His Amazing Glory Ministries

2011-12-01T20:33:00.001-08:00

HIS AMAZING GLORY - DECEMBER NEWSLETTER.We are fast approaching the end of the year and what a year it has been.We have ministered in almost every part of New Zealand and as always met some amazing people.January saw us start the year with the New Year New Glory mini conference in Auckland which we did with Trish Bussell from Hamilton. It was a great way to start the year.

During the year we also had the Priviledge of working with some amazing people in conferences and churches around the ANZAC nations. Highlights have been working in a conference with Patricia King, who we found to be such a real and amazing woman of God. Also working with Natasha Veermaak at the Moed Conference and this year Ive worked with Ian Clayton three times in our own nation in conferences. Have loved working & partnering with Rob & Lynn Packer of XPNZ in a few things.

2011 we ministered in the cities and in the country by the sea and in the mountains.. what a great country we live in. One of the highlights of the year was spending three days at Matahi O Te Tau Marae near Te Aroaroa on the East coast of NZ. The name of the Marae translates to the welcome of the new year. It just so happened we were on the Marae leading up to Rosh Hashanna the Jewish New Year. The Maori people regard the Whare Nui or large house where we slept as the womb of the people. So in that sence we were in the Womb of the people who live in the most eastern most place in NZ (as far away from Jerusalem as you can get) ushering in Rosh Hashana... WHat an experiance and what a blessing. To all the CHurches and individuals who supported us in 2011.. Wow we wouldnt have made it with out you.Our relationship with Horizon Church has been increasing over the past 12 month and we have found a great CHurch home & base there. They are on the same page as us.and we share the same values. As well as having a lot of good laughs together I just love the way the leaders of the CHurch have just abandoned themselves to the leading of the Holy Spirit in the formation of a new wineskin. So recently when they asked us if we would become part of the Governmental leadership team it seemed good to us and thats what is happening in 2012. The new model dosent keep us locked behind four walls but sends us out as we have gone in the past. But now we have formalised our committment and relationship with this Church. Just love the heart of the senior visionary leaders Tim & Xenia Stevenson and the rest of the team. So you will see us around Horizon a bit more in 2012 as well as out and about in the vineyard if you were wondering the Horizon web-site is www.horizon.org.nz Our 2011 tour to Israel was in March/April we took 18 people with us and saw most of the land. had some amazing encounters and lots of fun. Check out our tour BLOG at www.israeltours.co.nzDuring 2011 we have had the priviledge of praying and ministering to alot of people in our one on one session and the fruit has been very good. I am so amazed at the quality of people in NZ we meet.Next years (2012) tour to Israel is booked from 2nd April - 19th April and there is still some room if you want to come with us. just drop me an e-mail and let me know ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

On the 28th January XPNZ is hosting another what is the Lord saying for 2012 at Horizon CHurch keep the date free.We have a few events booked for 2012 around New Zealand and looking for alot more. So dont forget to invite us to your Church or conference as speakers in 2012. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2012.. Just remember the holiday period is often very hard for itinerant ministry folk including us. But this is not me asking for money its just reminding you that you can invest in one or more of the wonderful ministries in NZ including ours. drop me a line via e-mail if you want our bank account details. Joye & I want to wish you all an abundantly full and glorious Holiday period. Dont forget Paul Keith Davis is at Horizon at the end of Feb.. chech out their web-site under events for details. Its a free conference so come and be blessed. IAN & JOYE JOHNSONwww.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Video of word for 2011

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Video from What is God saying for 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fiiJ7_uutU&feature=player_embedded

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Ian & Joye available to Minister in 2011 -

2011-01-09T20:44:00.000-08:00

Ian & Joye Johnson available to minister in your Church or conference in 2011
Ian & Joye Johnson have been in ministry for over 20 years having Pioneered and Pastored Churches in the Auckland area. Ian Johnson is a Prophetic revelator from Auckland and is well known for strong encouraging words that set peoples attention on a closer walk with Jesus. For nearly 4 years now Ian & Joye have been working as itinerant ministers in NZ & the nations. The message is simple, if you want to see the power of God then you have to come into relationship with the Holy Spirit and become abandoned to Jesus. In this place of abandoned worship where we learn to rest in Him and not in our own ability is the place of miracles, signs & wonders. Joye Johnson has an amazing gift of intercession and discernment, together Ian & Joye have seen major breakthroughs in meetings in NZ & in the nations.

Ian & Joye have some spaces available in the first half of 2011 if you would like to have them minister in your Church, Homegroup, Conference or training school.

Early dates available include
Sunday 30th January
SUnday 20th Feb
Sunday 27th Feb
Sunday 6th March
After this not available again until early May.

You can contact us by e-mail ianjohn@xtra.co.nz or by Phone 027 2893330 or office Ph +64 9 2368126

HIS AMAZING GLORY MINISTRIES
4 Ewing Road, RD4, Tuakau 2694 New Zealand.
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

His Amazing Glory on SKYPE

2011-01-08T02:02:00.000-08:00

HIS AMAZING GLORY MINISTRIES
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Ive just updated my travel computor and now when I travel I can use skype to call and recieve calls free. my travel Skype name is his.amazing.glory.ministries if you use Skype and want to be on the call list add his.amazing.glory.ministries to your contact list.

Blessings

Ian Johnson

NEW YEAR - NEW GLORY MEETINGS

2010-12-28T03:25:00.000-08:00

NEW YEAR - NEW GLORY

JANUARY 21st & 22nd 2011

Venue: HORIZON CHURCH 9 Mono Place Ellerslie.

Speakers:
Ian Johnson - His Amazing Glory Ministries
Trish Bussell - Harvest City Church

Free Conference - Offerings taken to cover expences

Friday 21st - 7pm Fathers Glory released - Trish Bussell
Saturday 22nd - 10am Be activated and Transformed for 2011 - Ian Johnson
Saturday 22nd - 2pm Healing in the Glory - Trish Bussell
Saturday 22nd - 7pm Theres a Strong wind blowing - Ian Johnson

COme and be blessed at this amazing free conference.. start the new year off with a blast get healed and set free andf full of glory.

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

2010-08-30T03:56:00.000-07:00

HIS AMAZING GLORY MINISTRIES - SEPTEMBER 2010 NEWSLETTER.

Hello every one.
Just returned from a great weekend in Kaikohe at Vision Church and Pastor Mike & Rae Tohu and his folk there. A hungry group of people. The Lord came on the Sunday Morning in a move of Love & fire. looking forward to getting the testimonies of healing etc.

As I was praying for a couple of young Maori men from the Hokianga area the Lord gave me a download for them and their people. In essence the Lord was saying most of the Hokianga know they are sinners but they don't know there is a welcome home into the heart of Jesus. The Lord spoke and said On the Marae no matter what your issues in your life are; the Marae is always your home and Marae protocols are there to restore not hinder your revival. They don't need to hear that they are sinners because they already know that but they do need to know that the heart of Jesus is their true Marae.. a place to return and safely be restored.

This message of love brought tears to the old peoples eyes, why? Because the Maori are heart people and love touches hearts. "Greater love has no man but he who lays down his life for his friends" That's Jesus.

Ive felt for a while that Northland was about to open for me to prophetically plough and sow for revival, while I was up there we made contact with another pastor who will probably host us in the future. Watch this space.

Im only home for a day and then we turn around again and head for Ohope Christian fellowship in the Bay of Plenty region. Im doing a conference there for the Ohope fellowship with Judith Garden called HIGHER REALMS & DOORS OF GLORY it a free conference and the meetings are open to all to attend.

HIGHER REALMS & DOORS OF GLORY
Thursday 7pm Youth Meeting - Judith Garden
Friday 7pm Public meeting - Ian Johnson
Saturday 10am - Ian Johnson
Saturday 2pm - Judith Garden
Saturday 7pm - Judith Garden
Sunday 10am - Ian Johnson
Sunday 6:30pm - Judith Garden

Ian & Joye are also ministering at Bethel house on Thursday morning which is a rehibilitation centre in Whakatane and praying for individuals in the Ohope fellowship on Thursday afternoon & Friday.

There are a number of people coming from Tauranga and other towns in the Bay of Plenty but there's plenty of room if you want to make a weekend of it in the wonderful Bay of Plenty motels in Whakatane & Ohope are reasonable this time of the year.. Phone Graham 0274 309803 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0274 309803 end_of_the_skype_highlighting for more details about the conference.

Sunday 12th September Ian will be ministering at Advance Christian centre in Taupo 10am & 6:30pm Phone 07 3778448 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 07 3778448 end_of_the_skype_highlighting for details. If you know anyone in the area tell them to come along the church address is 247 Tauhara Road

Actually this is the day after my birthday on the 11th Sept so we just might head for Taupo on the Saturday and have a night in a nice motel.

Ive had to cancel my weeks teaching at YWAM on the 13th-17th because Ive just had word from my eye specialist that I have to have a minor operation on my eye on the 15th. Prayer for this would be appreciated

Finally for September Ian is ministering at Horizon Church 8 Mono place Ellerslie on 29th SEPT at 6pm ..

Our plans to be ministering internationally in October have been delayed until early next year because I don't want to fly internationally so soon after my eye operation. So that leaves October wide open for any one in NZ who wants to invite us in to minister.

Prayer Needs
Conference in Ohope
Ministry opportunities in October
The sale of Joyes mums home ( need this to sell its costing us to much to hold
Israel tour March/April 2011

Coming up:

Foreunners Conference in Tauranga -
Ian Johnson & Jasmine Fiddows ministering
at the Bethlehem Hall -
Labour weekend Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th October...

Glory Habitation Conference
- The Awakening centre Timaru
11th - 14th November

Blessings
IAN & JOYE JOHNSON
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

ANGELS - GET USED TO WORKING WITH THEM

2010-08-22T01:01:00.000-07:00

BY IAN JOHNSON
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Even the mention of the word seems to bring a shiver up the collective back of much of the body of Christ yet Angels are mentioned 375 times in the Bible, more than Love, Gospel, or Peace. 33% in the Old Testament 67% in the New. My first Pastor said to me that if something was mentioned once in the Bible it was important, twice very important and more than three times extremely important and we ignore at our peril! So it seems to me that if something is mentioned 375 times its important to the furthering of the Kingdom.
People often say "the Bible says you shouldn't talk to Angels" and I say if you can find a scripture to back that up then 48 individuals that Ive found listed in the word from Genesis to Revelation who have had conversations with Angels must be in the wrong book.
The word is clear we shouldn't worship Angels and it seems to me that if an Angel came into the room and asked to be worshiped or didn't pick you up and say "get up for I am a servant of the Lord just as you are and The Lord alone is due our worship"; then I think you would know they were not from God.
Gal 1:8-9 Let God's curse fall on anyone, including myself, who preaches any other message than the one we told you about. Even if an angel comes from heaven and preaches any other message, let him be forever cursed. I will say it again: If anyone preaches any other gospel than the one you welcomed, let God's curse fall upon that person.
Paul in no uncertain terms made it clear that any messages received from Angels would always bring glory to the Lord and line up with a gospel of reconciliation through Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 11:14-15 Even Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder his servants can also do it by pretending to be godly ministers. In the end they will get every bit of punishment their wicked deeds deserve.
The likes of Mohammad and Joseph Smith were deceived by an Angel of light and introduced a new false doctrine. If scripture had been followed this would not have been possible. Neither "Gospel" honours Jesus Christ as God and therefore cannot be of God. It should be said that any Angel that preaches any message outside that which was preached by the Apostles is False. Any Angel that seeks worship is false; the true Angels of God will rebuke us the moment we ever try. Any Angel that won't confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh and is mans only hope of salvation is false. So there are plenty of ways to test the Spirits. The Angel that came to Joseph Smith was introducing a new Gospel of salvation where Jesus was seen as just a man. That should tell you something. The Angels that come to New Age worshipers will not accept that Jesus is the only way of Salvation! That should tell you something. The Angel that came to Mohammad said that Jesus was just one in a long line of Prophets but that Mohammad was the last and true prophet that should tell you something.
The only danger in talking to Angels is our own pride; Building our Kingdom and not the Lords. It's not so hard to spot the deception if we walk in humility. Remember there is one Gospel and only one way to God and that is through Jesus Christ, who in fact is God. No Angel will receive worship if they are from God.
So before I tell you of some Angels Ive met I need to show you the biblical basis for talking with Angels or seeing Angels to help us understand why in this Age we need to more than ever look for the assistance of the Angelic host.
1) There are lots of them Revelation 5:11 says 10,000 x 10,000 and thousands of thousands. Well 10,000 x 10,000 is a Billion So with that description we can figure there are several Billion! Jesus said he could have asked for 12 legion of Angels to come to his aid if he desired, A legion is 6000, so Jesus had 72,000 Angels immediately at his call.
2) The Greek word translated Angels simply means Messengers
3) Angels are created beings and were created before the creation of the world Job 38:4-7 Col 1:16
4) They are Spirits Heb 1:14 Psalm 104:4
5) They are subject to Jesus Heb 1:4-6
6) They have powers of discernment 2 Sam 14:17 &20
7) They were created Holy Mark 8:38
8) They have a high level of wisdom Heb 2:7 but much lower than God Heb 1:4
9) They can have an awesome appearance Luke 1:11 Several times when an Angel appeared his first words were "Fear not"
10) They are attentive to the Father for instruction Matt 18:10
11) There are Angels assigned to individuals Matt 18:10
12) They are generally invisible but can become visible and eat food Luke 2:9
13) Angels are strong. One killed 185,000 Assyrians (2 Kings 19:35) one slew 70,000 Israelites (2 Sam 24:15-16)
14) Angels never die Luke 20:35-36
15) They have various names. Watchers, Holy ones, Holy Angels, Hosts, Sons of God, Sons of the mighty, Elect of God, ministering Spirits, Messengers, Angel of the Church, Guardians, Guardian Angels, Warriors and flaming fire.
What do they do?
1) Called to worship God Rev 5:11-12 , Rev 8:3-4
2) Called to protect the saints Matt 4:11, Dan 6:22
3) They lead Christians to the unsaved and unsaved to Christians Acts 8:26 , Acts 10:30-32
4) Look after Children Matt 18:10
5) Protect people Dan 6:22
6) Announce God's plans Luke 2:13
7) Look into the affairs of men 1 Pet 1:12
8) Help to see the will of God performed in the earth Num 22:22 Balaam, Herods demise Acts 12:23
9) Take the Lords people home at death Luke 16:22
10) Encamp around those that fear the Lord Psalm 34:7
11) Form the Lords army Mat 16:22-27
12) Help reap the end time harvest Matt 13:39
The Bible says we should entertain strangers because we never know when we are entertaining Angels unaware Hebrews 13:2 This tells us that God expects us to expect Angels in our life. They are there to help us, and when someone gets saved the Angels rejoice, Luke 15:7
In the Scripture there is a long list of interventions by Angels, In fact Ive found 48 instances of two way conversations with Angels in many cases the course of human history has changed forever because of these interventions. However never has the spotlight been taken off The Father, Jesus or the Holy Spirit, by any of these interventions. Some of the Angelic encounters are quite different experiences, like Balaam's Donkey or Elishas servant but in all cases there is a victory for the true and living God.
Here are just a few of those who spoke to Angels or to whom Angels spoke. Do your own study sometimes it will surprise you! Hagar, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Lot ,Moses, Balaam's Donkey, Balaam, Joshua, All the Children of Israel in Judges 2:1-6, Gideon, Elijah , Elisha Angels & Horsemen, David, Daniel, Zechariah the Prophet, Elizabeth, Zechariah Father of John the Baptist, Mary, Joseph, Jesus, Shepherds, Wise men, Peter , John, Phillip, Stephen, Paul, The Women at the tomb, Cornelius All the Disciples when Jesus ascended.
I have had a number of experiences with Angels and there are millions of stories of Angelic activity in the Church right through the Ages and ever more so in this final hour of history.
Psalm 91:11 For he orders his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you with their hands to keep you from striking your foot on a stone.
Psalm 34:7 For the angel of the Lord guards all who fear him, and he rescues them.
God's Angels are on your side and its time to take hold of the supernatural realm and live in it. Kathie Walters always says. The Supernatural, the chariots and the Angels are meant to be a normal part of every Christians lives.
There was an evangelist in NZ many years ago called Bob Kingi, he had lots of Angel stories, but the one I loved the most was when he was ministering in Australia, the Lord moved powerfully in the morning service and there were many miracles, signs and wonders, but Bob was very late finishing, in fact there was no way he would make it to the night meeting several hours drive away. Bob thought to cancel the night meeting but the Holy Spirit compelled him to set out in his car. About 30 mins into his journey Bob saw a hitch hiker and decided to pick him up. When he took his back pack to put in the boot Bob noticed it was very light in fact it seemed empty, but he thought nothing of it. On the journey the man started to talk to Bob about the wonders of the Lord. And all track of time was lost. Suddenly the man said this is where I get out Bob said, there's nothing here we are in the middle of nowhere, but the man insisted, so Bob let him out, the man blessed bob in the name of the Lord and Bob drove off, looking in his rear view mirror there was no sign of his passenger, within five minutes Bob arrived in the town he was due to speak at in the evening, he looked at his watch and realised he had fifteen minutes to spare before the meeting began, The five hour journey had only taken one & a half hours to complete, His passenger had to be an Angel, Bob and his car had been translated in time. Did Bob become deceived by this experience? Not at all up until the time of his death, he preached the Gospel of Jesus.
I once knew a Christian Traffic officer who found himself in a very difficult situation one nigh with a group of thugs; the ugly men were coming toward him with pipes and knives and meant to do a lot of damage to him. Suddenly they just turned and ran. Latter the men were arrested on another matter and the traffic officer was curious to know why the men had run. They told him it was because of the five big men who stepped out of his car and started moving toward them. Angels! Did this situation deceive my friend, not at all, it encouraged his faith and he became a Pastor.
In 2003 I was ministering in Melbourne Australia and the meeting had gone well but I felt a little discouraged and said to the Lord when I got into my room. Did that meeting make a difference in the Spirit? Very soon an Angel appeared to me and encouraged me, telling me some of the results, I needed that, did it deceive me, not at all, in fact he encouraged me to push on through in my ministry, and caused me to worship Jesus for caring enough about my feelings to send a messenger.
In 2004 & 2005 I was uplifted in the spirit by an Angel & Chariot at meetings being conducted by Kathie Walters in New Zealand and Australia. The first time I was shown several nations and taken to the western wall in Jerusalem. There I was given orders and a commissioning to Israel & the nations we had visited. In 2004 - 2007 in the natural what I had seen was just a dream, we went through very hard times and it seemed impossible that I would ever see some of these nations. Then In March 2008 an Angel of breakthrough came to me in a meeting and declared "Breakthrough" Since that time I have visited Australia, Israel, Malaysia Singapore & Turkey, doors of ministry have opened in other places I visited on that journey of instruction and commissioning.
Have these visitations (and there now have been many) taken me away from the call to take the gospel and spread the glory of His Kingdom to the nations. No its increased 1000 fold and my love for Jesus and his glory in the earth has increased, my abandonment to the Father and my hunger for the Holy Spirit have been fuelled by these visitations.
If we close our lives to the work of Angels we miss a big part of what God wants to do with us! My feeling is, that if we want to see the results that the early Church saw and we want to see multitudes saved, if our desire is to see the will of God fulfilled in the world, and we want to remain safe doing it, then we are going to have to work with the Angels to see the work done. The Church was born in supernatural power by the God of Israel who has always demonstrated to the Jewish people that they have lots of help through Angelic intervention.
Each one of you have at least one Angel who works on your behalf, if you are in Ministry you will have several. I know of four who work with me when I'm ministering each has a different function and I very seldom make mention of them. Because their desire like mine is to see Jesus glorified but they are there and work with me at the command of the Father.
Each Church that is ordained of God will have an Angel assigned to it. They are so passionate about protecting the Church they are assigned to they will block anything that is not sanctioned by the Church leaders. The Lord allowed me to see this when I was Ministering in Perth Western Australia. The Pastor didn't introduce me but just said to me just get up and go for it. Well I was allowed to see the Church Angel and he wouldn't stand aside and let my ministering Angels come forward. I said to the Pastor do you mind just introducing me and welcoming me into the Church, this he did and immediately the Church Angel stood back and my ministering Angels came forward. We had an amazing move of God but if we hadn't done that things would have been tough. I was in another Church one time when a prophetic anointing came on me and I began to declare what I was seeing for the Church. The Angel of the Church got so excited that he began to slap me on the back in encouragement. Now every one wondered why I was making sudden moves to the left and the right, it was just an excited Church Angel.
Don't be afraid of the Angelic realm. Don't fall into the trap of blocking out the Angelic help available to you and your ministry; The Father won't give you a stone if you ask for bread, or he won't give you a scorpion if you ask for a fish. Sure there are bad Angels around who work for the Devil, but the good news is that there are two thirds of all the Angels on your side and they really want to help us see Jesus the King & His Kingdom established.
As we enter the last days we are going to see an outpouring of the Supernatural because God is a supernatural God who lives in a supernatural place and does supernatural things. The new age folk are more used to seeing into the Supernatural than the Church, and that's not how it's meant to be. Don't allow the fear of deception cause you to throw the baby out with the bath water.
The encounters you have may seem just like a dream at first like Peter when the Angel broke him out of prison. Peter understood that it wasn't a dream when he was half way across the street and totally out of prison. Some of you have had experiences just like that and have dismissed it. When I first went in a Chariot it took an act of faith on my part to step into the chariot. But the moment I stepped out in faith I was in the vision with the Angelic messenger and the start of a whole new ministry to the nations opened up before me.
Angels have been commanded to help you bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a dying world, they won't step in to preach the Gospel that's our job, but they will give you lots of help along the way. There's a whole new world waiting for you to walk into.
Ask the Lord to show you the help you have with you; You may even have an experience like that of Elishas servant

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

THEY OVERCAME BY>>>>>>>

2010-08-21T01:41:00.000-07:00

They overcame the enemy by the blood of the Lamb, the word of their testimony and loved not their lives even unto death. Revelation 12:11

Testimony Greek = Martyria As one testifies before a judge. Or a legal record
Life = Psyche our soul life
Death = Thanatos separation form soul and body whereby life on earth is ended.

