I have been spending time reading just the red part in my red letter Bible.
I can only conclude, my thoughts are not His thoughts and my ways are not His ways.
I continuely find my self asking, "Jesus, what does that mean?"
Everything He says is so profound, completely right and true, but at the same time so mysterious. Just when I think I am following along pretty well and getting it, he says something that I just don't get at all.
I can only pray out of Ephesians 1, that God would give me the gift of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
Oh to have the mind of Christ and think what he thinks, say what he says, and pray what he prays.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Tarah's Blog Proclaiming Truth
Be sure to read Tarah's post, "Laying Down My Life".
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Saturday, July 28, 2007
You Are Always Good
You're faithful. You're faithful. You're faithful.
You're always good.
You're kindness leads me. You're gentleness it moves me.
Yea tho I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death,
I have no doubt you've already gone ahead.
You're my fire by night and you're my cloud by day.
And tho ten thousand may fall to my right and my left
Under the shadow of the most high I find rest
You're my fire by night and my cloud by day.
You're faithful. You never change. You're always good.
You're always good.
You're kindness leads me. You're gentleness it moves me.
Yea tho I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death,
I have no doubt you've already gone ahead.
You're my fire by night and you're my cloud by day.
And tho ten thousand may fall to my right and my left
Under the shadow of the most high I find rest
You're my fire by night and my cloud by day.
You're faithful. You never change. You're always good.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Francis Frangipane
Rule In The Midst Of Your Enemies!
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True peace does not come from extreme indifference, nor does it originate from becoming so "spiritual" that you fail to notice the world around you. Peace is the fruit of being confident in God's love; it is born of the revelation that, regardless of the battle, "greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4). You are not self-assured, you are God-assured.
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The God Of Peace Will Crush Satan. To wage effective spiritual warfare, we must understand and use spiritual authority. Spiritual authority, however, is not forcing your will upon another person. When you have spiritual authority, you have established God's peace in an area that once was full of conflict and oppression. Therefore, to truly be able to move in authority, we must first have peace.
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The apostle Paul taught, "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet" (Rom. 16:20). When we maintain peace during warfare, it is a crushing deathblow to satanic oppression and fear. Our victory never comes from our emotions or our intellect. Our victory comes by refusing to judge by what our eyes see or our ears hear and by trusting that what God has promised will come to pass.
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We will never know Christ's victory in its fullness until we stop reacting humanly to our circumstances. When you truly have authority over something you can look at that thing without worry, fear or intimidation. Your peace is the proof of your victory. Jesus' authority over the violent storm (see Matthew 8:23-27) was the exercise and expansion of His peace over the elements. He did not fight against the storm, nor did He fear it. He faced its fury and subdued it with His authority in perfect peace. In Pilate's court, in a world stirred to an emotional frenzy by the powers of hell, a holy tranquility surrounded Christ---peace that was born out of His resolve to do God's will no matter what the cost. His Spirit emanated a calm that perfectly represented the peace at God's throne. In a matter of moments it was no longer Jesus who was on trial, but Satan, Pilate and the religious establishment in Israel.
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Satan's arsenal consists of such things as fear, worry, doubt and self-pity. Every one of these weapons robs us of peace and leaves us troubled inside. Do you want to discern where the enemy is coming against you? In the network of your relationships, wherever you do not have peace, you have war. Conversely, wherever you have peace, you have victory. When Satan hurls his darts against you, the more peace you have during adversity, the more truly you are walking in Christ's victory.
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Paul tells us to be "in no way alarmed by your opponents---which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you" (Phil. 1:28). Your peace, your immovable stand upon the Word of God is a sign that you are positioned correctly in focused submission to the will of God. The very fact that you are "in no way alarmed" by your adversary is a sign that you have authority over him.
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Peacemakers Are Sons Of God. Peace is spirit power. Peace is an attribute of the Holy Spirit, and when you are walking in peace, you are walking in power. A peacemaker is not merely someone who protests against war; he is one who is inwardly so yielded to Christ in spirit and purpose that he can be called a son of God (see Matthew 5:9). Where he goes, God goes and where God goes, he goes. He is fearless, calm and bold. Peace emanates from him the way light and heat radiate from fire.
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In the battles of life, your peace is actually a weapon. Indeed, your confidence declares that you are not falling for the lies of the devil. You see, the first step toward having spiritual authority over the adversary is having peace in spite of our circumstances. When Jesus confronted the devil, He did not confront Satan with His emotions or in fear. Knowing that the devil was a liar, He simply refused to be influenced by any other voice than God's. His peace overwhelmed Satan. His authority then shattered the lie, which sent demons fleeing.
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Rest Before Rule. In the 23rd Psalm, David declared, "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me" (v. 4). There is a place of walking with God where you simply "fear no evil." During his lifetime, David faced many enemies including a lion, a bear and a giant. In this psalm he stood in the "shadow of death" itself, yet he feared no evil. David's trust was in the Lord. He said, "You are with me." Because God is with you, every adversity you face will unfold in victory as you maintain your faith in God. David continued, "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies" (v. 5). The battle you are in will soon become a meal to you, an experience that will nourish and build you up spiritually.
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Only God's peace will quell your fleshly reactions in battle. The source of God's peace is God Himself. Indeed, "before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal" (Rev. 4:6). The glass sea is a symbol: there are no ripples, no waves, no anxieties troubling God. The Lord is never worried, never in a hurry nor without an answer. The sea around Him is perfectly still and totally calm. All our victories flow out from being seated here with Him.
God is our Father. The heavenly Jerusalem is our mother, the birthplace of our new nature (see Galatians 4:26). And you, you are a beloved child of God, part of the Father's family and a member of His household (see Ephesians 2:19). You must know by revelation that you are not struggling to get into heaven; rather, you were born there in spiritual rebirth (see John 3:1-8 AMP). Let your heart be settled and positioned correctly in your relationship with the Almighty. .
To those who have been born again from above, He says, "Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet" (Ps. 110:1). Before you go into warfare, recognize that it is not you that the devil is afraid of; it is Christ in you! We have been raised up and seated with Christ in heavenly places (see Ephesians 2:6). This is why the Holy Spirit continues to speak to us that worship of God is our first response in battle. Position yourself in the presence of God. Sit, at rest, in the knowledge that Christ has already made your enemies the footstool for your feet. From a position of rest, the Word of the Lord continues, "The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, ‘Rule in the midst of Your enemies' " (Ps. 110:2).
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Rest precedes rule. Peace precedes power. Do not seek to rule over the devil until you are submitting to God's rule over you. The focal point of all victory comes from seeking God until you find Him, and having found Him, allowing His presence to fill your spirit with His peace. From full assurance at His right hand, as you rest in His victory, so will you rule in the midst of your enemies.
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True peace does not come from extreme indifference, nor does it originate from becoming so "spiritual" that you fail to notice the world around you. Peace is the fruit of being confident in God's love; it is born of the revelation that, regardless of the battle, "greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4). You are not self-assured, you are God-assured.
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The God Of Peace Will Crush Satan. To wage effective spiritual warfare, we must understand and use spiritual authority. Spiritual authority, however, is not forcing your will upon another person. When you have spiritual authority, you have established God's peace in an area that once was full of conflict and oppression. Therefore, to truly be able to move in authority, we must first have peace.
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The apostle Paul taught, "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet" (Rom. 16:20). When we maintain peace during warfare, it is a crushing deathblow to satanic oppression and fear. Our victory never comes from our emotions or our intellect. Our victory comes by refusing to judge by what our eyes see or our ears hear and by trusting that what God has promised will come to pass.
