Come on, Church!

Family Time

It’s early afternoon and an unseasonably warm and sunny one. We’re on a caravan site near Frome in Somerset. It feels very much like a summer’s day.

We’re here visiting family as my niece and her 4 year old son are visiting my sister. They’ve come from Japan and it’s been nearly 3 years since they were here due to the pandemic closing off travel. We’re enjoying family time.

Telford Minster

While in the caravan, Roger and I are taking the opportunity to edit our latest video. For the past two Sundays we were blessed by the opportunity to visit a very new church, built by the Church of England in Telford, called Telford Minster.

It’s actually the refurbishment of a large upstairs space in a building called Meeting Point in the heart of Telford. The renovations cost the Anglican church around £1.7 million.

Excited expectation

This is a very different Anglican church. As you will see in our soon-to-be-published video, it is a place of excited expectation; planted in the midst of a town with a reputation for being the most unreached place in England.

The space is large. There’s plenty of room for growth! It started with 6 people in 2020 and the expectation is for at least 600. Already it is vibrant and growing. Jesus is in the midst.

Come on, Church!

I truly believe that revival is very near. In fact, I sense that it has already started – mostly outside the church. The Spirit is moving on the broken and the hungry. The Kingdom is very near. Jesus is visiting His Church and being joyfully welcomed by those with eyes to see, ears to hear and hearts to understand. These places will become centres of His Presence and power through His Word and His Spirit.

Poem

A few days ago I was moved to write another short poem. It’s not the greatest verse ever! But it does express my own heart cry in His Spirit to see the church wake up into this season of visitation. I pray that it is inspired by the prophetic gift that God has given to me.

Come on Church!

Don’t you know it’s started? That the new way has begun?
It’s moving in God’s Spirit. It’s coming through God’s Son

Church, this is your time on earth. The Kingdom comes now here
This is God’s time to rise and shine. His purposes are clear

For those of you with eyes to see, and hearts to understand
His signs are all around you. They’re showing on the land.

I counsel you to ask Him - for salve that opens eyes
So you may see His kairos. It isn’t in disguise

Our Lord is clearly coming. As Aslan on the move
He is the King of Glory, His purposes to prove
He’s asking for a following. A people for the hour.

So Church will you arise and shine?
And demonstrate His power.