Onething Rochester

The Gathering

2007-10-30T22:14:00.000-04:00

Share the Vision

2007-08-15T17:19:00.000-04:00

Hi Everyone!
It's been a beautiful summer! I don't think I've ever experienced a more beautiful, perfect summer in Rochester (though I've only been here for 6 Rochester summers). I hope you're enjoying it and getting to spend a lot of time outside.

We've also had a great time in the Prayer Room this summer. Despite vacations and college students home for the summer, we have had a steady full prayer time together. If you haven't been in awhile, I want to invite you to come down this Friday night for a special "Share the Vision" night. This month is the 2-year anniversary of when we started Onething Rochester and we want to celebrate what God had done, where we've come from, and talk about where we see the Lord taking us. We'll spend some extra time in the beginning sharing our group's testimony and sharing personal stories of what we've seen the Lord do in the last 2 years. Then there'll be opportunity to pray, worship, and hang out together in the Presence of the Lord.

Come on down, this Friday night, August 17th at 9 pm!

A Night in the Prayer Room

2007-06-30T15:59:00.000-04:00

We came in tonight in a flurry of activity & busyness. We were late coming in to set up and we all rushed about to get ready. Frustrations & annoyance with each other grew. I went to make copies of the music for the night, feeling rushed & irritated. When I came back one of our leaders was in the main sanctuary trying to "cool off" as the tensions had peaked. When I went back into the prayer room, even though other people had already arrived, I pulled the leaders aside to pray. We needed to back up and start off the night right...We started, then, corporately, by just simply praying in a circle, allowing some time to breathe. Jenn & Christina got us started with welcomes and Scripture focus. By request, we start worship with an a cappella version of "Trading My Sorrows" and it takes off from there...
What a night!
I write in my journal, "I could burst with joy & pleasure at the worship & prayer that is happening."
Aaron plays harmonica and adds backup vocals as Christine leads on keyboard.
Jenn & Jenny are reading Scripture & praying into the microphone.
Heidi leads us in singing lines of Scripture.
Jordan is back & forth between the drum set & his djembe drum.
What a night!
I write, "What JOY You must have in your heart Lord as you look upon us...Oh, I could burst with joy & pride at how we are growing, stepping out, and being stretched to higher, creative places in You."
Jenny with flags. A guy face-down on the floor.
Aaron sets up a 4th microphone (they are all being used!)
I chuckle to myself as we constantly adjust and move about while continuing on in worship.
3 of the girls in the room are "facing the wall" (Don Potterism) in worship & prayer.
A new guy comes in. His first time, and I wonder what he thinks of all this.
Now Christina is singing! Go Christina! Yes!
Jenn and I exchange knowing looks. We can't keep from laughing in joy & wonder.
Dan steadily strums guitar chords.
Aaron "ooohs," singing into his specially set up microphone.
Anthony paces.
It's quarter to midnight. We wind down with intercession for the city, the music gradually & steadily trails off...
Christina closes in prayer.
We end with smiles & laughter, in awe of the place we had just entered--into the Awesome, Holy Presence of God.
What a night!

40 Day Fast May 28-07/07/07

2007-05-28T00:01:00.000-04:00

To our Onething Rochester Friends:

On the evening of May 28, Christians across the nation will begin a 40-day Fast to seek God and turn our hearts back to Him on behalf of our country. This will be a fast to prepare us and lead us to TheCall Nashville on 07-07-07. On this date Lou Engle & TheCall have called a "solemn assembly" (see Joel 2) of fasting & prayer joined by hundreds of thousands of people from across the nation & even the world.

We invite you to participate in this time of fasting with us. I am including links to 40-day prayer focuses thru Lou Engle & Chuck Pierce. Please use them as a guide & for encouragement in this time.