.
We will never know Christ's victory in its fullness until we stop reacting humanly to our circumstances. When you truly have authority over something you can look at that thing without worry, fear or intimidation. Your peace is the proof of your victory. Jesus' authority over the violent storm (see Matthew 8:23-27) was the exercise and expansion of His peace over the elements. He did not fight against the storm, nor did He fear it. He faced its fury and subdued it with His authority in perfect peace. In Pilate's court, in a world stirred to an emotional frenzy by the powers of hell, a holy tranquility surrounded Christ---peace that was born out of His resolve to do God's will no matter what the cost. His Spirit emanated a calm that perfectly represented the peace at God's throne. In a matter of moments it was no longer Jesus who was on trial, but Satan, Pilate and the religious establishment in Israel.
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Satan's arsenal consists of such things as fear, worry, doubt and self-pity. Every one of these weapons robs us of peace and leaves us troubled inside. Do you want to discern where the enemy is coming against you? In the network of your relationships, wherever you do not have peace, you have war. Conversely, wherever you have peace, you have victory. When Satan hurls his darts against you, the more peace you have during adversity, the more truly you are walking in Christ's victory.
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Paul tells us to be "in no way alarmed by your opponents---which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you" (Phil. 1:28). Your peace, your immovable stand upon the Word of God is a sign that you are positioned correctly in focused submission to the will of God. The very fact that you are "in no way alarmed" by your adversary is a sign that you have authority over him.
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Peacemakers Are Sons Of God. Peace is spirit power. Peace is an attribute of the Holy Spirit, and when you are walking in peace, you are walking in power. A peacemaker is not merely someone who protests against war; he is one who is inwardly so yielded to Christ in spirit and purpose that he can be called a son of God (see Matthew 5:9). Where he goes, God goes and where God goes, he goes. He is fearless, calm and bold. Peace emanates from him the way light and heat radiate from fire.
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In the battles of life, your peace is actually a weapon. Indeed, your confidence declares that you are not falling for the lies of the devil. You see, the first step toward having spiritual authority over the adversary is having peace in spite of our circumstances. When Jesus confronted the devil, He did not confront Satan with His emotions or in fear. Knowing that the devil was a liar, He simply refused to be influenced by any other voice than God's. His peace overwhelmed Satan. His authority then shattered the lie, which sent demons fleeing.
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Rest Before Rule. In the 23rd Psalm, David declared, "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me" (v. 4). There is a place of walking with God where you simply "fear no evil." During his lifetime, David faced many enemies including a lion, a bear and a giant. In this psalm he stood in the "shadow of death" itself, yet he feared no evil. David's trust was in the Lord. He said, "You are with me." Because God is with you, every adversity you face will unfold in victory as you maintain your faith in God. David continued, "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies" (v. 5). The battle you are in will soon become a meal to you, an experience that will nourish and build you up spiritually.
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Only God's peace will quell your fleshly reactions in battle. The source of God's peace is God Himself. Indeed, "before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal" (Rev. 4:6). The glass sea is a symbol: there are no ripples, no waves, no anxieties troubling God. The Lord is never worried, never in a hurry nor without an answer. The sea around Him is perfectly still and totally calm. All our victories flow out from being seated here with Him.
God is our Father. The heavenly Jerusalem is our mother, the birthplace of our new nature (see Galatians 4:26). And you, you are a beloved child of God, part of the Father's family and a member of His household (see Ephesians 2:19). You must know by revelation that you are not struggling to get into heaven; rather, you were born there in spiritual rebirth (see John 3:1-8 AMP). Let your heart be settled and positioned correctly in your relationship with the Almighty. .
To those who have been born again from above, He says, "Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet" (Ps. 110:1). Before you go into warfare, recognize that it is not you that the devil is afraid of; it is Christ in you! We have been raised up and seated with Christ in heavenly places (see Ephesians 2:6). This is why the Holy Spirit continues to speak to us that worship of God is our first response in battle. Position yourself in the presence of God. Sit, at rest, in the knowledge that Christ has already made your enemies the footstool for your feet. From a position of rest, the Word of the Lord continues, "The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, ‘Rule in the midst of Your enemies' " (Ps. 110:2).
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Rest precedes rule. Peace precedes power. Do not seek to rule over the devil until you are submitting to God's rule over you. The focal point of all victory comes from seeking God until you find Him, and having found Him, allowing His presence to fill your spirit with His peace. From full assurance at His right hand, as you rest in His victory, so will you rule in the midst of your enemies.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Ephesians 1;17-23
I have been meditating today on Ephesians 1:17-23
I like the Living Bible Translation . . .
17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power 20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. 21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. 22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. 23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
The Call Nashville Report
This . . .
What happened at "The Call Nashville" yesterday, July 7, 2007?
We arranged for part of our group to help take up the offering at the end of the day, so several of us arrived at the stadium at 7:00 a.m. and were given cute little yellow vests to wear. These vests also allowed us stadium entrance before the main gates opened at 8:00. We were virtually the first ones into the stadium. At 7:30 we were in our seats and the sun was just beginning to bare down. Kevin Prosch led the pre-event worship from about 8:00 til the official beginning at 10:00. The next 12 hours was spent in worship and intercession. There was an occasional cloud, but mostly we were in direct sunlight. There were about 70,000 people in attendance. A majority of those fasted on water for the day, most had fasted in some way for forty days. To say the least, it was hot and we were so thankful for sunscreen. We were not allowed to bring water in because of stadium rules, and water was $3 a bottle. There were water fountains available. I say all of that just to say that it was a long hot day, but there was a determination all day to worship extravagantly and to intereceed with much purpose and energy. I encountered no complaining, even though the circumstance warranted it.
Also, there were numerous gatherings around the nation where believers gathered in houses of worship to join "The Call Nashville" thru a live feed from God TV. Anyone with Direct TV could tune in on channel 365 and watch live. This included an outside of the nation feed to over 200 countries. God TV rocks.
So there were thousands praying all over the world. I know my mom tuned in for all 12 hours! Way to go grandma!
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That . . .
I arrived with anticipation of God rending the heavens, and coming to encounter us in powerful ways with signs and wonders, but I soon realized that a solomn assemby is almost all about believers gathering to rend their hearts. True encounter with God makes us realize how big, good and holy God is and how poor, needy and sinful we are. So it is not surprising that a major amount of time was spent in personal repentance and in corporate repentance for the sins of the church and our nation. "Jesus we plead your blood over our sins, and the sins of our nation".
So the schedule for the day was worship, repentance, worship, repentance, worship, repentance, etc, with a little petition sprinkled here and there.
The following is an outline of the day with no comment. I would encourage anyone who was there to please leave a comment of your experience and encounter thru the day as we all prayed together. That would be very helpful to me and also to anyone who was not there that might be trying to get an understanding of all that happened as we spent this day in prayer.
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This is That . . .
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I. The shofars are sounded with a massive outcry of worship and affection to God.
II. Lou Engle opens by reading from Joel 2 - Blow the trumpet - call a solemn assembly.
III. A Native American believer prays for the justice gates to be opened and releases a "Warrior Cry".
IV. Lou . . . "We present ourselves before the Lord. This is not about horizontal, this is about vertical."
V. Different groups present are asked to stand and be presented before the Lord. As each different group is presented, they are asked to stand.
. . . a. The residents of Nashville and the musicians of Nashville.
. . . b. The African American church.
. . . c. Asian Americans
. . . d. Lation Americans
. . . e. Native American Indians
. . . f. Everyone who attends a church in America.
