Showing posts with label revivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label revivals. Show all posts
Saturday, January 10, 2009
2009 PROPHETIC WORD: Clear Water Revival
Matt's latest prophetic word is about the pure revival to come in the land: where people turn to the Lord in worship. Regardless of the conditions of the nation, world or government, revival will come!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The New Religious Spirit
The following is a great new writing by Prophetic Revivalist Matt Sorger. He rebuts one of the excuses from some liberal churchgoers and leaders who believe that they can get away with sin and continue as if everything is fine.
Jesus was very clear when He spoke about the religious spirit. He was referring to the Pharisees who were trying to achieve a sense of righteousness apart from grace, but rather through the Law. It was a self achieved righteousness, a self righteousness. Jesus also spoke about the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and the hypocrisy of the religious spirit. They were preaching commands to others that they were not walking in themselves. It was impossible to obey the whole Law completely.
There is only one thing that separates us from GRACE. The Law. Trying to achieve righteousness through works alone. I will say it again...there is only ONE THING that separates you from grace...the LAW.
Sin does not separate you from grace. GRACE is not a license to sin and "get away with it." Our sinful choices always have consequences. We reap only what we sow. The true grace I am talking about is the power and ability granted by the Holy Spirit who lives inside of us to live in a way that pleases God. It is coming boldly to the Lord to receive well timed help just when you need it. His grace doesn't excuse your sin. His grace empowers you to say NO to sin and live holy, clean and pure and with a good attitude and lifestyle.
When you sin, you are not separated from grace. Rather...where sin abounds, grace does much more abound. God gives His help and grace to you to help you overcome your sin. He never leaves you alone! Isn't that awesome!
There is a new "religious spirit" operating out there. Because people are using the term in an unbiblical way. When confronted in an area of ungodliness, I have heard people say "Well I am not religious." No, you are right. You are not religious. You are rebellious.
People are masking a rebellious spirit by claiming not to be religious. The fruit of your life. The outward demonstration of who you are inside is what reveals the true nature and character of your life. I know God judges by the heart and not the outward package so we need to be careful in making judgments based on what someone looks like on the outside. However, there is a balance in this. It is one thing for someone to just be saved and have come out of the world. Of course they may love God with all their heart and be ecstatic about their new relationship with God, but there is room for sanctification and transformation to happen as the Holy Spirit deals with areas of their lives. Eventually by the Spirit their outward life will conform to God's heart. The way they dress, the music they listen to, the words they speak, the thoughts they think, the way they behave...will all start to line up with God's nature and heart. This takes time. So we can't be hasty to judge the outward.
However, this is very different than someone who has "walked with God" for years and may even be in positions of authority in the church. The bible is very clear what the qualifications for leadership are. You just have to read TITUS 1:7-16. You need to read this. Also 1 Tim 3:2-13. I think somewhere along the way we forgot about these verses of scripture. The bible is also clear that teachers of the word will be judged by a stricter judgment. That why Paul said that not many should become teachers. Read it in the amplified. James 3:1.
There is a place for godly discernment. It's called accountability. As a teacher in the body of Christ, I know that I am accountable not only to God but also to the church for what and how I live. I minister with this awareness and sense of responsibility. I am accountable. We are all accountable, but leaders and teachers are even more accountable.
I have seen people live however they want to live and do it in the guise of being free from a religious spirit. If you confront them in truth and love on their sinful behavior they accuse you of being "religious" and "judgmental." Church, it is time to lift the standard of God's word up again. It's time for real accountability. It's time to be sure the ones standing behind the pulpits have been tested and tried and are living a godly life. I have to admit, I am baffled and amazed at how many people endorse people and ministries who are living in rebellion and sin and "long" for them to be in the pulpit again as quickly as possible. I know we must walk in love and forgiveness, but we must also use wisdom and discernment. I implore the body of Christ in this hour to use discernment in who they follow and listen to.
If a leader falls into sin there must be adequate time for true heart repentance, restoration and healing. But there can be no healing without deep repentance. This is true for all of us. The only way to be healed from the affects of sin on our lives is to fully repent of that sin, turn away from it and begin to live in a way that brings joy to God's heart.
