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Useful for the Master - Part 10
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Jacqueline Bryony Lucy ‘Jackie’ Pullinger (1944–present). Born in 1944 in London, England, Jackie Pullinger is a British missionary and evangelist renowned for her work in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City. After graduating from the Royal College of Music, specializing in the oboe, she felt called to missions at 22 but was rejected by organizations. A dream and a minister’s advice led her to board a boat to Hong Kong in 1966 with just $10. There, she taught music and began ministering in the lawless Walled City, notorious for drugs and triads. In 1981, she founded St. Stephen’s Society, aiding thousands of addicts through prayer-based rehabilitation, chronicled in her book Chasing the Dragon (1980). Pullinger’s charismatic ministry emphasizes the Holy Spirit’s power, leading to countless conversions and transformed lives. Awarded an MBE in 1988, she continues her work in Hong Kong and beyond with her husband, John To. She said, “God wants us to have soft hearts and hard feet.”
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This sermon emphasizes the importance of Christians behaving like Jesus Christ to inspire belief in others. It discusses the need to reach out to the poor and marginalized, especially those who cannot read, and the significance of helping them understand the gospel. The sermon also touches on the consequences of neglecting the poor and the commendation for defending the poor and needy, as seen in the Bible.
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See, the others are waiting to see how the Christians behave. And when they see the Christians behaving like Jesus did, for as the Son of God, and had the merits of a son, and yet gave them up, and gave up, and fled to his brother, and humbled himself, and became a servant. When they see us behaving like Jesus Christ did, they believe. They always did want to. They did. There are millions of people hoping it was true. And they look to me, and start behaving like Jesus. The poor of the world are still being left unsaved. The poor of the world are a major concern. The vast majority of the people yet to be evangelized are poor. I was sharing about this in a certain place, and saying, well, it's fine that we've got these nurturing programs for all the un-evangelized patients, so that they're all going to be able to read the notes we prepared for them to understand about Jesus, so they can grow up. That's great. But in time, what about the brannies? Now, I'm not too sure about this kind of thing. But I guess it may be true that there are quite a lot of brannies who can't read, is that true? No? All the brannies can read? All the brannies can read? All the brannies can read? Not the barren ones, thanks. I'd rather I thought that was true. You never know that. What one person knows, one branny at least. And if a large proportion of the world, and it is a large proportion of the world, there are kids, the brannies, who are never going to be able to read. There isn't time before they die. We're going to have to find another way to reach them. Well, I posed this question at this particular place and I was terribly disappointed afterwards. And obviously I haven't said it very well because this young man came up to me afterwards and he said, well, he said, I've heard what you've said about all the people who can't read. And he said, I want to tell you that a group of us have been praying for 10 years and we've got a wonderful computer program for teaching people how to read. And I said, well, that's most interesting. I suppose you're going to have to meet to get the people who can't read together somewhere and put them into a room with computers. Right. You're going to need to find the computers, of course. Right. Okay, and I said, is it in English, this program? He was surprised. He was 10 years to work out the English program. But he said, it wouldn't be too difficult for a teacher to speak English first. So that they could learn the computer program, so they could get educated, so they could do other works, so they could go on to novel trends. Trends he was serious. I'm sure he didn't understand me. And he was serious. God bless him. Are anybody who's prayed for any project that appears to be best? God bless him. But we ought to help him find other ways to reach the poor. The grand who can't read. Who won't understand it. Because not five words is enough. And it's very simple. You'll reach your father in Jesus. You want to reach the poor? You want to reach the grand who can't read? Very good. Very good. And you know what happens when they get back to Frederick? There are four other grannies in a very poor place. And they live in bed spaces. They live in bed spaces, not anything but beds. And there's a bath there on the top. And all along the top of the bed there's nowhere to cook. There's no toilet. That's all these grannies crammed together because they've got no sons or grandchildren. And if you have those sons, good for them. But of course you don't have any of your wife. So all these grannies living in these bed spaces. And we got to start visiting the grannies when we were very able. Two persons. And pray for the grannies when they've got bad news. You don't make any Christmas first. But they believe in Jesus as they reveal. And then the next time they've gone along the other grannies. They say, my wife's got the news. Will you pray for this one? She's got bad news. They queue up. Because Jesus has touched them when they pray. This is a fun way to preach the gospel. And it's a way for the poor who understand. That Jesus touches them when they pray. I just want to read you. Oh, I said goodbye. Chapter 16. Any of you think you know what Scotland did wrong to get destroyed? It's an ugly city. Now, bet you don't have to follow the words of Scotland. And know that it was a city that was destroyed. And we will read to you now why Scotland was destroyed. In Ezekiel chapter 16, verse 49. Now this is the sin of Joseph of Scotland. She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and unperceived. They did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty. And did detestable things to men. Therefore I did away with them. As you can see. I just found that one the other day. I was shocked. I thought that Scotland was destroyed for another reason. But yet, she was destroyed because she was arrogant, overfed, and unperceived. And did not help the poor and needy. Right. And here is the opposite. Scotland was very good. But here is the king. He was commended by the Lord. In Jeremiah 22, verse 16. It says he defended the poor and needy. And so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me? Is that the right? What a commendation. What a name. He defended the poor and needy. And so all went well. Not with the poor. Because, what happens as we preach to the poor. Or I should say, correctly, preach with the poor. Because I must identify myself with them. It is the opposite of preaching. Look for. Verse 18. You all know these verses very well. I am sure in New Zealand. This has to be the opposite of what you want. This has to be one. That you turn unto the Lord. That comes with great service. Whether you are poor or whatever or whatever. He just came after having you. That has important. It is very transformative. He goes into his synagogue. He lifts up to go right back and says, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Because he has anointed me to prompt 500 churches in 10 years in every major city in the world. 20 television stations. We convene the gospel. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Because he has anointed me to preach to the poor. It is where he started. It is where he started. It is not so late. I lift a bunch of people to the circus. And that has to be comforting. You agree, right? They have to be comforting. What a bunch of losers. I mean, right up until the end, too. Still fighting for who is going to be pastor, who is going to be pastoring. Drop the chairs on the platform and all that. Drop them. Drop them. Drop them anyway. Another reason why I believe that the Holy Spirit lives in us.
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Jacqueline Bryony Lucy ‘Jackie’ Pullinger (1944–present). Born in 1944 in London, England, Jackie Pullinger is a British missionary and evangelist renowned for her work in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City. After graduating from the Royal College of Music, specializing in the oboe, she felt called to missions at 22 but was rejected by organizations. A dream and a minister’s advice led her to board a boat to Hong Kong in 1966 with just $10. There, she taught music and began ministering in the lawless Walled City, notorious for drugs and triads. In 1981, she founded St. Stephen’s Society, aiding thousands of addicts through prayer-based rehabilitation, chronicled in her book Chasing the Dragon (1980). Pullinger’s charismatic ministry emphasizes the Holy Spirit’s power, leading to countless conversions and transformed lives. Awarded an MBE in 1988, she continues her work in Hong Kong and beyond with her husband, John To. She said, “God wants us to have soft hearts and hard feet.”