. . . g. Natural born Jews.
. . . h. Senator Sam Brownback repents of sins on behalf of our Nation and asks for forgiveness from different American groups.
. . . . . . 1. American Indians
. . . . . . 2. African American community
. . . . . . 3. For the policy that makes abortion legal
. . . . . . 4. As a nation let us not forget Israel
. . . i. Michael W. Smith reads a letter from President Bush
VI. Pray for our President and govermental leaders.
. . . a. Short prayers from many prayed on the microphone.
. . . b. Repentance for a critical spirit towards our leaders.
. . . c. Small group prayer all over the stadium
. . . d. Mike Bickle leads prayer of repentance for a rebelious spirit.
. . . e. Prayer for outpouring of Spirit on Latinos and all illegal immigrants.
VII. Call to interceed for the Soul of our Nation and tear down the walls of Baal.
VIII. Call to humble ourselves and pray and turn from our wicked ways.
. . . a. We are not here to have a nice day. We are here to do battle.
. . . b. Cry out for mercy and forgiveness.
IX. Rick Pino
. . . a. Let the Lion of Judah roar. Roar out of Zion. Warrior cry.
. . . b. Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest.Holy Holy Holy God, God of power and might.
. . . c. Worship
X. Summer of love 1967
. . . a. Dutch Sheets - Divorce Baal - remarry God.
. . . b. Couple shares their 1967 Summer of Love involvement
. . . . . . 1. Lou leads prayer of repentance for a generation that embraced, free sex, drugs and rejection of morals and rebellion against authority.
XI. Matthew Stark - Call to repent for involvement with pornography.
. . . a. 325,000 US children age 17 or younger are prostitutes or pornagraphic performers.
. . . b. One out of six boys / one out of three girls are sexually molested before they turn 18.
. . . c. Pornographic revenues in the US are greater than that of the NBA, MLB and NFL combined.
. . . d. 51% of pastors say they struggle with pornographic temptation.
. . . e. 53% of men who went to a promisekeeper event confess that they looked at pornography the week before.
. . . f. 54% percent of church leaders regularly view pornography
. . . g. One out of three visitors to pornographic web sites are women.
. . . h. 60% of adults and 50% of born again Christians believe it is ok for men and women to live together.
. . . i. Pornographic movie rentals increase more than any other time when Christian conferences come to town.
. . . j. Nine out of ten kids ages 8 to 16 have viewed pornographic material online either intentionally or accidentally. Parents get the computers out of your kids rooms.
. . . k. It is time to say, "Not in my house! Not in my life! Not in my church! Not in my city! And not in my nation!
. . . l. It stops right here. You don't have to be in bondage to this. There is freedom available from this epidemic problem thru the blood of Jesus!
. . . m. REPENT.
. . . n. Many, many leave their seats and fill the front and aisles to repent and ask forgiveness.
. . . o. There is a wave of confession, repentance all over the stadium.
. . . p. DELIVERANCE.
. . . q. Cindy Jacobs calls for the fear of the Lord to fall on everyone who produces or prophets from the pornographic industry. She calls for this stronghold to bend its knee and bow down before the Lord Jesus.
. . . r. A call is made to make covenant with our eyes not to look upon any vile thing.
. . . s. A call is made for sexual purity.
. . . t. A call is made for holiness.
. . . u. Corey Russell - "Raise your hands to heaven and pray. God I ask you to forgive me. Release the blood of Jesus over my eyes. God cleanse my eyes. Shut my eyes to these things, and open my eyes to heaven! Bring deliverance. Bring deliverance. Bring deliverance my God as I cry out to you now. Open the heavens God and send delverance.
XII. Eddie James worship.
. . . a.We weep between the porch and the altar. Pour out your Spirit on your sons and your daughters. We return to you with fasting and weeping. We return to you. We want to be free from pornography Jesus. We repent to you. We return to you. We cry out to you.
. . . b. Corey Russell - We are doing more than just saying no to pornography. We are saying yes to God. Let us return to God by pursuing the knowledge of God. Let the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus strike our hearts and the hearts of all people in our nation.
. . . c. More prayer for the cleansing of our eyes. Call to make a covenant with our eyes to not look on any vile thing.
XIII. Testimonies of involvement with abortions. Personal repentance and prayer for forgiveness.
. . . a. Those who have had aborntions.
. . . b. Those who have given abortions
. . . c. Those who have encouraged others to have abortions.
. . . d. Those who have paid for abortions
. . . e. What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
XIV. Prophetic decrees
. . . a. Can't think of his name? I think it's John somebody - God shall bring restoration to America in response to the prayers of repentance being offered today. For every aborted baby God will raise up a mighty warrior. God will raise up an army like no other. From this day forward I (God) am going to shake every thing that can be shaken. I am going to remove the unrighteous from office and put the righteous in
. . . b. Cindy Jacobs - The Elijah spirit is in this place to fight against the spirit of Baal. Abortion is coming down. A terrorist plot of death will be uncovered and stopped as the Supreme court uncovers the evil of abortion and stops it.
. . . c. We declare that we are the generation of righteousness. We will walk in holiness and purity with our eyes fixed only on Jesus.
. . . d. Awakening. Awakening. Awakening.
. . . e. Dutch Sheets - Seven Decrees
. . . . . . 1. We decree that America's marriage to Baal is terminated and that the fruit of that marriage will now come to an end.
. . . . . . 2. We decree that the stronghold of sexual sin in America is being broken, including sex outside of marriage, homosexuality, incest, adultry and pornography. We decree that in its place will come a revival of purity and holiness.
. . . . . . 3.We decree that the sin of covenant breaking, manifesting thru divorce, generational breeches, disloyalty, ratial strife, lying, disrespect of authority, and broken relationships in general are now broken in America. We decree that in it's place covenant faithfulness will again prevail in America
. . . . . . 4. We decree that witchcraft, idolotry, and the power of false religions are broken off of our land.
. . . . . . 5. We decree that the sins of violence and anger, murder, abortion, rape, incest, self mutilation, cutting and other forms of violence are being broken off of America.
. . . . . . 6. We declare that in this divorce settlement, we receive custody of the children.
We decree that Baal and Molech will not continue to steal, kill and destroy our children, but rather a great awakening is coming to America that will save a generation
. . . . . . 7. And lastly, we decree that America is turning back to God and his son Jesus Christ and that we are renewing covenant with him thru Jesus Christ. We declare that love is stronger than death, that the fire of love for God is stronger than the fire of lust. We decree that America will once again burn with a holy passion for God.
XV. Ricky Scaggs sings about spiritual fathers. Old folks 40 and over give a shout. No more wilderness wandering.
XVI. Karen Wheaton - youth dance to song about prophecying to the dry bones.
. . . a. If you are ready to be a part of this army, shout unto God with a voice of triumph!
Shout and shake this place! (Everyone banged on chairs)
XVII. Misty Edwards
. . . a. My soul longs for you. Nothing else will do.
. . . b. How far will you let me go? How abandoned will you let me be.
. . . c. I'm in love with God, God's in love with me, This is who I am and this is who I'll be and that settles it, completely. (Mike in the background - Jesus we love you!)
XVIII. Mike Bickle
. . . a. Song of Solomon 8:6
. . . b. God will set a seal of His love on our hearts.
. . . c. Misty's piano never did work. It was great anyway.
. . . d. STI leader gave testimony of how God set the seal of love on her heart and she was ruined forever to be a lover of God.
. . . e. We won't relent until you have it all. My heart is yours. Come be the fire inside of me, come and be the flame upon my heart until you and I are one.
