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RAPID FIRE
REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINES!
Chad Taylor
Mar 7, 2007
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The last two months
have really been groundbreaking from the prophetic words that
the Lord has had me communicate that have literally shot around
the world multiple times and the benchmark meetings we
have recently experienced in the Atlanta area that have broken
ground for revival for years to come. On the other hand when
you get into the middle of the torrential rains of the revival
spirit you are often not aware of the most practical necessities
such as utility bills and vehicle payments! Can you see what I
am saying? When you are taking 2/3's of the church to the
hardest hit area of the region and experiencing an outpouring of
revival who's thinking about the phone and internet bill?! The
phone company of course...
We again need your
prayers for the frontlines. January took us by surprise as we
yoked together with an established church in the south
Atlanta area and saw the fruition of years of ministry to
this region finally come to maturation. My first visit to the
Atlanta area was in 2001 and 2002. Now in 2007 it is
unbelievable to see more than half of those in attendance exit
the meeting and stream into what one ambulance EMT stated, "the
most dangerous and avoided area of the city". When we will come
to the practical conclusion that ALL of our meetings should have
an "exit" into the city to "freely give what we freely
receive"? What made the upper-room in Acts chapter 2 historical
was not what they did inside it but what happened outside of
it. This same standard applies to our meetings and gatherings
today - it's not what happens in the meetings that will have any
substantial lasting impact but what happens as we exit it.
This particular church we visited in south Atlanta is literally
moving forward on leasing an apartment in the middle of this
notorious housing project to launch a 24/7 church and
outreach. Now that is church planting friend!
Thus we are in need
of some practical "outreach" as a ministry to sustain the most
basic of necessities on the home front. With a newborn baby in
tow it's been an interesting and rewarding challenge to say the
least. Without the committed help of friends and family in the
Atlanta area we could have never been away from home for days at
a time this last month as the Lord broke the fallow ground and
raised up a revival standard in the streets. And we could have
never moved forward as we ought to without your tenacious giving
and willingness to step out in faith with us to see His beloved
harvest reaped and secure. We are two hands reaching out to the
same plow. We are here and you are there- but we are
accomplishing the same task: The gospel preached to the poor.
Please consider how you can help today to help us maintain this
momentum here at home and in the Atlanta area as we "water and
plant" and the "Lord brings the increase". I will include a
report from our liaison in the region Howard Jones as well below
that chronicles what we just experienced there and continue to
strive for. See the link directly below to help us right now
fulfill our natural obligations as we achieve the spiritual ones
too. AMEN!
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REVIVAL REPORT FROM
HOWARD JONES
You know we really have
lost the vocabulary to talk about God or the things of GOD. The
words which once were reserved for Him have been used so
often about so many different things; they have lost
their uniqueness, their special-ness, and they have become common
place and mundane. It is as if the Lord will have to give us a whole
new vocabulary and words that are reserved for Him Alone! I want to
try to describe what all God did in three
different cities in four different venues; but I know that words
will not adequately describe all that happened. I pray that the Holy
Spirit will help me to write this and give JESUS alone all the
glory, honor and praise which HE deserves.
Saturday evening in
Sharpsburg was PROFOUND, even-though or maybe because it
began in such an unusual way. The Worship Team led by Odom Garrett
on the guitar brought everyone into unity in Praising the Lord, but
something had happened to Chad while driving down I-85 from Atlanta.
He had gotten caught in traffic and ending up being an hour late.
Everyone was getting antsy wondering; “where is the speaker?” We did
not realize it at the time, but God was creating tension in the
atmosphere. Don’t you know that you have to “String a Bow” before
you can shoot an arrow? Chad showed up and called the musicians
forward again and told how God has to stretch people beyond their
comfort zones to accomplish His Purposes.
They entered into
prophetic Worship with Chad following the lead of the
Holy Spirit. And then the Spirit fell upon Chad and he began to sing
the Song of the Lord making many Prophetic Declarations and
Proclamations. It was profound. I am going to try to write down a
few of the things which he said. First, he prophesied that "The
next six months are a time of great grace to the Church. If the
Church will arise and show the Father’s Heart to the Lost, and come
outside the four walls of Religion then God will extend mercy upon
America; He will quench the fuse which has been lit by North Korea
and Iran with Weapons of Mass Destruction. He said that the next six
months will determine what happens in next year’s election. It is
crucial for the Church to extend Mercy and Grace to the Lost, the
Prodigals on the Streets, and then God will postpone the judgment we
as a nation are due. It was profound! The Song of the Lord was
incredible, and yet it was a Sovereign Warning that the fuse had
been lit! It will detonate, unless God intervenes!"
After the Service,
around 10:30 p.m. he said he was going to take a group
Street Witnessing and asked how many people would like to go?
Approximately 2/3 of the people in attendance said yes! So then,
Chad said that I believe God would have us do a two-pronged attack.
By that I mean, he asked for Intercessors, who would be willing to
pray for an hour at the Church while the rest of the team went to a
Housing Project to Witness to the people. So, a group of Prayer
Warriors stayed at the Church and covered the Team with Prayer. God
was on the Move!!
With in 45 seconds of
us arriving at the Housing Project we were witnessing to someone.
Chad then broke the group into five or six different teams
and sent us to different sections of the Housing Project. My team of
four got to minister to three or four different people with in the
first 40 minutes of our assignment. Another team got to minister
family reconciliation to a woman who was going through a bitter
divorce. They were able to encourage her greatly. Several teams had
people get saved. And then a really amazing thing happened, the team
came across a woman who was all stressed out. She was expecting to
be evicted from her apartment because she did not have enough money
to pay her rent. Well, after praying for the tenant, the team was
compelled by the Lord to take up an offering for her to pay her
rent. Well, they raised 200 dollars and went and paid off the
balance of her rent! God’s Church was becoming the CHURCH! It was
meeting the needs of the hurting, the broken, the needy, and those
who are wanting.
It was so refreshing to
me to see the Church arise to the nudging of the Holy Spirit, and
spontaneously follow his lead. Sunday morning, the Church was packed
with people and a number of visitors had come to hear
Chad speak. The Worship was very powerful and refreshing. They led
us right into the presence of God. And then there were a number of
testimonies about what God did on Saturday at the Outreach to the
Housing Projects. And then Micah Usry came and told us how God had
moved so powerfully the other day in Milledgeville. Another man came
and told about how God moved him to Newnan from Florida in the last
36 hours and the chain of events which brought him here. It was just
amazing to see God’s Faithfulness to his sons and daughters. Each of
these testimonies help build our faith for that which was to come.
And then Chad came forward and began to built upon the messages from
yesterday morning, Saturday night, and the Outreach. He then
challenged the whole church as to the cost of Revival. What are they
willing to do to bring a Move of God to Coweta County? Then the Holy
Spirit prompted Chad to tell the Church to rent an apartment in the
Housing Project and set up a 24 hour house of Prayer and Worship in
the Projects. Where people will do daily Outreaches! It would be
like establishing a “beach-head” for the “Army of the Lord.”
The Spirit of GOD fell
on Pastor Tom Rowe and his leadership team. Pastor Tom stood up and
said we are going to do this! His administrator Stan Martin said we
will pass a paper right now and ask for Volunteers to do Outreaches
for each day of the week. GOD was mobilizing this Church. I was
AMAZED! I was in AWE of how GOD through the HOLY SPIRIT sovereignly
touched each of these hearts and compelled them to action. My heart
is racing with excitement. GOD is on the MOVE!! HE will take
Newnan, GA and Coweta County Project by Project; house by
house; if HE has too! There will be no-one in Coweta County who is
not touched by the power and the presence of the Almighty God,
through Jesus Mighty Name, amen and so be it
Howard Jones III
www.ResurrectedSons.com
Resurrected for a Revolution!!
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WHY REVIVAL STILL
TARRIES, by Chad Taylor
"Your book is a timely
tool in a world on the brink of destruction and without any
hope. Your words are an inspiration for me to continue to labor
for the Master from the dawn to setting sun. Thanks for making
the time to challenge all of us on the front lines to go a step
farther behind enemy lines to reach the lost at any cost. 'NO
greater love hath a man than to lay down his life for another'.
Great book." - Pastor Phil
Aguilar founder of
Set Free World Wide Ministries
and pioneer of the Los Angeles Dream Center.
''Why Revival Still Tarries' is a timely
message for the church. The harvest fields are waiting. Souls
are desperately crying out for answers in days of turmoil and
darkness. The church has the keys to open the doors of destiny
for them, but...we must go...we cannot remain in our comfort
zones within the confines of our church buildings and programs!
'Why Revival Still Tarries' will provoke you...to go!"
- Patricia
King -
Extreme Prophetic Ministries
"The book 'Why
Revival Still Tarries' is anchored in the Word of God but given
to us by a man of God Chad Taylor who 'is' in the harvest fields
today ministering Jesus to a lost and needy world. This blend
makes for a powerful, life changing book. As Chad points to
Jesus and the fields ripe to harvest you will be blessed,
empowered and I pray baptized with Fire to reach this world for
Christ. I encourage you to read this book now!"
-
Arthur Blessitt
(The man who carries the cross around the world...)
"Chad has captured
God's passionate heart for the lost in this book. Follow him
from the pages of the Bible out into the streets of your own
hometown and become the living "letter. . ., known and read by
all men" to those around you. This book will inspire you to
become creative in your proclamation of the good news so that
God's banqueting table will be full. Its harvest time!"
- Wesley and Stacey Campbell, Founding Pastors, New Life Church,
Kelowna, BC, Founders: Praying the Bible International and
Revival Now! Ministries
HOMELESS INVADE PROPHETIC CONFERENCE: REPORT
FROM DETROIT AND ALBUQUERQUE
Chad Taylor
Sep 13 2006 03:12AM
HOMELESS INVADE PROPHETIC
CONFERENCE
It's hard to put into words what
happened in Albuquerque, NM during the "GAP" conference at the
Albuquerque Convention Center in August. First of all I want
top thank Pastor's Wyatt and Claudia Moore and the rest of the
amazing team for their outstanding service to the Church abroad and
for one of the best conferences I have ever participated in.
Thursday was a definitive moment when Bob Jones and Larry Randolph
gave us all a glimpse into the future with contemporary revelation
and prophetic words. Friday afternoon I was scheduled to speak
and what followed was unexpected to say the least as dozens of
people assembled outside of the conference to heed the CRY OF
HARVEST and take the prophetic word to the streets. What
transpired next is nothing less than a miracle.
HOMELESS BECOME EVANGELISTS
As the day closed and we prepared
for the evening service with Francis Frangipane the normal prophetic
landscape was noticeably changed as numerous homeless people began
to converge on the conference from the streets of the city.
The nominal fee was waived as individuals from the streets salted
the audience and could be seen everywhere. The reports that
were beginning to come in form the teams that had been sent out were
overwhelming. One group testified of 6 street people
spontaneously speaking in tongues and 3 others that were saved.
Report after report kept streaming in and what had begun as a simple
outreach quickly exploded into visible signs of revival.
Saturday continued in the same vein as even more homeless men poured
into every session - morning, afternoon and night. By the end
of the weekend 3 homeless men were adopted into out-of-state homes
and many others were reported to have been introduced into local
churches and families. One banker that attended the conference
testified how the homeless men had taken their team to a "homeless
camp" where they emptied their Yukon of food. The homeless
became the evangelists! Even other's that had been doing
street ministry in the city for nearly a year stated that they had
never experienced such an open Heaven and overwhelming response from
the people. The streets of Albuquerque were on fire!
ANOINTING DEFERS TO HARVEST
By the last session Sunday night the
atmosphere was altered. One person summed it up when they
said, "The anointing deferred to harvest..." In the Bible you
see the same precedence; remember when the huge crowd was following
Jesus and the blind man cried out to Him? The masses shunned
and rebuked him but Jesus "deferred to harvest" and stopped for that
one man. The "one" always hinged upon many more and often
entire cities and regions were impacted from that single salvation.
I saw a new standard being set for our current prophetic meetings
and conferences this last 3 months. It is imperative that we
heed the "cry of harvest" that is only minutes outside any of our
venues and allow a free flow of power and impartation to occur.
First of all we have to implement this into our conferences and
the speakers and leaders need to be willing to go out as well.
At the "GAP" conference they did just that and it was phenomenal.
Reports continue to come in weeks later as teams are still
experiencing an open Heaven downtown Albuquerque on Central Street.
We are scheduled to return to Albuquerque at the World Wide Outreach
Center tentatively October 20-22nd.
ARMY REDEPLOYED IN DETROIT
Detroit was just as memorable as the
Lord set the pace from the very first night last Thursday Sept. 7th.
Warfare and intense prophetic intercession was the prerequisite as a
dance team from Canada set the pace with choreographed dance and
banners. By Saturday afternoon a intense revival prayer and
vocal repentance was heard as the people from the pastor to the
teens confessed indifference to the lost and their lack of boldness.
Immediately following prayer two groups converged on a hard area of
East Detroit. What ensued was incredible. God seemed to
mark one particular street corner as people started coming off their
porches, out of houses and stopping traffic in the pouring rain.
Numerous people were reported saved and filled with joy and began
dancing and worshiping on the sidewalk. This overflowed into
that nightly services and some of the fruit remained with us Sunday
morning in attendance. The army was truly "redeployed" in
Detroit as the fallow religious ground was broken up. We will
be returning to Detroit and to New Creation in Christ Church with
pastor's Keenann and Danielle Knox and Dr. Sue Curran. Please
watch for updates.
HELP US HELP YOU HELP THEM...
I was thinking recently of a seeming
phenomena here at our home base and ministry. Currently
approximately 90% of any consistent month to month financial support
comes from outside the USA. It's not a large amount but it
pays some of the basic necessities such as transportation and other
smaller needs. Outside of my itinerate travel the support from
my own country is minimal to say the least. I have wondered and
prayed about this many times and recently the Lord gave me part of
the answer:
"The message of revival does not have a mass appeal in the United
States as it does overseas and in other countries..."
The American gospel and our conditioned response to it is to more
"mainline" ministries that usually offer us "tapes of the month" and
other residual resources. In other words we want something
tangible in return for our giving. This is even underlined by
our "non-profit" status and the tax cuts it can often affords us.
Outreach and the message of revival can often go unseen and produce
great harvest later. We need to invest in the "invisible" or
eternal things rather than something that may give us a quick
refund.
