IN HIM YOU TOO ARE BEING BUILT TOGETHER TO BECOME A DWELLING IN WHICH GOD LIVES BY HIS SPIRIT (Ephesians 2:22)
The average pencil is around seven inches long; and the rubber on the end around half an inch long – hopefully that reminds to us that there is more to be written than to be erased. As we have entered 2012 there seems to be a lot of positive enthusiasm about the next twelve months, and the book called history that records events is open and ready for its pages to be filled with stories that not only record facts; but will inspire others to venture taking hold of purpose and destiny.
For many of you this past year has been a new chapter where our story has taken a turn and new characters and locations have been encountered. The title that would head this section would only add great colour to the on going story. But! the reason you are receiving this weekly starter is because you are part of a great body of people called Emmanuel and your life is woven in to the momentum of Jesus building His church at this time in this place. The story continues……….
So how do you think the story will develop?
The emphasis is going to take a giant leap as we all make the commitment to Be more than to simply Do more. But being more carries with it the call of the Holy Spirit to Be all that He is shaping us to be through our prayers, actions, passion and worship. God is going to break through our patterns, programmes and break open our agendas so that His glory and power can be seen by more than just the gathered Sunday crowd. Answered prayer, supernatural activity, expectation and faith will be the atmosphere that you will be carrying with you as you live 24/7 in God’s presence, you are going to find yourself believing God in the most extreme of situations and you will have a unstoppable desire to gather with Gods people at every opportunity because you will not want to hear second hand any of the stories that will come out of what God does when His people gather for worship! – It’s Big!
So this month of January powers off the year ahead and this week lock yourself in to the seat with your name on it and watch what God can do with you at the heart. Because without you we are weakened. See you in the next few days as the dam bursts and the river flows.
Steve Speight (Rev)
Emmanuel Christian Centre
Lichfield
Staffs
steve@emmanuellichfield.com
www.emmanuellichfield.com