. . . f. Lou leads ministry time of soaking in the love of Jesus.
XIX. Lou leads everyone in communion, a covenant ceremony symbolic of the Bride of Christ marrying our Bridegroom.
. . . a.Where you go I'll go, what you say I'll say, and what you pray I'll pray.
XIX. Cindy Jacobs prophecies over Lou Engle.
. . . a. God has given you a William Wilberforce annointing
. . . b. God is giving you strength for this battle to be a reformer.
. . . c. Your voice will be heard before congress.
. . . d. From this day God's fire is coming on you to reform a nation.
. . . e. God is giving you a voice that will be heard in govermental places.
XX. Lou Engle - More weddings are taking place today on 7.07.07 than on any other day in history. Three couples will get married here today as an enactment in the natural of what is going on in the Spirit. This generation is getting ready for the marriage of the Lamb. The bride is making herself ready. You may say this is bazzar. I say why not? Couples are getting married everywhere else today, why not here?
These three couples are going to come forward and their pastors are going to marry them in front. We are going to have to return to a covenant relationship with God as divorce is running ramant thru the church. Begin to pray - Forgive us God. As these get married we are going to sing songs of worship to our God. He is the romancer of our hearts. These weddings are but a shadow of the glory that will be as Jesus marries his bride. Let's worship. Let's dance with the lover of our soul.
. . . a. Chris Dupree - Dance with me, oh lover of my soul. Romance me, oh lover of my soul.
XXI. Lou Engel - We're going to sing over Jerusalm. We are about to sing over Jerusalem.
. . . a. Hosea 2 - I will no longer call you Baal, I will call you husband. This speaks of Israel coming back to the Lord, Jesus Christ.
. . . b. I want to tell you about a dream my friend Chris had. We we're in a hotel, a place where Rachel weeped before her children. In the dream we received a phone call from four Ruths. Ruth Prince the wife of Derek Prince who called for fasting and prayer. Ruth Graham who just died, the wife of Billie Graham. Billie Grahams ministry got blasted open in 1948 the same year that Israel became a nation. And Ruth Heflin who was an annointed worship leader in Israel. And the fourth Ruth who was calling us was Ruth of Ruth and Boaz. Ruth means friend. And Ruth is the gentile people who when Naomi was filled with pain and biterness, she went out of her land and was returning back to Israel, and Ruth clinged to her.
. . . c. I feel the call has been raised up to call forth the gentile youth of the nation to cling to Israel again and to turn their hearts to Israel and to pray that Yashewa would be seen and known in Israel right now.
. . . d. Would you pray with me right now. We pray right now that the youth of this nation would turn their hearts towards Israel. Right now would you begin to be that Ruth that clings to Israel and say I will turn my heart to Israel right now and pray. Begin to declare, I turn my heart.
. . . e. Leonard Jones - America shine again on the streets of Jerusalem.
. . . f. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem for all who bless her will prosper. For Zion's sake I will not keep silent until her righteousnesss shines like the dawn and her salvation springs forth like a blazing torch. You who call upon the Lord, give yourselves no rest . . . God will soveriegnly open the eyes of the Jewish people. 400,000 maybe half a million Jewish people have given their hearts to the Lord in the last 35 years. Let us pray today that Jewish eyes by the hundreds of thousands will be opened.
. . . g. James Goll - Dream of an Angel with a sash that read "Israel Awakening". We pray for an unprecidented awakening of Israel today in Jesus name. We call for blinders to fall off their eyes. And we pray for all the decendants of Abraham. We pray for the greatest awakening that the Jewish people have ever had, let it come, let it be.
I want to pray that our Nation would be in proper alignment with Israel. We bless our leaders and we would call forth your divine wisdom and understanding that would go beyond humanism. We call for Biblical revelation to be imparted to heads of state. God, let this nation align with your end time purposes for the apple of your eye.
XXII. Lindell Cooley - Worship
XXIII. Prayer for Nashville, and all represented cities.
. . . a. Michael W. Smith - How Great Is Our God. Worship.
. . . b. Lou - pray for a nation wide outpouring of the Holy Spirit
. . . c. Pray for your city. Pray for your state. Bring an awakening. Pray for revival. Go ahead now, let's rumble together.
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For whatever reason, my God TV recording ended here. The three areas remaining that I remember are: Prayer for ending of abortion. The Sons of Thunder http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~revival/thunder.html and http://www.harvestsound.com/ And the sounding of 300 shofars and major shouts of warfare and victory. The 300 represented the number in Gideon's Army.
What happened at "The Call Nashville" yesterday, July 7, 2007?
We arranged for part of our group to help take up the offering at the end of the day, so several of us arrived at the stadium at 7:00 a.m. and were given cute little yellow vests to wear. These vests also allowed us stadium entrance before the main gates opened at 8:00. We were virtually the first ones into the stadium. At 7:30 we were in our seats and the sun was just beginning to bare down. Kevin Prosch led the pre-event worship from about 8:00 til the official beginning at 10:00. The next 12 hours was spent in worship and intercession. There was an occasional cloud, but mostly we were in direct sunlight. There were about 70,000 people in attendance. A majority of those fasted on water for the day, most had fasted in some way for forty days. To say the least, it was hot and we were so thankful for sunscreen. We were not allowed to bring water in because of stadium rules, and water was $3 a bottle. There were water fountains available. I say all of that just to say that it was a long hot day, but there was a determination all day to worship extravagantly and to intereceed with much purpose and energy. I encountered no complaining, even though the circumstance warranted it.
Also, there were numerous gatherings around the nation where believers gathered in houses of worship to join "The Call Nashville" thru a live feed from God TV. Anyone with Direct TV could tune in on channel 365 and watch live. This included an outside of the nation feed to over 200 countries. God TV rocks.
So there were thousands praying all over the world. I know my mom tuned in for all 12 hours! Way to go grandma!
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That . . .
I arrived with anticipation of God rending the heavens, and coming to encounter us in powerful ways with signs and wonders, but I soon realized that a solomn assemby is almost all about believers gathering to rend their hearts. True encounter with God makes us realize how big, good and holy God is and how poor, needy and sinful we are. So it is not surprising that a major amount of time was spent in personal repentance and in corporate repentance for the sins of the church and our nation. "Jesus we plead your blood over our sins, and the sins of our nation".
So the schedule for the day was worship, repentance, worship, repentance, worship, repentance, etc, with a little petition sprinkled here and there.
The following is an outline of the day with no comment. I would encourage anyone who was there to please leave a comment of your experience and encounter thru the day as we all prayed together. That would be very helpful to me and also to anyone who was not there that might be trying to get an understanding of all that happened as we spent this day in prayer.
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This is That . . .
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I. The shofars are sounded with a massive outcry of worship and affection to God.
II. Lou Engle opens by reading from Joel 2 - Blow the trumpet - call a solemn assembly.
III. A Native American believer prays for the justice gates to be opened and releases a "Warrior Cry".
IV. Lou . . . "We present ourselves before the Lord. This is not about horizontal, this is about vertical."
V. Different groups present are asked to stand and be presented before the Lord. As each different group is presented, they are asked to stand.
. . . a. The residents of Nashville and the musicians of Nashville.
. . . b. The African American church.
. . . c. Asian Americans
. . . d. Lation Americans
. . . e. Native American Indians
. . . f. Everyone who attends a church in America.
. . . g. Natural born Jews.
. . . h. Senator Sam Brownback repents of sins on behalf of our Nation and asks for forgiveness from different American groups.