I believe other revival and
outreach geared ministries are experiencing the same struggle as we
are. The challenge that revival often presents can distance us
from those that would usually be a valid support to long standing
ministries such as ours. We on the other hand accept
the mandate of the Lord to be an advocate for the harvest and know
He will supply every need. But, the end result is that we
often do not have a enough to complete the outreaches and projects
or they are delayed because of the lack of funds. Some will
surmise that if it's the Lord's won't He provide? Not always,
many things are His will but we refuse to make them a priority and
it goes undone. It's not "His will that any man perish" but
they still do by the millions every day. My prayer is that
someday very soon the American church will grasp the great value of
a soul and "esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake"
(1 Thess 5:13) and we will see ministries such as Consuming Fire and
so many OTHERS around this nation as indispensable. Then we
will see millions in our own country saved and set free and raised
up as great missionaries to advance into other nations with a new
fresh fire of revival. Let the homeless men in the story from
Albuquerque be an inspiration to us that an army is waiting to be
called from the streets country ready and willing to win this
world for Jesus. Until then, please pray for our daily needs
as we continue to stand fast and follow the will of the Father for
us:
"But watch thou in all things,
endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of
thy ministry..." (2 Tim 4:5).
Chad Taylor:
www.consumingfire.com
~ Email:
help@consumingfire.com
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THE ARMY IS
REDEPLOYED IN DETROIT
Chad Taylor
Sep 06, 2006
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In In 2003 I received a word titled "The
Army is Deployed in Detroit" which was widely received and then one week
later read from the piano at a church in Detroit by Kim Clement.
Many reported a spontaneous rush to the altar ensuing in a corporate cry
for revival and a move of God in Detroit and the state of Michigan.
I recently met Pastor Keenan Knox at a conference I spoke at with Bill
Hamon and others in Orlando, FL. Consequently Keenan and his wife
Danielle pas tor a church in Detroit called New Creation in Christ which
I am scheduled to speak at this coming Thursday through Sunday September
7-10th.
I strongly believe that the Lord is
issuing a "REDEPLOYMENT" in the city of Detroit and for the entire state
of Michigan. A prophet from Kenya Africa wrote me and stated,
"Revival has been released in the atmosphere of Michigan but He lacks
men to walk in it..." I believe this word to be true. God is
looking for a vanguard of men and women alike to pull themselves away
from the gravity of modern movements and begin to blaze a trail of fresh
fire and revival. Detroit is a city of "FIRSTS" and has always
been a pioneer in American econonomy, music and culture that has
literally changed the world. It's time once again for the CHURCH
OF MICHIGAN to awake to Her divine destiny and take ACTION.
I pray that many of you reading this in the Detroit area and in
the state of Michigan - even those that the Lord may move upon to travel
this week to Detroit will come to New Creation in Christ Church and
raise the cry of fresh fire and revival. I sense a
"conjugation" of angels and the presence of His Kingdom in and over
these series of meetings and the city of Detroit in general. Stand
with us in intercession and prayer as we "REDEPLOY THE ARMY
IN DETROIT!"
Meeting Thursday & Friday @ 7pm and
Saturday @ 10am (Sat. night to be announced) are located at:
5201 French Rd. Detroit, MI. New
Creation in Christ Church
Sunday morning is @ 10:00 am -
Jared W. Finney High School Auditorium 17200 Southampton
Detroit, MI 48224
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THE ARMY IS DEPLOYED IN DETROIT (March 28,
2003)
"Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare
war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them
come up: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into
spears: let the weak say, I am strong." (Joel 3:9-10).
I heard the Lord say today during a time of prayer, "THE ARMY IS DEPLOYED
IN DETROIT". I could see an awesome gathering of warriors taking place
there, not only in the natural but the spiritual as well. A vanguard of
angels amassing over the city. I heard the voice of Elisha as I saw this
vision unfolding, "And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open
his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young
man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and
chariots of fire round about Elisha." (II Ki 6:17).
As this army began to come together I again heard the command from the
throne of God, "THE ARMY IS DEPLOYED IN DETROIT". I saw an accelerated
equipping taking place in this city of Detroit and from that equipping
came a divine commissioning. From this spiritual capitol city of Detroit
a massive offensive was taking place. As quickly as the army had amassed
they began to disperse into every corner of the city with the simple
apostolic message, "For I determined not to know any thing among you,
save Jesus Christ, and him crucified..." (1 Cor 2:2).
A DIVINE DEPLOYMENT
Every bar, brothel, tavern, barrio, and business place was impacted by
this DIVINE DEPLOYMENT. What resulted was a genuine Pentecost experience
as the upper-room of prophetic experience emptied into the marketplace
declaring a resurrected Christ. Great signs and wonders accompanied this
DIVINE DEPLOYMENT as the church began to pray, "And now, Lord, behold
their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness
they may speak thy word, By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and
that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus."
(Acts 4:29-30).
AN ARMY OF YOUTH
As this vision progressed I saw an army of youth dancing in the streets of
Detroit. As in the day of Jesus they were in the temples and public
places crying out, "...and the children crying in the temple, and
saying, Hosanna to the Son of David..." (Matt 21:15). There was a great
spiritual awakening in the hearts of the youth in Detroit. I saw events
like THE CALL targeting Detroit in the near future. Great gatherings
were filling stadiums and open areas of Detroit as the youth gathered to
rend the Heavens, they exclaimed the prayer of Isaiah as they gathered,
"Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down,
that the mountains might flow down at thy presence..." (IS. 64:1).
SAUL OF TARSUS
I then saw major corporate heads and CEO's in Detroit running to Jesus and
bowing down as Saul did on the road to Damascus. The word Damascus in
Greek means to DECLARE OR TELL. Saul was about to experience a DIVINE
DEPLOYMENT and be transformed into an apostolic sound that would DECLARE
AND TELL the world of a resurrected Christ. The business sector of
Detroit is about to have a SAUL OF TARSUS EXPERIENCE. Detroit will
become a model city of finance and blessing, enabling ministries to
thrive and outreach the uttermost parts of the earth. Many end-time min
istries will base from Detroit and come under a prophetic blessing and
covering.
TO CANADA WITH LOVE
I then heard the Lord say, "TO CANADA WITH LOVE". I saw an angel
positioned between Michigan and Canada opening the ancient gates between
these borders. As these gates opened I saw the Great Lakes on fire. A
blessing began to flood into Canada as Detroit was deployed into a
greater destiny. A spiritual exchange between these two nations was
taking place. I saw recent hostility between Canada and the United
States relieved and released as this army amassed in Detroit. A ancient
inheritance was released between these two territories as this blessing
overtook them. I heard the Lord say again, "TO CANADA WITH LOVE".
PHILIP IN DETROIT
"Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto
them." (Acts 8:5). A Spirit of the Evangelist was released in Detroit.
The Prophetic Evangelist. No dark pla ce was safe from the sound that
was being unleashed. The sound of salvation and redemption. Great
deliverance accompanied this thrust of evangelism that was occurring.
Demons came out of many. Witchcraft and covens were dispersed and
scattered from the anointing of evangelism that was released in Detroit.
Many key satanic figures suddenly came to the knowledge of Jesus Christ
and were converted. The city became a international city of refuge. As
this vision ended I heard the voice of the Lord again, "THE ARMY IS
DEPLOYED IN DETROIT".
Chad Taylor
www.consumingfire.com
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OPEN HEAVENS AND EXTREME HARVEST!
by Chad Taylor
Let me explain the title of this message, "OPEN HEAVENS
AND EXTREME HARVEST!". I had one of the most unusual and
powerful experiences of my life on the week that just passed. I
was a speaker at a conference in Orlando, FL. called, "Let the Prophet
Speak" hosted by Francina Norman and company. It was a different
landscape as the church was predominately African American and many of
the speakers were not familiar to me with the exception of Bishop Bill
Hamon and Deion Sanders the football player. I arrived on Thursday
morning June 29th and spent some quality time with the youth pastor and
others in this fairly large church. That night the sanctuary was
nearly filled as approximately 400 people came to hear the word from
Bill Hamon who many consider as the pioneer of the current prophetic
movement . As Bill spoke there was a brief interruption followed
by an announcement that the pastor's wife had had a heart attack and was
being rushed to the hospital. This prompted fervent prayer as the
meeting continued.
THE HEAVENS SUFFERED VIOLENCE - LITERALLY
Sometime later the entire atmosphere suddenly changed
as it was announced that the pastor's wife had passed from this world.
The place exploded as people began to cry out to God in an unprecedented
way. The sound that emanated from that church was not of this
world friend as Heaven and earth suddenly collided. The scripture,
"And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force." suddenly
took on a life of its own as a few hundred people began to cry out to
God in one accord. Co-pastor and First Lady of this church was
pronounced dead at 9:32 PM on Thursday June 29th, 2006. I was
scheduled to speak the following morning and evening. When I
entered the sanctuary the next day, only hours later, the atmosphere had
clearly changed. There was an expectancy that did not exist
before. Everyone knew something very unique had to be taking place
for such unusual and unexpected events to be transpiring. I was
honestly at a loss of what to say until I took the microphone during
worship that morning and evening and the prophetic word was declared
with force and clarity personally and by many in attendance. This
is some of what unfolded:
THE DEATH OF SOMETHING WILL BRING LIFE TO SOMETHING
ELSE
"Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and
die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."
(John 12:24) became the clarion call of the evening as this prophetic song
progressed; "The Lord says that from this seed a million souls will be
reaped in Orlando! A million souls will come into the Kingdom as a
result of this one seed. For the Lord declares over you an open
heaven and a extreme harvest! The Lord says a new precedent is now
set over Florida and this nation and the heavens will be opened as My
people contend in this way. For I am releasing my angels of
vindication, restitution and harvest as the reaper overtakes the sower.
AS ENOCH WENT UP INTO HEAVEN AND NEVER RETURNED TO EARTH BUT HE STOOD IN
THE GAP AND KEPT THE DOOR IN HEAVEN OPENED EVEN AS ELIJAH WENT UP AND
NEVER RETURNED TO EARTH HE ALSO KEPT THE HEAVENS OPEN AND A DOUBLE
PORTION WAS GIVEN TO THAT NATION - SO NOW SHE IS STANDING IN THE GAP AND
AN OPEN HEAVEN IS AVAILABLE TO US HERE RIGHT NOW!"
Many more words in this context was released that morning and night from
myself and the ministers in attendance then Sunday morning as Bill Hamon
addressed the congregation again. I truly believe that all across
this country and the world we can take a hold of this open heaven with
them in Orlando, FL. That in EXTREME HARVEST traumatic and violent
things often will occur. Did you ever ask yourself why thousands
were saved after the death and resurrection of Jesus on the day of
Pentecost? The violent tumultuous times produced a EXTREME
HARVEST. The reason we are experiencing record breaking floods,
hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters is because we are in
a time of EXTREME HARVEST. This only underwrites the dire need for
all of us to position ourselves right where we are at and in every
general meeting we assemble in to take this harvest by force. We
cannot afford to lose what has been spent to secure this open heaven.
It is commonly reported that there is "open heavens" in certain regions,
cities and more often at conferences. But you must ask
yourself, "Is this open heaven we are declaring resulting in an extreme
harvest?" If not, then it stands to question if this is really a
"open heaven" as many might presume. The problem can be two-fold;
one, there really isn't an open heaven and/or we have simply not
responded to the opportunity of extreme harvest that this open heaven
creates. The latter is often true, we simply take this open heaven
for granted and move on to something more experiential or
self-satisfying and never seize and reap this harvest springing up all
around us. Jermiah had a similar experience when he prophesied,
"The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved..."
(Jer 8:20).
KJV
HEAVEN OPENERS AND A NEW BREED OF HARVESTERS
I want to show you a progression or evolution in context to open heavens
and extreme harvest as described above. First we see Enoch
who gets caught up into Heaven and disappears to never be seen again.
There is something about Enoch though that must be pointed out.
Enoch represented one of the first prophetic dispensations upon the
earth. Jude testifies about Enoch, "...the
seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh
with ten thousands of his saints..." (Jude 14). See Enoch
was a "Heaven opener" and prophesied the future and what must certainly
come to pass. Likewise did Elijah. Elijah was a "heaven
opener" as well, "Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we
are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not
on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed
again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit."
(James 5:17-18). You see we all can be "heaven openers" but are we
willing to pay the price to do so and become extreme harvesters?
"And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold,
there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them
both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven..." (2
Kings 2:11). This open heaven created a double
portion of anointing and Elisha who inherited it seized the moment and
later declared an EXTREME HARVEST! "Then Elisha said, Hear ye
the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time
shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of
barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria." (2 Kings
7:1). You see we cannot have open heavens without extreme harvest!
But we must also discern this and begin to declare it over our cities,
churches and nation and then be willing and ready to step out and
possess it as Elisha did.
Paul was also a Heaven Opener and a Extreme Harvester - he went up into
heaven but came back down to earth! "And I knew such a man,
(whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words,
which it is not lawful for a man to utter." (2 Cor
12:3-4). I believe the Kingdom evolution that is taking place is that
we can now go up into the Heavens, opening doors over cites and regions
and then come back down and unlike Paul who was limited in his era,
DECLARE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD! This will produce
harvest unlike the earth has ever witnessed or seen. We will bring
down strongholds but then we will seize the open heavens with great
force and tenacity to reap tens and hundreds of thousands even millions
into the Kingdom of God. This open heaven that we will secure will
be an eternal vacuum of heavenly advantage that will sweep them into the
Kingdom of God unparalleled in human spiritual experience. Are you
ready!
Then begin to ask the Lord with all earnestness that we can be HEAVEN
OPENERS AND A NEW BREED OF HARVESTERS and that we can OPEN HEAVENS AND
BRING IN EXTREME HARVEST. Let's agree and pray over Orlando and our own
cities, "AS ENOCH WENT UP INTO HEAVEN AND NEVER RETURNED TO EARTH BUT HE
STOOD IN THE GAP AND KEPT THE DOOR IN HEAVEN OPENED EVEN AS ELIJAH WENT
UP AND NEVER RETURNED TO EARTH HE ALSO KEPT THE HEAVENS OPEN AND A
DOUBLE PORTION WAS GIVEN TO THAT NATION - SO NOW SHE IS STANDING IN THE
GAP AND AN OPEN HEAVEN IS AVAILABLE TO US!"
In Jesus mighty name, amen!
** REPORTS FROM THE FRONT LINES **
We have not been back to the Gulf Coast for over two months now but the
24/7 prayer and worship tent hosted by Lance Rowe in New Orleans
prospers and continues to reach the city. The other 24/7 tent here
in Thomasville, GA. at Hebron Church on Hwy 319 also stands vigilant and
open for prayer and worship. We as a family remain in Ochlocknee,
GA. but may be moving from our current residence by the end of summer
though we intend to stay in the area. We still need the means to
purchase the two houses and land if the Lord intends for us to occupy
it. Any investors and good stewards are welcome! We have
released the current owners to put the property on the pubic market at
the end of Aug. as we plan to move. We hosted a revival team of
youth this summer and again staged weekly outreaches in the small public
park. It was met with great expectancy and on many occasions
prayer could be heard into the night as dozens came from the
neighborhood to receive prayer and prophecy as we barbecued.
