I Am Forming You for and in Your Storm: Receive My Sound!

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Dear Friends, Intercessors and Zion Aligned:

I am so grateful for each of you who joined us this past weekend for the Opening the Gates of Heaven Conference.  Many of you also joined us on Friday for the Issachar School course on Going Through the Gates with Worship, our Saturday night Firstfruits Gathering, and the Ministry Training on Sunday afternoon.  The level of revelation and anointing was incredible.  CDs and DVDs will be available for purchase from all these sessions.  (Details on ordering these sets can be found at the close of this email.)  The 7-8 inches of snow we received on Thursday seemed to purify the air.  We then found the atmosphere for the weekend to be power packed and life changing.  The prophecy below reveals just a portion of what was taking place.  Barbara Wentroble, Keith Peirce, LeAnn Squier, JoAnn McFatter, John Dickson, myself, and the packed congregation were interacting with the Lord in worship when He began to speak:

Many have cried out: Lord, I long for the new, I long to go through. However, I don't have the strength to advance because the season has pulled the plug on my strength and I feel I cannot stand and advance.  But hear Me!  I will energize your blood and cause my Spirit to touch and go into places in your heart that have not been touched. I will cause the joints in your body to begin to have new energy and cause them to move in ways they have not moved. Do not despair because by My Spirit new energy will come upon you. The warfare that you've been contending in, the conflict that you've been standing in, will not overtake you.  Stand still!  In the midst of your stillness I am beginning to release new mantles; you will stand face to face with Me and then your enemy will see My reflection in your face.  I AM rising up within you a sound that will come through you and cause the enemy to shake.  Where the enemy has held your gate closed -- the gate will come open. You will say a new day has broken.

Some of you are saying, I hate this storm that I am in the midst of riding out. But hear Me again!  Because you won't spread your wings and catch the wind of this storm, you are having trouble coming above its fury. Catch the wind! Catch the wind! My Spirit is blowing. Do not fear this economic strategy and structure that the enemy is voicing in the nations. Catch My wind in this economic storm!  The dips and the lows will cause you to soar high. Throw your chest into the adverse winds and allow the wind to catapult you to a high place.

There are things that have been chasing you. Turn now and face that adverse wind.  I will come with grace in the adversity and catapult you to a new level. You will see every movement in the field - the snakes, the rodents, and the treasures. Soar, see, and be catapulted into an enlarged place.

The potter's wheel that you have been on has been a necessary season for you.  I AM doing a chiseling work to give you a new identity. Receive what I am creating.  I AM placing My mark, My design, on your next season.  One smooth blow will release the diamond that has been hidden in the rough.  Look at the design that I have laid for your future. Look at the craftsman's hand because as I come down upon the chisel, you will see the breaking away and what's been hidden will be seen. Do not be afraid of that blow to come! I AM sending forth a sound into your inner being that will break up the dams that have held back your waters of Life. These waters will aid Me in your forming.

I am causing new languages to arise in My people. This will thwart the enemys plan to defile My purposes in you. If you will trust Me to do this one thing in you that has stopped you from being transformed into a mind of prosperity, you will succeed and failure will leave you.  One small hit will change the course of your life and your direction. Your compassions have grown hardened.  I must release this blow. I must cause the very depths of you to roar and to roar again.  I AM creating a movement within you so you can digest what I will be doing in the four months ahead.  Let the depths of your being roar with My sound. This sound will create the ability for you to absorb what occurs in the next four months.

Your inward being must embrace my THUNDER! This is a season that you shall hear thunder in the Heavens. As I thunder from the Heavens, know it is the voice of the Lord that is coming to you. For the thunder would create fear in the hearts of many. But for those of who fear the Lord, you will hear this thunder as a new sound from Heaven.  This sound will cause you to come into the new place! My voice is coming to break you from all that would hold you in an old place. The thunder of the Lord is My manifest sound in the Heavens! Do not fear what the enemy would do.  For I Am thundering a new place for you and a new protection for you! Many would even run and hide in the day of storm. But you shall run into the storm and have victory over the storm!  Let My thunder roll and break every place of fear from you.  This will cause you to come into the new season where My light and My sun shall break forth out of the storm, out of the thunder. A new day is arising and the sun shall come and rest upon you. Do not fear this season of storm. This is your season to break through. Overcome the storm and rise up in a whole new place. 

Glory of Zion Outreach Center: Sunday, February 16
We begin at 9 AM with The Power of Lift. This is a dynamic time where we ascend in worship and descend in war.  Aaron & Tiffany Smith and other musicians will be leading you in a Throne Room Experience, and Keith Pierce will minister prophetically.  At 10:15 AM, our corporate worship service will begin.  Robert Heidler will be ministering on The Real St. Patrick: Signs, Wonders and the Restoration of Power to the Church.

Our schedule for the next week is:

Thursday, March 13
7:00 PM          Evening Prayer Watch (7-9 PM); meets every Thursday night;
Led by Raymond Banks and accompanied by various musicians

Saturday, March 15
3:00 AM          Morning Prayer Watch (from 3 AM till around 6AM); Led by Janice Swinney

Sunday, March 16
9:00 AM          The Power of Lift (webcast)*
10:15 AM        Corporate Worship, Message and Ministry (webcast)*
6:00 PM          Webcast REPLAY of Morning Services

Tuesday, March 11
6:00 AM          Early Morning Prayer (webcast)*
7:15 AM          Issachar School Course: God's Unfolding Battle Plan (webcast)*
Noon               Men's Bible Study (webcast)*
7:00 PM          Women's Bible Study (webcast)*

For details on all our webcasts please go to www.gloryofzion.org and click on the webcast icon.  All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT).

