Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

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Flowing with the Mainstream
1989
I saw a beam of light that was slowly emerging out of a dark
mist. As it came into focus I could now see it was a city whose
light was of many beautiful colours. This was so striking that
many, who’d paid little attention to it while it was in the mist,
now looked on with great interest.
Of all the colours of this city, gold was the most powerful and
represented the kingship of Christ among his people. Deep red
symbolised the blood of Jesus proclaimed in power. A penetrating
white stood for the purity of lives laid down and shared in
community. Weaving through them all was a fresh green light:
a fearless army who were reaching out to those who were lost
in the blackness all around.
The Holy Spirit brought this vivid picture to Pete ‘Just’
shortly before the Jesus Army was launched. We adopted these
colours for our banners. By 1989, after the impact of the
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