Another prophetic/apostolic dance team also visited Ochlocknee from
Canada recently and literally danced in the streets of the city in full
regalia and declared restoration and revival! It was a sight to
see to say the least.
The public pool remains in our possession but still lies empty and
unrestored. It is like a spiritual barometer of sorts for the
general mindset of the area which remains unwilling to expand and choose
life rather than prejudice - though we are confident the wall of
resistance is breaking! There are a number of monthly payments on
the pool outstanding which we were unable to pay; any investors and good
stewards again are welcome to assist us! We have deferred to the
Body of Christ long ago and completely admit alone we can do nothing.
If you desire to help us any of these fronts please don't hesitate to
take advantage of this open heaven and extreme harvest we are
experiecing here. We are forever grateful for the faithful freinds
of this ministry that have sent compensation and comfort from around the
world, you know who you are, thank you. I pray that everyone that
has partnered with us on any level would reap a EXTREME HARVEST in thier
city, household and nation. Please don't hesistate to visit our
website, which by they way has a new "face" and see how you can help
today.
www.consumingfire.com To email us do so at -
help@consumingfire.com
** WEBSITE OF THE WEEK AND A NEW FREIND! **
Some of the best and "current" website design that I
have seen in a long time can be found at
http://www.etherealvibe.com there you will meet Kevin Klient
and family. Kevin was also the webservant for the Elijah List for
many years and understands the intricate needs of a web based ministry.
Please don't hesitate to check this website out and see what he can do
for your ministry today! Believe me it will be worth the time!
UPDATE FROM THE FRONTLINES & CONSUMING FIRE’S TEN YEAR
ANNIVERSARY
by Chad Taylor
www.consumingfire.com
3 CITIES, 3 TENTS, 3 STATES: HISTORY IN THE MAKING
by Chad Taylor
www.consumingfire.com
Recently we reported of the second 24/7 prayer and worship tent being
established in Bay St. Louis/Waveland Mississippi where the eye of Hurricane
Katrina wreaked its havoc. The tent is up. It is located at 103 Old Spanish
Trail in the front lawn of Word of Faith Church. Delegates and prayer
warriors from across the state have assembled to launch this "ship of grace"
into the deeper waters of America's destiny. Each tent has explicably
carried the DNA or revival as teams inevitably and often unannounced go into
the streets and demonstrate God's hope and power in these tumultuous times.
Outreach and soul-winning is the obvious fruit of anything genuine and born
of God. Without it we are impotent, powerless and become a clanging symbol
and self gratifying expression of religious zeal. Many of the present prayer
movements are flirting with self gratification as "times in prayer" become
more important than reaching out and doing that which every prayer endeavor
should consummate in; setting the captives free, binding up the broken
hearted and opening the prison doors to those in spiritual, moral, and
physical captivity. Truly this is the only answer to future disasters and
the troubling times that are unfurling all around us...
NEW ORLEANS: THE PARADOX CITY
The 24/7 prayer and worship tent in New Orleans located at 2001 Airline Hwy.
near the Causeway exit off of I-10 is digging a well of revival that will be
a resource of God's glory for decades to come. With utter almost
unexplainable catastrophe both spiritually and physically the tent stands as
a beacon of everlasting mercy in what appears to be hopelessness and
despair. Only a fragment of the city remains as New Orleans has been deemed
by many, a "city under siege". The need for a fresh wave of prayer teams,
worship teams and laborers of love has never been so vital. We must realize
that revival is a not a "3 month window" of media attention but a life long
commitment to see places like New Orleans completely transformed and
revived. The 24/7 prayer tent is a hair trigger of revival that needs people
like you to take hold of it. It will ultimately become what you put into it.
We are ready to receive teams and ministry groups from around the world so
please contact us now.
MISSISSIPPI BURNING: REVIVAL IS INEVITABLE
Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi is a three-fold wick that God is about
to light. The bedrock of prejudice and religious hierarchy will become
"undone" as it unravels under the Lord's mandate for reformation. The red
and white tent hosting 24/7 prayer and worship is now ready to receive teams
with the backdrop of utter destruction in Bay St. Louis/Waveland, MS. God
forbid the church remains indifferent as this historic precipice marks the
American experience forever. God will not let us forget - this is only the
beginning of sorrows as the birth pangs of revival become more frequent and
strong. Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi is a birth canal of revival and
the shaking will be defining and deliberate as the Lord sets the stage for
His glory. The spirit of self-striving and self promotion will burn in the
furnace of testing and only the gold of His productivity and ministry will
have any lasting impact. The seeds of self promotion will find no root and
only appear for a little while and then vanish away. In the next 6 months to
one year you will know assuredly what was the Lord's and what was not.
THOMASVILLE, GA. THE STAGING GROUND FOR GOD'S ARMY
Thomasville, GA. was once the play ground for the rich and influential in
pre-civil war era. Presidents and foreign dignitaries came to the "City of
Roses" to find leisure and sport. Thomasville was also marked as one of the
few "cities of refuge" during the civil and literally accommodated tens of
thousands of wounded confederate soldiers. It no coincidence then that
Thomasville would host the third 24/7 tent to launch strategic concentrated
worship and intercession. Thomasville straddles I-10 which is the main
artery of public transportation into the Gulf Coast and the other 2 tents.
Hebron Church 151 Hebron LN, Thomasville, GA has opened their doors and
hearts to this nation and is preparing to host more teams. Hebron Church is
located on US-19 S at 151 Hebron LN. The white tent cannot be missed. The
strategy is simple - teams come through Thomasville fist if possible and
receive some "basic training" and what to expect in the other locations and
then are launched down I-10 into Bay St. Louis, New Orleans and eventually
Port Arthur, TX. Some teams because of time restrictions may only be able to
visit one of these locations and that is encouraged as well.
WE NEED A SUPPLY LINE TO THE FRONT LINES
The demand for resources has really never been so great than now. To keep
people on the ground at these tents literally 24/7 around the clock for
months at a time is awesome to say the least. We are still limited with
basic transportation and RV's and campers that are so indispensable in areas
that for miles has no real accommodations. Would you please consider giving
something right now so we can send a supply to those laboring at all 3 tents
daily, weekly and now monthly with no real end in sight. We need you help.
Here are some ideas:
1) We need banners, flags, maps, shofars, anointing oil etc. to put in each
tent. Do you make banners? Does your church have some they could send that
can be displayed in the tents? We need flags of various nations, states as
well.
2) We need bunk beds. Thomasville specifically, blankets, sleeping bags etc.
3) We also need worship c.d.'s, contemporary, harp and bowl style, Morning
Star, Vineyard, prophetic etc. please see mailing address below.
If you can make a one time donation for our ongoing work in the Gulf Coast
and the 24/7 prayer locations please visit this link and find the "donate"
button in the left hand margin of the page. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACIOUS
OBEDIENCE AND FAITHFULNESS! Pictures of all 3 locations will be posted on
website ASAP.
GIVE ONLINE NOW: www.consumingfire.com/operationrescue.htm
Email us: help@consumingfire.com
OCHLOCKNEE, GA. UPDATE
The public pool that we have been working on for over a year now has made
some substantial progress. The roof is nearly done with the gracious giving
of another local lumber yard and now we await the concrete work. The local
bank building that has also been closed for a number of years will soon be
occupied by our ministry and others collaborating with us for regional
revival. The land owners of our two homes on acreage has extended our stay
and we are still seeking the Lord on the ability to buy the property
outright which is a very small amount compared to other cities and areas.
The need for the extra housing and land is even more critical now as we
launch into the Gulf Coast and beyond. Your prayers and input are priceless.
Ochlocknee Link:
www.consumingfire.com/ochlocknee.htm
BAY ST. LOUIS, PORT ARTHUR TX., THOMASVILLE, GA.: HOUSES OF PRAYER AND
TABERNACLES OF WORSHIP
After 2 months the tabernacle of 24/7 prayer and worship in New Orleans has
taken a life of its own. Teams and individuals arrive at the tent daily to
keep the heavens open over the ravaged city of New Orleans. A city of
500,000 is now hovering at 40,000. Now 3 more locations have aligned with
New Orleans and are currently in process to establish 24/7 prayer and
worship; Bay St. Louis near Gulf Port and Biloxi where the eye of Katrina
passed over, Port Arthur, TX. that endured the blunt of Rita shortly after
Katrina and finally as a staging ground and first of its kind outside the
devastated areas, Thomasville, GA. Bay St. Louis will have the tent up
approximately Jan. 1st as we join forces with Streetscape Ministries, A
Blaze of Glory Ministries and others who have already secured the location.
Port Arthur, TX. is another project of her own. It is the Western front in
the hundreds of miles of devastated coastal and inland areas. We will need
teams of intercessors and worshipers from all of the designated areas that
can begin planning now to visit and assist in launching these historical
platforms of prayer. Are you near any of these areas or have a burden from
the Lord for them? Please contact us ASAP so we can agree with you and begin
to network. We need local church support, sound equipment, and a OUTDOOR
TENT FOR THOMASVILLE, GA. All of the other locations already have tents
ready to lift up. If you have or know of a ministry that has an outdoor tent
that could participate in something as powerful as 24/7 outdoor prayer and
worship please contact us right away at
chadtaylor@consumingfire.com
The Thomasville, GA. location is in a strategic place just on the fringes of
devastation which places it in a very strategic position to act as a staging
ground to receive and prepare teams for Bay St. Louis, MS., New Orleans,
LA., and finally Port Arthur TX. Thomasville is 45 min. from I-10 and
Florida which creates a straight shot to all of the other locations. Please
begin now planning to visit us in Thomasville, GA. and then on to ground
zero. Another aspect of places like Thomasville, GA. that our outside
devastated areas is that they create cities of refuge and maintain a prayer
vigil over American and are uniquely outside the church walls which puts
them within reach of the lost and searching of their own cities. In New
Orleans there are constant reports of healing, salvations, rededications,
and open air baptisms in the 24/7 tent. Isn't this really what it should be
accomplishing? Not only touching heaven but the city in which it abides?
Yes, and exactly what the Lord is establishing first in New Orleans and now
in other key locations. Revival is imminent in all of these places plan on
visiting now!
CONTACT US WITH NEWS OF A TENT, PLANS TO VISIT OR ANY OTHER STRATEGY AT
chadtaylor@consumingfire.com or call and leave a message
at 229-672-1008
** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT **
We need sponsors to help us with our next trip next week to New Orleans as
we take pastors and other volunteers into New Orleans from Thomasville, GA.
if you can help us with gas and the others necessities please visit
OPERATION RESCUE link below and make a one time donation to make this trip
possible. We cannot do it without you go to
www.consumingfire.com/operationrescue.htm and use the donate button to use
credit card or personal check. You do NOT have to have a paypal account to
take advantage of these services.
24/7 PRAYER IN NEW ORLEANS FLOURISHING BUT MUCH MORE HELP NEEDED
by Chad Taylor
12 states and innumerable people have come through the threshold of 24/7
prayer and worship in New Orleans at our first of many 24/7 beachheads at
2001 Airline Hwy off of I-10. Literally teams are and have come from
as far away as New York, Minnesota, Washington state and Florida to create a
perpetual sound and act of worship and prayer in New Orleans which has
become a vortex of spiritual possibilities. I believe the entire
nation is in the balances and her continued response to the Gulf Coast and
New Orleans will be a determining factor for the future. Though we
have had a incredible response from people across the country we still need
a great number more to accomplish true 24/7 prayer and worship in New
Orleans. There are many gaps to fill especially in December and the
months to follow. Our commitment to sustain 24/7 prayer and worship is
indefinite so please respond with your dates and times that you and a team
could come and lift the standard.
BAY ST. LOUIS AND GROUND ZERO
When you visit Bay St. Louis and the surrounding areas of Waveland etc., you
witness something out of a science fiction movie as 20 blocks of what once
was habitable neighborhoods and livable land is simply non-existent.
Reports have come in that there is still recovery of dead bodies. Bay
St. Louis is literally where the eye of Katrina hit. Consuming Fire
has joined forces with Streetscape Ministries who consequently have been on
the ground in Bay St. Louis 3 days after the hurricane struck and Blaze of
Glory Ministries from MS. to raise up another 24/7 prayer and worship
tabernacle! We will circulate teams from New Orleans into Bay St.
Louis, MS. near Gulf Port and Biloxi and seize this divine opportunity with
24/7 prayer and praise. Please contact us now so we can begin
strategizing and filling the gaps thus seizing this divine moment to
literally lead hundreds of thousands of people into the Kingdom of God.
STRATEGIES, ALLIANCES AND A CONCENTRATION OF FORCES
The frontlines are being forged as the church allows the destruction and
devastation to be its clarion call of action and outreach. The
question is how many will sit idle while one of the greatest thresholds of
revival stands open to us? How much does it take to shake the dust of
predictability and apathy from the altars of our heart and say, "Here am I,
send me"? If we knew the gravity of our obedience to this historical
landmark in American history we would be leaping into it with absolute
abandonment. We still are extending the invitation for you to come to
these strategic areas to give yourself to prayer and worship; please respond
now. If you are a church or ministry in the Gulf Coast area and desire
to network and possibly create a 24/7 prayer and worship beachhead in your
city or region please make contact as well. This concentration of
forces on the frontlines of this nation's future will set the stage for
revival for the next 40 years. Let's seize the moment!
"AN ARMY OF RV'S" AND OTHER OPPORTUNITY
A word was given from a brother Kevin Frasure in Aug. of this year which one
caption read, "ARMY OF RV'S" here is a portion of that word: "I see an army
of RV's. I see RV ministries beginning to pop up. Some of the RV's
will be ministries to feed the poor and heal the sick. These RV's will be
equipped to pick up and go, set
up and leave. It will be a portable strike force. They will
operate in the Glory and Power of God. I hear the words "Trail
Blazers" They will go and rebuild cities...." How true this word has
become in the Gulf Coast where it is reported 40% now live in a RV or Travel
campers. In most places there simply is no housing. The portable
"strike forces" are God's way of getting us into these uninhabitable places
and set up camp to sustain 24/7 prayer and worship. The challenge is
getting enough RV's, motor homes, 5th wheels, and campers to accommodate the
need. We are currently functioning in one RV in New Orleans and
desperately need more. Can you help? Do you know anyone that has
a RV or camper that we can use during this campaign? What price is too
high to see cities and 1/3 of our country rebuilt that has been impacted
this year by these hurricanes and floods? We need some radical faith
filled believers that can help us secure this great need. Please pray
with us and use any practical means possible to help. We will need at
least 4 more portable trailers or motor homes to accommodate teams in New
Orleans and now Bay St. Louis. To help with this specific need go to
www.consumingfire.com/NONEEDS.htm
CONTACT INFO. AND ONLINE DONATION FOR NEW ORLEANS AND BAY ST. LOUIS
I HEARD THE LORD SAY TODAY, "OPEN
UP THE SUPPLY LINES AND THE PROVISIONERS WILL COME!"
pro·vision·er: n : a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army...
