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WHOSE CHURCH IS IT ANYWAY?

THE POST APOSTOLIC CHURCH

Again I acknowledge that much of the material that follows is drawn from the excellent publication by Eddie L. Hyatt, 2000 Years of Charismatic Christianity. For specific references to the writings quoted, please refer to that publication.

We now proceed to the 20th century which, as we all know, was noted for outpourings of the Holy Spirit. Surely all would now be transformed by the Spirit and the bride church produced. Of course, we now know the reality, where there has been greater splits and divisions than ever before. God weeps!

20th CENTURY DEVELOPMENTS

The Day of the Lord

28 “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. (Joel 2:28-9)

SOME LATER 20TH CENTURY SPIRITUAL MOVES

Since the Charismatic Renewal there have been other spiritual revivals which, while not as universal in their influence, have impacted on the church in some way, whether it be territorially, denominationally, or through influencing the wider body. Some, particularly Peter Wagner, have described these as the 'Third Wave' of spiritual revival, after the after the Pentecostal Revival of the early 20th Century and then the more recent Charismatic Renewal. Some have arisen and waned, while others have been become formalized within new denominations. It would be fair to say that none individually, have had the widespread impact of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, but collectively, they have had a considerable influence in the later 20th century. Only a sample can be considered here.....

HOLY TRINITY BROMPTON, LONDON (Sandy Millar - Vicar, Nicky Gumbel - Curate)

Now for a British experience through the eyes of historian Richard M. Riss.....

One of the first and most highly publicized "hotspots" for the awakening in England was an Anglican Church, Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB), in London.

At about 11:30 a.m. on May 24, 1994, Eleanor Mumford, assistant pastor of the South-West London Vineyard and wife of John Mumford (pastor of South-West London Vineyard and overseer of the Vineyard Churches in Britain) met with a group of friends, many of whom were leaders of other churches, to describe her recent visit to the Toronto Airport Vineyard. As she explained her remarkable experiences of the power of God and prayed for them to be filled with the Holy Spirit, everyone was profoundly affected. Nicky Gumbel, Curate of Holy Trinity Brompton, suddenly realized that he was very late for a staff meeting at his own church, and rushed back from this meeting with his wife, Pippa, to HTB church office in South Kensington. The meeting was getting ready to adjourn, so he apologized and spoke briefly about what had happened. He was then asked to pray the concluding prayer. He asked the Holy Spirit to fill everyone in the room. According to the church newspaper, "HTB in Focus," 12 June 1994:

The effect was instantaneous. People fell to the ground again and again. There were remarkable scenes as the Holy Spirit touched all those present in ways few had ever experienced or seen. Staff members walking past the room were also affected. Two hours later some of those present went to tell others in different offices and prayed with them where they found them. They too were powerfully affected by the Holy Spirit -- many falling to the ground. Prayer was still continuing after 5 pm.

At 4:00 that day, HTB's Vicar, Sandy Millar, received an urgent phone call while attending a meeting of the Evangelical Alliance, chaired by General Secretary Clive Galver. Glenda, a member of the HTB church staff was calling to report that all of the members of the church team were on the floor of the office, unable to get up, after having received prayer. When Sandy asked how she had managed to get to the phone, she said that she had crawled. At an HTP service on the evening of May 29, Sandy Millar recounted the incident as follows:

I've never had such a message in my life. I was at a very serious meeting in the Evangelical Alliance, and we were talking about very serious things. And the telephone went, and Clive Calver, who's the chairman of the Evangelical Alliance, went and answered it and then he looked over at me, and he said "It's for you," he said, "and it's urgent." So I said, "Oh, thank you very much." And I went over and I took the call, and this was Glenda. Now Glenda works here most of the time -- by which I mean she wasn't working that afternoon, and she said, "Oh hello," she said, "I'm sorry to interrupt the meeting," she said, "but I thought you ought to know that the entire staff is slain in the Spirit and lying on the floor." And these other seven solemn men and women were watching me because they wanted to know what this urgent news was, and they hoped it wasn't too serious. I wasn't quite ready to tell them, because I wasn't quite sure what it meant. So I just said to Glenda, oh, you have to be careful nowadays, I said to Glenda, "Is that a good thing?" And she said, "Yes, it's a very good thing, indeed." So I said, " Well what are you doing on the telephone then?" So she said "Well, I'll tell you," she said.... She said, "I have crawled to the telephone on my hands and knees." So I managed to look solemn for another minute and I said "thank you very much. I will get back as soon as I can."

