As posted on BurnShawnee.com by Ryan VanMeter:

On January 2nd & 3rd of 2009, together we will launch another year of BURNING. The Tabernacle of David is being built again in our time! How wonderful it is to see all of this come to pass. We will be returning to Spirit Rain Christian Center to Burn for 30 hours. The Burn will begin at 3 pm on Friday (Jan. 2) and go to 9 pm on Sat. (Jan 3). The church is located at 545 N. Beard in Shawnee (1 blk. north of Highland St.)

It’s almost here! The new year seems to come quicker every time I look at the calendar. It’s very sobering to think that at any second, life as we know it could change. But there is one thing that will always remain the same; Jesus Christ, and his great love for us! As 2009 comes knocking at the door and many things begin to change in our nation and all over the globe, there is still a deep knowing in my spirit that the Father will soon open the door, which satan cannot shut, for the Holy Spirit to sweep across the entire world with a heavenly fire that could not be rivaled by all of the moves of God and revivals of the past put together. He’s already doing it but I believe this fire will increase exponentially. Where darkness abounds, grace much more abounds and where the spirit of the anti-christ rears it’s head, the power of the Holy Spirit will arise to crush it! What we do day after day and month after month through our worship and intercession is actually ushering in the power and the presence of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah who is the Mighty Warrior that has conquered every demonic foe! Hallalujah!!!! He shall reign on the earth forever and ever! We have the opportunity to see what so many others who have labored and gone before us have longed to see. The Return of the King!

So, IT’S TIME to fan into flame the fire that He has placed inside of you! All of you who have lost hope and have fallen prey to the spirits of doubt and unbelief, It’s time to BELIEVE and HOPE again. Allow the Holy Spirit to shake off the disappointmets, setbacks, the hurts and the fears that satan has pushed upon you. VISION! It’s time to ask again for Him to impart more of His heavenly vision into you. It’s time to HEAR and SEE the things He wants to tell and show to us(Jer. 33). It’s time for the numb to FEEL again. It’s time for the wounded to be HEALED again. This is the season in which God gave us His only son, JESUS, as a gift to all mankind and in Him all of these things mentioned and more are available to us. All of His promises are “YES” and the “AMEN” is to be spoken by us. WE HAVE TO BELIEVE!!!! This is what’s been stirring in the depth’s of my spirit and I wanted to encourage you with it. I pray that each of you have a blessed Christmas. Let’s keep our eyes fixed on our King and Lover for He alone is worthy!

For His Glory,