Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSCOMMUNICATE!Victor, myself and Justin, a bright-eyed hippie, met privatelyto encourage one another in the pursuit of holiness. Wesleywas a major inspiration to us at the time:Refiner’s fire go though my heart,Illuminate my soul. ScatterThy life through every partAnd sanctify the whole.The experience of ‘entire sanctification’ had been at theheart of the Methodist revival and the Salvation Army andwe wondered if it was a treasure to be recovered in our day.A much broader group of brothers and sisters, led by Steve‘Capable’, rose once a week before dawn and converged onNew Creation Hall to pray. There, above the foodstore, inspirationflowed as the ‘watchmen’ prayed, lay prostrate, listenedto God and gained fresh vision. Prophetic wisdom camethick and fast; judgement had begun at the house of God.God was humbling and purifying his people.That autumn we reprinted an article by John Wimber, whoseVineyard churches had received some corrective input fromPaul Cain. God was pruning many vineyards, exposing sin,humbling the proud and creating holiness. John wrote:The true call of the church is to the cross. We are called to dieto ourselves and the world. This might mean lowering standardsof living and giving up a significant amount of recreationaland entertainment time for higher purposes. 105319