Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
NEW GENERATION
The presence of the bus sparked off a discussion about Jesus
which went on into the night. We ended up reading a gospel
booklet. Then the penny dropped. I couldn’t believe the answer
was staring me in the face. I’d got into New Age, Astrology,
Spiritualism, Animal Medicine—you name it. I’d totally bypassed
Christianity as a dead religion. Mind you, it wasn’t religion I
found but Jesus Christ. Our whole life changed and it greatly
effected our friends. We were a bit upset when the Jesus Army
bus moved on. 133
But God looked after them. Jim continued:
That weekend the church next door opened its doors for the
first time in two years. People were dancing with joy, others
were falling under the power of the Spirit. The room crackled
with electricity.
This said it all: church in revival; people prepared; seekers
searching; a generation turned off by institutions but attracted
to the person of Christ. Here was Jesus Revolution, 90s-style.
Ignition teams came home excited: ‘They’re wide open out
there!’
Into this scene we flowed not as stingy Christians but as
the generous-hearted. Marches with overtones of strength
were transformed into relaxed, festive street-walks. Bearing
bright crosses, butterflies, planet earths, and ‘We Love Everybody’
placards, we gave away stickers, flyers and even
chocolate bars. People were beautiful — not only created by
God but precious to a Saviour who had ‘died for all’.
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