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We exist to help bring the reality of Jesus Christ to the City of Sarnia Small groups come in all flavors and sizes. It is where two or more are gathered in His Name. And we are finding that they have to be flexible, fluid, ever expanding and changing. What we had last year, is not the manna of this year. That is why some of you are stuck and trying to decide what to do this year, because by the end of last year it was getting dry. God was just drying up the brook to introduce you to something else. So our prayer is "God what's up for this year?" We want to promote a relevant affirmation of our experience of Jesus and His resurrection, and we want to discover how we can show a practical means of expressing God's values in our society. So Small groups are off to a good start. Here is a prophetic word that God gave Bill Yount about small groups: "I sense things are coming to a head in many churches, for I see something like a large birth taking place. I am not sure what it is. But this is what hell was afraid of that might happen. In the Spirit I see little seeds being dispersed outside of these churches. These seeds appear to be rather small and innocent but are very deadly to the devil's kingdom. I sense it is seed planting time. A time to give birth and a time to plant. These seeds of life going out from inside your church are what is making hell tremble. The Devil never fought you because of where you are...he has fought you all the way because of where you are going!! I see you and these seeds going into nations and planting churches that will shake the world. Many seeds are beginning to be blown into the streets and market places. I see people and children, like seeds, being picked up from the inside of your church by God's hand and sent out, being scattered across the face of the earth for the last great harvest! There is a ministry that scatters and yet increases! Yes, this is "the" day the enemy dreaded and feared that would come. But this day is here! And so are you and your church. And you have survived, for you have been brought into the Kingdom for such a time as this! The enemy is not too concerned about what goes on inside of churches. What really causes the enemy to tremble is what we might take outside those church doors when we leave, going into the world. I sense many churches are experiencing great discomfort, but it is really labor pains of contractions because of the large pregnancy of their destiny that is about to come forth. We were born to reproduce! I sense the trouble that the enemy has come against you with has only broken up and fertilized the ground beneath you, the ground in your sanctuary and the ground in your parking lots. I sense your ground is so fertile that this season you are in will bring forth even some surprise babies (babies that are not planned) out of your congregation. Wombs will be opened in the natural to confirm that God is opening your spiritual womb of your church to send forth seeds of life! Some people may get a laugh out of this, but remember...Sarah laughed!! I sense this scripture that has been on my heart is for many churches this hour. "Let's empty the barn...and get the seed out and leave the barn doors open!" God brings us out of the world and then takes the world out of us, and then sends us back into the world!" Good Word by Bill and I think right on. It's seed planting time. I read once, can't remember where or by who, but the gist of what they were saying was that the struggle we have in modern settings is to find a place of real connection and significant contribution. We are really looking for a safe place to call home and for healing, and we know it will only come when we find real love and acceptance and that it is not enough to know about God's love, we must experience it through human hands and hearts. I am also finding that being in a community of faith requires us to be intentional about it. In other words turning off the TV and coming into relationship takes courage. Sometimes I have to say "Body Move". How many know what I am talking about?
I am also getting a deeper revelation of where the commanded blessing from the Lord is and I want His blessing in my life. Read Psalm 133
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