A word from Marc Dupont...

On Sunday 14th February, Sally Mallard spoke at our online meeting, sharing and exploring a prophetic word that we had recently received from Marc Dupont, a long-time friend of the church, based in California, USA.

The word Marc shared was:

“2021 and beyond

The vision I experienced of what I believe will be taking place in various degrees in many centers of worship over the next few years. I’m not saying the vision itself would exactly be replicated. But the symbolism of what I saw will be taking place. There were essentially four pictures.
1. I saw a large sanctuary, including bleacher areas, filled with people, all with their hands in the air lost in worship. There was a profound sense of the holiness and awesomeness of God people were experiencing. I had a powerful sense the Lord said this was not some one-off special event. It was symbolic of what will take place at many worship houses in the future.

2. Then I saw the entire front area packed with people kneeling in worship. As I gazed on them, I had a sense that in addition to experiencing the holiness and awesomeness of God, they all had a profound sense of thankfulness in their hearts. I sensed that many of them had experienced significant breakthroughs with God and powerful answers to prayers throughout the season of Covid-19. There was beginning to be an intense revelation that man’s salvation is in Christ alone! In a season of fearing the crown of death, many will be consumed with the crown of Christ!

3. Then I saw in the midst of those kneeling an amazing pillar of fire rising straight up through the building and rising hundreds of feet in the air. It reminded me of looking at a Google map where there is a red dot marking a location. The pillar of fire was roughly around 10-12 feet in its diameter. It was like rolling flames comprised the overall pillar.

4. The last thing I saw was whirlwinds emanating from the pillar of fire. Biblically, like Elijah and Elisha’s experience of the Lord taking Elijah home, whirlwinds from heaven are symbolic of transition and promotion. I sensed many were going to come into breakthroughs of increased fruitfulness in seeking first God’s Kingdom.

I believe a shift is coming and necessary having to do with the focus of the eyes of the heart of the church. We are going to become more singularly focused on the person of Christ and less focused on man. We are going to be paying more attention to the leadership of Christ, and less to the leadership of man. And, like with the Apostle John’s Revelation of Jesus- we are going to become consumed with the majesty and victory of Christ- even in the warfare of the anti-Christ Spirit and the beast! We will go from being nervous about the mark of the beast to radiating the glory of God, as we learn to gaze on the wonder of who He is.

’for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
as the waters cover the sea.’ Isaiah 11.9”

Where is our focus?

John Parker continues a mini-series exploring two prophetic words brought to us as a church community by Ray Lowe and Fusi Mokoena. In this talk, John recognises the limitations that the Covid-19 pandemic has placed upon us but encourages us to focus what we can do, rather than what we can’t. Based on the Old Testament story of Gideon.

From Emmanuel Church Durham on Sunday 17th January, 2021.

Scarlett's final FP update

Scarlett has now finished her year as an FP intern with us. But what's she doing now…?

Here’s her final FP update…

Since returning from Albania (watch the video here) I have been swept away in what we so commonly find ourselves lurking in the depths of - busyness!

I enjoyed so much being about God's business, supporting Elbasan Christian Fellowship with their ministry to the blind and kids work and just building relationships with our Albanian brothers and sisters, that since arriving back in England I have filled my diary!

However, as Marc DuPont so wonderfully explains, good ideas aren't always God ideas, and before long I found myself in the middle of a storm. I was running on low, not understanding why I began to have little love for others, let alone love for myself.

By that time I was wallowing in self-pity, having finished my internship and being left feeling purposeless, with worrisome thoughts about money. The world tells us we must have a title; I'm 'a parent', or 'a teacher', a 'painter', or 'a preacher', but there was me, I'm 'a nothing'? I felt like I was nothing.

Gladly, some close friends from Church reminded me that I am the complete opposite of nothing. I am a child of God! A chosen one, given the promise of having plans to prosper me, to give me a hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11). I realised that my prayer times had been so preoccupied with seeking God's will for me, that I spent no time seeking Him, my Saviour.

When I changed my ways, in fasting, spending more time with God, and in reading His word, I was reminded that this is our sole purpose - to be filled "with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope" (‭‭Romans‬ ‭15:13‬).

In revelation and truth, Jesus calmed my storm. But I sure did feel His rebuke as He pointed out that I had little faith He would, or perhaps could (Mark 4: 39-41)!

Furthering my desire to seek God's counsel and return to rest, I listened to some teaching (including videos by David Pawson who is so worth hearing!). This helped re-ignite my passion for reading the Bible and increased my awareness of just how much wisdom it holds (especially in the Proverbs, which I am half way through). It was at this time that I remembered the prophesy God gave me during the Rising Tide Conference - that He wished to replace my vanity (busyness!) with wisdom. Oh isn't God clever! It seems now is the time He has chosen to attend to this desire of His. He has just been waiting for me to listen and accept.

And so my search for a 'title' has lessened and my search for His will increased, but only now that I am looking for Him, and not directly for His will... He has led me back into a place of living each day as it comes, led by His Holy Spirit and honed in at the sides by His love. Just please don't ask me the infamous question "So, what are you doing now?" Because my reply will be short and to the point - "living for God".

"Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established." Proverbs 16:3.