the remnant

Remnant Testimony - Josiah Dalton

2008-04-23T10:50:00.000-07:00

Heb 3:14 "For we share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end."

"I will not forget the first time I went to Remnant where I experienced the love of God though Remnant. I experienced the receiving end of the kind of love that scripture talks about, knowing one is Christ's disciple by love one to another. As soon as I meet each one, it was as if they were my family. The reason? Remnant is a family. The hearts of everyone were so full of gratefulness and love to God that whenever there was an opportunity it was expressed, even in the prayer for the meal.

Basking in God's holy presence at Remnant ignited a flame of passion, joy and love for him and others. My life was radically changed. I could not help but forgive several people that I had been bitter against because they had hurt dear friends of mine. God expressed his love to be sooo much that it was hard to keep from sharing with others and seek God fervently in prayer. I am naturally shy, but God imparted a boldness to share with others that I had never had prior to meeting with Remnant.

It did not take me long to find out that the reason for God's presence was not just a random anointing of God; it was because of a lifestyle of prayer and fasting and a hunger for God that pursues knowing Him and sacrifices food or other pleasures to please the Father. Remnant is a corporate expression of what God is doing in individual lives. When you have a group of people who are all passionately pursuing God in every day life and then come to meet with God together in unity, the result is an amazing outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
During Remnant meetings there is an amazing sensitivity to the Lords leading and a tangible sense of his presence. There are times when all of the jembes are playing loudly and there is an exuberant joy filling the room and times a complete stillness before the Lord. Guitars rotate around the room or someone plays the piano, violin or some other instrument as God leads ones to specific songs or gives someone a new song. There are times to soak in the presence and love of the Father, fall on ones face before him in repentance and brokenness and times to shout for joy for Christ victory.

It is amazing how much the Father ministers to his people through his beloved at Remnant. Sometimes the ministry is sharing a scripture with someone, speaking or singing a prophetic word to them, praying for someone, encouraging them in a specific area or simply giving them a hug. Often God gives specific words and or prayers for someone that speaks to them in the season they are in or are entering. It would take books (literally) to tell of all the ministry that has resulted in freedom.

A unique example of his was of a prayer time for a friend of mine who was working for his Dad and was not able to attend Remnant that week, but God laid on someone's heart that we needed to pray for him. God also spoke to one of the leaders that we needed to lay hands "on" him, so another brother "took his place" and we all laid hands on him and prayed for the brother that was working with his Dad. It was one of the most intense times of prayer I have ever had. It was as if the brother was actually there and God really worked in mighty ways in answer to prayer.

Remnant has a strong call to impact the Fort Worth/Dallas area through prayer, intercession and ministry. I believe that there are many abortions that have not taken place and many broken relationships that have been healed as God has answers the cry of his people in Remnant. There is also a prayer covering over each individual in Remnant throughout the week as others pray for specific prayer requests or as the Lord prompts.

One amazing testimony to God's amazing power through Remnant was one night after a meeting the Holy Spirit prompted a sister that we needed to go to Wal-Mart to minister. God spoke we should minister to a Christian lady in Wal-Mart in the food section in a red shirt with a young child and a man outside that was very bitter and even had suicidal thoughts and that he would be saved. Sure enough, God set the woman free from many burdens she was carrying and radically saved the other man and his brother.

It continually blesses me that Remnant is about doing the will of the father, being his people enveloped by his power and love that cry out to him, and listen to his voice."

Remnant Testimony - Natasha Fowler

2008-04-19T10:48:00.000-07:00

When I think of the Remnant I think of the early church. All rules of religion go out the window, when these passionate, young warriors unite in prayer every friday night. The Remnant is committed to seeking God's will above everything else, and hearing His voice, even if it means doing things that perhaps seem a little unorthodox to some people....like standing outside of Walmart at midnight, waiting for God to send some one their way who could use some prayer and deliverance.

(Josiah, you were anointed that night, I'm can't wait for more nights like that.)