We are looking forward to uniting together with so many other Christians around the nation in this season. Please consider joining us in the prayer room at Bethel (321 East Ave.) on Friday nights this month. We'll be there 9 pm-midnight. In addition, many of us are choosing to fast 1 or a combination of media, 1 meal per day, meat, sweets, or will participate in a Daniel fast (see www.fastandpray.com for details). Please consider joining us in this.

This is an incredible time in history! May the Holy Spirit strengthen & encourage us together, and may the God of heaven turn His ear to our prayers and pour out His Spirit on His people!
Blessings, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Onething Leadership Team

"This is your life: Are you who you want to be?"

2007-02-08T05:07:00.000-05:00

Recently, a prophetic word came through Kim Clement in which the LORD says:
"Ask of Me, and I shall give it to you. Do you want the nations? I will give it as an inheritance. What do you want from Me?" says the Spirit of God. "I have torn away the veil; I have torn it away. I have torn it down so that you may enter into a new life and a new dimension" (www.elijahlist.com, 2/5/07).
As I read this, I was so taken aback by the Lord's question, "What do you want from Me?" It seems such an open, plaintive question like a Dad just opening his arms to say, "What can I do for you, tell me, and it's yours." You mean I can just tell you Lord, the God of the Universe, what I want?! And His answer back is: "Yes, that's what I've been waiting for. And believe Me, I am able to do exceedingly, abundandtly above all that you ask or dream" (Eph. 3:20).
So what would you ask of Him? What are your dreams, your desires? What do you want to do? Who do you want to become? What do you want to know, what kind of deep revelation would you want Him to reveal to you? It's such a simple question, but not always a simple answer to give, as you're thinking about the deepest desires of your heart and soul.

And as you think of your personal dreams and desires, what can and should we ask of Him corporately? Together, we are an intercessory group, established of God in Rochester, NY for such a time as this. The Lord has given us a mission to seek, to "encounter Him, and intercede for our generation."
"Ask of Me," He says, "and I will give you the Nations as an inheritance and the ends of the earth for your possession" (Ps. 2:8).
If you can come this Friday night or a Friday in the future, please come with big dreams and pure desires to intercede and ask of Him for our generation in Rochester, America, and the Nations!

"LET'S GET READY TO RUMMM-BBBBLLLE!"

2007-01-07T00:56:00.000-05:00

Hello Onething Folks!

Happy New Year! Wow, it is already 2007! There seems to be such a sense of excitement and joy for starting a new year. What great things are around the corner for the Church, and our generation, and esp. our Friday Night Prayer group, Onething Rochester? I think it's a time to DREAM BIG and EXPECT wonderful things to happen...

To help jump-start your year, plan to come to the School of the Spirit at Bethel this Friday, January 12th @ 7 p.m. Larry Randolph will be our special guest. Larry's Bio states, " Larry's strong prophetic gift combined with a practical and humorous style of teaching has given many people a fresh perspective of their destiny. Larry's diverse life experiences allow him to relate on almost anyone's level, and his strong teaching anointing enables him to make complex spiritual truths understandable. Recognizing this as a new day in the Church, Larry has a heart to father the emerging generation and challenge them to a deeper life of intimacy in Christ."

It's going to be an awesome night of teaching, refreshing, and impartation. You can also sign up to get personal prophetic ministry from one of the School of the Spirit teams.
We'll meet in the prayer room following the service, approx. 10 p.m.

Happy New Year, & Blessings to you all!
Katie

Missions Prayer Focus this Friday

2006-12-05T21:18:00.000-05:00

This Friday night we're going to have a special prayer focus on "Missions & the Persecuted Church." Our special guests Candy Giles and Sansanee, or Sandy, Suwaratana, are going to share with us their experiences growing up in missionary families. Candy is going to share a video clip of the "missionary story of the century" about Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, and the families who went to Ecuador to share the Gospel with a remote, once-violent Indian tribe. We'll talk about some of the missionaries connected to Bethel who are spread out all over the world, and discuss how "martyrdom is not morbid." And then, of course, we'll get to pray for the things we learn about & discuss!

