Thurs 27 Sept 07 - Build Our Faith (Prophecies - what God will do)

So far this week we've looked at what God has done, is doing, today I want to encourage us with promises of what he will do.

One way we get a sense of God's particular purposes can be through the exercising of prophetic gifts.  Of course prophecy is more than looking to the future, (it can be a specific revelation from God about a specific issue), but in the context of telling stories of God at work this week I wanted to share with you the following prophetic words that were shared at a recent ministry team meeting (an account of the meeting follows):

The meeting started with a time of worship and prayer.  Several prophetic words were shared mainly about New Bilton, the work day and our merger with St Oswald’s.  It would seem God is pleased with what is happening!  A couple from memory: there was one about angels going through the terraced houses, from one house to another making a channel, like a tunnel through the houses for blessings to flow.  Another about poppies in a harvest field and the harvest being ready. Another that poppies only grow when the ground has been disturbed and what we are doing on the work day was disturbing, breaking up the ground.  Another about there being a fire in St Oswald's and in St Matthew's and that they will be beacons of light.  Another about a flow of power, blessing from the cement works up the hill to St Matthew's and beyond. 

Give thanks to God that he has plans for our community, and that he chooses to involve us in his work.

Amen