Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
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this in Britain,’ he said. Then Paul, who’s in revival back home,
prophesied how God would use us. Already the homeless, addicts
and rent boys are finding God. They’re coming home with
extremist hearts. But they need fathers.
Most books I’d read on revival majored on prayer, spiritual
warfare, and the like. But the father-heart was also vital. Much
of the anointings had been to this end, not just to bring power,
but to release us in love. It was one thing to minister from the
platform, quite another to get deeply involved with people.
Leaders who experienced hearty friendships were very attractive.
Our group in Leicester was one example. Springfield
House had been having a bad year. Clive, the cutting
celibate, couldn’t gel with Victor, the mystical married. But
when Victor went off to Africa, Clive soon rang him up to tell
him how much he was missing him. That day they became
friends and when Victor got home things started to happen.
Jez had been deeply affected by a visit to our community a
long time ago but had blanked God and devoted himself to
his guitar. For ten years he’d fought his conscience, plunging
deeper into the music scene — drink, drugs, and the like. At
last, with his friend Craig playing drums, he began to make it
big in Spain. Then, with success in his grasp, Jez flew back to
England, climbed a hill and gave his life to God. He laid down
his guitar, cut off his long ginger dreadlocks, burned his designer
clothes and embraced celibacy. Amazed, Victor and
Clive welcomed him in. Craig soon followed.
Springfield’s sisterhood also thrived as two girls, friends of
Jez and Craig, came to the Lord and moved in. Lesley, a leading
celibate, was already looking after a pair of sisters who’d
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