Internet A Global Tool 6. Internet Holy Alliance 7. Internet Spiritual Warfare 1. Prophecy about Cyber Revival The Lord spoke to me about the cyber revival. The Holy Spirit will move through the Internet in a mighty way. The preparation has been laid. The forerunners have gone before us. The Internet will grow; the hands of God are upon it. God has called forth this work. He is behind the working of the Internet. The Internet will be used as a tool to bring the kingdoms of this world to our God. God will use the Internet to bring His people together in a special way. Prayer groups will network, the Spirit of God will move between them. Email lists will grow lager then any church. Christians will get the teaching that they need. Sinners will repent. Much of money will come into the church through the Internet. God will establish His strongholds, and tear down the evil ones. This will be one of the ways for ministry, and the local churches to network to the church and the world, in every nation. There will come live services on the web. I will call my people to preach and minister on the web, and some of them will be their main ministries. Another prophesies about the Internet. About the Internet, and Jesus Christ is the rock of the church, man was formed from the dust of the ground. So I have made the Internet for the glory of Christ. It will grow. I say to my people, take to the Internet, for I shall be in your midst to bless. It is time to possess the kingdoms of this world. I shall use the Internet as a tool for this. For my kingdom will come. So I say to my people possess the Internet for the glory of Christ, and I shall be in your midst to bless the work of your hands. 2. Warning To Internet Prophets God gives us witty inventions such as the Internet. Just as God was behind the printing press, he is behind the Internet. It is God who made the Internet. With each invention in commutation and transportation God use them in the advancing of his kingdom. I believe God is behind all good inventions. It is connect to the restoration of the church. The Internet is the fulfillment of Bible Prophecy in Daniel 12:4, Isaiah 11:9, and Habakkuk 2:14. The purpose of the Internet is for international commutation and networking through relationship. It is one of the tools to unite the church. It is to bring the world closer together. The Internet is a sign from God that great moves of the Spirit are near and upon us. Internet is a tool for freedom in Christ in the Church. The Internet is an open door for the word and ministry in the Body of Christ. However, many don't have this vision for the Internet, for the reason, they are in the past, this has always been when it comes to new inventions from God for mankind. The Internet is a gift from God to the Body of Christ. The Internet will grow and develop more, and more. The Lord has spoken to me two times about Internet revival, a revival that comes through the commutation tool of the Internet. With each invention of commutation come along to support a move of God, such as the printing press, the radio, Television and now the Internet. The pastors use the printing press, the evangelists use the radio, the teachers use the television, and the apostles and prophets use the Internet. Nevertheless, the Lord is angry with some of his Internet prophets. It is time to repent or the Lord will remove your lampstand. God give you light to shine on others now to shine upon yourself. One of God's main teams is to gather my prophets. The Internet is one of God's plans to bring together prophets from all over the world. They may not be big names, but prophets coming together to learn from one another. To share with one another, and compare spiritual things. God's will is to setup a global Internet watch that cross the board not limit to one group, but many groups online. If you honor God's prophetic word among each other, God will bless your prophetic ministry in your hometown and nation. However, we have become too forceful opinionated to the point that Holy Spirit has moved on. The Holy Spirit speaks through each one of us. Yes we are to discern but with a balance of love and humility, for we don't know everything, and we could be wrong. Anyways all prophesy should and must be discern but by a proper way. Moreover, let us appreciate one another's respected interpretations of Scripture, and practice supportive speech and action toward others. Where is the cultivating character, practicing forgiveness, choosing humility, showing respect? This is what should be in each of our online prophetic ministries. God is behind each one of our Internet ministries. What now, the Lord is going to remove a lot of us, and places us in other groups. What I am saying, there are many of us who begun a group or two, but now we must join a group and be apart of that group. In addition, God is going to move in a wave to arise more prophetic groups, and he is going to bring many prophetic people in those groups that he has appoint it. He is speaking life and renews and places a holy fire upon many groups as I speak today. There are those called to be apart of a group, and there are those called to be a coordinator of a group, but all must connect to another group for unity sake. I believe that in this Internet revival it will be a multi-move of the Spirit. One of those moves will be a prophetic Internet revival. The others move will be such as prayer, which we see now, fellowship, teaching, apostolic. Although God bring the prophetic and apostle together, there are those whom focuses more one the prophetic then the apostolic, and the apostolic then the prophetic. Beyond that even more moves, etc, God is not limited. Furthermore, let us repent of our religious attitude, false judgments, spiritual control and pride. Let us be renew in the Holy Spirit, His word and the prophetic word about our place in God's plans. Be filled with love for one another, forgive and be reconciled. I see a holy fire coming upon us and those around you. This is a day of new ministry. God bless your ministry and your Internet ministry. Grace, grace to your ministries. 