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A couple of weeks ago I was pondering on the state of the Church in our nation and these words began to flow within me. Obviously what I say does not apply to all within the Church in NZ but it does apply to a fair portion. I was forced to look at my response to her sleep and encouraged again to speak, to call her into her fullness. So, awake, sleeper awake! Come out of the cave where you have lain, asleep but not dead. Lazarus was dead and he was called forth, we will not let you lie down and die while we have breath to cry. Awake, sleeper awake. Come forth into your glory.
Asleep
I see her lying there
Asleep
Alive not dead
Stirring now and then
I think
She wakes
But then she settles
And turns again
to slumber
What she was
is not seen in what she is
asleep
and what she will become
lies yet to be revealed
when she awakes
But oh the promise
For she is powerful
If she but knew
Yet in slumber
She lies unknowing
Shall I call
awakening her
or hold my tongue
and let her sleep
face it
speak I must
or else
i like her
choose sleep
- Lyn Packer 2009
You gotta check this video out – it’s inspiring!!
Just thought you might like to know about a new school that is taking place in March – May of next year on Great Barrier Island. It is a live-in ’school of prophetic worship’ that will be run by Josh and Amberley Klinkenberg. These guys are a great young couple with a real heart for worship and to see the Church worship in spirit and truth.
There are some amazing teachers going to be teaching including Cindy Ruakere, David Garratt, Wayne & Libby Huirua, Rob & Lyn Packer and some overseas guest speakers as well. You can check out the details at the website www.inflameworshipschool.com
If you are serious about worship leading and want to be right up with where God is taking the Church worldwide in worship then you should check it out.
We had a great day of ministry yesterday at Pursuit Church in the morning and Royal Oak Baptist in the evening. At both places there was a strong angelic presence as angels turned up to minister to those there in different ways. They brought joy, refreshing, healing, protection and breakthrough for people.
There is a definite increase of angelic activity happening in meetings lately. Or maybe the better thing to say would be that we’ve become more aware of their presence. While we definitely don’t focus on angels we are very aware that God uses them to minister to people and we need to acknowledge their activity and ministry. In both meetings those angels that were present were seen and felt by people there. I love it when angels turn up because they bring a real sense of the release of Gods presence and power, after all they have been in His presence for thousands of years so it makes sense that they carry his presence with them. They minister at Gods command so they also carry His power to get done what they need to do.
A friend of ours, Ian Johnson wrote a very good article on their work recently. Unfortunately it is too long to include in a blog entry but you can find it on his website, His Amazing Glory Ministries at the following link http://www.hisamazinggloryministries.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19:lift-up-your-heads-o-gates&catid=29:journal-a-writings&Itemid=50
I hope you enjoy reading Ian’s article, check out the rest of his website while you are at it, he has some great stuff on there.
Also you might want to view James Golls latest Extreme Prophetic tv episode – it’s also on the increase of angelic activity worldwide. http://www.xpmedia.com/quDTF7L37yf1
Our monthly Xtravagant Worship night is being held tonight (Saturday Aug 1st).
These are not to be missed nights of prophetic worship and the presence and power of God being manifested in our midst. People regularly see visions and have heavenly encounters with the Father and Jesus. We have heard angels sing audibly on occasions, gold and sapphire dust come on people and the ground and oil appears on people’s hands. Supernatural winds blow, rainbows manifest and people get set free, healed, strengthened and encouraged. God gets honoured and released to be God among us.
Everytime is an adventure – we never know where God will lead us or quite what He’ll do. We do know He loves to come and manifest himself to His people in many different ways though. Why not come and find out for yourself what He is going to do tonight. It’s free and open to anyone.
7pm
Sat Aug 1st – tonight
Liberty Christian Church, 96 Lansford Cres, Avondale, Auckland.
an offering will be taken to cover expenses.
God is moving all around the world even in Disneyland. Check out this report and the video clips that come with it – it’s amazing!!!!
Video Footage of the Day God Descended on Disneyland
“This is the best time I’ve ever had in Disneyland—ever! Jesus healed my back!”
While typical visitors to Disneyland in California may have been busy riding the plethora of attractions available in the Magic Kingdom, on June 11th, another Kingdom was making Its presence known.
Hannah Ford, of Bethel Church in Redding—with friends Jason Tax and Jason Chin—had lucked into free tickets to Disneyland, and decided to make themselves available for God to use them while they were there.
