tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232912573673493407.post7785866856313603598..comments2023-03-25T05:12:12.813-04:00Comments on Bernard's Word: A WORD FOR THE CHURCH: IT'S TIME TO GO TO THE STREETS Bernardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15583777232682859186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232912573673493407.post-81677786027165462682012-09-29T22:36:17.675-04:002012-09-29T22:36:17.675-04:00Thanks Cynthia for stopping by. Come back often. Thanks Cynthia for stopping by. Come back often. Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583777232682859186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232912573673493407.post-81024015688009186592012-09-29T15:11:56.762-04:002012-09-29T15:11:56.762-04:00Hi Pastor Bernard. I found you! Blessed by your po...Hi Pastor Bernard. I found you! Blessed by your post.<br /><br />Cynthia fom the D&V ClassAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327944926949074506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232912573673493407.post-44772513454646407022012-09-27T12:58:10.960-04:002012-09-27T12:58:10.960-04:00Thank you Katherine for your comments. They are fu...Thank you Katherine for your comments. They are fully in agreement with what I saw last night and what I was led to write this day. In the first group their conversation was secular and fleshly and they were content to be to themselves in thier litle room. That is the place that many local churches are today. In their littles rooms, their religious huddles, talking about what matters to them and not listening to the Voice of the Lord who is still speaking to His church what matters to Him. <br /><br />The streets are prophetically the marketplace and any place where the world is. Those who are hearing the Voice of the Holy Spirit are no longer satisfied with going to church but they have an unction on them to be the church in midst of the world. These servants of the Lord are not religious but they have a burning to do ministry in the marketplace and the workplace. They are not ashamed to praise God in the public square and to stand in intercession before the world. Because of their heart for God God says I will give them influence and open doors in communities. They will speak my Word before political leaders and business leaders. <br /><br />Most of the unrest that we are witnessing in other countries and even in our country is the move of the Holy Spirit. He's bringing people into the streets of the world even though they don't even know that He is moving them. Propehtically we are witnessing Gen 1:2, "And the Spirit of God moved over the face of the waters." Even though this looks frightening we will see what God does as a result of this move even in coutries like Egypt and Liberia. <br /><br />Even though the atmosphere in America is becoming hostile to the Christian faith they can only contain us if we stay in the house of worship or if we speak as they speak but if we move to the streets with the Word of the Lord they will not be able to contain us. That's why we are being called to the streets. It is only if the church stays in its houses of worship that this anti move against the church can steal our liberties. If we are in the streets, moving by the power of God there is nothing that can stop us. Whenever the church moves the gates of hell cannot prevail against us. <br /><br />I will definitely read your post Katherine. Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583777232682859186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232912573673493407.post-85198525748590498092012-09-27T08:59:26.271-04:002012-09-27T08:59:26.271-04:00I have not had a vision like yours, Bernard, but I...I have not had a vision like yours, Bernard, but I definitely see the two divisions. Some people who love Jesus also manage to listen to the secular voices in the culture, and they seem to believe that those voices require the church to change. They believe that because the times change, the church must change. It is quite sad. Secular thinking is one of Satan's tools to make his agenda look reasonable, and there is an element among church people that hears secular voices more clearly than God's voice. <br />I am not exactly sure how to interpret "into the streets" other than the mandate Christ gave at his ascension. It's not a new commandment, but it does need new emphasis. The church is not a private club.<br />I also think that Christ's people need to go into the streets and vote, because our government is also listening to that secular voice. If the government continues on its present path, our freedom to speak our faith in the streets will be snuffed out. The government will try to lock up our faith inside our church buildings. I invite you to read my blogpost at http://wp.me/pXp5J-xz for the facts on this problem.Katherine Harmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811091606967385803noreply@blogger.com