Sandy rushed back to find people rather startled at what had happened. The church leaders invited Eleanor Mumford to preach at Holy Trinity Brompton that Sunday, May 29, at both the morning and evening services. After both talks, she asked the Holy Spirit to come. Wallace Boulton in The Impact Of Toronto (Crowborough: Monarch, 1994), p. 21, wrote of the morning service: "There was a time of silence. Then slowly, members of the congregation began to cry quietly, and some to laugh. As the Holy Spirit came, Eleanor asked people to come forward if they wanted prayer. Many did so. As Eleanor's team and members of the church ministry team started to pray, people began to fall in the power of the Spirit. Soon the whole church was affected. There were scenes that few had ever seen before. The children arrived from their own groups and may of them were deeply touched and began praying for each other." People lingered for a long time after each service. Audiotapes of Eleanor Mumford's evening talk soon gained wide circulation in over one thousand churches of all kinds throughout England and served to pave the way for a massive reawakening among Anglicans and others.....

And in the time that I was there, I have to tell you, I heard not one mention of the devil. I heard not one word about spiritual warfare. Nobody mentioned a principality or a power, and I cannot tell you how refreshing that was. And the truth is that the people there, and I ever since, have been so consumed with the person of Jesus and with the work of the kingdom that quite honestly there is no time to give any attention to the enemy or to all his works. Because the power of Jesus is so great, and the person of Jesus is so preoccupying, and our passion for Jesus is on the increase to such a degree that it is a wonderful thing.......

At the end of September, 1994, Mike Fearon wrote of Holy Trinity Brompton in his book, A Breath Of Fresh Air (Guildford, Surrey: Eagle, 1994), p. 4, "At the time of writing, four months after the 'Toronto Blessing' made its unexpected but very welcome appearance, services there are so full that the choir stalls and chancel area behind the speaker have to be used as overflow areas, with scores of people standing in the gallery and around every doorway. Nearly 2,000 people pack into the building every Sunday."....

TESTIMONY: In 1998, Kathy and myself and 2 of our kids, Flew to our eldest sons wedding, in Aberdeen, Scotland. On the way having landed in London from New Zealand, we decided to go to Holy Trinity, Brompton for a Sunday service. It was a big disappointment to me, the service being like a normal Anglican service anywhere. I asked the Lord, "Where is the Holy Spirit?" He told me that he had been there but had now departed. The whole emphasis of the church was centred around the wonderful 'Alpha Course', developed over a period of 20 years by today's Vicar, Nicky Gumbel. It has been responsible for presenting the Gospel to huge numbers of people worldwide. The revival had ended.

However many thousands of churches throughout Britain had been revitalized by the Holy Spirit through this revival.

So we can continue to say.....

THE TRUE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS ARE ONES WHO ARE OBEDIENT TO THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THEIR LIVES.

You can read more about the revival at Holy Trinity Brompton HERE

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THE WORDS OF JESUS continued

The Lord has asked me to compile a publication of the words Jesus spoke, as recorded in the New Testament in chronological order.

Of course, it is not a Bible substitute! I Hope you find it helpful too, in your walk with Jesus.

Religious Leaders Look For Way to Kill Jesus (Matthew 21:15-16, Mark 11:18, Luke 19:47-8)
As the children responded enthusiastically to Him.

“Yes,” “Haven’t you ever read the Scripture that says, ‘You arranged for children and infants
to give you perfect praise’?”

The Fig Tree Has Withered (Matthew 21:18-22, Mark 11:20-25)
By the next morning, amazing the disciples.

