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The following portion of this website discusses and examines a vital need common to many churches seen across 35 years in ministry as a leader given to love the Body of Christ.

 

From conferences to worship gatherings across a number of local churches, the observation mentioned has been generally consistent. “Generally consistent” is spoken intentionally understanding that there are, without doubt, exceptions. Yet, what is discussed ahead is indeed common.

 

Our hope is that the following might engender a Spirit led examination in those who would have an ear to hear. But first, it is important to describe how the Lord revealed what we are about to consider.

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Some, perhaps you, have come to understand how the Lord brings us to personal ownership of the truths He calls us to effectively impart to others. It is not God’s manner to employ philosophers to bring forth His truth. However, He does use the testimony of those willing to convey truth that they have personally experienced. Personal experience is often a great teacher, but even greater is the unique authority one can find in having moved through a specific experience with God. At its core, this is what allows our God given personal testimonies to be a powerful aspect of communicating His work within us to others.

 

While not wanting to get sidetracked here, it is a good moment to mention there is considerable resource regarding testimony and its vital importance in the Sound of Heaven section of this website.

 

Coming to personal ownership of the truth shared here began as the Lord introduced me to my own need for growth. It was during the seasons Matthias Ministries facilitated worship events known as “An Evening of Hosting the Holy Spirit” that He invited me to begin comprehending His purpose in His presence. These beautiful events have always purposed to follow a vision of creating a worship environment conducive to the Harp and Bowl worship paradigm. Once again, you can find significant resource about the Holy Spirit’s use of these powerful evenings, and the Harp and Bowl worship paradigm it employs, by clicking on the links underscored above.

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The important takeaway here is that, from the start, our ministry focus remained upon preparation of heart. We learned to wait on God in worship with the hope that the Holy Spirit might move in our midst. A sober pursuit of His presence cannot ignore the importance of personal sanctification, preparation of heart and maintaining a clean altar. Each one who has participated in Matthias Ministries has held these Kingdom principles above their years in ministry and notable gifts. Seeking His presence was not only our chief goal, but it also became the yardstick we looked to in order to determine how “successful” our corporate experiences had been. Does this sound at all familiar to your own corporate church experiences? 

 

Now here is the essence of what we are getting to. As important and worthy a goal of seeking His presence is, we were falling short in this being our yardstick and singular goal. Matthias Ministries came to find there was something of vital importance we were missing.

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