love.

"You can give and not love, but you can't love and not give." -Kris Vallotton
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Judy came up with a brilliant, spontaneous idea to buy some of the office cleaning staff surprise presents for Christmas and the New Year, and I absolutely loved it. The smiles received were precious, especially from the 2 aunties who work in the canteen. So many of us walk past these office unsung heroes every day, we look right past them, so much so that when I approached the first aunty, she was a little taken aback. Looking into her eyes, I tried to explain as best I could why I was giving her a present, and then to the other, as she emerged from the washroom. No agendas, no strings attached. Just to show a little love. Just to let her know that she's appreciated. Just to deposit a little of His Kingdom.

Yet every single day we travel to work, looking past every single person on the train, on the bus. We see life's imbalances and we pretend that they don't matter. ... and yet the fullness of the Holy Spirit, You have given to us, Your power to wield.

What is this love You have for us, O God? that we'd never be able to fully grasp? even so, Your Kingdom is so full. Too full to be able to be contained. So complete. And so beautiful.

Let this power of Your new anointing fall.

Love, Just Because.

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Pastor Matthew Barnett of the LA Dream Center: "I used to think of preaching to thousands, but now when I preach, I'm always thinking about the one."

Kris Vallotton: "People's opinion(s) [contrary to our own] doesn't give me the right to not love them, in a felt way...", "We're not called to pound seed into concrete..." and "Love is going to move us from invasion, to invitation..."

Kim Walker: "We're never the same after we encounter the love of God..."

Apostle Paul: "...and now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

Jesus: "...whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."

over and underneath.

it seems these days, i've been hearing through songs. so i'm going to carry on with this next one also by Tenth Avenue North:

I hear You say,"My love is over. It's underneath.
It's inside. It's in between.
The times you doubt Me, when you can't feel.
The times that you question, 'Is this for real? '
The times you're broken.
The times that you mend.
The times that you hate Me, and the times that you bend.
Well, My love is over, it's underneath.
It's inside, it's in between.
These times you're healing, and when your heart breaks.
The times that you feel like you're falling from grace.
The times you're hurting.
The times that you heal.
The times you go hungry, and are tempted to steal.
The times of confusion, in chaos and pain.
I'm there in your sorrow, under the weight of your shame.
I'm there through your heartache.
I'm there in the storm.
My love I will keep you, by My pow'r alone.
I don't care where you fall, where you have been.
I'll never forsake you, My love never ends.
It never ends."

it's true.

Good Morning, Holy Spirit

missing my church, the Dreamcenter.

where dreams come true!

Oh God You're so good! : ) doesn't this just blow your mind away? The healing power of the resurrected Christ.

Part 1 of 4

part 2 of 4

part 3 of 4

part 4 of 4

and click here for the written testimony.

Oh wow. hahaha! restoration and open eyes for all! i love the last vid, where the girl had the presence of the Spirit come all over her!

dry bones.

today, i want to talk about the dry bone army that God's breathing into-(see July 4, 2009).

Kris vallotton spoke briefly on the dry bones: "we're not called to give a commentary on how dry the bones are, and what they used to be"
and that "we're called to call those things that are not as though they are, and have out of the dry bones, a mighty army"-The Tipping Point Part 2, July 14, 2009

Pastor today set the congregation free to boldly pray for people who have needs, calling us "the army of God".-August 2,2009

and i reviewed the tweets for today and found this:
"@MatthewBarnettGood night folks. Ready for a rather powerful and emotional service tomorrow. God is going to bring life to dry bones."-August 2,2009

tell me there's nothing insignificant about this dry bone army... :D

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exciting times.

what are You up to? :)