June 28, 2008 CGC City Takers
CG: It has been mentioned that City Takers is not just a conference, but a movement. What do you mean by a movement?
Pastor Andy Arguez: The reason why City Takers is not just another conference but a movement is because many times we see events in the body of Christ that imitate the world. The bible says that the arc of the covenant was with the people of Israel, and the Philistines came and took it out and carried it on a cart over to their country, their city, and their region. When the people of Israel went to restore the arc of the covenant, which represents the presence of God, they began to imitate what the Philistines did in the world. They brought it back carrying it in a cart but God never called them to carry it in a cart, God called them to lift it up with pries, this was the design of God. But because they imitated the pattern of the world, one man touched the glory of God and dropped dead after it bumped and almost fell down to the ground. So, the reason why City Takers is not just another conference is because we’re not here to imitate the world. We’re not here to have a little emotional experience where you pull a card of entertainment into the service and there are no lives changed. Across America and around the world we see conferences, we see events that take place where the people stay demon possessed, nobody gets healed, and people are not edified. They go, have a few words and they leave the same, nothing transforms them, and nothing draws them closer to God. City Takers is a movement because what has happened in this place is not going to die after June 27 and June 28. It’s going to continue to carry on in our hearts for years to come. What has taken place in our hearts during this conference will be written in the books of the deliverances, the healings, the miracles, and the power of God. That’s what we want. We want to bring God’s glory to the earth, so that His presence will change our generation. This is not just a conference. This is the movement of God, the glory of God.
CG: So is it true that you want to have 20 kids?
Pastor Andy Arguez: (Laughing) are you serious about the question?
CG: We’re serious about the answer! (More laughing)
Pastor Andy Arguez: Is this like behind the scenes?
CG: Yes it’s like behind the scenes.
Pastor Andy Arguez: Well.., if that’s the case, I want from 3 to 5 kids. ASAP man! JK; No…I’ve asked the Lord as many as He would put in our hearts to be. As many kids as He would have. I’m asking Him that in that moment I would know, this is it. But I’ve always wanted for it to be 3-5 kids. Whichever it is that is God’s will. But I do love kids. I love kids.
CG: Awesome!
CG: What are three things that anyone, not just pastors or leaders, can do to start taking their city?
Pastor Andy Arguez: Number One: It’s vitally important that the pastor or senior pastor or whoever it may be receives the divine design to take over the city. For example, Dr. Yonghi Cho was given the design of the cell groups by God and our spiritual father was given the design of the vision to evangelize, affirm, disciple and to send. Therefore, it’s very important to have a design. God spoke to Moses when he went up the mountain and God gave him the specific design for the arc, the details and the measurements. God gave him the specific design that he was to use in order to manifest what God represented in heaven down on the earth.
Number Two: Once you have the design, pattern and blueprints, warfare must be done in the heavens. What do I mean by warfare? The bible talks about it in Ephesians chapter 6.12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against the principalities and powers of darkness in spiritual places.” We must understand that our battle is not in the natural, our battle is spiritual; it’s demonic. The powers of darkness that takes place in South Korea… they have 24/7 prayer, intercession, and birthing.
There are two types of battles, the militant battle and the legal right battle. We believe, our pastors believe, and I’m convinced that when we win the military battle, in other words, when we take the legal right of the enemy and we go bombard the heavens, God will then clear the heavens, and bring down the manifestation needed to take over our cities.
So first we need the right design. Then there must be prayer and intercession to clean and deliver the airs of all principalities and powers.
Number Three: Go out and evangelize, take over the city, preach the gospel, advance the kingdom, heal the sick, and have the people be trained and equipped to move in the supernatural. Allow the Holy Spirit to move through the people. Have a powerful, powerful design to retain the souls in the church.
When you have these three things, the right design, prayer, intercession, fasting, and a generation of evangelists and of people that move in the supernatural to go bring the harvest you will see a great increase in your ministry.
