Happy Birthday AMERICA…

May we embrace the greatest gift of ALL… GOD and His MERCY!

Again we come to a day in our land where we celebrate our beginnings and celebrate our nationalism of this generation. I am deeply broken over the condition of this country. Still, I pray God would give me an even greater burden for Her and Her salvation. I do not just mean “salvation” as in Sunday school prayers or alter calls. I mean the hand of God physically protecting us from us seen enemies in the demonic realm and physical enemies of the flesh. What I realize is that the hand of God has now been far removed from us as a nation for some time. Not b/c He doesn’t love us, but b/c we have rejected Him. AND HE WILL ALWAYS GIVE HUMANITY OVER TO THE DESIRES OF THEIR HEARTS… EVEN IF IT BREAKS HIS!

We can say here in the South “Bible Belt” that we have not rejected God! We can also say that we are liars then… b/c the clear evidence is that God is not in our land as He so desires. THE CHURCH LOOKS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE WORLD. We have given ourselves over to the culture of sin that controls the world and we have not given ourselves to the culture of the Kingdom which Jesus Himself has called us into. WE DO NOT WALK IN POWER, b/c WE HAVE SOLD OUR BIRTHRIGHTS FOR A BOWL OF SOUP… THE PLEASURES OF THIS AGE!

We the “church’ live in compromise day after day lusting after the gods of this age, giving ourselves over to our flesh and the demons that come to steal God’s beautiful inheritance in us. We give ourselves to believing in eternal life and that we are gonna be ok. But now where does the Bible teach that this life is only about the coming age. Actually, it teaches about the now, the eternal life now of

John 17:3- this is eternal life that we would know God and Christ Jesus whom He has sent.

Eternal life is not quantitative, but qualitative. Eternal life is about encountering in the spirit the Eternal One. Beloved we were made to be encountered by God all the day of our lives. We have as humans are the only creation with the faculties to move in a intimate relationship with God. Where we are touched by a living Word a living Spirit and we commune with Him.

We have settled for a gospel that promotes life after death just like every other religion… but have missed out on life now. We are not here to live for ourselves and our fleshly ambitions, but to live for the Kingdom that we were born into. We were born again into a Kingdom to bring the Kingdom to earth. Is this not how Jesus taught us to pray… “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.”

The prayer is not so much about saying words, but us coming into agreement with the will of God being released upon the earth. That the Government of Heaven would be realized upon the earth changing the world for the Glory of God in Christ Jesus.

Sadly, the church looks no different than the world… she is eating and drinking from the same cup and table of sinners. We must begin to feast upon God, the knowledge of God and restore to the body of Christ all that we were intended to be in this age. THE LIGHT of God in darkness. God raise up burning and shinning lamps!

We have given up our inheritance in Christ, and in doing so have told Jesus that He can not have His inheritance in us. He is coming for a Bride who has made herself ready. He is coming in response to her cry, her intercessions for Him to come and take over the Kingdoms of the earth that she may reign with Him forever.

We must again come before our great God and His great Mercy and REPENT for our Idolatry. We must realize that repentance is not a “dirty” word. It is beautiful. It is actually taking seriously the precious blood of Jesus poured out for us. True Repentance comes at the Revelation of His Kindness… and it brings refreshing to us.

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves and repent… I will come and Heal their land.

O GOD COME AND HEAL OUR LAND… SEND YOUR RAINS… WASH US CLEAN OF OUR (AMERICAN) PRIDE, IDOLATRY, IMMORALITY, PERVERSION, GREED, GLUTTONY, INDEPENDENCE apart from you is only slavery to the kingdom of darkness… that is where we are living… WAKE UP AMERICA!!! HE IS COMING QUICKLY TO JUDGE THE NATIONS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS…

(JOEL 2 ) IS OUR ONLY REMEDY… PRAYER AND FASTING, WEEPING AND MOURNING, THAT HE WOULD TURN FROM JUDGMENT AND LEAVE A BLESSING.

MERCY TRIUMPHS OVER JUDGMENT… YOU WORD IS TRUE, MAY WE COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH YOUR DESIRE FOR MERCY!

PASSION for JESUS!!!

