Chuck Pierce

May 16, 2016

[Prophetic word] “I am going to REDEFINE the flow of supply lines! I will form NEW rivers and cause what has been to INTERSECT so a new flow will begin!” Watch this important summary from Sunday, May 15:

“What woke me up at four o’clock this morning was a dream I had. And in the dream I was caught up above three nations: China, Europe and America.

Now caught up is rapt – rapture. That just means you’re being filled with the Spirit and you’re being brought up to a place where you can see better. And in the midst of that, God showed me the rivers of each one of those lands. And I had to say what each river – the name of each river. And especially in America – and I want to say this to us as we move forward – what he would show me was the intersection of rivers. And I would have to know the name of the rivers that were intersecting because at that place He redefined how the earth and the source of trade would go forth after that.

And so, I felt when I woke up the Lord was saying to these three continents: I am going to redefine the flow of the supply lines of these three nations beginning now. And I say to you, I will form new rivers. And I will cause what has been to intersect, so a new flow will begin. I say to you in the Spirit, I am going to intersect moves from the past season so that a new move begins. So this will be a defining week for you, watch how the waters flow throughout the earth. For this will be a defining week of redefining the way that the flow of My Spirit will go and the definition of supply will come…

“I could see the flow, the rhythm of the water, what it was doing, the changes that were to come. Now hear what is being said today: Big changes ahead in the movement of the earth. Get ready and just stay moving in the rhythm of what is going on in the earth realm.”

In addition to the vitally important dream and prophetic words from yesterday, Lane McShannon also had an important dream which is summarized here:

“I had a dream Sunday morning – I was trying to pitch a tent with some other people and the ground was wet. In one place there was muddy water. The ground was uneven and we were looking for a place where the ground was solid and we would be safe and not be swept away by the flooding water or high water. Then I woke up.”

Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce

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Chuck Pierce

On Saturday morning I shared what the Lord is saying to us for this season.  We have now crossed over into a time that will determine our future.  Starting April 25, through October 20, it will be the most tumultuous, confusing time this nation has known in over 160 or 170 years.  I want you to know how you are connected in the Body of Christ, and that the Body of Christ will not be the same. This is a time that America determines its future.  But also understand that this is a time that the Kingdom of God and those leading it move into their next identity.

This is probably our most key intercessory time. We have entered into a time of the Tabernacle of David being exemplified and emerging in the earth. This will affect all religious cultures across the earth. We decree that we are willing to be that Judah expression that creates the prototype for the future. In Black America and the African nations, the expression of God will unseat a wrong movement that will also vie for authority in days ahead. The Asian church will rise up and create a prototype that we’ve never seen.  Also, we are going to see Israel come into its greatest conflict since 1967.  Know that we have entered a new season! Let’s allow Judah to arise. Apostolic centers like the Global Spheres Center must now create a new prototype in the earth.

Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce

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Five Spiritual Trends That Will Change the World in 2016

Rick Joyner

MorningStar Prophetic Bulletin #97 – January 21, 2016

The premise of my last Prophetic Bulletin on the five trends that would change the natural world in 2016 began unfolding faster and with more impact than I expected. I wrote that it would happen in the first quarter of this year, but I honestly did not expect it to begin on the first day as it did. My prayer now is that what I’ve been shown that will unfold in the Spirit will likewise come faster and with greater impact. What is coming in the Spirit is the antidote to the troubles of the world. It is far more exciting than anything the world has seen.

We all “see in part,” but these are the five most important trends I saw unfolding that we will begin to see emerging this year:

• A new reformation of the church will begin to take definition
• Councils of leaders will begin to form with true apostolic authority
• A kingdom economy will begin to form
• A new generation of prophets and teachers will begin to emerge with unprecedented authority and influence
• So many Christians will rise up in Europe and North America with zeal and focus that it will be recognized as another Great Awakening, while the moves of God in the rest of the world will gain new traction

A New Reformation of the Church Will Begin to Take Definition

I have been seeing and speaking on this for many years. Over time, I have seen more of what this will look like. One of the biggest changes with the greatest impact will be the body of Christ beginning to take on the military aspects we are called to have to become the army of the Lord we are called to be. I just published a book on this entitled, Army of the Dawn. One pastor just told me he thought this was my best book yet. That is a matter of perspective and also timeliness, but I know its message is on time. We will see the greatest force for the gospel since the Lord Himself walked the earth. Since this book has already received wide distribution, I will not say any more about this here.

The second aspect of this reformation I was shown is how the body of Christ will become the “city” it’s called to be. A change is coming to church life that will be more profound than we have yet seen. It will be based more on koinonia than ecclesia. This does not negate the need for ecclesia (the government and structure of the church), but according to I John 1:7, we abide in the light by having koinonia, not ecclesia. Koinonia determines if we are walking in the light because it is based on love first, not organization first. Again, this is not negating the need for organization and government, but it is a matter of getting the horse in front of the cart and building on the right foundation. The result will be spectacular.

The fellowship and union coming to the body of Christ will cause the church to be the “city set on a hill” that gets everyone’s attention. It will be the greatest society the world has seen since the first century, eclipsing even what was experienced then. “The glory of the latter house will be greater than the former” (see Haggai 2:9), causing the church to become the light it is called to be in the dark and confusing times the world is sliding into. This fellowship will become so wonderful that Christians will want to meet every day. Christian communities will begin forming again, having their own infrastructure, and ultimately, their own economy.