Let me also say that a trip or a slip of the flesh is very different than a continual lifestyle of sin that flows from a heart in deception and rebellion. I also feel it is a good thing to allow God to work a good level of character in us BEFORE we step into leadership in the church. Character is also a daily walk. Even after years of character development, you still need to stay humble before God and allow Him to work in you every day. Because the truth is, you can fall from any height. The bible says "take heed, lest you fall." So the truth is, we need to allow God to test and try and individual in a thorough way before giving them a place of large influence in the body of Christ. Then, even after God begins to use a vessel for His purposes, we still need to depend on the Holy Spirit to keep us and to continue to transform us in deeper ways.
What transference do you want? You have to understand that what you LIVE is what you TRANSFER. It goes much deeper than the words you speak. We impart what we live. Be careful that you don't receive an impartation of rebellion that makes you feel you can behave however you want to with no accountability or consequences. In other words, what example are you following? Paul said, follow me as I follow Christ. As we recieve and learn from the leaders God has given us, more often we learn from what they live even more than from what they say.
The way you live DOES MATTER. If a leader is not living the word of God and is making excuses for their sin and rebellion, you should not follow that leader. If a leader falls into sin and repents, we must forgive that leader and pray for thier full restoration. However, we must not be quick to put them back into a place of influence again until God has adequate time to work through the issues that caused the problems in the first place. This could take years. It may be that in our zeal, the body of Christ lifted them up too early to begin with. Maybe if more time was given to charactger development earlier on, a fall would have been avoided later. A very wise man of God once told me, "Matt, build slow. If you build too fast it will be unstable and won't last. But if you build slow and steady, you will be around for the long haul." I think these words have a lot of wisdom.
I think if there are no consequences for our actions we will be way too quick to fall back into the same old patterns and think we can get away with it. There must be accountability and as leaders we must be setting a godly example for others to follow.
I am praying protection over the body of Christ and I am asking God to raise up godly leaders who move in power and can really set the example of what it is to be a "lover of God."
I pray for you as you pray for me...that God would keep us close to His heart, keep sin and temptation away from us, and cause us to be innocent, pure and blameless before Him.
Jesus was very clear when He spoke about the religious spirit. He was referring to the Pharisees who were trying to achieve a sense of righteousness apart from grace, but rather through the Law. It was a self achieved righteousness, a self righteousness. Jesus also spoke about the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and the hypocrisy of the religious spirit. They were preaching commands to others that they were not walking in themselves. It was impossible to obey the whole Law completely. There is only one thing that separates us from GRACE. The Law. Trying to achieve righteousness through works alone. I will say it again...there is only ONE THING that separates you from grace...the LAW.
Sin does not separate you from grace. GRACE is not a license to sin and "get away with it." Our sinful choices always have consequences. We reap only what we sow. The true grace I am talking about is the power and ability granted by the Holy Spirit who lives inside of us to live in a way that pleases God. It is coming boldly to the Lord to receive well timed help just when you need it. His grace doesn't excuse your sin. His grace empowers you to say NO to sin and live holy, clean and pure and with a good attitude and lifestyle.
When you sin, you are not separated from grace. Rather...where sin abounds, grace does much more abound. God gives His help and grace to you to help you overcome your sin. He never leaves you alone! Isn't that awesome!
There is a new "religious spirit" operating out there. Because people are using the term in an unbiblical way. When confronted in an area of ungodliness, I have heard people say "Well I am not religious." No, you are right. You are not religious. You are rebellious.
People are masking a rebellious spirit by claiming not to be religious. The fruit of your life. The outward demonstration of who you are inside is what reveals the true nature and character of your life. I know God judges by the heart and not the outward package so we need to be careful in making judgments based on what someone looks like on the outside. However, there is a balance in this. It is one thing for someone to just be saved and have come out of the world. Of course they may love God with all their heart and be ecstatic about their new relationship with God, but there is room for sanctification and transformation to happen as the Holy Spirit deals with areas of their lives. Eventually by the Spirit their outward life will conform to God's heart. The way they dress, the music they listen to, the words they speak, the thoughts they think, the way they behave...will all start to line up with God's nature and heart. This takes time. So we can't be hasty to judge the outward.
However, this is very different than someone who has "walked with God" for years and may even be in positions of authority in the church. The bible is very clear what the qualifications for leadership are. You just have to read TITUS 1:7-16. You need to read this. Also 1 Tim 3:2-13. I think somewhere along the way we forgot about these verses of scripture. The bible is also clear that teachers of the word will be judged by a stricter judgment. That why Paul said that not many should become teachers. Read it in the amplified. James 3:1.
