A Night to remember

On Thursday June 19th the presence of God was ‘heavy’ in a wonderful way! We shared on how there are times when your healing or miracle comes because you take the imitative with God and reach out expecting God to change you. Many people were powerfully impacted by God –unable to move as the anointing continued to weigh down on them.

This is what Simon experienced: "Don't really know what happened to me last night, but I had a very heavy sense of the Holy Spirit, and a time of prayer and intercession on the floor that could not have been interrupted. You know when you try and pray and your mind can wonder and it's hard work to stay on track? Well last night, it was like I was plugged in and there was only one channel with no interference!"

One of the great thrills of the evening was that Tom asked for prayer and on experiencing the power and reality of God invited God to be his forgiver and leader. It is wonderful to see God at work in his life. A very real change has taken place instantly, and he is looking forward to his new life.

This Thursday we’re holding another OUTPOURING event in the school. It’s going to be an evening where there will be an outpouring of worship which will result in an outpouring of God's presence… & as God’s presence becomes tangible his power can be released & we are believing that God will actually release miracles among us & with those that we are connected.

If you have a friend who needs a miracle, they need to be healed, or liberated from some issue–please bring them along. If you have friends who are hungry to meet with God bring them along too.

Father's Day - Sunday June 15th

Anointing oil! As we were praying before the start of the celebration Dorian could feel the presence of God. This is his account of waht happened.

"I could feel him anointing me & the immediate impact was that Oil started to manifest on my hands. As I was playing the keyboards my hands were sliding over the keys because of the oil. I 'laid hands' on everyone I could before the meeting and after my hands touched theirs—their hands also started manifesting the oil. Ian who was part of the worship team that morning was really impacted with God overwhelming him that morning. Ian shared with me that the oil on his hands was still there on the Tuesday!"

Healed! When the invitation to receive an impartation of this outpouring Graham's hand shot up. Gods power flowed through him in such a way that Graham wasn't even able to remain standing. But when he got up he discovered that the pain from a back problem that he had for some time was totally gone. God had healed him! Graham immediately came forward to share what God had done and honour Him.

Healed by text!

Healed by God to be more accurate! Have just received the following testimony from Simon:

On Friday evening, I had a text from my Mum who lives in Spain, saying amongst other things, that she was in a lot of pain with her bad knee. (This knee was injured a few years back and really needs an operation to sort it out.)

I told her (all by text), that following my trip to Florida, I had seen people who had received healing on the other end of a cell phone, so why not let me ask God to heal her by text!

This was a step of faith in more ways than one, as I had not heard of text healing yet!

I told her to put her phone on her knee and receive her healing.

Her reply said 'You must have been very blessed in Florida'

I became impatient and said, 'never mind that, put your phone on your knee and receive your healing in Jesus name'

Her reply was, 'That's why I said you must have been blessed, I did put my phone on my knee and all the pain completely disappeared, Praise God'

As a foot note, mum has started watching the revival broadcasts on God TV, and is now kneeling, (something she couldn't do before), in front of the TV and claiming her miracle!

More testimonies...

On Sunday (June 8th) we met again to honour God - for who he is and what he has done and indeed is doing amongst us at this time. Here are some more testimonies from people who have been touched and healed by God.

Helen shared how God had healed her headache in response to a word of knowledge that was shared in the meeting - see Outpouring posting.

John has had problems with his foot/ankle making it difficult and painful to walk. In the meeting he testified that God was healing him and that the pain was gone.

Dan came forward to say that he had been concerned about his knees and hips which had been causing him pain - possibly as a result of playing football when he was younger. Although he had not had a formal diagnosis, he had spoken with some medical professionals in his family who had suggested he may have been suffering from some form of arthritis. In the Outpouring meeting, Dan felt God touching his joints and since then the pain has gone.

Simon also told of how his mum received healing for a bad knee via text - will publish full details tomorrow.

As we continued in worship, God continued to move amongst us. There was a strong sense that the Lord was drawing those who had turned away from him back to himself.

In addition, Andrew testified that God had healed his knee:

"I used to have problems going up stairs", he said. "My left knee was painful when I put weight on it - so much so that I used to go upstairs one step at a time - always leading with my right leg. I didn't feel anything in my knee as such, but I knew that God was doing something. I felt that I had been healed." Just to prove the point, he brought a chair to the front of the meeting and stood on it with his left leg - something he was unable to do without pain previously.

We thank and honour God for all he is doing; it is truly wonderful - he deserves all the credit.

This is just my recollection of what happened on Sunday, if you want to comment or even add your own testimony, please feel free to do so - just click on "comments" link below.

Outpouring

Our first "outpouring" took place last Thursday (June 5th). We had a wonderful time honouring God together. There was a word of knowledge about someone who had a severe headache that God wanted to heal. Helen testified that she had been suffering with a headache for most of the day, but in the meeting during the worship time, the pressure had lifted and by the time she got home, her head had cleared completely.

Since that night there have been other testimonies of healing - including a lady in Spain who had a knee problem and received her healing via text! Will post full details later. Watch this space...

Fill the House

This year we have been looking at "Filling the House". We come together to honour God, to focus on him above everything else - to fill the house with praise and worship. We long to see God filling the house with his presence - a greater revelation of his power and glory including the release of miracles and healing; that others would see how great God is and that the house would be filled with people discovering how wonderful Jesus is and putting their trust in him.

Last Sunday (June 1st 2008) we had a foretaste of what is to come. We met with the desire to simply honour God. As the worship continued there was a growing awareness of the presence of God. Several people testified that they could hear angelic voices and instruments that were not being played by the band.

In the meeting, Clare - a teacher in a special school who had been suffering severe pain in her foot (a problem which originated when she broke her foot as a child) - was healed. In the previous few days it had become increasingly painful to the point that she could barely put any weight on it. In the meeting she reached out to God and determined that she was going to focus on worshiping him. Since then she has had no pain - she can walk and even run (she's training for a half-marathon - Go Clare!) "What God has done is truly amazing" said Clare (pictured left).

In the meeting there was also a word of knowledge about a person who needed to use gel for a medical complaint because God was going to heal them. Someone came forward to receive prayer for their daughter who was not at the meeting. Watch this space for further news.

Taste and see...

At the end of May, three leaders from our church went to Lakeleand in Florida to see for themselves what God is doing. Dorian, Simon and John had an amazing experience of the presence of God in their meetings and have been greatly impacted by what happened.

On the Friday night there was an opportunity to be prayed for - that God would impart this outpouring that is currently taking place in Florida that it might be carried around the world - even to here in Worthing.

At the end of a long day of travelling, they felt nothing when Todd Bentley prayed for them. Instead they simply believed that they would receive from God. Since then they have known that God has done something in them and they are hungry for more of him and to share what they have received with anyone who wants it. As a result we have started midweek meetings in Palatine School - "Outpouring" - a time of praise, presence and power. We seek to honour God, believing that he will meet with us and that people will be healed and set free.

All are welcome to join us.

Healing Revival breaks out in Lakeland Florida

We have been amazed at the stories of what God is doing in Lakeland Florida. Night after night thousands gather to worship and honour God. As they do so, something of the glory of God is revealed. Under the leadership of Todd Bentley, many thousands of people have encountered God like never before - lives that will never be the same again. Many testify to miraculous healing - blind eyes are opened, the deaf can hear, the lame can walk. There have even been a number of resurrections from the dead. Check out this video clip to get a flavour of what God is doing.