A Letter From the Director of Lionheart...

To Our Lionheart Family and All Friends and Supporters of Lionheart Restoration Ministries and The Prayer Furnace of East TN,

The Body of Christ has truly entered a new era—one unlike any time in Church history. It has been said by many different prophetic voices over the last few months that the Lord is hitting the RESET button in the body of Christ. In other words, He is bringing sudden shifts in our mindsets and lifestyles in order to realign us with Him in the fullness of His purposes. Some of these “resets” have been subtle. Many, if not most, have been quite dramatic. Though this process is uncomfortable, we must learn to rest in the Lord because each reset is meant to bring us back to the original call of loving Him, pursuing His presence and establishing His purposes.

Lionheart Restoration Ministries is no different. The Lord has reset and realigned many things in our midst in the last few months. Each reset has been deeper than the last, and with each reset the Lord has brought us closer to Him and His perfect will as we have obeyed His word. Now it is time for yet another….



At the leading of the Lord, the Prayer Furnace of East TN is shutting down indefinitely beginning Monday, February 6, 2012. All existing watches will stop and the sanctuary will only open on a redacted schedule for corporate prayer meetings and services.

We are making this decision after much prayer, fasting and seeking the face of the Lord. The Lord has made it clear to us over the last few months that the day of the Prayer Furnace is over, and God is ready to lead us into a new era of revival and restoration. Lionheart is not laying down our call to worship and intercession. We are still fully committed to that part of our call, though obviously the implementing of it will now change.

As we transition, here are some important items to note:

• Lionheart Restoration Ministries is not shutting down – We will still have regular services on Sunday mornings, Care Group meetings Sunday afternoons, and week-night meetings on Tuesdays and Fridays. Here is our updated weekly schedule of services:

• Sunday
• Lionheart Sunday Celebration Service | 10:00am-12:30PM
• Lionheart Care Group | 4:00 – 6:00PM
• Tuesday
• Corporate Intercession | 6:30pm-8:00pm *New Time*
• Friday
• Training, Prayer Ministry and Prophetic Ministry | 7pm-9pm
• Beginning Friday, Feb. 17 we will start a series on Deliverance Ministry.

• We are still praying – The foundation of Lionheart Ministries has been and always will be prayer. Special morning prayer meetings will start Thursday, February 16th. It will be an hour of focused intercession Monday through Friday from 6am-7am. We are going to start each weekday ministering to the Lord and crying out for His presence and glory to come. Join us before you go to work!

• Our March conference is not changing – Pressing Forward With Randy DeMain, our upcoming March conference is still on schedule for March 9-11. You can find more information on our website about it, and look for information on our scheduled IONA concert on June 28th.

As we look to the future, we want to take a moment to thank all of those who have participated in the Prayer Furnace over the years. We look forward to what the Lord has in store for the body of Messiah in general, and Lionheart in particular, in the coming years. What we can say for certain at this point is that the Lord has no need for “buildings” made with hands…He only requires an assembly of His people committed to standing before Him, and He will build them into a temple for His glory. We, as many others in the body of Christ, will move forward now in the hope that we will still see that temple built in our area.

Grace and peace,

Mike McClung, Director of Lionheart Restoration Ministries 

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