Bum Rush.

"I will build My church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18)

Dr. Busic, who has a wonderful sense of humor, had us laughing at his tongue-in-cheek commentary on gates as offensive weaponry: "Don't make me bring out the gates!"

We know that, in reality, gates are not an offensive weapon. They are stationary objects, designed to protect and withstand forces. Gates don't beat us down. But how often do we speak as if "the gates of hell" are chasing us up and down the corridor?

Guess what? It is we who are on the offensive. We cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. We who comprise the church around the world are called to put pressure on the gates of hell. And when we exert pressure as a collective, corporate, unified force, no enemy can withstand us. The gates will be torn down.

How do we tear down these gates?

*Obedience to God
*Faith in God (& in what God has said)
*Corporate prayer and fasting
*Corporate worship
*Appropriation of God's Word

"Bum rush" is a slang term used to describe the action of a group of people on the attack against a common foe, fighting with all their might. Pushing, shoving, exerting force. Fighting together as one. And fully expecting to win the fight.

Sounds like the church to me.