“Passion for Jesus is the fruit of recognizing His dedication to us- not the fruit of our dedication to Him.” - Mike Bickle: Passion for Jesus

Get in the Word!!! Read the Mike’s book!!! the Holy Spirit wants to ruin us with love for God, there is no more time to waste with our “buisness as usual” Christianity. God desires us to love Him with our entire beings, only He can do it, but we must actively and aggressively submit to His love. O God let us see YOU!

Love you all, Be blessed, surrender to LOVE it is what you were created for!

John and Gracey

Urgent Prayer Request!

We are praying that God would release to us means financially to go to Florida with Richard Mull for one week to receive ministry and be equipped to minister as well. If you are not familiar with Richard from my updates, please check out His website www.operationlightforce.co

m. He is the author of two great books, “Lord Disciple Me” and “Lord Heal Me.” Richard is a man of God whom has graciously given us the opportunity to have a full week with His staff to receive healing ministry and learn biblical foundations to healing ministry.

I see the great need for the church to enter into wholeness and true freedom that Christs brings. We desire to come into the place where God would use us to minister and equip others as well to release the ministry of “Christ the Healer”

Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (1 Jn 3:8)

Jesus came preaching the Kingdom, healing the sick, and casting out unclean spirits. I am fully convinced from what God is doing in our lives, that this is the will of God for the body of Christ today. No where does it say in the Bible that we are not to do these things, contrary it says that we are to do these things. We are asking God to release to us the ministry of Jesus to declare His Kingdom (1 Cor. 4:20) With word and power. Please pray for us as we are contending for a release of power as well as provision in our lives.

If the Lord leads you to help us financially, we need the funds by the 25th of May.

We love you all… God bless

John and Gracey

Quick CALL to body of Christ

Beloved of God,

I will attempt to give you a quick glance into the vision of IHOP-AC (International House of Prayer- Alamance Co.)

Long story short apart from all the theology, we desire to see a Missions Base in the center of NC be raised up in the context of day and night, 24/7, worship and prayer. From the place of a continual cry and worship going up to the throne of God we see that there will be a great awakening within the body of Christ and of those who do not have the revelation of the love of God manifested in Christ Jesus. We have seen miracle after miracle happening in our midst where God will make a where were there is no way. One in which we just purchased a building for the Missions Base in downtown Burlington. God has amazed us with His provision time and time again. We are currently praying for finances to renovate the building and have it prepared for what we see God doing in this place. Everything will be central to 24/7 prayer and worship. All ministries will be birthed and sustained in context of this environment. We see God raising this up for the simple understanding that JESUS is worthy of day and night adoration and agreement with His kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. We see God giving us the means to have housing for the oppressed and afflicted to where we can not only meet the physical needs of the poor, but the spiritual as to help them discover why they are here and lead them into truth and life. We also see God releasing finances to have a home for mothers and their children who desire not to have an abortion and see no other means. We see that there is a desperate need to address the issue of the murder of 50 million babies in 35 years. So the church must take these children, and WE WANT THEM. We want them to be raised in the House of Prayer where they are brought into the revelation of Jesus and the love of God. We see a community arising in whole-hearted love for the Son of God. The issue is that we as a whole have forsaken the great commandment in the church and have attempted to fulfill the great commission on our own strength. God’s plan has been and will always be that a people who have touched His heart would carry the good news to the poor, afflicted, and desolate. How do we touch His heart? It is in the place of PRAYER and WORSHIP. Jesus before He sends out the apostles says, PRAY. We have misunderstood that before we go… we must first be SENT from the throne with power and love to touch the lost. Right now God is uniting the “prayer movement” and the “missions movement” to come together to know that apart from prayer the gospel will not prevail with power. Jesus and the Apostles showed us that “intimacy” must precede ministry. The first commandment must proceed the second. We see this continual community being available for all to come Love God and be empowered to Love People. There is no other way that God can unite the body of Christ apart from the place of prayer where we are all undone before Him and have to submit to His will. I know this was long, but really, there is so much more to be said. I have given my life to see His love come to NC and to the ENDS of the earth.

