2013年8月25日 星期日
使徒行傳教會 轉化香港藝術文化
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有人說，在香港的七座山之中，轉化最為明顯的是藝術文化的山頭，台前幕後都有許多人信主，並熱心為主作見證。今年9月6日，一群從事藝術文化工作的弟兄姊妹組織使徒行傳教會，委身文化轉化與神國復興的異象。
圖文◎記者 赤紙
使徒行傳教會（Acts Church）主要由高皓正（Zac）及何基佑（Kay）發起，雖然他們都是藝人，但參加者來自更廣泛的藝術文化圈子，包括從事音樂、文字、舞蹈、繪畫等藝術行業的，他們通常因工作時間不穩定，甚少能夠穩定參加教會的固定崇拜，使徒行傳教會的出現是要築起一個新平台，為神得著這群藝術家、文化人。
職場宣教大軍
職場宣教的風近年愈吹愈烈，很多弟兄姊妹不再單為升職加薪奮鬥，更渴望為主在職場贏得靈魂，願付代價作鹽作光，好叫耶穌在職場被高舉，從而轉化職場以至整個社會。使徒行傳教會與職場宣教的概念相似，都是帶領一群藝術文化人認識耶穌，一起學習彼此相愛，祝福他們的屬靈生命健康成長，甚至起來成為行業裡的宣教大軍，出去為主奪回靈魂。
使徒行傳教會雖稱為教會，但是這個群體的著眼點在於「教會聚集聖徒」的真義，過於名義上的稱呼，所以，他們每兩星期一次的聚會不是稱為崇拜，而是「A-Gathering」，意指一群聖靈充滿的信徒（apostle）為耶穌的緣故聚集（gather）。領袖們現階段不願強調聚會人數多寡，記者連番追問下才得知首次聚集已近乎滿座，估計會場最多可容納約200人。
每次聚會都有敬拜、祈禱、訊息和見證分享、報告等等，模式都是大家熟悉的，較為明顯的特色是彈性較大，例如定於星期二晚聚會，又歡迎以不同方式如畫畫、跳舞、饒舌（rap）等敬拜主和表達信仰，也開放給弟兄姊妹參與服事及分享訊息，但必先經由牧者領袖辨別察驗。
高皓正指，他們的角色是補足香港教會的需要，香港現時大概有30萬人到教會聚會，但他估計，決志信主但沒有參加教會的多達70萬人，成因眾多，如生活勞累繁忙、工作時間不配合、照顧家庭責任、閑懶等等，但這不等於這70萬人不愛主、不想認識神。目前全港有1,200間教會在假日為整個城市提供足夠的崇拜聚會，那些流失在教會外的人才是他們的目標，「我們相信他們都有潛質成為神國的領袖，更是一人追趕千人的那種勇士。」
他們亦有一個異象：與眾教會合力興起香港10萬名神國領袖大軍。高皓正指，以香港1,200間教會的力量，要帶領10萬人決志信主不難，甚至是輕而易舉的事，大概兩三年便辦得到，但要興起10萬名火熱愛主又有作戰能力的領袖，便需要加把勁。
實踐天國文化
使徒行傳教會的名稱有「行傳」（Acts）二字，取其走進世界改變文化之意。這個群體渴切將天國文化帶到地上，無論弟兄姊妹去到哪裡，都要帶著神的同在。「教會是為了神的國度，而不是為了教會本身。」高皓正認為，在末後，地上的文化要轉化，神的國度要降在世上任何地方，全世界都將要發現到，信耶穌才是最好的選擇。
他們認為天國文化是強調弟兄姊妹成為大使命吩咐要「去」的人，使萬民作門徒，奉父子聖靈的名給人施洗，遵守耶穌的教訓及教訓他人遵守，這樣便會常與耶穌同在。這個群體有很多人不滿足於一星期兩小時的崇拜聚會，期待每時每刻都活在神的同在裡。
要實現天國文化，他們強調以家庭作單位，與肉身的家人保持良好緊密的關係，因為神給人的呼召不是個人的，神也呼召「你和你的一家」都要得救。此外，要與屬靈的家人同行，叫所有弟兄姊妹、教會以至列國的教會要成為一個靈宮，教會要成為一個新婦，在末後等候新郎耶穌的迎娶。「當人按照家庭的模式彼此連繫，便能從關係中經歷愛，生發一份強大的力量去勝過罪。」
「我們希望放下判斷，先以愛接納人。」高皓正分享一件真人真事，曾有一名知名歌手有意製作福音歌專輯，但因有吸煙習慣而被監製潑冷水，這歌手之後離開了神。監製事後很後悔，若當時自己懂得擁抱對方，可能對方如今已為主放下煙癮，火熱愛主、服事主。因此，使徒行傳教會很想帶出一個新平台，不先去批判人的行為過錯，而是讓人先接受神的救恩，這便會因著經歷耶穌的愛以及聖靈的感動，甘心樂意向主悔改，甚至願為神放棄世界的事，全心追求祂，瘋狂愛祂。高皓正和何基佑均表示，他們從前都是如此被神尋回的，在教會即神的家裡，如藝人之家等群體，因著牧者與弟兄姊妹的愛，他們經歷到生命上的軟弱被完全接納，叫他們的生命完全轉變。
團契、牧養與裝備
一群弟兄姊妹起來服侍，隊工的合作與成長都極為重要。核心領袖過去已同行了好一段時間，關係緊密良好，可如何進一步增進關係呢？高皓正指，除了彼此認罪，彼此相愛，便別無他法，並由領袖先做起，願意先放下面子及被破碎。他與何基佑笑指，他們當中有一個「任插文化」，為了別人的長進，常常不客氣的互相提醒，以愛心說誠實話，如有嫌隙便立即溝通澄清。他們不擔心「因了解而分開」，因早已認定要擁抱對方到底。
雖然這個群體不拘泥於教會的名分，但是他們的聚集也重視教會的本義，因此要應付許多具體執行問題：牧養架構如何？如何確保信仰純正，等等。核心領袖全為信徒領袖，為確保所傳的道合乎純正，他們已邀請委身國度服事的馬健明牧師作遮蓋。。目前，由作為遮蓋的牧師、核心領袖團隊到屬靈生命較幼嫩的小羊，大概只有三代，因此，目前牧養關顧的問題不大。
裝備信徒方面，教會善用城中教會現有資源，按弟兄姊妹的需要推介課程，幫助他們屬靈生命的建造工程。他們也期待教會網絡的出現，那時便不會再有強教會、弱教會之分，而是所有教會機構合成一個網絡，互相補足，各展所長，讓所有教會的服侍果效更強。然而，高皓正和何基佑二人都坦白承認，下一步策略如要怎樣建立牧養系統、門訓系統等未有太多頭緒，仍需領袖們一起祈禱求問。
不歡迎轉會加入
縱使使徒行傳教會沒有特定形式架構，不過他們已經有一個很清晰的參與規則：不歡迎弟兄姊妹貿然轉會加入。因為他們的成立，由始至終都是為興起一個新平台，祝福未有教會生活的弟兄姊妹，並為已有教會生活的肢體打氣，祝福他們出去，成為職場及所屬堂會的祝福。
有人說，在香港的七座山之中，轉化最為明顯的是藝術文化的山頭，台前幕後都有許多人信主，並熱心為主作見證。今年9月6日，一群從事藝術文化工作的弟兄姊妹組織使徒行傳教會，委身文化轉化與神國復興的異象。
圖文◎記者 赤紙
使徒行傳教會（Acts Church）主要由高皓正（Zac）及何基佑（Kay）發起，雖然他們都是藝人，但參加者來自更廣泛的藝術文化圈子，包括從事音樂、文字、舞蹈、繪畫等藝術行業的，他們通常因工作時間不穩定，甚少能夠穩定參加教會的固定崇拜，使徒行傳教會的出現是要築起一個新平台，為神得著這群藝術家、文化人。
職場宣教大軍
職場宣教的風近年愈吹愈烈，很多弟兄姊妹不再單為升職加薪奮鬥，更渴望為主在職場贏得靈魂，願付代價作鹽作光，好叫耶穌在職場被高舉，從而轉化職場以至整個社會。使徒行傳教會與職場宣教的概念相似，都是帶領一群藝術文化人認識耶穌，一起學習彼此相愛，祝福他們的屬靈生命健康成長，甚至起來成為行業裡的宣教大軍，出去為主奪回靈魂。
使徒行傳教會雖稱為教會，但是這個群體的著眼點在於「教會聚集聖徒」的真義，過於名義上的稱呼，所以，他們每兩星期一次的聚會不是稱為崇拜，而是「A-Gathering」，意指一群聖靈充滿的信徒（apostle）為耶穌的緣故聚集（gather）。領袖們現階段不願強調聚會人數多寡，記者連番追問下才得知首次聚集已近乎滿座，估計會場最多可容納約200人。
