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How would you like the Church in America to be different?
posted by Bob Carder @ 9:54 PM
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
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6 Comments:
i would like for the ones who would suppose themseves as leaders to stop telling the ones they tend to that there IS freedom in Christ without them HOW to attain it. i want the Bride of Christ to stop settling for living in bondage to their pain and their sin and claim the deposit of the Spirit and let their light break forth like the dawn! i want the healing of the church readily appear! i want God's light to shine before them and His glory to be their rear guard! I want the Bride to finally gard herself in the righteousness of her KING and walk the victory He died to give us. I want us to start living up to the death we proclaim. i dontthink i have enough space to continue this, but if you cant tell, this mercy-pastor wants a lot.
I want less than Zach.
I'd like to hold a mirror in front of the church and see fog on it. Some days I do wonder. But I could easily say the same thing about my own walk.
Then I'd love, really love, to see the church do a Lazarus.
Wait, maybe that's more than Zach wanted...?
I'd like to see all Christians identify their spiritual gifts and be allowed to use them in the local body.
I would like for the Church, the bride to make Jesus the Head of the Church--if we really did this, I think all of the above would happen.
What would I like the American Church to do?
Open the Gate… It’s so obvious to those of us who are on the front lines that so many are clueless in what exactly the great commission (or better yet, obey my commands stated by Christ) means.
Regardless of whether one thinks it was a command or a prophecy (such as Viola). What is even more apparent to us is that they are still practicing their faith in the other court.
This is the place man made religious excels while totaling ignoring the history, warnings, and to many blinding prophecies of the past. From Exodus to Christ (not that the message has changed… they attempt to build God’s alter with human tools. (Ex 20:25)
Here lies the problem. We have multitudes of Simon’s (Acts 8:9) and few disciples.
For example…recently I went to a big Christian leadership conference and in all seriousness I thought I would ask a simple question. The question was do you have or make disciples? You would think that such an easy question posed to so many pastors (of the most successful churches in the country as they pointed out) would be answered with a resounding yes. Well…not to my surprise… the majority…well lets be honest no one said they had made or had disciples. The reality is that I’m not sure that the modern pastor has a real clue what one looks like. I can assure you one thing…anger was the general response.
Now the point!
When a church ignores the ridiculously large amount of examples about our responsibility to discipleship then it’s no wonder there is no power… John clearly stated that Christ came to baptize with the Holy Spirit and Fire…yet there is no power in the church, no miracles, and no real commitment to the very clear call to discipleship.
Consider for a moment that the truth will set you free has a criteria… discipleship
There are many outer court ministries…which God has always allowed to tend to his sanctuary. But few, are willing to lay down there possessions and leave their positions to accomplish the real ministry that Christ desires for his true priests. Consequently or better yet sadly they miss the Spiritual kingdom and find themselves caught in a cursed natural kingdom.
Many of you are listening to false prophets and teachers…please know that Gods real prophets are here. We are watching as we are watchmen, but the time is not come for the things in Daniel 12:4 to be revealed.
I warn you because the Lord has been stirring us to get ready…many are in grave danger as you are believing your receiving the spiritual mark of Christ but you are actually being judged to death as you are SLAIN in judgment upon Satan’s alters Ezk 9 which you believe to be the Lords. He that hath an ear let him hear.
Amen, now we are cooking up something great.
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