Narrabri, O Narrabri,

Home of many true followers of Jesus.

You have been brought into existence for a purpose, a destiny, a place of importance beyond your apparent size.

You say "Who am I, a town of 7000 people to have a destiny?"

I the Lord say to you "I have brought you into existence, placed between mountains and plains."

Many in this age have chosen the way of the "high places" , the places of idolatry rather than true worship. There are many, even in your churches, who claim to follow me, yet prefer the ways of idolatry- the idolatries of wealth and power and success. But I will call them to account.

Even now there is a harvesting taking place. The bushes are being shaken to reveal the true crop. The fibre is being compressed and stretched and cleaned.

My people I am doing this to you also, to rid my church of the sin and shame that has dulled its glory. As cotton is cleaned and spun and bleached until it is pure, so i too will clean and spin and bleach you until you are clean.

Then you will arise in this land and take up your right place.

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Robert Holmes February 19th 2006 This promise is for New life Christian Fellowship.

There is a scripture that promises that all the people who have been stolen from us will return to us. I think it's the third well of Abraham and Isaac. Isaac digs these wells and he calls the second one Sitnah and the third one Rehoboth. It says there: "The Lord has brought me to a broad place and He has restored the house of my dwelling place." It says his brothers came and made covenant with him.

You are coming to Rehoboth, coming to a place where relationships that once were broken will be redeemed and restored. People who left will stop accusing you. The Lord is restoring the house of your dwelling place. The scripture goes on to say He has expanded the place of your dwelling- you are in a broad place. [Scripture Reference is Genesis 26:12-31.]

In Isaiah 4:1 it says: "In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, 'We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace."

Part of this phenomena that you will see of restored relationships is that seven people will grab hold of you and say, "Let us be called by your name. We recognise that God is working in you and that God is walking with you. We want to be called by your name. We want to walk with you. We want to be restored to you."

The words fifty in a day came to me. Fifty will be restored to you in a day. Fifty relationships or fifty in a church or something like that will be restored immediately. It may be that a church of 50 will be restored to you and you will be able to work with them again.

The balancing side of this is the word fragmentation I really believe that Narrabri is now and will become more fragmented. I think you will see departments in local government more fragmented You will see housing developments being fragmented. You will see churches unable to speak to one another. That environment will become more and more frustrating for you.

I don't have an answer for this except to say fragmentation is not in the Lord's will- it is not God's desire to divide and plunder- this is of the enemy. I don't know whether humility and repentance will win the day or prayer and intercession- probably both.

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Rozina June 22, 2003

My people, I long to come in power but your hearts are not turned to each other. You must love no matter what the cost. It will continue to be difficult if you do not get right with each other. This grace of mine to get right with each other is only for a period and the period is drawing to a close. Others in Narrabri have great need of me and I will not wait for ever. I want to use you but you can choose to ignore my calling.

Relationships are the most important aspect of your call. You have all been called to bring unity to my church in Narrabri and in the nation, but if you cannot have unity amongst yourselves, then you cannot take it to others. Consider others better than yourself. Do not hold onto any bitterness or resentment. Do not think yourself hard done by. I have poured blessing after blessing into your lives and I desire for you to bless others.

Do not hold back; give of yourselves; show each other the places you would rather keep secret. Each of you has secrets you would rather not face, but I am calling you to face them and share them, for it is only in openness that the darkness can be defeated. The more you hide, the longer you hide, the more chance the darkness has to grow. Do not let the darkness grow for I cannot dwell in the darkness.

Be accountable to each other and hold each other accountable. Do not be afraid to bring gentle correction, but make sure there is love in your heart; love for me and love for your brothers and sisters.

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Rozina June 15 2003

My children, you are called to be a people of worship, people who worship in many different ways. Do not become set in your ways, but be open to new ways and different ways. If your hearts are open to me and full of praise and adoration then any expression will be good.

Do not be afraid to try different things. As you open different parts of your lives to me, our relationship will develop; and as your relationship with me develops so will your relationships with each other. Your relationships with one another must mirror your relationship with me.

As you build tight and trusting relationships, others will be attracted and revival will begin. While your relationships are no different to others in the world there is nothing to be attracted to. Many of those who are not yet part of my family have relationships that are better than yours, better friendships than yours. This is not my will for your lives.

You must love one another as I love you. You must be prepared to die for one another. Do not hold onto bitterness or resentment. Tonight is a night for forgiveness and reconciliation with each other. The longer you are not right with each other the harder it is to come back. Do not let tonight go by without me bringing peace and harmony into your lives. Do not let the sun go down on your anger but keep short accounts. Don't wait for somebody else to take the first steps towards reconciliation but take the first step yourself.

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August 2002. Raise The Sails

This is a sort of progressive revelation and developed over several days and through contributions from various people, including members of New Life and members of the IRN Prophecy forum (www.openheaven.com).

Keith wrote:

Hi everyone.

I want to share something and ask for responses and clarification in the Holy Spirit.