We're going to meet at 9 p.m. in Room 301 at Bethel. You can enter through doors on Anson Pl. that are nearest to the corner of East & Anson.
Hope you can make it!

Go ahead...Declare it to the Heavenlies!!!

2006-11-13T10:53:00.000-05:00

It was a cold, wet October night when I arrived at the prayer room to talk to the 8 young adults present about the power of declaring to the heavenlies. The agenda that was given to me showed that I was to instruct on, impart and activate prophetic prayer with those that were present, and then we were to go out and do some prophetic evangelism.

Outside...the raindrops continued to fall, lessening our hopes of street ministry. Inside...we eventually got over the disappointment, and as the fire of the Holy Spirit increased more and more so did the group present and we ended up with about 20 hungry young adults!!! By the time the evening was over, we had prophesied over one another declared God's words over Rochester. I sensed in my spirit that God had granted breakthrough that night to the group as a whole and there was a commissioning to continue to pray prophetically for our city!

So, is God calling you to pray and stand in the gap for Rochester and New York? What could you do about it? After all, you are only 1 person and can't do much...right? WRONG!!!

I would like to remind all of you the Scripture that we studied on that night. Ephesians 3:10 says "to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places"

Did you get that? We the church (that's you and me) are to declare to the powers in the heavenly places, the manifold wisdom of God. How do you do that? Easy. As you pray for Rochester or a region, just ask God to speak to you His thoughts. Then you declare God's thoughts with mountain-moving faith! As we release the powerful prayer decrees, it goes forth like explosions in the spiritual realm pushing back the powers of darkness and establishing God's will over an area. What happens next is that God's will is established in the spiritual realm first, and then it manifests itself into the natural realm where it could be seen. (To understand this more, read about Jesus cursing the fig tree.)

So next time you see something going on in the city, state, or region that disapoints you, rather than speaking your disapointment out loud, go to prayer about it and ask the Lord for His thoughts. As God speaks...go ahead and DECLARE IT TO THE HEAVENLIES!!! :-)

Hector Santos

IHOP WORSHIP GUY COMES TO BETHEL

2006-11-09T20:01:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone!

This Friday night, 11/10/06, Chris Dupre will be at Bethel with the "Regional School of the Spirit." Below is information about Chris and his connection with IHOP. We are expecting that it will be a really awesome night of worship!
Our prayer group will get started in the Prayer Room at Bethel after the corporate worship time with Chris in the small sanctuary.
Please consider joining us tomorrow night. It should be a great night of worship & prayer!
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Bethel Press Release:
We are now partnering with Kathy and Bob Campbell in hosting the
Regional School of the Spirit meetings each month. Last month Bonnie
Chavda was the speaker and she was dynamic, if you missed her. The
speaker for this month, which is this Friday night, is Chris Dupre'.
His bio is below. As always there is prophetic ministry after the
speaker for whomever wants it. This will take place in the small
sanctuary.
Friday, November 10, 2006
7pm at Bethel Christian Fellowship
REgional SCHOOL OF THE SPIRIT

Originally from Upstate New York, Chris DuPre' and his family moved to
Nashville in the fall of 2004 after spending the last 13 years in
Kansas City, Missouri. Chris was the worship pastor at Mike Bickle's
Metro Christian Fellowship for almost 10 years and worked alongside
Mike in 1999 to help start the International House of Prayer. A pastor
and teacher, Chris served as the Director of the School
of Worship and was instrumental in training up worship leaders,
musicians, and singers to serve the Lord and encourage His Church.
With a Psalmist's heart, Chris has been writing songs for years
that speak of God's greatness and beauty. Chris's heart is to help
people understand the liberating effect that God's affection has on the human heart and
how this revelation can empower us to be a vibrant, confident Bride. His family includes
his wife Laura, and his daughters, Andrea, Katie, and Melissa.