“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “If you really trust in God, and don’t doubt him, you could not only do
what was done to the fig tree, but even more. If you said to this mountain, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea,’ it would happen! You will receive everything you ask for in prayer, as long as you trust in God.”

Jesus’ Authority Questioned in the Temple (Matthew 21:23-7, Mark 11: 20-26, Luke 20:1-8)
By the priests, teachers and elders.

“I too will ask you a question,” “If you give me the answer, I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Where did the baptism of John come from? Was it from heaven, or was it from people?

No reply is given.

“Then I won’t tell you by what authority I’m doing these things,”

Parable of the Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32)
Spoken to the Pharisees.

“But what do you think about this illustration? Once there was a man who had two sons. He went to the first son, and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ The son answered, ‘I won’t,’ but afterwards he was sorry for what he said and he did go. The man went to the second son, and told him the same thing. He replied, ‘I’ll go,’ but he didn’t. Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?”

The first.

“I tell you the truth: tax-collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you,” “John came to show you the way to live right with God, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax-collectors and prostitutes did believe him. Later, when you saw what happened, you still didn’t repent and believe him.”

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REVELATION AND RELIGION

904. Religion panders to people, revelation reveals God's truth.

905. Religious love is a theory, revelatory love an experience.

906. As soon as man starts interpreting revelation, you get religion.

907. Revelation expands, religion contracts.

908. Revelation builds, religion demolishes.

909. Religion is based upon doctrine, revelation, relationship.

910. Religionists hate revelation, for it is outside their control.

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912. Religion promotes obedience to priesthood, revelation, submission to the will of God.

913. Religion replicates Old Testament priesthood, revelation, the sole priesthood of Jesus.

914. In religion, the leadership claims to hear from God, while revelation is direct from God.

1326. Religion replaces revelation with rules, regulations and repetition.

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THIS WEEK: A REVELATION OF... DIVIDING THE WATERS continues

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***Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused***

*** Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others. ***

64. POWERFUL PRAYER!
The Wednesday-night church service coincided with the last day of hunting season.

Our pastor asked who had bagged a deer.

No one raised a hand.

Puzzled, the pastor said, "I don't get it. Last Sunday many of you said you were missing because of hunting season. I had the whole congregation pray for your deer."

One hunter groaned, "Well, it worked. They're all safe."

63. IF ONLY!
Three boys are in the schoolyard bragging about their fathers.

The first boy says, "My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, they give him $50."

The second boy says, "That's nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a song, they give him $100."

The third boy says, "I got you both beat. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a sermon. And it takes eight people to collect all the money!"

62. DIRECTIONS?
The Rev. Billy Graham tells of at time early in his career when he arrived in a small town to preach a sermon.

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"I don't think I'll be there," the boy said. "You don't even know your way to the post office."

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FACTS FOR FUN

LAST WEEKS QUESTION: Is a raven and a crow the same bird?

ANSWER: A raven is a type of large crow, with a distinctive croaking call. Therefore all ravens are crows, but not all crows are ravens. (Ravens crow about this!)

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: How old are ‘prefab’ (prefabricated) houses?

Answer Next Week.

SOME FUN FACTS

676. LIBERTY GREENS
"Liberty cabbage" was the name used by Americans during World War I for sauerkraut. During the war years, all things German were denounced or, as in this case, renamed. (Didn’t stop them eating it though. Some sacrifices are just too great!)

677. THE MAID'S RIGHT
As most people are right-handed, the holes on men's clothes have buttons on the right - to make it easier for men to push them through the holes. But not for women. Their buttons are on the OPPOSITE side so that their maids can dress them. When buttons were first used, they were expensive and only wealthy women had them. Since a maid faces the woman she is dressing, having the buttons on the left of the dress placed them on the maid's right. (Now can look in the mirror?)

678. FIFTEEN - LOVE
When tennis first became popular in France, a round zero on the tennis scoreboard looked something like an egg and was therefore called an egg! The word for egg in French is "l'oeuf". When transferred to America, "l'oeuf" was pronounced "love". (Many get ‘egg on their face’ in love.)