This afternoon at a Pastors' prayer meeting at my house, a friend in the middle of praying said "Keith it's time to raise your sail. The wind of the Spirit is blowing and you must raise your sail."

This pastor's church is experiencing a move of God at the moment, and I really believe that what He said is from God.

The picture that I get is not a little sail but a big one- like a kite- surfer, where you have a big parachute propelling someone across the waves on a relatively small board.

I've been seeking the Lord, calling out to Him,"God what does this mean? How do I do this?" I am desperate for God, hungry for His presence in our church... but I need to know what do I have to do to raise my sail.

I'm looking for some prophetic insight here! The Lord's shown me 4 dimensions to this sail:

1. Honour, respect and humility towards God and His anointed leaders
2. Bold obedience- do what He says now and don't make excuses!
3. Spirit men and women not fleshly- directed by the Holy Spirit not by what's comfortable
4. Staking everything on the faithfulness of God- no safety net, plan B, no reservation or qualification.

I am feeling frustrated because I know all this stuff, I preach it and live it... but it doesn't seem to catch on in all my people.

If some of you Spirit- people have some insight to offer from God I would like to hear it! I have the big picture, I just don't know what I am supposed to do next!

Thanks.

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Shirley Worden wrote:

In times of calm seas when there is no wind the sails are dropped and the vessel is becalmed. The moment you feel a breeze you raise the sails and you start moving forward.
I believe God is saying that His spirit is about to blow through you and unless you raise your sail you shall miss this move of God.
As this wind is spiritual you can not see it in the natural but the Lord is asking you to believe it is coming by faith, and raise your sail.
A sail has one purpose to catch the wind for forward movement. A sail is always attached to a boat to allow it to move but without the wind of the Holy Spirit it is useless.
I believe the Lord is saying you have been in state of becalm and you have dropped your sail and He is saying raise it again because you are about to move, by the wind of my Holy Spirit I shall move you.
Luke 8:22-25
John 6:16-21

[This message has been edited by shirley worden (edited 20 August 2002).]

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Denise wrote:

Hello Pastor-Seems to me you are doing this very thing as we speak.

Besides what Shirley says one other thing comes to mind.

Prayer, you know the kind that is communion with God, hearing and then praying as His Spirit gives it, this is a part of unfurling those sails. It cannot be 'just' you, but the people must also come with you in this.(even just some of them)

I am motivated to pray this for you, us, and the congregation: SS 1:4 'Draw me (us)! We will run after You! The king brings me into His apartments! We will be glad and rejoice in You! We will recall [when we were favoured with] Your love, more fragrant than wine. The upright [are not offended at Your choice, but sincerely] love You.'

I also believe this 'move of God' has already begun, as they all do--within--in the deep places, but will come out and be more visible as well...

Love, DD

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Vicki Camp wrote:

Bless Keith,

As you've stated you already have the 'big picture' here, so I will not add to that, and others here have said good stuff on that too.

Your word received was rather self-explanatory...the Spirit IS blowing, you must simply raise your sails and receive / go with.

I understand your 'wanting to know' what to do next, as this word leaves you with the sense that *you* must *do* something to make this all happen. In reality, God is saying the wind of My Spirit is already blowing mate!

So, might I humbly suggest, as I sense from Lord, that perhaps this sail raising is just and simply that you raise your arms in surrender (really, and spiritually speaking also) to receive HIS' blowing....in Faith, Believing.

In this word you received, Lord is most concerned with Keith; It is *you* this word is for, you see? ...Do not worry about your church, but YOU receive, .... the sheep in your under-care will then follow Jesus as they see HIM in you....yes? But for now, *you* are to receive of HIS' Spirit...yes.

Receive and then REST in what HE gives you. As I understand it there is a lot of work to actually sailing a boat, but the 'picture' to an onlooker is one of sublime joy sailing, when a sailboat or board is seen, that is,-- restful, one of rest as the wind carries, *HIS' Rest* ... Very beautiful to observe in the natural and I'm sure exhilarating to experience.....mmmmm

I am going to post a word from Cheryl McGrath (Australia following this, just recently released - addressed to the shepherds. I haven't even read it all myself yet, and I don't know if it will apply to you or not Keith....so, we shall both see - and perhaps others here will benefit from it, too.

~ Vicki C.

Bill & Vicki C., WA., U.S.A.
"Write the Vision" http://write-the-vision.sonservers.com

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Keith wrote:

Thanks for your thoughts everyone. It's all quite exciting. There is some stuff happening, that suggests that the breeze is blowing. We've had a dream for a long time of using our church building as a kind of drop-in centre where people can come in for coffee and chat. On Monday a fellow literally "dropped in" looking for counsel and after he talked for some kind we prayed and without knowing anything about us he mentioned "signs and wonders" following my wife and me- this was an exact phrase that I got in my first ever prophecy before we were married!