We met today in the thick humid air of Southwest, GA. and I heard the Lord
say,"OPEN UP THE SUPPLY LINES AND THE PROVISIONERS WILL COME!" A provisioner as
I later found out at dictionary.com was a supplier to the army during battle.
This is a strategic prophetic statement that we must declare over Ochlocknee,
GA. and beyond. I believe the Lord made this statement as it relates to the team
coming from Haverhill, MA. as released in our previous report, "THE YANKEES ARE
COMING!" last month.
A team from "The Edge of The Jordan Cafe" will be leaving Massachusetts this
Monday July 4th (how ironic?) and driving with trucks and trailer to Ochlocknee
to help us rebuild the pool house and bathrooms to the public pool we have take
possession of. Amazing that the laborers have to come from New England because
the workers are so few here? We have literally been at a complete standstill
because of the lack of workers and have been forced to simply stand our ground
and occupy. The reality as it was in Jesus' day is the believers are many but
the ones willing to get in the trenches and bleed are very few. By and large we
have become so preoccupied with self and religious activities that often
disguise themselves as good works, we are no longer effective in expanding God's
true Kingdom. We have become a charismatic machine that spins it's prophetic
wheels and really goes nowhere...
Our cities remain desolate and still not rebuilt as we parade to the next event.
But thank God He is raising up deliver's and builders that will do the work of
20 and the walls of the city will be restored! Like Ezra and Nehemiah they will
face down the resistance and criticisms and forge ahead to finish what they have
started. Be of good cheer the Lord will give us the Kingdom! I want to decree a
challenge to the "provisioners" or those able to "open up the supply line". I
believe one interpretation of this word is that there are certain individuals
that have the "POWER" to open of the windows of Heaven and release a blessing
that the frontlines will not be able to even contain. They have the power in
their willingness to give that will break the stubborn resistance that has held
places like Ochlocknee, GA. hostage for decades. Their offering will break the
back of poverty and release a river of provision to finish the work at hand.
The provisioners will open up the supply line by their radical obedience to
give! This is truly a profound word that we must pray through and release. Will
you do this with me? Also those that are "provisioners" and suppliers to the
army of God in position to take these cities will you be obedient to release
what God has given you? First you must break the gravity of what can be seen and
begin to see the invisible and only then will you have the faith to release the
provision needed without fear. Millions of souls and the future of a generation
literally hangs in the balances of obedience; on one side fear and the lack of
courage to release and on the other hand self-sacrifice and vision that will see
the outcome and rend the veil of the temporal and reach into the future of our
cities and land.
I pray that this very day provisioners are raised up out of the ashes of
previous disappointment and let downs to give into our campaign here in
Ochlocknee, GA. What a shame that they will travel 1500 miles on their own means
and we can not have the ability to help them once they arrive? We need a supply
NOW to meet the needs of this public pool and the team that arrives Wed. July
6th. We need to rent a back hoe and heavy machinery to clear the land and the
other tools needed to make this possible. We need food and water and other
necessities to feed and care for the workers coming. Not to mention our basic
needs as a ministry to function and accommodate the army that is being raised up
around us to possess this land. The last three months has been a literal miracle
of survival as "provisioners" from around the world have helped us hold this
ground from being robbed and pillaged by the enemy. We must have more to finish
the fight.
This Proverb applies to this message, "Withhold not good from them to whom it is
due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. Say not to your neighbor,
"Go, and come back later, and tomorrow I will give it; when you have it by
you..." Proverbs 3:27-28. You that have the "power" to release the supply lines
please respond now. Go to this link and use the options presented to give today
and advance the Kingdom of God exponentially. The team from New England leaves
Monday July 1st please pray for their provision in coming and their safety.
Yours for Him, Chad Taylor
LINK:
http://www.consumingfire.com/ochlocknee.htm
THE YANKEES ARE COMING! THE
YANKEES ARE COMING!
by Chad Taylor
At the end of June and the first of July a phenomena will occur rarely seen in
the deep bowels of the southern states. No, it's not a state championship
football game or the World Series - it's even more unique. A group of dedicated
passionate Christians will embark on a journey of restoration to a still
civil-war haunted South. But, where these builders are coming from is what casts
a light of rarity on these events; New England. A group of "Yankees" will be
journeying to the borders of Georgia and Florida to set their hands to the plow
of transformation. How appropriate, how strategic. New England played a major
part in the Civil War and the battle against the Southern states and now they
will play a key role in restoring her...
On our first ministry trip to the Southern states in 1999 in Atlanta and
Augusta, Georgia., Arab, Alabama and Jacksonville, Florida God showed us the two
sticks in Ezekiel 37 and this scripture, "Join them one to another into one
stick and they shall become one in your hand..." (vs. 17). It was obvious that
their was a great divide still present between the Northern and Southern states
of America. Not only in thought and lifestyle but in the overall spiritual and
social landscape as well. We were struck with the reality that the Lord was
going to heal this great schism and create a unity necessary to fulfill
America's destiny. For us in Ochlocknee, GA. this is becoming a tangible reality
as Christians stand with a hammer in one hand and a sword of God's word in the
other and are now coming to the south from the foundation of America's beginning
- New England.
They are coming with one purpose, to see this region won to Jesus and to finish
the divine projects we have started over one year ago. I want to make an appeal
to the Consuming Fire list which has proved to be some of the most radical and
faithful people that I have ever worked with and yet many of you we have never
even met face to face. You have responded to the cry of harvest from literally
around the world and reached out to impact someone from so many thousands of
miles away. Only God can repay you. We are appealing to you once more to reach
out and help us advance His Kingdom in this impoverished region of Georgia. Our
responsibility besides housing and feeding this team coming from New England to
help rebuild the pool and other critical projects is to provide the material;
wood, drywall, paint etc. for them to use in this process. The only way we can
do that is with your help. Would you please consider this seriously in prayer
and respond? We have a few weeks to prepare for their arrival and need to get
the raw materials they need to start. What a joy to see a city saved!
Others have expressed a desire to come and help us here and surely when our
freinds from New England arrive would be a great time to do that. If you have a
skill or can help us rebuild the pool bath house and other structures what a
blessing that would be. As this time in Ochlocknee progresses the Lord continues
to reinforce the fact that we can not continue as the Army of God independent
from each other or at best loosely fitted together. We need to come into a place
of dangerous unity and sensitivity to each others needs that leaves the enemy in
the dust of our spiritual progress. God will create circumstances in our lives
that causes us to reach out to all parts of the Body of Christ to achieve any
form of victory in our mission. Ochlocknee has become a divine specimen on a
heavenly microscope for the whole world to see - let's take her over the top
then and see these projects completed!
If you can help us please visit our Ochlocknee page and click the "donate"
button and use the various forms to help us today. You do not have to sign up
for paypal to use this feature online. Simply click the option that you would
not like to sign up right now and it will take you to the appropriate page.
Please don't hesitate to respond to this appeal as we have only a few short
weeks to prepare for our brothers and sisters from the North as the embark on a
journey of transformation to the deep south. I have no doubt that the Consuming
Fire family will rise to the occasion again and exponentially advance His
Kingdom in Ochlocknee, GA. See link below for more info.
Ochlocknee Link:
http://www.consumingfire.com/ochlocknee.htm
=======================================================================================OCHLOCKNEE,
OCHLOCKNEE, GA. HITS FRONT PAGE NEWS! (Feb. 4th, 2005)
Many of you have been following with great interest the unfolding events
in the small town of Ochlocknee. From the weeks of outreach in the
public park last summer to the securing of two houses and property for
ongoing ministry. It has been a divine drama unfolding before our eyes.
Also if you remember late last year the Lord opened a strategic door by
allowing us to purchase the local public pool that has been closed for
more than 18 years. This was literally the epicenter of the city two
decades ago. The place where parents met and children played. It was
also a point of intense scrutiny and controversy because blacks were not
allowed to swim in the pool and until the day it finally closed that
unwritten rule stood as a reminder of the deep rooted prejudice that is
still alive and well in parts of the South.
We are reaching toward the summer which is our projected goal to reopen
the pool to ALL of the city. This story has also arrested the interest
of the media which recently published it on the Front page of the
Thomasville Enterprise (See article below). What begun a weekend rally
in a rural southern town has literally become a city wide
transformation. I pray as you read the newspaper report below that your
heart will be moved toward your own city, neighborhood and region. God
is literally putting within our reach the possibility of reaching entire
cities outside the paradigm of modern methodology and break new ground
of reformation and revival.
As we face these incredible breakthroughs we are also confronted with our
inabilities and absolute need for others. It is simple; we cannot do
what God has called us to do alone. We have to have a concerted front of
prayer and partnership if we are ever going to achieve the spiritual
goals God has set before us. The bottom line is we need your help. As
you read the words that have captured the hearts of a region would you
consider how you can help? So many of you did respond as we initially
began the process of possessing the land in Ochlocknee and we need your
help again as we have reached another water mark of breakthrough.
Can you imagine being part of something so powerful as re-opening the only
public pool in 5 cities? Can you imagine the outreach and the thousands
of young people that would be drawn to this well of salvation? It is
indescribable what could and will happen as a concentration of
commitment toward Ochlocknee and the entire southern region is
mobilized. We have deadlines that must be met this month and in the
forth coming weeks. I believe the Lord is going to raise up "silent
partners" and strategic investors that are going to see the critical
nature of such an endeavor that will respond. I believe that there are
many of you that are reading this report right now that the Lord is
prompting to respond. We need you, Ochlocknee needs you, we cannot do it
without you. Be a part of history...
GOING FOR A SWIM
Author: Brewer Turley
Publication Date: 2005-02-04
OCHLOCKNEE — It might sound a little crazy to have a pool party in
February, but this one is for a good cause.
Ochlocknee resident Chad Taylor and a group of volunteers are renovating
the city pool — once a hub for young people and a fount of tradition for
the town — and they need help.
The group will meet Saturday at noon to continue work on the facilities,
which could be re-opened by this summer if all goes as planned. Taylor’s
mission is to see the Ochlocknee pool returned to its former glory.
“When I moved here and got married a year and a half ago, I had no desire
to live here. I’m from a big city up north,” Taylor said. “After living
here for a couple of months, I got the impression that there were some
issues with the kids.”
Taylor’s original call to Ochlocknee came through work with an outreach
program, Consuming Fire Ministries. Several area parents had e-mailed
the ministry, seeking help for their children.
“Once we started living here, it was obvious we had to do something. So we
began to pray and discuss with people around here what could be done,”
Taylor said. He organized sports clinics, barbecues and concerts for
local young people, but one idea kept coming back to him.
“The whole time I was here, I kept hearing rumors of this pool. It was
like the epicenter of the city,” Taylor said. “About 18 years ago, the
pool closed. It was really like a part of the city had died. That’s
where everybody went.”
Taylor investigator the matter, and was able to purchase the pool from its
owner.
“Now our vision is to re-open that pool to the public,” he said.
He’d like to see the pool used for public recreation, church functions and
night swims.
That will take some doing, however, as over the years the pool became
overgrown with trees, weeds and brush. The concrete in the pool is
sound, but will have to be re-sealed and painted before use, and the
pool house and bathrooms will need repairs as well.
Fortunately, Taylor has enlisted people from all over the country to help
him with his cause. There’s James McGee from Oklahoma.
“I’d like to see it opened up,” he said. “I met Chad in El Paso, he called
me up a few months later and told me what he was doing. I came here from
Oklahoma on the Greyhound.”
There’s also Julie Magnuson and her daughter Sophia, from Minnesota.
“We’ve had an ongoing relationship with his family, and we believe in the
things they’re doing here,” she said. “Circumstances brought us down
here for a couple of months, so we’re taking the opportunity to really
be a part of this community.”
Magnuson believes in the future of this project, and what it could mean
for Ochlocknee.
“It’s quite dynamic that our daughter is with us, and that she’s helping
something come to life, because it’s really about the future of the
children and the young adults in this community,” she said.
Mayor Raiford Long said the community has welcomed the project with open
arms.
“You better believe that,” he exclaimed. “We need a lot of stuff like
that. Anything to keep these children straight.
“This will give them a little guidance and entertain them,” Long said. “We
haven’t had anything for several years now. No softball, no swimming
pool, no basketball, and no programs to take up some of their time. You
know boys will be boys, and they’re going to get into something, good or
bad.”
For Misty Taylor, Chad’s wife, who grew up in Ochlocknee, fixing up the
city’s pool is a personal mission.
“That’s where my parents met,” she said. “I know the city was different
when the pool was open. You didn’t hear about as many people getting
arrested. It was like people wanted to come here more.”
For more information, or to volunteer to help with the Ochlocknee pool
project visit his Web site at www.consumingfire.com/ochlocknee.htm
DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE:
http://www.timesenterprise.com/content/1/4653/Going+for+a+swim.htm
If you would like to make a donation to the pool project and the ongoing
revival in Ochlocknee please see the address below or go to the link
provided and click the "donate" button to use credit card or check.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO REVIVAL!
Chad Taylor
PO BOX 154
Ochlocknee, GA. 31773
Online Donations: www.consumingfire.com/ochlocknee.htm -- you DO NOT have
to sign up for PayPal to donate.
What we have experienced this
last week in Ochlocknee, GA. is so extraordinary I will try my best to
explain. When you visit this little country town allot can go
unnoticed, like the sheer idleness in the young people faces. The
boredom is unnerving as you stand on the street corners and talk with
them from day to day. It reminds you of the idle workers in Matthew 20:7
who replied, "No man has hired us..." There is absolutely no
outlet for them.
As one searches further you will discover down an old narrow road
something very strange indeed. If you look hard enough through the
overgrowth of trees and bushes you will see what appears to be an old
public pool. Diving board in the deep area and an adjacent wading
pool for the kids. Bathrooms and changing area and even a
concession stand looms slightly in the back. A chain link fence
with barbed wire stands as a lone sentinel guarding an era long since
past.
