“The Time of the Church, As You Know It, Is Over!”
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SHARING CHRISTIAN NEWS ACROSS THE NATION OM CH FR U R E C DELIVERED E H TO OVER E R S F A N S P 360 D O TOWNS B H O S O www.heartpublications.co.uk February-March 2021 K PROPHECY TODAY UK VISION FOR 21ST See centre section God is still CENTURY CHURCH healing! p3, 13, 14 Boris has no Bible-based advice Clifford Hill, p7 “The time of the Church, as you know it, is over!” The Great Reset By Paul Taylor Their vision for After the unprecedented restrictions of We are seeing the “beginning If we let God reform us, your future, p21 of sorrows” referred to by Jesus there will be quite a trans- 2020, a radical new vision for the 21st in Matthew 24. The continuing formation in church life in century Church is emerging government crackdowns are a the next two to three years. pre-cursor, the beginning of an- In 2018 I believe God showed Even in our democracies, never be the same again. We other era of the same kind that me new regional centres, churches have been closed by have realised that the events will bring with it restriction, gathering points across the state edict, numbers attending of 2020 have been a wake-up conditioning and control. nation, where servant-heart- services limited and protests call to the Church. Recently I have been impact- ed leaders supported the made illegal. Across Britain, Indeed, for the past few years ed again with a Word from the Church in love and unity. house groups composed of Christians have been writing Lord concerning the Church: Organisations, church de- more than two households, about the rebirth of the ‘ekkle- “The time of the Church as you nominations and streams gave the mainstay of church life, sia’, a gathering of ‘called out’ know it, is over!” way to these new centres. Signs of a one cannot currently legally meet. ones. Our blueprint is now the This is an invitation to be re- This would be the last world religion Now that Christians in the Book of Acts, because we can formed, in our relationship with great move of God coming West have seen how quickly no longer rely on the security the Lord, to one another, as well into the UK and Europe. p11 things can change, many of us of a regular programme in a as how we reach people with believe that the Church will church building. the good news of Jesus. Continued on page 2 2 HEART Christian newspaper February / March 2021 [email protected] April / May 2021 ADVERTS DEADLINE: 2 March 2021 VISION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY CHURCH By Paul Taylor Continued from page 1 When the first lockdown his ekklesia – his gathered peo- ple – a Church that is truly his. was introduced last March, I I now realise how timely this began to pray over the virus was. Like others, I believe God has used this time of closures andLightstock the pandemic. That was to challenge our thinking. when the word “pre-cursor” I was led to write a short, bib- came into my mind. lical overview of what God’s ekklesia is: the corporate body It’s not a word I’d use, so I and bride of Christ. It also ex- looked it up. It’s a person or plains God’s purpose for us thing that comes before anoth- and how we as his body should er of the same kind, a forerun- function. It’s a man-sized read: ner. It also can be a cell or cel- you can read it in an evening! lular component, from which another is formed. I believe this is an accurate We have a window of time to message from God; it is affect- work in ing the whole world and fits with the biblical description of the “beginning of sorrows” in Much of the current Church Matthew 24. needs a reformation in its structure and function. We are If we continue to lead and still restricted in an “old wine- Prophecies about a reformed skin” (Mark 2:21-22) and seem Church have also been released run church as we know it, we to be satisfied, perhaps not by Jarrod Cooper, Sharon Stone will find ourselves running realising how far away we as and Tomi Arayomi. For copies, his ekklesia have drifted from please email subscribercom- things on our own God’s Word and blueprint. munity@heartpublications. When Jesus said, “I will build co.uk or send £3 for p&p to the my ekklesia and the gates of office. More recently, the other mes- Hades will not prevail against sage, “The time of the Church, it”, he was using a word that as you know it, is over!” was had no connection to religion. accompanied by a very strong It was used by both the Greek sense that if we continue to and Roman empires, and in the lead and run church as we time of Jesus it referred to a know it, we will find ourselves secular institution which had a Paul Taylor was called Paul Taylor is married to other leaders and ministries running things on our own, be- governing role. to Cornwall cause the Lord has removed What a great description of Claire; they have four children across Cornwall and Devon to his blessing. Jesus’ Church and her pur- and eight grandchildren. help train and equip church I am convinced that this is a pose! It is through his Church meetings, we included “open” With others, Paul pioneered a members to be effective wit- message that needs to be heeded. that his Kingdom comes into times, when members were en- house church in West Sussex in nesses wherever they go, lead- Therefore it’s vital that lead- people’s lives. couraged to contribute. the 1980s, which grew over the ing people to Christ and mak- ers stop and re-evaluate what We must never forget Jesus’ next 14 years. In 1995, he hand- ing them true disciples of Jesus. in on God’s heart now. God’s last command before he went ed it over to other leaders and He currently uses his business passion for his Church is very These gatherings were often up to heaven: to GO into all the joined Kingdom Faith Church as an electrical contractor to strong and I am convinced he part of a meal, usually in world and proclaim the good in Horsham, Sussex, serving as support the ministry. is calling us back to himself in news and make disciples in his a pastor for 21 years, including From the end of Febru- this season. homes with the breaking of name. working with others to pioneer ary, Paul plans to have con- I am not the only Christian bread and celebrating Jesus’ The ekklesia that Jesus is a church in Crawley. tent relevant to believers and who has been prompted to re- building is to be in the market- But having received a clear non-Christians at www.go2all. think how the Church operates victory over sin and death place. We are to govern, espe- instruction from God to “Stop, org.uk in recent years, leading to dis- cially in the place of prayer; lay everything down and to seek Paul can be contacted at cussions of a return to the ‘ek- then we can go out into our the Lord”, it became clear that [email protected] klesia’. God wants to revive house- communities and workplaces the Holy Spirit wanted to re- Back in July 2018, I felt the holds and homes. In particular, with the spiritual authority form Paul and his ministry. The booklet, ‘21st century Holy Spirit was urging me to he wants to restore open gath- that brings people to Christ, In 2017 Paul and Claire were church reformation’, by Paul write down what he had been erings where everyone comes heals the sick, casts out de- led to Bude, Cornwall and have Taylor, can be ordered from putting in my heart concerning together and brings a song, a mons and sets people free. become part of the local Chris- the HEART office. £3 per copy teaching, a tongue, a revelation To do this, we need a fresh tian community. inc p&p or five copies for £10. or an interpretation. This is encounter with Jesus; we must Paul says: “I have been going Bulk orders are available for body ministry, where everyone seek him wholeheartedly and out, sharing the good news of a further discount. HEART’S contributes to the building up let the Holy Spirit speak to us Jesus with others, knowing of others. and change us from within. there is a ‘harvest’ of people It’s the type of meeting that waiting.” VISION the early Church had more than If we do this now, then when Paul has started a charity, To see local Christians unified anything else. These gatherings ‘GO2ALL’, to support mission and strengthened, sharing were often part of a meal, usu- persecution comes, we will within Cornwall and other information and building trust ally in homes with the breaking be reformed parts of the UK and Europe. 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