Another healing from "Outpouring"

Last Thursday at the Outpouring meeting, someone shared a word of knowledge - they called out that they could feel a pain in their head just behind their left ear; somehow the pain stretched down the side of the face and into the neck.

I wasn't aware that anyone had responded to this word, so I thought nothing more of it... until the next morning when my daughter came in complaining that she had a pain behind her ear; then she traced her finger across her cheek and down into her neck to indicate where it hurt - exactly as had been described the night before in the meeting. I immediately remembered the word that had been shared and we prayed for the pain to go away. There was a significant improvement through the day and within another 24 hours the pain had completely gone - praise God!

Fill the House

Just a quick note to say that we recently launched Fill the House - a CD of worship songs written and performed by people connected with Highdown. The launch night (July 18) was well attended and the first performance was very well received.

(Well done to Alex and all who made it such a memorable evening).

For more information, check out Fill the House.

Overwhelmed by God!

I've been a Christian most of my life, and I've been to tonnes of events where the Holy Spirit has been moving and people have fallen to the floor, or burst into laughter, or spoken in tongues etc. As much I have seen that many times, I've never been 'floored' by God before. I've have deep encounters with God, and I've spoken and sung in tongues, but I've never had anything physical happen to me.

This Thursday (10th July) I was at our outpouring meeting and was playing in the worship team. At the end, the leader felt that the Holy spirit was moving in a new powerful way, and that it was almost going to be violent. I put down my guitar and went out into the congregation where people were been prayed for. Someone came and prayed for me and I can only describe what happened as like being hit by a bus! One second I was standing there, the next second I had hit the deck like a tonne of bricks. I didn't have any say in the matter - God just knocked me flat.

I felt a power on me that was so heavy, I could barely move - even when I was on the floor!
As I say, I've seen all this stuff before loads of times, but it's never happened to me. At times I got slightly cynical of it, and wondered why people collapsed to the floor. That night, having been whalloped by an immense power that literally knocked me off my feet, I have no doubt that God's spirit moves in that way. I'm still buzzing now!

Alex

More testimonies

We had a holiday recently with my brother and his wife. My brother has had so many illnesses. He has had two hernia operations, another one recently when a lump came up which was a pocket of poison. He has had prostate cancer. He also has angina and has a blockage between his heart and his lungs.

While we were away he was very breathless and if he went into the pool he had a tightness in his chest which was a bit worrying. On our return he was to go for another test because they said he needed yet another operation on his bladder.

While were having a prayer time for various situations in both of their lives they were asking God for more of him in their lives. We prayed for them and they both fell back on the sofa full of laughter. This was something they really needed because of the problems they are facing at the moment, it was a release from all the stress.

While we were praying for them God said, “Don’t forget about healing, pray for the Spirit of Infirmity to come out in the name of Jesus”. He felt a burning in his chest between his heart and lungs and after that he did not get the pain in his chest when he went into the pool and was walking much better without the breathlessness.

When he went for the test at the hospital the following week they said he did not need an operation everything was fine!!!

Elaine

Volcanic eruption

On Thursday night God took me to an even deeper place with him, it seems that each time we meet his glory and presence is increasing. At times I felt His joy and at times I felt very emotional. While laying on the floor in His presence I felt such a great love and tenderness from the Lord. I felt he was saying the light of his glory shone into every corner of my heart, even the secret places which no-one else knew about. I felt he was saying he knew the secret longings of my heart, my desire for more of Him and for more of His presence in my life. I felt he was saying he knew the tears and prayers I had brought before him. He knew the people I prayed for and the things I wanted to see happen in their lives. He cared about them, they were like treasures to him, He wanted me to bring them to Him, to bring them out into the light of His presence. He would bring them to pass, but what was so emotional was His love and tenderness and that He cared about them in fact more that I did.

Later while being prayed for my hands which are sometimes very painful with arthritis, I suddenly started laughing it came from deep within One of the leaders put his hand on my head and prayed for a volcanic eruption and the laughter increased so much, it came out of my innermost being like living water. I can’t explain what happened but it’s as if as the joy flowed out God filled me up more and more. Today I can feel His presence deep within me and feel quite emotional at the knowledge of His great love for me which I can physically feel and experience. God is so good.

Elaine

Update from Thursday's Outpouring (July 1st)

Gordon shares…

On Thursday I was praying for God to move in me - telling Him, ‘I’m here and I’m available’. I was asking God to use me… To use me anyway he wanted. Although I could speak in the language of the Spirit a little before, on Thursday there was a real release and I was free to speak out like I've never done before. I was prayed for and told there was ‘oil’ all over me. As I lifted my hands I could feel a heat all over me and was totally boiling - on fire all over!

Sarah shares…

Before Thursday’s meeting had even started I had an expectation that I wanted to meet with God. Driving home from work I simply prayed “I really want to worship you tonight that I would honour you and meet with you”, & he didn’t disappoint!

While we were worshipping through the first part of the meeting I felt a real ‘heaviness’ (not in a bad sense), but it was like the weight of God pushing me into the ground. Later as we were singing ‘more love, more power’ I could feel the presence of God again through my body.

As I was prayed for, it was amazing to hear God’s heart for me. I am so thankful to God for all he has done.

Tom shares…

When I arrived on Thursday I found that I was struggling to worship God. During the meeting I felt an overwhelming experience where I think nobody was standing and everyone was sitting or laying on the floor in the presence of God. As the worship began I felt my arms lifted and began to worship as I had never done before. This was confirmed when Dan spoke and said that there is someone struggling with their worshipping who has now been set free. I was also prayed for to be baptised in the holy spirit and started to speak in tongues which became extremely overwhelming. an amazing experience of God!