The Church at Antioch

July 30, 2014

The Church at Antioch

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 11, 19 – 26:

Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that arose because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but Jews. There were some Cypriots and Cyrenians among them, however, who came to Antioch and began to speech to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the Lord Jesus. The hand of the Lord was with them and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem and they sent Barnabas to go to Antioch. When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart, for he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and faith. And a large number of people was added to the Lord. Then he went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year the met with the church and taught a large number of people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

A man whom I know had lost the use of both arms. He could not lift his arms at all. He came to me to ask for a healing. I prayed with him and asked the Lord to heal his arms. Jesus healed his arms completely and at the end he could life the front of his car without trouble. He could go back to work as he did in the past and he never had trouble with his arms. I thank the Lord for healing him.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,

“I bless you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who believe in Me and have decided to follow Me. See the people of Antioch, they came to believe in Me and were men and women of prayer. The Church of Jerusalem sent Barnabas to Antioch to teach the people to become members of My Church. Barnabas saw that many, many people believe in Me and so Barnabas went and found Saul who is Paul and brought him to Antioch. There the Christians accept him and were baptized and became members of My Church. They did great work for the spreading of the Good News.
There are in the world today many great preachers that are working to bring many people who are far from Me to become members of My Church. It is especially the case in Africa today. Pray that all the people may come to believe in Me and become members of My Church. I bless you all.”

Father Melvin

P.S. We had a very warm day but what was great is that there was a wind the whole day so the heat was not so great. I thank the Lord for helping us.

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The Baptism of the Gentiles Explained

July 29, 2014

The Baptism of the Gentiles Explained

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 11, 1 – 18:

Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem the circumcised believers confronted him, saying, “You entered the house of uncircumcised people and ate with them.” Peter began and explained it to them step by step, saying, “I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me. Looking intently into it, I observed and saw the four-legged animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky. I also heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.” But I said, “Certainly not, sir, because nothing profane or unclean has even entered my mouth.’ But a second time a voice from heaven answered, ‘What God had made clean, you are not to call profane.’ This happened three times, and then everything was drawn up again into the sky. Just then three men appeared at the house where we were, who had been sent to me from Caesarea. The Spirit told me to accompany them without discriminating. These six brothers also went with me and we entered the man’s house. He related to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, saying, ‘Send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, who will speak words to you by which you and all your household will be saved.’ As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them as it had upon us at the beginning, and I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, ‘John baptized with water but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ if then God gave them the same gift he gave to us when we came to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?” When they heard this, they stopped objecting and glorified God, saying, “God has then granted life-giving repentance to the Gentiles too.”

A few years ago I was in Montreal and I had a Healing Mass. While I was praying over the many people present, then suddenly I placed my hands on the head of a woman and she began to role on the floor and to scream. Then I prayed with another woman near her and she too fell on the floor and she became to scream too. So I stopped praying over the people and I decided to chase the evil spirits that possessed these women. When they stopped shouting, I asked them if they had ever belonged to New Age. They answered “Yes.” So that is where they received those evil spirits. I prayed for a long time until both of them were freed. I told them never to go to this devilish group and never let anyone do reiki on them. They agreed never to go there again and never to let one of them do reiki on them.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,

“Be united to Me My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who believe in Me. You will have the power to send the Holy Spirit upon the people to help them repent of their sins and to be completely renewed. See what Saint Peter did at Cornelius’ house.
The Jewish Christians were against Saint Peter for having gone to Cornelius’ house and eating with them because he and his family were Gentiles. Jews were not to eat with Gentiles. Peter explained to these Jewish Christians what the Lord had showed him one day. He had seen a big sheet come down and when he looked inside he saw all kinds of animals, reptiles and birds. I told Peter to get up, kill and eat. Saint Peter refused because he was a Jew. I told him that what God has made clean you are not to call profane and everything was drawn up into the sky. It is then that the men sent by Cornelius knocked at the door and asked Saint Peter to accompany them to Caesarea. He accepted to go with them and the result was that Cornelius and his whole household were baptized and believed in Me with all their heart and they had received the Holy Spirit. I ask you all My friends to work together with Me.”

Father Melvin

P.S. We had some rain today but not much and for a good time this afternoon we had sunshine. May the Lord bless you all.

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The Baptism of Cornelius

July 28, 2014

The Baptism of Cornelius

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 10, 44 – 48:

While Peter was still speaking these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the word. The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit should have been poured out on the Gentiles also, for they could hear them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter responded, “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?” He ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for a few days.

When I was in Africa, a young man came to see me who was possessed by evil spirits. He asked me if I could pray over him and chase them away. He told me that he had done voodoo and that is why he was possessed. I prayed over him and placed my hands on his head. As I began to pray he started to shout and scream and he was rolling around in the room. It took nearly half an hour before he became still and he opened his eyes and he was full of peace. I knew then that the evil spirits were gone and I thank the Lord for chasing them away. This young man never suffered from these evil spirits again.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,

“I call you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters never to fear to speak about Me to the people. Look at what Saint Peter did in the home of Cornelius, a Roman soldier. He was invited by Cornelius after he saw an angel who told him to invite Saint Peter to his home to speak to his people. So Peter came and spoke about Me to Cornelius and all his family and friends. While Saint Peter was speaking the people began to speak in tongues and glorifying God. All those who had come with Saint Peter were amazed that the Holy Spirit fell on these non-Jews. It looked very much like the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit fell upon the Apostles. So Saint Peter said that they should all be baptized as they had received the Holy Spirit even as the Apostles had. So Cornelius and all his family and friends were baptized and entered My Church. I call you all to preach the Good News wherever you go and the Holy Spirit will come upon them. I bless you all.”

Father Melvin

P.S. We had a beautiful sunny day and it was not too warm because there was a nice wind. Praise the Lord.

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