Only One Thing
Spending Time at the Feet of Jesus
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Some years ago, Noel had a dream about a pleasant Mediterranean-style building with white walls and terracotta roof tiles. It had a large central courtyard with a cloistered colonnade around all four sides, leading to many rooms. In the center of the courtyard, Jesus sat quietly in a high-backed chair on a green lawn. The building represented His church, and the rooms spoke of the variety of ministries within the body of Christ. Each day, many of His servants entered the building and greeted Jesus with a cheery, ‘Good morning, Lord’, before entering their rooms to work busily for Him. Meanwhile, Jesus waited for them to come and spend time with Him, to sit at His feet and listen to His words of life. While Jesus waited He wept for His people who had overlooked their first need to spend time with Him.
....I invite you to come and sit at My feet to taste My sweetness. Slowly, surely, I have drawn you, and will continue to draw you as you give Me first place in your life. I will remain by your side in the turmoil that the world manufactures. You will have a serenity birthed in your spirit that nothing can remove. Wherever I send you, draw your life out of Me.
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About the Book
In the same way that our eyes focus to reveal a clear image, a gathering of Christian leaders in Canberra, Australia, served as a lens for clarity and singular focus, launching a story about encountering the person of Jesus Christ; a fascinating story that would reach believers in many nations and span decades.
With a combination of refreshingly honest storytelling and loving impartation by Noel and Barbara, this book awakens a desire for more of Jesus’s presence. The rich centerpiece is a selection of the ‘words’ that Jesus personally shared with various groups across the globe during times of worship. In equal parts dynamic, intimate, and confronting, this book delivers an outstanding exhortation to pursue ‘Only One Thing’.
About the Author
Noel and Barbara , from the time of their marriage, followed their profession in architecture. Noel was the founding partner of an award-winning practice in Sydney. In 1973 the Lord called them to establish a nation-wide prayer ministry ‘Intercessors for Australia’. Between 1984 and 2000, Noel was part of the International Fellowship of Intercessors leadership team, together with Johannes Facius, Lance Lambert and John Beckett, with Derek Prince as advisor. In 1992, Noel and Barbara called Christian leaders to come to Canberra, Australia, for three weeks to wait on Jesus in worship and prayer. This gathering opened the way for them to visit many other nations, encouraging believers to come aside to spend quality time sitting at Jesus’s feet. Noel and Barbara live in Sydney and are members of the local Anglican church. They have four children, fifteen grandchildren and a growing bevy of great grandchildren.