The Wind

2006-10-29T01:56:00.000-05:00

The Wind gusts outside my window tonight
it seems furious & fearful
pushing against the glass
as I burrow beneath the covers.

Though the night is dark
The Wind does not blow for the wicked;
It roars for the righteous.
Like Acts 4, The Wind trumpets the entrance of the Holy Ghost
Stirring the passion of saints.

For the child of God has received the breath of God
walking, running
breathing in deeply
the living breath of Yahweh
exhaling the life that is in the Son
exclaiming, "life forevermore!"

So I do not fear The Wind;
I welcome The Wind.
I turn my face to the North and South,
and cry "Come!"
Come surround, encircle me.
Go before me and behind me
As a shield of powerful anointing.

The Wind stirs the water;
It bears witness to the Blood.
It blows where it wishes,
and I hear the sound of it
this night.

SPECIAL INVITATION

2006-10-22T21:41:00.000-04:00

PLEASE JOIN US THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, 10/27/06!

WHAT: 2nd Annual Onething Rochester Halloween Outreach
WHERE: Meet at Bethel Prayer Room, then we'll hit the streets on East Ave & Alexander St. to pass out water & candy and offer prayer and prophecy to the young people who come down to the bars in our region
WHEN: Prophetic Prayer & Exhortation (w/ Prophet Hector Santos): 8:30 pm
Street Outreach: approx. 10 p.m.
WHO: Young Adults & the "Young-at-Heart" who have a desire to intercede & reach out to our generation.
WHY: TO BRING THE LOVE OF CHRIST IN POWER & CREATIVITY
RSVP TO: kippy222@gmail.com

The Bread of Life & the Garbage Plate

2006-10-03T18:31:00.000-04:00

Yes, you are looking at what many Rochesterians would consider the "world famous" garbage plate invented at Nick Tahou's in Rochester, NY. Mmmm...among other things, this was our sending off gift to the Onething Team, who came to Rochester from the International House of Prayer in Kansas City for a regional conference.

Over 600 youth, young adults, and the "young-at-heart" came together from New York and many surrounding states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire to worship God. The team from Kansas City offered a freedom & purity in worship that allowed us to corporately enter into the Throne Room of Heaven to worship God. Dwayne Roberts and Becky Tirabassi fed us with the Word of God to teach us about the beauty and love of God which calls us to a higher level of intimacy and devotion to Him and personal holiness in the midst of a dark world.

There were also many testimonies of youth who gave their hearts to Christ or rededicated themselves to a greater devotion to Him. Many received personal prayer and ministry that broke off chains and set them free from sin & shame to new life & joy in Christ. We heard of many testimonies of youth being set free from self-hatred & shame as well as freedom from addictions to pornography and eating disorders. In just 2 days of ministry, many left with lives that will be changed forever.

Thanks Onething for the vision and passion that you inspire & impart to us to be a generation of "one thing"! We are so grateful that you came to Rochester to deposit your anointing to the hearts of the people in our region!

It is time for us to step up to the plate.

2006-09-21T13:39:00.000-04:00

The future leaders of the world come to American universities to study. The U.S. State Dept. estimates that 25% of the world’s future political leaders are studying in the U.S. right now. The cultural trends and movements that start at our colleges flow like waves across the globe. If you want to change the world, start at the university.

Imagine a place filled with idealistic, talented, and available young adults who have the passion and energy to fight for whatever cause strikes their hearts. Imagine these young adults being at their most vulnerable point, when they are making decisions for what they will believe and what they will do for the rest of their lives. And imagine God gathering this group of young people together in one place, for a short time, before sending them back to their nations to lead. That place is the American university campus. And those future leaders are the students there today.

The world recognizes this. Why else would so many companies and people, such as MTV and a Saudi prince, pump millions of dollars into youth and young adults? And their investment is most certainly yielding great results. The world is dedicated to investing millions of dollars and countless hours into our universities and our young adults because they know it’s a strategic investment.