Of course we won’t see this happen in a year, but we will see the beginning of it. Ultimately no sporting event, entertainment, or other event will compare with the life and excitement found in the church.

Councils of Leaders Will Begin to Form with True Apostolic Authority

I was first shown in 1987 that this was coming. I think this has happened to a degree in some places, but not on the level that I saw. This year we will begin to see the real thing, but in its formative stage. Ultimately these councils will help release extraordinary authority and life in the church. They will moor the church to its right biblical foundation, giving it the stability that some of the greatest missions and ministries will be built upon.

This year we will see increasing grace on leadership meetings, especially those that cross denominational and movement boundaries, beginning to bring the necessary interchange and cross pollination in the church.

A Kingdom Economy Will Begin to Form

Ultimately the body of Christ will have its own economy that will grow with consistency and strength. Because of this, no Christian will need to be concerned about the mark of the beast. However, this is not just about having an alternative to the beast—it is laying a foundation for the economy of the coming kingdom of God, one built on the greatest economic principle: “Love never fails” (see I Corinthians 13:8).

As world markets continue to shake, plunge, and collapse, the kingdom economy cannot go down because “there will be no end to the increase of His kingdom” (see Isaiah 9:7). Whatever is truly built on the kingdom has to increase. For those looking for a safe place to put investments, it won’t get any safer or better than this emerging kingdom economy. For those saying, “Where is it?”, you can’t see it if you do not see the kingdom. If we can see His kingdom, we will see its economy as it emerges.

We must be born again to see the kingdom, but not everyone who is born again sees the kingdom. To see the kingdom we must use the key to the kingdom. That key is Matthew 6:33: “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

A New Generation of Prophets and Teachers Will Begin to Emerge with Worldwide Authority and Influence

The Holy Spirit is moving. One characteristic of every true move of the Spirit is a growing love of the truth and an increasing love for the Scriptures (the Holy Spirit’s bestselling book). At the same time, many called as teachers to the body that have devoured the Word of God and accumulated knowledge and understanding on a host of topics will be used to build the church, preparing it for what it is called to be in these times. The Lord really has saved His best wine for last. The quality of what He will serve His people will eclipse anything ever experienced before.

Knowledge has greatly increased in the natural. What is about to be released in the Spirit will mirror this. For those who love knowledge, truth, wisdom, and understanding, there has never been a better time to be alive. This increasing love for the Scriptures will be contagious, helping to feed and strengthen every move of God now unfolding.

Prophetic revelation will also eclipse anything God’s people have experienced before. As we are told in Acts 2:17-18, “in the last days” the Lord will pour forth His Spirit, resulting in “dreams, visions, and prophecy” upon the old and young, men and women. We will begin to see a new wave of the prophetic released. This happens “in the last days” because in these times, we will need this kind of specific direction and guidance. At times it may be life or death to hear Him say to us not to go somewhere, or to go where we are not intending. We will all need this kind of sensitivity to the Spirit in the times to come, and we will get it.

I saw the emerging prophetic ministers as mountain climbers. They would go up a little bit and secure their new position with stakes driven deep into the rock, fastening themselves to the mountain and to each other. Then they would go a little higher and do the same again. This time will not be like having a lot of individuals scattered all over the mountain climbing virtually alone. The emerging prophets will be secured to each other and to the mountain of the house of the Lord.

So Many Christians Will Rise Up with Zeal and Focus that it Will be Recognized as Another Great Awakening

The plagues that came upon Egypt parallel the ones in the Book of Revelation. This is because the plagues at the end of this age have the same purpose as the ones that came upon Egypt—to set God’s people free. For the last few years, some have awakened and begun to seek the kingdom first above anything else. These will be powerful messengers who will help wake up the rest of the body of Christ.

An awakened, encouraged church is also the most powerful evangelistic force there has ever been. As this Awakening continues to unfold, there will be many new believers. We are entering the first stages of the great harvest that is the end of this age. This will be the greatest ingathering there has ever been. It will change the spiritual and moral fabric of nations, profoundly changing the church throughout the earth. The church is then going to help change the earth and prepare the way for the coming King.

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 Bill Yount – Sep 11, 2015

America, Is That a Prayer On Your Lips That I Hear…
and Is That a Tear in Your Eye?

In the Spirit I saw hairline cracks appearing on the marble floor of the White House. As I saw these hairline cracks, I sensed the Lord speaking from Job 14:7-9:

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will grow again, and that the tender branch (of government) thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.”

I sensed the Lord saying, “As Samson’s hair began to grow again, so are the spiritual roots of this nation.” As I saw the cracking of the floor increase, it was like the very foundation of deception and greed was beginning to be dismantled…exposing the enemy! (The enemy is not a man but satan.)

I said to the Lord, “What has caused these spiritual roots to begin to grow again at this time?” I sensed the Father saying, “I have collected in a bottle every tear that swelled up in every eye that has mourned for this nation. These tears in My bottle are now being poured out over America, causing her roots of righteousness to begin to spring forth in the land.”

Paramedic Angels

In the spirit, I saw what appeared to be “paramedic angels” dispatched, dropping from the heavens, as in parachutes, landing on the front lawn of the White House. It seemed that those grass roots of righteousness that began to crack the White House floor had set off an alarm in Hell, summoning these angels with urgency to surround the White House.

