Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
A generation new arise!
To stand on ground that we have trod;
Live for the sight that thrills our eyes,
The sight of kingdom brotherhood!
ON THE MARCH
This touched a deep nerve among us and some wept. As
Noel ministered, pride in our heritage sprang up again. Treasures
were unearthed and the simplicity and beauty of God’s
kingdom shone out. As I looked around, I thanked God for the
many younger ones ready to launch us into the future. Some
were already in leadership, for now we had a hundred elders
and many trainee ‘Leading Serving Brothers’.
Most of the leaders needed to move in greater confidence,
so we arranged monthly ‘Elisha’ training sessions where leaders
could be encouraged and put through their paces. The
leaders’ meeting at Cornhill now started in the mid-afternoon.
Noel would speak informally and then we would split into
groups to pray and share together. The serious old guys (even
the young ones) looked as though they needed loosening up.
‘Right, sit back,’ said Noel one afternoon. ‘I’m going to play
you part of a Wimber tape.’ We looked surprised and smiled,
winked or frowned at one another. This was a new departure.
We were aware of a ‘third wave’ in the Christian church, but
hadn’t seen it all as quite our scene. We listened to the tape
of John Wimber chatting to a large gathering of leaders about
the need for emotional healing and release. Then he asked
the Spirit to take over.
‘Let it come!’ Wimber said quietly.
‘Let the fire fall!’ he said more loudly.
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