每次聚會都有敬拜、祈禱、訊息和見證分享、報告等等，模式都是大家熟悉的，較為明顯的特色是彈性較大，例如定於星期二晚聚會，又歡迎以不同方式如畫畫、跳舞、饒舌（rap）等敬拜主和表達信仰，也開放給弟兄姊妹參與服事及分享訊息，但必先經由牧者領袖辨別察驗。
高皓正指，他們的角色是補足香港教會的需要，香港現時大概有30萬人到教會聚會，但他估計，決志信主但沒有參加教會的多達70萬人，成因眾多，如生活勞累繁忙、工作時間不配合、照顧家庭責任、閑懶等等，但這不等於這70萬人不愛主、不想認識神。目前全港有1,200間教會在假日為整個城市提供足夠的崇拜聚會，那些流失在教會外的人才是他們的目標，「我們相信他們都有潛質成為神國的領袖，更是一人追趕千人的那種勇士。」
他們亦有一個異象：與眾教會合力興起香港10萬名神國領袖大軍。高皓正指，以香港1,200間教會的力量，要帶領10萬人決志信主不難，甚至是輕而易舉的事，大概兩三年便辦得到，但要興起10萬名火熱愛主又有作戰能力的領袖，便需要加把勁。
實踐天國文化
使徒行傳教會的名稱有「行傳」（Acts）二字，取其走進世界改變文化之意。這個群體渴切將天國文化帶到地上，無論弟兄姊妹去到哪裡，都要帶著神的同在。「教會是為了神的國度，而不是為了教會本身。」高皓正認為，在末後，地上的文化要轉化，神的國度要降在世上任何地方，全世界都將要發現到，信耶穌才是最好的選擇。
他們認為天國文化是強調弟兄姊妹成為大使命吩咐要「去」的人，使萬民作門徒，奉父子聖靈的名給人施洗，遵守耶穌的教訓及教訓他人遵守，這樣便會常與耶穌同在。這個群體有很多人不滿足於一星期兩小時的崇拜聚會，期待每時每刻都活在神的同在裡。
要實現天國文化，他們強調以家庭作單位，與肉身的家人保持良好緊密的關係，因為神給人的呼召不是個人的，神也呼召「你和你的一家」都要得救。此外，要與屬靈的家人同行，叫所有弟兄姊妹、教會以至列國的教會要成為一個靈宮，教會要成為一個新婦，在末後等候新郎耶穌的迎娶。「當人按照家庭的模式彼此連繫，便能從關係中經歷愛，生發一份強大的力量去勝過罪。」
「我們希望放下判斷，先以愛接納人。」高皓正分享一件真人真事，曾有一名知名歌手有意製作福音歌專輯，但因有吸煙習慣而被監製潑冷水，這歌手之後離開了神。監製事後很後悔，若當時自己懂得擁抱對方，可能對方如今已為主放下煙癮，火熱愛主、服事主。因此，使徒行傳教會很想帶出一個新平台，不先去批判人的行為過錯，而是讓人先接受神的救恩，這便會因著經歷耶穌的愛以及聖靈的感動，甘心樂意向主悔改，甚至願為神放棄世界的事，全心追求祂，瘋狂愛祂。高皓正和何基佑均表示，他們從前都是如此被神尋回的，在教會即神的家裡，如藝人之家等群體，因著牧者與弟兄姊妹的愛，他們經歷到生命上的軟弱被完全接納，叫他們的生命完全轉變。
團契、牧養與裝備
一群弟兄姊妹起來服侍，隊工的合作與成長都極為重要。核心領袖過去已同行了好一段時間，關係緊密良好，可如何進一步增進關係呢？高皓正指，除了彼此認罪，彼此相愛，便別無他法，並由領袖先做起，願意先放下面子及被破碎。他與何基佑笑指，他們當中有一個「任插文化」，為了別人的長進，常常不客氣的互相提醒，以愛心說誠實話，如有嫌隙便立即溝通澄清。他們不擔心「因了解而分開」，因早已認定要擁抱對方到底。
雖然這個群體不拘泥於教會的名分，但是他們的聚集也重視教會的本義，因此要應付許多具體執行問題：牧養架構如何？如何確保信仰純正，等等。核心領袖全為信徒領袖，為確保所傳的道合乎純正，他們已邀請委身國度服事的馬健明牧師作遮蓋。。目前，由作為遮蓋的牧師、核心領袖團隊到屬靈生命較幼嫩的小羊，大概只有三代，因此，目前牧養關顧的問題不大。
裝備信徒方面，教會善用城中教會現有資源，按弟兄姊妹的需要推介課程，幫助他們屬靈生命的建造工程。他們也期待教會網絡的出現，那時便不會再有強教會、弱教會之分，而是所有教會機構合成一個網絡，互相補足，各展所長，讓所有教會的服侍果效更強。然而，高皓正和何基佑二人都坦白承認，下一步策略如要怎樣建立牧養系統、門訓系統等未有太多頭緒，仍需領袖們一起祈禱求問。
不歡迎轉會加入
縱使使徒行傳教會沒有特定形式架構，不過他們已經有一個很清晰的參與規則：不歡迎弟兄姊妹貿然轉會加入。因為他們的成立，由始至終都是為興起一個新平台，祝福未有教會生活的弟兄姊妹，並為已有教會生活的肢體打氣，祝福他們出去，成為職場及所屬堂會的祝福。
「七座山」要為主興起發光
要戰勝比你強大的七國
http://www.hkccc.org/ministry/LLM2009年彼得‧魏格納博士（Peter Wagner）來到香港主領聚會，傳講「職場興起」的信息。他宣告香港職場的「七座山」要為主興起發光。這｢七座山｣就是主導著社會文化演變的七個社會範疇，包括有：
A：藝術/娛樂/體育（Art & Entertainment）
B：工商/經濟（Business）
C：教會/宗教（Church/Religion）
D：傳媒（Distribution/Media）
E：教育（Education）
F：家庭（Family）
G：政府（Government）
B：工商/經濟（Business）
C：教會/宗教（Church/Religion）
D：傳媒（Distribution/Media）
E：教育（Education）
F：家庭（Family）
G：政府（Government）
他說要轉化社會，必須先轉化這七座山；要轉化這七座山，基督徒必須在這七座山裡居領導地位。他鼓勵基督徒要在職場力爭上游，取得主管位置，制訂出影響社會文化的政策，發揮轉化社會的能力。
從約拿書探討城市宣教
這個世紀是個城市的世紀。自一九四五年以來，超過四億五千萬的人口移向城市。今日，兩個人就有一個住在城市，預測到公元二零二零年，將有四分之三的人住在城市，人類以驚人的速度變成｢城市族群｣。整個世界在城市化，也在國際化，因為城市是人種，文化匯合處。Roger S. Greenway 1992 年在一篇名為 Biblical Perspectives on the City 的文章中指出：｢在二十世紀的末期，城市已經變成基督教宣教的中心舞台。｣ ("At the close of the 20th century the city has become the center stage for Christian mission.") 雖然如此，仍然有不少基督徒視城市為罪惡的所在，而逃離城市。從歷史中我們看見，甚麼時候教會從城市移到市郊，甚麼時候教會的事工就從城市中沒落。因此我們需要正視城市宣教的事工。約拿書記載了先知約拿前往尼尼微大城宣教的事蹟，富有現代的意義。
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文化藝術國度復興禱告會記錄
在昨晚的禱告會中,父神給了我們一個禱告的方向,就是 “奪回”!那些失去的地土,都將被奪回,文化藝術國度裡的人.地都要被奪回,包含人心要奪回;傳播的媒介要奪回!而祂所給予的啟示和方向包含-
a. 有如尼西米帶領少數人-對的人要來重建城,同樣的神要召聚一批對的人一起來為文化藝術領域禱告,這樣的禱告要帶下真正的復興.
