Glad Tidings Men In Ministry Neighborhood Prayer Groups

The Glad Tidings Men in Ministry Neighborhood Prayer Groups have one objective that is to develop a large group of Holy Spirit Led Men who Pray and Study the Bible. If men are spirit led, the results are men who obey God’s commands and do what pleases Him. In the natural, we aim to bring all of San Francisco to Jesus Christ. In the supernatural, we are storming the gates of heaven and warring in the heavens. Thy Kingdom Come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  As of this writing we have 9 active groups, throughout the city of San Francisco. 

Shortly we will have a group within walking distance for every man in San Francisco.

Men in Ministry the neighborhood groups are having a stunning impact on the men and on the City of San Francisco. The testimony of men opening up and talking about life continues to be the best outcome of the groups. When the men open up they are talking about their prayer life all the things that get in the way of daily prayer. The result from each man is nothing should get in the way of prayer and Bible  Study. Nothing is more valuable than spending quality time with God doing what pleases Him by understanding the will of God for each one of us through consistent, daily prayer and Bible Study.

The Neighborhood Groups are using The Power of Prayer by RA Torrey as the basis for the meetings.  The true basis is the Bible, which is the foundation for RA Torrey’s Book. Torrey is candid, he writes as though he is talking to each one of us about our individual commitment to time with God. One of his examples is a man in the waiting room preparing to meet with the Queen of England. That man is not thinking of how much time must I spend with the Queen he is thinking how much time does the Queen have to spend with me. We know God listens to us he will spend as much time with us as we want to spend with Him. He gives us His undivided attention. Psalm 40: “I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry.” God makes all the time in the world available for us and He gives us His undivided attention when we ask for it.

The groups have a format to promote fellowship (go here for a guide to Men's Neighborhood Groups) and emphasize a personal prayer and Bible Study Life. Less than 20% of Church attending Christians read the Bible daily. This will change as a result of the men’s small groups, one man at a time. By changing this dynamic, we are changing the city of San Francisco and the world.

RA Torrey tells us that a person cannot be a praying Christian without being a Bible Studying Christian they are inseparable.

Men in Ministry, is it possible to be a disciple of Christ without being a praying Bible studying man?

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Get the Men Out of Normal

What is normal? It is the OK. Why would anyone want to live in the OK? We have just completed the most incredible week in the 100-year history of Glad Tidings Church, San Francisco. I have only been here for 13 of those hundred so I can guarantee, without hesitation, we experienced the most incredible week in 13 years.

Sunday was the first full day of the Glad Tidings annual 40-day Fast. Sunday services were with Isaiah Saldivar. The second service went on for 4 hours few people left the building. The fire continued with revival meetings Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

People were healed of many diseases, from small aches and pans to cancer and strong foretaste of healing of Parkinson disease, evidenced by 12+ hours of no shaking. Demons came screaming out of people. At last count 11 times, demons exited the house. Most important of all the fire of God touched many people. Men and women received a massive douse of fire.

The services each night went on for a minimum of 4 hours of intense prayer, preaching, confession, worship, calling out to God and laying on of hands. It was over the top. The church was almost as full at 11 PM as it was at 7 PM each night. The final night went to near midnight the people did not want to stop.

Men in Ministry, what happens to all this fire when people leave the building? How much fire makes it to the parking lot, how much until the people exit the parking lot, how much makes it home, how much fire makes it passed the first conversation at home and how much makes it into the morning and then through the next day, week, month or year? What do you think the half-life of the fire that is not fanned and nurtured into a blaze? What is my responsibility for fanning the fire of a brother in the Lord?

Men in Ministry we agree that ministry is work. Do we agree that ministry is seated in discipleship and discipleship is seated in following and obedience?

What do you do to nurture and fan the sparks of God into blazing disciples? Is that my responsibility? Let me see. Jesus said: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

I guess that settles whose responsibility it is to take the spark, which the Holy Spirit creates and fan it and nurture it into a blazing disciple.

The Power of Prayer cannot be overestimated. Start with prayer and fasting then put action to your faith says I need to do something.  The something could be a phone call, a coffee, a meal, invite the person to a prayer meeting or an appropriate service, maybe a small church affinity group in the person’s neighborhood or a Bible Study. Prayer will give you the right action. Whatever the action fellowship is the answer in whatever form the Holy Spirit directs.

Men in Ministry, most notable the responsibility is ours.

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