. . . . . . 1. American Indians
. . . . . . 2. African American community
. . . . . . 3. For the policy that makes abortion legal
. . . . . . 4. As a nation let us not forget Israel
. . . i. Michael W. Smith reads a letter from President Bush
VI. Pray for our President and govermental leaders.
. . . a. Short prayers from many prayed on the microphone.
. . . b. Repentance for a critical spirit towards our leaders.
. . . c. Small group prayer all over the stadium
. . . d. Mike Bickle leads prayer of repentance for a rebelious spirit.
. . . e. Prayer for outpouring of Spirit on Latinos and all illegal immigrants.
VII. Call to interceed for the Soul of our Nation and tear down the walls of Baal.
VIII. Call to humble ourselves and pray and turn from our wicked ways.
. . . a. We are not here to have a nice day. We are here to do battle.
. . . b. Cry out for mercy and forgiveness.
IX. Rick Pino
. . . a. Let the Lion of Judah roar. Roar out of Zion. Warrior cry.
. . . b. Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest.Holy Holy Holy God, God of power and might.
. . . c. Worship
X. Summer of love 1967
. . . a. Dutch Sheets - Divorce Baal - remarry God.
. . . b. Couple shares their 1967 Summer of Love involvement
. . . . . . 1. Lou leads prayer of repentance for a generation that embraced, free sex, drugs and rejection of morals and rebellion against authority.
XI. Matthew Stark - Call to repent for involvement with pornography.
. . . a. 325,000 US children age 17 or younger are prostitutes or pornagraphic performers.
. . . b. One out of six boys / one out of three girls are sexually molested before they turn 18.
. . . c. Pornographic revenues in the US are greater than that of the NBA, MLB and NFL combined.
. . . d. 51% of pastors say they struggle with pornographic temptation.
. . . e. 53% of men who went to a promisekeeper event confess that they looked at pornography the week before.
. . . f. 54% percent of church leaders regularly view pornography
. . . g. One out of three visitors to pornographic web sites are women.
. . . h. 60% of adults and 50% of born again Christians believe it is ok for men and women to live together.
. . . i. Pornographic movie rentals increase more than any other time when Christian conferences come to town.
. . . j. Nine out of ten kids ages 8 to 16 have viewed pornographic material online either intentionally or accidentally. Parents get the computers out of your kids rooms.
. . . k. It is time to say, "Not in my house! Not in my life! Not in my church! Not in my city! And not in my nation!
. . . l. It stops right here. You don't have to be in bondage to this. There is freedom available from this epidemic problem thru the blood of Jesus!
. . . m. REPENT.
. . . n. Many, many leave their seats and fill the front and aisles to repent and ask forgiveness.
. . . o. There is a wave of confession, repentance all over the stadium.
. . . p. DELIVERANCE.
. . . q. Cindy Jacobs calls for the fear of the Lord to fall on everyone who produces or prophets from the pornographic industry. She calls for this stronghold to bend its knee and bow down before the Lord Jesus.
. . . r. A call is made to make covenant with our eyes not to look upon any vile thing.
. . . s. A call is made for sexual purity.
. . . t. A call is made for holiness.
. . . u. Corey Russell - "Raise your hands to heaven and pray. God I ask you to forgive me. Release the blood of Jesus over my eyes. God cleanse my eyes. Shut my eyes to these things, and open my eyes to heaven! Bring deliverance. Bring deliverance. Bring deliverance my God as I cry out to you now. Open the heavens God and send delverance.
XII. Eddie James worship.
. . . a.We weep between the porch and the altar. Pour out your Spirit on your sons and your daughters. We return to you with fasting and weeping. We return to you. We want to be free from pornography Jesus. We repent to you. We return to you. We cry out to you.
. . . b. Corey Russell - We are doing more than just saying no to pornography. We are saying yes to God. Let us return to God by pursuing the knowledge of God. Let the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus strike our hearts and the hearts of all people in our nation.
. . . c. More prayer for the cleansing of our eyes. Call to make a covenant with our eyes to not look on any vile thing.
XIII. Testimonies of involvement with abortions. Personal repentance and prayer for forgiveness.
. . . a. Those who have had aborntions.
. . . b. Those who have given abortions
. . . c. Those who have encouraged others to have abortions.
. . . d. Those who have paid for abortions
. . . e. What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
XIV. Prophetic decrees
. . . a. Can't think of his name? I think it's John somebody - God shall bring restoration to America in response to the prayers of repentance being offered today. For every aborted baby God will raise up a mighty warrior. God will raise up an army like no other. From this day forward I (God) am going to shake every thing that can be shaken. I am going to remove the unrighteous from office and put the righteous in
. . . b. Cindy Jacobs - The Elijah spirit is in this place to fight against the spirit of Baal. Abortion is coming down. A terrorist plot of death will be uncovered and stopped as the Supreme court uncovers the evil of abortion and stops it.
. . . c. We declare that we are the generation of righteousness. We will walk in holiness and purity with our eyes fixed only on Jesus.
. . . d. Awakening. Awakening. Awakening.
. . . e. Dutch Sheets - Seven Decrees
. . . . . . 1. We decree that America's marriage to Baal is terminated and that the fruit of that marriage will now come to an end.
. . . . . . 2. We decree that the stronghold of sexual sin in America is being broken, including sex outside of marriage, homosexuality, incest, adultry and pornography. We decree that in its place will come a revival of purity and holiness.
. . . . . . 3.We decree that the sin of covenant breaking, manifesting thru divorce, generational breeches, disloyalty, ratial strife, lying, disrespect of authority, and broken relationships in general are now broken in America. We decree that in it's place covenant faithfulness will again prevail in America
. . . . . . 4. We decree that witchcraft, idolotry, and the power of false religions are broken off of our land.
. . . . . . 5. We decree that the sins of violence and anger, murder, abortion, rape, incest, self mutilation, cutting and other forms of violence are being broken off of America.
. . . . . . 6. We declare that in this divorce settlement, we receive custody of the children.
We decree that Baal and Molech will not continue to steal, kill and destroy our children, but rather a great awakening is coming to America that will save a generation
. . . . . . 7. And lastly, we decree that America is turning back to God and his son Jesus Christ and that we are renewing covenant with him thru Jesus Christ. We declare that love is stronger than death, that the fire of love for God is stronger than the fire of lust. We decree that America will once again burn with a holy passion for God.
XV. Ricky Scaggs sings about spiritual fathers. Old folks 40 and over give a shout. No more wilderness wandering.
XVI. Karen Wheaton - youth dance to song about prophecying to the dry bones.
. . . a. If you are ready to be a part of this army, shout unto God with a voice of triumph!
Shout and shake this place! (Everyone banged on chairs)
XVII. Misty Edwards
. . . a. My soul longs for you. Nothing else will do.
. . . b. How far will you let me go? How abandoned will you let me be.
. . . c. I'm in love with God, God's in love with me, This is who I am and this is who I'll be and that settles it, completely. (Mike in the background - Jesus we love you!)
XVIII. Mike Bickle
. . . a. Song of Solomon 8:6
. . . b. God will set a seal of His love on our hearts.
. . . c. Misty's piano never did work. It was great anyway.
. . . d. STI leader gave testimony of how God set the seal of love on her heart and she was ruined forever to be a lover of God.
. . . e. We won't relent until you have it all. My heart is yours. Come be the fire inside of me, come and be the flame upon my heart until you and I are one.
. . . f. Lou leads ministry time of soaking in the love of Jesus.
XIX. Lou leads everyone in communion, a covenant ceremony symbolic of the Bride of Christ marrying our Bridegroom.
. . . a.Where you go I'll go, what you say I'll say, and what you pray I'll pray.
