THE BROTHERHOOD INDEX GUIDE TO UNIFORMITY
Spiritual Works
Directions for spiritual work, including service times, conduct, and practices to avoid.
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I 8. If a person is brought out for prayer, the prayer shou d be offered one after another. Everybody should not pray at the same time~ like the orthodcJx churches. One to four persons can pray one by one. 9. Ben ed .1ct.1on shou Id no t be Io ng fik- ,.-~ayinr:i .. e t--), . . .. <--· . v·er\' fev1 words are alright. J. Conductors have right to recite the spec;al prayer in the Hand Book of 8. C. S. during silent prayers, if they like to do so. It was written by the HOiy Father Himself. It must be read aloud while all members stand up till the reading is over. • SPIRITUAL "WORK: On Sundays, during 1O . OOa.m . service, spiritual work should not disturb the service. It is the Day of the Lord Rev: 1: 10. A blessed Day. Only testimonies, thanksgiving and praises must be used in remembrance of the good things God has done for us throughout the week. Spiritual works can be done during 5. 00 a.m. and 7. 00 p.m. services on Sundays and other week days. The Holy Father has once more reminded visiGners and all spiritual workers in this New Kindclom to stop charging money in whatever services they reoc3er to people. That, they should remember what hapr1ened . to the servant of prophet Elisha., The Holy f-Jther refered to Mtt. 7. 21 - 23. That what is writ~en in those verses are what will happen to those who ,:onti. nue to charge money on whatever spiritual Sf•vicc" -
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they render to people. On the other hand, those who are blessed should . not fail to provide good things to visioners. 1~hat is rlot a sin. Try to .reciprocate the grace of God with carnal things. In Brotherhood, we do not burn candle, or incence. We do not make sacrifice of any kind. Apart from fasting and prayer. Nobody is authorised to make holy oil by himself. Do not bath people by 12 mid- night or any time in the form of spiritual work. Do not go to river side in tt1e form of spiritual work, in order to make a sacrifice. Do not throw the love feast on the top of the roof or any where else in form of spiritual work. Do not give vision concernin~ wit- chcraft, juju, coffin, death in Brotherhood. All spiritual works should not be done in secret or in a private room, you have no right to ask someone to go -naked before healing~ CONDUCTING: If you go on ministry work to an- other bethel, - and you intend to conduct service. First of all get permission from the person in-charge of the bethel, before you enter the altar. It is not good to go and lie or sit down in the altar, waiting for the time of serJice. Conducting of service should not be by struggling but by negotiation. Jingle the bell immediately you enter the altar, kneel down and pray silently. Jingle the second one, the angels des- cend and the setvice starts. You can see now that to go and sit down in the altar without doing ar1ything is Q