b. 號角聲已響起,現在我們所做的乃是先知性的行動,會有對的人被召聚來到這禱告會中.
c. 方向的舵-神的話語要充滿在文化藝術領域,文化藝術的山頭要被神的話語來指引出正確的方向.
d. 願父神賜下柔和謙卑給文化藝術者,以致於我們可以彼此連結.
e. 看見一棵樹-主是葡萄樹,我們是枝子,讓我們更多連結於樹.
2013年8月24日 星期六
2013年8月23日 星期五
Where there is no Church by John Piper
Where there is no Church by John Piper
By John Piper, 1999
THE REVELATION OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS
WHERE THERE IS NO CHURCH
And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. 15 But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God, 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found reason for boasting in things pertaining to God. 18 For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation; 21 but as it is written, "THEY WHO HAD NO NEWS OF HIM SHALL SEE, AND THEY WHO HAVE NOT HEARD SHALL UNDERSTAND." 22 For this reason I have often been prevented from coming to you; 23 but now, with no further place for me in these regions, and since I have had for many years a longing to come to you 24 whenever I go to Spain - for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while.
Five W's for the Missionaries and the "Rope-holders"
Romans 15 is probably the most missions-rich chapter of the New Testament. Dozens of points could be made about the foundation and goal and method of world evangelization. From all of these, I have selected five observations from this text for this morning's message. My aim is to build in our church - especially with all its new people - a common vision of world missions. Why is world missions so crucial in the ministry of this church? What do we mean by it? How do we go about it? What is your place in it? In all this vision building, I pray that God will use this message to awaken in hundreds of you an irresistible desire to take the gospel of Christ to some unreached people group, and in the rest of you awaken an irresistible desire to be utterly committed rope-holders for those who go, as William Carey called Andrew Fuller, who stayed behind when Carey went to India for a lifetime and never came back.
So here are my five observations that build the vision of world missions at Bethlehem. They all have a key word that starts with "W" to help you remember them, as you quiz each other over lunch today.
1. The WORD of God Is the Foundation of World Missions
Consider Romans 15:15: "But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God." To see the force of this in relation to world missions you need to have the rest of the chapter in view. For example, look at verses 23-24: "But now, with no further place for me in these regions, and since I have had for many years a longing to come to you whenever I go to Spain - for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while." Paul had never been to Rome. But he wanted "to be helped on [his] way [to Spain] by [them]." So he writes this letter to them. That is what he is referring to in verse 15: "I have written very boldly to you on some points." Whatever else the book of Romans is, it is definitely a missionary support letter. It's the foundation of his mission to Spain.