XIX. Cindy Jacobs prophecies over Lou Engle.
. . . a. God has given you a William Wilberforce annointing
. . . b. God is giving you strength for this battle to be a reformer.
. . . c. Your voice will be heard before congress.
. . . d. From this day God's fire is coming on you to reform a nation.
. . . e. God is giving you a voice that will be heard in govermental places.
XX. Lou Engle - More weddings are taking place today on 7.07.07 than on any other day in history. Three couples will get married here today as an enactment in the natural of what is going on in the Spirit. This generation is getting ready for the marriage of the Lamb. The bride is making herself ready. You may say this is bazzar. I say why not? Couples are getting married everywhere else today, why not here?
These three couples are going to come forward and their pastors are going to marry them in front. We are going to have to return to a covenant relationship with God as divorce is running ramant thru the church. Begin to pray - Forgive us God. As these get married we are going to sing songs of worship to our God. He is the romancer of our hearts. These weddings are but a shadow of the glory that will be as Jesus marries his bride. Let's worship. Let's dance with the lover of our soul.
. . . a. Chris Dupree - Dance with me, oh lover of my soul. Romance me, oh lover of my soul.
XXI. Lou Engel - We're going to sing over Jerusalm. We are about to sing over Jerusalem.
. . . a. Hosea 2 - I will no longer call you Baal, I will call you husband. This speaks of Israel coming back to the Lord, Jesus Christ.
. . . b. I want to tell you about a dream my friend Chris had. We we're in a hotel, a place where Rachel weeped before her children. In the dream we received a phone call from four Ruths. Ruth Prince the wife of Derek Prince who called for fasting and prayer. Ruth Graham who just died, the wife of Billie Graham. Billie Grahams ministry got blasted open in 1948 the same year that Israel became a nation. And Ruth Heflin who was an annointed worship leader in Israel. And the fourth Ruth who was calling us was Ruth of Ruth and Boaz. Ruth means friend. And Ruth is the gentile people who when Naomi was filled with pain and biterness, she went out of her land and was returning back to Israel, and Ruth clinged to her.
. . . c. I feel the call has been raised up to call forth the gentile youth of the nation to cling to Israel again and to turn their hearts to Israel and to pray that Yashewa would be seen and known in Israel right now.
. . . d. Would you pray with me right now. We pray right now that the youth of this nation would turn their hearts towards Israel. Right now would you begin to be that Ruth that clings to Israel and say I will turn my heart to Israel right now and pray. Begin to declare, I turn my heart.
. . . e. Leonard Jones - America shine again on the streets of Jerusalem.
. . . f. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem for all who bless her will prosper. For Zion's sake I will not keep silent until her righteousnesss shines like the dawn and her salvation springs forth like a blazing torch. You who call upon the Lord, give yourselves no rest . . . God will soveriegnly open the eyes of the Jewish people. 400,000 maybe half a million Jewish people have given their hearts to the Lord in the last 35 years. Let us pray today that Jewish eyes by the hundreds of thousands will be opened.
. . . g. James Goll - Dream of an Angel with a sash that read "Israel Awakening". We pray for an unprecidented awakening of Israel today in Jesus name. We call for blinders to fall off their eyes. And we pray for all the decendants of Abraham. We pray for the greatest awakening that the Jewish people have ever had, let it come, let it be.
I want to pray that our Nation would be in proper alignment with Israel. We bless our leaders and we would call forth your divine wisdom and understanding that would go beyond humanism. We call for Biblical revelation to be imparted to heads of state. God, let this nation align with your end time purposes for the apple of your eye.
XXII. Lindell Cooley - Worship
XXIII. Prayer for Nashville, and all represented cities.
. . . a. Michael W. Smith - How Great Is Our God. Worship.
. . . b. Lou - pray for a nation wide outpouring of the Holy Spirit
. . . c. Pray for your city. Pray for your state. Bring an awakening. Pray for revival. Go ahead now, let's rumble together.
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For whatever reason, my God TV recording ended here. The three areas remaining that I remember are: Prayer for ending of abortion. The Sons of Thunder http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~revival/thunder.html and http://www.harvestsound.com/ And the sounding of 300 shofars and major shouts of warfare and victory. The 300 represented the number in Gideon's Army.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Day 39
Off to Nashville tomorrow!
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This . . .
There have been many prophecies swirling around "The Call Nashville". I have mentioned several of them in this blog over the last 40 days, so I don't guess I'll mention any of them again here. These are almost all (maybe all) very positive words and I am praying that they will be fulfilled. They could be summed up like this . . .
God is going to pour out His spirit in new and powerful ways for the purpose of empowring his people to do all that is in His heart to do.
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That . . .
What is the proper response to a prophecy like that?
Let me suggest a not very good response, "Well I guess we will just have to wait and see."
That is a bit like saying, "I guess God could do that, but I don't know if he will, so let's just wait and see."
Consider Elijah.
After a long drought, Elijah propheies in I Kings 18 . . .
“Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” In other words, "It's going to rain".
Elijah's response could have been, "Well I guess we will just have to wait and see", but that was not Elijah's response.
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This is That . . .
And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, 43 and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.”
So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.”
44 Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’”
45 Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain.
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That is the correct response . . . PRAY! And that is what "The Call Nashville" is all about. Praying in all that has been already proclaimed in the "Word of God".
The word is, "The rain is coming".
Just like Elijah, let's pray it in.
And then, just like Elijah, let's take off and out run that chariot!
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This . . .
There have been many prophecies swirling around "The Call Nashville". I have mentioned several of them in this blog over the last 40 days, so I don't guess I'll mention any of them again here. These are almost all (maybe all) very positive words and I am praying that they will be fulfilled. They could be summed up like this . . .
God is going to pour out His spirit in new and powerful ways for the purpose of empowring his people to do all that is in His heart to do.
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That . . .
What is the proper response to a prophecy like that?
Let me suggest a not very good response, "Well I guess we will just have to wait and see."
That is a bit like saying, "I guess God could do that, but I don't know if he will, so let's just wait and see."
Consider Elijah.
After a long drought, Elijah propheies in I Kings 18 . . .
“Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” In other words, "It's going to rain".
Elijah's response could have been, "Well I guess we will just have to wait and see", but that was not Elijah's response.
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This is That . . .
And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, 43 and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.”
So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.”
44 Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’”
45 Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain.
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That is the correct response . . . PRAY! And that is what "The Call Nashville" is all about. Praying in all that has been already proclaimed in the "Word of God".
The word is, "The rain is coming".
Just like Elijah, let's pray it in.
And then, just like Elijah, let's take off and out run that chariot!
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
The Great Grass Transplant
Day 38 . . . two days to go.
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This . . .
This morning I didn't know anything about shucking corn. But now, at the end of the day, I know all about shucking corn, boiling corn, cutting corn and freezing corn.
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That . . .
We have a small area in our yard that has been grassless for as long as I can remember. This year, I have worked hard to try and get grass to grow there.
I tilled it all up, brought in fertile soil, and have seeded it three different times over the past few months. Some grass has grown, but despite all the babying, it hasn't flourished.
Today while mowing I decided to take time out and clean out around the railroad ties in the parking area at the bottom of our drive. There was grass growing all around them, even some grass had grown up thru one of the railroad ties and was coming out the top. There is also grass growing up thru various cracks in the driveway and all along (and in) a brick sidewalk in front of the house. I have sprayed all of these areas in years past with roundup or other weed and grass killers and I was thinking I would do that again today. It works for a while, but not for long.