Thank you Jesus you’ve saved me by your blood and your blood brings me into relationship with the God of Israel………and the Martyria of what you wrote in my history before a day began (Psalm 139) stands as my witness before all heaven that I am a son by adoption and I have the power to bring other sons to you… as a Martyr dying to the desires of my soul longing for heaven and all His glory I overcome…..through relationship, through your word written in my heart and not on pages, this brings release in my spirit as my soul gives up its rights until there is a separation and my spirit knows its true home..In the heart of Jesus. Heaven comes down into my life because of Jesus and I live and fulfill … “ As it is in heaven so on earth” The sword of your word separates even the soul & spirit and brings death to all that stands between me and heaven and life through all that was written before a day began..

Its not the story about how you took me out of the sad and sorry state my heart was in before I knew you Jesus that’s our history together and Im thankful for our history Lord.
I overcome by your blood (our relationship) Im in covenant relationship through the blood Thank you Jesus. I overcome by seeing and living all that was written about my life before a day began and walking into that.. Then dying to the soul life that opposes you Jesus the things that trap me into seeing you only as saviour and not as Lord & friend You call me to be a martyr and to die to self until your glory is established, not through dead works but through relationship and friendship. My love grows till I can no longer live without it and I chase hard after you Jesus until your Kingdom is established and mine is laid down as an act of worship and I go lovesick into your chambers to be totally possessed by you…. That’s how we overcome me and you Jesus.

ישוע אני כל כך מאוהב בך ואני רוצה להניח את חיי כדי להביא לכם תהילה וכב
דרך סיפור האהבה שלנו אחרים עשויים לראות את התהילה שלך זה הרצון שלי

IAN JOHNSON
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

APOSTOLIC REFORMATION – Son & Daughters arise.

2010-08-15T16:50:00.000-07:00

by IAN JOHNSON ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

God is not restricted by His word; but He is restricted by His own Character and nature. He will not deviate from this character. So to interoperate His word correctly we need to know His Character – Intimacy and abandonment through Jesus by the Holy Spirit and towards the father is the only way we will ever know Him. If we know Him only through His word He will only ever be seen by us as distant, unseen and not as Daddy. To become Sons we yield to the Spirit of truth; for those who are led by the spirit of God are Sons and not slaves. Slaves have no options and can ask no questions; but Sons can reason and ask questions in order to know the Fathers heart on a matter.
This is the season for Sons to arise and put on the Character & nature of the one who has called us into His family by adoption. We do this through intimacy and co-operation with the Spirit of truth; not by a set of rules or by our own interpretation of Gods word which we call doctrine.

Apostolic Christianity is driven by encounters and revelations from the Spirit of truth; Apostolic draws us into Sonship; trains us to draw others and releases the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven, so that all His Sons & Daughters not just a select few exercise the character & nature of God through intimacy with Him.. Apostolic releases the government of God; which is not to keep Sons & daughters in bondage but to see (all) individuals exercise governmental authority to the world which releases the will and good pleasure of the Father on Earth. Thus fulfilling the scripture in Daniel – “Those that know their God shall be strong and do exploits for Him”. Which brings us back to; God is not restricted by His word but by His character and nature. His word reflects His character but the word is not His Character. Currently the Church is driven by the council of men based on their interpretation of His word (doctrine) restricting governmental authority to a select few. Its time for reformation that releases Sons & daughters into the supernatural power of God and not the current model which restricts and gives power to a select few building the Kingdom of men and not the Kingdom of God..

The Apostolic reformation of the body of Christ is based on encounters with the Character of God by virtue of Sonship and inheritance of our Fathers nature through covenant. This and not the council of men usher in the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.

IAN JOHNSON
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

THE HEART OF DAVID

2010-07-27T16:46:00.000-07:00

David was a man after Gods own Heart! ....What was that heart?

Was it the area of moral purity? I dont think so David blew that one
Was it in the area of Honesty and integrity? Uriah would probably not agree with that one.
Was it in Davids ability to keep the law? didnt do that one too well either

David had a heart that longed for the Presence God to dwell with men....That has always been Gods heart "To dwell with men and to be their God and they His people"

David worshiped in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart
David battled God's enemies in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart
David built a tent of meeting in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart
David retrieved the Ark in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart
David intructed his son to build a house for God in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart

Gods heart has always been to to dwell with men and David lived his life to see this happen..He abandoned himself to this purpose and this passion drove his heart to line up with the heart of God. David blew it so many times there are entire chapters set aside to tell us about his failings...Yet God blessed David and declared him to be a man with a heart after His own heart.

So with this observation that Davids heart was a heart after Gods own desire to be with men and to dwell with them..and that it was this desire and not his oodness that pleased God, what is the most important issue in the Church right now.

Is it going after wrong doctrine? I dont think so
Is it going after faulty leaders and teachers? I dont think so
The most important issue in the church right now is
"There has got to be a palce for the presence of God to dwell with men!"

Where there are people going after wrong doctrine and faulty leaders there become rules and regulations that turn to religion and death. It becomes do this and dont do that and this dosnt attract His prescence. Where there is a heart to see God's precence sometimes it dosnt always look so pretty just like David's life, but we dont want to become like Michal, Davids wife who dispised Davids abandoned one track heart and as a result she became barren.

Going after sound doctrine (mans observation) has never led to a move of God even if the intention is to honour God by doing right.

Weve all heard the saying " He cant do right for doing wrong" Well thats what happens when we try in our own strngth to " Do good doctrine" Ive yet to meet a person who has been able to "Live the life" the truth is only Jesus has ever been able to and unless we "Put him on" like a garment our own garments will always just be as filthy rags.
If we want to see Him come down then our heart has to reflect this abandoned thought and intent..to reflect this " That God would dwell with men" We must come boldly before the throne of grace and become totally abandoned to this cause even if we look silly.
God calls us to be a living sacrifice....its alive not dead with law and rules but alive and acceptable because of the blood of Jesus... Its not the sacrifice thats important its God acceptance of the sacrifice and that can only happen if we put on Jesus like a garment and be in His prescence. Laid down abandoned love that rejoices in His works and not our own works is what brings His presence. Not doctrine or works or structures or methods or programs, Just a laid down love and acceptance of the gift of grace and mercy that brought me with an unimaginable price to Jesus.

In His presence His blood will do its work and bring us into a living sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to Him. But outside of Him there is no life so " Going after good doctrine" is not going to produce a sweet smelling sacrifice.. but going after His prescene will.
Even if like David you have a few issues the best place for you to run is into Him and into His presence and in that place of abandoned love you will see the life you desire.

IAN JOHNSON
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

2010-07-20T16:02:00.000-07:00

Invercagill From Prison to Praise

Yesterday we were in Invercargill and in the afternoon we had a meeting in the chapel at Invercargill Prison. It was a great meeting and God moved on the men. There were a number of hardened men who just had tears on their faces and were greatly moved by the Lord.. It was such a privilege to be there to see this happen. Many people are in a prison but dont know it, but thee men have no doubts. Pray for these men that God would move on them more in the quiet of their cell.. I also want to say how much I admire the work of the Chaplin's in the prison.

At night I spoke at the Invercargill FGBFI in the RSA....There was a good number in the meeting and a real openness to share. I just let go and let God it was a great meeting where the power of God was manifest and many were touched in His love.....

Tonight Im in Lawrence which is heading up into the mountains a little.. then on Friday night Im in Alexandra...

My Camera packed it in yesterday so I guess I wont be taking too many photos on this trip never mind but I do like taking a photo record.....

Please keep praying for us as its been a very different tour this year good breakthroughs but not easy ones....Keep praying we are making a difference.

IAN JOHNSON
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Deep South Grassroots Tour

2010-07-18T16:40:00.000-07:00

DELEVERENCE & FREEDOM IN THE SOUTH.

Been out of braodband contact for a couple of days now so here is an update from Friday
Friday we were in Balclutha I spoke at the FGBFI. There was a young man there who was into Vampire & Warewolf movies and books and he manefested..Ha it was huge he growled like to wolf I delt with it and he was totally shocked he was going home to burn all his posters and stuff (his choice) and he renounced his obsession..it gave him a real fright...There is a warning in there for anyone who plays around with wrong spiritual stuff. The young man spoke up about other issues in his life because he saw the power of God and publicly repented of all sorts of stuff..this created conviction in the whole meeting and we prayed for most of the folk there. very interesting meeting. Why people try to hide deliverance out in a back room these days I will never know.. because it just snowballed and many got free.

Saturday we traveled down to Curio Bay and prayed around the place alot..I was aware that something was blocking in the southgate...not the same freedom as when I was there last time. As we visited the Penguins they were fighting the locals had never before seen this happen. Then I saw a Wessel running up the hill stop and stand on his hind legs then run a bit more..The Lord said there is an interloper in the place. I prayed and the Lord shoed me the headland overlooking the sea. I saw in the spirit that there had been stuff happening there that was not good or Godly so we dealt with it on the Sunday morning at the Curio bay fellowship..There had even been a recent fall from that bluff killing a young local man..All this I didnt know until after we prayed. I saw the glory restored and the gate opened again....Something happened that the locals had never seen..The Yellow eyed Penguins came home several hour early from the sea.. they always come home just on dark but yesterday they came home at 3pm and were relaxed.. something broke that made the Pengiuns happy.

Yesterday afternoon after two meetings at Curio bay we headed for Gore where I spoke at the meeting there in the town hall...The Power of conviction came down strong and the meeting ended with most on their faces before God..young and old alike were touched. I was so very blessed because this meeting started after my visit two years ago to seek a move of God. You can feel it welling up in Gore..

Tonight Im speaking in Gore again, I challnged the folk to bring the unsaved so looking forward to seeing what happens tonight.

Its a very different trip this year lots more deliverance and body ministry. Im getting a bit tired so any prayers for strength etc greatly appreciated. I still havent booked my tickets back yet either but looking like we will be home on the 10th August. When I say we Joye my wife is coming to join me on the 26th July. Pray that the locals would see the value of sowing into this ministry...

Tonight as I said is in the James Cunningham wing in Gore
Tuesday 4pm We are going into Invercargill Prision please pray for a captive audience.
Tuesday 7:30pm Invercargill RSA meeting.

Blessings

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Mosgiel pushing south

2010-07-15T05:10:00.000-07:00

SOUTH ISLAND GRASSROOTS TOUR>2010

Today my friend and amour bearer Rex Adams picked me up from Timaru...Divine appointments all the way. We called into see a Sheep breeder in Palmerston who is a wonderful man of God and prayed and shared for a couple of hours. Its wonderful to experience people in Isolated places who are hearing and walking in the Glory because God has been teaching them... " The spirit of truth shall lead us into all truth" Then we called into see a man who is writing and researching the history of Pentecost in NZ...WOW I learnt so much.

Tonight the meeting was in Mosgiel...no salvation's but an extremely hungry bunch of folk. I spoke about living a supernatural life and intimacy with God...I spoke a little about working with Angels...hungry hearts kept me there for some time....Kathie Walters is coming to Mosgiel in Sept and I was able to encourage many to attend the meetings..God is at work.

Tomorrow we travel to Balclutha via some isolated rural countryside..where I'm sure we will have many encounters with God and His people...I just love being at the grassroots of NZ Christianity where people are not afraid to call a spade a spade....Tonight we are staying with Bruce & Dawn who have become a regular stopping point in recent times....Thanks guys.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

TIMARU and the Horse called Lightning

2010-07-14T03:53:00.001-07:00

Tonight I ministered in Timaru...No salivation's but no non Christians at the meeting either!!!

Today as I traveled from Christchurch to Timaru we stoped in Ashburton and I found or walked straight onto a 50 cent coin on the road..Now you have to understand that when I find 50 cent coins its usually The Lord speaking Jubilee and our nations heritage to that city. It has captain cooks ship the Endeavour on it and before cook came NZ wasnt on the map but cook charted our waters. So when I find a 50cent I release ' Lord you are about to put NZ back on the map...Then I pray for the city so today Ashburton received a Prophetic proclamation..Jubilee and destiny..

As I entered Timaru I saw the statue of the wonder horse Phar Lap..He was slow to mature and as a 2 year old was considered big ungainly and clumsy so the Chinese stable hand named him
Phar Lap which means Lightning as a joke because it was thought he would never amount to anything and was in fact sold to the Australians...He grew to be a huge wonder horse with such a huge heart that as he matured he won 33 out of 57 starts and had 14 seconds 3 thirds and seven times he didn't Finnish anywhere mostly these were his 2 year old races.

The Statue depicts a horse in full flight and is in fact a life size replica of the horse Phar Lap and he was huge..the horse stands on the map of NZ and the one foot thats on the ground is on Timaru...He was born in 1924 7 years after ANZAC soldiers took Jerusalem in 1917...Most of the NZ horses from the middle east ANZAC campaign that took Jerusalem are buried in the soil of Israel......We sacrificed our finest horses and sowed them into the land of Israel and 7 years later we get a wonder horse called Lightning (Phar Lap)

I felt Timaru carries this...slow to mature and it has had many ungainly revivals but like Phar Lap who went on to race in Australia USA Canada etc etc that the lightning of God is about to mature over Timaru and what comes out of this will touch the nations with a sense of wonder.

I shared something along those lines tonight to a mature bunch of folk who could hardly contain the power of the prophetic release.....Evangelists and Prayer warriors you need to begin to align with the word over Timaru .....Honour those who have gone before and build on the raw power established in the city......

By the way the spiritualists said they were going to come to the meeting but they couldnt enter because this was a special moment for the Sons & daughters of God only

I will write more fully at a later date.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Grassroots NZ tour....Day 1 Christchurch

2010-07-13T13:59:00.000-07:00

Ministry in Christchurch.

Tonight was the first night of the grassroots tour of the south Island the meeting was held at St Columna Church in Hornby. We had Two people saved and several healings including a deliverance from Asthma.

I shared my testimony which includes the Lord filling my room with light and overwhelming me with his presence.. I didnt know who he was but I cried out " God Help" and he answered me over the next few months. A couple in the crowd who had come some distance said " We didnt realise that Christians were spiritual like that" a sad statement indeed. They were move and although not quite ready to make the step of faith toward Jesus were really encouraged to go and start reading their bible and said they would ask God to further reveal himself to them.

A good start to a relatively long circuit..

Tomorrow night Wed 14th we are in Timaru at Bay community lounge at 7:30pm
Thursday night 15th at Mosgiel RSA 7:30pm
Friday 16th Creative Arts centre Balclutha 7:30
Sat 17th & Sun 18th 10am Curio Bay Christian fellowship
Sunday 18th 7pm Gore town hall (James Cumming wing)
Monday 19th 7pm Gore (james cumming wing)
Tuesday 20th 7pm Invercargill workingmens club
Wed 21st Lawerence 7pm Wild Walnut cafe
Thursday 22nd 7pm Alexandra Elim church
Friday 23rd -SUnday 25th Mens camp at En Hakore near ranfurly.

Ian Johnson.
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

2010 South Island Grass Roots tour.

2010-06-20T04:36:00.000-07:00

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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THE GOD WHO ANSWERS BY FIRE

2010-06-09T18:29:00.000-07:00

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/

Last Day of ANZAC Israel Tour

2010-04-09T00:23:00.000-07:00

Today was the last offical day of the ANZAC Israel tour. We started the day by going to the Western wall in Jerusalem where Solomon extracted a promise from God to bless anyone from Israel or the nations who come to seek the face of God at the temple...The western wall is as close to the temple of Solomon you can get these days so thousands come daily to seek the Lord. It was full of colour and celebration as there were many Bar-mitzpha going on near and around Jerusalem... How festive and full of life it was. We lunched and shoped in Jersalem before we went to Tel Aviv for a final farwell dinner.... 19 of the team left for Seoul at midnight and 11 stayed behind in Israel some for a few days and one couple for three months.

We have had a wonderful tour full of encounters and blessings from the Lord everyone picked up something in the land I know we will all be changed forever because we have been here in the land.

I will send personal updates from today onwards as Joye & I stay in Israel till the 13th April when we fly to Portugal for a week of ministry and seeking the Lord...We return to Israel on the 21st April and fly out for home on the 25th April.

Shalom from Israel.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

2010-04-07T11:41:00.000-07:00

Today we left our Kibutz in the desert at Havara and headed back to Jerusalem.. our first stop was En Gendi on the shores of the dead sea. a place mentioned in the bible almost as often as Jerusalem. It was here that King David hid from Saul in the caves high in the rocks and waterfall We climed up the waterfall and saw many animals including the Ibex and Cooney both amazing creatures.. There are also Lepards, Woolves, Foxes & Cayotes there as well although we didnt see any.

We did however have a baptisim service for a couple of our group who wanted to be baptised.
More tomorrow.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

2010-04-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

Today we went to Masada the place of the stand of Jews after the temple was destroyed in 70AD. The mountain of Masada fell after a 12 month siege. It is a very impressive place and a place that is today seen as a symbol for modern Israel to rally around. The military use Masada to inspire their people with the slogan "Masada will never fall again"

The ruins of Masada are well preserved and for those who have seen the movie the ramp the Romans built to take the city a mind blowing feat of engineering is still very visable. To reach the top you go up by cable car.

The team spent the afternoon swimming or should I say floating in the dead sea.

Tonight we have just had Dominique Beirman from Eliat come up to speak to us with powerful prophetic power. great time and a huge shift in many people tonight.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Shalom in Jerusalem

2010-04-05T21:46:00.001-07:00

Just a quick note to our NZ friends & family...There is a nice peace over Jerusalem this easter.

Ive said this because we got reports back from the NZ press that there was trouble in Jerusalem with news footage of boys throwing stones. I asked the Police & the army who said there was no trouble this year and they were enjoying the quietest holiday period since 2000 in the city. Tey were all very cheerful and relaxed.

My question WHERE DID NZ PRESS GET THEIR PROPAGADA FROM? come on NZ press start reporing the truth not some terrorist agenda.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

The Desert and the ANZACs

2010-04-05T20:51:00.000-07:00

As we left Ramat Rachel we could see into Bethlehem and across the east part of Jerusalem that the world wants Israel to let go of. As I looked into East Jerusalem I reflected what was at stake. The Tombs of Abraham & Joseph, The Mount of Olives The tomb of Rachael most of the sites associated with the birth of the church and the history of Judiasim including the temple mount are to be found in so called east Jerusaelm. Its just the most crazy thing to do both from a historical points of view and for Israels secruity to divide the city.

First stop was Mt Scopus War graves where many of the ANZACs are buried we prayed and left poppies at many graves the RSA had kindly given us alot to leave behind. This was very moving for many. The sudden realisation that many of our young men lie in these soils "We gave our best sons to see the freedom of the land"

We went to the garden tomb a beautiful place where we enjoyed a time of refreshing and reflection as we partook of communion in the garden. The fact remains that " He is not there He is risen" Yahoo!!!!! Then we went to the garden of Gesemenie saw the old olive trees with their grafted in branches, some over 2000 years old.

We left Jerusalem and headed for the desert..... Arriving at Tel Bersheva late afternoon which is the same time as the ANZAC's arrived on the 31st October 1917 in their historical charge against the odds at the Tel Berrsheeba & Wadi El Saba. This was why we had come 31 ANZAcs died that day to bring freedom to the land and the nations and no one ever talks about this part of our history. 31 men died on the 31st Oct 1917 (31 + 1917 = 1948) the year Israel became a nation.

Tonight we spent in the desert at a Bedouin camp an experiance we loved it was great.

More later

Ian Johnson

2010-04-03T20:52:00.000-07:00

Today we went into the city of Jerusalem strating with the Knessett where we prayed for the government and also for the prime minister and key decision makers in Israel. we asked for wisdom strength and resolve.

Onto the old city area we went to the garden tomb, no one is sure if it is the place of the ressurection or not but it is a good place to go and remember what the Lord has done. We prayed and took communion together.

Because Jerusalem is filled with pilgrims & tourisits right now most of the gates into the old city are tightly controled so we went in through the Damascus gate and after lunch there we went too the Pavement level down some 25 metres from the levels today where we stood on the street out side the place Jesus was whiped and beaten. We prayed here for a time then went onto the area where the baths of Bethsheda are still intact ruins. we ended our time in the old city doing some shopping.

The highlight of my day was having a few hours at the hotel with Rachael Roth and her family a Holocust survior from Poland. she was 16 when the liberation came. she still has an almost unquenchable spirit. what an amazing woman. during the evening I got to blow the Shofar with a group of Yeminite Jews who were drumming and blowing the shofars. what a day

Today after old city tour of the Kotel we head for the desert and beersheva for our ANZAC celebrations

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryminitries.org

2010-04-02T12:19:00.000-07:00

Today we went to Yad Vashem the Holocaust Meusem...its very moving and takes some time to get through. What can I say Im undone by the whole thing.

In the afternoon we went to Bethlehem which of course is on the so callled west bank we attended an Arab church it was just great. lots of glory and really hungry for more. cant tell you too much about it because they would be at risk from their Arab brothers. already his friend and co-worker has been killed by Hamas. Needless to say it was a great time in a place somewhere on the west bank .

Tonight we are staying at Ramat Rachel a hotel over looking the town of Bethlehem about ten minutes drive from the old city of Jerusalem. Couldnt go to the old city today as we were warned that there was going to be trouble. I dont think it eventuated but its been a good rest.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Naharayya to Bet Shean then the accent to Jerusalem

2010-04-01T12:21:00.000-07:00

Today we left Naharayya in the very north west of Israel and headed to Nazareth where we went to the Nzareth village a Museum & replica of the village of nazareth in the time of Yeshua.
Nazareth today is 89% Arab & 10% Christian & 1% Jewish in its makeup. We saw and we prayed.