Upon further scrutiny you will find out that this pool was closed 15 years
ago and when it died part of the town died with it. It was where
the community met and communicated, the children played and family and
friends met. You will also discover that no one has attempted to
re-build this once happy place in over a decade. Like the city, it
stands tired and empty reminding everyone of what once was or dreamed it
could be. Now here comes the miracle. With a very little
down payment we bought the public pool! It is ours now to re-build
and restore and with it re-build and restore the hope and joy of a city.
The well is LITERALLY being re-dug in Ochlocknee, GA.!
Can you believe it? This scripture is being fulfilled here in an
uncanny way, "I will open rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water..." (IS 41:18). It is happening
right before our eyes. Please don't stop helping us win this city.
We are off to an incredible beginning but much more territory lies ahead
of us. Our target date to re-open this public pool is June 11th,
2005. Can you imagine the children playing in this pool again and
what it means to this city? Proverbs says, "Hope deferred makes a heart
sick." What happens when hope is restored? It makes the
heart well...
We continue to outreach in the park weekly on Saturday as well. Free
food, barbecue, prayer and worship. You can view a number of new
pictures of our Saturday outreach at
www.consumingfire.com/ochlocknee.htm
you can also donate online and assist us in this revival campaign.
We will be adding a number of pictures in the next few weeks called "The
Faces of Ochlocknee" to give you a visual image for your prayers and
petitions. We can't do it without you. We are near the
finish line too in securing a home for my family and the team from
Nashville and Oklahoma. I have no doubt we will have the houses
promised us by the Lord soon.
OTHER REQUESTS AND NEEDS
How can you help? Besides simply donating to "Operation Ochlocknee"
you may have items we could use in the houses? A skill or trade
that may prove useful in the restoration of the pool, pool house and
bathrooms? We need the help. We need carpenters, painters,
landscapers, mural painters, electricians, plumbers, and anyone with any
experience or knowledge. Your prayers and commitment is reaping a
harvest unprecedented not only in Ochlocknee but the world.
WE NEED TRANSPORTATION
The demand to transport the team and youth is beyond our current capacity.
We need reliable transportation to take them to work, outreach and
transport the growing team. If you could partner with us on any
level simply mark it with "pool" or "house" or "transportation" and we
will apply it accordingly. Please view the pictures online and see
a glimpse of transformation.
OCTOBER 21 & 22nd OUR FIRST RALLY IN OCHLOCKNEE, GA.!
October 21-22nd at the Recreation Center in Ochlocknee will be hosting our
first of many rallies with prophetic voices from around the world.
Karen Johnson of Olive Tree Connections from Hendersonville, TN. will be
with us. Karen is a Hebrew scholar and teacher with a prophetic
voice that reaches around the world. A long time teacher at TBN in
Hendersonville her teaching and prophetic music heralded as unique and
one of kind will re-shape your future. It will also re-shape
Ochlocknee's. Come and join us in this revival!
Chad Taylor
PO BOX 154
Ochlocknee, GA. 31773
www.consumingfire.com/ochlocknee.htm
IF YOU WISH TO RESPOND PLEASE EMAIL:
chadtaylor@consumingfire.com
GOOD NEWS FROM NEW ENGLAND!
( MAY 2004 )
We have experienced history unfolding this
last week and it is only beginning… We have seen the bar owner from the
Inner Circle Tavern beneath the Edge Cafe/Revival Center come up to
pledge their heart and help to the Lord's work! We have went to
the streets of Haverhill and ended up in the heart of the city at the
“Gypsy Moon” café which caters to the gay bar and the other night life
of the city. They welcomed us as if we were old friends and even
put in our BLISS worship/prophetic c.d. from Georgian Banov and played
it at full volume! Can you imagine the world welcoming the church
with open arms? The shocking revelation is that they have
ALWAYS been waiting to welcome God’s people into their taverns,
restaurants and homes we just simply have not accepted their invitation
and went to them…
The harvest is white. This term is
also used on the Mt. of Transfiguration, “white”. It means “like
lightning, full of glory…” The harvest is “like lightning – full of
glory!” We have been looking for glory in all the wrong places.
It’s time to seize this divine season and enter the fields. We
cannot afford to waste this moment in time and watch the glory pass us.
The future will be marked by those in the harvest and those that are
not. In other words the future will be marked by those IN THE
GLORY and those that are not. Which one are you?
Tuesday night we landed in Salem, MA. and
we ministered to a group of youth and adults at a local church.
The explosion though occurred later when we met with Tommie Zito and
walked the dark quite streets of Salem at 1AM in the morning. No
one moved, no cars drove by; nobody was confronted and accosted with the
gospel. We simply walked under an open heaven and declared His
heart to the city. A revelation of the enemy’s plots and plans
were revealed to us as we walked. God showed us that the fallen
angels are STILL trying to get back into Heaven and take the Kingdom of
God by force. We as humans hold the keys that lock the gates from
earth to heaven and forbid entrance into the spiritual realms. We
can “chain” the principalities and powers to this planet and forbid them
access into “high places” where they desire to rule and control!
It was only in Salem, MA., the epicenter of witchcraft and sorcery that
this wisdom could be revealed.
In White River Junction at Revival
Connections we experienced a similar supernatural event as we later met
in the streets at midnight. There was a holy hush the blanketed
the entire city as our small group walked ten city blocks without
interruption. Not a person, an animal or vehicle crossed our path
as we treaded the ground and claimed it for His Kingdom. Time
seemed to stand still as we walked her streets and declared her future.
The prophetic word was strategic as the Lord told us that New England
and California were the hinges on the door of this next election.
Previously the south was pivotal to our political and spiritual future
in the previous election but now it has become clear that New England
again will play a historical role in the spiritual and political climate
of this country. We hold the keys to divine revolution so let our
war cry be, “LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN!”
Words cannot really express the magnitude
of this week… The future is being shaped as we obey His voice and
bridge the gap between church and street. The margin that has been
so vast between these two worlds is quickly narrowing. We can now
simply step over the dividing line and enter the harvest that is “like
lightning, full of glory” and God will give us the city. No
prejudice to size or population - God will give us the city. A
battle cry is being raised across this New England region calling the
Church into the front lines. The hypnotic lullaby of false peace
and safety is being eclipsed by the cries of revival and reformation in
New England. God is making it clear the soaking is turning to
provoking and we must get out of our buildings and conferences and
confront the spiritual resistance and seize the land around us.
New England will be a role model of revival for the rest of the nation
and it is only beginning…
Chad Taylor will be ministering at Open
Gate Ministries in Granby, CT. 569 Salmon Brook Street this Saturday,
May 29 at 7 PM & Sunday AM.
REVOLUTION VS. RESOLUTION (January 2004)
I heard the Lord say just before Christmas,
"New Years Revolution". Resolution never gets it done, revolution
leaves everything undone and moving toward a divine shore. 2004 will
be such a year. There will be a great revolution or radical change of
approach and application come to the church. One will be how we even
define what church is. The ways that worked in 2003 and before will
work no more in 2004. The great temptation to repeat or redo what we
are used to can not prevail this coming year. New thing God declares.
I see a great re-alignment for ministries and
individuals. God aligning us into His perfect will rather than our own
desire for what it should be or is. This will manifest with many
changes and rearranges in our personal life, our schedules and our
relationships. It will also have a dramatic effect on our "metron" or
measure of influence in ministry we already have. God is going to
radically change the places of our influence and impact this coming year.
"Go with the flow" will become very important in 2004! God will not be
dictated by our fine-tuned schedules and itineraries. Too much is at
stake for that.
I see this upcoming presidential election as
one of the most important in history if not the most important. Bush
retaining the Whitehouse is an extension of grace and time that we need for
this great harvest that is still pending by and large. Bush has net
yet even come close to his "full swing" in office to accomplish what God has
for President Bush and God's Kingdom. Between 2004 and 2008 will
equate the most critical window for world harvest in world history.
Never has it been more important to get people saved and established in the
Kingdom of God in those four years.
WHAT 2004 AND 2008 WILL EQUATE
Between 2004 and 2008 a foundation will be laid
that can sustain the momentum of harvest that will begin to take place in
those years. A righteous "beach head" will be established during this
time frame that will mobilize the army of God into all points and parts of
the earth. During these four years we will see a major surge in
business and self-employment as Christians seize the moment and take back
coveted economic land. Witty inventions and business ideas will
explode on the scene as a prophetic ingenuity takes precedence. Then
in the years following 2008 the Church will be a "Joseph" in an "Egypt" of
crisis.
JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH
These three months will be the positioning
months that will lead us into the time of delivery or manifestation of our
vision and divine destiny. These three months will be some of the most
difficult to withstand but they will have the force to propel us into 2004
with power and victory. Many of most prosperous moments of our lives will
occur in 2004. This will put us into a place of spiritual and
economical stability to stand under the weight of God's glory about to be
poured out on the earth.
NETWORK: A "NET" THAT "WORKS"
The term "two by two" will be renewed this year
(2004). The Body of Christ will "renew Her vows" and churches,
ministries and individuals will enter a new covenant with one another for
harvest and Kingdom values. The extreme "individuality" of current
ministries will be forced to commit to each other in an entirely deeper
level thus losing much of their own personality. Personality will be
eclipsed by unity that will produce profound power for ministry. God
needs a "net" that "works" in 2004 to take in the massive influx of
blessing. Prolific partnering will occur; houses and lands will
exchange hands thrusting the roots of love deep into the soil of the future.
We will not value "things" more than we value people. This divine
networking initiated by giving and receiving has the power to push us
decades ahead of the enemies plots and plans.
PARTNER WITH THE FRONTLINES (March 2004)
God has given me a new fresh outlook on
partnering for this year. I see many renewing vows and making new
"vows" for the first time to frontline ministries so that their is no lack.
Here at Consuming Fire we need a thrust of finances to move of us off the
shore of 2003 into 2004. I am developing strategies now that can help
us all launch into this together. So many of you have vision for
ministry but it sits on the shelf of "I will when I can..." Well, you can!
Thus the birth of MUSTARD SEED MARKETING.
INTRODUCING MUSTARD SEED MARKETING
This is a vision the Lord breathed into my
spirit in Nashville, TN. last year and is finally coming to fruition now.
The timing could never be better. Everyone, I mean everyone who reads
this newsletter needs to look at this webpage below and see how it may help
utilize and launch the vision and ministry inside of them now. We
cannot afford for ANYONE to be on the sidelines another year. Mustard
Seed Marketing will help get you into the middle of the action and out to
the deep waters of His will. Stop right now and go to this link:
www.mustardseedmarketing.net
and pray how this can impact you. It's time to get your vision out of
your heart and into the world.
This will also compensate our income which will
simply help us get into more cities and regions propagate revival.
There is NO reason why your vision and ministry cannot come into fruition
this year, 2004. Together we WILL make it happen. Consuming Fire
alone receives nearly a 250,000 hits a month, equipping and empowering the
church into harvest. We will help you build your vision into the same
level of impact. Let me know now how we can make this happen.
When communicating with me do not hit "reply" to this email, use this
address below:
Chad Taylor
PO Box 154
Ochlocknee, GA.
31773
HAWAII, EARTHQUAKES, HURRICANES, AND OTHER BREAKING REPORTS
(Hawaii 2003)
(I am sitting near the beach in Honolulu Hawaii as I write. We
have been experiencing history unfolding in the Islands. Read on and be
stirred... Chad Taylor)
ENTER BY EARTHQUAKE
I arrived in Kona, Hawaii Monday Aug. 26th. A key intercessor and leader in Kona
told my host two days before my arrival, "When Chad arrives an earthquake will
hit the Island..." 30 minutes after my touch down at Kona International Airport
a 5.3 quake shook the island. That night I spoke to a group of hungry youth that
are crying out for a move of God. I flew from Kona to Honolulu today, Sept. 2nd,
and another earthquake shook the big Island 30 minutes after I departed. Here is
the interpretation of these climatic events:
When the early church cried out to God for boldness in the book of Acts, "the
place where they prayed was shaken..." Earthquakes often represent a spiritual
breakthrough for that region. In this case it is profound. God is baptizing
Hawaii into a revival spirit of boldness and courage to confront Her destiny and
pending harvest.
UPCOMING ELECTIONS AND CALIFORNIA
Wednesday night I ministered in a prophetic church overlooking the surf of Kona
and its streets. (Life Church pastored by Damian Wong) There are no walls in
this church, so those passing by only have to look up on the balcony above to
see and hear the prayer and praise. The prophetic word was clear and candid.
Hawaii is being thrust deep into Her destiny and divine design in these end-time
events and global reformation.
Hawaii is going to play a critical role in the next presidential election.
Hawaii would be the 'weight in the balances of justice that would cause
righteousness to prevail in the land...' God is laying a governmental mantle
upon Hawaii that would increase it's world wide influence and impact
dramatically. The prophetic word continued with a vivid picture of Hawaii's
impact on California in the next presidential election as well. The intense
intercession from the Islands would sway the West Coast into His providence and
conviction.
HURRICANE TURNED BACK AND RECONCILIATION
Only a few days into my mission to Hawaii Hurricane Jimena was moving dead on
for the big Island of Hawaii where I was located. On Friday Aug. 29th while
ministering at Calvary Church the Lord made it clear that this hurricane was
created by the enemy to thwart the harvest we were entering into. We rebuked the
storm and commanded it not to come to the Island. On Sunday night it seemed
inevitable as it approached as close as 100 miles off the coast. Later Sunday
night it abruptly stopped and backed up out to sea. It was dispersed and
dissolved and we were on the beach swimming the following day! These moments we
are all facing everywhere are epic!
During the week we met at various key places around the Island including the
historic Hilo with key leaders and intercessors. Powerful reconciliation
followed between the indigenous people of Hawaii and others. Historic ground was
covered as well at South Point, a legendary and critical shore line where many
entered and exited the Islands the last 200 years. The land is being prepared
for a massive groundswell of revival that will not be experienced only in the
church but will consume the beaches, streets, and public places. It is already
beginning...
A WALK WITH FIRE
Saturday night Aug. 29th a group representing various churches and ministries
met at the first church of Hawaii where the missionaries landed in 1820. We
gathered on the lawn outside and prepared to worship and pray. Suddenly a large
procession of people (around 200 or more) began to parade in front of the church
carrying torches of fire! We immediately joined the "walk of fire" as it
continued down the main boulevard of Kona. A vivid prophetic picture manifested
and God made it clear, THE FIRE HAS FALLEN ON HAWAII!
Friday night in our meeting the word was spoken in reference to the epidemic of
the drug "ice" that plagues the Islands, "the answer to ice is the FIRE..." God
is releasing a fresh fire in the Islands. A fire of unprecedented revival and
harvest. A harvest that will not be bottled or boxed in convenient conferences
and churches, but one that breaks out in every public place. A harvest that will
consume the hearts of the youth and set them on a divine course to the nations.