The missionaries who join themselves to this Missions Base raise their own support just like any other. We have based this system off of the YWAM (youth with a mission) model. There will be “full time/ part time” staff who will oversee the ministry as a whole. Also, “IHOP-AC Family”, who will commit to service in the House of Prayer. The community will be filled with the body of Christ, as they would come in and out. We see this being sustained by lifestyles of the sermon on the mount (giving, praying, fasting) We see that there must be a generation raised up who know their God and give themselves to the place of prayer and lifestyles rooted deep in the scriptures. We currently have a functioning school of ministry and will one day have teachers and curriculum for those in the community seeking Biblical training. The greatest part of the school is that we can have students come out of a class into the “prayer room” an environment of worship and prayer where they can wrestle with the Scriptures and have them wash over them. (Eph. 5.26)  We also, see a children’s equipping center coming forth again where children are being set before the Lord at a young age to seek and know their God.

I could continue to share with you forever because there is so much to say about what God is doing. If it is His will for you and your family/friends to partner with us then let it be. If not, be blessed in knowing His will for your life. I would ask that you would pray for us as the Lord leads.

“How do you build a house of prayer? You pray.”

Love you all,

John Guetterman
IHOP-AC: Intercessory Missionary
919-771-3121
johnguetterman@ihop-ac.org
www.ihop-ac.org

Recent News

4-23-09

just recently we had a “guest speaker” come and share with us in a “mini-conference” I laugh, b/c this is a first for us, and it is only b/c he was a close friend of David Gordon’s (Director:IHOP-AC)

Richard Mull came and declared and demonstrated the Kingdom of God in our midst. He poured out into us in a few short days all that He could. At our two corporate meetings, many peoples lives were changed.

The Holy Spirit confirmed Richard’s message with signs and wonders. I don’t say that to hype Richard up, but to say YEAH GOD!!! Thank you!!!

Salvation, Reconciliation, Healing, Deliverance were all recieved in Jesus name and glory to God, HE TOUCHED US with His Kingdom.

Personally, I received boldness in my spirit to BELIEVE GOD is who HE says He is, and that I am who HE says I am!

I saw my dad healed of back problems, and I saw my brother set free from a demonic curse, now free to pursue Jesus wholeheartedly. THANK YOU LORD!!! There is SALVATION in the NAME OF JESUS!

If you would like more info about what God is doing here, give me a call… or message me somehow.

Grace and Peace and may God invade our little worlds with His great Kingdom.

John

what does discipleship look like: the final post

So final thoughts on Biblical Discipleship:

I am coming to see that all the things we (the church) have been doing or claim to be doing to disciple people just is not working. If you have read the other post, I believe that we are way off track. First, we have not introduced people to the Jesus of the Scriptures. We have introduced them to bumper sticker, hippie Jesus who loves everyone (which He really does) but doesn’t hate anything. The Jesus of the Apostles “loved righteousness and hated wickedness.” I think that first we must have this Apostolic revelation of Jesus Christ at the front of all we do and say in our churches.

I see many reasons why the church is powerless and not walking as we are called to walk, but for the most part, I can assume to say that we reflect what we see… and when we don’t see Jesus as He really is, then we will only look like the false Messiahs that we have invented in our minds. I tell you that many people believe that they have a relationship with God and His Son, but many of us have been deceived by the Evil one and follow after a idol of our minds who can be manipulated to do or be whoever we want him to be whenever we want.

God’s word is clear who Jesus is and what He is like. What He came to do and why. It is also clear on who we are, what we are to be like, and what we are still doing on the earth. If we neglect to embrace the word of God, then I am afraid that many of us will be found in the coming storm with houses built upon the sand.

I see that the devil is not concerned with how much truth we encounter as long as the truth never encounters us. We have bought into nothing more than intellectualism and a religious system void of any real relationship with a living God. I say this, because when we encounter the God of the Lord Jesus Christ, Apostles, and Prophets we will be changed from GLORY to GLORY.

It is my earnest prayer that we all, (myself included) would see the Jesus the Saul saw. I am asking God to apprehend us all with His Gospel. This is not me being angry… this is a cry of desperation for us to know this man, the Son of God. I just know that the body of Christ right now is unprepared for the “shaking” that is coming. We are oblivious to what God’s strategy is to deliver the “nations of the earth” into His Son’s hands. I am praying that we would all see Jesus, for who the scriptures declare Him to be and that we would be ruined with this revelation of a God who is so , beautiful, powerful, merciful, and just. I pray that we would desire this One above all else… and that our lives would testify of His love for us and our love for Him.