We then headed east to the ancient town of Bet Shean which was until the time of King David a Philistine stronghold. Some of the most amazing Roman ruins are found in Bet Shean. We prayed here as its also a gateway city. Located near the Jordon valley and not far from the Allenby crossing into Jordon its a strategic city in the lifeof Israel now and in the future. The armies coming into the Jezreel valley for the final battle will come past Bet Shan in the East and through Akko in the west where we visited yesterday.

We traveled along Highway 90 which tracks the Jordian border all the way....

In the afternoon we went up to Jerusalem as we went we read the Psalms of Accent outloud on the bus (Psalms 120-134) It was a very moving experiance for al and I was so glad to see Jerusalem in all her glory again.

I will write more tomorrow.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Portals gates & doors in Israel "ANZAC Israel tour"

2010-03-31T20:37:00.000-07:00

Today we enjoyed another Israeli breakfast before heading out for the day, our first stop Akko which in times past was for a short time the crusader capital but is a very old city on "The way of the sea" We had a prayer asignment here. This is a gateway city as has always been. It is located in the tribal area of Asher and was never ever fully subdued in the time of David, SOlomon & the kings of Israel, but instead they lived side by side with foreign gods and their humans..and this caused all sorts of problems for this port on the Silk trail. We prayed into the gates and saw an amazing release of Angelic activity and power come in. We also got a bit of flack from the second heaven but by the time we finished we had seen a clear pathway through the gates of Akko, watch this space.

We went on from Akko to a prayer group on the Jezreel valley who are experienciing a move of glory. I confirm it is true!!!! we worshiped and prayed with them and Alas I am undone!
They have many things going on in the place but publicly here I feel not to say too much but you will here and see a huge difference in our ministry as a result of our encounter with these wonderful glory folk.......!!!!!!!!!

Ive been spinning all night in the realms of posibility after my encounter this afternoon.
David Herzog sent out a message talking about seasonal portals the feasts of Israel Passover being one of these portals.... Well we can talk about are the feasts relevant, we can discuss their relevance in 2010 to non Jewish folk or we can just jump into the seasonal portal in Israel and get zapped. I choose to jump into the Seasonal portal Whooooo!!!!!!!!!

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

ANZAC Israel tour. Borders-The hills of Naphtali & Mt Hermon.

2010-03-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

Today we traveled the entire border with Lebanon starting at the Med sea and ending atop of Mt Hermon. We prayed at the gates and tunnels that the 10th NZ Engineers built in 1943 the Northern gates so to speak. A real burden came on many in the team and lots of spiritual transactions took place. The young soldiers won over many hearts in the team and they got many hugs and kisses from team members. They were blessed by the support and very interested to hear about the 10th NZ engineers. We prayed and left a poppy or two at the Plaque for the 10th NZE's.

We climbed up out of Asher into the hills of Naphtali praying singing and calling on God for Israel & Lebanon the southern part of the latter being a country under occipation by Hizbahla armed forces. We stopped at a Kibbutz established in 1945 where over the years they have suffered lots of attacks. The Kibbutz is established on land purchased in the late 1930,s and the home to many who escaped the Holocoust. It looks right into Lebanon and the Hizbahla homes so called. Much prayer here. we left Naphtali and again climbed up through Dan and into East Manasseh and onto Mt Hermon where we took the chairlift and went right to the summit of the mountain the highest point in Israel and also regarded as the place where Abraham and God cut a covenant of two halves.. This seems accepted by both Arab & Jew. Also it is possible that this is the mount of transfiguration where Jesus had a meeting with Moses & Elijah in glory.

Whatever there is an amazing open heven there and many got hit in the open heven over the place. We made declarations and prayed into Psalm 133 on top of the mountain where we could see right across Northern Israel and to the hills of Judea.

I love the North of Israel.... I want to live in the hills of Naphtali Ive put my order into the Lord for when he rules from Jerusalem... He loves it too Isaiah 9 says " Never the less that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Naphtali will soon be humbled but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the gentiles will be filled with glory. The people who walk in darkness will see a great light - a light will shine on all who live in the land where death casts its shadow. Israel will again be great and its people rejoice at harvesttime. they will shout for joy like warriors dividing the plunder for God will break the chains of his people."

We are here to pray into this to see the portals open again over the hills of naphtali as they did when Yeshua walked the land and his glory was seen. As it was so it shall be again as Yeshua will soon return to claim his inheritance. Come lord come.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Israel ANZAC -Galilee

2010-03-29T06:47:00.000-07:00

Today is a Holy day in Israel being the eve of Pesech (Passover) so the shops banks you name it are closed. Because we are staying in a Kosher hotel there is no bread made with Yeast to be found. But its nice to see the families coming together in preperation for the passover all over Israel.

This morning we left Hotel Ron Beach at Tiberius which I highly recommend as a hotel as a place to stay in the north of Israel. I love the north but then so did Jesus he spent most of his time in the north going to Jerusalem only for the feasts.

We had an amazing time on a sea boat on the Galilee called the worship boat, its captain Daniel Carmel is a Messianic beliver and muscian who worships during the cruise what an experiance that was for all. While we were praying in the middle of the sea a shaft of light came down and touched the sea near us. We prayed for Daniel and he got powerfully touched.

We headed to Nahariyya and passover tonight.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Tiberius - Hula - Golan. ANZAC Israel tour

2010-03-28T19:26:00.000-07:00

Today our prayer assignment was in the heights of Golan and in the miracle of Hula.

Before we left this morning as is our practise we had a time of prayer looking to the Father for guidance as well as to cover some areas of needed help from the Lord. With a group of 30 there are always things happening and interesting dynamics that need His attention.

We traveled along the beautiful sea of Galilee past Migdal the place of Mary Magdelene and began to climb up towards the hills of Naphtali where the Hula nature reserve is. We visited the reserve where birds on thier migatory path stop to rest on their way to Africa, Interesting that the Lord caused the birds of the nations to know that they need to stop off and give thanks to the God of Israel. If only people would have the same revelation. Hula is also one of the modern miracles of the nation of Israel. Once being Malaria infested stagnant swamps now fertile plains full of the bounty of the land.

From Hula we left Naphtali and climbed higher into Dan where we visted Tel Dan the place where the sin of Dan that led to the sin of Jereboam caused the ten northern tribes to be led off into captivity, We prayed here and saw the hevens open we saw Angels come on new assignments in the land of Israel we saw rifts healed and waters cleansed. We saw fresh waves of Aliyah and rifts in the tribes and the land being healed.

From Tel Dan we went to Banyas The gates of Hell where Jesus asked who do men say that I am We prayed and read aloud the reply You are the Christ the son of the living God,

From Banyas we climed higher into the Golan past the foothills of Mt Hermon which still has a touch of snow on it and had lunch of Falufal & salad before going right on up to the Syrian border where we left the bus and drove in 4x4 buggies & ATVs to overlook the land of Syria and pray for them also that the Highway of hoiness in Isaiah 19 would manefest. We prayed that the borders would be secure and Israel would be guarded from the plans of the enemy.

More later - check out some photos on facebook.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

ANZAC TOUR of ISRAEL 2010

2010-03-28T11:56:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning we went to worship at Kehilat Ha Carmel the assembly on Mount Carmel. They were having a Passover play which we really loved as a group it was amazing music & dance. Danny one of the Pastors spoke. All in all it was an outstanding time.

After another beautiful Israeli lunch we went to the Carmel centre over looking the Jezreel plains the final battle place where the nations will gather againsy God & his people Israel
The view is mind blowing. But the real reason for our being there was prayer for the land and salvation for her people. As we worshiped and prayed on top of Carmel where the fire of God came down in support of the prophet Elijah we felt the tangeble presence of God falling around us. A couple of Messianic belivers saw us and joined us. It was a powerful one new man in Messiah experiance for us all. Thre was so much going on which I guess I will write or preach about in the future.

As the day was drawing to a close we headed over the hills of lower Galilee to the beautiful lakeside town of Tiberius where we are staying for two nights. Our hotel over looks the sea of Galilee and out towards the Golan heights where we will be going tomorrow. (SUnday)

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries

DAY 2 anzac israel tour

2010-03-26T19:41:00.001-07:00

Today after we awoke to light rain which cleared quickly. There were a number of issues going on around us including our qwn Cat at home who we were phoned about to say she was Paralyised in the back legs. Urgent prayer went up for cat & people and the Lord answered so that by last night the cat was healed and people were getting their answers.

Its so good to be in the land of the God of Abraham Isaac & Jacob. we set out and spent some time around Joppa (Jaffe) We were in the place where Jonah had his encounter that ended in three days of rest & relaxation in the belly of a fish and eventually the word of the Lord being delived to a gentile nation of Assyria. We also were in the area where Peter recieved his vision of clean & unclean food that resulted in the first recorded convertion of gentiles to Messianic fellowship in Yeshua. Theres something about Jaffe that says I am the God of Abraham Isaac & Jacob but I extend an invitation to the nations to know me. Romans 11 says the gentiles are grafted into the root stock and for this the group gave thanks and offered praise & worship to the Lord most high.

From Jaffe we headed alonf the Med coast to Ceasarea, also a place of significants to the gentiles because it was here that Peter traveled to the house of the Roman centurion because of that vision he recived in Jaffe. Ceasarea was also where Paul the Apostle stood before Felix & Festus and was imprisioned waiting for his appeal to be heard in Rome. We sang in the Roman Theatre an offered praise to the king.

On our way to Haifa we passed over the river that the Aust light horse & NZ Mounted rifles had suffered loss of life but also victory in 1918 we prayed that the ANZAC blood in the ground would continually remind the Lord that he gave that Land to Abraham and confirmed it through Isaac & Jacob and all of the prophets to be a land given forever to the decendants of Jacob.

Our accomidation was at Beit Yedi a part of the ministry of kehilat Ha Carmel.

During dinner the news came through that Israel had lost two soldiers in the Gaza region and the burden of this came upon me heavey. I was so sad and I knew that all of Israel would be sad as well. Ive been in prayer for much of the night over this issue and I know we are here to continue in the tradition of the ANZACs in seeing Israel released into all God has for them.

We know we are here to give and to release but also to pick up our ANZAC mantle and offer it back to the Lord in the land of Israel and also in our ANZAC nations of Australia & New Zealand.

There is much more to write about in the near future concerning the ANZAC mantle and our place in history but for now I will hold back until clarity comes.

Today we will worship at Kehilat Ha Carmel and in the afternoon depart for Tiberius. We will stop somewhere on our journey to pray for Israel as she mourns her sons. Probably over looking the plains from the top of Mt Carmel/

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

In Israel

2010-03-25T21:16:00.000-07:00

Greetings from Tel Aviv Israel... After two 12 hour flights one from Auckland to Seoul and then Seoul to Tel Aviv we have arrived in the land of Israel.. Although it was late at night when we landed and daylight saving was just about to kick in so that what little sleep we would get was further eroded by the time change.

It didint matter because we are in the land... I had exactly the same response as last time as we entered Israeli airspace I began to weep with joy and expectation.

The team finally arrived to their appointed bedrooms at the Mecure Hotel Bat Yam at around 1am which because of daylight saving became 2am.

I have awoken this morning to the sound of waves gently rolling into the beautiful becah of Bat Yam and like most early morning its quiet in Israel because the locals stayed up really late. Soon we will go down to breakfast and start the new day and the first day in Israel for most of the team of 30.

I will report more later.

2010-03-22T03:33:00.000-07:00

ANZAC ISRAEL TOUR 2010

A group of 30 NZ's & Australians on a prayer journey to Israel 24th March - 9th April 2010.

itinerary. 24th March - 27th April

Leave Auckland 24th March Korean Airlines KE130 10:15am
Arrive Seoul - 6:10am Local time

Overnight in Seoul

25th March Korean Airlines KE957 - 5:25pm
Arrive Tel Aviv 22:15pm local time.

25th March - 9th April ISRAEL
FIVE DAYS IN THE NORTH FIVE DAYS IN THE SOUTH FIVE DAYS IN JERUSALEM.

Israel Accommodation

25th arrive Tel Aviv 10:15pm travel to hotel approx 30 mins from airport
Hotel Mecure Bat Yam - Tel Aviv
http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-2187-mercure-suites-tel-aviv-bat-yam/index.shtml

26th March
Beit Yedidya - Haifa
http://www.carmel-assembly.org..il/beit-yedidia.html

27th March
Ron Beach Hotel - Tiberius
http://www.ronbeachhotel.com/

28th March
Ron beach Hotel - Tiberius
http://www.ronbeachhotel.com/

29th March
HOTEL FRANK - Nahariya
www.hotel-frank.co.il

30th March
HOTEL FRANK - Nahariya
www.hotel-frank.co.il

31st March - 3rd April
Hotel Legacy - Jerusalem
http://www.jerusalemlegacy.com/

4th April
Bedouin Desert experience

5th & 6th April
Hatzeva in Arava

7th April
Hotel Legacy - Jerusalem
http://www.jerusalemlegacy.com/

8th April
Hotel Mecure Bat Yam - Tel Aviv
http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-2187-mercure-suites-tel-aviv-bat-yam/index.shtml

MOST OF TOUR GROUP DISPERSE 9th April for home or other locations.

Joye & Ian stay in ISRAEL 9th -13th

13th to 21st PORTUGAL
Fly to Portugal Lufthansa LH691 - 13th April 5am TEL AVIV to FRANKFURT arrive 8:30am
13th April LH 4530 9.30am FRANKFURT to LISBON arrive 11:25am.
13th April LH2188 3:55am LISBON to FARO arrive 4:40pm

Meet Pastors 13th Evening at Faro stay in FARO overnight

9:30am Take Eurotrain from Faro to Porto 6 hours arrive appox 1pm

MINISTER IN Porto & northern areas. leave PORTO 20th April & travel by rail back to FARO
overnight in FARO

21st April LH2195 FARO to LISBON 11:45am
LH2173 LISBON to FRAKFURT 2:20pm
LH690 FRANKFURT to TEL AVIV 10:25pm arrive Israel 3:20am

Ian & Joye in Israel 21st - 25th April probably staying in Haifa yet to be determined.

25th April Korean Airlines KE958 Tel Aviv to Seoul arrive 4:50pm
Overnight in Seoul
26th April Korean Airlines KE129 5:10pm Seoul to Auckland

Arrives Auckland 27th 7:30am

His Amazing Glory Ministries: News Update

2010-03-15T06:38:00.000-07:00

His Amazing Glory Ministries: News Update or via www.hisamazinggloryministires.org

News Update

2010-03-15T06:30:00.000-07:00

Shalom from the YWAM base at Chrystal Springs Matamata where I am teaching this week on Intimacy with God & the glory. Yesterday was day one and the students are hungry for more of the Lord. There was a powerful precence of the Lord enveloped the place as we looked at the call to come home into the heart of Jesus. Today is more of the same and tonight is an open public meeting at the base where I am speaking.

On Wednesday 17th I will be going to Rotorua to speak to the Woman of Barnabas before returning to the base in Matamata to teach at night.

The following Wednesday 24th march we will be flying out of Auckland with 29 others as we lead the ANZAC Israel 2010 tour. we will be in the land of Israel from the 25th March till the 9th of April.

IAN JOHNSON>

Come to Israel in March 2010

2009-10-28T03:25:00.000-07:00

IAN & JOYE JOHNSON
HIS AMAZING GLORY MINISTRIES

INVITE YOU TO COME ON THE

2010 ISRAEL ANZAC TOUR
The Spirit of God is moving in Israel with signs & wonders
you will be moved to and changed forever.
Worship - Fun - Fellowship - Awe & wonder as we pray sing laugh and rejoice our way around the land of Israel
Experience the land of signs wonders & miracles first hand. there are many Angels & portals into the supernatural realm in Israel and you will have a divine encounter with God.

End of March early April - 17 days
This coincides with Passover in the land.
Invite a friend and come to Israel .. Approx cost will be NZ$6000 -Aust$5400** 15 refreshing days in Israel .....Share this amazing once in a lifetime experience with your friends and come as a group. The bible will come alive and you will never be the same again.

Approx cost will be NZ$6000 (*Subject to change depending on exchange rates.)
This includes All Airfares- All travel in Israel - Spirit filled on fire Messianic tour guide - entry to National parks and historical sites - 14 nights accommodation Israel 1 nights accommodation in Seoul Korea. Fully air-conditioned Bus and experienced driver. Breakfast & dinner in Israel most days... only other cost really is Lunch. Plus anything you want for buying stuff to take home ect. The God encounters & Holy Spirit moments you will have in the land are His gift to you by grace!

Fly from Auckland or Brisbane to Seoul Korea on Korean Airlines. one nights accommodation in very nice airport hotel. flight time is approx 12 hours. kiwis & Aussies meet and form the ANZAC team here.

Second leg: approx 12 hours; The ANZACs fly Seoul to Tel Aviv on Korean Airlines early morning Arrive Tel Aviv and we are met by our Messianic guide and bus and delivered to our accommodation. Day one will be reasonably relaxed to catch our breath. Perhaps if you feel up to it we could explore some sights close to Tel Aviv in the afternoon.

Then our journey of prayer intercession & wonder begins. An ANZAC journey back to Jerusalem

In 1917 the Anzacs fought & won battles in Beersheba & Jerusalem that saw the Ottoman empire release its hold on the eternal city

At the end of March 2010 we will take a team to Jerusalem on a 14 day prayer praise and impartation tour of Israel
Beersheba & Jerusalem being very significant to Anzacs We want to stir up again the ANZAC passion that led to Jerusalem being released in the natural to again win battles in the spirit that will see Jerusalem released in the Spirit.

We will visit sites that will stir this passion We will be in Israel for Passover - relive the final days of Jesus' Life - Gethsemane-Calvary-the streets where he walked the court of Pilot and much more - we will share a Jewish Passover meal with Messianic believers.
Visit Joppa - the place where Peter received his vision to see the Gentiles grafted in.
see 2000 year old Olive trees and get a picture of being grafted into an ancient root.
Visit Beersheba - The place of Abrahams Wells ..An amazing ANZAC victory in 1917 then stay A night in the Negev Desert in a Bedouin tent Feel what the Anzacs felt (comfortable air-conditioned cabins available for those who don't want to camp)
En Gedi -The place David hid from Saul and trained his men Masada - Dead Sea -

The place of Elishas call -

The place where Obed Edom lived ( David went there to get the Ark)

Jerusalem - Garden tomb - ANZAC history- Western Wall- King David's city - Hezekiah's tunnel- Garden of Gethsemane - Mt of Olives - Sukkoth Halal 24/7 prayer house - Holocaust Museum- and much more.
Sea of Galilee - Tiberius - Migdal - Beth Shan - Mt Carmel - Plains of Megiddo - River Jordon -
We will visit Kehilat Ha Carmel an amazing messianic assembly on Mt Carmel the mountain of Elijah's victory over the prophets of Baal.
Golan Heights - pray over Boarders with Lebanon Syria & Jordon - talk to Soldiers where the opportunity arises. learn what it means to be in the Israeli Defence force. and much much more.

The Bible will come alive before your very eyes - Walk where the Patriarchs & Prophets walked ..... see the land God promised to Abraham forever (Gen 12) Experience the open portals and ancient doors into another realm. This will be an amazing trip and prayer journey.

We are doing this totally by faith and need to raise the funds to go just like you so don't say no until He has said it.... but if he says yes.......!! Then lets go to Israel together. We will have lots of fun

We already have 8 or 10 coming from Australia. It wont be an ANZAC trip unless we have lots of Kiwis there too!!!!

Expressions of interest to: ianjohn@xtra.co.nz Payment would be required around Mid Feb 2010 for airfares approx $2800.00 the ground costs need to be paid by 1st March approx $3000* A non refundable deposit of $250 will need to be made by 8th January to secure your place

*prices Subject to change depending on exchange rates before final payment made

** New Zealand costs are based on flight from Auckland International airport & Australian costs based on flight form Brisbane. You will have to make your own way to these airports at your own cost.

www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

2009-09-25T23:21:00.000-07:00

Forward Notice:
2010 ISRAEL ANZAC TOUR

(Send us Expressions of Interest and we will put you on the mailing list)

In 1917 the Anzacs fought & won battles in Beersheba & Jerusalem that saw the Ottoman empire release its hold on the eternal city
At the end of March 2010 we would like to take a team to Jerusalem on a 14 day prayer praise and impartation tour of Israel

Beersheba & Jerusalem being very significant to Anzacs We want to stir up again the ANZAC passion that led to Jerusalem being released in the natural to again win battles in the spirit that will see Jerusalem released in the Spirit.

We will visit sites that will stir this passion We will be in Israel for Passover - relive the final days of Jesus' Life - Gethsemane-Calvary-the streets where he walked the court of Pilot and much more - we will share a Jewish Passover meal with Messianic believers.
Visit Joppa - the place where Peter received his vision to see the Gentiles grafted in.
see 2000 year old Olive trees and get a picture of being grafted into an ancient root.
Visit Beersheba - The place of Abrahams Wells ..An amazing ANZAC victory in 1917 then stay A night in the Negev Desert in a Bedouin tent Feel what the Anzacs felt (comfortable air-conditioned cabins available for those who don't want to camp)
En Gedi -The place David hid from Saul and trained his men
Masada - Dead Sea -
The place of Elishas call - The place where Obed Edom lived ( David went there to get the Ark)
Jerusalem - Garden tomb - ANZAC history- Western Wall- King David's city - Hezekiah's tunnel- Garden of Gethsemane - Mt of Olives - Sukkoth Halal 24/7 prayer house - Holocaust Museum- and much more.
Sea of Galilee - Tiberius - Migdal - Beth Shan - Mt Carmel - Plains of Megiddo - River Jordon -
We will visit Kehilat Ha Carmel an amazing messianic assembly on Mt Carmel the mountain of Elijah's victory over the prophets of Baal.
Golan Heights - pray over Boarders with Lebanon Syria & Jordon - talk to Soldiers where the opportunity arises. learn what it means to be in the Israeli Defence force. and much much more.