There is a place for godly discernment. It's called accountability. As a teacher in the body of Christ, I know that I am accountable not only to God but also to the church for what and how I live. I minister with this awareness and sense of responsibility. I am accountable. We are all accountable, but leaders and teachers are even more accountable.
I have seen people live however they want to live and do it in the guise of being free from a religious spirit. If you confront them in truth and love on their sinful behavior they accuse you of being "religious" and "judgmental." Church, it is time to lift the standard of God's word up again. It's time for real accountability. It's time to be sure the ones standing behind the pulpits have been tested and tried and are living a godly life. I have to admit, I am baffled and amazed at how many people endorse people and ministries who are living in rebellion and sin and "long" for them to be in the pulpit again as quickly as possible. I know we must walk in love and forgiveness, but we must also use wisdom and discernment. I implore the body of Christ in this hour to use discernment in who they follow and listen to.
If a leader falls into sin there must be adequate time for true heart repentance, restoration and healing. But there can be no healing without deep repentance. This is true for all of us. The only way to be healed from the affects of sin on our lives is to fully repent of that sin, turn away from it and begin to live in a way that brings joy to God's heart.
Let me also say that a trip or a slip of the flesh is very different than a continual lifestyle of sin that flows from a heart in deception and rebellion. I also feel it is a good thing to allow God to work a good level of character in us BEFORE we step into leadership in the church. Character is also a daily walk. Even after years of character development, you still need to stay humble before God and allow Him to work in you every day. Because the truth is, you can fall from any height. The bible says "take heed, lest you fall." So the truth is, we need to allow God to test and try and individual in a thorough way before giving them a place of large influence in the body of Christ. Then, even after God begins to use a vessel for His purposes, we still need to depend on the Holy Spirit to keep us and to continue to transform us in deeper ways.
What transference do you want? You have to understand that what you LIVE is what you TRANSFER. It goes much deeper than the words you speak. We impart what we live. Be careful that you don't receive an impartation of rebellion that makes you feel you can behave however you want to with no accountability or consequences. In other words, what example are you following? Paul said, follow me as I follow Christ. As we recieve and learn from the leaders God has given us, more often we learn from what they live even more than from what they say.
The way you live DOES MATTER. If a leader is not living the word of God and is making excuses for their sin and rebellion, you should not follow that leader. If a leader falls into sin and repents, we must forgive that leader and pray for thier full restoration. However, we must not be quick to put them back into a place of influence again until God has adequate time to work through the issues that caused the problems in the first place. This could take years. It may be that in our zeal, the body of Christ lifted them up too early to begin with. Maybe if more time was given to charactger development earlier on, a fall would have been avoided later. A very wise man of God once told me, "Matt, build slow. If you build too fast it will be unstable and won't last. But if you build slow and steady, you will be around for the long haul." I think these words have a lot of wisdom.
I think if there are no consequences for our actions we will be way too quick to fall back into the same old patterns and think we can get away with it. There must be accountability and as leaders we must be setting a godly example for others to follow.
I am praying protection over the body of Christ and I am asking God to raise up godly leaders who move in power and can really set the example of what it is to be a "lover of God."
I pray for you as you pray for me...that God would keep us close to His heart, keep sin and temptation away from us, and cause us to be innocent, pure and blameless before Him.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
CLEAR WATER REVIVAL
Matt Sorger with Joni and Marcus Lamb of DAYSTAR TVTwo months ago -- to the day -- Prophetic Revivalist Matt Sorger was given a prophetic word from the Lord. In this word, coming in the aftermath of the Lakeland Revival, Matt was told that a "clear water revival" was coming. This revival would not be marred by human pride, but would be something that brings glory to Jesus.
And now, two months later, comes word that a revival of that sort is occurring in Missouri.
Every Friday night in December, the world’s second largest Christian TV network will broadcast live from Kansas City this latest revival. Texas-based Daystar Television Network, which has 128 million potential viewers in the U.S., will beam footage of the World Revival Church meetings over its satellites and has given the revival a strong endorsement.
“This is a true revival,” Daystar President Marcus Lamb said in a statement ahead of live broadcasting. “This is a revival of integrity and righteousness."
Steve Gray, senior pastor of World Revival Church in Kansas City, Mo., said God’s conviction, along with intense desire among people wanting to “be near Jesus,” causes crowds to rush the altar. “I’m not standing there telling them to repent. The conviction just comes in and people want to change,” Gray said. “There’s repentance, there’s brokenness, there’s sincerity, there’s power, and then the Lord just sweeps through.”
