The Ziters are having a wonderful time at Winterfire! Good fellowship, good worship, and fantastic preaching! I will confess however, that this morning, I have been challenged. Challenged by the messages, challenged by God.
The first speaker was Bro. David Hudson. He was preaching on the CAUSE of the church of the living God. He is a great lover of Israel, and travels there often. Just recently went a couple weeks ago with a group of 30 pastors. They were with the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) in a valley where they were fighting the Hezbollah. The Hezbollah fighters were up in the hills, watching every move of the IDF. These IDF soldiers were all around 19 or 20 years old. They were putting their very lives on the line for the CAUSE of protecting Israel.
People of faith face the same kind of paralyzing fear today (ISIS, etc). But there is no God like our God! We cannot remain silent about the truth! The truth is what sets people free! EVERYBODY needs to know! But the fact is, everybody does NOT know! There is a CAUSE! God's people need to take a stand for truth in the face of adversity....in the face of ridicule and mockery..... in the face of persecution....
And then we had a powerful altar call at 11:00 am! People committing themselves all over again to the cause of bringing the gospel of hope to a hurting, messed up world.
Then speaker #2 took the pulpit. Brother Carlton Coon built on the previous messages (God building the church for the cause of reaching the lost) and told us that God is not just going to make the church appear for you while you sit idly by. You are going to have to have to work along with God in the building process and put on your war boots! Prayer is the ONLY way that God will build the church you shepherd. You have to fight against strongholds and forces of evil that do not want you doing this! Prayer brings the hand of God into the picture! Good music doesn't do it! A fancy, well put together sermon doesn't do it! If people leave your service saying "what a great song service" or "what a powerful message"... then you have totally missed it! If people come in to your church sick, and leave sick, or if they come in oppressed and leave oppressed, then you have totally missed it! We need a move of God!
And then speaker #3 took the pulpit, and continued to build where Bro. Coon left off. Bro. Elias Limones from the Bay area of California finished off the morning session with the message "Let the Fire Fall". We depend so much on our technology, our talent, our fancy buildings.... but when was the last time the power and fire of God fell from heaven upon your congregation? Only prayer will bring this fresh fall of fire from God. Microwave prayer (I want God to do it and do it now... 60 seconds of prayer) will not cut it! We need to STAY in prayer and cry out, pour ourselves out and beg God for the fire to fall on our city!
Phew, I'm exhausted just typing this, as I am reliving the power of the messages in my mind as I type. Tonight we hear from Bro. Sam Emory....I can't wait to see what the Lord speaks through him!
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