Starting February 2015 With Good News

Church of Glory-Cieszyn has come a long way in a short period of time, and are changing right my before my eyes. Last week when the ladies came back from the Arise conference, we were all excited to hear their testimonies. Our first service with them was Thursday night, our corporate prayer night. During that service, the people came ready and hungry. They were ready to dig deeper, and go further. So I stepped away from the piano, and did some training. I encouraged the people to pray along with the leader, keep their eyes open, and be participants. WOW! The roar that came from them that night was incredible! I was like, "I think I just witnessed corporate prayer." The next night was our Friday revival service, and whatever they prayed was felt all night long during that service. The room felt good, and you could feel God presence. Patrycja preached a great message on laying down your life, putting Jesus first, and changing your priorities.The response afterwards was right, and people were very touched by what she spoke on. Plus the response in prayer was much different than we had ever  experienced. People were on their faces crying out to God, and Pastor Slawek paced while he prayed over us.

Patrycja Polok preaching on 1/30/15

 After I got home from church that night, I was amazed at what God is doing in this group. They are so hungry, and willing to change, just like their leadership. There has been three weeks of a stirring that is going on, and it makes me very excited. Sunday morning I was expecting more of what happened Friday night, but I felt that above our heads was opposition. The atmosphere felt hard, as if there was a stop sign in our way. After two songs I could tell none of our songs on the list were going to work. So I stepped away from the piano, let the drums/electric guitar carry us, and Patrycja grabbed the mic to help translate. I knew it wasn't necessarily the people that were struggling, and the songs we chose would have been fine. However, something needed to break. I encouraged the people to begin to tell God how much they loved him out loud, and draw near to Him. The people responded by crying out to God, and tears began to appear on some faces. The atmosphere began to change, but still there wasn't a freedom in the room. We sang again, but it didn't feel right. So I got from behind the piano again, and Patrycja came back with the mic. This time with passion I cried out "where are the intercessors, where are the intercessors?" This time the people all began to pray and cry out to God. You could feel something shift, and that stop sign was being pushed back. We began to make up our own song, and a moment was created. "Więcej Jesuz" or "more Jesus" arose in the room, and God's presence came in so distinct. 

From there we had two incredible testimonies from Ala T., and Iza S. They shared about the amazing hospitality they experienced at World Revival Church, and how their lives were touched at the conference. Something Iza said, touched my heart deeply. She stated,  

"the first time I came to World Revival Church I thought I was a strong person in the Lord. When I was there I saw how I was not strong, and that my crown needed to come off." 

She passionately encouraged the people at Church of Glory to treat Jesus with honor, and that we can't do church as usual. I about cried when I heard that, because she was someone who had a right response to being around God's presence. She came in one way, and went back to Poland a different person. Then Pastor Slawek got up and preached a powerful message, and afterwards the people ran forward for prayer. This is normal for World Revival Church and churches like it, but this was a real response to God.

This week has been different for me because of the moments and messages that occurred in those services. It threw me into a much needed song writing mode, and by Wednesday night, I had at least 4 new songs ready for the upcoming weekend. I feel that God is creating anthems for the people of God in Poland. Pastor Dustin taught me (around 2008) to become a chronicler of the move of God. You listen to sermons, notate moments, and then try to put what is happening into song format.  Tonight's anthem for corporate prayer was "Lord Arise" or "Panie Powstan." I could feel that 'Lord Arise' is what He wants to do for them, He wants to reveal himself as an unstoppable hero. Poland needs an unstoppable hero.

So again, I sit here amazed at what God has been doing behind the scenes, and the fruit that is coming forth so quickly. The people are changing right before my eyes and arising! They are stepping into position, and taking their training to heart. As a result, God's presence is coming more and more. I can only imagine what their lives will be like six months from now, and how different they will be. I'm expecting increase in every area of their lives, more joy, more freedom, more life. #PolandArise