He apparently did.
In a previous story carried on Breaking Christian News, we reported how a prayer of healing for one young high school football player (who was touched immediately, and seemed to be completely healed) led to wave after wave of young people coming to the three for prayer, in the middle of Disneyland.
Now Hannah has posted more videos that chronicle the entire remarkable day of healings, salvations and Holy Spirit joy.
After a group prayer for salvation and invitation of the Holy Spirit, one young man told Hannah as she filmed, “This is the best time I’ve ever had in Disneyland—ever! …Jesus healed my back!”
Watch all four videos, by accessing the links provided below.
Part One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfWYQIMRzqk&feature=channel
Part Two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6iEjR2q2Nw&feature=channel
Part Three http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLVOq0RV2-0&feature=channel
Part Four http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3-2rr2RPSg&feature=channel
Source: Hannah Ford
The Power of His Presence was certainly experienced in many ways this past week when we were in Christchurch. We were there at the invitation of Stuart and the team from Christchurch North Elim to do a school of prophetic worship. There was a very real manifestation of God’s presence during the weekend and many people were radically changed, set free and ruined for man centred preference based worship.
How do you quantify what God does in times like that? I find it hard sometimes to tell, each time we minister His presence comes in such varied ways. I guess in some ways we won’t know until eternity. But we do know we saw God do some deep things in peoples lives, mindsets changed and paradigms shifted, His power displayed and definite things happen in the spirit realm over the city and the nation during that time.
During the weekend I shared again the word for the nation that I shared at His Way the week before and God confirmed it with a sign and wonder. I had felt while sharing it that God was going to confirm the word with a sign of a double rainbow in a blue sky that weekend but I was too nervous to share it (yes I still get nervous and wonder if ‘this is God’). So I didn’t share that bit and wouldn’t you know it the next morning we get to church and there above the church in a blue sky with no sign of rain is a double rainbow. Arrgh next time I’ll be braver. You never stop learning and growing do you?
The group of people that gathered were very hungry to meet with God and came from all over the region and even from down in the deep south. God didn’t disappoint them either and many experienced Him in new ways, some seeing visions and others experiencing his presence in ways they never had before. One lady commented to me she had never been in worship like it before another felt like she had finally come home after being away for a long time. We ended the weekend having a wonderful time with the team at the Church on the Monday praying for them and imparting prophetically into their lives.
Supernatural signs that point to a supernatural God manifested themselves in plenty on Saturday night at the Xtravagant Worship night. We came hungry and prepared to press in to meet with God, and Heaven leaked through onto earth as we did.
At the beginning of the night we prophetically declared what God is releasing into our nation – a move of God that is uniquely Kiwi; a reformation of the Church that will be accompanied by extraordinary miracles, signs and wonders followed by a reformation of our society.
One of the seers on our team shared with us that at the beginning of the meeting she saw a cloud begin to hover in the room that opened into a portal of glory then a rainbow manifested itself from heaven down through that portal into the room. Angels bearing bowls began to stream from the rainbow into the room to minister.
We started to worship, having come to declare God’s glory and worship Him with abandonment of heart, and as we did it wasn’t long before He was attracted to our worship and hunger and began to manifest His presence amongst us. During the evening many heard angels singing audibly in the room. Supernatural wind began to blow and was felt by many (the air-con was off in case you’re wondering). Gold dust began to appear and oil also began to appear on hands. Some people had feathers manifest by them as they worshipped or found them later on the floor. The presence of God was heavy and very real as a sense of holiness filled the atmosphere, yet at the same time a sense of joy and wonder filled peoples’ hearts.
There were some there who had never witnessed any supernatural manifestations of God’s presence before. They were deeply touched and shared with me later that they didn’t know God did stuff like this. People were ministered to as God gave words of knowledge and some were set free of bondages during that time.
Many were strengthened and encouraged and by the end of the evening we knew that heaven had come to earth and we had been blessed and strengthened to go and be a blessing, to embrace and push in to what God is releasing in our nation.
Hi there everyone
We don’t normally include promotion for general events but Rob is leading the worship for this conference. It will be an awesome God weekend of signs, wonders, healing, salvation – the guys running it are NZ students in their second year at Bill Johnson’s School of Supernatural Ministry in Redding, California. These guys are seeing supernatural healings and miracles happen all the time – check it out!!!