The Bible will come alive before your very eyes - Walk where the Patriarchs & Prophets walked ... see the land God promised to Abraham forever (Gen 12) Experience the open portals and ancient doors into another realm. This will be an amazing trip and prayer journey.

Approx cost will be NZ$5600 -$6600* (*Subject to change depending on airfares and exchange rates.)
This includes All Airfares- All travel in Israel - Messianic tour guide - entry to National parks and historical sites - 14 nights accommodation
Fully air-conditioned Bus and driver. Breakfast & dinner most days.

We are doing this totally by faith and need to raise the funds to go just like you so don't say no until He has said it.... but if he says yes.......!!

Please send me your expressions of interest now. we already have 8 or 10 coming from Australia. It wont be an ANZAC trip unless we have lots of Kiwis there too!!!!

I'm also aware of intercessors who I think should come but don't have the funds you could consider sponsoring partial or full costs for some of these as well.

Expressions of interest to: ianjohn@xtra.co.nz Payment would be required around Mid Feb 2010.

www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

2009-09-08T03:35:00.001-07:00

GOLD COAST MINISTRY

IAN & JOYE JOHNSON

will be ministering on the Gold Coast 13th September

RIVER OF PRAISE CHURCH

http://riverofpraise.com.au

2 Moana Park Ave, Broadbeach Waters.

Phone :07 5592 5403

10am & 6pm

other ministry in Queensland also. check in at our web-site for details next week www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

2009-08-21T04:37:00.000-07:00

This week.

Monday 24th August -7:pm -
Full Gospel Businessmen's East Auckland
Highland Park Community House - 47 Avimore drive
$10 per person - (first time guests $5)
To book Ph Andy 09 5766385 or David 09 5341321
Ian is sharing his testimony of a miraculous salvation filled with supernatural experiences His healing from cancer and ongoing love affair with Jesus. Men come and hear what can happen when you abandon yourself to Jesus. Bring all who don't know Jesus.
In the recent FGBFI meetings in the South Island with Ian; 31 were saved out of 31 un-saved who came and many healed.

*
WEDNESDAY 26th August - 7pm-
Glory Zone Open meeting
Maharangi - Warkworth area
For venue Ph Margaret Knight - 0211215793

*
SUNDAY 30th August 10am & 7pm.
FUSION CHURCH www.fusion.org.nz
100 Pah Road - Mt Roskill
Ph Church office 09 6250133
If you are in Auckland come and enjoy services at this great Church

Ian & Joye Johnson.HIS AMAZING GLORY MINISTRIES
4 Ewing Road RD4 Tuakau 2694.
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

To book a meeting or conference in your church Ph Ian 027 2893330.
or e-mail ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

We rely on your support which can be sent to the above address or direct into
His Amazing glory Ministries A/c e-mail us for details
or via www.paypal.com using the above e-mail as identifier.

FUSION CHURCH - SUNDAY 30TH AUGUST

2009-08-18T02:02:00.000-07:00

Ian will be speaking

FUSION CHURCH

100Pah Road

Mt Roskill

SUNDAY 30th August

10am & 7pm

GLORY IN THE EAST GATE

2009-08-04T02:15:00.000-07:00

GLORY IN THE EAST GATE
4pm - Sunday 9th August
Gateway Church Opotiki
@
Union Church St John St Opotiki
Phone: 07 315 7889.

IAN JOHNSON
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

INVITE IAN TO MINISTER IN YOUR AREA

To invite Ian & Joye to your area e-mail us at ianjohn@xtra.co.nz - OR CALL US AT 027 2893330 - I will go any where the Lord
calls - numbers or offerings don't sway my decision only the call to go. We have many testimonies of breakthrough after we have been. There are parts of NZ I need to go to just waiting for your invite.

SOW INTO OUR MINISTRY.
When people sow we can go to places no one else wants to go - We live by faith
To support our ministry via paypal click on the web-site and go to the donate page. www.hisamazinggloryministries.org
Direct credit the His Amazing Glory Ministries account - ASB Pukekohe 123023 0664751-00
Send cheques to His Amazing Glory 4 Ewing Road Tuakau 2694.
If you have Air NZ airpoints you cant use or want to sow my airpoints account is 0135878. This helps with trips like the one I just did to the South Island.

PRAYER
Let us know you are praying. - we are moving in areas of breakthrough and as forerunners and really need your prayer We stepped out in 2007 in obedience to a call to stir revival in NZ and release blessing to the nations.

THIS WEEK IN ROTORUA

2009-07-31T19:52:00.000-07:00

ROTORUA THIS WEEKEND

Ian is ministering at Rotorua CLC 20 Biak Street this weekend.
2 nd August 2009.

SUNDAY 10am
Sunday 6:pm

Hello From Turkey

2009-05-17T14:35:00.000-07:00

Hello from Turkey.I love this place I had no idea what to expect but what I've found is a beautiful fertile country clean and tidy and very modern.massive 6 lane highways for 1000's miles. went to a supermarket today and it was very impressive much bigger and better than anythingIve seen in Aust or NZ. Then there is the old, we have been to ancient towns with Greek & Roman ruins the splendour being much more than Id ever imaginedTurkey the place where Abraham was born (Haran) the place where Job lived, the place where Noah parked the Ark, The place of the northern kingdom of Israels exile, (it was part of the Babylonian empire then) the place of the Hittites, the place where Paul spent two years ministering (Ephesus's) the place where John Lived , ministered and is buried, the place where Luke is buried. saw where polycarp was martyred today (Smyrna) modern Izmir. The bible is just coming alive. for instance In Ephesus Acts came alive. the story of Paul and the silversmith Demetrius which caused a city wide riot. I went to every building mentioned in that story and we sang Te ariki in the stadium where the crowd went wild for 2 hours railing against Paul.Went to church in Izmir today the lighthouse Church, it was outstanding, great worship beautiful people.The people of Turkey what can I say, the team of 23 got invited home by complete strangers today and they gave us a meal, just people we met in the streetfriendly open and beautiful. this country has to be a hidden gem in the world. every where we go once they find out we are from NZ they love us. because there is great respect for Anzacs here our forefathers lie in the ground here side by side and the NZers fought so hard in the first world war there is huge respect passed from generation to generation. The British really did double cross them in the first world war and the Turks saw how the Anzacs were sacrificed and feel we suffered the same fate as them in WW1 so they see us as family here.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

On the Way - In SIngapore

2009-05-11T23:20:00.000-07:00

Greetings from Singapore.

Had a good flight from Auckland arriving in early hours of the morning to lovely Teperatures

We had Angels and Lions in our midst last night. This place although very materialistic
and supersticious is a strategic place in the glory. Like a link between east and west.
The Angelic realm is very strong here. and there is alot of Godly activity in the spiritual realm.
would really love to minister here sometime.somethings up. Its like a stretigic part of the highway
between the ends of the earth and the ends of the earth.

We leave Singapore in 14 hours time. heading for Turkey. just going walking and praying today. Will try and update you all later

Blessings from SIngapore.

Ian & Joye Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

The Chariots of Israel are calling.

2009-05-06T16:39:00.000-07:00

In 3 days Joye & I are off to Israel. We leave Auckland on Sunday NZ time at 11:50pm
In the next seven weeks I will be updating this blog as often as I can with news
from our journey.

FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH TO JERUSALEM HIS GLORY REIGNS!

IAN JOHNSON
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

The Glory trail from the ends of the Earth to Jerusalem

2009-04-27T06:32:00.000-07:00

HIS AMAZING GLORY MINISTRIES
Ian & Joye Johnson - Auckland - New Zealand
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

TESTIMONY - GOD HAS OPENED A DOOR FOR ME TO GO TO ISRAEL.

The Lord has opened the door for us to go to Israel in May & June
thanks to the support of a generous sponsor. I just want to thank them and of course the Lord for this because it is the fulfilment of a dream first given to me in 1980. The trip will be a significant time and release for our ministry and for me personally because I've had a flood of prophetic, Angelic encounters and encouragement from the Lord concerning our time in the land. I have no doubt that this is His time for me to visit the home of my ancestors. It is the first time I've travelled further than Australia since my illness at the end of 2005 when we went through the most trying times financially. Its been an interesting transition and journey for me to trust the Lord for our daily needs after going through such hardship. He has proved himself so faithful I just want to shout out His praise.

For the past 12 months we have been living by the grace and favour of God, He has provided, thank you Jesus.

In the past I have always worked in secular employment as well as ministering full time. so in essence working two full time jobs. The Lord made it very clear to me that he wanted me totally living by faith. He has been faithful in suppling all our needs. wow He is so good!

We will be away from New Zealand from 10th May - 24th June, your prayers are most valued at this time. If you feel to give to help with our costs at home while we are away that would be great. bank and paypal details below.

While I'm away I'm going to try and update my Blog located at www.hisamazinggloryministries.org on a regular basis. So if you want to follow the glory trail from the ends of the Earth to Jerusalem then check out the Blog. There is a bit of an ANZAC link to the trip as well because we are going to Gallipoli in the first few days then on to Israel for most of the time where we will also visit the wells of Beersheba which has amazing ANZAC significance. Got some extra Poppies on ANZAC day to leave at each place.

Keep praying

IAN JOHNSONinfo@hisamazinggloryministries.org

The Church was born in Power.

2009-04-24T04:32:00.000-07:00

The church of Jesus Christ was born in an amazing demonstration of power

The Acts 2, the birth was amazing.
Sounds from Heaven. (mighty rushing wind)
Fire from Heaven (tongues of fire over each of them)
Wine from heaven (it was 9 in the morning and they all seemed drunk)
Boldness from heaven ( Peter stood up and spoke with boldness) this is the same Peter who had just denied Jesus.
Signs from Heaven They all spoke with other tongues
Conviction from Heaven. ( please tell us what we must do to be saved)
Revelation from Heaven repent and be baptised
Growth from heaven 3000 saved
Now that’s Amazing www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

His Amazing Glory Ministries: The Kingdom of God not by observation

2009-03-28T03:43:00.000-07:00

His Amazing Glory Ministries: The Kingdom of God not by observation
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

The Kingdom of God not by observation

2009-03-28T03:38:00.000-07:00

IAN JOHNSON 2009 info@hisamazinggloryministries.org

For nearly two thousand years the church has been praying the Lords prayer. Have we really been expecting an answer? “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven”

Every time we allow the kingdom to be birthed in our hearts we extend the kingdom on earth. Every praise the Lord, every expression of the kingdom extends the kingdom of God and releases heaven on earth.

There is no sickness, suffering or sorrow in heaven and the atmosphere is glory, so every time we release the expression of the Lords prayer we release the fruit into this realm.

The religious want outward works they always have, but the Lord wants abandoned expression or a lifestyle of abandoned worship that brings transformation to the inner man. Because when the inner man is changed the outer man just reflects it. The Kingdom of God is established one soul at a time. When we express the transformation in our heart we rip the enemies’ kingdom to pieces.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12

When sand is poured into an empty truck it displaces the air and takes over the void, it becomes the ruler of that space. When the glory of the kingdom of God is released into a heart it replaces another kingdom, it might seem invisible to others around because they can’t see into your heart. Never the less it has extended the Kingdom of God and divided the kingdom of self or the kingdom of satan.

“And when He was demanded of the Pharisees when the kingdom of God should come, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! Or, lo there! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17: 20-21
The Kingdom is all about the King
To reflect on Jesus; His love or His blessings, his life’ His passion for my soul’ His beauty, His glory, His awesome creative power, his grace, his sacrifice, His death, His resurrection power, His wisdom, His counsel, His majesty, His might, His knowledge and the list goes on and on. To reflect on Jesus is to see the glory of God and to see the glory of God is to see a release of the kingdom.

Moses went into a heavenly visitation in Exodus 24 when he went up the mountain with Aaron, Nadab, Ahihu, Joshua and the seventy elders of Israel. Now all these saw the God of Israel with His feet on stones of sapphire (verse10)And they all fellowshipped with him (v11) but only Moses and Joshua (v13) went into the vision for six days and on the seventh day Moses went right into the glory realm and was there for forty days & nights. When Moses came out of the presence of glory his face reflected it (Exodus 34:29-35) and from that time any time Moses went into the presence of God his face glowed and he wore a veil.

Moses was in a heavenly visitation, and he breathed in the atmosphere of heaven he partook of its glory and it transformed his heart and life on the inside. But the transformation on the inside was reflected on the outside. You can’t have an encounter with the Holy one of Israel without it impacting Kingdoms.

Moses was obedient to step into the glory realm, he never held back from allowing his heart to be abandoned to the desires of his God. The Lord is calling his saints alive now to enter also into the realms of glory, because in doing so the eternal prayer “Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” is being answered.

To hold back from such a call is like the remainder of the children of Israel who stayed at the base of the mountain (Exodus 32) because their focus was not on the glory, but on themselves and their immediate surroundings they fell into Idolatry, even Aaron who had seen the Lord walking on streets of Sapphire was part of this corruption. The opposite of transformation is conformation so Aaron conformed to what was happening around him rather than being transformed like Moses in the Glory.

A religious mindset refuses to be changed by the glory and will not let the kingdom be formed in them. Aaron gave the instruction to bring all the gold earrings because his religious mindset wanted to form God in a tangible form. The strange thing is that he had seen the Lord walking on streets of sapphire, yet his religious mindset wanted to turn that into a golden calf. Many have seen revival but the revival is not formed in them, rather an image that looks like a golden calf is released and the kingdom of God is not formed.

Revival sees the Lord walking on streets of sapphire and goes up the mountain To worship, abandon ourselves and fellowship with the Lord.

Religion sees the Lord walking on streets of sapphire and makes an idol. Lifts up a program or a leader or church and puts all our affections and energy into maintaining that idol.

The people ignored the signs and wonders happening up on the mountain, there were flashes of lightning, clouds of thick glory, the sound of trumpet blasts streets of sapphire, The Lord came and the 70 ate and drank in the glory. The religious mindset ignored it and created an idol. Joshua & Moses went on up into the glory.

If we come to the mountain with an agenda it won’t work, the kingdom won’t be extended but an idol will be fashioned. If we come to the mountain abandoned and not really knowing what happens next then glory is released and the kingdom brings transformation in our heart.

The Kingdom brings a rest and an ease.
To get into the glory on the mountain it took warfare and strength but once in the glory there was a rest. Because the glory is the realm of God and there is no war in God’s presence only worship. There is a place in the glory where the Lord covers us with his wings and fights our battles. When we rest in this place the kingdom is formed because we have allowed our own desires to be crucified with Christ.

There was a time when I used to lay hands on everyone and by faith see amazing things happen, but the Lord wants me to lead others into the place of rest because in that place miracles happen. Because in the glory where He dwells there is no sickness, suffering or sorrow and the kingdom of self and the kingdom of satan is defeated in our rest.

The 2000 year old prayer “As it is in heaven, so shall it be on earth” Is being answered right now as God’s kids learn to walk into the realm where the sapphire streets are. Then it is walked out on earth. The problem we face is that those who won’t go up the mountain will oppose you. You won’t change things over night and so there is still a war going on around us, but for you if you have learnt to go up the mountain, then you can retreat back under His wings and come back into rest.

The Kingdom brings intercession for our peers.
Moses had to intercede on behalf of the people because God had in mind to destroy them all and start again with Moses. But Moses reminded the Lord of His promise to Abraham Isaac & Jacob. Moses had been in the glory and he did not live in pride, instead he called down the favour of God on all his countrymen. Here is another key to extending the kingdom, what you see in the glory release in this realm. The things that are coming into the earth right now out of the glory realm where the sapphire streets are will remain unshaken; but that which is born at the base of the mountain will be shaken. Only that which is born in the eternal realm will remain.

behold, the kingdom of God is within you walk into its glory.

IAN JOHNSON www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

AMAZING NEWS FROM PORTUGAL

2009-03-16T03:52:00.000-07:00

Here is an exciting update from Portugal
Blessings Ian Johnson ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

PORTUGAL FIRE UPDATE.

We are living in very challenging, powerful, and faith contending days. We have expanded in ways which we could only have dreamt three years ago. About the time we first came into contact with Ian Johnson from His Amazing Glory Ministries http://www.hisamazinggloryministries.org/

In 1995 we moved to Portugal from UK and laboured without alot of fruit for many years.Recently the Lord had me refocus in the right direction. I have been involved in full time ministry for the last 5 years. Portugal had not opened up that much, not in my focus, nor my spirit. Most of the network ministry done was done outside of Portugal which Seemed contradictory. But the Lord confirmed a vision of the nation of Portugal and how God wanted us to focus first on our "Jerusalem."

A firm contact with Pastor Ian Johnson of New Zealand sealed things spiritually, confirming a vision that he had had there so far away. ,(click here to read) We are constantly in contact with Ian from His Amazing Glory Ministries, who have blessed us considerably. Also Kathie Walters has been a constant blessing to our ministry, since we changed focus.

In 2009 we are growing, now Over 50 Portuguese pastors have becameaffiliated with our network of Churches with clearly defined objectives, "revival in the nation." since January 3 more churches have been planted.

Quinta da Paz
Evangelistic meetings organized by Jan Ennis are being held in Quinta da Paz and there is a powerful display of the power of God in that young people's meeting. We really believe that the prophecy of Pastor Ian Johnson,(click here to read) and the dreams that he had for our region are coming to pass. Many young people have been impacted and come to faith in the meetings at Quinta da Paz, which is undergirded by intercession the night before, on the mountain.

São Pedro da Cova
This Church was planted not even 6 months ago, and already we have around 30 people attending, with over 5 people baptized in water last Sunday. This town is a centre of prostitution and abstract poverty. This church with the leadership of Pastor Márcio Melo, is always at prayer. This Church is part of our network, Chama Viva.
We are expanding and we need the intercession of the saints, we cannot constantly have our arms up. We thank all those who are praying, and sending seed.

Russell A.Durosehttp://portugalfire.wordpress.com/

REVIVAL FIRE NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE.

2009-03-13T02:48:00.000-07:00

REVIVAL FIRE NZ

MT SMART STADIUM
MARCH 19TH - 21ST

Speakers:

IAN JOHNSON, GREG KING, TRISH BUSSELL, JACK STRADWICK
This is going to be such an exciting and important time.After all the great conferences we have had with overseas speakers,we now feel it is time for a home grown conference with an all NZline up of speakers!
Revival is here in our land - let's embrace it with faith and enthusiasm!
You can register online at www.fusion.org.nz
or Email Shane at
registration@fusion.org.nz
phone him on 09 6250133
or post a cheque to Fusion Church, P.O. Box 24646, Royal Oak, made out to Fusion Church.
Cost is $50 per person, and $90 for a married couple.Following this is some background information on our speakers.They are all similar in their focus and ministry direction...we know andlove all these speakers...they are people of passion and integrity,and I know they carry something you are not going to want to missout on hearing and having imparted to you.COME ON NEW ZEALAND! IT'S TIME! REVIVAL IS HERE!

Our Speakers:
IAN JOHNSON
Ian Johnson is an itinerant prophetic revelator and revivalist from Auckland. Ian and His wife Joye have pioneered and pastored Churches for more than 20 years. Since October 2007, they have been travelling in an itinerant ministry role, encouraging the Body of Christ to move into revival and theGlory realm. Ian's passion is to see revival in the ends of the earth. He ministers in the area of Glory realm teaching, and prophetic revelation,and his writing has been featured on the Elijah list, Identity Network anda number of other international forums. In his meetings many have had angelic encounters, open visions, and heavenly visitations for the first time.Ian has a simple presentation that opens possibilities to anyone with an openheart. Glory explosions, healings, heavenly visitations, angelic encountersand many supernatural signs of God's presence follow his ministry.

GREG KING
Greg & Judy King have been the pastors of Edgecumbe Christian Fellowshipfor almost five years. Prior to this, Greg was on the pastoral staff of a churchfor many years, and during this time, he also itinerated, and experienced a wonderful move of God, with many miracles, healings, signs, wonders and angelic visitations. In their church, they have seen a supernatural move ofGod with gold dust, gem stones, oil, angelic presence, miracle healings, and salvations. Greg is an enthusiastic pursuer of revival, after he and Judy were powerfully impacted in the early 90's, and has endeavoured to passionately seek God and His Kingdom. Greg moves powerfully in the prophetic realm,and is convinced that God wants to visit the land of New Zealand with a supernatural revival of enormous proportions. This is the passion and message that Greg brings to the Body of Christ in our nation.

TRISH BUSSELL
Trish and her husband Clive pastor Harvest City Church in Hamilton. Trish ministered in prophetic counselling, healing and deliverance for many years,and then was an associate pastor for several years. She then itinerated around New Zealand and also in the Melbourne area, seeing great breakthrough inpeople's lives. She has a strong desire to see the Body of Christ in this nation experience a fresh outpouring of His glory. Her prophetic and revelatory anointing awakens and releases people to fulfil their call in God. While she ministers powerfully in the prophetic realm, Trish also carries a heart of loveand compassion that results in people being healed and set free. Her passionis to see people restored and flowing in God's presence.They have seen theglory realm manifest in the church: "We have seen many miracles with oilover parts of the floor, on Bibles and also hands. We have had feathers falling, glory dust and we have had many healings and also Heavenly aroma's, like honey,fresh bread and often flower scents."

JACK STRADWICK
Jack and his wife Gaye pastor Fusion Church in Royal Oak, Auckland. Jack hasbeen in the ministry for over 30 years, pastoring several churches, serving as a Bible College principal, and as an itinerant minister for five years before pastoringFusion Church. Jack was powerfully impacted by the renewal of the 1990's, and this has motivated him to make the pursuit of the God's presence and power his life'sgoal and message. Jack has moved in the prophetic realm for many years - inpreaching, teaching and personal ministry. He is also a musician and worship leader.He has a passion to see the Lord move in a supernatural outpouring of signs and wonders, and to see a mature, whole and empowered church move into the revival that he believes is God's desire and plan for this nation in our time. They have experienced many signs of the glory realm at Fusion Church, including oil, gold dust, feathers and healings. Jack has a mandate to press in to see this happen by hosting conferences and events that will cause the church to respond to God'smoving in our land.

