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spiritual leaders and shapers of arrows for the Lord (Ps. 127:3-5).

8. Dominion and the Kingdom of God

The emphasis here was on the “greater commission” given to Adam to subdue the earth. This involves the church getting involved in the issues of life on earth. This involves the church being a prophetic voice in all areas of society including politics, science, business, the arts and education. In this regard we are not talking about church programs we are talking about people who belong to Christ becoming involved and bringing the influence of Christ to bear in all arenas of life.

9. City Reaching

The emphasis here was on believing for entire cities to be reached for the Lord. The model here is the city of Samaria that turned to the Lord under the ministry of Philip (Acts 8:4-8).

10. Pastor’s Unity, Pastor’s Conferences, Pastor’s Prayer, City-wide Prayer

The emphasis here was on seeing the Body of Christ come together beginning with the spiritual leaders. During this season there has be a rise of pastors’ and church leaders’ conferences, pastors’ prayer gatherings and city wide prayer. Most of these expressions cross denominational lines as God is bringing His people together.

“NowWords

There are some “now” w ords or current concepts that God seems to be emphasizing in this season. These are winds of the Spirit that God is blowing on the church to meet the demands of this season in the life and progress of the Church. All of these things are key biblical concepts and have been true for

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