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We are delighted to be able to release details for our gathering, ‘As One’, in the heart of the Nation on Saturday 29th September 2018.

Click here for more details and how to sign up via Eventbrite

Our friends at Neighbourhood Prayer Network are asking you to Prayer Walk over the summer holiday period. CTNTP encourages you to take part.

You can find more details about Neighbourhood Prayer Network and their ongoing initiative, A Mile with Jesus, on their website: www.neighbourhoodprayer.net

They have produced a great resource booklet. Copies can be purchased here: 

www.resourcesforchurch.com/products/a-mile-with-jesus-prayer-guide

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Week 1, commencing 23rd July: Pray for our Churches – click here

Week 2, commencing 30th July: Pray for our Children – click here

Week 3, commencing 6th August: Praying for the Lonely and Sick – click here

Week 4: commencing 13th August: Praying for new pregnancies – click here

Week 5: commencing 20th August: Praying for Exam Results – click here

Week 6: (We have not received any details of a walk this week)

 

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Over the six week school holidays, we are asking every one of us to do six 1 mile walks from your front door, around your street and surrounding streets, praying for:
 

• Crime
• Families
• Loneliness and social issues.
• Health issues
• Pollution and environmental issues.
• Local businesses and the economy

It is estimated that this will take about 1 hour each week.  Please could you encourage others in your church to take part this summer.  We appreciate many go away, but others find this six week period incredibly boring as most activities stop over the summer break.
 
If you live in Greater Manchester, Rachael Fola-Taiwo is planning some prayer walking in late September on a specific day.  Please, can you contact us – www.neighbourhoodprayer.net/about/contact – if you would like to take part?

Thank you.

Rebekah Brettle
Neighbourhood Prayer Network

It seems that The Word and The Spirit and Smith Wigglesworth’s prophetic word, are coming up with increasing frequency!

We had the following article brought to our attention yesterday, which appears on a Blog on the Premier Radio website. It is authored by Steve Maltz, who both David Gilbey and Peter Hill of CTNTP have previously met and who is a man of great insight concerning the current ‘times and seasons’. 

 

Word and Spirit

By: Steve Maltz | Jun 2016

How can the Church find real balance?

Before Jesus ascended to heaven, one of the last things he had to say to his disciples was in this passage:

On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 1:4-5)

Yet it took ten days since his Ascension for the Holy Spirit to descend on his disciples in Jerusalem. Why did it take so long? Everything God does is for a purpose. And this purpose should now be clear to us. He was waiting for Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, the Jewish celebration of the Word, the Law, the Torah, to arrive, so that the festival of His Word could be enriched by the giving of the Holy Spirit.

As I write this, it is the time of Shavuot. We also know that Pentecost, the festival of the Spirit, was originally celebrated on the same day, but we observed in last week’s article that now a full month separates the two. Word and Spirit! There really should be no separation. In 1947, the powerful preacher and prophet Smith Wigglesworth said, “When the Word and the Spirit come together, there will be the biggest movement of the Holy Spirit that the nation, and indeed the world, has ever seen”.

So what’s the problem here? It seems that we Christians are the problem, with our thousands of denominations (40,000+ at the last count), each with its own distinction or flavour, but mostly out of step with the original model. God prefers us to live simply, holistically, in wholeness, in shalom with His full revelation. Instead we ‘pic ‘n’ mix’ from the Divine supermarket, selecting expressions of faith and conduct consistent with our needs, backgrounds and expectations, rather than the original deal represented by Shavuot and Pentecost, Word and Spirit, celebrated together on the same day. The Word without the Spirit is like a bag of chips without the salt, solid nutritious food but without the zip and energy. We need to be wrapped up in both, seamlessly, mindful that, according to this anonymous quote;

If you have the Word but not the Spirit you will dry up. If you have the Spirit but not The Word you will blow up! If you have The Spirit AND The Word you will grow up.

The Church needs to grow up and find a unity that has never been present since the days of Peter and that first church. When it does, perhaps only then we will see Wigglesworth’s prophecy fulfilled and the world will stand amazed.

https://www.premier.org.uk/Blogs/Yeshua-Explored/Word-and-Spirit

There are many prophetic words being released today, and many seem quite general in their application, but when one comes to your attention that seems to fit in perfectly with the vision of CTNTP to release Smith Wigglesworth’s 1947 Prophecy over the UK, on 29th September 2018, it can’t help but grab attention!

On 20th June 2018, the following Word was written by Veronika West, appeared on His Kingdom Prophecy Website – www.hiskingdomprophecy.com, entitled An Urgent Word for the United Kingdom of Great Britain. It also references another of her recent prophetic words. 