A harvest that will transform the church from just an object of spiritual
affection to a burning inferno of passion and power. Hawaii, this is your hour.
FINAL THOUGHTS AND PRAYER REQUESTS
This Sunday Aug. 31st Pastor Che Ahn from Pasadena ministered at the downtown
church I ministered at on Wed. I illustrated the previous events "the walk of
fire" etc. before Che Ahn spoke. The Lord defined the moment, "when the market
place meets the upper-room it is an apostolic expression..." It was no
coincidence that the apostolic ministry of Che Ahn was following our prophetic
thrust into the streets of Kona. The stage is set, revival in now.
I will be in Honolulu the rest of this week ministering and various places and
taking teams to the streets. Pray for us as we walk the streets of Hawaii, pray
for salvations and pray that the church rises to this historic occasion of
harvest. Partner with me as well so I can continue to maintain our home in New
Mexico as well as travel to the divers and sundry points of harvest abroad. Go
to www.paypal.com and use the email
chadtaylor@consumingfire.com and help us in September. Bless you as
you move into your own harvest! Chad Taylor
CHAPARRAL NEW MEXICO REPORTS (Summer 2003)
We are seeing souls saved daily in Chaparral, NM. We have
hit a ground swell of salvations in this desert community that straddles the
border of Texas and Mexico. We have partnered with Chaparral Vineyard and
broke historic ground in the local park. 30 pizzas and hundreds of hotdogs
later dozens of souls have committed to Jesus Christ.
The mandate from the Lord is to raise up this last days army of revivalists and
prophetic evangelists. Chaparral, New Mexico is a base camp, a "ground
zero" for the army of God and its mobilization. We have heard the Lord say
very clearly that they will come from all over the world to these strategic base
camps, "Bethel's", to receive the equipping and enabling necessary to impact and
transform their own regions and cities. Maybe this applies to you?
The wind of something new and fresh in New Mexico has hit the wire and
reinforcements are coming in from across America. Florida and Oklahoma
have joined the ranks this week. No doubt we are only seeing the first
fruits of a grassroots revival in New Mexico and beyond. Keep your eye on
the Southwest, I can hear the sound of an abundance of rain...
Continue to concentrate prayer toward this region. Dutch Sheets and Chuck
Pierce began their own historic tour through American starting in New Mexico
earlier this year. The time has come for her transformation and
visitation. The prophets are being deployed to the borders to prophecy to
the ancient gates and awaken the inherent destinies within them. Join with
the divine crescendo and pray this prayer, 'OPEN THE GATES AND LET THE KING OF
GLORY COME IN..."
More of God's intercessors and ministries will be deployed to the border states
this year. Some permanently, others temporarily but all toward the same
goal; revival. You will also see a unusual unity begin to develop between
prophetic and evangelistic ministries, they will suddenly realize in this season
that they cannot accomplish their goals without the other. Apostle,
Prophet, and Evangelist will be seen working side by side starting this year,
the three-fold cord that cannot be broken.
This too is a powerful time to sow and reap. A Genesis 26:12 blessing is
in effect to those that give into the harvest and those on the front lines this
year. Anything you give this year will come back a hundred fold the next.
That is the promise of God to the harvesters and the sower's. Take Him at
His word. We are always in need of partners that will stand with us in the
financial realm and allow us to labor freely and without worry. If you
feel the mandate to stand with us go to
www.consumingfire.com/partnersforharvest.htm
Intercessors, pray for Chaparral, New Mexico. Let's put it on the map of
prayer and agree this border town is consumed by His power and presence.
There are satanic strongholds and groups that have been identified, so pray
aggressively. Also pray for the local church as they prepare for revival,
specifically for Chaparral Vineyard Church that is in a strategic position for
what is on the horizon.
STAND WITH US AS WE GO TO WAR!
Chad Taylor and team.
MEXICO ON A HISTORIC PRECIPICE (Summer 2003)
Saturday July 5th we were in our home in New Mexico near the Old Mexico border
when the word of the Lord became very clear. Mexico was about to be
positioned for major change and transition that would produce the atmosphere for
revival. I prophesied that major political changes were about to happen
and that righteousness would prevail. We had no idea in the natural that
one of Mexico's most important elections was going to happen the next day.
We were later on Mexican soil agreeing with His will for the great country of
Mexico to rise up to its divine destiny and shake off the dust of decades of
tyranny, indifference and poverty. Without a doubt Mexico has come to a
historic precipice pregnant with possibility.
We have made two excursions into this mysterious land already and are planning a
third trip this week. We have had many requests from our Mexican brothers
to bring bibles to those beyond the border that are hungry for God's word.
This is a special month for us at Consuming Fire as we have hit the ground
running moving from Nashville to New Mexico. This is a special alert to
all those that have partnered with us in the past and our currently praying and
sowing into the frontlines of harvest. We need to pound the stakes of
revival deep in this South West soil and we cannot afford to be waylaid or
delayed. Too much, too many are at stake. We have already made
inroads into El Paso, TX. and Las Cruces, New Mexico. We are literally
straddling the New Mexico and Texas border where we are residing. Join
with us this month in a special way and help us lay a solid foundation in this
hungry and dry region. Here is some of our specific needs:
1) Spanish Bibles. We will take them any way you can get them to us.
Or we can purchase them with any donations that come in marked, "BIBLES".
2) We need a secondary vehicle to enable us to cover this vast expanse of
land around us. Our liberty to travel equates a greater harvest. If
you have it to give we will receive it and use it to reap massive harvest!
3) An all points bulletin for special financial harvesters that will
partner with us with their blessing and substance and enable us to do all that
He is asking us to do right now. We must be prepared for the many that are
coming to Consuming Fire for training and equipping for this epic harvest that
is upon us. We must not be ill prepared. We must be ready! I
believe those that give in this window of harvest right now will reap
exponentially. The fields have never been so rich and ripe with revival.
Join us on the front lines now. (See our new mailing address below)
OUR NEW MAILING ADDRESS IS AS FOLLOWS:
Chad Taylor
PO Box 154
Ochlocknee, GA 37117
If you would like to partner with us with check or credit card go to
www.paypal.com
and use the email
chadtaylor@consumingfire.com
to finalize the transaction. Or simply send mail to the
address above. JESUS!
GEORGIA, WASHINGTON D.C. AND OTHER STRATEGIC POINTS OF HARVEST
Things are escalating on the front lines exponentially. We
have been in almost every major city this year in the mid-west and deep south.
We just returned from South Eastern Georgian and witnessed a phenomena.
The region gathered for three days to cry out to God for revival and harvest.
It was awesome. On Sunday morning multiple churches and its members
gathered in a "field of dreams", an old base ball field where previous
generations had played. Under a tent and the open sky we worshiped and
declared the Kingdom of God. Cries of harvest and passion could be heard
all weekend from so many. We left as if we were leaving our home.
The good news is we will be returning to Ochlocknee, GA. July 4-6th. If
you can come make plans now to be a part of history. Contact our host in
GA. for directions and more info:
takeheart@alltel.net
See the flyer for our upcoming Washington D.C. rally below. For us to be
prophetically gathering in our nation's capitol at this junction is epic.
We will be setting a prophetic precedence each night to be followed by a an
unleashing of grace and mercy to the streets. We need warriors and
intercessors to join with us. We welcome you to D.C. June 19-22nd.
(see flyer below). We will stand on the borders of our capitol and cry out
for an unparalleled harvest in American and the world. These current
crisis' our only a dramatic stage set for harvest and salvation. We need
to leap through this window of divine opportunity and impact the world around
us. We cannot afford to just meet and "convene", we must take it to the
streets each time we gather.
Our Alaska intercessor/prophetic cruise from Seattle to Juneau Alaska is a once
in a life time experience. We have secured the most economical deal
possible to enable people like me and you to change the world by our unified
prayer. We will be projecting and prophesying His heart into the Pacific
Rim and the West Coast of the United States. Christians from around the
world will be joining with us Sept. 6th-13th. We are also planning an Alaska
trip in July. After our rally in International Falls, MN. we will be
driving from MN. to AK. Int. Falls, MN. was another epic crossroads.
We will be returning July 10-12th. Contact us if you want to be a part of
that.
I will be traveling to the Islands of Hawaii Aug. 27-31st, the island of Kona.
Alaska and Hawaii are key and strategic land masses that will be playing a even
more definitive role in our spiritual future. These are "ancient gates"
that are highly coveted by both good and evil. We need to focus our
prayers on these gates and pray for His perfect will to be accomplished.
Satan cannot stop us. He can slander us, ruin our "reputations" that we
fight so intensely to keep. He can divide us and cause factions and
misunderstanding, but he knows he cannot stop this awesome end time harvest that
is the apple of the Father's eye. We must endure hardship as good soldiers
of Jesus Christ.
We are always needs strategic financial warriors like Joseph in the Old
Testament to partner with us. We do not demand offerings. Often we
take none. We have no set prices or fees. This is ministry not
business. We operate because you help us and partner with us. I am
traveling full time with 2 other young men. Scotti Coles from Edmonton
Canada has joined us for the year. Scotti is a passionate warrior and
musician. Once a amateur body builder and athlete he now throws himself
into the harvest with passion and energy! We operate still in Nashville.
TN. If you desire to be a financial warrior with us or simply want to pray
for us go to this web link and get the whole scoop today:
www.consumingfire.com/partnersforharvest.htm
. Alone we fail, together we take the world for Christ...
Yours for Him, Chad Taylor
MARDI GRAS AND SPRING BREAK 2003
It was the most overwhelming view of harvest that I have ever witnessed. Someday
we will comprehend the measure of what we are participating in now - in this
lifetime. Words can not describe or capture it. In Mardi Gras, the largest
outdoor party in the world, we saw the raw awesome harvest of humanity. And to
think this was only a fragment of it? It was ugly, beautiful, and shocking all
at the same time. We saw every form of vulgarity and ludeness but this only
served as an extreme contrast to His love for them/us.
We are planning this year for Mardi Gras 2004. If you desire to participate
contact us now. Our strategy is to lease a balcony on Bourbon Street. The
balconies "run the show" as they throw out the beads that are the blood of Mardi
Gras. We have to reach them right in the guts of what is going on there. We want
to get beads produced that have scripture references and "Jesus loves you" on
them and anoint and pray over every one. The people will be marked the entire
time in New Orleans by God's love! Let me know if you have any ideas or
connections to make this strategy a reality.
We are anxious to get to Ft. Lauderdale Florida in ten days, one of the most
popular and largest Spring Break locations. Tens of thousands of youth will be
in mass here for one week. I will be there with many more teams from around the
nation and world. I also have been connecting with Luis Palau and their ministry
outreach during this time in Ft. Lauderdale. (See more about Beach Fest here
-www.gospelcom.net)
We need some prayer and support to make it to Florida. These kind of
undertakings are intense. They take up ALL of our energy and efforts. I wish you
could see what I see. I am really trying to convey it through this email group.
I pray it somehow gets in you. I am reminded of this scripture as I write this:
"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." (Gal 6:2). I
feel this is what you are doing for me here and I for you in some way.
HOW CAN I PARTNER OR HELP IN CHAD'S OUTREACHES?
This is a question that I am asked often. One way is to pray. That is the most
valuable gift you can give us. Two, you can come personally to these events and
go to the streets with us! We will be in Auburn, NY., Washington D.C., Ft.
Apache, AZ., International Falls, MN., Ochlocknee, GA., Baltimore, MD.,
Charlotte, NC., and many other places just this year. If you need more specific
info. on any of these locations, email me. We are also planning and praying
about going to Ozzfest a huge "woodstock" type of concert hosted by Ozzy
Osborne, the Burning Man pagan festival, and other large public events.
Because we are not centering our ministry on "conferences" and traditional
meeting settings, we are in need of partners and "underwriters" to enable me and
my small team to go and harvest and share Jesus in these various locations. Will
you partner with us and assist us to invade these places? You can give as a one
time commitment or monthly. We have down-sized our living arrangements here in
Nashville, TN. to "stream line" and use more of our resources to go and prophesy
and share His love with this country. Now is the time! We need your help to even
take one step out of the city. If you want to "put your hand to the plough" with
us, then go to this link and connect:
http://consumingfire.com/partnersforharvest.htm
and find out how today. See you in the fields! Chad Taylor
MY ENCOUNTER WITH A PSYCHIC
By Chad Taylor
Feb. 1st this year, just a few days ago at this date, a friend and I went to
downtown Nashville to walk and simply see what God would do. Little did we know
what He was about to do... We began down on 2nd Ave and Broadway. We walked down
in front of the famous Ryman Auditorium and then made our way back down Broadway
to 2nd Ave in front of the Hard Rock Cafe. As we walked down 2nd Ave I
impulsively stepped into a Psychic shop on the main street there.
I had been in this particular establishment one other time last summer and gave
a word to a "customer" waiting in line for her tarot card reading. This time the
psychic girl who had been reading tarot cards for ten years was sitting on a
couch as we entered and asked if we wanted our cards read. I told her that I was
"in the business" as well and gave "readings" or prophecies to people across the
nation and even in other countries. She looked at me intently and said, "I'm
very interested, you got my attention, tell me more..."
She asked me what "tools" I used to give these "readings". I told her I just
simply relied upon prayer to God and vision or spiritual impressions to prophecy
to people. I told her that my motivation was their destiny in God and to fulfill
their calling here on this earth. I explained how Jesus spoke through His
prophets and that really that was the gift she had in her, it was simply who we
allowed to function in us through that gift, good or evil.
She then asked me a very powerful question. She asked if I would exchange
readings! She wanted a prophetic word and did not feel she could just receive
one for free so offered her services in exchange for a prophetic word! I agreed
immediately. We have to understand that until we show the world something
greater than their tarot cards and crystal balls they will never listen. This
was God's chance to demonstrate His glory and grace.
We proceeded to go into the private back room where readings were done. My
friend and I followed her there. She asked me, "Who first?" I told her to go
ahead. She laid out the tarot cards and gave me a reading, pretty accurate
considering the source. She was obviously anxious to get through her reading for
me and move on to hers. There was such an urgency and almost pleading in her
face for the truth.
After she finished I asked her if I could acknowledge God and pray which I then
began to do. We proceeded to pray and give glory to Jesus Christ right there in
the psychic's inner sanctum! When I opened my eyes she was intently staring at
me, I began to prophesy to her for nearly ten minutes. God gave me very specific
time lines and details about her family and future. She was shocked. At moments
she teared up and looked like she was about to weep. God was demonstrating His
power and love which far exceeded what she had been tapping into.