It's as if someone wanted Bethlehem's support in a mission to a people group in India, and we had never met this person face to face. To prepare us for a visit and an interview with the Missions Committee, the missionary writes a letter. That is what we have here in Romans: it is Paul's gospel; his message; his theology; his doctrine. This is what he writes to them when he wants their help in doing world missions. When he wants their support in taking the gospel of Christ to the totally unreached land of Spain, Paul writes the letter to the Romans. This is the foundation of world missions.
Now that is tremendously important. Think on it for a moment. We have worked our way through four chapters of Romans in the past couple years. What we are seeing is that this book is rich with weighty doctrine. Paul explains and defends his doctrine of justification by faith apart from works in amazing detail and length. The book is profoundly theological before it gets practical, so that when it does get practical, the result will be profound spiritual counsel not just moralistic advice or psychological tips.
But now ask yourself this: When world missions is treated today, is this the way it is usually done? How many times do missionaries present their case by stating their doctrine of justification by faith? Or any doctrine for that matter? Or any clear, sharp, glorious vision of God?
So here is the first point. Let us be a church that builds our missionary vision on the Word of God. And by that I mean the truths about God and his way of salvation and his way of life revealed in the Bible. I mean doctrine. Not the less central ones but the really crucial, central doctrines of the Bible. When we choose and send missionaries, let us send those who can preach and teach the truth about God with an understanding of central Biblical doctrines. Paul built his life and missions on these great truths. So should we. This is why we have TBI - The Bethlehem Institute for Bible, Theology, and Missions. Bible, theology, and missions - in that order. So the first observation, based on verse 15, is: The Word of God is the foundation of world missions. Paul made doctrine the foundation for his support. We should too.
2. World Missions Is God's WORK
What I mean by this is not that he does it instead of us, but he does it through us. But he really does it. Missions is really supernatural work. It is really God's doing, God's work in and through us.
I see this in four phrases in verses 15-19. First, notice the word "grace" in verse 15, "But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God, to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles (=nations, see verse 11). God called Paul and equipped Paul and sent Paul by grace. So Paul's being a missionary is a work of God.
Second, as Paul does his missionary work of gathering the nations for God and preparing to present them like a priest to God (as verse 16 says), who is it that really fits them for God? Verse 16b: ". . . ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit." The Holy Spirit is the one who makes the Gentiles a morally acceptable offering to God - makes them holy. Paul, the missionary, does not do that, God, the Spirit, does.
Third, in verse 18 Paul says, "I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed." How do the nations come to forsake idols and sin, and become obedient to God? Answer: Jesus Christ does it through the missionary. Not without the missionary, but through the missionary. It is Christ who does the decisive work of conversion and transformation, not the missionary. The missionary's job is to be faithful and true to the Word of God and to lay his life down to show Christ to the nations. But Christ himself is the one who does the decisive work.
Fourth, in verse 19, Paul goes on to say that his ministry proceeded "in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit." So here again it is not Paul, but the Spirit that exerts the decisive power in the work of missions.
So my second observation is that missions is not mainly a human enterprise but a divine one. It is God's work based on God's Word. We speak and we do. But in and through us God's speaks and God does, or all is in vain. We rely on him. Our job is to obey and be faithful and trust him. Just as Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 3:6-7, "I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth." (See also 1 Corinthians 15:10; Colossians 1:29.)
3. The Aim of World Missions Is the WORSHIP of God
The reason the universe exists is that creatures might have the joy of worshipping God. Therefore, missions exists where worship doesn't. Missionaries are seeking to awaken worship for the true and living God through his Son Jesus Christ. Where in the text do I see this?
Consider how Paul describes his missionary service in verse 16. He says it is like a priest preparing an offering for God. Grace "was given me from God, to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit." So the aim of missions is to be like priests of God who prepare an offering acceptable to God among the peoples of the world. What does that mean? How are the Gentiles an offering to God?
Romans 12:1 explains, "Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." The Gentiles are an acceptable offering to God when their lives are an act of worship to God.
But we don't have to leave this chapter to see that. Back up with me to verse 9. Here Paul says that the aim of Christ's coming into the world (as the model foreign missionary) was "for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy." That is the aim of missions - that the nations would glorify God for his mercy. That is worship - showing God to be glorious in his mercy, by trusting in it and cherishing it above all things. Then Paul supports this claim with a string of Old Testament quotations in verses 9b-11, "As it is written, 'Therefore I will give praise to You among the gentiles, and I will sing to Your name.' Again he says, 'Rejoice, O gentiles, with his people.' And again, 'Praise the Lord all you gentiles, and let all the peoples praise Him.'"
So you can see how Paul thought about his mission. It was a fulfillment of Old Testament expectations that the Gentiles - the nations - would praise the Lord by rejoicing in him above all other joys. That is the goal of missions: the worship of God - or as we like to say: "the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples."
4. The WAY to Do World Missions Is to Go to Unreached Peoples
One of the children asked me last year, "Is "peoples" a word?" There it is in our mission statement: "for the joy of all peoples." Yes, it is a word. Look at verse 11 again: "And again, 'Praise the Lord all you gentiles, and let all the peoples praise Him.'" The Maninka are a people. The Kazaks are a people. The Uzbeks are a people. The Somali are a people. The Fula and Wolof and Hausa and Kabyle and Farsi and Tajik and Turk are peoples. There are thousands of peoples in the world with significant distinctions in culture and language that have to be crossed if they are to be reached with the gospel.
Now this fourth point is that the way to do world missions is not to settle down with the peoples that already have churches (even if they are across the ocean), but to keep going to the unreached peoples until all the peoples are reached and have their own Christ-worshipping churches.
Paul makes this point in a stunning way in verses 19-23. He says that he has fulfilled the gospel from Jerusalem to Illyricum (from Israel up through Asia Minor and Greece to northern Italy) and has no more room for work in this region. Look at verse 19b: "So that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation. . . . But now, with no further place for me in these regions. . ." he is now heading for Spain.