Do read this word, reproduced below with Veronika’s permission and the referenced Word about Wilberforce -linked in the Postscript. As with all prophetic words, do weigh them with Scripture and listen to what The Holy Spirit says to you.

 

Whirlwind of Wilberforce brings forth the Word of Wigglesworth

Watch! For a Spirit and word convergence is taking place over the land.

An amazing thing happened today I was in a time of prayer and worship, when I heard the Spirit say these words, “Daughter, watch and listen!

For the whirlwind of Wilberforce will now bring forth the word of Wigglesworth, for now the Word and Spirit will converge over the nation, which will birth a great spiritual awakening in the land!”

As I heard those words, an open vision unfolded before me where again I saw a mighty whirlwind moving with great power and acceleration towards to the nation.

Now as I looked at the whirlwind, my eyes were drawn within the whirlwind (the eye of the storm) where I saw an ancient scroll being unsealed and as the ancient scrolled unravelled before me.

I saw the words that were written within the scroll begin to lift from the page, and again I heard these words, “Watch and listen! For the whirlwind of Wilberforce will now bring forth the word of Wigglesworth, for now the Word and Spirit will converge over the nation which will birth a great spiritual awakening in the land!”

 

Postscript:

I believe the timing of this word and vision is very significant for the nation…!

We have entered into a time of spiritual awakening, the waters have broken over the nation, the birthing of a new era draws near…!

See also the recent Word; “Britain: The Whirlwinds of Wilberforce Draw Near!”

Blessings to you all.
Veronika West

20th June 2018

 

 

CTNTP is increasingly hearing about God’s Heart, and how He longs for the heart of our Nation to be in harmony and synchronisation with His. We published a Blog Post about this in April 2018 – click here).

This Daily Devotional Reading has just been forwarded to us, which beautifully affirms our Heavenly Father’s desire for such a relationship:

The Divine Heartbeat

“Conform to the image of Christ.” That’s what we say when our thoughts are out of line: we should let our minds be renewed (Romans 12:2). It’s also what we say when our behaviour is out of line: we should live as He lived (1 John 2:6). So what do we say when our feelings are out of line? “Feelings don’t matter anyway.” We dismiss them as irrelevant to our discipleship.

That’s enormously inconsistent. It’s also unbiblical. God is clearly an emotional being, having the capacity to rejoice, be grieved, have compassion, be angry, be jealous, be zealous, and more. Scripture clearly affirms these things. If we are to be conformed to His image, we’ll need to love what He loves, hate what He hates, delight in what He delights in, and so on. If our feelings are out of sync with Him, the answer isn’t to dismiss them as unimportant. It’s to align them with His own. We are designed to share His heartbeat.

“But feelings can lead you astray!” argue some. And your intellect can’t? “But feelings are so subjective,” others say. And your behaviour isn’t? We have the potential in every corner of the soul either to be led by self or led by God. The heart, when led by God, is a powerful motivator and place of inspiration.

Cultivate your emotions. Feel what God feels. Ask to share the rhythm of His heartbeat. Don’t let people tell you that isn’t biblical; it most certainly is. (See Philippians 2:1-2 and 2 Corinthians 7:11 for two examples among many others.) Enjoy your relationship with divine affections. The heart is the missing link in many people’s discipleship. Never let it go missing in yours.

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A National Landmark of Hope

Website: https://thewall.org.uk

Imagine a huge and striking architectural landmark, right in the centre of England, which will not only be visible for miles around, but where you can visit and find one million answers to prayer, an exhibition to tell the story prayer in our nation over the centuries and a place to actually pray 24-7!

Well, it may not be something to simply imagine for much longer. A couple of days ago, CTNTP’s David Gilbey went to rural Leicestershire, where he met the man who first heard God’s voice about this amazing project, Richard Gamble, CEO of The Wall. Richard passionately shared with David how The Lord has been miraculously guiding and providing!

The Wall is described as, ‘A piece of architectural sculpture built in the heart of the nation about Jesus. Made of a million bricks with each one representing an answered prayer’.

Land is now secured and they will begin building in 2020, but right now, Richard and his Team need further financial provision and not least thousands and thousands of prayers to add to those already sent.

 

God’s focus on the centre of England!

This is a truly amazing project and with the proposed site for The Wall just a few miles from Meriden, where CTNTP will be having our prophetic gathering on September 29th this year, we are believing there is a link between our respective visions.

The Wall is calling the nation to prayers!… and to discover The God who answers them through His son Jesus and the power of The Holy Spirit.

