Revival
God Is Calling The Church To Order
Urgency, Fervency and Glorification!
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It is the year 2000.These are the end days and they contain both apostasy and revival....darkness and light....It is because of the marked increase in Apostasy, that the Revival of all Revivals is upon us.... the last call for the church! "Let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall not come. except there come a falling away first, and that man of min be revealed, the son of perdition". 2 Thessalonians 2:3. There is an Urgency , a Fervency and a Glorification being poured out from God through the Spirit that marks a definitive stand for His Truth in this world. There is an outpouring of Urgency from God that the need of true repentance prevail in these last days. There is an outpouring of Fervency from God that His people expound with a Zeal to Forge Gods' Passion and Love In Pursuit of Gods' Cause. There is an outpouring of Glorification from God that His people possess a splendor to make clear, and to magnify the Dignity and Honor of God as they live their lives, through true praise and worship to God for His ever present commands and statutes. For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, in the Spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. Romans 2:28-29. Man can't truly praise God until they have an inner knowledge, awareness and an ever increasing and maturing relationship with God; a continual receiving of Gods fullness (of Christ ) which comes from God, through the Holy Spirit. God desires that all people hunger and thirst after righteousness, for He says" Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied". Matt. 5:6. There is an ever present urgency, right now, for true repentance to prevail and be expressed from His people. There is this ever present urgency of urgencies, right now, for our days in this world are coming to a close. This ever present urgency for true repentance from His people is a must to receive of His fervency that His people will live with a zeal to forge His passion and love in the pursuit of His cause. "But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. And it was for this He called you through our gospel that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14. Again, through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth, God's activity (the Holy Spirit's work of regeneration) and man's RESPONSIBILITY (faith) are equally necessary in salvation. All believers are called to live a life in honor to God, in accordance with His principles and statutes in truth, likened unto Christ, through the Spirit. Through His called believers, God desires to put His glory into this world. "I have given them thy word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I do not ask Thee to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of this world. Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth. As thou didst send me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves may be sanctified in truth. I do not ask in behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me. And the glory which Thou hast given Me I have given them; that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, that the world may know that Thou didst send me, and didst love them, even as Thou didst love Me." John 17: 14-23. The seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of John is called the great high-priestly prayer of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is essentially an intercession to God for those who will form the church. He prayed for believers (1) Protection (2) Sanctification (that all believers be set apart for God and His Holy purposes and that they would be filled with Gods truth) (3) The ultimate unity of believers and (4) the ultimate glorification of believers. Here, we find a convicting power of truth manifesting an urgency for repentance. An urgency that the body of believers (the church) be protected by God, that they may be set apart with a fervent zeal to forge God's passion and love in pursuit of God's cause and Holy purposes filled with His complete truth. We find that God's purpose is an ultimate unified body of believers that produces an ultimate glorification of believers and God. Additionally, it has been shown us that there are two parts to this equation; God's part through the giving of the Holy Spirit and mans' responsibility, which is receiving of the Holy Spirit through faith and living a life through the Spirit. "I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, being diligent to preserve THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT in the bond of peace." Ephesians 4:1-3. "As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the TRUTH in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love." Ephesians 4:14-16. Unfortunately, this is not taking place in the church. The whole body is to be held together by that which every joint supplies. Each member (believer) of the body is a joint. Each joint has a part to function in the body. This function of the joint, works according to the proper working of the spirit, in each believer, which supplies the power that causes the growth for the building of itself (the church ) in love. We, the church, each believer, are to live and walk in the spirit. We are to live a supernatural life in the Spirit. So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh- for if you are living according to the flesh , you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Romans 8:12-14. For this reason, I bow my knees before the father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:14-21. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built upon the foundation of the the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together is growing into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit. Ephesians 1:19-22. There you have it, the call has gone forth and the criteria has been laid out. We are in the end of the end days. We have a cry from God that proclaims to the church, an Urgency, Fervency and Glorification. God has done His part! Has man accepted his Responsibility? Is the complete body of believers operating in the UNITY OF THE SPIRIT? The answer is no. There is deception with a watered down word actively operating in many churches. The truth may be spoken in part, but, the believers are not true to God's word. Do believers trust and obey God's word? With the world in the church, as the world goes in the church, so goes the worldly church. When Jesus returns for his bride, He will find it actively operating with Urgency, Fervency and Glorification. If that is true, and it has been described above, what do you call the church that is not operating towards glorification. Yes, indeed, the call has gone out and there is still time, but the shortness of time makes the response time very Urgent. God is pouring out His spirit for true revival. Not a make believe revival full of hype, but real honest life changing revival through a true repentance of sins and actions. Truly changed and revived lives that have humbled themselves before the Lord having received a fervent zeal, and are forging ahead in God's passion and love in pursuit of God's cause. A life changing lifestyle with its only goal to bring Glorification to God through the Unity of the Spirit. Leaders; if you find yourselves in agreement with what is being said, and have not been able to make headway in this battle of Gods Truth, feel free to contact People of Faith With Purpose Ministries. We are called to bring unity of the spirit back into the churches. People of Faith is not a counseling ministry but an anointed Apostolic ministry that speaks the truth in love. If you have a vision and seek the drawing together of your people, that they may hunger and thirst after righteousness, for His names sake, through the unity of the Spirit, contact this ministry E-mail: truth@faithfulandtrue.org This Apostleship has been called to rebuild His people and bring the church to order. God's word : "Proclaim My Word, My Truth and My Justice. The churches are in disarray and headed for ruin. You will build existing bodies whereby from them will come plantings. You will enter each church that I open for you. I will give you specific encouragement to announce to specific bodies and My word will not return to me empty. You will not enter and speak negatives, but, I will provide you with positives. For there is never a negative so negative that I can not make a positive. Be aware and for sure, you will encounter many a negative, yet, I AM with you. Are you a pastor that has received a vision from God for the building of His church many years ago? Has this vision never materialized for whatever reason, yet, you desire that your people would become one with God with a hunger and thirst for his righteousness? Contact People of Faith With Purpose Ministries by e-mailing: faithful@faithfulandtrue.org Have you been called of God to proclaim His Word, His Truth and His Justice into a rapidly decaying body, and found that they do not want to be confronted? Contact People of Faith With Purpose Ministries by e-mailing: faithful@faithfulandtrue.org Have you stopped going to church because you weren't receiving the meat that you needed? Contact truth@faithfulandtrue.org We are compiling a listings of those hungering after the fullness of God, that you may find and share fellowship with those of like heart, mind and spirit. Proceed to Apostolic Covenant. To join in unity with other People of Faith With Purpose click here. God
Is Calling His Church To Order
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