THE GREATEST IS LOVE
How do we respond in obedience?
Prophetic Word: Do you know Moses? When Moses is weary and is holding up the "staff" Ben-Hur and Aaron come and support his arms. They had him sit on a "Rock" and other people came and held up his arms. That's what's about to happen. I know you guys say 'Everyone Gets to Play,' but in this season "EVERYBODY HAS TO PLAY”
Memory Stone — — — Looking to the Horizon 7/7/26
Senior Pastors Mike & Julie Yoder gathered the staff for a meeting where first we remembered what God has been up to the past 2 years, “And of course it was two years ago today. Tuesday, July 9th, of course, that the spirit broke out. And I was just really reminiscing over the last couple of years. Just wow. First of all, I can't believe it's been two years. I was even remembering back to those early days, like, just the outpouring of the Spirit. Like, every meeting you went to, you just didn't know what was going to happen.
You were like, what is going to happen? And just the signs and the wonders… from National Conference 2024 to just the craziness and that vision night in July of 2024 where it was just absolutely wild. All of the baptisms breaking out and the salvations, [and deliverances].” Julie said at one point, ‘ I don't know what normal is anymore because I think three people got baptized during the first service and then, like, 30 got baptized, like the second service of Brandon's service.’ I mean, an entire family got baptized that weekend. It was absolutely wild. I think one of the things that we both felt is just the increase in responsibility. How do we steward this thing? The Lord is bringing people. The Lord is awakening us. He's transformed us. He's revived us. And yeah, there's definitely been some bumps on the road.”
Mike challenged us about change and invited us to ask, “God, what are you doing and how do we respond? What does that look like, how do we respond in obedience?”
Mike and Julie began to explain how the Spirit has led first with a prophetic word in April 2024, “What happens next rises and falls on how much we trust God and how much we trust one another.” At the time Julie and the team truly did not know what that meant, but we soon found out! Then the prophetic priorities in January of 2025, “Stewarding the Presence, Staff, and Systems&Structures.” “The number one thing that we want to prioritize is always going to be stewarding the presence.” We know to do this a focus must be on staff and systems and structures. Jon Hutchison about a year ago (May 2025- before we changed baptisms) about “We have experienced everything we can without changing a thing.” Jon later commenting on the baptism change, “I think he Lord did that to wet our appetite for what is supposed to be for the next 40years. This is not going to be comfortable. How much did we really change?”
Jordan Seng encouraged us in October of 2025, with MISSION + METHOD + MINDSET. As we step into a reorganization, it’s so encouraging to know each of us plays such a vital role in partnering with the Lord in this. Each has a mission on their life, although a method might change- your mission stays the same!
5 Men of Valor, Strength, and Authority
Hebrews 13:17-19 prayed by Dianne Leman at staff prayer, “17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
18 Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. 19 I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.”
Julie and Mike shared through adventure symbols the 5 men who will lead our church’s teams.
Curtis - The Rope | Strength, holds things together, helps you climb and build, flexible
Ecclesiastes 4 & Colossians 2:2
Thad - The Compass | Wisdom in direction, centered on Jesus pointing true North, Helping to lead others out of the wilderness
Psalm 32:8 & Proverbs 3:5-6
Kyle - Binoculars | Vision and foresight, seeing what others miss, supernatural eyes and increased discernment
Habakkuk 2:2-3 & Isaiah 43
Daniel - Flashlight | Light up dark places, a really good flashlight that’s on changes everything, bright light like a city on a hill
Psalm 119
Jim - Multi mobile tool | Made for every kind of situation, wisdom, discernment, flexibility, courage, equipped with the right tools for every situation
Hebrews 4:12 & John 15:2
“We've been here the past few weeks praying the Word, I think it's been awesome. So we're just going to keep going. I love worship. I'm a worship guy. But I think we should pray for 30 minutes. Why not? Worship, prayer, words, it's all connected anyway. So, just been really encouraged by praying the word recently. It's coming into the truth before you pray and as you pray. It's just been holding more weight for me recently. So, I'm going to read some scripture. Just talk about what happens when we delight in the word. And then we can pray.”
The presence of the Lord is already here. Lord, we just invite you today, on this Tuesday, to lead us and guide us through your word.
“I thank you, Lord. Your word is power. Your word holds authority. Your word is truth. Your word is life. And, Lord, I thank you that when we delight in your word, we bear fruit. And I thank you that when we put our trust in you, Lord, we don't cease to bear fruit. And even when adversity comes, we're thriving in your word. And so, Lord, I thank you for your presence this morning. Morning. I thank you for the words you've spoken over this house. I thank you for this place and just how faithful you've been, Lord. Meet with us today, Father. Align our hearts with yours today.”