This project is a true step of faith of Biblical proportions. CTNTP urges you to support The Wall. Donate here: https://thewall.org.uk/donate

 

Songs of Praise – 24th June

This Sunday, 24th June, you can tune into the BBC’s Songs of Praise -1.55pm on BBC 2 –  (don’t forget BBC iPlayer if you miss it live) and Richard Gamble will be describing how the project was born.

Alternatively, watch a short video on this page of Richard talking about The Wall: https://thewall.org.uk/the-vision

It’s rather like holding one’s breath for an extended period, whilst listening to a roll on the drums! When when will the cymbals crash and the moment come when you can finally breathe out!

This is the walk of faith the Team of CTNTP seem to have been making for several months now, with regards to our proposed prophetic gathering on Saturday 29th September in the heart of our nation.

With now, a little over three months to go, at the beginning of the year, we rather hoped that by this time we would have had all the details sorted out, but this has truly been a one step at a time journey, where we continually sense God’s timing is much better than our impatience!

So, we’re still not quite able to reveal everything, but to say that on 30th May, Team member Jo Ognjanovic and I were able to have two meetings, that we believe brought further clarity and have significantly opened the way to the finalisation of the practical and spiritual details for Saturday 29th September.

Two gatherings

We are now planning TWO gatherings on 29th September!

This is what we currently see:

The first gathering will be late morning, in Coventry and within the ruins of the old Cathedral, a place that for decades has been set aside as a special place of unity and reconciliation. Here, we sense that we will symbolically capture the ‘spirit of reconciliation’, that the City of Coventry as a whole carries and represents. 

We are delighted to say that on 30th May, we obtained permission for the use of the old Cathedral site from The Dean.

Secondly, early afternoon, we are currently waiting for permission to be granted to have a second gathering, in a public space, in the nearby village of Meriden, the traditional centre, or as we are now seeing it, ‘The Heart’ of the UK. (The Father heart of God, His love for the British Isles and all who dwell here, is a growing theme for us).

We have recently met and are in conversation with all three church leaders in Meriden, who are excited for what we are seeing and supporting and standing alongside us as we proceed.

Releasing Revival to the nation and nations

Here at Meriden, symbolically the very heart of England, in essence we see the ‘spirit of reconciliation’ we will bring from Coventry, being ‘released by the symbolic joining of two shepherds crooks.

The joining of the shepherds crooks represent the coming together in unity, ‘as one’, of The Church in our nation, those of ‘The Spirit’ and those of ‘The Word’, as detailed in Smith Wigglesworth’s 1947 prophecy. 

We believe that through this prophetic act, as described by Smith Wigglesworth, the Holy Spirit will release a ‘ripple’ of Christian reconciliation, renewal and revival that will spread over the whole nation and out to the nations. 

(You can read more about the shepherds crooks and the Wigglesworth prophecy  – click here).

We know this is all a most bold statement of intent and we do not enter into any of this lightly. We know that unless The Lord has gone before us, we are simply wasting our time and nothing will happen! And yet, as we have journeyed in faith, time and time again, the clues, the evidence, God’s footsteps have appeared before us.

Please pray – planning meeting 25th June

The CTNTP Team and some local leaders, are meeting in Coventry in two weeks time to pray and to continue the planning.

Providing it is The Lord’s timing, by the beginning of July, we hope to release practical details and publicity material for the 29th September.

We ask you to pray that we continue to hear God’s voice… and do put the date in your diary!

Blessings

David Gilbey
CTNTP UK Co-ordinator

 

If you read our Blog Post on 14 April – click here – entitled, The Father’s Love Letter, you will know that the subject of God’s Love has been firmly placed on the agenda for CTNTP. As a result of what happened over this last weekend, I believe The Lord certainly wants to keep it there, and in the hearts and minds of all in our Nation!

Who would have thought that on Saturday just gone, an estimated 2 billion people around the World, would have heard a black American Bishop speak of the love of God, through Jesus Christ, and in front of the entire UK Royal Family! Of course, this was at the amazing wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle!

I’ve seen a few social media messages questioning some of Bishop Michael Curry’s theological views on relationships and marriage and a few who sounded indignant at the fact that he didn’t go the whole way to giving an appeal for Salvation!

But, come on! Praise The Lord! What way of opening so wide a conversation across our entire Nation and indeed the world, about the two greatest commandments, the Love of the true and only God for us his created, and how each of us should both love Him in return and each other! Let the Holy Spirit sort out the details in people’s hearts and minds!

