O Taste and See that the Lord is Good! 
Firstfruits: The 1st Month of Nisan: A Time to Spring Forth Ahead of the Enemy!

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Dear Friends, Intercessors and Zion Aligned:

May His supernatural covering overwhelm you as you advance!  John 17:11b says, "protect them by the power of Your name - the name You gave Me - so that they may be one as We are one." (NIV)   One of the favorite things I get to do is lead prayer early on Tuesday mornings.  This morning's prayer time was incredible, and is almost a must for all of us to re-watch this week. When I awoke this morning I heard the Lord singing the song O Taste and See that the Lord is Good. This song comes from Psalm 34. When we began to sing this song at early morning prayer today, the Spirit of God prompted me about the importance of the next three weeks. He then said: You must put a halt on the enemy's purposes and ensnarements that are set to bring confusion and stop your progress.  Put a stop on him so you can get a three week advance ahead of his plans and move into what I have for you.  These will be three weeks of intense warfare to acquire new supply and watch Me form new mantles for our future.

You can watch Tuesday Morning Prayer On Demandall week by going to www.gloryofzion.org/webcast.htm.  A transcription from this time is also available on our website.

A NEW SONG WILL BREAK the OLD CYCLE
On Sunday morning, Thom Rana began to loose a warring sound on his guitar that literally threw us into a new warfare dimension.  Revelation from Heaven was unlocked and the prophetic song and word announced the season we have moved into.  We have captured this as a New Song to Break the Old Cycle and will be making it available on our MP3 Store for download later this week.  You will want to hear the song Push to New Heights over and over to allow your soul and spirit to line up with the intensity of the times we are now living in. LeAnn Squier, Michelle Hadley, Thom Rana, Isaac Pierce, and Justin Rana tapped in!  Oh my! This sound is the sound for the next three weeks.

Another sound that is important now is in the song You Cover Me by Aaron Smith.  If you do not have that song, you can download it from our MP3 Store.  Or get Aaron Smith's album from the web store (see below).

Pray for ISRAEL
As I was talking to our contacts in Israel after prayer, Martin and Norma Sarvis sent this:

The Lord has been keeping us in Psalm 33.  As you were speaking about a Delivering Wind during early morning prayer the Lord reminded us that Psalm 33:6 says By the Word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.  In the Hebrew we find a more literal translation which says " by the Wind of His Mouth, all of its (the heavens) armies are sent forth. In Hebrew the word for Wind and Spirit are one and the same. They had also been re-reading and praying from an earlier emailer, The Voice of Change is Stirring, and reminded me of this sentence. I am creating a fear and an awe of Me! Psalm 33:8 says Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.  Verses18-22 are very important: The Eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who yearn for His loving kindness & to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.  We are in the season of preparation of Passover.  There are many areas in modern Israel in which we as a nation need to passover.

Israel needs a Moses, a clear voice, a strategy, a leader to take us from the old to the new.  We are in need of the blood of the Lamb as a nation.  We are in need of the Prophetic as a Body here. We are in need of momentum as a Body and as a nation.  We are in a severe physical drought in a year when the dollar has dropped almost 25% in the last six months.  Without revelation, there is a downward spiral.  This is the time for the Body to rise up as the head and not the tail, as Israel is bewildered on several fronts.  For such a time as this, the Body is here and growing!

If you are not already on our Israel Prayer Update list, you can sign up to receive periodic prayer focuses by going to www.gloryofzion.org/mailing.asp.

APRIL FIRSTFRUITS GATHERING and a MONTH of the MIDNIGHT PRAYER WATCH (Friday, April 4)
Our next monthly Firstfruits Gathering is this FRIDAY 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 blessings surrounding the month of Nisan. Biblically, this is the time of the beginning of miracles and the power of the blood in deliverance and redemption. 

Following this gathering, I will be leading the Midnight Prayer Watch. This will begin around 9:30 PM, and will be accompanied by Raymond Banks and others. There is also no registration needed for this gathering, in person or by webcast.

April Issachar School Course: The Energized Power of the Blood! (Saturday, April 5)
I am so excited about our next Issachar School Fast Track.  Robert Heidler and I will be speaking on The Energized Power of the Blood!  As we prepare to celebrate Passover, we must come into a new understanding of the blood!  This course will be on SATURDAY 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.

LEANN SQUIER Leading Us Forth Into the PRESENCE at Glory of Zion Outreach Center: Sunday, April 6
We begin on Sunday morning 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 this dynamic time of violent praise and declaration. LeAnn Squier will then lead us into the Throne Room and we will wear His Presence into the month ahead.  At 10:15 AM, our corporate worship service will begin with John Dickson leading worship and Robert Heidler ministering on The Parables of the Kingdom: The Dragnet is Being Cast!

