Te Letters To The Churches Coming of Age

One thing is for sure in these last days, not one Church, not one Christian, not one Denomination will escape The Lords Gaze. 

His eyeS pierce every though every wall in The Letters to The Churches.

Labor of Prayer

I am always amazed at people who don't think others are hard, diligent workers, just because they do a different type of work. For the hard working intercessors and ministers of prayer out there: Take Epaphras as your example, he gets two mentions in the living breathing Word of God for his hard work. Paul goes out of his way to "vouch" for his hard work of prayer through which he labored with and for The Saints.


He sees your labor, and even though it is a work that The Modern Church does not recognize as being of much natural value, stay faithful and full of passion, He will reward you in the natural for what you have done in secret.

The Name Of Jesus!!!

We could learn something from our Jewish Heritage about honoring The Name of God. They would not even pronounce His name out of the deep respect and awe they had for it. We have cheapened the name of God, belittled into a marketing tool. We have plastered it on cups and t-shirts, tattoos and socks. People put it in a Superman logo as if He was some sort of cartoon character.


We have indeed used His Holy Name in vain.

The Name of Jesus encompasses all the names of God. He has been given the name above all names. His name is Holy, Mighty and has all Authority and Power in Heaven and Earth.

We need a revelation of this again. We need to see why His name was feared by devils on the lips of believers, that were operating in The Power of The Holy Spirit, yet ignored by devils, when used by those who did so,  for their own purposes and religious endeavors.

(If you are not born again, you have no right to His Name)

All miracles and ministry should have one purpose to bring glory and Honor to The Name of Jesus.

Acts 19:11-17
New King James Version (NKJV)

Miracles Glorify Christ

 Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.

 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.”  Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.

And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”

Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

Press Forward In Prayer

The type of prayer, I love, is that of a bulldozer or earth mover. I begin to pray in tongues with my spiritual eyes, and face, set like flint toward the future.


As I press in, The Lord will give glimpses, words, pieces of a puzzle to pray out. I see those prayers and those declarations as bulldozers and earth movers, clearing the way before us, The Church, a particular minister or whatever The Spirit is hitting on.

The way is cleared, as we pray in The Spirit, even as we don't know how to pray as we ought. The Holy Spirit joins in our labor, of prayer, and causes all things to work together, and come together, for us in our future and the future of those we intercede for.

Even if not one word in English is spoken, praying in tongues with our spirits pressing forward, causes Gods will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.

God Himself, through His Holy Spirit speaks forth His Plans and Purposes into The Earth. There is a level of prayer that every Church and extension of The Church needs in these last days.

There is an anointing that some carry to press their way into some things, to declare some things. Some carry a higher level of Authority and The Anointing of The Prophet. God has given them as gifts to The Body of Christ for the equipping of the saints, so they may do the work of  The Ministry even in dark places and as the world turns dark.

The Prophet in this type of ministry may come along the other Ministry Gifts to aid them in Prayer.

Their ministry needs to be that of service to The Body. The greater heart they have for the people and The Church, the greater their anointing and authority will be.
We must have both The Power of God and The Manifold Wisdom of God being demonstrated though us.



Romans 8:26-28(AMP)

 So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.

 And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God’s will.

 We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.

The Lord Sets The Stage

The post mentioned is below.

As I thought about the Lamp stand and letting our light shine before men I wrote this. Rick Renner has an excellent teaching on this in his newsletter this month. Great stuff. His newsletter and some recent revelation The Lord allowed in my heart..stirred this.


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I began to see the ministry of Jesus and The Ministry of The Apostles in a different light. I saw The Holy Spirit setting up circumstances for them, so that they could take His Light, put it on the lamp stand in the public square, and let it shine into the one they were ministering to, but also all those who looked on.

As I look at all the miracles that The Word tells us about, each one has an aspect of this truth in it. A need is presented, the stage is set, the onlookers there are no mistake, they are there as part of the scene God had created.

Even the women with the issue of blood, that tried to scoot away, Jesus would have none of it, He wanted her story told. He wanted the people to know, He could not hide what He knew just happened. He set that light on the lamp stand and shined it to all those around!!!
I Love The LORD!!

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Perfect Love cast out fear.
Who lights a lamp then hides it underground?
What does this look like "on the ground"?

