"Greater Love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" John 15:13

This is Our Vision for The Shepherd's House

I shall endeavor to write out what is in my heart. The need for a church of Glory, where the presence of God is. A church built by His Glory, according to Matthew 15:30-31 and Acts 5:15-31.

Matthew 15:30,31
30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

Acts 5:15-16
15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

A church that will produce unity in the Body of Christ. Not an island isolated by itself, but a place where the love of God is manifest. A restoration center for the Body of Christ, because a healthy body will evangelize, until we all come into the stature of the fullness of Christ where God alone is exalted and glorified. A true place of revival - constant obediance to the Holy Spirit, so Jesus can be welcomed and manifested to His people and a dying world.

A church where the people are released into their anointing and callings for the building of the Body of Christ in love. A place where the Word is taught by the unction of the Spirit.
Bottom line: Holy Spirit be in control and bring the Glory of God to glorify Jesus and Father God.

The Body of Christ needs to see Jesus more than the world. In fact, until the church sees Jesus there will be no harvest of the magnitude that God desires.

We must "grow up into Him in all things" in order for the world to know Jesus. Unity must come before the world can be evangelized. And this will happen by the manifestation of the Glory of God.

John 17:22-23
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

The revelation of Jesus is the Holy Spirit's number on priority, and the Body of Christ's first priority is to receive this revelation. The more we see Jesus, the more we will be like Him. One second in His presence transforms us more than a thousand sermons without the Spirit's unction.

Doctrine has separated us, teaching has dulled us, preaching has entertained us, praise has excited us, and worship has mellowed us, but none of these things have united us. Only the manifested presence of God can bring His people together where our focus is on Jesus, the One worthy of all praise.

We do not need more and better programs. The church is programmed into the death of man's traditions and doctrines. We need a revelation and manifestation of Jesus by the Holy Spirit, so that Father is glorified in His Son, and the church is freed from the chains of religion.

This manifestation of God's Glory cannot be manufactured by man's programs. No creative idea is big enough and no personality is strong enough.

Only God can manifest Himself as seen in Matthew 15:30-31 and Acts 5:15 & 16. Oh, how we desperately need His presence with us.

Father, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done.

The greatest revelation of God is LOVE. In fact, "God is love." God's glory will unite us and His love will bind us. We must choose to live in a "love condition."

My desire for the church is "to know (experience) the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that we might be filled with all fullness of God." So as we learn to be led by the Holy Spirit and obey Him we will be changed into the image of Jesus and grow into the "stature of the fullness of Christ."

Every function of The Shepherd's House will be for the purpose of exalting and glorifying Jesus, so that His manifested presence (Glory) is with us. His Glory will create an atmosphere of awe and true worship, prayer, surrender, obedience, love, peace, and security. Miracles such as we have never seen will occur. Multitudes will be brought into His Kingdom and taught the Word of God. Each part of His Body will function according to Ephesians 4:16.

Ephesians 4:16
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

This vision is absolutely impossible for the flesh (no flesh will boast in His presence), only God can manifest Himself. No man will receive the Glory. God alone will be exalted. Hallelujah!

Lord Jesus, reveal Yourself to us. We welcome You. We need You. Without You we are nothing. We love you, Jesus. Amen.

I see a church where each member "cares one for another." If one member suffers, we all suffer. If one member rejoices, we all rejoice. I see true Koininia (fellowship in and with the Holy Spirit), where we love one another sincerely and long for one another's company. I see a church where we have the desire to reach out to others with love of Jesus and tell them the good news of salvation. This cannot be programmed, taught nor manipulated. Rather, it must be an outgrowth of the relationship with Jesus. A relationship with Jesus that comes from communion and fellowship with Him bringing each of us into a deeper, fuller knowledge of our Lord. So we too can say with Paul, "...that I might know Him." Out of this knowledge of Jesus comes the fullness of God in our midst as a congregation and in each of our personal lives.

I see a church that is connected to the rest of the Body of Christ. A church seperated is outside Christ's Body - a dislocated joint which will lose its annointing.

Holy Spirit, unite us to our brothers and sisters, and cause us to be a unifier of the Body, teaching us to submit to one another in the fear of the Lord. Amen.

Lord make us broken vessels, pure and devoted only to You. Broken in spirit by the love of God, so that we can be "empowered with all powers." Yielded and obediant to the Holy Spirit, so that His gifts, fruits, and callings can come forth. Full of the Word of God, receiving it with meekness and allowing Your Word to be engrafted in our hearts. May we be rooted and grounded in love and grow into the stature of Your fullness. Amen.

Father, glorify Your Name in us through Your Son Jesus. Anoint us with your Spirit as you did in the fourth chapter of Acts. Grant unto us that with all boldness we might preach your word with signs and wonders being done in the Name of Your Son Jesus. We must have Your Divine Presence among us as recorded in Your Word. Amen.

Holy Spirit, shake us with Your presence. Shake the world around us. Fill us with Divine Grace, teach us the fear of the Lord, and comfort us. Amen.

Finally, no church body can grow without private and corporate prayer. The Shepherd's House will be a "house of prayer".