April Firstfruits Gathering (April 4)
Our next monthly Firstfruits Gathering is on FRIDAY, April 4, at 7:30 PM.  There is no registration needed for this gathering, in person or by webcast.  At this time we will release the Hebraic blessing surrounding the month of Nissan.  Biblically, this is the time of the beginning of miracles and the power of the blood in deliverance and redemption. 

April Issachar School Course: The Energized Power of the Blood!
Our next Issachar School Fast Track is developing. Robert Heidler and I will be speaking on The Energized Power of the Blood!  This course will be on SATURDAY, April 5, beginning at 9:30 AM and continuing all day (with lunch and dinner breaks).  For more information on this program, or to register, please call 1-888-965-1099 or go to www.gloryofzion.org/issachar.   If you have a high-speed Internet connection and would like additional details and requirements for taking this live, online course, please email issacharschool@glory-of-zion.org.

Issachar Course, God's Unfloding Battle Plan, offered from 7:15 - 8:00 AM each Tuesday for the next 4 weeks!
We recently began a new Issachar School course based on my book, God's Unfolding Battle Plan.  Meeting every Tuesday morning from 7:15 - 8 AM (CDT), this course will continue through April 8.  This class follows Tuesday Morning Prayer, so this is an excellent opportunity for those of you who like to break open the day and gain revelation first thing in the morning!   Next week, Anne Tate will be teaching on The Power War.  Please keep in mind the registration cut-off time for the individually webcast classes is 2 PM each Monday before the class. 

Men's Bible Study
On Tuesdays, Keith Pierce and Lee Forest are leading a Men's Bible study. They have begun a new series on Parables of Success.  Tuesday's focus will be on Positioned to Multiply and Increase.  All men are welcome to join this group which will meet from noon - 1 PM in the Servant's House. This is also available by webcast so you can join this study via the web in your office or home if you are unable to be at the Servant's House.  Just go to www.gloryofzion.org/webcast.htm for details. 

Women's Bible Study
Next Tuesday the Women's Ministry will have their final session on Knowing and Hearing God through Journaling.  This will be a Banquet and Celebration Time. Though the meal will not be webcast, please tune in to receive the blessing to be released to seal what you have learned. This will be Tuesday night at 7 PM, and will be available by webcast.  Go to www.gloryofzion.org/webcast.htm for details. 

Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce

March 14 - 15 Arise and Shine East Coast Awakening Tour, Summerville SC  (843) 814-0573 www.praysc.org
March 16 Truth & Deliverance International Ministries, Chicago IL  (773) 626-3800
March 21 - 23 National Gathering, Tampere FINLAND  www.nokiamissio.fi       
March 24 - 26 Aligning the Nation, Colorado Springs CO  (719) 375-1796; www.usapostolicalliance.com
March 27 - 29 WLI Phoenix: Rending the Heavens!  Establishing the Glory of God in a Region, Goodyear AZ  (623) 935-4858
April 4 (PM)    Firstfruits Gathering (Nissan), Denton TX  (940) 382-7231
April 5 (all day) Issachar School: The Energized Power of the Blood, Denton TX  (940) 382-7231
April 6 - 7       Ground Zero @ Kansas, Wichita KS  (620) 442-5339; www.destinyministries.com

For those visiting, Glory of Zion is located on the corner of Dallas Drive and Teasley Lane in Denton, Texas.  If you are going North on I-35E from Dallas, exit at Teasley and turn right.  If you are driving South on I-35E, exit Teasley and turn left.  The church is located about a half mile on the right in the Woodhill Square Business Park.

Key Resources for this Season

Opening the Gates of Heaven Conference (Friday PM - Sunday AM)
What an incredible weekend!  The Opening the Gates of Heaven Conference was a powerful time of revelation and worship to swing wide the gates of heaven for the King of Glory to manifest His anointing among us.  Paul Keith Davis and JoAnn McFatter joined Robert Heidler and Chuck Pierce to unlock fresh insights that will help bring the atmosphere of heaven into your home, job, church or sphere of authority.  The complete set begins with the Friday night opening, continues all day Saturday (including the Saturday night Firstfruits blessing and teaching), and runs through both Sunday morning services. 
CD set (11 CDs): $50; DVD set (6 DVDs): $75.

Going Through the Gates with Worship Issachar School Course
Our weekend began with a full day of teaching on Friday.  Chuck Pierce, Robert Heidler, JoAnn McFatter and Paul Keith Davis each shared and modeled how the sound and songs of Heaven produce movement and change in the earth realm.  If you are yearning to shift into a new dimension of victory and overcoming, this course can help break you through the resistance at your next gate of opportunity. 
$99 for CD or DVD set.

Ministry Training: The Holy Spirit and the Manifestation of Prophecy
You will love this special time of hands-on training provided on Sunday afternoon.  Chuck Pierce, Robert Heidler and Keith Pierce offer a unique time of teaching on the ministry of Holy Spirit.  If you are longing to understand and move in prophecy, this fun afternoon with stretching exercises will activate your prophetic gifting in a new way.  DVD: $10. (Due to the unique pictorial dimension of this training, this course is only offered as a DVD.)

Each of these CD and DVD sets can be ordered by calling (888) 965-1099 or (940) 382-7231.  Many other resources are available by going to www.gloryofzion.org.