3. Internet Ministry Today I am going to speak on the Internet Ministry. The Internet is an effective communication tool. The Internet is cost effective. The Internet is a networking tool. God has called forth the Internet in the same time when He is calling the Church to network and come together. God is behind the Internet. God give the plans to men who aid in the creation of the Internet. God created the Internet. We as Christians need to take our place in Cyberspace. Daniel 12:4 but thou, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. Isaiah 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. Saints the Internet is tool to connect and bring tighter, to impart the knowledge of the Lord, to bring Christians together from nation to nation. The Internet is for connection, relationship, kinship, to join together, and for uniting and knitting together. The Evangelist used the radio for communication. The Teachers used the television for communication. The Prophets and Apostles used the Internet for communication. The Internet is one of the communications tools that we need to use, Mass media through the Internet. Look the word Internet says Net or we can say network. You also see the word international in Internet. Saints in my own ministry, Supplication International Ministry is not an Internet ministry instead a dept. of Internet ministry. I believe there are those who will be just called to the Internet Ministry, so we need to honor the Internet Ministry. That's there are full time Ministers that God calls them too. Saints as we see this new communication tool, the Internet we need to pray for the Internet. Gatekeepers of the Internet: God made the Internet for His Glory; we therefore need to take our rightful place on the Internet for His glory. We also need to pray for and about the Internet. 1. Pray for Jesus Lordship in the lives of the Gatekeepers of the Internet. 2. Pray for the big key players of the Internet. 3. Pray for the rivers of the Spirit to flood the Internet. 4. Pray for the Christian witness will grow on the Internet. 5. Pray for Prayer ministries to used the Internet to network with Christians who pray. 6. Pray for Christians to always have the freedom on the Internet. 7. Pray for the Church everywhere for there eyes to be open, on the will of God for the Internet. One time I rebuke an Action on the Internet, when this was reported to me I had discernment that this action was not of God. I email out in one of the groups that I minister through and said: There are good Christians that believe they should boycott Internet group for the reason of Nude Photos. Boycott is to abstain from buying or dealing with as a protest. I believe that the Lord is not in this boycott. Prayer Force International will stay with this Internet group for now. We need to pray for a Change in the hearts of CEO's of this Internet business. God can use them for His glory. This boycott is not the will of God and is not a leading of the Holy Spirit. We need to be a Light to this Internet group and the World and not run away from the harvest. Jesus is a friend to sinners; how many sinners are your friends. Saints also there is allot of good and there is bad too. But is it that way with other things we see. God deals with the tares and the wheat. I also have seen the bad fruits, and those who come and go that sow strife, discord and rebellion among the on-line ministries that I minister through. As it is in their own local church. That is why I pray; I believe that God places angels over these on-line ministries. He gives me discerning of spirit, and when I discern a spirit that is not of God and don't allow it to be post. I don't just read what is posted, but God gives me discernment too. We need to have guidelines for the Internet Ministry. A protocol for the Internet. We need ethics for the Internet Ministry. Now I am going talk about how to have Internet Ministry: 1. E-Mail address: You would need an E-mail address, one for ministry, and one for personal. This is for people to keep in contact with. 2. Web Site: You would need a web site. This is for your ministry to be known. 3. E-mail List: You would need an Email List. This the way you will minister through. 4. Web Rings: Web Rings are lists of ministries, this network you with other ministries on-line. 5. Giving: You would need a way for people to give. So your Internet Ministry pays it's self. Saints the Church in Cyberspace and we need to be a part of this movement. 4. Internet opportunity The Internet is a God thing! God is behind the Internet. God has given me two prophetic words about Internet revival and a word for Internet prophets. In 1999 I had a dream about an open door for ministry, the door was the Internet. "The internet is an open door". However, everyone will not see this opportunity as we have. This could be for some reasons, like they don't have faith for the Internet world and they can't get along with people you are not of their own Christian group. They are old in their minds, in their old ways they live, 10 or 20 years in the past. There are spirits that try to hold people back in the past; Cities, people groups, Nations, Churches are living in the past and will not be change. Anyone who grows up among them will take longer to grow in the new things. We need to learn how minister online. God is bringing His people together from all over the world. You must learn to walk in freedom and give them freedom. The more freedom you give is the better. You can still have rules or guidelines but not so many, only a few. The Lord said to me; you must give them more freedom to speak, so I have done this with the email lists, which I am the moderator of. However, there are those who can't show honor or submit to anyone. They don't like pastors