Acts 29 Generation Conference; The Revolution Continues… The early Apostles knew the keys to unlocking heaven, so that they might see the Kingdom of God released on the earth. Acts is full of stories of the Kingdom of God being released on earth. The early church turned the world upside down and then set it on fire with the Holy Spirit. They moved in the fullness of the Love, Power and the Vision of Jesus Christ.
Acts 29 Generation is a conference aimed at empowering young people to move in the fullness of the love, power and vision of Jesus Christ. The book of Acts only has 28 chapters, the next chapter -Acts29- is in our hands, we want history to record that our Generation, like the early Apostles turned the world upside down and set it on fire!!! Last year, God visited a handful of hungry people. He touched our hearts and transformed our minds. Miracles, Salvations; the Power of the Spirit of God burst forth upon us. Heaven broke out and released a cry, ‘Heaven cries Freedom’. This year the revolution continues! We move again from glory to glory.
Prepare yourself for an encounter with the manifest Presence of God!!!!!!
Who - Absolutely anybody over the age of 13yrs. You just need a love and passion for God and a desire to further His Kingdom.
When – Thurs 28th May-Mon 1st June 2009 (Queen’s Birthday Weekend). Rego’s start at 5pm on Thursday, our first meeting starts at 6.30pm. Acts 29 will finish at 2.30pm on Monday.
Where - Waiuku Town Hall, Queen St, Waiuku, South Auckland.
Cost - $60.00 ea A deposit of $30.00 is required and is non-refundable. You will receive confirmation of your booking by e-mail.
EARLYBIRDS get a free Acts 29 tshirt. Earlybird cut-off 5th May. Late registrations get a discounted tshirt at $10. People who pre-register will get some special goodies. We will take door registrations. Those who register late can purchase a tshirts for $20, stocks are very limited. Food; You will need to bring money to buy food. There are no cooking facilities. Accommodation; Marae style accommodation is available. You will need your own mattress and bedding.
Queries and Questions: acts29generation@gmail.com Benji 0211541470 • Join an apostolic generation living for global revival
Awesome speakers
7/11 prayer meeting & 24/7 Prayer
Treasure Hunts/ Community Outreach
Be empowered to carry and release the Presence of God and realities of Heaven in a way that transforms your world
Off the hook Heavenly Worship
Speakers are:
Ben Runciman, a young man who grew up in Waiuku and is now associated with Fusion Church in Auckland, he is just about to complete his second year at Bethel School of Ministry in Redding California. His ministry is very prophetic and has a life style of signs and wonders, healing and words of knowledge are a regular aspect of his ministry. He inspires and equips people to live a supernatural lifestyle, releasing the kingdom of God and sharing the love and power of God especially in the market place.
Matt and Renee Lansdowne, associated with Albany City Church, currently about to finish their first year at Bethel School of supernatural Ministry, in Redding California. Matt an Renee specialise in equipping the saints for supernatural evangelism. They are great communicators with a passion for God’s Presence and God’s people. They were recently in Ecuador with a team for two weeks, they saw over 200 people saved and over 1,000 creative miracles. They regularly see the impossible bow to the Name of Jesus.
Owen Braaksma, a young man from Waiuku AOG, who will be sharing testimonies from recent missions trips to Fiji, Africa, Thailand, Samoa and also what he has seen God doing in New Zealand. For such a young man he carries an exceptional boldness and faith which continually results in God doing the impossible. He relates to and inspires youth with real authority because he is himself only 17.
Pastor David Collins, Franklin Elim. Pastor David is passionate for Revival and the pursuit of God’s manifest Presence, His Glory. Pastor David will share words of wisdom for an emerging generation that is hungry for intimacy and encounter with the real and supernatural King of Glory.
Benji Alexander, of Fiordland New Life Church. Benji has a passion to see a generation sold out 100% for Jesus Christ and the dream of Jesus Christ- Global Revival. He will be speaking on devotion to Christ, and unlocking the promises of God through Covenant with Christ and Faith.
Overview of Door Keepers Ministry – Mike Livengood Michael and Linda Livengood partner with individual churches and in cooperative interdenominational meetings. They are on assignment – opening the door for individuals and churches to the manifest presence of God. They share what they have learned about ‘living’ and ‘leading’ revival. They navigate the brooding and moving of the Holy Spirit and bring others with them. They seek God for what He would say in each ministry situation. The truths of God’s Word concerning salvation, Holy Spirit baptism and healing are expounded through anointed teaching and preaching.