You are at Church or in Public. You see somebody who is sick. Who is crying? Who The Lord highlights to you. The Love of God begins to rise up in you. Those gifts He has given you begin to stir. The anointing oil in your spirit man begins to warm up, lighting the flame in the lamp of your spirit, that flame begins to glow from within your heart.

You listen to The Voice of The Lord, so like Jesus, you can do what He would have you do, and say what He would have you say, to this one He wants to reach.

At any point in this process before you actually reach out and connect the need with the answer. FEAR will try and stop you. FEAR will say don’t do it, they will reject you, they will get mad, you will look the fool...etc...Etc....

Love, Gods Love cast that FEAR out
Perfect love cast out all fear.

Gods Love allows that lamp, that He lit in you, to shine before that one He wants to reach and to those all around that look on.

When you act, you put that lamp in you, on the Lamp stand for all to see. You set the stage and shine the Light of The Love of Christ to all those who look on.

Read the The Gospels and The Book of ACTS. Study the miracles and Ministry of The Holy Spirit, in light of this revelation.

Love cast out fear. Put your light on a lamp stand in the public square to shine His Light into The World.

Happy New Year. Are You Ready?

One thing that will mark this year is unity. Not one of man, but of The Spirit of God moving through all denominations. A remnant will rise from across the planet.

Humility, Power, Love, Goodwill and Most Importantly The Word of God will come alive in the hearts of believers.


This "revival" will be marked by mighty acts of Power and Love, Deliverance, Transformation and a great respect and fear of ,and for, The Name of The Lord.

It will explode the Church Walls and spill unto the streets of the cities and nations. A great war will be launched against the remnant, but just as the early church multiplied and spread during the great persecutions of their day:

A GREAT HARVEST WILL BE REAPED!

He shall penetrate the darkness with a Great Burst of Light! Then nothing shall be the same!      

Filled With The Holy Spirit and Power

We are responsible as leaders to make sure that anyone that is sent into the field, is first and foremost, filled with The Holy Spirit and Power.

Yet, we have it backwards many times. We train, administrate, teach how to speak and how to do church business, but spend very little time in deep, anointed prayer, laboring over the work ahead.

Administration has become the main "work of ministry".

In the days ahead, I say this by The Spirit of God: Any outreach or ministry, that extends beyond the Church walls, will become acts of desperation, unless those involved are filled with The Holy Spirit and Power.

This takes an intentional act of consecration, and corporate leadership prayer, before The Lord. It takes realizing that although the administrative aspect of ministry is important (that is why we have the functional gifts of administrations and helps) it will never, can never, fulfill Gods Plans and Purposes on earth.

Only men and women going forth filled with The Holy Spirit and Power will be effective in the days ahead. Ministries and outreaches that do not or refuse to receive this revelation will be forced to return to shore, instead of being equipped to head out into the storm.

The supply that missionaries, churches and outreaches will need most is that of The Spirit. The Power and Anointing of God. From that high place, we will be able to see clearly, move unhindered, and get natural supplies through enemy lines to those laborers that need them

We will be able, from the top of that ancient wall of prayer, in the spirit, cry out to them:

"Ask expecting to receive"! "Ask expecting to receive"!  "Ask expecting to receive"!
(see dream after this post)

The early church did not turn The World upside down with a business model or well groomed executives sitting at a desk.

They were able to turn the world upside down with The Power of The Gospel and The Anointed Word of God being preached and taught by men and women that were filled with The Holy Spirit and Power!

Read The Book of ACTS again. Listen to how Paul talks about The Ministry he and the other Apostles were called to, in his letter to the churches. Peter was a rugged fisherman that would have been overlooked or expelled by most ministries these days, let alone, be made and ordained as an Apostle.(God alone calls minsters)

The Lord was working with them, as they pressed against the gates of hell and into the darkness, demonstrating what they were saying, with accompanying signs and wonders.

The darkness will only be penetrated by The Light of The World shining on and through the hearts of men. Demonstrations of The Lords Authority over the devil, the elements, and anything that kills, steals and destroys.

In 2014 The Lord will penetrate the darkness with a Great Burst of Light!
The Name of Jesus and His name alone will get all the glory and all the praise.


