Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSCOMMUNICATE!anointings, many were seeing us in a new light as we entereda major phase of communication. After pondering on the ‘wisdompicture’ he’d seen, Pete explained:For many years God kept us in a mist of quietness, misunderstandingand rural isolation. In this way he caused our coloursto develop undisturbed and uninfluenced by others. Throughmuch patient endurance God has established our foundationsand given us some radical distinctives. We can be confident aswe arise and shine as the Jesus Army.God had been urging Christians in Britain to tear down barriers,to forgive and to support one another. We had respondedand were now building bonds of trust with others. The outcomewas dramatic. As we flowed with the mainstream wefound ourselves being swept along by a new wave of the Spirit.Heaven alone knew where it would lead us!The second half of 1988 had run its chaotic course as thenew wine stretched, burst, and overflowed the wineskins ofour hearts. God was healing our emotions, bringing a deepersense of his love and rekindling the fires of worship. Nonebut the cynical could fail to realise that we were entering anew era.The Jesus Army was carried along into 1989 with an unparalleledfreshness and creativity. This expressed itself in musicand dance. We threw ourselves into wild praise and invitedothers to ‘Celebrate Jesus and Catch Fire’ with us. Praisebrought tremendous spiritual release and the upbeat style ofmusic communicated the strength of the gospel.302