There is one more area of interest and that is the area where I park my car. I park at the top of the driveway and beyond on the grass so that my Mom has room to back her car out if she needs to go somewhere. There is some very fine, tough grass that grows in this area. It reminds me of the grass on a golf course green. Mom suggested that I start parking my car over on the struggling area so that it would grow.
So I was thinking, why does all this grass grow in the tough spots in the midst of all the discouragement, but it doesn't grow (very well) in the place I encourage it to grow. Try to follow me here, I'll not be much longer.
I decided that instead of killing the unwanted grass, that I would transplant this tough, grow no matter what grass into the hard to grow area.
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This is That . . .
The strongest believers in the body of Christ are the ones who have grown in the midst of persecution and discouragement. The ones who have grown up thru the cracks in the midst of all sorts of "grass killers". The ones who have had large obsticles of discouragement placed on top of them. Over a period of time, these believers have become some "tough grass". These believers are everywhere. They are the ones who thru it all, are still standing strong, still praying, still wholeheartedly pressing in to the heart of God, still saying "yes", and still saying, "Jesus, I am yours".
So what now?
I believe a major "grass transplant" is on the horizon. As these seed bearers begin to transplant {in the lives of others} all the seed that they have received over long periods of enduring, a huge harvest will spring forth and multitudes will ride the wave of those who have gone before. The ones who come in at the end of the day, will get the same pay as those who started work early. I believe this will happen quickly as God orchestrates a great end-time harvest.
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Tomorrow, I want to get back to Lou Engle and all the words that have been given concerning "The Call Nashville". What should our response be to all these prophetic words? . . . tomorrow.
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This . . .
This morning I didn't know anything about shucking corn. But now, at the end of the day, I know all about shucking corn, boiling corn, cutting corn and freezing corn.
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That . . .
We have a small area in our yard that has been grassless for as long as I can remember. This year, I have worked hard to try and get grass to grow there.
I tilled it all up, brought in fertile soil, and have seeded it three different times over the past few months. Some grass has grown, but despite all the babying, it hasn't flourished.
Today while mowing I decided to take time out and clean out around the railroad ties in the parking area at the bottom of our drive. There was grass growing all around them, even some grass had grown up thru one of the railroad ties and was coming out the top. There is also grass growing up thru various cracks in the driveway and all along (and in) a brick sidewalk in front of the house. I have sprayed all of these areas in years past with roundup or other weed and grass killers and I was thinking I would do that again today. It works for a while, but not for long.
There is one more area of interest and that is the area where I park my car. I park at the top of the driveway and beyond on the grass so that my Mom has room to back her car out if she needs to go somewhere. There is some very fine, tough grass that grows in this area. It reminds me of the grass on a golf course green. Mom suggested that I start parking my car over on the struggling area so that it would grow.
So I was thinking, why does all this grass grow in the tough spots in the midst of all the discouragement, but it doesn't grow (very well) in the place I encourage it to grow. Try to follow me here, I'll not be much longer.
I decided that instead of killing the unwanted grass, that I would transplant this tough, grow no matter what grass into the hard to grow area.
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This is That . . .
The strongest believers in the body of Christ are the ones who have grown in the midst of persecution and discouragement. The ones who have grown up thru the cracks in the midst of all sorts of "grass killers". The ones who have had large obsticles of discouragement placed on top of them. Over a period of time, these believers have become some "tough grass". These believers are everywhere. They are the ones who thru it all, are still standing strong, still praying, still wholeheartedly pressing in to the heart of God, still saying "yes", and still saying, "Jesus, I am yours".
So what now?
I believe a major "grass transplant" is on the horizon. As these seed bearers begin to transplant {in the lives of others} all the seed that they have received over long periods of enduring, a huge harvest will spring forth and multitudes will ride the wave of those who have gone before. The ones who come in at the end of the day, will get the same pay as those who started work early. I believe this will happen quickly as God orchestrates a great end-time harvest.
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Tomorrow, I want to get back to Lou Engle and all the words that have been given concerning "The Call Nashville". What should our response be to all these prophetic words? . . . tomorrow.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Lou Engle Interview about The Call Nashville
This . . .
Day 37, three days to go.
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That . . .
I saw an interview with Che' Ahn and Lou Engle on God TV last night. It is an interview that took place when Lou Engle was first announcing "The Call Nashville". It's got alot of good and encouraging stuff in it that I wanted to share, so I have transcribed the majority of it below. I didn't realize how many broken sentences people make when they talk instead of write. But this is good. Get a cup of coffee (or water, juice, whatever) and soak some of this stuff up.
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This is That . . .
Che' Ahn
I am so excited, because the journey continues. There is a major announcement you need to make, so I want you to share about "The Call Nashville 07-07-07". So, why Nashville and why that date.
Lou Engle
For those who haven't heard, we launched a thing called "The Call" where literally 400,000 gathered together in Washington DC in the year 2000 to fast and pray for our nation and the elections, and I believe that that call changed history. All over this country and the world, I run into people who say they were marked that day. I believe there was literally a marking of a generation for a passion for Christ that occured on that day.
We did seven "calls", the final one was in Dallas and then James Goll gave us a prophetic word and the word was this, he said the call was going to die for three years, but then it would be resurrected. I had been prophecying even back in 2001 that we would do a call in Nashville. But it never happened. It just all died and so we laid it down. Then the Lord began to stir this vision I had been prophesying in 2001 that there was going to come a prophetic movement and a call to go to Nashville to pray. There was a prophesy released called the sons of thunder by a man named James Reil. And that prophecy and that dream that he had was that there was going to be a new breed of musicians released into the earth and they would not be those who were looking for a position or a label. They were those who were playing their guitars behind the curtain because they wanted to influence God more than man. And the curtains would be opened, and they would find themselves releasing an annointing stronger than the Beatles mania of the 60's, and it would reap the greatest harvest in the history of America.
Che' Ahn
And this would come out of Nashville, the music capital of the world.
Lou
Yes, Nashville is where the sounds come from, and so we have been prophecying that something is coming out of Nashville. But I just want to say this. It is not enough tojust have a prophecy. Prophecy must be prayed from heaven to earth. It not just automatic. Someones has to envoke that dream into the earth realm and I just had a vision that thousands and thousands would gather together to cry out for the sound of the musicians that would reap that harvest, and I feel like we are in that moment.
So, we began to come up to three years, and we began to ask, God are you doing this? I began to talk to some friends, and we began to look at stadiums and the Nashville stadium was open on 070707.
Che' Ahn
So talk about the Bob Jones prophecy.
Lou
Yes, Bob Jones had given a prophecy way before the Houston Oilers had moved to Nashville to become the Titans. He prophecied that the Houston Oilers would move to Nashville, and Nashville would build God a stadium that would be the staging ground for 100,000 young people coming together for a great youth army of prayer and worship.
Che' Ahn
Hallelujah! Wow. And that was in 1993.
Lou
Yes, that was in 1993 and he said this thing would be called the shot that was heard around the world.
So we are pondering all these things, and a woman, Sharon Stone from England stands up and points her finger at me and says, seven seven 0 seven, the day that the scepter is being lowered to you . . .
Che' Ahn
Now she knows nothing about all of this.
Lou
That's right, she knows nothing and she says to me, 7 7 07, the day that the scepter is being lowered to you for the mobilizaion of a great youth army of prayer. And I'm stunned by it! You know, James Goll and I are just kind of buzzing . . . How many of you know that we need the endorsement of God. It's not enough to blow a trumpet because we think it's a good idea. I've got to know that God is summoning the nation and as it was in 1997, a woman came to me and said have you ever thought about putting kids on the mall in DC like Promise Keepers did the fathers? And I said m'am I prophesied it a year and a half ago, and she said I'm going to pay your salary this year, the Lord spoke to me to pay your salary I want to give you $100,000 to start it. That was eight years ago and that launched the first call.
