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E-Newsletter Archive
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What will it
take to pray in a city-wide revival?
What will you
give up to see it happen?
August 30, 2006
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in this issue
-- Come pray
with us at the "Rock The Light" concert
-- Revival
Leadership Application Form
-- The John 15
If/Then Statements
Dear Brethren,
I've seen lots of
folks quoting II Chronicles 7:14 as the prayer for the moment, but a
lot of people are missing important components of it! It says,
"IF my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves
AND pray and seek my face AND turn from their wicked ways, THEN will
I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
It's not enough to
pray. It's not enough to get together once a week, sit in comfy
chairs and pray for an hour. He wants to see some folks weeping and
mourning and repenting and humbling themselves! Read Joel. Read
Ezekiel 9. I think you get bonus points for sincerely repenting
publicly instead of from behind the church walls.
People are dying
and the darkness is closing in and it's OUR fault. We have the light
and we're not taking it to them. Or worse, they came to us for the
light and we threw them out because they had purple hair or were
divorced or didn't agree with us on every secondary doctrinal point.
It just seems like the polite thing would be to go out to the
"world" and let them know we're sorry for hurting them and
admit that we blew it.
I want revival and
restoration in Kansas City. I'll sacrifice whatever it takes to see
it. I'll pray for that alone, but it would sure be nice to find all
the other folks like that and pray all together.
Maybe that will
happen this weekend.
Doug Perry
Servant of God
Come pray with
us at the "Rock The Light" concert
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I know it's Labor
Day weekend and all, but I wanted you to know about this, just in
case the Lord leads. I've been feeling for several weeks that I
needed to be at the Rock the Light concert this weekend. The Lord has
confirmed it and so we will be having some space outside the gate in
front of Starlight Theater where people can gather and pray for the
restoration of the Body of Christ in Kansas City and anything else as
the Lord leads.
We need to gather
the warriors that have a heart for the city and are willing to repent
and weep and mourn for the sad state of things. Frankly, I'm counting
on the youth because I don't think the grown-ups are really willing
to give up what is necessary to see a move of God.
If you feel led,
please come and pray with us - or pray remotely with us. Fasting is
nice, too. We'll be outside the front gate at Starlight from 3:00pm
to 11:00pm on Friday (Sept 1) and from 10:00am to 11:00pm on Saturday
(Sept 2) - God willing and give or take the Spirit's leading. If they
allow it, maybe we'll stay all night.
Thanks for your
prayers. I think this week is important and I think it's important to
be at this event which is probably the largest gathering of diverse
Christian youth in the city. If nothing else, we need to war against
the spirits of entertainment and materialism and money that control
so many events like that.
Below is the
website with directions. You'll have to pay a couple bucks to park,
but you don't have to pay to get in since we'll be outside the gates.
The Kansas City Zoo is next door in case you want to bring the kids
or something.
Thanks! I'll let
you know how it goes after the weekend!
Rock the Light
website ...
Revival
Leadership Application Form
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REVIVAL /
RESTORATION LEADERSHIP APPLICATION FORM:
Name: ______________________________________
Jesus Preference:
(check all that apply)
___ Emergency-Only Jesus
___ Prosperity Jesus
___ Denominational Jesus
___
Fire-Insurance-Get-Out-Of-Hell-Free Jesus
___ Church Growth Jesus
___
Nonjudgemental-Everybody-Goes-To-Heaven Jesus
___
Didn’t-Come-In-The-Flesh Jesus
___
Loves-Me-But-Can’t/Won’t-Talk-To-Me Jesus
___ Master, King,
Commander, Lord Jesus
___ Other:______________________________
SCREENING QUESTIONS:
Money: (Check One)
___ I am willing
to go, so long as I know a regular paycheck is coming and I have some security.
___ I am willing
to go and live on faith, so long as I can tell people about my needs.
___ I am willing
to go and live on faith and depend on God alone and NEVER mention my
needs to anyone.
Service: (Check One)
___ I am willing
to serve those who will really appreciate what I do and won't ask me
to get too dirty.
___ I am willing
to serve even if no one notices, so long as I can feel like we're
making some progress.
___ I am willing
to serve those who will beat me and spit on me, and I won't stop even
if it never pays off.
Prayer: (Check One)
___ I often stand
in front and make long flowery prayers to impress people.
___ I frequently
intercede for others and spend lots of hours alone in prayer.
___ I pray without
ceasing and offer to stand in the gap and take on me anything
necessary to free another.
Sacrifice: (Check One)
___ I am willing
to strain my tea and religiously give 10% of all my spices and other
garden produce.
___ I am willing
to give all that I have, but I'd like to make payments and spread it
out over time.
___ I am willing
to die to self – all at once right now or in big chunks every
day regardless of the pain.
Humility: (Check One)
___ I prefer the
seats of honor at the front and try to make sure everyone knows where
I belong.