Like the early church, the Remnant meets in a home, where on friday evenings you will find children praying and prophesying over adults, adults doing the same over the children, and the children ministering likewise amongst themselves. All this amidst very long, intimate times of worship...often times spent on their knees and faces, desperate for God's presence.

When I first met and joined the group, over four months, during a powerful trip to The Call, Kansas City, I was so amazed and encouraged by the amount of young people between the ages of 13 and 20, an amount that has nearly doubled in size since that time. I was also encouraged by the leaders, who are young themselves, ranging in age between 20 to 27. They were awesome examples for the younger ones to follow and be guided by, including to myself, who had just turned 20 at the time. I think most of all I was drawn to the realness of everyone, and the unconditional love. The Remnant is open with their shortcomings and failures, but that is what is so great, because they minister and hold each other up through these times of weakness. When they see someone hurting, they don't ask questions, they go straight to the need, and let God use them to comfort and help that person. Their mouths were moving, but it was God's voice.

(Christa, you have no idea, how much you and Carol ministered to me that day at The Call, thank both you so much, I love ya'll.)

I know I walked away after meeting them for the first time and I felt, like, "wow, here is a family....this is truly what the body of Christ is supposed to be like." I have longed for unity of the Spirit with people in the church, but was frustrated that I could not find it. Now suddenly I discovered people, that weren't letting their wounds hold them down, but were walking in the Lord's strength, not their own. I was refreshed beyond measure and knew within those short six days that spent with them, that I had indeed found my family!

So I began coming on Friday nights....and loved the way God was taking these young people, and teaching them how to flow in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.....and most of all in the wisdom of the Lord. I have witnessed extreme brokenness that has blessed my heart many times. Three to five young people will surround one young person, and sit for an hour speaking, praying and singing God's words into that young person's life, while they sit quietly weeping, or even sometimes not so quietly. Healings have taken place, spiritually, emotionally and even physically at times. FREEDOM! is our motto....

(Elise, my kindred spirit, I love your ear for God's voice)

There are times of intercession, where we will focus all our prayers and worship into a single area, such as breaking a demonic stronghold off of a city or organization and proclaiming God's justice over the sins of our country.

There are also times of just prophecy, when the leaders feel God is wanting to speak into someone's life, or into a group of individuals, such as a family. We then say "tonight is for so and so." It is always incredible to see what God will do. No meeting is every the same, the pattern varies.

Most importantly throughout all of this, what I love the most, is we maintain an active time of worship. Music, in some form is always going on; even if it is just drums. Worship is such a powerful key to opening up the heavens, which sets the tone for the entire evening.

(Mr. Elliott and Uncle Rob, you are faithful fathers, and wise counselors. You both mean so much to me.)

The time that I have spent so far with the Remnant has caused me to grow rapidly (and I know every one will say the same for themselves) in my walk with the Lord, in my daily prayer life and in worship. It is a safe, but challenging environment. You won't stay the same, and you might get a little uncomfortable, but you will come back for more. It's addicting!

(Zane, you made me jump that first time you screamed "Jesus!!!"...but I loved it! Your fire for God ignites my own over and over again...)

Being among and fellowshipping with people who are focused in their relationship with God, keeps me focused, and I know we all balance each other out in that way. Again, everyone would agree with me....we are that much more strong when we hold one another up. In our weakness and in our strengths we have found unity. I have begun learning how to speak with authority, but also how to be humble and vulnerable. It's sparked a flame in me, to go out, even beyond the Remnant now, and be a brighter and more faithful child of God, than I've ever been before.

(Sam, Chris, Michael and Lance, you are such an encouragement by your humility, and willingness to serve the younger kids around you. I have been blessed continually by your hearts for God.)

To sum up the Remnant with one word, I would have to say it is LOVE. The Remnant loves you were your at, but loves you enough to help you get where you should be and will love you so faithfully, that love just pushes you over the edge into God's arms. The Remnant is not about their own agenda, but God's. I am in great anticipation see what God will do with this group in the coming months.

(I love everyone so much, ya'll are the craziest, most beautiful family of people ever!)

Natasha Fowler

"But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers." ~ John 4:23 ~

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