Norfolk churches partner in revival prayer
Churches and ministries across Norwich and Norfolk joined together on January 24 to pray for Christian revival after an American evangelist prophesied a spiritual awakening in the city. Phil Thorne, minister at City Church, Norwich, reports.
 A prophetic word given at the Bay of the Holy Spirit Revival in Alabama USA on December 17 spoke of God’s desire to bring to Norwich revival citywide. Nathan Morris, the UK evangelist at the heart of the revival, spoke prophetically concerning revival, while being aired globally on God TV. Nathan Morris said, "Revival is here, it’s now, get ready. Here’s what the Lord spoke to me. I believe in the next 18 months that city-wide revivals are going to break out. I believe the Lord in this hour, I believe at the end of 2010 and into 2011 we are going to see an outbreak of revival in the nations of the world." He had brought a message about God raising up Cities of Refuge and that he believed that this word was for Norwich: "I speak to Norwich in the United Kingdom, Norwich be awakened by the fire of the Holy Ghost.” A few minutes later he called a row forward to be prayed over and one of them, Dave Weeks (site leader of City Church Gt Yarmouth) told Nathan he was part of a church in “Norwich in the United Kingdom.” He called Dave up onto the platform and said, “Evangelist John has been in Norwich. God has begun to do something there, but I’m believing for an outpouring in Norwich UK. I believe this word preached tonight is coming to Norwich UK. Norwich in the UK be awakened right now!” At the end of the meeting John Kilpatrick said, “God is getting churches ready. It’s not going to be a church-wide revival; it’s going to be city-wide revivals. God’s going to shake cities.” As a result of a growing sense of God beginning to move in the miraculous and restoring fresh love for Jesus, His Word, prayer and service in churches in Norwich, I called for churches to meet together in Prayer for Revival. The first of which was held Monday January 24, at Ramada Hotel in Norwich and simultaneously at Park Baptist Church in Gt Yarmouth. Norwich Prayer for Revival brought together pastors and churches from across Norwich and the county. There was an awesome sense of the presence of God in both worship and prayer. The atmosphere was faith-filled and electric with many people testifying to how good it was to meet together and pray in unison with Gt Yarmouth. Many were excited about continuing to meet to pray.
Gt Yarmouth Prayer for Revival met at Park Baptist Church simultaneously. Although the decision to have a combined churches prayer meeting in Great Yarmouth was only made four days before, some 60 people and pastors from seven different churches gathered. Dave Weeks, read the account of the last recorded revival in England which just happened to be in Great Yarmouth in 1921! It was a great meeting where the presence of God was very powerful. There was a real hunger in people’s hearts for revival and more of God in their lives and an excitement about what God is going to do in Yarmouth.
I have a vision to see Prayer for Revival meetings connected in purpose and relationship also meeting simultaneously in south, west and north Norfolk. I would be delighted to meet with church leaders south, west and north Norfolk who have a passion for revival and who would like to connect with Norwich and east Norfolk to see the whole county praying in unison simultaneously for our region.
Surely, these are days when we together can push through the invisible ceiling that has over the decades stopped us going to a new level in God across the city and region. A deeper desire is emerging to see God move city and region-wide, reviving the church and causing us to be influential together for the sake of those that don’t yet know Christ. Our desire is that every church across the city and region would be powerfully touched by God, seeing healings and miracles and daily salvations, growing and maturing in the things of the Kingdom.
Event details
Monday March 7, 7.30pm Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Norwich
Monday March 7, venue to be confirmed
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- Churches and ministries partnering together include: NFLC, Eternity Norwich, Call to Prayer, TLC, City Church, Witard Road Baptist, Wroxham Road Methodist, NYFC, and Transforming Norwich.
- For more details please contact City Church office (01603) 632904, admin@citychurch.co.uk.
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| | | Grace Enjoyer | 16/03/2011 15:36 | I Looked for revival in the Bible. No portion, no such a thing. Zero results.
Looked up revival on Google, About 40,900,000 results (0.10 seconds) Impressive.
Narrowed it down to Christian revival, About 10,800,000 results (0.09 seconds)
Of those I guess this is pretty much what the revivalists are about.
“Christian revival is a term that generally refers to a specific period of increased spiritual interest or renewal in the life of a church congregation or many churches, either regionally or globally. This should be distinguished from the use of the term "revival" to refer to a evangelistic meeting or series of meetings (see Revival meeting).” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revival_meeting.
Could it be that be that “revival” has in itself become an Idol? Certainly we need to be revived in through by and in The Lord Himself, but is revival received or manifested in or through an outward display? Does the Lord really need to prove Himself in outward things? Isn’t the reality of His invisible presence enough?
I f you need an outward sign from the Lord; chances are you really do need to be revived. Seeking the Lord in outward matters and things leads the believer into all kinds of peril.
