Learning to Speak Out
Case for Malawian Cities
Cities are both a natural outgrowth of human development and divine orchestration (Gen. 1:26-28).
What is a City?
A City is a human settlement were larger (dense) populations of different types (diversity) reside to take advantage of collected resources for their existence. Cities are places of accumulation of resources for sustaining human life. Cities draw together human talent and resources and tap the human potential for cultural development.
The City is a Magnet of all Kinds of People
Metaphors of the Christ-devoted Followers (leaders, servants)
Our First Presentation showed the work of Watchers of the City.
Trait # 2:
Serving in the City demands Speaking Out.Christ-devoted followers as Watchers must be willing to speak out.
Watchers are also Heralds, people who speak out when things are about to happen. They announce the upcoming events of the Kingdom of God.
Watchers train themselves to shout to warn people against impending danger
The Church has to grow the ability to speak out to Issues of persons, families and the city.
Metaphors Contrasted
The ineffective watchers are likened to silent dogs, which do not bark, with a clear manifestation of day dreaming because they love lying down, indeed loving to slumber (verse 10).
The Changing Malawian Cities
The Church must innovate and be creative in how to speak out to the City
Prophetic Prayer
- Lord we see a Congregation with people who speak out the Gospel of Light to the City of Lilongwe (Mark 16:15-16)
- Lord, like Ezekiel called the Spirit over broken nation of Israel, we call upon the Holy Spirit to come and rest over Lilongwe (Ezekiel 37
- We speak to the principalities that desire to control the city of Lilongwe to be dislodged in Jesus Name (Daniel 9:13, 20)