OHOPE UPDATE

2009-03-10T13:13:00.000-07:00

Ohope update:

Well its been a busy time here at the Ohope Christian Fellowship over the past week.

I have been meeting One on One with folk from the Church here in Ohope all week. by Sunday I will have had 54 individual 90 minutes sessions where the Lord has delivered, healed and released folk in amazing ways. I have been part of their elders meeting, ministered in one of their home groups, ministered to the youth, taken a training session on how to flow in the glory and preached 4 times in public meetings...

Some highlights:

1) Many glory led deliverances and healings, plus prophetic release in individuals. the testimonies of freedom have been wonderful.

2)The youth last night sitting on the floor after moving in the glory themselves with many healings, visions, Angelic encounters. making very real and heartfelt crys and committment to take this glory to the street the nation & the nations.

3)There is such a good team here in Ohope that I know the followup to what we have seen this week will be carried on with passion and committment. What I saw with the youth last night was absolute revival.

This is very good ground and I want to honour Graham & Judy and all the elders at Ohope Christian fellowship.

On the way down to Ohope my old car said this far and no more in Matamata. The guys tell me it would cost $3000 to fix the engine and then the car is only worth $1500 so the maths just dont work. I have found a 1994 Nissan Maxima here in Ohope in very good condition for $3500 so Im going to buy it. (all donations accepted)
So once again the Lord has come through for me.

Im really looking forward to the Revival Fire NZ conference in Auckland which will be my next speaking engagement along with some other amazing NZ speakers
If you havent booked check out the details at www.fusion.org.nz This is going to be a great and significant time in NZ revival history.

I have most of April free if there is any one who wants us to come and minister in their Church or outreach meetings. At this stage May & June are totally booked more details later.

Dont forget you can order my books Glory to Glory & 21 days into the heart of Jesus on our website. www...hisamazinggloryministries.org

Bless you

Christmas Greetings

2008-12-22T17:56:00.000-08:00

From Ian & Joye Johnson and the team at His Amazing Glory ministries

Happy Christmas and an amazing 2009!

Refreshment, Repentance & the Kingdom

2008-11-23T02:21:00.000-08:00

REFRESHMENT, REPENTANCE & THE KINGDOM
IAN JOHNSON ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Acts 3:19-20
Now turn from your sins and turn to God, so you can be cleansed of your sins. Then wonderful times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will send Jesus your Messiah to you again.

In context this scripture was preached by Peter just after the healing of the man who had been sitting at the gate beautiful for many years, then the miracle occurred he was raised off his bed after 40 years. Peter then said this man was healed by Jesus, you remember him! He’s the one you rejected and sent to the cross, but God has raised this man from his bed before your very eyes in the name of Jesus.

Therefore repent and turn to God!

What was required was a total mindset change, then once the mindset changed a definite decision needed to be made to walk in the opposite way in a whole new belief system. Then as a result of this change of lifestyle and thinking; came times of refreshing.

Repentance is more than saying sorry
This is my definition: “Repentance is the total replacement of one kingdom and its ways in our lives, with another kingdom and its ways. It is walking out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of light. It sees a transformation bigger than turning the light on in a pitch black room.” Light displaces darkness when the light is aloud to shine.

Luke said in Acts 3; As a result of this kind of transformation God will send Jesus literally into your midst. Now that’s transformation and that’s what we call revival.

If I get into my car and I drive from Manukau to Mangere (two suburbs of Auckland) I have changed my position, maybe even changed my view but I still remain in the same city and the same nation. But if I get on a plane and fly to Fiji I have not only changed my view I have changed kingdoms. The way I live will be different; the rules of the kingdom will be different, the authority structure will be different.

So to move into transforming glory I need to change kingdoms. Now to change kingdoms I have to walk in the way of the King of the kingdom I am transferring to. In the case of this scripture in Acts 3 the need for repentance was the need to see that Jesus is alive and heals the sick. These people didn’t have a problem believing in God, their problem was seeing a living God; and walking as if the God they believed in was in fact alive.

AGREEING WITH GOD DIVIDES THE ENEMIES KINGDOM
If we want to see revival we need to change kingdoms totally. The Kingdom of God is yes and amen. So when we agree with the Holy Spirit concerning His power, or His love, or His justice, or His glory, or His holiness, or His delivering power we divide the kingdom of the enemy in our life or the life of those we minister to. Jesus said in Mark 3:23 if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

When God delivers he removes one kingdom and replaces it with another Kingdom. For instances when he set Adam out of the Garden he went from being sub-ruler of a kingdom to being subject to the worlds kingdom. When Israel left Egypt they went from Pharaohs kingdom into Gods Kingdom.

When Jesus came he didn’t say come join my Church; He said “The Kingdom of God is at hand” its decision time.

Even an unswerving devotion to a nation or a leadership is Idolatry because Jesus said “You are in the world but not of the world”

Psalm 45: Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your homeland far away. For your royal husband delights in your beauty; Honour him, for he is your lord.

Forget your Old culture and your own people; you now belong to the King and to His Kingdom. First and foremost in our life is the King and His kingdom. I am no longer a New Zealander first! I am a Child of the Kingdom of Heaven first

So the freedom of the Kingdom of God we desire; has a direct relationship spiritually with how much we have released the kingdom we come from. True repentance releases the old kingdom to the point where the new kingdom overwhelms the old.

That doesn’t mean we become religious and plastic in our holiness, it means we abandon ourselves to the purpose of God. If the purpose of God is for you to put a coat of fur on and eat locusts and wild honey then that’s what abandonment to the kingdom looks like for you. If on the other hand God has called you to be president of your country then to be president is abandonment for you.

Where repentance preaching has got it wrong in the past is; it has placed a demand that we become religious. God calls us to repent from the kingdom of self and turn the key of our old kingdom totally over to the King of kings.
True repentance or deliverance comes as we abandon our lives to Him.

In India I prayed for a young woman who had known success. She was a university graduate, but grief had overtaken her when someone close had died, she was unable to release it to the Lord. The Kingdom of grief in her life became ruler, over time she became possessed by Demonic Spirits. After all she was abandoned to their Kingdom. When I first met her she could not talk but only grunt and growl like a wild animal. Her family had brought her 25km by tractor to receive healing at a meeting I was speaking at. She was brought to the front of the Church and the demons began to shout “Even if 100 Pastors pray we will not leave” Well they did leave, In the name of Jesus, the last one going with a scream. Because I released a greater Kingdom, in her heart, she received that Kingdom even though she couldn’t speak. And the word of Jesus in Mark 3:23 if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. Was seen and witnessed by all in that Church. The Kingdom of God was seen and declared through her deliverance.
She was a little afraid and very weak after the event, but restored to her right mind. You can imagine my interest when returning this year as to how she was. The Pastor said “she is totally well and has just got married”. Jesus now holds her heart totally! All the riches in the world’s kingdoms wouldn’t satisfy her. She is committed in Love to Him. Jesus has her heart totally one kingdom has displaced another. Is she now walking around in a judgemental holier than thou manner? Of course not, she is very humble and acknowledges a greater King. His name is Jesus, She is abandoned to Jesus and the sweetness of that abandoned life touches countless others. That one deliverance has seen countless others delivered because her repentance consisted of one kingdom invading another, not just a few words from the four spiritual laws.

Calvin Miller puts it well when he says “Those who will not praise Him, may bypass the Christ of the inner altar, and know only the Christ of the Theologians.”

Christianity is not a religion; we hear it so often from a myriad of pulpits but we don’t understand it unless we see that what is required is not a set of rules but an abandoned heart to the King, and an abandoned attitude to our role in his kingdom. Your role may be very different from my role, I am not responsible to walk your road nor are you responsible to walk mine, but we had better find out which road we are meant to be on.

Psalm 84:1-2 how lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty. I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.

You see this sort of abandonment is not satisfied with anything less than the courts of the King to whom we have abandoned ourselves. That sort of abandonment is never going to be satisfied with a set of rules or steps to peace with God. Rather that heart will break down every barrier and wall to enter the courts of her king. That is true repentance.

A heart that has come to this level of abandoned true repentance will be overwhelmed with joy. Then wonderful times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord.

O the deep deep love of Jesus, vast unmeasured, boundless free. Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me; underneath me, all around me, is the current of thy love; leading onward, leading homeward, to my glorious rest above. ~Samuel T Francis.

IAN JOHNSON
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz
http://www.hisamazinggloryministries.org/

His Amazing Glory Ministries is a Jesus focused glory ministry based in Auckland New Zealand. Our ministry is dedicated to seeing the Knowledge of the Glory of the Lord released into all the Earth. Ian & Joye Johnson the founders of His Amazing Glory are available to minister in conference or Church situations. Please visit our web-site http://www.hisamazinggloryministries.org/ for more information. To Join our e-mail list send us an e-mail with the words subscribe to list in the subject line. info@hisamazinggloryministries.org If you no longer wish to receive our e-mails send us an e-mail with the words Unsubscribe from list in the subject line. info@hisamazinggloryministries.org Please feel free to forward our e-mails, If you wish to put them on other sites you are free to do so, Please keep our contact details and web address in the article. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINANCIAL AND PRAYER SUPPORT. Financial investments can be sent via cheque to His Amazing Glory Ministries 4 Ewing Road RD4 Tuakau 2694 New Zealand. Investments can also be sent through Paypal at http://www.paypal.com/ Our e-mail is ianjohn@xtra.co.nz Your gift really does make it possible for us to continue in ministry.

The Financial Crisis ~What do you think

2008-10-29T11:48:00.000-07:00

On the eve of Rosh hashanah this year the USA banking system and stock market were in a spin. On that day the US senate rejected a 700 Billion dollar bailout which created a run on the stock market, the Dow falling 777.7 points at close. equating to a 7% fall. This was the beginning of Rosh hashanah. the days of Awe had begun.

As someone who travels to minister in the third world I have seen the difference between the Church in the west and its third world counterparts. When tragedy strikes the West is always looking to take up an offering to cover the shortfall. The Church in the third world cries out to God because they have no other options.

How rich the Church in the third world is. They know their daddy, they know that He provides and He carries them through.

In this time of crisis. push into your Daddy.

Its time for intimacy with Him not our bank account.

Things may never be the same again until Jesus comes. Because we are entering as time of Harvest when both the wheat and the Tares will be harvested together.

Its going to be both glorious and terrifying. not since the days of the Apostles and Church fathers has there been a battle like this one. But I have read the back of the book and it says we win. We must listen to our commander in chief Jesus like never before. In a time of war soldiers are always on alert and always ready to act on a moments notice. The army of God needs this kind of obedience in the face of the crisis that's only just begun.

Don't be afraid but don't be complacent.

What do you think?
How about posting your replies.

Check out our Prophetic words at http://www.hisamazinggloryministries.org/

My book GLORY TO GLORY"on Intimacy & worship will give you some keys to help you push into your daddy in these times. also available on our web-site http://www.hisamazinggloryministries.org/

JESUS IS COMMING SOON

IAN JOHNSON.

Praise That Opens Heaven

2008-10-22T14:07:00.000-07:00

If our thinking is not stretched beyond this world then praise will become something of a chore
Because all we will see are things which have been seen before. The Lord calls us to stretch our vision into heaven; into the place where he dwells and his glory fills the atmosphere. Many things are yet to be revealed, because there is no end to the majesty of our God.

We know that the Angels were created before the earth because in the book of Job it says they looked in on the day of creation with wonder and rejoiced. So that tells me that the Angels have been around more than 6000 years.

In Revelation 4 it describes the actions of the 24 Elders and 4 living creatures around the throne. Whenever the four creatures give glory & honour and thanks to Him who sits on the throne; The 24 Elders see something new and fresh in God and fall down afresh and cast off their crowns before him.

So for more than 6000 years this has been going on in heaven; much longer I would suspect
And because God is so big and so unfathomable this will go on forever; there will always be something new to see in God; something amazing, something beyond our current understanding.

Many sermons focus on the "Now", teaching us how to be successful in this life; but seldom draw our attention to the place of His throne. So the Church is loosing its ability to inspire praise.
The world is not interested because there is no reflection of an eternal realm. The truth is that the role of the Church is really to usher the saints into a heavenly view; but in recent times we have become stuck in earth bound theology, and programs that fill our earthly senses.

A heart that has been confronted by the glory of heaven, seen the riches of his grace and heard the voice of Angels in abandoned worship; Itself has to break forth in rapturous worship.
Because like the 24 Elders we become undone when we see Him.

Therese of Lisieux said: Worship for me is simply a raising of the heart, a simple glance toward heaven, an expression of love and gratitude in times of trial as well as in times of joy; it is a supernatural expanding of my soul and an awakening of my Spirit.

So in lifting our eyes to the realities of heaven and of His throne, our worship is not food for God but it is food for us; our spirit is enlightened and enlarged; like the 24 Elders we are undone in his gaze.

Heaven is our true home and the King of heaven is our true reward; so it stands to reason that if we only see things done on earth from an earthly perspective our praise will have an earthly sound. But Jesus said "As it is in Heaven; So shall it be on earth." So as we see Him in all His glory our praise will take on a heavenly sound.

This is the sound of a supernatural Church; as the Holy Spirit draws us again to the upper room to the place where our attention is drawn to the realm of glory by signs and the sounds of saints who see heaven; Church again fulfils her role of leading men to the gate of Eden, to the portals of glory so they too can catch a glimpse of his majesty and also become undone.

So the Lords heart is that you stretch your thinking beyond the earth and into His Glory.

Col 3:1-2 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of Heaven, where Christ sits at Gods right hand in the place of honour and power. Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only of things down here on earth.

The blessed life is his gift, We cannot earn it, we cannot climb up to it, we cannot win it, we can do nothing but ask for it and receive it by faith. It is the gift of God in Christ Jesus. and where a thing is a gift, the only course left for the receiver is to take it and thank the giver.
Hannah Whitall Smith

To see heaven is not to strive but to rest in his gift, Just as Adam saw the gateway into Eden blocked by his action. So by the action of Jesus the gateway is again open for us.

Take some time to stop and to rest in His works; as you do you will see Him and fall face down like the 24 Elders have been doing for thousands of years.

IAN JOHNSON
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

2008-05-17T00:47:00.001-07:00

THERE IS A WELL SPRINGING UP IN THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.
Ian Johnson ~ ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

TRANSFORMATION IS AT HAND
There is something new and fresh bubbling up from the land of New Zealand. Its unique and it will impact the nations. The move will raise thousands of no-names into a tidal wave of glory that will shake the walls of Jerusalem. The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as men, woman & Children are propelled into the harvest thrust out from wells under the land.
The name of the Lord will exalted and strong men will bow down in his presence. Bells are calling sons & daughters home into the heart of God. The tent is being moved the cords are being stretched, its the Lord! The pain of the past years is about to be healed. Preparation is over. Transformation is at hand. Angels are in place, significant shifts have occurred. The ends of the earth are receiving their visitation.

VISION OF WELLS.
I had a vision of a huge wave coming onto the shores of New Zealand. It was coming from Lakeland; the wave hit the shores and had a big impact on the nation, but did not return out again.

Then I saw a well bubbling up under the Islands of New Zealand, every Island and every place in the land. The well came forth with such force that there was a huge wave came off the land and rolled out like a tsunami into the nations, it returned and then went out again. Several times it rolled in and out. The more the wave rolled out the more the well produced.

MESSAGE FOR LEADERS
The message from the Lord. Don't hold it back, send it out into the nations,, release the revivalists and evangelists, release the Prophets and the Teachers, release the Apostles and the psalmists, the more you send out the more the wells will produce.

THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
The Jerusalem revival Of Acts 2 & Acts 4. started Something there in Jerusalem around 33AD. It has been spreading out across the earth for almost 2000 years as ripples span out from a stone dropped into the calm pond in ever widening circles,The revival of 33AD has been fanning out from Jerusalem taking entire nations in its path. This path of national revival has not yet totally been seen in New Zealand. We didn’t receive the gospel in our shores until 1814, and to all intent and purpose we have never seen national revival in this land. Geographically,the Islands of New Zealand are as far away from Jerusalem as you can get. Making NZ, the ends of the Earth.
ITS A TRIGGER NATION
When the wells spring up from the land it will signal the return of the gospel from the ends of the earth back to Jerusalem.The devil hates New Zealand for that reason; revival here in this land will release the gospel back from the ends of the earth not in the anointing of Elijah but in the anointing of Elisha! Double portion anointing. New Zealand holds a key to the double portion glory in the earth. Don't loose focus but keep your eyes on Jesus, listen to what the Father is saying and do it. no more no less. Don't waste time running around in circles, listen to the Father.
SPRING UP OH WELL
Intercessors pray for the well to spring up. Command the land to yield her fruit. This is the hour when the ends of the Earth arise into the purpose of God.
Observe the harvest; say not that there are yet three months and then comes harvest. Jesus is saying "The harvest is white and ripe, pray for labourers.
Spring up Oh well
IAN JOHNSON His Amazing Glory Ministries www.papelim.org.nz ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

'Revive us Lord'
That we may be your revival conference

Rotorua ~ New Zealand

with
JUDITH GARDEN ~ www.revivalglory.com.au
&
IAN JOHNSON ~ www.papelim.org.nz

Thursday 22nd May to Sunday 25th
The Night meetings are open, bring the sick and the un-saved as Revival is activated in the Bay Of Plenty. Register for the conference which starts from Thursday 22nd

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"Revive us Lord; that we may be your revival conference."
Hosted By Rotorua CLC
Pastors Herbie & Ann Munro
Phone NZ: 07 3480592
http://www.rotoruaclc.org.nz

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2008-05-17T00:47:00.000-07:00

HEALING BEING REALESED NOW

2008-04-16T22:22:00.000-07:00

HEALING BEING RELEASED NOW:
Ian Johnson www.papelim.org.nz ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Greetings:

I have been stirred by the Lord to send out this e-mail, because its "TIME"
Yes New Zealand can expect to see a move of Healing, The Lord is on the move, lets catch the wave. Because there is a wave of healing flowing across the Earth right now, miracles never before seen will take place. A fresh wave has broken out in Lakeland Florida where meetings with Todd Bentley from Fresh Fire ministries are being held.

Todd sent out an e-mail today with Quotes from Bob Jones>>>>>>

Todd Bentley says: I just spoke with Bob Jones again and he told me several things. First, he was not expecting that the glory would fall this soon. Second, Bob said the angel, “winds of change,” is bringing the change NOW, and that this outpouring would break out internationally. He said this outpouring, the very tangible healing anointing, is for the world and would go everywhere. Third, Bob said, and I agree, we have never seen such notable miracles. [Distinctively, scars and burn marks have been removed from bodies, and there are testimonies coming in of cancers, tumours, deaf ears, diabetes, lupus, autism, and a vast array of other sicknesses and diseases, all being healed. I’m talking hundreds of healings so far! There are dramatic salvations, and heavenly visitations especially coming to the children.]

Bob Jones said in the quote "this outpouring would break out internationally"
"the very tangible healing anointing, is for the world and would go everywhere."

Hey church there's a wave coming lets catch a ride

On the NZ Revival Network there are three healing meetings advertised this week end
I don't think that's a coincidence. Do every thing you can to get to one of the meetings, and believe that healing Glory is about to break out..

I'm sure there will be other healing meetings in NZ somewhere as well so go to it. If you cant get there be alert in prayer to see this glory released in NZ.

The Meetings on NZ Revival Network http://www.nzrevivalnetwork.org are:

'HEALING NOW!' MEETING WITH LANCE THOMASSATURDAY APRIL 19TH AT 7.30PMFUSION CHURCH 100 PAH ROAD, ROYAL OAK, AUCKLAND
POWERPOINT HEALING MEETING
Ian Johnson & Team ministering.
Sat 19th 2008 7:00pm
Pukekohe North School Hall
Beatty Road Pukekohe

"HIS GLORY IS AT HAND MEETINGS"
Get ready for a move of healing
JUDITH GARDEN Ministering.
Friday 18th April 2008 at 7pm Saturday 19th April 2008 at 7pm Sunday 20th April 2008 at 10am and 6pm

Rotorua Christian Life Centre 20 Biak Street Rotorua

Ian Johnson
His Amazing Glory Ministries
www.papelim.org.nz

SOUNDS OF REVIVAL IN THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

2008-03-27T03:05:00.000-07:00

Ian Johnson ianjohn@xtra.co.nz
On 14th March we arrived in Alexandra in the Central Otago area of the South Island of New Zealand. Our first meeting was with the leaders of a small Church with a big heart. Alexandra Elim Church. Wow from the first moment we arrived the Angelic activity started. There were powerful manifestations of the Spirit as we prayed for each leader. I kept finding myself saying of Alexandra that it was a city, even though the population of the place was less than 5000. When I questioned the Lord he said look at the hills and observe. The place was totally surrounded by Angelic hosts, I began to understand that the term city referred to its Spiritual population and understood the amazing purpose that Alexandra has in the release of revival in the Southlands.

In July 2006 I had seen in the Spirit a cloud of Glory rolling out of the mountains and into Christchurch the principle city of the South Island of NZ. I now realised where this cloud was coming from. Central Otago. A place of extremes, It often records the highest summer temperatures and the lowest winter temperatures in NZ. The hills and rivers are full of Gold and the mountains stand as testimony to the greatness of God. These are the mountains that inspired the Hillsong classic "Shout to the Lord"

Over the next few days we had four very powerful meetings. I spoke mostly on mindsets that hinder revival, and also about our spiritual inheritance in Christ. People began to see in the Spirit and there was an amazing release of the Angelic. There was a Blower of the Shophar in the meeting and on the Saturday night I felt to get him to blow every time it was time to move up another level. A sense of the manifest presence of God was felt in all the meetings and a new level of expectation and faith for the supernatural was released. Every night after the meetings the sky put on an amazing display with Golden and silver cloud formations that were very unusual, people who weren't in the meetings were commenting on them in the town. We were seeing signs in the sky of a fresh move of the Holy Spirit.