I love you all… if you have questions concerning anything I write, please call me or email me… Grace and Peace

John

what does discipleship look like: 2

I first want to appologize for not posting this more promptly. Grace and I have been on the road for 2 weeks now and I have not had internet access. So right now I am sitting in the prayer room here in KC and have a brief moment to bring up some questions and thoughts. I hope that this proves fruitful in our lives. I thank all of you for you love and commitment unto the Lord.

Jesus said… “Go and make disciples. Teach them all things”

my first thought is what is “all things” and are we teaching “all things” in our churches.

I look at the ministry of Jesus, God incarnate and I ask what did Jesus do? Why did He do the things He did? What did His disciples do? Why did the do the things they did?

Jesus: Preaching the Kingdom, Casting out evil spirits, healing the sick

disciples: Preaching the Kingdom, casting out evil spirits, healing the sick

This is what His disciples did because this is what He taught them, and what He told them to do.

I see that there is great opposition in the western church when addressing these areas of faith, but I fear that the church in the west is not functioning as Jesus declared we are to be.

We have the most churches, seminaries, teachers, etc… here in the west, but we do not have one single transformed community. We have gathered knowledge, but we have yet to encounter on a corporate level the TRUE KNOWLEDGE of GOD that leads us into an encounter with the eternal One.

It is my desire with these posts to stir up a conversation of brothers and sisters who realize that something isn’t right and we must get back to the gospel that Jesus came to preach. The gospel of the Kingdom.

I pray that we would not be a people who “deny the power of God” (2 Timothy 3.1-5) but that we would be a people who desire to see God come in His glory and heal our land. That we would be a people who submit ourselves to His word and His Spirit. That we would see the greatness of His power released in our lives and in our land.

God reveal to us Your heart in the precious name of Jesus we ask… lead us into truth.

What does Discipleship look like?

n the majority of churches in America today we have numerous programs established to fulfill what (we) believe God is calling forth in our communities of faith. We have attempted to create a place of comfort and growth for anyone or any age. We have children’s schools, youth groups, single’s ministries, couples ministries, etc… Most of the time we see and understand that numbers, dollars, and buildings with church growth. It seems to be an obvious physical reality that God is moving in a community or church.

We have sermons/messages that call sinners unto repentance + stray children to a loving Father rich in mercy… We have them say a prayer, a confession of faith, have them baptized and then enter them into a quick discipleship “program.” This usually consists of the “basics.” (scripture memorization, Bible reading, going to church, tithing, prayer, assurance of salvation, etc… While I see the necessity of these things, I am not fully convinced that this is what Jesus had in mind when He said, “make disciples of all nations.”

How did Jesus make disciples? What did He do? What did He teach them? How did He teach them? What did His disciples do?

I hope to take a look @ this in great detail. As to how deep we go on this as a group, that will be determined by how hungry we are for truth and the knowledge of God.

Again, I would love people’s thoughts/comments… Notice I didn’t say arguments. Honest expressions are great, but anger and offense are not born of His Spirit. So let us let love lead us to truth.

So if you have any interest in pursuing this with me, then please post any thoughts on what you think Biblical discipleship should/does look like…

I hope to be back in response often, but with all the busyness I don’t know how soon. Also, I would like to give time for people to read, pray, and respond.

Love you all, Grace and Peace

John

Behold and Become

I just wanted to take a brief moment this time… I mean brief and exhort everyone here. I recently post an exhortation unto radical abandonment unto LOVING GOD. I realized that I have failed in let us all know how it is possible. So here you go…

WHEN WE SEE HOW MUCH HE LOVES US, WE WILL BE COMPELLED TO LOVE HIM THE SAME.

In the same manner I can say this…

WHEN WE SEE HOW MUCH HE ENJOYS US, WE ARE SET FREE TO ENJOY HIM THE SAME.

WHEN WE SEE HOW LOW HE HAS COME TO MEET US, WE CAN GO LOW TO MEET HIM AS WELL.

When we begin to see the beauty of our God our eyes will never desire to look @ another.

