January 18-25, 2024 You shall love the Lord your God … and your neighbor as yourself Luke 10:27 Contents Introduction The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an important week for us as we seek to live more fully our ecumenical call in the Sword of the Spirit. Each year the Lord uses it in […]
Year: 2023
ENC Leaders Convocation 2023
In September 2023 the leaders of the European Network of Communities gathered in Croatia for a 3 day conference that takes place every second year. The event’s purpose is to gather leaders and help strengthen their relationship with God and with one another. Andy Pettman from the Sword of the Spirit was invited to participate. […]
Strategic Partnership Agreement with Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals
We are pleased to inform you that on 1st August 2023, the Sword of the Spirit has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Philippines-based Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP). BCBP was founded in 1980, initially as an outreach of Manila-based Ligaya Ng Panginoon (Joy of the Lord) Community and has since become an independent […]
Strategic Partnership Meeting Report
– by Dominic Mc Dermott (European Network of Communities) Four Community Networks agreed to get together in London for three days from 18-20th July 2023 to take the next steps in forming a global Strategic Partnership. We did so as a response to the Spirit’s prompting that this is God’s prophetic work among us for […]
Sword of the Spirit History Letter
A perspective on our history The following letter was developed by a group of men and women leaders in the North American region of the Sword of the Spirit. The letter contains some thoughts on our history and some of the changes we have made in our approaches over the past thirty years. This letter does […]
Regional Worship Leaders Conference in Colombia
You Will Receive Power From On High
– by Raúl Ríos In order to be better prepared to respond to current realities, Incienso de Dios (Xalapa, Mexico) and 6 other communities held the “Power from on High” retreat where more than 300 brothers and sisters gathered at Casa de la Iglesia “Nuestra Señora de la Paz”, on March 25th and 26th, 2023. […]
God wants every Christian to be filled with the Holy Spirit
The free gift of the Holy Spirit is the result of Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven where he reigns with the Father in glory. The Father poured out the Holy Spirit upon the first disciples of Jesus on the Feast of Pentecost (Acts 2). Jesus told his disciples that anyone who asks the […]