Carl Emerson
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Forgive me if I speak from my own experience, I have noted over the years that when folks come together in unity, the blessing comes which includes healing.Healings didn't spring from unity in the early church. The miracles were the result of God confirming the preaching of the apostles with signs and wonders. This was necessary to establish the authority of the apostles as men who were sent by God. It was not at all dissimilar to the miracles that happened in the days of the prophets to confirm their authority as God's mouthpieces.
Case in point a fellowship in the centre of Christchurch - open 24/7 for the inner city dwellers - we had folks there from all christian backgrounds around the table breaking bread. Jesus was spontaneously healing the desperate. A prostitutes room became our chapel. sometimes His grace fell with such effect that healings of the back could be physically heard.
I am not coming with a message from theory - we got out there and did it learning while we did.
Please hear my heart. There was a huge disconnect between what Jesus was doing with us and what was understood in the church. This was confirmed by the paster of the church I attended.
Unquestionally our fruitfulness was because we had a foundation of unity and Love that created an atmosphere in which the gifts could operate. The 'least' were heard. The hard part was finding churches that would accept the raw converts coming into the Kingdom.
I still feel that in general modern church structures employ a model that is not suited to the cutting edge of the kingdom. I love the church but it suffers from systems and structures unsuited to reaching the lost. The model in Acts I have referred to is much better suited for this purpose - maybe that is why He invented it.
Blessings,
Carl Emerson.
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