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Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

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FIRE IN OUR HEARTSCOMMUNICATE!try<strong>in</strong>g to drag the chest away and were meet<strong>in</strong>g with some success.As I watched them, I grew anxious. <strong>The</strong>n suddenly a magnificentyoung lion sprang <strong>in</strong> and scattered the demons. He satmajestically on the box and guarded the treasure. To my horror,some were order<strong>in</strong>g him to go.Ironically those who had feared for ‘old Zion’ fought mostaga<strong>in</strong>st her. <strong>The</strong>y wanted a tame lion. But the ano<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g hadcome <strong>in</strong> wild and was renew<strong>in</strong>g her. Only pride and legalismwere blown out. <strong>The</strong> heart of it all, brotherhood love and radicalNew Testament faith, rema<strong>in</strong>ed and was made young.1990 had been a pa<strong>in</strong>ful turn<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t. A second WembleyPraise-Day later that year was a resound<strong>in</strong>g success and receivedsupport from a very wide spectrum of church leaders.Dave Fell<strong>in</strong>gham from New Frontiers helped to lead the worshipand spoke of many streams flow<strong>in</strong>g together as one greatriver. <strong>The</strong>n the American, Larry Alberts, spoke with a propheticclarity that said it all:‘God is shak<strong>in</strong>g us. A sword is pass<strong>in</strong>g low over the body ofChrist. <strong>The</strong> proud are be<strong>in</strong>g taken out.’In the world, the nations too were be<strong>in</strong>g shaken, and <strong>in</strong> theclimate of failed materialism people were turn<strong>in</strong>g to God. Butonly from a humbled church would God’s river truly flow.327

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