In JULY Ian Johnson will be in the SOuth Island on the Grassroots SI Tour. Last year we saw many peope saved in the South and this year we are doing it again. Most of July & early AUgust.
Tell all your friends in the South His Amazing Glory Ministries is coming to town.
2nd - 4th July
Going Higher Conference
Christchurch North Elim Church
801 Main North Road - Belfast Christchurch
Ph 03 3237212
03 3237212
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Sunday 4th July 6:30pm
Living Waters Christian Ctr - Christchurch
20 Tankerville Road - Christchurch
Ph 03 3384868
03 3384868
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July 13th -22nd - Cantubury -Otago -Southland
13th July FGBFI Christchurch
14th July FGBFI Timaru
15th July FGBFI Taieri
16th July FGBFI Balclutha
17th & 18th July Curio Bay Christian Fellowship
19th July FGBFI Gore
20th July FGBFI Invercargill
21st July FGBFI Lawerence
22nd July FGBFI Alexandra
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23rd -25th July
*FGBFI Otago/Southland regional camp
En Haakkore Camp
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27th July - 1st August 7:30pm - every night
Waimate christian fellowship
"A Roar in the South Meetings"
6 nights of Power & Glory
Meetings held in the Salvation Arrmy hall
Queen Street -Waimate
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AUGUST
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3rd August
Awakening centre
Timaru
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4th August
Fairlie
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5th - 9th August
Alexandra Elim Church
"Going deeper" 5 nights of glory
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
THE GOD WHO ANSWERS BY FIRE
IAN JOHNSON - ianjohn@xtra.co.nz
God appeared to Moses in a burning bush; that burnt but didn’t consume. In the wilderness the sign of his presence was that of a pillar of fire. So is it any wonder that when Elijah came along God answered by fire.
There was a confrontation on Mt Carmel between the God of Israel and the gods of the surrounding nations which were just Idols designed in the mind of men inspired by demons.
. The people had run off after strange gods whom their fathers did not know. The only action in town it seems was in the temple of the Baals . Where the people of Israel prostituted themselves, doing silly things in order to please their demonic masters. Cutting themselves burning their children making sacrifice to cruel and unforgiving demons.
The call went out from Elijah in a season where there wasn’t a lot happening among the people of God. There was a drought in the natural and a drought in the revelation of YHVH to his people.
Their hearts were divided between serving YHVH or serving the false idols.
1 Kings 18:20-21 Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel. Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!" But the people were completely silent.
The call was how long will you waiver between two opinions?
Here is the key the people were wavering between two opinions. Much of the church is in the same position. Saying one minute we want the power of God and next minute saying this is too scary take me back to Baal.
The prophetic word is falling in this age again “How long will you waver between opinions?” Elijah is calling out again from Mt Carmel to the people of God.
The prophet says “the God who answers by fire He is God.” Verse 24
Elijah looked back toward the people and they said “Your word is good”
The prophets of Baal had no option but to enter the challenge.
The Prophets of Baal called out for most of the day . No answer!
Then Elijah took charge. Elijah healed the altar of the Lord.
One by one he put the twelve stones representing the tribes back into their place.. what a contrast to the wild show the prophets of Baal had just put on with no effect. By rebuilding the altar he was taking them back to their roots.
Acts 3:20-21 says Messiah will remain in heaven until the restoration of all things. In the same way John the Baptist came before Jesus first appearance and was compared to Elijah. So Elijah will come again not as a man but as the corporate Bride of Messiah.
As soon as Elijah had healed the Altar of the Lord; the place of laid down love of total abandonment before the Lord the following happened.
1 Kings 18:36-39
At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself." Immediately the fire of the LORD flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, "The LORD—he is God! Yes, the LORD is God!"
The God who answered by fire proved he was God.
He devoured the flesh
He devoured the wood Hay & Stubble…structures of men
He devoured the water a rare commodity considering there had just been three years of serious drought. Rare and un-common ministry must give way to the Lord.
He even devoured the stones
All that was left was ash; when God burns in holy fire nothing is left except ash, you see from ash you can never rebuild in your own strength again. All the material is burnt in the fire.
The glory is more than a few good meetings or a few interesting words the Glory is God himself claiming what he owns. Think about it right now.. If God claimed everything that belonged to him in your life what would be left? When the glory comes it releases a glory fire.
