Don’t Isolate—Congregate
I have sat in greenrooms with chart-topping stars, dined with pastors whose followings eclipse small cities, and prayed with single moms who are battling to make it—but one ache rings universal: loneliness. People still feel invisible in crowded sanctuaries, misunderstood beneath curated Instagram grids, and abandoned even if their homes are full.
In their feelings, most people actually do the opposite of what will help – They isolate when God designed us to congregate.
Apostle Mike Signorelli’s message, “Don’t Isolate—Congregate,” reveals why modern Christians may be exhausted, self-centered, and spiritually underfed. The V1 church leader said believers must rediscover the importance of the local church, get rid of the toxic “thought software” sabotaging our souls, and let unity set the stage for supernatural fire.
The Local Church
“The local church is God’s Plan A for saving the world” — Apostle Mike testified.
When his childhood home was broken and fatherless, the elders of the church became dads, sisters in Christ became moms, and the congregation became family to him. That is where his healing began and his purpose was ignited, through people who prayed, laid hands, and spoke life into him.
Isolation was never God’s design. The Trinity demonstrates eternal community. The Book of Acts promotes togetherness and believers who try to be Lone-Rangers in their faith are not living in God’s design for us. However, when we feel pain, we tend to pull away from everyone, and that is because our operating systems are corrupted.
Toxic Operating Systems
Apostle Mike calls them “thought software.” They’ve been downloading into souls for centuries, and they crash every time. The following are three corrupt operating systems that Christians have to fight against.
Hedonism: Life Exists for My Pleasure & Purpose
The hedonist measures every moment by “Does this satisfy me?”
When pleasure dries up or purpose hits a wall, they spiral. Relationships become transactions; ministry becomes a dopamine hit. Attention turns pornographic—seeing people only as angles, not images of God.
Narcissism: Me, Myself, and I
If hedonism asks, “Does this feel good?” narcissism demands, “Does this spotlight me?” Inflated by social media metrics, narcissism convinces us the universe is our mirror. It cloaks itself in victimhood or self-grandiosity—but always screams me.
Agnosticism: A Distant, Disengaged Deity
This operating system says, “Sure, God might exist, but He’s probably hands-off.” Pray? Why bother? Serve? Waste of time. The good thing is agnostics can be converted if there is an authentic move of the Spirit—let gifts of healing, prophetic words, or tongues crash the lie of an uninvolved God, and skepticism buckles.
Unity Before Fire
Throughout scripture, we see the fire of God always falls on unity. Unity is not agreement—it is a choice. For those that are craving God and His outpouring, it is important to unite with other sons and daughters of God.
In Acts 2, we see they were all in one accord in the Upper-Room when the fire of God, the Holy Spirit came down. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah unifies a wavering Israel and the fire devours the altar. Again, in 2 Chronicles 7, Solomon gathers every leader, and then glory fills the Temple. Even Moses' famous burning-bush encounter was a commission from God to go and unite the Israelites.
If fire falls before unity, Apostle Mike warns that “strange fire”—a counterfeit powered by pride or seducing spirits is what is operating in those who are isolated. In the Bible, we read that Aaron’s sons were consumed for offering unauthorized fire to God. There are several enemies to unity – comment-section wars, gossip threads, fault-finding, and denominational elitism to name a few.
We vs. Me
The kingdom of God runs on an upside-down economy. Those who lose their life for Christ’s sake will find it. Unlike the world’s dog-eat-dog mentality, followers of Christ are to out-give, out-serve, and out-honor each other.
Apostle Mike encouraged Christians to “serve until you’re healed.” Feel empty? Pour. Feel unseen? Serve. Feel uninspired? Prophesy to someone else. “To be a real Christian is to live your life in service of the King.” Hedonism and narcissism suffocate under a towel around your waist and someone else’s dirty feet in your hands. You can't be a narcissistic Christian! The path to true fulfillment and overcoming self-centered worldviews (hedonism, narcissism) lies in serving others and a sacrificial posture towards God. The Christian life should be a "competition to see if I can outgive you" and a marriage should be a "healthy marriage of who can outserve who."
Unity is important, but elevation in God does require filtration. Your marriage, ministry, or mental health may depend on pruning negative voices around you so heaven can speak. Jesus left nine disciples at base camp and brought three up the Mountain of Transfiguration (Matthew 17). Some friends can’t go where you are headed, release them graciously.
Every believer must repent of carrying offense, being critical, fault-finding, isolation, negativity, and unbelief. Forgiveness is the fuse of revival, and unity lights revival and then fire falls.
We must stop waiting for loneliness to pass. Join a connect group, open your home, serve on a team, mentor a kid, hug a widow, volunteer at outreach. The enemy thrives in isolation; destiny thrives in congregation.
Destroy the evil operating systems of hedonism, narcissism, and agnosticism with self-sacrifice, intercession and Holy Ghost power.
Pray this prayer:
Father, I cancel every agreement with offence and division.
I repent for isolating when You called me to congregate.
Remove criticism, fault-finding, and negativity from my heart.
Install heaven’s operating system: love that serves, unity that costs, faith that acts.
In Jesus’ mighty name—Amen.
About the Author
Jeannie Ortega Law is a chart-topping singer, evangelist, media personality and author from New York City. She can be reached on social media: @JeannieOrtega or emailed at Info@JeannieO.com
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