The dream mentioned above:

Acts 11:27-30(NKJV)

Relief to Judea

And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.


CALL FORTH

I was facing a very old, wet, stone wall
I climbed to the top of the wall

When I got to the top I looked down at a hungry child
He was seated and was surrounded by empty containers
Of all different shapes and sizes
In my spirit I considered that the containers were empty

I heard in my spirit “missionaries”

I immediately began to cry out over the wall
I wasn’t crying out to the child, but to the containers

“ASK EXPECTING TO RECEIVE”,
“ASK EXPECTING TO RECEIVE”,
“ASK EXPECTING TO RECEIVE”.

The Dream Ended

A Call For Unity(Forgive me Lord)

It seems The Lord has put it on my heart, to release some things, that are in my heart, before the close of this year.

The following post will not be the theme of this blog. Except for the unity part. Like my post the other day, I believe that this post is just a type of bridge from what once was acceptable for me to put up here, and what I know The Lord is calling us to enter into.......
Sometimes we see others with similar, deep, heart felt passions about the change that we desperately need in the church, and we connect with them in our hearts. However, if their beliefs have thrown the baby away with the bath water, and totally disregard a huge part of doctrine and scripture, just to prove their point, then it is error, no matter how successful they are, or how many people have connected with them.


They are doing the same thing they started off to correct. They are building a following and a gathered group around their theology. I don’t care if you call it The House Church, The Emergent Church, The Universal Body of Christ, ETC. If it cast off the need for a Pastor or if states there is no authority structure in The Church then it is all off.

I will say, that I agree with much of what this type of belief system states. Some of the core passions are good, GREAT actually. Some of the truths they reveal are 100% true and are 100% the change we need in The Church. They hit it where it needs to be hit, but then miss terribly where WE CAN’T AFFORD TO MISS IT.

I WILL ALSO SAY: I don’t necessarily believe that the commonly held authority structure in most churches today is what The Lord intended, but for other reasons, that are more natural than spiritual. I believe the things that I see, as error, are having a terrible detrimental effect on The Church.

However, and this is where the irony comes in, I believe, that the structure of leadership that we have now, is actually keeping truly called and truly anointed Ministers that are called to be The Apostle, The Prophet, The Evangelist, The Pastor and The Teacher from ever realizing or reaching their call. Matter of fact, I believe that many are lost or left to follow extremes, especially that of The Prophet and The Evangelist, because of the narrow and erroneous way most of our churches are structured.

I will not go in details here. Because I cant tell you how I would “fix it”. It is not that easy. With every answer, there arises a new question of whether that change is balanced or not.

I want to state that again:

I cant tell you how I would “fix it”. It is not that easy.

I am not one to debate much or argue. With every point, one could make, there can be a counter point. No side wins in any of this. The ones that are harmed are the sheep.

That goes for every error and fight in The Church world today. The Leaders are not losing. The TV minster that spews all sorts of non-sense about the triple top secret, doubled green prayer cloth, Teflon anointing isn’t losing out. He is rolling to the bank everyday fleecing the sheep with that non-sense.

You think that late night preacher, that seems to always be camping (as close as I will come to naming names) cares if you buy into his theology, or lack there of. Nope, he is getting paid, he could care less, but he is extorting The Kingdom and her precious people. He will answer for it someday.

On The Flip side: Do you think the Pastor in a poor and closed nation that watches his precious ones die from lack of food, medicine or safety, cares a bit about our little theological debates? Think he is real concerned, when he sees another baby die, or another church burned, about whether or not a celebrity preacher gets offended or "persecuted", for being rich? Let that sink in.

If you have maids, a mansion, perks of a multi million dollar businessman, then please don’t ever talk publicly about “sacrifice” and “suffering” for the Gospel. You slap your comrades in the face, which are actually suffering, being persecuted and dying, every time you do that.

We just have to turn some luxury ships into war supply ships with captains that can live down on earth, lead by example, train the troops and live a humble life, like most of their crew.

Counter that thought with this:

Who are we harming when we pull down one of those celebrity ministers or the pastor of a "mega-church"?

Many of them have been the source of great blessing to those who are hurting. Many people are lifted out of deep pits of depression because of the call on these ministers’ lives.