and they sure don't like you. They are lead by evil spirits, some of these people have religious spirits, etc are use to attack people in a giving group and even those moderators of a group. I try to show such mercy however, there are some that I have ban from my groups, even some I have turn over to Satan. There are a few things that no one should ever put up with in any giving day. This also goes for the local church, and ministry. Leaders have to make people feel safe! The Internet will grow, increase and advanced. The future is all techs! The Church will become more full of glory and we will not all be the same ether. The Lord has used this tool to be a blessing to me in a certain good way. I had met some wonderful prophets and ministers, Christian all over the world. In addition, we need to believe God for egiving. When a person sees a preacher on T.V. they give to them but don't know him in person. Many have read the teachings and prophetic word through what God give me for them. Many have asked for prayer and prophetic words and have been very blessed. I always hear; well that right on, my life has change, how did know that! Life's changes can come through this tool we call the Internet. We should allow Holy Spirit to speak to us about giving to those whom the Lord use to bless us. I recall a time I had people calling me up always in need for a touch of God. I pray and they are set free and blessed. But then turn around and give to their church that doesn't have time or a day for them. Yes we should give faithful to a home church. But at the same time if you are being bless by those who have time to care for you. You should honor them too. I recall a person who had vision about S.I.M. and they were to give to this ministry But I never know this believer in person, but the Holy Spirit said give and he obey. But we are not to make people pay for these holy services from God through us, but we are to be honoring much. The reason why people don't give online is that they think it is funny to give to a person or a ministry that they can't see eye to eye. We must overcome this lie from the enemy. Apart from that, today I want to say that God is about to remove two spirits from the Internet. One is name "Demetrius" and other is "Alexander" I based this upon Acts 19 & 1 Tim. 1:19-20, 2 Tim. 4:14-16. This will happen during this time within some weeks from now. Let us be prayerful during this time. (10/23/03) The Internet is an open door to share God word to the whole world. The Internet is a place where prophets and prophetic people can share and release the prophetic words. The Internet is a place of connection around the world. It is a place for worldwide prayer movements. 5. Internet A Global Tool The Internet is an open door to the nations around the World. However, some can't see this as a tool to the nations. Then there are those that the Lord has lead to have a ministry on the internet, and some this will be there main ministry, and others this will be the beginning of their ministry, and others this will be part of their ministry. I have been speaking on the purpose of the Internet for ministry and the state of the Internet church for a few years; I know that God is behind the Internet. However, right now the Internet seems to be like the old west as people move out into the new lands there are the outlaws and unruly people too. In time order will come, and this will be God's order. We learn from our mistakes when enter into new areas and ways of ministry, we must be teachable, meek and humble for we will be wrong some times and we will make mistakes, and by them we grow if we have a teachable spirit. There are those who have wrong motives in ministry and likewise in the Internet ministry. Some people don't know how to relate to other Christians in other groups and God's authority. We are to show respect, hospitality, and understanding to our fellow believers and ministers in Christ. We should not ask people to post on our E-ministries if we can't show proper ways in dealing with them when things don't go our way. We must honor God's prophets and His Apostles, and even beyond this honor God's people. What am I saying? I mean walk in love! This does not mean you allow people or ministers to run over you; instead you try to understand where there are coming from. I have seen divisions and strife in more then a few E-communities, I have seen religious spirits fight among them self and fight those that are not, I have seen those who say they are apostles and they are not, I have seen apostles who are just immature, I have seen prophets with impure rivers flowing in them. So you can say there is not much unity or love among Christians on the Internet. I personal have felt the attacks from certain misguided E-Christians, from some one who posted a post and attack me from their e-group and from another group I was first giving the right of fellowship, then after awhile over a disagreement act, they unbiblical give me lift kick. That was the first time this happen to me, but God showed me before that they would do such a thing; we are all learning from our mistakes we have ourselves have made mistakes and we have receive from others their mistakes too. I believe that God will rise up many more prophetic Internet people and apostolic people on the web that will have the heart of the Father and can see the blessings of the Lord in others. At the same time the Lord will do a cleansing and bring order to the Internet Church. In 1999 God gave me a dream of an open door that door was the Internet and through the Internet I have met ministers and believers from around the world. The Lord through me has touched many from around the world. The Lord has opened doors to nations, and their are ministers and believers that look to me for leadership and wisdom. I have written over 1000 articles that have been read by people from all over the world. This is just a few of the fruits that the Lord will give you through the Internet, which was God ideal. The Internet is apart of my ministry and will remain always apart of my ministry. The Internet is a global tool for ministry; here are some areas that this God ideal tool can aid you in ministering on the World Wide Web. 1. Ministering on the Internet costs is little or no cost to you. 2. Through the Internet many can read your articles. 