A great burden in the church right now is that many believers are attempting to walk out a faith based upon laws and not LOVE. When we are set free in His LOVE we WILL walk out OBEDIENCE. We will not have to worry about sin, b/c we will despise sin that keeps us from the Lover of our souls. When we encounter this Love we will never desire the lesser lovers of this world. All temporal things will loose their value and we will begin to acknowledge the One who is priceless and eternal.

We must first receive this revelation of HIM and then it must lead us into encounter. There is nothing more powerful than a soul gripped in His love. If we are just entertaining religion and dogma, then we will continue to fall time and time again wondering why we can’t live out the faith. Our faith is being in Love with our entire beings with our creator. We must understand that the 1st commandment is not a suggestion, it is our freedom and it is eternal life.

Again, theology… just ask. Love you all. Be free from any religion that leads you into bondage and embrace His love.

Grace and Peace,

John

An Exhortment to the body of Christ

I sit here humbled by God’s great love and mercy poured out on us. I sit here and wonder what you are thinking right now. I sit here and pray that your minds are set upon the beauty of our Lord and your faces are set to pursuing the revelation of Jesus Christ with all of your beings. So if you want to hear my heart, I will attempt to brief this time.

I see a problem with the church in the west. There are many problems facing us in this hour. I am understanding so clearly though that the biggest problem in the church is that we don’t really know God. I can say this with conviction, for the fact that we live the way we live. Beloved I just know that when we encounter the LOVER of OUR SOULS we will be changed. I know that when we encounter a HOLY GOD, we must submit unto His ways.

I fear that we have made God in our own image. He has become a fancy of our imaginations. He is able to be controlled and accessed on our terms. We have not given ourselves to knowing the God of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Apostles and Prophets.

We often look at the men and women in scriptures and exalt them for their great faith. I am deeply convicted that myself and the church has simply noticed their faith and not taken seriously what they gave their lives for to teach us. We set them apart and never set ourselves apart. We have no understanding that we must do just as they have done. Radical abandonment unto knowing Christ.

We have not been challenged in our church culture to pursue Him above a few hrs a week or our little programs set up to meet our little religious whims. God is looking for Lovers. He is not looking for anything less. DO WE UNDERSTAND THIS!!! I am ruined that we do not know and possibly do not even care. The Apostle charged us not to just admire him… but to follow Him, “imitate” him as he imitates Christ. We are called by Jesus unworthy if we do not take up our cross daily and deny ourselves. We have not be called into accountability and we are all wondering around drunk with the “spirit of this age” and not filled with the “Spirit of God.” God would not charge us to do something if it were not possible… but only when we choose weakness and submit to His Spirit. This is the only way. (Is 62. 1-2) May we humble ourselves and may we tremble before Him. There is no trembling in the church and we do whatever we want thinking that He is overlooking our sin and adultery with other lovers. HE IS NOT… and JUDGMENT COMES TO THE HOUSE OF GOD FIRST!!! SO PLEASE, PUT AWAY THE WORKS OF THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL… PUT AWAY THE LUST FOR THESE TEMPORAL THINGS AND GIVE YOURSELVES TO PURSUING THE PRICELESS, ETERNAL ONE. Every other pursuit in life is pointless!

I promise you all that no matter what you doctrinal statements say, that if you do not give yourself unto Him, then He will not force you. He desire voluntary love from His bride and He will not settle for anything less. Beloved we must give ourselves unto this whole-hearted pursuit of Jesus our Bridegroom. He is coming as a Bridegroom, King, and Judge.

Jesus is not some hippie who wants everyone to get along. Jesus has declared that He has come to bring a sword and to bring division. There will be those who understand His perfect love and leadership and there will be those who will be offended at how He is returning to the earth. You must choose on which side you will be on. I urge you set your heart now to understand His heart and what He is thinking, feeling, b/c in that day when He comes and makes war against all that hinders love only those who have made themselves ready will be ready. Only those who are in agreement with Him will understand His love and leadership in that hour. That hour is coming quickly.

I love you all… If you want to know what God is showing me on a more theological level, please message me. I don’t desire arguments, so please let love guide us into truth and let us put away anything that we can not agree upon in the scriptures.

God bless,

your brother and friend