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Comenius dedicated his life to educating the young, and believed that unity in the Church would be reached through education based on the knowledge of Jesus. He prophesied in 1627 that God would preserve ‘a hidden seed’ that would grow and bear fruit in 100 years time. John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) was a leader in the Unitas Fratrum movement during a time of persecution, and lived most of his life in exile. This was 40 years before the Reformation began. The Moravian Church, or ‘Unity of the Brethren’ (Unitas Fratrum) as it was first known, was later established by followers of Jan Hus who gathered together in Bohemia and organised themselves into a worshipping people. The movement started as a Catholic reform movement, not as a separate church or denomination. One of his ‘heretical’ teachings was the belief that all should have the bible in their own language. He was burned at the stake as a heretic for speaking out against the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Jan Hus (1369-1415) prophesised many years before the birth of the Moravian Movement that the message of spiritual reform would be a ‘hidden seed’ that would fall into the ground and die, and then sprout again to bear much fruit. But the story of the Moravian Church began before this. Many know of Count Nicolas Ludwig Von Zinzendorf, born in 1700 in Saxony, and leader of the community that began on his land at Herrnhut in 1722.

The Moravian Church forged pathways for night and day prayer, global missions, women in ministry and leadership, sacrificial living, the work of unity, and much more. In fact, the man who many attribute to be the father of modern missions, William Carey, was inspired by the Moravian’s willingness to go, and henceforth followed their example. They also sent out the first Protestant missionaries into unreached places, which had not been taking place since the early Church. John Wesley was led to salvation by a Moravian named Peter Bohler. The Moravians directly influenced John and Charles Wesley, founders of the Methodist Church and leaders in the Great Awakening. One of the greatest influences on our Modern-Day Church since the early church is the Moravian Movement. In this way, we build upon the spiritual inheritance given to us, and we also steward and grow what has been given to us for the generation that follows. The formats, methods and expressions may change, but the strength of the present generation needs to rest upon the next. When a successful generational transfer takes place, the purposes of God carried by the fathers are transferred to the sons. What I find especially interesting to study, is how generational transfer took place, if at all, and if the vision, purpose and values of one generation were passed to the next. We can also learn from the mistakes and challenges, and glean from the victories and purposes that were stewarded well. We can see the partial fulfillment of prophecy, and learn of the unfolding plan of God in the timeline of history. Allegedly, when they were told that they would not be allowed to do such a thing, Dober and Nitschmann sold themselves to a slave owner and boarded a ship bound for the West Indies.Rick Joyner has said, “One of the greatest sources of prophetic vision is found by better understanding our past.” I’ve been a student of history for as long as I can remember, and in more recent years, have become fascinated with the story of God’s interaction with man through the entire course of history – from the time of the bible, during the birth of the early church, and throughout the 2000 years since Christ walked the earth. Here is part of their story: The Moravian SlavesĪ popular story about Christian Missions concerning Johann Leonhard Dober and David Nitschmann, describes how these two young Moravian Brethren from Herrnhut, Germany, were called in 1732 to minister to the African slaves on the islands of St.

It was inspired by the current missionaries that we have the honor of now serving and ones who have gone before. “Compelled” was written by Mary Grace, Melanie Tierce and Wesley Nilsen for this gathering.

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We joyfully echo the cry of these missionaries, “May the Lamb of God receive the full reward of His suffering.” We are compelled, by the love of Jesus and His heart for people, to also recommit our lives to the only One who is worthy. Thank you, Assemblies of God World Missions, for inviting us to be a part of such a humbling moment in time. We stood with them and watched these heroes dedicate and rededicate themselves to the high calling of Jesus Christ. In August 2019, People & Songs had the holy privilege of worshipping with missionaries from all over the world in a historic, first-time gathering.

Johann leonhard dober and david nitschmann