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August 14, 1915: Peter Derek Vaughan Prince was born in Bangalore, India.
A charismatic Bible study that met weekly in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the "Fort Lauderdale Five" (Don Basham, Bob Mumford, Derek Prince, Charles Simpson and Ern Baxter) evolved into The Holy Spirit Teaching Mission. This interdenominational group was incorporated in 1966 and expanded its scope with teaching conferences in Florida, later sponsoring conferences in other states. In 1969, it launched a magazine, New Wine, and, in 1972, changed its name to Christian Growth Ministries (CGM).
The Shepherding movement arose out of a concern for the weak commitment, shallow community, and the general worldliness characteristic of many American churches. But their solution was extra-biblical requirements - membership in a house-group which included having life-decisions “covered” by the house-group leader, elder, or pastor. Such decisions included things like where to live and work, whom to marry, or whether to see a doctor when someone was ill.
The Shepherding movement arose out of a concern for the weak commitment, shallow community, and the general worldliness characteristic of many American churches. But their solution was extra-biblical requirements - membership in a house-group which included having life-decisions “covered” by the house-group leader, elder, or pastor. Such decisions included things like where to live and work, whom to marry, or whether to see a doctor when someone was ill.
December 19, 1998: Derek Prince's wife, Ruth, died.
September 24, 2003: Prince died in Jerusalem, Israel.
September 24, 2003: Prince died in Jerusalem, Israel.
Oct 13, 2014: Christian Post: Why Are So Many Middle Aged Men Succumbing to Sexual Sin?
Derek Prince, deceased Bible teacher with a global ministry made this statement: "I've been in ministry for over 60 years and I am well aware that in a matter of minutes I can throw everything away that I have built."
Derek Prince, deceased Bible teacher with a global ministry made this statement: "I've been in ministry for over 60 years and I am well aware that in a matter of minutes I can throw everything away that I have built."
June 9, 2011: Jerusalem Post: Christian Zionism in balance
n our times, one of the world’s greatest expositors of the Bible, David Pawson, is a Christian Zionist. The late Dr. Derek Prince was a dedicated Christian Zionist. One of the greatest evangelists of our times, Reinhard Bonnke, is a Christian Zionist! We can also include CBN founder Dr. Pat Robertson and Dr. Jack Hayford of the Four Square Church. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
n our times, one of the world’s greatest expositors of the Bible, David Pawson, is a Christian Zionist. The late Dr. Derek Prince was a dedicated Christian Zionist. One of the greatest evangelists of our times, Reinhard Bonnke, is a Christian Zionist! We can also include CBN founder Dr. Pat Robertson and Dr. Jack Hayford of the Four Square Church. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
Derek Prince
The life of Joseph began with great promise. Earlier in his youth, the Lord gave him a dream that showed him that he would be elevated to a position of great authority. He would rule over his brothers. Even his father and mother would come bowing down before him. What happened next? The very opposite of what God had promised. His brothers betrayed him, sold him as a slave into Egypt, and, because he was faithful to his Egyptian master, he eventually ended up in prison. He was in fetters, his soul was in iron.
How did Joseph respond to that situation? Did he say to himself, “Everything’s gone wrong! The Lord’s promise will never come true”? No, I don’t believe that. It says, “Until the time that the promise came, the word of the Lord tested him.” How important it is to see that when the Lord gives us a promise, many times everything that happens next will seem to be the very opposite of what God has promised. It’s so important that at times like that we don’t give up on the promise, we don’t say, “God has forgotten; God has failed.” You see, that promise that God gave us is testing us. It’s testing our faith and our constancy to see if we’ll hold on in the darkest hour. And when we pass the test, then, like Joseph, the promise will be fulfilled. --Derek Prince
How did Joseph respond to that situation? Did he say to himself, “Everything’s gone wrong! The Lord’s promise will never come true”? No, I don’t believe that. It says, “Until the time that the promise came, the word of the Lord tested him.” How important it is to see that when the Lord gives us a promise, many times everything that happens next will seem to be the very opposite of what God has promised. It’s so important that at times like that we don’t give up on the promise, we don’t say, “God has forgotten; God has failed.” You see, that promise that God gave us is testing us. It’s testing our faith and our constancy to see if we’ll hold on in the darkest hour. And when we pass the test, then, like Joseph, the promise will be fulfilled. --Derek Prince
Derek Prince
"Truth is not obtained cheaply. It demands much time given to prayer and study of the scriptures, followed by practical application in our daily lives. it must take priority over the many cheap entertainment offered by our secular culture. It's a lifetime commitment"
-Derek Prince
Derek Prince
"Many Christians do not realize God's judgement does not begin with the people of the world, but the people of God. Peter told Christians of his day, "For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?" (I Peter 4:17). These words apply equally to the church in America today. Of all the sins that could be charged against the contemporary church, it is sufficient to focus on two: materialism and compromise." --Derek Prince
Derek Prince
“A faith that does not result in activity of any kind is a dead faith; it is empty, worthless, insincere.”
