Beloved,

I pray you are having a blessed week and making every effort to spend time with the Lord.

The disciples would have, in these last remaining days after

His ascension, been preparing for the coming of the Holy Spirit, another like Jesus, a divine empowering encounter with the Comforter who does not leave, but comes to abide in us in love.

“No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Saviour of the world.”
1 John 4:12–14.]

Love Our Neighbour

This Sunday is Pentecost, for the first time we are holding the service outside the front of the church. How wonderful!

Please be on time and come celebrate with us. Sit on a chair or bring a blanket to sit on the grass.

Please can we all pray not just for us who have the Holy Spirit, but for our local community that the Holy Spirit may fall upon those who do not yet know Him.

May the mighty rushing wind come and bring encounters to our neighbours.

The second commandment calls us to love our neighbour, and how deeply we long for them to be saved and receive the beautiful gift of salvation. This is love.

Please Lord, Do It Again!

The Hebrides Revival began on the Isle of Lewis after two elderly sisters, Peggy Smith and Christine Smith, prayed faithfully for God to revive their community.

One sister was blind and the other suffered from severe arthritis, yet they spent long hours praying for the young people of the island.

They stood on scriptures such as:

“For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground…
— Isaiah 44:3

and

“If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves, and pray… then I will hear from heaven…
— 2 Chronicles 7:14

As believers gathered to pray, a deep conviction of sin spread across the island.

Many people turned to Christ, prayer meetings filled through the night, and entire communities were impacted by a powerful awareness of God’s presence.

Church, Let Us Be Praying

Let us ask the Lord for a hunger to pray without ceasing, and for mercy for the lost this Pentecost.

May He raise up true intercessors, just like the sisters in the revival, for the Lord is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

We can only walk in this if He abides in our hearts. Let us enter the secret place and ask the Lord for more love. More Power and More of Him in our lives.

Bless the Lord may you all discover a fresh, enduring love for prayer and be partakers of His Holiness.

For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.

But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of

My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams…

And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.’”
— Acts 2:15–18

Beloved,

The Lord had many times when family members did not believe the truth of who He was or the message of the Gospel and would have dismissed Him as we read below

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing.

For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If

You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” For even His brothers did not believe in Him.

Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil. You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come.” When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee
— John 7-9

Stand Firm

God often calls us to be the first in our families to follow Him, to Hold the line.

That can be a lonely place, but it is also a sacred responsibility.

We are called to hold the line for the Lord and remain faithful in the work He has given us.

There will be times when family or friends do not understand, and may even try to pull us back into old ways or old lifestyles.

But our foundation must remain in Christ, not in the opinions or pressures around us.

Jesus Himself understood this. Even His own family did not always believe in Him at first.

Yet He did not move by pressure or expectation. He moved in obedience to the Father’s timing, will and calling.

In the same way, we are called to stand firm, even when others do not yet understand.

We are called to be a living example not by force, but by faithfulness and examples

Our lives become a living witness through the seasons, so that those closest to us may one day see the truth through our walk with God.

We don’t hold the line in our own strength, but by the power of the Holy Spirit .[Think Pentecost]

And we trust that God is able to work all things together for good, even in seasons of misunderstanding or resistance.

Families Saved

In time, even those closest to Jesus came to believe. James the Just and Jude once did not believe during His earthly ministry, yet later became key leaders in the early church.

Their lives remind us that God can transform hearts over time.

What begins in. misunderstanding can become a powerful testimony of grace.

We are therefore called to remain faithful in our homes and families as sons, daughters, parents, husbands, and wives trusting that God can use our steadfastness as a witness.

Some may not understand now, but by the grace of God, they may one day come to faith and be saved.

Full-Time Worker of God

God does not employ zero-hours workers, but offers a full employment covenant in Christ, with eternal benefits, grace for every season, and a reward that does not fade. May we all be about the Fathers business and not only our own.

May the Lord give us all a greater understanding of what His love in US all can achieve for the profit of all around us.

A change/impact in the life of someone else as we all follow the Christ.

Bless the Lord and may He continue to be graceful to us and encourage, strengthen and establish us for the work ahead.