I saw multitudes of other angels descending upon and filling up the mall of the nation’s capitol. I saw that these were Second Chronicles 7:14 angels who had the Scripture written all over them,

If My people who are called by My name shall humble themselves and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

Warring on Corporate Prayer

These Second Chronicles angels seemed to have had assignments throughout the ages to descend upon nations that were in critical time frames where a nation seemed to be hanging in the balance of going either way. These angels warred solely and strictly on “corporate prayer” only! I sensed they had come to Washington, DC, but now were given orders to wait on the rising tide of “corporate prayer” from the heart of America.

Some certain angels were released into war for a nation only through tears…nothing else moved these ones. I asked the Lord, “Father, why ‘paramedic angels’? I have never heard of them.”

I sensed He responded, “I plan to give mouth to mouth resuscitation to America and kiss her face again!”

Oh America, is that a prayer on your lips that I hear…and is that a tear in your eye?

Bill Yount
Blowing the Shofar Ministry
Email: theshofarhasblown@juno.com
Website: billyount.com

Bill Yount has been a member of Bridge of Life in Hagerstown, Maryland, for the past 36 years where he is now an elder and a home missionary. He is currently an advisor at large for Aglow International. Bill faithfully served in prison ministry at Mount Hope for 23 years and now travels full-time, both in the U.S. and internationally, ministering in churches and Aglow circles. “Humility and humor” characterize his ministry as he brings forth a fresh word that is “in season,” proclaiming the Word of the Lord! The shofar (or ram’s horn) is often used in his meetings, breaking the powers of darkness over regions, churches, and households. The shofar represents God’s breath blowing into the nostrils of His people, reviving them and awakening the lost. Many of God’s messages, which Bill ministers prophetically, come out of his everyday life with his family and friends.

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10 Days of Prayer Connecticut

The 10 Days initiative has been birthed in a visionary call from the Lord to his church. Every year until the Lord returns, on the ten days from Rosh Hashanah (feast of trumpets) through Yom Kippur (day of atonement), God is calling His people to unite in worship and in repentance and prayer to see His kingdom come to our needy communities and to speed the Lord’s return to our troubled world. Impact Connecticut has watched the national 10 Days movement grow these past few years, as more and more cities and states have “signed on” to the vision.

“Babylon refuses to mourn, but My people will mourn before My return”

• Are you eager to see the Lord’s hand move mightily in the state of Connecticut, and indeed our Nation?
• Do you believe the Spirit of Revival is already here?
• Is John 17 unity “Let them be one as we are one” part of your DNA?
• When you see tragedy strike or unrighteous rule, do you long for the Lord to intervene?
• Do you think the whole state needs to know: “God so loved Connecticut that He gave His only Son. Believe in Him and you shall not perish!” ?

This year, from September 13th to 23rd, let’s seek the face of God together for the great state of Connecticut!

Impact Connecticut is excited to trumpet this vision and support this initiative. Gatherings for worship, prayer, and repentance are planned all across our state during these 10 Days. Check the calendar of events for updates and make plans to join us for one or more of the gatherings!

Below, find schedule of  worship nights (also indicated in “red” on the schedule), kicking off 13th of September (coincidentally on the last day of the Shemitah – 29th day of Elul in the Sabbath year of release), up the mountain of “Holy Land USA” in Waterbury. Yes, such a place exists in Connecticut! There are also many prayer additional times of prayer around the state (indicated in “blue” on the schedule), including 10 Days Hartford.

Follow 10 Days CT day by day on Impact CT’s Facebook Page

(as originally published in 10 Days of Prayer).

I had a dream in the early morning of July 4th. I was sitting next to Chuck Pierce (an international leader) in a mining cart approaching a tunnel. We were talking about the value of prophetic gifts to the Body of Christ. I said to Chuck:

You know, in the old days people would look at a land and go to a lush valley, saying: let’s go there, because there is provision, food, etc. And they would look at a desert or arid places and say – there is nothing there. But a word for the body of Christ is: if we have the technology and gifts, we can go to an arid place and live.”

Interpretation

Since this dream was on July 4th, I took that it was not only a dream for me, but for the U.S. Another interpretation of the date is that the dream is about our “Independence”, or freedom.

So, what might these words mean?

It pretty clearly points to a few scriptures which are worth mentioning here. First, and importantly, this seems to be almost a direct reference to Genesis 13.

Genesis 13: Abraham and Lot

The scriptures tell us that both Abraham and Lot were Godly men. However, strife was developing between their clans, and the Lord led Abraham to know it was time for separation. Without being set apart and consecrated, Abraham couldn’t walk into his inheritance.

So Abraham gave Lot the freedom of choice. Lot chose the lush lands of the plains of the Jordan. Abraham was left with the desert (Negev). Though “2nd choice”, Abraham trusted God would place him where he needed to be. Lot’s decision to go for the lush valley was “logical” because to the eyes of the flesh, it looked like a fertile plane. However, what looked right in Lot’s eyes, ended up in destruction (Sodom and Gomorrah), while Abraham was blessed and multiplied in the desert.

To the carnal mind, Lot used his leverage to pick first and got the better deal. But to the spiritually minded, Abraham’s desert was the very path God had made in order for him to receive his inheritance (v15). But who would want a desert?