Notice three things in these verses: 1) Paul says he has fully preached (literally: "fulfilled") the gospel from Jerusalem to Illyricum; 2) he aims not to build on anyone else's work, but to be a pioneer and go where Christ is not named; 3) therefore he has no room here. How could he say the gospel is fulfilled in a region where there are tens of thousands of unconverted people? Answer: The task of frontier missions was done, not the task of evangelism. What this all means for us is that there must always be missionaries like Paul if we are going to finish the Great Commission, which is not just to reach more and more people, but more and more peoples - people groups - until they all have churches and can evangelize their own people. We call this frontier missions. This must always be a high priority for our missions vision at Bethlehem. Other kinds of missionary work are good, but this kind is utterly essential, because the cause of world evangelization will not be completed without it.
Reaching unreached peoples, not just unreached people, is the key to finishing the Great Commission. What a difference an "s" can make!
5. God Calls Some to Be WARDENS of the Mission, Who Watch Over It from Home
"Wardens" is my "W" word for "senders." Consider verse 24. Paul says he aims to go to Spain, which is wholly unreached as far as we know, "for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while."
This is important because of what he does not say and what he does say. He does not say: "Everyone in Rome who is obedient to the Great Commission will go with me to Spain, or will go to some other unreached place or people group." What he does say is: "My hope is that you will refresh me and then help me in my mission to Spain." In other words, he calls the church in Rome to be senders, wardens of the mission. He wants them to be partners in his mission, supporters.
So we like to say that you have three possibilities in world missions. You can be a goer, a sender, or disobedient. The Bible does not assume that everyone goes. But it does assume that the ones who do not go care about goers and support goers and pray for goers and hold the rope of the goers. Paul was linked with many churches and they sent support to him over and over again. So it should be with Bethlehem and all our missionaries.
Summary
- The Word of God is the foundation of world missions. We want to send missionaries who can explain to people who God is and how he works and what the path to heaven looks like.
- World missions is God's work. We teach and preach and love, but God gives repentance and sanctification.
- The aim of world missions is the worship of God. "Praise the Lord all you gentiles, let all the peoples praise him" (Romans 15:11).
- The way to do world missions is to go to unreached peoples. Evangelism among a reached people is not frontier missions. Taking the gospel to peoples where the name of Christ is not named is frontier missions.
- God calls some to be wardens of the mission, who watch over it from home. You can be a goer, a sender, or disobedient.
What is your aspiration? God wants you to have one - a holy ambition, a passion for the meaning of your life. He wants to ignite it in you through his Word. That is what we see in verses 20-21. Paul had a holy ambition: "I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation." What sustained this sense of calling and ambition? The Word of God. In the next verse (22) Paul quotes Isaiah 52:15, "As it is written, 'They who had no news of Him shall see, and they who have not heard shall understand.'"
What Is Prophetic Art?
Artists are the life-givers in culture. We are a pivotal intersection point where the Kingdom of Heaven meets culture. It is there that we have the unique opportunity, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to translate the Kingdom of Heaven into a language that bypasses words and goes directly into the human spirit. When we collaborate with the Holy Spirit in this dance of Kingdom creativity, His power, His Life and His Light merge with our faith, creative thoughts, imaginations, desires and skill into art that carries the literal presence and power of God. It is in this context that our art, no matter the creative medium becomes prophetic.
To better understand the Biblical foundation for prophetic art and its power to release the Kingdom of God, let me introduce a couple of applicable scriptures:
- Revelation 19:10 “The testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”
- I Corinthians 14:3 “But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort.”
Additionally, prophecy has been defined as “revealing by divine inspiration, to reveal the will or message of God, to illuminate or bring revelation to a situation.” Paul teaches that prophecy is one of the central spiritual gifts that we should all ‘earnestly desire’ (I Corinthians 14:1) and should be used to bring strength, encouragement and comfort to those we interact with in life.
Preparing a Table
Every time you create a piece of art, you get the unique opportunity to allow the Father to flow through you by the Holy Spirit to touch the life of the one who is interacting with your work. This process releases the testimony of Jesus through your art – who Jesus is, what he’s done, His presence, Glory, power, grace, mercy and healing – it literally releases the Spirit of Prophecy or the Breath (Wind) of God imparting life to the one interacting with your creative expression. Because the Holy Spirit can work through anything at anytime with any person, your artwork becomes the place where Heaven meets earth – a table of sorts – where the Father waits to interact with people that interact with your art. It’s there that a divine conversation often begins.
Every time you create a piece of art, you get the unique opportunity to allow the Father to flow through you by the Holy Spirit to touch the life of the one who is interacting with your work. This process releases the testimony of Jesus through your art – who Jesus is, what he’s done, His presence, Glory, power, grace, mercy and healing – it literally releases the Spirit of Prophecy or the Breath (Wind) of God imparting life to the one interacting with your creative expression. Because the Holy Spirit can work through anything at anytime with any person, your artwork becomes the place where Heaven meets earth – a table of sorts – where the Father waits to interact with people that interact with your art. It’s there that a divine conversation often begins.
Tables have been used throughout history as a metaphorical invitation to engage with God in both a communal and individual way. Biblically, we see the Golden Table and Table of Shewbread in the Temple and Tabernacle, representing the Presence of God and the Bread of Life, Jesus to the people. As ones who are called to release the Kingdom of God through our creative expression – objects, media etc – who follow in Jesus’ footsteps and do greater works than he did, we have an opportunity to “prepare a table” before those who interact with our work on behalf of our King in the presence of their ‘enemies’ – that is, whatever it is that seeks to attack, defile or destroy them. As people interact with our creative work in whatever media, a conversation of sorts begins where the God of the Universe begins to speak to the heart of the viewer. It is in that moment that our art becomes a conduit for the power and presence of God to impact the life of another in a way that is both powerful and subtle. Suddenly, the viewer becomes enraptured in a divine conversation with the one who Created them, all because an artist chose to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in their creative expression.
Straight to the Heart
Have you ever tried to share the Gospel with someone that just wasn’t ready to hear it, for whatever reason? Maybe baggage from the past, fear or even misunderstanding keeps them from receiving the free gift of God through Jesus. On the other hand, you may see that same person listen to a song, watch a movie or see a painting that has a profound effect on them emotionally and spiritually, causing them to make a life change, deal with a difficult issue or even have a change of heart. Why? Because art was specifically designed by the Father to bypass common barriers like intellect, fear and self-protection going right to the core of a person’s spirit. Obviously this can be used by the enemy as well, but when your art is infused with the power and presence of God, it can literally be a conduit to heal emotions, transform hearts and even shift culture.