___ Mine is the
Kingdom ___ Mine is the Power ___ Mine is the Glory
___ Thine is the
Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever. I'll take the crumbs
from under the table.
Urgency: (Check One)
___ I will go when
I'm sure that I'm fully prepared and know all that I need to know to
be effective.
___ I will go
right now, but I refuse to go over 20 miles per hour so as not to get
hurt too bad in an accident.
___ I already left
and I'm going 200 miles per hour and I don't care what happens, I'm
not slowing down.
Determination:
(Check One)
___ I will
persevere until someone raises an eyebrow or threatens to leave my church.
___ I will
persevere until it starts costing me things I really love.
___ I will
persevere until someone kills me.
____________________________________________
Please consider me
for this position. I’m willing to go anywhere, do anything,
endure anything, give anything, unlearn anything, pray without
ceasing, be instant in season and out of season, know the Word of God
and obey His commands and learn to hear His voice. I know I can’t
get there on my own and I’m sorry I ever tried. I will let Him
direct ALL my paths from now on and I won’t lean on my own
understanding anymore. I will happily receive everything that I’m
going to need to be fully equipped for His purposes. I promise to
never make it about me. I'm ready to start anytime.
Signed: __________________________________
Read
the Full Article ...
The John 15
If/Then Statements
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SUMMARY (Read the
whole article at the link below)
Below is a list of
the If/Then's in this amazing chapter. These are straight from the
mouth of Jesus. These are conditional statements and promises. It is
a recipe for success and fruit bearing and a road map to know what to
expect. The thing you need to see is the equational nature of these.
They aren't just On/Off switches, they are Dials. It should be
obvious that some people bear more fruit than others? Why? Because
they did these to a greater degree, they poured out more of
themselves, they dialed it up higher. They've learned how to let
Jesus flow through them without getting in the way. They have a
bigger cup of Jesus. However you want to think about it. It's all
math, just plug in the quantities.
IF you remain in
ME, THEN I will remain in you.
IF you remain in
20%, THEN I will remain in you 20%.
IF you remain in
me ALL, THEN I will remain in you ALL.
IF a man remains
in Me AND I in him, THEN he will bear much fruit.
IF you are cut off
from Me, THEN you can do nothing.
IF you stop
receiving from Me, THEN you WILL stop growing.
IF you turn the
valve down to 50% of capacity, THEN you will grow 50% of capacity.
IF you try to grow
on your own power, THEN nothing that looks like MY fruit will result.
IF you stop
dwelling in Me, THEN you will be cut off, hauled off and burned in
the fire.
IF you shut the
valve all the way off and walk away, THEN you are in big trouble.
IF you abide in Me
AND My words in you AND they continue to live in your heart (active
and operating, not passive), THEN ask whatever you like and I'll do
it for you.
IF you do this
stuff a little bit, THEN you can ask for help with your headache.
IF you do this
stuff all the way, THEN you can ask to raise the dead.
IF you keep My
commandments, THEN you will abide in My love and live on.
If you keep some
of my commandments, THEN you are abiding SOME.
IF you want to be
My friends, THEN keep constantly doing what I command you to do.
IF you don't want
to be my friends, THEN just do some of them sometimes.
IF the world hates
you, THEN be comforted in knowing that it hated me first.
IF the world hates
you once in a while, THEN you're probably like me a little bit.
IF the world boils
you in oil and kills you, THEN you're probably like me all the time.
IF you belonged to
the world, THEN the world would love you as is own.
IF the world loves
you 40%, THEN there's probably 40% of you that's not obeying Me.
IF the world can't
tell you apart from it's own people, THEN you're probably not much
like Me.
IF you are no
longer of the world because I have chosen you, THEN the world hates you.
IF I chose you AND
you choose to let me, THEN I will make you someone the world despises.
IF they persecuted
Me, THEN they will also persecute you (assuming you're like me).
IF they obeyed Me,
THEN they will also obey you.
IF the vast
majority ignored me, THEN don't expect any different.
IF I hadn't
explained sin to them, THEN they would not be guilty.
IF you understand
the equational nature of this chapter, THEN you need to give ALL.
IF you abide and
obey 50%, THEN the other 50% is sin and you are guilty.
IF you hate me,
THEN you hate My Father as well.
IF the world hates
me and won't receive from me, THEN they won't receive from the Father either.
IF you abide in me
70%, THEN you hate me 30% - and the Father too.
IF I had not done
miracles, THEN they would have an excuse to disobey – but they
do anyway – and by it show their hatred of Me and the Father.
IF you have EVER
seen Me work, ever heal or transform or redeem, THEN you have no
excuse – and any disobedience is hatred toward Me and the Father.
Read
the whole John 15 analysis here ...
Fellowship Of The
Martyrs, Parkville, MO 64152
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email: fotm@fellowshipofthemartyrs.com
web: http://www.FellowshipOfTheMartyrs.com
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