Desert – Famine and Drought

A desert place is a place of testing and refining. Before Jesus stepped into His destiny on earth, he was tested in the desert for 40 days. Before Israel was able to enter into the Promised Land, they had to be tested, refined and prepared in the desert for 40 years.

I believe the Lord is saying three things to the church in this hour: One, the earth is entering into end-times shaking of world structures, including economic (Rev 18). Two, these troubled times will be a time used to refine the Bride before Christ’s return (Eph 5:27). Three, the world will not have hope filled answers, but the followers of Jesus will and it will be a time of great harvest. In other words, it will be the Church’s finest hour.

Instead of resisting this prophesied reality, we the remnant (sons of promise – Abraham) must separate ourselves from the world structures being shaken (Babylon, house built on the sand) and embrace the new path, because God is saying this is the path to our inheritance, the path to true independence from the spirit of this age:

Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:19

Technology

My sense in the dream was that technology represents the “Knowledge of God.” Meaning: if we know God intimately, His ways, and we walk-out His Word in obedience, then we have everything we need – no matter what the climate. Through operating in the gifts He has given men, by the Spirit (Eph 4; 1 Cor 12), we can not only survive, but thrive in arid conditions. Miracles will be key.

I believe the knowledge of God also includes literal technology (like modern Israel’s high yield farming in the desert), but it really starts with faith in the “unseen”. Like Bob Jones once said, “You can’t figure it out, you have to faith it out.” Doing so isn’t logical. Therefore, the temptation in all this, is that it becomes a battle of the “gray-matter” – a civil war of the blue (heavenly minded) versus the gray (carnal minded).

Several years ago I had a dream where I was shown a dust-bowl scene of a great depression. People were on their stoops, out of work, lacking hope. It was very black and white. In the town’s general store, the shelves were bare. The only thing in stock (and the only thing in color: blue) was lots of “Bud Light”. In the dream, beer represented the knowledge of God. However, all that was on offer (from the church) was a “light” version. It was ineffective in such desperate times. No one was “buying it.” The message of the dream is that the only effective solution for people suffering in the times ahead will be the deep well springs of the knowledge of God (Psalms 42:7) – the strong drink (Prov 31:6) – because without the strong drink, people will perish (Hos 4:6)!

Summary

Now is coming a time of difficulty we haven’t yet seen (arid place). Embrace it, and God will show us the path of blessing and promise. Reject it, and we risk ending up on a path to destruction.

If we listen to God and conform to His will, He will make a way through the desert—not only a way, but a blessed way that blooms! An oasis in the desert from which we can help rescue others. God so loved the world that He gave His only son so that men would not perish! Jesus is the strong drink that perishing men need in desperate times.

The temptation will be our “gray-matter” (the carnal, logical, earthly mind – the “rebel”) getting in the way – telling us, no, no, no – God would never remove the economic prosperity He has given us! The mind would say: No! the way forward is the proven place – the old place of the lush valley (the way of the current “Egyptian”, “Babylonian”, or “Baal” economy of “bull markets” and “big government” – the fertile plane of Sodom and Gomorrah). But it’s a deception – a mirage – because ultimately, it is a place that will be destroyed (Rev 18:4).

God will prosper us and lead us into the promised land, but we must have ears to hear and a heart of obedience, for these are serious times requiring a sober watchfulness (1 Peter 4:7). What may look bad to the natural eyes, ultimately turns out great by God. In fact, in the end, Abraham inherited all the land, including the valley of the Jordan. Yes, our promised land will be found right in the midst of the desert! Let us have understanding.

Let us therefore be like the woman of Revelation 12:14:

But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time…

The Lord is saying, follow me into the desert and I will nourish you!

Will America Avoid Calamity?

Jonathan Cahn

I take no joy in being the bearer of bad news.

That might sound strange coming from the author of The Harbinger and The Mystery of the Shemitah. But that’s the point. If I must be that bearer, then there has to be a very strong reason behind it. And so when I’m asked to write how America can avoid judgment or calamity, I find myself in a predicament. The reason is this: I don’t believe it will be avoided. And if we don’t look at the magnitude of the situation, we’ll be of no effect, impact or good in the matter.

What we are now witnessing is unprecedented in the history of America and modern culture. In the 1970s Ruth Graham made the statement: “If God doesn’t judge America, He’ll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.” Those words were spoken at a time when the Ten Commandments were still displayed in public schools and government buildings, when marriage was overwhelmingly upheld, when the idea that God and Jesus could be mocked on national television as the object of comedy would be unimaginable, when the idea that there would come a time when half or more of American children would be born out of wedlock and the president of the United States would be endorsing homosexuality would be unimaginable. And yet if Ruth Graham could speak of God’s judgment on the America of that day, how much more true is it now, and how much farther is this nation down the road to judgment?

While individual believers, churches and ministries may see success in ministry and many brought to salvation, the state of the church as a whole with regard to the culture that surrounds it is another matter altogether. Despite what many preach, these are not the best of times and things are not getting better—but decidedly worse. There has been no great national revival on American shores in years. But there has been a great apostasy. And that apostasy has deepened in its intensity, widened in its scope and accelerated in its speed. And most of the church has been ineffective in slowing it down, much less stopping or reversing it.