Isaiah 60… Arise shine for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord shall rise upon you.
This is a powerful messianic prophecy “Light” comes from the Hebrew root (Ore) it means to combust in flame to illuminate in every possible way. This is the glory fire.
The glory fire is different than the revival fire we have seen He is coming to baptize us with fire (Acts 2)
It’s his all consuming presence; it’s his amazing holiness, its all of the kingdom of God manifest in one place. This is the glory now being manifest in small ways but that is about to be released in an all consuming fire.
HEBREWS 12:26-29
When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: "Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also." This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.
MALACHI 3:2-3
Who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD.
REVELATION 1:12-16
When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands. And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest. His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.
IAN JOHNSON
http://www.hisamazinggloryministries.org/
God appeared to Moses in a burning bush; that burnt but didn’t consume. In the wilderness the sign of his presence was that of a pillar of fire. So is it any wonder that when Elijah came along God answered by fire.
There was a confrontation on Mt Carmel between the God of Israel and the gods of the surrounding nations which were just Idols designed in the mind of men inspired by demons.
. The people had run off after strange gods whom their fathers did not know. The only action in town it seems was in the temple of the Baals . Where the people of Israel prostituted themselves, doing silly things in order to please their demonic masters. Cutting themselves burning their children making sacrifice to cruel and unforgiving demons.
The call went out from Elijah in a season where there wasn’t a lot happening among the people of God. There was a drought in the natural and a drought in the revelation of YHVH to his people.
Their hearts were divided between serving YHVH or serving the false idols.
1 Kings 18:20-21 Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel. Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!" But the people were completely silent.
The call was how long will you waiver between two opinions?
Here is the key the people were wavering between two opinions. Much of the church is in the same position. Saying one minute we want the power of God and next minute saying this is too scary take me back to Baal.
The prophetic word is falling in this age again “How long will you waver between opinions?” Elijah is calling out again from Mt Carmel to the people of God.
The prophet says “the God who answers by fire He is God.” Verse 24
Elijah looked back toward the people and they said “Your word is good”
The prophets of Baal had no option but to enter the challenge.
The Prophets of Baal called out for most of the day . No answer!
Then Elijah took charge. Elijah healed the altar of the Lord.
One by one he put the twelve stones representing the tribes back into their place.. what a contrast to the wild show the prophets of Baal had just put on with no effect. By rebuilding the altar he was taking them back to their roots.
Acts 3:20-21 says Messiah will remain in heaven until the restoration of all things. In the same way John the Baptist came before Jesus first appearance and was compared to Elijah. So Elijah will come again not as a man but as the corporate Bride of Messiah.
As soon as Elijah had healed the Altar of the Lord; the place of laid down love of total abandonment before the Lord the following happened.
1 Kings 18:36-39
At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself." Immediately the fire of the LORD flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, "The LORD—he is God! Yes, the LORD is God!"
The God who answered by fire proved he was God.
He devoured the flesh
He devoured the wood Hay & Stubble…structures of men
He devoured the water a rare commodity considering there had just been three years of serious drought. Rare and un-common ministry must give way to the Lord.
He even devoured the stones
All that was left was ash; when God burns in holy fire nothing is left except ash, you see from ash you can never rebuild in your own strength again. All the material is burnt in the fire.
The glory is more than a few good meetings or a few interesting words the Glory is God himself claiming what he owns. Think about it right now.. If God claimed everything that belonged to him in your life what would be left? When the glory comes it releases a glory fire.
Isaiah 60… Arise shine for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord shall rise upon you.
This is a powerful messianic prophecy “Light” comes from the Hebrew root (Ore) it means to combust in flame to illuminate in every possible way. This is the glory fire.
The glory fire is different than the revival fire we have seen He is coming to baptize us with fire (Acts 2)
It’s his all consuming presence; it’s his amazing holiness, its all of the kingdom of God manifest in one place. This is the glory now being manifest in small ways but that is about to be released in an all consuming fire.
HEBREWS 12:26-29
When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: "Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also." This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.
MALACHI 3:2-3
Who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD.
REVELATION 1:12-16
When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands. And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest. His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.
IAN JOHNSON
http://www.hisamazinggloryministries.org/
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