Changing the atmosphere

Fellow Labourers-

This was sent to me and I am sharing it with you unedited.

Hello and Praise the Lord again Robert, I pray you have had a productive and blessed week. I wanted to take a moment and share with you a few descriptions of the many incredible messages that have been added to the PreachIt.org database recently. But first I wanted to share with you an excerpt from Pastor James Holland's message entitled Changing The Atmosphere. These are 8 of the 12 goals Pastor Holland's message expounds on. Pastor Holland is an accomplished author and teacher to leaders of churches. His sermons are powerful and always resound with the direction for revival churches. Several of his messages are among many added to the site this week.

1- No spiritual hindrances. An atmosphere of the Heavens being open.
We all have seasons when we are pressed on every side, when darkness seems to abound, and the heavens seem as brass.

2-No "business as usual services" An atmosphere of unified Expectancy.
Come together with excitement believing for great things to happen. If you announced that Jesus was going to appear in bodily form at your next service, no doubt the atmosphere around the church would be a lot different. People would arrive early no doubt the pray rooms would be filled, lost love ones would be physically dragged through the doors.

3-An atmosphere of the supernatural "Our God is no common, ordinary God.
Come expecting, come with the right attitude. When we direct our faith toward God he will surprise you.

4-No limitations allowed to be placed on anyone. An atmosphere of anyone can receive.
Ex. - Rahab was a prostitute yet she is listed in Hebrews chap. 11
Paul was vicious in his persecution of the church.
David committed murder and adultery.
Mary Magdalene was filled with demons.
Gideon was a coward.
We must remember there is no limit to what God can do with a life committed to Him.

5- An atmosphere of "People are important"
Jesus shed blood for all people. The Gospel is to all people not just the ones we like or choose. The church is an open door to all, not a private club. How friendly is your church? How friendly are you?

6-No defeatist spirit. God is able to deliver anyone at anytime. We need an atmosphere that projects that victorious living is possible for everyone.

7-No hold the fort philosophy here. We need to reach our City. There are times of visitation for every city. We are currently experiencing a visitation of the spirit throughout our entire world. Yet some will not recognize what God is doing and thus miss their time. This caused Jesus to weep over Jerusalem when they missed one of their times of visitation.

8-An atmosphere of financial blessing. We must stop making excuses for our disobedience in these areas. Stop functioning in our dysfunction. Less than 25% of people in many churches faithfully support that church with tithes and offerings on a consistent basis. Fewer than that serves the church with their time and talents!

Robert A. Stewart