We now find ourselves on the defense, having our jobs threatened for merely standing on the Word of God. And rather than causing us to grow stronger, too many believers and ministers have grown timid and weak, not wanting to pay a price for their faith. And in the midst of the greatest moral and spiritual decay in modern times, the pulpits have largely grown silent in answering it, more focused on how God can fulfill our will and desires than calling the church to fulfill the will and desires of God. And we wonder why the culture around us is going to hell. If the American church had been the salt and light it was called to be, there is no way that the culture could have grown so dark and rotting.

So do I believe that we can avoid God’s judgment, the hand of His shaking? No—not any more than could ancient Israel. No nation, so blessed with God’s blessings, can so blatantly war against the God of its blessings and expect those blessings to continue. I believe a great shaking is coming to this nation. Does that mean I have no hope? No, not at all. Rather I believe that America has grown so far from God that without a great shaking there would be no hope. I believe America has grown so deafened to God’s voice, that it will not be in His whispers but in His crying out and shouting that it has any chance of now hearing. Most of us came to the Lord, or drew closer to the Lord because there was some kind of shaking in our lives. If that’s true for individuals, why do we think it less true for nations?

In the days after 9/11, it looked as if there was going to be a national revival. And there was a window of time when it could have taken place. All across the nation, people flocked to churches and prayed for God’s blessing. But there was no revival because there was no repentance. And without repentance, there can be no revival. And so it was not only that America failed to return to God, but in the years following 9/11, grew much farther away from God than it had ever been before. I believe it will take an event even greater than 9/11 for America to wake up and return. I don’t believe that it’s a choice between judgment or revival. At this point in America’s descent from God, I believe it will only be through judgment, as in a great shaking, that revival would come—to those who will hear and turn.

Do we have a role to play in this? Yes. Do we have any biblical model to give us direction? We do. The prophet Elijah likewise lived in a time of national apostasy and judgment. And yet he was powerfully used to accomplish God’s purposes. What does he reveal to us about our calling in this day?

A Time of National Apostasy

Even in the face of great evil and persecution, Elijah never succumbed to the temptation to live on the defensive. He lived decidedly on the offensive. He knew that no matter what it looked like, God was in control and so as long as he followed God, he would be living on the winning side. Elijah lived, not to be acted upon, but to act upon the world around him. In the same way we must resist the temptation, in a day of great evil, to become reactionary and to live on the defense. The Lord didn’t give us that option. We are of the kingdom that only advances. We must therefore live proactively, resolving that we will not be affected by the world, but the world will be affected by us. We must set our hearts, make it our goal, to impact the darkness around us with the light.

Lights in the Darkness

Elijah was engaged with the nation and culture surrounding him. He was a light shining in its darkness. We must be the same. No matter what age we live in and no matter what the state of its culture, our calling to be the light of the world remains. The light doesn’t ignore the darkness. The light doesn’t pretend that the darkness isn’t really that dark. It doesn’t tone down its light to be politically correct or not to offend. It doesn’t hide its radiance in fear of persecution. Nor is it content to live a self-absorbed existence focusing on itself and its own prosperity. If it does any of these things, then it ceases being the light. What does the light do? It shines. It lights up the darkness. It changes the world around it. If we want to see revival, we must do likewise.

Weaned and Plugged In

Elijah lived in the midst of famine, and yet was unaffected by it. He had weaned himself of dependence on his culture and world. At the same time he became more and more dependent on God. The two things go together. Likewise, in the days ahead, we must become more and more independent of the world and culture around us. We must wean ourselves, our spiritual life, our emotional life, our thought life, our identity from the world. How do we do that? By becoming more dependent on God. The more plugged into God we become, the more independent of the world we will be. We must root and ground our lives all the more deeply and strongly on God and His Word. That which can be shaken will be shaken. But that which is rooted and grounded in God’s Word and truth will not be shaken.

Prayer, More Than Ever Before

In the same way, Elijah was a man of prayer. And the Bible records that his prayers were heard and effective. In the days ahead, we must become, even more so, people of prayer. In days of apostasy and chaos, it will be our sustenance and our strength, an anchor in the storm.

The Righteousness Key

Elijah was a man of righteousness. The Bible reveals that his righteousness was a key part of his ability to impact what happened to his nation. If we want to impact the future of our nation, we must likewise live lives of integrity and walk in righteousness. One of the most central Scriptures of revival, 2 Chronicles 7:14, involves as a key component that the people of God “turn from their evil ways.” If we walk in darkness, how can we be a light to that darkness?

If we walk in the ways of the world, how can impact it? And if we’re afraid of being different, how can we make a difference? It is crucial that we do whatever we have to do to live lives consistent with our faith, and walk in righteousness.

Living to Bless

Elijah knew nothing of a self-centered faith, focused on increasing his blessings and prosperity. Had he been focused on such things, he would have become of no effect. We must reverse the momentum. Instead of living to be blessed, we must live to be a blessing. That’s how Paul lived. That’s how Messiah lived. And that’s the vessel that God will use to impact the world.

Unadulterated, Uncompromised

Elijah never softened the Word of God and never compromised. In the same way, we must reject a watered-down gospel. If we want to see the full power of God’s Word, we must take that Word at full strength.

We can’t compromise to win people. Rather it is when we don’t compromise that we burn with the passion of God and shine with His glory—that’s when revival comes.