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work
— John 4:34

Beloved,

“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.

For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit
— 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8

For Us

Purity is not simply the absence of sin; it is the work of the Holy Spirit transforming the heart of a believer.

As we walk with Christ, the Spirit produces self-control, restraint, and a desire to honour God in both body and mind.

We live in a world that constantly appeals to the flesh. Temptation is celebrated, boundaries are mocked, and Holiness is often viewed as weakness.

Yet God’s people are called to be different. We are called to be set apart.

The enemy hates Holiness because he can never again share in the holiness and fellowship with God for which he was originally created. The spiritual real hate Holiness because there are many spirits, but only ONE Holy Spirit who cannot be counterfeited, because all can see the fruit.

Therefore, he works tirelessly to corrupt hearts and minds, seeking to draw people away from the Lord and into bondage through deception.

But the Holy Spirit works in the opposite direction, leading us into truth, purity, and freedom.

We Do Our Part

Scripture tells us to take every thought captive and bring it into obedience to Christ. The battle for purity often begins in the mind.

What we allow our eyes to see, our ears to hear, and our thoughts to dwell upon will shape the condition of our hearts.

There is great power in living a holy and sanctified life. It stands in complete contrast to the spirit of this age. Christ is preparing His Church, His Bride, to be pure and ready for His appearing.

How Do We Walk in Purity?

1. Spend Time with God

2. Purity grows in the presence of God. Spend time daily in prayer, worship, and His Word. The more we behold Christ, the more we are changed into His likeness.

3. Resist the Flesh The flesh wars against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. Victory comes through daily surrender to the Holy Spirit and obedience to God’s commands.

4. Guard Your Eyes and Mind

Job declared: “I have made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I look upon a young woman?
— Job 31:1

Be careful what you allow into your heart and mind. What enters through the eyes often settles in the soul.

Be Filled with the Spirit

As your hunger for God’s presence increases, the desires of the flesh begin to lose their influence. A Spirit-filled life is a fruitful life.

A Picture of Purity

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland and appears on the UK coat of arms as a symbol of purity, strength, and power. Ancient legends taught that such a powerful creature could only be approached and tamed through purity.

Whether legend or symbolism, it reminds us of an important truth: holiness is not weakness. True strength is power under God’s control. The pure life is not a restricted life; it is a life surrendered to the Lord and empowered by His Spirit.

Check the front of your British passport

The lion and the unicorn.🦁🦄

May we pursue Holiness (Recent Pentecost ) with all diligence, not trusting in our own strength but in the grace and power of God.

For He has not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness. Bless the Holy Lord.

[Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God
— Matthew 5:8

Beloved,

We had an awesome Life Meeting yesterday, and the Spirit of the Lord led us here:

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.”
— Romans 8:5–9

Simply Put

The carnal (fleshly) mind will keep you focused on negative things, and if you allow this, it will build a fortress, a stronghold, and a way of thinking that is against God—a cycle of worry leading down the wrong path.

A mind that fights against God’s promises and truth for you leads to death.

The Good News

You get to choose each day:

“To be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

This is where we must all strive to live, from a mind that is surrendered to the Holy Spirit, a mind of humility, a mindset that trusts God against all odds, and a mind that is in-tune and in-time with the Lord.

This means taking every thought and vain imagination captive. It is a mind of peace and a mind of Christ.

Your Mind Is for God To Communicate with

“For God may speak in one way, or in another, yet man does not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while slumbering on their beds, then He opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction.”
— Job 33:14–16

What Drives You?

We all need a dream, a vision, and instruction placed within us that drives us forward. This is where the Holy Spirit seals our instruction and purpose for life.

Do you have yours? Ask the Lord.

You will not find your purpose in the Word alone, but through the Holy Spirit working alongside the Word. Those who walk in relationship with Him will hear His direction and leading.

So, beloved, stop worrying and begin focusing your mind on things above. God saved you for a purpose. Find your identity in Him.

Remember, the Word tells us:

“But we have the mind of Christ.”
— 1 Corinthians 2:16

Bless the Lord with thanksgiving, gratitude, and praise.