The Lord has used their television ministries to prevent some from committing suicide, to reach into prisons and into the lives of people that are home bound.

New believers are blessed mightily through their ministries. Many have the door opened to accepting Christ. Some of these ministers that we like to target, have a real call and a real anointing to destroy strongholds and roadblocks people have in their souls and minds.

So who do we harm by making them out to be "apostates" or wolves in sheep’s clothing, or any other silly name some extreme "church police" website can call them......

We only harm the sheep, the babes in Christ and ourselves.

I always seem to be placed squarely in the middle of a battle that should not be. Trying, praying and interceding for the Army of The Lord to turn their swords away from each other and toward their common enemy!

I have from time to time been pulled into the battle and have joined forces with one side or the other. However we can’t afford that anymore, especially those of us with a call to prayer.

It is such a shame, that instead of allowing The Lord to bring our passions together, so that we can accomplish His Mission, we have allowed them to separate us.

We have been so bogged down by religious tradition, a warped sense of what authority means and our own personal missions against error, we have become ships anchored, hindered and worn out by weights, we were never meant to be carrying as part of our load.

Mutiny of true leadership structure and Authority is a spiritual crime that only harms the ones we should be protecting.

Forgive me LORD.

Randy S Furco

Strengthen That Which Remains

The Letters To The Churches
Coming to age
The question being answered
Why do the nations rage

Today Is The Day

This post is a little different than I usually post on here. It started as a personal note to myself.

However, I just have a sense that it will bless others as well. I believe that there are many others at the cross roads of decision.

I believe many ministries and ministers are at this cross roads. To radically forge ahead. Or not.

Today Is The Day.

We answer to The Lord and The Lord alone for our obedience to His Call. One thing I learned after the incident the other night, is that even those you have prayed with and labored for, can not give you an answer that will trump your obedience.

That episode, although was not life threatening, mimicked the last moments of life for many that have passed on in similar ways, taken in a moment.

Even the words, that I fought using, as I was gripped by fear and did not want to tell my wife that something was seriously wrong, burned into my heart. I have heard so many times that the last words of a man to his wife were "honey something is wrong", right before they collapsed and died. I tear up even now remembering those words coming out of my mouth, right before I collapsed to the ground and laid there unconscious.

Thanks be to God that what happened only mimicked the worst and was just a culmination of something that has been building, non life threatening, for quite some time.

I share this with you, not to illicit an emotional response for me, however I pray that it is causing the reader to have an emotional response, that will lead to a response of obedience, in any area of disobedience they may be walking in and putting off for another day.

That day may never come if you don't decide: Today is That Day.

You may find yourself launching in obedience alone, with no one giving a word of encouragement or offering a word of prayer. Those that you once labored with and for may seem to have abandoned you. But be faithful to the call.

As I sit here at work, on Christmas morning, instead of with my family, I had a revelation that I am in this situation not because of anyone else, not because of some mysterious plan God has to test me until I break.

But because, after many warnings and exhortations, I looked to man to confirm, and make a way , for the call on my life, instead of trusting God and God alone.

I realize that my bitterness and anger toward those around me, fully lies within me, and that they are at no fault for it.

I realize that, although I do not believe the same way about how leaders are chosen and trained for FT ministry, as most of the western church does, what they do or do not do, will have no place, when I stand and answer for what I did with the precious gifts and grace, The Lord gave me for His Body.

The Lord has highlighted to me three men and their ministries. I will not use their names because I did not ask. What these three men have in common is that they followed the call on their heart, they did not wait for any man to tell them to "go", they went when The Lord told them to "go". From what I have observed, they would have obeyed no matter what any man said.Today is the day to obey.

You have to decide, I have to decide, that today is the day.

Choose This Day!!!!!!!!

 

The Manifold Wisdom of God

You can't separate Gods Wisdom from Gods Power. Nor can you separate Gods Power from Gods Wisdom. A man that would send his soldiers into battle, with no weapons or authority, would be considered a fool. Also a man that would give great weapons and authority, to soldiers with no training or command structure above them, would also be considered a fool.

God is no fool.


Ephesians 4:11-12 (NLT)

Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.


Ephesians 3:10-11(NIV)

His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.