What happens when 170 Christian men from all over Victoria gather together for a weekend of teaching and fellowship? For some, new friendships are formed. For others, past acquaintances are renewed. For most, the time away leaves them inspired.
What would happen if the same 170 Christian men returned home from such a weekend filled with the Holy Spirit? They wouldn't just be inspired but would be transformed!
Imagine the impact on their families, churches and communities!
During the final session of teaching the guest speaker invited the men gathered to "Rise Up in Power" and suggested that "Men need today a baptism of the Holy Spirit. There are men in our churches who live somewhere between the Resurrection and Pentecost. They have experienced the empty tomb but not the upper room."
That was the thought that resonated deep within my spirit!
It is time for men of faith to move beyond a knowledge of the Resurrection towards an experience of Pentecost where the power of the Holy Spirit is unleashed so that we will 'rise up' and become the husbands, fathers and leaders that God has ordained us to be!
It is time for men of faith to desire more of Jesus than of ourselves so that God has total supremacy of our lives.
It is time for men of faith to no longer "live according to the flesh [with] their minds set on what the flesh desires; but [to] live in accordance with the Spirit [and] have their minds set on what the Spirit desires" (Romans 8:5).
It is time for men of faith to 'rise up' and take a stand!
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