Ron Sawka Ministries
February 12, 2025; Shevat 14, 5785
“Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him. When they found Him, they said to Him, ‘Everyone is looking for You.’ But He said to them, ‘Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth’” (Mark 1:35–38).
“So Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting’” (Matt. 17:20–21).
“And they gave them Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it” (Josh. 21:11).
Get Ready—Allowing the Lord to Use You to Set People Free!
I sense that many of you are taking very seriously the Lord’s word to all of us to “covenant” with our Online Apostolic Center-MPP. I say this because I can sense your prayers. This covenant or commitment is only “informal,” based on what you feel in your heart. Thus, there are no emails or messages saying so, but I can sense it in your prayers and faith. Something happened this week to highlight this, as follows:
The night before our Monday, February 10 webcast, I felt to pray in tongues because I knew I was to speak on and activate demonic deliverance. However while I was praying, I felt a clear and definite demonic attack. I suddenly felt quite sick, and wondered if I’d be able to get out of bed for the webcast early the next morning. I asked the Lord about it, and He gave me three powerful and reassuring scriptures, the first of which really stretched me.
The first, Joshua 21:11, was about Hebron being given as a haven for the priests, as well as a city of refuge (I will explain more in a bit.)
The second scripture, John 14:12, states, “He who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” This verse is pretty easy to understand. We know Jesus drove out demons, and so should we.
The third verse God gave me describes the priests blowing the trumpets with armed soldiers in front and behind them. Joshua 6:9 states, “The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets.” Truly, I felt the Lord assuring me that as I keep “trumpeting out the message,” I am surrounded and covered by all you “armed soldiers” (your faith and prayers).
God is spiritually marking us?
Now back to the message on setting people free from demons. I felt this urgency because it’s from the Lord. He wants us to understand that we will increasingly meet more people who need help, and that the source of their problem is demonic. There will be a great surge of this, and the Lord wants us prepared so He can minister through us.
Most of us are ready and willing to pray for the sick. Perhaps that’s because no discernment is needed. You can easily see or be told about a physical illness. Demons, on the other hand, always strive to remain hidden so that the victim or their family doesn’t know the issue is demonic and that deliverance is the solution.
The same was true in Jesus’s day, until Jesus Himself came along. Mark 1:32–34 reads, “At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. And the whole city was gathered together at the door. Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.” It seems to me that because of the anointing on Jesus and because of the open heaven under which He operated, everyone just “knew” or “sensed” they could come to Jesus and those unexplainable problems (demons) would be healed.
I think that same thing will begin to happen for us similar to what happened for Jesus. Because of the anointing on us, as well as the open heaven wrought by Apostolic Centers, people will just begin to “know” and “sense” if they come to us, there will be help—healing and deliverance—for them. This is most important, and I believe it’s why He gave me Joshua 21:11.
The APC/Oikos as city of refuge
I believe the Lord is showing us that an Apostolic Center is like a city of refuge. Joshua 21:11 shows us a couple things about Hebron. First, it was a haven for the priests. Second, it was also a city of refuge*, a place where people could flee to for protection. Those two characteristics of Hebron are the same two important characteristics of our Online APC-MPP and any apostolic center.
1. They are a haven (a place of safety) for all of us, because we are priests of the Lord.
2. They are spiritually marked as places of refuge for all who need it. Just like cities of refuge in the Old Testament were marked and everyone knew about them, I believe there is a spiritual marking from God on the APC. People needing/wanting help will just begin to know about us, and will know they will find help from us because of this spiritual marking.
Please note that this refers not just to us as a group when we do our webcasts. It also means you in your oikos—your home, workplace, or ministry. Because you are part of the APC, the sense of “haven” and the spiritual marking as a place of refuge is on each of us.
*There were six designated cities of refuge in Old Testament times. They were known to all. A person could flee there for guaranteed safety for a fair trial.
Prayer Corner-Things for all of us to pray for
Be sure to keep praying about God using you to set people free from demons. After successful ministry the night before, Jesus rose up early to pray and was led to go on to other places. God kept taking Him to a new level. Try to discipline yourself to pray in tongues 30–60 minutes daily. This helps us to not get stuck. It allows God to continually take us to newer levels. See Mark 1:35–38.
Please keep praying (and thank you for doing so) for the number of listeners of the weekly and monthly webcasts to increase. There have already been significant increases of listeners in Russia and Korea.
February 18–24, I head to CTF Pakistan with my son Pete to teach prophetic activation. We are going as a part of you. Your praying helps prepare the way for prophetic activation to be rooted and to flourish.
Thanks for your praying,
Ron and Teddy
Shevat—the Eleventh Hebrew Month, 5785
January 30–February 28, 2025
Time to Shout out the Goodness of God
Shouting out and forcefully declaring the goodness of God is very important this month. Why?
1. We are declaring an eternal truth that God is good, especially to those who believe and walk with Him. Declaring—even shouting it out at times—will help drive out negative thoughts and feelings that many of us may have been carrying for years.
2. It helps to align us with correct thinking rather than “foolish thinking” (e.g., “God doesn’t care,” or “God isn’t interested in me or my problem”). Note Romans 1:21, which points out that “although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened” (emphasis added).
3. So instead of our thoughts/hearts being futile/darkened, we will focus our minds on Him in faith and in daily expectation.
4. However, we must remember to link each month with the year, and this year, 5785, is a “hei” year. God wants us to know His breath is upon us. Because of His breath, promises come to pass, and prophecies begin to be fulfilled. In fact, our declaration in faith increases His “breath” upon us.
So declare His goodness. Shout out that you are satisfied, especially when “troubles” may rise up against you.
s Travel Ministry Schedule
Feb. 19–23—CTF Pakistan
Broadcast Schedule
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