Happy - Ephesians 3
Nathaniel - Psalm 28
Joanna - Isaiah
Di - Hebrews 13
Julie - John 7
Towards the end of our time, Ethan saw a vision of rain sweeping over from Happy & Dianne to Julie and Mike in the room. “I saw showers of encouragement.”
As you read the words and prayers spoken over Mike and Julie, would you pause and agree and pray? Again you are encouraged to pray for your leaders!
Plugged in from 110 going to 220, a NEW DAY. There is a power download for Mike and Julie, give them wisdom, let the fruit (like Psalm 1) in every season surprise them and the people in the church.
MULTIPLICATION. This is a season where things are growing, it might not be apparent from the outside, but there is multiplication happening. Wait and see, wait and see the fruit. Like plants growing underground they are getting ready to just pop up.
There is a blessing in legacy to Mike and Julie (who are natural leaders already). I pray you experience more thriving from the community that your grandfathers and fathers have done before. You will share more gospel to benefit the whole city. Put your power in them God.
Ephesians 20- Thank you that M&J have had the desire to ask, and sometimes they don’t ask big enough. Ask the big ask, have patience in the waiting, He wants to bring it forth.
Rivers of joy, peace, patience, wisdom and knowledge would come forth.
Acts 4- Now Lord hear their threats and give us, GREAT BOLDNESS in preaching your word. Stretch out your hand with healing power, may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant. As persecution comes and accusation comes, it’s a SPRINGBOARD for courage and boldness. Preach with BOLDNESS!
John 15- pruning even the good fruit, The Lord has been pruning even the good fruit so you will bear an even higher quality of fruit. It’s the abiding in the pruning. We bless them so they would produce much fruit.
You’ve been in strength training, but it’s time for the weights to be cut away.
There were these 2 really large birds flying high above, looking at all the things below. You had a different vantage point, different perspective. They shall rise on wings like eagles, shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint. There could be a temptation in this season to run or try but the invitation is to wait. Waiting is hard. I ask for strength over our leaders, to wait and trust in you God. Upon you and their history with you, Lord, knowing who you are. Would you give them even a different perspective, higher perspective. To see the things that you see, to see the things that we don’t see? Would you just give them up?
When He repeats himself
Throughout the day on Tuesday (7/7/26) I noticed a word keep popping up, in many of the verses read, throughout stories shared, I heard this word. It’s a word that a few days ago caught my attention and I’ve been reading 1 Corinthians 13 over and over about what is LOVE. (not to be noisy gongs, and with LOVE speaking mysteries and knowledge and with LOVE having faith to move mountains) because without love we have nothing. We will be people who love: who are patient, kind, not envious, we will not boast or be proud. We will honor others, and not self-seek (1 Corinthians 3), we will not become easily angered, we will keep no record of wrong, we will NOT delight in evil and we WILL rejoice with the truth. We will protect, ALWAYS trust, ALWAYS hope, and ALWAYS persevere.
Staff Prayer;
“…your roots will grow down into God’s LOVE and keep you strong”
“…how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His LOVE is.”
“May you experience the LOVE of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully”
“…it’s really through your LOVE, through your power that miracles happen”
“I will give you all the unfailing LOVE I promised to David”
“…an everlasting sign of his power and LOVE”
“…use these people to share your LOVE and your wisdom, your salvation to the people of the world”
“Let brotherly LOVE continue…”’
“Lord we LOVE them, we want to see them bloom in all that you have for them.”
“… leaders that have a heart for you, that LOVE you, and pursue you earnestly.
Review Preview: “… trusting God with who I LOVE most”
“Our love for people is not changing.”
“Encounter Love”
Kyle shares: Luke 10:27, “LOVE the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.” (ABCs)
Proverbs 18:21
Psalm 32 “Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing LOVE surrounds those who trust in the Lord.”
“We know your deep LOVE for Jesus, that is going to be one of the things… we’re going to lean on.”
“A LOVER of Jesus, that is the ultimate goal for each of us.”
This could just be me… but I’ll tell you what I’m wondering about as I experienced yesterday.
2 years ago he gave us a deposit of JOY to steward. I just wonder if he is pouring out his LOVE on us in this season, and asking us to pour out our LOVE to him and one another in return.