This also follows through with what Matt has prophetically stated: that the coming revival will also bring a healthy fear of the Lord.
Now, for all this to come full circle, all that's needed is for Matt to be invited to minister there as well. That would fit very nicely indeed.
This also follows through with what Matt has prophetically stated: that the coming revival will also bring a healthy fear of the Lord.
Now, for all this to come full circle, all that's needed is for Matt to be invited to minister there as well. That would fit very nicely indeed.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
MATT SORGER PROPHETIC WORD: CLEAR WATER REVIVAL
CLEAR WATER REVIVAL
Prophetic Word for the Church Given to Matt Sorger
First time anywhere -- The following prophetic and timely word was transcribed at a recent Matt Sorger service at the Hope Center in Virginia.
The Holy Spirit spoke very expressly to me tonight. When I stood in the office before coming into the room tonight I heard the inner audible voice of the Spirit of God speak to me a word. But as I sat in this seat, I was taken in the Spirit. And the Lord spoke a very clear word that I want to declare right now.
Holy Spirit said to me that He’s releasing a clear water revival. And He spoke it over and over and over again to me – clear water, clear water, clear water -- he’s releasing a clear water revival.
And He said that this move of the Spirit will not be tainted or touched by the hands of man or flesh. It will not be tainted. Listen what the word of the Lord is saying tonight because this is a very pivotal moment in the Spirit right now. The Lord said that He is releasing a clear water revival and that this move of the Spirit will not be tainted by the flesh of man.
CHURCH CROSSING OVER INTO NEW SEASON
And then He spoke to me and He said that tonight is a night of crossing over. He said that tonight the Church is crossing over into a new season. And the Lord said mark this date on your calendar. Tonight we have crossed over into a new season in the Spirit and the Lord said from this moment forward: black will become very black and white will become very white. And the Lord said He is removing the grey areas. Black will become very black and white will become very white. He said there’s coming a great polarization even within the body of Christ.
He says this very night something has been set in motion in the Spiritual realm. And it’s bigger than just this meeting. It’s over the body of Christ in
Yesterday was the Day of Atonement, the last day of the ten days of awe of the season of Rush Hashanah. And the Holy Spirit spoke to me tonight, we have crossed over, Church, into a new spiritual season. Tonight is the first night of it. We’re about to see some very dramatic things happen within the body of Christ. Listen to what I’m saying to you tonight. We’re about to see very, very dramatic things happen within the body of Christ.
And what I sense also in my heart is that there’s a new wineskin that God’s raising up; there’s a new wineskin Holy Spirit is forming. You know years ago – 14-15 years ago – Holy Spirit spoke to me that there’s a new breed that God’s raising up. See God started to prepare a new breed 14 years ago. We’re coming into a season of release right now. New wineskins are going to be released and raised up and there are going to be new apostolic works birthed in the earth. They’re already being birthed right now. And the wineskin is going to look very, very different, Church.
There are wells of revivals that God is opening up within cities right now. And I have a feeling that this word I’m speaking tonight is a whole lot bigger than what we’re seeing in this room. I’m telling you the truth.
I saw it clearly as I’ve seen anything in the spirit tonight. There is a supernatural polarization that is being loosed in the Spirit realm tonight.
And last night I was talking about the fear of Lord. For those who will come under the umbrella of the fear of the Lord in this hour, tremendous glory will be given to them. Listen to what I’m saying. Those who come under the fear of the Lord in this hour will come under tremendous glory. Hear what I’m saying.
THOSE HIDDEN IN CAVES
Grey areas are about to be dealt with. There is coming a new housecleaning to the body of Christ. There is a supernatural housecleaning coming to the body of Christ. And every single grey area of compromise is about to be swept clean, because the Lord said that this is a clear water revival. This is going to be very clean and pure -- pristine water. It’s going to be unlike anything the world has ever seen before. Very pristine water: crystal clear. God has been preparing over the last 14 -15 years a new breed that will be ready to carry and flow with this move of the Spirit of God. They have been hidden away in caves. Listen to me. These vessels have been hidden away in caves. And God has been working a pure, refined heart and spirit on the inside of them. God has been working a pure, refined heart of gold on the inside of them. And God has been causing, step by step, their hearts to be turned away from the things of this world toward the things of His Spirit. Step by step God has been dealing. Step by step God has been refining. Step by step God has been causing hearts of pure gold to come forth to be prepared, so that this move of God can be sustained in the earth.