3. You can touch the many very fast on the Internet. 4. You can open doors for ministry. 5. You can open the doors to the nations. 6. You can connect to many from around the world. 7. You can keep your people informed. 8. You can gather many very easy. 9. You can use the Internet as a tool for prayer, establish a prayer ministry, and bring many together from around the world to pray. 10. The prophetic people and the prophets can share insight. 11. You can provide the Body of Christ with a wealth of knowledge. 12. You can establish a global community. 13. You can witness and win many people to Christ. 6. Internet Holy Alliance The Lord is the one who created the Internet for the purposes of the Kingdom of God. The Lord is behind the Internet, and the Internet is in the hand of the Lord. I believe that the Internet is a tool for apostolic, prophetic, and prayer ministries. I have met many around the world, ministers, believers etc. I have known of true apostles and prophets around the world through the Internet. I have minister to many around the world with the tool of the Internet. Surely the Internet is a God sent thing. In 1999 I had a dream about an open door that open door was later reveled as the Internet. The Word of God says; "The Lord give the word; great was the company of those who proclaimed it." I can see this word being fulfilled through the tool called the Internet. We are only in the beginning of what is called the Internet revival. Another written word of God says; "many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." Do we see this fulfilling through the tool called the Internet? Again another written word of God says; "for the Earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." Don't we see this be fulfilled before our very eyes through the tool called the Internet? (Psa. 68:11, Dan. 12:4, Hab. 2:14) Reasons of this tool called the Internet: 1. To enter into beginning relationships with Christians around the world, etc. 2. To bring people from around the world through the Internet to pray and make intercession for nations, cities, and people groups, etc. 3. To teach the written word of God, the Bible too all people through the Internet. 4. To bring prophetic people and prophets together to share the prophetic word and insight with one another. 5. To create global watchmen prophetic prayer ministries through the Internet. 6. To reach out to our brothers and Sisters in Christ in other nations. 7. To bring apostles together to share wisdom with one another. 8. To create places on the Internet to share the Written word and prophetic word, and wisdom of God with one another. 9. To publish apostolic and prophetic articles that goes around the world to feed and lead many in the ways of the Lord. 10. To open the doors and gates to other nations for the gospel. 11. To be evangelism tool to win and disciple many around the world through the Internet. 12. To establish supportive networks, and other kinds of networks around the world. 13. To aid, support, and give hope to the suffering Christians around the world. 14. To be a tool to establish you in your ministry in the beginning and add to those already in ministry. 15. To establish ministries that is an Internet ministry only, etc. 16. To raise and gather financial support for ministries, outreaches, mercy works, etc. however, as in the church life so it in the Internet church life. People that do not want relationships, do not want to love others, do not want to pray for others, and do not show honor or respect to leadership and to believers anywhere. The church life will change and the church life on the Internet will change. Let us not despised these small beginning. These kinds of people are everywhere. They need healing and love. We need an understanding of them, instead of hurting them even more in our unwise actions in dealing with them. If they don't want healing they will remain in their bitterness being use as servants of evil. However, there is those who don't want to form any relationships, they don't want to network. Only to post their insight and move on. The Internet is a kingdom tool for relationships and networking. However, discussion mindsets that can share your opinion or being opinionated in views that are judgmental that does not show proper truth or love to your brothers and sisters are not of God. When there is discussion that is sharing insight, wisdom with one another is proper and honorable. However, we have those who want to be moderators, instead of being meek they are not open too much or new words from the Lord. Then there are moderators that bring other ministers into there groups to build their ministry above others instead of being a coordinator and supportive of one another's ministries. However, there are false ministers and false Christians most are born gain and some are not at all. These religious spirits using them to attack, devour, bewitched and take away our precious liberty and put us into yokes of bondage. This is why we must list the fruits and signs of these false Internet prophets and this false Internet prophetic spirit. At the same time we are to love and understand them, we are all learning and growing. A person can be an error one day and next day be in truth. God allow them to be in error that they may learn to fear of God, and the truth. Anyways you must know and understand that no one is perfect and there is sin and error in each one of us. Now if this error and sin is used to attack others in Christ then that is another story that must be dealt with in grace and truth. There is a lack of discernment in certain areas or many. This stuff as already been among our churches and among our Internet ministries for some time, it is that we now have the revelation about it. Apart from that, the Holy Spirit is forming holy alliances everywhere in the body of Christ; he is also doing this on the Internet. In this article I will try to list some principles and characteristics of these Internet holy alliances. 