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I'm looking for feedback on Prayer Gardens messaging
The Church has strayed far from the path Christ directed it towards when He ascended to heaven. We went from well-connected and interconnected churches to disparate denominations and inter-church fighting over doctrine and dogma. Now, more than ever, it has become apparent that the church must begin to take a more active role in the culture and society. Not just in the United States, but worldwide.
We are directed to be the Salt and Light of the world, to defend the faith against satanic-occupied bastions. We have been given a sword, which is the Bible. We have been given a shield, which is faith. We have been given all the armor and weapons we need to vanquish Satan, but we became complacent.
This is largely due to our decadent and free lifestyle. Our freedoms are guaranteed, right? Right? Not anymore! While the Church mired in doctrinal and dogmatic battles, they were slowly restricted by the worldly doctrine of seperation of church and state. This neutered the Church's options to be politically active, and has resulted in the systematic destruction of our heritage and values. When Christians aren't fighting, the devil can just walk in and occupy.
This needs to end. The internet has given us a powerful tool to transcend denominational boundaries and strengthen the bulwarks against the enemy, so we can push back out and retake the world for Christ! We are not restricted anymore by distance from like-believing churches. We can connect, instantly, over the internet.
Over media such as Discord. Discord is highly useful and applicable for connecting Churches because it caters to the newest generations and can be easily learned. Pastors and youth alike can easily join and share their testimonies with a worldwide network of Believers. Prayer requests can be submitted and instantly, congregations all over the world can pray together about it. If two people gathered in the name of Jesus can affect the world, how much more so can millions?
Let us escape the stresses of the world and come together as children of God, and enter the Garden to pray. Pray for our lives, pray for our jobs, our kids, our communities, and our world. Pray for our soldiers and politicians. Pray for our farmers and doctors. Pray for our friends and our enemies. Pray and watch for the impending coming of Christ. Our work is far from over. The fields are overwhelmingly white with the ripest harvest of souls we can imagine. We must engage the enemy and drive them out! Drive them out of our churches, our schools, our government buildings. Drive satan out of the Earth and back to Hell where he came from!
What is our mission, then? We have 7 tasks God gave us.
You are right, Slechta. We have all the power. We are learning to use it. Just like Q, we have more than we know. Your Prayer Garden is a gathering place and a training camp. Growing in how we think so we can better serve Jesus. Thank you for this.
Well said sis. Hallelujah! Jesus Christ is King. Together through Christ we have endless potential. Love u sis..God bless.
Incredible summary. It seems that one of the most fallow fields for cultivation are the colleges and universities that are historically echo chambers. You go to Boston, considered in the US to be an academic hub, and the churches are empty and/or closing. Not sure how you reintroduce God and faith into this setting. Most colleges have student ministries there and try to be active, but get a lot of pushback. How do you break the secular stronghold?
Well said and I agree. I think one thing we need to do it bring together and organize the digital soldiers.