Ministry Training: Sunday Afternoon (Issachar School Accredited)
This Sunday afternoon we continue our ministry training for harvest awakening. From 2-5 PM we will focus on Hearing His Voice Now!  Robert Heidler and Keith Pierce will teach on how to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and minister from a prophetic, healing and deliverance standpoint.  There will also be several rounds of creative, activation exercises.  Youth are welcome! To register, please call (888) 965-1099 or (940) 382-7231.  The cost is $10 per person.  If you would like to join by webcast, you will need to register online via our MP3Store.  The cost is $10.

Nuevo Comienzo de las Reuniones Hispanas Regionales (Also on Sunday, April 6)
I am excited that our Hispanic leadership at Glory of Zion is making a new beginning this year!  On Sunday, April 6, at 6:00 PM we will have the second of three monthly meetings for the Hispanic community.  Allen Faubion will be ministering on Communing Through His Blood.  Angel and Giselle Mora, our Hispanic pastors at Glory of Zion, will be facilitating this gathering.  If you know of Spanish-speaking friends or neighbors, please invite them to join us.  Or, if you have a heart for our Hispanic community, you are welcome to attend as well.  More details can be found at www.copah.org.  This gathering will be webcast. 

So our schedule for the week ahead is:

Friday, April 4

Saturday, April 5

Sunday, April 6

Monday, April 7

Tuesday, April 8

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).

Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce

If you would like to give to the ongoing mission of Glory of Zion International Ministries, please click here or call (888) 965-1099 or (940) 382-7231 to give by credit card.


Apr 4 (7:30PM)             Firstfruits Gathering (Nisan), Denton TX (940) 382-7231
Apr 5                           Issachar School: The Energized Power of the Blood, Denton TX (940) 382-7231
Apr 6 (PM) - 7               Ground Zero @ Kansas, Wichita KS (620) 442-5339; www.destinyministries.com
Apr 10 - 11                 CI Watchman Conference, Santa Rosa Beach FL (850) 231-2600
Apr 11 - 12                 Time to Possess the Kingdom, Houston TX (877) 675-4133
Apr 13 (AM)                Glory of Zion Outreach Center, Denton TX (940) 382-1166
Apr 13 (7 PM)             NE Metro Christian Fellowship of Atlanta, Norcross GA (770) 263 6962  www.nemcf-atlanta.org
Apr 18 - 19                 Awakening Tour Gathering; Syracuse NY (585) 265-2332 www.Living-Faith-Ministries.org
Apr 20 (AM/PM)         Special Passover Services, Glory of Zion Outreach Center, Denton TX  (940) 382-1166
Apr 21 (7 PM)             California, Cross Over!  Camarillo CA  (805) 482-5424   www.jubileechurch.org
Apr 22 (6:30PM)         Out of the Box 3 with Cindy & Mike Jacobs, Red Oak TX  www.generals.org
Apr 24 - 26                 Opening the Gates of Revelation: A Time to Prophesy to All Dry Bones!  Middletown, OH (888) 965-1099
Apr 30 (6:30PM)         Barnes & Noble Booksigning, Golden Triangle Mall, Denton TX  (940) 383-9261

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

You Cover Me by Aaron Smith


You cover me is a song of intimacy that blends the generations. This is the best song to represent the cry to be covered properly in this season. This single is available for purchase on our MP3 Store for download ($1.29). A CD with You Cover Me and three other songs by Aaron Smith is also available at our webstore.  This CD contains an awesome sound especially if you have a younger generation in the house ($7.00).

The Burning Bush Pendant (now available in sterling silver with rhodium finish)

When God came down to deliver His people at Passover He began by revealing His glory to Moses in the Burning Bush. The burning bush is a picture of the heavenly Menorah, the 7-fold Spirit of God, which burns before the Lord in the heavenly tabernacle (Rev. 4:5). At Pentecost, God again revealed His glory to change the course of history. When the tongues of fire came upon the Church at Pentecost, we became the "burning bush" to reveal God's glory in the earth. 2 Cor. 4:7 says, "We hold this treasure in earthen vessels that the surpassing greatness of the power may be seen to be of Him." God wants us to receive His fire and display His glory in the earth!  Choose from three sizes: Small Pendant with 18 inch chain ($20), Large Pendant with 18-inch chain ($25) or Large Pendant with 24-inch chain, also suitable for men ($25).

These and many other resources can be ordered by going to www.gloryofzion.org or by calling (888) 965-1099 or (940) 382-7231.