EXPECTED OUTCOME:
THAT EACH OF US WILL PERSONALLY AND CORPORATELY INCREASE OUR EXPERIENCE AND VALUE FOR HIS PRESENCE
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Face to Face with God by Bill Johnson
Our lives should be lived in a way where supernatural encounters with God happen regularly and where miracles are common. This is comes by making experiencing a deep, intimate relationship with God a priority. In the book Face to Face With God, Bill helps us pursue God for greater measures of His presence in our own lives, sharing the principles he has learned and real-life stories from his life and ministry.
Introduction to the Bride of Christ by Mike Bickle
(This is a .pdf article that's part of the Foundational Teachings at www.ihop.org.)
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Listening
CD or mp-3 |
Jill Austin – Holy Spirit Preparing the Bride
Jill Austin – Desperation, Visitation & Anointing.
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| Personal & Ministry Assessment |
Review the personal and ministry assessment worksheet. |
| Personal Action Plan |
Complete the Personal Action Plan by drilling down on
your personal assessment to identify places to focus on Increasing His Presence in your life.
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| The Gate Action Plan | Complete Gate Action Plan by focusing on our gatherings and corporate expression. What can we do to improve or demonstrate how we value His Presence? |
| Your Created Declarations | Nothing happens in the kingdom without a declaration.
Use the created declarations worksheet to develop your own Declarations that will help build your own personal encounters and Culture of His Presence.
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| Declarations |
- I am often overwhelmed and transformed by God's presence.
- I love to soak in God's presence.
- Lovers make better workers. I am first a lover and
worshiper of God.
- I am going to new levels in my intimacy with God.
- The ministry I lead is known for the manifest
presence of the Lord.
- God's presence is released in everything I do.
- I will not go anywhere without God's presence.
- Like David, I am a man (woman) after God's own heart.
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Suggestions
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Culture Reinforcing Activities |
- Read the short article by Bill Johnson: “Beholding the Presence” .
- Read the Article by Bill Johnson: “Intimacy, Dwelling in God’s Glory”.
- Read the Short Article by Wendy Backlund: “Soaking Prayer” .
- Purchase “Captured” by Alberto and Kimberly Rivera. Use this CD for personal soaking time. (Purchase online at www.rainingpresence.com or on itunes.)
- Spend a few hours or more soaking during Washington Worships or gather friends and soak and seek His face together for a few evenings.
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Suggestions for Additional Activities at The Gate
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- Implement at least 30 minutes of soaking prayer each week before the gathering begins during the month in another room.
- Invite intercessors to begin to pray more specifically for His manifest presence before and during the gatherings and during the week.
- Teach on the difference between praise and worship before we enter in and then move from praise to worship and worship until the glory comes.
- Become more specific during the meeting to train the people to see and experience the shift into deeper worship when His presence is manifest.
- Set aside a time to honor in a specific way those who bring in His presence during the meetings. Worship leaders, musicians, vocalist, dancer etc.
- Teach, coach and train the people at The Gate to recognize His presence in the corporate gathering and to honor Him and welcome Him when he comes.
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As we continue to change our world view and create a new Kingdom world view and mindset these values will be formed in us. As they are more fully formed in us they can be released to the world.