― Derek Prince
“The people who really rule the world are those who know how to pray.”
― Derek Prince, Secrets of a Prayer Warrior
“Wherever you encounter domination, you can be sure that it is satanic. That is not how God rules people.”
― Derek Prince, Pulling Down Strongholds (pocket size): Mighty Weapons for Spiritual Warfare
― Derek Prince
“The people who really rule the world are those who know how to pray.”
― Derek Prince, Secrets of a Prayer Warrior
“Wherever you encounter domination, you can be sure that it is satanic. That is not how God rules people.”
― Derek Prince, Pulling Down Strongholds (pocket size): Mighty Weapons for Spiritual Warfare
Derek Prince
“God is more concerned with our character than with our achievements. Achievements have importance only in the realm of time. Character is eternal. It determines what we will be through eternity.”
― Derek Prince
Derek Prince
“For those whose outlook is limited to the material realm, contentment and security must be measured in terms of material abundance. But for those who have learned to look in faith to God, there is another Source, inexhaustible and unfluctuating.”
― Derek Prince, Through the Psalms with Derek Prince
Derek Prince
“And that is why we sometimes have to push through enemy territory when we pray. It is not that we are praying out of the will of God, or that God is unwilling to hear us, but that we have to penetrate a hostile kingdom in the heavenlies in order to reach Him.” ― Derek Prince, Pulling Down Strongholds (pocket size): Mighty Weapons for Spiritual Warfare
Derek Prince
“For the most part, the people who are currently in Satan’s kingdom don’t realize where they really are, because it is a kingdom of darkness, and they can’t “see” it. In contrast, the kingdom of God is the kingdom of light; therefore, those who are in His kingdom know where they are.”
― Derek Prince, Pulling Down Strongholds (pocket size): Mighty Weapons for Spiritual Warfare
Derek Prince
“God does not look for success as the world understands it. He looks for faithfulness. “Who is that faithful servant?” Success is accomplishing faithfully the task allotted to you by the Lord.”
― Derek Prince, Prophetic Guide to the End Times: Facing the Future without Fear
Derek Prince
You can kill Nazis, but you cannot kill Nazism. You can kill enemy soldiers, but you do not deal with the spiritual forces behind them. But the weapons which God has given us are mighty! They are invincible, if we will use them. If we are defeated, it is not through a lack of armor. It is through the failure to use it.
In 1 Timothy 2, the apostle Paul says: “I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
Paul says, if you bypass prayer, you can have all sorts of plans, systems and programs, but you do not have the power to operate them. It is like having a building wired for electricity, but not connected to the generator. Nothing is going to work.
--Derek Prince
In 1 Timothy 2, the apostle Paul says: “I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
Paul says, if you bypass prayer, you can have all sorts of plans, systems and programs, but you do not have the power to operate them. It is like having a building wired for electricity, but not connected to the generator. Nothing is going to work.
--Derek Prince
Derek Prince
Personally, I believe that only God Himself could conceive the method of achieving righteousness by faith. I believe that natural man, left to himself, would never have conceived such a way of achieving righteousness. To the best of my knowledge, every other major religion requires people to achieve righteousness by doing something. Different religions hold to different requirements, but, in essence, all of them think along this line: “I’ll be righteous if I do these things and don’t do those things.” This means that the Christian faith, if we understand it rightly, is absolutely unique. There is no other religion that even tries to offer righteousness on the basis of grace received through faith alone. But, when you embrace God’s grace, He empowers you to live free from the control of sin. In Romans 6:14, Paul is speaking to people who have received the grace of God: For sin shall not have dominion over you; for you are not under law but under grace. --Derek Prince
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