Taking the Prophetic to the Streets: A Church without Walls
by Jill Austin
Isaiah 61:1-2 - The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God.
I like to think of Isaiah 61 as the basic job description of all believers. This is Christianity 101 - normal Christianity! God wants the glory of the Lord to start to move in you and through you! How many of you would like to have hospitals close down in your region because of the signs, wonders, and miracles exploding in your church and everyday life?
I believe that God is saying in this hour that passing out tracts is too limited and impersonal. Perhaps your sphere of evangelism is being part of a weekly team that hits the streets of an impoverished section of town, armed and ready with tracts. Maybe you mechanically pass out the Four Spiritual Laws to a common passerby with a simple, “Jesus loves you.” Beloved, this is good but it is only the beginning! God wants more for you! God desires all men to be saved and wants to use you!
He wants you to be a living tract. He wants to use your mouths to speak His words; your hands to stretch forth in signs and wonders; your feet to be carriers of the Good News. Just as Jesus ministered to each person in the Gospels in a unique way, God wants us to learn to hear His heart for each individual and deliver the Gospel in a tailor-made package for them.
For one person, it might be buying them a cup of coffee, another might receive a word of knowledge or prophecy, or God might want you to heal someone in the grocery store. Whatever He says to do, we need to do it!
Jesus Christ had the keys to open up the gates of hell and set the captives free. Now that He has redeemed us, He has put keys in our hands. We can touch the broken-hearted by unlocking secret doors of past history and family secrets to set them free.
God wants to explode out from the box that we call church! He wants to catapult you into the market place as His hands, His heart, and His feet. If you are waiting for someone else to do it, God says “Guess what? You’re it!”
Congratulations! You are His hand-picked brigade of fishermen! He wants to give you fishing nets. He has been healing the holes in your nets so that you can cast them into the dark seas of humanity. The Shekinah glory will spread as it hits the water, and the fish will be drawn to it. When He is lifted up, all men draw near. Now is the hour to go fishing!
Prayer: God release your Spirit. Teach us not only how to know your message, but how to be your message. Break our hearts for the lost. Teach us to cast our nets and use every opportunity to reel in the fish. Father, help us not to hoard Your goodness, but to proclaim that this is the Year of the Lord to all who want to hear the Good News!
Assignments: [Including all expenses]
- June Crusades in Africa - Heidi Baker, Dr. Kingsley Fletcher and Ana Mendez: About $4000
- Open Heavens in New Zealand: About $3000
- Prayer Journey in Israel: About $1000
Equipment needed for the ministry:
- Digital Camera: $1500
- Video Camera: $2500
- CD Duplicator Equipment: $1260
- Color Printer for Labels: $2500
- Total to Make New Digital CDs: $3000
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