This is the precedence God is setting for evangelism. Simple forms and methods
will not have a changing effect in an ever increasing supernatural and
paranormal world. We have to DEMONSTRATE Jesus not just IMITATE Jesus. We have
to walk in power and prophesy to a world of their future and destiny. This
particular psychic was amazed at God's grace and accuracy. Something she could
not achieve in her present state of spirituality. Pray for her and pray for the
millions like her in your own cities seeking a greater experience...
NEW YORK, NASHVILLE, GEORGIA, ALABAMA...
Chad Taylor
Jul 22, 2002
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FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN – CORTEZ COLORADO REPORT (Summer 2002)
We arrived in Cortez Colorado last week under the cover of night, covertly.
This region is in the heart of Ute and Navajo country, also known as the
“Four Corners” because of the four states that border there. Pastor Steve
Coy and people from as far as Chicago were gathered. We knew these moments
were precious. What occurred next was unexpected.
THIS BURNING BUSH WILL NOT GO OUT
In the midst of prophetic worship and intercession I began to receive a
vision and prophetic word. I saw an arm with a gun in it and I heard the
Lord say “The arm of assassination will not touch the president. This
Burning Bush will not be put out.” We began to intensely pray for our
president and our nation. What began as just a meeting turned into a full
scale battle for the White House and the nation.
VIETNAM: THE CIRCLE IS CLOSING
During the course of prophecy the Lord showed a circle coming “full circle”
or closing and revealed to us a finality for American and Vietnam. That a
bridge would be built between these two countries and the healing would
finally be complete. We entered into a strong intercession for Vietnam and
her people.
ANOTHER WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Again during this time of prophecy and revelation I saw another war breaking
out in the Middle East. Even more bitter than the one that was occurring now
between Israel and the Pakistani’s. But this war would create an open door
of mass evangelism into China and the entire Asian region. “A great door of
utterance with many adversaries…”
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
During the course of the meetings another word came forth. That “Lazarus” or
the church of the region was not dead but was only sleeping and the Lord was
now re-awakening Her. Directly across from Pastor house where this word was
given during private prayer there is a Mt. called by the natives, “The
Sleeping Ute.” Legend has it that some day this sleeping mountain will
awaken and the Ute Tribe will rise again. The night of our departure the
Sleeping Ute was consumed with fire! A natural fire lit up the night as the
heart or torso of the Sleeping Ute burned! A sign and wonder to what is
about to happen to the region and Cortez Colorado.
BE ENCOURAGED CHURCH OF AMERICA!
As we have traveled extensively through the southern and mid-western states
the last few months we have seen the fire of hope lighting up the midnight
skies. The greatest harvest of souls the earth has ever experienced is about
to explode around us. God is mending the nets and preparing the hearts of
His people for this great draught. In the next few weeks and months we will
be traveling to Auburn, N.Y., Cleveland, GA., Savannah, GA., Washington
D.C., Mt. Olives, AL., and many other places pending. Contact us right away
if you would like for us to come to your area. We will drive or whatever
other means are possible to come and harvest with you. No place is too
small, call us. It’s time to leave the “ninety-nine” for the one…
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LOCAL PUB INVITES CROSSROADS CHURCH WORSHIP BAND TO PLAY! (Summer 2002)
Every night we are leaving the weekly revival meetings, Monday thru Wed. in
Ahoskie, NC to the streets of the city. A local tavern owner was so touched by
the prayers of the those going out, he invited the worship band to play in the
tavern Friday March 8th! (This revival in Ahoskie, NC lasted for over a
year and thousands came through this small southern town. At one point I
was ministering 6 days a week for months as an entire region was stuck by God).
This is revival folks! When the margin between church and street is erased. When
the world and the church meet face to face and their is an expression and
explosion of His power. Ahoskie is only a first fruits or forerunner to this
happening everywhere and in every city. Pray for us as we march into the south
with a message of reconciliation and harvest...
Chad Taylor
Passion For Harvest Report (Boise ID. 2001)
By Chad Taylor
One word describes the weekend of Dec. 28th - 31st, Historical. We glimpsed the
past, present and future in one glorious glance. (See a link to pictures below).
A portrait of unity captured in the faces of Native Americans, Amish, African
American, Irish, German, a conglomerate of color and creed. Missionaries from
around the world shared their broken passion for the souls that God has sent
them too. Each one downloading the love of God to hungry heart both young and
old. Many responded to the call of missions and are even now planning excursions
into the foreign field with those represented. The great cry of harvest was
heard this weekend as the laborers pressed into mark of the high calling of
Christ Jesus.
Friday night the Holiday Inn filled with people from as far away Florida and
Alaska. The Hurd family came from the Amazon jungle of Columbia to get a new
infusion of passion as well as to pour it out to those attending. It was awesome
to watch an entire Amish community join in the songs of revival and respond with
fervency and intensity. A spontaneous foot washing ensued Saturday night led by
predominately white and Native people washing the Amish's feet. Tears were not a
few as we repented for our prejudice toward this precious people group. Elder
Ben Horad of the Amish community responded to the repentance with his own and
testified that this kind of historical reconciliation between the Amish and
others had only occurred in Canada and now Boise Idaho...
Saturday night also was marked by the Native American Shoshone/Bannock, Navajo
dancers leading the assembly in native dance and worship in full regalia. Amish
and native joined together in praise, a African American pastor was introduced
to native drumming. A kaleidoscope of Christianity was put on display equipping
the saints for works of ministry and missions. Every night was filled with
prophetic praise and intercession. No other agenda but Jesus. The youth filled
the front of the room with the radical nature of Christ. Jumping, leaping,
dancing. Over 15 youth drove 14 hours to attend from Yuba City, California. They
also led the troops into the streets of Boise Friday and Saturday night with
saxophones, guitars and congas. The streets of Boise will never be the same and
neither will we...
Joey and Meredith Zamora from Tri-Cities, WA. brought current revelation of
where we are at as the Body of Christ. Joey declared, "There were three
different men in a boat during the storm, Jonah, Paul, and Jesus. One was
swallowed up by the storm, one endured the storm, but Another controlled the
storm... we are the church or generation who will control the storms of conflict
and distress that come upon the earth. Invading the darkness with His love and
power..." Suzan Hartman from Anchorage shared her harrowing stories of a mother
of six with no job of her own and yet invading the cold mountains of Russia with
the gospel. Literally defying life threatening experiences to take the love of
Jesus to the children of Siberia. Over a thousand dollars was laid at her feet
while she spoke, cried, and prayed for us for her next trip in the spring. A
great harvest was swept in even as we listened and responded.
Tedd Craven of the Order of the good Samaritan testified of his radical
response to the call of Christ toward the thousands of Rainbow people that
congregate in the national forests. From a privileged life as a youth with
luxury calls and yachts to presently living in a bus with fourteen other
converts traveling the nation outreaching! Testimony after testimony evoked
thoughts of the early disciples and apostles who counted the cost of the cross
and gave everything. Abandoning the upper-room invading the marketplace with the
passion of Jesus Christ. This is the future as well for the modern day Church.
Breaking out of the confinement of modern day mind sets and taking the streets
back. This was reinforced nightly as upwards of 50 people converged onto
downtown Boise.
Theresa Griffith awed the crowd with her deep spiritual melodies played on
numerous flutes. Her testimony of severe abuse and recovery was astounding. At
the dawning of the New Year she led us in a Joan of Arch drama on the flute with
real live characters and swords. We knew that after that night nothing would be
the same. We could never go back to normal. Harvest was pressing in all around
us, the call to true discipleship was resounding in our hearts. Time was of no
essence, it was as if time was suspended in animation to get just one more soul
saved. The longsuffering of Christ arrested us. Time stood still. Glimpses of
nations and far away places paraded in front of us. The tears of reconciliation
washed the shame of generations away.
Kary Wilkinson of the Elijah List writes, 'The overall pervading presence and
heart of God I think was the most profound thing. I have been to numerous (too
many in fact) conferences. Ask anyone that knows me, I don't rave about it,
ever! This was absolutely off the charts. I have never seen the level of focus
and intensity just hit the ground running like we saw. It was truly divine, no
man could have orchestrated such a thing. We were so dwelling in the shadow of
the Almighty I just had to stand in awe and watch it all unfold. There was such
a revelation of the sovereignty of God in all of the people who were there the
events that led each of us to be there and all of the things that were in our
lives up to that point seemed to all of the sudden be in the absolute hand of
God. I know it always has been, there was just such a revelation of it. I could
see things from 10 years ago coming into play that had laid dormant all that
time seemingly lost and forgotten coming forth for such a time as this, mighty
stuff!
There was such a safety in the Spirit. Good healthy authority brings a release
of power, remember the centurion. But it creates an atmosphere for all to walk
in the Spirit and not get the snot kicked out of them. I am not terribly afraid
to get after it in the Spirit if I see a cause, sometimes to my own detriment, I
am learning to exercise more wisdom and discernment in that regard. But I have
to tell you I have rarely entered into the level of intercession and warfare I
did there and not suffered serious backlash. It was so covered that we just
moved through and went on. Almost unheard of at a conference.
The beauty of the unity was so expressive of the heart of God. What a gathering
of diverse people and culture, this little microcosm of the body of Christ. I
just have never seen it like this played out in harmony and real honor. Everyone
seemed so interested in seeing the other succeed in bringing forth the Kingdom.
An overall lack of self interest pervaded the atmosphere.' (end quote).
Michelle Smith also of the Elijah List writes, 'This past weekend at the
Passion For Harvest Conference in Boise Idaho was one of the most profound times
I have witnessed. I have never seen the body of Christ functioning in such a
capacity. This group of people have obviously been longing for the kingdom to
further and for the body to come together in a new way. People were giving,
accepting, and submitting to one another all the while allowing each other to do
what they are called to do without the trouble of bringing down the barriers.
The barriers were already down.
The ministries and people represented there gave us a picture of who we are and
what we are to do in the kingdom. Everything from the Amish to the Jew to the
Native and Vietnam Vet all had a place to reveal Gods heart. All had a place to
share and even one group could've been an entire weekend conference. Repentance
was abounding, forgiveness was prominent and freedom was in constant motion. The
freedom that cam through the people there was so imperative for the kingdom to
advance and move and for the harvest of souls. This time together proved to be
the body of Christ in action so the brokenhearted, the lost the dying and
hurting who need love will come in to all they were created for...' (end quote).
On Monday it was hard to depart and go our separate ways. But we all had the
uncanny feeling that this was only the first of many such moments, of harvest
and revival. Reconciliation and restoration. Repentance and salvation. That we
are all a great army being assembled in these final moments of human history to
fill the Father's House. We are the friends of the Bridegroom preparing the
hearts of mankind for a great feast. A climax of prophetic destiny exploding in
a twinkling of an eye. The plans are already in motion for a 2nd Passion for
Harvest Rally March 27th - 31st, 2002 in Boise Idaho. Again we will pray that
the harvesters will assemble for another rendezvous with eternity. We encourage
you to begin making plans now to attend. No registration or money is necessary.
"Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money;
come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without
price..." (Isa 55:1).
Another attendee wrote, 'Chad, I can't tell you how much the conference has
effected us. We really were blessed there and received from the Lord but the
residual effects are still coming. The Lord keeps bringing to mind different
people, people groups, ministries, and words that were there that weekend. I
want to say thanks for your obedience and providing us a place to come, be fed,
and worship with other "Jesus Freaks". We are looking forward to March.' (end
quote).
We are also strategizing with ministries in Albany, OR., Oakhurst, CA., and
Tri-Cities, WA., to host Passion for Harvest Rallies. We will partner together
to see revival and harvest. We dare not allow the epitaph of this generation be
as Israel's was so long ago, "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we
are not saved..." (Jer 8:20). Contact us right away and will communicate and
connect for the harvest of the ages. "Every purpose is established by counsel:
and with good advice make war." (Prov 20:18).
"IT IS TIME TO TAKE THE CITY!" (Report from Colorado
Springs, CO. summer 2002)
CHAD TAYLOR, DUTCH SHEETS, CINDY JACOBS, NICKY CRUZ, MELODY GREEN
CALIFORNIA REVIVAL REPORT BELOW AS WELL!
COLORADO SPRINGS 2001
Recently 8,000 people stood in the line to receive free
hamburgers
and hotdogs. Over 100 tons of free food was distributed to single
mothers and the fatherless as the local police blocked off one city
block downtown Colorado Springs. Nicky Cruz, Ken Henderson, Melody
Green and Chad Taylor rallied the lost of Colorado into healing and
salvation and the church into the harvest. Band after band filled
the stage as the echo of worship filled the downtown for blocks.
Dennis Rogers, pound for pound-- the worlds strongest man and Bill
Kazmaier, commentator from ESPN world's strongest man, exploded
with feats of strength-- introducing the people to Christ.
Ken Henderson of "Soldiers for Jesus attempted" a world record of
breaking 16 bricks with his two forearms and head. Dennis Rogers, at
only 160 lbs. held 4 Harley Davidson's to a standstill with pure
supernatural strength.
'IT IS TIME TO TAKE THE CITY'
The cry of harvest could be heard throughout Colorado Springs as the
regional churches laid aside personal agenda to reach the city. Over
and over-- the same prophetic word was spoken, "IT IS TIME TO TAKE
THE CITY!" Sunday morning at Springs Harvest Church, Dutch Sheets
declared the same words, "IT IS TIME TO TAKE THE CITY!"
The grace of God is being poured out unprecedented in modern history
to accommodate the lost and bring the church into a position to
receive them. After the weekend rally in the downtown Park June 1st
and 2nd, the feeling of revival was in the air. To this date as I
write, June 25th, intercessors from across the city are partnering
with pastors and leaders and meeting at the park to pray and stand in
the gap for their city.
24-7 PRAYER FROM THE INNER-CITY!
The word from the Lord is, "Occupy till I come..." It is simple to
do an outreach, to impact and even save lives, but it is much more
difficult to KEEP the ground that you are impacting! To date, a door
has opened in Colorado Springs to occupy and own a large downtown
historical building to have a base of operations for the Body of
Christ to outreach, heal, and evangelize the city. A place where the
city wide church has ownership to freely express the vision and gift
that God has given them. A place where the lost can find an
immediate place of safety and deliverance from the harshness of every
day street life. A place where the apostolic and prophetic
ministries can come together and have a greater influence and impact
on the general populace of the city. A place for major food
distribution and charity where diverse ministries can merge into one
river to flood the city with His glory.
CINDY JACOBS WORD -- 24/7 PRAYER
Cindy Jacobs had a vision of "24-7 prayer" coming FROM the downtown
area and youth at the forefront of this prayer movement that will
impact the inner-city and instigate revival.