Your Own Revival

Elijah didn’t just preach the calling of God—He lived it. So we too must not only preach revival and pray for revival—we must start living in revival now. We can’t force others to walk in revival, but we can choose it for ourselves. If there is anything in our lives which has no place in the life of a saint, and which is under judgment, the time is now, not later, not tomorrow, to get it out of our lives. And if God has been calling us to answer His call, and we have not yet done it, the time is now, not later, and not tomorrow to answer it. Revival begins with us—or it doesn’t begin at all.

The Time for Greatness

We must not pray that God will spare America hard times, but rather that God will do whatever it takes to bring about repentance, salvation, and revival. The ministry of Elijah wasn’t hindered by calamity or persecution—rather it thrived. So the days in which we enter will not hinder our calling. In fact, these are the days that cause those who hold true to God’s Word to become great. When the dark grows darker, the lights grow brighter. Choose to do the right thing, even when it’s hard, even when it costs. Choose to be great and you will be—in His power. The eyes of the Lord search to and fro throughout the entire earth seeking the one whose heart is completely His. You be that person. And let us be that people. And God will greatly use us to accomplish His will on the earth for such a time as this.

Rabbi Jonathan Cahn is the New York Times best-selling author of The Harbingerand The Mystery of the Shemitah, president of Hope of the World ministries and senior pastor and Messianic rabbi of the Jerusalem Center/Beth Israel in Wayne, New Jersey. His teachings are widely known for revealing the deep mysteries of God’s Word.

Rabbi Jonathan Cahn shows how America is fulfilling Isaiah 9:10 by refusing to repent in the face of calamity at jonathancahn.charismamag.com.

this article appeared in May 2015 edition of Charisma Magazine

Greetings in Jesus’ Name,

In the past few years, the church has been pushed to the margins by culture and political forces.  How do the people of Christ respond?  Are we resigned to turf wars and rear guard actions…Or is this an invitation from heaven for the church to really become the church that incarnates the presence and ministry of Jesus to a society desperately in need of the gospel?

Impact Connecticut 2015 will feature inspiring perspectives on what God is up to and best case practices and testimonies of what God is doing here in our state.Just like last year, we’ve kept the conference as low-cost as possible, with group rates available and an early bird rate of $15/person, which is available through April 15th.

Who:                The Church in Connecticut
What:               Impact Connecticut 2015 Conference
Where:             Vertical Church in West Haven
When:              Friday, May 1st- Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
Registration:     $15/person early bird; Register Now

Leaders including Bishop Joseph Mattera, Bishop Joseph Garlington, and Kevin Palau, among others, will be sharing with us. Worship will be led by Pastor Marcus Cole, and Saturday evening will be this year’s expression of the Connecticut United Night of Worship, featuring Zenzo Matoga, visionary and founder of the United Night of Worship. It’s two days to look forward to for sure!

A complete line-up of breakout sessions and conference details is available here.

Join us as we respond to the invitation from heaven to really become the church– incarnating the presence and ministry of Jesus to a society desperately in need of the gospel. Hope to see you there!

Rick McKinniss
Impact Connecticut

http://impactconnecticut.com

There are Rivers of Revival Undiscovered Deep Under the Surface – Who is Going to Dig?

While traveling on a recent ministry trip, I awoke from a prophetic dream that released a fresh vision of revival in my heart. I believe that this dream is a picture of a mighty generation of well diggers being released in this hour. The Lord began to speak to me about His plans for revival in this generation. He is raising up a radical company to dig the wells of revival and release the flow!

In my dream, I saw old wells and underground rivers. The rivers were undiscovered and lay deep under the surface. I then saw people with rods in their hands. I knew these to be the revivalists, those who are so hungry for a move of God, ministers who are pushing, praying, and seeking an outpouring. They were roaming the fields and lands searching for the old wells and underground waters.

The Holy Spirit began to say to me, “The pressure is building! The underground pressure is building.” There is a people who are hungry and thirsty for revival in the land! They are tired of ordinary meetings, seminars, and gatherings. Their hearts are longing for something greater.

There is a new breed of apostolic and prophetic leaders who have been raised up in this hour to tap into the wells and release the underground rivers. As I was processing this dream, I asked the Holy Spirit, “What do the underground rivers represent?” He quickly answered me and said, “These underground waters represent the deep works of the Spirit that have remained in the earth. No matter how far man’s heart has drifted, the rivers are still in the earth waiting to be tapped and released.”

I then saw regions of America that were once centers of the move of God but have grown so cold. Those regions have deep wells and underground waters that cannot be seen or sensed with the natural senses, yet they remain waiting to be tapped and released. The Father is bringing forth prophetic people in regions that can see beyond the natural to see the underground waters, the potential move of God. It is critical that the prophetic spirit is released within the Church to CALL FORTH this move!

It Will Come Bursting Forth in a Powerful Way Because the Pressure Has Been Building…

Anointing, power, and mantles remain in the earth even though a particular vessel or generation passes away. These rivers of glory are still present in the atmosphere. Just as natural water remains in the earth, so does the move of God. Each generation is called to embark on a journey of pursuit in order to unlock the former rain (that which was poured out and lay ready to be released again) and the latter rain (the unique move of the Spirit for this time)! It is not in the plan of God that we simply lose mantles and rivers because key leaders pass away.