Yesterday, we were able to make some changes to the outside of our building which are necessary for it to be more welcoming. Also some friends have asked if they can use the church for a gathering after the (Catholic) funeral of their mother. So today the building looks like a coffee shop, which is what it's meant to look like.

Also, and this is really "freaky" (in the best God-sense!) yesterday in a computer article there was a report of a new operating system being released in China called (I think) "Lanyang" or something like that which means "Raise the sails"!!!!! Has God got a sense of humour or what?

There's heaps more I will share later but I have to run now. Thanks to all who have shared their insights... it's been really helpful.

Keith

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Keith wrote:

Thanks everyone for the encouragement that you have offered... it's great! Isn't it an awesome privilege to have this tool of the internet to bear one another's burdens. Praise the Lord!

We had a great morning today in church. For the first time in months I felt that the presence of God was there. We've been hit hard by some demonic attack this year and it's been a struggle at times... but this morning was great, the Lord's presence was so sweet. As one visitor said "The anointing came as soon as the singing started." I believe that we are just at the beginning of the runway as far as that is concerned... the manifestations of God's presence will increase in the weeks ahead.

I shared this morning about those four values that I mentioned in my first post, just encouraging people to get their lives in tune with the Spirit. The Lord revealed to me even while I was preaching that revival in my little town (Narrabri, New South Wales Australia- population about 7000, located 500 km north of Sydney), is going to come as individuals live out the power and fruit of the Spirit in the world... it's not about meetings but about salting the world and each individual taking Jesus to their home, school and work.

I think we are starting to catch the wind of the Spirit.

Tonight one of our young fellows in church said that he saw me raising the sail on a boat, but it wasn't attached to the mast at the bottom so instead of being filled by the wind, it flapped. He said to me "I'm not very good at this prophecy stuff, but you've got the sail up and it's ready to go, but the church has to be in place too, otherwise the boat won't go anywhere."

So what have I learned from these very simple few words? Lots!!!

1. My reaction was based on fear of missing out on God's blessing. I'm a choleric personality and that means I'm "driven" by a work ethic... if someone prophesies that I have to do something, I've got to go ahead and do it NOW!!! My earthly father is a perfectionist, and I think that deep down I have this fear that I'm likely to let God down by not getting it perfectly right... something to constantly be aware of, and repented of.
2. All I can do is my part, which is to raise my sail... worshipping Jesus, obeying the Spirit. I can't make others do their part, only God can get the rest of the church on board. My part is to encourage, lead, exhort etc.
3. It's a time of trusting God like no other time in my life.
4. Part of the meaning is a literal meaning to raise a literal sail, meaning a shade structure which will draw people into the ministry that we have here.

So we keep on following Jesus! I do believe that the Holy Spirit is moving in my town, and in my nation. He is doing a "new thing" something which will see this nation transformed, and what a joy it is to be a part of God's purposes.

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May 22, 2001 Cross In The Sky Over Narrabri

Today, I felt what could only be called a divine frustration in my heart, a sense that has been growing for some time now, that I need to be doing things differently in my life, bit without seeing what I should be doing.

I felt that the Lord was saying I should walk over to town (a distance of 3 km) and pray as I walked.

As I was walking I saw a cross form in the sky to the north east of Narrabri. This cross was made up of two jet vapour trails. The first (the upright of the cross) had passed several minutes before and the length of the trail was about half the sky. The second making the cross piece was made as I watched.

There was some turbulence in the air, and it seemed that the vapour trail would not last. In fact, behind the plane, it fell away quite quickly, but near the cross it persisted. As the plane made its journey across the sky, I thought, "That vapour trail will cut out when the cross is completed." It did!

The cross was almost perfect in proportion and in the angle of the two lines. Despite the obvious turbulence in the air, the cross lasted for an hour! Vapour trails rarely last that long in this part of the world!

A third plane crossed the foot of the cross about 45 minutes later, but it was quickly blown away, leaving the cross. This third trail represents the deeds of men which we try to add to the cross- they fade quickly but the work of God endures.

This all started at about 10.45 a.m. and the cross was formed and visible at 11 a.m.

During my walk I was led to go down to the Namoi River... this is the river, not the Narrabri Creek which flows through the middle of town. In Narrabri the main flow of the Namoi goes down Narrabri Creek, which is actually an anabranch (i.e. it splits away then joins up downstream of the town). Usually there is very little water in the river bed except when there is a flood.

I was drawn by the stagnant water. There are several small pools in the river bed. The Lord said that these represent the different churches in Narrabri- different sizes, different exposure to the Holy spirit. they also represent the different times when the Holy Spirit flows.

It is dry at this place, yet on the other side of the road there is more water- it dries up just past the Buffalo Lodge.

We need to get to the Source, the Head of the River, the fountain spring. we need to learn to dwell in the presence of God.

The thing about this is that no one can say how to do it for anyone else... we need to learn for ourselves. we think we are rich, yet we are poor in God's eyes. We each need to be rich in the Holy Spirit.