SHOUT! FOR THE LORD HAS GIVEN YOU THE CITY!
Joshua commanded in Joshua 6:16, "Shout! For the Lord has given you
the city!" The shout of the Lord is erupting from the hearts of His
people, "The Lord has given us the city!" The Lord is putting cities
within reach of His church. As we obey His commission to go into the
highways and bi-ways and begin to occupy downtown storefronts, parks,
taverns, business places and marketplaces, the glory of the Lord will
descend to apprehend the hearts of the prodigal and the lost. Whole
cities will be swept up in only days and weeks-- as the church
mobilizes Her efforts and energies on the harvest fields that stand
white and ripe.
Colorado Springs is only a model of what the Lord can do in cities
across the nation-- as prayer and evangelism are coupled together.
350-YEAR-OLD IRON PRAYER KETTLE!
Dutch Sheets has expressed the vision to bring the Kettle to the
building and mobilize prayer for the nation. The kettle is a three
hundred and fifty year old cast iron kettle passed down to Will Ford,
an African-American brother. This kettle has been passed down
through the generations from his slave ancestors. These slaves were
owned by a cruel master who beat them if he caught them praying. (He
thought they were praying for their freedom.) In order to keep him
from hearing them, these slaves would turn this kettle upside down,
place it on four or five rocks to elevate it, then get down and pray
underneath it so that the kettle would absorb the sound of their
prayers. It turns out they weren't praying for their freedom at all,
but for future generations.
Read more about the Kettle tour at
http://www.dutchsheets.org/
GOD IS MOVING IN CALIFORNIA! IT IS RIPE
FOR HARVEST!
By Pastor Chip Worthington (Rohnert Park
Assembly of God)
The valley between the streets and the church
was filled by the Holy Spirit. We saw people of all ages on the
streets sharing their faith last week. We scheduled Chad Taylor for a series
of meetings at Rohnert Park Assembly of God this month. Starting Sunday
night we invited a number of churches to attend, the Santa Rosa Vineyard
canceled their services to join us . After so many renewal speakers I
was discouraged to have experienced good meetings where everyone was
touched, but also where many left with a "bless me" attitude and nothing in
the city was changed. My prayer was that something radically different
would happen and it did!
THE JESUS MOVEMENT AGAIN?
As Chad shared his heart about the Lord of the Harvest , I noticed historical
references to revival in his speaking. As he spoke of past revivals my
heart was stirred as I remembered the Jesus movement of the 70's and the
spontaneous witnessing on the streets that occurred as a result. After
Sunday morning's meeting, we challenged the church to come again Monday at
11:00 AM and nightly at 7:00PM to be equipped to go out on the streets to
practice and give away the anointing that they had received. (Pastor
Chip was one of the board members for the Jesus West Coast concerts and was
intimately involved with the Jesus Movement as well as close friends with
many of the key leaders of that revival such as Keith Green and others).
GRANDMA HITS THE STREETS!
On Monday night we decided to go to the courthouse square in Santa Rosa 7
miles north of Rohnert Park. I really didn't expect much to happen as
the weekends are usually when the streets fill up. We were overwhelmed
to say the least at what occurred that night. God filled the empty streets
with hungry people. Chad had taught us to be natural and just start talking,
hang out and be real. Our group of 40 to 50 was composed of all ages,
mom's with babies, teens, children, dads, about 50% grandmas and senior
citizens. Every person began to share their faith with power.
We literally took possession of
the land and a massive part of the downtown area had the river running
through it! Everyone prayed with the homeless, the lonely, the rejected and
our group was full of joy. On a Monday night some stayed way beyond
10PM until after midnight . Now this was after a busy weekend of
services . One of my elder's, Steve Lindbeck took Monday off from work
and he said, "I
can't miss this blessing!" Steve is a quiet guy, a paper pusher, now he
is on fire for God!
LITTLE CHILDREN DECLARE, "ANGEL'S OF HARVEST
COMING!
In a morning session, before hitting the streets, children came forward and
spontaneously started sharing about harvesting angels coming to the meetings
to empower us to preach to the city and the lost! In a few minutes the
room was charged with the presence of God. Ray Smith, a pastor from
Boise that had accompanied Chad to CA. was hit with God's power. He
moved from the center aisle of the church backwards on his back 50 feet into
our church lobby. He shared that his faith was supercharged and that
this was the same anointing that he had felt in the old time revivals as a
child with A.A. Allen and William Branham. The river was flowing out of the
church into the streets!
Heidi is a 70 year old lady that attends our church. We also went to a
teen hang out
across from our local High School in Rohnert Park. Heidi came to the 4
morning sessions to receive a healing from fear. She was so terrified about
crime she hardly even ventured out of her own house. She received a
impartation of boldness and became a warrior for God. She literally charged
into groups of Highschool teens and invited them to our Jam night on
Wednesday! Every day at noon she was
sharing her faith with teens 55 years younger!
Chad taught us to ask people that we meet if there was just one thing that we
could pray for them for.
After the week of meetings with Chad I started
sharing these principles with the congregation on Sunday. One of my ladies
heard this and went to a son of a city official who had been in a tragic
auto accident. His best friend was paralyzed and he was crushed. As this
lady prayed God came into this teens hospital room. The family was
overwhelmed with God's presence, "Did you feel that?!" they
exclaimed.
There is a real book of Acts thing happening here in Rohnert Park, CA.
The flow of renewal and revival is going beyond the four walls.
Remember when Ronald Reagan said to Gorbachev, 'Mr. Gorbachev tear down this
wall!' Well the four walls of my church have been torn town and the
gap between the streets
and the altar is almost non existent. We are committed to a Holy spirit
service where we will worship, pray
for the sick, and then hit the streets every week and RELEASE what we have
been receiving. "Freely received freely give..."
BEYOND THE JESUS MOVEMENT
It has been over 23 years since I have seen such a release of anointing to
share in the public square. The Jesus movement was mainly youth, this
is,
whatever you want to call it, a true fulfillment of Joel's prophecy where all
ages experience the latter rain with power not only to the church, but also
to the neediest ones on the streets. God is moving in California!
Pastor Chip Worthington , yes at 55 I still
surf.
CALIFORNIA REVIVAL REPORT -- SAN MATEO COUNTY (Summer 2000)
By Pastors Mike and Marie Cantwell
Second week in November, Jesus came by and kissed His Bride in the San
Mateo County (San Francisco Bay Area, California). Chad Taylor came and
ministered to us for a 3 day weekend. Friday night we kicked it
off with Pastor Ziad @ Christian Arabic Church in Burlingame, Ca. The
worship band from Church @ Home in Montara lead us in worship under the
leadership of Ben Patterson and his brothers, how refreshing it was to
see so many young people willing to use their talents for God!
We worshiped for quite a while that night and a few folks got a prophetic
word. The next day we had an evangelism training @ Peninsula Christian
Center in Redwood City, Ca. where the team met and was ministered to
thoroughly...children and young people were affirmed in their faith, and
then we went to the streets of Redwood City...some to a local shopping
mall. By evening time we gathered at Harvest Christian Center of Redwood
City, worshipped, danced, laughed and cried as the San Carlos Vineyard
worship team lead us under the leadership of Paula Antonelli, what a
gift Paula and her team brought to the table that night! By then the
momentum started picking up as many more churches were
represented...some with dancers...some with banners...wow!..
How beautiful is the Body of Christ! Chad shared his testimony that night
and after understanding his background, we appreciated even more what
great work our God was doing through him! We then perceived we had a
revivalist among us....they ended going back out in the streets...to a
bar in particular where they were welcomed and all were deeply touched!
The people rejoiced and even invited them back to their bar!
Sunday morning Chad ministered to our congregation @ Harvest Christian
Center of Redwood City and so many people got a prophetic word from the
Lord. The Holy Spirit worked through Chad in an amazing manner...the
words were pointed, specific and accurate...the people realized ONLY God
could have shown Chad these things about them. Chad also met with our
leadership in the afternoon and we experienced a deep repentance across
the board! We felt clean, accepted, ready to take on whatever it was our
Lord had for us.
By Sunday night the atmosphere was "charged". Benji Cantwell and his band
lead us in worship and took us to another level at Peninsula Christian
Center, R. City, Ca. ..several pastors and their spouses came, prayed,
repented, shouted, cried and laughed and yes...some of them even danced!
The music was beyond this world...Chad took time to minister to every
pastor who had come. We were so blessed to see them blessed as we have
been working for years for UNITY in our County among the Shepherds. All
the pastors agreed that we had a "breakthrough"!
By the end of the Mobilizing The Church For Harvest Conference, everyone
involved had a testimony as to how our God used them on the streets!!!
We are encouraged and so grateful to have been the blessed recipients of
one of Jesus' great gifts to the Body of Christ.
Pastors Mike and Marie Cantwell --
Harvest Christian Center of Redwood City, California.
CHAD TAYLOR AND TODD BENTLEY TEAM UP IN
ANCHORAGE, AK.. - (1999)
Anchorage explodes!
The youth are intoxicated under the influence of the Holy Ghost, still
drunk and on fire Sunday morning as we combined forces with the main
adult service at Anchorage Christian Center. Saturday night was a
divine appointment with destiny as Chad Taylor and Todd Bentley took the
stage at the historic Anchorage Christian Center. Destiny Impacted
every moving breathing soul! Here is what one young man testified,
"Dude, I went to the
last day of Destiny Impact!! (I forgot about it until Sunday man!)
IT WAS SO AWESOME.....PRAISE GOD FOR CHAD TAYLOR AND TODD BENTLEY.
I saw the miraculous before my eyes and the power of God like in
your dreams man.....and I am changed by it too. I will not be the same,
I walked away with a new knowledge of God and my victory in Jesus
Christ. but the best part is, I have been walking it out, BY CHOICE!
praise God." (Mark Stewart).
We started the night
with a "tunnel of fire", as a human tunnel of hands and bodies formed a
Holy Ghost runway! The children as well as the adults pressed in
to be prayed for and go through the "tunnel of fire!" Then the
unexpected happened! The Holy Spirit moved on the youth in a
unprecedented way. They huddled in groups of four and five for
hours laughing and weeping as the Spirit washed over them. One man
came addicted to drugs and testified publicly of his deliverance with
absolutely NO withdrawals.
Prophetic song began to
flow as the Spirit invited the audience into a holy dance, "Could I have
this dance? Would you take the chance? Would you dance with
Me? Will you let Me set you free? Give you liberty? Could I
have this dance?" No one was left in the pew Sunday morning as the
youth prayed and released the Spirit of revival to the adults and main
congregation. The children line up at the altar to lay hands on
the throng of adults desiring a touch from the Lord.
Sunday night exploded
with divine healings. One lady born deaf in one ear, began to
scream and holler as her ear popped open! Again, the youth were
released under the unction of Todd Bentley to pray for the sick and
diseased. Another young teen was baffled and could not speak as
his left ear that was deaf began to open under the hands of teens
praying for him! An older woman with cancer, who not able to stand
correctly or more than a few feet unassisted, fell to the floor with
cries and sobs and rose up to walk quickly back and forth across the
sanctuary! She reported her pain was gone! The doctors had
given her very little chance to live. Severe back problems were
healed as the youth and Todd Bentley prayed. People moved and
jumped after prayer, doing things they were unable to do before.
One more testified of God's grace this weekend,
"Saturday night and
Sunday night we went into Anchorage to attend a meeting which was really
centered around youth but there were a few of us "old" folks there too.
My 10 year old son
got baptized in the Holy Spirit on Sat. night and sat on the floor in
front of the platform for over an hour with his hands raised crying
steadily. While we were laying hands on him I was praying that his life
would be changed and he would never be the same. I also prayed that he
be given the desire to become a preacher. On the way home he told us
that he wanted to be like Benny Hinn. My wife, a teacher who has
been having some problems with her principal and is in danger of not
being retained for next year, was standing up toward the front when the
evangelist came and began praying over her. He then said, not knowing
anything about her, "Let her continue to teach Lord." Then she went down
and stayed down for a long time. He came up to me and prophesied saying
that those who I lay hands on and pray over it will be like anointing
oil being poured over their heads and running down.
On Sunday night the
youth were then told to begin praying for those lined up for their
healing. I found my son and told him to stick like glue to the
evangelist, to lay hands on everyone he did and ask God for their
healing. He stuck like glue the whole evening laying hands on everyone
praying for their healing and also got prayed for a couple of times.
Toward the end he was sitting on the floor kind of off to the side
looking somewhat dazed and I was telling the evangelist what he had said
about wanting to be like Benny Hinn. The evangelist went over to him
and put his hands on each side of my son's head and prayed, "Lord, bring
this boy into the ministry." Over he went, out. Praise God.
During the prayer
time I begun working with the kids praying for people. We came to a lady
who had one deaf ear, total deafness. I put my hand over her ear and we
began praying. Then I prayed, "I bind the spirit of deafness in this ear
and rebuke it. Spirit of deafness come out in the Name of Jesus. I loose
hearing into this ear in the Name of Jesus." Her ear was opened and she
could hear. I was awe struck. My spirit was saying, "Well what do you
expect, of course she got her hearing back. Duh!" My flesh was jumping
up and down. I have prayed for hurt backs and various other stuff that
have been healed but for an ear to open up right under my hand. I'm
still awe struck. What a wonderful God we have. I know I didn't have
anything to do with it other than pray and that God did it so all honor,
praise and glory to Him!!! Still, I can't get over it! Praise be to our
God who is our healer!!!!! On another lady arthritis pain went away and
she said she was feeling good. I also held her ankles which were very
swollen and it felt like the swelling went down right as I was holding
on and praying. An hour or so later I asked how her ankles were
and she said they felt good. Praise be to God again and again and
again!!!!!"
Yesterday I was
dancing, singing and praising all morning. I think I was still slightly
drunk on the Holy Spirit when I went to bed. I know I have an anointing
for healing and every one also tells me that. I have seen people get up
out of wheel chairs, eyes opened and other wonders in meetings so I am
not surprised but to actually have it happen under my hands is exciting.
I want to shout to the hills what the Lord has done. All praise and
honor to our God who made the hills!! (Chris Converse)
Saturday morning we
held a training class concerning evangelism and healing. Then we
promptly went to the Anchorage Mall and released teams into the crowds!
All over the food court you could see Christian youth and adults
engaging strangers in deep conversation and prayer. 4 souls were
confirmed saved and earnestly prayed for salvation in the Mall!
GLORY! It is certainly harvest time! Please pray for us as
we launch into another conference May 18th-21st. Chad
Taylor
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