Have you ever tried to share the Gospel with someone that just wasn’t ready to hear it, for whatever reason? Maybe baggage from the past, fear or even misunderstanding keeps them from receiving the free gift of God through Jesus. On the other hand, you may see that same person listen to a song, watch a movie or see a painting that has a profound effect on them emotionally and spiritually, causing them to make a life change, deal with a difficult issue or even have a change of heart. Why? Because art was specifically designed by the Father to bypass common barriers like intellect, fear and self-protection going right to the core of a person’s spirit. Obviously this can be used by the enemy as well, but when your art is infused with the power and presence of God, it can literally be a conduit to heal emotions, transform hearts and even shift culture.
Creating by Faith
In Christ by faith we have become new creations that transform the world around us through collaborating with the Holy Spirit in our creative expression. Not only are we new creations but we can create new artistic creations that do the same thing; transform the world around us through the redemptive nature of God in and through us. These objects are literally like transmitters in the Spirit that become intersection points where heaven meets earth, drawing and radiating the very presence of God. (For more information on how this actually takes place from a scientific perspective, please read appendix 3 by David Van Koevering in my book “Unlocking the Heart of the Artist.”
In Christ by faith we have become new creations that transform the world around us through collaborating with the Holy Spirit in our creative expression. Not only are we new creations but we can create new artistic creations that do the same thing; transform the world around us through the redemptive nature of God in and through us. These objects are literally like transmitters in the Spirit that become intersection points where heaven meets earth, drawing and radiating the very presence of God. (For more information on how this actually takes place from a scientific perspective, please read appendix 3 by David Van Koevering in my book “Unlocking the Heart of the Artist.”
Conduits for the Spirit
There’s a very clear pattern set Biblically for the creation of objects and media by Godly artists and craftsmen that transmit the power and presence of God to their generation. Since the very beginnings of history, creative expression by God’s people has always been a conduit that He uses for healing, restoration and transformation. Consider for a moment these examples:
There’s a very clear pattern set Biblically for the creation of objects and media by Godly artists and craftsmen that transmit the power and presence of God to their generation. Since the very beginnings of history, creative expression by God’s people has always been a conduit that He uses for healing, restoration and transformation. Consider for a moment these examples:
- Noah crafting an ark and bringing protection & restoration to God’s people.
- Moses’ staff representing the authority and power of God as he touched the water of the Red Sea and used it as a sign and wonder for Pharaoh.
- Bezalel and Oholiab led a team of artisans to build the Tabernacle of Moses which became prophetic picture to their generation of God’s ways and how he desired to be worshiped.
- David was summoned to play the harp before Saul and consequently drove out evil spirits.
- The Ark of the Covenant was a wooden box overlayed with gold crafted by artisans to house the very presence of God for generations of people.
- Asaph, Jeduthan, Heman and Kenaniah in the Tabernacle of David worked with the King and led hundreds of musicians, poets and other creatives to worship before the Lord through new songs, poems and other creative forms.
- Jesus took a simple ball of mud and turned it into an eyeball causing new sight to a person.
- Paul imparted the healing presence of God into cloths and aprons and people were healed
Jesus said we’d do greater works than he did. He said we were co-labors/co-heirs with Him. We’re supposed to do it like he did, only do what we see the Father doing. If he could heal the sick, raise the dead, preach the kingdom and proclaim liberty to the captives, then so can we. Your art in the Kingdom has no choice but to be prophetic when it’s mixed with faith, creativity and the Wind of the Spirit.
媒體堵破口
堵破口
媒體：求神興旺基督教傳媒，使神的真理能在末後的世代能有效、有能的發聲。求神給媒體人智慧，使他們有創意作好節目或報刊，也求神建立教會傳媒的通路，並打破與外界隔斷的牆，使外面的人能夠接觸並喜愛福音。
旌旗教會藝術事工團隊
一、 團隊異象：
透過專業藝術表演將神的愛與信息傳達出來，秉持愛神愛人的態度，使團隊充滿喜樂、歡笑、與創意。藉著容納多元、促使肢體合一、共同成長，以戲劇與舞蹈來支持旌旗教會異象。
透過專業藝術表演將神的愛與信息傳達出來，秉持愛神愛人的態度，使團隊充滿喜樂、歡笑、與創意。藉著容納多元、促使肢體合一、共同成長，以戲劇與舞蹈來支持旌旗教會異象。
二、 團隊負責人：陳雯鳳姊妹
三、 團隊組織架構與事工分組
1. 成人藝術事工隸屬於教會創意媒體部門黃以文牧師
2. 旌旗劇團團長:陳雯鳳
3. 梳化造型事工團長:陳雯鳳(暫代)
4. 旌旗舞團(即將成立中)
5. 劇場技術支援團隊：(包含專案行政人員、燈光、音響、道具…等)
四、 發展與展望
1. 2015年底前發展到3個專業劇團、3個專業舞團、3個專業梳化造型團
2.旌旗劇團
A.每年母堂演出2個幸福主日戲劇、1個聖誕節戲劇
B.每年巡迴其他教會戲劇演出4-7場演出
C.每年安排一個戲劇宣教隊，至其他教會開辦福音戲劇營會。
D.每年培訓戲劇種子教師2名，支援兒童劇團訓練。
E.出版舞台劇禮物光碟
3.梳化造型事工團
A.支援所有舞台表演之演員服裝，髮型，化妝，造型設計。
B.培訓梳化造型人才
4. 旌旗舞團-(規劃中)
5. 劇場技術支援團隊-(規劃中)
五、 年度目標(2012)
1. 劇團正式團員達20人
2. 建立劇場技術支援團隊20人
3. 建立成人舞團12人
4. 建立梳化造型事工團8人
六、訓練課程
1.旌旗劇團
A.開辦福音戲劇初階課程(儲備新團員)
B.劇團團聚時間:每月第二、四週PM13:00-15:00，由團長安排不同課程進修，且透過一起查經分享，持續愛神愛人操練。
C.正式團員可參加進階戲劇培訓
D.每年透過實際演出，不斷專業成長。
2.梳化造型團隊團(建立中)-每月第一週週一晚上19:00-21:00團聚。
3.成人舞團(建立中)
4.舞台技術支援團隊(建立中)
七、團員申請資格
基本資格－穩定於旌旗教會小組生活及主日歡慶，生命持續成長，由小組長及區長推薦。
1.劇團正式團員
完成門徒班（演員需完成福音戲劇初階班）， 並可穩定參加劇團團聚達70%者。
2.劇團儲備團員
完成成長班（演員需完成福音戲劇初階班），並可穩定參加劇團團聚達70%者。
3.劇場技術支援團隊－完成E1。
4.梳化造型事工團團員
完成E1，並可穩定參加梳化造型團聚達70%者。
5.成人舞團儲備團員－完成成長班。
八、團員的權利與義務
1.旌旗劇團
權利
A.正式團員每季一次舞台劇團隊觀摩(每人補助200元)
B.半年一次團隊聚餐
C.有機會參加進階課程
義務
A.必須穩定委身於劇團聚會中（出席率達七成）
B.繼續完成教會之培育系統
C.參與演出專案時，要投入認真地完成使命。
D.一旦卡到與原小組聚會活動有衝突時，要以小組活動為優先考量，尊重小組長的決定。
E.樂意接受團長指派之相關劇團服事，支援配搭其他劇團。
2.旌旗舞團-(建立中)
3.梳化造型事工團-(建立中)
4.劇場技術支援團隊-(建立中)
3.梳化造型事工團-(建立中)
4.劇場技術支援團隊-(建立中)
Pray for Hollywood
-Hollywood-Save Hollywood, save HollywoodPlease, Father, hear my prayerSave Hollywood, save HollywoodFor that town I know You careIt’s lights are bright and beautiful