A personal highlight for me was the testimony of two Israeli girls who had come into contact with a woman in the meetings. Because New Zealand is geographically as far away from Jerusalem as you can get the testimony below impacted me greatly. before you read their testimony read the following link. http://www.papelim.org.nz/page11.html

The two young Israeli woman had been given a new testament on their journey around NZ and had been reading it. In an Invercargill cafe (Invercargill is the most southern city from Jerusalem) A waiter approached them and said "greetings daughters of Israel, everything you have been reading in that little book is the truth. The one you have been reading of is your messiah. He went on to share other things and again confirmed Yeshua as the truth" then he just vanished. The young woman made a decision to follow Yeshua and next evening headed for Queenstown. they drove through Alexandra and a voice spoke to them and said you must stay in Alexandra tonight, they turned back and stayed with the woman who came to the meetings and shared their new found faith in messiah.

The significance is, The Lord spoke to me in 2004 and commissioned us to proclaim revival in the ends of the earth, that this revival would in turn trigger a revival in Israel.
The Lord used this testimony to confirm his word to us. How I have been praising the Lord for this Church in Alexandra who gave us the opportunity to proclaim revival and glory in the ends of the earth. I await reports of a continuing glory in Alexandra.

We went on to Queenstown and had a meeting with a couple who Pastor a Church in that town. We were able to encourage and pray with them it was a blessing to us to be used in this way.

We travelled on to Christchurch for meetings on the Sunday at Beulah Christian fellowship. This was a real privilege for us. This Church is Pastored by Dennis & Barbara Barton who had been my mother in laws Pastor in the late 60's. I felt so at home in this Church, and I have fallen completely in love with it and wish I was part of it. I look forward to hearing much more in the near future.

When the Barton's moved to Christchurch in 1970 they saw a major move of God. Described in the book Pentecost at the ends of the Earth as follows. "Hundreds of hippies were remarkably saved and filled with the holy spirit in this church in a very short space of time. It was the most significant visitation in NZ since the WIgglesworth meetings in Wellington in 1922" .
They are hungry again for a fresh move and the Lord moved powerfully in our meetings. Pastor Dennis said he got much more than he expected. People received visitation at a very high level, some were carried into the heavenly realm. On the Sunday night I found myself speaking prophetically. The Lord had said to me when I was carried in the Spirit over Christchurch in 2006 and shown the cloud of glory rolling in from the mountains, that the Church that invited us in to the city would be the one that would see the revival begin in Christchurch. I have waited until now for an opportunity to minister in this city. The way the invitation happened was sovereign as well. A member of our e-mail list had been asking Pastor Dennis to have us in for several months, Pastor Dennis agreed it would be a good idea and when he discovered we were in the South Island he extended a very gracious invitation for us to minister.
I am confident that this Church is about to be visited again only in a much greater measure than it was in the 70's. There was more Angelic activity in this Church than I have ever experienced. I had seen and felt literally hundreds of Angels in this place and I was very excited when a 10 year old girl came up to me after the meeting to tell me that the Lord had opened her eyes and she had also seen hundreds of Angels come into the meeting as I declared an open heaven and called Angels of revival and in they came. She also saw my ministering Angel touch people on the head as I declared revival. Another woman shared with me that she had seen Jesus on the platform the whole Sunday morning meeting. It seems Christchurch is about to be visited again.

I have come back to Auckland filled with wonder and delight at the greatness of our Lord Jesus. and see with fresh eyes revival in the ends of the Earth.

Ian Johnson
His Amazing Glory Ministries
www.papelim.org.nz

Chariots, laughter and Angels

2008-03-25T19:01:00.000-07:00

By Ian Johnson www.papelim.org.nz

While in a meeting at which Kathie Walters was ministering in Auckland New Zealand, I found myself in the Spirit, I was invited by an angel to go with him in a Chariot to see the way that the Lord uses Angels to perform his will in meetings and in the lives of people.
The Angel said "Do you understand how the power of faith and how a faith response brings blessings?’" You need to see how it works, he said! And we went in the Chariot to western Papua in Indonesia. A man of God was speaking and there was a great deal of demonic interference and blocking of the purpose of God.
The Angel motioned me to stand on a rocky outcrop overlooking the meeting. At that moment in the meeting in Auckland a lady fell off her chair and began to laugh for no particular reason. soon she was laughing uncontrollably and I was aware of it in the back ground. The very moment she began to laugh perhaps 20 or more Angels appeared in Western Papua obviously under instruction and began to remove the demonic opposition, People in the meeting began to come free and hear the word of God, it was amazing!
The Angel said to me, The living word says, God laughs at his enemies! and when his people hear this laugh and join in it releases us to bring derision in the enemies camp! (Psalm 37:12-13)
I said but the laughter is in New Zealand and we are in Indonesia. The Angel said "there is no time or space in the Spirit, you need to understand this! Then you will also understand why it is important to be free to express what the Father asks you to express, & speak what you hear the Father saying even if it doesn’t seem relevant to you! Because the Father is looking for those who will do and say what he asks, regardless of how foolish it seems, there is always a purpose!
Laughter in the Spirit is only an eco of the laughter from the father in heaven. It is a weapon against the plans of the enemy and we must not despise it. For those who think its a new thing in the earth, my 93 year old mother in law says, "Oh we had holy laughter in our tarry meetings in Wellington in the 20's & 30's, every one knew it was God because some of those old Pentecostals were very serious people you know!"
I came back to the meeting in Auckland with an excitement, knowing that obedience released in our meeting had touched a group of believers several thousand miles away. How amazing the ways of God are! We are just scratching the surface and there is so much more that we need to understand about the way God uses Angels.
There was more instruction to come, the Angel took me again in the chariot to show me more of what happens in the spirit realm because of our response.
As I entered the Chariot I instantly found myself in the Fiji Islands in a place between Nandi & Singatoka. The Angel instructed me to observe a meeting being led by a Fijian friend of mine. There were many people in attendance in an open air situation. The Angel said watch closely now, My friend spoke the word of God and there was a positive response from a couple of men in the crowd, As these men responded so did the Angels. Each response to the word, which were things like a loud hallelujah or a shout of affirmation, or a clap triggered an Angelic response, which removed demonic obstacles hindering some of the men. The Angels also took men by the shoulders and moved them forward or to one side, the aim of this was to get them lined up with an outpouring coming down from heaven, The men seemed unaware of the angelic help but knew that they had come under an outpouring from Heaven. Each time someone received a touch like this it lifted their faith level and brought more response, which brought more Angelic activity.
I began to understand the importance of a faith response to the word of God. Romans 10 "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God" In New Zealand and to an extent Australia people are not as responsive to the word in verbal or animated fashion as other places, It is important to verbalise and to exhibit a response to the preaching of the word, because I saw that it released the Angelic. The preacher was doing his bit by speaking the word, and the people were doing their bit by releasing a faith response.
I trust that this short exhortation will inspire you to a faith response that will bring a release of the Angelic and lift your faith again and again. Until revival fills your life.
I have heard from Fiji by way of confirmation, that my friend, was as I had seen in the Spirit having a meeting as described. He said that they had an amazing move of the Spirit in that particular meeting. Many were delivered in the meeting, many were healed, and there were many salvations. My friend was very excited to hear the testimony and was aware of unusual Angelic activity in the meeting, because of the unusual miracles and events that occurred, The testimony confirmed it. Be prepared to step out of the ordinary and the formal and allow the spirit to lead you.
I now have a better understanding of what occurs when Gods people, praise, and shout and respond in faith language to the preaching of the word, or to high levels of worship, even if we are stuck in a small corner of the world, we can change it with our faith response.
As Kathie Walters says, "The realm of the Spirit, the supernatural realm, the angels and heavenly visitations are meant to be a normal part of your life - most people are robbed because of religious mindsets.
I recommend you buy her books living in the Supernatural & Angels - Watching Over You available from her website http://www.goodnews.netministries.org/store/books.html My book Glory to Glory "A journey of intimacy & worship" will also give you some insights into your actions and Gods reaction to you. Available from my web-site http://papelim.org.nz/page18.html
Ian Johnsonwww.papelim.org.nz ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Angels Singing in Church#4

2008-03-07T03:00:00.000-08:00

A link to Angels singing in a Church recording
The quality is a bit poor but it will bless you.
Angels Singing in Church#4

Scrolls being released NOW

2008-03-03T15:13:00.000-08:00

In a recent heavenly encounter, I was in an auditorium and I witnessed a commissioning, a sending forth of Angelic messengers, each were given scrolls to deliver into the Earth. The scrolls contained A greater release of blessing concerning Jesus, His beauty, and His Glory. The Scrolls were different colours I got an understanding that this represented different aspects of the nature and heart of Jesus.

These are messages that will cause all who eat them to fall deeply in love with Jesus. The Angels were being released into the Earth through portals or doors the saints had created in intercession and worship.
The scrolls were for regions rather than individuals but as individuals in the regions ate the scrolls it was like they became contagious and the release of Glory & Love for Jesus spread. The pattern for end time harvest is being delivered to earth in scrolls, for those who choose to read them! These scrolls contain a release of Glory. The words are like sweet honey to the soul of hungry men. These are not new revelations; indeed, they are the truth of heaven being plainly seen in the earth!

And the truth of heaven is; Jesus the fullness of God revealed!

Get ready Get ready

Hungry souls on earth will feed on this Glory released!
A glory found in heaven and being released on EARTH in this season

The hosts of heaven are stepping up the pace. A preparation of the bride has begun, an anticipation of a coming wedding and excitement over the celebration made the atmosphere where the scrolls are to be delivered electric.

The Lord says: Its time to move under places where portals of glory have openedOr are about to open! From these pockets will come a transforming glory, like refuelling stations. Be careful not to try and own this Glory, For God will not share His Glory! But for those who seek His Glory an evening under the portal Will empower you for weeks in the harvest

Get ready Get ready!
The Giants are stirring The Glory harvesters are about to hit the fields!
Head for the refuelling stations! Cast aside religion
Enter the truth of heaven Jesus the fullness of God revealed!

Colossians 2:2-3
My goal is that they will be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have full confidence because they have complete understanding of God’s secret plan, which is Christ himself. In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Jesus knows all things. Thus his disciples said, truly, "Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God" (John 16:30).

What is this knowledge? it is that Jesus knows the Father perfectly. We know God partially and imperfectly. Jesus knows him like no other being knows him or could know him. He knows him the way an omniscient Person knows himself.

"All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him" (Matthew 11:27). No one but Jesus knows the Father completely and perfectly. Our knowledge of Jesus depends wholly on the fathers’ grace.

His Grace has been released into the Earth. (We see it in Jesus) by releasing the scrolls into the Earth he is releasing an end time grace. A grace that will bring a glory harvest. A grace that will make Jesus known in all the earth. Jesus is the Glory of Heaven, he is the exact reflection of the Father. To see Jesus is to see the Glory of heaven released into the Earth.

We see Jesus as Gentle saviour meek & mild. And yes He is our saviour, he is all of these things. But He is also the fullness of God, The seven fold Spirit of the Living God is found in Him! So when we put our faith in Him, it’s not just for a partial salvation to make us feel good. It’s a total God transformation in our lives. Its a release of the glory of heaven.

Eat the scrolls and push past the ordinary. John the disciple who leant on the breast of Jesus and was one of the three who were closest to Jesus on Earth didn't even recognise him when he was caught up into his heavenly revelation such was the glory revealed in him in heaven. The desire of the Father in this hour is for Earth to see the same overwhelming glory John saw. Such an honour and privilege to come before His throne of grace in loving acceptance! He is no longer a distant God, but a Father and the King of Glory

Romans 5:2 says“Through [Jesus Christ] we [also] have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
The Hope of Glory released is the fullness of God revealed in Jesus! All wisdom & Knowledge are found in Him! This hope of Glory is an absolute certainty! It is a “definitely“! As the New Living Translation of the same verse puts it: “We confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory”.

The measure of this grace is about to be released as the scrolls enter your cities and your nations. The call is going out as we eco the words of Psalm 24:7-10: lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.
The Angelic is being released to assist us to shout “Prepare ye the way of the Lord” “open the gates, swing wide the doors” That the King of glory may come in. who is this King of glory? Jesus strong and mighty.

Ian Johnson
www.papelim.org.nz
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

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Mindsets that hinder Revival

2008-02-21T00:21:00.000-08:00

What does Revival look like? Many are seeking revival; they pray for it, they go to conferences to hear about it, many have gone into places where revival has broken out to receive an impartation. They have been in revival, but the revival has not been in them. Why? Because we have mindsets that prevent us seeing what the Lord sees! From the sayings of the Desert Fathers: There were two men who had become very rich and were always seeking wisdom that they might become even more powerful. They came across one of the Desert fathers in a cave, and seeking wisdom went into the cave. They sat for some time then finally said. “We have come here to hear some wisdom and yet you don’t speak with us” to which the monk replied. “You spend your money to learn how to speak: I left the world to learn how to keep silent, in this way I have seen the Lord, with all your learning, what do you see?” Our mindsets keep us locked into a pattern so that even when the Lord turns up we cannot recognise that it is Him because it doesn’t fit our mindset. The Pharisees and Sadducees in their blindness didn’t see the Messiah the very one they were looking for when he turned up, because he came in a way that was outside their mindset. He didn’t come outside of what the Torah and the Prophets had taught, but in their mindsets they had seen something totally different. Can we sit in judgement of the Pharisees? Like Elijah we hear the Earthquakes, we see the lightings and thunders, but we miss the small still voice that says, “This is the way, walk ye in it” Revival in my heart and yours is allowing our mindsets to be challenged by the creator of the universe, but not just challenged its allowing ourselves to act in obedience to the still small voice. At our denominations conference a number of years ago, there was some very good teaching on reaching the lost. To go out of our way to proclaim the gospel as He directs us. Every one flooded out of the Auditorium in Christchurch, happy to have heard such good teaching. My wife and I came out and sitting at the gate of the Church was a dirty tramp that was clutching a dirty material bag full of holes. Everyone filed past him hardly noticing him. The Lord spoke to me and said, “talk to him.” My wife stood and I sat on the footpath next to him, I asked if he knew of Jesus, He replied “Oh yes I know Him well” we talked for a while and it became increasingly obvious there was something very unusual about this man, we offered him food and he said no thanks I don’t eat. I asked if I could pray for him he willingly agreed, I just prayed the blessing of the Lord on him, He looked at me with flashing blue eyes pointed his finger at me and said “That’s the Holy Spirit, never forget what you have learnt!” After saying our goodbyes, I got up and we started to walk off, we turned to wish him a final goodbye and he had disappeared. Wow just imagine if our mindsets had stopped us from speaking to this man, we would have missed out on a lesson straight from heaven. As Jesus said to those who judged him for healing on the Sabbath Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.” (John7:24) Ignatius Loyola was heading for a certain place early on in his walk with the Lord, he had been a military man and used to being obedient. On the way to the place he needed to be, he was hit by the presence of the Lord. He stayed in a nearby cave for several months and received heavenly visitations and instructions from the Lord. His obedient nature could have taken two courses. 1) He could have reasoned that he was on a very busy errand and he could not stop to seek the Lord, even though the Lords presence was obvious. 2) What he did do was come aside in abandonment to the Lords call. So what does revival look like? I can’t answer that for you, it may look like the inside of a cave, or it may look like a 5 star hotel. But what I can say is this. Revival for you will look like abandoned obedience. The Lord is speaking very clearly today, “Don’t allow your mindset of what the purpose of God for your life looks like, stop you from walking in it” Today revival in your life looks like a yielded heart and bent will to the purpose of God, nothing more, nothing less. No use running around looking to “Do” in order to “Be”. Because your revival is in the still small voice saying, This is the way, Walk ye in it” and the words, “by grace you are saved, not of works least you should boast” Enjoy the journey. Ian Johnson. www.papelim.org.nz ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Love Sick Saints

2008-01-07T13:46:00.000-08:00

By Ian Johnson ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

A message inspired by the life of St John of the Cross 1542-1591

Song of Solomon 1:4
The king hath brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine
PSALM 36:8-9 You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your rivers of delight. For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.
A BETTER TRANSLATION IS They shall be inebriated with the plenty of your house; and will give them to drink of the torrent of your delight, because with you is the fountain of life
Your love is better than wine!
When people drink wine they become influenced by it
Therefore we need the wine of God! Because when we become intoxicated in His love, we become abandoned to its influence! Our cry! Therefore is; Fill me with your love Jesus; Draw me away in your love Jesus! Cause me to be intoxicated in your Love Jesus! Because that sort of abandoned heart is possessed by that which it abandons itself to. (From the Book “Glory to Glory” www.papelim.org.nz/page18.html )

A Love sick individual in Church history, John of the cross 1542-1591 was Imprisoned for nine months in a cell six feet wide & ten feet long, with a window only two inches wide, he composed some beautiful poems and songs. Being so in love with the Lord he didn’t make sense to the religious so they locked him up in the hope he would see some sense. He came out more in love and distracted by the Lord than when he went inside.
In prison St John of the cross wrote. “In the inner wine cellar I drank of my beloved, and when I went abroad through all this valley I no longer knew anything, and lost the herd which I was following.”
He also wrote: “South wind come, you that wakens love, breath through my garden, let its fragrance flow, and the beloved will feed amid the flowers.

His experience proved that no matter where we are, The Lord has gone there before us, and His love will always be found by those who seek it. (See Psalm 139)

There is no depth, No height, no Width to which we can go, that when we get there we find our Lord and master, our beloved Jesus

There is a place before God, A place of abandoned love, A place that seems irrelevant to a religious heart. Where we can drink deep of the wine of God. The more we drink the more abandoned we become, Then we become separated from the herd, who are blindly following programs and systems. To the herd we seem useless, unable to make sense because of our intoxicated nature.

But out of the prisons come songs of abundant love. A place where we go on from saying “Lord Breath on me” to “Breath through me”

John of the cross said. “The Garden is our soul, When the Lord breaths into the soul he imparts, but to breathe through the soul (garden) is to put in motion the fragrance.

It touches everything around us, and brings transformation. When I think of this I think of some friends, who when we were ministering in Wellington, were touched by the Holy Spirit, He breathed upon our friends in the lift of the hotel in which we had been staying, they became intoxicated in his love and unable to move just went up and down in the lift. Every time the door opened the same girl was standing there looking in at this unusual sight, the Holy Spirit breathed through the situation and the fragrance of this abandoned action touched the young lady, who by the way was a Muslim, She said, I want what your God gives, and they led her to the Lord.

You see a lot of people would say, just lock them up, After all we have to have a good testimony before the world, we have to be seen to have it all together, I mean the world won’t respond to or understand that intoxicated behaviour Will they?

John of the cross sums it up by say “God blesses his bride by breathing through her flowering garden, opens all these buds and uncovers the aromatic spices of gifts, and riches; and disclosing this interior treasure and wealth, He reveals all her beauty. Then she is something wonderful to behold and pleasant to handle.”

The world is thirsty and dry, the last thing they need is our nearly empty bottles of putrid religion. Rather they need to feel the breath of God. To see the joy of an abandoned life. They will say, What’s going on here? They will smell the fragrance of an inner beauty, that only comes from the Holy Spirit. Something wonderful to behold and pleasant to handle!

David dancing with an abandoned heart before the Lord, offends Michal his wife (the religious mindset) she despised him, but it pleased the Lord!
Matt Redman sums this up in His song “Undignified” The song goes; I will dance I will sing, to be mad for my King and nothing Lord is hindering the passion in my soul. And Ill become even more undignified than this, some would say its foolishness, but ill become even more undignified than this.

When we approach the Lord we need to come as if we ourselves are in a cell with nothing in our hands. All we can do is bow low before his majesty and glory, and drink deep of the wine of His love. Not distracted by our requests or our pleas, simply abandoned to his love, there we become intoxicated and our dance will please the Lord. it is Sure there will be a Michal to remind you of how you really should behave in the courts of the Lord, but just listen for the sound of His voice saying “Well done thou good and faithful servant, enter into your rest” That’s all that really matters at the end of the day.

May Jesus breath through your garden in 2008.

IAN JOHNSON
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz
www.papelim.org.nz

Shalom Jerusalem

2007-12-18T22:29:00.000-08:00

In the past couple of weeks I have been deeply burdened for Jerusalem, From the Ends of the Earth we love you and pray for your peace.

As I sleep I dream of Gods plans for you o city beloved, I see the giant wing of protection always hovering above you.

Before man even ventured onto the rock that was to become Salem. A place where Melchizedek worshiped and honoured the one true God.

A place where Abram who came from Ur took his only son
A place where God provided a lamb instead of Isaac

The place where over 3000 years ago David Ben Jesse again redeemed the
threshing floor

The place where Solomon built a temple and at its dedication the Glory of God fell so that no one could stand.

The place where the Prophets walked and spoke

The place of a second temple

The words and love of Messiah echoed in her courts & streets
his love expressed in a flow of blood from undeserved wounds
Tears expressed for its people. A place of Resurrection glory
Of tongues of fire and rushing winds, songs of redemption,
The rush of Angels wings, Guardians of the promise
have been heard through the generations.
Some even see the wings enfolding the mount called Zion.

Jerusalem city of God ~ Centre of the world ~
The heart beat of God is heard in you

The wings of the Hosts are fluttering over the city!
SHALOM SHALOM JERUSALEM!

Psalm 122 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper. O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces. For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be with you.” For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.

Psalm 128 May the Lord continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live. May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. And may Israel have quietness and peace.

Psalm 129 May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat

Psalm 132 For the Lord has chosen Jerusalem, he has desired it as his home. “This is my home where I will live forever,” he said. “I will live here, for this is the place I desired.I will make this city prosperous and satisfy its poor with food. I will make its priests the agents of salvation; its godly people will sing for joy.Here I will increase the power of David; my anointed one will be a light for my people

Psalm 146 The Lord will reign forever. O Jerusalem, your God is King in every generation!