1. Horizontal relationships. 2. Appreciate of one another. 3. Growing and positive relationships. 4. Supportive words, inspiring hope and motivation of one another. 5. Cooperative to one another. 6. Open communication channels. 7. Mutual submission. 8. Prayer and intercession support. 9. Recognition and affirmation. 10. Functional and mutual accountability. 11. Mutual respect and honor. This is not giving to any false assumptions; however, we should give a little more favor and room to those in the alliance. 12. Respect the boundaries of each member. 13. Do not deal with any member publicly, deal with things one on one, and always end in forgiveness and reconciliation. This does not mean that we will agree on everything, we need to learn to be open to others who disagree and not be disagreeable at the same time. 14. Keep the unity and order in the alliance. 15. Always give room and time for restoration. 16. Protect one another, and stand up for one who is being attack. Take a supportive defense when a member who is being attacked. 17. Inform members of those who are causing disorder to your minister. 18. If it is a member of the alliance first try to deal one on one and if that does not work give it to the leadership team of the alliance. Besides seek forgives and reconciliation, if it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Rom. 12:18. 19. Apply morality and ethical ways of doing ministry on the Internet. 20. Common ground, common faith and common vision are the grounds we united on. 21. The senior coordinator, and the leadership team work with the members and not above them. Apart from that, how does one enter into Internet ministry? If you believe the Lord calls you. What are some things to do in the beginning of your Internet ministry? 1. Web site, 2. Email address for Internet ministry, do not use your personal email address. 3. Email list, or lists.5. Promote your web site. 6. Begin to write articles and post them. 7. Join and belong to other Internet ministries to learn and fellowship with one another. 8. Begin a web ring to help you network with others. 9. Be open to praying for those who are apart of your email list, and to minister to them. 10. If you believe you need this then get a P.O. Box? 11. If you believe that you need this then get an online account so be people can support your ministry. 12. Be patience and diligent with you eministry. However, there are not a lot of ministries getting support through the Internet. This could be for the reason that people don't believe in you, or don't take you as real as those you see on T.V. or at a local church. So to be in Internet ministry one must do it with pure motives and with faith. The Lord will honor you and bring you the support you need and prayed for. However, there are many Christian ministries, etc online, instead there is a very few of them being sites that witness about Jesus and how to become born again. There is a great need for evangelism web sites out there in the Internet world. Furthermore, we are only in the beginning of this Internet ministry and Internet revival. This tool and world will become so real and so in touch with people that it is beyond what we can think of right now. 6. Internet Spiritual Warfare Jesus Christ is Lord over the Internet. I truly believe that God is behind the Internet. I personal foresee the saints will govern the pillars of the Internet. The Internet will increase, grow and become better and better. Also the Internet will be more open and more common for people to use. The Internet is a place of national and global freedom, freedom of religion, speech, and protected by the first Amendment in the Bill of Rights The Lord is establishing the Internet church, a global body of Christians who uses the Internet as a form of ministry, communication, outreach, prophetic, and prayer. But the Internet is much more then that it is a place of community, relationship and connection. The Internet is like a world, or a realm that the Lord is creating for His purposes. There is a spiritual battle at work to try to control the Internet. This is why we as Christians must walk in authority and grace in dealing with the world of the Internet. Right now the Internet is still like the old west for the beginning of the Internet and the beginning of the Internet church. We must be strong and bold to walk in love and truth in the Internet. There are witchcraft, familiar spirits, divination, soulish prayers, etc at work against the growth of the Internet church. We must use our computers as windows of prayer and power to release blessings, anointings, and rivers of the Spirit throughout the Internet world. I personal believe the Lord will bring Internet revival, and even revivals. This is why we need to be lead by the Holy Spirit in wisdom in establishing more Eministries of prayer, prophetic, pastoral, teaching, networking, outreach and fellowshipping. I believe that the Lord has called forth the Internet to be one of the places for outreach to lost, communication of the church, one of the places of prophetic outpouring around the world, and outpouring of prayer around the world, and revivals. This is why we must remain in this battle, take our stand in warfare prayer and take the higher ground, build the Internet church, increase more and more in the Internet world. Beside, Build unity and walk in unity among Christians in being together and linking up in the Internet world. |
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