God is not looking – hear what the Spirit of the Lord says right now – God is not looking for gifted individuals. God is looking for pure, clean vessels that have been refined in the fire of God. God is not looking for your human giftedness. He is looking for pure, refined vessels that have walked through the fire of God. God is all over this tonight.
This is very, very prophetic. God’s getting the bride ready for His coming. He’s getting the bride ready for His coming. He’s calling. He’s calling. He’s calling the bride. Get your garments ready. Get your wedding dress ready.
THE PURE IN HEART
Today I bought a ring; it’s called a purity ring. And written right on the front is the word PURITY. And on the back is the scripture Matthew chapter five. It is a prophetic sign for the body of Christ right now because the Lord’s not coming back for a harlot; He’s coming back for a bride. He’s not coming back for a harlot that’s running all around with different idols. He’s coming back for a pure, spotless, clean bride.
And I went into the word in Matthew 5 right before the service and I was reading the scripture in Matt
You are the salt of the earth. If the salt has lost its quality, quality, it’s good for nothing. Quality! God is looking for a quality believer tonight.
Then in verse eight blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, spiritually prosperous, possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God’s favor, and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward condition, regardless of what their natural circumstances are, regardless of what they have in the natural, regardless of their outward conditions) blessed happy are the pure in heart for they shall see God.
The pure in heart: hearts refined as gold; hearts that have been through the fire; hearts that been prepared by God. Verse six, blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Many of our bibles say for they will be filled. Amplified says for they shall be completely satisfied.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (purity, cleanness) they will live a life of complete satisfaction. Completely satisfied on the inside.
It’s not about a title or a ministry. Nothing that will build the pride of man up. It’s about those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. They are the ones who will live one hundred percent complete satisfaction in their lives. They will be satisfied. They will have a life joy in their lives. A life joy is not a temporary moment of happiness because of a good circumstance in your life. A life joy is because your life has been completely filled with the righteousness of God. A deep satisfaction on the inside of you that man can’t take away, that circumstances can’t take away, and certainly the devil can’t take away.
How many here want to live a life of satisfaction. That you just have that sense of being satisfied. You’re not striving. You’re not unhappy in your moment. Listen you’ve got to learn to enjoy your moment while you’re on the way to where you’re going.
You can still have vision for the future and at the same time be completely satisfied on the inside of you. You can still have unfulfilled vision in your life and yet at the same moment live completely satisfied on the inside of you.
(Matt Sorger is a prophetic revivalist, based on Long Island, NY. Matt will be speaking at his upcoming conference OPEN HEAVENS: RELEASING THE APOSTOLIC AND PROPHETIC with special anointed speakers Dutch Sheets, Jane Hamon, Robert Stearns on Thursday, Oct 30 - Saturday, Nov 1, 2008, in Islandia (Long Island), NY. Full details are here.)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
THE DECEPTION OF THE ANOINTING
How do you process the phenomenon of when a Christian leader is not living a lifestyle of Jesus, yet still moves in the anointing of the Holy Spirit? That's almost frightening to contemplate, isn't it?
Prophet James Goll explains the reasons why that sometimes happens in a thought-provoking message entitled The Deception of the Anointing.
Using the life of Samson as an example, Goll explains that the anointing is a free gift (Romans 11:29 states that the "gifts and calling of God are without repentance"). The deception upon an individual occurs when he falls into habitual sin and he sees the gift still operating in his life! -- "Aha, I must be doing spiritually okay" is the deception.
That deception, by extension, is also spread out to others who see the anointing on someone and believe he or she is living a lifestyle to emulate.
Check out the free audio download. Although it was recorded before Lakeland, it'll help you process the Lakeland Outpouring all the more.
Prophet James Goll explains the reasons why that sometimes happens in a thought-provoking message entitled The Deception of the Anointing.
Using the life of Samson as an example, Goll explains that the anointing is a free gift (Romans 11:29 states that the "gifts and calling of God are without repentance"). The deception upon an individual occurs when he falls into habitual sin and he sees the gift still operating in his life! -- "Aha, I must be doing spiritually okay" is the deception.
That deception, by extension, is also spread out to others who see the anointing on someone and believe he or she is living a lifestyle to emulate.
Check out the free audio download. Although it was recorded before Lakeland, it'll help you process the Lakeland Outpouring all the more.
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