In my dream the revivalists with the unusual looking rods in their hands continually searched for the water with intense pursuit. The Lord began to speak to me and say, “As they find it and tap into it, it will come bursting forth in a powerful way because the pressure has been building.”

Can you imagine how strange it would look to people to see a person now, in this time, roaming around with these old rods in their hands? This is a prophetic picture of those who are willing to obey God at all costs! We MUST be delivered from the fear of man, and particularly the ridicule that the religious spirit brings. The voices of religion are irrelevant to those whose hearts are longing for revival. God is establishing people in this hour who will look for the wells, dig the wells, not be moved by religion, and have daring faith to believe for Holy Spirit transformation of territories. I say, “Let it be so, Lord!”

Joel 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for He hath given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

Ryan LeStrange, Pastor & Founder
Impact International Ministries/Ryan LeStrange Ministries
Email: info@ryanlestrange.com
Website: ryanlestrange.com

Ryan LeStrange started in ministry after training and serving under his spiritual father Dr. Norvel Hayes. Ryan and his wife Joy lead Impact International Ministries based in Bristol, Virginia, which consists of several local churches and revival ministries. Through Ryan LeStrange Ministries, he travels the globe preaching, igniting revival, and moving in the power of God. Ryan can be seen weekly on his television program, Power 4 Today, airing around the world on GodTV. He is the founder and apostle of Impact International Apostolic Fellowship, networking and fathering ministers around the world. Ryan has authored several books releasing an apostolic and prophetic perspective to the Body of Christ. Ryan and Joy have one son, Joshua, and live in Abingdon, Virginia.

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I Have a New Nation in My Heart

Kenneth Copeland – November 4, 2014

“The dominating power and authority of My Word is very plain and very
obvious in the Scripture. I made certain statements calling things that be not as though they were. I said a virgin would give birth to a child in the city of Bethlehem. And My Word dominated the heavens and the earth and peoples in the earth for over 700 years until that child was born in Bethlehem at the appointed time, by the appointed virgin, and the Son came into the earth at the exact proper time.

“I have spoken certain words over this Nation. They will come to pass. They are coming to pass now and all of the things that Satan has attempted to carry out in order to stop My voice in the earth has come to naught. For I said this gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all nations and then the end shall come, and not before. It’s coming to pass, and this Nation is the cradle of that message. It has come out of this Nation, the revelations and the changes that have taken place. And over the years and centuries that have gone by, I’ve called upon this Nation to be My judgment arm. I’ve called on this Nation to be My voice. I’ve called on this Nation and many, many of your sons and daughters have answered My call and laid their lives on the line and I do not forget that.

“So hear, My people. Hear My voice. Yes. The door is open. Repent and come through it; for I have a plan, and it’s the “blessing plan”, and it’s far greater than anything you have ever seen before. I have a new birth for this Nation. I have planned a nation that, right at this moment, you really don’t have any concept of what it’s like. For think back to 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773 and a new nation was being born. But do you think that the men of that hour had any concept of what this Nation would look like 100 years from that time? No. They had no idea. It had never happened before.

“Hear My words, America. I have a new nation in My heart and in My mind and you don’t know what it looks like. The door is open. Step through it and together we will bring a new nation on the earth, one Nation under God that trusts in God. And there are those that would say, ‘How could that possibly come to pass?’ It can come to pass because I am God and I change not. And My plan has already been planned before the foundation of the world. And you listen to Me, and you walk with Me, and together we’ll see it come to pass.

“But for all of those who will turn their back on what I am doing now, you will be like those of old who get trapped in the desert, and your bones will fall in the desert, and you will not experience the greatness that I have in store.

“But I have a people. I have a people that have humbled themselves and have turned from their wicked ways, and I have more and more and more that are seeking My face. And I’ll tell you this: I’m easy to find. And I’ve raised up people throughout this Nation and I have a people all over this earth who are praying for the United States in this very hour, who are holding this country up before Me because they realize they need this Nation also.

“So these are the days of your deliverance. Rejoice, and be glad because I have given you your Nation back. And the manifestation of its new birth is at hand. So rejoice and lift up your head and be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.”

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I’ve Given You Your Nation Back

Kenneth Copeland, Nov 4th, 2012

“Let’s go back to what the Lord said to Terri in 2008. He said: ‘I’ve given you your Country back, what are you going to do with it?’

Terri Copeland Pearsons, November, 2008

“I heard it. I heard it: ‘We’ve got our Nation back’”

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Kenneth Copeland, Nov 4th, 2014

“For instance, when I saw that clip of [Terri] that night – I thought of the word of the Lord came to you: ‘we got our Nation back’. Oh, do I remember that moment. I saw it and I relived it again. And Barack Obama had just been elected President (just after that). And we got our Nation back? What does this mean? Well, number one: God calls things that be not as though they were. And its like – I believe George said: ‘He gave us something to say.’ And that’s true. Now, that word was not Terri’s own. The Father that dwells within gave her that word. So now, we began to say that: ‘We’ve got our Nation back’. ‘We’ve got our Nation back’”

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Greatest Spiritual Awakening

Kenneth Copeland – Southwest Believer’s Convention – August 4th, 2009

“This is not the time of the downfall of your Nation. Your Nation is under covenant with Me.

“You are witnessing not the failure of the United States, you are witnessing the failure of a worldly financial system that has eroded (over the years) My Word of prosperity, My Word of function, My Word that this Nation began on and prospered beyond any nation in the history of this world.

