Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSNEW GENERATIONOne Bristol team attended a gay night-club carrying hugeluminous butterflies and wearing the bright stage clothes fromBleeding Life. As the team listened to people, shared heartsand praised God to the dance beat, some of the clubbers werewon over by their meekness and non-rejection.Washing feet was a sign of the servant that we took amongstthe people. ‘Respect everybody’ was apostle Peter’s plea (1Pet 2:17). Whether at London’s Megatripolis nightclub or atGlastonbury Festival many were willing to have their feetwashed, or receive prayer and anointing with oil.Such trust! A pagan generation into symbols, vibes and mysterywere ripe for a Christianity with its roots in experientialfaith and sacraments. The cleansing blood, baptism or anointingwith oil were commodities that non-rationals could graspby faith. God stepped in through the open door. We saw ‘unbelievers’fall under his touch.The 90s youth culture was described by social observers as‘Generation X’. These youngsters were a product of a ‘postmodern’society which was technologically advanced butmorally rootless. Though turned off by ‘religion’ and wary ofpre-packaged answers they were searching for somethingsolid.We had many friends like this who opened up to God oncethey’d seen his reality amongst us. ‘Generation X’ could becomea generation for Jesus. God seemed to be targeting thesespiritual ‘orphans’ and many were finding Christ.Such ‘modern believers’, as we called them, were very nonreligious.Open, warm and free, especially in worship, theseyoung men and women were sensitive to atmosphere, hated397