Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS THE LORD TOOK HOLD OF BUGBROOKE
to the power of Christ were given, but Noel came away
grieved. So many seemed to sing the carols with no real desire
to follow Christ. The way of compromise seemed ineffective
and he yearned for a clean break. Jesus revolutionaries
needed the courage to stand against the tide and be true to
God.
Christmas day was a Sunday. Normal services were held,
but few came. The church was on holiday and the work of
God took a back seat. Noel resolved that next year it would
be different.
Two days later Johnny turned up late at night weeping outside
the chapel. Kelly and Noel led him back to the Lord.
Soon he got a burden to reach his drop-out friends in Northampton.
Others sensed the leading of God in this and a vision
for these people developed. As God urged them on to the
streets, they launched out into deeper waters.
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