Crucial message from God to the men of CCF,
“Proclaim this among the men of CCF; Prepare for war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. Joel 3:9-11
“Martial your troops”. Micah 5:1
Brothers of CCF, we are so energized about what God is doing and going to do through all the men that join arms and come together in Christ for this mission. We are praying that every CCF man recognizes this great opportunity and privilege to honor our Lord and magnify his name. He is worthy. Brothers we are all honored and feel privileged to
serve our Lord and CCF by putting forth a fervent effort to hear from him and deliver his
will and intentions for the men’s ministry; at the same time, we rejoice in hope that you
will bear with us, be excited with us, and be willing to do what ever it takes, together, to
bless our Lord. We believe and urge you to bond with us in faith that Jesus is going to do
mighty things through this ministry and ultimately City Christian Fellowship. We believe
that he is saying, “Don’t prepare for war! Don’t wake up, you mighty men! Don’t come
together so that mighty things will happen! Do it, because mighty things are going to
happen!” Please keep this in mind, A warrior can not prepare for battle over night. Now
is the time to press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God, in Christ.
We believe that he is saying that if we don’t take this opportunity, he will find another
group of mighty men that will. Most assuredly he has anointed and is increasing in other
men’s ministries to join arms with ministries such as ours, but what an encouragement,
for we are one that he has selected. Brothers, we covet your prayers and welcome you to
join us in prayer that his will be done in all things.
The following is an outline of what the Lord shared with Dwaine Bell and Bobby Burns
during the Subiaco retreat.
Things to work on Unity with Christ. John 15 Nothing is possible outside of Christ, but any thing is possible IN HIM
Unity with wives and children. Next to our covenant with God, covenant with our
spouse is primary. Husbands love your wives like Christ loves the church. Pray together
and honor one another. We have already witnessed the enemy attacking our families. If
he can weaken the family he can weaken the church, so we need to fortify our families.
The enemy has been defeated, and we are more than conquerors.
Unity with one another. Rom 9:2,3. How much should we love one another?
James 2. We don’t feel that there is a status or class problem; however, we feel that it is
time for the men of CCF to venture from their comfortable circles and reach out to one
another. Put forth a sincere effort to know every man within this body of Christ better.
Forgiveness. Towards one another. Matt 18:22 seventy times seven. Matthew 18:15-17
is not a three step process. Keep these scriptures in mind. Proverbs 17:9 NIV “He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends“. Proverbs. 17:9 NLT “Disregarding another person’s faults preserves love; telling about them separates close friends. Proverbs 18:19 “It’s harder to make amends with an offended friend than to capture a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with iron bars. Every, mighty man IN CHRIST has the potential to forgive. We must know and profess that through Christ we are stronger than a fortified city. The word tells us to agree with our adversary quickly. How much quicker should we agree with our friends? Pray for discernment in all decisions.
Forgiveness. Towards our selves. Be encouraged that we are free from condemnation
and that he has sent our rebellious acts as far away from us as the east is from the west.
Remember that one of our men’s ministry life verses is Exodus23:30 KJ “By little and
little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
We are taking up the plow, and we will not look back.
Confession of Faith. Daniel 3:17 Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, “Our God is able”.
Numbers 14:6-9 Joshua and Caleb. “If the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely
into that land and give it to us”.
John 15 If we abide in him and his words abide in us we can ask what we will.
We can do all things through Christ. Etc.
Humility. Daniel Chapter 4. Pr. 16:18 Pride goes before destruction a haughty spirit
before a fall.
100% of our Efforts. Jeremiah 17:9,10. He rewards us for our efforts, but he wants
100%.
Fervent prayers. Lev10:1-3; Rev 5:8. Incense and aromas are symbolic for our prayers.
Rev 8:3. The prayers of all saints are offered up with much incense. James 5:16 KJ “The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. The word effectual in the Greek
is Energio. It means divinely energized. When our prayers are fervent they are the kind
He commands. They are not strange to him. KJ Lev 10:1. He energizes us, or anoints us
with His divine power. The earnest prayers are those we remember being answered.
Those that bring faith and the feeling of breakthrough before they are finished.
Live fervently. Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient through tribulation, and
continue instantly in prayer.
