Friday, March 23, 2007

Preaching at GVCA

Matt and I preached last sunday morning at Garden Valley Christian Assembly. It went great. God had a word for the church. God is so good. He amazes me all the time.. It humbles me to think and brings tears to my eyes as I stand in awe how much God loves and values His people. I can't even stop saying that He is good! He is awesome!





New Wineskin for the New Wine... The Price of the New is the Old

Isaiah 43:18 – 19 “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall SPRING forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert…

CHANGE… this word keeps coming back to me. A CHANGE is coming! It shall SPRING FORTH! There will be a river of revival & transformation – a different move of the Holy Spirit. It is important that we take heed to what the Holy Spirit is saying and not get left behind with what God is about to do. The time is NOW! This is the KAIROS** time of the Lord!! The time of birthing out the vision has come… like a woman in labor & about to give birth… Nothing & No one can stop it!

I see that many will reject it because it is new and different. But those who will embrace the move of the Holy Spirit will experience the Hand of God move in their lives, their family, ministry or work place… a significant change will come!

I see people rise up! They will be the nameless & faceless generation who have sought after the heart of God. They have been hidden but they will arise and many will wonder where they came from. And I see that they are people of different ages and backgrounds. They are the Lord’s prized possessions, yes even the kids! But they will be trained & equipped and will move in the power of God because they have humbled themselves & made themselves available to God.

For those who have been longing and thirsting for My move… do not be weary in waiting for I shall come and show Myself strong in your behalf… You shall see and hear what Isaiah 64:4 is saying, “For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him… and 1 Corinthians 2:9 – 10, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him. But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.”

Do not be afraid! Isaiah 41:10, “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand…” Again… Do not remember the former things… Behold I will do a new thing… It shall SPRING forth… Shall you not know it? I will even make a way (road) in the wilderness and rivers in the desert…

This month is significant… MARCH ON!! God is saying, “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare (or DO NOT LIMIT GOD!!!); Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes. For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited… and most importantly… Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed… Isaiah 54:2-4a… for some of you have been put so shame by circumstances in your lives… but what God has planned to do through you, no man can stop it!!!

This month will be a starting point to MARCH ON to the next season and SPRING FORTH towards the next level!! To God be the Glory!

Lindsay Coil
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** Kairos is an ancient Greek word meaning the "right or opportune moment". The ancient Greeks had two words for time, chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies "a time in between", a moment of undetermined period of time in which "something" special happens. chronos is quantitative, kairos has a qualitative nature.

- Kairos time is usually perceived as a time of crisis.
- One has the choice of danger or opportunity, a chance to build something new out of the old.
- Kairos time bridges the tearing down of the “old way” with the building of a “new way.”