1 Timothy 4
1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron
In the meantime, once again, the cart is put before the horse. While pursuing something of the Lord we miss the Lord Himself and participate in the most subtle of distractions.
The eye never has enough of seeing,
nor the ear its fill of hearing.
9 What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there anything of which one can say,
“Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.
11 No one remembers the former generations,
and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
by those who follow them.
In actual fact what is revealed in the Bible concerning the end times is not a “revival” but a falling away.
2Tim 4: 3 For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;
4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
2 Thessalonians 2
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him;
2 to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that the day of the Lord is just at hand;
3 let no man beguile you in any wise: for it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,
4 he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming;
9 even he, whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:
12 that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
14 whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
Could the “Revival” possibly be part of this falling away?
2 Timothy 3
"Difficult Times Will Come"
1But realize this, that (A)in the last days difficult times will come.
2For men will be (B)lovers of self, (C)lovers of money, (D)boastful, (E)arrogant, (F)revilers, (G)disobedient to parents, (H)ungrateful, (I)unholy,
3(J)unloving, irreconcilable, (K)malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, (L)haters of good,
4(M)treacherous, (N)reckless, (O)conceited, (P)lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5holding to a form of (Q)godliness, although they have (R)denied its power; (S)Avoid such men as these.
6For among them are those who (T)enter into households and captivate (U)weak women weighed down with sins, led on by (V)various impulses,
7always learning and never able to (W)come to the knowledge of the truth.
8Just as (X)Jannes and Jambres (Y)opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, (Z)men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.
9But they will not make further progress; for their (AA)folly will be obvious to all, just (AB)as Jannes's and Jambres's folly was also.
10Now you (AC)followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, (AD)love, perseverance,
11(AE)persecutions, and (AF)sufferings, such as happened to me at (AG)Antioch, at (AH)Iconium and at (AI)Lystra; what (AJ)persecutions I endured, and out of them all (AK)the Lord rescued me!
12Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus (AL)will be persecuted.
13But evil men and impostors (AM)will proceed from bad to worse, (AN)deceiving and being deceived.
14You, however, (AO)continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,
15and that (AP)from childhood you have known (AQ)the sacred writings which are able to (AR)give you the wisdom that leads to (AS)salvation through faith which is in (AT)Christ Jesus.
16(AU)All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
17so that (AV)the man of God may be adequate, (AW)equipped for every good work.
If you want to be truly revived, read your Bible.
| | | | Grace Enjoyer | 17/03/2011 11:32 | Instead of looking forward to seeing questionable prophecies being fulfilled, try looking back to The Lord Himself revealed in the sacred writings to see why thing are why they are and what must be done.
Revelation 3
1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.
2 Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.
3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
4 But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.
5 He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
| | | | Grace Enjoyer | 30/04/2011 08:18 | Revival. When Where Why Who and How.
There is much talk of revival these days. In fact there has been much talk about revival for years. All in all that about sums it up, talk about revival. It seems that many suppose the more you talk about it the more revival there will be but let’s face it, revival is simply not happening.
The prophecy concerning this city of Norwich from Nathan Morris is a presumptuous speaking. In fact I predict that this prophecy will not come to pass and the joint effort of the “leadership” in Norwich to establish a revival based upon this speaking is nothing more than a religious effort of the flesh. Those involved in this farce will be exposed as lacking discernment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gHvHkHfy8w
Usually these so called prophets are clever enough to give themselves a get out, but fortunately due to his inexperience Nathan has given us a definite time of eighteen months in which this somewhat ambiguous prophecy must come to pass. City of refuge, what is that? For those of us with a memory, Nathans mentor and guiding light is John Kilpatrick who has already proved himself a false prophet and the so called revival of the mid 1990`s fizzled out with many young believers disillusioned hurt and damaged. So here he comes again, acting vicariously through his prophet Morris, this “apostle” Kilpatrick can now reach around the globe courtesy of the internet and jumping onto the local band wagon, taking the lead and whipping the horses are the Pentecostal Charismatic groups that at one time were all related to one another either through the flesh marriage, or once sat under the same roof for communion declaring the oneness of the body of Christ and acknowledging one cup and one bread on the table but have since split and gone their own ways to build their own little empires with their own tables. Unity is not oneness.
When? When the saints seriously seek the Lord and mean business with him directly and exercise their God given birthright to contact Christ in the spirit and turn away from false teachers, false prophets, false healers and the so called leaders who have been leading the flock for so long they do not recognise they are responsible for the lack of life in the saints by denying them the proper food.. This need for revival testifies against them. What have they been doing to you all? You have become passive and allowed them to be your kings.
Where? In your spirit.
Why? Because together in the reality of the oneness of the divine life we can testify for Christ defeat his enemy, end this age and bring in the kingdom and the direct rule of Christ on this earth. Come Lord Jesus.
Who? He, who thirsts and wills, let him take freely the water of life.
How? By walking according to the spirit.
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