“No. The United States is not falling. No. I will not allow that to happen.

“I remember that this is the most giving nation in history and I will not, I will not, I will not let you go.

“No, no, no. I did not bring this financial disaster on this Nation. Now some have said that ‘this is judgment’, and it IS judgment, but I’m not bringing judgment on this Nation. The seed of sin and Babylonian world thinking has in itself its own judgment and its own disaster. And when you continue to walk out of line with My Word, and My plan, and My way, you will eventually fail. It’s not this Nation that’s failing, it IS the system it has eroded into by getting away from My Word and depending on Me. But fear not, I have my eye on it and it will go only so far and no further.

“And you will see it. You will see in it. You will be in it. You will be involved in the greatest spiritual awakening that this Nation has ever seen! This is My time!”

End of Babylonian System

Kenneth Copeland – November 2, 2009, Prayer Mountain, Branson, MO

“This is not the end of the United States of America. It is the end of the social Babylonian system trying to take it over for 110 years”

Everything is Going to be Alright

Kenneth Copeland, August 6th, 2010 Southwest Believer’s Convention

“The world is in serious trouble. But for the Household of Faith, and those that will cling to My Word and listen very carefully, and do this thing that I have demonstrated before you tonight, and night after night. You can do that. You can do it yourself. You can stand in your place and you can worship and you can praise in the face of hell itself. And you can praise yourself into that place where you say: ‘everything is going to be alright’.

“The world – I’ll tell you again – is in serious trouble. Some very hard things are coming in different places around the world. Very difficult times in a lot of places. They’re that way now. But they’ll not get better, they will continue to get worse and worse and worse. It is on a downhill run that the world cannot stop. But for the Household of Faith, everything’s going to be alright. Everything is going to be ‘all-right’.

“Oh yeah, you’ll have to make a stand. You’ll have to fight the good fight of faith. When did you not have to? These are dangerous times. They’re dangerous times financially. They’re dangerous times in the earth because the earth is weighted under a gross weight of sin. And there are things and places, and situations underneath the earth, in the oceans, in the heavens – things are being rattled and shaken and the earth is trying to break in different places.

“Well, stand on My Word and it will not come neigh you. Praise and worship My name. Don’t feed – feed fear and feed trouble into your life and into your mouth. No, no, no, no. Quit living in that house. Get on back over here in the Household of Faith. Feed on my Word. Not on the bread of sorrow. Feed on my Word. Look on My face. Praise and worship and praise and worship. In church, praise and worship and preach the Word. Praise and worship and preach the word. Everything’s going to be alright.

“For as I’ve said, and will continue to say until it becomes solid and strong in your spirit, your time has come. It is your time to excel. It is your time to do exceeding, extraordinary things. In the financial world. In the medical world. In all the areas that the world is in such dyer trouble and so confused that they are confused beyond their ability to understand how confused they really are. And they’re hurting because of it. And they’re crying out because of it. People are trying to take advantage of people because they’re so confused and because they’re so troubled. And I’ll tell you right now, there are politicians, there are businessmen, there are thieves, and there are all kinds of demonic folks that are trying to take advantage of My people during a confusing time, and I’ll tell your right now, you can write it down and you can know if for sure:

I won’t put up with it, and I’ll stop them for doing such a thing. And you are going to see some things happen. Fear not. I have My eye on them. They’ll go so far and no further. They’re end is already determined. I will not put up with it. I will not put up with it. They have pushed me and pushed me and invited me out of their lives and their thinking and many cases and many personalities and many people that are at the forefront of the news in this hour I have already turned over to a disobedient, reprobate mind.

I am the Lord God. And I’ll not have my people run roughshod. My people that are crying out to me. I utter my Word through My servant, and you make mark of it: ‘Everything is going to be alright in your house’.

Like How [2012] Election Turns Out

Kenneth Copeland, Oct 26th 2012, Prayer Mountain, Branson, MO

“You are going to be glad the way this election turns out. You are going to see and know things. You are going to understand things that you didn’t even know you knew. I have a revealing going on. There is a revealing going on with My people. You are going to be called on by other people. They are going to come to you saying “I don’t understand this. I just don’t understand this. You just seem to make it regardless of what happens”. There are people who are going to come to you thinking they are going to get political advice, and they’re going to find out that they are going to get heavenly advice. And God will use you to set their life loose. And make them free.

“Now, let me give you something here. You immediately think – “ah, hah! that election is going to go the way I’ve been wanting it to go.” But that’s not what He said. He said you’re going to like it. What if the other one were to get elected? You better get on your face and start liking it, because that’s your victory whatever happens! What ever takes place. If God’s Spirit said your going to like it before the election even takes place, what is going to be your response? Thank God I’m going to like the way the election turns out, before it even ever happens, before it ever takes place. I like it. I like it. Yes, I like it.

“That opens you and me up to see and know things. Amen. Because when He speaks His Word, put it in your heart, put in your mouth, put it in your ears, and don’t be moved by anything else.”

Kenneth and Gloria Copeland understand just how life-changing the message of faith is. They started out just like any of us—struggling with continual lack, debt, sickness and discouragement.

Then they decided to trust God and base their lives on His Word. If a situation in their lives didn’t line up with what they read in the Bible, they changed what they did. Every time.

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