It’s people, just the sameTheir fame and fortune’s evidentThe whole world knows their namesYou see beyond their wealth, O LordAnd their picture-perfect facesYou see their emptiness insideAs they dwell in lonely placesThey search and search, as many doTo find something to fillSomething to fill the void insideThat fame only partially killsThey try and try to make some senseOf their lives upon this earthThe only thing that they can guess Is their success measures their worthHow desperately I want to screamThat Jesus is the answerNot fame, or sex, or their appearance That haunts them like a cancerSave Hollywood, save HollywoodPlease, Father, hear my prayerSave Hollywood, save HollywoodFor that town I know You careYou bled that they might live, my LordAnd find peace upon this earthYou bled because You love them so-For You know of their great worthThere is more to human lifeThan sex, drugs, rock and rollPlease, dear Jesus, help them seeYou alone can save their soulsMiss Ashley Wood 7/10/08Taken off of the Hollywoodprayernetwork.com website
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It’s people, just the sameTheir fame and fortune’s evidentThe whole world knows their namesYou see beyond their wealth, O LordAnd their picture-perfect facesYou see their emptiness insideAs they dwell in lonely placesThey search and search, as many doTo find something to fillSomething to fill the void insideThat fame only partially killsThey try and try to make some senseOf their lives upon this earthThe only thing that they can guess Is their success measures their worthHow desperately I want to screamThat Jesus is the answerNot fame, or sex, or their appearance That haunts them like a cancerSave Hollywood, save HollywoodPlease, Father, hear my prayerSave Hollywood, save HollywoodFor that town I know You careYou bled that they might live, my LordAnd find peace upon this earthYou bled because You love them so-For You know of their great worthThere is more to human lifeThan sex, drugs, rock and rollPlease, dear Jesus, help them seeYou alone can save their soulsMiss Ashley Wood 7/10/08Taken off of the Hollywoodprayernetwork.com website
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The Worldwide Fellowship of Christian Artists "Fellowship of the Burning Hearts" Artist's Guild of the Order of the Saints of the Holy One Vision Statement
The
Worldwide Fellowship of Christian Artists
"Fellowship of the Burning Hearts"
Artist's Guild of the Order of the Saints of the Holy One
Vision Statement
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We are consecrated artists and supporters of the arts, chosen by our King, the Lord Jesus Christ, to blaze forth the light of the culture of the Kingdom of Heaven to the next generation, that will set them free from the culture of darkness that has engulfed them. With the total commitment of the Order of the Saints of the Holy One to protect, nurture, and guide us, we will, standing with them in a divinely orchestrated alliance, produce anointed, power filled, structure destroying people, who will, together, create art and entertainment products that will change the cultures of the world.
ALL FOR THE GLORY OF OUR BELOVED KING!
One for all and all for One!
STRENGTH, COURAGE, FORTITUDE, AND HONOR, FOR OUR KING!
THE
Worldwide Fellowship of Christian Artists
"Fellowship of the Burning Hearts"
If you read Gail's life story under the Home button of how her King has led her, you would see that on 09/21/01 He spoke to her and said that He was going to use her to form a worldwide fellowship of Christian artists. She patiently waited for His go ahead to form the fellowship He wanted.
So far we know that the Guild is to be protected, nurtured, and overseen by the Order to keep the artists safe and free to do the work their King is calling them to as they continue to grow into the likeness of their King through the prayers and shepherding of the Order.
The Guild is to be a place of fellowship and community for all God's artists to grow strong spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and be encouraged in their art form to become all their King has destined them to become.
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King Jesus is calling us to begin to gather the artists together that have a vision to create new, cutting edge, anointed, structure destroying television programs and movies that are free of the demonic and have impartation and anointing flowing out of them into the people that watch them. We need to create movies that reveal the supernatural realm of Heaven that is being released at this hour in unprecedented ways on the earth.
There are many movies in theatres today that actually have demons assigned to them that are released into the people when they view the movie. Gail Ciarrachi and many other children of God are seers and can actually see the demons coming out of the movie and going into the people viewing it. This also happens through the television! (If you saw a movie that left you feeling weird or you just know that something came into you from that movie just ask the Lord to forgive you for watching it, tell Him you repent from watching evil films, and in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth command all demons that attached themselves to you from that movie to be bound and leave you. Say it with force and conviction knowing who your holy King is and they must leave. You should command them at least 2-3 times to leave and then ask the Holy Spirit to fill every place that they vacated with Himself.)
We need to start creating movies that release holy angels onto everyone who views them. We need to bring them into encounters with Father God, King Jesus, and the Holy Spirit through the anointings released through the movies anointed artists have written, directed, produced and acted in. We need to start using our supernatural technology that the Lord created to enable His artists to bless mankind with which the evil ones have subverted and have been using for years to contaminate and destroy the human race with.
We are called by our King to start creating anointed television programs for the children of the world.