So right after this word from Sharon Stone, a lady is on the phone, I met her one time, and she calls me up and says, what are you doing? So I told her about the call. She says, I have written you a check for $100,000, I have it in my hand. And I thought oh my God, we have come full circle and were starting again another wave, because I believe America is in a crisis. I believe it is a time again for Joel 2. When there is no hope for a Nation, blow the trumpet in Zion, call a fast, gather the young, gather the old, cry out and God will answer. I believe we are in a great surge, a prophetic moment in the history of America for fasting and prayer.
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This is pretty long, and this is a good spot for a pause, so Selah.
I will continue tomorrow.
Day 37, three days to go.
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That . . .
I saw an interview with Che' Ahn and Lou Engle on God TV last night. It is an interview that took place when Lou Engle was first announcing "The Call Nashville". It's got alot of good and encouraging stuff in it that I wanted to share, so I have transcribed the majority of it below. I didn't realize how many broken sentences people make when they talk instead of write. But this is good. Get a cup of coffee (or water, juice, whatever) and soak some of this stuff up.
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This is That . . .
Che' Ahn
I am so excited, because the journey continues. There is a major announcement you need to make, so I want you to share about "The Call Nashville 07-07-07". So, why Nashville and why that date.
Lou Engle
For those who haven't heard, we launched a thing called "The Call" where literally 400,000 gathered together in Washington DC in the year 2000 to fast and pray for our nation and the elections, and I believe that that call changed history. All over this country and the world, I run into people who say they were marked that day. I believe there was literally a marking of a generation for a passion for Christ that occured on that day.
We did seven "calls", the final one was in Dallas and then James Goll gave us a prophetic word and the word was this, he said the call was going to die for three years, but then it would be resurrected. I had been prophecying even back in 2001 that we would do a call in Nashville. But it never happened. It just all died and so we laid it down. Then the Lord began to stir this vision I had been prophesying in 2001 that there was going to come a prophetic movement and a call to go to Nashville to pray. There was a prophesy released called the sons of thunder by a man named James Reil. And that prophecy and that dream that he had was that there was going to be a new breed of musicians released into the earth and they would not be those who were looking for a position or a label. They were those who were playing their guitars behind the curtain because they wanted to influence God more than man. And the curtains would be opened, and they would find themselves releasing an annointing stronger than the Beatles mania of the 60's, and it would reap the greatest harvest in the history of America.
Che' Ahn
And this would come out of Nashville, the music capital of the world.
Lou
Yes, Nashville is where the sounds come from, and so we have been prophecying that something is coming out of Nashville. But I just want to say this. It is not enough tojust have a prophecy. Prophecy must be prayed from heaven to earth. It not just automatic. Someones has to envoke that dream into the earth realm and I just had a vision that thousands and thousands would gather together to cry out for the sound of the musicians that would reap that harvest, and I feel like we are in that moment.
So, we began to come up to three years, and we began to ask, God are you doing this? I began to talk to some friends, and we began to look at stadiums and the Nashville stadium was open on 070707.
Che' Ahn
So talk about the Bob Jones prophecy.
Lou
Yes, Bob Jones had given a prophecy way before the Houston Oilers had moved to Nashville to become the Titans. He prophecied that the Houston Oilers would move to Nashville, and Nashville would build God a stadium that would be the staging ground for 100,000 young people coming together for a great youth army of prayer and worship.
Che' Ahn
Hallelujah! Wow. And that was in 1993.
Lou
Yes, that was in 1993 and he said this thing would be called the shot that was heard around the world.
So we are pondering all these things, and a woman, Sharon Stone from England stands up and points her finger at me and says, seven seven 0 seven, the day that the scepter is being lowered to you . . .
Che' Ahn
Now she knows nothing about all of this.
Lou
That's right, she knows nothing and she says to me, 7 7 07, the day that the scepter is being lowered to you for the mobilizaion of a great youth army of prayer. And I'm stunned by it! You know, James Goll and I are just kind of buzzing . . . How many of you know that we need the endorsement of God. It's not enough to blow a trumpet because we think it's a good idea. I've got to know that God is summoning the nation and as it was in 1997, a woman came to me and said have you ever thought about putting kids on the mall in DC like Promise Keepers did the fathers? And I said m'am I prophesied it a year and a half ago, and she said I'm going to pay your salary this year, the Lord spoke to me to pay your salary I want to give you $100,000 to start it. That was eight years ago and that launched the first call.
So right after this word from Sharon Stone, a lady is on the phone, I met her one time, and she calls me up and says, what are you doing? So I told her about the call. She says, I have written you a check for $100,000, I have it in my hand. And I thought oh my God, we have come full circle and were starting again another wave, because I believe America is in a crisis. I believe it is a time again for Joel 2. When there is no hope for a Nation, blow the trumpet in Zion, call a fast, gather the young, gather the old, cry out and God will answer. I believe we are in a great surge, a prophetic moment in the history of America for fasting and prayer.
.
This is pretty long, and this is a good spot for a pause, so Selah.
I will continue tomorrow.
Monday, July 02, 2007
Sunday, July 01, 2007
I'm In!
Day 35 . . . Five Days To Go
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This . . .
"Hey, this is great. Really. This is exactly what I've been looking for.
It looks great. It sounds great. It feels great. For sure, I want this.
I have just one question, How much does it cost?"
"Well, I am glad that you have decided that I am really who you want, but there is a cost."
"That's OK God, I'll pay anything, just tell me how much."
"Let me give it to you straight. It will cost you everything."
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That . . .
"Wow, everything? That's a lot. Tell me that part about what I get again."
"All that I have is yours."
"N0, I mean seriously.
"I am serious."
You're joking, right?"
"Don't make me come down there."
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This is That . . .
"So you want me to give you everything and you want to give me all that you have in return? I mean when you put it that way it seems rather lopsided. After all, you created the heavens and the earth. You placed the stars in the sky. You figured out butterflies and hippos and didn't even break a sweat. You are THE God of the universe. You are the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You are loving and kind, full of mercy and all powerful.
You are holy and perfect in all your ways.
All the silver and gold is yours, and all you want from me is all that I have?"
"That's right, I want you."
"I'm in."
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Duhh!
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This . . .
"Hey, this is great. Really. This is exactly what I've been looking for.
It looks great. It sounds great. It feels great. For sure, I want this.
I have just one question, How much does it cost?"
"Well, I am glad that you have decided that I am really who you want, but there is a cost."
"That's OK God, I'll pay anything, just tell me how much."
"Let me give it to you straight. It will cost you everything."
.
That . . .
"Wow, everything? That's a lot. Tell me that part about what I get again."
"All that I have is yours."
"N0, I mean seriously.
"I am serious."
You're joking, right?"
"Don't make me come down there."
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This is That . . .
"So you want me to give you everything and you want to give me all that you have in return? I mean when you put it that way it seems rather lopsided. After all, you created the heavens and the earth. You placed the stars in the sky. You figured out butterflies and hippos and didn't even break a sweat. You are THE God of the universe. You are the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You are loving and kind, full of mercy and all powerful.
You are holy and perfect in all your ways.
All the silver and gold is yours, and all you want from me is all that I have?"
"That's right, I want you."
"I'm in."
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Duhh!
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