Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
COMMUNICATE!
Things began to happen. Ian ‘Courageous’, desperate to
break with the cynicism in and around him, went down to
join Steve. Another young leader who’d left us in frustration
returned.
Steve correctly prophesied that the phone and the doorbell
would be constantly ringing as people sought them out. Christians
with real kingdom sight began to turn up — one arriving
after the wind had wrapped a streetpaper round his feet!
During one mealtime Steve suddenly had a conviction that
God would knit a black brother to them. He said so. The next
day YWAM rang about a young man from Zimbabwe looking
for a church. Edwin took to this vigorous brotherhood and
made a lively addition to the London scene.
Glastonbury brought another ‘son from afar’. Aussie Tim
was on a world tour. He knew about Jesus but couldn’t relate
to the middle of the road Christianity he had encountered.
For him it was all or nothing. So he continued his pursuit of
pleasure. Then a bad LSD trip at Glastonbury shook him. He
stumbled his way to the Christian tent and gave his life to
God. Back at London Tim seized the radical vision with both
hands and soon took his stand for celibacy. Steve was delighted.
Tim grinned. His girlfriend burst into tears.
So it went on. Other prophetic words were fulfilled. A strong
core developed. Battlecentre became a ‘city sought out.’ Community,
covenant brotherhood, consecration, celibacy; wherever
the anointing flowed the four ‘C’s flourished. God showed
us the reality of this in some very significant wisdom.
In the centre of Zion stood an old leather chest which contained
the many treasures God had given us. A crowd of demons were
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