From the desk of Steve Shultz:
A forerunning spirit has been making stars and celebrities as prophetic voices for years now. Therefore, it does not shock or even surprise me that God is about to turn many of them into ACTUAL prophets. God has been showing me the same thing. I want to heartily endorse this word.
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Brian Simmons:
Seven Components of a Great Life this Year and Some Celebrities will Prophesy
One of the things that we keep hearing for 2011 is AWAKENING is COMING! God is prophetically speaking to His people telling them to arise, awake, and accept the light of a new day! Day Breakers are coming who will pull up the dawn, bringing the light of the "Day of the Lord" to the earth. It will make the wicked tremble and the truth-seekers humble. God will begin something powerful this year that will open doors of evangelism with signs and wonders.
I recently had a dream-encounter where I saw stadiums filled with prophets speaking with such power and confirmation that fireworks actually exploded in the meetings! It was like Fourth of July and New Year's Eve times 10!
A New Wave of Prophets
Here's the amazing part of what I saw...
The prophets were not the prophets that are accepted now in certain streams, known for startling accuracy with their declarations. Instead, the prophets were television stars and movie stars that had come to Christ and were actually prophesying with such power the stadium was shaking! Get ready for a new wave of prophets to arise from the most unlikely and perhaps controversial places.
There were many well-known men and women that would normally have no problem gathering a crowd, and that's exactly what they did! Stadium meetings for the purpose of prophesying to a troubled land are soon to break out in North America led by "stars" who became prophets almost overnight! (Don't forget, God calls His pastor/prophet leaders of last day churches "stars" which are held in His hand in Revelation 1:20).
There is a great joy coming even as there is great distress in the nations. Should the Church buckle under news of murders, mayhem, revolutions and riots? Or should we not, above all others, demonstrate a calm, a peace, even a JOY that the world has never tasted?
Let me say in a way everyone can understand:
God wants 2011 to be the best year you've ever had!!
How could it be with economic distress, waywardness among many, depression and discouragement rampant – how could it be that God is calling us to make 2011 the best year of our lives? Do we really possess the keys to make this year better than the years before? Does the Church, do YOU, have the right to claim and confess that this year will be the BEST YEAR of your life?
I think so, and here's how:
Seven Components of a Great Life for 2011!
(A prophetic word for what's coming!)
Here's my message for 2011! Be encouraged and don't spend one day in disappointment!
1. A Sense of Family
God is going to release this year a new focus on the family. It will be comprised of a love for one another that is tangible! May our love for each other be deeper, more true, more compassionate than we've ever experienced before! God wants you to mend the offenses that still live in members of your family. Ask the Lord which family member God wants you to reconcile with or improve your relationship with. If you will do EVERYTHING in your power to build a bridge with an offended family member (mother, father, brother, sister, etc), this could be the BEST year you've ever had!
2. A Passion for God
Let's all be willing to make a crazy sacrifice for Jesus this year! I do believe we will all end the year in a different place than when we began this year. Get ready to lay it all down for Jesus! He's worth it! The level of love for Jesus that you've tasted so far will dim and pale in light of the passion and extreme measures of sacrifice you will make for Him this year. Pressure will not destroy you, passion will deliver you! If you will do EVERYTHING in your power to give your life over to this King you love, 2011 will be the BEST year you've ever had.
3. An Obvious Grace for Outreach
How could we not care about the lost around us? More depression is coming to this world, but more joy will touch your life. Be ready to be a witness of Jesus' joy to the unhappy and disappointed people around you! More than ever, we need to tell people about Jesus. I know of ministries that are moving powerfully in evangelism and seeing hundreds, even thousands, coming to Christ right here in North America. You will no longer need to go to other nations to see multitudes coming to faith in Christ; the days of awakening are ready to dawn here in North America! If you will ask God for GRACE to reach others this year, it could be the BEST year you've ever had!
4. Empowerment of Others to Fulfill Their Ministry
Non-controlling, equipping, releasing, affirming, fathers/mothers will arise in 2011. Will you be one of them? Now is the time to stop telling people in the Church what they can't do and begin to teach the saints what they can do! The works of Jesus are waiting for a faith-filled people to step out in ministry and do it! I love the legacy of John Wimber who taught our generation that we can "do the stuff." So why would we put so many barriers and restrictions and probations before God's people when He calls us to "do the stuff"? People who really know the power of God are now called to empower the people to know it, too! If you will give yourself like crazy to take off shackles from God's people and empower them to fulfill their ministry, 2011 will be the BEST year you've ever had!
5. A Servant's Heart Modeled by Leaders on All Levels
God will challenge us this year to be a leader of others that loves and leads with mercy. We must become servants in 2011! God is longing for us to model His way of leadership – sacrifice, love, forgiveness, and tons of inspiration for others! To be a leader in this coming move of God means you will learn to "die to self" and lay down the competitive, I can-do-it-better-than-anyone-else mentality. Time to humble your heart, my friend, and God will lift you up. That may not make a headline, but humility will make God's head to turn in your direction. If you give your heart to the Body of Christ in humble servanthood throughout this year, you will look back and say – 2011 was the BEST year I've ever had!
6. Unity
Expect to see more unity among leaders and churches than you've ever seen in your lifetime! Difficulties will bring us together and love will keep us together in the perfect bonds of unity! Will you connect this year? I really believe the pressure is on. Each month of this year will contain problems and difficulties, especially in America, that we've never experienced before. These pressures will drive us together. Unity will unlock mysteries and revelation of secrets that God has for every city and every region. I prophesy that spiritual "Velcro" is about to be placed over your heart, making you connectable with others. If you will purpose to walk in unity with others in your church, your city, your movement – this will be the BEST year you've had!
7. A Positive Expression of Inspiration (Praise and Thanksgiving)
Unbelievable joy in the midst of problems is waiting for you this year. Every difficulty will have a hidden door to move into greater joy! Get ready to be a bucket of inspiration for many to drink from this year. Your praise will go to new levels as a greater gratitude grips your soul with God's goodness! Start now! A NEW YEAR will contain NEW opportunities for the JOY of the Lord to win the battle before us. Let worship and wild praises release our spirits to the awakening of the ages! Glory is coming this year!
Day Breakers are rising who will break open the darkness of regions, bringing a joy of harvest.
Are you ready, my friend?
Love to you always,
Brian Simmons
Brian Simmons
Apostolic Resource Center (ARC) & Stairway Ministries
Email: bwsimmons@msn.com
Brian and Candice Simmons have been described as pioneers, prophets, and pastors. As a spiritual father and mother, their teaching and prophetic gifts have opened doors in many nations to take the message of authentic awakening and revival to many. For the last 35 years they have labored to present Christ in His fullness wherever God sends them. As an apostolic couple they have pioneered church plants for many years with a tribal people group, planted churches in New England, and helped to translate the New Testament into the Kuna language. Brian is the founder and director of Apostolic Resource Center (ARC) based in New England, and they have established Stairway Ministries under which they travel full-time. Brian is the author of numerous books which reveal depths of insight that the Holy Spirit has released for the last days.