As the world gets darker, families will even struggle to put bread on the table. The stress of those that do not get their provision from the King of Kings will flow down into the children. The children will bear the brunt of much of what the evil is releasing in this moment in time. The pressure in the family units will increase and many will fall apart. The evil on the television and in movies is escalating astronomically. These children need a safe place on a network where they can sit and get loved on by the God that created them and most assuredly wants them to find Him. They can meet with Him through our programming throughout the day and be nourished from the supernatural realm as the rest of their families fall apart. They can then arise and be a blessing to their families, setting their brothers and sisters free and even their parents. We will coordinate internet websites to flow with the television programming to continue their education. We will shift the cultures of the earth as we bring the children into our Kingdom of Love where they can be held in the arms of Father God, never to fear again.
Video games will be created that carry such an anointing of Heaven upon them that the people who play them will come face to face with our King/God and be saved right there on the spot!
There are artists called by our King to design new clothing with a Kingdom of Heaven focus and "the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" message to proclaim on and through the clothing. The Word of God will be released on clothing in anointed, very creative, never before seen ways, that will capture the attention of the melleniel generation. There are also artists called to create heavenly jewelry that has never been seen before. He is calling His artists to create a new Kingdom culture on the earth through every single medium thinkable. We are going to take the culture of this world over with radical art that sets people free and reveals to them the marvelous light of the Kingdom of Heaven and it's glorious King, the Lord Jesus Christ!
There will be the local day to day life in the Order where the artists create the artwork, garments, jewelry, flags, banners, etc. that the Order will have need of. Scripts will be written for the performing arts troupe to use to bless the Order and evangelize the region. Musicians,singers, dancers and actors will all work together to help us all worship our King with great beauty and power. The chefs will make fabulous meals for our outreach feasts and other events and those gifted with service will help put all of these things together beautifully. The entertainers will entertain at the outreach feasts and whenever else they feel led by their King. Many of the artists will reach out into the region and let the larger Body of Christ access their gifts for their needs. We will be introducing many unique, ancient art forms for those in the Order and the Guild to learn as enjoyable ways to spend their personal time working on together with those that enjoy the same interest; instead of rotting away in front of a television set. We discourage t.v. watching. It is corrupted. We are at war and there is no time to waste! None! We will be a busy, loving, community, helping each other as we move forward to influence our region, our country, and the world. We will help the artists discover where their place is in the secular realm of life, if they are called to this by their King. They will understand clearly that they are placed there as beacons of powerfilled light to bring their sphere of influence into the Kingdom of Heaven. We will stand with them to accomplish this through prayer and prophetic strategic actions as our King leads.
We are called to host, nurture, protect, and serve our King's artists that He is calling at this time. Your King wants you to rise up, go deep, ascend into the Heavenly realms, receive His gifts He has for you there, bring them back to earth and manifest them for all the world to experience. Our regional outposts will be places where you can live and participate in community life if you so choose.
We will host conferences all around the world to gather the artists worldwide into community where they can physically connect and then live in community together through the internet after they go back to their own countries. Ministry teams will be at the conferences to prophecy destiny words to the artists and bring healing and deliverance where necessary. The conferences will be spectacular convocations that will be known throughout the world for the incredible beauty, worship, and presence of our King. Healings and deliverance will abound as we open up the heavenly realms and the glory of our King descends upon us as the worldwide Body of Christ joins together to honor, adore, and worship Him through all the diverse art forms on the earth.
We will have an internet based store and stores set up in our regional bases where people can purchase the anointed work our artists are producing. We will align ourselves with brothers and sisters in Christ who live with the same dedication and focus of manifesting the Kingdom of God on the earth that own movie studios, clothing companies, publishing houses, recording studios, internet based stores, printing companies, manufacturing companies, and other culture influencing businesses in the arts and entertainment industry. These entities will be vehicles to flow our destiny filled, divinely powerful, anointed, mature, artist's work through. The supernatural anointing on the products will draw people into the Kingdom realm where they will be saved, delivered, and healed.
We will all grow deep in our love for God through much worship, prayer, study of His Word, fasting, and all the other spiritual disciplines He has given us to help us draw close to Him and get set free from all that hinders us. We will study Hebrew so that we can access the truth of His scriptures more clearly and in more depth. We will study our Hebrew roots for that is where Christianity has come from. The Church has lost the understanding that we are the One New Man, Jew and Gentile together. We will proclaim the reality of the "One New Man" through the arts to help educate the Body of Christ concerning this very important end time strategy. We will stand with Israel through prayer and action as the Lord leads.
We will learn to hear His voice well, know who we are and what we are called to do for our King. We will move out in power through our destiny calls to bring the world into King Jesus' beautiful, love filled Kingdom, so He can return and take His place as the physically reigning Divine Monarch on the earth.
We will live in regional communities set in a Kingdom realm culture, where the regional youth and young adults can come, hang out in our community center/coffee shop/ diner/ book store/ art gallery, and library. They will be encouraged to participate in training in the physical side of knighthood and/or training in the arts. They will also be invited to participate in our performing arts troupe and any other endeavors the artists produce at the Order. They will grow in God and holiness through anointed teaching and live out the life of a knight in training in community with us and each other. The youth and young adults will also discover who they are in the Kingdom force of Heaven, be mentored by mature believers with similar gifting, and be released to influence the mind molder mountain their King has called them to invade; be it Education, Media, Government, Business, Family, Religion, or the Celebration (Arts and Entertainment) Mountain. These seven mountains are the culture shaping areas of every nation and God is calling His Bride to take them over. This is our King’s end time strategy to establish Himself as Ruler of the Nations.
We will touch the hearts of each region with the love of Christ through service to the young adults and youth as previously mentioned and the poor and needy by establishing day care facilities, food pantries, and free stores for clothing and home goods at our regional bases.
There is much work to do! We are going to bring a time of renaissance to our nations and the world! The King of Kings and Lord of Lords has set many strategies in place that have been being prepared for the last 20-30 years for this moment in history. The Order and the artist’s guild attached to the Order, is one of the pieces He has been divinely preparing for many years.
Do not lose heart! Our King has overcome the world! Arise and shine for the light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! Take your place in the end time battle! Hurry up! This is our finest hour! All for One and One for all!
Are you called to be a part of this divinely orchestrated vehicle the Lord is birthing to influence the Celebration Mountain of your nation? If so, contact us atOrderoftheSaintsoftheHolyOne@gmail.com. Please put "WFCA info" in the subject line.
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