I was recently in a prayer meeting at the World Prayer Centre, Birmingham and was drawn to the story of Creation. God rested on the seventh day and I imagined his heart slowing to a steady beat and that all his creation, and the heartbeats of Adam and Eve, synchronising and resonating along with it, all in perfect harmony.

I then saw how, when Adam and Eve sinned, took that forbidden fruit, their heartbeats became slightly off-beat with The Lord’s. Thousands of years later after the hearts of men and women throughout the Old Testament times still failed to fully ‘re-align’, Jesus was sent.

As Jesus cried on The Cross, ‘It is finished’, and breathed His last, I believe a ‘jolt’ went through the whole of creation that enabled a re-synchronisation of the heartbeat of God with mankind.

For God so loved the world, that He sent His only son, so that whoever believes in Him, will not perish, but [have his heartbeat re-aligned with The Father] and receive [again] eternal life. (John 3:16)

What an opportunity last weekend has created, for Christians everywhere to answer the questions that will surely arise about God’s love. To share about their faith in Jesus and how His Love that has changed and re-aligned their own hearts, and which can also so easily alter the heartbeat of their relatives, friends and colleagues – forever!

The beat of God’s heart says, ‘I love you’, ‘I love you’, ‘I love you’… Let’s respond in kind and see others drawn to receiving that amazing Love.

You might like this video from a Sky News interview of Bishop Michael and Archbishop Justin Welby, who at one point says, in response to a question about what people at the reception thought about the service, ‘This was raw God’! – click here to view

By David Gilbey – Co-ordinator CTNTP

It seems the right time to reveal another of the ‘clues’, a piece of evidence, we believe The Lord has left for CTNTP.

If you have read about our vision – click here – you will have seen that on Saturday 29th September, we are looking to have a gathering in the centre of England, involving a most unusual prophetic act of the joining of two shepherd’s crooks, to represent the ‘Word’ and the ‘Spirit’ strands of the Christian faith coming together.

The vision for this prophetic act, based on the Smith Wigglesworth Prophecy of 1947, came in 2016 to Peter Hill, just prior to  his first exploratory visit concerning CTNTP to the UK. Peter sat in an Anglican church in Amsterdam, where his son is a minister and saw their joining happening somewhere in the centre of England. He kept what he saw to himself to see what else God might say.

November 2017, Peter was in the UK again and on the day of his arrival spoke a little about all this to me. We observed that the centre of the country is often regarded as being Coventry.

During Peter’s time in the UK, we planned to set out for a week or so together, to visit as led, organisations and people to discuss CTNTP. However, we had a two-day gap in our itinerary and in considering how to fill it, I very much felt God saying He was sending us both to Coventry!

We ended up in Coventry,  (also visiting nearby Meriden, click here for more about that), and Peter and I immediately felt that the City and surrounding area held great spiritual significance for what the Lord was showing us.

Beginning of 2018, Our Team, excluding Peter who was then several thousand miles away in Canada, met at Coventry Prayer House. One of the things we mulled over, was how much each of us ‘owned’ the vision – after-all it was originally Peter’s! Was all this ‘Spirit’ and ‘Word, joining shepherd’s crooks thing a little ‘far out there’?

Personally, having walked the CTNTP journey with Peter for around eighteen months, I believed I did have ownership. As an ex-policeman, it has felt very much that I’ve been following clues and ‘fingerprints’ left by The Lord. I’d accumulated lots of evidence to help prove the case! But for the other Team members?

Lunchtime, we went out for a walk and unexpectedly found ourselves in the Cathedral cafe. This is next to a small museum of history and artifacts and after eating we wandered in there, I remember actually saying, “let’s look for clues!”.

We had been in there for several minutes, before I suddenly noticed two old and unusual bishop’s crosiers, ‘shepherd’s crooks’ if you will, on display side by side.

Well that was unusual enough, but we then quickly noticed that one included in the labelling, ‘…enclosing a crystal upon which is engraved a dove symbolising the Holy Spirit’ Wow!

Turning to the second, we observed a small golden figure at the top, apparently labelled ‘REX’ – Latin= King – Jesus? – The Word! Double WOW!

Sometimes clues need a second examination and later we wondered if the golden figure wasn’t in-fact Christ but actually William Tyndale, who was the very first translator of much of the Bible into English – certainly the features closely resemble contemporary pictures of him?

Either way, we each believed the crosiers were a personal ‘sign’ and confirmation. Another clue, a ‘fingerprint’ left by God? – ‘Spirit’ and ‘Word’ – standing together but apart – and ready to be symbolically joined!

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