Psalm 147 How good it is to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how right! The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel. He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their wounds.

Psalm 149 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful. O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King. Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp. For the Lord delights in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation. Let the faithful rejoice in this honor. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds. Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands— to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains, to execute the judgment written against them. This is the glory of his faithful ones. Praise the Lord!

Shalom! Shalom! Jerusalem ~ City of our God

It would be wise for men to keep their hands of that which obviously belongs to God!

From the Ends of the Earth we say Shalom Jerusalem

Ian Johnson ianjohn@xtra.co.nz
www.papelim.org.nz

Supernatural Encounters are for You

2007-12-16T21:34:00.001-08:00

SUPERNATURAL ENCOUNTERS ARE FOR YOU.
IAN JOHNSON. ianjohn@xtra.co.nz www.papelim.org.nz
Before I was a Christian I seemed to have a lot of Spiritual experiences, (over 30 years ago) Most were not good encounters, all designed to hold me in fear of the supernatural realm. There were three beings who hassled me a lot as a Child, they weren’t nice at all. I once saw a huge horse and rider with open eye as he sped just above the ground along the road near our home.
When I became a Christian at the age of 18 all of this stopped, although I loved the moving of the Holy Spirit in my life and I had impressions of the spiritual realm. I didn’t "see" for many years. Mostly I think because my early experience had been negative.
I am greatly indebted to Kathie Walters for encouraging me that the supernatural realm & Angels are part of our inheritance as Sons of the most high God.(Kathie has some excellent teaching material and resources for sale on her website www.goodnews.netministries.org/kathie )
Many have been asking me about "How" to access the supernatural realm. So although I don’t have all the answers, I do have a desire to see all God’s children enjoy the realms of Glory.
Jesus said : "Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I assure you, anyone who doesn’t have their kind of faith will never get into the Kingdom of God." (Mark 10)
A loved Child generally always accepts that Father knows best, and is not afraid as long as the father is there also. This is the kind of Faith our Father delights in. When you, His child puts your total trust in God your Father, and says Daddy as long as you are with me I will be OK.
So step one is accepting that our supernatural Father lives in a supernatural world and wants to give us supernatural gifts. Accepting that, if we ask for a fish he won’t give us a stone. Come as a Child! Or with the faith of a child.
Hunger & thirst for all that the Lord has for us is naturally required, although you can’t force any thing. One thing supernatural Sons have learnt is that Jesus is our Sabbath rest. Hebrews 4:10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.
The thing that limits us seeing into the supernatural, more than anything, is our frantic works and striving. God has a word for his Sons. "Chill out"
I’ve learnt that when the Father speaks, that is the time to listen, A good example of this was in the middle of a Jill Austin meeting I was really enjoying. The father said. Go and sit on the floor I want to show you something. Now I could have said, but I’m really enjoying this message and I might miss out on something. But I chose to sit on the floor and listen to the Lord.
Almost instantly I was carried in the spirit into a supernatural visitation. An Angel arrived, and instantly I was high above the clouds, much higher than I have been before you could see the arc of the Earth. I saw thousands, probably millions of chariots and Angels in groups of 3 to perhaps 30 all waiting. I asked "who are these and what are they doing," the Angel said "they wait" "Wait for what" I asked? "Instructions" his reply, "from the Lord" I asked? "No they already have instructions from the Lord; they wait for his people to see and to believe, He is the Lord of the harvest and he has harvesters assigned to instruct the host but most don’t see and don’t believe." "Are all these assigned to the harvest" I said? "Yes all" he said. "Come I need to show you more" I was in a place, on earth or in heaven I do not know. I saw millions all dressed in white and shining like the lightning’s of God, all shouting and praising and full of worship. The angel looked at me knowing my question; "these are the great cloud of witnesses cheering on the saints on earth they know that the saints of earth must command the host."I heard a voice loud and like liquid, "Tell my people I love to bless, and I love to full them with joy. Tell them to open their eyes to see; for they are not alone, I must bring in the harvest. This blessing I am sending out is for harvest, command the host, command the host!"
I could have missed it, if I had been more concerned with frantic learning, than listening to the Lords voice.
Step two then is rest in HIS works, this doesn’t mean you don’t do any thing, it just means we need to learn to do only what the Father asks us to do.
Kathie Walters says, God doesn’t anoint what you do, He anoints what he does! I love that saying, and it makes our walk so much more enjoyable.
Being Led by the Spirit is a natural expression of our supernatural walk. After all, Romans tells us, "Those who are led by the Spirit of God, are the Sons of God"
Recently I was talking to a dear friend who can’t see why seeing in the Spirit is all that important, She couldn’t see what relevance seeing Angels & Chariots, and supernatural signs had to being a Christian in 2007. My response is simple If we are being led by the Spirit as true Sons & Daughters, then we will have Spiritual experiences. On the other hand, if we are being led by Programs and a Greek mentality of excellence, which is really just another word for dead works we wont have spiritual encounters to the same level.
When I look at Church history most of the people who are remembered just wouldn’t cut it, in today's Greek thinking Church.
It requires a change of mindset, from Greek excellence to Hebrew belief in an excellent God, who does excellent things. Like all good Fathers desires to include His Children in his world, leading them into new adventures in the Spirit daily.
Step three is being Led by the Spirit. The more we allow ourselves to be led, the more Natural it seems to be in the Spirit.
For example Peter in Acts 12 was in prison, and an Angel came alongside him and dug him in the ribs and said get up, put your clothes on, and come with me.
So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t realize it was really happening. They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate to the street, and this opened to them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street, and then the angel suddenly left him. Peter finally realized what had happened. "It’s really true!" he said to himself.
Here is a good example of being Led in a very natural way, but he didn’t know if it was a dream or if it was real. I guarantee many of you who read this will say to yourself, I’ve had experiences just like that.
We have to learn to co-operate with our visions, that’s when they go from being dream like, to very vivid.
My first Chariot ride was just like that, Lying on the floor in a meeting I saw an Angel and chariot pull up beside me, not overly clear, but I knew it was there, The Angel said hop in, and I saw myself co-operating with the vision, and in an instant I was in the vision, it was real and clear see the testimony www.papelim.org.nz/page12.html
Like Peter, there is often a moment of wondering, is this real or not. The more we co-operate with the Holy Spirit in our dreams and visions, the more we will walk in the supernatural. But don’t be discouraged if you are not sure, because when Peter had his Acts 12 experience, He had just finished having his Acts 10 experience, which was the vision of the clean & unclean animals, and His call to include the Gentiles.
Its ok to wonder, but don’t let the wondering turn to unbelief. Just keep co-operating with the dream or vision until it is more real and clear.
Be alert to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. I have had experiences with Angels and supernatural events, especially concerning other countries and ministries that have caused me to ask the Lord, why he was showing me. His answer has always been the same, He had tried to speak to others but they don’t obey the prompting to come aside.
One example of this is when the Lord showed me his plan for Portugal, I felt the prompting of the Lord to come aside, I obeyed and very quickly I was confronted with the Angel of Portugal, very awesome, the experience is recounted on my website www.papelim.org.nz/page12.html at the bottom of the Chariots testimony.
The language of the bible is full of, Come aside, follow me, Come up here. I’m sure I miss it as well, but I am learning to obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit, no matter how inconvenient they may seem at the time.
Many of you will be getting ready to have a break over Christmas, and I know many use this time to seek the Lord. Just remember to be like a Child, rest in His works, be led by the Spirit of God and obey the prompting of the Holy Spirit. It may just open the gate into 2008. As Sons & Daughters soar in the Spirit this holiday season.
IAN JOHNSON. ianjohn@xtra.co.nz www.papelim.org.nz

A Greater Glory is coming

2007-12-04T01:02:00.000-08:00

There has been a decade of signs & wonders pointing to a greater glory to come. but really only a reflection of the greater glory, simply visible manifestations of something far greater to come. The greater glory is the Lord Himself. A revelation of His glory, The time of open eye visions of the Lord, of seeing him beyond what our feeble understanding is currently capable of. In the same way that we have five senses in the natural; See, hear, smell, touch, taste. we are to experience God with five spiritual senses as well? The Lord is bringing us to the time when His glory will be revealed, and men will fall down. Habakkuk 3 I see God, the Holy One, moving across the deserts, His brilliant splendour fills the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise! What a wonderful God he is! Rays of brilliant light flash from his hands. He rejoices in his awesome power.Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind. When he stops, the earth shakes. When he looks, the nations tremble. He shatters the everlasting mountains and levels the eternal hills. Was it in anger, Lord, that you struck the rivers and parted the sea? Were you displeased with them? No, you were sending your chariots of salvation! You were commanding your weapons of power! You split open the earth with flowing rivers! The mountains watched and trembled. Onward swept the raging waters. The mighty deep cried out, lifting its hands to the Lord. The lofty sun and moon began to fade, obscured by brilliance from your arrows and the flashing of your glittering spear. You marched across the land in awesome anger and trampled the nations in your fury. You went out to rescue your chosen people, to save your anointed ones verse 16: I trembled inside when I heard all this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me,and I shook in terror. A greater glory is coming, It is the Lord himself, Legs will tremble & lips will quiver. If Moses and the Children of Israel could walk in amazing Glory, Signs & wonders in Egypt, burning bush, clouds of glory, pillars of fire, supernatural Mana, supernatural preservation of shoes & cloths, Angelic intervention, Audible voice of God, one on one encounters with the Lord, Signs & WONDERS; (Including, sea parting, Supernatural trumpet blasts, the finger of God writing on rock, and donkeys talking, flashing lightning's of God and rolling thunders of his presence.) This is only the former Rains. If the Apostles & early church could walk in Miracles & wonders, Angelic encounters and instructions, face to face instructions from the Lord, heavenly visitations, Resurrection glory as demonstrated first by the Lord, then in the life of the believers. Transportation & transformation visions & dreams, Audible voice of the Lord, the heavens & the earth shaking and nations transformed. This is only the latter rains Then the combination of The former & the Latter rains is upon us. An exploding glory of miracles, signs, wonders, provision, visitations, transportations. When he himself shows his glory, and we bow down low & tremble. Its new and its amazing, Its far beyond anything the earth has ever seen, although heaven has always been like this. Think about it! Heaven.... Full view of His Glory (See) Heaven ...full knowledge of the saints & Angels in worship (hearing) Heaven... Flowers and perfumes from heaven (smell) Heaven.... The fruits that grow by the river, the food of heaven (taste) Heaven... experiencing the rooms Music.. treasury..revelation.. word (touch) As it is in Heaven, so shall it be on Earth! This is the greater glory, we have no real idea of the expanse of this glory, only a hint in the book of Job. JOB 26:5-14 “The dead tremble in their place beneath the waters. The underworld is naked in God’s presence. There is no cover for the place of destruction. God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight. He shrouds his throne with his clouds. He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundaries for day and night. The foundations of heaven tremble at his rebuke. By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster. His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent. “These are some of the minor things he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who can understand the thunder of his power?” We think of the Glory of God in the terms of mans thinking, but his glory is far beyond our finite mind. Far beyond our feeble understanding, far beyond that which has ever been written about or spoken of. This is the glory about to be revealed in the next ten years, men will see it and fall face down in awe and wonder. We have seen a reflection of glory demonstrated through His servants, we have seen some signs & wonders, we have seen miracles, we have caught a glimpse of some aspects of heaven & His majesty, demonstrated through His servants. But these things are merely a whisper of His power. Think about it for a few minutes. Imagine the thunder of the act of creating the stars & the planets Imagine the thunder of the earth forming by his finger Imagine the thunder of the expanse of the void becoming substance These are some of the minor things he does, The greatest explosion of glory is about to be released in the earth! your ministry & mine are about to change forever No longer are we coming in a glory anointing or a fire anointing or a whatever else anointing. We are to become ushers, simply pointing to the greater glory, the unfathomable riches and the supreme majesty of the one who sets the boundaries for day and night. Oh that we would decrease that he might increase. John the Baptist is again crying in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord. Blessings & Love Ian Johnson www.papelim.org.nz ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

An unstopable glory

2007-11-17T13:33:00.000-08:00

AN UNSTOPPABLE GLORY (First published in March 2005) By IAN JOHNSON ~ ianjohn@xtra.co.nz
God wants us to have an eternal view ~ A vision of Heaven1 Cor 2: 9-10 9 "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him." 10 But we know these things because God has revealed them to us by his Spirit, and his Spirit searches out everything and shows us even God’s deep secrets. Satan on the other hand wants us to remain blind and uninformed! Because he knows that if we get a vision of Heaven we will be unstoppable in our quest to get our friends and family into heaven. Today I had lunch with a man who is what we call a New Zealand Maori Kaumatua, or leader. He is in His late 50’s, when he was 10 he and His family had no knowledge of Jesus or his claims on their lives. In fact they were deeply into the other side, having open visions of their tribal guardian and other spirits. His young sister got cancer and was dying; He loved his little sister and wanted to see her well again. One morning while he was milking the cow He saw Jesus appear to him on the cross, Jesus spoke to him and said I loved you so much that I suffered this for you. Then Jesus appeared to him in all His Glory and said then I became like this in order to set you free. Remembering that this was a 10 year old. He ran to His mum and told her what had happened; she struggled with it and suggested they call a local minister to see what he thought. He came and was amazed at the vision the boy had received, then suggested that he lay his hand on his little sister and pray for her. As he prayed she began to convulse and vomit a black substance, They rushed her to the doctor who examined her and proclaimed, this girl is healed, the only thing wrong with her now is a lack of food, give her a feed. That was nearly 50 years ago, she is still well today! This vision of the king of Glory changed this family forever, The man is on fire to this day, He has planted churches in remote parts of NZ and seen hundreds of lives transformed because heaven came down and changed his world view forever. Satan has deceived people into believing that Heaven is a boring place, One long Church service, where disembodied spirits float around playing the harp! But Heaven is exciting, it is a place full of glory, where the atmosphere is glory and as you breathe all your senses are filled with glory. When you catch a glimpse of heaven, you see things in an eternal perspective, Your flesh will never be the same again. When Satan was forcibly removed from heaven, he became bitter against God, and against man, and against heaven. Because he is no longer welcome there. It reminds him of the time that he used to be not only in heaven but in the very throne room of the most high God, as the worship leader. (Isaiah 14:12-15) So when God’s people start to seek an eternal view, indeed a view of heaven, Satan goes into a rage. He can’t stand it. He knows that the moment someone sees heaven and tastes it atmosphere, he has lost souls, because that person will be transformed by glory. This is the key reason people oppose a move of glory. The opposition is not inspired out of heaven but out of the realms of darkness. In the Garden of Eden man walked in pure fellowship with God, The atmosphere of Eden was indeed an atmosphere of Glory because God walked with Adam and there they had fellowship, Adam & God The glory of the Father was manifest there. But when man sinned he was cast outside the realms of glory, his vision of eternity and the Glory realm began to fade with each generation. Throughout the Bible times of revival come when the Glory of God is revealed, and individuals or cities or even nations catch a glimpse of the eternal realm of glory. So it is with us, many fall away or never start because we have no concept of the wonders of heaven. Or of the realms of glory set aside for those that seek Him! Satan has robbed our vision ~He keeps us occupied with programs, methods and earth bound services with little relevance to the eternal realm of Heaven ~He keeps our attention firmly fixed on the atmosphere of earth and its pleasures. That’s why it is important to recount testimonies of experiences in the glory of God. One can inspire two, and two can inspire four, and pretty soon satan has lost control. Yea!!!!Deuteronomy 29:29 "The secret things belong to our God; but the things revealed belong to us and to our Children forever! Colossians 3:1 since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God’s right hand in the place of honour and power. 2 Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth The term "set your sights" uses the Greek word "Zetro" the same word is used: A shepherd looking for his sheep Matt 18:12 Son of man seeks the lost Luke 19:10 Woman searching for lost coins Luke 15:18 Merchant seeking pearl of great price Matt 13:45 So there is an intensity in the seeking after heaven and the Glory of the kingdom where our King is enthroned, that is more than singing a couple of songs, taking an offering, reading the word, the activity we call Church! SEARCH, SEEK KNOCK until you find your own taste of heaven's glory.The other thing about the word "Zetro" is that it is present tense! In other words keep on seeking Heaven in the now! Many fear that we become too heavenly minded, and are of no earthly good" but in fact the opposite is true. Those in history who changed things the most had a heavenly perspective. The Apostles, Those who abolished slavery, Most modern inventions have come from heavenly minded people Great leaders over the centuries have been heavenly minded. The testimony of my friend who saw Jesus in all His glory when he was 10 and who still runs after this glory 50 years later should inspire us afresh to seek the Glory of God. To shake off a religion that traps us in form and not in life. One touch of the glory of God will ruin you for the ordinary for ever.Kathryn Kulman used to say "There is more, much much more! She was never satisfied with the ordinary, because she had seen and tasted the glory. My prayer is "Lord ruin us for the ordinary, show us your Glory" Ian Johnson
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ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

The sounds from the ends of the Earth

2007-11-07T21:30:00.000-08:00

By Ian Johnson ~November 2007 ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Isa 42:10
Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.

There is a sound about to be released in the Islands of the Sea & the ends of the Earth. The Journey has been interesting to this point. Here are some notes I have made along the way.

In Early 2004
The Lord asked us to carry the "Sound" from the ends of the earth into every capital city in Australia & NZ, releasing it upon the Musicians & singers wherever we went. To date we have been to Auckland, Wellington, Brisbane, Melbourne and in three weeks we go to Perth. In New Zealand our Prayer Workz ministry has been to several key points in the north Island of New Zealand., The sole aim has been to proclaim a release of the “Sound” from the ends of the Earth.

In December 2004
an Angel with a blue and white sash and a Star of David in it like the flag of Israel, came to me in the early hours of the morning in Melbourne and said the "Sound" of glory from the ends of the Earth has been heard in Jerusalem.

What was the Sound? Well the meetings we had just had were a mixture of Gentile & Jewish believers, the songs were a mixture of Messianic & modern Christian worship. We had come together as One new Man in Christ.

Also In Melbourne; this word came forward, I didn’t realise the significance of it at the time.

Its now of time of restructuring, you are now going into a transition time in preparation for greater Glory.

In January 2005
the Lord started to speak again; He said.
The sound of glory needs to be heard from the ends of the Earth. command the sounds!

In May 2005
I received this word in relation to New Zealand.

You sit in blindness not realising your call
You watch other nations and say I want that too!
But you, Oh nations at the ends of the Earth have a different walk
You are the South wind called to blow
Blow on Israel bones a dry
to share in her glory, As nations vainly stare
Great wonder, from death to life's breath, from life comes fruit
You have a different call, Oh nations at the ends of the Earth.
Its time to see in the Spirit

In 2006
During a visit to NZ by Kathie Walters, I was transported in an Angelic Chariot to several nations of the Earth, including Israel; I had several trips all from the Ends of the Earth (NZ & Australia) through many nations to the western wall in Jerusalem. On the last trip to the wall an Angel presented me with a Rod, I have carried this back to the ends of the Earth and believe it is a symbol of the authority that has been given to the Ends of the Earth to raise up the new sound. The call is clear. There is a new sound!

In Early 2007
The Lord spoke this word to me.
In new & fresh ways, instructions must now come from the throne You will soon receive clear vision, there will be angelic encounters. Super signs & wonders.

On the 31st march 2007.
The Angel breakthrough came to me in a suddenly moment in God. Breakthrough declared he had come to usher a move of breakthrough in New Zealand. The key word I think is Usher, it raises a picture of a marriage ceremony, as the guests arrive they are ushered into their rightful place. An indication of what time we are approaching in God. And a call for ministries and individuals to align themselves with the will of God for this season. If you need to move, then its time to move. We have resigned our role as Senior Pastor of Papatoetoe Elim Church because we need to align ourselves with the purpose of God in this season.

When seasons change it begins with subtle signs, and then when the fullness of time for change arrives, it is announced with strong equinoxes, winds blast and change is in full swing.
Up until now the change in the Ends of the Earth has come with subtleness and small signs.

But now there is a change coming! There is a “Sound” about to arise from the ends of the Earth. The sound will flow through the nations, as it rolls through nations; it gathers momentum Israel will respond. And the bride will stand as “One new man in Christ.”

"For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity." (Ephesians 2:14-16)

A Word 15th April 2007.
The intensity of Glory has changed the sound
Israel has heard the sound from the ends of the Earth!
Psalmists can you hear it?
Write it down and share the sound!
Intercessors can you hear it?
Proclaim it to your brethren!
Servants of the Lord can you hear it?
Prepare for the increase!

The Journey continues!

Ian Johnson
His Amazing Glory ministries.
www.papelim.org.nz
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

I HEAR HIS WINGS, I FEEL THE WIND

2007-10-23T02:54:00.000-07:00

By Ian Johnson

St Columba wrote “Love does not concern itself with Order” and Acts 2 suggests that when love came to town in Jerusalem in 33AD it came with what seemed like anything but order.

120 souls in an up stairs room all waiting for the promise that Jesus gave, “The Spirit of God will come if I go away” Suddenly there is the most amazing sound, like the roar of a mighty rushing wind, yet it was coming it seems from heaven. Then just as suddenly flames of fire, bodies stretched to the limit by the power of God racing through them, strange language begins to flow from their lips; some began to fall over as if drunk. By now they had begun to spill out into the street, many had come running to see what the noise was, only to see drunken people at nine in the morning. Peter one of the twelve stood up best he could and decided he needed to address the situation, new power surged through his body, his mind was so alert as he opened his mouth, everything he had learned at the Torah school and on his mothers knee came flooding back to mind. He was on fire and full of the Spirit of Glory, so powerful was his message, that 3000 Jewish men & woman surrendered their life to the messiah.

Divine chaos is often a better way to measure the visitation of God, than a quick glance at the order of service sheet.

When the Holy Spirit comes to manifest the glory of God, he comes with power and with passion. The symbols we use for him are of a dove, but also of fire and of wind.
He breaks through into our normality and creates meaning and vitality.

