Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS THE LORD TOOK HOLD OF BUGBROOKE
When John Thom and Nicky visited All Saints, Nicky told his
mates what God had done for him. At first they couldn’t believe
it. Then John watched one of them go white and start to
tremble. Hoss was into black magic and the occult.
That following Sunday, the chapel heard that Hoss was on
his way to the service. The pre-meeting prayer time became
very animated and God gave one brother an impression of
Hoss lying prostrate on the floor. Hoss arrived with three of
his coven, and settled down at the back. They sat with hands
joined, chanting the Lord’s Prayer backwards and trying to
put a curse on people.
The worship grew in power and they began to panic at the
sound of the name of Jesus. The chorus, ‘Oh there’s power,
power, wonder working power in the blood of the Lamb!’ was
terrifying and the tambourines were deafening! Eventually
the satanists clambered desperately out of the pew and rushed
to the door. But before Hoss could reach the exit he turned
sickly pale, clung to the pillar and keeled over. He hit the
floor like a dead man and was carried down the aisle into the
back room for deliverance ministry. After a while, he came to
and found peace with God.
‘It was love that cracked me!’ he said, as he lay weeping on
the floor. ‘It was love that cracked me!’
Hoss and Nicky were changed men, but hardly instant
saints, as Malcolm’s diary reveals. ‘Hoss renamed himself
Isaiah. Nicky reacted and punched him in the eye. Theme
tonight — love.’
Dave had to confess to Kelly that he’d broken the suspension
by cramming eight people into his car! They also ferried peo-
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