But the question for us, the American Church, is: do we recognize this?

Will we continue to enable anything other than Jesus Christ to influence our campuses, and in effect influence the marketplace, our culture, and our every-day lives? Or we will finally step up to plate and do something?

What if we began heavily investing in students and young adults, in both prayer and finances? What if more churches had core values that included targeting young adults and students? What if we sent more missionaries to our own university campuses? And what if we sent these missionaries with the funds they needed to reach our campuses?

The good news: our God is sovereign and through him we can make an eternal difference! We are in a supernatural fight against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Let’s be vigilant in prayer, generous with our finances and time, and increase our Christian witness on our universities and among our young adults. We simply cannot sit by and allow others to influence the eternal destiny of our future generations.

And with God's help, we most certainly can accomplish this great commission. We serve a great and mighty and powerful God!

Onething is coming to Rochester. Register Soon!

2006-09-01T15:42:00.000-04:00

Free Onething Conference in Rochester

2006-08-31T14:54:00.000-04:00

The Onething Ministry in Kansas City is coming to Rochester!
Bethel Christian Fellowship, 321 East Ave.,
will host a Onething conference Sept 22-23 for free!
Click on the "Onething Global" Link to register online!

Answer the High Call!!!

2006-08-24T15:27:00.000-04:00

Hello Onething"ers"... :-)

I want to take a moment to encourage all of you radical young adults who are out doing the work of the Lord. Ever since I had the opportunity to share with you on a Friday night regarding Prophetic Evangelism, I have had you all in my heart. I want you to know that the Lord is truly pleased with your effort and your willingness to reach out to others. Actually, that is the High Call that God is extending to you...that you would proclaim His name boldly to this generation.

Just recently, Pastor Katie :-) asked me to view the promo for the Onething Conference that is coming to Rochester. As I was viewing this video I could sense the presence of the Lord strongly in my office. Then I saw a vision. In what seemed like a milli-second, I saw the previous generations pass the baton to this generation. When I saw that, I realized the awesome opportunity that has been extended to YOU!!! Here's your chance to particpate with Christians from previous generations in praying that God establishes His kingdom here on earth! Here's your chance to fix what previous generations messed up.

You have two options: a) Ignore the call and go about your business...or b) Respond to the call to stand in the gap for your generation and allow the Lord to use you as a mighty minister of His word. If you go with option A, I'm afraid that when the years have passed, after it's too late, you'll realize that you dropped the baton. I encourage you to go with option B because although the call is weighty, you have the goods to fulfill the call!!! Grab the baton and run toward the finish line as one who will win in first place.

So...be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might! Could you imagine the things that the next generation will be saying about you guys? Dare to respond!!!

Hector S.

2006-08-22T16:18:00.000-04:00

This is our city! Pray for Rochester, NY!

News Flash!

2006-08-21T16:59:00.000-04:00

Hey folks!
It's happening,
the tide is coming in
the wind is picking up
and the flame is growing

You can just smell it in the air
the sense of anticipation
and excitement...

God is moving in a major way on the hearts of young adults!
We are hungry and thirsty for more of God
and just as He promised, He is filling us...
which fuels us with more hunger & thirst for Him!...

Welcome to the Onething Rochester Blogspot.
We are a group of passionate young adults who desire to
"Encounter God, and intercede for our generation."
We meet on Friday nights 9 p.m to midnight in the prayer room at Bethel Christian Fellowship in Rochester to:
pray, worship God, and reach out to our fellow young adults.
We'll keep you posted on what's happening with our Onething prayer gathering and other such events around Rochester & Western New York.

You can find out more about "Onething" at www.onethingglobal.com
And feel free to keep us posted on what's happening with your "pocket of fire" or young adult church or prayer group.

We are ready to rise up, unite, and take our generation by storm with the love & passion of Jesus Christ!!!