What the Lord Has Spoken To My Heart

Over the last several days, I believe that the Lord has been dealing with me, greater than ever before on the subject of Revival. In prayer, while seeking the Face of God for our weekly Crossfire Services, the Presence of the Lord came all over me, tears began to run down my cheeks as the Spirit of God was moving through my heart. I felt a burden for our Youth like never before, as I could see their faces in my mind's eye. I could feel the heartache and pain that many go through, and all I could do was weep.

Our young people are dying lost by the hundreds of thousands, and most of the Youth Groups in America are doing nothing. Now, you may ask, "Pastor Gabe, what do you mean that most Youth Groups are doing nothing?" Let me explain. Instead of our Youth Pastor's standing behind God's Sacred Desk, the Pulpit, and Preaching the Word of God under the Anointing of the Holy Spirit, they are instead opting for what I call the "Cool Route." They are trying to be a cool place so the youth would want to come and "hang out."

As I heard from one Mother who emailed me the other day, she told me that in a particular Youth Group in her town, they have a bar inside the auditorium. As she saw this, she reacted by asking the Youth Pastor about the bar and why was it inside the auditorium? His reply was, "oh, we only serve non-alcoholic beverages." I thank God for what that Mother did, she immediately took her daughter out of the group and left, which is exactly what she should have done.

Now, I'm not trying to come off with a "holier than thou" attitude. No! But what I'm trying to do is to sound an alarm to our Youth Pastor's to tell them to get back to Preaching the Bible. Having a bar set up in the Youth Group will not do anything for those teenagers, except give them the impression that it's ok to visit a bar when they are of age. Our Youth do not need another "Christian Rock show!" Our Youth do not need another "Christian Rap show!" Our Young People do not need another "Dance contest!" What they need is a Move of God!

I believe that the Lord has placed this Youth Group in a position to tell not only the Youth, but the Youth Pastor's to "Come back to the old paths" (Jer. 6:16). Return to the Cross! Return to Calvary! Return to the Moving and the Operation of the Holy Spirit! Return to the Word of Almighty God! Through television, radio, and the Internet, God has opened up a door for Crossfire Youth Ministries to point the Youth of this Nation back to the Cross of Christ, and that is what we are striving to do.

As mentioned, I believe that the Lord has placed this on my heart, to tell the Youth that Revival is coming! In fact, I believe that God is about ready to pour out His Spirit upon all flesh, just as He did at the Day of Pentecost. And believe you me, I'm ready!

About 5 years ago, I just came in from a wedding rehearsal. I was performing a wedding for my best friend Shane Glotz. I came into the bedroom, Jill was already asleep, and I was tired, but not sleepy. As I laid my head down on the pillow, I began to pray in my spirit, so as to not wake my sleeping wife. And no sooner than I began to pray, the Spirit of the Lord came down into that room. I started to weep. And all of the sudden, the Lord spoke to my heart and asked me a question. "Son, what do you want?" The moment the Lord asked that question, I knew what He was wanting me to say. I replied, "Lord, I want the Tucker Building." The Tucker Building was the former home, and built specifically for Crossfire some 20+ years ago. Satan has done everything possible to destroy this Youth Group, Crossfire. At the time, we were meeting in a much smaller room, with only about 30 or so Young People. The moment I said that, the Lord in response answered, "You got it!"

At that time, fear gripped my heart and I told the Lord that it's impossible and that we are not running enough Youth to meet in there. He simply told me, "Don't you worry about that. I'm going to send you 2,000 Young People a week. I rejoiced, shouted, and wept, and cried, and worshiped Him for what He had just said. I didn't sleep a wink that night. And from then until now, the Lord had added unto Crossfire, exponentially, so that we are consistently running the largest crowds in 20 years. We're not at 2,000 yet, but we are on our way. The Lord will send them, and the reason is because of the Message of the Cross and the Power of the Holy Spirit. I believe that it will be through Television that we will see scores of teenagers come to a Saving Knowledge of Jesus Christ!

Believe with me, and pray for us that we will follow in the path that God has laid out for this Youth Group, Crossfire. We want the Fire of the Holy Spirit, Who can only Move through the Cross of Christ! The Lord is Moving, and I want to be apart of what He's doing. And if anyone would like to be apart of our weekly services here at Crossfire, we meet every Wednesday night at 7 pm, in the Crossfire Auditorium, located behind Family Worship Center. If you live out of state, you can listen to the Sonlife Broadcasting Network on Thursday nights at 7 pm, CST, and be apart of the Media Youth Church. In fact, you can get your entire Youth Group to listen in and fellowship with us every week by the way of the radio or Internet. Very soon, hopefully in the nest few months, we will be broadcasting our services over Television. We will keep you updated as to when that will be.

Pastor Gabe