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant…”
— Philippians 2:5–7

Beloved,

In my spirit today, I sensed the Lord speaking about “wet blankets.” When you are on fire, you do not want anything around you that will quench that flame.

You want other fires, people who are burning, to come alongside you, so together the fire grows stronger.

Think about starting a fire. It takes effort to kindle it, to get it going, to build it up. No one would put a wet blanket over it once it begins to burn. Instead, they add fuel, materials that help it grow hotter, brighter, and stronger.

In the same way, we are called to stay alight for Him, living in His warmth, His light, and His protection, especially in a dark world.

Wet Blankets Quench

When we say wet blankets, we mean anything that dampens the Holy Spirit.

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things, hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:19

This is a reminder to be mindful of what, and who, we allow around us. Stay close to what feeds the fire. Guard against anything that slowly dampens it, because that is often how it happens, not all at once, but gradually. And once a fire is soaked, it is very hard to reignite.

How To Keep The Fire Burning

“Is not My word like a fire,” says the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?”
Jeremiah 23:29

Read, listen, watch, meditate on the Word of God, to fuel the fire.

Sing, worship with melodies in your heart towards the Lord, by the Spirit who lives in you.

It is up to you to make every effort. Stay on fire for the Lord each day, and do your best to avoid anything that acts like a wet blanket.

May your zeal for God grow inside you, to produce a consuming fire for Jesus Christ, and may the love of the Holy Spirit fill you and overflow from within you.

Bless the Lord. Stay close to God and He will stay close to you.

Do not be deceived, evil company corrupts good habits.
— 1 Corinthians 15:33

Shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:35]

Inseparable

This beautiful verse should encourage you today and every day.

It tells us in simple terms that whatever we are going through, even if all of hell or death itself is against us, we cannot be separated from the love of God.

But what can trick us

The only thing that can trick you into believing you are separate from God is your carnal mind (fleshy mind), which is enmity against God.

It will gladly rise up like a bad virus, bringing negative images, voices, and memories to convince you that God has abandoned you and that you have failed.

1. Don’t let it isolate you.

2. Don’t believe the lie.

But…

Believe in the truth, who is Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit of truth.

When we believe like this, we are more than conquerors as the word tells us.

May we all grow to have the belief system that Paul spoke about, so we can also say, “I am persuaded that nothing is able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Live connected to God as the Word teaches us and rely on the Holy Spirit more-so.

This is the safest place to live from every day.

Remind yourself daily of this truth and be strengthened in your inner man. The Lord has you, if you only believe.

It is time to take your belief and faith to the next level in this season. Be hungry for the things of the Lord.

Ask the Lord to help you live from the mind of Christ, which believes all things.

Go do it and produce fruit for Christ our Lord. Change your mind and change your life.

Bless the Lord, and as the Lord lives, may He continue to be gracious and patient with us until we grow up into all things.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
— Romans 12:2

Beloved,

Just to remind you from Sunday’s messages: “Lord, open their eyes that they may see.”

Also the words of Christ:

“The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?”

Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?

Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness.

If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
— John 3:8–12

Heavenly Things

We should all ask the Lord to help us see, hear, and be in touch with heavenly things, God’s Spirit — to keep our faith alive, grounded, and real.

He is not confined to the pages of a Bible. He is the living God.

He says this in John 5:39, which has stayed with me these past 12 years. It was etched into my spirit:

“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.]

We all need the power to live Holy, sanctified lives.

We need to know that the Lord is with us every day, not in word alone, but in Spirit.

Let us all pray:

“Then Elisha prayed, ‘Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha
— 2 Kings 6:17

Beloved, may the Lord grant you, according to your everyday hunger, the desires of the new heart He has put within you.

Reach out more in this season by getting on your knees, or on your face, more in the secret place of prayer, thanksgiving, and praise, that we may become people who carry His presence and power because of a great love to walk with Him.

And now, as the Lord lives, may He grant us everlasting peace, strength, wisdom, discernment, and hearts that burn for Him daily. Bless the Lord.

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

And one cried to another and said:

‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!’”
— Isaiah 6:1–3