Global Watch Oceania Watch 7/8/25 6am JT

OWR hosted Pastor Peter McHugh, the founding pastor emeritus of Stairway Church. A sought after mentor, leader and pastor to pastors. His life has been profoundly impacted through sovereign divine encounters. In particular, when he was searching to experience the true [agape] love of God and when he did his life was dramatically changed and he was able to minister out of the Lord’s love in a way he had never been able to do so before. He was going through an extraordinary challenge in 2004 and shared this life changing testimony of his encounter with God, in 2005, at the ‘tree’ in New Zealand. His focus was very much on the oneness that Jesus spoke of in John 17 as well as the call he felt across the Body of Christ in calling on a deeper understanding of John 17:20-23 where Jesus wants us to understand the power of oneness. His interpretation of unity was better expressed in ‘as becoming one’ He gave the physical illustration of what he considered was unity. Where unity is described as agreement our two hands are pressed together in an upright position. However, when we disagree our hands separate, come apart. The most effective demonstration of agreement/unity is when our fingers on our hands are entwined with each other. This he described as ‘protecting relationships’.The question is: Do we have the knowledge of experience and encounter with God’s agape love; or the knowledge of God’s love through our educated minds? He believes you are unable to love one another unless you know how much you're loved by God in reference to the second great commandment. John 13:34-35.Another point he made was that unless people know the love of God they will operate in fear. He quoted perfect love casts out fear. All fears that limit our love for one another, that competes or compares with others, shows we don’t have the experiential love of God. Experience of the encounter with the love of God changes your world. As people encounter that love they break away from fear.If you squeeze a lemon you get lemon juice, if you squeeze an orange juice. If you squeeze Jesus you should get Jesus juice. We can be squeezed by life but need to respond/react through Jesus’ agape love, not phileo [brotherly or friendship] love. Those on the watch were left hungry for MORE and in particular, the HOW TO. This was a message of oneness and healing. Ruth W brought everyone deeper into the presence of the Lord through “Fresh Fresh Oil” which was very aptly aligned with Peter’s message.Cynthia, presently in Israel, stated it was so needed there. She closed in prayer and prayed for the Lord to “Fill us with Your agape love, expand our hearts to receive it and open them to share with others. “