Last night at Laurel's home group we were praying for the new church building and I go this image that was super encouraging and I wanted to share it. Journey was represented as a small crabbing boat with all these hearty crab fishermen on it. It was hard core and so tight. The fishermen were casting these huge ropes out into the sea to catch a new boat like in Heather's vision. As they threw their ropes, the ropes made their way around a huge ship in the distance. As the fishermen drew the new boat closer I could see that it was the Titanic. The image didn't seem discouraging like "Journey is going down in the future just like the Titanic." Rather it was this magnificent picture of God saying "I see how hard you have been pursuing me, and now I'm getting ready to bless you with a huge treasure that will display My magnificence." I kept thinking about the huge chandeliers inside of the Titanic, and it makes me soooo excited because they were so beautiful and cast light all about. This is my prayer of Journey, that wherever we as a church are housed, we will display God's splendor and light in beauty, all over Walla Walla - and beyond! In the powerful name of Jesus, AMEN!
August 2008
- Expand your vision. Your vision is too small, too low.
- Dream. Don't let your vision be too low. Don't be afraid to dream!
- Release the Kingdom of God that is in you. Don't let the kingdom of man hold back the Kingdom of God.
- The Glory Cloud is coming to this church (Journey). Manifestations of glory will become common.
- Your new building is necessary. You need a place to spread out.
- Your current building (19 E. Birch) is limiting your growth.
- We are going to have to fight for the next place God has for us and we must remain faithful--faithful in the building we're in, and at the same time, steadfast in our faith for the next place.
- Throw your ropes and pull in the promise. Our building, which is like a huge ark, must be fought for. Our ropes, which represent our faith, are capturing the ark. The whole congregation is to pray.
- God's face is turned towards Journey. We must know that His eye is upon us. He is among us. The Father's favor is turned towards us. He is getting ready to turn the fire of trial that is over people into fire that is in their hands.
- Many kings will be raised up in our new space. A succession of hereditary rulers; a succession of rulers from the same family.
- Declare that the church in Washington will ride the wind of revelation and break out of error and man's traditions.
- Central Christian isn't big enough. The Bur-Bee building is more like it.
- (A result of a treasure hunt to discern which building we are to lease) A warehouse in the Northwest part of town. No problem parking at the new facility.
- One of the church mothers had just been told which building the leadership was considering to lease. She hadn't told her son yet. She asked him to hear from the Lord what the building looked like. He saw a very large warehouse, with beige, dark green, brown and orange window on the second floor. He was very surprised when his mother drove into the parking lot of the building. It was the exactly the same as what the young man had seen from the Lord. )