He comes as a dove, but His wings create wind which fans the flames of passion. There is nothing that can ignite a passion for God like, wonderful Holy Spirit.

When we least expect him, He swoops into our dull, earth bound lives, and creates a wind driven fire, that flashes our faith back to life, and turns our confessions back to him.

Elizabeth of Hungry was born in 1207, and she was given in marriage to Louis 1V of Thuringia, whom she loved with a passion. She begged Louis not to go away on the crusades, but to no avail and he went any way, and he was killed. Following his death she would not be consoled and ran through the palace crying out in grief. One day she had an encounter with Jesus, the wind of the Holy Spirit was blowing upon her life afresh. Soon her human passion subsided and a spiritual passion for Jesus began to burn in her, the Spirit was fanning the flames. The Glory of God settled on her life, and she began to give herself and all her wealth to the poor. Her passion for the Lord and her addiction for his glory brought the love and the mercy of God into an explosive unity. When these things unite, Jesus is seen walking on the Earth again, and his glory is known and seen in a tangible way.

Divine discontent is the door to the longing and hunger that attracts the Holy Spirit, to the place that Paul said brings us to conformity to the image of Christ.

I am walking in a season of divine discontent, I’m no longer happy to be doing the same old same old, I can hear the wings of an approaching dove and I can hear the roar of a wind from heaven. In my humanness I could feel a little discouraged. But I hear the sound of His wings and I know he is strangely drawn to my discontentment. I can feel the suddenly of God approaching and I know he is about to bring a new season into my life.

T. S. Eliot wrote:

The dove descending breaks the air
With flame of incandescent terror
Of which the tongues declare
The one discharged of sin and error.
The only hope or else despair
Lies in the choice of pyre or pyre
To be redeemed from fire by fire.

Who then devised the torment? Love.
Love is the unfamiliar mane
Behind the hands that wove
The intolerable shirt of flame.
Which human power cannot remove?
We only live, only suspire
Consumed by either fire or fire.

Which fire will consume us? the fire of His glory or the fire of a discouraged life. I have seen too many people over a 30 year period walk away when the discouragement comes. They run from pulpit to pulpit to hear a word of encouragement, only to hear about a hard hitting and harsh God who wants then to clean up their act! Un-consoled they hide away in caves and in the darkness and pretend never to have caught a glimpse of Him.

We need the transforming power of the Holy Spirit; His glory transforms the meanest, the hardest, the most unlovely souls into firebrands of glory. Not because they have seen how bad they are, but because they have seen how Holy he is, and have felt the power of his love, they have heard his forgiveness echoed in the wind. And from a grateful heart they run headlong into this glory.

Annie Dillard wrote:
On the whole, I do not find Christians, outside the catacombs, sufficiently sensible of conditions. They do not have the foggiest idea of the power they invoke, It is madness to wear straw hats to Church, instead we should be wearing crash helmets, Ushers should issue life preservers and signal flares, they should lash us to our seats, For the God we invoke may just one day turn up and lead us to where we can never return from.
I hear the wings of a dove, I feel the wind of His Glory, I don’t know about you but I know there is a season Glory being released in the Ends of the Earth.

Amor non Tenet ordinam “Love does not concern itself with order”
St Columba

Ian Johnson ianjohn@xtra.co.nz www.papelim.org.nz

Dont be discouraged

2007-10-14T02:56:00.000-07:00

If you are discouraged in your ministry you are not alone, Francis Xavier who saw many people raised from the dead, healed and set free on a daily basis was also very human. So be encouraged.

FROM the Forthcoming Book
MAN ON A MISSION ~ The supernatural life of Francis Xavier
From the Chapter entitled an Abandoned Heart
By Ian Johnson

A man abandoned in Love with Jesus
Francis took Jesus at his word, which was, if he should go away it would be better than ever for his people, for God would walk with them more than in all the ages past. His promise was;

“It is expedient for you that I go away, for if I do not go away the comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him to you.” John16:7

“He that believes in me the works that I do shall he do also”. John 14:12.

Jesus has gone to the Father in Heaven and the Holy Spirit has come to take his place; to carry on his uncompleted task, to work in the midst of His church in signs and wonders and gift of the Holy Spirit The trances, visions, revelations, Miracles and supernatural manifestations seen in the Life of Francis Xavier are meant to be the normal experiences of every believer in the supernaturally founded, supernaturally filled, and supernaturally directed church of Jesus Christ.`

The important thing to remember is that even in the midst of all these miracles, and wonders, Francis still suffered from the frailty of being human. To anyone who reads between the lines of the story of his life the fact of his humanness is evident. In his own day, and among some of his peers, he was by no means the great success we, looking back, can see him to have been. On the contrary, we are not without proofs, both internal and external, that to many at least of his contemporaries he was thought a failure. He had staunch friends who knew him well, and his capacity for friendship is manifest in every letter that he wrote, still there is, throughout his life, a certain isolation and loneliness which cannot be mistaken. At times he seems almost to cry out against it; when, for instance, he writes to all his brethren in Europe, saying he would gladly write to each one if he could; when in his moments of distress he addresses a single faithful follower in India; then he leaves all alone and hides himself away to seek the one Friend who, he knows, would never fail him. Jesus was his only true companion in the East and to him he clung relentlessly

In his letters we have evidence of his own deep conviction that he was himself of little worth. By nature highly strung and sanguine, he suffered from strong reactions; endowed with talents and gifts beyond the ordinary, he was weighed down with the littleness of men around him, blocking his way at every turn; a man of broad horizons and boundless ambitions, he seemed forever tempted to depression and despair, and to surrender every task he undertook. The real greatness of the man must surely lie in this, that he did what he did in spite of every
discouragement, from without and from within. If Jesus gave him an instruction he carried it out with passion and zeal despite his circumstances.

This zeal and passion led him in an ecstasy of love for his Jesus. It seems at times his heart would burst with the joy of knowing him. As he filled his soul again and again in these times of set apartness, the stage was set for the next season of miracles, preaching to the lost and serving the poor and sick wherever he found himself.

IAN JOHNSON
www.papelim.org.nz
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

GeoNet – Recent New Zealand Earthquakes

2007-10-04T00:06:00.000-07:00

For the past week NZ has been shaking and moving
as well as a small eruption. The signals for a move
of God are strong.
GeoNet – Recent New Zealand Earthquakes

Below is the word I published 15th April 2007

For New Zealand
There is a shifting of the plates this is a sign of the intention of God A shaking in the natural (it will be unusual)A bursting forth in the land (something new)This will be a conformation of the release of Breakthrough.For Breakthrough is here!It is no longer a thing to be wished forIt is no longer just a dreamRipples will go out in the anointing of ElishaThe intensity of Glory has changed the soundIsrael has heard the sound from the ends of the Earth!Psalmists can you hear it?Write it down and share the sound!Intercessors can you hear it?Proclaim it to your brethren!Servants of the Lord can you hear it?Prepare for the increase! Change will occur quicklyGreat obstacles will seem irrelevant in the light of God's voiceTo those who have ears they will hear the sound in advanceTo those who are given the ability to see, they will see in advance.Already there is a sound from under the earthAlready there are signs being seen in the now.Already tomorrow has heard and is alert!This signals a changing of the GuardA change in the Atmosphere (Sounds of worship)There is a call to Obedience. Don't delay!When you hear the sound record itWhen you see the signs proclaim itA move of Glory from the Ends of the Earth!Breakthrough from the Ends of the Earth!A new sound of worship from the Ends of the Earth!Already tomorrow has heard and is alert!There is a shifting of the plates that is a sign of the intention of GodA shaking in the natural (it will be unusual)A bursting forth in the land (something new)This will be a conformation of the release of Breakthrough.This is the countdown!

Ian Johnson
www.papelim.org.nz
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Romance and the Kiss of God.

2007-09-20T03:44:00.000-07:00

The Lord is calling the Islands of the Seas, and the Ends of the Earth to a place of Divine Romance with Him.

I love it! I can feel the Divine romance in the Islands of the sea! The sweet kiss of Jesus as He dwells with us.

"Let Him kiss me with tender kisses; for thy love is better than wine. your oils have a goodly fragrance; your name is as oil poured forth; therefore do the virgins love thee. Draw me; we will run after thee: The King has brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: rightly do we love thee" Song of Songs 1:2-4.

When people drink wine they become influenced by it, we need the wine of God, because when we become intoxicated in his love we become abandoned to its influence.
Our cry from the Islands of the Sea.
Fill me with your divine love Jesus
Draw me away in your love Jesus
Cause me to be intoxicated in your love Jesus
An abandoned heart is possessed by that which it abandons itself to.
Oh to be possessed by the Spirit of the living God
To be kissed by his passion and overwhelmed in his love
Love sick from the ends of the Earth and the Islands of the sea
We follow Him into His chambers and become His possession. ( From my book Glory to Glory IJ 2007.)

When I fly over Australia or India it demands a response in my soul because of its vastness. But when we view the vastness of God it inspires worship from the Spirit.

Ian Johnson
www.papelim.org.nz

ARISE: A CALL TO RADICAL HARVEST

2007-09-03T16:31:00.000-07:00

Chariots and Angels await our command. .

This week in a meeting with Jill Austin in Nelson New Zealand, as is my practise these days I went and sat against a wall, and waited for the Lord. The Angel and chariot of the Lord arrived who I have been with before. He said come I need to show you some things, some to share and some to hold.

Instantly I was high above the clouds, much higher than I have been before you could see the arc of the Earth. I saw thousands, probably millions of chariots and Angels in groups of 3 to perhaps 30 all waiting. I asked “who are these and what are they doing,” the Angel said “they wait” “Wait for what” I asked? “Instructions” his reply,
“from the Lord” I asked? “No they already have instructions from the Lord; they wait for his people to see and to believe, He is the Lord of the harvest and he has harvesters assigned to instruct the host but most don’t see and don’t believe.” “Are all these assigned to the harvest” I said? “Yes all” he said.

“Come I need to show you more”
I was in a place, on earth or in heaven I do not know. I saw millions all dressed in white and shining like the lightning’s of God, all shouting and praising and full of worship. The angel looked at me knowing my question; “these are the great cloud of witnesses cheering on the saints on earth they know that the saints of earth must command the host.”

I heard a voice loud and like liquid, “Tell my people I love to bless, and I love to full them with joy. Tell them to open their eyes to see; for they are not alone, I must bring in the harvest. This blessing I am sending out is for harvest, command the host, command the host!”

Instantly I found myself over the earth, I saw the host moving in, I saw areas of great light and I saw areas of great darkness. I saw the sons of the darkness lay great war on the sons of light and I again heard a voice thunder, “you are not alone!” I heard a loud cheer from the cloud of onlookers. The Angel spoke to me and said, “Tell the people A supernatural harvest has come and it is the Lords harvest. Tell them there are hosts waiting for their command, tell them war has come but the Lord is Lord of the harvest and they must move in the realms of the supernatural, the time for debating and bickering over the spiritual realm is at an end. Tell the people that those who are for them are more than those that are against them. Tell them the supernatural harvest of the Lord has come.” Again I heard a loud cheer from the onlookers.

I was back in the meeting.

There were open heavens over many nations; there were areas of great light over them and also areas of great darkness. It seemed like war, I can’t stress enough, the time for bickering over the supernatural realm must stop. It’s a strategy of the enemy to keep the people of God away from seeing the fullness of all that He has for them. If God be for us, who can be against us.

There is more yet to be revealed, needless to say it involves the following scriptures.

Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Philippians:10
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

There is a call to abandonment to the purpose of God. It’s not about building a big Church it’s about kingdom harvesting, and building His Kingdom.

There is a warning here, don’t let your own kingdom stand in the way of the supernatural kingdom of Jesus Christ. His ways are much higher than our ways. Learn to command the army of the Lord, to command you must learn to see! To learn to see you must believe. Its time to move in to supernatural harvesting.

Harvesters of the Kingdom arise!!!

Ian Johnson
www.papelim.org.nz
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Make Jesus Famous.

2007-08-17T23:16:00.000-07:00

There is a heart that says "my role is to make Jesus Famous"
This is the heart that has seen heaven and tasted of Gods Glory.
This is the fruit of a ministry set aside for God's glory.

John 7:18 TLB Those who present their own ideas are looking for praise for themselves, but those who seek to honor the one who sent them are good and genuine.

Paul said in: Galatians 6:14 As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world’s interest in me is also long dead.

In all you do, Do it for the glory of Jesus Christ!

You may not receive acknowledgement from man but you will receive it from God! (note the woman who poured perfume onto the feet of Jesus, Jesus said this story is to be told forever)

Thomas died on a dusty mountainside in India he didn’t care he wanted to make Jesus famous.

Andrew died tied with rope to a cross and it took four days to die! He didn’t care he wanted to make Jesus famous.

Paul lost his head in Rome, He didn’t care He just wanted to make Jesus famous! This is true worship

Go and make Jesus famous Preach the Gospel of Jesus to bring Him glory! Tell all how Jesus Heals Function in words of Knowledge & wisdom to glorify Jesus Perform signs & wonders to make Jesus famous Call down Glory for Him! Pray for ways to make Jesus famous Seek Ask & Knock to further Jesus kingdom. If we want to see the Glory of God in our meetings and our market place ministries our heart must always be "TO MAKE JESUS FAMOUS"

Ian Johnson
www.papelim.org.nz
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

FINDING OUR PLACE IN THE MISSION.

2007-08-15T22:02:00.000-07:00

The Lord Jesus gave us a command at the end of the Gospel of Mark It was "go!"

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go you into the entire world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

There are many ways to go. Mostly it's about using our particular God given talent or God given position to extend the Kingdom of God. Some are called to go where the rubber meets the road and proclaim the Kingdom, others are called to send and support via Finance or prayer or administration.

In my research for my forth coming book on Francis Xavier, "Man on a Mission" it is apparent there was a great team involved. Francis was called to go to the ends of the known world. Ignatius Loyola worked in Europe to influence and inspire others for mission and Peter Fevre was involved in training and getting others ready to fill gaps created by the growing Church in the East. And King Juan 3 of Portugal was called to help finance and send.

Many spend their whole life feeling guilty that they haven't gone to the ends of the earth in response to the call, when in actual fact; they are not called to go in the Physical, but rather they are called to use their God given talents to support the Francis Xavier's of this age.

Perhaps today is a good time to reflect on what your call is. Wait on the Lord to get your orders for the move of God that is beginning to form in the earth right now.

Are you one who will go, blazing trails for the Lord?
Are you one who will uphold and pray battling in the Spirit?
Are you one who will teach the new converts?
Are you one who will work to financially support the mission?
Are you one who holds the home base together?
Are you one who inspires others to become involved in the "Go"?
Are you one who will shepherd and care for the mission?
Or any number of other things unique to the mission.

When we are working in the part of the Kingdom that we are called to work in, we feel totally fulfilled and when you feel totally fulfilled you bear much more fruit. Thus the command of Jesus to go is obeyed.

For me personally, I always feel like a million dollars when I am going, trailblazing for the Lord, and inspiring others to go also. My wife loves to go as well, and as she goes she battles in the Spirit and opens new portals in prayer. Right now we are positioning ourselves to fulfil our part in a move of God, both in New Zealand and in the Nations as God leads.

What about you?

There is a move of God coming, its time to seek the master for orders. You don't have to feel frustrated any longer. Because you don't have to do every thing, you don't have to live up to people's expectations, you just have to do what the Lord asks you to do. And live like a Son. Remember Jesus only did what he heard from the Father. He doesn't expect anything more from you. When you minister in your own strength it's about you working hard to achieve something of note. When you minister in the Glory realm it's about resting in Him and making Jesus famous.

Romans 8:14-15 for all who are led by God's Spirit are God's children. For you have not received a spirit of slavery that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba! Father!"

Ian Johnson
www.papelim.org.nz
ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Ordinary men ~ Extra-ordinary God

2007-08-13T03:08:00.000-07:00

Apart from seeing the name on a few Schools or Church buildings, I never really knew who Francis Xavier was. It wasn't until I went to Goa in India in 2004 & again in 2005 that I was confronted with this spiritual giant, who raised the dead, healed the sick saw signs & wonders in every situation and nation he found himself in.Francis Xavier is an inspiration to all who aspire to reach the lost.

The secret to his supernatural ministry was an abandoned heart to the purpose of God. In most of his ministry he emulated his master in that he spent hours in prayer before the Father, and only moved or acted when he had instructions to do so.

Francis was saved at the age of 18 or 19 and from that time was abandoned to Jesus, but the ministry years, a 10 year window between 1541 & 1552. Were, very intense.He was often seen lost in the presence of the Lord , and taken into heavenly visitations, one such visitation happened while he was preaching in Malacca around 1549. He was caught up in a trance like vision and remained so for over 30 minutes while the people in the Church dared not move because the presence of God was so strong. He eventually came out and proclaimed victory and success for the Portuguese fleet which most thought had perished because they were many weeks overdue. Francis said not only have they survived but tonight they will return in victory. That evening the fleet came into sight. The crew shared how Francis had turned up on board and urged them on to victory. It was either Transportation or an Angelic look alike, either way Francis had seen the whole thing in the vision that opened up before him. (Life & Letters of Francis Xavier by HJ Coleridge 1874)

He was known as a man who raised the dead, there are at least 14 recorded instances of this miracle taking place in his ministry, some say there were many more. Raised a man buried and putrefying Francis Xavier was preaching one day at Coulon, a village in Travancore near Cape Comorin, perceiving that few were converted by his discourse; he made a short prayer that God would honour the blood and name of his beloved Son by softening the hearts of the most obdurate. Then he bade some of the people open the grave of a man who was buried the day before, near the place where he preached; and the body was beginning to putrefy with a noisome scent, which he desired the bystanders to observe. Then falling on his knees, after a short prayer, he commanded the dead man in the name of the living God to arise. At these words the dead man arose and appeared not only living but vigorous and in perfect health. Annals of Portuguese Asia by Faria Y Sousa. (1655) (Spelling as recorded in translation)

The mission of Francis Xavier was effective in reaching the un-reached because it came with demonstrations of Gods Glory. Francis would be the first to say that the supernatural gifts he moved in were not from him, but from the Master whom he loved and abandoned his life to. The supernatural manifestations of the Holy Spirit are the foundation stones upon which the church was established and upon which it stands. The miracles in Francis Xavier's life came out of relationship with Jesus and abandoned obedience to the purpose of God. When I questioned the Lord recently Ï said, "Lord you seemed to do anything Francis asked you to do" the Lord replied, "because Francis did anything I asked him to do."

Francis took Jesus at his word, which was, if he should go away it would be better than ever for his people, for God would walk with them more than in all the ages past. His promise was;

"It is expedient for you that I go away, for if I do not go away the comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him to you." John16:7

"He that believes in me the works that I do shall he do also". John 14:12.

Our Lord Jesus has gone to the Father in Heaven and the Holy Spirit has come to take his place; to carry on his uncompleted task, to work in the midst of His church in signs and wonders and gift of the Holy Spirit The trances, visions, revelations, Miracles and supernatural manifestations seen in the Life of Francis Xavier are meant to be the normal experiences of every believer in the supernaturally founded, supernaturally filled, and supernaturally directed church of Jesus Christ.In the letters of Francis Xavier preserved in India & Portugal we have evidence of his own deep conviction that he saw himself of little worth. By nature highly strung and sanguine, he suffered from strong reactions; a man of broad horizons and boundless ambitions, he seemed forever tempted to depression and despair, and was often tempted to surrender every task he undertook. The real greatness of the man must surely lie in this, that he did what he did in spite of every discouragement, from without and from within. If Jesus gave him an instruction he carried it out with passion and zeal despite his circumstances. This zeal and passion led him in an ecstasy of love for his Jesus. It seems at times his heart would burst with the joy of knowing him. As he filled his soul again and again in these times of set apartness, the stage was set for the next season of miracles, preaching to the lost and serving the poor and sick wherever he found himself.

Francis Xavier was an ordinary human being, in a love relationship with an extraordinary God. His life serves as a reminder to us that if we ask Jesus to show us his will for our lives, and then only do what we hear the Holy Spirit tell us to do, We, as ordinary human vessels can turn our world upside down. Don't let the times of discouragement rob you of the whole purpose of God. But set yourselves apart to hear what the Father is saying and do it.

Ian Johnson ianjohn@xtra.co.nz www.papelim.org.nz

A word of encouragement from the life of Francis Xavier 1506-1552, excerpts from my forthcoming book "Man on A mission"His Amazing Glory Ministries PO Box 76-540 Manukau City New Zealand. ianjohn@xtra.co.nz

Breakthrough into Blessing.

2007-08-10T23:08:00.000-07:00

Today we proclaim Breakthrough from the ends of the earth.

Psalm 124: 1 If the Lord had not been on our side—let Israel now say2 if the Lord had not been on our side when people rose up against us,3 they would have swallowed us alive because of their burning anger against us.4 The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.5 Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.6 Blessed be the Lord, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!7 We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!8 Our help is from the Lord, who made the heavens and the earth.

The enemy often comes at us to make us think we will be overwhelmed and destroyed. But when we inquire of the Lord He overwhelms the enemy and we come into great breakthrough!

Whenever there is great breakthrough there needs to be great worship!
The shout needs to be GOD HAS DONE IT!
Just before dawn it is very dark, and often very cold
When I was a dairy farmer my fingers would freeze at this time of the day But the most glorious sight occurs when the sun rises in the Eastern sky! Its sudden and its glorious!

So I have found it to be the case in the Spiritual realm
Just before the dawn of a move of God, its dark and its cold!
Many are discouraged at this time in our land
But the SON has broken through!
Jesus is coming to loosen your bonds!
To take off your false yoke
To set you free like a bird from the fowlers trap!
Today you have a choice!
Proclaim the Breakthrough or not!
Its here and its real ~don’t worry about what you see with your natural eyes, listen with your heart and proclaim it!
BREAKTHROUGH from the ends of the Earth!

Ian Johnson www.papelim.org.nz