Open the Eternal Doors to the King of Glory

Introduction

This Friday, October 17, Momentum Church opens its "A Generation Rising" conference with a full evening of worship, prayer, and prophetic listening. A team from England (Phil (King's Arms, Bedford), Duncan (Trinity Church, North London), Philippa, and Fran), joins the room to carry, alongside the Parisians, one shared desire: that the Spirit would come and awaken this generation. One verse keeps returning to hearts, Malachi 4:6: "He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers." Three other words will mark the evening: "It is finished." And Psalm 24 will give the watchword for the whole weekend: "Lift up your heads, O gates, that the King of glory may come in."

Message Outline

1. The Hearts of Fathers and Children : Malachi 4:6

The verse that has been "running through the mind" for a week: when the Spirit blows through his church, the generations come together, fathers invest in the young, and the young turn back to their fathers.
This is not an abstract theme: it is what God is doing today in several movements around the world.
The opening prayer puts it simply: "Our hearts turning toward our fathers, our hearts turning toward our children in the church."
You are invited to receive this reconciliation between generations as a concrete work of the Spirit, not as a slogan.

2. It Is Finished : Meditating on Jesus's Last Words

Jesus spoke these three words "certainly the breath just before he died on the cross." They do not come out of nowhere: they close a plan God had carried since the beginning.
Why make such radical decisions to follow someone who died on a cross and rose again? Because "it is finished" is not a trendy slogan, it is a life worth living.
Jesus said these words knowing what was coming: he had "the joy of his resurrection in view."
Tonight you can let yourself be refreshed in your understanding of what Jesus did for you, and of what he continues to do in this generation.

3. Open Up, Eternal Gates : Psalm 24:7-10

This Psalm comes right after the cry "It is finished." At the moment when, humanly speaking, everything seems over, in the unseen the King of glory enters his dwelling.
This eternal dwelling is not his alone: "it is a dwelling he invites us to enter."
Our eyes then fix no longer on what is passing now but on what is eternal. "We are not of this world. We are foreigners here. We are temporary here."
There is an exclamation point at the end of the verse: "Lift up your heads, O eternal gates, that the King of glory may come in!", it is an invitation to press further into worship tonight.

4. Proclaiming the Name of Jesus

The name of Jesus is declared over hearts, over thoughts, over fears, over anxiety, over hearts afflicted by depression.
It is also declared over streets, over families, over darkness, over enemies.
"Your name is powerful, your name heals, you break chains, you pierce the night, you consume everything."
Those who have the gift of tongues are invited to raise their voice; those who do not have it are invited to ask for it.

5. Stepping Off the Beaten Path : A Contemplative Time

A moment of silence opens: the music continues, but everyone is invited to let the Spirit lead.
Close your eyes, open your hands as a sign: "I want to receive."
If this is your first time, you can simply ask Jesus a question: "What would you like to speak to me about right now?"
"Come further than I have ever gone before. Surprise me, speak again."

6. Hungering for More : The Prayer to Be Filled

The Bible is full of stories of men and women who always wanted more of God: the one who broke through a roof to reach Jesus, the woman who touched his garment, the blind man who cried out for mercy.
"God loves to go toward those who are hungry."
Those who are thirsty stand up, put a hand on one another's shoulder, and pray for more of God's presence.
"Come like a torrent, like a river in a dry land. We want more of you."

7. A Prophetic Time and Expectation for the Weekend

Words of knowledge are shared openly: everyone is encouraged to come and share what they have received, even without being certain.
The evening closes with a song about God's overwhelming love: "Relentlessly, he seeks me, he pursues me, he brings me back to himself."
The closing prayer sets the horizon for the days ahead: "We are waiting on you, we want to wait for you to come speak to us again, to awaken something in us and in our hearts for your glory here in Paris in our generation."
See you Saturday morning from 10 a.m. for worship, teaching, and Q&A.

Key Takeaways

When the Spirit blows through his church, the generations come together and hearts turn toward one another (Malachi 4:6).
"It is finished": the cross is not a defeat, it is the culmination of a plan God had carried since the beginning.
At the moment Jesus dies, in the unseen, the King of glory enters his eternal dwelling, and he invites you to enter it with him.
Proclaiming the name of Jesus is not a magic formula: it is declaring his lordship over your fears, your city, your family, your generation.
God lets himself be reached by those who are hungry. If you want more of him, this is exactly the place where he comes to fill you.

Personal Application

Toward whom in your church does your heart need to turn: an older spiritual "father," or a younger generation you tend to overlook?
When you hear "It is finished," what concretely stops weighing on you this week?
Which "gates" in your life are still closed to the King of glory? What would change if you opened them wide?
Over what do you need to proclaim the name of Jesus today: a fear, a relationship, a city, a family?
Are you truly hungry for more of God, or have you settled for the portion you already have? What can you simply ask him for tonight?

Scriptures Cited

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Malachi 4:6 the opening verse of this conference?

Because it precisely describes what the Spirit does when he blows through a church: he turns "the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers." It is a verse cited today in several revival movements around the world. The "A Generation Rising" conference deliberately places itself under this promise: seeing the generations reconciled and rising together.

What does it concretely mean to "open the eternal gates to the King of glory"?

Psalm 24 is sung right after the cry "It is finished." At the moment when, humanly speaking, Jesus dies, in the unseen he enters as King into the eternal dwelling. Inviting us to "open our gates" means inviting us to press further into worship, to fix our eyes on what is eternal rather than on what is passing, and to let Jesus reign in the areas of our lives that were still closed to him.

What if I have never experienced a prophetic or contemplative time like this before?

You don't need to be an expert. Close your eyes, open your hands as a sign that you want to receive, and ask Jesus a simple question: "What would you like to speak to me about right now?" If you feel a thirst for more of God, stand up and ask him to fill you with his Spirit. God loves to go toward those who are hungry, that is exactly where he comes to meet you.

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