A WORD PUZZLE FOR YOU

Make another word from this word using all the letters.

HITTER

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TILL DEATH DO US PART!

42. ONLY ONE
While I was taking a Law course, the 'Audi alteram parten' rule was explained to us.

Translated it means "To hear the other party"

After discussing the subject at great length, the lecturer asked if anyone didn't understand the rule.

Responded one man "My Wife"

43. WHAT MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME...

TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE:
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside - I just finished cleaning!"

RELIGION:
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

TIME TRAVEL:
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

LOGIC:
"Because I said so, that's why."

FORESIGHT:
"Make sure you wear clean Underwear, in case you're in an accident."

IRONY:
"Keep laughing and I'll give you something to cry about."

OSMOSIS:
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper!"

CONTORTIONISM:
"Will you "look" at the dirt on the back of your neck!"

STAMINA:
"You'll sit there 'til all that spinach is finished."

WEATHER:
"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room."

PHYSICS PROBLEMS:
"If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you; would you listen then?"

HYPOCRISY:
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times - don't exaggerate!!!"

THE CIRCLE OF LIFE:
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION:
"Stop acting like your father!"

44. MARRIAGE QUOTES
Dedicated to those of you still pondering if marriage is right for you.

*** Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor's Degree and the woman gets her Masters.

*** Marriage certificate: just another word for a work permit.

*** Married life is full of excitement and frustration: In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.

*** Getting married is very much like buying a car...
You get what you want, and when you see what the other guy has, you wish you had ordered that model instead.

*** When a man holds a woman's hand before marriage, it is love; after marriage, it's called self-defense.

*** Bachelor: the ONLY man who has never told his wife a lie.

*** English Law prohibits a man from marrying his mother-in-law.
(Now this is definite proof of useless legislation!)

*** Every woman wants a husband who is handsome, understanding, rich, and loving. But the law allows only one husband.

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Grim Tally: Muslim Terrorists Kill 125,000 Since Twin Towers Tragedy

From September 11, 2001 until the beginning of this year, 22,000 Muslim terrorist attacks worldwide--an average of 5 a day--killed more than 125,000 people and injured nearly twice as many in 84 countries. The death toll does not include honour killings or those murders not reported in the media.

The website Thereligionofpeace.com says the death toll comes from published news reports about terror attacks and says it shows that, "No other religion inspires the sort of terrorism that the "Religion of Peace" (Islam) produces."

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WAXING LYRICAL

When we run out of ideas we have a tendency to make something up! Not a good idea!

THE QUANDRY!

Have no idea on what to write,
Must be careful not to skite,
But there's nothing to skite about!
Could make something up - no doubt!

Rather, I'm not that very brave,
So just will leave an empty page.
For the Lord would know of my little game,
On Judgement Day, I must take the blame!

Better to be silent now, than boasting,
In this I'll avoid a needless roasting!
So reading this huffing and puffing,
You've ended up learning nothing!

Sorry about that, my patient friend,
But that is the way, this must end!

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A DAVID MUSING

We have had now had 4 days of our '50% OFF ROUNDABOUT CLERANCE SALE', to mark the end of 7 weeks of road works, which knocked 60% off our turnover. We have had very good support from the community. The reality is, everyone loves a bargain. In fact, in today's tougher economic conditions, many people will only purchase when there is a sale. We have another week to go of the sale, and look forward to sales continuing their upward trend. It is nice to be able to pay some bills!

Sadly, the church has taken the same attitude towards 'salvation'. Simply give your heart to Jesus and be happy, healthy and wealthy forevermore! No wonder so many fall by the wayside when they find these promises not to be true. For while salvation is free, living out salvation costs us our life. We are to put aside our own life, ambitions and desires, in order to take on the life of Jesus. It is only when we are prepared to do so that we will become true citizens of the kingdom of God upon the earth.

Challenging, isn't it!

So until next week.....

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOU BLESS GOD

His servant and yours

David Tait

Today's 'Word Puzzle' Answer: TITHER

TODAY'S 'BIBLE QUESTION' b. Daniel

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