Rob Packer, Rob and his wife Lyn are the national leaders of Extreme Prophetic in New Zealand. They have a passion and gifting in leading others into the Presence of God, into realms of glory and encounter where lives are mightily impacted and transformed. They are a catalyst in ushering others into their destiny in Christ. They have a wealth of experience and wisdom and will definately be leading us from glory to glory. Rob will be leading the worship.
This last weekend I did a dance seminar for a local church. God moved in wonderful ways, setting many of those there free to worship with a new degree of freedom and abandonment. One lady told me she had a desire to dance that went back many years to when she was a child but hadn’t been allowed to have dance lessons. On Saturday her desire was fulfilled as she danced before the Lord, twirling and bowing and dancing with her face lit up with the light of that freedom.
Another lady who had never done more than bounce up and down a bit during worship stepped out into radical freedom as she danced and ran and skipped in freedom before the Lord with the joy of a child. She also came to the Xtravagant Worship Night on Saturday night and danced with great freedom during that time. Many others also stepped out with greater freedom and did things they had not done before or with a greater freedom than before. Some were set free from bondages and some received prophetic words of encouragement from God to step into more anointing in that area of expression.
There is a new release of freedom coming to the Church in the days ahead. Freedom in so many areas but I believe there will be a revival of the freedom to dance like never before, and as we do we will be surprised by what God will do. Over the years I have seen God set so many people free – heal people physically and emotionally, answer prayers, bind demonic powers and break bondages – all as I’ve danced. He not only wants to do that in us all but through us all. (Don’t you just love this photo – I found it somewhere on the internet a while ago. This kid knows her authority and is using it as she dances – every part of her is expressing it from her face to her little pointing fingers.)
We will see many things restored in worship in the days ahead and dance will be one of those things. It is part of our inheritance and an expected part of our worship by God (Ps149, 150). Many of us say “But that’s just not my personality” or “That’s not my gift” but it has nothing to do with personality or gift. It has everything to do, though, with being able to be free to respond to God and worship Him with all our spirit, soul and body – all our heart and mind and strength.
This is a great quote by John Paul Jackson on worship - ”To touch true worship, we must enter into the realm of the supernatural; we must enter into the realm of God. To do this, we must give ourselves the freedom then, to experiment, because if you don’t have the freedom to experiment, you are ruled by something other than your spirit . . . But this is exactly what David did when he danced with all his might on the road from Obed-Edom. He gave himself the freedom to experiment, and this allowed him to dance like he had never danced before!”
Let’s dance before the Lord in worship, dance for Him as a child does for their Daddy, dance with Him as a bride does with her bridegroom and dance for and with Him in service, as our dance echoes His dance in heaven (Zeph3:17) that sets people free, delights over them and heals them. The word rejoice in this verse (Zeph3:17) means – to spin with almost uncontrollable emotion(joy),to dance, over you. Wow, God dances over you with intensely felt and expressed joy.
Our worship of Him needs to be not just felt in our hearts but expressed with our bodies with freedom too. Let the words of this old hymn encourage you to step out in freedom -
“Dance then wherever you may be,
I am the Lord of the dance said He,
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,
I’ll lead you all in the dance” said He.
Maybe they knew something then that we’ve forgotten – “For freedom Christ has set us free…” Gal 5:1
How free are you to respond to Him in your worship? Freedom from your expectations, freedom from others expectations, freedom from your personality type, freedom from rules that bind; freedom is yours to step into. Take the first step and then the next… and begin to dance your way into freedom.
Resources on Dance –
Free to Dance
by Lyn Packer
Price - available on asking
This book is a teaching manual on the use of dance for personal and Church worship settings. It contains teaching on the scriptural basis for its use as well as the different types of dance expressions we can see used in Church worship life. Dance – it’s more than just movement, more than technique – it’s a whole being expression of that which fills our hearts. God’s desire is that all his children be free to worship Him with all they are – body, soul and spirit. In this book you’ll discover how you can become “Free to Dance”. You’ll learn how God dances over you with delight and you’ll be set free as you experience the release dance will bring into your worship life. Learn how to use dance and movement privately and corporately to bring shifts and changes in atmospheres around your life plus much more.
Contact us for more details by email at nz@xpmedia.com
