Fri, 28 Aug 1998 "[Rivermail]" sdayton@northwest.com

Fri, 28 Aug 1998 In His Love from Mexico Heriberto Gonzalez hergonza@infosel.net.mx

Subject: JUST ONE COMMISSION; AND WHAT IF OUR LOCAL CHURCH GOES FROM 500 TO 3000 MEMBERS – IN JUST ONE WEEK?

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ

As we know, The Lord does not do anything unless He first reveals it to His prophets, so that they can declare His plans. Today we can find very consistent messages coming from many of His servants living in different nations. A few examples are:

A Great end-time Revival is in its way. God is preparing His Body for a big Harvest. Preconceived notions are going to be laid aside. Church structure is about to change. A mayor change is coming to the world. The judgement of God is going to be increasing. God is restoring the five-fold ministry. The Body of Christ is going to be inter-submitted. The Lord is going to create an international Network. Israel is going to have a central part in His plans. The Lord is coming very soon.

Even though these and many other prophetic messages are very important to the Body of Christ so that we can be ready knowing and doing His Will, we should not forget the central point and focus in our lives as Christians which is being with JESUS in a permanent intimacy and accomplishing the ONLY ONE COMMISSION He gave us no matter the circumstances:

GO AND MAKE "DISCIPLES" OF ALL NATIONS AND "TEACHING" THEM TO OBEY HIS WORD.

Knowing His main purpose for our lives, I wonder if we are preparing ourselves as His Body in a proper way to do His Will and to be ready for all of these things about to come.

For instance...what would we do if suddenly a powerful Revival hits our community and in just one week our local church increases its members from 500 to 3,000? Lets think that Spirit-led repentance continues in our neighborhood and the second week 1,500 more are added to our church, and we are watching exactly the same pattern occurring in other churches all over the city.

WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF THE LORD'S SHEEP?

Who is going to take care for the Lord's new sheep, so that the fruit remains, and so the deceiver does not snatch away the seed of the word? Do you think that our senior Pastors, 4 or 5 elders and a few deacons and leaders are going to be able of sustain the harvest by themselves?

Who is going to be used by the Lord to break bondages in thousands of new born again christians that limit their spiritual growth?

Who is going to be interceding before the Father's throne that their faith not fail?

OUT OF THE CHURCHES---AND INTO THE STREETS

I do believe that the Lord is about to move us out of the church buildings in a powerful way to our houses, work places, open theatres, wide parks and gardens, streets and hedges all over our cities not only to PREACH His Gospel but to be TEACHING His Word to the Lord's new sheep in a permanent basis.

He is calling each and every one of His sons and daughters in these final days to prepare to be used in the great and ONLY ONE COMMISSION that He gave us (Matthew 28:19-20).

The coming Harvest will be so abundant that only a great army all over our cities is going to take care for His new sheep.

We must remember that the Lord gave us only ONE COMMISSION. Gifts, ministries, talents, strategies, plans, programs, networks, structures, angelical assistance, and even computers, are only means to achieve it.

In His Love from Mexico Heriberto Gonzalez hergonza@infosel.net.mx