Verses to stand on
2 Pet 1:3; Proverbs 3:5,6; Ex 23:30; Dt 9:3; Eph3:20; Daniel 3:17; Num 14:8;
1st John 5:14-16
“Martial your troops”. Micah 5:1
Brothers of CCF, we are so energized about what God is doing and going to do through all the men that join arms and come together in Christ for this mission. We are praying that every CCF man recognizes this great opportunity and privilege to honor our Lord and magnify his name. He is worthy. Brothers we are all honored and feel privileged to
serve our Lord and CCF by putting forth a fervent effort to hear from him and deliver his
will and intentions for the men’s ministry; at the same time, we rejoice in hope that you
will bear with us, be excited with us, and be willing to do what ever it takes, together, to
bless our Lord. We believe and urge you to bond with us in faith that Jesus is going to do
mighty things through this ministry and ultimately City Christian Fellowship. We believe
that he is saying, “Don’t prepare for war! Don’t wake up, you mighty men! Don’t come
together so that mighty things will happen! Do it, because mighty things are going to
happen!” Please keep this in mind, A warrior can not prepare for battle over night. Now
is the time to press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God, in Christ.
We believe that he is saying that if we don’t take this opportunity, he will find another
group of mighty men that will. Most assuredly he has anointed and is increasing in other
men’s ministries to join arms with ministries such as ours, but what an encouragement,
for we are one that he has selected. Brothers, we covet your prayers and welcome you to
join us in prayer that his will be done in all things.
The following is an outline of what the Lord shared with Dwaine Bell and Bobby Burns
during the Subiaco retreat.
Things to work on Unity with Christ. John 15 Nothing is possible outside of Christ, but any thing is possible IN HIM
Unity with wives and children. Next to our covenant with God, covenant with our
spouse is primary. Husbands love your wives like Christ loves the church. Pray together
and honor one another. We have already witnessed the enemy attacking our families. If
he can weaken the family he can weaken the church, so we need to fortify our families.
The enemy has been defeated, and we are more than conquerors.
Unity with one another. Rom 9:2,3. How much should we love one another?
James 2. We don’t feel that there is a status or class problem; however, we feel that it is
time for the men of CCF to venture from their comfortable circles and reach out to one
another. Put forth a sincere effort to know every man within this body of Christ better.
Forgiveness. Towards one another. Matt 18:22 seventy times seven. Matthew 18:15-17
is not a three step process. Keep these scriptures in mind. Proverbs 17:9 NIV “He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends“. Proverbs. 17:9 NLT “Disregarding another person’s faults preserves love; telling about them separates close friends. Proverbs 18:19 “It’s harder to make amends with an offended friend than to capture a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with iron bars. Every, mighty man IN CHRIST has the potential to forgive. We must know and profess that through Christ we are stronger than a fortified city. The word tells us to agree with our adversary quickly. How much quicker should we agree with our friends? Pray for discernment in all decisions.
Forgiveness. Towards our selves. Be encouraged that we are free from condemnation
and that he has sent our rebellious acts as far away from us as the east is from the west.
Remember that one of our men’s ministry life verses is Exodus23:30 KJ “By little and
little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
We are taking up the plow, and we will not look back.
Confession of Faith. Daniel 3:17 Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, “Our God is able”.
Numbers 14:6-9 Joshua and Caleb. “If the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely
into that land and give it to us”.
John 15 If we abide in him and his words abide in us we can ask what we will.
We can do all things through Christ. Etc.
Humility. Daniel Chapter 4. Pr. 16:18 Pride goes before destruction a haughty spirit
before a fall.
100% of our Efforts. Jeremiah 17:9,10. He rewards us for our efforts, but he wants
100%.
Fervent prayers. Lev10:1-3; Rev 5:8. Incense and aromas are symbolic for our prayers.
Rev 8:3. The prayers of all saints are offered up with much incense. James 5:16 KJ “The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. The word effectual in the Greek
is Energio. It means divinely energized. When our prayers are fervent they are the kind
He commands. They are not strange to him. KJ Lev 10:1. He energizes us, or anoints us
with His divine power. The earnest prayers are those we remember being answered.
Those that bring faith and the feeling of breakthrough before they are finished.
Live fervently. Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient through tribulation, and
continue instantly in prayer.
Verses to stand on
2 Pet 1:3; Proverbs 3:5,6; Ex 23:30; Dt 9:3; Eph3:20; Daniel 3:17; Num 14:8;
1st John 5:14-16
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Good work Bobby. Thanks for the effort to write your thoughts for us, and what the Lord was saying to you. -=db=-
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