THE CROSSING WEEKLY

“It was provision in that day to meet with God, to prepare for Him. And so shall it be in this hour. There is a place to prepare for His return, for the marriage, to be filled with the Spirit, for the Bride to come and be equipped in the river- to be visited and experience the presence and power of God through the gifts of the Holy Spirit. For there are some who need a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit, and there are many wise virgins that You are awakening, and foolish virgins who need to trim their lamps.” (Spirit inspired utterance, concerning the Holy Ghost forums, provided by Bert Farias, Holy Fire ministries.) 

This is only a glimpse into the whole atmosphere of the Holy Ghost forum that took place last weekend. Being in attendance myself, I can testify to one of the biggest manifestations to enter the main sanctuary at the Crossing. 

Bert eloquently shared that the whole purpose of the forum was “to help shape a culture of love, unity, and the supernatural workings of God’s spirit in local assemblies everywhere.”  It is a blessing to walk into a room that’s been pre-marinated with Gods saints calling out to the spirit to move and have His way! What a beautiful representation of the work of our God!

Christina Gonzales-Hugie, one of the panel members, who came from North Carolina commented with a one-line description of the Holy Ghost Forum: “How beautiful it is when the brethren dwell together in unity.

Inacio Mestre commented, “There were many significant kingdom truths revealed this weekend at a very deep level. But the most significant, was this (Saturday) morning. It was deeper for me because of the word spoken over Shawn by Pastor Paul.” As a longtime friend and Kingdom builder, Mestre was on fire this Sunday when he brought the word after the forum. Speaking on the attitude of Christians, deciding whether we will keep the blessings of God to ourselves or choose to step back and let someone else receive a blessing we worked for. Shawn and Stephanie have been great examples of this, having taken steps back to let us all receive over the years.

One of the coolest snapshots I got out of the weekend was when one of the panel members spoke on Revelation 22:1-3. They spoke into the heart of the Crossing, encouraging us to live just like Al Johnson did, to leave behind a legacy bigger than just our names. Revelation goes on to speak about how the leaves fall just to heal, and that there will no longer be anything accused. The Throne of God and the Lamb will be in it, and His servants will worship Him. 

“We can’t go without the whole flock, the Shepard turns around and gets everyone before pressing forward.” We will not leave anyone behind. This was truly demonstrated through the panel with our brother Zoltan Marossy, who received a rich word toward the end of the forum. 

Cheryl Shattuck, a momma bear and elder in the church reflected over this best: “Praying over Zoltan was the coolest part — listening to his raw response; the cries and the laughter — it tied everything together in a beautiful package.” The transition in the spirit to go even higher at this point was beautiful to witness. 

There are not enough words to describe it. God is moving so heavily, and this is just a highlight, a mere thread on the tapestry laid down this weekend over us as a church. I can’t wait to see what He does with us from here. If you missed it this time and want to come for the next, the Holy Spirit Forum panel will be returning this fall on October 7-8!